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Chapter 1504 Tang Monk Meat

Suning's refusal was somewhat beyond Principal Xie's expectations. After all, according to the specific information he had recently received, he learned that eighteen mysterious experts had joined the research center.

Logically speaking, the research center should now be in dire need of support from domestic universities. You know, universities can provide massive resources, and start-up institutions like the "Center for Research on Mysteries of the Universe" are most in need.

Principal Xie suppressed his surprise and looked at Su Ning again, asking, "Professor Zhuang, I heard that an investment company with overseas background has invested one billion US dollars in your research center?"

Su Ning immediately brought out the background he had prepared in advance and replied, "That's right! Su Capital, an international investment company registered in the Cayman Islands. Its background is the Su family, who immigrated from China many years ago. The reason I returned to the Shanghai Investment and Construction Research Center this time is mainly because of the financial and technical support of Su Capital."

"I see! Then what are the demands of Su Capital?" Shocked, Principal Xie looked at Suning again and asked.

"Principal Xie, they are here to invest and do business, and their purpose is naturally to seize the mainland market."

"Huh? Professor Zhuang is right."

"However, Su Capital's investment is relatively modest, unlike those foreign capital giants who are so overbearing. They mainly want to enter the mainland market through technology."

At this moment, Principal Xie looked at Su Ning with envy, "Professor Zhuang, you are lucky. Angel investors like this are not easy to come across."

"Indeed! That's why I work so hard. Next, we will definitely make the research center stronger. Ultimately, whatever China lacks, our research center will focus on." Suning, on the other hand, expressed his opinion to Principal Xie in a very cooperative manner.

"Professor Zhuang, I'm actually looking forward to it now."

"It's almost there! Our research center is about to achieve a breakthrough in its first ultra-high voltage transmission technology."

"Oh? So soon?"

"Not so fast! After all, the experts at the research center all have something in their stomachs."

"..."

Principal Xie really didn't expect that Suning was not a person who would fire without thinking. He originally thought that Suning might have some special purpose, but now it seems that he might have been worrying too much.

Although the current "Center for Research on Mysteries of the Universe" has little to do with Fudan University, given the good relationship between Suning and Fudan University, I believe there will definitely be some mutually beneficial cooperation in the future.

Then, countless big names like Principal Xie came to contact Suning. The main reason was that the billion US dollars of funds were too huge and tempting, and these technology practitioners all wanted to get a piece of the pie.

However, ten billion dollars may seem like a lot, but it may not be enough to build a research and development center. You have to know that your research and development center is not just a research and development center. Three skyscrapers with more than 100 floors alone are new landmarks of Shanghai.

Seeing that he is about to become Tang Monk's meat, Suning is somewhat at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Some people are really good at wishful thinking.

……

One day, Li Jia had a rare day off, and she returned to the alley that made her feel suffocated.

After finally seeing her daughter Li Jia return, her mother naturally asked with a worried look on her face, "Nannan, what have you been busy with recently? Didn't winter vacation start a long time ago?"

"Mom, I found a part-time job and have been busy recently. I only have time to rest today." Li Jia quickly looked at her mother in front of her with a smile and explained.

Li Jia's mother, who understood what was happening, was filled with shame and sadness. "Part-time job? Nannan, your parents are really sorry for you."

"Mom, please don't say that. Since our family is in trouble now, we should work hard together."

"Well, Wenwen now has a Shanghai hukou. Once the transfer procedures are successfully completed, our family will have put a worry to rest."

Then Li Jia's heart moved and she wanted to persuade her parents to calm down again, "Mom, are you and my dad really not considering going to Northeast China?"

"No going back! Even if we die, we will die in Shanghai." However, Li Jia's parents had already gone crazy.

"Okay! I hope you and my dad won't regret it."

"..."

Then Li Jia naturally left the alley with a feeling of disappointment. She was too lazy to look at the ugly faces of her mercenary uncle and aunt. Instead, she returned to the school dormitory feeling a little tired.

It is still summer vacation, so there are not too many students in the school, and Li Jia’s dormitory is quite empty.

Lying alone in the eight-person dormitory, Li Jia suddenly felt a sense of emptiness and loneliness, and the fatigue he had just felt was not so obvious.

At this moment, Li Jia couldn't help but think of Suning's "problem" again. She was naturally keenly aware of what Suning needed, and she also understood that doing so was tantamount to a deal with the devil, but the reality of her embarrassment made her feel moved.

……

Zhuang Tunan brought back pineapples from Guangzhou and the whole family ate them together. There were no pineapples in Suzhou at that time, so everyone felt it was very novel.

Soon Zhuang Tuanan’s summer vacation was about to end and he was preparing to return to school. Huang Ling prepared some fruits for him to take away.

However, Zhuang Tunan declined his mother's kindness on the grounds that there were too many things in his bag. His main purpose was to get his mother to treat herself better.

In fact, Zhuang Tunan also feels particularly sorry for her mother, but there are some things that she, a child, cannot interfere with. Pretending to be deaf and dumb is actually a kind of respect for the elders.

Zhuang Tunan thought for a moment and then looked at Pengfei and said, "Pengfei, you are also the man of our family. When I'm not around, the family will rely on you."

"Brother Tunan, don't worry! I will definitely protect my aunt and Xiaoting." Sure enough, Pengfei nodded solemnly.

"Haha, it's not as serious as you say. Just pay more attention to things at home. Of course, your main task is to study hard and make progress every day."

"Huh? Brother Tunan, I get it."

In fact, Pengfei had no talent for studying. It was definitely an embarrassing situation where he got half the result with twice the effort, so Pengfei never expected to be admitted to university.

The reason why he is still working so hard here is because his mother Zhuang Hualin has placed too much hope on him. Everything he does now is because he doesn't want to disappoint his mother too early.

The Song Ying family did not adapt well to their new arrival in Guangzhou. Lin Wufeng's daily workload was extremely intense, far from the comfortable and relaxed life he had at the Suzhou Compressor Factory.

Because Song Ying couldn't find a job in Guangzhou, she could only wash clothes and cook at home all day, and her relationship with her neighbors was hard to describe.

So Song Ying was always thinking about the comfortable life in Suzhou, and of course her best friend who she could talk to about anything, so she was naturally in a bad mood every day. As Lin Dongzhe grew older, his temper became worse and worse, and he even started to confront Song Ying head-on.

Lin Dongzhe is studying very actively every day. He must work hard to go to the same school as Zhuang Xiaoting. His learning attitude surprises Lin Wufeng and Song Ying.

Of course, they also know that Lin Dongzhe’s efforts today are all due to the help of Huang Ling’s family.

One day, Song Ying looked at Lin Wufeng with a sad face and said with emotion, "Wufeng, I still miss Sister Ling. If it weren't for Sister Ling's family, Dongzhe would never have been so successful."

"Yes! Such good neighbors are hard to come by." In fact, Lin Wufeng also missed the comfortable life in Suzhou very much.

"I wonder if anyone would bully Sister Ling without my protection?"

"Huh? Song Ying, don't overthink it. Sister Ling is also a veteran employee of the cotton mill. Plus, she's always been kind to others, so she shouldn't have any conflicts with others."

"Wu Feng, have you forgotten our house?"

"This……"

"Humph! I think there must be a lot of people eyeing our house right now. Before I even left, someone had already sounded out my intentions."

"That's really a problem."

"Wu Feng, how about we buy the Suzhou Cotton Mill's building?"

"What? Buy it with money?"

"Yes! As long as we buy it with our own money, no one else can steal the house. Even if we never return to Suzhou, there will be no problem."

"Okay! Song Ying, contact the cotton mill first and see how much it costs."

"Okay! I'll go out and make a phone call later."

Because of Song Ying and Lin Wufeng's sudden worries, some details changed unconsciously, and the couple even thought of buying a house.

You have to know that houses nowadays are allocated by work units, and no one is stupid enough to spend money to buy them, but the work units also support such purchasing behavior.

Sure enough, Song Ying's intention was supported by the leaders of the cotton mill, and a house purchase and sale agreement was soon reached. Song Ying and Lin Wufeng only had to pay four hundred yuan, which was not even as expensive as a TV.

Song Ying, who had bought the house, immediately called Huang Ling and said, "Sister Ling, Wu Feng and I have already bought the house at the cotton mill. If anyone bothers you about this house again, just fight them back."

"Ah? What a waste of money to buy it?" As expected, Huang Ling felt a little sorry for Song Ying.

"Sister Ling, sometimes spending a little money can save you a lot of trouble. At least no one dares to take over this house anymore."

"Song Ying, you don't want to go back to Suzhou, do you?"

"How could that be? I'm thinking about going back to Suzhou all the time, but the current situation doesn't allow it. I just signed a two-year suspension with pay with the factory. If something unexpected happens after two years, this house will make it difficult for you to run your business."

"That's fine! There are indeed quite a few colleagues who have been eyeing this house recently."

……

At this time, the "Center for Research on Mysteries of the Universe" had achieved a breakthrough. The first project, "Ultra-high Voltage Transmission Technology", was successfully developed and had passed a series of complex laboratory experiments.

The research center then immediately invited the State Grid and demonstrated the latest power transmission technology to the State Grid, with the aim of reaching a mutually beneficial cooperation with the State Grid.

"Professor Zhuang, what are the advantages of your ultra-high voltage transmission technology?"

"Electricity has now almost replaced oil as the most important industrial resource. If a country wants to develop its industry and economy, it must do everything it can to provide an adequate power supply. However, due to various factors such as regional constraints, power generation facilities and power consumption facilities may not be located in the same area. This requires finding a way to transmit large amounts of electricity from one region to another. Currently, the most widely used long-distance power transmission solution internationally is high-voltage direct current (HVDC). This technology has higher transmission efficiency than alternating current (AC) and facilitates the long-distance coordination of multiple power grids. From a physical perspective, if the voltage of DC transmission can be further increased, transmission losses will be further reduced. Therefore, all countries are fully committed to developing higher-voltage DC transmission technology."

"..."

"Our UHV transmission technology, developed with completely independent intellectual property rights, is currently the world's best. While other countries are still using 500 kV high-voltage transmission networks, our technology utilizes an 1100 kV UHV transmission network. Compared to a 500 kV transmission network, our UHV transmission technology is 30% more efficient. The capacity of a single 1100 kV line is equivalent to that of six 6 kV lines. Although the technology is more complex and the cost is higher, the total cost of constructing a line to transmit the same amount of electricity is 500% lower than that of a 500 kV line. Such excellent performance is naturally worthy of State Grid's ownership."

"Then I wonder how your research center plans to cooperate with the State Grid?"

“Technology investment.”

"What? That's absolutely impossible."

"Nothing is impossible in this world. Ultra-high voltage transmission technology is just our first step. Next up are the more critical nuclear and photovoltaic power generation technologies. Accepting technology investment from our research center is a win-win situation for both parties."

"Professor Zhuang, this is no joke. Does your research center have the capabilities to develop nuclear energy and photovoltaic power generation?"

"One year! Our research center will achieve a breakthrough in just one year. Nuclear energy will at least reach fourth-generation technology, and photovoltaic power generation will also break through to third-generation technology."

"What? Fourth generation nuclear energy? Third generation photovoltaic energy?"

"Yes! The third-generation photovoltaic power generation technology uses the "solar silicon smelting + tracking + concentration + high-efficiency concentrating silicon cells" technology to generate electricity.

This is the most essential technical difference from the first and second generations.

Third-generation photovoltaic power generation technology in tracking systems can increase photovoltaic power generation by 30%-40% and reduce polysilicon usage by 30%-40%.

"Professor Zhuang, your research center's achievements are truly remarkable. I personally look forward to collaborating with you. However, State Grid is, after all, a leading state-owned enterprise, so the decision on technology investment still needs to be made by higher-ups."

"understand!"

The sincerity of the "Cosmic Mysteries Research and Development Center" is naturally excellent. I don't believe that the State Grid will not agree to cooperate. After all, these advanced technologies are urgently needed by the State Grid.

Next, Suning widened his eyes patiently. He just needed to leave what he wanted to time and did not believe that the State Grid would give up this opportunity.

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(End of this chapter)