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Zhang Yifan was lying in bed scrolling through Douyin (TikTok).

Swipe up on the screen to see the moose test of Miaomiao SUV.

It's slippery again, still the Miaomiao SUV, this time it's the suspension going over speed bumps.

As the car continued to slide, a self-proclaimed veteran driver with twenty years of experience gave a thumbs-up to the camera, saying he had never seen such a stable large SUV.

Further down the line, a tech blogger used slow motion to analyze the light and shadow reflections in the promotional video frame by frame, confidently asserting that it was absolutely real footage and that the chrysanthemum couldn't possibly be faked.

As you scroll further, a bespectacled engineer-looking man draws circles on the screen with a laser pointer, saying that the physical parameters of this suspension system violate Newton's second law.

A line of text floated by in the comments:

"Newton: I can't interfere in the affairs of the Dragon Kingdom."

Zhang Yifan glanced at the trending topics list.

Of the top ten, six are Miaomiao SUVs.

One of the entries is titled "Miaomiao SUV redefines family cars," followed by a dark red "Explosive" character.

Another one is "Chrysanthemum Car Manufacturing", which was followed by "Explosion".

There's another one called "L2.9999999999", which doesn't even miss the decimal point.

There's also a question: "Can a car made with AI be called a car?"

Clicking on it led to a post questioning the post from an ordinary account with only a few hundred followers.

The author received over 3,000 negative comments from Chrysanthemum's fans, to the point that they deleted their account.

Zhang Yifan stared at the decimal point for two seconds.

People who like chrysanthemums really know how to have fun.

The intelligent driving level L3 failed to pass the review, so it was labeled as L2.9999999999, which is infinitely close to L3, but legally it is still L2.

The legal department and the marketing department are both indispensable; neither can function properly.

He recalled what the system had said: Miaomiao SUV's so-called "world's strongest performance" was all false advertising, and it went bankrupt after being exposed.

It now seems that this "exposure" process will be quite lengthy.

After all, even ordinary people who raise questions can be criticized to the point of deleting their accounts.

He exited Douyin and opened the stock trading app.

Chixing Technology's stock price has risen from 2.12 yuan to 2.43 yuan.

It went up by 13 cents.

Not much, but this is the first move since the purchase.

The line that was lying flat at 2.12 yuan was like it was dead, without even a ripple. Now it's finally starting to curve upwards.

The endorsement from chrysanthemums had an effect; the stock price moved even before the car was released.

A notification suddenly popped up on the screen: "Following the release of the promotional video for the Miaomiao SUV by Chixing Technology, public opinion surrounding the product has continued to rise, and several institutions have raised their target prices."

"Multiple institutions."

Zhang Yifan read the four words aloud and then placed his phone screen face down on the bedside table.

An AI-generated promotional video can prompt an institution to raise its target price.

The car hasn't even been manufactured yet, but the market value has already increased by billions.

If they actually hold a press conference, the stock price will skyrocket.

There's no need to look now; it's not at its craziest yet.

The system said it would rise to 47 yuan, but it's only 2.43 yuan now, less than a fraction of that.

He turned off the light.

The neighbor's dog downstairs barked twice, then fell silent.

He closed his eyes, turned over, and pulled the blanket up a little.

My mind flashed back to today's science exam. I still had ten reading comprehension passages to finish, and I hadn't organized my essay materials. My accuracy on the big question about electromagnetic induction was still not stable enough.

As for stocks, let them rise on their own.

This isn't on the college entrance exam.

Conference room on the 23rd floor of the rice headquarters.

All the lights were on, the projector wasn't on, and the ashtray was overflowing with cigarette butts.

Vice President Zhou slammed his phone on the table; the screen was still lit, displaying a paused clip of the Miaomiao SUV promotional video.

"An AI video! The car hasn't even been built yet, but it dares to label itself L2.9999999999!"

If this isn't false advertising, then what is?

Consumers are still buying it, and the comments section is like a cult, where anyone who raises a question gets attacked with hundreds of replies.

I asked someone from the marketing department to post an objective analysis in the comments section, but it was deleted in less than ten minutes due to the backlash.

Consumers don't care whether it's AI or not.

The CTO leaned back in his chair, his tone even more aggressive than that of the CTO.

"They're looking at chrysanthemums. Just put up the words 'chrysanthemums,' and people will line up to pay a deposit even if you just put up a PowerPoint presentation."

What about our rice? When it comes to making cars, people in the industry shake their heads at the mere mention of "rice," saying that a mere OEM manufacturer has no right to build cars.

"It makes me angry just thinking about it."

He picked up the thermos and put it down again, the bottom of the cup hitting the table with a dull thud.

"Last week I tried to recruit a team that makes electronic control systems. We had two rounds of talks, and they offered the highest salary in the industry, along with very generous stock options."

They had already agreed, but as soon as they heard the word "rice," they turned it down the next day.

What was the reason for the rejection? They said they still wanted to work for a "real car company".

"Is Chixing a real car company? They've never even built a car, they just released an AI video, why isn't anyone calling them a rebadged manufacturer?"

"At least you had two rounds of conversation."

Vice President Li took off his glasses, his tone calm and composed, but every word carried a hint of resentment.

"I contacted three chassis tuning engineers, and one of them hung up as soon as he heard the word 'rice'."

One person said that since they had already signed a non-compete agreement, they couldn't switch jobs.

I was about to agree to the third one, but then my original company gave me a 30% raise and stock options.

"Now all the car companies are wary of us poaching their talent; the word 'rice' is practically public enemy number one in the industry."

"These people in China don't want to come."

They'd rather take a fixed salary at a traditional automaker than take a gamble with us.

"Let's see if they regret it after we build the car."

"The problem is that there's no one here, so how can we build the car?"

There's no electronic control team, no chassis team, and nobody even wrote the core algorithms for intelligent driving.

We can't really use AI to generate one like Chixing does, can we? Then what's the difference between us and Chixing?

Silence fell over the meeting room.

Everyone looked toward the head of the conference table.

Tian Jun remained silent.

He leaned back in his chair, his hands clasped over his stomach, listening to his old buddies complain one after another.

After everyone had finished speaking, he gently placed the teacup on the table, the bottom of the cup making a crisp sound as it touched the glass surface.

Everyone knew he was about to speak.

"If we can't find it domestically, then we'll look to the world."

The meeting room fell silent for a moment.

Looking at the world.

These four words stunned everyone present.

They argued for so long, thinking only about how to catch fish in the ponds within the country, never considering that there were even larger lakes outside the ponds.

"Europe."

Tian Jun then uttered two more words.

"Europe?"

Vice President Zhou was the first to react.

"Mr. Tian, ​​do you mean... to poach people from Europe?"

Germany? France?

There are indeed many top-notch automotive engineers over there, but they're doing just fine at BBA (BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi). Why would they come to work for a Chinese OEM/ODM company... or a Chinese mobile phone manufacturer?

"So what if it's a BBA (BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi)?"

Tian Jun looked at Vice President Zhou,

"German automotive engineers are highly skilled and experienced, but they also have their limits."

Traditional automakers are slow to transform, suffer from severe internal bureaucracy, and many top technical talents are overwhelmed by pressure.

What are the advantages of rice? It's fast.

We don't have the baggage of traditional car companies, our decision-making chain is short, and any idea can be put forward and implemented in just a few days.

DaMi has fought its way up from the mobile phone industry; it's seen it all.

Europe's top technical talents, suffocated by bureaucracy, don't want more money; they want a place where they can truly unleash their potential.

Vice President Li put on his glasses, opened his notebook, and asked:

"So where exactly should we dig? Germany? Stuttgart or Munich?"

"Go, everyone."