Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

The Spring Festival Gala has entered the rehearsal stage.

When a large group of people arrived at the TV station, the station director was taken aback at first, and then quickly came out to greet them. These people were not to be trifled with; if they wanted to watch the Spring Festival Gala in advance, they had to be satisfied.

Everyone headed straight for the studio, and just in time, the beautiful host came up and began announcing the program.

"Galloping horses welcome the New Year, and all your wishes come true. May you have peace and happiness every year, and may your smiles always bring you good fortune. Dear viewers, please enjoy the program, 'Ten Thousand Horses Galloping'."

Da da da……

The crisp metallic clanging sound attracted the audience's attention. Everyone looked towards the stage, where they saw four-legged machines emerging from both sides!

It was wearing a red vest, but it was still recognizable as a quadruped robot. After all, its four legs were still bare, and you could see that the thin legs were made of metal, reflecting a soft glow under the light.

It came up with light steps, and the two large characters "Laiyang" on its head gave people a feeling of both laughter and tears.

After the large robotic horses came on stage, smaller robotic dogs followed, three times the number of the horses, lining up between them. The scene looked like a massive robotic army!

Everyone was shocked.

"President Qin, this is too much..."

"It's too sci-fi, isn't it? We also think it's sci-fi. The technology of our Laiyang Group is simply like cheating, like we've obtained alien technology. After these robotic horses and robotic dogs performed on stage..."

Before he could finish speaking, a gasp of surprise erupted around him. He smiled and looked at the stage, where the robot dog was rolling around entirely, relying entirely on inertia. After all, during the roll, all four legs had left the ground. This action looked simple, but it was actually very difficult! This showed that the robot dog's control was quite advanced!

Oh, you're making a fuss over nothing!

"President Qin, now that we have quadruped robots, will there be normal humanoid robots in the future?" Director Zhang asked.

"Well... cough cough, that's for sure, there will definitely be some in the future. However, for humanoid robots, the primary market should be companions."

In later generations, with the brainwashing of various forms of capitalism, such as the idea that women are responsible for being beautiful and men are responsible for earning money to support the family, the marriage rate has been declining and the divorce rate has been rising. For some people, spending hundreds of thousands of yuan on a dowry to get married, and then not even being allowed to touch their wives, is less desirable than having a robot companion.

Aside from not being able to have children, I can do anything. As for having children... I can't even support myself, so why would I let them suffer with me?

Therefore, the market for robotic companions is growing. Initially, robotic companions were immobile, but they had various joints inside and were made of silicone. They could even simulate the texture of real human skin.

A non-interactive robot companion has serious flaws. After all, finding a partner requires fulfilling psychological needs. Once humanoid robot technology matures, especially AI technology, robot companions incorporating AI technology will be not much different from real people.

If you ask her, she'll give all sorts of answers and even play different personalities depending on the situation. She won't cheat on you, and she won't take any of the assets... Cough cough, you're overthinking it.

"We still have a long way to go before we can develop robots capable of fighting," Qin Chuan continued. "However, our Laiyang Group will work hard to achieve that."

"Well, that's pretty much it."

The quadruped robot's performance was over, and everyone watched as it left the stage. The host came on stage and began announcing the next program. Leader Zhang spoke again: "Send ten of these quadruped robots to our Air Force! Five large ones and five small ones."

"Small, one million dollars; large, three million dollars."

Manager Zhang's eyes widened: "You're really overcharging, aren't you? So expensive?"

"Ahem, this is the market price. If the Air Force wants it, it will be converted from US dollars to RMB. Leader Zhang, we've invested a huge amount of money in developing this product. In the past few years, we've already invested over 100 million."

“Okay.” Leader Zhang nodded: “We can accept tens of millions of RMB, but when we finish the evaluation and make a large-scale purchase, you’ll have to lower the price again.”

"Ah."

After all that commotion, it was already 10 p.m. when Qin Chuan left the Spring Festival Gala venue and got home. He felt a bit helpless. He, the boss of a private enterprise, had now become a follower of the military. However... advanced technology must be used in military equipment. Without a strong army, where would a stable social environment come from?

This is a dog-eat-dog world; if not at the dining table, then on the dining table.

With these mixed feelings, Qin Chuan returned to his residence in the capital. He couldn't stay at his father-in-law's house forever, and buying a house wouldn't cost much anyway.

When I got home, I saw a smiling face: "You're back?"

"Oh, Xiaoxue, you're back too?"

"Yes, Dad called me back."

"What's the matter?"

"What else could it be but cleaning up our messes?"

Qin Chuan frowned: "The Americans protested?"

“Yes,” Yang Xue said, “Iraq used drones, which caused heavy casualties to their armored forces. They started to accuse us, saying that we provided the drones to Iraq and lodged a strong protest with us. Dad also solemnly declared that it had nothing to do with us.”

Qin Chuan nodded: "This has really pushed the Americans too far!"

"Yes, after the Americans protested, my dad asked me to come back to discuss the next steps. After all, given the Americans' habits, they'll probably take measures like sanctions next."

Over the years, Laiyang Group has grown and become a threat to the United States. This is not the first time that sanctions have been imposed. Everyone is used to it. It's a tit-for-tat situation. You sanction me, I sanction you. It's not a big deal.

As long as we master advanced technology, our products can sell well all over the world. Even if we are sanctioned, they will flow into the United States through other channels and even be sold at a higher price, so Yang Xue is not afraid.

"Not necessarily. After all, the drones used by Yilake are just a stripped-down version, and they don't use any of our Laiyang Group's technology. How about this, tomorrow, our Laiyang Group will issue a public statement to sever ties with Yilake."

"Okay. Brother Chuan, you've had a long day. Go take a shower and then go to sleep."

"Okay." Qin Chuan smiled, then picked up Yang Xue in his arms.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

"When you take a bath, someone has to scrub your back. Come on, let me scrub your back."

Helpless, Yang Xue could only hook her arms around Qin Chuan's neck and be carried into the bathroom by him.