After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future
Chapter 583 - 576: The Best Interpretation of "Borrowing" and "Paying Tribute

Chapter 583: Chapter 576: The Best Interpretation of "Borrowing" and "Paying Tribute

"Am I that kind of person?"

Lu Liang looked displeased. He had a broad vision; even if there were surprises, it was to test the organizer’s on-the-spot ability.

Every annual meeting, Tang Caide performed so well. You, Hu Weiwei, have no reason to be worse, right?

"..."

Hu Weiwei was momentarily speechless, forced a smile and said, "Mr. Lu, it’s almost time. You should touch up your makeup."

Having said this, what more could she say? She couldn’t possibly admit she’s not as good as Tang Caide.

Although with the successive joining of Golden Sand River, DiDi, Redwood JD Gaoling,

her 5% stock options had been cut over and over again, but the value kept increasing.

After the last round of financing with a $9 billion valuation, the current valuation reached $11 billion.

Hu Weiwei held 3.06% stock options, which were now worth more than 2.3 billion RMB.

Although they are stock options, if not listed and not paying dividends, they don’t worth a penny.

But it’s not without value, just that the time to realize the value hasn’t come yet.

...

At three o’clock sharp, the thousand-seat venue suddenly plunged into darkness.

Tianxing Automobile’s official Douyin account also started a live broadcast simultaneously, attracting a large number of netizens.

Accompanied by Rhapsody of Croatia, a cold gleam flashed on the screen on stage, cutting through the darkness and turning into a four-pointed star.

Suddenly, six large characters appeared faintly on the screen, becoming clearer from far to near: "Northern Dipper Seven Stars·Tianshu."

"Northern Dipper Seven Stars, that must be a big series."

"Tianshu should be the name of this car, meaning the world’s axis, symbolizing the center of the world."

"In ancient times, Tianshu Star was also called Tanlang Star. In Yi Studies, Tanlang is the star of wisdom and fortune, symbolizing strong governance, but Taoism believes that Tanlang Star Lord descends to enlighten people, symbolizing hope and peace."

"Not bad quality, domestic new energy cars should have names like this."

Three hundred lucky ones were still staring blankly at the stage, amazed by the naked-eye 3D technology, and professional car reviewers began taking notes.

Several people sitting next to each other in the front row exchanged glances, all giving high praise to the Northern Dipper Seven Stars series and the name Tianshu for the car.

Why does the nation spare no effort to develop new energy? Is it not for industrial upgrading and launching an assault on high-end manufacturing?

If a little money can be earned in the meantime, and a bit of face is gained, and some culture is propagated, it is undoubtedly excellent.

Our country’s 5000 years of history has so many romantic and meaningful names, yet they are overlooked one by one.

Except for BYD’s Dynasty Series, new energy forces’ new cars are either called NOE, or ES8, G3, etc.

Not incorporating the culture unique to our country always feels like it’s missing something.

The Northern Dipper Seven Stars series and the name Tianshu of Tianxing·Tianshu are excellent, sounding like a domestic car upon hearing it.

While spreading traditional culture, there’s no need to get an English name either; it can be called Dubhe directly.

Because many years ago, the stars of the Northern Dipper were included in the Oxford Dictionary, creating unique words for them, such as Tianshu being called Dubhe, Tianxuan being called Merak, and Tianji called Phecda.

If not called by their Chinese names, their English names are also catchy, giving an impression of high-end even to those who do not understand English.

It’s like Tesla’s Model series; if it were called Model Series, its class would drop instantly, not to mention calling it Edamame.

In contrast, Tianxing·Tianshu (Dubhe),

at worst, can be called Tanlang, advancing and retreating deftly.

If car names were graded, this name would surely score over 90 points.

People began to look forward to the main course that followed.

At this moment, footsteps approached from all directions.

Lu Liang, dressed in a light blue suit, smiling, walked calmly onto the stage.

As the stage lights brightened, three cars covered with black cloth suddenly appeared on the left, center, and right.

"Friends, good afternoon, I’m Lu Liang, delighted to meet you all today."

Lu Liang faced the audience and bowed deeply: "Thank you all for attending our launch event."

He glanced again at the first row below the stage and couldn’t help but smile: "Also, thanks to all the friends and competitors for coming."

The four dragons of Weiliao gathered, BYD Wang, Ningde Old Zeng, and Lei Jun, who just announced car manufacturing.

And many friends from the investment world too, like Redwood Shen Peng, Golden Sand River Zhu Hu, Gao Ling Zhang Lei.

Several competitors twitched the corners of their eyes, looked at each other, and simultaneously turned their gaze toward Lei Jun.

The word is actually a good word, but ever since the phrase ’Friends are idiots,’ it’s become ambiguous.

Lei Jun smiled, looking unchanged,

The words were his, no doubt, but they were taken out of context.

At that time, every ten days or half a month, a competitor would hold a new product launch event, turning the smartphone industry into the entertainment industry; every launch event had a common theme: those five golden words: Friends are idiots, Xiaomi included, going crazy with the industry.

As a result, a long sentence was shortened to five words and widely spread on the internet.

Lei Jun felt helpless, but he could only bear this black pot, as they were spoken in a joking tone, speaking from the heart.

"We know everyone has been waiting for this day for a long time, so we won’t keep you in suspense any longer."

Lu Liang smiled as he walked along the inner side of the stage, uncovering the black cloth on three cars, one after the other.

Pearl white, lava gray, diamond black—three cars in three colors, displayed from various angles.

Hu Weiwei widened her eyes, standing at the side of the stage, her fingertips nearly pounding through her watch face, yet Lu Liang paid no mind.

"Mr. Hu, did anything go wrong?"

At this moment, Tang Caide accompanied by Chen Jinchun, walked into the backstage to Hu Weiwei’s side.

"Three minutes ahead of schedule for the unveiling of the new cars." Hu Weiwei looked distressed, like she had swallowed a bitter gourd.

In the normal process, Lu Liang should first recall the past and talk about his entrepreneurial journey over the years, then look forward to the future.

Instead, he skipped this step and proceeded to unveil the new cars after a brief greeting, causing the event time to be drastically reduced.

Xiao Chen, smiling with squinted eyes and hands on his hips, gloated: "Tang, you lost. I told you it would be ahead of schedule."

The two of them had clearly bet on whether Lu Liang would advance or delay the time.

Tang Caide chuckled: "It seems Mr. Lu couldn’t wait, the friends in the front row weren’t able to capture his attention."

She thought Lu Liang would delay the event time considering there were many of his friends in the front row, and it was inevitable he would chat with them.

Yet she underestimated Lu Liang’s eagerness; perhaps these months, not just Lu Liang, but many were keeping the market in suspense, and he was tortured as well.

That feeling must be like having a treasure but being unable to showcase it, having wealth but only walking in it at midnight.

"Mr. Tang, please instruct us." Hu Weiwei showed a worried expression. How should we fill the three-and-a-half-minute gap later?

"I wouldn’t dare instruct; let’s continue watching. Now it’s ahead of schedule, so perhaps it will be delayed later."

Tang Caide laughed lightly; she couldn’t be sure. In previous annual meetings, she always responded to situations, eventually achieving an incomplete completeness. Besides, advancing time is always better than delaying it.

If all else fails, Hu Weiwei can take the stage and chat for a bit longer to fill the time.

"I guess that’s the only option."

Hu Weiwei sighed, looking at the audience seats. The moment the new car design was unveiled, unsurprisingly, it caused a sensation.

Because the front resembled the Maserati President greatly, yet the body had flowing lines reminiscent of Porsche’s Panamera.

The feeling was like a handsome father and a beautiful mother having a baby that combined the advantages of both.

Porsche’s frog-like front has been criticized, but using the President’s front face feels comfortable.

If the raised sides of the Porsche front resemble a flat ’w’, then the President’s front face resembles a flattened ’m’.

Combined with teardrop-shaped headlights, traversing taillights, and automatic lifting rear wings...

If you don’t hold a bias against imitation, it’s indeed a very beautiful car.

"Oh my god, it’s exactly what I dreamed of."

"A grown-up car, nationwide, who’ll buy it for me, and I’ll be there within a year whenever you call."

"Gold-plated edges? It costs three to four hundred thousand a year?"

"President’s front, Panamera’s body, R8’s rear wing, clearly a hodgepodge."

"Mark my words, this car will definitely flop. If not, I’ll eat three pounds."

"With this kind of imitation, won’t anyone sue him?"

"Do you think Liangzi’s legal department is just idling? If he’s brave enough to imitate, he surely avoids design patents."

"Moreover, although it resembles the President, Panamera, and R8, a closer examination reveals a similarity of less than 60%."

The moment the design of Sky Star·Tianshu was unveiled, many car evaluators watching the live new car broadcast.

Immediately compared the designs of President, Panamera, and R8 side-by-side.

A certain host couldn’t help but laugh, sighing: "This is probably the best definition of ’borrowing’ and ’paying tribute’."

Because when you pick one part separately, the similarity reaches 58%, but combined, the similarity is less than 40%.

You can say it resembles them but, you can’t say it’s copying them.

"Standard version has a 685-kilometer range, which we’ve known a long time, but why not announce the price yet?"

"Liangzi has nothing better to do, showcasing the battery underneath with a 485-kilogram load, worth mentioning?"

"Nine colors, five interior options, all he knows is to create flashy things."

"But surprisingly, there’s a desktop-grade chip, with computing power at least ten times that of the 8155."

"Wow, the full version of Tianxing OS finally appears, combining visual and radar technology, achieving a semi-L3 level."

"I have to say, Liangzi has a great vision, this system interface is as simple and efficient as Tesla’s."

"I don’t understand why Old Luo didn’t think to develop Hammer into a car system but instead sold it directly?"

"Old Luo: Tonight at eight, don’t miss my live broadcast. Welcome to listen to my song of blood and tears~"

Tianxing Automobile’s live broadcast had few viewers as netizens flocked to the evaluating bloggers’ live streams.

After all, Lu Liang interacted with the audience onsite, not with them; just watching blandly, it’s better to go to the host’s livestream where at least comments get responses.

Moreover, car evaluation hosts have skills and can always help with some unknown trivia.

However, from the footage, the atmosphere at the scene seemed great, even if the price hadn’t been officially announced yet.