325: Chapter 325 Isn't one S7 enough?

"We do. We have an official report from the National Motor Vehicle Quality Supervision and Inspection Center that we can provide to Toyota."

Wang Jianguo replied in a businesslike manner and continued the presentation.

The process had to be completed!

Yamada Takezhi took the report handed to him by his secretary, but Wang Jianguo's secretary added, "The national report is an official document. We also have over 300,000 car owners who can attest to the advanced nature of our technology."

Yamada Takezhi looked at the report, still unwilling to believe it.

After all, this news was a massive blow to the world's number one.

The report clearly stated that sales of the transsion s7 had exceeded 500,000, with 390,000 units already delivered.

That "over 300,000" he mentioned—the "over" part was quite significant!

Photovoltaic conversion efficiency had also further improved, now reaching 32%. Based on the level of technical integration, it was possible to fit 5 square meters on the car roof, generating 6.4 kWh of electricity per day.

The three-electric integration system was the best in the world!

Yamada Takezhi finally put down the report with hesitation; Transsion's technology was beyond question, given the user reputation it had established.

But as a proud Japanese person, he could not possibly engage in deep cooperation with a Chinese automaker to build a pure-blooded Toyota using their technology; that would be soulless.

Furthermore, new energy was destined to be a clownish endeavor for China. After all, five years had passed from 2008 to 2013, and apart from Transsion Auto, all other automakers were failures, with many even engaging in subsidy fraud.

He believed that the Chinese leadership would change their minds after witnessing the failure of new energy, and the new energy policy would be declared a failure before long...

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Mr. Wang, Toyota's new energy route is multi-sourced. Electric, hybrid, hydrogen fuel, and internal combustion—each has its own suitable scenario. Toyota does not believe that electric vehicles are the only direction. Moreover, Toyota's supply chain system is very strict. We must be responsible to all our customers, and a new supplier must undergo at least three years of certification. For now, Japanese suppliers are our priority."

The interpreter translated these words, and Wang Jianguo heard them clearly.

Three-year certification and priority for Japanese suppliers—this was a polite refusal.

Wang Jianguo smiled.

"Mr. Yamada is right. However, Secretary Li mentioned it, and Transsion's technology is open. If you are interested, you are welcome to visit our factory and take a look at the production lines."

Yamada Takezhi had originally intended to get up and leave, but now he hesitated. The other party had brought up Secretary Li; he couldn't ignore that, and there was no harm in taking a look.

The Yangcheng factory was in the Yangcheng Development Zone, not far from Yangcheng Toyota.

After arriving, Yamada Takezhi took a cursory look, spending less than two minutes at each production line, and asked very perfunctory questions: "What is the capacity of this line?" "What is the yield rate?" He would walk away immediately without waiting for an answer.

When he reached the High-density battery production line, he stood for a while longer, watching the automated equipment in operation, with a hint of seriousness in his eyes...

To release new energy vehicles in China, this High-density battery issue had to be resolved, otherwise the energy market would be monopolized by China!

After the tour, they returned to the conference room. Wang Jianguo symbolically brought out a prepared cooperation proposal; compared to the original price, this special proposal had increased by 2.5 times.

After all, since Secretary Li had spoken up initially, and considering Yangcheng Toyota was a joint venture in China, they couldn't be fleeced too obviously. But since the other party wasn't willing, everything had to be handled strictly by business standards, or perhaps even a bit more expensively.

Looking at the battery pack proposal in front of him, Yamada Takezhi instantly wanted to curse out loud. After all, for a 40 kWh battery pack, Transsion was quoting 400,000 yuan. The current industry standard price was 3,200 to 4,000 yuan/kWh. Even taking the median value of 3,600 yuan/kWh, it would only be 144,000 yuan. Besides, they were a joint venture automaker; shouldn't Transsion be honored to join their supply chain? What was this price list for?

Yamada Takezhi's mouth twitched slightly, and he closed the report with boundless anger in his heart.

"Mr. Wang, Toyota currently has no plans to add new battery suppliers. If there is a need, I will contact you. If we really do cooperate, I hope it won't be at this price."

This was a rejection. Wang Jianguo had long anticipated this outcome; from the moment Yamada Takezhi walked in, he knew this meeting was destined to yield no results.

What kind of future could a guy who couldn't even see the lifeline offered by Secretary Li have? Moreover, showing up late to the meeting and being distracted while touring the production lines—he was definitely not here to discuss cooperation, but to complete a task.

Secretary Li had reached out, so Toyota had to come, but they didn't take Transsion seriously at all.

However, Transsion didn't take them seriously either. After all, the world's most advanced battery technology was in China's hands, and the new energy policy would not stagnate; it would only become increasingly intense.

"No problem. Our doors are always open." Wang Jianguo stood up, extended his hand, and said a few polite, formal words with a smile.

Yamada Takezhi cooperated by asking a few more questions, even more perfunctorily this time. Because he felt in his heart that Transsion was very eager for their cooperation but also wanted to fleece them like leeks... Heh, the initiative was in his hands; they could come back to talk about cooperation when they had figured things out!

Walking out of the Transsion factory, the secretary whispered, "President, Transsion's High-density battery is indeed quite good. Should we have the technical department follow up on it?"

Yamada Takezhi once again avoided the question: "The High-density battery route is not the only one. Transsion just happened to get ahead by luck; we still have plenty of opportunities. And that price list—we might as well develop it ourselves."

Meanwhile, on the other side, Wang Jianguo made a call to Shen Fei. "Mr. Shen, there's no chance with Toyota. They look down on us completely; they're just going through the motions."

There was no anger on Shen Fei's face; instead, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He wasn't disappointed in Wang Jianguo's work ability, but rather he was reminded of the classic "11:0" from his previous life—truly worthy of Yangcheng Auto! Could it be that he had replaced that guy Big Mouth Yu? He really wondered if the "soul theory" would still happen.

"As expected. It's fine that it didn't work out; we don't have to worry about selling our batteries. However, organize a summary of today's meeting and send it to me. It will be useful later."

Wang Jianguo's mouth also curled up slightly. The boss had specifically emphasized this record; someone was definitely going to be in trouble now! And big trouble at that!

After hanging up the phone, Shen Fei was also reflecting on whether his layout was too slow. Was one transsion s7 not enough? After all, he knew Yamada Takezhi looked down on Transsion, and he wasn't the only one; the entire traditional automotive industry looked down on Transsion. But after so long, they should understand by now, right? The technology in Transsion's hands was what they dreamed of having.