FAW Group was a deputy ministerial unit under the supervision of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. However, the deputy minister referred to the chairman directly appointed by the state, not the general manager in charge of the operation of the enterprise. As for the general manager, generally there was no administrative level, but the position in D was equivalent to a department level cadre with real power.
In other words, the minister and the deputy minister sitting across from Jiang Chen were both senior officials of the republic.
Jiang Chen had always wanted a piece of the cake in the Hua market, and Hua happened to have an urgent need for the introduction of maglev vehicles. The two sides hit it off. Luer Automobile's maglev technology related patents were all in the hands of Future Heavy Industries, and Future Heavy Industries used these patents to establish a joint venture with FAW Group.
The reason for the joint venture was mainly to reduce taxes, and at the same time, to obtain some preferential policies. Anyway, the maglev vehicles produced in Hua would only be sold in Hua, so there was no need to squeeze market share in other Asian markets.
The most important thing was that a joint venture with a state-owned enterprise could reduce the potential trouble of monopolizing the market. Some small problems that Jiang Chen didn't even bother to worry about.
In addition, while establishing a joint venture with FAW for production, Luer and other automobile companies would not stop developing the Hua market, but the focus of development would be on the high-end market.
The supporting maglev road would be funded by the Ministry of Transportation, with Future Heavy Industries providing the technology and equipment, and the construction would be open to public bidding from Hua road construction companies.
The first phase of the project would use Wanghai as a pilot. First, part of Wanghai's urban area would be transformed into a maglev road. If the effect was good, it would be promoted to first-tier cities nationwide, then gradually cover major highways, and then to second-tier cities.
After negotiating with Minister Zhou on the supporting road, Jiang Chen suddenly had an idea and said with a smile, "How about this, since we'll build the maglev road, we'll also provide the maglev technology.
"How about this? Since we will build the maglev road and provide the maglev technology, and these maglev cars are all pure electric vehicles, why don't you let us build the charging stations for the pure electric vehicles? This will prevent compatibility problems."
The compatibility problem was completely Jiang Chen's nonsense.
Celestial Trade's wireless charging technology was very high-end, but only Xin fully popularized wireless charging stations. Most of the charging stations in other countries were still wired. However, in these countries, it was still possible to see Luer cars without charging ports. Those owners were also driving well, and they didn't worry about not being able to find a charging station all day long.
The secret was that the Luer pure electric vehicles sold overseas would come with a laptop sized wired to wireless device. When charging, it would be connected to the charging cable of the cable charging station. As long as the car was parked within ten meters, there was no compatibility problem at all.
Minister Zhou obviously didn't understand it, and he nodded thoughtfully. However, when he made the decision, his expression was a little awkward.
"This … doesn't seem to be under the jurisdiction of our Transportation Bureau. The management of the gas stations is more complicated. A portion of the gas stations on the highway belong to Three Barrels of Oil, and a portion of them are operated by local enterprises or even individual businesses. However, I will help you convey your opinion to the higher-ups. As for the specifics of how to implement it … "
"No need to go through so much trouble." Jiang Chen smiled and waved his hand, then said, "We can't stick to the rules. The charging station doesn't need to be connected to a large tank. There's no need to build it in the gas station. I think the highway service area is good. Think about it, put four or five charging stations in the parking lot of the service area, and the car owner can park there. The time it takes to make a bowl of noodles can be more than half charged. It's convenient for the people and increases the traffic in the highway service area. Isn't this the best of both worlds? "
Minister Zhou's eyes lit up. As soon as he heard what Jiang Chen said, he immediately understood the benefits.
Although the gas station was not managed by the Transportation Bureau, the highway service area was operated by the local transportation bureau. Part of the revenue generated by the service area was the profit of the operating company, and the other part was counted as fiscal revenue! And this revenue would be at least tens of billions of dollars a year!
Not only would there be political achievements, but there would also be visible benefits. With such a big piece of cake in front of him, Minister Zhou couldn't sit still.
"I'll go back and study it. There should be no problem!"
Since the Minister of Transportation said there was no problem, the matter was basically settled.
Soon, the secretary printed a copy of the "Interim Regulations on Xin Maglev Traffic Management" and handed it to Minister Zhou.
The purpose of today's trip had been achieved, and there was another important matter in his mind. Minister Zhou couldn't sit still anymore. After he finished the tea in the cup, he took Manager Guo and said goodbye to Jiang Chen.
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the office on the top floor, Jiang Chen looked down at the commercial vehicle leaving Future Building and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
He didn't care about the income from the charging stations. The State Grid accounted for the majority, the operating company took a bite, the local finance took a bite, and the central government also had to take a bite. Although this cake was thrown out by him, the profit that could be distributed to him was not much.
What really concerned him was the development of industry standards.
If all the charging stations in the high-speed service areas of Hua were replaced with wireless charging stations, and they were wireless charging stations produced by Future Heavy Industries, then other competitors who wanted to enter the pure electric vehicle market would have to accept the standards set by Future Heavy Industries and pay a certain patent licensing fee and charging station certification fee. Otherwise, users would have to look for charging stations if their car broke down on the highway.
Invisibly, Future Heavy Industries raised the threshold of the industry and the cost of potential competitors through the development of standards. The benefits generated were far greater than the operation of the charging stations themselves, but it couldn't be turned into visible cash in the short term.
In addition, the service of charging stations would also be linked with Future Technology's business.
Users only needed to use the phone that downloaded Future 1.0 to click on the "Pure Electric Vehicle Charging" button, and based on the user's GPS information, it would automatically complete the matching of charging stations, as well as deducting and charging services.
And on the phone, users would also be able to view the electricity price of nearby charging stations in real time. In the future, there would be no need to put a bunch of colorful gas cards in their wallet, and they could directly use their phone to complete all the required operations.
Back at his desk, Jiang Chen opened the holographic screen and called the CEO of Future Heavy Industries, Yang Guanglei. He informed him of the cooperation with FAW Group and told him to prepare to expand the production of wireless charging stations.
Not only on the highway, but also in major parking lots in the city. If Hua was serious about promoting "three-dimensional transportation", then it was almost foreseeable that pure electric vehicles would usher in a blowout period in Hua!
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chen leaned back in his office chair and stretched. He asked the assistant to remove the tea and made a cup of coffee for him.
However, at this moment, Calvin called.
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