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

Chapter 87 I heard you can assemble an engine blindfolded.

At the beginning of August 2015, Li Ran, relying on his privilege as the boss, became one of the first members to participate in military training.

After a week of training, everyone finally got to experience live-fire shooting. Those who performed exceptionally well during the training were also given the opportunity to try out other equipment.

As the live-fire shooting began, Li Ran was in high spirits under the stimulation of sound, light, and smell. He completely forgot about the painful training of the past few days and felt that the bitterness had finally come to an end.

That same week, Mr. Zhang, who had been working in motorcycle modification for two years, received a ticket from a friend on a motorcycle forum to watch the launch of the United Rocket.

Originally, this friend intended to watch it himself, but due to an urgent business trip abroad, he decided to give the ticket to Master Zhang, who had modified his dream car, so as not to waste it.

Since a single ticket allows up to two family members to enter, Mr. Zhang and his wife visited Gaolu Town on August 5th to watch the rocket launch up close.

Watching the rocket soar into the sky, Mr. Zhang's wife seemed to remember something and asked, "Did Lin Yu, the chief designer of this rocket, see your interview from 06?"

"Huh? How come I didn't know?" Master Zhang was a little confused.

As someone who loves life, loves motorcycles, and is passionate about researching and modifying them, all he cares about is his family and his motorcycles.

Therefore, it wasn't until he saw the rocket launch with his own eyes that he belatedly realized that aerospace was no longer an industry exclusively dominated by the state.

"You study engines every day, so it's normal that you don't know."

I searched online a couple of days ago and found that this company held a new car launch event in September 2013.

The press conference ended with the quote, "If you have a dream, go for it! Because of courage, my life is more wonderful!"

"Haha, really?"

Master Zhang's youthful face showed a hint of shyness.

"Hey, if they use your words to motivate themselves, doesn't that mean they admire you a lot?"

"Haven't you been saving up for the past couple of years to get your own motorcycle? Why don't you try asking them for some sponsorship?"

His wife's words touched Mr. Zhang's heart.

The surreal scene of the rocket recovery that followed did not affect his thinking.

After the rocket was successfully recovered, there wasn't much left to see on-site, so Mr. Zhang took out his phone and started searching for information online.

New energy electric vehicles, photovoltaics, rockets, space stations —

It seems that United Industries is a company with plenty of money and strong technological capabilities.

So, Mr. Zhang put away his phone, found the volunteer who had been giving orders on the viewing platform and looked like a leader, and immediately expressed his intentions.

"Huh? Meeting with our CEO, Mr. Li? To solicit sponsorship?"

Chen Shu looked at the kind-looking, sunny young man in front of him, somewhat taken aback.

He has been extremely busy lately preparing for the launch of the company's new mobile phone.

I finally had some free time and thought I'd come here to relax, but I never expected to encounter such a strange thing.

I instinctively wanted to refuse, but the words caught in my throat.

"Are you the one who wants to be a professional motorcyclist—?"

"Yes, yes, it's me!"

Mr. Zhang was quite happy to be recognized.

"But after training me for a while, my master felt that I didn't have much athletic talent, but I had a lot of potential in mechanical repair, so he made me switch to mechanical repair."

Now I own a shop in this mountain city, where I modify cars myself.

Seemingly to prove his point, he even showed a video on his phone, which was a video he had his wife film him assembling a motorcycle engine while blindfolded.

After just a quick glance, Chen Shu was moved by the focused figure in the video who maintained a passion for technology.

He then led the two to the reception room while he went to call for help.

A short while later, Shen Zijie, Lin Yu, and Wang Bing arrived at the reception room.

"Hey! Master Zhang!"

Upon meeting, Lin Yu greeted him warmly and gave him a big hug.

Caught off guard by Lin Yu's enthusiasm, Master Zhang showed a hint of shyness on his face.

But soon, he was infected by the enthusiasm of the crowd and relaxed.

Once everyone was seated, Lin Yu spoke first to explain: "Unfortunately, our General Manager Li is currently undergoing closed military training in the army and simply cannot leave."

But it's okay, the three of us talking is quite effective.

On the way here, Chen Shu told us you have a special skill of assembling engines blindfolded? I wonder if we could witness it?

Mr. Zhang pulled up the video.

Although the camera was shaky and the video quality was somewhat blurry, it couldn't diminish the protagonist's love and dedication to machinery.

The entire 30-minute video was watched very carefully by the audience; it was neither sped up nor edited.

After the video finished playing, the three of them looked at each other. Lin Yu handed the phone back and said, "Chen Shu has already told us why you came. Just based on your amazing skills, I know you're not someone who just talks big."

"Mr. Zhang, do you have any specific requirements? Please feel free to tell me."

"Hmm—I want to build a racing motorcycle under a Chinese brand, compete in international motorcycle races, and stand on the highest podium to make my voice heard in the world."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu smiled knowingly and said, "Haha, your original intention of becoming a motorcycle racer hasn't changed."

Since we can't be race car drivers, we'll be the people behind the race car drivers.

We'll invest 3000 million initially, that should be enough for you to build a team, right?

"3000 million? That's too much, too much. My initial plan was to build mass-produced cars to accumulate experience and technology, so I don't need that much."

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Mr. Zhang did not expect United Industries to think so highly of him, but such a large sum of money far exceeded his expectations, which frightened him so much that he waved his hands and refused repeatedly.

"This is the first time I've ever seen someone trying to attract investment complain about having too much money," Shen Zijie said with a smile, looking at the nervous-looking Master Zhang. "Take it. A quick start means a fast track to success; life doesn't offer much time to waste. Don't you want to stand on that podium and enjoy the view as soon as possible?"

Four days later, Li Ran returned to the base after finishing his military training.

When he heard Guo Shuyan report that Lin Yu, Wang Bing, and Shen Zijie had jointly provided 3000 million yuan in investment for a motorcycle repairman, he was somewhat stunned.

After summoning the three men and questioning them in detail, Li Ran asked in surprise, "Old Zhang? Is he the one I know?"

"Yes!" Lin Yu nodded.

Li Ran slapped his thigh! What bad luck! How could he have missed it?

This is the future founder of ZXMOTO!

The 82ORR-RS, the first domestically produced motorcycle to compete in the SSP middleweight class of the World Superbike Championship (WSBK), was created by his team.

In the first round of the SSP category at the 2026 WSBK Portugal meet, the 82ORR-RS dominated with a huge lead of nearly 4 seconds over the second-place finisher, securing its first championship!

The scene in this race where the 820RR-RS was leading by nearly 4 seconds was hailed as a world-famous spectacle, leaving countless onlookers exclaiming in disbelief.

"Why only 3000 million? Is the company out of money?"

Li Ran slapped his thigh hard, his tone full of disappointment and frustration.

"Two hundred million, give me two hundred million first!"

Let him build the factory near Gaolu Town, and we can provide technical support at any time!

In the afternoon, after receiving news of United Industries' additional investment, Mr. Zhang—who should no longer be addressed as General Manager Zhang—was completely stunned.

Having navigated the complexities of society for so many years, he had never truly encountered anyone so eager to offer him money.

Feeling unreal, he wondered if he was still half asleep, so he went to the bathroom and washed his face with cold water to try to calm down.

Looking at himself in the mirror, a question popped into Mr. Zhang's mind.

Do I really have that much personal charisma?

Over the next ten days, after detailed communication and discussion, both parties finally finalized all the details.

United Industries will initially invest 200 million yuan and will also provide a factory in Gaolu Town for Mr. Zhang to carry out preliminary work.

The price was only 43% of the shares —

This gave Mr. Zhang a feeling of unreality.

Standing in the factory filled with equipment, Mr. Zhang, who had a large amount of capital in his hands, was in high spirits.

With the venue, equipment, and funding secured, the next step is to assemble a research and development team.

I heard from the well-informed car enthusiasts on the forum that the director of Kawasaki's racing division had a falling out with the company's senior management.

Or, how about we dig it up?

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