New York Queens, Thunder Industries press conference site.
"Lee Stein, are you going to spend the entire press conference just showing off these little toys of yours?"
Li Si had just finished introducing Hoverboard, and was ready to continue. However, Tony Stark, who was already in a very bad mood in the audience, began to mock him mercilessly.
Justin Hammer, who was sitting next to Tony Stark, also rarely cooperated with him and said, "Hey, Tony, don't be so straightforward. I'm just a kid after all. Isn't it normal to show off your new toy!"
"Okay, let's get real."
Li Si stared at the two people with a smile, especially at Justin Hammer, and then turned around and returned to the center of the stage as if nothing had happened.
"The following are the two main products of Thunder Industries, which will herald the early arrival of the era of intelligent robots!"
Li Si shouted into the microphone in a high pitched voice.
"The first one, Transformer Autobot!"
He clapped his hands, and a display stand suddenly rose up on the stage.
The difference from before is that the raised display stand this time is very large, and what is placed on it is no longer a small item, but a huge robot.
This robot looks like Bumblebee, but it is slightly smaller, and the overall lines are not as tough as Bumblebee, and look softer.
"Lee Stein wants to sell Bumblebee?"
"What's going on! Didn't you say that Bumblebee is a military order? Lee Stein is treating it as a civilian commodity?"
"Are you kidding? How can something like this be sold so openly? Does he think United States is not messy enough?"
The audience at the press conference, who originally had no expectations because of the two previous products, saw this scaled-down version of Bumblebee, and were immediately in an uproar. Many people even stood up with a "Tang" sound, with disbelief on their faces.
Even Tony Stark and Justin Hammer looked very good-looking at this time, and even had a hint of surprise in their eyes.
Especially Justin Hammer, the moment he reacted, his face was as gloomy as the bottom of a pot.
He was not surprised that Lee Stein brought out Bumblebee. After all, Bumblebee was the foundation of Lee Stein's fame before this. The military's order was probably to purchase such a robot with good combat capabilities.
But Lee Stein took out this robot now, and judging from his words, it was obvious that he planned to use it as a civilian product.
This is not good news for him.
It is absolutely impossible for the military to make such a high-profile move to purchase a civilian robot, not even an upgraded version.
This also proves that Lee Stein has at least one technology with higher strategic value.
If it's just Bumblebee, it actually won't have much impact on Hammer Industries. After all, the price of this kind of robot will never be low. Even if the military wants to purchase it, it can only purchase some on a small scale, and it can't be used to replace all conventional troops.
As two well-known military industrial companies in the United States, the previous Stark Group took a high-end route, mainly developing and selling new missiles with higher technological content, while Hammer Industries took over the production of conventional thermal weapons such as firearms. Although the two have conflicts with each other due to duplication of some industries, they are actually not major. This is the basis for the coexistence of the two groups.
As long as conventional troops still exist, the replenishment and upgrading of firearms, ammunition and other supplies will be inevitable. Therefore, even if Lee Stein's Thunder Industries relies on Bumblebee to obtain some orders from the military, it will actually have little impact on their Hammer Industries.
But now Lee Stein directly sells Bumblebee as a civilian product, which adds a lot of variables to this matter.
Unknown means there may be a threat.
Stark Group, the arms business, has voluntarily withdrawn from the business. Now it can be said that his Hammer Industries family is the only one. Even the orders that originally belonged to Stark Group have gradually been taken over by Hammer Industries.
But he knew very well in his heart that this was just because the military did not have a better choice. Although the overall market value of Hammer Industries was not much worse than that of Stark Group, its scientific research strength was far behind. It only specialized in conventional arms and had always been weak in technology Research and Development.
At this time, if Thunder Industries launches some new missile or the like, it will definitely take a bite of this freed up cake.
Even if the situation is a little worse, if Lee Stein reaches a deal with the military this time for some kind of weapon that can be assembled on a large scale and has superior performance, it is not impossible that it will have an impact on Hammer Industries's original industry.
This kind of scene is not what he wants to see.
Justin Hammer Li Si Of course I don't know what I'm thinking at this time.
But just by looking at the gloomy look on his face, Li Si also guessed that he was right. He glanced at him with a smile, and then comforted the audience.
"Please keep quiet, everyone! Thank you!"
He made a downward gesture and waited silently for everyone to quiet down before Li Si introduced the robot on the stage in an orderly manner.
"Transformer Autobot, this is a perfect masterpiece that combines both a sports car and a robot. It uses graphene batteries as the energy source. It is driven purely by electricity. It is clean, environmentally friendly and has no exhaust. It adapts to the environmental protection needs of the new era. It also comes with an automatic driving function, completely eliminating worries about fatigue driving and drunk driving..."
"As you can see, it can also turn into a robot. I think everyone should be familiar with Bumblebee. This is the mass production version of Bumblebee."
"Transformer Autobot in robot form has an automatic guard program. Bringing it with you is equivalent to bringing a super bodyguard. At the same time, it can also carry out transportation and even construction operations through voice command..."
"Of course, in order to protect the safety of public life and property, the power output of Transformer Autobot has been weakened to a certain extent compared to its prototype Bumblebee. At the same time, it will not be able to carry out any active attacks and can only carry out passive protection and counterattack. We will join hands with the police..."
With the introduction of Li Si, there was a little commotion in the audience. Except for the people from the military and S.H.I.E.L.D., many people in the middle and back rows had expressions of eagerness on their faces.
The combat effectiveness of Bumblebee has been vividly demonstrated in many previous news. Although this mass-produced version of Transforming Robot is weakened, after all, the size and size are there, and no matter how weak the strength is, it is not something ordinary people can withstand.
Although you can't carry out active attacks, just driving a car on the road is equivalent to taking a super bodyguard with you. Not only is it powerful in combat, but it is also powerful enough.
Nowadays, this United States is not very stable. Sometimes it is Lizard-men, and sometimes it is like an armored man. If you are really unlucky and happen to encounter some kind of monster, having a Transforming Robot by your side can at least provide a little safety guarantee. Therefore, if the financial conditions permit, they will definitely not mind buying one as their own car.
"I see desire in your eyes."
Seeing the effect caused by the mass-produced version of Transformer Autobot, Li Si showed a satisfied smile on his face.
"But I have a second robot here. Let me introduce the second flagship product of Thunder Industries, which is..."