Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

The location of a Marine Corps regiment in a certain area along the southeast coast.

"Wei Yi, are they really going to transfer me?" Long Baichuan asked the person next to him as they walked.

"Well, the East China Sea Fleet is forming a Marine Corps and they're short-handed, so they transferred you from here. You'll get a small promotion there and become a regimental commander. What's there to be unhappy about?" Wei Yi asked his old comrade-in-arms with a smile.

"No, it's just that I can't bear to be separated from you!" Long Baichuan tried to make his expression look as sad as possible, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

"Alright, their garrison is in Lianyungang, which is thousands of miles away. It won't be easy for us to meet again. Is there anything I can help you with? Tell me quickly!" Wei Yi said to Long Baichuan.

"Hehe, there is something I really need your help with!" Long Baichuan rubbed his hands together, his face full of flattery as he spoke to Wei Yi.

"Hehe, aside from soldiers, you can ask for anything else, including rice!" Wei Yi waved his hand magnanimously.

"Huh? I want to take two soldiers with me!" Long Baichuan looked at Wei Yi with a resentful expression.

"Are you dreaming? A cross-military region transfer? For two soldiers? Besides, don't think I don't know what you're up to! There's no way I'm letting you take Liu Xiaoshan and Deng Jiuguang away!" Wei Yi said irritably.

"Oh dear, look, you're about to be promoted to deputy brigade commander, and you won't be directly managing the troops. What's there to be reluctant about?" Long Baichuan said with a fawning expression.

"Hehe, Long Baichuan, have you forgotten? I am the deputy brigade commander and concurrently the commander of the second regiment!" Wei Yi looked at Long Baichuan with a face full of contempt.

“Oh, this is just a transition. When the new regimental commander arrives, you’ll still have to focus on being a brigade commander, won’t you?” Long Baichuan said.

"Hehe, you think this regimental commander is as easy as cabbage? Let me tell you clearly, this regimental commander won't be taking office anytime soon! So you should just give up on that idea! Hurry up and leave! Ah! Don't worry, I can lead the troops well." Wei Yi said to Long Baichuan with a smile.

Seeing Wei Yi's expression, Long Baichuan knew that it was basically impossible for him to take the people away.

"By the way, I heard that both our Northern Fleet and Eastern Fleet are going to form marine corps. Is there going to be some big move?" Long Baichuan asked seriously.

“I don’t know if there’s any big move going on, but you’d better not ask. These things have nothing to do with us. Just obey orders and don’t worry about anything else,” Wei Yi said.

"Even you don't know?" Long Baichuan asked with a face full of curiosity.

"You, you've forgotten the confidentiality agreement?" Wei Yi said irritably.

Meanwhile, in a fully enclosed dock in Lushun, in the north, Zhao Cheng was leading a group of officers under a huge warship.

"Mr. Zhao, this is the destroyer we built based on the blueprints provided by the research institute," the shipyard manager introduced as he walked ahead.

"Do you have the specific parameters?" Zhao Cheng asked with a smile, looking at the slender hull of the ship.

"Length: approximately 155 meters, beam: approximately 17 meters, draft: approximately 6 meters. Displacement: standard displacement approximately 5900 tons, full load displacement approximately 6400 tons, combined diesel and gas turbine propulsion, twin shafts and twin propellers, maximum speed approximately 30 knots, range approximately 4500 nautical miles at 15 knots!" the person in charge said.

"How are you feeling?" Zhao Cheng turned around and asked a man in a naval uniform behind him.

"Mr. Zhao, did we really make this ourselves?" the man in the naval uniform asked with a look of curiosity.

Zhao Cheng didn't speak, but turned around and looked at the shipyard manager with a questioning gaze.

"General Wang, I can guarantee that this ship was entirely built by ourselves, and all the parts were made by ourselves. Not a single imported part!" the shipyard manager said proudly.

"Has our country's technology advanced to this level now?" the man called General Wang asked in astonishment.

“General Wang, technology is advancing rapidly these days. This is just a transitional model. If some technologies weren’t still immature, we would have even more advanced ones, but that might have to wait a few more years!” the shipyard manager said.

"Huh? There's something even more advanced? Really, Mr. Zhao?" General Wang turned to Zhao Cheng and asked.

"Yes, you have to believe in the strength of our country. We Chinese are the smartest and most hardworking people in the world! It's only a matter of time before we catch up with those so-called developed countries!" Zhao Cheng said with a smile.

After the tour, Zhao Cheng sat in the shipyard manager's office, flipping through documents and sipping tea, while the manager stood beside him.

"Mr. Zhao, this is all the information on that behemoth in the dock! I'm not exaggerating, all the parts are indeed manufactured by ourselves!" the person in charge said.

“Zhao Shui, we’ve known each other for almost forty years! Why are you still being so polite with me?” Zhao Cheng said, looking at Zhao Shui.

"Haha, Brother Cheng, the rules can't be broken! After all, you're the deputy commander now, so I can't be unruly. If my old man finds out, he'll definitely give me a good scolding!" Zhao Shui said.

"You little rascal, trying to pull this on me! But my third daughter will probably finish her studies abroad next year, and I'd like her to come work for you, since it's related to what she studied!" Zhao Cheng said.

"Is Wei Yu coming back?" Zhao Shui asked curiously.

"Yes, that's right. He's been away for so many years, it's time for him to come back! When Old Master Xiao asked me to send a few kids out, Wei Yu was the first one to come back!" Zhao Cheng said with emotion.

"Old Xiao probably didn't expect that our own technology could improve so quickly!" Zhao Shui said.

"Hehe, technology, to put it bluntly, is just that simple. We just got into it a bit late!" Zhao Cheng said.

"By the way, Brother Cheng, will we mass-produce this warship?" Zhao Shui asked curiously.

"I estimate we'll build a few, and we'll see how they perform! There will be even better ones in the future! Right now, we're mainly focused on coastal defense, so there's no need for large-scale equipment. Besides, although the country's strength is quite good right now, we still need to develop our economy first. When our economic strength is up and running, our good days will truly begin!" Zhao Cheng said confidently.

Having experienced prosperity, looking at the present, while still feeling proud, I don't feel the same level of surprise as General Wang and his comrades.

"Brother Cheng, you always seem so calm and collected, it's truly enviable! My dad once told me that although you're lazy, you have the bearing of a great general, and you remain calm in the face of important matters!" Zhao Shui said with a face full of envy.

Even Zhao Shui, Zhao Cheng's own son, felt envious of his father's high regard for him.