[{"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-38":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},2076575,3287,"Chapter 38","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-38",38,"\u003Cp>After the applause, Lin Yi addressed all the research staff:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you all very much; without your day-and-night collaborative efforts, it would have been impossible to develop such a high-performance battery so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are all heroes of Fengyi Technology....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi's words brought smiles to the faces of many young researchers in white lab coats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, when they first joined Fengyi Technology, an obscure little company, it was the reputation of Dr. Zhao, former head of R&D at Applied Materials in the United States, that attracted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after spending some time interacting with the company's boss, Lin Yi,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>many of them came to understand him; initially, upon meeting their boss Lin Yi, they had assumed he was merely a rich second-generation heir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they said nothing aloud, deep down they held him in slight contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they thought he was just someone using his parents' money to start a business, a lucky fellow who happened to encounter Dr. Zhao and Dr. Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as time passed and they worked alongside him, these researchers realized their boss was no rich second-generation heir at all;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in fact, he hailed from the mountainous regions of Guizhou Province, far poorer than most of their own families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he could establish Fengyi Technology was entirely due to his own abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, these new employees felt immense admiration for their boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, although the boss's personal research and professional expertise were not particularly strong,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his conduct and way of handling affairs were impeccable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Fengyi Technology was still just a small company, the treatment he provided them surpassed that of some large corporations, even Fortune 500 companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, some of their classmates who graduated from Tsinghua or Peking University, even those working at Fortune 500 enterprises,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when asked about their compensation, did not fare as well as they did;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This invisibly increased these employees' sense of belonging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in just about a month, Lin Yi had injected 50 million yuan into Fengyi Technology,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>nearly draining his entire savings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of this was used to purchase equipment, leaving around 15 million yuan remaining in the company's accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, seeing the results achieved through such substantial expenditure,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi still felt it was entirely worthwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next step now was how to achieve mass production and promote the battery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the old saying goes, \"Good wine needs no bush,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in modern society, this phrase is no longer quite applicable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the most fragrant wine must be displayed; if it remains hidden in an alley forever, even the finest nectar may go unnoticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, moving forward,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on one hand, Lin Yi instructed Dr. Zhao and others to apply for international and domestic patents regarding the new battery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patents involved numbered approximately 159 items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Lin Yi sent personnel to coordinate advertising campaigns with Baidu, Tencent, Sina, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Fengyi Technology would gather media reporters from across the nation to hold a cobalt-free lithium battery launch event in Magic City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The venue chosen was the Oriental Sports Center in Magic City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire launch event, including venue costs and reporter reception expenses, was estimated to require an investment of 3 million yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was only possible because of the reputations of Zhao Zhao Xuebin and Wen Xiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, even if Lin Yi were willing to pay, few reporters would likely attend a launch event for an obscure little company like Fengyi Technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, thanks to the ample funding and several hired influential online personalities,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>advertisements for Fengyi Technology flooded the internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Massive Breakthrough in Domestic Lithium Batteries!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"New Solid-State Lithium Battery, A Product of a New Era!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cobalt-Free Batteries! Chinese Tech Companies Step to the Forefront of the Global Battery Industry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tidal wave of advertisements swept across the internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time, netizens nationwide became aware that a company called Fengyi Technology seemed to have invented a new battery technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although online reports claimed this battery was incredibly powerful, filling numerous gaps in the nation's battery technology,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>most netizens remained skeptical about these advertisements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly because no matter how good the ads were or how impressive the data appeared,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>without seeing the actual new battery, people found it hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A new cobalt-free lithium battery? Heh, even Panasonic spent hundreds of millions of dollars failing to achieve this; how could a small Chinese company succeed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fengyi Technology is just a jumping clown; I checked the company's information with the Administration for Industry and Commerce and found it was registered only about a month ago. Heh, today's advertisements are truly too fake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fengyi Technology gained popularity, numerous voices of doubt immediately emerged online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were not only curious netizens but also authoritative figures within the battery industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This included professors and experts from various universities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not believe a small company with only 5 million yuan in registered capital could suddenly breakthrough key battery technologies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technologies such as cobalt-free cathodes, solid-state electrolytes, and carbon-silicon anodes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, even some leading enterprises in the battery industry joined the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that Fengyi Technology had ignited a storm of public opinion within the battery sector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, facing the overwhelming skepticism flooding the market,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fengyi Technology remained unmoved like a mountain, merely posting an announcement on its newly launched official website regarding the new product launch event at the Magic City Sports Center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(PS: New book seeking flowers, tips, and review tickets; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It also listed the alma maters and work experiences of Zhao Zhao Xuebin, Dr. Wen Xiang, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did many people realize that Fengyi Technology was not a shell company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its research team actually included several big names in the battery industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people in the new energy sector had heard of Zhao Zhao Xuebin and Wen Xiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were absolutely authorities within the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, many industry insiders found it strange why Zhao Zhao Xuebin and Wen Xiang would choose Fengyi Technology, such a small company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps, this company had some special background that they were unaware of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, although Fengyi Technology's R&D team was sound,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as long as no actual battery had been seen, many people would remain skeptical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This included numerous enterprises in the lithium battery sector,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>such as Xiamen Tungsten New Energy, Shanshan Energy, Mengguli New Materials, Bamo Technology, GEM Co., Ltd., Easpring Technology, Changyuan Lithium, and the emerging enterprise CATL, all of which expressed concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that as long as the new battery presented by Fengyi Technology at this press conference achieved eighty percent of the performance advertised,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fengyi Technology would instantly become a huge success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, international corporations like Panasonic, Samsung, and LG Chem reacted much more slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These companies were confident that their research in lithium batteries was at the forefront of the world,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>such as Panasonic;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tesla, a company now taking off with its valuation rising repeatedly, used lithium batteries produced by Panasonic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, these large international enterprises simply did not believe that a Dragon Country technology company could solve the global challenge of removing cobalt from ternary lithium batteries in the short term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at this moment, Fengyi Technology was already poised to launch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, Lin Yi, as the boss, was so busy his feet barely touched the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Fengyi Technology had been established for only one month, and most of its employees were high-tech research talents,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so the company's management, operations, and publicity basically all rested on the shoulders of Lin Yi, a junior university student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, one day his university counselor called, asking him to come to the school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi assumed it was about his recent class skipping and leave requests, so he did not take it seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had often done the same when working part-time jobs in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he would not have failed three courses last semester.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, when he arrived at the counselor's office,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he saw his university counselor, Shen Yi; however, it was obvious that the counselor's expression was unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>",1350,"2026-06-16T04:10:19.707Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","375fee89f461b15b322a82a3a269a161cfe7d04a64d96356674ee0778d793348","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-39","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-37",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]