"This...this is impossible!"
Davis couldn't believe that an Eastern agricultural country, which he considered incredibly backward and lacking any industrial base, could suddenly secure such a massive order for home appliances.
"This is... two billion US dollars!? And this is just the first batch of pre-orders? What about the subsequent production capacity? Won't that be even more terrifying?"
The Leyland executives present, along with several British government representatives who arrived later, were skeptical.
After all, in their understanding, even established industrial powers like Germany and the United States don't have such a large home appliance business.
Only Japan, a newly emerging industrial nation after the war, has been able to successfully export Japanese-made goods to countries around the world thanks to its unique cost and technological advantages.
However, due to a series of recent accidents, Japanese manufacturing has suffered a very poor reputation internationally, leading to many countries removing Japanese home appliances from shelves and boycotting them.
Even so, they find it hard to imagine how the market vacated by Japanese electronics was replaced by backward Chinese manufacturing.
Seeing their skepticism, Gao Qiaohao tossed another document onto the table and said, "This is a bank transfer receipt and guarantee for two billion US dollars. Mr. Kobayashi's point is that we not only have the channels, but also the industrial strength of mainland China to support this two billion in production capacity."
Lin Huowang smiled as he looked at these once arrogant British gentlemen. At this moment, he truly felt as if he were seeing the Qing Dynasty of the past, the Empress Dowager and the princes, and witnessing the disbelief and shock of the Western countries' powerful ships and cannons, as well as the various products of the Industrial Revolution.
What goes around comes around!
Back then, Britain used opium to force open our country's doors and plundered countless riches from our country through the dumping of various industrial products. Now, Lin Huowang will take them all back, bit by bit.
The $2 billion in home appliance sales represent Lin Huowang's industrial strength and sales channel capabilities.
This was his first trump card, which was enough to leave Leyland executives and British government officials with no major excuse to obstruct his acquisition.
"Gulp!"
Davis swallowed hard.
Two billion US dollars in cash flow!
This is no longer an empty promise, but real money!
This money is enough for Kobayashi Tenno to completely shatter the arrogance of Britain!
That's enough to support the acquisition and subsequent operation of any car brand.
The atmosphere in the meeting room was instantly reversed.
However, Davis, as CEO, still managed to maintain a semblance of dignity. He gasped for breath and said, "Mr. Kobayashi! I admit, your electronics business... is amazing! But that's completely different from the automotive industry! If you don't understand the core of the automotive industry, no matter how profitable your electronics business is, you're just using the profits from electronics to fill the bottomless pit of the automotive industry! Without core technology support, acquiring it is just gambling!"
"That's right!"
Another executive chimed in, “China has no engine technology, no transmission patents, you have nothing! The cars you’re using now are still based on technology from World War II! Even if you acquire our car brands, you won’t be able to absorb our technology.”
"Oh? Core technology?"
Lin Huowang smiled upon hearing this; it was exactly what he had been waiting for.
“Mr. Davis, you’re right, the automotive industry is a bottomless pit. But that’s for the ‘old-time’ gasoline-powered cars. Gaucho…”
At Lin Huowang's command, Gao Qiaohao immediately understood and took out a second document from his briefcase. This document was sealed with wax and marked "Top Secret".
"What's this?"
Seeing how meticulously prepared the document was, Davis's heart skipped a beat.
"My second trump card."
Lin Huowang said calmly, "The reason I value Leland is not because of how advanced your technology is now, but because I need your mature production lines, chassis tuning experience, and your skilled engineers... to support my 'future'."
As he spoke, he gestured to Gao Qiaohao to distribute the documents to the several chief engineers of Leland who had been temporarily summoned to the scene.
"My biological and chemical laboratories have made a tiny, insignificant breakthrough in battery technology."
Lin Huowang's "humility" immediately changed the expressions of the engineers.
They opened the lab data report, glanced at it, and one of the German-American chief engineers, with graying hair, suddenly stood up and exclaimed in disbelief, "Impossible!! Energy density... is five times that of currently commercial lead-acid batteries! And cost... only one-third?! My God! What kind of monstrous data is this?! If this is true... if this is true..."
This senior engineer is one of Leland's top technical experts, and he understands the significance of this data better than anyone else.
"Mr. Xiaolin!"
He rushed excitedly to Lin Huowang, "This data... lithium iron phosphate battery... is it... is it real? Is there a physical prototype now? Can it be mass-produced and commercialized?"
Lin Huowang considered it for a moment, but ultimately decided against exaggerating. Instead, he calmly stated the truth: "We have already synthesized this lithium iron phosphate battery in the laboratory and confirmed its reliability and basic principles. However, the research time is still too short, but the technical route is entirely feasible and mature."
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