Chapter 42

The school still issued a notice to expel Lin Yi.

However, during this period, Lin Yi was no longer at the school.

October 28th, 7:00 PM.

Inside the Magic City Sports Center, numerous well-known domestic media outlets had gathered to attend the new battery launch event hosted by Fengyi Technology.

As a company established only a month ago,

one that had not even built a basic organizational framework,

holding such a large-scale launch event so rashly seemed unwise to many.

Although Fengyi Technology had gained some fame on the internet due to its advertisements,

this reputation was mixed, fundamentally rootless like duckweed,

and would vanish as soon as advertising spending decreased.

The reporters willing to attend were either drawn by the fame of Zhao Zhao Xuebin and Wen Xiang themselves,

or had been paid to come.

However, most reporters felt they were merely going through the motions.

If the other party failed to present a product that was truly eye-catching,

everyone would simply treat it as a trip to Magic City.

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Apart from the journalists, the only others present at the launch event were representatives from major battery manufacturers.

and some independent media personalities.

Among the manufacturers were Xiamen Tungsten New Energy, Shanshan Energy, Mengguli New Materials, Bamo Technology, GEM Co., Ltd., Easpring Technology, Changyuan Lithium, and the emerging enterprise CATL.

These enterprises were all paying close attention to the development of the domestic battery industry.

Even though Fengyi Technology was merely a small company.

However, the fact that they dared to hold their launch event at the Shanghai Sports Center demonstrated considerable boldness.

As the saying goes, "If you don't have the diamond drill, how dare you take on the porcelain work?"

Most companies were still willing to believe that Fengyi Technology might actually have something substantial to offer.

Furthermore, they could gauge the true capabilities of their competitor through this launch event.

If their technology proved exceptional, they would certainly express their intention to cooperate immediately.

However, if they turned out to be merely peddling fake goods, that would be an entirely different matter.

Besides the battery manufacturers.

there was one other notable attendee: Boss Jia, who had just launched the LeEco Super Phone.

and was currently building out his own LeEco ecosystem chain.

At this moment, Boss Jia was riding high with success.

The valuation of the LeEco Group was repeatedly hitting new highs, with LeEco Network, LeEco TV, LeEco Mobile, and LeEco Box all flourishing simultaneously.

It was unclear what mindset drove him to attend the launch event of such a small company.

Nevertheless, as a billionaire.

his presence brought significant attention and heat to the launch event.

As for the international battery manufacturers invited this time, such as Panasonic and Samsung.

their seats remained entirely empty.

Clearly, these international giants looked down upon small enterprises like Fengyi Technology.

and were completely unwilling to send anyone over.

Soon, the time quickly reached seven-thirty.

Amidst a hubbub from the audience below, the product launch event, hosted by Fengyi Technology at tremendous expense, finally began.

Ever since Steve Jobs, dressed in a T-shirt and jeans, held the Apple iPhone launch event using PowerPoint presentations.

it seemed everyone started copying this style, treating this format as a standard procedure for launch events.

However, today Fengyi Technology was different.

Right from the start, five refrigerators, five cabinet-style air conditioners, and five 50-inch televisions were brought onto the stage.

In addition, above them hung a large digital timer display glowing with red lights.

"00.00.00"

Just as the crowd below wondered what was happening.

suddenly, all these appliances started up.

If they had merely been powered on using electricity from a standard outlet, everyone would have simply thought Fengyi Technology was engaging in cheap sensationalism.

However, those with sharp eyes had already discovered a shocking fact.

Namely, none of the appliances were plugged into wall sockets.

Instead, their plugs were all connected via multi-socket power strips to something resembling a car battery.

This battery sat on a wooden table, completely devoid of any wires or other connections.

Yet, this tiny battery was somehow powering all these appliances.

At this point, some people in the audience had already started calculating.

A large refrigerator typically consumes around 200 watts.

Five refrigerators would total 1,000 watts.

Five cabinet-style air conditioners, even at 2.5 horsepower each, would total 9,000 watts for the five units.

As for the televisions, five 50-inch LCD TVs would consume another 1,000 watts.

This meant the total power consumption of these appliances was approximately 11 kilowatts.

Such a massive power load.

was simply impossible for a standard car battery to handle.

Yet, this black box, even smaller than a typical car battery, was steadily keeping all the appliances running.

Throughout the entire Fengyi Technology event, there were no PowerPoint slides, no CEO dressed in jeans eloquently discussing performance metrics.

They were simply using a concrete fact to tell the audience below.

"Our batteries are just this awesome!"

At this moment, Boss Jia, sitting in the audience below, widened his eyes in astonishment.

"Could it be? What is the actual power output of this tiny battery!"

"What kind of background does Fengyi Technology actually have!"

"Fake, it must be fake, this is magic, it's just a magic trick...!"

The crowd below reacted with shock, skepticism, and even intense excitement.

However, this was only the beginning.

As time ticked by second after second at the launch venue.

people finally understood the purpose of that digital timer display appearing above.

Although no one spoke a single word.

Yet, everyone present, reporters included, waited without growing impatient.

One hour passed, then two.

It was not until two and a half hours had elapsed that the appliances finally ceased operating.

In the interim, staff permitted certain individuals to inspect the electrical equipment.

Even Boss Jia ascended the stage; they could be said to have observed everything upon it from close range,

examining the wire connections.

Some feared this was merely a magic trick, for magic, like miracles, can appear real.

However, all magic tricks are ultimately false.

Certain skeptics simply could not believe Dragon Country's battery technology had reached such a level, suspecting Fengyi Technology employed some form of trickery akin to magic.

Yet they inspected again and again,

with many even crawling on the floor to check for any hidden power supply.

The result naturally left them deeply disappointed; there was no additional power source whatsoever.