Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Because I've never seen such a professional and enormous super-large machine before.
Therefore, upon seeing these colossal machines, each a steel behemoth, Bai Ling was deeply shocked by them.

His mouth was so wide open it looked like he could fit an egg in it!
Subconsciously, he compared his own height to the enormous creature in front of him, and finally came to a conclusion in a daze.

“So, so big!”

Bai Ling was so shocked by the XDE440 rear-wheel-drive rigid mining truck in front of her that she was almost speechless.

patting the enormous mining truck, which weighs at least 260 tons on its own, Simon Lang said smugly.

"See? I told you that even if you stacked two of you together, you wouldn't be as tall as a tire, right? Let alone you, even if you stacked two of me together, you wouldn't be as tall as a wheel hub!"

"This single tire is 4 meters high, and the vehicle is a whopping 17 meters long! It's clearly a vehicle, but it's bigger than a typical yacht, and it can easily haul away hundreds of tons of various minerals!"

"What's remarkable is that while it has an extremely high load capacity, it's also quite fast! With a single press of the accelerator, it can easily reach 65 kilometers per hour! With such outstanding performance, I wasn't lying when I said I could clear this small coal mountain in two or three days, was I?"

"You could even clear out this little coal mountain, or just help you dig the riverbed underneath and build an irrigation canal – that would be a piece of cake! Now, do you believe me?"

Bai Ling believed it, of course.

Especially after seeing and touching these enormous creatures in front of her, Bai Ling no longer had any doubts about Ximen Lang's words.

They immediately gave a very positive response.

"You have to believe that! With all these big machines here, this little bit of work is nothing! It's a piece of cake! But these things are so big, they must be expensive to use, right? And the machine itself is so powerful, how could it be cheap?"

"Of course not. It's unlikely to be cheap. After all, the size and performance are so impressive! And these tires, see those six tires underneath? They're taller and bigger than both of us combined! Just one of those tires costs at least a million!"

"Yes, you heard right, just this one tire only costs 100 million RMB! What if you had six tires together? It might not even reach 1000 million! Just a few tires cost so much, of course the price can't be cheap!"

What? !

A single tire costs 100 million?!

This is an astronomical price that Bai Ling could never even dream of!
It's simply unimaginable; Bai Ling wanted to question Ximen Lang back then.

"Is this tire made of gold or silver? What is this junk? How dare you ask for such a high price?!"

However, when she saw the various parameters of the XDE440 rear-wheel drive rigid mining truck that Simon Lang casually handed over, especially the tires, which used a variety of technologies that were impressive just by looking at them.
Bai Ling decisively swallowed back the question that was on the tip of her tongue.

"Okay, it's not the product's fault that it's expensive. It's our problem; we're too poor. But this is just too expensive! Just six tires alone cost at least 10 million. This whole set would easily cost tens of millions, maybe even over 100 million?!"

"What do you think? With my massive size and outstanding performance, that's for sure! If I didn't sell for a higher price, making it seem like a fake, would you feel comfortable? You wouldn't, would you? So, a higher price is normal! But don't let the price fool you, it's incredibly useful..."

Upon hearing Ximen Lang's words, Bai Ling quickly asked with her eyes shining.

"You mean it's expensive to buy, but actually very cheap to use?"

"No, what I mean is that it's not only expensive to buy, but it's also just as expensive to use!"

Bai Ling's face fell immediately upon hearing this, and Ximen Lang, with a helpless shrug, explained to her.

"Sister, don't you even look at its load capacity? It's over 400 tons! And that's not even its limit! If you add its own weight, it's almost 1000 tons, you know?"

"With such a heavy weight, even a fool would know that it can't be cheap to use! Let me put it this way, it's a huge oil consumer!"

"See that huge fuel tank down there, bigger than the two of us? That tank has a capacity of over 5000 liters! Do you know what that means? You don't even need to drive it; you can just start the engine."

"If we translate that to our situation, a family of three would be completely out of food for at least a month! And even then, we're only realistically calculating! If we're going to use it all we want, then go ahead and consume as much as we want!"

"That tank of gas will only last two or three days at most before it's almost empty! Even so, you should use it sparingly! If you run it 24/7, the rate at which it runs out of gas will be so fast it'll make you question your existence!"

It's no exaggeration to say that after hearing his explanation, Bai Ling felt her whole life had turned gloomy.

I feel like it's still missing something, something that's not quite right.

As if afraid that Bai Ling wasn't upset enough, Ximen Lang continued.

"Of course, on the other hand, while it is indeed a gas guzzler, it depends on what you compare it to. Compared to ordinary vehicles, it certainly consumes more fuel. But compared to that hydraulic excavator in front, it's just a nobody! And the worst of the worst, not even worthy of carrying its shoes!"

Yes, not only did Siemens acquire more than ten XDE440 rear-wheel-drive rigid mining trucks, which are used in large mines, but Siemens also acquired them.

Even the super-large hydraulic excavators specifically designed for loading large mining trucks were brought to Beijing by Simon Lang in one go—three or four of them!
Moreover, they have all kinds of manufacturers and all kinds of models!

There are Sany Heavy Industry's SY375IDS (National IV emission standard) large hydraulic excavator, and Shandong Lingong's E6600HBPlus large hydraulic excavator. There are also Shanxi Taiyuan Heavy Industry Group's WK-75 mining excavator and XCMG's XE7000 hydraulic excavator.

In addition, there are those large mining cards, all of which are different models.
Good heavens! Ximen Lang has completely monopolized the seven major heavy industries of later generations!

It's a complete collection, with all the top-of-the-line products from various companies gathered here!
But now the real question is who is the biggest oil consumer.

Therefore, without a doubt, those four super-large hydraulic excavators, each as tall as a few stories and standing there like small mountains, were the clear winners!
"See that? If a large mining truck can consume a month's worth of food for an average family with just one ignition, then this thing can consume at least several months' worth of food for an average family with just one ignition!"

"You know how ridiculously big it is? Not only is the fuel tank enormous, a whopping 13600 liters! But its size is also extraordinary! You see, standing there, it's like a mountain! If it were moving, the fuel consumption would be truly terrifying, let me tell you!"

In fact, this is the main reason why Ximen Lang, even though he knew that the mining volume of various minerals in Beijing would definitely jump to a new level after the city acquired these super-large machines, still did not think of bringing them over.

For no other reason than that these super-large machines are just too damn expensive to use!

Even in later generations, small mines simply couldn't afford such good equipment.

Only super-large mines can afford such cutting-edge equipment and maintain such top-of-the-line machinery, let alone those in Beijing. Just look at Bai Ling; Ximen Lang only gave her a general overview of the fuel consumption of each machine, and they haven't even actually put them into use yet, and she's already acting like this, feeling the pinch.

The pain was so intense I could hardly breathe.

If a large quantity of these were shipped to her and put into full use, wouldn't she be heartbroken to the point of fainting from the pain?

It was precisely because Beijing was so poor that it couldn't afford to use or maintain such large machinery.

Therefore, even though he knew that these large machines could greatly improve the mining efficiency in Beijing, Ximen Lang still did not choose to bring them over, and did not even mention it.

After a month or two of vigorous development of the Daqing Oilfield, the demand for oil in Beijing was finally alleviated to some extent.

At least it's okay to look at plums to quench your thirst; it's not a big problem.

With the availability of fuel to sustain these large machines, Ximen Lang was finally able to bring them over from the future.

As for why Simon Lang insists on using so many different brands and models, why not just use excavators and mining trucks from a single manufacturer?
That's because it's not just an ordinary excavation task, but also a very valuable platform that allows future generations to fully showcase their products!

Upon hearing that Beijing had finally developed the Daqing Oilfield and that there was a need to deploy a batch of large machinery for operations, Xia Yi immediately retrieved the samples that had been prepared for Beijing from the warehouse and had Ximen Lang bring them over.

The purpose of doing this was, of course, only one: to make full use of the opportunity of this excavation mission to showcase the advantages of these large machines from later generations to the world of Beijing.

This would make them addicted after just one use, and completely dependent on them. Then, they could seize control of the large machinery market in Beijing, opening up a new blue ocean for the heavy industry in the future.

This layout is huge!
"So, you don't need to worry at all. It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but at least this time, the usage fees for these large machines and all the expenses that will inevitably occur after the operation begins are all free!"

"When they heard that what I was going to do was such a meaningful thing, they were so moved that they couldn't contain themselves! They gave me whatever I wanted, and prepared everything for me, many times more than I could ever want!"

"I can't even refuse! If I utter a single word of no, not even a short time later, she'll immediately have a million things to say! She'll accuse me of hindering her progress, and then she'll say I look down on her."

"She's a shrewd person, so shrewd that she's almost mercenary. If you put her in her shoes, she's a cunning monkey—that's her for sure! But look what happened—this shrewd and mercenary person was actually influenced by me and became a completely different person! Don't you think I'm incredibly charismatic?"

Charisma?

Who?
"you?"

In the past, before Ximen Lang had even spoken to her openly, when all of this was still taboo and untouchable.

That goes without saying.

Even though she knew that Xia Yiyi was planning to take over the Beijing market in one fell swoop through this excavation mission, Bai Ling would pretend to know nothing about it.

Afterwards, they had to reluctantly accept Ximen Lang's self-praise, and even say a few insincere words, praising Ximen Lang and flattering him, and extolling his almost non-existent personal charm.

But now, they've both started going their separate ways, and everyone basically knows what's going on.

She also received Lao Luo's approval and the approval of her superiors.

Bai Ling didn't want to beat around the bush with Ximen Lang anymore.

Therefore, it is utterly contemptible.

Bai Ling couldn't stand Ximen Lang's boasting for even a second.

He interrupted me at that moment.

"I've noticed that you just love to pat yourself on the back. It was clearly her idea to use this incident to promote the large machinery over there and then have her eye on our market, but you manage to twist it into your personal charisma!"

"And what do you mean she was influenced by you, that she's been elevated? Listen to what you're saying! How can you say such disgusting things? I'm embarrassed to even hear it! It's disgusting, you know?"

His sharp tongue and bluntness, completely different from before, left Ximen Lang stunned on the spot.

He hovered his finger in mid-air, pointing at Bai Ling for a long time, but still couldn't figure out how to refute Bai Ling's words.

Just as he was about to get angry and find some excuse, or even better, start by criticizing Bai Ling's attitude, he decided to give her a stern lecture.

With a casual tug, Bai Ling pulled Ximen Lang, fingers and all, aside.

While curiously touching and examining everything, personally experiencing what would later be considered top-tier, unparalleled craftsmanship, he asked Ximen Lang a question with unprecedented relaxation.

"So many things! And they're all from big manufacturers and brands, either Sany, XCMG, or other heavy industry companies. It's dazzling! Good stuff, all good stuff! Let's stop talking nonsense and get straight to the point—what kind of low price can she offer us?"

Not only did they see through Xia Yiyi's purpose, but they also knew the manufacturers of these large machines like the back of their hand.

Good grief, they're dropping the pretense and laying their cards on the table!

This really made Simon Lang feel quite uncomfortable.

Regardless, Ximen Lang could still fully sense Bai Ling's unprecedented ease.

So, seeing that Bai Ling had completely relaxed, he also let down his guard.

He answered crisply and decisively.

"She's counting on this large-scale zero-import strategy to open up new markets and allow these heavy industry companies to reach new heights! Under such circumstances, prices certainly can't be high! In fact, as long as you need a large enough quantity, we could even give you the price at cost!" (End of Chapter)