The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 413 Dangdang

“Business is business,” Liu Hua said in English. “A capitalist came up to me and said he was willing to sponsor my research unconditionally. This is against common sense, and I can’t believe it.”

"Our foundation's mission is to promote technological progress and technology sharing."

The man explained with a smile, but Liu Hua felt there was a hint of condescension in that smile, which made him very uncomfortable.

"The beginning was all nonsense, the last four words are the key point." Liu Hua said jokingly, "I knew it, there's no such thing as charity in capitalism, they're all the kind of people who won't act until they see the benefits."

Liu Hua glanced at his business card and asked with a smile, "Who are the shareholders of your foundation?"

"These are some of the more well-known companies in our Brain Beauty industry."

This guy listed several names, including Morgan and Rockefeller, but let's not even mention them; they were the invisible manipulators behind the scenes of brainwashing.

Liu Hua noticed the name of a foundation. This foundation was unknown, but Liu Hua knew that he had seen it online in his previous life. It was a think tank of the U.S. Department of Defense.

Liu Hua pointed at the other party and said, "We have a saying: 'Night owls come to a house, they don't come unless they have something to do.' Everything else is fine, but your think tank company has a lot of problems."

The other person looked flustered; he hadn't expected Liu Hua to get straight to the heart of the matter.

“I know a little bit about this company,” Liu Hua said with a smile. “There are many messy movements in this world that he orchestrated behind the scenes. Now he’s going to support me. I can hardly believe it.”

"Think it over carefully. We certainly won't treat you unfairly. We can mobilize resources you can't even imagine for your research."

Liu Hua waved his hand and handed the business card back to him: "It seems you haven't investigated me carefully. More than 20 years ago, I clearly rejected your recruitment from the Americans. I am a nationalist. I love my country and will never betray it. This will never change, so don't waste your time."

The guy didn't take the business card, so Liu Hua handed it to the boss.

“This foundation is no good. I think you should investigate and see if anyone in our country is receiving its sponsorship.”

"what happened?"

"There are a lot of these NGOs in Europe and America. On the surface, they are supposed to promote progress in science, humanities, environmental protection, human rights, women's rights, etc., but in reality, they are stabbing people in the back and want to stir up trouble."

"That is indeed a problem. We need to investigate it thoroughly and not let it cause trouble within our ranks."

The graphene issue has become quite a big deal, generating a lot of buzz for over a month. Many renowned materials scientists from around the world have come to investigate, and the issue has been thoroughly hyped up.

Liu Hua heard that in the two months that followed, at least a hundred graphene-related projects were launched, with a total investment of over five billion US dollars.

In the US stock market, whenever a company announces the establishment of a graphene project team, its stock price immediately surges.

The fact that a stock price can soar without a plan, without finished products, and without results is simply outrageous.

While others were still researching how to mass-produce graphene, Liu Hua was already considering which method to use for mass production.

Liu Hua knew there were about five methods for mass production of graphene, but he didn't have many methods to build a production line. After thinking it over, he could only use chemical vapor deposition.

Liu Hua achieved the production of graphene using chemical vapor deposition in the laboratory in just half a month.

While rumors were swirling outside, Liu Hua remained calm. Someone from the Science and Technology Commission even approached him to inquire about the situation. "Professor Liu, we have some funds available for you to research methods for mass production of graphene," the responsible leader said with a smile. "We don't know if you need our help in allocating resources, or contacting other laboratories for joint research."

"Mass production?"

“Yes, right now there’s a huge uproar outside, but you, the instigator, are able to stay calm.” The person in charge said with a smile, “The leaders still have full confidence in you. They believe that you are probably the only one in the world who can be the first to achieve mass production of graphene.”

Liu Hua nodded: "That's right, the leader didn't misjudge me. I'm also confident that I will be the first to achieve mass production of graphene."

"Then may I ask what your plans are? Our funds will be available soon."

Liu Hua shrugged: "Plan? There's no plan. I'm already setting up a graphene production line."

The person in charge felt as if his head had been struck by a taut bow, and immediately jumped up from his chair.

"No, what did you say? I didn't hear you clearly, please say it again."

“I said, I’m already building a production line for mass production of graphene.”

The person in charge shook his head: "How could it be so fast? Right now, not a single laboratory in the world has a method for mass production."

"Who am I?" Liu Hua patted his chest and said, "I am the first person in the world to achieve the preparation of graphene. I can achieve the preparation of graphene without a lot of skill."

"I'll go back and report."

Half an hour after the person in charge left in a hurry, the phone call came.

"Comrade Liu Hua, I heard from your subordinates that you have achieved mass production of graphene?"

"To be precise, I have already achieved a method for mass production of graphene in the laboratory, but it still needs to be debugged in the factory environment. I am currently building the production line."

The leader was horrified: "Just a month ago, you announced that you had successfully prepared graphene, and a month later, you were able to achieve mass production of graphene. Your research speed is unbelievable."

"This is a simple thing that anyone with hands can do. The first thing that came to my mind was chemical vapor deposition. Although it's not the best, it's definitely the most reliable method right now."

The Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense has its own think tank. After hanging up the phone, the leaders would call the materials science experts they were familiar with to ask questions.

"Professor Ma, do you think it's possible to achieve mass production of graphene using chemical vapor deposition?"

"This idea is very promising, but we still need to conduct experiments to figure out how to mass-produce it."

"Professor Liu has already successfully achieved the production of graphene using chemical vapor deposition in the laboratory."

"As expected of Professor Liu," Professor Ma said with admiration. "Everyone says he's incredibly fast at his research, but I never imagined he was this fast. Could you please put in a good word for me? I'd like to go and learn from him."

Don't you have any doubts?

Professor Ma said emphatically, "That's Professor Liu Hua. His name is renowned in academia. When has he ever made baseless accusations?"

(End of this chapter)