MMB Chapter 194 Photovoltaics
Chapter 194 Photovoltaics
"My name is Ding Chao, and I'm Uncle Wei's friend."
He handed me his business card.
CW Photovoltaic Technology.
Reception room.
Photovoltaics?
"Please sit down."
"I need money. Uncle Wei told me to come to you."
Are you in the photovoltaic industry?
"Yes. Now the country is promoting new energy sources. Photovoltaic power generation is being installed on the roofs of rural houses. Farmers don't have to spend a penny and can receive dividends for 30 years. We receive government subsidies. It's a win-win situation."
"Uncle Wei mentioned your industry to me last year, and I thought you would come to me at the beginning of the year."
Ding Chao looked embarrassed: "We found an investor in the middle, but then the investor ran away. The project encountered this problem right at the beginning, and it took a lot of effort to solve it."
"Could you explain in more detail?"
"Have the investors absconded?"
"No, it's solar power for farmers."
"No problem. Since Uncle Wei introduced you to me, it means you're one of us."
On the surface, farmers' photovoltaic power generation is a national policy and a win-win cooperation, but in reality, Ding Chao's business is not as simple as it seems.
They essentially take advantage of farmers' lack of legal knowledge, signing agreements with banks for 30-year loans.
Once the photovoltaic panels are sold, the manufacturers have the funds to invest in other businesses. Farmers' dividends and bank loan interest are maintained by photovoltaic power generation and manufacturer subsidies.
As for 30 years from now, the company expects that the returns on its capital over that period will be more than enough to cover the principal, bank interest, and dividends to farmers.
Ding Chao laughed and said, "But who can predict what will happen 30 years from now? Anyway, at least the first 5 to 10 years should be fine."
Are you a photovoltaic panel manufacturer?
"Manufacturer + Sales Company"
After chatting for a while, Ding Chao invited me to visit their engineering facilities.
The photovoltaic business is rare in cities; more than 9% of it is in rural areas.
"My hometown, a flat-roofed house, or an abandoned farmhouse."
Ding Chao took me to a small town.
"We've partnered with the village secretary, and almost every household has installed solar panels. The electricity generated is used by the households themselves and can also be sold to the State Grid. For older houses that are uninhabited, we can even advance the renovation costs, which will be deducted from the later profit sharing."
Standing on high ground, the sight of every household in the village covered in solar panels looked rather strange.
"Approximately how much will it cost?"
"Seven or eight million, mainly used to purchase raw materials for the production of photovoltaic panels, as well as workers for installation and construction costs."
"You'll pay for production and installation yourself first, and then the bank will approve a loan?"
"Yes, it's similar to a home renovation loan. However, after the installation is complete, we take the contract signed by the farmer and photos of the finished product to the bank for a loan. The loan is directly deposited into the company's account, similar to a consumer loan."
Understood.
"Okay, take the company documents to the finance department, and I'll arrange the funds for you."
Ding Chao scratched his head: "We don't have enough manpower right now, so we can only come from one village to another. Mr. Shen, we may need more money later, and the loan period is estimated to be about three months."
"Recruit more people. It's the same whether you work in one village or two villages at the same time. I'll give you more money."
"Alright then."
Back in ZG, Ding Chao gave me some very good ideas.
I picked up my phone and called Yao Yao.
"Brother, what made you think of calling me?"
How's work going lately?
"Yeah, it's close to home. I even went to NT last week to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. My aunt told me you got engaged?"
"Yes, your sister-in-law is very beautiful and a very nice person."
There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.
"What's the matter with calling?"
"Since you work at the Ecological and Environmental Protection Bureau, are you familiar with wind and solar power generation in Liancheng City?"
"I know. I handled a small project before the Lunar New Year, which required coordination from multiple departments, including the Energy Bureau, the Natural Resources Bureau, and the Ecological Environment Bureau."
I was stunned for a moment.
"Anyone in Liancheng City involved in wind power generation?"
"There isn't one locally. I looked at the approval documents, and it's a company from Zhejiang."
"I also have a wind power project in Shandong, and I'm thinking about whether I could do it back in my hometown, as well as solar power. There are mountains in Dayu, how about installing solar panels on a mountainside? What do you think?"
"That's feasible. The solar power system on the mountain in Dayu is already in operation. It's just started. If you want to do it, you should come back soon."
When I heard that, I thought, "This is terrible! Making money in business doesn't wait for anyone; it's all about making a fortune secretly."
I originally wanted to get into the electricity and energy business.
How can my hometown be ransacked?
"Xiao Qi, let's go back to Liancheng."
During the phone call: "I'll pick you up tonight, let's have dinner together."
Ya Hong Group.
Call Sun Ce to come over and have Xiao Qi pick up Yao Yao.
"Tianyi, why are you in such a hurry to see me?"
"I want to set up a separate energy company to produce wind power and solar power."
"This is a good business opportunity, but the key is that we don't know anything about it, and there aren't any decent big companies in Liancheng."
"I have a wind power project in Shandong and an R&D company in Shanghai. Today I happened to meet someone in the provincial capital who works on a photovoltaic power project. It was through an acquaintance that I came back to contact you."
Sun Ce stared in disbelief.
"What's wrong?"
"Honestly, are you some leader's illegitimate child, or perhaps the protagonist's son or something?"
"Nonsense, you've drunk with my dad before. Besides, I'll have the real protagonist of a novel come to Liancheng for you to meet later—my college class monitor, who went from working to starting his own business after graduation and has never failed in his life. What am I compared to him!"
Sun Ce thought about it carefully and realized that it made sense; the protagonists in novels weren't as miserable as him.
At the very least, when NP shut down, leaving me with a loan of 1 million yuan out of nowhere, he once stood up for me...
However, the Zhou family is a powerful and influential family, and he can't afford to offend Liu Weicheng and Feng Hong...
Twenty minutes later.
Yao Yao pushed the door open and came in.
"I still have half an hour before I get off work. Why are you picking me up so early? My boss is watching me."
I introduced him, saying, "This is Deputy Director Sun from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision. Just call him Brother Sun."
Yao Yao was stunned for a moment.
"I'll have your brother Sun organize a get-together later, have a drink with your boss, and you can show your face there. After that, you can leave work whenever you want."
"Brother Sun..."
"Hehe, you must be Fourth Brother's daughter. I often drink with your dad and your Uncle Shen, and they always praise you."
They drank tea and exchanged pleasantries.
"Yaoyao, could you tell me about the general situation of the Dayu Mountain photovoltaic project? What preparations has the company you know made, which departments are involved, and what progress has it made?"
Yao Yao took out her phone: "Before I came, I did some research. The National Development and Reform Commission, the Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, the Ecological Environment Bureau, the Forestry and Grassland Bureau, the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, and the State Grid all need to approve it. Large companies like this usually contact us first and smooth things over with all the departments before they invest. They're still a long way off. They only came to Liancheng at the beginning of this year, and then the project was delayed because of the old man's departure."
Holy crap....
This lucrative business is something that Ren Laoyi and Zeng Hong have already been secretly preparing to do...
Do you have the company's address and the contact number for the person in charge?
"Yes, I'll send it to you now."