Alchemy Greater China

In other words, if there is no football league, the future of these 37 graduates will be one heaven and one underground.

Those with the potential will enter the alchemy gate and embark on the journey of being a master, while those without the potential will be sent back to their parents to fend for themselves.

It's cruel to do this, isn't it?

"Master, I don't think this is a kind of cruelty!"

Breeze has learned to argue with reason: "We are not a charitable school to help the world. These children come to school to study, we provide them with food and shelter, and the training is treated equally. In the end, it is their own fate that they did not develop their alchemy potential." Well, no matter how capable we are, we will never be able to support them for a lifetime!"

"I didn't say I wanted to raise them for a lifetime!"

Long Hao smiled and said: "Isn't there a football league? After signing the contract, they have to play football and compete according to the league's arrangements, and make money for us! Those with alchemy potential can continue to exercise while playing football, Sublimation, but those without potential, if they work hard in football, they can also earn a living. Moreover, according to my research, the alchemy potential is not something that adults can't practice... In this way, it doesn't stop them from becoming alchemy apprentices The last sliver of possibility!"

"Master, you created this football league, and you really want to organize them to play football?"

This time, Breeze was really surprised.

"Of course, I will package football as the most popular sport in the world and make hundreds of millions of people crazy about it!"

Long Hao was full of confidence, and what he said was unquestionable: "You think, if football is successful, it will attract more people to football schools. Will you discover more and better alchemy seedlings?"

Long Hao made a decision, and Breeze knew that it was impossible to change it, so he could only do his best to implement it.

So he stopped raising objections, but asked carefully: "Master, will football really become popular?"

"Haha, Breeze, don't worry, football will not only become popular. It will also develop to a height that you can't predict! At that time, there will be thousands of people in this world who dream of becoming football stars!"

...After discussing graduation prospects and the football league, Long Hao and Breeze exchanged views on the school's top seedlings with outstanding potential.

These good seedlings of alchemy must be cultivated emphatically. If they want to be recognized by the alchemy gate, they not only need to plant a source of gold, but also must be loyal to Long Hao, loyal to the alchemy gate, and loyal to the alchemy country... This is A long process.in the process.They have to pass multiple tests.Only then can they truly become Long Hao's disciples and grandchildren, and become the core clan that really holds power in the Alchemy Kingdom.

Before passing the final test, they will still be students of the football school.Or a player signed by the Football League...

After dealing with the football school, Long Hao set off again.Rush to San Francisco.

There, dmg's car conference will be held soon.

This date was written on the invitation letter to Long Hao. The time was February [-]st. The reason why Long Hao rushed over was because this car launch event would be his first step in reforming the existing technological drive. It was him who slammed a heavy punch at the technology line.

Because, the power source of the car released by dmg this time will not be an electric motor, nor an internal combustion engine, a gasoline engine... but a 'power block' that uses alchemy organisms as the energy source.

The power block, that is, the energy block mentioned by Long Hao, is the brainchild of the joint efforts of Daimler, Tesla, Xiaoyu Xiaoke and others.

With the power block, presumably there will be no scene where petroleum energy dominates the world in the future... The power block, in the ideal scenario imagined by Long Hao, should be composed of alchemy creatures alone.

However, there is always a gap between reality and ideals. The power block displayed at the dmg car conference is only a preliminary beta version. From the outside, it looks like a sealed metal block, and ordinary people cannot open it. Inside, it contains a mixture of alchemical organisms and petroleum derivatives.

Yes, it is the beta version. Alchemy creatures such as heat energy fish and oil fish, with the alchemy level of Xiao Yu and Xiao Ke, can't make them form power blocks alone. In order to release power blocks as soon as possible, in order to pave the way for the promotion of automobile products, It is inevitable to choose petroleum derivatives to play the role of energy transmission!

But even so, this beta version of the power block still has too many advantages compared to the fuel tank that may appear in the future.

First, it is small in size, light in weight and easy to carry.

Second, it provides much more power than a tank of gasoline.

Third, it's cheap and quiet, and there's another advantage that's been overlooked at the moment: it's environmentally friendly...

The price of each power block is divided into two grades, one is 9.9 US dollars, and the other is 19.9 US dollars.

The 9.9 one is a one-time power block, which can be purchased and replaced at the power store designated by dmg whenever the car travels more than 400 kilometers.

The replacement time, operated by a skilled worker, will never exceed 5 minutes.

The 19.9 model is a power block that can be supplemented by energy storage.

Each charging power block can make the car last for 600~650 kilometers. When the power is exhausted, the car must go to the charging station designated by dmg to charge. Such a charging operation will take about half an hour, because it needs to be disassembled , it also needs to add alchemy organisms and petroleum derivatives, which will naturally take a long time.

The two power blocks each have their own advantages. The one-time one is easy to carry and flexible to replace. The disadvantage is that the mileage is relatively short, and the rechargeable power block has a strong battery life. Unfortunately, it takes longer to recharge, and, The 'charging station' advertised by dmg at the car conference is still under construction.

This kind of charging station can be guessed by a discerning person at a glance. It must be set up in the western United States at the beginning. It must be difficult to set up a station in the eastern United States.

Although the advantages and disadvantages of the power block are obvious, in fact, no one will be dissatisfied with it, because it is a new thing after all, if the actual effect can reach one-third of the press conference, it will be enough to satisfy everyone.

Car launch.The protagonist is still the car, isn't it?

The press conference was scheduled to be held at the central plaza in San Francisco. Three days earlier, the San Francisco police force closed the newly built plaza.Until yesterday afternoon, a few small openings were opened, and [-] visitors were allowed in with a limited time and number of people.

It is said that there are only [-] places.It was also fired by the scalpers to the rarity of a hundred dollars a ticket.

The time of visit is at sunset. There is no light in the large square, and the visibility is poor. It takes no more than 10 minutes for visitors to walk around inside, and what they can see is very limited.

But even so, after they came out, many people praised the scene inside to the tabloid reporters who didn't get a scalper ticket outside, boasting that the trip was extraordinary and worth the price of admission.

Why do you say that there are three piles of things covered by the shiny golden canvas, this thing is probably the car that dmg is trying to promote!

Although you can't see its true face of Mount Lu.But only looming silhouettes from under the canvas.You can see how extraordinary this thing is.

Tabloid reporters certainly know that [-]% of what these people say is exaggerated.But this kind of "exaggeration" is what they want. The more mysterious the situation in the square can be reported, the higher the sales of their newspaper will be.isn't it?

At eight o'clock in the morning on February [-]st, the closed square was officially opened.Many San Francisco citizens have been queuing outside since the early morning, and when the closed baffles were removed one by one, they finally saw the situation inside.

In the center of the square, there is a podium that is decorated like a palace. It is magnificent. In front of the stage are three piles of things placed in the form of finished characters, covered with golden canvas, which shines brightly in the morning sun.

In addition, there are some temporary constructions beside it. For example, a black concrete runway about 200 meters long and five meters wide looks very flat. A red locomotive, I don't know if it is specially arranged, the rails are exactly parallel to the concrete runway.

There is no need to talk about the next thing, Daimler personally appeared on the stage and introduced the products... dmg's press conference was quite successful!

Three canvases were unveiled and dmg presented three cars to the public.

One is a domestic Mercedes-Benz Beetle;

One is the official Mercedes-Benz-Melissa;

The last one is Mercedes-Benz-Thunder and Lightning, which pursues speed and excellent quality;

Among them, Mercedes-Benz-Beetle is referred to as bb, and Mercedes-Benz-Thunder and Lightning is referred to as bl.

When other people's understanding of cars is still old and bulky, noisy, and ugly in appearance, dmg has gone beyond n steps and formulated the standards of the car, and it exhibited three cars with completely different appearances. And feel connected to the car.

The grandeur and comfort of BM, the compactness and warmth of BB, and the muscle and momentum of BL...all left a deep impression on the onlookers.

It turns out that cars can be so beautiful!

Look, the smooth shell that can reflect the cheeks, the full and strong black tires, and the indescribably high-end streamlined appearance... This is not a car, it is the most beautiful and modern art since the Renaissance Taste!

That Daimler, stop talking about the parameters of the car and what you need to know about the use and maintenance of the car, hurry up and talk about the price!

I think, as long as the price is right, I have to buy at least one bb and drive it back!Many middle-class bystanders shouted in their hearts.

It can be said that the magic of the car has completely conquered them!

Everyone waited and waited, and finally waited until Daimler quoted the prices of the three cars. Needless to say, the price of the BB was acceptable, which was only a little over 50 US dollars, but the other two cars cost ten thousand dollars each. million, and the other is close to the sky-high price of [-] US dollars!

Such a price makes one wonder if the head of dmg is crazy about money: a standard BL sports car costs 49.98 US dollars, which is almost worth a good destroyer! Tmd, except for princes and nobles, who would burn money to buy it?

Regarding this pricing, Daimler discussed with Long Hao before the press conference, but they were actually quite critical.

You know, under the guidance of Long Hao's few words, dmg has avoided a lot of detours, resulting in the current factory cost of the car, which is no more than one thousand dollars at most. However, according to Long Hao's pricing requirements, even the lowest-end Mercedes-Benz Beetle Family Sell ​​for twenty thousand dollars!

Daimler and several other dmg giants couldn't help feeling that Long Hao simply planned not to sell these cars.

Facing the incomprehension of many dmg giants.Long Hao just smiled, insisted on his own opinion, and did not explain too much.

Could he tell these engineers when it comes to building cars.You are experts, but do you understand market economy?Understand marketing psychology?

It is understandable that in the future there will be an American who sells "fruit". Not only will the small mobile phone form its own system, but it will also sell a mobile phone that costs less than 200 yuan to 5000 yuan.And even with such an outrageously high price, some people would rather sell a kidney than buy one back!

In the final analysis, the most common form in this world is always that the gap between the rich and the poor is too large!

The rich are too rich, and the poor are too poor. Wanting to use the middle price to earn more money is always just an ideal case that exists in sales textbooks.But the real situation is that when a revolutionary product across the ages comes out, it is to earn jaw-dropping excess profits, which is its bonus.You don't take it.God will be angry!

There will never be a shortage of rich people in this world.Rich people will always be a little richer than the limit you imagined.

The price of the car is so high, not to mention other things, first of all, its positioning has been corrected.That's... a car, built for the high end.It appeared to show their uniqueness.

Twenty thousand is not too expensive, but Long Hao thinks it is too cheap!

He dared to bet that dmg could sell as many cars as it could produce, and [-]% of the people who paid the bill were high-end people with stupid money and a lot of money!

After introducing the price, Daimler said: "The number of cars is limited, and now we accept on-the-spot reservations, first-served, first-served, [-]% discount for the first [-]." After that, the topic turned to other places.

Because, Daimler really does not want to see the 'booked cold field'.

Next is the product demonstration, that is, the three cars that have won a lot of applause for their appearance will be driven live to show their performance to the audience.

In this demonstration event, Daimler announced that it would draw three spectators to sit in the car to experience it for themselves. This decision naturally detonated the audience again.

The content of the demonstration is to compare the car and the locomotive. The car starts on the concrete road, and at the same time, the locomotive starts on the track at the other end.

When the demonstration is over, there is no doubt that the car is better than the locomotive in terms of starting, driving, braking, steering, etc.

It is conceivable that driving in the city will be transformed into a world of cars in the future.

The entire car conference lasted from morning to night.

Under the careful preparation and scheduling of the dmg staff, the atmosphere of the audience was always kept warm, and there was no silence, and the car test drive for nearly an afternoon made everyone's obsession with cars reach the boiling point, melting point, and breaking point!

Long Hao didn't show up. He was quite satisfied with the car launch event. Daimler's expected "cold reservation" did not appear. From the very beginning, people kept placing orders.

Looking at the sales records in just 10 minutes, dmg sold seven bbs, two bm's, and three bl's!

It has to be said that the purchasing power of San Francisco citizens is unexpectedly strong, even close to scary.

Let me add a sentence here, the reason why the citizens of San Francisco have such terrifying purchasing power is inseparable from Long Hao.

Although most of the factories of Long Hao's "Golden Egg" moved out of San Francisco and moved into Xiajia, he still left a valuable asset to San Francisco, that is, the San Francisco Exchange!A gold-absorbing cornucopia that is truly independent of the four major exchanges in the United States after experiencing many wars with the United States.

Most of these citizens with strong purchasing power were those who supported Long Hao at that time and bought a lot of Earl stocks after listening to Mrs. Kinny's call.

Now, with Long Hao winning the war against the United States and forming an alliance with Spain (Sawi's Restoration Army), I heard that he has recently kicked Britain out of the Chinese territory in the Far East... All these are good, driving Earl plate stocks are always hovering at a high level!

Occasionally there are a few pullbacks, but the stock price is still advancing all the way, so bullish!

The reason here is very simple. Earl's current backing is an emerging and powerful country, which has a crushing advantage over other companies, not to mention that it still shares weal and woe with Carnegie's increasingly prosperous steel kingdom. A close relationship of honor and disgrace.

When it comes to Carnegie's Iron Kingdom, the topic has to go a little further.

Afterwards, the waterway of the Pacific Ocean was basically mastered by Long Hao, and Carnegie continued to go back and forth between Australia and Xiaga, transporting a large amount of iron ore from Australia, and transporting a large amount of iron products into Australia to build a railway... The San Francisco Exchange has become a bellwether for price changes of metal products in the world.

A large number of speculative metal merchants flocked to San Francisco, and the influx of funds also indirectly led to the rapid development of San Francisco's new city...

Alright, let's turn the topic back. These citizens who 'invested' in Long Hao in the early stage can be regarded as making a lot of money. If they want to buy a car, they only need to release a little bit of their stocks.

This is the end of the San Francisco car launch conference. We also want to continue watching the hot scenes of car pre-sales and test drives, but it is a pity that the protagonist Long Hao refuses to let him go because he has already left on the night of February [-]st. San Francisco, head south.

There is a big city in the south of San Francisco called Los Angeles. According to the original historical trajectory, the reputation of this city of angels will soon surpass San Francisco and become the entertainment capital of the United States and the world before World War II.