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Chapter 238: Chapter 181: Everyone Has Been Labeled (Part 2)

"There’s nothing to be done about it. Their brand has that kind of pull! The others just make a lot of noise. You can say you’re taking it seriously all you want, but if you don’t invest money or people, what exactly are you taking seriously?"

"Speaking of which, I’m not intentionally praising Junxing Auto. In fact, I’m not optimistic about them either. But as two new energy vehicle companies from Hanjiang Province, their attitudes toward smart driving are completely different!"

"Shanyun Auto is always bragging about how awesome its smart driving is, about how much computing power it has. But where’s the money you’ve invested? Where are the people? And is your smart driving even usable? When will you be able to offer it nationwide?"

"I’m not even asking you to achieve what the front-runners have, with their parking-space-to-parking-space feature! You can’t even offer a smooth, nationwide experience yet, and you’re still bragging about your smart driving every day. Aren’t you just trying to fool people?"

Jin Wuxian’s expression turned grim. Every word General Cao said was reasonable, but hearing it put so bluntly was still demoralizing!

’The worst part is that he’s comparing Shanyun Auto with Junxing Auto. We’re not even in the same league, buddy. What an insult!’

General Cao continued, "Now let’s talk about the other car company from Hanjiang Province, Junxing Auto. Sigh, I have to say something good about them. Regardless of whether they succeed in the end, at least they know where the future of new energy vehicles is headed."

"The future of NEVs is in intelligence, and smart driving and smart cockpits are the most important battlegrounds in the first phase. So, even though they’re struggling right now, when they say they’ll invest, they invest tens of billions annually and put over 3,000 people on it. Who else has that kind of determination?"

"Now *that’s* what you call ’All In.’ Go big or go home! From this day on, when it comes to intelligence, I’m going to speak up for Junxing Auto. They’ve got a truly dauntless spirit!"

In the comment section:

"Look at ’Young Man Forging Ahead’ staying completely silent. He’s definitely gloating in secret!"

"Definitely. After General Cao’s speech, that Junxing Auto exec probably sees him as a kindred spirit!"

Jin Wuxian’s face was as black as the bottom of a wok. He was in no mood to celebrate!

Shanyun Auto had been made into a cautionary tale. It was true that they also used smart driving as a selling point. The main reason was that you couldn’t afford *not* to advertise it.

Just as Xiangzi had said earlier, nowadays, if a car over 200,000 yuan didn’t have smart driving, consumers wouldn’t even give it a second glance.

As for Shanyun Auto’s smart driving being relatively weak right now... well, there was nothing to be done. That stuff burns through money, and they were out of money to burn.

Manufacturers promoting their tech now, especially luxury brands, loved to boast about full-stack in-house R&D. It gave them an air of prestige.

Few high-end brands would advertise that they use another company’s core technology. Even if they did, they’d call it a "joint R&D effort" that was "independently controllable."

Xiangzi spoke up then. "So, General Cao, does that mean the ones you’re most optimistic about are the three in the first tier—Hongmeng, Lixiang, and Dapeng—plus Junxing Auto?"

General Cao replied, "I’m optimistic about the three in the first tier. As for Junxing Auto, we’ll have to see how they develop and if they can sustain it. But I support their attitude!"

Xiangzi nodded in understanding, then turned to Painless and Itchless.

"My view is a bit different from General Cao’s. First off, Prince Di’s investment in smart driving involves both collaboration and in-house R&D. Plus, with their huge research team and deep pockets, they are, without a doubt, in the first tier!"

The moment he finished speaking, the comments section was flooded with insults.

"Stop hyping them up as first-tier! Get the feature in the car and make urban NCA a reality first, then we’ll talk!"

There were other insults, too. It couldn’t be helped; dominant brands always have a lot of haters as well as die-hard fans.

Painless and Itchless seemed used to it and continued, unfazed, "Furthermore, regarding Junxing Auto, as I’ve said before, their direction is correct, but their execution is wrong. I don’t see it as being dauntless; I see it as being ignorant! Do they really have the resources for sustained investment?"

"Just you wait. It’s like building a mountain and stopping one basket short of the top. Junxing Auto is about to become a textbook case of that proverb!"

The comments section lit up again:

"This Painless and Itchless guy has some nerve. A Junxing Auto exec is right here on the stream, and he still dares to say that!"

"He probably doesn’t care. Junxing Auto is just a small carmaker. A big-shot KOL like him wouldn’t even give them a second thought."

Fearing his words would become even more inflammatory, Xiangzi quickly cut in, "Alright, stop! If you keep going, I’m going to get a DM from the brand’s PR team any second now!"

"Our job is to offend people every day. Next, let’s have ’Young Man Forging Ahead’ share his thoughts on this issue!"

Jin Wuxian said, "On this issue, I think the competition in intelligence is still something that needs to be observed. Even if the front-runners are ahead, it’s not by much. The latecomers can still catch up!"

"Also, I do believe core technologies like this should be kept in-house. I support the path of in-house R&D!"

He had no choice but to support it. Shanyun Auto’s whole sales pitch was built on bragging about its "full-stack in-house R&D," regardless of whether it was actual in-house R&D or just "R&D on paper."

It was all about not sounding weak!

In the comment section:

"The theme today is ’praise yourself with every sentence without mentioning your own name’! What’s this about supporting the path of in-house R&D? Isn’t that just supporting Junxing Auto?"

"He doesn’t need to mention his own company. He’s just piggybacking on General Cao’s praise!"

Jin Wuxian looked at the comments, feeling like he’d been saddled with yet another round of unfair blame. ’Piggybacking on his praise my ass! I can’t praise Shanyun, and I don’t want to praise anyone else, so of course I can only praise the idea of in-house R&D! When the hell did I praise Junxing Auto?!’

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