Chapter 408 Cooperation Conditions
Guan Yuntian took over the topic, "Professor Tong, can a talent from grassroots management to department executive in the Fortune 500 manage such a project?"
Tong Wei blinked, "You mean people like my classmates, right? I have seen everything from grassroots management to department executives at Dow Chemical. Of course, I am more than capable of managing such a project. Mr. Guan, your
mean......?"
Guan Yuntian and Ye Jiayi exchanged glances, "Professor Tong, if
Changda Group requests comprehensive cooperation with your unit on battery materials and battery assembly technology. Do you think this is possible?"
"This..." Although Tong Wei knew that Guan Yuntian would make a similar request, he did not expect that he would propose full cooperation. "Personally, of course I am willing to cooperate with a powerful enterprise like Changda Group for full cooperation."
Cooperation is possible, but we need to report to the leaders of the unit and ask them to come forward. After both parties reach a consensus through negotiation, the cooperation can proceed smoothly."
"Of course, after all, for such a big matter, cooperation intentions can only be discussed with the consent of your unit. Tomorrow you can talk to the relevant leaders of your unit and see what their opinions are. We will wait for your results in the hotel."
The applied research institution where Tong Wei works has a department responsible for external cooperation. Its function is to transform the unit's research results into productivity and at the same time obtain certain economic benefits for the unit.
After work the next day, Tong Wei came to the External Cooperation Office of the hospital and reported Changda Group's desire for cooperation to Director Zhu. The director was very happy, "Dr. Tong, this is a good thing! I have to
Report this matter to the leadership of the school. Er, your classmates, where are they now?"
"In this city, they are still waiting for my reply."
"Okay, I'll arrange a car for you to take them to the hospital. I'll report to the hospital leaders immediately," Director Zhu ordered.
While waiting for the bus, Tong Wei called Ye Jiayi, "Please prepare a little, I will pick you up and bring you to the courtyard."
"Why, did you tell the leader?"
"I told them, and they seemed very happy. They immediately arranged a vehicle for me to pick you up and come to the hospital for interviews. It is said that the hospital leaders will also participate."
More than 20 minutes later, Tong Wei called downstairs and said that he had arrived at the hotel and was waiting downstairs.
Director Zhu from the External Cooperation Department told Tong Wei to take the guests directly to the reception room. The car stopped in front of the hospital office building. Tong Wei led Guan Yuntian and Ye Jiayi up to the third floor and to the door of the reception room.
He knocked on the door a few times and pushed it open. Two middle-aged men in their fifties were waiting inside. They stood up and said, "Welcome two guests! Dr. Tong, please introduce me."
"Okay, let me introduce that the two guests are leaders from Changda Group in M Province. The man is Mr. Guan, the chairman of Changda Group, and the woman is Mr. Ye, the general manager of Changda Group. Mr. Guan and Mr. Ye, this is our hospital.
Dean Lin, who is in charge of technology, is Director Zhu of our External Cooperation Department."
The two parties shook hands and exchanged greetings. The host and guest sat down face to face on two opposite couches, separated by a giant coffee table. Three plates of different fruits were placed on it. The waiter had already poured tea cups in front of everyone.
Freshly brewed tea, Tong Wei sat on the single sofa at the end of the coffee table.
"Mr. Guan and Mr. Ye made a special trip to H City for a business trip, or did they pass through here?" After sitting down, Dean Lin spoke first.
"We were passing by H City. Mr. Ye and Professor Tong were high school classmates. When we learned that Professor Tong worked here, we came here to visit." Guan Yuntian said.
"Mr. Guan, what industry is your Changda Group engaged in now?" Director Zhu asked.
"Changda Group started out as a traditional manufacturing industry and has been engaged in cord fabrics, vehicle tires, oil refining and petrochemicals, thermal power generation and comprehensive agriculture. In the past few years, through industrial upgrading, it has separated out the traditional manufacturing industry. Now it is engaged in industries such as
Including four major sectors: auto parts manufacturing, real estate development, comprehensive agriculture and commercial real estate, it is a standardized private joint-stock enterprise with nearly 30,000 employees and an output value of more than 40 billion." Since the other party was concerned about the status of the company, Guan Yuntian did not
It is necessary to be too low-key,
It should be told truthfully.
"Hey, let's put it this way, Changda Group is a truly big enterprise!" Lao Lin said sincerely.
"Thanks to President Lin's praise, Changda Group is the leading large enterprise in the region. It ranks among the top three private enterprises in the province."
"It is said that you are interested in high-energy batteries. This is why you are here to visit Dr. Tong. Is that right?"
"We were originally investigating another project because Mr. Ye and Professor Tong are old classmates. During the exchange, Professor Tong suggested that we consider energy storage batteries. This time we visited Professor Tong, we did have this intention," said Guan Yuntian.
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"You have found the right person. Dr. Tong's laboratory is an institution that studies high-energy battery materials, but the one doing battery research is another laboratory below us."
"As far as I know, key indicators such as battery price, performance and service life mainly depend on the raw materials of the battery. Therefore, we are not only interested in high-energy batteries themselves, but in a sense, for the batteries studied by Professor Tong and others
We are more interested in materials." Guan Yuntian said bluntly.
"Yes, without raw materials, you can't make batteries at all, so your idea is very correct. Two bosses, Changda Group wants to cooperate with our institute, where should we start? Do you have any plans?"
Zhu asked.
"I heard from my old classmate that there is a threshold for cooperation with you. Not just any unit is qualified to cooperate with you. Therefore, after our discussion to see if we can initial an intention, you will send someone to Changda Group for an on-site inspection.
"After confirming our cooperation qualifications, we will decide on specific cooperation matters. I wonder if the leaders think this is appropriate?" Ye Jiayi said.
"Well, although this is the modesty of the two bosses, this proposal is very safe to prevent everyone from doing useless work. After all, this is a high-tech project and has relatively high requirements for the partners in all aspects. Let the relevant personnel go to Changda Group to see it on the spot.
Look, as long as you feel you meet the conditions, it’s not too late to discuss specific cooperation details." Lao Lin agreed.
Initializing a letter of intent is a relatively simple matter. Lao Zhu from the External Cooperation Office drafted a letter of intent of three to four hundred words on the spot. After both parties confirmed it, it was printed and stamped, and it took effect immediately.
At noon, the hospital insisted on entertaining guests, but they couldn't refuse. Guan Yuntian and Ye Jiayi had no choice but to decide to stay in H City for one more day.
At the reception banquet at noon, the first and second leaders of the hospital came forward to accompany them. They drank little and talked a lot. At the banquet table, the dean decided on the spot that in order to promote cooperation between the two parties, he instructed the vice president in charge of technology.
Lao Lin led Director Zhu of the External Cooperation Department, Dr. Tong, the person in charge of the battery materials project, and the person in charge of the battery assembly project to inspect the Changda Group as soon as possible and seize the time to finalize the cooperation project.
"Dean Qin, if it's convenient for you, we invite you to go to the Changda Group with the inspection team to guide the work. All expenses of the inspection team will be borne by the Changda Group. I wonder if Dean Qin can honor it?" Before the end of the wine game, Guan Yuntian
send invitation.
"Oh, do I still need to go? There is no problem in terms of time." In fact, Lao Qin was very willing to see what kind of company this Changda Group was.
"Since Mr. Guan and the others have sincerely invited us, and there is no conflict in time, then you can go and have a look, and help us check things out." Lao Zhu from the External Cooperation Office responded in a timely manner.
"Then respect is worse than obeying orders. Okay, I'll go take a look too."
Chapter completed!