Chapter 181 Section 181 - Horizon

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"My sister..." Chen Fei watched Little Sister Chen's retreating figure and shook his head helplessly. She was always so brash and noisy, he wondered if she would ever find a boyfriend in the future, which was a headache for him as her brother. Teacher Shen Fei said with a smile, "She's very lively, just like you." She could tell that Little Sister Chen was straightforward, heartless, and careless—a trait that could be described as innocent and carefree, or less kindly, easily duped, but not a bad person. "I'll take that as a compliment!" Chen Fei felt somewhat embarrassed and found himself an excuse. Then, he said, "Teacher Shen, you mentioned your father earlier?" He was very curious about the relationship between Shen Fei, his uncle, and the National Defense Star. The Chen Family Gate had organized this networking event, which was in fact spearheaded by his uncle, with connections centered around his uncle and the National Defense Star. If a successful match was made, it would mean keeping the benefits within the family's reach. "My father is the vice general manager of the Northern Weapons Industry Group, Shen Songling. To some extent, the Northern Weapons Industry and your uncle's National Defense Star are competitors." Finally, Teacher Shen Fei cautiously revealed her family background, feeling inexplicably a bit nervous. Being in the same industry meant being natural rivals. It was an ironclad rivalry! "Oh!" Chen Fei was still a rookie after all, and the flight code name he had been given had not been a mistake. His reaction was nonchalant. "You don't know?" Shen Fei assessed Chen Fei's reaction, which seemed a bit too composed. No, it was more likely that he knew absolutely nothing about the relationship between the two companies. Healthy competition was necessary as it was beneficial, so the National Defense Star and Northern Weapons Industry had often engaged in cutthroat rivalry over contracts, sometimes reluctantly trading technologies and equipment with each other. Because they were both under the same sovereignty, the aggressive rivalry between them on Mars was akin to an inconvenient mess created by squabbling stepchildren. Although the bosses could be reasonable, the folks working under them were not always so amiable. With the right provocation, they might come to blows on the spot. "Know what?" Chen Fei looked utterly clueless. He hardly knew anything about his uncle's National Defense Star, let alone the Northern Weapons Industry Group. It was probably the first time he had even heard of it. Experience tales at empire How could he possibly know the extent of the open and undercover struggles? "My father's Northern Weapons Industry Group and your uncle's National Defense Star Aerospace Company compete for business, and their relationship has always been tense." Seeing that Chen Fei was still lost, Shen Fei laid it out directly for fear that he would have biases. The reason she attended this networking event was mainly because her father respected the personal invitation from Chairman Chen, the industry magnate. If the event had been organized in the name of the National Defense Star instead of the Chen Family, her father would never have allowed her to attend. They're involved not just in the military field but also in the civilian sector, with over ten million employees. On Cangqiong Star, products from Dragoon Magic Industrial have an 80% market share, monopolizing every corner surrounding the intelligent species, establishing itself as a Sovereign Level enterprise. No.2: Boeing Aerospace Company The American Federation's No. 1, a century-old factory. Had it not been for Dragoon Magic Industrial's sudden rise thirty years ago, Boeing Aerospace would have been the unrivaled leader in both R&D and production, initially leading the technical field by at least twenty years, a whole generation ahead. Even today, they haven't fallen too far behind. Apart from a few custom-made crystal jets and various military aircraft, they also produce Sky Patrol Ships powered by SEG core units. Their products rival the Magic Cube Warships of a different technical route, competing for the market of large atmospheric transport aircraft. No.3: Skycar Company A collective of various sovereignties of Europa, willing to give people, money, technology, and having no shortage of markets, the sovereignties foot the bill, thus making the company quite strong with balanced development and no shortfalls in either technology or production. No.4: National Defense Star Aerospace Company They have considerable interactions with Dragoon Magic Industrial in the technology field and developed the first generation of crystal jets. With profound technological depth and continued top-ranked innovation accumulation, they attract an abundance of talent. Focusing on high-end markets, their market share might not be the highest, but their profit margins are among the industry's best. No.5: Northern Weapons Industry Group A purebred central enterprise, strongly backed by the First Sovereign with national resources, it has the most comprehensive industry chain and peripheral facilities. In the field of crystal jets, it is the greatest competitor to National Defense Star Aerospace Company. Their Magic Cube Warships can go head-to-head with the Sky Patrol Ships from Boeing Aerospace, the industry's second-ranked company. No.6: Rolls Aerospace Group They have deep collaborations with Boeing Aerospace and overlap with Skycar Company in many business areas, acting as a disruptor in the combat aircraft field in Europa. Their signature product is the atmospheric Assault Ship, a smaller type of Sky Patrol Ship, with more specialized functionality. No.7: United Aircraft Manufacturing Company Pieced together from the ruins of the Russians' broken assets through bankruptcy and recombination, it is another Sovereign Level central enterprise. With technology transferred from National Defense Star Aerospace Company, it fills the mid-to-lower end of the market, with smaller sovereignties as its primary customers. No.8: Concord Sky Group A space aerospace enterprise that focuses primarily on R&D, possessing strong technical capabilities but weak production capacity, it cannot produce on a large scale. Therefore, it specializes in niche markets of space aircraft, serving as one of Blue Star's main suborbital transport aircraft manufacturers. No.9: Space Exploration Technology Company Privately invested and the only aircraft R&D and manufacturing enterprise without sovereignty backing. It boasts the capability to customize and modify crystal jets and is the third-party sponsor of the Sovereign Level Aerial Combat League's "Abyss Coliseum." No.10: Dassault Aerospace Company Recognized as a leading aircraft manufacturer in the design field, it profits mainly from technology licensing and subcontracting and acts as the main outsourcing factory for the industry's sixth-ranked Rolls Aerospace Group. Good grief! Even the manufacturers of the A-39B "Big Mouth Monster" light turboprop attack aircraft and the MiG-28 jet fighter that Chen Fei was most familiar with were not ranked within the top ten. Dassault Aerospace, ranking in at number ten, excels in design and technological R&D. Without considering the top nine, he would readily believe it to be the leading aerospace company on Blue Star. Luckily, his father was an industry insider, appointed as the deputy general manager of the Northern Weapons Industry Group. It was through exposure from a young age that Shen Fei knew so much critical information, not widely known. She said earnestly, "You must not underestimate any of the top ten manufacturers in the industry, so if you manage to grab an opportunity, never let it go easily, and definitely do not miss it. When it comes time to decide on the crystal jet, the most expensive is not necessarily the best, the most suitable is. Money is often secondary—if you become a Sky Knight, you won't have to worry about money at all." -

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