High School Belle Fell in Love with Me

Chapter 602: Chapter 261: The Conflict Between Ideals and Reality

Jiang Banxia wasn’t really jealous, it was purely because she felt Li Yang was playing a bit too big, and when she couldn’t help, he would definitely turn to Xiangnu.

Xiangnu had connections, whereas her own father was just at the county education bureau.

When she said it couldn’t be Xiangnu, she meant she hoped Li Yang wouldn’t play too big and would give her a sense of involvement.

Lately, she had finally started getting involved in Li Yang’s life, investing ten billion in Extreme Shadow Cars, and it couldn’t just become useless in the blink of an eye, could it?

Early the next morning, Li Yang drove the brand-new Extreme Shadow Shaking Light back with Jiang Banxia.

On the way, Jiang Banxia was very satisfied with the car.

"I think this car is really underpriced; around a million would be more in line with its position."

"That way, fewer people could afford it... even if many wouldn’t mind buying a toy for a million, they probably wouldn’t choose Extreme Shadow Cars."

"Seems like it too... It’s hard to imagine a car priced at five hundred thousand only being on the market for four days and already hitting twelve thousand orders. I took a look at the data model and fear this car could exceed twenty thousand orders a month."

This was a terrifying number; cars of the same level from BBA only sell around ten thousand a month. Li Yang directly grabbed BBA’s customers.

Although those who can afford it surely already own BBAs, maybe even more than one, driving time is limited.

"I’m aiming to sell five hundred thousand this year; if Shaking Light doesn’t sell four hundred thousand, it won’t do justice to the capabilities I’ve given it. Moreover, this car is equipped with a lot of high-tech features, the sweat of thousands of engineers is in it."

"Wanna give it a try?"

"Sure."

Li Yang started showcasing the car’s features.

"For instance, automatic following. Our car has three LiDARs, costing nearly a hundred thousand just for those. The data from the three LiDARs is universal, and even if one has faulty data, the algorithm will discard it. Theoretically, feedback from all three radars must be consistent to pass the vehicle system’s algorithm certification, greatly ensuring safety."

"There’s also lane centering. Even in unmarked areas, our system will automatically plot a course, factoring in road conditions, traffic flow, etc., to ensure the safest, optimal route."

"Automatic following can also switch vehicles at any time, locking onto any car on the route, so there’s no worry about the car ahead deviating from the set path."

Jiang Banxia listened from the side and even switched driving seats with Li Yang at the service area to personally experience it.

These functions were extremely user-friendly for a newbie like her.

She had only driven a few times since getting her license and was always nervous, fearing she’d lose control of the vehicle.

She felt that Extreme Shadow Cars were not far from intelligent driving.

Once they reached the county seat, Jiang Banxia took the opportunity to switch back driving positions with Li Yang, excitedly saying, "I take back what I said before. I think this car is worth two million!"

"Hahaha... Extreme Shadow Cars can’t produce cars worth millions yet. No matter how much I bragged at the press conference, the chassis is only slightly above average, and many data points aren’t complete, like the vehicle system, which currently doesn’t support many applications. By the way, help me acquire Musician after the New Year. Its market value is only a few billion now, see if there’s a chance to take over..."

"But they have debts of several billion..."

"Debt is debt; there will always be someone willing to take on the debt. Under two hundred billion, I think there’s room for profit."

Li Yang hasn’t wanted Musician for just a day or two—he’s had the idea since last year, but back then, Musician’s market value was still several billion, making it hard to acquire.

Now, it’s about the right time.

"Anything you have your eye on is definitely good," Jiang Banxia put the matter on the agenda.

Even though Li Yang said it’s not a loss under two hundred billion, it doesn’t mean they’d actually spend that much money.

It’s even possible not to spend a dime in the early stages.

If they’re willing to make some maneuvers, someone might even pay them to take over.

The creditors don’t want Musician to go bankrupt; if it does, their debts are wiped out.

Compared to debts of several billion, pooling together a few billion isn’t much of a challenge, right?

It’s either temporarily pool together a few billion to revive Musician or watch debts of several billion disappear—any rational person would know what to choose.

Even if Jiang Banxia might not be able to repay, at least Wanliu Capital is backing her, the most credible entity globally.

In gambling, options with a tenfold return are rare; in reality, such high odds would tempt anyone.

It’s just a bet.

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After the two returned home, they first spent some time with the child. The child was young, and the parents couldn’t do much, so the grandparents played their parts.

On the twenty-eighth of the twelfth month, it was Li Lingyou’s full moon banquet.

Although the child was almost two months old, the full moon banquet was delayed, as it was impossible to summon all relatives to the Capital City, hence the delay.

The Jiang Family indeed has many relatives, especially after Jiang Yaoting split off the family tree, and more distant relatives emerged, with no one willing to miss such a happy event.

Li Yang’s side also has many distant relatives and friends; Li Likun even specifically invited his own relatives, temporarily setting aside past unhappiness.

In his mind, the more people came, the more face his grandson had.

A toddler may not care about face, but as the grandfather, he’ll gladly accept it.