Reinforcement Panel: Tech Wars

Chapter 81 Borrowing a Factory for Preparation
"Xiao Jiang, where did you get so much money?"

“Is the auto repair shop so profitable?”

More than 1 million US dollars. Even if Wu Qisi sold all of Siming Auto Parts, it would be impossible for him to raise so much money at once.

Wu Qisi found it hard to accept that his nephew, whom he had only met a few times, could come up with such a huge amount of money.

Wei Jiang chuckled and looked at his uncle Wu Qisi.

Money has no value if he doesn't spend it. Investing in Wu Qisi's company is a good choice for Wei Jiang.

"Uncle, you don't need to worry about money."

“As long as it can solve the difficulties of enterprises, isn’t it a good thing?”

In Wu Qisi's eyes, his nephew Wei Jiang became mysterious at this moment. The sunlight shining in from the window behind Wei Jiang made his figure look even taller.

The poor relative whom he once looked down upon suddenly became fabulously wealthy. This was a huge shock to Wu Qisi.

"Xiao Jiang, have you confirmed where the money came from?"

Although Wu Qisi was happy to see the money, he was still cautious by nature and did not completely let down his guard.

He didn't want to be dragged into unknown risks because of Wei Jiang.

"Of course, you can use this 10 billion with confidence."

"My cousin is so kind to me, how can I harm you?"

Thinking of his virtuous and family-loving wife at home, Wu Qisi let down his guard and immediately became excited.

"Great! Xiaojiang!"

"With this money, Siming will not only be able to get out of trouble, but will also be able to develop better!"

Wu Qisi picked up Wei Jiang's phone and smiled foolishly at the number on it. Wei Jiang saw it and reminded him at the right time.

Some things must be made clear. Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly. For such a large investment, the interests must be sorted out in advance.

"Uncle, I don't know the equity situation of Siming Company."

"But since I've chosen to invest 10 billion, I want half of the company's equity."

"is that OK?"

Wu Qisi, who was imagining the future development prospects of Siming, gradually calmed down after hearing Wei Jiang's words.

It's too early to be happy. With an investment of 10 billion, it is impossible for Wei Jiang to just lend him the money.

He also didn't think that he could emotionally blackmail Wei Jiang into getting the money by relying on the relationship between the two families.

"Except for a few senior employees who have shares, the majority of Siming's shares belong to me."

"50% stake"

When it comes to his own fundamental interests, Wu Qisi is quite cautious.

If Wei Jiang holds 50% of the shares, he will no longer be the largest shareholder.

"Uncle, you can take your time to think about it."

"We have time, and money is not a problem."

"You think about it first, I'll go out for a walk."

Wei Jiang thought it was very reasonable to just take half of Siming's assets.

For a company that is on the decline to receive such a large investment, Wei Jiang thinks there is nothing wrong with asking for a little more.

Wei Jiang smiled and waved to Wu Qisi and came out of the office.

The Siming auto and motorcycle parts factory is very large and has a complete infrastructure.

After a tour, Wei Jiang believed that the company had the opportunity to continue to grow, provided it had funds and technology.

Unfortunately, Weijiang can provide both of these.

After leaving the office building, Wei Jiang came to a pavilion rest area in the factory.

It was a busy morning and Wei Jiang was the only idle person in the factory who was sitting and resting leisurely.

I opened the notepad app on my phone and recalled the scientific research equipment and production materials that were familiar to me but I had never seen before.

Considering that Siming is just a private enterprise, Wei Jiang tried to select equipment that was within the scope permitted by national regulations when recording.

In addition to wanting to help his uncle Wu Qisi save the business, Wei Jiang had another deeper meaning behind investing in Siming Auto Parts.

Purchase special scientific research equipment and raw materials in the name of Siming Company to prepare for the manufacture of new panel anchoring products.

From the success of Manta Ray, Wei Jiang confirmed that manually creating enhanced product prototypes is the most effective and quickest way.

At the prototype stage, Wei Jiang can install the modules he needs on the equipment, and these modules will naturally become stronger as the panel is strengthened.

"Wei Jiang, why are you sitting here?"

A female voice behind him interrupted Wei Jiang's thoughts. He turned around and found that the person was Wu Qisi's secretary Liang Xiao.

"Secretary Liang, Mr. Wu is busy right now so I can't disturb him. I'll sit outside and take a rest."

Liang Xiao was holding the documents he had just taken from the warehouse department, and stopped after hearing what Wei Jiang said.

"Is Mr. Wu busy?"

Wei Jiang smiled and nodded, his expression very affirmative.

"He probably doesn't have the heart to communicate with others right now."

Seeing Wei Jiang's firm words, Liang Xiao slowly walked over to sit down opposite Wei Jiang.

Noticing a box of cigarettes next to Wei Jiang's butt, Liang Xiao pointed at the box.

"Can I have one?"

Wei Jiang was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Liang Xiao, as Wu Qisi's secretary, would also smoke.

He handed the cigarette box and lighter to the other party. Seeing the other party light the cigarette skillfully, Wei Jiang asked curiously:
"I didn't expect you to smoke, are you busy at work right now?"

After exhaling a long puff of smoke, Liang Xiao returned the cigarette box to Wei Jiang.

"I smoke less."

"Are you busy at work? You've been in the company for a long time and you haven't found anything yet?"

"Sales have dropped sharply, and the company is under great pressure. We are doing more things with less effort than expected."

Liang Xiao paused halfway through his speech, turned to look at Wei Jiang and said jokingly:
"You won't tell Mr. Wu about me, right?"

Shaking his head, Wei Jiang could actually understand the current situation of these employees of Siming Company.

The decrease in sales is definitely bad news for a manufacturing company, and my uncle Wu Qisi must be under a lot of pressure as the boss.

As employees, the pressure delegated to them from their bosses is equally great.

Sales volume could not be increased and the company's performance was not good, so the jobs of the employees were no longer so secure, including that of Liang Xiao, who worked as a secretary.

Wei Jiang turned his head to look in the direction of Wu Qisi's office in the office building, then turned back to the smoking woman and said:
"Maybe Siming will get better soon. You should have faith in Mr. Wu."

Liang Xiao smiled slightly after hearing this, and one could see the confusion hidden in her eyes.

The boss's secretary is familiar with the company's operating conditions, and Liang Xiao is very clear about Siming's operating conditions in the past year.

Production capacity is decreasing month by month, and financial receipts are decreasing every quarter.

"Hopefully."

Seeing that Liang Xiao was not being sincere, Wei Jiang said nothing more.

I lowered my head and added the last few key information into the notepad on my phone.

A plan for the construction of an advanced laboratory has been completed, with a total estimated cost of 3 million yuan.

"Thank you for the cigarette. Please sit down."

"My job as a worker is to run errands and do work."

Liang Xiao threw the cigarette butt into the trash can beside him, straightened his body, stood up and left.

Wei Jiang looked at Liang Xiao's back as she left. She was still as capable and neat as when he first saw her, without any of the decadence and confusion she had shown when she was smoking just now.

Beidu had just met with the visiting personnel from White Bear in the morning. Regarding the overt and covert probing from White Bear during the guest meeting, everyone from Dongda, including Zhang Gang, just shook their heads to deny it.

"How could what happened in Hawaiian waters be related to the University of Tokyo?!"

"You have such a vivid imagination, Davarish."

"Todai is still a backward developing power. It is impossible for us to have equipment of that level!"

Recalling the positive response given by his representatives to the White Bear team at the meeting, Zhang Gang actually felt a little unsure.

Since the last communication with Zhao Fuqing, director of the Underwater Equipment Research Institute, Zhang Gang once again retrieved all the files about Red Star after returning.

The content of the archive is largely the same as before, with the new additions focusing on changes in the progress of the implementation of several cutting-edge technology verifications.

"BYD's lithium battery prices have been officially reduced, and the battery warranty scope has been confirmed to be expanded"

"Experts evaluate BYD, the leader in the era of green energy explosion"

"Autonomous driving technology has passed the test of the market and consumers"

During this period, the Internet is flooded with videos of autonomous driving experiences.

Zhang Gang himself had also seen it on the Internet. Considering his busy schedule, the fact that he was able to see the video shows how huge the sensation caused by autonomous driving technology is.

"Magnetic fluid propulsion technology verification passed by the Underwater Equipment Research Institute"

The technologies contributed by Red Star have basically been verified in related fields!

Red Star possesses such advanced technology. Is it true, as Zhao Fuqing speculated, that the equipment that clashed with Ugly Eagle came from Red Star?

Although there was no direct evidence, when the Red Star file was placed in front of him, Zhang Gang had already recognized Zhao Fuqing's judgment to a certain extent. The Red Star once again surpassed Zhang Gang's previous cognition by leaving a large fleet of more than 40 ships helpless.

"Investigate secretly?"

In the past, the only thing associated with Red Star was technology, but now it seems very likely that weapons and equipment will also be involved.

With the equipment that can deter all military forces on Blue Star, Zhang Gang must think carefully about how to deal with Red Star.

"report!"

Zhang Gang put the file in front of him back into the drawer and looked towards the door.

"Come in."

"General, Chief Engineer Li Luocheng from the Laser Research Institute is here to see you."

Li Luocheng? What is he doing here?
Puzzled, Zhang was about to ask the communications guard when he glanced at the desk drawer.

Red Star had a technology that was previously transferred to the Laser Research Institute.

"Let Chief Engineer Li come in."

"Yes!"

Seeing the guard go out, Zhang Gang took out the Red Star file again and placed it on the table.

The most likely reason why Li Luocheng came here was for Red Star, but he still had to ask for the specific details.

A few minutes later, led by the guards, an old man with gray hair and beard, wearing a black jacket, with dark skin and a strong body, walked in.

"Hello, Chief Engineer Li, please take a seat."

Li Luocheng's appearance is completely different from the traditional impression of a high-level intellectual. His unkempt appearance and dark skin make him look more like a manual worker.

Watching the guard closing the door from outside, Li Luocheng suddenly became anxious.

"General Zhang, I want to see the red star you mentioned!"

"No matter what, you have to arrange it for me!"

“This is important to me, and it’s important to the Laser Institute as well!”

Looking at the thick black fingers hitting his desk, Zhang Gang could only comfort the other party with a friendly tone.

If the person on the other side was a soldier, Zhang Gang would have already started emphasizing discipline to him.

But who could blame him for sitting opposite him? The person sitting opposite him is an academician of engineering from the University of Tokyo and the chief engineer of the Laser Research Institute. He is a national treasure.

"Chief Engineer Li, please calm down first."

"This matter is not as easy as you think."

Zhang Gang stood up and took out a bottle of water from the small refrigerator next to him and handed it to the other party.

"I'll tell you the truth. I don't know who Hong Xing is, where she's from, or whether she's a man or a woman."

"Not only do you want to see him, I also want to see him."

"But isn't this what we can't see?"

Li Luocheng was very surprised to see Zhang Gang say this.

He knew the department and position Zhang Gang belonged to. With the country backing him up, how could Zhang Gang not know his identity as a red star?!

"Don't lie to me!"

"Is there any information about Dongda that you, General Zhang, can't find?"

"After all, my level of confidentiality is not low. Is it necessary to hide it from me?"

Zhang Gang spread his hands helplessly and showed a wronged smile.

"Chief Engineer Li, I'm really not lying to you."

"It's because Hong Xing doesn't want to reveal his identity. To show respect, we can't resort to extreme measures."

"You understand?"

This is what he was doing? Li Luocheng couldn't understand this Red Star.

You are so talented, why do you have to hide and not be open at all?

“This shows a lack of trust in us.”

It’s a pity for Li Luocheng.

"Let me tell you, after using Red Star's technology to optimize my project, the performance has improved dramatically!"

When talking about his own project, Li Luochang's eyes seemed to shine. He took out two photos from his bag and spread them on the table.

"It takes only 0.5 seconds to burn through a 5mm steel plate 0.1 kilometers away!"

"The laser can be continuously excited, and the previous intermittent cooling time is no longer necessary!"

"General Zhang, you should understand the tactical value of this laser weapon, right?!"

Reaching out and taking the two photos in front of him, Zhang Gang's expression was extremely serious.

If this laser weapon is really as described by Li Luocheng, the formal popularization of laser weapons can be put on the agenda!
"So, I must meet this red star!"

"How could someone develop such a technology?"

"This problem has been tormenting me for several days. I can't eat or sleep well. I just want to have a good chat with Hong Xing."

"Of course, I would be even happier if Red Star is willing to join our institute."

Li Luocheng's eyes were a little dazed as he imagined the Laser Institute becoming even more powerful in the future.

Is the era of laser weapons approaching?
The two photos show the test steel plates that were burned through with very small holes.

This shows that the excited laser power is high enough to burn through the steel plate in a short time.

Picking up the paper describing the Red Star technology verification results with his right hand, Zhang Gang became more determined in his previous thoughts.

Red Star must be the mysterious person who possesses advanced equipment!
The Ugly Eagle Circum-Oceanic Exercise failed, and the mastermind behind it was none other than Red Star!
Sitting back in his uncle Wu Qisi's office, Wei Jiang could tell from the number of extinguished cigarette butts in the ashtray on the coffee table that the decision-making process for this man just now was not easy.

"Xiao Jiang, people are selfish."

"Siming is the company I founded. I cannot accept handing over the control of Siming to someone else, even you."

"So sorry, I can't transfer 50% of the shares to you."

While Wu Qisi said this, he was observing Wei Jiang's expression.

Wei Jiang reacted calmly and without anger, and Wu Qisi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it is not a direct rejection, it means there is room for discussion.

"I personally now hold 93% of Siming's shares."

"46%, Xiaojiang, this is the largest share I can give you."

Carefully observing Wei Jiang's reaction, Wu Qisi hoped very much to get Wei Jiang's 10 billion investment.

As long as Siming can continue to survive, he will still be the boss of Siming, and the material living standards of his wife and son Wu Kai can be maintained.

Of course, this also includes the material living standards of all Siming employees.

"can."

Wei Jiang's calm and indifferent answer sounded like heavenly music to Wu Qisi.

Happiness came too suddenly, and Wu Qisi was unable to react for a moment.

"You agreed?!"

When he saw Wei Jiang nod, Wu Qisi immediately became happy. He stood up and reached out to hold Wei Jiang's hand to express his gratitude.

But what he didn't expect was that Wei Jiang slowly took back his right hand that was placed on his knee, took out his mobile phone from his shirt pocket, opened it, and pushed it in front of him again.

Wu Qisi, who had had this experience before, did not choose to go over and check the familiar black phone immediately when he saw it.

"What else can I see?"

"Xiao Jiang, don't do this."

"If you have anything to say, just tell me. I'm really afraid you'll take out your phone now."

Seeing the genuine worry on his uncle's face, Wei Jiang laughed and pointed at his phone and said:
"I can accept a 46% stake."

"But Siming must build a sufficiently advanced laboratory according to the plan I compiled on my phone."

“I have listed the equipment list and material list.”

Laboratory? Aren’t there enough laboratories in Siming?

Wu Qisi's understanding of the level of his own company's laboratory was obviously inaccurate, so he picked up his mobile phone to check the contents of the list listed by Wei Jiang.

"Sample sorting screen, high energy arc melting furnace, vacuum annealing furnace"

"Titanium, Germanium, Niobium, Molybdenum, Tungsten"

"Xenon and radon."

After reading it from beginning to end, Wu Qisi, who had a superficial understanding of metal processing, frowned and looked at Wei Jiang, his tone full of confusion.

"Siming is just an auto parts manufacturer. Does it need such high-end equipment and materials?"

In response to his uncle's question, Wei Jiang raised his hand and pointed at himself.

"I need to."

"Siming will also need it in the future."

(End of this chapter)