The minor incident came and went as quickly as it arrived.
Meng Hao soon shifted his thoughts away from how to decline Gude Yefu's banquet.
He completely ignored Comrade Gude Yefu, with his thick beard, who was peeping in the live stream, requesting an invitation to drink with Meng Hao.
Meng Hao's topic returned to Tesla's codename 'y' model.
"So, to put it simply,"
"If it were our newly designed model, it could completely crush and even instantly defeat Tesla's models."
"That's why it's perfectly normal for me not to take Tesla seriously."
After discussing battery safety,
the most crucial aspect, vehicle range, naturally had to be brought up.
Meng Hao tapped his knuckles on the table nonchalantly.
"As for Tesla's claimed theoretical range of 700 kilometers for codename 'y', that's utter nonsense..."
"The theoretical range of this car is less than six hundred kilometers. Of course, a real-world range of four to five hundred kilometers is normal..."
"However, I haven't optimized the battery design for this model. This means the energy density of the battery will decrease by thirty percent within its one-year half-life..."
A thirty percent decrease in a year.
That's quite alarming.
In other words,
if what Meng Hao said was entirely true, and this Tesla model 'y' was indeed designed by him,
then,
this model is a complete trap.
A thirty percent reduction in drivable range in just one year.
That means a drop from an original range of 500 kilometers directly to 350 kilometers.
And this is just the reduction in the first year.
If it's the second or third year,
unless Tesla offers a battery replacement service, this car will be unusable within three years.
"Therefore, this model is essentially a semi-finished product..."
"Do you all understand now..."
"I advise everyone not to purchase this model... Of course, the arrogant Tesla and its CEO, Marcus, don't plan to sell vehicles in our Great Xia anyway, which is a good thing. To think they would release such a semi-finished product with minor modifications is simply because Tesla is desperate for money..."
Of course.
Meng Hao held back a deeper thought.
That is,
this model.
He had dug a huge pit within it.
The control center of each vehicle had a clone of Wenqu planted within it.
In the future,
who knows what kind of trouble it might cause.
Meng Hao took a sip of water.
He then placed the cup back down.
The online trolls and paid detractors, who had been mesmerized by Meng Hao's explanation, began to act.
No choice.
Although they believed what Meng Hao said,
however,
being paid to smear Meng Hao was their profession.
After all,
in an industry where conscience is exchanged for money, the most important thing is to discard that insignificant conscience.
Various paid commenters and trolls began flooding the chat.
"Host, do you have any evidence? If not, this is outright defamation..."
"Tesla is a massive company worth trillions of US dollars. Your Huarong Technology is a nobody compared to them..."
"I feel like the CEO of Huarong Technology is simply trying to piggyback on Tesla's fame. If Tesla were truly this bad, why would people spend a fortune ordering from overseas..."
"..."
Meng Hao completely ignored the barrage of comments from these trolls.
He refused to look at the bullet screen.
No choice.
They were professionals in this field.
After all,
exchanging conscience for a few measly five-cent comments.
It was already a difficult task.
Meng Hao.
had always been a considerate person.
He could understand.
They were just trying to make a living.
It wasn't shameful.
However, seeing the trolls claim that people were buying the codename 'y' electric car overseas at inflated prices, he found it somewhat unbelievable.
"Although I don't want to bother with these trolls, I'm genuinely curious, are there really people who would buy the codename 'y' model from other countries?"
In response to Meng Hao's question,
many viewers who were not trolls quickly provided answers.
"Yes, there really are. The guy next door to me, who made some money and calls himself a white-collar worker, paid extra and bought one. After importing it and paying taxes, it cost around 700,000, which is about 100,000 US dollars..."
"My relative, who always thinks they're an elite, also bought one. The price was slightly cheaper, over 600,000, which is about 90,000 US dollars..."
"My wife's cousin's neighbor also bought one, for around 600,000..."
Seeing the constant stream of messages about relatives, friends, and neighbors making purchases, Meng Hao let out a long sigh.
"The facts prove that nowadays, there are too many fools, and not enough scammers..."
"Fortunately, the viewers in our live stream have at least got their heads on straight..."
"Hey, you trolls and paid detractors, if you defend Tesla so much, why don't you buy one yourselves..."
Instantly.
The trolls fell silent.
Damn it.
They were paid to be trolls.
To post comments for five cents.
This was how they made money.
But don't expect them to genuinely believe Tesla was that great.
It was fine to wave the flag for Tesla with money, but asking them to spend their own hard-earned cash to buy a Tesla car.
Please.
They were just heartless, not brainless.
Seeing the suddenly clean screen.
Meng Hao was both amused and speechless.
It seemed.
these trolls and paid detractors were indeed slandering him for money.
If they were actually asked to buy a Tesla.
It was probably impossible.
"See, even the trolls and paid detractors wouldn't buy a Tesla car..."
"It seems that the relatives and friends you mentioned are not even as sensible as these trolls..."
"All I can say is, anyone who buys Tesla's codename 'y' has water in their brain..."
"Furthermore, after all my analysis, you should be able to calculate this by now. The cost of this car is only about ten thousand US dollars. And according to current online information, that shrewd fellow Marcus has even moved the production plants to Africa, so the labor costs can be further reduced..."
"Forget it, let's just calculate based on a cost of ten thousand US dollars. A cost of ten thousand US dollars, sold for a hundred thousand US dollars, and there are still fools buying it from overseas..."
"Tesla must be laughing so hard their hair is falling out..."
In the face of Meng Hao's mockery and ridicule.
The entire live stream was suddenly filled with countless "666" and sarcastic comments.
Then.
Those trolls realized something was wrong.
They were hired to smear Meng Hao.
How did it feel like they were being led by the nose by Meng Hao?
This wouldn't do.
They had to quickly seize the opportunity.
And continue to smear Meng Hao!