Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

Did Prince Suer know that Wang Yaotang was playing hard to get?

He might know, or he might not, but it doesn't matter to him.

Investing in seawater desalination technology is extremely valuable for camels, and this technology, at most, costs very little money!
As for chemical technology, he didn't understand it; he only knew the term. Even if Wang Yaotang agreed, there were professional teams in China to handle the specifics of the investment, so he believed he wouldn't be deceived.

Besides, investing in a lab isn't like investing in a chemical plant. The funds are remitted little by little on a quarterly basis. Even if you find out you've been scammed a few years later, how much money could they possibly have lost?

These are all minor inconveniences for camels; they can easily save a little money in their daily expenses.

Moreover, Wang Yaotang himself did not have any research capabilities. He was the one who led the research, while the Chinese were the ones who actually carried it out. Although they had not had much contact before, the Chinese have always been very trustworthy in terms of international reputation.

These conditions are enough for Prince Suer to invest a sum of money. The Camel family is well-off, and even if such an investment yields results only once out of ten times, it will still be profitable for them.

After several hours of rambling conversation, the fueling was finally completed, and everyone stepped back a short distance, their eyes fixed on the massive launch vehicle.

To make the customers feel more involved, the final launch invited Prince Suer to shout, which really excited the old man!
Trembling and with his face flushed, Wang Yaotang was afraid the old man would suddenly pass out.

Prince Sur: I am the first person in the entire history of camels to launch a ballistic log!
It's very likely that he's the only one!
This is a strategic deterrent weapon; a country will not launch it unless it faces a life-or-death situation.

Furthermore, given the international environment surrounding the camel, test firing could easily trigger conflict, so the king may never have the chance in his lifetime.

How could the old man not be excited!
Camel people love being number one in everything, and they'll spend money on it without batting an eye.

“10、9……5、4……1，发射！”苏尔亲王扯着脖子用蹩脚的中文大声吼道。

On the other side, the man with the buzz cut suddenly pressed the launch button.

Instantly, blazing orange-red flames erupted from the engine nozzle at the bottom of the missile, and the burning unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine propellant produced a deafening roar. The 64-ton missile body slowly rose under the enormous thrust, and the scorching air wave, carrying thick smoke, spewed out to the two side guide channels, stirring up a cloud of dust. Wang Yaotang and his team, standing at a distant observation point, could feel the heat wave hitting them.

The missile accelerated rapidly, its tail flames tearing through the sky and leaving a long, bright trail as it soared into the heavens. The missile maintained a stable vertical trajectory, gradually shrinking into a point of light on the horizon.

Everyone craned their necks, holding their breath and staring at the sky until the telemetry signal reported 'flight normal,' at which point the crowd erupted in cheers.

For these log soldiers, this moment is one they will remember for a lifetime. Their daily training usually involves pulling out logs for simulated tests, and they rarely fire live ammunition. Most of the live ammunition was fired for testing purposes.

At the launch site, the lingering smoke slowly dissipated. Prince Suer kept his head held high, never lowering it, watching the point of light shooting straight into the sky. At that moment, a desire to soar into space arose in his heart.

He had enjoyed power and all the pleasures of life, and he thought there was nothing left for him to desire.

Now, he has found it again, but unfortunately at his age, it is almost impossible!

My son is still young, and maybe one day he can go there. When that happens, I'll let him take some of my ashes to the space station and scatter them into the boundless space!
"So, when will the Chinese begin researching space technology?" Prince Suer suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Wang Yaotang was taken aback by the question.

The old man looked surprised after hearing the translation; the topic had jumped around too much.

“I want to go to heaven!” Prince Suer said earnestly.

verb?

noun?

adjective?
Wang Yaotang: Subway, elderly people, mobile phones.

“I don’t think I’ll have the chance. If you can complete this technology, I hope to take my ashes up there and scatter them in space. How much do you want? I’ll pay!” Prince Suer said with some longing.

Wang Yaotang took a deep breath, raised his hand and clapped lightly, saying with admiration, "This is a free, grand, and great aspiration full of postmodern romanticism. In the cold and desolate void, accompanied by light that has been floating for billions of years, at that moment the soul merges into spacetime, and the universe is in great harmony. This... is so beautiful!"

"This wish will surely be envied by people all over the world, and will surely be recorded in a romantic epic and sung about!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Suer became even more excited, as if he had gained the approval of the whole world. He looked like he had finally found a kindred spirit, and he held Wang Yaotang's hands tightly with tears of emotion welling up in his eyes. "Your Majesty, you must help me. I'm willing to pay any amount of money!"

The translator kept his head slightly lowered, hiding his body behind the old man, frantically thinking about the most tragic experience of his life, trying to keep his expression from getting out of control.

The old man, not hearing the translator, turned his head in surprise. "Wait, what's going on?"
The translator bit his cheek hard, and with a crunch, his teeth were covered in blood!

After hearing the translation, the old man also gasped!
To the old man, Prince Suer's wish was at most a waste of money, a reflection of the decadence of capitalism and the emptiness of the spiritual world. But for a young man like Wang Yaotang to be able to say such nauseating words so quickly was truly beyond the reach of others!
No wonder they can earn $10 billion in brokerage fees on a single deal!

These fancy little words are so difficult to translate, the people at the Ministry of Commerce simply can't handle it!
I don't have that ability!
Given how heartless Comrade Wang is, this wish must amount to a billion or eight hundred million!
wrong……

Xiao Wang couldn't fix the eyes, so in the end he still relied on his hometown to do scientific research. Couldn't that money have been invested in aerospace technology?

The old man raised his hand and stroked his beard. "If that's the case," he thought, "this wish certainly has a romantic feel to it..."

I can't remember these words even after hearing them just once.

The old man silently stepped back a few steps, giving Xiao Wang space to do his thing. Sure enough, trusting the professionals was the right thing to do.

That mouth of yours is amazing!
Over here, while old Prince Sul was still dreaming of his ashes being scattered into the sky, on the other side, after receiving news of the successful launch from the test landing site, everyone behind a bunker a kilometer away looked up at the sky.

The engine boost phase of Dongfeng-3 lasts only about 2 minutes. After leaving the atmosphere, the engines shut down, and the middle phase of entering low Earth orbit relies entirely on unpowered inertial flight.

During this phase, the missile first ascends along a parabola to a peak of 420 kilometers, then falls freely along a parabola, with its speed gradually decreasing from 4.2 kilometers per second at shutdown to 2.1 kilometers per second at the peak, before accelerating down to 3.8 kilometers per second before re-entry.

Ten minutes later, it fell from an altitude of 420 kilometers to an altitude of 80 kilometers at the edge of the atmosphere before passing through the atmosphere at high speed and finally hitting the target.

The whole process took about 13 minutes, and the group of people kept looking up at the sky without feeling any neck pain.

Prince Banda: What haven't I seen!

I've never seen this before!
Camel is the first person to witness a ballistic log explode upon impact!
I am proud!
Behind him, a crew of photographers was filming with a camera. Prince Banda had requested that all of his heroic figures be captured on camera so he could show off later!
In the future, if other royal brothers, including royal brothers from other Middle Eastern countries, try to show off to him and say how great they are, he only needs to say one sentence: "Did you personally witness the ballistic log explosion?"

I, Prince Banda, have seen it!
He then threw the photo in the other person's face and killed him!

From now on, I will be the most handsome guy in the royal family of this Arab country.

Pretending to be cool is like the wind and always accompanies me!

At this moment, he had no idea that his father had already planned to scatter his ashes into space after he died.

Prince Suer: You little brat, your father will always be your father!

Twelve minutes later, a point of light suddenly appeared in the bright daylight sky. Then, this point of light fell violently at a speed beyond the reach of nerve reflexes, with a terminal speed of Mach 10, making it impossible to intercept!

A beam of divine light, resembling a giant sword of divine punishment, pierced the ground from the heavens, followed by a sudden burst of blinding flashes. The blazing white light quickly turned orange-red, billowing and rising with black smoke.

The ground shook violently. Prince Suer swayed from side to side, instinctively grabbing onto the concrete bunker next to him. His mouth was wide open, and the deafening roar of the explosion filled his ears. Although he had imagined the immense power of the explosion beforehand, he realized that his imagination was utterly inadequate when he actually witnessed it!

On this vast desert, the explosive power was fully unleashed, beyond imagination; it was simply a punishment sent down by the 'Lord'!

Prince Banda confirmed that no person, equipment, or building could survive such an explosive force!
This power will definitely make those who have ill intentions towards camels put away their filthy thoughts!
The shockwave from the explosion swept past, and Prince Banda felt a tightness in his chest, dizziness, and weakness in his legs. His ears were filled with a deafening roar, and he couldn't hear what the people around him were saying.

Prince Banda was covered in sweat from fright. Even though the staff had told him beforehand that this reaction was normal and not a serious problem, he was still scared and felt that he had been greatly injured. He insisted on having a full medical check-up when he got back and then getting some rest.
I have rendered meritorious service to the country, and I have been wounded for the country!
After a long while, everyone had mostly recovered, but their voices became very loud when they spoke because they all had tinnitus.

Prince Banda didn't forget his mission and immediately called his father, shouting, "Father, it's incredible! You can't even imagine! That was divine punishment from the Lord! I'm behind a bunker a kilometer away, but I'm dizzy and can't walk. My chest feels so tight, cough cough cough cough..."

Prince Suer's ears were ringing from the roar, and he immediately moved the microphone away from his ear. "Really? Hahaha, that's great!"

“What? What did you say? I can’t hear you, Father! You really should come and see for yourself! This power! I’m sure this is what we need! Those damned Persians and squid will shut their damn mouths immediately! They have to show us the respect we deserve!” Prince Banda roared excitedly.

Wang Yaotang explained with a smile, "His ears were injured by the shock, so he can't hear himself speak, which is why his voice is so loud."

Prince Suer laughed heartily. His son had experienced it firsthand, and the last bit of doubt in his heart disappeared!
After yelling a few times, I hung up the phone. Communicating is too difficult now; I'll talk to you when I get back.

Prince Banda was helped to his feet and strode quickly towards the crash site. He wanted to take photos next to the wreckage, at the edge of the crater. At the bottom of the crater!

Lying at the bottom of the pit!

Take photos from every angle!
I'll live off this for the rest of my life.

A few hours later, after getting off the plane, my ears still hurt, and I had severe tinnitus, making it difficult to hear what others were saying. But I couldn't hide the excitement on my face.

He immediately pulled Prince Sur to show him the footage on the videotape, loudly proclaiming that he was the first person in camel history to witness the ballistic log explosion firsthand.

Prince Suer raised an eyebrow. At this moment, even father and son had to fight to the death!
"My dear child, I launched this missile log with my own hands!" Prince Suer said loudly after straightening his clothes.

I personally ordered the launch, or simply 'I launched', no problem!
What?! Banda's expression froze. How could the old Chinese let you launch it yourself?
Well, well, it's not all bad news. From launch to landing and explosion, the whole process was completed by my son and me. Isn't that an honor?
Banda quickly recovered, thinking that he could add this to his future bragging: "My dad personally launched ballistic logs. What has your dad done?"
Does he marry many wives?
Just as Banda was feeling smug, Prince Sur once again loudly proclaimed his promise that when Lao Zhong was able to complete manned spaceflight, he would scatter his ashes into the cold, desolate space, accompanied by the eternal light that would drift for billions of years, keeping company with the sun, moon, and stars.

At that moment, Banda was dumbfounded, completely stunned!

This, this, this...

That's so, so, so pretentious!

The road of showing off has come to an end!

Unsurpassable!

This hurt him terribly, even more than East 3!

He seemed to have lost his soul...

Prince Suer silently rose with a smile on his face, lightly brushed his suit jacket, and turned to leave.

Kid, you still have a long way to go on this path of showing off.

Wang Yaotang watched this scene with a smile, which perfectly fit the stereotype of having a piece of cloth on one's head.

But the old man and his group were dumbfounded, and could only marvel at how amazing the world is!

Previously, the old man had some doubts about Wang Yaotang's assessment that foreign leaders were all "human-like," but now he's seen through him!

He simply couldn't understand any of this.

The procurement negotiations were about to take place, and both sides needed to prepare privately. The Chinese man's men could prepare, but he voiced his doubts, "Why would they do this?"

“Small country, weak people, rich, with a predictable future. The country’s pursuit is for the big powers to go easy on me when they bully me, to save me some face. The royal family is born into luxury, and can sit in high positions as soon as they come of age without having to struggle even a little bit. They can’t use the Xuanwu Gate succession law, so their spiritual world is extremely empty. They are also bound by faith to prevent them from becoming too decadent. What can they pursue? Isn’t it just a little bit of something ethereal and unattainable?” Wang Yaotang curled his lip.

The old man seemed to understand yet also not understand. The Middle East was different from the feudal period in China. No matter how high one's position, one could not imagine things beyond one's own knowledge.

"Wasn't your description of its power a bit exaggerated?" the old man asked with a smile.

"That's exactly what they want to hear. They'll say the same thing when they go back and spread the word. It's all for the public to hear. It has to fit their imagination. A lethal radius of 35 meters would seem unbelievable to the public. They'd think that such a weapon is practically impossible to use. It's just for scaring ordinary people. They don't care about the actual data at all," Wang Yaotang said with a smile.

This lethal radius means that even if you hide in a bunker or air-raid shelter, you will definitely die!

"I understand. There's still a lot we need to learn in business." The old man smiled and patted Wang Yaotang's arm. "Alright, go ahead and get busy."

Wang Yaotang nodded and walked towards the room where the camels rested.

Prince Suer gestured for Wang Yaotang to sit down and said, "We are very satisfied with the power and range. How many can the Chinese provide?"

"Uncle Suer, don't worry about that. China's industrial products may not be the most sophisticated or the most beautiful, but their production capacity is definitely the largest in the world. With 4 million industrial workers, we can produce as much as you need!" Wang Yaotang said proudly.

"Excellent, it's the East 3. We're very satisfied with it in all aspects. So, what's the price? How much more will the Chinese customer pay per coin?"

Wang Yaotang held up three fingers.

"3 million US dollars?" Prince Suer and Prince Banda frowned simultaneously. The price was a bit too high...

Wang Yaotang, very good, just the right flavor!
“My brother, this price is a bit too high. It exceeds our budget. You know, our budget is $70 billion, but we need to purchase as much as possible to have enough deterrent power,” Prince Banda said in a deep voice.

“I am your commercial shareholder, a middleman. Now, speaking from a neutral perspective, when you initially made the budget, you were thinking of purchasing American spears, children's toys with a range of 150 kilometers. The budget was based on that. But this is the East 3, with a range 20 times greater, and much greater power. Its range covers Eurasia and Africa. These are two completely different things and there is no comparison between them.”

“Once these logs are sent back, the camel will immediately become the undisputed leader of the Arab world, making the squid and Persians stand up and speak, ensuring that war can never threaten the camel, and even the United States and the Russians will have to speak more kindly.”

"A product that transcends expectations naturally comes with a price that transcends expectations."

"With East 3, you will be the eighth country in the world to possess ballistic logs. If we count by quantity, then you will be the fifth in the world!" Wang Yaotang gestured with his hands, "This is not the third in the world that Old Sa boasted about."

"Just 30 of them are enough to destroy an industrial city!"

"3 million is a bargain, you won't lose out!"

These words ignited the passion in both Suer and Banda.

3 million? Not expensive!

"Now, let me speak from your perspective." Wang Yaotang paused deliberately.

Prince Suer personally poured Wang Yaotang a cup of tea, saying, "Please."

Wang Yaotang nodded his thanks, downed his drink in one gulp, and said, "I think that price is not an important factor for camels."

"First of all, the camel needs a third-party force to enter the Middle East to balance Russia and the United States. A triangle is the most stable, which can greatly reduce the frequency and scale of wars in the Middle East. However, China's current national policy is to focus on economic development. Without sufficient benefits, China will absolutely not get involved in the murky waters of the Middle East."

"Secondly: Russia and the United States, the two poles of the world, can sell ordinary equipment to Camel, but they will never sell strategic weapons to Camel. Only China can do this. This relationship must be maintained. After all, the speed of weapons development since World War II has been too fast. Camel cannot rely on the East China Sea forever. Future weapons upgrades will still need to rely on China."

"Finally: Returning to the procurement itself, instead of considering price, we should consider increasing the quantity purchased. 30 missiles can destroy a city, so what about 60? They can wipe a city off the map!"

Wang Yaotang suddenly swept the teapot next to him to the ground, where it shattered with a 'crack'.

Suer wasn't angry. He already had a picture in his mind: when negotiating with the Persians in the future, he would sweep the teapot like that, just like swatting flies!
Banda pursed his lips. Damn, this is too pretentious!

"Let me add one more thing. Instead of keeping that money in American banks and waiting for it to depreciate, why not take it out and invest it in the East China Sea? I bet this thing holds its value better than the US dollar, if we can sell it." As he spoke, Wang Yaotang laughed loudly.

Sul and Banda laughed along, believing that if they could sell, other Arab brothers would be willing to pay a higher price, even forty years from now!

"Of course, I'll try my best to get you the most benefits." Wang Yaotang smiled and spread his hands. "I must make you realize that I'm not taking money for nothing, and that hiring me is well worth the money!"

“OK, I need to make a confidential call,” Prince Suer said with a smile.

"Please feel free to leave. I'll head out now." Wang Yaotang stood up and walked outside.

He closed the door, waved his subordinate forcefully, and it was done!
Inside the room, Prince Suer made a phone call to Liad. The King had arranged for people to wait for him. Soon the call was connected, and just by listening to his voice, the King could tell how excited his brother was and how satisfied he was with East 3.

Wang Yaotang's words, "Instead of keeping money in American banks and waiting for it to depreciate, it's better to invest it in East 3," deeply moved him. He had to make the Americans regret it!

"We want 60! Satisfy him!" The king said resolutely, stamping his foot.

It’s just money!
It gushes forth from the desert every day, endlessly!
Any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem!

Spending an extra 10-20 billion will have no impact on Saudi Arabia.

After hanging up the phone, Su Er glanced at his son and said, "Go and call Wang in. The rest of the way is up to him!"

“Yes, Father!” Banda stood up abruptly. (End of Chapter)