77: Is this the logic in Chapter 77?

"Director Qin, should I head to Qinjing now?"

"Suit yourself... but if you're not here within three days, the Daqing Mountain deal is off! If you don't want it, then don't bother coming!"

Gao Yuan felt like cursing...

But he didn't dare.

"Director Qin, does this Daqing Mountain cost money?"

"You don't want to pay? Are you short on money?" Qin Tiejun asked.

"Director Qin, whether I'm short on it is one thing, but whether you're charging is another... right?"

"Alright, don't worry, it's free! But there's a condition: Daqing Mountain is currently closed for reforestation. You can build there, but you must ensure the forest coverage stays above 50%, and for every tree you destroy, you must plant another elsewhere!"

Qin Tiejun said.

"Understood... no problem! I'll contact you once I get to Qinjing! Bye..."

With that, Gao Yuan hung up the phone...

Qin Tiejun was a bit dazed. It had been years since anyone had dared to hang up on him first, yet it just happened...

Forget it, Qin Tiejun thought with a bitter smile.

Beside him was a piece of Constant Temperature Clothing, and on the table before him lay the registration information for a smart device produced by Catfish Intelligent Equipment, a subsidiary of Black Fish Technology.

"Smart 3D Interactive Communication Wristband? What is this kid up to..."

...

At the Black Fish Technology Industrial Park, Gao Yuan was chatting with Zhou Lei.

"President Zhou, Nine Stars wants your sales channels on the e-commerce platforms..."

Zhou Lei was stunned for a moment...

"We can't give them that. We're just stopping smartphone sales, not stopping sales altogether, right? If we give it to them, we'll have to spend energy rebuilding our operations later..."

Gao Yuan curled his lip. "President Zhou, look at it this way. If you sell the mobile business, your online store sales will drop by at least eighty percent! And you're not selling everything to them. How many stores does Xiawei have across the major platforms? Relinquish them now at a premium price. In a month at most, they'll realize these stores aren't very useful to them! Then you can just buy them back at a low price..."

Zhou Lei was dumbfounded. You could do that?

"Making money this way is much faster than actually selling products, isn't it?"

Zhou Lei nodded...

"President Gao has a point... but if we do this, won't Nine Stars be infuriated?"

Gao Yuan laughed...

"What good is their fury? Are they going to hit me? When they sell them back to you to recoup some losses, you'll be Nine Stars' savior, right? Capital... doesn't act on emotion!"

"Actually... rebuilding flagship stores isn't a huge deal! There are plenty of shops selling Xiawei products across the web... Being without flagship stores for a while won't matter much. Once our new products and the market are ready, it'll be easy to rebuild. Besides, if business is slow, maintenance is just an extra cost..."

Zhou Lei was convinced...

Gao Yuan took a sip of tea. "President Zhou, then it's settled... President Lei, President Chen, and the others will understand as well! Also, you could actually develop your own mall and launch it on the wrist machine later..."

Zhou Lei knew Gao Yuan was compensating them...

"President Gao, you're truly honorable! Don't worry about this anymore... you've certainly gone to a lot of trouble for us!"

Gao Yuan smiled...

That's right, for your sake, Nine Stars opened the United States market for me and is even helping me set up a wildlife park!

"It's nothing..."

...

After handling the Nine Stars matter...

Gao Yuan headed straight for Qinjing. This time, under the cover of night, he transformed into a bird again!

While transforming into a Pterosaur before was impressive, its flight speed and maneuverability weren't great, and it was far too eye-catching.

This time, Gao Yuan found the fastest bird in the transformer—the White-throated Needletail!

As a man, he loved any machinery that extended speed and power. Just as young children are obsessed with excavators, men grow up to love cars, especially those with fast acceleration and high power.

Because such vehicles allow men to feel the thrill of power...

Gao Yuan was playing much wilder now.

Because of the transformer's limitations, based on Gao Yuan's weight, he had transformed into a 'Plus' version of the White-throated Needletail!

A normal White-throated Needletail is only 10-20 cm long, but Gao Yuan's version was over 80 cm long... with a wingspan of 3 meters...

It was a White-throated Needletail magnified many times over...

But Gao Yuan didn't care at all if the transformation looked authentic...

The larger size meant that speed and power had increased accordingly...

Gao Yuan could feel the power surging through his wings.

Of course, this flight was much safer than before. He had two cloaked Armed Self-Defense Reconnaissance Drones with him to help detect potential dangers in advance...

Gao Yuan also had a 'Protective Sphere' on him!

Plus, since no one would know Gao Yuan had turned into a bird, this flight should be foolproof...

In the night, Gao Yuan flapped his massive wings...

His whole body... no, the whole bird, soared into the air!

The White-throated Needletail is very fast, with top speeds reaching 100 meters per second and a normal cruising speed around 50 meters per second!

With Gao Yuan's enlarged version... the speed was increased several times over...

At this moment, Gao Yuan's speed was comparable to a large passenger jet!

He flew all the way to Qinjing...

Meanwhile, in the suburbs of Qinjing, Qin Fan stood in his courtyard. This was his base of operations in Qinjing. The price was very cheap; located in the western suburbs, the monthly rent for an apartment on the Third Ring Road could cover two years of living here!

Qin Fan was a bit troubled. Some time ago, he had photographed an Andean Condor over Qinjing, which greatly boosted his fame in the local photography circle. However, since no one else had seen it since, he was being accused of faking it.

Qin Fan wasn't willing to let it go... he wanted to prove that there really were Andean Condors in Qinjing.

Out of habit, Qin Fan set up his camera to observe the skies over Qinjing... This time, he had switched to a large-aperture, long-focal-length night lens!

Suddenly, a massive bird swept past.

Qin Fan's spirits lifted...

Based on the size, it might be the Andean Condor; he was about to clear his name.

But in the next moment, the giant bird flew far away; its flight speed was simply too fast...

Qin Fan didn't have time to think and pressed the shutter repeatedly.

Only after the bird had disappeared from sight did he return to his room to bring up the photos. The light was very dim and the distance too great, making it hard to see clearly...

But after adjusting the exposure in Photoshop, he could just barely make out the shape.

It wasn't... an Andean Condor. Instead, it looked like a swift.

But the largest swift in the world doesn't exceed 30 cm in length. This swift, he had seen with his own eyes, was at least 80 cm...

How could a swift be so large?

But those sickle-like wings were too iconic...

With a conflicted expression, Qin Fan decided to seek help from Qiao Feng, the president of the Xia Country Photography Association!

...

By now, Gao Yuan was already standing on the streets of Qinjing...

Instead of looking for a hotel, he headed toward a secluded corner and summoned the Space-Time Gate with his brainwaves.

Gao Yuan had been wanting to test if there was a pattern to the location after passing through the Space-Time Gate.

This time, he specifically turned on his phone's GPS and marked his current location!

After crossing over, Gao Yuan was stunned by the scene before his eyes!