Chapter 100

In Weibo, Lu Tianjun's public account was flooded with countless posts cursing him, and the number of followers plummeted like a roller coaster. The users who followed his Weibo were mostly office workers and white-collar employees with plenty of free time. Due to their strong purchasing power but limited free time, they often liked to read reviews here when buying products for daily life. Expecting these white-collar workers to understand industrial knowledge was a bit too much to ask. However, the live broadcast on the mechanical engineering chair's official website vividly showed them what true quality was. Realizing they had been played, these white-collar workers were furious. Lu Tianjun had become a complete coward, not even daring to delete the angry comments. This product demonstration live stream also became a popular video, widely reprinted by major video websites and tech portals. Nowadays, the internet can greatly influence people's perceptions. The mechanical engineering chair had been on the market for a short time, and its reputation had not yet spread widely. Naturally, many people would refer to online reviews before making a purchase. When someone started to smear it, sales plummeted. Now that the trend had turned to praise, sales soared. By midnight, the sales of the mechanical engineering chair had reached over 700 units, more than the total sales before. With more orders, there was naturally a queue, but a wait of two to three days was not long. Ye Qing was so excited that he couldn't sleep. On one hand, the sales of the mechanical engineering chair had skyrocketed. On the other hand, the main body of the metal smelting center in the underground base had been installed by the angry miners and the powerful laborers. The welding work for the metal smelting center was done by the Lord's War Wagon, while the transformation of the 10,000-ton press and the electric arc furnace was completed by the Master Craftsmen when they had free time. The materials needed for the entire smelting center were varied, such as four 500-kilowatt large transformers that needed to be disassembled and modified for parallel operation. The four transformers cost over 7 million yuan, and the electric arc generator, driver, and feed servo motor, due to their large size and power, were made by Ye Qing himself using purple copper, controllers, and reducers. The forging module of the smelting center was a modified 10,000-ton press. After the modification, it was even more advanced than a free forging press. Not only did it have a huge working surface, but it could also freely change the worktable like a CNC machining center, used for forging different metal shapes. The upgraded 10,000-ton free forging press was a true national heavy equipment. Compared to the 10,000-ton free forging presses that only a few countries could build, the forging function of the smelting center alone was enough to surpass ordinary 10,000-ton free forging presses, with the processing capabilities of a five-axis联动 CNC machine and a three-axis ordinary machine. Now that the main body was installed, only the control system was left to be built. After construction, the Monster Factory would optimize the metal smelting center, and Ye Qing would just wait for the electricity bill. The power supply lines also needed to be modified. He applied to the power bureau to adjust the account to 100KV and set up thicker lines. Ye Qing had prepared the lines and transformers. Industrial electricity consumption had dropped significantly, and the power bureau loved enterprises that used high-power industrial equipment. Industrial electricity cost one yuan per kilowatt-hour, and the power bureau would meet the electricity demand at an unimaginable speed. The electric arc furnace was a major power consumer. Ye Qing only needed to build two 50-ton electric arc furnace shells to fool the power bureau. He left two Master Craftsmen and two powerful laborers to install the control system and returned to the office to sleep. The next morning, the sky was overcast, with a heavy rainstorm looming. Ye Qing brought a mechanical engineering chair as a gift to visit Li Huaxing. The Shanghai International Technology Exhibition next week, Huaxing Heavy Industry would definitely participate, and Ye Qing asked him to register his Giant Beast Heavy Industry and get a booth. It was a small favor, and Li Huaxing directly had his secretary handle it. However, due to the late registration, all the good booths were taken, and only some remote locations were available. The location didn't matter. Ye Qing's main goal for the technology exhibition was to make Kangyuan Company uncomfortable and disrupt their event with his products. Whether he could win the Best Creative Award was secondary; the main goal was to ruin Kangyuan Company's business. They had launched a new smart massage chair to open the market and go international. Ye Qing would challenge them and ensure they didn't get a single order. He would bring a few powerful laborers as security to ensure that Kangyuan Company wouldn't dare to say no. At 1:20 PM, the sky was as dark as ink. Entering summer, heavy rainstorms in coastal areas were common. In July and August, when the sea water evaporates and forms clouds, the temperature difference causes the clouds to attract a large amount of water vapor, forming cyclones. This is when coastal areas enter the typhoon season. Although Zhongyun is located in the Yellow Sea and does not experience frequent typhoons like the South China Sea, it still has a few powerful typhoons each year. Ye Qing remembered encountering three named typhoons. It was only mid-June, and the factories in Longxi Beach were built to high standards to resist wind and earthquakes, with high walls around them. When the typhoon came, it would be a spectacular natural phenomenon to enjoy. After finishing his meal, Ye Qing got into the Lagonda, tuned to FM 106.9, and prepared to listen to Doudou's "News in Your Ear" program. Since he had promised to be her first listener, he had to keep his word. In fact, having a beautiful female friend who was a popular online broadcaster and a radio host in real life was quite rare and interesting. He had to support her first broadcast. While browsing his phone and listening to the boring ads, it was 1:30 PM, and the opening music of "News in Your Ear" played on time. After a few seconds of music, the top-of-the-line Levinson car audio system played a familiar voice. "Dear listeners, good afternoon. Thank you for tuning to FM 106.9 to listen to the 'News in Your Ear' program hosted by Doudou." "At 7:00 AM today, Deputy Mayor Wu Shunyun, in charge of urban sanitation and civilization, led the entire Civilized and Sanitary City Leadership Group to the streets to participate in cleaning the city's roads with sanitation workers." "During the activity, Deputy Mayor Wu Shunyun, demonstrating a spirit of not fearing dirt or fatigue, refused the gloves offered by the accompanying staff and personally squatted down to pick up cigarette butts from the gaps between the road bricks." "In an interview, Deputy Mayor Wu Shunyun also called on all public officials and employees of public institutions to join in the efforts to build a civilized and sanitary city in Zhongyun." ... If it weren't for Doudou's beautiful voice and his promise to be her first listener, Ye Qing would not have continued listening. The national health and civilized city inspection team was still about a month away, and the Zhongyun government seemed too eager. Lowering the volume, Ye Qing continued to browse his phone and logged into the mechanical engineering chair's official website to read the user posts. After 15 minutes of news, the program entered the audience call-in segment. This was the only highlight of the program, as it often featured funny incidents with callers speaking in dialects, and the host couldn't get them to speak Mandarin. This segment also tested the host's ability to respond spontaneously, as many callers were often very emotional when reporting issues, and a slight misstep could lead to them cursing the sky, the earth, and the relevant departments. The first caller was quite funny: "Wow, I've been listening to Old Zhang's news for half a year, and today it's finally a girl. How old are you, and will you host this program from now on?" The second caller was more direct, speaking in the local dialect: "Girl, I beg you, can you stop broadcasting news about sanitation and civilization all the time?" "I was riding my bike the wrong way today and was stopped by a police car at the intersection. They took my ID and gave me a 50-yuan fine." "What will happen if I don't pay the 50 yuan?" Ye Qing laughed through the 15-minute call-in segment. Seven callers had called in, and three of them were complaining about being fined for riding in the wrong lane or on the motor vehicle lane. The efforts to build a civilized and sanitary city were indeed varied. He wondered what would happen if they stopped elementary school students. After the news, Ye Qing got out of the car and stretched. After getting used to the mechanical engineering chair, the electrically adjustable seat in the Lagonda felt much less comfortable. Perhaps developing a high-end mechanical engineering chair for luxury cars could be a good way to increase revenue. A drop of rain hit Ye Qing's face, and just as he looked up, the rain started pouring down. "Let the storm come more fiercely!" Ye Qing spread his arms and shouted towards the endless sea outside. "Boom!" A bolt of lightning split the sky, striking the horizon, and the raindrops grew larger. Ye Qing, with his head down, ran into the office. It was perfect; he could use the storm as an excuse to delay shipping. He posted an announcement on his Tmall store, saying that due to the thunderstorm, to prevent damage to the equipment, production would be paused until the storm ended, and orders would be delayed by two days. In fact, production had never stopped, and a storm was not the same as a knife. He sent a few giant iron poles to the nearby mountain as lightning rods, which would work better than Thor's hammer. Ye Qing sent a WeChat message to Doudou, asking how she would go to the TV station. With the storm, he wondered if he should pick her up after work. Doudou quickly replied, saying she didn't need to, as she had a raincoat and the rain would definitely stop by 5:30 PM. However, the storm was quite persistent, lasting from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM, with impressive endurance. The rain clouds had already obscured all the outlines of the roof, ground, and sea. Grabbing an umbrella, Ye Qing didn't send a message to Doudou and got into the Lagonda. It was definitely hard to get a taxi in the storm, and Doudou didn't have a car. Ye Qing, fearing she might be too shy to ask for a ride, decided to wait for her at the TV station entrance. ... PS: I'm shamelessly posting an update task to push onto the homepage recommendation list. Currently, I need over 2,000 more recommendation votes.