[{"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-25":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arms Tycoon: Starting with a Hundred Billion Dollar Scam",{"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},2076562,3287,"Chapter 25: Establishing Fengyi Technology","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>Seeing that the time was right, Lin Yi said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder, Dr. Zhao, whether you would be willing to join Fengyi Technology?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fengyi Technology!?\" Zhao Zhao Xuebin asked, somewhat puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, it's a company I newly established; the offices and factory are located here at the Songjiang Entrepreneurship Center....!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the system's recruitment function could scour the globe for talent and guarantee their loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, this would not change the other party's personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, upon hearing Lin Yi's invitation, Zhao Zhao Xuebin replied almost without hesitation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's wonderful! It would be my honor to join Mr. Lin's company!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lin Yi's face lit up with joy as he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think Dr. Zhao should call me 'Boss' from now on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, exactly! So, Boss, when can I start working?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Zhao Xuebin asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anytime you like, but aren't you going to ask about the compensation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I trust you, Boss; you won't treat me unfairly!\" Dr. Zhao said confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An annual salary of two million, plus I've already rented a four-bedroom apartment for you in Songjiang District...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he offered such an annual salary was because of the System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Zhao Xuebin\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone Stone Stone Stone Age: 42\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PhD in Materials Science from MIT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Specializing in lithium battery research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Research Talent: Three Stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suggested Annual Salary: 2 million Chinese Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant the System approved his two-million-yuan annual salary,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while the Three-Star research talent indicated he belonged to the top-tier talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(One Star: Ordinary Talent, Two Stars: Senior Talent, Three Stars: Top Talent, Four Stars: National Scholar at the Academician level.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basically, reaching Three Stars already placed one among the top ten in the scientific research field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four Stars usually represented figures ranking within the top few globally in their industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incidentally, Zhao Zhao Xuebin had formerly been the Director of R&D at Applied Materials in the United States, with an annual salary no less than one million US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current annual salary of around three hundred thousand US dollars was, in fact, a step down for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was all thanks to the System's Employment Function; otherwise, such a technical master\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would never have been recruitable by a newly founded company like Lin Yi's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, offering him an annual salary of around two million Chinese Yuan, Lin Yi felt not the slightest bit of loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the profits this man would bring him would absolutely amount to hundreds of millions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arranging Dr. Zhao Zhao Xuebin in the rented apartment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>finally, two more days passed, and Dr. Wen Xiang arrived in Modu from the Imperial Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were authorities in the field of new energy batteries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi did not favor one over the other, offering Dr. Wen Xiang the same salary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their assistance, Fengyi Technology at the Songjiang Entrepreneurship Center was finally officially established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the opening day, Lin Yi merely set off a string of firecrackers together with Dr. Zhao and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They placed a few potted money trees beside the factory building,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but otherwise held no grand celebrations, after all, Fengyi Technology was currently just an inconspicuous new startup in Dragon Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was truly no need for extravagant festivities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Director Lin Lin Lin Jian from the Entrepreneurship Center came to the factory site and presented a craftsmanship piece symbolizing abundant wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lin Lin Lin Jian had no idea that this factory, which in his eyes was merely a small company, would achieve what monumental accomplishments in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the company's official registration, Fengyi Technology first procured equipment externally and then began constructing its research center over the following period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Lin Yi also handed over all the technology regarding the new cobalt-free solid-state battery from his mind to the two doctors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on the cluster effect driven by these two masters, many domestic talents came attracted by their reputation, joining the now obscure Fengyi Technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just over half a month,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fengyi Technology expanded from having only Lin Yi as the boss to a research team of over thirty people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were many high-achieving students from Tsinghua and Peking University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the reason these students came to Fengyi Technology\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was precisely due to the reputations of Dr. Zhao and Dr. Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking that Zhao Zhao Xuebin was willing to resign from his million-dollar annual salary job at Applied Materials in the United States to return home,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>these top students from Tsinghua and Peking University naturally became very interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, Lin Yi was so busy his feet hardly touched the ground; he even missed many specialized courses at school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes he was so busy that he stayed at the factory for several consecutive days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, he was ordering equipment, and on the other, renovating the factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, producing batteries was not like producing canned beverages; safety and fire protection inspections all needed to pass approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, during this time, Lin Yi spent money like water; merely introducing the equipment cost him nearly thirty million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, many of the devices had already been domestically produced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mixers, stacking machines, coating machines, electrolyte filling machines, cutting machines, mixing equipment, winding machines, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, inside the laboratory,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Zhao and Dr. Wen resembled Wolong and Fengchu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each team leader was responsible for a different project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Zhao Xuebin led a ten-person team to develop new cathode materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Wen Xiang led the remaining team to research new anode materials and solid-state electrolytes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the highly detailed technical data, the research progress was extremely fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, for such cutting-edge technology, even giants like Panasonic, LG Chem, and Samsung would need to gather research teams of over a hundred people to work day and night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, after spending hundreds of millions of dollars, success would still not be guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, by adding additives to the electrolyte to develop a solid-state electrolyte,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>solid-state batteries offer higher energy density, faster charging speeds, greater safety (separator), no drastic power loss in low temperatures (electrolyte), and longer cycle life compared to lithium-ion batteries using liquid electrolyte solutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, determining exactly what this additive is and which material is suitable is not something that can be resolved overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some problems could even trap researchers for years, or even over a decade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if a set of detailed technical data were placed right before them now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>explicitly marking which additives to add to the electrolyte to obtain a solid-state electrolyte,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then the research speed would increase exponentially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the current research progress, Zhao Zhao Xuebin and Wen Xiang's teams estimated that prototypes could be produced in at most half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, due to being overly busy recently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi inevitably neglected the beautiful Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Often, Han Han Han Yajing would send him messages, and he would only see and reply to them half a day later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you not there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, if you see this, please reply to me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi often saw WeChat messages like these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi could only explain afterward that he had matters to attend to and would chat later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, after spending this time together, he felt quite fond of the beautiful Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was she beautiful, but most importantly, she did not look down on his humble origins in the mountainous region,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a fact evident from their conversations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes Lin Yi would talk to her about the mountainous areas of Guizhou Province,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>describing the verdant mountains, the crystal-clear streams, and the various mushrooms growing on the hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Han Han Han Yajing's hometown was Yunnan Province, she was born in the provincial capital, Kunming City,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and she herself had never actually visited the deep mountains of Yunnan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, she was very interested in everything Lin Yi described.\u003C\u002Fp>",1309,"2026-06-16T04:10:19.707Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","496b95b1100e017cc997454de865c3aa5a142613a23aae4befb772edc7cc941e","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-26","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-24",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]