kingnovel Chapter 478 Hao Qiang Concept
Chapter 478 Hao Qiang Concept
On the morning of November 20th,
Golden sunlight filtered through the curtains and filled the entire room.
Hao Qiang played with the children early in the morning, and their warm laughter echoed in the air.
After playing for a while, one and a half year old Hao Zimo opened his eyes wide and pestered his father in a childish voice: "Daddy, I want a Saint Seiya action figure, can I?"
His little hands tightly grasped the corner of Hao Qiang's clothes, his face full of anticipation.
"Daddy, I want it too."
After hearing this, my younger sister Hao Yuxuan also became interested.
Recently, the two kids like to stay in the cinema and watch the Saint Seiya anime. I don’t know where they got to know about the figures.
Grandma Han Qingying, who was sitting nearby, smiled kindly and said, "They asked for it yesterday. I listened for a long time, but they still didn't know what Saint Seiya was or what a figurine was.
As an old lady, I really don’t understand these new things and don’t know where to buy them.”
Grandma is already 70 years old. Even if there is a nanny to take care of her, Hao Qiang and Han Qingying are worried about her staying at home alone. She either has to live with his parents in Hao Qiang's hometown or come to Pengcheng.
It just so happened that Han Qingying was pregnant, and her grandmother also wanted to come over.
Hao Qiang smiled knowingly when he heard this: "Grandma, don't worry, these are just some cartoon toys. Kids nowadays like these."
In this rapidly changing era, those born in the 90s are somewhat unable to keep up with the pace of those born in the 00s.
People originally called it anime, but later they got tired of it and changed the name to "two-dimensional".
The uncles born in the 80s and 90s finally understood what the two-dimensional world was, and in the future they gave it a new name called "millet economy".
Even the small badge has a fashionable name "baji", but I guess not many people know the origin of this word.
But when it comes to the concept of "millet" that suddenly emerged in 2024, most people born in the 90s would probably be confused.
Hey, Chinese people just like to play with these new concepts.
They are afraid that this industry is not fresh enough, so they change their name and continue to hype it.
Hao Qiang estimates that by 2030, some dazzling new names will emerge to describe these toys and cultural phenomena.
Speaking of reality,
Recently, some speculative funds have begun to hype the so-called "future concept" and "Hao Qiang concept" stocks.
Any industry related to Future Technology Group or Hao Qiang can be packaged as a new hot spot and a batch of concept stocks can be hyped up.
Hao Qiang scoffed at this, thinking that most of these concept stocks were actually junk companies with little actual value.
What is truly excellent is Future Technology Group itself, not these concept stocks that are riding on the popularity.
Hao Qiang thought this phenomenon was ridiculous, but he could do nothing about it.
He just didn't expect that his company and even he himself were being used for hype.
After all, in this era of information explosion, people are always chasing the next hot spot and ignoring what is truly valuable.
Thinking of this, Hao Qiang sighed inwardly.
"We don't have any action figures at home. If you want them, you have to promise daddy to complete some tasks." He did not agree to the children's requests directly, so as not to develop the habit of asking for them. He also reminded his family to pay attention to this point.
In fact, Hao Qiang also likes toys, but theirs are bigger.
Well, they are all supercars placed in the automotive laboratory. He ordered his subordinates to dismantle many of the sports cars for analysis.
"Daddy, I want to do a mission!" Hearing Daddy's agreement, the two kids smiled innocently and immediately shouted excitedly, "Let's pinky promise."
Hao Qiang smiled and stretched out his fingers to hook hands with the two children.
Next, he assigned the two children a task: learn to fold their own quilts.
For a one-and-a-half-year-old child, this task seems simple, but it is actually quite challenging.
Hao Qiang squatted down and patiently explained to the children: "You have to learn to dress yourself and fold the quilt. These are things you have to do yourself. You can't always rely on adults."
He tried to foster independence and responsibility in his children.
In fact, even though the two children are only one and a half years old, they have already started learning primary school knowledge and basic common sense, and their teachers have begun teaching them how to use computers. This may seem a bit advanced in traditional educational concepts.
In fact, he is smarter than his cousin's two-and-a-half-year-old son Hao Yuxuan.
In the future, when children have mastered computer operation, they will learn to use computers for 3D modeling and playing with building blocks.
This not only cultivates their spatial imagination, but also exercises their logical thinking ability.
Children have too much energy and need to be properly guided and transformed to channel it into meaningful learning and growth.
After finishing the children's work, it was already 8:30 in the morning.
Hao Qiang tidied his clothes and went downstairs from the 38th floor to the office downstairs.
This lifestyle is ideal: home and work are close at hand, and I can go upstairs to visit my children at any time. It is much more convenient than my previous villa in Xiangmi Lake.
They now live in a super-large flat covering an area of 2000 square meters. Not only does it overlook the sea view, but it also has thousands of square meters of activity space upstairs.
Even if you don't go out for a month, you won't feel bored or cramped at all.
If you feel bored, you can have fun in the staff activity area.
Many old employees moved out of the staff dormitories and moved to the future employee housing city, but every year there are more than 3,000 new graduates arriving, and the staff housing area maintains a population of over 10,000. Many employees' families also live in the staff housing area.
When I walked into the office, Hao Qiang still had a warm smile on his face.
In the secretary's office,
The young secretary, Sun Shasha, approached Yang Mei, the legal secretary who was four years her senior, and said in a low voice, "The chairman seems to be in a particularly good mood today. I wonder if he encountered some happy event."
Yang Mei smiled slightly and responded casually: "Maybe it's a family matter. But his mood is similar every day."
By now, it was no longer a secret among his subordinates on the 37th floor that the chairman had two girlfriends and two children.
Despite this, the employees all kept it a secret and only dared to discuss it in whispers in private and would never talk about it too much in public.
"The young master and princess are so adorable, and incredibly smart," Sun Shasha's eyes sparkled with envy. "I met them yesterday, and the one-and-a-half-year-old actually took the initiative to call me sister. It was really surprising."
She is 25 years old this year and it is time for her to get married. It would be great if her children were as cute as hers.
Hao Qiang's two children are now able to move around freely. They often run to the 37th floor to find their father and even play with building blocks in the chairman's office.
Even when seen by senior management and secretaries, Hao Qiang never tried to hide it, as if he was used to the children's presence.
Yangmei agreed, "That's right, this child was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
The chairman himself is a person of extraordinary intelligence, and his children will definitely be extraordinary in the future."
"Well, you can have whatever you want. As long as you don't mess around, you'll never run out of money in your lifetime."
"Hehe, the chairman is still young. It will probably take three generations to succeed him."
The two secretaries were whispering to each other, discussing Hao Qiang's family in a low voice. A subtle and tacit atmosphere filled the office.
Pan Lewei listened silently behind his desk for a while, then coughed lightly and gently but seriously reminded the two secretaries, "You still need to focus during work hours."
As the head of the secretariat, he is well versed in management, knowing how to maintain discipline without being too strict.
The two secretaries were both smart people. They immediately understood what he meant, ended the chat gracefully, and returned to their busy work.
The regular sound of keyboard tapping soon returned to the office.
Pan Lewei glanced at his watch and saw that it was already time for the routine report.
He straightened his suit, picked up the folder and walked towards the chairman's office.
After knocking on the door, he walked into the spacious and bright office.
Hao Qiang was sitting in his boss's chair, savoring a cup of fine Tieguanyin tea while sorting out the technical data of his supercomputer.
Seeing Pan Lewei coming in, he signaled him to report as usual.
Pan Lewei reported straight to the point: "Chairman, Renjian Fireworks Group's share price is stable at HK$52 and is performing well.
One month after opening, Shenzhen's top Chinese restaurant has broken even, received rave reviews from food critics, and is expected to be profitable next month.
The Shanghai Bund store has been open for half a month, with an average daily customer base exceeding 1,000 and revenue continuing to rise, exceeding 1 million per day..."
Hao Qiang was sipping tea, lost in thought.
He asked Pan Lewei to pay attention to these data.
If it involves too many details, you may have to ask Wang Xiaofeng.
The Chinese restaurant on the Bund in Shanghai cost a lot of money. It is a three-story stand-alone building with a construction area of more than 1,500 square meters and a land area of more than 500 square meters. It cost several hundred million yuan just to buy it.
However, judging from the current operating conditions, it is estimated that the investment will be recovered within two years, which is indeed an amazing return on investment.
The Bund, a prime area, is home to numerous high-end restaurants: Jean-Georges French restaurant at Three on the Bund, UNICO Mediterranean-style Western restaurant, Wangjiangge Western restaurant...
In these restaurants, it is normal for the average consumption per person to be over 500 yuan or even 2,000 to 3,000 yuan.
Michelin restaurants have taken high-end food to the extreme, where people cannot eat their fill even if they spend several thousand yuan per person.
Apart from Michelin, most people don’t know about other top restaurants.
Renjian Yanhuo was already famous, and after the Chinese restaurant opened, its popularity among young people even surpassed Michelin.
Although it will take time to build its professional status in the catering industry, its unique Chinese aesthetics and innovative concepts have already won the favor of the new generation of consumers.
At least I spent the money and was able to eat my fill, so it was worth it.
After briefly reporting on everyday matters, Pan Lewei then turned to the technology sector: "Regarding the Qinglong 8124 automotive chip, sales are promising.
Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Hongqi and other brands have already placed orders for purchases.”
This world-leading automotive chip has a love-hate relationship with many international automakers.
Although they have reservations about Future Technology Group, they have to admit the technological advantages of Qinglong 8124.
When competitors are adopting it one after another, not using it means falling behind, and no car company is willing to take such a market risk.
The most ironic thing is that Liu Tie, chairman of the joint venture Baoma, had previously criticized the high pricing of Future Cars in front of the media and openly confronted Luo Hao.
Now that he saw that Mercedes-Benz and Audi were purchasing Qinglong 8124, he could only humbly order a batch for testing. This slap in the face came especially quickly.
People always have to pay the price for their arrogance.
Hao Qiang put down his teacup and signaled Pan Lewei to continue his report.
"Regarding the construction of charging facilities," Pan Lewei flipped through the folder, "the company completed its construction goals of 3000 public charging stations and 15012 super-fast charging piles last month.
This was originally a five-year plan, but we completed it in just over two years, with a total investment of 50 billion yuan."
The main investment is concentrated on land acquisition, and the cost of the charging pile equipment itself is not high.
Of course, this investment figure does not include the research and development costs of super-fast charging technology.
When Hao Qiang heard this, he raised his hand to signal a pause.
He picked up the landline and dialed the internal line of Wang He, the group's vice president, to ask if he was in the company.
Not long after, Wang He, dressed in a dark gray suit, walked quickly into the office.
"Mr. Wang," Hao Qiang asked directly, "How many public charging stations have other car brands built?"
According to the cooperation agreement, automobile manufacturers using Future Technology Group's charging network must invest in at least 100 public charging piles for every 10,000 vehicles produced.
Now that domestic charging piles have achieved interoperability standards, owners of all new energy vehicle brands can use public charging piles built by other manufacturers.
But the charges are different.
For owners of Future cars, using Future Technology Group's charging piles does not require much service fee other than the electricity charge for charging. This is the benefit of buying a Future car.
However, if you use other charging stations, the service fee will be higher.
In terms of charging, public charging stations charge a service fee of 0.6-1 yuan per kilowatt-hour in addition to the basic electricity fee.
Super fast charging technology is the unique technology of Future Technology Group.
Each charging station equipped with this technology, together with the supporting software, costs 50,000 yuan.
The actual production cost of the charging pile is less than 5,000 yuan, and the price difference mainly comes from the world-leading super-fast charging technology.
Future Technology Group only sells equipment and supporting facilities and will never transfer core technologies.
The advantages of this technology are significant: in 350kW DC fast charging mode, the battery capacity can be charged from 20% to 80% in just 15 minutes;
It only takes half an hour to fully charge 60 to 70 degrees of electricity.
Such charging speed is enough to change people's experience of using electric vehicles.
A simple calculation shows that if 10 cars use a charging station every day, the service fee alone can bring in 300-600 yuan in revenue, and the annual income can reach more than 100,000 yuan. This attractive rate of return has attracted many investors to apply to build charging stations.
All charging piles connected to the super-fast charging network will be displayed on a unified platform, making it convenient for car owners to check their location and usage status.
Although an annual fee is required, it is not high, and Future Technology Group's focus is not on these small revenues.
As long as there are many new energy vehicles, they will use chips, lithium batteries and related accessories, which will be the main source of profit.
Hao Qiang mainly focuses on the company's strategic direction and is not very familiar with the specific data of the charging pile business.
As the vice president in charge, Wang He is well aware of this information.
"According to statistics from half a month ago," Wang He replied directly, "excluding our company's facilities, other car brands have built a total of about 1.2 super-fast charging stations.
Other investors invested about three thousand.
As the number of new energy vehicles increases, more and more investors want to invest in this sector.”
"There are only 30,000. We still have a long way to go to reach one million. Let's continue to open up," Hao Qiang replied. "Of course, we must also ensure reasonable returns for investors and avoid over-concentration of resources."
According to previous data, as of the beginning of 2024, the total number of public charging piles nationwide has reached approximately 214 million.
Of course, Hao Qiang didn't know the specific data from his previous life, but with his keen business intuition, he estimated that the number of public charging stations in the country should have exceeded one million.
The country is vast, with numerous cities, and highway service areas are spread all over the country.
With the promotion of Future Technology Group's leading super-fast charging technology, the number of public charging piles required for every 10,000 new energy vehicles can be reduced accordingly.
It is estimated that in ten years, the number of new energy vehicles in China may exceed 50 million.
The previous data was 1316 million vehicles.
If the number of vehicles in use can reach 50 million, with each vehicle traveling an average of 10,000 kilometers per year, half of the charging demand will come from public charging piles.
With such a huge base, the service fees alone may reach 250 billion yuan each year.
Hao Qiang hopes that the layout of public charging piles can ensure that investors can obtain considerable returns while ensuring sufficient network coverage.
After careful consideration, he decided to limit the total number of public charging stations nationwide to about 100 million.
For a large city with a population of tens of millions, this means deploying thousands of public charging stations.
This number can meet basic charging needs without being oversaturated, and can maintain a high return on investment.
Charging stations will not be closed only if investors are guaranteed profits.
After Hao Qiang told Wang He some things, he let him leave.
Pan Lewei then reported on his work. After the brief report, he went on to talk about Hao Qiang’s work priorities for the day, such as whether there were any important people he needed to meet or any important documents he needed to process.
Hao Qiang's mind is completely focused on scientific research and he has no time to read every company document. These trivial matters are sorted out for him by the secretariat.