In the smooth expansion of industry and agriculture across the country this year, one company can be said to have made the greatest contribution, and that is Cornerstone Materials Company. This company is basically unknown to ordinary people.
If Tiangong Precision Instrument Company is the skeleton of my country's industry, then Cornerstone Materials Company is the food of my country's industrial field. Compared with Tiangong Precision Instrument Company's business, it is more basic.
No matter how superb your skills are, or how exquisite your designs are, everything is inseparable from the support of materials. Without the right materials, it is really difficult for an ingenious woman to make a meal without rice.
In the past life, our country actually had a good accumulation in many fields, but when it comes to top-level industrial manufacturing, there are still some differences from foreign countries. The shortcomings lie in the development of materials.
If Zhao Yi had not come up with a set of scientific computable materials methodology, although the research and development of materials also required professional foundation, it would be more like luck. It would be very difficult to have a clear research and development progress.
When he wanted to vigorously develop domestic industry, he realized that the material field would be our country's shortcomings and an important aspect that restricted the development of his technology.
Therefore, Cornerstone Materials Company was born. Its mission is to provide the necessary material supply for the development of my country's industrialization and support better and more stable development of my country's industrial development.
In these years, Cornerstone Materials has been developing at a rapid pace in the field of materials by virtue of the computable materials theory it provides. It has not only filled the shortcomings in my country's materials field, but also made outstanding achievements in top materials and innovative materials. contribution.
Just like the photovoltaic ceramics mentioned earlier, it was their own pioneering research. Although it was not adopted by him due to various reasons, it also opened up new ideas for photovoltaic materials.
If there were no photovoltaic ceramics, he would not have noticed the field of photovoltaic materials for a while. Maybe Xinhui Energy Company would still follow the old path of its previous life, starting from the field of silicon crystal materials and slowly climbing the technological tree.
Now Cornerstone Materials has established several photovoltaic coating production bases and related supporting material bases in China. For example, high-transparent protective coatings that protect the surface of photovoltaic coatings are also a coating material with very good application prospects.
Speaking of coatings, Cornerstone Materials has previously developed boat hull coatings, automobile spray paints, etc. These are high-end coating products, which are expensive and have very high profit margins.
However, they did not spend much time researching ordinary coatings, because in their view, such coatings have low technical content, low profit margins, and do not have much research value.
At that time, Cornerstone Materials had not been established for a long time, and there were many material fields that required their investment in research. In order of priority, ordinary coatings were not included.
Over the past two years, the number of their scientific research personnel has been greatly supplemented, and a complete and motivating scientific research management system has been established. Things are not as neat and uniform as originally planned.
At the beginning, when there were not many scientific research personnel at Cornerstone Materials Company, it adopted a plan customization system. Senior R&D personnel and senior managers from the headquarters would formulate R&D plans based on the level of material demand.
This is a very effective scientific research plan management system under the tight situation of scientific research personnel, which can quickly solve the urgently needed materials in the process of industrialization development in our country.
However, this system also has its flaws, which is that it will cause scientific researchers to lose their scientific research initiative and carry out research and development work step by step according to the plan. Other things do not require R&D personnel to worry too much.
This will cause a serious disconnect between scientific researchers and the market. In addition to the materials in the established plan, they will not have enough motivation to develop other materials.
After Cornerstone Materials Company developed according to this model for several years, it gradually realized that such a model would cause Cornerstone Materials Company to gradually be unable to keep up with the development of the market economy.
Moreover, the initial period of all-out efforts to tackle the problem has passed, the number of scientific researchers has gradually increased, and a reform of scientific research organizations has begun.
Readers who have read the previous ones will know that it was later changed to a research institute model with a high degree of autonomy. Senior scientific researchers can apply to establish specialized research institutes based on their own research directions.
Cornerstone Materials provides these research institutes with scientific research funding, industrial production, marketing and sales and other supporting services. The research institutes only need to combine their knowledge with the market so that their scientific research results can earn profits.
Although it is more utilitarian than before, some research institutes were not very adaptable to this situation at first. After all, what everyone focused on before was to contribute to the country, so it is very rare to talk about interests nakedly.
However, when the results of other research institutes were converted into huge patent-sharing profits, the scientific researchers who were still coy before completely let go of their previous reserve and began to strive towards the life they longed for.
The photovoltaic ceramics developed by the Institute of Photovoltaic Materials were such a product. They had a premonition that there was great potential in the field of photovoltaic power generation, and Xinhui Energy also had this need. The two hit it off and started researching materials with lower costs and higher photoelectric conversion efficiency. .
The effect is indeed very good. Photovoltaic ceramics actually have great application prospects, at least much more advanced than the previous silicon photovoltaic materials.
Inspired by photovoltaic ceramics, Zhao Yi changed his thinking to photovoltaic coatings. On the one hand, the production process of coating products is less polluting and consumes less energy. On the other hand, the application scenarios of coatings are also broader.
For example, photovoltaic ceramics can only be placed on the roof of the building. Although theoretically they can be attached to the side of the building and used as ordinary ceramic tiles, the effect is not good and will affect the overall beauty of the building.
It is based on this consideration that Zhao Yicai personally presided over the research and development of photovoltaic coatings, and then they developed photovoltaic coatings of other colors on this basis, which can be regarded as an inference.
Perhaps the photovoltaic coatings opened a window for the Institute of Photovoltaic Materials and inspired their thinking. In addition to continuing to work on photovoltaic coatings, they also completely formed an indissoluble bond with coatings.
Originally, a special paint research institute was conducting research and development of paint materials. However, the paint research institute focused on advanced paint research and was not very interested in ordinary paints. This was influenced by previous thinking.
As a result, the Photovoltaic Materials Research Institute completely followed the path of the Paint Research Institute and developed many general-purpose paints and daily paint products, forming a series that completely opened up the common paint industry chain.
Although there was a general coatings industry in our country before, the technical level was not high. Just because it was a daily-use product, Cornerstone Materials' R&D plan did not pay attention to them at all.
As a result, the commonly used coating products developed by the Photovoltaic Materials Research Institute are healthier than traditional coatings, and their performance in various indicators is also better. They are not only more advanced than domestic coating products, but also much more advanced than international coating products.
The reason why paint is not used to describe it here is because the commonly used paint products studied by the Photovoltaic Materials Research Institute have the same effect as paint, but the technical principles are completely different.
Paint-like coatings, no matter how environmentally friendly and healthy they are, actually still have certain hazards. It’s just a matter of the size of the hazard. They need to be ventilated for a long time after use.
However, the commonly used coatings studied by the Institute of Photovoltaic Materials are another material system, a series of products inspired by Zhao Yi's research and development of photovoltaic coatings.
This paint is not only non-toxic and has no volatile odor, but also has a variety of quick-drying models. You can choose products with different quick-drying times according to the use scenario.
In addition, they have also developed a paint with high infestation ability. This paint has very good diffusibility and can dye items deeper, and can be used to replace existing textile dyes.
In addition to the special research and development tasks that need to be organized by the Cornerstone Materials Company headquarters, most of the work currently involves evaluating the marketization of scientific research results, and it also does manufacturing and marketing work.
After the coating series products of the Photovoltaic Materials Research Institute were submitted to the head office, they were evaluated as having high marketability, and quickly entered the industrialization stage, and sales channels were established.
The result was naturally as expected. Although the price was higher than ordinary paint, it was widely welcomed once it was launched. The market for other paint and coating products shrank sharply.
In fact, ordinary people have long been dissatisfied with hazardous paints and coatings, but there has been no advanced alternative product and they can only use ordinary paints and coatings.
After the common paint products of Cornerstone Materials Company were released, it is not surprising that they are welcomed by the market because they are about the same price as top-grade paint products but perform much better.
First of all, the furniture company under Shangtong Trading Company completely eliminated its paint products and replaced them with new paint products. Although the cost of paint increased, the price of the end product became more expensive.
But consumers are still very willing to pay for it. After all, health has always been a concern for people. For the health of themselves and their families, it is worth spending a little more money.
Originally, the furniture industry of Shangtong Trading Company was competing with international giants in the international market. However, as a backward enterprise, it was very difficult to gain the upper hand, and it has never been able to take advantage of it.
After the comprehensive replacement of the healthy paint products of Cornerstone Materials this time, they are not only more expensive outside the market, but also widely recognized by consumers, and the brand awareness is rising.
This has led to the rapid expansion of the popularity of their furniture brands, and at the same time, their market size has greatly expanded, and they have a tendency to catch up from behind.
Originally, Shangtong Trading Company's channel capabilities were not bad, and furniture was not considered a high-tech industry. It was just about market capabilities and brand awareness, which of course had a lot to do with furniture design.
It's just that furniture design, like Hualong Clothing Company, can completely use artificial intelligence to assist design. Not only can it be done in large quantities, but occasionally there will be designs that are even more stunning than manual design.
Therefore, in terms of furniture design, Shangtong Trading Company's ability is not bad. In summary, it is still poor in brand awareness. Therefore, in terms of advertising, Shangtong Trading Company spends much more money than its competitors.
After such rounds of publicity, everyone knows that there is such a new furniture brand company, but the number of people coming to buy is still lower than that of competitors, which is the so-called lack of brand loyalty.
This time, we completely replaced the furniture paint and used it as a selling point to promote it. Sure enough, it received good results. Not only did the customer traffic increase rapidly, but brand loyalty was also further improved.
In order to prevent competitors from reacting quickly and using this new healthy paint, Shangtong Trading Company also spent a huge amount of money to represent the furniture paint products of Cornerstone Materials Company.
It is just an agent but does not export, which leaves other international home furnishing giants who want to buy this kind of paint with no place to buy it. Although the trick is very damaging, it is very effective.
Throughout this year, Shangtong Trading Company's furniture business has surpassed other international furniture peers, and there is a trend of further improvement.
Now Shangtong Trading Company is in acquisition negotiations with the other party. The wealthy Shangtong Trading Company has the capital strength to carry out such acquisitions. Moreover, after this competition, their corporate value has also been questioned, and the stock price has fallen a lot.
This is only a specific use case of the commonly used coating products of Cornerstone Materials. Their other coating products also have a wide range of uses. In addition, if competitors use them, if you don't use them, you will be at a disadvantage.
And the more advanced the industrial field, the more popular the commonly used coating products of Cornerstone Materials Company are, to the point where they want to dominate the world.
Therefore, this year, Cornerstone Materials' market share in the coatings field has exceeded 50%, reaching 70% of the global market share, and it has completely become a global coatings giant.
It is also because of such excellent market performance and the closer connection between paint products and consumers that Cornerstone Materials Company established a paint subsidiary to specialize in various paint products.
The Institute of Photovoltaic Materials was not very wealthy before. It used to collect royalties from patents on silicon crystal materials, but the income from this area was not much. It was not their exclusive patent, but was an expansionary research.
Their life is much poorer than that of the Paint Research Institute. After all, the Paint Research Institute has a large number of high-quality customers such as Shenlong Automobile Company and Haiyan Shipping Company. The patents are also exclusive and the revenue sharing is very high.
At the current Photovoltaic Materials Research Institute, although the photovoltaic coatings are developed by the boss, the share fee they charge is not high. However, since Xinhui Energy Company began to build large-scale photovoltaic power plants this year, the overall income is still good.
Coupled with the excellent market performance of commonly used coating products, the Institute of Photovoltaic Materials has received a huge share of revenue. The bonuses for researchers in the institute are also very generous. The research team and research environment have also changed from the past.
Although the subsequent research and development of these coatings was later handed over to the Paint Research Institute, the share they enjoyed would not change much unless the Paint Research Institute developed better commonly used paint products based on their work.
At that time, due to the overlay of patents, their income would be much lower, but it would still be enough for the Photovoltaic Materials Research Institute to benefit from it for a long time.
This coating incident has also completely made these research institutes of Cornerstone Materials Company understand that their competition comes not only from external scientific research institutes, but also from the research institutes of unknown colleagues.
So now the various research institutes in Cornerstone Materials Company have also learned well. They are no longer satisfied with high-end materials research in their own fields, but have adopted a wide-net model to include all materials in this field.
Of course, this requires sufficient conditions to be implemented. After all, neither funds nor the team of scientific researchers are unlimited. In actual research and development, trade-offs need to be fully considered.
If you want to obtain greater benefits from the trade-offs, you naturally need to fully understand the market. Only by fully understanding the market can you make better choices.
Although this may delay the research and development of high-end materials, overall, it is very beneficial to Cornerstone Materials Company. The work efficiency of each research institute has been greatly improved, as if the fast forward button has been pressed, and everyone has tightened their hair. strip.
The headquarters of Cornerstone Materials generally has little control over the research plans formulated by each research institute, as long as they fill in the plan and research progress in the company system.
However, after the research plan formulated by the headquarters is assigned to each research institute, the research institute needs to prioritize it and conduct research in accordance with the research and development progress set by the headquarters.
The research plans listed by the headquarters basically involve key materials in key fields, and most of them are high-end materials research projects. With this as a guarantee, there is no need to worry too much about whether each research institute is pursuing profit. Look back.
With such a precedent as the Photovoltaic Materials Research Institute, the business scope of Cornerstone Materials may be greatly expanded in the future. It will no longer focus on the urgently needed high-end materials field, but will involve many common material fields.
There are actually many such fields. For example, the most common plastic materials have many areas that can be improved. Common plastic materials have service life issues and are prone to aging over time.
You must know that the building design life of China Housing Company is not just about 50 years. The normal service life can be as long as hundreds of years, but the service life of supporting facilities is not that long.
For example, if there is a problem with strong current lines, the lines may deteriorate over time. However, the current decoration method is to bury the lines. Once problems occur, they need to be dug out and renovated again.
In the future, Chinese housing companies will focus on house rentals as their main business. In addition, their own properties are very large. These repair work will require them to spend huge costs and energy.
If Cornerstone Materials can develop durable products, it can save Chinese housing companies a lot of trouble and reduce their overall operating costs.
Therefore, if you want to carefully observe the market demand, you will find that there is such a vast market waiting for them to study carefully and carry out various research projects.
However, these are the future matters of Cornerstone Materials Company. Last year and this year, Cornerstone Materials Company's main work was still on expanding production capacity and silently preparing for the development of the domestic industrial market.
It can be said that during this year's economic expansion, Cornerstone Materials Company has silently supported the development of the entire domestic industry and can be called an "unsung hero."
At least after Tiangong Precision Instrument Company advertised for them through Zhao Yi, their popularity skyrocketed, letting people across the country and even the world know that there was such a powerful company in the field of precision instruments and equipment.
But Cornerstone Materials Company is not so lucky. Even though they have provided many material products to Shenlong Automobile Company, consumers have no chance to understand them.
Even if the paint market is developing very well now, it will not bring much exposure to the name of Cornerstone Materials. Everyone only remembers the names of its subsidiaries, or even only these paint brands.
But no matter what, the ultimate beneficiary is Cornerstone Materials. They don’t care whether their names will be widely circulated, they just need to quietly do their own thing well.
They will not be complacent because of the rapid expansion of the market in the coatings field and become the global leader in the coatings field. Instead, they will pack up their mood and prepare for the next journey and climb to new heights.
Their peak this year was brought to them by Zhao Yi. In the process of researching high-end robots, Zhao Yi handed over many material research and development and manufacturing tasks to Cornerstone Materials Company.
Although they did not make much profit in this process, and even lost money to develop and manufacture, they learned more advanced materials research technology in the process.
Leaving aside the rest, you have to know how difficult it is to develop materials that are basically the same as human bones. This involves many more advanced materials research and development technologies and theories.
Although such materials currently have few uses, if there are no Chinese pharmaceutical companies, they can be used in the biomedical field. However, Chinese pharmaceutical companies have more advanced treatment drugs and cannot use these materials to make prostheses.
However, more advanced material production technology and research and development theory are very important to increase the foundation of Cornerstone Materials Company. The headquarters even mobilizes personnel from various research institutes and assembles specialized project teams to overcome these problems.
Even after they develop and produce the materials Zhao Yi needs, they still need to form a special study group to conduct more in-depth study and research on these new material technologies and theories.
After the team members understand it, they need to carry out more extensive learning in the entire Cornerstone Materials R&D system and compile a set of learning materials to be of greater help to subsequent research. (End of chapter)