Section 227

But batteries are different. Everyone can use batteries, and everyone knows what batteries are used for.

Of course, in addition to this type of netizens, there are quite a few netizens discussing things related to Xiao Yi.

[It's really outrageous. How can Xiao Shen be so proficient in materials that he can even make lithium-sulfur solid-state batteries. Is there anything he can't do? ]

[Just kidding, he even made high-temperature superconductors before, so why worry about a battery? ]

[It's not that he looks down on batteries so much, and this is a lithium-sulfur solid-state battery, not just a lithium-sulfur battery, or a solid-state battery. These are two technologies, representing the solution to the two technologies of solid electrolyte and sulfur electrode respectively. In addition, Xiao Yi has developed a new nanoporous carbon material that has solved the problem of lithium dendrites. This material alone is worth a lot. I think the joint breakthrough of the three materials is not much different from the difficulty of high-temperature superconductor research. ]

[Indeed, it is difficult to solve just one of the materials, but this time it directly solved three materials! The difficulty here is completely unimaginable. ]

[By the way, I thought Xiao Shen would not submit papers to foreign journals in the future. This time, he actually submitted to JACS and ACSnano. However, it is very interesting that he did not submit to Nature. It seems that the Nature Department will not have the opportunity to receive Xiao Shen's submissions in the future. ]

[It is not that Xiao Shen submitted to these two journals himself. Xiao Yi is the corresponding author of these three papers. The first and second authors are all from his laboratory. I checked and found that among the authors, only Tang Chunming is an assistant researcher, and the other three are postdoctoral researchers. I don’t believe that the four of them have made great contributions to this project. I can only say that this is the benefit of working on a project with Xiao Shen. ]

[Fuck, three top journals in the first zone, this benefit is too big, right? 8 said, I will apply for the Science Island Laboratory now, what if Xiao Shen has a project for me to do? ]

[Don’t think about it, Science Island Laboratory is not recruiting now, otherwise who wouldn’t want to go? ]

[Damn, such a good boss, I want it in my dreams! 】

【……】

Finally, a bunch of comments were left in the comment area, expressing envy for Tang Chunming, Liu Xiaodong and the other four.

Of course, in addition to this answer, there are other highly praised answers, which also interpret these news from various angles.

For example, from the perspective of the country: [I will say one thing, from now on, the battery market in this world belongs to us! ]

There are also academic ones: [Xiao Shen's three material breakthroughs fully demonstrate the great role of his previous electron-interface reaction migration model, especially in the material technology of solid electrolytes. It can be said that solid electrolytes are the most difficult to study among the three materials, and the electron-interface reaction migration model can be said to have made an absolute contribution. ]

Of course, there are also crazy ones: [Damn it, our research group is studying lithium-sulfur batteries. Now, the original three years of hard work have all gone to waste! All the work is all the work! All the work is all the work! ]

In short, everyone looks at the problem from a different perspective, so the answers are also different.

But what everyone knows is that this matter is definitely a great thing for China.

…

"Hello, Professor Xiao Yi. I am Argyle Bentliff, the president of ExxonMobil. First of all, I would like to congratulate you on behalf of ExxonMobil. Battery technology is a very important and critical technology for us humans. I have always respected every scientist who has made great contributions to battery technology, such as Professor Stanley Whittingham, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on lithium-ion batteries. Professor Whittingham himself has always been a special consultant to our ExxonMobil."

"So I also extend an invitation to you here, hoping that you can become our special consultant. Of course, if you are willing to become our chief scientist, I also extend a warm welcome to you on behalf of ExxonMobil and the Rockefeller family."

Although the tone on the phone seemed to be welcoming, it actually had a tone of almsgiving, which made Xiao Yi, who was on the phone at the time, pull the corner of his mouth.

Then he asked, "Mr. Bentliff, do you always like to talk like this?"

The other party asked back on the phone: "What do you mean?"

Xiao Yi laughed immediately, and then said, "Okay, let's talk about this later, Mr. Bentliff, please tell me why you called first."

"It's very simple. We want to acquire your three battery patent technologies for $3 billion. I think this price is a very fair deal. At the same time, you can also gain the friendship of our ExxonMobil company. Please consider it carefully."

Xiao Yi shook his head.

Obviously, the president of ExxonMobil has lost his respect for ordinary people because he is always in a high position.

Perhaps, he still thinks that the so-called friendship of ExxonMobil is something very precious.

Then, he said, "Mr. Bentliff, as a mathematician, I sincerely want to give you a good suggestion. Please study mathematics well, otherwise you will not be able to calculate a price of 3 billion."

"Of course, whether it is an acquisition or a patent licensing cooperation, it does not exist. Well, let's stop here for now. Goodbye."

Afterwards, regardless of what the other party said, Xiao Yi hung up the phone directly.

The value of the lithium-sulfur solid-state battery patent is definitely not something that can be measured by $3 billion.

It is even more impossible for Xiao Yi to simply sell this patent.

After all, he still wants this patent to become a long-term source of funding for the Science Island Laboratory in the future.

As for its specific price, we have to consider the scale of the battery market. According to the current battery market, which exceeds $100 billion and is close to $200 billion, the three patents together are worth $10 billion.

Of course, considering the risk that others may be able to research alternative patents in the future, this value needs to be reduced.

However, how much this possibility is, that needs to be determined.

"The next question is how to authorize it later and at what price."

How to authorize is a key issue.

First of all, it is impossible to authorize it to only one company, otherwise it will easily lead to monopoly.

Although there are giants in major battery companies now, such as Linde Times and Diaby, which together occupy half of the market, there are also many other companies.

Competition is the only way to develop.

If there is a monopoly, it will affect the social structure, especially the technology of batteries that can even directly affect people's livelihood. Of course, this technology also has strategic significance. After all, military drones are now popular on the battlefield. This technology alone can greatly improve the tactical position of drones by improving the endurance of military drones.

However, what makes Xiao Yi a little curious is that Diaby and Linde Times, two huge companies in the battery field, have not called him yet, but other slightly smaller companies have called him.

And his reply to these small companies is: it depends on the situation.

However, at this time, his phone rang again. He took a look and found that it was Director Liu Cong of the Science and Technology Bureau.

He raised his eyebrows and then answered the phone.

He said with a smile: "Director Liu, why do you have time to call me?"

"Well, the reason why I called you, don't you know?"

The hearty laughter of Liu Cong came from the other end of the phone.

Then he said: "You really brought us a huge surprise, lithium-sulfur solid-state battery."

"As soon as this news came out two days ago, I went directly to the meeting. Guess what the leader said? 'Good, very good.'"

"The leader was so happy!"

"Now the meeting is over, let me call you specifically, hoping that you will come to Beijing to discuss the commercialization of this technology in the future, and hope to ask for your opinion."

"In addition, the bosses of Linde Times and Diaby are also here, Wang Chuanfu, and Zeng Yuqun, they are also meeting here these two days."

After hearing Liu Cong's words, Xiao Yi realized why these two companies had never contacted him. It turned out that these two bosses were meeting in Beijing.

After thinking for a while, it seemed that he had to go to Beijing, so he said, "Okay, when are we going?"

"Of course, the sooner the better! Your suggestions are the top priority now." Liu Cong said with a smile, "If you have any ideas now, you can tell me first, and I will report them to the leader."

Xiao Yi said, "I don't have any ideas. Anyway, there is only one patent, so don't let it lead to monopoly."

"Hey, that's for sure, you can rest assured!" Liu Cong laughed, "You don't need to tell us about this kind of thing, we all know it."

"Okay, then I'll book a plane ticket now and come to Beijing right away."

Hang up the phone.

Xiao Yi sighed, and it was just as he thought before. This technology ultimately depends on the coordination of the country.

However, this is also good, so he doesn't have to worry about it. When the time comes, he can license the patent and wait for the money.

Finally, he stopped talking nonsense, asked Wang Hao to book a plane ticket to Beijing, and then he set off directly.

…

That afternoon, Xiao Yi arrived in Shangjing and was personally entertained by Director Liu Cong. At the banquet, he also met two big bosses, Wang Chuanfu and Zeng Yuqun.

Both bosses were from science and engineering backgrounds, and they were both engaged in batteries at the beginning.

Zeng Yuqun, in particular, was a doctoral student who graduated from the Institute of Physics. He and Xiao Yi could be called "institute friends". He was also quite solid in technology. He once led a team to overcome the industry problem of battery bulging in the polymer lithium battery technology patent purchased from Bell Labs. It can be said that he showed his ability in battery technology research very early. It was not surprising that he was able to start a company like Linde Times, which occupies one-third of the global battery market.

After meeting Xiao Yi, the two CEOs also pulled him to have a good chat about their ideas on battery technology, and each talked about their ideas on the future development of battery technology.

Especially in the field of lithium-sulfur solid-state batteries, there are still quite a lot of technologies that can be explored.

Xiao Yi's three patents are only material patents, but how to combine these three patents in the future to develop better battery technology is what companies like Linde need to consider.

For example, Diaby's famous blade battery structure.

Twenty years from now, when the patent for lithium-sulfur solid-state batteries expires, it will be the turn of various companies to fight for structure and design.

For a while, they were chatting happily.

As the time came to the next day, Xiao Yi entered the most mysterious place in the country and started a discussion about the future layout of the battery industry.

This meeting lasted for three days.

Until the third day, when Xiao Yi, Wang Chuanfu, Zeng Yuqun and others left here smiling, it basically meant that what the future battery pattern would be like had been determined.

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Chapter 205 The Last Problem of Classical Physics

“A pleasure to work with.”

“A pleasure to work with.”

In a hotel on Science Island in Fei City.

Xiao Yi stood in the middle, and then Wang Chuanfu and Zeng Yuqun stood on both sides, holding Xiao Yi's hand. Behind them was a huge GG sign that read: Lithium-sulfur solid-state battery patent authorization ceremony for three major patents.

Subsequently, the three people faced the cameras of a large number of reporters in the audience, leaving behind photos that represented the upcoming great changes in the battery field.

According to the final agreement, Science Island New Energy Technology Company, established by Xiao Yi and Science Island Laboratory in accordance with the proportion of patent rights, will officially license three patents to Diaby and Linde Times.

The patent licensing fee is a one-time payment of 500 million yuan, followed by a 30% profit share.