161: Giants gather together

Not far away, Li Peng, director of BYD Battery R&D Center, also arrived. He was wearing a dark business casual suit with a plain shirt underneath, no tie, looking both formal and approachable.

"Li Peng from BYD is here too!" a reporter shouted excitedly, and the camera immediately turned to him as he got out of the car.

"Li Peng is the director of BYD Battery R&D Center... with many years of R&D experience..." The reporter quickly dictated into a voice recorder while filming.

Li Peng walked quickly towards the building entrance, whispering something to his assistant beside him, his fingers rapidly sliding across his phone screen, seemingly confirming some key information.

Immediately after, two silver-gray Model X cars silently pulled up to the curb. Their gull-wing doors opened, and Zhou Yuan, Tesla China's Strategy Director, stepped out with a group of people.

He was dressed in a well-tailored dark gray suit, his tie impeccably knotted, and though he wore a faint smile, he kindly waved to the cameras.

"Tesla! It's people from Tesla!"

"Even Zhou Yuan, Vice President of Tesla China, came in person. This is too high-profile!"

Reporters jostled forward, hoping to get a clearer shot.

The media present were all buzzing.

Soon after Zhou Yuan, Vice President of Tesla, entered the building, several other commercial vehicles caught the media's attention.

The first black Mercedes commercial van stopped, and out stepped a slightly overweight foreigner with a full beard and black-rimmed glasses.

"Hafke, Apple's Senior Vice President of Global Operations!" A reporter immediately recognized him and quickly aimed his camera.

"Holy moly! Even Apple's people are here!" His colleagues nearby also stirred, and the sound of camera shutters intensified again.

The Vice President, Hafke, said nothing and was quickly guided into the building with his entourage by Xinghe Group staff.

Almost simultaneously, another black Mercedes commercial van nearby also stopped.

A short, stout middle-aged man stepped out with several people in suits.

"Oh my god, Huawei is here too, oh no, it's Yu Dacui!" another reporter gasped in a low voice, afraid of missing any detail.

Yu Dacui smiled and waved to the cameras, then was led into the building by another group of staff.

At the same time, some domestic car manufacturers and mobile phone manufacturers also arrived. What surprised them most was that Lei Bu Si actually came in person!

Lei Bu Si was the last heavyweight guest to arrive. When his figure entered the building, the commotion downstairs reached its peak, and the atmosphere on site was ignited once again.

If the appearance of Lemon Era, BYD, and Tesla hinted that Solid-State Battery Technology might revolutionize the automotive industry, then the arrival of Apple and Huawei made some reporters with a keen sense of the market realize that the storm of this technological revolution was not limited to electric cars! It also extended to the consumer electronics field.

But all the media had only one thought in their minds: Today, if Xinghe Group's Solid-State Battery Technology is real and completely authentic, then the entire industry landscape might truly be rewritten... Unlike other guests, it was not ordinary staff waiting for him in the lobby, but Xinghe Group's Executive President Ji Jun.

Ji Jun was wearing a well-tailored dark gray suit, with an appropriate smile on his face, and he proactively stepped forward to shake hands with Lei Bu Si.

"President Lei, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come. I apologize for not greeting you sooner," Ji Jun's voice was steady and strong.

"President Ji, you're too kind," Lei Bu Si responded with a smile, a hint of inquiry in his eyes. "That call and data you sent last time, the information wasn't much, but it carried significant weight. My curiosity has been piqued for half a month."

Ji Jun chuckled, said nothing more, and made a gesture to invite him in, saying, "President Lei, please come in. Please come in. The specific details will be explained at the press conference. I believe you won't be disappointed."

In fact, from the arrival of the first guest, Professor Zhang, Ji Jun personally rotated through the reception in the lobby, but only towards Lei Bu Si and Huawei's Yu Dacui did he show a more personal attitude.

This was because these two were people he had known for many years in the industry and had many interactions with, considering them friends. Half a month ago, he called both of them separately; the content was very brief but sufficient to make them take it seriously.

He only said: "Xinghe Group has made some breakthroughs in Solid-State Battery Technology. There's a press conference, and I hope you can come and see it." At the same time, he also sent an extremely brief set of data.

It was precisely the data from the palm-sized Solid-State Battery that Chen Yanqing had produced.

It was this technology, coupled with President Ji's personal credibility, that made Lei Bu Si and Yu Dacui realize the seriousness of the matter, prompting them to immediately cancel other arrangements and personally lead their teams to attend.

Other manufacturers also came because of this data.

Thus, under President Ji's personal arrangement, Professor Zhang, Li Peng, Tesla China's Vice President, Apple's Vice President, some domestic car manufacturers, mobile phone manufacturers, as well as Yu Dacui and Lei Bu Si, among others, were guided upstairs one by one according to their arrival order.

At this time, on the sightseeing floor of the building, one side had been partitioned off to serve as a lounge for these important guests, while the other side was the venue for the press conference.

These guests were arranged in adjacent but independent lounges.

Professor Zhang from Lemon Era stood alone by the floor-to-ceiling window, holding a cup of coffee that a staff member had just brought him. He looked at the Shenzhen cityscape outside the window, his gaze complex.

"Professor Zhang," his assistant walked over and whispered, "We heard a rumor from an internal Xinghe Group channel that the scale of this press conference far exceeds expectations. It's said they're preparing for a big move, so it definitely isn't just a PPT presentation as we thought."

Professor Zhang took a sip of coffee and said indifferently without turning his head, "I know."

The assistant tactfully retreated to the side and said no more.

Professor Zhang's hand holding the coffee cup trembled slightly. His heart was not calm at this moment. After more than a decade of deep cultivation and tens of billions invested, he knew better than anyone how difficult this path was.

He absolutely did not believe that anyone could easily surpass their Lemon Era and take this step, nor did he believe that Xinghe Group, a manufacturing company, could achieve this.

However, that data did not seem fake, so he still came with the attitude of 'better safe than sorry,' as Xinghe Group's size meant it was unlikely to fake something like this.

But it was this thought that made his heart tremble: what if it was true...