Press Conference

A battery that cost just 60 yuan and offered three times the performance? That was nothing!

If the various phone manufacturers wanted to extend their phones' battery life without making them thicker or adding too much to their costs, their only choice was Titan Electronics' Bio-battery.

If anyone dared to wage a price war against Tang Shizhe by releasing a new battery with comparable performance, he would teach them what it meant to have a rough life by selling at cost.

What if the other side was a consortium, using its wealth to wage a price war and trying to shut him out with patents?

No problem. Tang Shizhe had already had the Splitters lurking overseas file over a thousand patents related to the Bio-battery.

If they started a price war, he'd release one with four times the performance. If that didn't work, he'd go up to five times!

After all, his upper limit was a full fifty times the performance—enough to crush every battery manufacturer in the world!

If anyone resorted to trade protectionism and banned his batteries from being imported, no problem. He'd flood every country except theirs with cheap, high-performance batteries, kill off their market, then slowly take his own share of the pie.

Kill him? Not a chance. He'd be hiding in the safest country in the world, where missiles couldn't reach and planes couldn't get in. The only option would be to send assassins.

Once the assassins entered Tang Shizhe's factory, they'd learn what despair meant.

"Get ready to hold a press conference for the public. Schedule it for two days from now." Tang Shizhe planned to see Tang Jiu, Tang Shi, and the Brood Mother, Zhao Yin, off before holding the conference, since they were flying to the Black Continent the next day.

"Boss, wasn't the release originally scheduled for half a month from now? If we announce it now, wouldn't..." The head of the publicity department trailed off, unable to finish.

"I've changed my mind. The product will still launch a month from now, but we'll hold the press conference first. Also, package up the samples we've made and send them to phone manufacturers around the world after the conference." Tang Shizhe glared at the head of the publicity department, making him shrink back.

Although their boss looked very young, for some reason he exuded a powerful air of authority. Maybe that was what happened when you were a rich second-generation heir who'd been exposed to all sorts of things from a young age.

"Understood." The others nodded quickly.

"Report everything else tomorrow. You can all go for now." Tang Shizhe waved his hand.

They hurried out, closing the door behind them.

The launch of the Bio-battery wouldn't cause much of a stir, but once the Bio-chip came out, it would inevitably cut into the profits of the world's major consortiums. Then there would be no end to attacks, both overt and covert. He needed to build a framework for his group as quickly as possible.

Next month, his two overseas shell companies would receive another large dividend. It was time to start acquiring businesses in some traditional industries.

What traditional industry did Tang Shizhe plan to acquire? The newspaper business, of course—something everyone knew by heart.

Although the newspaper industry was in decline in the Xia Kingdom and its market was shrinking around the world, it still mattered! Newspapers were a mouthpiece, one of the ways information spread besides the internet!

Once Tang Shizhe controlled the channels through which information spread, he could do as he pleased with the world. Manipulating presidential elections and steering public opinion would all become possible.

The internet was difficult to conquer now that several giants already stood in his way.

But traditional print media had entered the final stage of its life. It would be much easier to acquire, and might even cost less than building a new social media site.

Of course, the Sman Group in Eagle Country only had the 140 million RMB from its first dividend—just 23 million US dollars.

But that was only the first month's dividend. The dividends from Titan Environmental in the months to come would be enough to astonish the world.

A day passed as Tang Shizhe ran through one calculation after another.

The next day, Tang Jiu, Tang Shi, and Zhao Yin packed their bags and set off separately for international airports in two different cities in the Xia Kingdom.

They traveled light, with only a few changes of clothes and their laptops. Everything else they needed would be provided by local guides they had contacted in advance.

With a generous amount of US dollars, they could get every kind of service imaginable—and some they wouldn't have imagined.

By the time their plane landed, the guides who had been waiting for them were already standing beside it with a convoy of cars.

It had cost a million US dollars just to find reliable guides for Tang Jiu and Tang Shi this time.

The package included top-tier hotel suites throughout the trip, as well as an escort detail of ten vehicles. The men were the warlords' most elite soldiers, and even their cars weren't ordinary sedans—they were bulletproof vehicles imported during the Cold War.

They were a little old, but their protective capabilities were top-notch.

On top of that, several suitcases of clothing and daily necessities were ready, along with weapons and equipment worth five million US dollars, waiting at the point where the two groups would meet.

Every preparation had been made!

After the convoy left, the owner of a convenience store near the airport quietly picked up a satellite phone and made a call.

As Tang Jiu, Tang Shi, and Zhao Yin arrived on the Black Continent, Titan Biotechnology held its first press conference in Danning City, Xia Kingdom.

The conference was held at Danning City's newly built stadium, where the oval arena was already packed with people.

Titan Environmental, a subsidiary of the Titan Group, had been making quite a splash lately, earning the media's favor. Every article they published drew huge readership, and advertising fees kept climbing!

So when word spread that the newly established Titan Biotechnology was holding its first press conference, reporters from all over the world flocked to the event.

The foreign reporters were really interested in how many times the investments in the Sman Group and Victor Investment would multiply. Then they could tout another Eagle Country miracle, sunset miracle, or whatever else they came up with.

"Friends in the press, it's good to see you again!" Since there were so many foreign reporters this time, Tang Shizhe wore a white mask.

"For special reasons, I won't be showing my face today, but you should all know who I am." His words drew laughter from the domestic reporters below, but the foreign reporters looked completely baffled. What was he talking about? This was their first time seeing someone hold a press conference in a mask!

"I'm sure you're all wondering why Titan Biotechnology is holding a press conference so soon after its founding, and what we have to announce." Tang Shizhe smiled and continued.

"One month ago, a special and unexpected discovery was made at a secret research lab run by Titan Environmental in Denmark."

"And this discovery could even upend the entire mobile phone industry! That's why we established an entirely new company!"

"That company is Titan Biotechnology!"

"After confidential negotiations with the Sman Group and Victor Investment, we authorized Titan Biotechnology to use this new technology to manufacture batteries in exchange for shares!"

"As a result of the exchange, the Sman Group will own ten percent of Titan Biotechnology!"

"Victor Investment will also receive ten percent, combining the technology it contributed with the shares it was already entitled to!"

"The remaining eighty percent belongs to the Titan Group!" A pie chart showing the ownership structure appeared on the big screen.

By now, everyone was extremely curious. What had Titan Environmental's Danish laboratory discovered that could upend the mobile phone industry?