365: Chapter 364 Land Delivery (Part 1)

The news that Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. had become Frontier Technology Group Co., Ltd. did not stir up the slightest ripple on the internet.

Only the fans and internet trolls who had been following Frontier Technology saw this news posted on the official Frontier Technology website immediately.

The comment section instantly boiled over.

Please Call Me Handsome Fei: "Holy crap, they've already established a group company? That speed is something else."

Enlighten My Path: "According to our country's regulations, establishing a group company requires at least five controlled subsidiaries and registered capital of no less than 100 million yuan. By that calculation... is zero egg really making that much money?"

Locust Combo: "That's nothing. You haven't even calculated how many zero eggs have been pre-ordered. Forget 100 million; I bet they could pull out 500 million. I can only say that Frontier Technology is still being too modest. If they dared to open up pre-orders, I would dare to go buy Artificial Intelligence stocks on the A-share market!"

Du Fier: "Hiss, the person above me, you're too hardcore. Do you have a mine at home?"

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Cute Little Phoenix: "Huh? Where did Egg-Egg go? Does anyone know his livestream address? Doge.jpg. Also, is anyone going to care about how we feel? When will the zero egg actually reach my hands! Angry.jpg."

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The atmosphere on the Frontier Technology forum was very joyful, but the rest of the internet was not in such a "warm" state.

With the help of those with ulterior motives, keywords like Huaneng Technology, General Manager Yu Tongguang, and sanctions appeared on the trending lists in less than a day, overshadowing any other hot news.

Compared to a day ago, the arguments were now even more intense.

Coupled with the guidance of a few people with ulterior motives, the situation gradually began to escalate.

Netizens supporting Huaneng Technology and those opposing it were clearly divided, spitting venom at each other. At the height of the argument, they wished they could crawl through the internet cables, grab the person on the other side, beat them up, and then pry open their heads to see if their brains were just filled with mush.

As a netizen supporting Huaneng Technology uttered the phrase, "Only companies that are sanctioned are excellent enterprises," the entire tone suddenly changed.

Numerous companies on the sanctions list were dug up and showered with praise, which actually boosted their performance by several points.

The market value of some listed companies even increased because of this.

Seeing the benefits, many companies became active.

But everyone was a decent person; they couldn't quite bring themselves to praise themselves. So, what could they do?

Obviously, engage in commercial mutual flattery.

Consequently, a large number of mutual flattery posts suddenly appeared on the internet, each one richer and more righteous than the last. Who knows how many brain cells and how much hair it cost people to write them.

That wasn't the end of it.

Just as this farce was about to come to an end.

Xiaoai Technology seemed to have just reacted, calmly posting an announcement for a product launch on its official website, with the date set for April.

"April, weathering the storm together with our fellow companies! The all-new Xiaoyun 866 Chip, premiering soon. Stay tuned!"

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General Manager Yu Tongguang withdrew his gaze from his phone screen, looked at the last few words, couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and laughed, "There are still too many demons and monsters on the internet."

He was no longer a novice in the business world. Although the matters on the internet were complex, they weren't enough to deceive his eyes.

Whether it was those supporting Huaneng Group or those opposing it, there were always some people trying to pass off fish eyes as pearls mixed in.

At the very least, in General Manager Yu Tongguang's view, that Huaneng Technology fan who said, "Only companies that are sanctioned are excellent enterprises," had impure motives.

And then there was Xiaoai Technology.

Since its inception, this company had been fighting price wars in various fields, covering one area after another with an extremely high price-performance ratio.

To this day, whether it was mobile terminals, home routers, robot vacuums, or sockets, switches, or even a data cable, its presence could be found everywhere.

Its product categories were numerous, and its coverage was extensive.

General Manager Yu Tongguang didn't know or care about other fields, but in the mobile terminal field, Xiaoai Technology had always viewed Huaneng Group as its primary target, competing on price, screens, sales volume, and user stickiness.

What if they couldn't compete in any of those?

Easy, create your own rules and compete within those rules.

Thus, benchmarking was born.

Coupled with unique procurement channels, Xiaoai Technology had indeed accumulated a group of highly sticky users.

However, it was far from as many as it appeared on the internet.

If this were a few days ago, facing such a provocative release time from Xiaoai Technology, General Manager Yu Tongguang really would have had a headache figuring out how to respond.

Huaneng Technology's own Chip supplies were cut, procurement channels were squeezed, many mature businesses could not be carried out, and product competitiveness was severely affected.

Under these circumstances, encountering the powerful premiere of the Xiaoyun 866 Chip, the impact could be imagined.

But now, General Manager Yu Tongguang didn't have even a shred of worry. He looked at Xiaoai Technology as if looking at a clown jumping up and down, overestimating its own capabilities; he even felt like laughing.

Turning his head calmly, General Manager Yu Tongguang looked out the window and asked, "How much longer until we arrive?"

The driver replied, "About ten minutes."

"Mm."

General Manager Yu Tongguang nodded and turned his gaze to the seat beside him, asking, "Wang Shuo, we're almost there. How was your rest?"

"Not great."

Wang Shuo said somewhat gloomily, "If you hadn't insisted on pulling me up, I would still be resting happily right now."

"Haha, today is a big day. You are also a shareholder of the Chip company; you have to show your face."

General Manager Yu Tongguang said with a smile.

"Oh."

Wang Shuo responded listlessly. The aftereffects of being forcibly interrupted during Knowledge Infusion still hadn't completely disappeared; he still felt a bit dizzy and muddled, but basic communication was no problem.

"I'm telling you, Wang Shuo." General Manager Yu Tongguang turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window, somewhat bored, and asked, "Do you really have the confidence to build a factory building within a month?"

"Mm."

Wang Shuo nodded.

"How do you plan to do it?"

General Manager Yu Tongguang frowned. As far as he knew, the foundation of a wafer fab factory building and the space used to install the Lithography Machine equipment had extremely strict requirements; it wasn't something that could just pass casually.

He didn't know where Wang Shuo got his confidence from.

"I plan to establish a construction labor company and recruit more people."

General Manager Yu Tongguang was stunned: "Just like that?"

Wang Shuo nodded slightly: "Just like that."

The conversation fell silent for a moment.

After a while, General Manager Yu Tongguang said somewhat helplessly, "Our company does have some personnel we can temporarily arrange for you, as long as you pay their wages."

"No problem."

Wang Shuo did not refuse.

People coming out of Huaneng Group, even if they were in engineering, should not have any major issues.

Huaneng Group had given money and people; paying wages was only right and proper, nothing to deliberate over.

Ten-plus minutes later, the vehicle's speed slowly decreased, turning into a temporarily built parking lot.

From afar, Wang Shuo saw a group of people standing not far away, watching them.

At the very front of this group, a young man stood quietly, a faint smile on his lips.

Wang Shuo got out of the car and walked with General Manager Yu Tongguang toward the young man.

"Mayor Fang, sorry to keep you waiting."

General Manager Yu Tongguang said with a smile.

"Not at all, I just arrived as well."

Mayor Fang Dingbei also smiled and said, "For your esteemed company to come to Hanzhong City to invest, and in a field with such major value as the Chip industry, the municipal government naturally must extend a warm welcome."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Wang Shuo and said with a smile, "Junior brother, it's been a while."

Before Wang Shuo could speak, General Manager Yu Tongguang looked at Mayor Fang Dingbei in surprise, exclaiming, "Junior brother?"