28: Chapter 28 Technological Barriers!

The fifth floor of Fanmi Technology.

After confirming the launch in three months, everyone put in their all, and in their excited state, they practically made the company their home.

The marketing team also began hiring frantically. Lei Jun was busy from head to toe, not only having to think about marketing work but also needing to negotiate with suppliers.

In contrast, Zhou Fan was not idle either. During this period, he completed the testing of the Fast Charging Technology, and the system's R&D progress was quite rapid.

"Morning..." Zhou Fan walked into the laboratory holding a document, greeted Zhou Guangming, who was stretching.

"Morning, Engineer Zhou. I've finished the summary for the Fast Charging Technology R&D. It's right here." Seeing Zhou Fan arrive, Zhou Guangming immediately took a document from the desktop and handed it over.

"The Fast Charging Technology isn't too difficult; other manufacturers will inevitably follow suit. We need to build our own barriers!" Zhou Fan nodded, took the document, lowered his head to read it carefully, and spoke while reading.

"Do you mean filing for patents? But patents..." Zhou Guangming didn't continue. After all, patents could only deter gentlemen or those afraid of trouble; if the patent licensing fee was too expensive, it couldn't stop unscrupulous people.

Zhou Fan smiled upon hearing this; relying on patents to build barriers was clearly impossible.

"We must apply for patents, but my idea is to research the Second-generation Fast Charging Technology, as well as new battery materials. I've organized a document for you to look at when you have time." Zhou Fan said, handing over the document he was holding.

"The second generation?" Zhou Guangming's eyes were a bit dull as he took the document from Zhou Fan's hand and examined it. The first generation had only just been completed; this technological iteration was too fast.

"It's not hard to improve the Fast Charging protocol; the difficulty lies in the matching battery materials. We can start with the anode structure..."

"By using a composite of nano-silicon particles and graphite, there should be no problem increasing the specific capacity of the developed material to 450mAh/g!"

"Try this direction first, and if there are any issues, we'll discuss them further. If successful, theoretically, we can achieve 60W fast charging, fully charging a mobile phone in a little over half an hour."

Zhou Fan gave a brief introduction, and Zhou Guangming, just by listening, couldn't wait to flip through it.

After reading only the first page, his eyes lit up, followed by the second page... the third page...

Just as Zhou Guangming was reading intently, a sound of footsteps came, and the voice arrived before the person did.

"Perfect, I want to discuss the matter of battery suppliers with you..."

Lei Jun didn't engage in small talk. By now, most suppliers had been confirmed, and component production and technical support were underway.

"During this time, I've inspected several domestic battery manufacturers, but their technology doesn't meet our requirements. Because they are restricted by foreign technology, costs are high, and performance is generally worse than products produced by foreign-funded enterprises..."

"Currently, the strongest technology belongs to Samsung batteries, which are not supplied externally. The only ones that meet our requirements are the two Japanese companies, Sony and AT, as well as the Korean company LLG."

"Among them, LLG is closer to our requirements in terms of technology. After providing a certain amount of technical support, they should be able to produce products that meet our specifications and performance!"

"It's just that I'm worried about their reputation..." Lei Jun said, gradually frowning.

After all, in his heart, his impression of Koreans had never been very good.

"Let's choose LLG!" Zhou Fan thought for a moment and said: "Increase the penalty in the non-disclosure agreement; there's nothing to worry about..."

Zhou Fan knew exactly what Lei Jun was worried about—it was nothing more than the fear of technology leakage.

Why is it that many technologies are never heard of before they are announced, but once announced, they appear like mushrooms after rain?

The reason is not that many companies are researching this technology, but rather that once this technology is recognized by the market, in addition to patent licensing, it is more often reverse-engineered by other manufacturers, or some relevant technology is obtained through gray channels.

That is what causes them to spring up like mushrooms.

But he had always believed that the real technical barrier is continuous technological innovation.

"Don't worry, President Lei, the second generation has already taken three big steps forward!" Zhou Guangming raised the document bag in his hand.

"Then I'll set the penalty high!!" Lei Jun looked at Zhou Guangming, then at Zhou Fan, and instantly understood the meaning.

"The most important thing right now is for the mobile phone to hit the market; everything else will have a solution!" Zhou Fan just wanted to push the first Fanmi mobile phone to market so he could withdraw and focus on the research of Room-Temperature Superconductivity.

"Rest assured, I'll negotiate a satisfactory takeover price for the Fast Charging Technology!"

Lei Jun nodded, with a smile on his face.