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

One month later, at the Jiangyang City Light Plaza.

The open-air venue, originally intended for large-scale events, now presents a completely different appearance.

The staff built a three-meter-high platform in the center of the venue.

At the center of the platform, four large screens facing different directions are being slowly hoisted and fixed in place.

Around the platform, four areas of varying sizes were covered by red silk cloth, drawing frequent glances from those entering.

The sun sets precisely at 7 p.m., and the lights above the light plaza are immediately turned on by the staff, dispelling the darkness on time.

Live streams on major social media platforms were also launched simultaneously.

Netizens, who are naturally fond of joining in the fun, also entered the live stream room to chat.

Thanks to the month of creative promotion, United Industries Manufacturing has gained some fame among the public.

At least when someone mentions him, they won't be completely clueless, but rather react with an "Oh!" and say, "Oh, that guy who brags."

In this day and age, no one would believe that domestically produced cars could have such exaggerated data.

Noticing the chaotic comments filling the live stream, Li Ran reassured his employees not to argue and that everything would be settled after the press conference.

At 7:30, the invited local leaders, supply chain suppliers, media who had previously participated in the testing, and some citizens who came to join in the fun arrived at the square and took their seats.

Then, as the lights went out, the press conference officially began!

Three large characters, pierced by lightning, appeared on the four suspended screens:

"New Future"

Upon seeing this scene, many people's first reaction was:

"What a load of bull!"

But whatever they think is irrelevant now.

Accompanied by music, two sporty Lingyun SU7s drove onto the stage from the left and right, crossed in the center, and parked on either side.

Looking at the vehicles that were coming out, countless people felt a familiar yet strange sensation:

"Why does it look more and more like a Porsche?!"

However, the time left for everyone to complain was short, because after the vehicle came to a stop, the driver did not get out for a long time.

"Huh?! Where's the driver?!"

Amidst everyone's questions, the third Lingyun SU7 smoothly came to a stop in the center of the stage.

The passenger door was opened from the inside.

Li Ran, dressed in a suit, got out of the car, closed the door, and casually crossed his long legs, leaning against the silver-white Lingyun SU7.

Then, he crossed his arms in front of his chest, smiled, and tilted his head to look at the audience to his side.

The movements were completed in one smooth motion.

"Tsk! He's kind of handsome."

Many people remarked that this car company has some aesthetic sense, even though it borrowed some elements from other sources.

Then it dawned on me—the passenger got out?

Looking directly at the driver's side, you really can't see the driver!

There really was no driver!

"Holy crap! Self-driving!"

A gasp came from the audience, followed by a chorus of exclamations.

In the front row, even the leaders who had initially appeared relaxed narrowed their eyes and sat up straight.

The chat box in the live stream paused for a moment, then was flooded with exclamations of surprise.

As the noise gradually subsided, Li Ran, who had temporarily acted as a car model, stepped forward with a smile and said:

"Welcome everyone to the United Industries new vehicle launch event. I'm Li Ran..."

He then pointed to the vehicles behind him.

"Behind me lies a gift from the new future, brought to this world and to all of you by United Industries: the Lingyun SU7!"

As Li Ran finished speaking, the words "Lingyun SU7" appeared on the big screen.

"I wonder if everyone likes this design?"

When we first started designing the vehicle's exterior, our design department came up with nearly 100 proposals.

But none of them are bold enough, fashionable enough, avant-garde enough, and most importantly, not sci-fi enough!

To make the car look more sporty, handsome, and stylish!

We used the most classic design aesthetics to design the car body.

Therefore, it may feel familiar from certain angles.

All I can say is that the best designs are always a meeting of minds.

A burst of laughter came from below the stage. Many people thought that Li Ran was quite a clever person to be able to talk about riding the wave of popularity and traffic in such a fresh and elegant way.

"A sporty car must have matching aerodynamic performance."

Thanks to the designers' meticulous tuning, the Lingyun SU7 has a drag coefficient of only 0.195!

It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 7.0 seconds!

Many people may not have a good grasp of these two figures.

To put it another way, for traditional gasoline cars, a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of under 8 seconds is considered sporty, and under 5 seconds is considered performance car. The starting price for a sporty sedan is around 300,000 yuan.

Currently, none of the mass-produced sedans on the market at any price point have a drag coefficient lower than 0.2!

But the Lingyun SU7 did it!

Li Ran used the method of comparing different grains from later generations.

After all, even supercars from 2009, which one didn't accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 5 seconds? Could the drag coefficient of such a car be any higher?

No, it's incomparable.

While it can't compare to luxury sports cars, how does it compare to mass-produced sedans from 2009?

That just goes to show that everyone here is trash.

A vertical chart is displayed on the large screen.

Compared to other manufacturers' gasoline-powered vehicles, its drag coefficient starts with 0.2, which is significantly higher than the Lingyun SU7's figure starting with 0.1.

Whether in the live broadcast room or at the scene, the audience's thinking was completely diverted by Li Ran's clever trick.

Moreover, this was the first time they had ever seen a car launch event that started with such a major announcement.

Shouldn't this kind of data be released during the most exciting part of the press conference to pave the way for subsequent pricing?

If you drop such shocking information right from the start, how are we supposed to continue?!

Who would have thought that what was initially thought to be just a product manufactured under a private label and simply a collection of materials?

I didn't expect them to actually bring out something real!

It was worth the trip!

"Thanks to 2001: A Space Odyssey for the inspiration!"

A continuous front and rear light strip and an internal ambient light ring with adjustable color.

The Lingyun SU7's unique appearance gives it a high degree of technological sophistication compared to other mass-produced sedans currently on the market.

A central control screen that can display tire pressure, monitor vehicle status, turn the air conditioning on and off, raise and lower the windows, and play audio and video.

This gives the vehicle a futuristic feel that no other mass-produced sedan currently possesses.

Mass-produced sedan! High-tech! Sci-fi!

The seemingly unrelated words were suddenly thrown out by Li Ran, leaving many netizens and viewers somewhat confused.

These things seem fine individually, but when put together, they feel a bit strange.

Can these words be combined like this?!

But looking at the dazzling Lingyun SU7 on the stage, and recalling the shock brought by the autonomous driving just now, it seems there's nothing wrong with it.

Facing the thoughtful audience, Li Ran spoke softly:

"Hello, Lingyun."

"I'm here!" X3

The three clear, cool female voices overlapped, creating a somewhat surreal effect.

This is probably the first time humans have interacted with an inanimate object like a car using voice commands.

The shock of this scene was no less than that of the self-driving car demonstration.

"Open all the car windows."

"The window is opening, please be careful." X3

The windows of the three cars rolled down automatically in unison. Everyone who witnessed this, whether in the live broadcast room or at the scene, was speechless with astonishment.

He was awakened by the applause from the "leading animals" arranged by Li Ran.

"Whoa!!!"

Thunderous applause erupted, and many onlookers excitedly stood up.

The leaders, who are usually known for their composure, were also moved by the excitement around them and started applauding.

Seeing the enthusiastic atmosphere at the scene, Li Ran felt that the Lingyun SU7 could be associated with the words "technology" and "science fiction".

But that's not enough; we need to add fuel to the fire.

At Li Ran's signal, the staff pulled open the area that was covered by a red silk cloth to Li Ran's right front.

That was a parking space simulating parallel parking and a Lingyun SU7.

Could it be?!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Li Ran arrived at the testing ground.

As Li Ran approached, the vehicle started automatically and the headlights turned on.

Li Ran's voice rang out from the scene:

"This is the intelligent power-on/off function. As long as the owner approaches the vehicle with the key, the car will automatically start and wait for the owner."

As Li Ran placed his hand on the door handle and pressed the micro-switch, the vehicle unlocked automatically, and Li Ran got into the driver's seat.

Li Ran used the control buttons to select the parking space on the central control screen, then opened the car door and walked towards the platform.

"Automatic parking will begin in 30 seconds. Please do not approach."

The warning sound ends, and the hazard lights automatically turn on.

Thirty seconds later, the vehicle was locked, and the unmanned Lingyun SU7 began to slowly move forward, then began to parallel park.

Two minutes later, the vehicle came to a smooth stop in the garage.

The vehicle was then turned off.

"This is the automatic parking function of our Lingyun SU7."

I believe that among all mass-produced vehicles in the entire industry today, we are the only ones who have achieved this feature.

A shout of "far ahead" came from the audience, followed by waves of applause and screams.

"Hearing such enthusiastic applause from everyone, I know that the hard work of our hundreds of engineers for more than a hundred days and nights has not been in vain."

We solemnly promise that if a car accident occurs due to a system malfunction while the user is using the automatic parking function, all losses incurred will be borne by United Industries!

Yes, that's how confident I am.

Although the conditions for using automatic parking are very demanding.

The road surface is flat, the space is spacious, and the lighting is bright.

Even under these conditions, an experienced driver could probably park in a spot with their eyes closed.

But in 2009 at the moment.

I have it, he doesn't.

That's enough!

As Li Ran finished speaking, the applause and screams grew even louder.

Three minutes later, the audience, having vented their emotions, stopped applauding and slowly took their seats.

Seeing this, Li Ran knew that United Industries had completely become synonymous with technology.

The Lingyun SU7 has successfully become associated with the term science fiction.

This press conference was a success!