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

在众人的计算下，发射时间被定在了2013年8月24日上午10点34分。

Three days later, a van loaded with the latest Lingyun SU7 pulled up smoothly in front of everyone.

Song Xuewu leaned out of the old Lingyun SU7 behind the truck, waving enthusiastically to greet everyone.

Just as everyone stepped forward to greet them, an unexpected person appeared in the passenger seat of the Lingyun SU7.

"Huh? President Lei?!" Li Ran was somewhat surprised, looking at Song Xuewu and then at President Lei.

After getting out of the car, Mr. Lei stretched out his hands and strode towards the crowd, smiling broadly as he said:

"Hello everyone."

Li Ran subconsciously reached out and grasped the hands in front of him.

At this moment, Song Xuewu, who had parked the vehicle, rushed over.

Song Xuewu noticed that General Manager Lei was shaking hands with other colleagues, so he pulled Li Ran aside and whispered an explanation:

"Mr. Li, when I was abroad before, Mr. Lei tried to recruit me through a headhunter, wanting me to join their startup team."

Although I refused at the time, there was still some lingering affection between us.

Mr. Lei came this time because he somehow found out that a private aerospace company in China was going to launch a rocket and he wanted to invest.

Unexpectedly, after asking around, they found out about me.

When Mr. Lei came to my door in person, I was already ready to leave. Before I could even say no, he urged me to leave quickly, saying that if I didn't leave, Shuangma would follow closely behind.

After listening, Li Ran patted Song Xuewu on the shoulder, indicating that he understood.

Then, he asked Lin Yu to lead everyone to unload the goods first, while he went to Boss Lei's side and whispered:

"Mr. Lei, if you're looking to invest, it's best to keep your mouth shut to avoid ruining the harmony."

Looking at the young man in front of him, who was more than 20 years younger than him, and who immediately went straight to the point, Lei's smile froze for a moment before returning to normal:

"Young friend, you certainly have a straightforward manner. In that case, I'd like to witness the rocket launch of our first private aerospace entrepreneur. Mr. Li, you won't be unwelcome, will you?"

Li Ran waved his hand:

"Mr. Lei, what are you saying? There's a well-established industry for watching launches around the launch site. If you want to watch a rocket launch, you can just join a tour group. You don't need my permission."

Seeing that Li Ran was unyielding, Lei felt powerless and had no choice but to resort to a direct approach:

"Mr. Li, on the way here I heard that our first rocket is going to send a brand new Lingyun SU7 into the sky. This marketing plan is really eye-opening!"

I wonder if you could also send up our latest Mixed Grain 3 model, which we plan to release in September?

I can pay this amount for shipping.

After Mr. Lei finished speaking, he held up five fingers.

Li Ran looked at Lei's outstretched palm and felt that his offer was around 50.

However, considering the previous life, in 2021, Lei Jun spent 200 million yuan to change the original angular logo into a rounded and full style.

However, this change is difficult for most netizens to notice without careful observation.

But it was this seemingly foolish act that, once announced, became a trending topic across the internet.

Two million yuan was exchanged for the top spot on the entire internet's trending topics list for several days.

From a marketing perspective, Li Ran could only admire him.

Lei Jun truly deserves to be called a marketing genius.

So, Mr. Lei probably wouldn't mind spending 500 million to compete for the title of "the first smartphone in space," right?

"5000 million?" Li Ran feigned surprise. "President Lei! That's a generous offer!"

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Upon hearing Li Ran mention half a small goal, President Lei could barely maintain his smile and could only cough to ease the awkwardness.

However, he also vaguely sensed Li Ran's rejection.

So, in order to achieve the goal, the originally expected 50 GG fee could no longer be mentioned, as saying it would really cause a huge uproar.

"500 million, Mr. Li. It's 500 million."

The company's funds are currently tied up in inventory; the 500 million we've put aside is already our last reserve.

Li Ran shook his head:

"This is the first smartphone in space."

With this buzzword, if we ever aim for the high-end market, we can simply shout "Aerospace quality," and who would dare say no?

Actually, sending a few phones up isn't difficult; the difficulty lies in how to send them.

Before the advent of reusable rockets, rocket launches were extremely expensive. To alleviate financial pressure, most companies with such needs would compete with other companies for rockets.

However, there are only about ten days left until the press conference...

If they can capitalize on the hype surrounding the "first smartphone in space" and "space-grade quality," with a price tag of 1999 yuan and the phone's quality, Lei Jun himself feels that sales could potentially double.

Moreover, in a short period of time, there really wasn't much way to find a second rocket launch organization willing to undertake this kind of mission.

After pondering for a while, Mr. Lei looked heartbroken.

"Six million. That's the limit of our working capital."

The limit of working capital? Li Ran didn't believe it and shook his head:

"Here's what we'll do: rocket launches are risky. If it fails, we won't take a penny; if it succeeds, you'll contribute 1000 million."

Don't rush to refuse; we can also provide videos taken with your phone from a space perspective.

Don't think of it as rocket launch costs; think of it as GG's marketing expenses. 1000 million is a very cheap price.

Think about the space fever that swept across China this summer.

I don't know which sentence touched Mr. Lei, or maybe it was to buy his favor? God knows.

In conclusion, President Lei finally agreed to Li Ran's request.

"Heroes emerge from among the young. Mr. Li, I agree to this collaboration. But how can you guarantee that our phones will function properly in the space environment?"

Li Ran smiled mysteriously:

"Our engineers have a solution."

The following afternoon, Lei's confidant arrived in front of everyone by plane with more than ten of the latest Migraine 3 models.

After taking the backpack containing the mobile phone, Lin Yu returned to the rocket assembly plant and began to arrange related matters.

2013年8月20日，新款凌云SU7内部焊接了数十台不同角度的经过特殊处理的杂粮3。

After the Lingyun SU7 was successfully fixed on top of the Union One, and with the fairing closed and the final power-on check completed before leaving the factory, the Union One officially rolled off the assembly line.

Upon receiving the news, Director Qi Kaifeng and Professor Lü Chaoping also took time to visit.

Lin Yu even selected several camera positions on site and arranged for people to film the entire process.

This time, Professor Lü Chaoping, a core R&D member, finally stood in the center of the group photo, just as Li Ran had wished.

However, to Li Ran and the others' surprise, Professor Lü Chaoping, whose vision was perfectly normal, wore unusually wide black-rimmed non-prescription glasses. Not only that, he also wore a black mushroom-shaped wig, making him look unusually "dull".

At 8:00 a.m. on August 22, 2013, the vertical transfer process officially started as the gate of the final assembly plant slowly opened.