Gao Jingchuan was skeptical about this, though he did believe Shen Bing's claim that production costs were high. This was room-temperature superconducting material, after all, something other countries had yet to develop.
It was impressive enough that the Illusion Immortal Technology Company could mass-produce this material. If its costs were low as well, how was anyone else supposed to compete?
Any product had its highest production costs in the early stages. Only once the technology was fully mature would costs gradually fall. That was a principle everyone accepted.
As for Shen Bing saying he couldn't yet estimate production capacity, that was a load of crap.
As the inventor of this technology, how could Shen Bing not know how much it could produce? He was simply bluffing.
"Give me an honest answer, you brat. Just how much can you produce? The Chief is still waiting for my reply." Gao Jingchuan ignored his complaints and got straight to the point.
This time, Shen Bing didn't hide anything. "Annual output should reach ten tonnes or so. But as you know, we need to rush production of the Deep-Boring Equipment in the near future. That's the key to whether the Geothermal Power Station project can be completed..."
Before he could finish, Gao Jingchuan cut in, sounding exasperated with him. "Shen, do you understand the strategic significance of this room-temperature superconducting material? Used in nuclear fusion research, its value would be almost impossible to measure. Then there's manufacturing motors for all-electric propulsion ships and producing domestic chips for Military equipment. With superconducting material, our country's Military strength would improve dramatically. Yet you want to use it to build something that digs holes. Isn't that getting your priorities backward? Whenever advanced technology emerges, the Military is always the first to use it."
His earnest persuasion clearly