[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill":3,"chapter-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-173":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arms Tycoon: Starting by Conning a $10 Billion Order",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2079065,3287,"Chapter 173","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-173",173,"\u003Cp>At first glance, Ma Ma Sike was somewhat disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a small factory building of over 900 square meters simply could not meet his current standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, many great companies started in inconspicuous places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the founders of HP and Apple's Jobs both started their ventures in garages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these companies ultimately became great enterprises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, although Ma Ma Sike was initially disappointed that Fengyi Technology's factory was too small,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in an instant, he changed his mindset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this meeting, following the recommendation of his Chief Technical Officer, Straubel,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had rushed urgently from California to Modu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally boarded the flight from California to Modu the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, on the evening of the second day, he crossed the entire Pacific Ocean and arrived in Modu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, he rested at a hotel in Modu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following day, he came to Fengyi Technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before being ushered into the conference room by the receptionist,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Sike saw a production workshop that was extremely busy yet managed in an orderly fashion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just a glance, he could tell that this company's management was excellent;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in such a crowded factory, the arrangement of all mechanical equipment and the layout of employees were very reasonable,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with basically one process immediately followed by the next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no chaos whatsoever, which could be considered quite remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Ma Ma Sike and Tesla's Chief Technical Officer, Straubel, were invited together to the conference room on the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Li Xueying brewed a cup of coffee for the two men,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Sike looked at Li Li Xueying and felt that the boss of Fengyi Technology must be a person of taste, just like himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his female secretary, Mary Beth Brown, was a woman as charming as Li Li Xueying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just at that moment, a young man walked into the conference room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to last night's investigation, Ma Ma Sike immediately recognized the other party as the boss of Fengyi Technology,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which was all thanks to Long Country's Baidu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon meeting, Ma Ma Sike stood up, extended his hand quite formally, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elon Ma Ma Sike, founder and CEO of the Chou Country Tesla Company!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Mr. Ma Ma Sike, nice to meet you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi extended his hand generously and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt not the slightest psychological burden about having taken down two fighter jets from Chou Country just yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, during the day, he was a tech tycoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could know that selling arms, eliminating the Yise Lie air force, and destroying the Wailing Wall had anything to do with him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Ma Ma Sike introduced the person beside him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Straubel, the Chief Technical Officer of Tesla Company!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straubel stood up, extended his hand, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello!\" Lin Yi replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everyone was seated, Ma Ma Sike got straight to the point without any nonsense:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Zong, here is the situation: two days ago, Mr. Straubel recommended to me a battery produced by your company;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its performance is absolutely the best lithium battery I have ever seen, especially its stability and safety,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it is simply better than that damn gel battery!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Sike did not hesitate to lavish praise on the Superba 18650 battery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether this was just his personality, he was never stingy with his praise for things that were good and stunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, for things that were poor and trash, he would utterly disparage them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, regarding the Panasonic batteries currently used by Tesla, he had nothing but complaints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sorts of negative words like trash, obsolete, and so on came out of Ma Ma Sike's mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one day he encountered better products from other companies, these labels would likely be pinned onto Fengyi Technology instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>0 · Seek flowers · · · · · ·\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His personality was very similar to that of Apple's founder, Jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two could be said to be the same kind of paranoids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when this guy's praise made Lin Yi feel embarrassed did he finally say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope Fengyi Technology can become our battery supplier for Tesla; I can guarantee that we will order no less than 300 million batteries from Fengyi Technology annually!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this quantity, Lin Yi's eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If calculated based on the factory price of 20 Hua Coins for the most ordinary 4000mAh 18650 battery,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this would be a business worth 6 billion Hua Coins, plus material costs could be covered through his overseas funds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calculating labor and electricity costs at 2 Hua Coins per battery,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his net profit could remain at 5.4 billion Hua Coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the accounts would definitely not be this simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High-performance batteries of 6000mAh, 8000mAh, and 13000mAh,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are the top choices for Tesla and other electric vehicle manufacturers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a single 40 RMB cell with a 6,000 mAh capacity is nearly double that of the Panasonic 18650, with its 3,300 mAh, currently used by Tesla.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the same battery pack configuration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This means Tesla's driving range would nearly double.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on Tesla's current range of 400 to 600 kilometers, it could reach 800 to 1,200 kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, this represents a qualitative breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Ma Ma Sike is so anxious right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, once he secures the Super Power 18650 batteries, Tesla Company is bound to leap to the next level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would show Huaerjie, which remains skeptical about new energy vehicles, the true power of this technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, possessing such formidable batteries,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his grand plan for Tesla's super trucks could finally be put on the agenda.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, all of this depends on his ability to persuade the young man standing before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that Longguo, a nation considered technologically backward, would produce a battery enterprise like Fengyi Technology?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what do you think, Lin Zong?\" Ma Ma Sike asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three hundred million cells!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi thought for a moment before saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That works, but we need to renegotiate the price!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally!\" Ma Ma Sike acted as if money were no object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it's settled; our CEO, Dennis Yang, will handle the specific discussions with you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, CEO Yang Chen took over from Lin Yi and began haggling with Ma Ma Sike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good heavens, this price is too high; you must know what our Chouguo's tariff on batteries is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A CIF price of fifteen dollars is absurd...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, after two hours of fierce verbal sparring, both sides reached an agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout this process, Lin Yi did not participate at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he knew that negotiations should be left to professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to overstep his bounds, wouldn't that be just like Guangtou, who loved issuing commands across levels during wartime?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, both parties reached a verbal agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>",1134,"2026-06-16T04:15:30.615Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","1ea1f4e3b6d471d0f8dcafb60908d4fa3ad96fac5f5a80e3cd6f5b429d18ff91","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-174","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-172",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]