Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 81: Humble Smith! (Third update!)
The screen of Nokia 5800xm is only 3.2 inches, so in Tao Zhanpeng's sight, the entire document is just a piece of white paper covered with dense mathematical formulas.

There is an old saying that goes, women can lie, men can lie, parents can lie, children can lie, but math can't lie.

No means no.

Tao Zhanpeng is the one who can't do math.

Looking at the document on his phone, he wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

After all, he didn't even recognize the formulas in the document.

But he didn't want to lose face, so he could only hold the phone in both hands, staring at the document with his eyes, and exclaiming in admiration from time to time.

After admiring one document, he turned to the next one and continued admiring it.

After flipping through more than a dozen documents, he finally saw something familiar.

On a piece of white A4 paper are circles marked in red and black. These circles are neatly and orderly distributed on the A4 paper according to a certain pattern.

As for what the rules are.

He didn't know, and he didn't want to know.

After a long while, he held the phone in both hands and returned it to Lin Yi, then raised his thumbs up with both hands at the same time:
"Boss Lin, I'm sorry for being so presumptuous. China is full of hidden talents. How could we not be able to figure out something with such a shabby rope?"

Reaching out and pressing Tao Zhanpeng's two thumbs, Lin Yi waved his hand, took the wine dispenser from Ji Shuangshuang, and began to pour wine for Tao Zhanpeng:

"Let's not talk about those boring things, let's drink two brothers."

"Drink some wine, have a good sleep, and you'll be a brave man again tomorrow."

"Boss Tao, you helped me. Brother, let me drink these two taels first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yi picked up the wine dispenser and drank it all in one gulp.

Hearing this, Tao Zhanpeng also got angry. He picked up the wine dispenser and drank it all in one gulp. After the strong liquor went into his throat, in just a few seconds, his face turned the color of liver, and even his speech began to lisp:

"Mr. Lin, thank you."

"After my dad disappeared, my mom was looked down upon countless times. Furthermore, he had just borrowed some money from relatives before he disappeared."

"Everyone said he ran away with the money."

“Everyone is scolding us.”

"Now, we can finally redress our grievances."

"Boss Lin, you are my brother, a half-brother."

Lin Yi supported Tao Zhanpeng with his left hand, and picked up the wine bottle with his right hand without leaving any trace, and slowly added wine into the wine dispenser.

After filling the wine cup, he lifted the wine dispenser and handed it to Tao Zhanpeng: "Good brother!"

"Brothers!"

Ding!
The wine dispenser collided, clatter, clatter.

In less than half an hour, Tao Zhanpeng was already under the table. Lin Yi blinked, forced himself to go to the bathroom, and then went to the front desk to pay the bill.

He returned to the dining table, forcibly pulled the limp Tao Zhanpeng up, stuffed his briefcase into his arms, and then dragged him out.

When the cold wind blows, Tao Zhanpeng turns into a pea shooter and frantically fertilizes the plants in the green belt.

After vomiting, his eyes became much clearer and he declined Lin Yi's offer to help him open a hotel. He stood on the roadside and hailed a taxi. As Lin Yi waved goodbye, he disappeared on the street.

After returning to the hotel, Tao Zhanpeng threw himself into the bathtub and soaked in the hot water for a long time before he woke up.

He changed into some fresh clothes and made a pot of tea, then sat back at his desk, opened his briefcase, took out the documents from it, and reviewed them one by one with a pen.

After the documents were reviewed, I looked up and the clock on the wall had already reached 1 a.m.

After rubbing his head to relieve his sleepiness, Tao Zhanpeng took out his cell phone, took out a business card from his briefcase, and called the number on it.

The phone rang for a while before someone picked it up. Then, standard American English came out from the other end:
"Mr. Tao, I hope you call me at this time because it's really important."

"If there's nothing particularly urgent, then I might need to consider changing someone."

The threat was evident in his words. Tao Zhanpeng wanted to curse, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his tone:
"Mr. Smith, I'm looking for you regarding the mission you mentioned."

"I met another friend this evening, and he showed me something that seems to meet your requirements."

"But his factory isn't finished yet, so the delivery might need to be delayed. What do you think?"

After asking this question, Tao Zhanpeng held the phone tightly, not daring to even breathe.

After all, this man named Smith is a big customer of the company. Although his request is a bit troublesome, he is willing to pay.

If lost.

It's in trouble.

However, what he didn't expect was that after he finished speaking, a scream came directly from the phone:
"What? Can it be done? They're still building a new factory?"

"You're not kidding?"

People who are good at international trade are all excellent at reading people's expressions.

In Tao Zhanpeng's ears, he heard surprise, curiosity, and interest in these simple two or three sentences.

At this moment, his anxious heart settled down, and he said again in a flattering tone:
"Yes, a new factory. Yesterday... or should I say the day before yesterday, I gave him the information the night before yesterday. He showed me some things during dinner last night."

"They are mathematical formulas and patterns used for calculations. Overall, they are the most efficient and have the greatest chance of success."

There was silence again on the other end of the line, as if the words were too shocking.

After a long time, English came again:
"It's 1 a.m. now. Let's meet them at a place at 9 a.m."

After the words fell and the phone was hung up, Tao Zhanpeng breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his phone, called Lin Yi, told him about this, then turned off the phone to charge and went to sleep.

On the other side, Lin Yi was holding the phone. He was very sleepy, but couldn't fall asleep. He wanted to get up and walk around, but he was very sleepy again.

I also want to kill more.

9: am.

In the Starbucks in Jiangkou District of Shanghai, Lin Yi, dressed in a black suit, walked in front with the wind in his feet, while Ji Shuangshuang followed behind with a briefcase, looking straight ahead.

After asking at the front desk, the two were led to the open-air balcony by the waiter.

In the corner of the balcony, Tao Zhanpeng sat with a stiff face in front of a foreigner who looked to be in his 50s, and the foreigner also had a sullen face.

The wind from the Huangpu River is freezing.

The foreigner stood with his back to the railing, facing the balcony door. When he saw Lin Yi coming out behind the waiter, a look of elegance and composure of an English gentleman appeared on his face.

Combined with the iron-blue and stiff face, it looks like a zombie.

He slowly held the coffee and raised the glass to Lin Yi from a distance. When Lin Yi nodded to him, he brought the coffee cup to his lips and took a sip.

Then he shook his head in dissatisfaction and looked at Tao Zhanpeng, as if complaining that the coffee was not very good.

As he walked forward, Lin Yi was also looking at the foreigner.

If I'm not mistaken, this guy is the so-called white glove.

Led by the waiter, the two walked to the dining table. Before they could speak, the foreigner stood up, extended his right hand to Lin Yi, and said in standard Mandarin:

"Hello, I'm Smith, my full name is Smith Wilson!"

After introducing himself, Smith raised his hand and snapped his fingers at the waiter not far away:
"Please bring two cups of coffee."

After instructing the waiter, he turned his gaze towards Lin Yi and the other two:

"Mr. Lin, what flavor do you like?"

"Latte! Two more sugars please."

"Where is this beautiful lady?"

"Latte! Two more sugars please."

After receiving the guest's request, the waiter turned around and left quickly, leaving the huge balcony to Lin Yi and his friends.

Smith was probably in a hurry. As soon as the waiter left, he couldn't wait to say, "Since Mr. Lin can come to the appointment, I don't need to waste any more words."

"Mr. Tao Zhanpeng told me last night that you and your company have already started working on the relevant plan."

"And started the relevant data verification."

"So, I have a humble request. Mr. Lin, can you let me see the relevant data?"

Faced with his request, Lin Yi did not refuse nor agree, but looked up at the foreigner in front of him.

A long and thin face with a carefully trimmed mustache, a distinctly American look, but not America's red neck.

The suit he was wearing was very well-fitting and one could tell at a glance that it was quite expensive.

The skin on the exposed hands was very smooth, and it was obvious that he was a person who was used to a life of luxury.

Very consistent with the characteristics of a white glove.

After looking at the man, Lin Yi turned his face slightly and cast a look at Tao Zhanpeng.

This look was not secret. Tao Zhanpeng saw it, and Smith saw it too.

Like Lin Yi, Smith did not speak to stop him or ask any questions. Instead, he stared at Lin Yi for a while and then turned his gaze to Tao Zhanpeng.

At the table, Tao Zhanpeng pondered for a moment, made an embarrassed face towards Smith, and said softly:
"Mr. Smith, if this is the data calculated by our company, as your partner, I can provide it to you at any time."

"but--"

He changed the subject, the embarrassed expression on his face disappeared, and he became very determined:

"But this is the data calculated by Mr. Lin's company themselves, and it's also their own plan."

"But before the contract is officially signed and a certain amount of funding is obtained, I think your request is very inappropriate."

Opposite him, Smith had no extra expression on his face after hearing this. He just calmly picked up the box beside him, opened it, took out a document from it, and slapped it in front of Lin Yi.

Then he took out a bank card from the box and slapped it on the table.

He tapped his fingers lightly and continued, "This document is the cooperation contract."

"There's 500,000 yuan in this bank card, and the password is six sixes."

After saying that, he pushed the documents and bank card in front of Tao Zhanpeng, but his eyes were fixed on Lin Yi:

"Just show me the plan and the 50 yuan will be yours."

"If your proposal is acceptable, we can sign the contract immediately. You don't have to worry about the delay in product delivery."

"Now, the decision is yours."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tao Zhanpeng winked at Lin Yi and pushed the contract documents and bank card in front of Lin Yi without leaving any trace.

At this time, Lin Yi finally had an expression on his face.

It's a greedy expression.

An expression of greed, but also a little fear that the other party will not give money.

Two expressions changed on his face, making his handsome face look very conflicted.

In the end, the expressions on his faces became unified, and greed prevailed after all.

He waved his right hand towards Ji Shuangshuang, and Ji Shuangshuang stood up very obediently, opened her briefcase, and then took out a brown paper bag from the briefcase.

There was a seal on the brown paper bag, which looked very formal.

Lin Yi took the brown paper bag, opened the seal, took out the documents inside, and slowly walked to Smith.

Smith did not take the document directly, but nodded to Tao Zhanpeng.

After Tao Zhanpeng left, he couldn't wait to take the document and start looking through it.

But soon, the excitement on his face disappeared and turned into a sad expression.

Because there are too many numbers and calculation formulas on the document, and the Chinese characters and patterns mixed in it make the reading of this document exponentially more difficult.

Smith could understand some, but not much, probably only 10%.

He read through this 10% of the content in a hurry, and the expression on his face was both excited and sad.

The worrying thing is that these data are very close to the parameters you need, but they are still a little bit short.

The exciting thing is that there are 6 sets of such data. As long as the company is determined, conducts more tests, and obtains more core data, it can make the intercepting rope it needs at a low price.

Think about the price difference and then think about the corresponding consumption.

Smith's whole body was shaking with excitement.

After a long while, he finally controlled his body and his smile. He raised his right hand and tapped the table lightly with his index finger.
"I've reviewed all your proposals, they're excellent. Two of them are very close to the performance parameters I need. The $50 is well worth it."

"Contract, I can sign it with you."

"I'll give you six months to deliver the goods. After six months, I need to get the goods I want."

"As for the price."

"I'll give you $5 a piece. It's a very generous price, and we need a lot. Whether you can get this money depends entirely on you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the waiter brought the coffee.

Ji Shuangshuang carefully took the coffee and put it down, then sat obediently next to Lin Yi, waiting for Lin Yi to make a decision.

Lin Yi stared at the coffee with a vague look in his eyes. From an outsider's perspective, it looked like he was thinking.

But he actually opened the system panel and constructed the necessary blocking rope in his mind.

"Establish a new project, project name: aircraft carrier arresting cable, project number: 01."

"The performance requirement is to be able to prevent 50-ton carrier-based aircraft from taking off and landing more than 100 times."

【New project successfully built】

A notification popped up indicating that the project had been created successfully, and Lin Yi's fingers touched the information that Smith had just handed back.

These free data can now come in handy.

“Import existing calculation results, material data, and layout plans.”

The light blue system panel flows smoothly, and all the paper data appear in the system panel.

Be systematically summarized and organized.

After a few seconds, a new prompt popped up.

[Data integration completed, do you want to start research? ]

Open!
New tips followed.

[Preliminary research data exists. After comprehensive evaluation, this project requires an investment of 50 yuan in research funds. Should this investment be made?]

“Invest!”

The system deducted 50 yuan from the account, and the next second, information about the aircraft carrier's arresting cable appeared in front of Lin Yi.

Material mix, processing technology, supplier.

Lin Yi's focus was on the supplier link.

After comprehensive selection and equipment cost spread out, the final cost price of this so-called aircraft carrier arresting cable was set at 30 yuan.

After staring at the price for a long time, Lin Yi shook his head slightly:
"Sorry, that's not a good price."

"According to our calculations, if we want to produce cables that meet your requirements, we need to invest approximately 1.1 million yuan in upfront capital."

"The fixed cost of a single cable is around $17. Adding to the various cross-border policies, the price per cable needs to be fixed at at least $20."

"We'll give you whatever price you want!"

"At $5, we can't even cover our costs, so we won't accept it."

(End of this chapter)