Chapter 259: Meeting the Minister of the General Armaments Department

As soon as Lin Yi and his two bodyguards walked out of the airport, they immediately spotted several military jeeps parked by the roadside.

The lead vehicle bore the license plate Jing VA03116.

Anyone with even a sliver of common knowledge would recognize this as a license plate from the General Armaments Department.

Song Song Tiejun, dressed in the uniform of a Senior Colonel, had clearly been waiting for quite some time.

Upon seeing Lin Yi approach, he eagerly stepped forward to greet him:

"Lin Zong, you've finally arrived!"

Song Song Tiejun extended his hand.

"Senior Colonel Song!" Lin Yi shook his hand and offered a greeting.

At that moment, Song Song Tiejun turned his gaze toward Xing Ming and Wang Wang Wang Guozhang.

He had met these two bodyguards before, and Song Song Tiejun even knew they were instructors from a special forces unit at the Soldier King level.

Although they did not belong to the same system,

Song Song Tiejun still held considerable respect for these two men.

After shaking hands with everyone individually, a soldier opened the door to the lead vehicle.

Lin Yi sat in the back seat together with Song Song Tiejun.

Xing Ming rode in another vehicle together with Wang Wang Wang Guozhang.

Once inside the car, Song Song Tiejun said:

"Actually, Mr. Lin, you care too much; otherwise, if you had taken a military aircraft directly, you would have already arrived at the base!"

In fact, before coming today,

this Senior Colonel Song had planned to dispatch a military aircraft to pick up Lin Yi.

However, Lin Yi decisively refused.

After all, he did not want to waste national resources.

"Taking a regular commercial flight is fine; it's better to avoid giving people something to gossip about!"

Lin Yi said.

"Alright, Xiao Li, head back to the base!"

Song Song Tiejun ordered.

"Yes, sir!"

After the soldier driving spoke, the vehicle started moving.

Soon, the three jeeps disappeared from the Imperial Capital Airport.

This scene happened to be witnessed by Pang Di, who was just exiting the airport;

she had originally assumed that whoever was picking up someone like Lin Yi would arrive in a Rolls-Royce.

Instead, she discovered it was a convoy of military vehicles, which struck her as quite astonishing.

After disembarking from the plane, she used her phone to tell Sister Mi about encountering Lin Yi that day.

Yang Mi, who was currently outside having her makeup done for filming, listened carefully and was stunned.

"Lin Yi, the boss of Fengyi Technology, is a major shark; he dares to go head-to-head even with Alibaba, and I've also heard this company has military backing..."

Yang Mi told the makeup artist to wait, then said:

"No wonder I just saw several military vehicles pick up Mr. Lin and his bodyguards!"

Pang Di said.

"Military vehicles? Do you know the license plate number?" Yang Mi asked.

As a native girl of the Imperial Capital whose father worked within the system, coupled with her years of experience,

she was no naive innocent; she knew quite a bit about many internal matters.

Pang Di thought for a moment, then said:

"Jing VA031... something..."

Although Pang Di did not know what this meant, Yang Mi certainly did.

"A vehicle from the General Armaments Department... It seems this Mr. Lin of Fengyi Technology truly has a background that is not simple!"

Yang Mi exclaimed with a sigh.

Although strictly speaking, Lin Yi did not belong to this circle at all,

just based on his wealth and background, anyone in the entertainment industry who had such a powerful figure backing them

would inevitably become famous.

"Pang Di, since you have added this Mr. Lin's contact information,

occasionally send him some greetings or share updates about your filming activities.

Take my advice, Sister Mi: if you can secure a benefactor like this,

you will have a powerful patron here in the domestic entertainment industry!"

Yang Mi admonished.

Regarding this, Pang Di naturally had no objections.

Having struggled and climbed her way through the entertainment industry for a long time,

she naturally understood that having a benefactor and having none were two entirely different concepts.

With a benefactor, directors, producers, and others everywhere would show you respect.

Without one, all sorts of messy troubles would come flooding your way,

including unspoken rules, drinking companionship, and so on.

Although Sister Mi treated her quite well and could often shield her from unnecessary trouble,

Pang Di still feared what would happen if even Yang Mi could not protect her.

Therefore, upon seeing Lin Yi today, her first thought was to befriend him and expand her network.

Of course, if she could develop him into her own benefactor,

that would be even better.

Moreover, he was so handsome and possessed unfathomable background;

he was absolutely the ideal choice for a benefactor in Pang Di's eyes.

"I understand, Sister Mi!" Pang Di said.

"Let's leave it at that; we can discuss other matters when I return to the Imperial Capital!"

After speaking, Yang Mi hung up the phone.

Then, she took out her phone and searched for Lin Yi's Baidu Baike entry.

Especially that handsome photo; even Yang Mi herself felt her heart flutter.

If it had been her instead of Fatty Di who met him today.

She would definitely have considered developing a relationship.

And in the entertainment industry, this is called resources.

Measuring a person's status in the entertainment industry absolutely does not depend on how many awards you have won,

or how many blockbuster movies and TV dramas you have acted in.

What measures your status is solely resources and connections.

With these, you can continuously receive various endorsements and scripts.

Without them, even if you have won awards and acted in blockbuster movies and TV dramas,

if no one invites you to act, you will quickly disappear from the public eye.

At this moment, Yang Mi could not help but sigh at Fatty Di's good luck.

However, Lin Yi did not know this.

He had simply found Fatty Di's exotic charm truly eye-catching.

So he agreed to exchange WeChat contacts with her.

As for how things would develop in the future, that was a matter for later.

In the car, Lin Yi asked curiously:

"Senior Colonel Song, we have known each other for quite some time; could you tell me what this invitation is really about?"

"Hehe, you'll know once we get there, but don't be too surprised!"

Song Song Tiejun said.

Thus, after driving for over an hour, the military vehicle arrived before an ordinary-looking red-brick building.

Outside this building stood several soldiers armed with loaded rifles.

When the group arrived, Song Song Tiejun presented his credentials before escorting Lin Yi inside.

Soon, they reached a testing ground.

As soon as Song Song Tiejun arrived, a middle-aged man in his fifties standing at the side of the testing ground,

dressed in army uniform with pine-branch green shoulder boards adorned with golden laurel leaves and three golden stars,

was clearly a General.

"Little Song has come to fetch that meritorious hero!" the General said with a smile.

Hearing this, the officers beside him all laughed.

As soon as Song Song Tiejun stepped out of the vehicle, he immediately walked up to the General, saluted, and said: