17: Chapter 17 Shocked Factory Manager

Guided by the factory receptionist, Chen Yu and Xiao Jiazi met the factory manager.

In an office, the middle-aged man in the boss's chair smiled and said, "Hello, I am Zhou Zhihua, the general manager of the factory. May I ask your name, sir? The receptionist said you're here to order deuterium gas?"

Zhou Zhihua looked at Xiao Jiazi, who was standing behind Chen Yu. Today, Xiao Jiazi was wearing a white, form-fitting shirt.

Below it was a super-short, hip-hugging skirt, black stockings, and black, red-soled stiletto heels, perfectly showcasing her figure.

She also wore a pair of secretary glasses, making her look like a stunning OL in uniform!

Being accompanied by such a beautiful secretary, Zhou Zhihua immediately looked at Chen Yu in a new light!

"Uh, hello, my name is Chen Yu, and I do intend to order a batch of deuterium gas from your company."

"Oh~! May I ask which company Mr. Chen represents, and how much deuterium gas would you like to order?"

Company? Representative? Chen Yu was speechless.

He had asked Manager Zheng from Guojin Center to help with registration before, but the company hadn't been registered yet.

"Uh, General Manager Zhou, my company hasn't been registered yet. Can I place an order in my personal name?"

"Of course, but our company has a regulation: deuterium gas is also a flammable substance, so for personal purchases, it cannot exceed 1000 cubic meters, and the price is 5500 yuan per cubic meter."

Chen Yu sighed, this deuterium gas was really expensive!

One cubic meter cost several thousand, and manufacturing one Heavy Hydrogen Ion Battery required at least about 10 cubic meters.

This meant that the most basic raw material cost for one battery alone was over 50,000 yuan.

Adding the costs for the casing materials and internal electrode materials.

Chen Yu estimated that a standard Heavy Hydrogen Ion Battery would cost around 70,000 yuan to produce.

This was basically similar to the current price of new energy batteries, but the energy efficiency was simply incomparable to the ordinary ternary lithium batteries on Earth.

This business was definitely profitable!

"General Manager Zhou, I'd like to ask, what is your annual deuterium gas production?"

Zhou Zhihua looked surprised.

"Mr. Chen, why are you asking this? You don't need to doubt our production capacity."

"Alright, since General Manager Zhou is so confident, then I can sign an exclusive contract with your factory; I want all the deuterium gas you produce!"

Zhou Zhihua narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips, seemingly trying to determine if Chen Yu was joking.

"Mr. Chen, your tone is a bit too bold, isn't it? Do you know how many cubic meters of deuterium gas we can produce in a year?"

"That's why I was just asking you?"

"Okay, I'll tell you. Our total annual production reaches 20 million cubic meters, with an annual turnover exceeding 60 billion. Do you have the financial strength to take it all?"

Chen Yu frowned. Only 20 million cubic meters, meaning he could only produce 2 million Heavy Hydrogen Ion Battery.

Currently, the annual production of new energy vehicles nationwide is 11 million, and it's still rising. The deuterium gas from one factory is clearly not enough!

Zhou Zhihua saw Chen Yu frowning in thought, and a smug expression appeared on his face. He must have been intimidated by his factory's production capacity.

"Well, Mr. Chen, can you handle our factory's production capacity?"

Zhou Zhihua had a hint of mockery in his tone.

Chen Yu frowned and said,

"General Manager Zhou, can your factory only produce 20 million cubic meters a year? That's a bit too little!"

Zhou Zhihua chuckled. He scratched his ear, as if trying to determine if Chen Yu was joking.

"Mr. Chen, you... what did you say? You must be joking, right? Do you know how much 20 million cubic meters is? We are already one of the top ten deuterium gas manufacturers globally."

Chen Yu calmly explained,

"General Manager Zhou, to be frank, I will need approximately 200 million cubic meters of deuterium gas annually."

Zhou Zhihua chuckled again!

He was now very sure that Chen Yu was bragging, and that he was just here to make fun.

"Mr. Chen, there's a limit to your jokes. 200 million cubic meters of deuterium gas? Our country's annual production is only 500 million cubic meters. If you want 200 million cubic meters, you might need to sign supply contracts with half the world's deuterium gas factories to satisfy you."

"Then, General Manager Zhou, do you have any connections in that regard? Could you help me contact some deuterium gas factories? I'll sign exclusive supply contracts with them."

Zhou Zhihua was surprised. He tried to find evidence of joking on Chen Yu's face, but the other party seemed serious and spoke as if it were true.

Especially with a super beautiful secretary accompanying Chen Yu, this person didn't seem like someone who would speak carelessly.

"Mr. Chen, may I be so bold as to ask, what do you need so much deuterium gas for?"

Chen Yu didn't need to hide it; only he possessed this technology.

"I use it to manufacture Heavy Hydrogen Ion Battery, which will be used in new energy vehicles in the future."

Zhou Zhihua was the general manager of Jiangcheng Rare Gas Factory and also a chemistry Ph.D. from a prestigious university.

As soon as he heard Chen Yu mention Heavy Hydrogen Ion Battery, he immediately knew what the other party was talking about.

This type of battery was merely a theory; currently, Earth's technology made it difficult to confine heavy hydrogen ions in a closed space and make them move in a cyclical manner.

If Chen Yu had mastered this technology, there was no doubt that as soon as his product was released, it would immediately dominate the entire market.

Because the discharge efficiency generated by the movement of heavy hydrogen ions was several times that of ordinary ternary lithium batteries.

This meant that a Heavy Hydrogen Ion Battery of the same size would provide several times the driving range for a vehicle.

Think about current new energy vehicles, which generally have a range of only 300-600. Once this battery hits the market,

A car's range would reach 2000-5000, which is even more impressive than gasoline cars!

This was simply disruptive technology!

Zhou Zhihua's speech became a bit stuttered.

"Mr. Chen... Mr. Chen, you said you have already mastered the technology for Heavy Hydrogen Ion Battery?"