Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

After Li Yu improved the shortcomings of mobile phones, the stock price of Western Communications Alliance soared like a rocket, hitting the daily limit for ten consecutive trading days.

After the vulnerability was fixed, the phone, through joint promotion by conglomerates such as Citibank and Morgan Stanley, returned to the top of the global best-selling list.

Sales exceeded 500 million units in the first month, and orders in the European and North American markets were booked up for six months in advance.

"We did it!"

At the victory banquet at the headquarters of the Western Communications Union, Alexander raised a glass of champagne and shouted to all the attendees.

The representatives of the member companies were beaming and frequently raised their glasses; their previous losses and anxieties had long since vanished.

The stock prices of the Rockefeller family's oil company soared in tandem, and when the elder Rockefeller received the report at the castle, he tacitly approved Alexander's further expansion plans.

Following this incident, major capital groups went even more enthusiastic. More than a dozen investment banks, including Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, increased their investments in Western Communications Alliance.

The main focus of the investment is the development of 4G, and a board meeting was specifically convened for this purpose.

"As long as we are the first to launch 4G, we can monopolize the global communications market, and Longteng will have to take a backseat!" Alexander said excitedly at the board meeting.

Representatives from various investors echoed this sentiment, and the details of the cooperation were finalized after the meeting.

A few days later, in the command center of Longxing Factory, Li Yu looked at the expansion report of the Western Communications Alliance sent by Zhou Qiming.

He said to Lou Zhenhua, "Mr. Lou, Western capital has gone completely mad. Now, it's time to move on to the next step: lure them into the trap."

After hearing this, Lou Zhenhua said, "Chief Engineer Li, our 4G research and development has been completed, and the launch plan is progressing step by step."

He then added, "We have launched 12 communication satellites so far."

"We will continue to increase the number of launches next month, and we expect to achieve global coverage without any blind spots by the end of next year."

Li Yu sent a message to Zhou Qiming: "Proceed according to plan. Inadvertently leak the news of our frantic 4G research and development and the intensive satellite launches to Alexander."

Since receiving the news, Zhou Qiming has been intentionally or unintentionally mentioning Li Yu and Longteng's development to those around him.

"Recently, Longteng has been making a lot of moves. I heard that Li Yu has invested most of his funds in 4G and satellite."

"Their satellite launch density is almost catching up with NASA's; I don't know what they're trying to do."

These words quickly reached Alexander's ears through "internal channels".

He immediately understood: "Li Yu is indeed planning a satellite strategy! 4G + satellite communication—this is an attempt to monopolize the lifeline of global communications! No, we absolutely cannot fall behind!"

In his view, Li Yu's satellite deployment poses a fatal threat to Western communications alliances.

Alexander then made an even more audacious decision: to accelerate 4G research and development, investing all resources into it, determined to completely master 4G communication before Longteng could take off.

At the same time, we also need to develop satellite communications, and we need to do it better than Longteng.

However, satellite launch and communication technologies cannot be rapidly developed simply by relying on capital.

The Western Communications Alliance has virtually no presence in the satellite field and is unlikely to catch up with DragonTeng's progress in the short term.

In desperation, Alexander realized that the only solution was to seek support from the US federal government and NASA.

He immediately contacted the heads of capital groups such as Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Rothschild to hold a meeting.

"Everyone, Li Yu is not only grabbing a share of the 4G market, but he's also making moves in satellite communications. If he succeeds, all our investments will be wasted!"

"NASA has deep technological expertise in the satellite field, and the US federal government also needs to consolidate its global hegemony through satellite communications. We can unite to persuade the government to allow NASA to participate in our satellite program!"

"How do we convince them? NASA doesn't easily cooperate with corporations," the head of the Morgan Group said dismissively.

"Exchange for benefits!"

"We can relinquish some of the national cooperation rights for 4G technology, and then promise to share a portion of the revenue from satellite communications with the government."

"The condition is that NASA intervenes and conducts a technology exchange with China, allowing Li Yu to share rocket recovery technology. This way, we can quickly catch up with and surpass Longteng!"

This proposal instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the capital tycoons present.

For them, giving up some equity in exchange for satellite and rocket recovery technologies is a sure-fire way to make money.

Soon, major capital groups jointly submitted a proposal to the federal government of the United States and sent representatives to negotiate with NASA.

The M country's federal government was already wary of Longteng's rapid rise, fearing that Li Yu's satellite strategy would threaten M country's global hegemony.

Under the lobbying and enticement of capital groups, an agreement was quickly reached.

Led by the US federal government, with NASA providing satellite communication technology support and major capital groups injecting $1500 billion in funding, the "Western Satellite Communications Alliance" was formed.

Following this, Country M began to negotiate with China on technology exchange. Country M offered concessions on bilateral trade interests with China and submarine technology in exchange for rocket recovery technology and communication satellite technology.

When the terms of this "technology exchange" were conveyed to Longxing Factory through diplomatic channels, Li Yu was meeting with the intercontinental missile research and development team.

He immediately summoned Li Huaide, Lou Zhenhua, and some key personnel to the conference room.

Li Yu, seated at the head of the conference table, exclaimed loudly, "Great! Excellent! All the big fish have finally taken the bait!"

The people in the conference room looked at each other, then suddenly realized what was going on.

Lou Zhenhua said excitedly, "Chief Engineer Li, did you foresee that they would join forces with the government and NASA, trying to exchange our rocket recovery technology for benefits?"

"That's right."

"The Western Communications Alliance has overexpanded its capital. Semiconductor factories and global base station construction have exhausted their cash flow. The satellite program is the last straw that broke the camel's back for them."

"They simply don't have the capability to develop satellite technology independently; they can only rely on the government and NASA."

"The government and capital of the United States are greedy and arrogant. They think they can exchange our rocket recovery technology and communication satellite technology for some meager technology and some trade concessions."

He paused, then continued, "Rocket recovery technology is the first handful of soil used to bury them."

Alexander was overjoyed when he received news that Longteng had agreed to the technology exchange.

"Pass the word down, prepare for rocket recovery technology!" Alexander said to his assistant.

When Rockefeller received the news, he hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. After taking a sip of red wine, he muttered to himself, "After all, he comes from a small Eastern country and can't see the value in technology."