Compared with the civilian free market, the military-industrial market was actually fairer, especially during wartime.
The military's first concern was how to win the war, not how many numbers purchasing shoddy weapons that could get them killed would add to their accounts.
So as long as you had good products, you did not have to worry about being unable to sell them.
The civilian market was different. Most people's ability to distinguish good from bad came from the media and the sellers themselves.
An ordinary lumberjack was unlikely to spend his life learning how a car was built, let alone figuring out whether a car was good or bad.
Their methods of judgment came from certain media outlets and so-called professionals. But if you thought about it carefully, weren't "professionals" necessarily people within the industry?
Would they tell outsiders the truth? Of course not!
But the public did not understand any of that.
If Anke Coke Industry wanted to enter the civilian sector, the first thing it would have to face was competition from the entire industry.
Commercial competition was terrifying—high costs and great risks. Anke Coke Industry had earned Mr. Wo Delike a little money, but rashly competing with brands that had been operating for decades or even centuries...
He still felt somewhat uncertain.
He was no longer the president of a consortium and did not control nearly as many resources. If he made a move, things would be difficult.
"And you might not know this, but there will be a lot of... trouble involved."
Lin Qi extended his hand, signaling for Mr. Wo Delike to explain. The latter was also willing to tell Lin Qi about things he did not know.
"Take automobiles, for example."
"Previously, the Federal Government required the industry to conduct a self-regulatory overhaul. They