Chapter 262

Thus, no one knew who had photoshopped it, but a poster suddenly appeared showing the two of them wearing boxing gloves, bare-chested, with an octagon cage in the background.

Fortunately, the relevant authorities could no longer tolerate this farce.

After all, Old Ma was still a national idol of entrepreneurship and a representative figure among businessmen.

Hurun ranked him second globally.

On the other side, although Lin Yi was not yet as famous as Old Ma,

being marked by the higher-ups as a military supplier made him equivalent to the red-topped merchants of the past.

Therefore, both men represented entrepreneurs of Dragon Country.

If these two were to fight each other, it would damage the image of Dragon Country's entrepreneurs.

Consequently, both Fengyi Technology and Alibaba were summoned for a talk by the relevant authorities.

Only then did this farce finally end.

Of course, after this incident, far more people across the nation came to know Lin Yi.

Many only just learned that Dragon Country had another tycoon named Lin Yi,

a man whose company had not only won a lawsuit against Alibaba but who had even challenged Jack Ma to a fight.

Because of this, even Lin Lin Xiaomei, currently attending junior high in a small county town, called to cheer on her brother:

"Go for it, take down Old Ma!"

However, upon seeing the announcements from both companies, she realized the fight would not happen after all.

Lin Lin Xiaomei felt extremely disappointed.

Clearly, she had wanted to witness her brother's triumphant prowess.

Of course, although Lin Yi had become famous, she had been warned by her parents

not to reveal anything at school.

Yet, when some girls scrolled through Weibo and news feeds on their phones,

even junior high girls, upon seeing Lin Yi's current photos, wished they could lick the screen.

They exclaimed in unison how handsome he was.

Whenever this happened, Lin Lin Xiaomei inwardly screamed at the top of her lungs:

"He is my brother, the brother who dotes on me the most..."

Of course, Lin Lin Xiaomei had also asked about the changes her brother had undergone over these past few months.

The answer remained the same: a second growth spurt.

Although Lin Lin Xiaomei did not understand how this second growth spurt could be so remarkable, she knew her brother was becoming increasingly handsome.

He was far more handsome than many of the celebrities chased by the girls in her class.

In Lin Lin Xiaomei's heart, Jack Ma was so ugly he resembled an alien;

how could he possibly compare to her own brother?

If the two were to fight, her brother would surely knock the other down in no time.

Incidentally, because Lin Yi had given the family a substantial amount of money,

his elderly parents had already built an impressive Western-style house in their village.

The Lin family had truly risen to prominence in the village.

Whenever Father Lin walked through the village now, he held his head high.

The village was even preparing to make him the Party Branch Secretary, reportedly at the suggestion of the municipal government.

Father Lin was still considering this offer.

Furthermore, regarding the twenty million left by Lin Yi previously,

the municipal government of their hometown did not hesitate and quickly constructed a decent mountain-ring road for the village.

For this project, the municipal government had even advanced a significant amount of funds.

Nevertheless, the municipal government was delighted at this moment.

After all, last year Lin Yi's fame had been confined to the battery industry;

outside that circle, few people knew of Fengyi Technology.

This year, however, was different; Fengyi Technology had not only developed high-end carbon fiber,

but the lawsuit against Alibaba and the challenged duel with Jack Ma

had truly sent the popularity of Fengyi Technology and Lin Yi soaring.

Although he still could not compare to Old Ma, who was at the height of his power,

he had nonetheless reached the status of a technological magnate in Dragon Country.

At present, what Lin Yi might lack was merely an asset valuation.

For an ordinary prefecture-level city under Guizhou Province,

producing someone like Lin Yi was a matter requiring careful nurturing and support.

Had they not seen how the municipal government wanted to make Father Lin the Party Branch Secretary?

And had they not already repaired the roads?

The municipal government was simply waiting for Lin Yi's future investments in his hometown.

They assumed that a business tycoon like Lin Yi would certainly not be stingy.

Had they not seen the newspapers stating he had invested ten billion in Suzhou in one go?

That man was truly wealthy.

Back in their hometown, they would not dare hope for ten billion; securing an industry worth one billion would satisfy them completely.

However, Lin Yi currently had no time to concern himself with these matters.

Because the reporter team from CCTV's "News Broadcast" had come to Modu over the past two days,

they had made a special trip to Fengyi Technology.

In fact, CCTV had already called Fengyi Technology Company several days prior to this interview.

The intention was for the higher-ups to conduct positive publicity for high-tech enterprises in Modu.

Thus, after the film crew arrived,

they were thoroughly briefed on what to say, how to say it, and what absolutely must not be said.

As the company's boss, Lin Yi would naturally make a formal appearance.

Spending an entire day, one could say that all of Fengyi Technology cooperated with the CCTV film crew;

apart from some classified production processes,

basically, the entire production workflow of Fengyi Technology had been opened up to the film crew.

Only then did the dispatched reporters realize that batteries and carbon fiber were actually manufactured in such a manner.

After concluding the interview, just before the film crew was set to depart, Lin Yi gave each person a generous red envelope along with local specialties from Modu.

This was standard practice, but receiving this much was a first for them,

so the film crew was exceedingly satisfied with this interview.

They stayed in a five-star hotel provided by Fengyi Technology,

ate top-tier cuisine accompanied by the company's CEO, Yang Chen, and finally received such substantial gifts.

The film crew could not help but sigh that a person like Lin Yi, who was so worldly-wise and talented,

could possibly do anything but succeed.

And since they had accepted the other party's gifts, naturally, upon returning to the station, they would speak highly of him.

After seeing off the CCTV film crew,

Lin Yi returned to his daily routine.

Meanwhile, abroad, Syria was still engaged in fierce warfare with the Ugly Country,

Israel, lacking an air force, was being ganged up on by everyone,

John Bull was licking his wounds while watching Argentina expel John Bull soldiers from the Malvinas Islands,

as well as the referendum about to begin in Northern Ireland.

It was just that with the aircraft carrier sunk and the navy annihilated, although public sentiment within John Bull was inflamed with indignation,

the John Bull government remained unusually quiet in these initial stages.

They absolutely refused to mention the matter of sending additional troops to Syria again.

After all, what John Bull needed now was to lick its wounds, not to help the Ugly Country start a war.

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