Taking Over the Production Line

The morning was still cool when Zhao Wanyu got up early and prepared breakfast. After waking Chen Mengchuan, they drove to the Shangri-La Hotel ahead of time.

As they neared the hotel, traffic began to build up.

"The morning rush for students going to school?" Chen Mengchuan asked, confused. Why would there be traffic at just past 7 AM?

"Why don't we find a place to park and walk? It's not far from here," suggested Zhao Wanyu.

Chen Mengchuan nodded. They found a nearby parking spot, parked the car, and walked towards the Shangri-La Hotel.

"It's not students going to school; the Shangri-La Hotel is completely jammed," Zhao Wanyu said, pointing into the distance. The entire hotel, inside and out, was surrounded by cars, and they were all luxury vehicles.

Discussions could be heard all along the way, with company names from the list and familiar big names being mentioned frequently.

"Looks like quite a few people have shown up," Chen Mengchuan said with a smile.

The closer they got to the Shangri-La, the denser the crowd became. Within 50 meters of the hotel, traffic police were already directing traffic and had set up a cordon to disperse onlookers and prevent any incidents.

Pushing through the crowd, Chen Mengchuan and Zhao Wanyu finally squeezed their way to the hotel entrance. A sharp-eyed staff member recognized them and quickly handed them staff passes.

After putting on their passes, they were escorted into the venue area by a staff member.

Sun Zhongyong had rented out the entire floor of the main hall and decorated it with numerous wall stickers, pull-up banners, and posters. He had also converted three other meeting rooms on the same floor into experience zones. Each meeting room was filled with various posters and 50 Dawn 1.0 trial devices, each tethered with a rope.

The posters depicted various home appliance, mobile phone, and computer application scenarios, rendered with incredible realism. They included not only detailed text and data descriptions but also short videos and model diagrams.

Chen Mengchuan felt that the place was packed, with people filling the entire venue, both the main hall and the experience zones.

"Brother Chuan, look over there," Zhao Wanyu said.

Chen Mengchuan followed her gaze and saw a small group of people discussing something while holding Dawn 1.0 trial devices from the experience zone. Chen Mengchuan recognized four of them: Lianxiang Liu Chuanzhi, Huawei Ren Zhengfei, Gree Dong Mingzhu, and Xiaomi Lei Jun.

"Quite a few big names have come," Chen Mengchuan chuckled, quickly adjusting his mindset.

"And over there," Zhao Wanyu gestured for Chen Mengchuan to look.

"They all look somewhat familiar, but I can't place them," Chen Mengchuan admitted, not knowing many of these famous entrepreneurs.

"That's Wang Xuning from Jiuyang, and that's Fang Hongbo from Meidi..." Zhao Wanyu listed the people she recognized to Chen Mengchuan.

As they were surveying the scene, Toni walked over. "Morning, Mengchuan, Wanyu."

"Morning, Toni," Chen Mengchuan and Zhao Wanyu greeted him back.

"As of last night, we signed 314 production lines," Toni said, adjusting his glasses.

"You've worked hard, Toni." Chen Mengchuan's eyebrows twitched. Toni, working with Achen, had analyzed nearly 10 years of robotic arm sales data from Ke University. They had precisely identified a large number of production line data and compiled a list based on the operational status of the companies that owned them.

The list indicated that companies owning over 400 production lines were in poor operational condition or had shut down entirely. Another 1300-plus production lines belonged to companies in average to moderate operational states. In response, they had commissioned 44 trading companies to negotiate for all these nearly 1800 production lines, focusing on acquiring the more than 400 lines from companies in poor condition at a high price.

"How much did it cost in total?" Chen Mengchuan asked.

"Just over 900 million. We've paid a 10% deposit for all of them, which is over 90 million Chinese Yuan. The rest will be paid when we transport the production lines," Toni said with a smile.

"Well done, Toni," Chen Mengchuan couldn't help but praise him.

Toni smiled and pushed his glasses up his nose, asking, "Any news on the land west of Tianzhi Electronics?"

Chen Mengchuan grinned and pointed at Zhao Wanyu. "Don't you know? Wanyu's father is Zhao Qinghua from Yuehua Real Estate Group. That piece of land should be no problem."

Toni looked at Zhao Wanyu and smiled. "You're quite secretive. You were busy with the production line issue all day yesterday."

Seeing their optimistic expressions, Zhao Wanyu smiled. "You two are quite optimistic. My cousin isn't easy to deal with, and his reputation at Yuehua isn't very good."

"I believe your father can handle it," Chen Mengchuan said with a smile. As the helmsman of the Yuehua Group, he must have some skills. If he couldn't even secure a piece of land within the company, then being the chairman of Yuehua Real Estate Group would be a joke.

"Many big players have come today. It seems Dawn 1.0 holds significant weight in their minds," Toni said, adjusting his glasses with a smile.

"It exceeded my expectations too. I didn't expect so many people to show up," Chen Mengchuan replied with a smile.

"What time does the press conference start?" Toni asked, taking a plate of desserts from a server and leisurely starting to eat.

"9:30 AM. It's only 8 AM now, and most people are already here. We'll start entering the main hall at 9 AM. There will be some warm-up activities, starting with a speech from a municipal leader, followed by Brother Xu's product launch for Dawn 1.0, and a preparatory explanation for the new Leaping 1.0," Zhao Wanyu explained calmly.

"How are sales for Dawn 1.0 going?" Toni inquired.

Zhao Wanyu smiled and replied, "Online sales have accumulated to 390,000 sets, with revenue exceeding 170 million Chinese Yuan!"

"Too slow," Toni stated plainly.

Zhao Wanyu rolled her eyes. "A set of Dawn 1.0 is already being scalped online for over 1000 Chinese Yuan. These scalpers will hype up anything."

Chen Mengchuan slowly said, "It is indeed a bit slow. Brother Xu told me that the factory's efficiency is already at its limit. They've been working overtime for days, running 24-hour shifts, and hired many new people. However, the production capacity still hasn't met the standard. Although all 12 production lines started operating by last night, the maximum output can only reach 200,000 to 300,000 units. It might be slower than anticipated."

"Once the new production lines are assembled, the capacity will increase. Then, I plan to lead a team to build a batch of high-end robotic arms. With Achen's help, these will be the most advanced robotic arms in the world," Toni said, a smile appearing on his lips, his eyes showing a hint of fanaticism.

Chen Mengchuan smiled. "Once you complete these high-end robotic arms, it will be time to build some multi-functional three-armed robots to help out. These are minor matters. We have more important things to do. Later, we'll build a Morley Strong Particle Accelerator to play with true black technology."

Toni nodded. "I believe you won't disappoint me, Mengchuan."

Chapter 4. Over. Another chapter will be written tomorrow morning.