novelones Chapter 30 Sky Eagle's Objection
Chapter 30 Sky Eagle's Objection
The Flight Safety White Paper was completed within a week.
This document is not a marketing material, but a genuine technical white paper—from the safety logic design of the flight controller firmware to the hardware redundancy scheme, from the low power protection mechanism to the algorithm flow for disconnection and return to home, every safety-related design detail is clearly written.
It was written by Su Chen himself and proofread by Zhang Lei.
The white paper was published on Hongyuan's official website, and at the same time, it was also posted on the desktop to Li Hao of Hardcore Innovation Network and Liu Yu of Yuchen Network.
Li Hao's reaction after reading it was direct: "President Su, I've worked in the drone industry for three years, and this is the first small company I've seen that proactively discloses its flight control safety logic design. Even big companies don't do this."
"This isn't our core secret," Su Chen replied. "Safety design isn't a competitive advantage; flight control algorithms are. Disclosing our safety solutions won't allow competitors to catch up, but it will build user trust."
Li Hao didn't say anything more, but that evening he published a short article on Hardcore Innovation Network titled "Hongyuan's Security Strategy: When a Small Company Dares to Present Security Designs to Strangers".
The article begins by stating, "Recently, there has been talk about the safety hazards of low-priced drones. I will not comment on motives, but only look at the facts—Hongyuan is the first small and medium-sized drone company I know of to proactively release complete flight control safety design documents."
This article was widely shared, completely reversing the previous discussion on the safety of "low-cost drones".
"Those who say it's unsafe have simply made their safety designs public. Would you dare to make yours public if you said it was unsafe?"
"Hongyuan made a brilliant move."
"I nominate Hongyuan as the drone company with the best brand transparency."
Su Chen did not respond to Tianying's attack in public and did not say a word.
He lets the products and data speak for themselves.
And the result is more effective than any rebuttal.
Tianying's repost ultimately became a laughing stock—because netizens quickly discovered that Tianying's own Flying Eagle II had not published any similar security design documents.
"What kind of logic is it to make others prove you're safe while revealing nothing about yourself?"
The shift in public opinion infuriated Lu Weimin. According to Wu Zheng's later revelation at an internal meeting, after seeing Hongyuan's white paper, Lu Weimin slammed his fist on the table and said, "This kid surnamed Su is not simple."
But he didn't change his strategy. That's just how Skyhawk is—marketing-driven, not technology-driven. When competitors use technological transparency to attack you, you can only intensify your marketing efforts—and intensifying efforts requires money.
Tianying has money. Hongyuan doesn't at the moment.
This is why fundraising is so important.
It was Monday morning, the ninth day after the exhibition ended.
Su Chen's phone rang at 10:13 a.m.
The caller ID showed a Shenzhen number that wasn't in my contacts.
But Su Chen immediately knew who it was.
He took a deep breath and answered the phone.
"Hello, Mr. Su, I am Shen Yumeng from Mingyuan Capital."
She spoke as fast as she did at the exhibition.
"Our team has discussed Hongyuan's situation internally. There are some things I'd like to understand further, and if it's convenient, I'd like to bring the team to your location this week for an on-site visit."
"You're welcome anytime." Su Chen's voice was calm, without any trace of excitement.
"Is Thursday okay?"
"Thursday is fine."
"Okay. I'll bring two colleagues with me, one for technical due diligence and one for financial due diligence."
"No problem, we will prepare all the necessary documents in advance."
After hanging up the phone, Su Chen stood in his office without moving.