97: My Neighbor Totoro is a 100-ton king? You guys want to go to the sky?

"Little Lu, is there a situation?"

"You guessed right, Leader. The trial-produced equipment is ready. When will you have time to come and take a look?" Lu Shenwei said casually.

Chen Guang thought for a moment: "I'll be at a base near Qinchuan for the next couple of days, so I'll find some time to come over."

"When will you be coming? I'll make preparations in advance," Lu Shenwei asked.

What was the point of making money? To build up national defense! He wished Chen Guang would come right now.

"Let's say the day after tomorrow. I'll come by myself, no need for special arrangements."

Chen Guang said casually. Colonel Man had been acting too cocky lately; once he got the attack drones, he would definitely teach him a lesson.

So you're the undefeatable Blue Side, huh? Wash your neck and wait for me!

"Uncle Ma, the Theater Command is coming to inspect in two days. Please double-check the equipment performance again," Lu Shenwei reminded him.

Ma Quanlin nodded heavily: "Should we tidy up and clean the factory area? It's currently packed with longmao small cars waiting to be painted."

"No need to go to such trouble. Just clean up the factory area a bit; the leaders will just take a look and leave," Lu Shenwei said.

Lu Shenwei was busy preparing to welcome the leaders from the Western Theater Command, while the longmao small car's sales were even hotter due to Patrol Police Tan's video, making the recall work exceptionally difficult.

[Patrol Police's live stream proved on-site that the longmao small car has an extremely strong ability to shield police speed guns. Keep it quiet, everyone.]

[Quiet my ass. Offering a high price for unreturned Model 03 longmao small cars.]

[The person above is looking for trouble, going against Julong Steel.]

[Not restricted by speed guns, who wouldn't love this kind of small car?]

"Shouldn't your focus be on how to modify the car? I've seen several modification plans, like turning the rear cargo bed into a bedroom, or converting it into a dedicated fishing vehicle," Lord Lian said casually.

[That's not even exaggerating. I've seen the entire rear cargo bed converted into an auxiliary fuel tank, maxing out the range! 1600 kilometers of range!]

[1600? Do you want to fly to the heavens? Take it easy, don't get the longmao small car banned because of your modifications.]

[The 100-ton King is coming out again, right? Do you guys still want to keep playing or what?]

As more and more videos of crazy modifications surfaced, Julong Steel also became aware of this situation.

"Chairman, take a look at this."

Zhou Cun handed over his phone; the screen showed a six-wheeled longmao small car speeding through muddy ground.

"This modification is creative. We can take inspiration from it for the next facelift."

Seeing that Lu Shenwei was indifferent, Zhou Cun played another video.

In the video, a rural uncle was using a longmao small car to load stones. The tires were almost pressed flat, but he was still loading more.

[Did everyone see that? The powerful loading capacity of the longmao small car; it can still carry more even when full.]

The rural uncle was introducing it excitedly, while Lu Shenwei's face darkened.

[The maximum load is at least 3 tons. You can come to me to heighten the guardrail; breaking 4 tons is no problem.]

Breaking 4 tons? Aren't you afraid of flipping the car and crushing yourself to death?

"Is this the only one?" Lu Shenwei asked.

Zhou Cun swiped the screen: "There are over a dozen overloading modification plans, with some modified to carry up to 6 tons."

"6 tons? Aren't they afraid of flipping over?"

"These are all just for attention. The scariest part is converting trucks into passenger vehicles, adding two rows of seats to the dump bed."

Four seats turned into eight. Are you scared yet?

"They have a death wish. Immediately issue an announcement on the official website prohibiting crazy modifications to the longmao small car," Lu Shenwei thought.

If this continued, he wouldn't be surprised if, in the future, there appeared a 20-meter-long longmao 100-ton king towing a semi-trailer.

"Also, add a clause prohibiting illegal modifications to the vehicle purchase agreement."

Zhou Cun nodded: "The deputy factory manager also mentioned it to me. I'll contact the Patrol Police station as soon as I finish reporting to you."

"Put other matters on hold for now; this is the most urgent," Lu Shenwei instructed.

That afternoon, Julong Steel issued an announcement prohibiting owners from illegally modifying the longmao agricultural vehicle.

Once a modification is discovered, free maintenance and the service of replacing the vehicle for quality issues will be canceled.

[Julong Steel is scared now. District Chief, what's your take?]

"What can I think? Illegal modifications were already forbidden. The longmao small car has a rated load of 700 kg, and you want to load 6 tons? It would be strange if Julong Steel wasn't worried," the District Chief muttered.

[6 tons? To haul rockets?]

[6 tons is truly absurd, using an agricultural vehicle as a big truck.]

[By the way, when will the production capacity of the longmao small car be fully ramped up? My order number is 160,000 and I still haven't received the car, yet everyone else is already doing crazy stunts.]

[Don't be anxious, I haven't received my car either, a bit regretful. Now the new cars don't have the speed radar shielding function anymore.]

"Only by abiding by the law can you live longer. Don't think about pulling stunts when you have nothing to do," the District Chief warned.

[District Chief, has your small car been recalled?]

"Ahem, can we not bring that up? Shall we talk about the situation in the Desert Camel region?" the District Chief changed the subject.

[We will go find A-Ding and Brother Qi for that.]

[Laughing to death, you're really poking the District Chief's sore spot.]

With the issuance of Julong Steel's announcement, the Patrol Police in Qinchuan and other major sales areas for the longmao small car began strictly enforcing regulations, punishing every illegal modification they discovered.

Julong Steel Factory, Chairman's office.

Lu Shenwei held the latest sales data in his hands, a smile appearing on his face.

In just 43 days, 43,000 units of the Model 02 longmao small car were sold, with 18,000 units actually delivered.

For the Model 03 longmao small car, 274,000 units were sold, with 65,000 units actually delivered.

According to the natural growth rate of sales, the annual sales volume would likely be at least 400,000 units.

With minor adjustments next year and the launch of new models, sales would definitely continue to rise.

"Chairman, representatives from Great Wall Motor and Xpeng Motors are here. What do you think?"

"Let's see Great Wall Motor first and see what they have to say."

In the past month, car companies have frequently applied for cooperation, with Great Wall Motor and Xpeng Motors being the most persistent.

"Great Wall Motor, R&D Director Wei Ran."

"Julong Steel, Lu Shenwei."

Lu Shenwei reached out his hand, and the two shook hands firmly. Lu Shenwei got straight to the point.

"Director Wei, what technology of ours caught your eye? As long as the price is right, we can cooperate."

Wei Ran was stunned. The longmao small car had risen abruptly, and the [Liuguang] and [Dragon Carriage] technologies were peerless. Logically, they should definitely be kept confidential.

Before he came, the Eldest Miss had already instructed him that the price could be set very high, but not to expect Lu Shenwei to budge.

Yet before they even started talking, this Director Lu just laid his cards on the table?

"Director Lu is straightforward, so I won't beat around the bush either. I am quite interested in your company's [Liuguang] anti-rust technology."

Anti-rust paint must be cheaper than four-wheel-drive engine technology, so Wei Ran wanted to start with [Liuguang].

After agreeing on the price for [Liuguang], he would then continue to talk about the [Dragon Carriage].

"How does your company want to cooperate?"

"To be honest, we are preparing to launch three brand-new car paint colors: 'Ten Thousand Rice', 'Blue Wave One', and 'Forgiveness Green'."

What? What?

'Ten Thousand Rice' and 'Blue Wave One' are still normal, but what does 'Forgiveness Green' mean?

Explosive naming for new car paints? You've named it 'Forgiveness Green', what sucker would actually buy that?