Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 533 The escape route is secured! Let's get started! (Third update!)
Lin Yi, who greeted him with a smile, was rendered speechless by this question. He didn't mind the question itself, but the problem was that just two days ago on the phone, Lin Yi had said that the tank wouldn't be ready until June of next year.

How could you forget about this in just a few days?

Seeing the embarrassment on Lin Yi's face, Said took two steps forward, put his right hand to his lips, glanced around, and said with a shifty look:

What I mean is, I'll pay more, can you speed things up?

"I want to drive this tank myself! I feel like it would be really interesting!"

Having figured out what the other party was thinking, Lin Yi also tilted his head, looked around furtively, and covered his mouth with his hand: "Adding money won't help!"

"We're already at top speed!"

"Just before you arrived, I sent several hundred of the company's technical staff to work for companies in the supply chain to catch up on the progress!"

"No matter how fast you go, you can't violate the basic laws of physics, right?"

Upon receiving such a response, Saeed's face was filled with disappointment. He sighed heavily, lowered his hand from his mouth, and nodded with his chin towards the distant workshop.
“Mr. Lin, could you take me…” His words were on the tip of his tongue, but he suddenly stopped.

Looking back at the several people behind him, also dressed in white robes, Said paused for a moment, then turned back to Lin Yi and asked:

"Can you take me over there to have a look?"

Lin Yi noticed all these subtle movements and knew that Said was conflicted. Lin Yi decisively pointed to the people in robes behind him: "Aren't they coming with us?"

"Is it okay?" Said's eyes suddenly lit up, but quickly dimmed again: "Aren't you afraid of being leaked?"

"Put down your cameras, phones, and recording devices. You think you can't leak secrets with just your eyes?" Lin Yi gave a very confident reply. Upon hearing this, Said got angry and turned around, ordering the men behind him, who were also dressed in white robes, to take out their phones, cameras, and recording devices and hand them over to the security personnel next to them.

With all the preparations complete, Lin Yi naturally took on the role of guide, walking alongside Said into the workshop.

We went to the smelting workshop again.

The oversized die-casting machine closed, the mold was pressed, and with a roar, it slowly opened again, revealing a car body shell that was still emitting a faint red glow to Said and the others.

Looking at this scene, which was different from what he had imagined, Sayyid gestured with his hands:
"I don't remember tank hulls being built like this!"

"That's all outdated! It's 2010 now, almost 2011, we need to make some changes, don't we?"

In the brief moment before Lin Yi posed his question, the massive overhead crane slowly descended, catching the still-warm parts that had just come out of the mold and moving them aside.

The huge mold closed, and the overhead crane brought in a steel ladle to pour the bright molten steel into the mold. The pouring port was then closed, and the mold continued to be pressurized.

The next workshop we visited was the finishing workshop.

After taking a closer look at the equipment in the workshop, a big question flashed in Said's eyes, but this time, he only had a question and did not ask it aloud. When the person behind him wanted to ask a few questions, he raised his hand to stop him.

Because no detailed explanations were needed, the entire tour was very quick, and the group toured the entire workshop in less than an hour.

Reappearing at the workshop entrance, Sayed rested his chin on his hand and asked Lin Yi again:

“Mr. Lin, what we just looked at was only the hull of the tank, but in the information you provided, intelligent technology is a very crucial aspect of this tank.”

"But why haven't we seen anything related to intelligent technology?"

Lin Yi shrugged: "Because those things aren't here!"

“If you want to see the whole thing, I can only take the list and take you to all the companies in the relevant industry chain.”

"The whole process will take about 10 days."

"So you want to go?"

Ten days or so?
Sayed closed his eyes helplessly and sighed. If it were only a day or two, he would really like to go and do it, but if it were 10 days or so, then forget it.

The Brotherhood members are in Saudi Arabia, plotting shady things. Ten days is enough time for them to do a lot, and enough time for me to do a lot too. I really don't have time to waste here.

But he felt a little unwilling if he didn't go.

After all, the foundation of a powerful nation, besides its basic territory, also requires strong industrial capabilities.

In earlier years, America was the country with the strongest industrial capacity in the world, but in recent years, according to feedback from investment foundations, America's basic industrial capacity has been gradually shrinking.

And what gradually took its place was not South Korea, not Japan, not Europe, but precisely China, which had a slight animosity towards America.

However, from a macro perspective, the intensity of specific industrialization is not apparent.

Only by taking a detailed and thorough walk through the area and seeing it firsthand can we discern the specific intensity of industrialization and thus assess the specific state of China's development over the years.

It also makes it easier for you to place your bets.

After struggling for a moment, he looked up at Lin Yi and asked, "Can I take a look at the drone production line and the battery production line?"

Upon learning that Said wanted to visit the two production lines, Lin Yi nodded first, then shook his head, and then pointed to the people behind Said: "They can't go to the next production line!"

“Okay!” Saeed readily agreed. Lin Yi beckoned to Han Shunfa beside him and then pointed to the Saudis in robes next to them:

"Take these people over to rest, and then prepare a shuttle bus. I want to take His Majesty the King over for a visit!"

After exchanging words with Sayyid, Han Shunfa left with his men. However, he returned to the two men about 10 minutes later, this time in a shuttle bus.

After boarding the shuttle bus, Han Shunfa turned around and drove towards the communications company. Passing through the dividing gate between the two companies, Sayed was taken by the two men to the drone production workshop.

After registering at the entrance and changing into dustproof suits, the three of them walked through the enclosed corridor and officially appeared in the drone production workshop.

Inside the workshop, employees, also dressed in dustproof suits, moved around, delivering sets of parts to their posts. The workers at those posts then installed these sets of parts onto the main components coming from the assembly line.

The assembly line went through a cycle, parts were moved up, and the complete drone came out.

As he approached the assembly line, Sayed's gaze became like a nail, fixed intently on the ends of several assembly lines.

When a drone appears at the end of the production line, he counts it. In two hours, the number of drones coming out of the end of several production lines is between 120 and 130.

About one unit per minute!
One hour is 60 minutes, and a day has 24 hours, which is 1440 minutes. At this rate, a production line working at full capacity can produce more than 1440 drones.

If all of them were strapped with bombs and crashed into the same target, it would be the end of the world for that target.

There are five production lines here, producing 7200 drones every day, or 2628000 drones a year—enough to bury people alive!

If war breaks out, their data will be collected much faster. How much faster, we don't know, but it will definitely be faster than it is now!

Drones are considered high-end products, and from this perspective, China's industrial development in recent years has been very successful, which is quite impressive!
After inspecting the drone production line, Sayed glanced around furtively and, noticing that the nearest person was at least 20 meters away, lowered his voice and asked Lin Yi:
What is the maximum daily output of your battery?

As he was being questioned, Lin Yi closed his eyes and searched his mind for the information reported by the battery factory.

He quickly found the data, opened his eyes, and calmly explained:

"Currently, we mainly use our own electric vehicles, mobile phones, and some electronic products."

"Other new energy vehicles are not yet mature, and we haven't encountered any major customers yet. The daily output is only about 100 tons."

"how?"

Upon hearing that it was only about 100 tons, Said visibly breathed a sigh of relief. But the next second, Lin Yi dropped a terrifying bombshell: "If we go all out, we can produce about 2000 to 2500 tons per day."

"This is just the current factory; if we expand, the output will be even greater!"

2000 tons?
Upon hearing this number, Sayed couldn't help but think of the Israeli port of Eilat. He remembered clearly that when that port was bombed, only 7 tons of that material were used, along with other detonators.

2000 tons!
It could almost completely destroy a medium-sized city!
so horrible!

But amidst the terror, he also felt a sense of relief, because only China possessed sufficient industrial strength to deter America.

Only by intimidating America could he have a chance to keep her out of the struggle for Saudi Arabia's support.

Only in this way can I extricate myself unscathed!

Having figured all this out, he turned his attention back to the production line, his eyes filled with greed as he looked at the line and the workers and engineers bustling around it.

After a long while, she turned around and extended her right hand to Lin Yi: "Mr. Lin, thank you for your hospitality. I have seen what I wanted to see today."

"This visit is now over. I need to get back to my work."

See you again sometime!

"Thank you for your hospitality!" Said opened his arms and hugged Lin Yi, then released him. "Mr. Lin, let's go out!"

The sudden words left Lin Yi at a loss for words.

They initially said they would spend the whole day visiting, but after less than two hours, they said they had seen what they wanted to see.

What does he want to see?
Also, if he leaves now, who will eat the West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce that I booked at Taihu Tower?

To feed yourself?

impossible!
Impossible to die!
In order to promote West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce, he sincerely extended an invitation to Said: "Mr. Said, now that you've come to China, there's no need to rush back."

"I've ordered a meal, let's eat before we go back!"

"No!" Sayed waved his hand gently and said firmly.

“Before I came here, Sall told me privately that I like to order a certain fish when I eat, and that eating the fish is like jumping into a mature mud pit and drinking a couple of mouthfuls of mud. He also said that Saudi Arabia is a large and wealthy country and doesn’t need to eat your two mouthfuls of food.”

"So I'm sorry..." Saying the last words, Said bowed slightly and apologized to Lin Yi.

Upon learning that it was Saler who leaked the secret, Lin Yi gritted his teeth in private, but a smile still lingered on his face.

"Then I'll see Mr. Said out!"

The two walked out of the workshop, boarded Han Shunfa's shuttle bus, and the shuttle bus started up, passing through the partition gate again, and appeared at the special alloy company.

Upon arriving at the convoy, Said naturally got out of his car, climbed into their vehicle, opened the window, and waved goodbye to Lin Yi.

The luxury convoy started up and slowly drove out of Xiaomi Heavy Industry, with the car windows slowly closing as well.

The moment the door closed, the other people in white robes in the car immediately asked Said:
"Your Majesty, what is the situation?"

Upon hearing the question, Sayed looked away from the rearview mirror and nodded with great satisfaction: "The situation is better than we expected!"

"China has made great progress in its independent industrialization efforts over the years. In a few more years, they should be able to catch up with America's level 10 years ago."

"Back then, the Soviet Union, with its heavy industry and light industry, managed to hold off America for so many years."

"China can definitely hold out!"

"We made the right move this time!"

"After you return to Saudi Arabia, adjust your investment strategy, visit China more often, find a few suitable companies there, make a small initial investment, and if things go well, increase your investment."

"Ideally, we could invest in Xiaomi Heavy Industry. Their company is developing very fast and is very capable. In the future, we can just lie there and make a fortune."

“Unlikely!” The person to Said’s left picked up the conversation and added:
"I contacted a few people before, hoping they could reach out to Xiaomi Heavy Industry and prepare to invest some money."

"But unfortunately, their public relations department responded decisively: they do not need investment and they have no plans to go public."

"So, Your Majesty, your wish will be in vain!"

“It’s alright! You can invest in Xiaomi Heavy Industry’s supply chain companies, but remember, investment is investment. Don’t let these supply chain companies get the wrong idea that they can break away from Xiaomi Heavy Industry and accept our investment.” Said calmly waved his hand and offered another alternative idea.

After hearing this, the person on the left quickly took out his phone and wrote it down in his notes.

The vehicle moved forward and soon arrived at the airport in Shanghai. After checking in, passengers went through a dedicated security checkpoint and boarded the plane.

After waiting for half an hour, the plane pierced through the clouds and disappeared behind the white clouds.

Watching the city and white clouds gradually disappear into the distance, Sayed withdrew his gaze, staring resolutely westward. His fist slowly clenched, and a deep voice rose from his throat:

"Anyone who obstructs the Salman family's rule over Saudi Arabia deserves to die!"

After muttering to himself, he picked up the WeChat phone on the table and began giving orders to Musa and Sall, who were far away in Saudi Arabia:

"We can begin!"

(End of this chapter)