You promised to build cars, so why did you go into the military industry?

In the last month of 2009, a blizzard struck, covering many areas in white.

After a two-week separation, the supreme chairman Li Ran arrived at his loyal United Industrial Manufacturing Plant today.

Li Ran gave the accompanying employees a week of paid leave and returned to the office they hadn't seen for a long time.

Just after I finished arranging the new orders from the auto show, Zhao Jing came looking for me.

"President Li, when will Supervisor Wang and the others be back? The backbone of the R&D department is away on a business trip, and we've lost more than half of our staff. R&D work has almost come to a complete standstill." Zhao Jing, dressed in work clothes and with her hair in a bun, looked at him with a pout. "Moreover, Zhou Jie and I originally planned to finish the site preparation and infrastructure development before the New Year, but we're not familiar with the work on the construction site, so the project is progressing slowly. Now, with the heavy snow blocking the roads, it will definitely be delayed."

"Three to six months, I guess." Li Ran raised his hand and touched his chin. "How about this, you talk to HR Xue later and, during this downtime, hire a few more project managers to be in charge of the company's construction tasks."

Having legal and finance staff temporarily fill in is really not feasible right now. Buying land and handling procedures are easier to manage, as they can at least be related to their main job duties.

But having two girls frequently go to the construction site to supervise the work seems rather impractical upon closer inspection.

Today the concrete grade has changed, tomorrow the steel bar diameter has decreased—there are just too many messy and frustrating things happening on construction sites.

Without the relevant professional skills, one might be deceived without even realizing it.

This kind of professional work should be left to professionals.

Let the professionals handle those seasoned veterans on the construction site.

It saves you time and effort.

If the joint industrial development goes smoothly, there will be a lot of things to build later. It's too extravagant to always make Wang Bing and his team take care of both.

As for using the "Talent Spirit Jade" to enlighten the remaining researchers, Li Ran had considered it.

However, not only is this prop limited in quantity, but our main R&D team was just seconded away, and then a few geniuses emerged from our own side. We can't fool them, and we can't explain it.

Sure enough, so much money isn't so easy to handle; it's a hot potato.

"If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have kept a close eye on the entire process during the second upgrade of the production workshop."

Li Ran secretly regretted it.

But can we blame him?

No!

Having spent your past life as a beast of burden, you are reborn with wealth and power. Is it too extravagant to spend a hundred thousand or two to enjoy yourself?

Besides, the car they bought was dismantled by Wang Bing and his men before they even drove it for two days. Did Li Ran say anything about it?

In fact, with a system in place, the development of the United Industries can simply proceed step by step.

However, Li Ran's momentary laziness has put him in a somewhat passive position now.

"Hopefully, Wang Bing and the others will perform well over there, so that people can dispel some of their concerns."

After calming herself down, Li Ran picked up a document and handed it to Zhao Jing.

"This is a letter of intent for purchasing Shuntu Auto that I signed at the auto show. All the details are in it. Please get it done as soon as possible. If you need my signature, feel free to contact me anytime."

"good……"

Seeing Zhao Jing's sullen face, Li Ran tapped the table:

"We need to act fast! Although we're not short of money right now, we can use other people's money to build our own industrial chain, train our own industrial workers, cultivate the market, and even make a profit..."

"I know, win big!" Zhao Jing interrupted Li Ran. "I'll give it to you tomorrow morning, I guarantee you'll win until you're numb."

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No one knows that Zhou Wentao spent the first snowy night of 2009 reminiscing about his Lingyun SU7.

This Lingyun SU7 was Zhou Wentao's first car, even though it only accompanied him for 20 days.

A month ago, his target car purchase was the entry-level Honda Fit.

But by chance, I learned about United Industries and the Lingyun SU7 online, and was instantly attracted by its cool and avant-garde design.

Looking at the manufacturer's address again, it wasn't far from my home; it was located in Gaolu Town, Linjiang County, which is under the jurisdiction of the city.

I immediately decided to go and see for myself.

The next day, when Zhou Wentao stood in the United Industries test drive area, he felt a sense of disorientation.

The rest area next to you offers unlimited free coffee and milk.

Professional engineers personally explained the advantages and disadvantages of the Lingyun SU7 and demonstrated specific operations. The tests presented at the launch event were continuously repeated on the screen in the rest area.

This is far more impactful than dry, hard data on paper.

The outdoor environment was somewhat disjointed; otherwise, he would have really had the illusion of being in a professional 4S store.

After three days of test driving and having fully understood all the information about the Lingyun SU7, Zhou Wentao made up his mind.

The manufacturer is right at our doorstep. If something goes wrong, can they really run away?

buy!

The retail price is 11.99 yuan, and with the 5% purchase tax, the final price is less than 12.6 yuan.

As a local resident of Jiangyang City, you can receive a car purchase subsidy of 10,000 yuan when you buy a car from a local brand.

In total, the cost was only 11.6 yuan.

Down payment of 34800 yuan, three years interest-free, monthly payment of 2256 yuan.

Although the total budget increased from 9 to nearly 12, this transparent, straightforward, and generous financial plan, without any tricks, made Zhou Wentao exclaim that United Industries is the conscience of the industry.

After all, he had calculated before he came that if he followed his previous car purchase goals, the interest-free loan offered by the 4S store would only be for one year, while the low-interest loan plan would be extended to five years.

For Zhou Wentao himself, the pressure of repaying a one-year interest-free loan is quite high, while the monthly repayment amount for a five-year low-interest loan is much smaller, but the total amount is almost double.

It's safe to say that everyone who steps on it remains silent; they're all traps.

After expressing his intention to buy a car to the staff around him, he signed the contract on the spot and then went to the garage to choose a car.

Although all the Lingyun SU7s in the garage are the same color and have the same configuration.

However, Zhou Wentao immediately took a liking to the third car in the second row.

As Zhou Wentao walked out of the vehicle management office with his brand-new license plate, he still felt it was unreal.

So smooth! It went incredibly smoothly!

None of the hidden fees I had anticipated were encountered. With the assistance of United Industries employees, the insurance and vehicle registration processes were smooth and seamless.

After personally installing the license plate, I returned home and immediately took out the car charger to start charging.

As for charging stations?

The engineers from United Industries said they would send someone to conduct an on-site inspection within three business days.

If it can be installed, it will be installed for free; if not, the charging station will be left at the car owner's home as a memento.

The following day, which happened to be the weekend, Zhou Wentao took his parents on a spontaneous trip.

The sun was shining brightly, and it didn't feel cold at all. We parked the car by a nearby reservoir.

Looking at the shimmering water and the other anglers nearby, Zhou's father couldn't resist the urge to fish, so he took out a small stool and pulled Zhou Wentao along to go fishing.

Zhou's mother, meanwhile, used the vehicle's external power function to boil water and make tea.

The surrounding crowd marveled at Zhou's calm and composed mother, and gathered around her.

At lunchtime, Zhou's mother was unsurprised to see the Zhou father and son return empty-handed.

He cooked a simple meal using an induction cooker powered by external discharge, and occasionally took the time to provide hot water for nearby anglers to make instant noodles.

In the afternoon, before the temperature dropped, the family of three embarked on their return journey.

On the way home, ownership of the car unknowingly fell into the hands of Zhou's father.

"How much did this trip cost?" Mr. Zhou asked curiously.

"Dad, look." Zhou Wentao pointed to the central control panel, "The battery is still 76% full. When we get home, it should still be around 63%. The battery has 30 kWh."

Clearing his throat, Zhou Wentao spoke clearly and distinctly:

"Hello Lingyun, what is 30 x 0.37 x 0.6?"

"The result of 30 x 0.37 x 0.6 is 6.66."

Zhou Wentao raised an eyebrow and looked at his surprised father.

"...6..."

"Dad, if you like it, why don't you replace our old car?"

"Bullshit! That's money I'm saving for your future wife, don't even think about it. An old car feels better when it's well-maintained."

Faced with Zhou Wentao's suggestion, Zhou's father refused decisively.

A week later, Zhou Wentao approached his mother, attempting to persuade his father indirectly.

After all, I only touched the steering wheel once in the week I bought the new car, and it was just too much to bear.

However, Zhou's father, who was usually henpecked, actually withstood the pressure and refused.

As a compromise, Zhou Wentao's nominal "love fund" increased by 2500 yuan.

Since he felt bad about always using his son's new car, the father decided to pay the monthly installments for him.

Time passed uneventfully.

After the onset of winter, a sudden heavy snowfall broke the tranquility.

A chain-reaction collision occurred on an elevated highway in the city due to heavy snowfall, which caused icy roads and snow accumulation on the shoulders.

Fortunately, everyone was traveling at a low speed, so no one was injured.

But Zhou's father wasn't so lucky.

Just as I braked to a stop, a truck came straight up behind me.

Zhou's father and his car were pushed against the bridge railing by the truck, and then rolled off the bridge.

"ah!!!"