62: Chapter 62 One Dares to Speak, the Other Dares to Lend

It made many people feel like they were watching a science fiction movie.

No one had even considered that this top-tier Rich second generation might be running a promotional campaign.

Because there was no need.

Anyone who had ever looked into this top-tier Rich second generation knew.

His net worth had already surpassed that of the richest person in Shanghai.

Furthermore, even if he were actually advertising, could anyone afford to buy it?

This wasn't a toy, nor was it a supercar.

This was a crane!

Heavy industrial machinery!

Why would a normal person buy this thing for no reason?

Thus, a short video stirred up a massive storm.

No one could believe that the top-tier Rich second generation, who rarely posted videos, had dropped such a bombshell.

In an instant, countless video platforms began frantically reposting this video.

"Holy crap, was this invented by Xia people?"

"Damn, isn't that the Hongqi logo?"

"Good grief, Hongqi isn't making cars, so why did they go off to mess with heavy industrial machinery?"

"Is Hongqi planning to enter the heavy industry sector?"

"This doesn't seem like Hongqi's style. Didn't they swear to become the face of Xia automobiles?"

At first, the sentiment around the video was quite normal.

Everyone was marveling at Hongqi's awesomeness and the versatility of the heavy industry god king.

But soon, it slowly started to go off track.

Many people began to criticize why Hongqi didn't continue making cars and instead went into the heavy industry sector.

They even came up with a slogan to describe Hongqi: "Putting heart into heavy industry, using feet to make cars."

And the source of all this came from the Toyota headquarters.

If a price war was to be fought, the public opinion war certainly couldn't stop either.

Zhang Huanli didn't mind at all guiding the narrative toward Hongqi's foray into the heavy industry sector.

Building momentum for the Hongqi Heavy Industry sector.

Because.

Does the heavy industry sector really need that much advertising and publicity?

No!

Even if you grabbed someone off the street and asked them about the most famous heavy industrial machinery or the most powerful heavy industry conglomerates in Xia,

eight out of ten people wouldn't know.

Only by truly entering the heavy industry sector would one realize how terrifying these conglomerates are.

In this way, letting Hongqi Heavy Industry overshadow Hongqi, while also disparaging Hongqi.

Zhang Huanli's scheme was truly well-calculated.

These days, he had been stressed out of his mind over the launch of Toyota's new energy vehicles.

There was no helping it; the data for Hongqi's new car was just too strong.

Even if he couldn't believe it was true.

But what if they actually produced it?

That would mean all their previous efforts would be in vain!

They had issued at least five billion in coupons.

They couldn't possibly fail before the price war had even begun, right?

That would be the most ridiculous thing.

Hongqi Headquarters.

Old Jia looked exhausted. Ever since his boss went to participate in the heavy industry competition,

most of the pressure had fallen on him.

The xiaolong s22 and the shadow t1—neither matter could be ignored.

All of this required Old Jia to manage.

The best news was that, for now, neither the xiaolong s22 nor the shadow t1 had reached their release date.

Otherwise, if sales collapsed, Old Jia would truly have no face to meet Wang Xiuming.

"Manager Jia, Boss Wang is back!"

The secretary's words instantly perked Old Jia up.

He's back!

That's great!

Old Jia made his way in a few quick strides straight to Wang Xiuming's office.

"What's the matter, Old Jia? Why are you in such a rush?"

Wang Xiuming glanced at the anxious Old Jia, feeling a bit confused.

Could it be that he had been gone for too long and something had happened at Hongqi?

"Boss Wang, you're finally back!"

Old Jia wailed. These past few days had been miserable for him.

Although everything had gone smoothly, with Wang Xiuming absent, he felt like he had lost his backbone, unable to fully exert himself in anything.

"What is it? Did something happen?"

Wang Xiuming asked.

"Boss Wang, for the past few days, Hongqi Heavy Industry has been calling Hongqi Headquarters non-stop, saying that there are simply too many companies wanting to place orders for the heavy industry god king, and the production lines aren't enough."

"Many heavy industry conglomerates are asking how much the heavy industry god king actually costs and when it will go on sale."

Old Jia was so excited he was incoherent.

The cars about to be released didn't catch fire, but the heavy industry god king did.

What kind of situation was this?

He was now genuinely worried that Wang Xiuming would stop making cars and switch to the heavy industry sector.

"Mhm, I see."

Wang Xiuming replied simply.

This matter was within his expectations.

After all, the heavy industry god king had performed too brilliantly yesterday.

Other heavy industrial machinery was just a pile of trash in front of the heavy industry god king.

However, what was troubling Wang Xiuming right now was that he had no money.

Although production had never stopped since the heavy industry god king was completed.

But the current inventory was nowhere near enough to fulfill the orders!

To increase production capacity, the most important thing was the production line.

That was the hardest part!

No one was selling the production lines needed for the heavy industry god king, okay?

It wasn't even possible to retrofit production lines from other manufacturers.

This meant that Wang Xiuming had to find a way to build them himself.

But with Qian Weiyi around, that guy knew how to manufacture the production lines for the heavy industry god king.

However, there was no money.

The production lines for the heavy industry god king had to be fully automatic and modular; otherwise, the speed would be too slow.

But to build such a production line, it was impossible without three billion.

To satisfy the current orders, at least two more production lines needed to be purchased.

It was absolutely killer!

Wang Xiuming's face was twisted like a bitter melon. Right now, Hongqi's revenue was basically supported by the xiaolong s22.

The few billion on the books wasn't even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.

The best method was to get a loan.

After thinking about it, Wang Xiuming decided to tell his dad about this.

As for loans, that kind of thing had to be handled by a professional.

After all, for a real estate company, things like loans were a necessity.

"Ten billion!"

"What do you need so much money for?"

Hearing this number, Wang Ping was stunned.

Since when was Hongqi's funding so tight?

But even if it were tight, it shouldn't need this much, right?

Wang Xiuming smiled: "Dad, you didn't check the videos today, did you?"

"In the future, keep up with social news more."

His dad was usually very busy and probably hadn't even heard about this.

If he had known, he wouldn't have asked so many questions.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a full three minutes.

"You brat, you've caused quite a commotion!"

Wang Ping scolded with a laugh, "So many heavy industry enterprises want to use the heavy industry god king; aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew!"

Even Wang Ping was surprised by Wang Xiuming.

This heavy industry god king was just too damn powerful, right?

"Dad, for this loan, I hope to apply for an interest-free one with a longer repayment period."

"You go ask the higher-ups for it. I've already tried, and their attitude is friendly."

Wang Xiuming said, his tone becoming a bit more serious.

Wang Xiuming had always left the matter of contacting the higher-ups to his dad.

On one hand, he didn't have enough leverage right now.

On the other hand, Wang Ping didn't want Wang Xiuming to get involved in those things.