184: Thor M14, word of mouth exploded

After seeing Huangpu Shaohua off, Ren Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Fenglei was temporarily safe, there was no telling when another sudden attack might come.

As the saying goes,

It’s easy to dodge an open spear, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow.

Huangpu Shaohua had been greatly humiliated by him today and would not let the matter rest.

Lin Muwan asked worriedly,

“Mr. Ren, what should we do now?”

“From Huangpu Shaohua’s attitude, it seems he doesn’t plan to let us off?!”

Beside them, Zhang Kangyang suggested,

“Mr. Ren, why don’t we invite foreign capital to invest? That way, they wouldn’t dare do anything to us.”

“Even if they wanted to make a move, it wouldn’t be as reckless as today.”

Ren Yi, however, shook his head and sneered.

“It’s just a Huangpu Shaohua, not some supreme being. Can he really defy the heavens?”

“If he pushes me too far, none of us will have an easy time.”

“Besides, what’s the difference between foreign capital and Huangpu Shaohua? They both have ulterior motives.”

Beep beep beep!

Just then,

The phone rang.

Lieutenant General Liu Chaodong’s worried voice came from the other end.

“Mr. Ren, I just heard about the Huangpu Shaohua incident. This is my mistake.”

“I didn’t expect that guy to be so bold as to dare lay hands on Fenglei.”

“I’ve already reported it to the Commander-in-Chief, and he’s very angry.”

“He also told me to reassure you that such things won’t happen again in the future.”

Upon hearing this, Ren Yi replied indifferently,

“It’s fine. My Fenglei isn’t made of mud; it’s not something Huangpu Shaohua can just mess with.”

“By the way, there’s something I’d like you to relay to Commander Zhan. His request for Fenglei has been fulfilled; it’s time for him to honor his promise.”

Lieutenant General Liu Chaodong was about to speak but was interrupted by Ren Yi.

“Don’t talk to me about national security issues; I don’t want to hear it.”

“And you’ve already conducted experiments proving there’s no risk of technology leakage, so why are you still prohibiting Fenglei cars from being exported??”

“I’m putting it out there today: if our cars aren’t allowed to be exported, then starting next month, Fenglei will announce a halt to production and stop supplying any materials.”

“If I don’t have an easy time, nobody will.”

By the end of his statement, Ren Yi’s voice was even a little high-pitched.

He was very angry right now.

The actions of the Aerospace Administration, Navy, and Air Force chilled his heart.

Ren Yi didn’t believe they were completely unaware of the Huangpu Shaohua incident, yet not a single person stood up for him.

From this, it was clear that these people had never truly valued Fenglei.

They only saw Fenglei as a tool to be used, and once it lost its value, it could be discarded at any time.

This point,

Ren Yi had truly come to realize.

Without sufficient strength, you will always be fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.

Since that was the case,

Ren Yi saw no need to be polite with them and directly laid the problem on the table.

You want Fenglei’s materials and technology, then you must pay a price.

It’s not about being attentive when you need something and ignoring it when you don’t.

There’s no such good deal.

Regarding Ren Yi’s words, Lieutenant General Liu Chaodong was awkwardly at a loss for what to say.

He knew that Ren Yi was angry because of their connivance with Huangpu Shaohua’s actions.

He immediately sighed and said,

“Mr. Ren, please don’t be angry.”

“The export matter is of great importance and not something I can decide.”

“How about I go consult the Commander-in-Chief and then give you an answer??”

Ren Yi also didn’t want to make things difficult for Lieutenant General Liu Chaodong, as the other party was merely a messenger.

The decision-making power still rested with someone of Commander Zhan’s caliber.

“Alright, but I must have an answer today.”

“I’m putting it out there: as long as this issue isn’t resolved, Fenglei’s machines won’t operate for a day.”

Having said that, Ren Yi decisively hung up the phone.

He believed that Commander Zhan would know how to distinguish between priorities.

After pondering for a while, Ren Yi contacted the Aerospace Administration and the Navy and repeated what he had just said.

He wanted to involve all these people to put pressure on Huangpu Shaohua.

Indeed,

About an hour later, Ren Yi received a call from Customs.

It was the head of Customs, who explicitly stated that Fenglei’s cars could be exported to any country.

However, the optimized motors and batteries were prohibited from export.

Ren Yi readily agreed; after all, the original motors and batteries were already sufficient.

In the afternoon,

A cargo plane loaded with 100 thor m14s grandly set off for Europe.

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After resolving this matter, Ren Yi did not relax in the slightest. Instead, he called Zhang Wei to understand the specific situation in Europe.

Although he had seen many positive reviews about the thor m14 on Twitter, those were ultimately one-sided.

To understand the detailed situation, he still needed Zhang Wei, the European market manager, to provide an analysis.

On the other end of the phone, Zhang Wei’s excited voice said,

“Mr. Ren, we’ve struck gold this time.”

“Fenglei has truly become popular, and I mean wildly popular.”

“Our flagship store is packed every day, and countless news media and car review bloggers come uninvited, wanting to see the thor m14 up close.”

“Some wealthy individuals even placed orders on the spot after test-driving the car.”

“It can be said that in the entire European luxury car market, Fenglei has the highest buzz.”

“Ferrari and Porsche, they’ve all been instantly crushed by us, leaving no trace.”

Ren Yi was immediately stunned.

After the supercar racing competition, he had received a notification from Zhang Kangyang and rushed back, with no time to accept media interviews.

Let alone the specific details of Fenglei’s reputation.

However, he had thought that with the thor m14’s outstanding performance in the competition, surpassing luxury car brands like Ferrari and Porsche, it would surely spark considerable discussion.

But he hadn’t expected the popularity to be so high that even Porsche couldn’t suppress it?!

Ren Yi couldn’t help but ask,

“How much have orders increased in the days I’ve been away??”

Zhang Wei immediately replied,

“Not much, just doubled compared to before.”

Zhang Wei replied smugly.

“What? Doubled??”

Ren Yi was dumbfounded, thinking he had misheard.

Only after repeated confirmation did he fully accept this fact.

Just then,

Zhang Wei continued,

“The fans of the thor m14 are too crazy. They gather at the entrance every day, blocking it completely, and can’t be driven away.”

“They all want to see the true appearance of the thor m14 up close.”

“Furthermore, wealthy individuals from other countries are contacting our customer service, automatically offering higher prices, just to get a physical car as soon as possible.”

“Mr. Ren, the domestic factory needs to speed up. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

“Whether our Fenglei can become famous worldwide depends on whether we can seize this opportunity.”

“The reputation of the first batch of owners is very important, and there must be no quality issues.”

“Also, the production speed needs to be fast, because I heard that luxury cars like Porsche and Ferrari seem to have new moves.”

“I’m afraid something else will happen if we’re too late.”

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