[{"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-259":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},2081368,3287,"Chapter 259: Meeting the Minister of the General Armaments Department","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-259",259,"\u003Cp>As soon as Lin Yi and his two bodyguards walked out of the airport, they immediately spotted several military jeeps parked by the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lead vehicle bore the license plate Jing VA03116.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone with even a sliver of common knowledge would recognize this as a license plate from the General Armaments Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Tiejun, dressed in the uniform of a Senior Colonel, had clearly been waiting for quite some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Lin Yi approach, he eagerly stepped forward to greet him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Zong, you've finally arrived!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Tiejun extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Colonel Song!\" Lin Yi shook his hand and offered a greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Song Song Tiejun turned his gaze toward Xing Ming and Wang Wang Wang Guozhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they did not belong to the same system,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Tiejun still held considerable respect for these two men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shaking hands with everyone individually, a soldier opened the door to the lead vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi sat in the back seat together with Song Song Tiejun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xing Ming rode in another vehicle together with Wang Wang Wang Guozhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside the car, Song Song Tiejun said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, Mr. Lin, you care too much; otherwise, if you had taken a military aircraft directly, you would have already arrived at the base!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, before coming today,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this Senior Colonel Song had planned to dispatch a military aircraft to pick up Lin Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Lin Yi decisively refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he did not want to waste national resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Taking a regular commercial flight is fine; it's better to avoid giving people something to gossip about!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Xiao Li, head back to the base!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Tiejun ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the soldier driving spoke, the vehicle started moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the three jeeps disappeared from the Imperial Capital Airport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene happened to be witnessed by Pang Di, who was just exiting the airport;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she had originally assumed that whoever was picking up someone like Lin Yi would arrive in a Rolls-Royce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she discovered it was a convoy of military vehicles, which struck her as quite astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After disembarking from the plane, she used her phone to tell Sister Mi about encountering Lin Yi that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi, who was currently outside having her makeup done for filming, listened carefully and was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi told the makeup artist to wait, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder I just saw several military vehicles pick up Mr. Lin and his bodyguards!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Di said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Military vehicles? Do you know the license plate number?\" Yang Mi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a native girl of the Imperial Capital whose father worked within the system, coupled with her years of experience,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she was no naive innocent; she knew quite a bit about many internal matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Di thought for a moment, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jing VA031... something...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Pang Di did not know what this meant, Yang Mi certainly did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A vehicle from the General Armaments Department... It seems this Mr. Lin of Fengyi Technology truly has a background that is not simple!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi exclaimed with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although strictly speaking, Lin Yi did not belong to this circle at all,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just based on his wealth and background, anyone in the entertainment industry who had such a powerful figure backing them\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would inevitably become famous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pang Di, since you have added this Mr. Lin's contact information,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>occasionally send him some greetings or share updates about your filming activities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take my advice, Sister Mi: if you can secure a benefactor like this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you will have a powerful patron here in the domestic entertainment industry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi admonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this, Pang Di naturally had no objections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having struggled and climbed her way through the entertainment industry for a long time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she naturally understood that having a benefactor and having none were two entirely different concepts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a benefactor, directors, producers, and others everywhere would show you respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without one, all sorts of messy troubles would come flooding your way,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>including unspoken rules, drinking companionship, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Sister Mi treated her quite well and could often shield her from unnecessary trouble,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Di still feared what would happen if even Yang Mi could not protect her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, upon seeing Lin Yi today, her first thought was to befriend him and expand her network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if she could develop him into her own benefactor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that would be even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he was so handsome and possessed unfathomable background;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was absolutely the ideal choice for a benefactor in Pang Di's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand, Sister Mi!\" Pang Di said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's leave it at that; we can discuss other matters when I return to the Imperial Capital!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Yang Mi hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she took out her phone and searched for Lin Yi's Baidu Baike entry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially that handsome photo; even Yang Mi herself felt her heart flutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been her instead of Fatty Di who met him today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would definitely have considered developing a relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the entertainment industry, this is called resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Measuring a person's status in the entertainment industry absolutely does not depend on how many awards you have won,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or how many blockbuster movies and TV dramas you have acted in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What measures your status is solely resources and connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these, you can continuously receive various endorsements and scripts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without them, even if you have won awards and acted in blockbuster movies and TV dramas,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if no one invites you to act, you will quickly disappear from the public eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Yang Mi could not help but sigh at Fatty Di's good luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Lin Yi did not know this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had simply found Fatty Di's exotic charm truly eye-catching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he agreed to exchange WeChat contacts with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how things would develop in the future, that was a matter for later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the car, Lin Yi asked curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Colonel Song, we have known each other for quite some time; could you tell me what this invitation is really about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, you'll know once we get there, but don't be too surprised!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Tiejun said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after driving for over an hour, the military vehicle arrived before an ordinary-looking red-brick building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside this building stood several soldiers armed with loaded rifles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the group arrived, Song Song Tiejun presented his credentials before escorting Lin Yi inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they reached a testing ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Song Song Tiejun arrived, a middle-aged man in his fifties standing at the side of the testing ground,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dressed in army uniform with pine-branch green shoulder boards adorned with golden laurel leaves and three golden stars,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was clearly a General.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Song has come to fetch that meritorious hero!\" the General said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the officers beside him all laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Song Song Tiejun stepped out of the vehicle, he immediately walked up to the General, saluted, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>",1216,"2026-06-16T04:26:56.390Z","2026-06-16T04:35:04.683Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","5c57e15e8d2c0b614db3cc288d7c9bfc0bbb0ecd593e9fadcce44dd44931fb3c","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-260","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-258",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]