Meng Hao was utterly bewildered!
Meng Hao was extremely embarrassed!
Meng Hao felt incredibly wronged!
Meng Hao was miserable!
This was the usual way of treating Meng Hao with 96% pure vodka by the old Russian, Gude Yefu.
Truly, he was a man of few words, and those words hit hard.
Every time he spoke.
His words directly pierced the soul, derailing the concepts Meng Hao and Qin Muyan had painstakingly tried to steer back on track.
Inferior in everything else, but number one in steering the narrative off course.
This was clearly a wearable powered mech developed for high-net-worth, high-income, domestic and international elite individuals.
Yet, in Major General Gude Yefu's mouth.
Every single characteristic of the mechs, one by one, case by case, was linked to warfare.
Furthermore, with his instigation and imaginative leaps.
Meng Hao's latest powered mech had become an even more formidable combat mech, surpassing the previous generation's "strongest ground robot."
As expected.
The bullet comments were predictably led astray.
"Brother Hao, didn't we agree not to produce military equipment... as long as it's approved by the state?"
"Brother Hao, look at the mechs you've developed, do they have any characteristics that aren't military? ... Let's stop being stubborn and admit it, Huayong Industries is a military factory, and the kind that's a national pride!"
"Look at how envious the old Russians are, they practically want to jump out of the computer screen, grab you by the collar, and have you transport the latest combat mechs to them... Brother Hao, you can even modify the F35's outer shell to surpass the original, so if you claim your new mechs aren't military robots, we won't believe you!"
"..."
Approved by the state?
Obtain business licenses?
Admit to being a military contractor?
Meng Hao wished he could.
The key was.
When it came to matters at the national level, his word wasn't final!
Moreover, military enterprises were state core defense secrets.
Just on the background check alone, they would have to scrutinize his family tree for three generations back to ensure no hint of treason!
Such meticulous investigation.
The desert base and system secrets would certainly be exposed!
It wasn't that Meng Hao was unwilling to admit it.
It was simply impossible to admit it.
It would be fatal.
Just as Meng Hao was so embarrassed he wished he could drive his mech into a ravine and use its toe to dig out a three-bedroom apartment. m..oΓg
Cheng Hua, that old uncle, came to Meng Hao's rescue at the opportune moment.
"Young Master."
"Let's not fly in the sky anymore!"
"Come down quickly."
"The previous owner of our factory has brought some foreigners, they should be here to discuss cooperation."
Oh?
Business incoming?
And a chance to escape the relentless questioning and probing from the audience in the live stream.
Meng Hao quickly piloted the mech to the ground, jumped out, and scurried over to Cheng Hua.
"Uncle Cheng Hua."
"Someone is here to discuss business?"
"Please, please invite them in!"
"Qin... Mech-ji, classmate, you'll be in charge of entertaining the audience in the live stream. Please take care of everyone's emotions."
Seeing that the situation was not good.
Meng Hao immediately took off, slipping away.
Leaving a bewildered Qin Muyan and the live stream audience to fend for themselves.
Watching Meng Hao once again become the hands-off boss and slip away.
Qin Muyan licked her lips, calming herself down.
"Um, Mr. Gude Yefu, please watch your emotions. While you are a major client who has spent hundreds of millions of US dollars on mechs, we cannot smear our reputation, can we..."
"It is evident that Huayong Industries is a law-abiding, peace-loving, and rule-following private enterprise. The second powered mech we developed but have not yet released to the market is truly, indeed, the same as the Huayong Type I mech, belonging to civilian products. They are 'models' targeting different customer groups, and essentially, they are still toys..."
"Our boss just now, Brother Hao, repeatedly emphasized that all our performance is specifically designed to provide the best experience for customers, consumers, and target demographics..."
Qin Muyan.
Racking her brain, searching for every possible word.
She diligently applied her limited linguistic skills, using various flattering and fancy words to "whitewash" the products of Huayong Industries.
Coupled with her incredibly pure, first-love-like face and a supremely sincere expression.
She truly believed.
She could move people with sincerity.
And salvage the audience's perception for that hands-off boss, Meng Hao.
Yes.
Qin Muyan was a good girl... a pure girl who had never experienced love... completely naive, believing that sincerity alone could impress the audience.
If she had been in a relationship.
She would have known.
That people like Meng Hao, while impeccable on major issues.
Were completely unreliable when it came to trivial matters.
After all, true feelings never last, it's always the tactics that win hearts...
Men!
Hah!
Soon.
In the live broadcast room, those die-hard military fans, the "unreliable" men.
Showed no mercy.
While Meng Hao was a hands-off boss, they exhibited their characteristic thoroughness in their questioning.
The bullet comments flew by.
"Seriously, stop talking nonsense, Mom always said beautiful women are the most deceitful..."
"The more attractive a woman is, the less likely she is to tell the truth..."
"Didn't I say, is it that hard to admit you're a military contractor... Even the Russian military procurement major general agrees, and you still say it's not military products..."
"I see it now, Huayong Industries' boss Brother Hao, and the boss's wife Mech-ji, are like husband and wife singing in harmony, husband plows and wife weaves, husband steals and wife prostitutes..."
"..."
Qin Muyan's emotions were complex at this moment.
The more beautiful a woman is, the more she lies?
Was that saying she was good-looking?
Oh my, this batch of viewers really knows how to praise someone in disguise.
Wait, but she wasn't lying.
So, were they calling her ugly!
Also.
How did she become Meng Hao's boss's wife?
Such things, not yet materialized, shouldn't be spoken carelessly... although it did feel rather nice to hear.
The most outrageous thing was.
Were the Chinese language skills of these netizen friends taught by a gym teacher?
Husband and wife singing in harmony?
Well, she wasn't married to Meng Hao yet... though she did yearn for it.
Husband plows and wife weaves?
This idiom wasn't used accurately, was it.
Husband steals and wife prostitutes?
Damn it.
Wasn't that an insult?
Never mind.
She couldn't handle these netizens herself.
Qin Muyan rubbed her beautiful forehead, relieving some pressure, and then had an idea.
Damn Meng Hao.
Letting her clean up his mess and handle the aftermath.
This time, she would pass the buck back to him.
Since sincere explanations weren't being listened to by these netizens.
Alright.
Let's try a different approach!
"Everyone."
"The market can best illustrate the issue."
"Shall we sneak a peek at how Meng Hao negotiates business?"
"If this major deal is indeed a civilian business negotiation, then let's stop the fuss... If it's a military procurement deal, we'll all confront Meng Hao together, how about that?!"
Seeing a chorus of cheers in the live stream.
Qin Muyan, outside the camera, smirked.
Meng Hao.
Since you're passing the buck to me.
This time, it's your turn to experience what hysterics are, what a splitting headache is.
Yes.
What was that saying again?
True feelings never last, only tactics win hearts!
Online sages.
They never lied to me!