Chapter 71

The reorganization celebration banquet of Hengyang Group was held very smoothly, and the series of cooperation announcements made by Jin Meifeng and Zhu Rongqiang repeatedly sparked enthusiastic applause in the venue.

At eight o'clock that evening, Jinzhou TV broadcast related news reports on its most influential news program, "People's Livelihood and Economy." The report, which lasted nearly seven minutes, focused on the main cooperation contents reached between Hengyang Group and Yuanbang Pharmaceutical, the scale of which left industry insiders speechless.

It is said that when the news was broadcast, several loud noises were heard from the headquarters of Sujiang Group. Sujiang Group's executive vice president, Wu Shichun, was subsequently rushed to the city's First People's Hospital for bandaging, and he was seen with a bloody head as he left...

The day after the celebration banquet, Jinzhou Morning News, Jinzhou Business News, and other print media also published the news. In particular, Jinzhou Business News used "Hengyang Group Reborn from the Ashes" as the main headline and "Domestic Pharmaceutical Sales Giant Yuanbang Pharmaceutical Teams Up with Hengyang Group to Create a Glorious Future" as the subhead, dedicating the entire front page to a detailed report on the entire event!

Jin Meifeng didn't even have time to return to the villa for a small gathering with her son Yang Chen. After the celebration banquet ended that afternoon, she immediately entered a frenzied work state. Hengyang Group, which had been in disarray, would need at least a few months to get back on track, but Jin Meifeng couldn't wait!

The second trial of Yang Xiuyuan had already been initiated and would be heard in the Jinzhou Intermediate People's Court in three to five days.

All evidence currently suggests that Yang Xiuyuan was wrongfully imprisoned, and the possibility of his immediate acquittal in court is as high as 99.99%! Jin Meifeng didn't expect the group to return to normal in a few days, but at least it had to look decent on the surface!

She wanted to give her husband a grand gift in her own way!

In addition to the 1.57 billion yuan that Yang Chen had injected into Hengyang Group, a 760 million yuan interest-free loan provided by Yuanbang Pharmaceutical was also transferred to Hengyang Group's account the morning after the celebration banquet.

Nearly 60% of the executives who had resigned were recalled by Jin Meifeng, and middle and lower-level managers and some employees also returned to the group to report for duty.

The Hengyang Group headquarters, which had been idle for several months, once again became bustling with people.

Organizing employees to clean the factory equipment, clean the headquarters building, contacting suppliers to prepare for resuming production, and holding separate meetings with key distributors to discuss future cooperation... Jin Meifeng was extremely busy, not even knowing that as Hengyang Group stood up again with a dazzling appearance, another company that would shock the world in the future was also rapidly established under a green light.

Jinzhou Tongtai Industrial Co., Ltd., was quietly established.

Zhu Rongqiang, with a single phone call, mobilized 20 elite personnel from the Zhu family's industrial structure to join Tongtai Industrial Co., Ltd. They even flew to Shazhou City and then to Jinzhou City without completing the normal transfer procedures.

At 12:37 PM the next day, Zhang Xinjian and others, who had been traveling and resting for less than four hours in a hotel, arrived at a private room in a three-star hotel in the Xibu District of Jinzhou City.

Zhu Rongqiang was sitting alone on the sofa in the private room. The first to enter, Zhang Xinjian, saw Zhu Rongqiang sitting on the sofa and smiled bitterly, "Mr. Zhu, what's this big project? Why did I have to come today? Goodness, I didn't even have time to catch my breath... Isn't that a bit too much?"

Seeing Zhang Xinjian enter from outside and the elite personnel he had carefully selected from various places follow in, Zhu Rongqiang smiled lightly.

He waved to them and said, "Come and take a look at this."

Pointing to a small, baby-hand-sized aluminum plate on the coffee table, Zhu Rongqiang asked them with a hint of examination, "Can you see anything different?"

Zhang Xinjian, an expert in materials, didn't need others to answer. He just took a look and laughed, "Ceramic coating? The smoothness is quite high... But Mr. Zhu, nanoceramics aren't anything new. There are a few large companies in China producing such products. We don't need to get involved, do we?"

"Don't be so hasty, take a closer look." Zhu Rongqiang smiled faintly and handed the aluminum plate, covered with a layer of nanoceramic coating, to him. "It's not too late to draw a conclusion after you've seen it clearly."

"Oh?" Zhang Xinjian became interested. He had thought Zhu Rongqiang was just joking, but it turned out that the reason they had traveled so far to Jinzhou was really about this aluminum plate!

His expression gradually became serious. As soon as he took the aluminum plate from Zhu Rongqiang and his thumb slid over the smooth ceramic surface, Zhang Xinjian's face changed slightly, "Interesting..."

Nanoceramics weren't a new thing. Although Zhang Xinjian didn't work in this field, he had given it considerable attention.

However, due to various objective reasons such as cost, technology, and performance, nanoceramic materials had never been widely applied. After a period of attention, Zhang Xinjian's focus had shifted.

Because of this understanding, nanoceramic coatings were very familiar to Zhang Xinjian. He knew exactly what a normal ceramic coating looked like.

After just a few seconds of hesitation, Zhang Xinjian took a pointed key from his keychain and, without a word, drew a heavy line across the aluminum plate!

"Wow..." Zhang Xinjian exclaimed in surprise, "The hardness is so high!"

For ordinary nanoceramic coatings, the maximum hardness was 5-6 HB. Using a key to draw a line with such force would at least leave a shallow scratch, which Zhang Xinjian was 100% sure of!

He carefully examined the surface of the aluminum plate, repeatedly confirming the spot he had just scratched. Only then did he realize that his action had left no scratch at all!

Suppressing his shock, Zhang Xinjian looked up at Zhu Rongqiang, "Mr. Zhu, what material is this?"

"Reconstructed nanoceramic coating." Zhu Rongqiang smiled and turned to pick up a data analysis report he had specially commissioned to be prepared overnight, handing it to Zhang Xinjian. "These are the preliminary test results..."

"Hardness of 9 HB after sintering?!" Zhang Xinjian felt dizzy just from this one piece of information. Seeing the series of data below, he became even more excited, his face turning red...

"Mr. Zhu, where did you find this treasure? Is the data reliable?!!"

"Of course it's reliable." Zhu Rongqiang smiled and said, "We've only tested sintering temperatures of 560°C, 720°C, and 1280°C. The experimental results show that this new type of reconstructed nanoceramic powder has a very wide range of applications, with an average hardness of over 9 HB..."

"Has the industrial production technology been solved?" Zhang Xinjian's eyes were red. As a senior executive who had been in the materials field for over 20 years, he clearly understood the implications of this technology!

However, laboratory results cannot be directly converted into production technology. Some technologies take years to transition from experimental results to products! So Zhang Xinjian's question hit the core!

Under Zhang Xinjian's expectant gaze, Zhu Rongqiang nodded slightly, "The problem of mass production has been solved."

"Great!!" Zhang Xinjian said, his face flushed. "The application range of this material is very broad..."

"Don't get too excited yet. The initial production volume is not large, only a few hundred kilograms per day." Zhu Rongqiang smiled and interrupted him, then glanced at the people now standing in the private room, pointing to the aluminum plate in Zhang Xinjian's hand. "Your task is to maximize the profit from these few hundred kilograms of daily production!"

"No problem at all!" Zhang Xinjian quickly calculated in his head and patted his chest. "As long as the material's performance is as described in this report, I can sell this ceramic powder by the gram!"

After a brief pause, Zhang Xinjian continued, "It can be widely used in electronics, biology, antibacterial, military, automotive industry, coatings, and other fields. Given the low initial production and high cost, we can focus on the high-end equipment in the electronics and military industries. A few hundred kilograms of production may seem small, but over a year, it could amount to hundreds of tons..."

"I only care about the profit." Zhu Rongqiang emphasized, "Including your new boss."

"New boss?" Zhang Xinjian was taken aback but didn't dwell on it. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Since we haven't done the market for nanoceramics, the specific pricing will need to be determined after I contact some application companies and understand their needs... But selling it for 20,000 to 30,000 yuan per kilogram should be no problem... If there's a high demand for high-end products, it might even sell for 50,000 to 60,000 yuan per kilogram!"

"Can it really sell for that much?" Zhu Rongqiang was also surprised.

Zhang Xinjian nodded, "Mr. Zhu hasn't paid much attention to the dynamics of the materials industry. When any new material is first launched, the price is always astonishing because for manufacturing companies, the application of each new material can significantly improve their product quality, especially in the increasingly fierce international market competition. Whoever uses the new material to develop high-performance new products first often determines the market share... The value of this is immeasurable."

Zhu Rongqiang nodded silently, making a rough calculation in his head...

According to what Yang Chen said, the daily production is about 400 kilograms, which amounts to 140 tons per year.

If sold at 30,000 yuan per kilogram, the annual sales would reach an astonishing 4.2 billion yuan!

After deducting normal operating costs and almost negligible production costs... the annual net profit would be at least 3.8 billion yuan! What is a huge profit? This is a huge profit!!

Zhu Rongqiang continued to calculate silently. If all the prospects planned by Yang Chen are realized and the daily production reaches several tons or even dozens of tons, although the price will inevitably fall, the application fields will also continue to expand!

In other words, the annual sales of this project could potentially match the entire wealth of the Zhu family!

He suppressed his excitement and nodded lightly at Zhang Xinjian, "I understand..."

Zhu Rongqiang, who appeared very calm, only knew how turbulent his heart was!—

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