Knowing Shen Yi’s craftsmanship and exquisite design, Bai Hanyun’s eyes lit up with interest. She nodded and replied, "Sure."
Just when she was about to take a step, Bai Hanyun turned to Hua Yuyu. "Brother Hua, you two don’t need to follow me."
Having met Shen Yi before, Hua Yuyu understood that Bai Hanyun had private business to discuss with Shen Yi and agreed. "Yes, Miss Bai."
Receiving his reply, Bai Hanyun smiled at Shen Yi. "Boss Shen, please lead the way."
"Miss Bai, this way, please."
With that, the two of them walked toward the inner part of the store.
Once they were gone, Gao Gong frowned and asked, "Brother Yu, is it all right to let her go alone?"
Hua Yuyu nodded calmly. "Mhm. Miss Bai has dealt with this shop before. They have a good relationship. Let’s just wait here."
After saying that, he sat down on a couch. Seeing how unconcerned he was, Gao Gong shrugged and began browsing the displays with interest.
Meanwhile, Shen Yi and Bai Hanyun stopped before a heavy metal door.
Eyeing its solid frame, Bai Hanyun raised a brow. "Boss Shen, what do you keep inside that requires such strict security?"
Shen Yi smiled mysteriously at her question and replied, "Miss Bai will know soon enough."
After saying that, he pressed his finger against the scanner. A second later, the door was unlocked.
Shen Yi pulled the door open with a grin and said, "Here we are." Stepping aside, he gestured for Bai Hanyun to enter first.
The moment Bai Hanyun walked in and saw the things inside the room, her eyes widened in astonishment.
Bai Hanyun swallowed and asked in a low voice, "Boss Shen, are you sure these are for sale?"
Seeing how she acted like a thief sneaking around, Shen Yi chuckled and explained, "Miss Bai, these aren’t ordinary cannons. They are artificial rain cannons."
The moment his words fell, Bai Hanyun turned to him with wide eyes. Grabbing Shen Yi’s hand in excitement, she exclaimed, "What? Artificial rain cannon?"
Startled by her sudden enthusiasm, Shen Yi froze for a moment. Two seconds later, he came back to his senses, his eyes lighting up.
Nodding like a chicken pecking rice, Shen Yi hurriedly introduced the artificial rain cannon to her.
"Miss Bai, this artificial rain cannon was developed by me and a friend last year. After countless trials and errors, we finally succeeded two months ago. Just two days ago, my friend told me the final product was ready and sent three units to my store."
Smiling proudly, he added, "Actually, I only intended to display these artificial rain cannons to attract the attention of the public before submitting them to the government."
Hearing that, Bai Hanyun grew anxious. "Boss Shen, you are not selling these artificial rain cannons?"
Shen Yi’s eyes flickered with triumph at her words.
Suppressing his excitement, he smiled calmly and said, "I never planned to sell them to the public. You know very well this kind of thing can’t be used privately. If the government finds out, I might end up in jail."
Bai Hanyun immediately understood the hidden meaning behind his words.
After pondering for a moment, she calmed herself and said, "Boss Shen, money is not a problem. Can you sell them to me?"
’As expected,’ Shen Yi thought gleefully. ’Miss Bai really is generous!’
Coughing lightly to cover his excitement, Shen Yi said, "Since Miss Bai has said so, then I will sell one to you."
Hearing she could only buy one, Bai Hanyun frowned. "Boss Shen, can’t you sell me all of them?"
Scratching his head, Shen Yi explained, "I promised my friend I’d submit these artificial rain cannons to the government. If I sold them all to you, I’d have to wait another two months before I could submit anything."
"If my friend found out I sold them all, he would skin me alive." Shen Yi grimaced, then added pitifully, "Miss Bai, you wouldn’t be so heartless as to let me be skinned alive, right?"
Bai Hanyun was speechless at his words.
"....." If you don’t want to sell them all, just say so. Why drag your friend into this to play the victim?
After a short moment of silence, Bai Hanyun said helplessly, "Boss Shen, you are joking. How could I possibly let you be skinned alive?"
Shen Yi grinned and said, "Miss Bai is truly kind."
Rolling her eyes, Bai Hanyun asked, "Then, Boss Shen, how much is the artificial rain cannon?"
Since he had never planned to sell them, Shen Yi hadn’t calculated costs or profit. Being asked directly, he pulled out his phone and opened the calculator app.
After counting for a while, he said, "Since you are an old customer and I don’t plan to sell them in the first place, then I won’t make any profit this time."
He then showed her the calculation and added, "This is the production cost for one artificial rain cannon—fifty million yuan. As for the bullets, they are three hundred thousand yuan each."
Rubbing her chin, Bai Hanyun thought to herself, ’Feng Xiyan said the drought has lasted two years. By now, the ground must be cracked from lack of water. One rain won’t be enough to repair the soil and end the drought.’
After some thought, she asked, "Boss Shen, how many bullets would it take to repair soil damaged by two years of drought?"
Shen Yi considered for a moment before replying, "One bullet can create rain lasting at least four hours. The coverage area depends on the thickness and size of the raincloud formed."
"Usually, after two months of drought, it takes three to five rounds of rain to restore the soil’s water level. With two years of drought, I’m afraid you would need at least ten rounds of rain to recover the soil."
He paused, then added, "But even then, artificial rain won’t end the drought permanently. Unless the temperature and ecology are rebalanced, the drought will continue."