A live stream of someone hand-making a giant white robot attracted the attention of the government,

Should national teams be made to act as "OEM manufacturers" and "distributors"?

This idea is outrageously wild, yet damnably reasonable!

Yes, who has a more terrifying mobilization capacity than a nation? Whose servers can withstand the enthusiasm of over a billion people? Whose logistics can spread this small "energy bar" to every corner of 9.6 million square kilometers overnight?

While she was still struggling with the website crash on the first floor, Bai Che's vision had already soared to the atmosphere, figuring out how to steer this little wrecked ship to overturn an aircraft carrier fleet.

This absolute intellectual crushing made Su Wanqing feel the frustration of having her intelligence rubbed into the ground for the first time, but then an even more surging fervor engulfed her—she felt proud!

Looking at the lazy young man in front of her, she suddenly realized that the press conference that caused the global server crash was not the climax at all.

That was just a trivial appetizer.

The real main course, the one that could make the whole world tremble, the real "trump card," isn't even the phrase "We ourselves are the light."

Instead, it was Bai Che's seemingly casual but actually scathing "a little bit" comment made near the end of the live stream.

……

"Oh, right, I almost forgot."

Tens of millions of viewers worldwide, still reeling from the massive impact of "99 yuan" and "all lights on at once," instinctively held their breath.

Bai Che casually toyed with the prototype energy bar in his hand, speaking in a tone as if discussing what to have for dinner.

"What if this technology were used in electric vehicles...?"

He dragged out the sound, successfully piquing everyone's curiosity.

"We can probably cut battery production costs by about 60%."

boom!

If "99 yuan" is a hand grenade, then this sentence is a mushroom bomb precisely airdropped over the heads of the global automotive industry!

At the headquarters of Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Toyota, Volkswagen, GM... the executives watching the live broadcast instantly lost all color from their faces.

However, Bai Che's performance was not over yet.

He looked at the camera, winked mischievously, and threw out the final straw that broke everyone's back.

As for battery life...

"Guess? (ಡωಡ)"

After saying that, he actually threw down the microphone and walked off the stage without looking back, leaving the world's automotive industry leaders looking like they'd seen a ghost.

It left behind a silhouette that evokes both endless imagination and boundless terror.

……

This phrase, "Guess," became the final instruction that ignited panic in global financial markets.

Ten minutes after the live stream ended.

The stock markets of neighboring Japan (Japan) and South Korea (Japan) were the first to react honestly and also the most disastrously.

Tokyo Stock Exchange.

As soon as the opening bell rang, the huge electronic screen was instantly flooded with a blood-red hue of despair.

Toyota Motor: The stock immediately hit the daily limit down at the open, down 20.00%.

Honda Giken: -19.87%.

Panasonic: -21.34%.

Sony Group: -18.55%.

Seoul, Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI).

Samsung SDI: -22.10%.

LG Chem: -23.50%.

Hyundai Motor: -20.50%.

Every jump in the numbers represents billions of dollars vanishing into thin air. That's not just a drop, it's like jumping off a cliff from the summit of Mount Everest!

Countless stock market investors rushed into the stock exchange, wailing in anguish at the sight of the devastating red waterfall.

"Why?! Why did this happen?!"

"My retirement savings! My life savings! All gone!"

"That Chinese man! Is he a devil? No, he is the devil himself!"

Less than half an hour after the market opened.

"Ding~ Ding~ Ding~"

The piercing alarm sounded throughout the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei 225 index plunged by more than 10%, triggering the first level of circuit breaker mechanism and suspending trading for fifteen minutes.

Immediately afterwards, the South Korean KOSPI index also triggered a circuit breaker.

The financial markets across East Asia were in complete disarray, with widespread devastation.

They couldn't understand how a "power bank" launch event in a neighboring country could revolutionize their business overnight.

That evening, on an emergency financial talk show on the national television station of the Sakura Kingdom.

A veteran financial commentator with graying hair faced the camera with a complex expression of pain and fear.

He spoke into the microphone in an almost trembling voice, uttering words that were later repeatedly quoted by media around the world.

"This is not a shock, not even a financial storm."

"This is a technological tsunami sweeping in from the Dragon Kingdom!"

He paused for a moment, then closed his eyes in despair.

"And we didn't even have a broken plank of wood, we just went straight for Barbie Q."

~

At the same time.

The Prime Minister's Official Residence in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, the land of cherry blossoms.

The building, which symbolizes the highest power in the country, was brightly lit at this moment, but the atmosphere was so cold it could drip water.

A top-level national security meeting was convened urgently.

The oval table was filled with Japan's bigwigs—the prime minister, the core cabinet, and the chairmen of the country's pillar companies, including Toyota, Honda, Panasonic, and Sony.

But at this moment, these bigwigs, who usually stomp their feet and the economy trembles, all had ashen faces and didn't dare to utter a single word.

In front of them, on a huge main screen, the last few minutes of Bai Che's press conference were playing on a loop.

In the video, the young man from China speaks the most deadly words in the most relaxed tone.

"...As for battery life, what do you guys think?"

Every time these words were uttered, everyone present felt their hearts skip a beat.

Gentlemen.

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry was the first to break the suffocating silence, delivering a brief but somber report.

"By the close of trading today alone, our paper losses have exceeded 10 billion... US dollars."

"This is just the beginning. The market panic is still spreading, and it will only get worse when the market opens tomorrow."

Billions of dollars.

This number made the air in the conference room even colder.

Just then, the chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, the white-haired old man who led the world's largest automaker, slowly stood up.

He offered no explanation or complaint, but simply bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle in the direction of the Prime Minister.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister."

He straightened up, his old face filled with pain and resentment.

"I guarantee with decades of technological accumulation from Toyota—if Zero Boundary Technology's technology is real, if costs can truly be reduced by 60%..."

He paused for a moment, each word spoken with immense difficulty.

"Then our proud hybrid technology, and the hydrogen energy we've staked our national destiny on, will overnight turn into a pile of... unwanted industrial waste."

The room fell silent as soon as he said that.

This isn't business competition, this is a fucking dimensional attack, it's table-flipping!

The chairman of Matsushita added, his expression even more desperate.

"Our battery factory will go bankrupt within six months. All our global orders will be sucked up by that company called 'Zero Boundary Technology,' and we won't even have a chance to fight back!"

The more the participants discussed the matter, the more chilling the feeling became.

They were horrified to discover that the other side had used only one technology, or even just a seemingly insignificant application of that technology, to fundamentally destroy the industrial system that their country had spent decades building up!

In the silence, a general in a Self-Defense Force uniform suddenly spoke, his words carrying a chilling murderous intent.

"Your Excellency, could we... use some 'special means' to obtain the technology?"

He paused, lowering his voice even further.

"Or... should we let him and the technology disappear together?"

He emphasized the word "disappeared," and everyone present understood its meaning.

The temperature in the conference room suddenly dropped to freezing.

All eyes were focused on the prime minister at the far end of the long table, who had remained silent throughout.

The Prime Minister remained silent for a long time.

His fingers tapped unconsciously on the table as countless solutions flashed through his mind, only to be rejected one by one.

Times have truly changed.

Facing the sleeping giant of the East, any small actions now would be tantamount to live-streaming suicide in terms of both military and political standing.

Finally, he stopped typing and leaned back wearily against the wide chair back.

He raised his head, glanced around at his anxious cabinet ministers and business tycoons, and issued his final order in an extremely hoarse voice.

"Immediately! Assemble a top-level delegation! The Foreign Minister will head the delegation, with the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Chairman of Toyota as his deputies. Get to China right now!"

He closed his eyes, as if using all his strength, to utter his last words.

"We must, at all costs, partner with Zero Boundary Technology!"

"Even if... it's just becoming their contract manufacturer!"