After dropping Tian Tian off at Black Domain Technology Tower, Chen Mo sent her the biological battery technology and then drove off in her Mercedes.
Technically, the car was registered under the company's name.
So, it was basically his.
Taking it wasn't overstepping.
Chen Mo had been thinking of buying a car for a while, but just hadn't found the time. Now that the company had one, it was convenient to simply use it.
It was already midnight.
Instead of returning to his rental apartment or Qingmu University, he drove straight to the nuclear power plant.
Red Queen's monitoring showed that the personnel from the Xuanwu Division, who had been investigating the blackout at Qingmu University, had already left—or at least significantly scaled back their operations. That meant he could finally relax a bit—no need to stay so on edge.
Chen Mo planned to spend the next few days here charging up energy. Once fully charged, he would use his movie-reach ability to extract a gene evolution serum and begin the physical enhancement process.
Back at the generator room, Chen Mo started the thermal power generator. As the machine roared to life, he opened the system interface and began the energy charging process. Zhao Qiang remained dutifully stationed outside, standing guard.
Zhao Qiang had been extremely obedient these days—careful, fully compliant with orders, and never trying to snoop into the nuclear plant's secrets.
You could say…
He had passed the preliminary vetting.
If Zhao Qiang continued this way and proved completely loyal, Chen Mo might let him stay at the plant permanently—or even inject him with the super-soldier serum someday.
Sitting on the ground, Chen Mo watched the steadily rising energy bar with a strange sense of satisfaction. Charging up like this… was actually addictive.
Still—
He didn't waste time. With his right hand, he pulled out his phone and opened the backend data for the Hatsune App.
[Project: Hatsune]
[Subscription Model: Monthly]
[Total Sales: 3 Billion]
Nice.
In just half a day since launch, it had brought in 3 billion yuan—2 billion more than at the time of the celebration banquet. This speed of earning money was faster than a printing press.
Chen Mo estimated they'd earn 7–10 billion yuan per day, meaning they could hit 50 billion within a week. That would be enough to repay the 40+ billion owed to Deqiu, and the nuclear power plant would officially be his.
But thinking further—
Chen Mo realized that making 50 billion in a week would be tough. Today had seen a major publicity push with a press conference and pop-up ads across the internet, hence the sales boom.
These next few days would likely be the peak of Hatsune's sales.
Afterward, sales would gradually decline and stabilize, entering a steady plateau.
But regardless—
Hatsune was now a hit.
As long as momentum was maintained and surrounding features continued to be developed, it would become a cash cow—providing Chen Mo with a continuous cash flow.
Then he could funnel that money into the Black Domain R&D base.
The R&D base would, in turn, supply Black Domain Technology with new breakthroughs.
Step by step, Chen Mo would build a power that surpassed all others and eventually dominate the global market.
Ahem…
That was looking too far ahead.
Right now, Black Domain Technology was still just a commercial company—not even a military contractor yet, let alone a global monopoly. Success had to be built bite by bite, step by step.
Chen Mo's immediate goal was to rapidly expand the company and obtain a military license—step one was becoming a legitimate arms manufacturer.
He closed the Hatsune dashboard and opened his browser to check the latest news.
Unsurprisingly, the top trending topics were all about Hatsune. News outlets and social media alike were plastered with headlines, many bolded and pinned to the top:
#Shocking! Hatsune Redefines What It Means to Be a Smart Assistant.
#Experts Test Hatsune—Her Intelligence Surpasses All Other AI on the Market, Even Passing the Turing Test. Is She Really Just a Smart Assistant?
#Black Domain Technology's First Release Hits God-Level Status on Debut.
#Experts Predict Black Domain's Valuation Could Exceed 100 Billion If Listed.
#Huawei's Smartphone President Announces Deep Collaboration with Black Domain—All Future Phones to Come Preloaded with Hatsune.
#Apple Feels the Pressure—Emergency R&D Meeting Held to Compete with Hatsune.
...
After scrolling through the news for a while, Chen Mo lost interest.
Everything boiled down to two themes: Hatsune's popularity, and smartphone companies scrambling to collaborate with Black Domain.
Partnering with phone manufacturers was fine—
But never allow exclusive licensing.
Otherwise, Hatsune would lose its autonomy.
"Red Queen, does Tian Tian have any intention of working with phone manufacturers?" Chen Mo asked.
He doubted she'd go for an exclusive deal, but better safe than sorry. If needed, he'd give her a little nudge.
Red Queen immediately projected herself—cute and obedient as always—standing before him.
"Nope!"
"Based on the surveillance footage from the past few days, Tian Tian currently has no plans to partner with any smartphone manufacturers."
Chen Mo chuckled. "Then send her an email in my name. Let her know we can consider collaborations, but no exclusive licenses. Also, it should be considered a premium customization service, and phone manufacturers must pay top dollar."
Red Queen smirked. "Master, if you want to fleece the phone companies, just say so. No need to be so roundabout."
Chen Mo: "…That's not it. It's just that phone companies have been overcharging ordinary people for so long—it's only fair that we take a slice from them for once."
"Fine, fine. As you wish! I've sent the email."
After wrapping up matters related to Hatsune, Chen Mo dismissed Red Queen. He then resumed charging while watching sci-fi movies on his phone—searching for the perfect gene serum to extract.
His Reach-Into-Movie ability was now 95% charged.
Just a bit more, and he could use it again.
But the question remained—which gene serum to take?
He had narrowed down his choices from the movies he'd seen:
Captain America – Super Soldier Serum
Limitless – NZT Pill
Lucy – CPH4 Compound
Super Seminary – God-Making Gene
Or maybe… establish a bio lab, reboot the T-Virus project, and develop the perfect gene serum from that?