Chapter 242

Then there was the attitude of Old Sha Country.

After all, although Old Sha Country had treated Dragon Country quite well in the past, with orders back then even supporting Dragon Country's national defense construction,

overall, Old Sha Country remained rather pro-Ugly.

Every year, it needed to pay a substantial protection fee to Ugly Country.

Now, Old Sha Country had suddenly changed its stance, placing a significant order with Dragon Country.

Naturally, Dragon Country was extremely delighted by this shift.

However, upon hearing this,

Lin Yi felt somewhat at a loss.

Was there perhaps something wrong with the protection fee Old Sha Country was paying?

Fortunately, Prince Xiao Saleman proved quite clever;

he quickly submitted an order worth one billion dollars to the DWS platform.

Although it did not compare to the state's five billion, this one-billion-dollar order was still quite impressive.

Besides this, after Lin Yi's attack on the John Bull base,

the DWS platform welcomed two more Diamond VIP clients.

One was Argentina, and the other was Northern Ireland.

With the John Bull navy completely annihilated and over half its fighter jets lost,

Argentina surprisingly placed a weapons order exceeding 800 million US dollars directly.

Northern Ireland spent 500 million US dollars.

The total came to 1.3 billion US dollars.

Adding Old Saudi's 1 billion US dollars,

April sales data for the DWS platform were poised to break through 3 billion US dollars.

Meanwhile, Lin Yi's overseas account balance stood at 25.3 billion US dollars.

Regrettably, transferring this money back domestically was extremely difficult for Lin Yi; even with the system's concealment,

if he rashly moved such a huge sum back home,

the funds would likely be frozen immediately.

Apart from the monthly 50 million US dollars spent on raw material procurement for Fengyi Technology,

the overseas account balance kept soaring, with expenditures unable to keep up with profits.

Similarly, thanks to Fengyi Technology and its two flagship products—batteries and carbon fiber—

the company's bank accounts still held several billion,

and at this moment, Lin Yi suddenly realized he had more money than he could possibly spend.

"Four-five-zero." Just like that, time flew by to May.

In April alone, Fengyi Technology's total profit might reach 2.042 billion, exceeding the expected 1.935 billion

by over 100 million.

After deducting certain operating costs,

Fengyi Technology's liquid funds in the bank reached as high as 4.931 billion.

Nearly 5 billion in cash was deposited in ICBC.

During this period, compared to the chaotic situation abroad,

the Dragon Nation was remarkably peaceful, practically becoming a utopia.

Due to the harsh environment overseas, considerable foreign capital flooded into the domestic market.

This caused the Dragon Nation's economic growth to skyrocket like a rocket.

However, in May,

the Songjiang District Court officially opened the trial for Fengyi Technology's lawsuit against Alibaba.

Of course, in such court proceedings,

neither Lin Yi, the company boss, nor Jack Ma would appear.

It was merely a battle of wits and words between the legal teams on both sides.

However, clearly this was Magic City, not Hangcheng; unless a miracle occurred,

given Lin Yi's connections, the Songjiang Court would absolutely deliver a fair and just verdict.

Moreover, Alibaba's actions indeed constituted violations of the law, causing significant reputational damage to Fengyi Technology.

Consequently, the Shanghai Songjiang District Court quickly issued its judgment.

Alibaba was ordered to publicly apologize to Fengyi Technology and compensate for losses totaling 42.3412 million Chinese yuan.

Although the Songjiang District Court rejected Fengyi's astronomical claim of 100 million US dollars in compensation,

forcing Alibaba to pay over 40 million still allowed Lin Yi to vent his pent-up anger.

However, for some unknown reason,

Alibaba rarely failed to appeal; instead, it immediately paid over 40 million upon the verdict.

Instantly, news of Alibaba's defeat spread across the internet.

After all, compared to Alibaba, which was renowned throughout the Dragon Nation,

Fengyi Technology, famous only in the battery and carbon fiber industries, had far less overall recognition.

Now, when many people saw the trending search recommendations,

the fact that Alibaba had lost to a "small company" naturally sparked curiosity.

However, they soon learned that this so-called small company was actually not small at all.

It supplied high-performance flash-charging lithium batteries to mobile phone manufacturers like Huawei and Lei Lei Xiaomi.

Except for the still aloof Apple,

these batteries could be said to be standard equipment for domestic high-end smartphones.

Additionally, this company produced the world's best carbon fiber products,

shattering the technological monopoly held by Ugly Japan.

People thus gained a new understanding of Fengyi Technology.

After the court verdict, Lin Yi met the heroes of this victory in his office:

more than ten lawyers from three top-tier law firms in Magic City.

"Lawyer Luo, thank you and everyone else very much for this!"

Lin Yi said, holding a glass of red wine in his office.

This Lawyer Luo was a top partner at a certain law firm and a senior commercial attorney.

His contribution to securing this victory against Alibaba was significant.

In response, Lawyer Luo and the other lawyers raised their wine glasses, smiling as they said:

"Mr. Lin, this is what we should do!"

With that, everyone drained their glasses in one go.

"Lawyer Luo, I wonder if you would be willing to become our company's legal advisor?"

Lin Yi said.

Hearing this, Lawyer Luo did not hesitate, replying:

"Of course, I would be honored to serve as the legal advisor for Fengyi Technology."

In fact, for a lawyer, serving as a company's legal advisor and working at a law firm are not conflicting roles.

On the contrary, it allows one to earn an extra income.

Of course, if it were a small company, a prominent lawyer like Lawyer Luo would definitely refuse.

But for a company with limitless potential like Fengyi Technology,

Lawyer Luo was certainly willing; on one hand, he could receive a substantial salary,

and on the other, it would not damage his reputation.

Why not do it?

Hearing Lawyer Luo's agreement, Lin Yi knew that his plan to assemble a legal team for Fengyi Technology was already more than half successful.

— Author's Notes —

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