Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 330 Big Brother, are you serious? (Third update!)

Mizuno Kenji's motto in life is to do what you want to do; once he has made a decision, he doesn't care what time it is.

He took out his phone and called several news media outlets he was familiar with, expressing his willingness to sponsor them and provide them with funding so they could travel to China to witness the grand event.

Unlike those who are concerned about this out of face or commercial needs, America's official focus is on whether this thing can be used for military purposes.

George Bush Intelligence Center, CIA headquarters, Virginia.

In the director's office, Director Dmitry Brown was nestled in a leather sofa, bathed in the setting sun, watching it sink into the west, and calmly asked:
"It's been 11 hours since 8 a.m. I think that should be enough time for you to figure out what happened."

Now, tell me the answer!

Behind Dmitry were Willie Vincent, head of the East Asia Regional Operations Command, and Victoria Lee, a senior analyst at the Intelligence Center.

Hearing Dmitri's question, Willie stepped forward, opened the file in his hand, and began to explain:
"The channel through which China announced this news was their CCTV-7 channel, which is an agriculture and military channel."

“Our intelligence personnel have been monitoring this channel.”

"So we discovered the relevant news immediately."

"Upon discovery, our intelligence personnel immediately activated emergency measures and put the whole matter into process."

"At the same time, we contacted the embassy and asked them to mobilize manpower and resources to help with the investigation."

“Through the embassy’s network of connections, we discovered even more.”

"That means that besides the official news, they actually have a lot of other publicity, but it's all very fragmented."

"Without specific information, no one would put these fragmented advertisements together."

"These promotions include, but are not limited to, study tours for primary and junior high school students, promotions for cultural activities for the elderly, and advertisements from merchants selling products..."

The more he talked, the softer Willie's voice became, until finally he simply shut up.

The golden-red sunset shone on Dmitri's face, giving it a faint golden, menacing look that made him appear exceptionally terrifying.

After a long silence, he sighed, "Indeed, without specific information, even I would rack my brains and never be able to connect these things together."

"What do you mean by the merchant-sponsored advertisements you just mentioned?"

The rustling sound of pages turning came from behind, followed by Willie's voice:

"After this news program aired, one of our old friends, the company that launched that high-performance battery a few months ago, is called Xiaomi Heavy Industry."

"Their official statement announced that they are the sole partner and the sole client for this satellite launch."

"Then, they posted a bunch of pictures of the home appliances they produce, claiming they are aerospace-grade quality appliances."

"Well...I..."

"Their official response confirmed the incident, and the two sides even engaged in friendly interactions on the internet..."

"I don't know if this is real or fake..."

Upon hearing this, Dmitri completely lost his composure. He lightly pushed off with his foot, causing the chair to spin, and he spun to the other side, facing Willie and Victoria.

Are you serious?

"Yes!" To dispel his leader's doubts, Willie quickly stepped forward and placed the document in front of Dmitri.

Dmitri took the document, turned the pages gently, and began to read its contents carefully.

After flipping through a few pages, he saw a silver crosshair logo.

He was familiar with this logo.

I first saw this logo on the invitation list for the Abu Dhabi International Defence Exhibition.

At that time, he was simply curious about the name and the logo.

Later, the company suddenly launched a high-performance battery, which withstood the scrutiny of various international laboratories and underwent testing, proving that it did exist and had extremely powerful performance.

In order to make money, I even gave out my business card to their people, and they also contacted me by phone, but unfortunately, I didn't answer the phone.

As the CIA director, Dmitry was a master at fishing, and even more so at luring people in. He planned to leave his opponent hanging for a while, making them anxious.

But to my utter surprise, that bastard on the other end called twice, and after failing to get through, he never called again.

To date, the two sides have not officially spoken by phone.

I never expected that when I saw their message again, the scope would be so vast, jumping from a power battery to aerospace satellites and then to satellite navigation systems.

They're going to promote products, probably some derivative products of that new energy battery, right?

Perhaps the CIA can even find some ways to make money from these goods.

Hmm... Xiaomi Heavy Industry Group...

refrigerator?

Color TV?

air conditioner?

No? You must be mistaken.
Dmitri shifted his gaze from the intelligence report to Willie's face, waving the report in his hand: "Are you sure you didn't take the wrong one?"

"They first became famous at the Abu Dhabi International Defence Exhibition."

"The second time it gained notoriety was for that high-performance battery. Domestic oil tycoons are lobbying members of Congress to pass legislation to ban this high-performance battery from entering America."

"This time, they are even going so far as to cooperate with the Chinese government to launch a satellite, and they have even received official recognition from the Chinese government."

"Then you tell me that the company's main business is selling refrigerators, color TVs, and air conditioners!"

"Are you kidding me?" Dmitri's words carried a rage he himself was unaware of.

Overwhelmed by his imposing presence, Willie took a step back. Victoria, standing nearby, quickly stepped forward and whispered words of comfort:
"Sir, perhaps this Xiaomi Heavy Industry, like Japan's Mitsubishi Group and South Korea's Samsung Group, is a diversified conglomerate?"

“Samsung Group, for example, is best known for its mobile phone business, but it is also involved in other fields, and even in the manufacturing of some aerospace launch parts.”

"Xiaomi Heavy Industry has a wide range of businesses, which means they have powerful backers. By contacting them, we can take the opportunity to contact the people behind them."

"Then we'll pursue what we want!"

When Samsung of South Korea and Mitsubishi of Japan were mentioned, Dmitry suppressed the questions that had just arisen in his mind.

These two companies, or rather these two conglomerates, have penetrated every corner of South Korea and Japan; their presence can be found in every nook and cranny of these two countries.

These two conglomerates help politicians gain status, and politicians help them develop; they complement each other.

By comparing these two companies to Xiaomi Heavy Industry, we can analyze that there is a large network of relationships behind Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

If we can uncover this network of relationships and clarify the lines of interest transfer between them, we can control these people and make them work for us.

very nice!
After untangling the chaotic lines, he looked at Victoria again:
"As an intelligence analyst, what do you think their chances of success are this time?"

“50%!” Victoria uttered a number, and under Deritemi’s surprised gaze, she explained softly:

"If they don't make this information public, then whatever they do, whether it succeeds or not, they can explain it away."

"All of these can be resolved by turning major issues into minor ones and minor issues into nothing."

"But now that they've made this information public, they only have a 50% chance."

"Success or failure!"

"Success! We'll achieve great things, officially become a space superpower, and break free from the restrictions imposed by Europe and us." "If we succeed, we can lobby the European Parliament, saying that China's actions will cause them to lose their leading position and prevent them from making easy money. Those idiots in the European Parliament know what to choose."

"Failure, falling into the abyss, morale being hit, we can also take the opportunity to add fuel to the fire."

After sharing her insights, Victoria's lips curled into a slight smile.

Dmitri ignored her smile, lowered his head to think for a moment, then looked up and fixed his gaze on Willie:
"You'll be in charge of planning this!"

“When they succeed, we send them flowers and praise, and then we lobby the European Parliament to put pressure on South Korea and Japan.”

"If we fail, we will attack morale like crazy."

"You will draft a plan based on this proposal later, and I will send it to the president."

Having sorted out the work, a smile returned to Dmitry's face, and he nodded slightly at the two people in front of him:
"Now, let's look forward to this grand event!"

…………

“I just called and confirmed with Lin Yi that the satellite was indeed designed by them, but they commissioned a company under the Aerospace Group to manufacture it and launch it together.”

"The total number is indeed 27: 24 low-orbit satellites and three geostationary satellites."

"It was indeed launched on July 11th."

He also said that he had reserved two viewing spots for the two of us and asked if we wanted to come with him.

In Lei Jun's office at Xiaomi Corporation in the Yingu Building in Yanjing, after listening to Lin Bin's answer, Lei Jun finally turned his attention back to the documents in front of him.

In this round of entrepreneurship, besides Xiaomi, he also wants to start an investment company.

During this period, I have also been in contact with some people from international investment banks, trying to poach a few people or find two partners.

I met a lot of people and had very pleasant conversations.

These people are very interested in his ideas, but after hearing his demands, they choose to play dead, using a silent protest to express their dissatisfaction with the distribution of benefits between the two sides.

But in the last two days, those people he had talked to inexplicably came to him again, extending an olive branch, saying that he had spoken too impulsively before and that they could sit down and talk things over.

Any ideas, profit sharing, etc., are all negotiable.

People cannot change suddenly unless there is a compelling reason to change.

Lei Jun could confirm that he did not have such a reason.

And just then, an employee of the company told him that Xiaomi Heavy Industry was going to launch a satellite.

He couldn't wait to have Lin Bin make the contact, wanting to find out whether it was true or false.

It's confirmed now.

I should be happy, but something just feels off.

Reaching down to check his lower back, Lei Jun hesitated before asking Lin Bin:

"Do you think they could grow into a giant like Samsung?"

Lin Bin rolled his eyes and counted on his fingers, saying, "They're already a giant now!"

"According to several of my friends, Xiaomi Heavy Industry's home appliances have already carved out a niche for themselves in Japan."

"We managed to snatch a huge piece of the pie from those established Japanese home appliance brands."

"Domestically, they have already established a firm foothold and made a name for themselves in the Yangtze River Delta region."

"The Yangtze River Delta region is home to nearly 30% of my country's migrant population."

“When these migrant workers go home for the Spring Festival, they will bring back the reputation of Xiaomi Heavy Industry.”

"Moreover, it's Lin Yi's product sales, which also follow the internet model."

“The shops are all staffed by their own contract workers. Wherever the shops open, their contract workers and warehouses are built there as well.”

"In a few years, their names will be known throughout China."

"Besides home appliances, their trump card, that high-performance battery, has not yet been fully revealed."

"According to my information, several domestic car companies have already started new energy projects."

“There are even international investment banks looking for car companies on the world stage that can get in touch with Xiaomi Heavy Industry.”

"Now they're pulling out navigation satellites. You're telling me they're not giants? Then what is?"

The resounding question silenced Lei Jun.

He began to reflect on the first half of his life.

After graduating from university, I made a lot of money with my programming skills, then joined Kingsoft and started writing various software programs and publishing books.

Later, he joined the ranks of internet entrepreneurs.

There were setbacks and successes along the way, but overall it was a success.

It could even be described as smooth sailing.

Sometimes, I'd wake up in the middle of the night and feel secretly happy, and sometimes I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

But now, compared to Lin Yi...

He looked up, still savoring the moment, and said, "I still remember the way he came running to me to borrow money!"

Lin Bin knew why Lei Jun said that, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how.

Finally, all I could do was pat Lei Jun on the shoulder in a consolation manner:

"In the future, when someone interviews you, you can just wave your hand and say that Lin Yi asked you for 5 million yuan, and without saying a word, you asked him for a plan and lent him 5 million yuan, and you even invested 2000 million yuan!"

"And then that 2000 million became the most insightful investment of your life."

Lei Jun dismissed his words of comfort as mere sour grapes.

Exchanging 2000 million for 5% of Xiaomi Heavy Industry's shares is a huge profit no matter how you calculate it.

Lin Bin is just a sour grapes.

Turning back, he asked, "You just said that you reserved two very close positions for us at the launch center. Which launch center is it?"

When will it be over?

Lin Bin took out his phone and looked at the time: "July 9th!"

Having gotten the time, Lei Jun quickly returned to his computer, turned it on, and searched for the perpetual calendar website.

Find the corresponding date.

Friday, December 9, 2010.

The 28th day of the fifth month in the lunar calendar.

It is auspicious to move to a new home, seek medical treatment, or visit relatives and friends.

Avoid holding religious ceremonies, setting up beds, traveling, and traversing meridians.

Not suitable for travel!

(End of this chapter)