Chapter 93

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Four angry miners crawled under the pre-prepared load-bearing bars. The four load-bearing bars formed a well shape, with a thick steel cable, as thick as an arm, tightly bundling the hydraulic columns weighing over a hundred tons.

"Moo~" The four angry miners grabbed the front and back ends of the load-bearing bars with their front paws, and with T-Rex-like heavy steps, they moved toward the cave entrance by the sea.

The cave entrance had been excavated large enough, and the strength of the four angry miners was more than sufficient.

Carrying the four hydraulic columns weighing over a hundred tons, they did not rest until they had transported them all to the base's bottom, then they began to breathe heavily like fans.

Nineteen strong, green-faced, and fanged laborers were also busy, grunting as they carried a forging press weighing nearly twenty tons and the large components of the arc furnace.

Watching these incredibly strong monsters work, Ye Qing felt a surge of pride and a sense of superiority.

These were his trump cards, the powerful support for his goal of becoming the world's top manufacturer.

Ha ha~

Who would have thought that in this unremarkable small factory, there was actually a super underground factory built by monsters?

At 4:40 AM, with the efforts of the angry miners and the strong laborers, all the parts were moved into the underground base. Using the angry miners and the welded load-bearing bars as a simple crane, they installed the ten-thousand-ton press and the arc furnace.

The moment the installation was completed, the ranking in the Monster Factory app shot up like a rocket.

Previously, the Monster Factory ranked 297th in the manufacturing industry of Zhongyun City, but now it had jumped to 87th, with the industrial index rising to over 10,000, enough to buy hundreds of Disguiser work uniforms.

The addition of two super-large devices directly boosted the ranking by over two hundred places.

They were one step closer to the top ten.

Together with the steel and other parts prepared earlier, all the materials for the metal smelting center were finally ready. As long as the strong laborers and the Master Craftsmen followed the blueprints to modify the ten-thousand-ton press and the arc furnace, and then manufacture the other components based on the materials, the metal smelting center could be built.

The material cost alone for this equipment, invested by Ye Qing, was over fifty million yuan.

The human and material resources were even harder to calculate. Weighing several ten thousand tons and with a complexity far exceeding that of a numerically controlled machine tool of the same weight, if the labor costs were calculated based on the work of ordinary workers, it would require at least fifty million yuan.

Once built, Ye Qing would have true heavy manufacturing capabilities and the ability to produce nickel-titanium memory alloy, surpassing the current world technology level.

Keep making money. Only by earning more money could he turn the underground secret base into a world-class super monster factory.

Dreaming of success, Ye Qing slept until noon the next day.

Rubbing his eyes, he found several messages from Doudou in his WeChat, sent at 8 AM.

She told Ye Qing that after several days of training, the program director had confirmed that she was capable of serving as the host of the radio show "News in Your Ear."

At 1:30 PM the next day, she would become a real radio program host.

"Cheer up~ I'll definitely be your first listener tomorrow."

After sending the message, Ye Qing ordered takeout from Meituan and then drove to the company in the city center.

Now, the mechanical engineering chair was his cash cow, and with its superior performance that outshone all other functional chairs, it was becoming increasingly popular online.

As soon as Ye Qing arrived at the company, the takeout was delivered.

Sitting in his office, Ye Qing logged into his account to check the sales. From last night to noon today, over a hundred mechanical engineering chairs had been sold, and by evening, the sales would definitely exceed ten million yuan.

Earning ten million yuan a day, I'll be the richest man in Zhongyun in less than half a year.

Hehe~

While eating, Ye Qing watched videos online. The mechanical engineering chair was incredibly popular on A Station, with dozens of videos about it, many of which had over ten thousand views.

The most popular video ranked second on today's popularity chart, just slightly behind the top-ranked "The Stepmother of the Sun."

This video user's ID had been registered not long ago, and they only had one video, suggesting it was specifically registered to post the video about the mechanical engineering chair.

The video was titled "The Ultimate Massage Techniques from Ancient to Modern Times." The opening scene was an excerpt from an ancient costume movie, showing a man lying bare-chested on a dragon bed, with a slender court lady sitting behind him.

Of course, the lady was only symbolically dressed, and her long fingers were massaging the man's back like playing a piano, slowly moving down his spine toward his waist.

This movie was clearly not a serious one, and as the massage continued, the man eagerly turned around to embrace the lady behind him.

At the critical moment, the screen went black.

The chat messages were filled with curses, and then the screen gradually brightened, revealing a close-up of the mechanical engineering chair.

A rather rustic music played, and the two armrests of the mechanical engineering chair slowly lifted with the music.

Close your eyes!

First section: Rubbing the Heavenly Response Point.

"Phew~ cough, cough~" Ye Qing, who was eating, almost choked to death.

After finally calming down, Ye Qing learned his lesson and decided not to eat while watching videos.

Sure enough, the second section featured a very unhealthy and embarrassing action.

The mechanical engineering chair moved like a galloping horse, rising and falling with the music. Although no one was sitting on the chair, everyone could imagine what was happening.

The chat messages were flooded with people asking where the chair could be bought.

However, when someone pointed out the price of the chair, the chat messages were filled with cries of despair, with many saying they would have to eat instant noodles for ten years to afford it or even sell their kidneys.

Suddenly, a chat message caught Ye Qing's attention.

"Everyone, go to Weibo and check out a big V who is live-streaming the disassembly of the chair and explaining its principles."

Disassemble the chair?

The chat messages immediately turned into 666, with viewers asking for the address to watch, wondering which big V was so wealthy.

Ye Qing was taken aback. Who would be so wasteful as to disassemble an 88,000 yuan mechanical engineering chair for a science lesson?

Ye Qing wasn't afraid of someone disassembling the mechanical engineering chair. Many people would try to disassemble it to study its internal structure.

Due to the popularity of the mechanical engineering chair, many manufacturers of massage chairs and ergonomic chairs would be interested in it.

The core of the mechanical engineering chair was an extremely complex hydraulic and electric transmission system, with a design that was nearly perfect but did not surpass current technology.

Ye Qing had already registered a national patent for the mechanical engineering chair.

Other manufacturers couldn't copy it, and even a rookie lawyer could easily win a copyright infringement lawsuit.

In fact, even without the patent, Ye Qing wasn't afraid of others copying it.

The mechanical engineering chair was only sold on Tmall, and any appearance of this chair elsewhere would be a counterfeit.

Moreover, the complex mechanical structure and the precision of the parts of the mechanical engineering chair would scare any factory that tried to replicate it.

To replicate it, most of the parts would need to be intricately crafted on a five-axis machining center.

This cost would make it impossible for them to sell it for 88,000 yuan, which would be a mockery of the Monster Factory's capabilities.

There are always people willing to do business at a loss, but no one does business to lose money.

This is an eternal truth and the confidence behind the mechanical engineering chair's ability to challenge all competitors.

Just like Intel's processors, whose design has been reverse-engineered for years, but only Intel can produce processors that meet commercial performance standards, a matter of national technological strategy.

Even with the blueprints, if the manufacturing level is not up to par, it's just a waste of time.

So, let them disassemble it. Once sold, the chair belongs to the buyer, and Ye Qing couldn't stop them from throwing it into the sea if they wanted to.

Noting the big V's username, Ye Qing logged out of A Station and planned to check out Weibo.

Ye Qing didn't have a Weibo account, so he registered one and searched for the big V.

His ID was "Mechanical Pioneer," and he had over two million followers.

His self-introduction: "A senior mechanical engineer who doesn't stick to his job!"

Many of his Weibo posts were related to mechanics, and he had disassembled many new electrical appliances and sports equipment that Ye Qing had seen online, providing professional evaluations.

The latest post was a picture of a workshop filled with various tools, with the mechanical engineering chair placed in the center.

"Live-streaming the disassembly of the 88,000 yuan best-selling mechanical engineering chair."

The comments section was flooded with messages every time it refreshed, all urging him to disassemble the chair thoroughly so they could admire its internal mechanical structure.

Ye Qing felt a twinge of pain, even though the chair belonged to the buyer, it was still a product of his factory's hard work.

The "Mechanical Pioneer" clearly didn't consider the feelings of the manufacturer, and soon updated five more pictures.

These pictures showed the leather covering and the memory foam inside the mechanical engineering chair being cut open with industrial scissors.

The last picture, a close-up of the memory foam, had a special caption.

"Very disappointing design, it's actually low-quality memory foam made from a large amount of latex."

I'm starting to feel disappointed. Memory foam, also known as polyurethane foam, was originally developed by DuPont for use as a pressure-relief material for astronauts.

Genuine memory foam is made using DuPont's formula, which is very safe, and all countries have proven that it is harmless to the human body.

However, low-quality foam with a large amount of latex not only has poor rebound performance and a short lifespan but can also cause skin allergies when in contact with the human body.

An 88,000 yuan chair actually uses such low-quality material?

I hope the core power system inside is not similarly substandard.

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