176: Chapter 176 Chen Shuting's Wisdom

In the quiet night, Zhao Yang listened to Huang Yimei's steady breathing. Although he had some mischievous thoughts about the Dragon-Eagle fight, he was also clear that America was currently trapped deep in the Empire's graveyard, suffering immensely, and desperately needed the support of the Dragon Kingdom; it simply dared not clash with the Dragon Kingdom. Otherwise, if the Dragon Kingdom were to just open a few gaps on its western border and let some weapons without origin markings flow in, who knew how many people would die in America.

After thinking about this and that for a while, he gently kissed the beauty on her pretty face, buried his head in her hair, and closed his eyes to sleep.

...

Early the next morning, Huang Yimei reluctantly kissed Zhao Yang goodbye.

She had to shoot some commercials today and attend a gala in the entertainment industry. This was also part of the hongdou celebration, hosting a grand vehicle delivery event for several major film and television stars. These big stars not only bought and drove the cars themselves, but would also drive their fans to purchase hongdou products.

This event was being broadcast by the local station in Shanghai, so Zhao Yang could only admire Huang Yimei's grace through the television. In the Dragon Kingdom's entertainment industry, Huang Yimei was already recognized as a workaholic; the fact that she provided assistants for her assistants had become a joke. Relying on her looks, as well as her versatility in both dramatic and action roles, she had become the undisputed goddess of the film and television industry—and this "goddess" did not have the word "war" attached to it. The title "Female War God" was now not used domestically, but on a global scale—the Female War God from the East.

Back then, "brotherhood of blades" was not only popular domestically but was also translated into multiple language versions. In addition to being a hit within the Confucian cultural sphere, there were even a large number of Huang Yimei fans in Europe and America. Hollywood had also invited Huang Yimei several times to star in blockbusters, but Huang Yimei always felt those scripts were too idiotic, so she didn't accept any of them.

In the subsequent hongdou celebration, besides mobile phones, hongdou finally launched pure electric sedans—the hongdou M6 and hongdou M8.

The hongdou M6 model was geared towards a younger demographic. The design draft was actually provided by Zhao Yang; it was a combination of the Porsche Taycan and the Model S from the future of the old timeline, highlighting a sense of science fiction and sportiness, with a starting price of 268,800.

The M8 model was larger and more steady, based on the design language of the latest generation BYD Han from the old timeline, plus Zhao Yang's artistic refinement, highlighting steadiness and grandeur, with a starting price of 368,800.

The batteries and electronic controls for these two cars were entirely based on technology provided by Zhao Yang, and their safety and advancement were absolutely top-tier for this era. Regarding range indicators, in addition to the national standards, hongdou also specially released the hongdou standard, explicitly labeling four different operating conditions at speeds of 60 km/h, 80 km/h, 100 km/h, and 120 km/h, to as much as possible eliminate any suspicion of false advertising.

If calculated at a speed of 100 km/h, the range of these two cars was 450 kilometers and 500 kilometers respectively. This data would not be outdated even twenty years later.

At the same time, leaders of the Olympic Organizing Committee also attended the celebration, announcing that the first batch of hongdou M6 and M8 cars would all serve as official reception vehicles for the Olympic Games. hongdou phones also became the official designated communication equipment for the Olympics.

Gao Qisheng, beaming with radiance, brought out one product after another. When the camera swept across the audience, Zhao Yang recognized several internet tycoons he was familiar with from the old timeline; in this timeline, their expressions seemed much more humble.

Although Gao Qisheng had also arrived in Shanghai, he truly had no time to meet with Zhao Yang. Before the celebration, he was busy hosting top-level leaders visiting the hongdou R&D center; after the celebration, he had to rush non-stop to the Imperial Capital to attend a special meeting on new energy development held by high-level officials, keeping him extremely busy. And Huang Yimei could only meet Zhao Yang briefly before flying to Shenzhen to film.

Busy times passed quickly, and a month flew by.

Under Chen Shuting's deliberate guidance, the historical and cultural value of Shikumen was valued by the general public. The municipal government took the opportunity to completely reject the previous development project and reconfirmed the development direction towards cultural tourism. Jinghai Construction Group would obviously take a big chunk of the meat in this project.

With the preliminary preparations settled, Chen Shuting brought Guan Zhizhi and specifically came to Zhao Yang's home to make a report.

After listening to her, Zhao Yang couldn't help but ask: "The Shikumen project has been flipped like a pancake, and many people's initial investments have gone down the drain. I'm afraid Song Siming's circle will explode. Won't they go to Song Siming to settle scores?"

Chen Shuting covered her mouth and smiled: "Song Siming has no choice either; this is a resolution from the municipal party committee and municipal government, which he cannot change. However, there are still so many projects in Shanghai, and they still need to rely on Song Siming."

Zhao Yang nodded: "Yes, that circle won't just settle down. This Shikumen affair originated from you; I don't know if they will retaliate."

Chen Shuting smiled faintly: "If they want to retaliate, I, Chen Shuting, will take it. Actually, to be honest with you, Boss, the business environment in Shanghai is much better than in Jinghai during Zhao Lidong's time; at least everyone follows the rules. As long as I don't get caught with any incriminating evidence, I'm not afraid of them causing trouble."

Guan Zhizhi filled the two people's teacups and said: "Boss, that Song Siming seems to have fallen for Sister Shuting; he calls Sister Shuting every day. It's annoying even for me to watch."

Zhao Yang also gave a bitter smile. Who would have thought that Song Siming would be infatuated with the "Sister-in-law"? He had always thought that Song Siming was only interested in pure, "white moonlight" type girls like Haizao, but he hadn't expected that the "Sister-in-law's" charm would be cross-generational.

Chen Shuting smiled with a bit of disdain: "Zhizhi, you are wrong. What Song Siming has isn't called sincerity. It's purely because he lives too stifling a life, and he wants to vent by conquering women, or rather, to show off and prove something."

"Huh?" Guan Zhizhi was stunned, "He is the dignified chief secretary to Mayor Zhang, a deputy department-level cadre; what is there to be stifled about?"

"His deputy department-level rank is different from the Boss's deputy department-level rank," Chen Shuting said. "The Boss has an actual position at the deputy department level, and within his duties, his word is final. Even leaders one level higher have to prioritize the Boss's opinion when it involves the Boss's scope of authority. But Song Siming is a secretary. When does he ever get to make decisions? In the municipal government, he has to remain humble. No matter what he's thinking inside, he has to keep a smile on his face and be cautious all the time. Also, he actually reached his current position by relying on his father-in-law's power, so he probably doesn't have much status at home either. He has to endure things both inside and outside; wouldn't you say that's stifling?"

Guan Zhizhi nodded in realization: "It is indeed stifling."

Hearing Chen Shuting's words, Zhao Yang had a familiar feeling. After pondering for a moment, it suddenly dawned on him—this must be the line from Haizao's mother in the drama "dwelling narrowness".

In that scene, Haizao's mother bluntly exposed the essence of the relationship between Song Siming and Haizao, and at the same time, as a mother, she instructed Hai Ping that she must become Haizao's final fallback.

At this age, Chen Shuting already possessed the wisdom of that old woman's entire lifetime. Zhao Yang silently gave the "Sister-in-law" a thumbs up.

"Boss..." Chen Shuting's expression suddenly became serious, "Speaking of Song Siming, a few days ago he introduced a foreigner named Mark. That Mark, in his words, always wants to probe for information about you from me..."