Super Copy of Great Power Technology

"This Ruida flying car also uses a small nuclear fusion battery as its power source. According to conservative estimates, it can fly continuously for more than 4 years, which can basically meet the needs of the car's entire life cycle. If you use the car frequently and maintain it properly, and use up the reserve power in the nuclear fusion battery in a few decades, you can also go to our Ruida Automobile S store and replace it with a new nuclear fusion battery, which can last for decades more."

Next, Qiao Ruida spent half an hour to introduce the various configurations, performance, functions, and driving points of the flying car in detail. He also emphasized the safety of the flying car. In Qiao Ruida's words, driving or riding a flying car is much safer than driving on the road. If the automatic driving mode is turned on, it is even more foolproof. The richer the people, the more they cherish their lives. Most wealthy bosses are not too sensitive to the price when buying a car, but they are particularly concerned about the safety configuration of the car, whether it has airbags, ESP body stability system, and AEB automatic emergency braking system. Now, the same is true for flying cars. No matter how fast your car flies and how convenient it is to take off and land, if you don't do a good job in safety, sales will inevitably not rise.

"…From the above comparison, it is not difficult to see that our flying car has a faster flight speed than private business jets and is more convenient to take off and land. There is no need to apply for routes, hire professional pilots, or obtain a pilot's license. You only need to go to a driving school and obtain the latest S-class driver's license, and you can manually drive a flying car. Even if you don't have an S-class driver's license, you can turn on the flying car's autopilot mode, and the onboard computer will control the car to fly to the destination."

"So how much will the world's first mass-produced flying car cost? Not 3000 million, not 2000 million, not even 1000 million, but only 888 million RMB! In addition, due to insufficient technology and shortage of raw materials, the production of small anti-gravity engines is very limited, and the pass rate is not high. This first Ruida flying car is limited to 888 units and will be sold out while stocks last. Even if the technology matures in the future and flying cars continue to be produced, it will not be the current model."

As Qiao Ruida announced the price of the flying car, there was an uproar at the press conference, and the noise in the live broadcast room was even more intense.

"No way, this flying car is actually sold for more than 8 million. It's just a domestic car. Why is it sold at such a high price?"

"This is the world's first flying car. Even foreign countries don't have it. What's wrong with selling it for 888 million? It's not expensive at all. Don't you think about it? The R&D cost of a small anti-gravity engine and a nuclear fusion battery alone is at least tens of billions. If a flying car is not sold at a higher price, how can the R&D cost be recovered?"

"You can buy a flying car for more than 8 million yuan, so you can be happy. Don't you see those supercars produced by foreign car companies, which are just more powerful and cooler in appearance, and are sold for tens or even hundreds of millions of yuan, but they can only run on the ground, which is a far cry from the class of this flying car."

"Flying cars are new. If you just see it as a new type of car that is not afraid of traffic jams, selling it for more than 888 million is really too expensive. If you see it as a substitute for a small business jet, then the price of million is really nothing."

"I have placed an order on the homepage of Ruida Automobile. The order information shows that this is my 314th order. Here is a screenshot of the order so that you won't accuse me of bragging, #order.jpg"

"I pay my respects to the rich man above. I never thought that such an expensive flying car would be sold out in just over a minute. There are so many rich people in China."

"It's over. Ruida Automobile has also started to learn bad habits and started to sell limited quantities."

“Flying cars have just been developed, so they may be difficult to produce.”

"Our country has just updated its traffic regulations, and flying cars can now be legally on the road, but what should we do when flying cars are used abroad? Should flying cars be managed by the transportation department or the general aviation department?"

"I work in downtown Beijing and live in Yanjiao. I have to drive two hours to get to work every day. I also want to buy a flying car as a means of commuting, so that I can sleep two more hours a day. But when I saw the price, a flying car costs 888 million yuan. We office workers can't afford it even if we work for a lifetime!"

"Don't be too pessimistic. Flying cars have just come out, the technology is immature, and there are still a lot of R&D costs to share, so it's reasonable that the price is high. After a few years, when the production technology matures, the price of flying cars will come down."

"I have some amazing news for you all. All 888 flying cars pre-sold on the Ruida Automobile homepage have been sold out. It took a total of three and a half minutes!"

"Who is buying flying cars? That's 888 million yuan, not rubles or Vietnamese dong. These rich people are really crazy."

After announcing the price of the flying car, Qiao Ruida answered several questions raised by reporters, and the entire spring new car launch conference ended. Qiao Ruida drove the flying car and left the auto exhibition center. The reporters and media people at the launch conference also left one after another. Of course, before they left, the on-site staff gave each participating reporter a gift bag. There was no cash red envelope in it, but a beautifully made car model. When major companies hold press conferences, it has become an industry practice to give reporters present a fee, just to make these uncrowned kings show mercy when writing news and not make negative reports. Ruida Group is also in the domestic market, so it is naturally not immune to this practice, but Ruida Group is afraid of trouble if it gives cash, so in general, it gives its own company's products.

Qiao Ruida was driving the flying car, but before he got home, he received a call from Shao Heping, whose voice was so excited that it trembled, "Mr. Qiao, I have good news for you. The 800 flying cars we put on the official mall have been sold out, and it took a total of 3 minutes and 23 seconds." The reason why there are 800 flying cars on sale online instead of 888 is that more than 4 flying cars were bought by relatives, friends, partners, or company executives. The remaining were also sent to Ruida S stores across the country as sample cars to attract customers, and they were not going to be sold now.

"What? They're sold out in just over three minutes. That's really beyond my expectation. Okay, okay, since they're sold out, let's arrange for delivery right away. A professional driver will deliver the goods to your door. When handing over, be sure to check the customer's identity and don't make a mistake."

"Don't worry, boss. We will be especially careful with something worth more than 888 million. By the way, Mr. Qiao, this flying car is so popular. Should we only produce units and then stop production? Isn't that too much of a loss?"

"We are a big car manufacturer, so of course we have to keep our word. If we say the production is limited to 888 units, then we will only produce 888 units. We will not produce any more than that. However, if the sports car model of the flying car is sold out, we can still produce sedan models or SUV models of the flying car. After they are sold out domestically, there is still a vast international market. The previous 888 units refer to the domestic limit of 888 units. As for the number of foreign limits, it is still up to us!" Qiao Ruida smiled and said cunningly.

"Mr. Qiao is right. I know how to do it. I will contact the R&D team and design a few more models of flying cars. I will sell them slowly and only release two models a year to avoid duplication until the entire market is saturated. The foreign market is a bit difficult to deal with. It is difficult to define whether our flying cars are aircraft or cars. Most countries do not have relevant legislation."

"I suggest that we find a few powerful families in several major countries to act as agents for flying cars. Let them lobby the local government to formulate relevant laws and regulations for flying cars, or classify flying cars as small aircraft. At least, they must be legal on the road and fly legally. Only then can our flying cars be put on the market and gradually expand sales."

"I understand. I will discuss with Morris from Shengshi Foreign Trade about finding overseas agents. They have been doing foreign trade business for many years and have certain connections in major foreign countries. It should not be difficult to find a few capable agents."

After hanging up the phone, the flying car flew over the Shengshi Home Villa District on its own, and Qiao Ruida controlled the flying car to land.

That evening, reports about Ruida Automobile's spring new car launch appeared on major Internet platforms. Among them, reports about flying cars were particularly eye-catching. "Ritta Automobile Company launches the world's first flying car, priced at a sky-high price of 888 million yuan", "Flying car sold out in three minutes after launch, is it hype or real sales", "80 billion in three minutes, Ruida Automobile creates brilliance with technology"... There are countless similar reports, and the click-through rate is quite high.

The next morning, a broadcaster who lived in Beijing received the flying car he ordered. He suddenly had an idea and live-streamed a test of the flying car. Within half an hour of the broadcast, he attracted millions of netizens to his live broadcast room. His popularity soared, and the number of followers increased by more than 100,000 in one go. During the live broadcast, he received tens of thousands of gifts, which made him one of the most popular broadcasters on the Kuaipai platform.

In the following days, more videos related to flying cars appeared on major video platforms. The outstanding appearance, excellent flight performance, vertical take-off and landing capabilities, and almost unlimited range of flying cars have completely conquered the majority of netizens. Anyone who bought the Ruida flying car with 888 million yuan will not regret it. Many first- and second-generation rich people who like to play with cars have contacted Ruida Automobile Company and asked to buy Ruida flying cars after seeing these review videos. As a result, they were told that the first Ruida flying car was sold in limited quantities. Now all 888 cars in China have been sold out. When the next generation of flying cars will be produced, they will be notified separately. Since the manufacturer said that the first flying car has been sold out, they can only think of the 888 flying cars that have been sold. So a large group of rich people, waving money, frantically sought to buy flying cars online, and many people added 100 million or 200 million yuan to buy. A month later, the selling price of second-hand flying cars was even hyped up to 1500 million. Even so, the transaction volume was still very small. Flying cars were really hard to come by. Such an outrageous price made even Qiao Ruida, the inventor of the flying car, shake his head. After seeing the relevant news, Shao Heping almost drooled. I, a manufacturer of flying cars, didn't make as much as those second-hand dealers. It was simply absurd. Without saying a word, Shao Heping immediately ran to the flying car research and development laboratory and led the researchers to work hard on the second flying car.

In fact, it is not just flying cars that are selling well. Several other new energy vehicles equipped with wireless charging modules or nuclear fusion batteries under Ruida Automobile Company are also selling well. Among them, the cheapest new Ruida MINIEV sold 15 units in just half a month after its launch, becoming the undisputed sales champion of Ruida.

During this period, another major event occurred: several domestic automakers producing new energy vehicles, led by BYD, Changan, and Geely, visited Ruida Automobile Company in a group to discuss wireless charging technology, nuclear fusion battery technology authorization, or sales. Shao Heping did not dare to make a decision on his own, so he called Qiao Ruida for instructions.

Qiao Ruida had already finished his New Year's holiday and returned to Beijing with Du Qingqing. He was preparing for the upcoming doctoral thesis defense. After receiving the call, he paused for a moment and said, "Wireless charging technology can be licensed, but a licensing fee of 2000 yuan per car will be charged. As for nuclear fusion batteries, they are too broad and cannot be licensed. If they can afford the price, we can sell them some finished nuclear fusion batteries."

"Do we really need to license out wireless charging technology? If so, won't our low-end cars have much of an advantage? And how much is a nuclear fusion battery worth? 600,000, 700,000, or 800,000?"

"The domestic and foreign new energy vehicle markets are too big for just one company like Ruida Automobile to take over. Licensing wireless charging technology can further enhance the competitiveness of domestic new energy vehicles. Wouldn't it be great if we could form a team to go abroad and defeat fuel vehicles? As for the price of nuclear fusion batteries, we'll negotiate a price of 700,000 yuan per battery. The production technology is not mature, and the cost is very high. If we sell it cheaply, we'll lose a lot."

"Boss Qiao, you are right. I am too narrow-minded. I only consider the interests of my own company and have no overall view. I will talk to them according to your opinion."

"Well, I'll wait for your good news. In addition, if any foreign car companies or domestic joint venture car companies come to seek technology licensing or purchase nuclear fusion batteries, they will be rejected." (End of this chapter)