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As the white Tank 700 turned onto the main road of the Bund, Mr. Lei's business car was already parked in front of Wangjiang Pavilion.

As soon as Mr. Lei got out of the car, he saw Lao Wei standing on the steps, glancing at the intersection from time to time.

He straightened his shirt collar and greeted her with a smile.

"Old Wei, what a coincidence, you're eating here too?"

Old Wei's face twitched twice.

"What's so coincidental? Didn't you call me to ask for the address before I gave it to you?"

"Is there?"

Lei pretended to browse his phone.

"I received too many phone calls this afternoon, so I misremembered."

Old Wei glanced at him sideways.

He chased me all the way from Beijing to Shanghai by high-speed rail, and managed to claim he just happened to be passing by. If that kind of shamelessness were used to make car body panels, its strength would probably surpass that of high-strength steel.

The two shook hands.

Mr. Lei glanced around the doorway and smiled tentatively.

"Who exactly is the distinguished guest? Give me a heads-up so I can prepare some polite words."

"They'll be here soon, see for yourself."

Old Wei pulled his hand back, setting rules for him in advance.

"Let's get this straight, I'm the one who organized this game tonight. You're just here to eat, don't try to negotiate."

Mr. Lei immediately became unhappy.

"When chatting at the dinner table, how can you not let people talk?"

"You can say anything else, but you can't mention batteries or chips, not a single word."

"We've known each other for so many years, when have I ever taken anything from you?"

"You took the high-speed train from Beijing to Shanghai this afternoon just to secure a battery quota."

Old Wei raised his watch and waved it in front of him.

"More than seven hours. Do you even believe that yourself?"

Lei's smile remained unchanged.

"I mainly miss you."

"roll."

Lei was not angry.

The more wary Lao Wei is of him, the more it proves that tonight's meal is going to be substantial.

As the two were undermining each other, a pearl-white Tank 700 drove along the river, its boxy body standing out in the twilight.

Old Wei only glanced at it before straightening his back.

He personally inspected the car's features, color, and even the license plate.

The car was only sent out two days ago, and Li Yichen drove it over tonight.

This recognition is more effective than saying "the car is good" ten times.

"The person has arrived."

Old Wei left Boss Lei behind and quickly walked down the steps to greet him.

Tank 700 came to a stop.

Li Yichen got out of the car and casually tossed the keys back into the center console storage compartment.

"Ling'er, find a place to park."

A crisp response rang out from inside the car.

"Got it, bro."

On the central control screen, a cute little girl peeks out and glances at the two people outside the door.

"By the way, there are two bosses waiting anxiously at the door."

Old Wei's smile froze for a second.

Lei was amused.

"Mr. Li's AI system is still so good at chatting."

Li Yichen closed the car door.

The Tank 700 turned its wheels on its own, circled the flower bed in front of the gate, and drove towards the parking area behind.

Lei stared at the empty driver's seat, his eyelids twitching slightly.

Dami Auto is also advancing advanced intelligent driving, but compared to the car in front of us, our own system is more like a child that needs to be watched by parents the whole time.

He was well aware of the extent of the technological gap.

However, we're not here to discuss autonomous driving today.

Mr. Lei quickly stepped forward and offered his hand.

"Mr. Li, it's been a long time. I'm really lucky to have met you today thanks to Lao Wei."

Old Wei immediately exposed his mistake.

"You followed the scent all the way from the capital, it has nothing to do with me."

"Old Wei, Mr. Li just arrived, and you already have to expose my past?"

"If you're afraid of being exposed, don't come."

Li Yichen watched the two vying for dominance and waved his hand with a smile.

"Since we're already here, let's eat together."

"If you keep being so polite at the door, tonight's dinner will have to be turned into a late-night snack."

"Mr. Li is the most straightforward."

Lei gestured with his hand.

"Old Wei, please. You're the host tonight, don't stand here in the wind."

Old Wei snorted and led the two upstairs.

The VIP box on the top floor contained only a round table.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, lights have already illuminated both banks of the Huangpu River, and cruise ships are sailing across the river, leaving trails of light behind them.

As soon as the cold dishes were laid out, Lao Wei personally opened the wine.

He first filled Li Yichen's glass, then turned to Boss Lei.

The wine had barely reached the bottom of the glass when Mr. Lei began to speak.

"Why is it that a section is missing when it gets to me?"

"Here is your admission fee."

Old Wei put the wine bottle down.

"Don't interrupt after you finish drinking."

Mr. Lei raised his glass and clinked it against his.

"At the dinner table, everyone relies on their own abilities; there's no reason to shut someone up first."

"You're quite self-righteous about it."

"Since we're already here, I can't just be served braised pork, can I?"

"You didn't say that this afternoon. You said on the phone that you just wanted to catch up with old friends."

"We're catching up now."

Lei looked at Li Yichen.

"Mr. Li, don't you agree?"

Li Yichen picked up a piece of braised beef.

"You guys continue, I'll take care of the food."

The three of them had a drink, and then the hot dishes were served one after another.

Instead of discussing orders, Lao Wei first talked about Great Wall's plans for several new models.

"Next year we plan to launch two more new energy hardcore off-road vehicles."

"The performance of the Thor battery is more than sufficient; the real problem lies with the vehicle body."

Li Yichen lifted his chopsticks.

"The car body?"

"With increasing power and faster speeds, the pressure on safety also increases."

Old Wei picked up a piece of braised pork and put it back on the plate.

"The most direct way now is to use high-strength steel. But if you use too much steel, the vehicle weight will increase. Increased weight will affect range, handling, and cost."

Lei took over the conversation.

"This is also a headache for us right now."

Old Wei turned to look at him.

"Didn't you come here to catch up?"

Talking about cars is not considered negotiating terms.

"You're so shameless."

Lei ignored him and tapped his fingers twice on the rim of the cup.

"Mr. Li, Dami Auto was recently involved in a serious collision."

"The accident report is out, and the main cause was driver error, but online the blame is still being directed at the car company. Various videos are being edited and re-edited, which has affected sales and reputation."

Li Yichen put down his chopsticks.

"Did the car body structure fail to withstand the load?"

"It exceeds the design operating conditions."

Lei did not evade the question.

"After Thor batteries solved the range problem, everyone is now focusing on power. Five or six hundred horsepower is common now, and seven or eight hundred horsepower and even over a thousand horsepower are being pushed out."

"Even with increased power, the driver may not be able to control it."

He gestured with his hand to demonstrate the stomping motion.

"Some people used to drive cars with a little over 100 horsepower, but suddenly they switch to cars with 600 or 700 horsepower. With just a little more throttle, the car shoots off."

Old Wei picked up his wine glass and sighed.

"So now everyone wants to make the crew cabin into an iron barrel."

"But cars can't really be built like tanks."

"Adding too much steel will increase the vehicle's weight, energy consumption, and costs. Adding too little will make it unable to withstand extreme accidents."

He held up three fingers.

"Performance, cost, weight."

"These three things are in conflict with each other; it's too difficult to have them all."

Li Yichen didn't rush to reply.

These two were talking about batteries and chips tonight, but as they chatted, they brought up the real pain points of the industry.

The automotive safety materials market is large enough.

Superconducting tungsten-gold fusion alloys were originally intended for use only in space carriers and the Xuan Niao fighter jet. Using them to build civilian vehicles is indeed a case of using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

However, by simply reducing some specifications and keeping the amount of fuel used in the vehicle body below 200 kilograms, the cost can be brought within the acceptable range for luxury models.

More importantly, Future Technology has mastered exclusive production processes.

Once this card is played, global vehicle safety standards will have to be changed.

Li Yichen picked up a piece of braised pork and slowly took a bite.

"What if there was a material that only required about 200 kilograms, yet could increase the load-bearing capacity of the entire vehicle's core structural frame by dozens of times?"

Mr. Lei paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Then I won't fight with Lao Wei for the battery tonight."

"I'll just grab this material directly."

"Let alone dozens of times, even if it can be increased by two or three times, domestic car companies will have to line up to come to us."

Old Wei didn't laugh.

He had dealt with Li Yichen several times.

This young boss may seem casual, but he never makes empty promises about his technical skills.

He slowly put down his chopsticks.

"Mr. Li."

"Do you really have something like that?"

Li Yichen nodded.

"have."

Lei's smile vanished.

"What's your name?"

"Superconducting tungsten-gold fusion alloy".

After the name was uttered, only the soft hum of the central air conditioning on the table remained.

Old Wei went through it in his mind; he'd never heard of it before.

Mr. Lei also failed to find any corresponding materials.

"Its overall strength is more than 47 times that of ordinary high-strength alloy steel."

Li Yichen tapped the edge of the plate a few times with his chopsticks.

"The A-pillars, B-pillars, longitudinal beams, passenger compartment load-bearing frame, and even the bottom battery protection structure can all be used."

"It is also heat-resistant and impact-resistant. Even in a high-intensity collision, the core passenger compartment will not easily deform."

Lei stared at him for several seconds before speaking.

"Forty-seven times?"

"Mr. Li, are you sure you're talking about mass-produced materials, not just a tiny sample in the lab?"

"These two concepts are very different."

Old Wei also sat up straight.

"If it can be mass-produced, the existing car crash test standards will not be enough."

"In the future, the competition will no longer be about who uses a few hundred more kilograms of high-strength steel."

"Whoever gets this material first will be able to raise the safety standards significantly."

The two were just teasing each other.

At that moment, however, they all stared at Li Yichen.

That kind of wariness among peers has shifted from battery quotas to this unheard-of super alloy.

Li Yichen picked up his wine glass and took a sip.

"I won't bring lab samples to the dinner table."

"The materials have completed trial production."

"Once the dedicated production line is completed, the stable monthly production capacity can reach more than 20,000 tons."

Lei and Wei exchanged a glance.

The next second, the two of them leaned forward at the same time.

"How much does it cost?"