Name: My father is Zhao Dehan, and I hope he will become a dragon!

Meanwhile, at the west building of the provincial party committee.

Gao Yuliang sat in his study, with a copy of "Chongming Technology Recruitment Brochure" spread out in front of him.

To be honest, Gao Yuliang felt a bit of toothache.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Chongming offered a salary far exceeding the average wage in Handong Province.

Is this guy a capitalist?

How can you be so generous?

Qi Tongwei stood to the side, his face ashen, his knuckles clenched so tightly they turned white.

"Teacher, should we let the media leak some information?"

Qi Tongwei lowered his voice, a ruthless glint in his eyes, "Just say that Chongming Technology is inflating salaries and won't last three months before laying off employees? The morale is low right now; a single sentence could ruin everything!"

Gao Yuliang slowly shook his head, his fingers lightly tapping the mahogany tabletop, producing a steady "tap, tap" sound: "Useless!"

Qi Tongwei was slightly taken aback: "What?"

Gao Yuliang sighed: "What ordinary people value now is 'real money'—if they receive their wages today, they'll have food to eat tomorrow. A few rumors can't stop them from heading to Nanhu."

He raised his head, his gaze as deep as an ancient well: "You only see him recruiting, but you don't see through his ambition—he wants to stabilize Guangming District with employment and dismantle my propaganda war with public support. High salaries are bait, factories are the shell, and the real weapon is the word 'hope'."

Qi Tongwei wrung his hands anxiously: "We're almost fully staffed, and the factory is about to be built!"

Gao Yuliang slightly raised his eyes, then said calmly, "If the products don't sell, everything is still empty! What's the use?"

Qi Tongwei was slightly taken aback: "Teacher, what do you mean?"

Gao Yuliang sighed and said, "The competition is fierce!"

Qi Tongwei was increasingly puzzled.

Gao Yuliang closed his eyes in pain.

I'm such a stupid student.

At that moment, Gao Yuliang asked, "Let me ask you, who do you think Zhao Chongming's Chongming Technology's competitors are?"

Qi Tongwei shook his head.

Gao Yuliang took off his glasses, covering the upper half of his face with his palm in pain: "Didn't you investigate what Zhao Chongming's science park is all about?"

Qi Tongwei shook his head again: "Teacher, I'm in charge of the judicial department!"

Gao Yuliang was amused and exasperated. He sighed and said helplessly, "We provide manufacturing and OEM services, offering a one-stop, complete service that integrates key components, core technology innovation, and software and hardware into industrial design, connecting both ends of the electronics industry chain—from upstream components to customers with product needs!"

Qi Tongwei opened his eyes wide, and the clarity in his eyes made Gao Yuliang feel an urge to slap them both.

"Let me put this to you: his competitors are companies like Foxconn. I ask you, what makes Zhao Chongming think he can compete with Foxconn? Foxconn has decades of established foundation and distribution channels covering the entire country. Zhao Chongming, a returnee from overseas, what makes him think he can compete with them?"

Qi Tongwei immediately realized: "You mean, his factory is very likely not profitable?"

Gao Yuliang remained silent for a long time, then suddenly let out a cold laugh, picked up his teacup, and took a sip: "That's right, recruiting workers is only the first step; selling goods is the life-or-death line. The city's cheers now are nothing but wishful thinking. Without orders, everything is empty!"

Qi Tongwei's eyes lit up: "If there are no orders, no matter how high they're praised today, they'll fall hard tomorrow. If there are orders—no, there's no way they could have orders. How could they possibly compete with a long-established company like Foxconn?"

"That's right!" Gao Yuliang took a deep breath. "Now I have a doubt about something!"

Qi Tongwei couldn't help but ask, "What is it?"

Gao Yuliang said, "Is Zhao Chongming deliberately pushing for the construction of this factory? In reality, he can't get any orders, but he's creating hype!"

Qi Tongwei asked in surprise, "To create momentum?"

Gao Yuliang paused for a moment, then said, "That's right, it's all about creating momentum. Now that the momentum is built up, once the land in Guangming District is sold, the surrounding land will appreciate in value, and the land transaction volume in Guangming District will increase. Wouldn't Zhao Dehan have completed the central government's task ahead of schedule?"

Qi Tongwei gasped, "This...this isn't impossible!"

"But that's not right either!" Gao Yuliang felt a terrible headache.

"What's wrong?" Qi Tongwei asked in surprise, "Isn't this obvious?"

"Li Dakang is so supportive!" Gao Yuliang sighed. "Do you think Li Dakang would gamble his political future? Therefore, I suspect Zhao Chongming must have a trump card we don't know about; otherwise, Li Dakang wouldn't be so supportive!"

"I still think it's unlikely that Zhao Chongming will get the order!" Qi Tongwei took a deep breath and said, "Teacher, I think..."

Gao Yuliang waved his hand: "Let's not talk about that, let's take it one step at a time!"

……

……

Temporary meeting room for Chongming Technology, Nanhu Industrial Zone.

Zhao Chongming stood in front of the projection screen, with a 3D rendering of Nova 1 behind him.

Zhao Dehan, Li Dakang, and Liu Guoquan sat at the conference table, their expressions focused.

"Dear leaders!"

Zhao Chongming said calmly, "The Nova1 has completed the first batch of 5 units of mass production, the entire supply chain is in place, and the daily production capacity of the mid-frame at Dafeng Factory has reached 2000 sets. Now, only the last step remains—officially launching it to the market."

He clicked on the next page, where the title was prominently displayed: "Nova 1 Global First Launch Event Plan".

"I plan to hold a press conference at 10:4 AM on April 18th in front of the main building of the Gigafactory."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the three of them. "There are three reasons."

First, the channel needs popularity.

"I've spoken with Gome, Suning, and Jingzhou Communications Alliance," Zhao Chongming said. "They're willing to be among the first to stock the products, but their condition is clear—they must see market demand."

Li Dakang nodded: "Shopping malls aren't charities. Without exposure, no one dares to stockpile inventory."

"Exactly," Zhao Chongming continued. "They were very blunt: 'Mr. Zhao, we're willing to sell, we trust you as a person; but the consumers don't. You have to let them know what Nova1 is and why it's worth buying.'"

Liu Guoquan smiled and said, "So, you're going to use a press conference to transfer 'trust' from the officialdom to the market."

"That's right." Zhao Chongming's eyes were sharp. "Without a press conference, the distribution channels are just agreements on paper; with a press conference, orders with real money are placed."

Second, consumers need to be aware of this.

"People don't even know what a smartphone is now."

Zhao Chongming pulled up a set of survey data: "90% of people think that mobile phones should have a keyboard. Touchscreen? That's science fiction."

He emphasized, "If we sell it quietly, we'll just be seen as 'yet another knock-off phone.'"

"But if at the launch event—a live demonstration of slide-to-unlock, multitasking, and 3G internet access; a comparison with the cumbersome operation of Nokia and Motorola; and the story of how the workers at Dafeng Factory handcrafted the mid-frame…"

Zhao Dehan's eyes lit up: "Technology plus emotion, a two-pronged approach to touching people's hearts."

"That's right." Zhao Chongming nodded. "I want people to feel that buying the Nova 1 isn't just consumption, it's participating in a rise of Chinese technology!"

Third, and most importantly, ensure that the achievements of the four leaders are seen and remembered.

The meeting room suddenly fell silent.

Zhao Chongming stood up straight, his tone solemn:

"This press conference is not only a showcase of Chongming Technology, but also a declaration of a new development paradigm for Handong Province."

The three men had different expressions, but all nodded slightly.

Li Dakang spoke first: "Great! I'll personally attend this press conference! All media outlets in Jingzhou City, mobilize!"

Liu Guoquan slowly said, "In my capacity as governor, I will invite relevant departments from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Science and Technology to observe our work—to let the central government see the explorations being made in Handong!"

Zhao Dehan was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Hmm, how about we invite Secretary Sha Ruijin instead?"

The group looked at each other, realizing that excluding Sha Ruijin from this matter would be a bad thing, as it would have a huge impact. Otherwise, people would really think it was an internal power struggle in Handong Province.

At that moment, Liu Guoquan said, "Okay, I'll talk to Sha Ruijin about this!"