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”You Little Siths, you’re just calling me short, aren’t you?” The corners of Ma Liyun’s mouth drooped. He wanted to roll his eyes, but after a glance at the cameras, he forced himself to hold back.

Ma Wenteng and Li Yanhong flanked him, while Chen Yansen stood on the outermost edge.

The four men squeezed out insincere smiles for the first-ever group photo of the ’BATS’ Sect Leaders.

Little Ma had the best control over his expression, delivering a perfect, ten-out-of-ten fake smile.

Lao Ma’s eyelids were half-closed, giving the subtle impression of a sneer that conveyed both arrogance and contempt.

Li Yanhong bared his teeth in something that was not quite a smile, looking somewhat pained.

Chen Yansen’s smile was the most brilliant, full of youthful energy yet not lacking in maturity.

In comparison, Little Ma looked like an underling, Lao Ma like a butler, and Li Yanhong like a security guard.

The conference staff member taking the photo had a strange look on his face. It wasn’t that Ma Wenteng and Li Yanhong were bad-looking or lacked presence—Lao Ma aside—but, as they say, comparisons are cruel.

Chen Yansen and the others came down from the stage, bade farewell to Yuan Ruli, and were led to their seats in the front row by a staff member.

The arrival of Facebook’s founder, Zuckerberg, also caused quite a stir.

From his place in the audience, Wang Tao stared at Chen Yansen for a long time. It was only after Chen Yansen had taken his seat that he hurried over to introduce himself. ”President Chen, hello. I’m Wang Tao, from DJI Innovation.”

Chen Yansen stood up and exchanged smiling pleasantries with Wang Tao.

Unlike many products that first established a foothold in the domestic market before ”going global,” both the Alexa Smart Speaker and the DJI Drone had followed a different path. They first gained recognition in the European and American Markets before being ”sold back” to China.

The previous October, DJI had launched its Ace One flight control system, which had attracted a fair amount of attention from the investment community.

When it came down to a choice between Senlian Capital and Redwood Capital, Wang Tao ultimately chose Senlian Capital, as they had a better understanding of overseas markets.

After all, the Alexa Smart Speaker had sold millions of units in the European and American Markets, and Senlian Capital possessed a vast and comprehensive network of both online and offline sales channels.