Chapter 266 Panasonic's Conditions
"Okay, Shirakawa Electric agrees to the deal. So how much is the difference compensation you're talking about?"
Although he was disappointed, Shirakawa Feng still agreed to Panasonic's request.
Seeing that he agreed, Kubo couldn't help but smile, as if everything was under control.
"Considering that the battery technology we provide is a complete set of manufacturing processes, your company should compensate for the difference of 200 million yen in addition to the technology license."
Two hundred million yen? You're so brave.
Baichuan Feng sighed helplessly, "20 million. In addition, Panasonic will send people to guide the construction of Baichuan Electric's production line until the product is normally produced."
"Shirakawa-san, this is battery technology.
This represents an industry of the future and will surely be of great value to Shirakawa Electric."
Unwilling to give up, Kubo Li still emphasizes that what he paid for was real manufacturing technology, hoping to use this as an argument to negotiate for more compensation.
"Richie Kubo, the future of batteries lies in nickel-metal hydride energy, and nickel-cadmium batteries have limited prospects.
In addition, the patent licensing fee from Shirakawa Electric is definitely a good deal compared to Panasonic's huge future production capacity."
Baichuan Feng was too lazy to argue with him anymore and directly explained the essence of the so-called battery technology and the comparison of what both parties had contributed.
"Well... okay, I will try my best to obtain such conditions from the headquarters." Kubo Li agreed with difficulty.
"Then I'll leave it to Kubo Rissan." Since the other party was taking advantage of the situation, Shirakawa Kaede had to be aggressive and give the other party a way out.
"Of course. I have already said that Panasonic is willing to cooperate with other companies in business."
The conditions negotiated had actually far exceeded the expectations of the headquarters, so Kubo agreed without any psychological pressure.
Just when Baichuan Feng thought that things were about the same, the other party suddenly changed the subject again and switched to another direction.
"By the way, I heard that your affiliated company SIC is developing chip business?"
Hmm? Bai Chuanfeng immediately became alert.
"It's still in its infancy. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Risuke Kubo. I wonder how you got to know this news?"
Baichuan Feng laughed it off and at the same time tried to find out the other party's source of information.
Kubo smiled mysteriously, "Panasonic has cooperative relationships with many research institutes. Our technicians have given very good reviews on SIC's chips after using them."
Research Institute? I see.
It must be that the chip that Heitaro Nakajima gave to some national research institutes for trial use fell into the hands of Panasonic.
This is why Kubo is trying now, and he became even more excited after learning that SIC was founded.
"The company is just starting out and needs a lot of research and development funds. If Mr. Shirakawa has any difficulties, Panasonic can provide all-round assistance.
Whether it is financing or technical assistance, we have sufficient strength to help your company."
Panasonic also has business in semiconductors, so Kubo was so confident in his remarks.
“Thanks to Mr. Kubo Risou, SIC is currently cooperating with Fujitsu and can handle it for now.
Of course, if there is demand in the future, we will also consider Panasonic first.”
The noses of these giant companies are so sharp. SIC has just tried to launch it into the market and it is not yet truly commercialized, but the other party came just by smelling the scent.
Looking at Kubo's reaction just now, Shirakawa Feng even suspected that the other party's discussion of battery cooperation with Shirakawa Electric was just a bonus, and SIC was their real target.
After hearing about the cooperation between SIC and Fujitsu, Kubo Li could not hide his disappointment .
"I see. That's a shame."
It's a pity that Fujitsu got there first. Come to think of it, Panasonic is still a little far away from Tokyo.
Such a promising company will be spotted by its peers sooner rather than later.
At this time, he didn't know that Shirakawa Feng's so-called cooperation with Fujitsu was just a joint development of the CPU processor for Fujitsu's next-generation computers.
It was not the financing and shareholding he had imagined. SIC became a sponsoring company of Fujitsu.
But Baichuan Feng didn't lie and it was indeed a cooperation. Of course, he would not explain anything.
Bringing Fujitsu over to take the lead has always dispelled Panasonic's inappropriate ideas.
"In that case, we will take our leave first."
The matter was almost discussed, and Kubo Toshi and Kawaguchi Nanichi also stood up and prepared to leave.
"Kubo-san, Kawaguchi-san, if possible, please stay in Tokyo for two more days."
Unexpectedly, seeing that they were about to leave, Baichuan Feng enthusiastically tried to keep them.
Kubo Li was a little confused, but Kawaguchi Nan'ichi took over the conversation in a professional manner.
"I'm busy with work in Osaka, so I can't stay in Tokyo for long."
"That's why we should enjoy the sights of Tokyo."
Baichuan Feng looked at them with regret, "You two are just too devoted to your work.
"I finally came to Tokyo, so why not go to Roppongi? Don't you agree, Mr. Kawaguchi?"
Shirakawa Kaede looked at Kawaguchi Nan'ichi with an expression that said you know what I mean.
"Ahem." Kawaguchi Nan frowned pretentiously, "What Shirakawa-san said is true. I have indeed been feeling a little tired recently."
"So," Shirakawa Feng immediately followed up the conversation, "Please allow me to play the difference between Roppongi and Tobita Shinchi."
At this point, even Kubo Li, who was not very familiar with Tokyo, realized what was going on.
He may not know much about Roppongi, but he knows Tobita Shinchi.
This is one of the neighborhoods that Osaka men must visit in their lifetime, and Kubo is naturally a frequent visitor there.
Being as famous as Tobita Shinchi, I guess Roppongi is also worth looking forward to.
"Well, since Shirakawa-san has invited you so kindly, then Kawaguchi-san and I would be honored to decline."
Pretending not to understand the mystery, Kubo Li slowly accepted Shirakawa Feng's invitation.
"Okay, okay," Baichuan Feng winked at Hasegawa beside him.
The latter immediately came forward warmly and was ready to take the two guests from Osaka to experience the Roppongi one-stop service.
"Oh, right." Baichuan Feng seemed to have just remembered something. He lowered his head and leaned close to Kubo Li and whispered.
“Regarding battery technology, we might as well make a copy of the discarded formula from Panasonic and give it to Shirakawa Electric for reference.
Please rest assured, I will personally deliver the information to you two, and I guarantee that nothing will go wrong."
Data fee? In person? Infallible?
Kuboli instantly activated element perception and captured the key words.
"Well, it's just a scrap of paper, not worth mentioning.
Naturally, I have agreed to guide your company's battery production, Mr. Shirakawa. So it is only natural that I will make separate notes on some common minor errors.
These will be transferred to you at the same time, and there will be no loss."
"That's great. Oh, see you in Roppongi tonight."
"Yoshi, see you tonight."
Looking at the two people's backs as they left, Baichuan Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"President, do we really want to make nickel-cadmium batteries?" Yasuda, who had been silent, walked over quietly.
Even as an outsider, he knew that nickel-cadmium seemed to be about to fall behind.
Yasuda has also read a lot of news about nickel-metal hydride batteries and even lithium batteries published in newspapers.
The prospects for making nickel-cadmium batteries now seem unclear.
"Of course we will. It is precisely because we are behind that Panasonic is willing to sell to us."
How could Shirakawa Feng not understand this truth, but Shirakawa Electric started from scratch.
If you want to enter the battery industry, having mature and complete processes is the best choice for quick entry.
It doesn’t matter if we lag behind a little. Getting the entry ticket is the most important thing for Shirakawa Electric right now.
And although nickel-cadmium batteries will soon become obsolete, they will still have no problem lasting a few more years.
With these few years of buffer time, we have accumulated technology and then entered the field of nickel-metal hydride batteries and even lithium batteries in the future. Isn’t that the foundation?
As for nickel-metal hydride batteries, this is Panasonic's trump card to dominate the future household battery market.
How could it be easily handed over to Shirakawa Electric, even if money was offered?
The technology that can be traded must be at least one generation behind.
Moreover, the technical threshold of nickel-cadmium batteries is not too high. The real obstacle is the large amount of start-up capital.
It just so happened that funding was not a problem for Baichuan Electric. As long as Baichuan Feng was willing to invest, he would be able to produce qualified nickel-cadmium batteries.
This is also one of the reasons why Panasonic is willing to sell it to Shirakawa Electric. Since it cannot become a technological barrier and is about to fall behind, it might as well use it to make some money.
It seems that Yasuda is still concerned about his own technology and large amount of funds.
Baichuan Feng couldn't help but smile and comfort him, "Don't worry, Mr. Yasuda, nickel-cadmium batteries are not without potential."
"Eh?" Yasuda looked at Shirakawa Kaede in surprise. Wasn't it agreed to be a sunset industry?
"For the current formula, the potential is indeed limited. But who says the current formula is the limit?"
At least Baichuan Feng knew that there would be another kind of battery in the future that would further squeeze out the potential of nickel-cadmium batteries.
And it sold well, and later most walkmans, portable CD players and digital cameras even used this special battery design.
It can last for a few years, just in time for the promotion of other new types of batteries. Perfect, seamless connection.
"President, do you mean that the formula of nickel-cadmium batteries can be further optimized?"
Yasuda finally realized Shirakawa Kaede's intention to buy Panasonic's nickel-cadmium battery technology.
"Of course," Shirakawa Feng smiled. This was also the reason why he specially asked Kubo Li to pack up all the discarded formulas of Panasonic in the past.
What is the purpose? Of course, to avoid detours.
Perhaps the people at Panasonic could not have imagined that Shirakawa Kaede bought their technology but had no intention of trying it out on a large scale.
He wanted to get the formula data and gather the chemical physics professors from Tokyo Institute of Technology to continue developing better formula ratios.
The existence of scraps can save a lot of elimination time, so that precious energy can be invested in the development of unknown formulas.
Batteries are energy sources, and Shirakawa Electric is just a toddler who is taking its first tentative steps.
Shirakawa Kaede returned to the office and unexpectedly met Asuka Kobayashi.
"Hey, Xiaolin, why do you have time to come here? Do you want to experience the life of an assistant?"
Ever since he tricked her into becoming the human resources director, Asuka Kobayashi has been busy most of the time.
Come to think of it, Shirakawa Electric has several thousand employees, so they would be busy if they could just concentrate on some trivial matters.
Hearing Shirakawa Kaede's sweet talk, Asuka Kobayashi, contrary to her usual behavior, did not argue with him.
Instead, she turned her head and looked at him with a bright smile, "Okay."
"Eh?" Baichuan Feng widened his eyes.
