Chapter 174: Combat power, fierceness and good looks (two chapters in one)
Saturday, November 5, around 16:00 pm.
Lu An was sitting in the living room at home, with a laptop on the table and Fu Chen's video on the screen.
At this moment, Fu Chen, who was far away at the air show, reported to Lu An: "Boss, the price has been set too low. Even the local tycoons who quoted US$2 million felt it was too conscientious. Their expected price was US$5 million."
Lu An said with a smile: "You can't make enough money. Just meet our own expectations. "
After a moment, Fu Chen said: "Today we have reached a consensus with the Sate delegation. The local tyrants have decided to purchase 6,000 armed robots to equip a brigade, totaling 14.75 billion U.S. dollars, equivalent to 100 billion yuan."
Hearing this, Lu An nodded: "Not bad."
Fu Chen continued: "We have contacted the Bakititan delegation in the morning, and they also expressed a strong willingness to purchase, intending to buy 1,000, but after Both rounds of negotiations were stuck on special safety clauses. "
Lu An immediately replied: "In a word, there is no room for bargaining on safety clauses."
It's just a popular saying.
As long as the third brother is still there, it will be Ba Tie forever. If the third brother is gone, it is hard to say whether he can continue to work.
·There is no room for personal emotions to be mixed in matters between countries.
The export of military products is very different from the export of civilian products. It does not mean that once the money is given and the goods are delivered, everything is settled.
When many core technology secrets are involved, a strict set of leak prevention management must be carried out. The core purpose of export control is to serve as the last backdoor when security technology transfer is involved.
In addition, Lu An, as a reborn person, knew that Little Baba Yang had a history of leaking the confidential technology of Huaguo equipment.
This is the leak of the Rainbow-3 UAV. Of course, this has not happened yet, and it should happen in 2018 without any accident. After Xiaoba obtained the full set of technologies for the Rainbow-3 UAV, he changed hands and sold the technology to Turkey.
Then Turkey developed their own Anka drone and made a high-profile appearance on the battlefield, achieving very good results.
In the end, the country lost about 60% of its orders in the Middle East drone market.
Hong Kong-3 UAV is already several generations behind UAV technology in China. If it is stolen, it is stolen. After all, the technology has been sold and there is nothing to be attached to.
But armed humanoid robots are different. Even if it is a foreign trade version with downgraded technology, it is now the only one in the world. Even if Ou Mei sharpens his head for ten years, he may not be able to make one.
Fu Chen said in the video: "What if the people who broke up with Baki skipped us and talked to people from the relevant national units?"
Lu An said calmly: "Said directly that changing the security terms would risk technical leaks. If that doesn't work, you can move me out and I will communicate with you."
Fu Chen responded: "I understand."
Lu An typed a few times on the keyboard, and the video connection ended.
Should I say it or not, in terms of understanding technology, you have to be a Sat tycoon. The main thing is to just pay and be done.
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The next day, Metaverse Intelligent Control received a super-large order worth 100 billion yuan, which was exposed and confirmed.
On the first day of the air show, the Sat tycoon decided to spend US$14.7 billion, equivalent to RMB 100 billion, to purchase 6,000 foreign trade version of armed humanoid robots from Metaverse Intelligent Control.
This news immediately caused a sensation during the air show. This is the largest single transaction contract generated by this air show.
For a while, various media outlets rushed to report on it.
All the companies participating in the exhibition are extremely envious. In the past few days, other exhibitors have also won a lot of orders, and have signed more than 300 projects of various sizes, including civil orders.
· Yuanjie Intelligent Control has won one contract, but the amount of one contract can exceed that of others for more than a hundred single projects.
Humiliary fans and netizens saw this news and it was true.
Obviously, this is expected by most people, and it is generally believed that Sat tycoons will most likely buy it.
Because the armed robot of Metaverse Intelligent Control is so closely matched with the Shater of Zhan Wu Zha, Metaverse Intelligent Control is even more meaningful. Even the robots displayed are painted in desert camouflage, not to mention that the text introducing parameters is in Arabic.
But it was both expected and unexpected. The expenditure of hundreds of billions of yuan was something that no one expected. They all thought it would be three to five billion U.S. dollars.
But when I think about it, it makes sense. If a local tyrant is not a tycoon, can he still be called a tycoon?
How much money Yuanjie Intelligent Control can make from this order has been roughly estimated by many outsiders.
It’s not that I don’t know, it’s just that I’m shocked.
The unit price of the foreign trade version of the armed robot is US$2 million. Taking into account training and other expenses, based on the total order amount, the average purchase unit price is a maximum of US$2.46 million, which is equivalent to 16.65 million yuan in RMB.
The actual construction cost is absolutely impossible to exceed tens of millions.
Although the outside world does not know the specific cost of this foreign trade version of the robot, they can refer to the Xiaoyuan Robot owned by Metaverse Intelligent Control, which sells for 788,800 yuan. It is rumored in the industry that the comprehensive cost of this robot is about 500,000 yuan.
The cost of the foreign trade version of the armed robot is likely to be between 1 million yuan, which is more than 1.5 million yuan.
Even if calculated based on the cost of 1.5 million yuan, the single profit amount is still 15.15 million yuan, which is more than ten times the profit. The wealthy person alone can bring more than 90 billion profits to Metaverse Intelligent Control. This is a crazy earning pace.
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As the six-day air show ended as scheduled, a total of 403 projects including civilian orders were signed. The proportion of military orders was not announced, with a total value of US$54.7 billion, equivalent to RMB 370 billion.
Metaverse Intelligent Control can be called the biggest winner of this air show, because the company alone has won more than 14.7 billion US dollars, accounting for a quarter of the total orders at this air show.
Although I only won one order from a local tycoon, once I received a hundred orders, I made a lot of money from just this one order.
· Yuanjie Intelligent Control not only made enough money during this air show, but also earned enough eyeballs.
The popularity of the foreign trade version of the armed robot during the air show was even comparable to that of the J-20 fighter jet that made its first public flight display. It was even slightly more popular than the J-20 fighter jet at one time.
There is no way, the J-20 fighter jet cannot be viewed at close range, but the armed robot of the Ministry of Foreign Trade controlled by Metaverse Intelligent Control can be viewed at close range in the static display area.
And the extreme confrontation demonstration demonstrated in the outdoor dynamic exhibition area made countless military fans and netizens excited. The free fighting scene with strong fists and overwhelming sense of power was simply more enjoyable than watching a movie.
The most important thing is that the appearance of this robot is very good, which has touched the aesthetic point of countless people.
It’s so powerful and good-looking that it’s hard to lose traffic.
Nowadays, video websites such as Bilibili have a large number of related videos, and the playback volume is also very high.
Not only domestic social media, but also external YouTube video websites are filled with a large number of video clips, and the playback rate is very high. Netizens from all over the world left shocked messages in the comment area.
The whole world is discussing the topic of human flesh and blood VS mechanical steel body.
It is worth mentioning that during this air show, Bakichitan had a strong desire to purchase and had several discussions, but in the end it was stuck due to the special safety agreement.
Obviously, it is impossible to compromise on the security agreement.
In the eyes of others, Batie has not yet leaked information about the Rainbow-3 drone. After all, this only happened in 2018.
But in Lu An's eyes, Xiaoba has a criminal record.
Other small countries also want to own it, but they cannot afford it, because Metaverse Intelligent Control requires that the minimum procurement standard is a battalion, which is 500, which costs 1.2 billion US dollars.
For many small countries, the total military budget expenditure per year is only two to three billion US dollars.
Lu An is too lazy to make money from such small customers.
Because this equipment is not sold and the money and goods are paid off, but a technical team needs to be arranged to go there. Just buy dozens or hundreds of them, and it is troublesome to make little money.
Hence, the foreign trade edition just focused on those big wealthy customers in the Middle East.
As for the European countries, if they dare to buy, they will really dare to sell in China. However, if the quantity is limited, just buying a few of them will definitely not work.
But obviously, even if you dare to sell, European countries will certainly not dare to buy.
Because buying it means that Hua Guo's technical team will have to enter some of their military bases, and there is a risk of leaking military secrets.
This is still secondary. The most important thing is that you don’t know whether these robots will be controlled by Yuanjie Intelligent Control through the background program. Suddenly one night when you are sleeping soundly, the robot corps will assemble themselves and turn their guns. Just thinking about it is a horror story.
Only if we have good relations with the East, or if small countries don’t have this concern, after all, in the eyes of small countries, I am just a small Karami, and I can’t afford to go to war with the big guys.
As for the Sat tycoons, apart from the fact that this robot equipment is indeed quite suitable for the tycoons, another potential factor is the payment of security fees.
This is due to the wave in July. The whole world was counting on Lao Mei to be energetic and not lose points. But in the end, he gave up and ran away, which directly caused the international prestige of the East to skyrocket.
When the local tycoon saw it, he had long wanted to pay tribute to a dock. The main idea was that neither side would be offended, because neither side could afford to offend.
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Yuanjie Intelligent Control’s new headquarters, Nanolattice Adaptive Alloy Laboratory.
"The final test sequence is ready. All systems are confirmed to be normal." An electronically synthesized voice sounded in the laboratory.
On the console, various large screens display various data information, such as pressure sensors, microstructure monitoring, energy distribution maps, etc., everything is hovering at the critical point.
The person who led the experiment was named Jiang Yushi, and he was in charge when Lu An was away.
The development of nanolattice adaptive alloys is basically being done by Jiang Yushi now. Lu An rarely comes here anymore. The theoretical aspects have been finalized and the specific experimental procedures have been arranged. The rest is left to his subordinates.
At this moment, the team members around him all looked at Jiang Yushi. All the previous experiments had failed. This was the fifth time.
“Start the first stage, the ultimate stress test.” Jiang Yushi gave the decisive order.
In the test site, huge equipment roared to life, and the pressure readings exerted on the experimental materials soared rapidly, and values far exceeding the yield limit of titanium alloy were easily exceeded.
The high-frequency vibrator was started immediately to simulate the impact of high-speed running and falling, and the data remained stable.
After a long time, an electronic synthesized sound sounded.
"Stress test passed. Material integrity 100%."
A cheer suddenly erupted in the control room, and everyone was excited, but Jiang Yushi pressed his hand and soon fell silent again.
"The second phase, high-energy ideas and extreme environmental exposure, begins testing." Jiang Yushi's voice deepened.
Horrible radiation that is enough to embrittle and degenerate most metal materials is poured onto the experimental alloy materials, followed by the alternating baptism of high-temperature torches and liquid nitrogen. The instantaneous temperature difference is enough to tear the internal structure of any known alloy.
The image on the monitoring screen flashes rapidly, capturing real-time changes in the microscopic scale of the experimental materials.
As time passed by, a team member's voice sounded:
"Report! The grain boundary adaptive layer is active, and the energy absorption rate is 99.87%!"
"The microstructure is stable, and there is no accumulation of damage so far!"
"The critical point of phase change is stable!"
"Thermal expansion and contraction are all close to zero!"
The voice of the report gradually became louder and louder, with excited trembling, and the team members became excited again.
Is this going to be successful?
Jiang Yushi looked at the data information on the screen. Under the extreme environment, the exquisite nanoparticles and grain boundaries inside the experimental material perfectly dissipated the energy efficiently, but remained unscathed.
ettidie ― Everyone can't help but hold their breath as they all proceed in an orderly manner and perform their duties.
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At the same time, the chairman’s office.
Meng Qiuyan came to Lu An's office to report Metaverse Intelligent's third quarter performance: "The company's total revenue in the third quarter was 167.539 billion yuan, net profit was 58.365 billion yuan, and cash flow reserves were 135 billion yuan."
Last quarter, the company's cash flow was still 137.9 billion yuan, but it dropped in the third quarter.
This is because expenses have increased. The company's four major regional headquarters and the second and third phase of the super factory are all very expensive.
"Well, the momentum is pretty good, in line with expectations."
Lu An finished reading the document and immediately signed and stamped the material.
The comprehensive revenue in the third quarter has exceeded last year's revenue of 163.616 billion, which shows how fast Metaverse Intelligent Control's current development speed and momentum are.
The momentum of its high growth has not diminished at all. Battery orders for new energy vehicles and smart phones will be delivered next year. Xiaoyuan Robot's business is also expanding in an orderly manner. The elderly care institution scene is another strong performance growth point.
Nowadays, the foreign trade market for armed robots has also opened up, and the first order was awarded a purchase contract worth RMB 100 billion.
There is no problem with production capacity delivery, just 6,000 robots.
With Yuanjie Intelligent Control’s current monthly production capacity reaching the efficiency of 50,000 robots, Sater Tuhao’s 6,000 robots can theoretically be produced in about 4 days and will not be used for a week.
Of course, this is a situation where all the robot production lines are used to produce robots for local tycoons.
Under normal circumstances, it still takes about a month.
Because the production lines are divided into several lines, most of the production capacity is at the civilian end of Xiaoyuan robots, while the military end is another matter.
Ding ding bell! !
The landline phone rang, and Lu An immediately picked up the phone. Before he could say anything, Jiang Yushi's excited voice came over the phone: "Boss, it was successful. The fifth experiment passed all test standards."
Jiang Yushi called Lu An to report as soon as the experiment was successful. In addition to his voice, there were excited cheers from other team members in the laboratory on the phone.
Lu An calmly called back after hearing this: "Collate the data and send it to my private server."
Jiang Yushi: "Understood!"
After explaining a few words, Lu An hung up the phone, glanced at Meng Qiuyan and said with a smile: "The key materials for building bionic robots have been successfully developed." Hearing this, Meng Qiuyan couldn't help but said, "Does this mean we can build some next year?"
She was really not used to her current life now, and felt like she was living in "The Truman World."
Being watched overtly or covertly by various people, although I knew it was for safety reasons, I just felt very uncomfortable.
Lu An nodded and smiled: "The key materials have been obtained. Regardless of the cost, there is no problem in making dozens or hundreds of them next year."
As for the matter of personal safety protection, Lu An himself is actually more inclined to use the bionic robot he built himself.
Because the bionic robot will definitely listen to him, the security personnel may not all listen to him now. After all, there may be moles among these people, and not all of them may be good.
Relatively speaking, the use of bionic robots can better control the initiative of destiny in one's own hands.
However, Lu An is definitely not the right person to mention this matter, but Meng Qiuyan happens to be the most suitable person.
Let Meng Qiuyan be tactically depressed when the time comes. This has already been communicated to her.
Just because Meng Qiuyan didn't like too many strangers in her private world, and in order for her to return to her previous life and find a way to get the best of both worlds, Lu An went into seclusion and developed a bionic robot bodyguard.
The development was successful. The current security personnel were replaced with bionic robot bodyguards.
· Coupled with the fact that bionic robots are better than humans at professional security protection, it will be a matter of course to replace all the current security personnel.
Lu An is currently designing and developing a bionic robot whose strength and professionalism will absolutely surpass any human bodyguard.
This is for sure. When it comes to his own personal safety, he will not be careless. For the bionic robot bodyguard that protects the safety of people around him, he will choose the best technology and materials for both the software and hardware.
Even if it costs hundreds of millions to manufacture one, it is nothing compared to the safety of your own life.
At the end, Lu An took out a list and handed it to Meng Qiuyan, and said: "Go and prepare a private laboratory for me. The required equipment is arranged according to the list. Lingxi's AI agent has been almost developed, and it will most likely be awakened next month."
Meng Qiuyan took the list and looked at it, then nodded: "Yeah."
For the AI agent of the bionic robot, Lu An adopts the "honeycomb mode", and a variant of Lingxi's agent core is loaded into each bionic robot.
These bionic robot individuals can also follow the instructions of others. For example, the company's CEO Yu Changle is assigned a bionic robot bodyguard. Under normal circumstances, the bionic robot bodyguard will obey Yu Changle's instructions.
But Lingxi has a higher level of authority. If in special circumstances, for example, the bionic robot receives instructions from Lingxi and Yu Changle at the same time, and there is a conflict between the two, at this time, the bionic robot can reject Yu Changle's instructions and choose to obey Lingxi's instructions first.
Lingxi will absolutely obey Lu An's will. In other words, Lu An has the authority of all individual bionic robots, and is the highest authority.
In the afternoon, Metaverse Intelligent Control released a major announcement.
Lu An led the research team to achieve a major breakthrough in the field of metal materials. A press conference will be held three days later to announce the details.
This news aroused great attention in the materials science community that day, and the outside world paid special attention.
People from all walks of life couldn’t help but ask: Is this Lu An so creative? We just made a revolutionary technological breakthrough in the battery field last year. Are we going to make a big breakthrough in the field of metal materials this time?
Many media reporters have rushed to Jianing City, and some domestic and foreign industry veterans or research institutions engaged in metal materials research cannot sit still.
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(End of this chapter)