[{"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-99":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},2077478,3287,"Chapter 99","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>It is hard to imagine that a deputy director of the Foreign Business Committee could embezzle so much money.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By this standard, Deputy Director Guo would at least face life imprisonment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for Guo Hong, his sentence would start at ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, Lin Yi had already lost all interest in this matter;\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>knowing the outcome was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yet, the next day, Lin Yi received a call from Deng Deng Weiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It turned out that the Shanghai municipal government had approved that 700-mu plot of industrial land,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>charging only a symbolic fee of 60,000 yuan per mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In other words, for just 42 million yuan, one could acquire 700 mu of land in Songjiang District, Shanghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This could be described as a dirt-cheap price.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Keep in mind that in 2015, the average price for industrial land in Shanghai ranged between 325,000 and 500,000 yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The fact that Fengyi Technology could secure land at such a low cost\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>certainly indicated it held a unique weight in the eyes of the Shanghai municipal government.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, this meant the funds on Fengyi Technology's books seemed somewhat insufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Originally, the company had over 70 million yuan on its books.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But after Lin Yi purchased the Maoming Mansions,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>only over 30 million yuan remained in the company accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This amount was no problem for covering the company's daily operations,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>especially since recently, Lin Yi had begun using those overseas funds to establish a remotely controlled trading company,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>dedicated to acquiring minerals such as lithium, nickel, and manganese.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By feeding resources back to Fengyi Technology in this manner, the company's production costs would be reduced to an extreme low.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fortunately, through the introduction of District Chief Deng,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi met a branch president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Shanghai; upon learning it was Fengyi Technology,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the other party immediately offered a credit line of 200 million yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This greatly resolved Fengyi Technology's urgent financial needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On December 7, Fengyi Technology once again made a sensational announcement,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>releasing news about the production launch of the \"Super 18650\" cobalt-free lithium battery and the blade battery featuring the new lithium manganese iron phosphate technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Instantly, the domestic battery industry was thrown into a state of panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This shockwave even spread abroad.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With Fengyi Technology's release of the \"Super Power 18650\" battery,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>its performance parameters instantly shocked both domestic and international circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The entire capacity range for ternary lithium batteries leaped directly from the market's existing 800mAh–2600mAh to\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>4000mAh–13000mAh.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This is five times that of other ternary lithium batteries on the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Additionally, its unique fast-charging technology operates at 5V, compared to the standard 3.7V of ordinary ternary lithium batteries.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Super Power 18650 reaches 5V, enabling flash charging at up to 5A.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, this requires a dedicated fast-charging chip and a successful handshake via a fast-charging protocol.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To this end, Fengyi Technology commissioned a manufacturer in Pengcheng to produce DRP (Dual Role Port) fast-charging protocol chips.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Due to its excellent performance, the moment the \"Super Power 18650\" appeared,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>it was eagerly sought after by countless merchants.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unlike mobile phone batteries, which cater solely to handset manufacturers,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the 18650 has far broader applications.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>These include chargers, digital cameras, opera-playing machines, fascia guns, face-slimming devices, POS terminals, portable lighting equipment, and various other products.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although this battery from Fengyi Technology had not yet officially entered mass production,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>order volumes had already exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Merely two days after its release, the 18650 battery secured orders exceeding ten million yuan nationwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>According to Dr. Zhao's cost estimates, the material cost per 18650 battery does not exceed three yuan,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>and even including labor and other expenses, it remains around four yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, Fengyi Technology priced the minimum 4000mAh model at twenty Chinese yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This pricing was calculated based on the market rate for Panasonic's 3300mAh 18650, which sells for approximately fifteen Chinese yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The 6000mAh model is priced at forty Chinese yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The 8000mAh model sells for eighty Chinese yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Prices increase proportionally thereafter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yet even at these prices, enterprises across the nation flocked to it eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This situation drew the attention of major manufacturers including BYD, CATL, Foster, and Tianpeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With no other choice but to accelerate mass production of the 18650 battery,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi had to lease an additional factory facility at the Songjiang Entrepreneurship Center,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>importing a used production line to rapidly commence manufacturing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Consequently, Fengyi Technology frequently made headlines across various regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was especially true after the Songjiang District granted Fengyi Technology seven hundred mu of industrial land at a price that was half purchase, half gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fengyi Technology and the Shanghai municipal government held a grand celebration for the groundbreaking of this new factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even Lin Yi, District Mayor Deng Deng Weiming, and Shanghai's Vice Mayor in charge of economics\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>jointly poured the first shovel of earth for the new factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, Lin Zong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the Vice Mayor said after the groundbreaking ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Vice Mayor Zhou, you are too kind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Secretary Wang originally intended to come, but unfortunately was delayed by other matters,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Vice Mayor Zhou remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From this statement, one could clearly understand the level of importance the municipal government placed on Fengyi Technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Please assure Secretary Wang that Fengyi Technology will firmly establish itself in Shanghai and create a flagship brand for China's real-economy technology!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi stated with neither humility nor arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Excellent! Secretary Wang and I will wait eagerly to see it happen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Vice Mayor Zhou nodded, then instructed his secretary to hand Lin Yi a business card.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you encounter any difficulties in the future, call this number; Secretary Wang and I will do our utmost to help resolve them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Lin Yi immediately accepted the business card.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It could be said that at this moment, Fengyi Technology had secured powerful backing in Shanghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Coupled with its cooperation with the military, it would now be virtually impossible for anyone without significant influence to harm Fengyi Technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the capital, Boss Jia of LeEco, reading newspapers and online media reports praising Fengyi Technology,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>realized that his hope of acquiring a stake in this company was now utterly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fengyi Technology now held over a hundred patents related to cobalt-free solid-state lithium batteries,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>already establishing itself as a leading force in the battery industry; were it not limited by production capacity,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>many existing battery enterprises on the market would likely be struggling to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How much would such a company be valued at?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ten billion? Twenty billion? Or perhaps even more?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Old Jia felt he simply could not afford it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Nevertheless, his dream of electric vehicles would not be extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>(PS: New book seeking flowers, tips, and review tickets; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>",1119,"2026-06-16T04:12:22.327Z","2026-06-17T08:50:51.634Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","742ec6b8da55d64f46c6ead43c85f02757b8e45d50ed280e5fc04d02367b98cc","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-100","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-98",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]