Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 456 The World (Third Update!)
Everyone was busy and no one paid attention to Cao Bin and the others' arrival. They would only remind them to be careful when they got close.

After giving the reminders, the installers will return to their positions and continue adjusting the equipment.

As Qin Chao looked at the busy people, the neatly arranged equipment, and the production materials used for testing, his smile grew wider and wider.

Finally, I simply walked to the left side of the Jiangda Bridge and reached out to embrace it.
"Secretary Daqiao, what do you think of this factory?"

"..." Jiang Daqiao tilted his head and looked at Qin Chao on the left, glared at him fiercely, raised his left hand and slapped Qin Chao's hand off his shoulder, then patted off non-existent dust on his shoulder, showing a look of disgust.

After swatting away the non-existent dust, he turned to Lin Yi, who hadn't said much, and asked, "Mr. Lin, have you found buyers for the batteries you produce?"

In short, everyone present turned their heads and looked at Lin Yi.

Many factories can produce products, but many products cannot be sold.

Only when the products produced are sold and there are stable orders can they provide a stable GDP.

if!

If... if the batteries that Qin Chao has put so much effort into supporting don't get any orders and can't be sold, then they can ridicule Qin Chao mercilessly and then try every means to get the people of Suzhou to squeeze this factory out.

At that time, they can take advantage of the situation!

Under their expectant gazes, Lin Yi nodded slightly:

"We don't have large-scale orders, but we always have small orders."

"When the factory is in standardized production, there will be even more orders."

Not hearing what they wanted to hear, Jiang Daqiao and the others looked rather grim. They turned around and glared at Qin Chao fiercely before focusing on studying the factory in front of them.

Following the production line forward, a group of people stopped at the very end of the electric vehicle battery production line, looking curiously at the batteries on the ground in front of them.

At the end of the production line, engineers operate robotic arms to remove a huge battery from the production line and place it on a flatbed trailer.

The open space next to it was already full of flatbed trailers. A quick count revealed about 20 flatbed trailers, and each of these 20 trailers carried 5 huge batteries.

And the specifications of these batteries are clearly different.

"What is this?" Jiang Daqiao asked involuntarily, and Qin Chao and the others followed his question, first looking at the battery, then at Lin Yi, and finally at Cao Bin.

Cao Bin waved to the engineer controlling the flatbed trailer in the distance. The engineer then braked the flatbed trailer, completed the inspection, filled out the form, and then leisurely ran over.

"Engineer Cao!"

"Explain this to the leaders!" Cao Bin nodded to the engineer, then stepped aside, letting the engineer explain to Qin Chao and the others.

The engineer turned around and pointed to the flatbed trailer not far away:

"These are samples ordered from several car manufacturers. The appearance is different because they are customized in different sizes and have different functions."

"There are cheap ones and expensive ones."

"Different manufacturers produce different products, so their appearances will naturally look different."

"Otherwise, if two different manufacturers produce vehicles using the same model of battery, but the prices differ, wouldn't it be disastrous if customers found out?"

"I spent a million to buy this car, and you're using the same battery as me. What class are you?"

After the engineer finished speaking in a joking tone, Qin Chao turned around and asked Lin Yi, "I remember you said you were planning to develop electric vehicles?"

"Yes!"

"So when are you planning to do it?"

"My plan is to get electric bicycles first!"

"why?"

"Because there is a greater demand for electric bicycles, they are easier to manufacture, and they can also help create jobs."

With Lin Yi's last words, Qin Chao instantly lost the will to ask any further questions. He turned to look at Jiang Daqiao, pointing his right index finger at Lin Yi, and smugly berated him:
"Look, Secretary Daqiao, our young men from Suzhou are truly responsible, always keeping employment in mind."

"That's what you call young and promising!"

Jiang Daqiao didn't say anything, he just kept staring.

After showing off the Jiang Bridge, Qin Chao turned to look at the others, but as soon as he lifted his butt, they knew what he was up to and quickly turned away, not speaking to him.

Having been rebuffed, Qin Chao turned back to Lin Yi and asked:

"Do you have a sample of the electric bicycle you mentioned? Let me see it!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi gave Cao Bin a look, and Cao Bin immediately understood, pointing to the door beside him:
"Secretaries, this way!"

Stepping out through a small door on the side, you don't end up outside the workshop, but rather in a corridor.

Walking out of the workshop along the corridor, and then north along a path that had just been planted with greenery, a group of people stopped in front of another workshop.

The workshop security guard naturally extended his hand, and Cao Bin naturally handed over his name tag.

The verification was successful, but Cao Bin did not lead the group into the workshop. Instead, he turned at the main entrance of the workshop and entered another corridor through a small door.

Walking to the end of the corridor, opening the door, you are greeted by an open space about the size of six basketball courts.

The open space was surrounded by an iron fence. About 50 meters to the left of the corridor door, there was a large gate.

The main gate faces the workshop gate, and there are some charred marks on the ground, which look like tire tracks.

The site was paved, but it would have been better not to do it at all.

Because the entire area was a mess, there was a sandpit that looked like a long jump area, a muddy pit that was soaked in water, an area full of gravel, and a cement surface that was hardened but was crumbling and dusting.

Judging from the marks, the site is still very new and should have just been built.

And among all this mess, there are actually routes where lime was scattered.

Wasting land!

"Where is this?" Qin Chao looked up and asked. He had a vague guess in his mind, but there was nothing on the ground, so he couldn't voice his guess.

At this moment, Cao Bin took out a walkie-talkie from his pocket, adjusted the channel, and said a few words into the walkie-talkie. A sound came from inside the door of the workshop that faced the site.

Immediately afterwards, five people on electric bicycles came out of the workshop and parked their bikes in front of them.

That electric bicycle...

There's no outer shell at all; it's just a frame mounted on a battery, and fresh welding slag is still visible on the frame.

After showing off the brand-new test vehicle, the five people turned around and went into the test track.

The electric bicycles were running very quietly, almost silently, with only the sound of tires rubbing against the ground coming softly from the field. It was at this moment that Cao Bin's answer rang out:
"This is the testing ground. The vehicles they are riding are experimental products that were just made in this workshop not long ago."

"Once the testing is complete and the data is collected, we will launch our own electric bicycles, equipped with our own batteries and electronic control systems, under the Xiaomi Heavy Industry brand." "In addition to electric bicycles, we are also developing electric tricycles."

“Even other electric assistive tools.”

"This high-performance lithium battery has a wide range of applications, and our reputation has been established. Many people know that we have such a battery."

"They are also waiting for our new battery to be released."

"Now, what we need to do is produce our batteries, and then use our products to tell the world that we not only write papers, but we also use them and we also do them."

"Once the initial setup is established, there will be plenty of orders later."

"A new era of electric vehicles is coming!"

"Great!" Cao Bin's voice became somewhat excited as he spoke, but Qin Chao was even more excited than him. As soon as Cao Bin finished speaking, he immediately raised his hand and clapped.

After clapping a few times and realizing that only his own applause was making noise, he nudged Jiang Daqiao next to him with his elbow: "What are you standing there for? Clap your hands!"

"When Suzhou's GDP goes up, the GDP of the entire Jiangsu Province will also go up. When people talk about Jiangsu Province, your provincial capital, Nanjing, will also benefit a little, right?"

"applaud!"

"Let's all give a round of applause to our General Manager Lin and our Chief Engineer Cao!"

Urged on by him, sparse applause broke out. Jiang Daqiao clapped his hands while lowering his voice and asking Qin Chao fiercely, "So from now on, will my Jinling name be listed before your Suzhou name?"

"You're overthinking it!" Qin Chao glared back. "Whether you put your name before or after Jiangsu Province, I don't care."

"Because in front of my Suzhou, the world must be displayed!"

"Damn it!" Jiang Daqiao muttered weakly, slowly lowering the speed and intensity of his clapping.

As the applause subsided, Lin Yi stood in front of the group, raised his hand, and said:
"Distinguished leaders, that concludes our tour for today."

"It's almost noon. We've prepared a meal in the cafeteria. Let's go eat there first."

“We can sit down together, have a cup of tea, chat, and discuss the industry chain.”

"What do you think?"

Before Lin Yi could finish speaking, Zhao Jingsong was the first to agree: "Okay!"

His voice immediately drew contempt from the others.

Stared at by these people, Zhao Jingsong straightened up and pulled Jiang Daqiao out: "Secretary Daqiao, I have been working diligently and wholeheartedly to develop the economy of Jiangsu Province. As the secretary of the provincial capital, you have to say a few words for me."

"Tell them to stop staring at me like that!"

"Furthermore, Secretary Daqiao, I, Zhao Jingsong, was short-sighted in the past. From now on, in Jiangsu Province, I, Zhao Jingsong, will follow Nanjing's lead!"

"If you say go east, I will absolutely not go west!"

"You say who I'll hit, and I'll hit them!"

Hearing his words, Jiang Daqiao not only didn't get excited, but instead distanced himself from him: "What do you want to do?"

"It's nothing!" Zhao Jingsong waved his hand first, then chuckled, before lowering his head and saying shyly:

"Um... Old Secretary Wang from Nanjing is an exceptional calligrapher. I would like to ask him to inscribe a piece for me!"

"What word?" Jiang Daqiao subtly took two steps back, creating distance between himself and the group of people in front of him.

The next second, Zhao Jingsong made his request: "Just six words... Jinghai, the World's Ship Capital!"

After hearing the request, Jiang Daqiao didn't say anything, but silently gave a thumbs up, indicating that Zhao Jingsong had done a good job.

After a brief interlude, the group, led by Lin Yi, went into the new factory's canteen.

It was noon, and while waiting for the food, Lin Yi turned on the TV on the wall, and CCTV-1's noon news popped up right on time.

The elegant and beautiful host sat in front of the camera, calmly reading the script:

"At 4 a.m. local time in Libya, the NATO coalition led by America, with the cooperation of the eastern opposition forces, launched an airstrike on the southern Libyan city of Beniwald."

"By the time the news was broadcast, the airstrikes had been going on for an hour. A CIA official named America revealed that Libyan President Gaddafi was hiding in this city."

"The NATO coalition's move was aimed at forcing Gaddafi out of his hiding place."

"According to the European Commission, EU member states are ready to provide aid to Libya. As soon as the war ends, the European Commission will coordinate with EU member states to send teams to Libya to provide assistance."

"Following the airstrikes, the Turkish government issued an urgent statement calling on the NATO coalition led by America and both sides in Libya to exercise restraint and sit down to negotiate as much as possible in order to reduce unnecessary casualties."

"In Egypt, the Minister of Agriculture issued an urgent warning that after the outbreak of the conflict in Libya, a large number of Libyan people successfully entered Egypt through official and unofficial channels, causing Egyptian food prices to soar. The Minister of Agriculture declared that if food supplies cannot be replenished quickly in the near future, Egypt may face a humanitarian disaster."

"Tunisia claims that the Libyan war has led to a large number of Libyan refugees fleeing into Tunisia, which threatens Tunisia's national security. Therefore, Tunisia will send troops into Libya to help and support Libya's national reconstruction, so that Libyan citizens can return to normal as soon as possible and refugees can return to their homes."

The sound from the television echoed in the private room, leaving the group of people inside looking at each other in bewilderment.

How does this feel...

I feel like Gaddafi is going to die today.

Lin Yi wanted to say something, but no one seemed comfortable speaking to him. In the end, he picked up the remote and changed the channel.

…………

Beniwald, Libya.

Gaddafi was hiding in an underground bunker. The dim light from the bunker illuminated his face, making him look very dilapidated, a far cry from the high spirits he had displayed not long ago when he appeared on television.

He sat lifelessly cross-legged on the carpet in the corner, staring blankly at the ground, muttering to himself:
"Why did the Americans know our whereabouts?"

"why?"

"why?"

After asking "why" many times, he slowly raised his head, his unfocused eyes looking at Damira: "Why do the Americans know our whereabouts?"

Damira held the gun in both hands, leaning against the wall quietly. After a long while, she said softly:
"Chief, I don't know!"

"The only explanation is that someone in the Vaffara tribe told America's people about your news in Benivolid."

"But there are hundreds of thousands of people here, and you can't find the whistleblower among them."

"We can't possibly force the Wafara tribe to hand over the whistleblower with just a few hundred people at our disposal."

"Moreover, the city is being bombed, and innocent people are dying. The Wafara tribe has never suffered such losses before, and they might rebel!"

(End of this chapter)