Rebirth: Controlled Nuclear Fusion

Part 75：Causing Trouble

President Lu whispered to Jiang Fan,
"Jiang Fan, the combined value of the 10 billion and 10% equity stake is no small sum, you know?"
In truth, President Lu's thoughts were not entirely about the money. He wondered if such an amount, if fully invested into research, might yield remarkable results.
However, Long Lao felt deeply gratified by Jiang Fan's conduct. At the very least, it was clear that Jiang Fan would never sell out his country for financial gain. Furthermore, Jiang Fan was already concerned with the welfare of the nation at such a young age, a level of foresight and vision that Long Lao himself could never have achieved when he was younger.
After a moment of contemplation, Wang Chuanfu spoke up.
"Excluding the cost of the battery technology, we could lower the price to about 150,000."
"150,000?"
Jiang Fan murmured softly.
"Still too high. Mr. Wang, could you reduce the price to 100,000?"
"100,000?"
The executives surrounding Wang Chuanfu were visibly stunned. Even their current electric vehicles were priced higher than that.
Let alone incorporating Jiang Fan's new battery materials, which, at market value, could easily fetch upwards of 600,000 and still be in high demand!
And yet, this young researcher was suggesting a price of merely 100,000—what could be more absurd than this?
Jiang Fan's intention, however, was simple: he wanted the vast majority of people to be able to afford such an electric vehicle.
Just as everyone expected Wang Chuanfu to outright reject the proposal,
Wang Chuanfu said with a grin,
"Alright, based on your bold spirit, I accept!"
"But... Mr. Wang, I..."
The manager from the marketing department was about to speak when
Wang Chuanfu interrupted, waving his hand dismissively.
Seeing that his request had been agreed upon, Jiang Fan finally smiled in satisfaction.
"Good, you can discuss the specifics with President Lu."
With that, Jiang Fan and Long Lao exited the room together.
Once outside, Long Lao couldn't help but laugh heartily.
"You've certainly made a brilliant deal! Selling a new energy vehicle with such high battery performance for just 100,000—truly, you have a knack for this. But I like it, ha-ha..."
"Such a vehicle, I might just buy one for myself..."
"Teacher, if you like it, I'll give it to you as a gift!"
Jiang Fan replied.
"Ha-ha... Good, but no take-backs!"
Long Lao cheerfully accepted. Driving a car gifted by his student would be an absolute point of pride.
Moreover, since it was Jiang Fan who had developed the battery technology, receiving a car for free was a small favor—BYD's owner would likely be happy to offer one!
"By the way, Jiang Fan, does adding a graphite coating to the lithium iron phosphate batteries really enhance performance?"
"Yes, I've previously researched nano materials, and discovered that nano-conductive graphite-coated particles provide excellent static conductivity. It serves as a protective energy-absorbing layer...
It also reduces internal resistance, mitigating the increase in dynamic resistance during the charging and discharging cycles."
Jiang Fan explained the properties and effects of the graphite coating to Long Lao.
Long Lao was highly intrigued. At that moment, for reasons he couldn't quite place, he had the odd feeling that he was the one being taught by his student.
After some further exchange, Long Lao asked,
"Jiang Fan, how much performance improvement can we expect by adding the graphite coating to the lithium iron phosphate battery?"
"Teacher, I haven't conducted a detailed test yet, but it should improve performance by around 30% without any issue."
"30%? That much?"
Long Lao felt a bit overwhelmed!
When he was researching lead-acid batteries, he had estimated a maximum performance improvement of 30%.
Yet here was Jiang Fan, casually adding a graphite coating, and achieving such a significant boost in performance!
"Jiang Fan, you're so young, how do you move so fast?"
Long Lao couldn't help but urge him forward. He was eager to start the research on the graphite coating right away!
Seeing his teacher's energetic pace, Jiang Fan couldn't help but laugh and quickened his own step.
...
At the entrance of BYD Group's headquarters,
A crowd had gathered, loudly protesting, with several media members filming the scene.
A marketing manager from BYD stood in front of the crowd.
"Dear car owners, please rest assured that BYD Group is not going bankrupt. Your pre-ordered vehicles will be delivered on time. If you wish to request a refund, please go through the proper channels at our stores."
"Hmph, I think you're just trying to avoid giving us our money back!"
One bald man shouted.
Many others in the crowd echoed his sentiment.
"Please trust us, BYD Group is a company of integrity..."
"Enough talk! Get your CEO out here and give us an explanation!"
"Bring your CEO out!"
"News is everywhere online claiming that your group has gone bankrupt, I bet your CEO has already run off!"
Facing the shouting mob of over a hundred people, the female manager was starting to lose her composure, but she firmly stood in front of the glass door.
The security had already locked the doors, fearing the crowd might storm in.
"Step aside, or don't blame me for using force!"
The bald man brandished a baseball bat menacingly.
The female manager, seeing the large bat in his hand, felt a rush of fear—if it struck her head, she knew the consequences could be disastrous.
But with the company's upper management and CEO absent, if she moved, these people would undoubtedly destroy the company!
She pulled out her phone, ready to call the police if they advanced any further.
But the bald man, with a swift step, snatched the phone from her hands.
"Smash!"
He threw it to the ground with force.
"Damn it, do you think we'll listen to you?"
"Brothers, don't waste time with them, let's smash the place!"
The bald man shoved the female manager to the ground and raised the bat to strike the glass door.
With a loud crash, the glass shattered into pieces!
Several others in the crowd followed suit, and soon, the entire door was shattered.
The bald man grinned with satisfaction. He had been hired by a foreigner, who promised him 10,000 yuan if he could escalate the situation.
The more chaos they caused, the greater the reward.
At that moment, a group of men in suits walked over.
The leader, a tall man, shouted at the troublemakers,
"What's going on here? I'm Wang Chuanfu, the CEO of BYD! What's the issue?"
Seeing his colleague lying on the ground, the marketing manager quickly helped her up.
Upon seeing that it was BYD's CEO, the bald man, without hesitation, charged at him with the baseball bat.
The foreigner who hired him had promised him 100,000 yuan if he could injure Wang Chuanfu.
By the time Wang Chuanfu realized what was happening, the bat was already swung at his face!