81: The army's new equipment - mace! Brother San, are you scared?

Not charging a single cent? What does that mean?

Zhou Cun asked, "Are you doing this promotion for us as a public service?"

"Director Lu helped me once, so this promotion is just to thank him," Lord Lian said casually.

Director Lu helped Lord Lian? What's going on?

"Would you mind telling me about it?" Zhou Cun asked.

Lord Lian smiled and said, "It might have been a small matter for Director Lu, but it meant a lot to me at the time."

If Lu Shenwei were on the scene, he would be pleasantly surprised to discover that this rising star of car reviews was none other than the young woman from the 4S dealership back then — Ruan Ling.

Seeing that Lord Lian didn't intend to elaborate, Zhou Cun didn't press for details.

"Director Lu is a righteous man. Even if you are acquaintances, please accept this 200,000 publicity fee," Zhou Cun insisted.

Lord Lian knew that Julong Steel wasn't short on money, but she wouldn't take money from her benefactor.

After repeated refusals, Zhou Cun had no choice but to give up.

After arranging the evaluation media, Zhou Cun found Bai Xiaoying and Brother Qi, and with Brother Qi's recommendation, brought A-Ding on board.

"Brother Qi, how come I've never heard of A-Ding?"

"A-Ding focuses on military commentary. He has a huge following, but it's not easy for him to make a living. See if it's suitable to collaborate with him."

"I need to ask Director Lu for his opinion; I'll get back to you later."

"If it doesn't work out this time, we can always collaborate next time."

The maximum publicity budget Lu Shenwei authorized for Zhou Cun was only 2 million, and he had already spent it all.

If he wanted to pay A-Ding and the others, it would exceed his authority.

"You mean Military Intel A-Ding?" Lu Shenwei asked in surprise.

Military Intel A-Ding is the 'Baixiaosheng' of the military circle. He possesses a vast amount of first-hand information, and his fans are spread both domestically and abroad.

"You know him?"

"He's quite famous in the military circle. Bring him on to expand the publicity."

"Alright."

After finalizing the publicity plan, Lu Shenwei decided to hold the new car launch in a month, at which time two agricultural vehicles would be released.

The dragon cat agricultural vehicle Type 02 (Improved Version) and the dragon cat agricultural vehicle Type 03 (Performance Version).

The Performance Version is based on the Improved Version, with the addition of a sunroof, keyless start, in-car air conditioning, and larger wheels.

The Performance Version further optimizes engine tuning, improves off-road capability, and has a top speed of 140 kilometers per hour.

"The Improved Version is priced at 20,000. How much should we sell the Performance Version for?"

"The Performance Version is positioned for wilderness entertainment, with a focus on off-road functions."

"It feels a bit like the positioning of Japan's Jimny."

"The Jimny is a high-priced, low-spec piece of junk that absorbs energy. Our dragon cat agricultural vehicle won't be like that."

"So are you planning to price it at 60,000? Or..."

"The Performance Version is positioned as a large off-road toy. A price of 36,800 won't be too expensive."

The Improved Version gives back to farmers, while the Performance Version targets the urban middle class who yearn for the wilderness.

No middle-class person would refuse to buy a decent-performing toy car for less than 40,000.

"36,800? Isn't that price too low?"

"Small profits but quick turnover. You can't always expect to become a fat man in one bite."

Lu Shenwei explained with a chuckle. Zhou Cun pondered, "Director, I think people would still buy it even if we sold it for 40,000."

"Don't be in a rush. This is just our test run," Lu Shenwei said casually.

After finalizing the publicity plan, Ma Quanlin took Zhou Cun to run around here and there.

First, they visited the Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce, and then went to the Publicity Department to do some work.

Wang Zizhong even used his old connections from many years ago to find the General Manager of Qinchuan Heavy Truck, hoping he could come to support the launch of the new version of the dragon cat agricultural vehicle.

Meanwhile, Ma Quanlin and Lu Shenwei were working overtime, supervising the production of multi-functional shovels, large Guan Dao blades, and maces.

On the western frontier, at a certain military stronghold.

"Report, Commander. Just received a call from Julong Steel. They have finished producing the three pieces of equipment and are asking if they should be transported," the communications soldier said loudly.

Chen Guang was startled. "It's only been four days. They finished it without even sending us the equipment blueprints?"

"Commander, these are the photos of the equipment."

The communications soldier handed over a photo. In the picture, the multi-functional shovels, maces, and large Guan Dao blades were neatly arranged.

Each piece of equipment exuded a chill, clearly good stuff that would make people bleed.

"Good! Have the transport plane fly to Qinchuan immediately. I want to see this equipment early tomorrow morning. By the way, how many did Julong Steel produce? Don't tell me it's just these few."

"They produced 10,000 of each. Lu Shenwei said if more are needed, they can continue to expand production."

Hearing the communications soldier say this, Chen Guang was puzzled.

He knew that Julong Steel didn't have many production lines specifically for manufacturing steel pipes. While maintaining the supply of steel pipes, they also had to produce these three pieces of equipment. Where did they get the production lines from?

"Do they have that many production lines?"

"I was curious too, so I asked, but Director Lu didn't say. So I called and asked Director Ma, and he told me the truth."

"The Julong Steel Pipe and gas cylinder production lines have been fully converted to manufacturing the three-piece set of maces."

"They actually did that? Then Julong Steel must be suffering a huge loss."

Chen Guang spoke nonchalantly, but his heart was deeply moved.

Sacrificing his own family's wealth to help the country, no wonder his colleagues in the Navy appreciate him so much.

Lu Shenwei's vision is rare in Dragon Xia; if there's a chance, he must help them.

That night, the Western Theater Command's 'Fat Girl' landed at Qinchuan Airport.

Local soldiers in Qinchuan welcomed them personally, and the military trucks drove straight into the Julong Steel plant.

"Everyone, help with the loading. Be fast."

Upon learning that the trucks had arrived, Lu Shenwei personally led everyone to load the cargo.

An hour later, twenty military trucks left Julong Steel, and Lu Shenwei let out a long sigh of relief.

"Director Lu, the commander said that if Julong Steel encounters any trouble in the future, you can use the red telephone to call this number."

The soldier in charge of escorting the equipment handed Lu Shenwei a slip of paper, and Lu Shenwei nodded silently.

"Please convey to the commander that there is already progress on the individual equipment matter."

After sending off the Western Theater Command's trucks, Lu Shenwei called Zhou Cun to discuss the details of next month's new car launch.

A-Ding and Brother Qi did a joint live stream.

"Thanks to Brother Qi for the personal feeding," A-Ding said with a chuckle.

Ever since he started doing war dynamics analysis, his followers have been increasing day by day, with the most exaggerated moment being a gain of 120,000 followers in a single day.

But no one came to him for promotions, which kept his income very low.

Brother Qi waved his hand and said, "It's all thanks to Director Lu being generous; he thinks of us when there's a good opportunity."

[Director Lu is launching a new agricultural vehicle next month. Isn't that a bit too ambitious? Agricultural vehicles learning from new car-making forces to hold a launch event?]

[Xiaopeng, Lixiang, Weilai? The three treasures of Dragon Xia's new forces?]

[Weilai has no ideals, Lixiang has no future, and Xiaopeng has neither! Hilarious!]

[Agricultural vehicles trying to piggyback on passenger vehicles? Director Lu is playing big this time. I see he's invited all sorts of car review bloggers.]

[Let's not mention that. Lord Lian, who takes money every time. District Chief. I heard they also invited Brother Hu, who loves to freeload meals, but unfortunately, Brother Hu's schedule was too full.]

[Listening to you guys, Julong Steel is sure to win? This is completely disregarding the Lis Group!]