31: Chapter 31 The Decline of Foreign Mobile Phones and Cars

"You mean the material for the Neutron Shielding Layer is substandard?" Ma Baoxia said in shock.

These materials were exclusively supplied by a certain state-owned enterprise!

"That's right. The purity of the material is insufficient, causing some neutrons to bypass the shielding layer's interception." Su Fan frowned as he looked at the data on the material testing device.

Ma Baoxia's face instantly darkened. This kind of mistake could be seen as minor, as one would only need to replace it with high-purity materials.

But it could also be seen as extremely serious because these were materials specifically for military use; there absolutely must not be any issues!

With a grim expression, Ma Baoxia took out his phone and dialed someone's number.

Su Fan shook his head. Some companies lived off the state yet acted worse than animals, even daring to cut corners on construction materials for Controlled Nuclear Fusion. In ancient times, this would have warranted the execution of nine generations.

After resolving this matter, Su Fan took another walk around the base.

A week ago, this place was a desolate mountain wilderness; a week later, it was the Nanshan Base, fully equipped with clean and tidy facilities.

This was the speed of Xia Kingdom's infrastructure, and this was the strength of Xia Kingdom.

If the older generation of revolutionaries knew Su Fan's thoughts, they would surely smile with pride.

Young man, you see? This is the legacy we of the older generation built for you!

After handling the affairs at Nanshan Base, Su Fan returned to the company.

Between the round trip and the time spent at the base, it was already noon.

When he arrived at the company cafeteria, the employees greeted Su Fan warmly upon seeing him.

Su Fan provided high salaries and excellent benefits; wages were paid before work began, and there was little overtime. Even if overtime was necessary due to emergencies, triple pay was guaranteed.

Moreover, word had it that the company would eventually provide housing and build schools, with free education for employees' children!

With such benefits, no one except an ungrateful wretch would fail to appreciate a boss like Su Fan.

The food in the cafeteria was very cheap. It wasn't free because free food leads to waste.

However, it was practically free, as the company gave employees a 1,000-yuan monthly meal allowance.

Under normal circumstances, eating three meals a day in the cafeteria would cost at most 400 yuan a month, meaning the remaining money was essentially a gift.

After finishing his meal, Su Fan went to the materials science laboratory.

As soon as he entered, he found that the four professors had already begun the research and synthesis of the Thermoelectric Alloy.

"Hello, Professors!" He greeted them, changed his clothes, and quickly entered a working state.

While Su Fan was researching the Thermoelectric Alloy, the new energy sector outside was already in a frenzy!

Over the course of a month, the three companies that had obtained the Super God Battery technology license had already converted all their production lines and achieved large-scale mass production.

A massive number of Super God Batteries were being sold to the market at prices far lower than those of original lithium batteries.

The Super God Battery had superior performance and was so much cheaper; only a fool would continue buying lithium batteries!

Domestic battery companies had consolidated into three, so they all became the primary beneficiaries.

However, the Xia Kingdom branches of foreign battery companies all suspended operations and went bankrupt under this wave.

Not a single bit of market share remained for them.

All domestic and foreign enterprises that needed batteries swarmed to contact the three battery manufacturers.

"We want to buy batteries!"

"What? Insufficient production capacity?"

"I'll pay extra!"

"Sorry, production capacity is insufficient. Paying extra won't help; just get in line!"

"You're a foreign company?"

"Sorry, we don't sell our batteries to foreign companies!"

Among all the manufacturers purchasing batteries, two industries were of paramount importance and closest to the lives of ordinary people.

They were the mobile phone and new energy vehicle industries.

"Xiawei phones, using the latest Super God Battery, can reach 20,000 mAh. The domestic operating system controls battery consumption more reasonably, putting us far ahead of the world! On sale March 21st, please look forward to it!"

"Oupo phones, using the latest Super God Battery with a capacity of 20,000 mAh, equipped with the latest Super Gallium Nitride charger, charging speeds can reach 360W! Charge for two minutes, talk for two hundred hours! Releasing April 3rd, please look forward to it!"

"Dami phones, using the latest custom Super God Battery with a capacity of 21,000 mAh, let life no longer be full of anxiety. There's also mysterious technology waiting for you! Releasing March 21st, waiting for you!"

Domestic mobile phones were equipped with Super God Batteries, quadrupling their capacity and entering the terrifying 20,000 mAh era.

Meanwhile, some foreign mobile phones, lacking the Super God Battery and having garbage fast-charging technology, lost almost the entire Xia Kingdom market.

Aside from a few crazed Fruit fans sticking to their beloved Fruit Phones, everyone else was preparing to switch phones.

Fruit's market value evaporated by half instantly, and then continued to evaporate every day!

Then there were the new energy vehicles.

A mobile phone is a precision machine, so you can't just swap the battery and release it; you also need to make subtle adjustments to the output voltage and current.

But new energy vehicles are not as sensitive to voltage and current; they only need broad adjustments to be usable.

So, around March 10th, domestic new energy vehicles equipped with Super God Batteries hit the market on a large scale!

"Biguandi Auto, range 2,800 kilometers, more features for the same price!"

"Jixiang Auto, range 2,750 kilometers, more features for the same price!"

"Dapeng Auto, range 2,630 kilometers, more features for the same price!"

A carnival era for domestic cars had arrived. Some powerful car companies even launched trade-in services!

For cars of the same price, foreign ones had a range of 700 while domestic ones had a range of 2,800. As long as one wasn't a fool, they knew how to choose.

"I just picked up a new Biguandi today, the new Seal with a 1,600 km range. Although the range is a bit short, it only cost 100,000 yuan. It's so damn cheap!"

"I got one too. It used to be a 400 km range for 100,000 yuan, now it's 1,600 km for the same 100,000. It's so damn worth it!"

"I got the one with the 2,800 km range. I'm on my way to Tibet right now. Whoever says new energy vehicles can't do long-distance travel, I'll slap them silly! Hahaha! This is great!"

"My family's budget was limited, so I spent 60,000 yuan on a micro-car, but the range actually reaches 1,200 km. And I'm in the Northeast, yet it really hits 1,200. The gas car at home suddenly isn't appealing anymore!"

"I'm so jealous. I just bought a Tesla in January for over 300,000, and the range is only 600-plus. The real-world range is even more tear-inducing! I regret it!"

"I also bought a new energy vehicle in January, but I bought a domestic one. I can do a trade-in. Although it'll cost a bit of money, it's better than being stuck with the old car!"

Discussions were rife online, and countless citizens were proud to have the Super God Battery!

Furthermore, under the impact of domestic new energy vehicles, traditional gas cars also faced their doomsday!

Benz, BMW, and Maybach were no longer the brands people yearned for. In the eyes of the people of Xia, foreign luxury cars gradually lost their halo, and a sense of national confidence emerged from within!

Tesla was also no longer selling well because its range was too pathetic. Its only advantage, intelligent driving, found no takers in the face of such a range gap.

Aside from phones and cars, any foreign company that used batteries was affected, and their stock prices plummeted.

Of course, this impact wasn't too massive yet, only affecting the global battery industry and its upstream and downstream sectors.

However, the world's various industries would soon tremble because of the Super God Group!

After more than half a month of intense, soul-crushing work, the Type 1 Thermoelectric Alloy was successfully synthesized in the laboratory!

There was now only one step left to achieving true Controlled Nuclear Fusion!

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