Chapter 793: Ma Yilong

Yang Qing's remarks sparked heated discussion not only in Daxia but around the world.

The prospects of electric vehicles made countless people ponder.

Of course, domestically it was the most prominent.

A large amount of hot money began flowing into the electric vehicle industry.

Yang Qing used his influence to profoundly change the world.

Lao Jia felt dazed; he had only wanted to ride on Yang Qing's popularity, yet things had turned out this way.

He felt an unprecedented pressure.

It felt as if countless people were chasing him from behind, ready to strike.

"Go hire more people, ask Azure Cloud Company for help, and poach talent."

"Also approach Heavenly Gate Semiconductor to speed up research on the next-generation vehicle Crystal Element."

"Go to Huawei; we need cooperation on intelligent Crystal Element and HarmonyOS."

Before he could still wait, but now he can't afford to wait; he must finalize the cooperation as soon as possible.

The secretary ran over.

"General Manager Jia, for the Ark Launch, are there any other changes needed?"

Lao Jia thought for a moment.

"Add crash test videos to show everyone that electric vehicles don't explode on impact."

"Give everyone enough confidence."

"Yang Lao is undercutting them; they need to plug the gap."

The secretary was about to leave, but Lao Jia called him back.

"Not only crash test videos, but also side-impact and rear-end collision videos."

"Also have people work overtime to test whether, when an accident occurs, the doors might jam."

"Don't fear scrapped cars; no matter the cost, find the defects and fix them quickly."

"Vehicles can be delivered gradually, but the defects must be corrected."

"I don't know how many people are watching us now, especially the problems Yang Lao pointed out; we must resolve them as much as possible."

"Especially the door-jamming issue, it must be resolved."

"Leaders talk big, while subordinates run themselves ragged."

Inside the future automobile factory, the sound of collisions could be heard for several days straight.

September 27.

The Future Ark Launch officially began.

Yang Qing also arrived at the scene; seeing Lao Jia again, his dark circles had not yet faded.

Naturally, Lao Jia dared not blame him.

"Yang Lao."

Yang Qing encouraged him.

"You've done well, that's great."

Then he went inside.

After entering, Yang Qing saw many joint-venture factory owners.

In Yang Qing's mind, these people should have been at odds with him.

Who knew they would be so enthusiastic, calling him "Yang Lao" one after another.

In the end, Yang Qing still met an unexpected person.

Ma Yilong, also called Musk.

Upon seeing Yang Qing, Ma Yilong became very excited.

"Mr. Yang Lao, it's an honor to meet you; you are my idol."

Yang Qing would not be swayed by a few flattering words.

"Are you Musk?"

Ma Yilong gave a solemn introduction.

"Yang Lao can call me Ma Yilong."

Yang Qing also felt he had met his idol; he did not take the seat Lao Jia had prepared for him, but instead sat together with Ma Yilong.

"Haha, I finally get to see you in person."

"I've invested heavily in your company."

Ma Yilong laughed and thanked.

"Without Yang Lao's continual support, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today."

"I've wanted to visit you for a long time."

Yang Qing looked at him with a hidden meaning.

"Then why didn't you come?"

Ma Yilong felt embarrassed.

"Yang Lao, you know I need support."

Yang Qing stopped teasing him.

"Hmm, I understand, so our Yang Family has also kept quiet and simply entrusted all voting rights to you to hold in trust."

Ma Yilong, thank you again.

"Thank you."

Yang Qing waved his hand.

Don't worry too much; everyone has times when they have no choice. Steve is our Yang Family's longtime partner, and even when his health had problems, I found a top Chinese doctor to treat him.

We haven't seen each other for many years, but our relationship remains deep.

As Yang Family members, it's inconvenient for us to go to Yingjiang, so we don't insist that others must come see us.

It's all beyond our control.

You and Steve are both world‑class business leaders.

Helping you is helping the world.

Unfortunately, Steve has been resisting excessive external interference in the company.

Now that he's stepped down, I'm afraid Apple will soon no longer be the Apple it once was.

Yang Qing looked solemn.

Ma Yilong, however, caught on that Yang Qing was pointing at him.

First lift oneself to the height of a world leader, then point out one's own impurity.

But you're no different—why are you saying this about me?

Yang Lao, I've already gotten myself into this; I'm afraid there's no chance to back out.

Yang Qing nodded.

The projects you've undertaken have very important military value.

Falcon rockets, Starlink, Magic Bean cars……

If you want to back out, I'm afraid they won't agree either.

So I've also set one up here.

Tianzhou's achievements are not bad; I also have a Starnet plan here, and the Ark has now come out.

Many of them are based on your designs.

I apologize to you here.

Ma Yilong didn't expect Yang Qing to be so frank.

He had long realized that the Yang Family intended to clone his company.

Yang Lao, may I ask why?

Yang Qing glanced at him.

For the sake of peace.

Ah!

Ma Yilong never expected that to be the answer.

Yang Lao, can you explain?

Yang Qing nodded.

The technologies you've developed all have monopolistic advantages.

Moreover, they are deeply tied to the military.

If Daxia wishes to rise, it will inevitably face suppression from Yingjiang.

If Yingjiang holds a monopolistic technological edge, you say, would some people not think of taking risky shortcuts?

The shadow of the Three Wars always looms over us.

To prevent it from happening, we must try to balance the two sides' strength.

So sorry, you cannot become the world's enterprise; thus we must create another competitor to balance you.

Ma Yilong didn't know what to say for a moment.

At the same time, it also resolved his long‑standing doubts.

Once, no one was optimistic about him; the Yang Family was his savior, yet he couldn't understand why, though they had invested in him, they also wanted to compete with him.

The reason, it turns out, lies here.

His company could fool others, but not Yang Qing.

Whether it's the Space Fork, Starlink, or the Magic Bean, each has countless ties to the military.

He wouldn't tell others that the Space Fork also bears the task of swiftly deploying space weapons, as well as the mission of super‑family space emigration.

Nor would anyone tell the world that Starlink is the foundation of sixth‑generation fighters and the base network of aerospace‑craft data links.

Even less would anyone tell others that the Magic Bean is each a super spy.

He will never be able to sever his ties with the military in his lifetime.

Moreover, he is still investing in artificial intelligence and robots.

A technology that can at any moment be turned into a war machine.

Ma Yilong holds the cutting‑edge military technology of the future.

One day Ma Yilong will also turn around and become a top‑tier arms supplier.