Tech startup: I really do make mobile phones!

Chapter 42: Satisfied
Yuantu Company, 3rd floor office.

Xu Mingyuan tapped rapidly on the solid wood desk, staring at the date circled in red on the calendar, along with the words "BTD".

Tomorrow is the date that Professor Jiang mentioned when the BTD expert group will come to inspect the site.

Although Xu Mingyuan and his team members had racked their brains to review previous experiments, even re-examining discarded cases, they still couldn't find out what the "gold" that BTD valued was.

Xu Mingyuan was somewhat unwilling to relinquish the initiative, but the densely packed formulas and flowcharts on the whiteboard in the conference room were like a tangled ball of yarn that was getting more and more messy, and every member's eyes were filled with confusion.

We can't push them any further, or the core team will really fall apart.

Xu Mingyuan had to search for it himself, but the more he searched, the more uneasy he felt.

In the end, I could only think that I was too ignorant and hadn't seen the valuable technology hidden in this pile of garbage report that BTD should value.

After all, Professor Jiang had given a firm guarantee, leaving Xu Mingyuan, who was already in dire straits, with no choice but to face reality and pin his last hope for Yuantu Company on the cooperation with BTD.

After realizing he had no way out, Xu Mingyuan picked up the office phone and called his secretary, Xiao Zhang.

"Xiao Zhang! Come to my office!"

Secretary Xiao Zhang walked in carrying a notebook. Xu Mingyuan told her that he would be receiving BTD experts tomorrow.

Xiao Zhang was somewhat surprised: "Mr. Xu! Is BTD going to cooperate with us?"

Xu Mingyuan, still working, said, "You don't need to worry about this. Just make sure everyone is informed and that the reception is handled well!" Then he let out a sigh of relief.

Despite Professor Jiang's assurance, he remained cautious and didn't reveal the information to avoid any unforeseen circumstances that might dampen everyone's enthusiasm.

"Those two on the fourth floor," Xiao Zhang's pen hovered over his notebook, "they've been making a lot of noise in the lab since yesterday. What if the expert group sees this? Will it have an impact?"

"Give them a full refund of the rent and make them leave today!"

Xu Mingyuan interrupted her, his fingertips tracing tomorrow's date on the calendar.

This visit by BTD may determine whether or not to cooperate with Yuantu; it's no exaggeration to say that he values ​​it highly.

BTD is, after all, one of the leading companies in the industry, and should value the strength of its partners.

We can't let the experts see that we're so poor that we've rented out our lab to small workshops to make some absurd gaseous batteries!

Gas battery?
As an industry insider, Xu Mingyuan thought it was an absurd joke as soon as he heard it. He had no idea where he had lost the battery data that the other party had given him.

If it weren't for the cash flow crisis that Yuantu had faced before, Xu Mingyuan wouldn't have let those two people from that small workshop ruin his laboratory for such a paltry sum.

He recalled the scene yesterday when he accidentally "bumped into" the other party roasting sweet potatoes with a temperature control machine through the laboratory observation window.
This kind of despicable thing was definitely done by Zhao Tiezhu. Chen Mo was just using the special freezer to test the residual temperature of the chamber and freeze the cola.

At this moment, Xu Mingyuan's eyes were only on the BTD logo on the calendar, as if he were staring at the last straw on a long journey.

"Get it done right away!"

He waved his hand, and the wind from his sleeve ruffled the newspaper on the table: "BTD Strategic Breakthrough: The World's First E6/K9 Electric Vehicle Fleet Launches, Ushering in the First Year of Commercialization of Power Batteries".

Xu Mingyuan then rubbed his head and continued to give instructions to Xiao Zhang, who was still standing there.

"Get everything ready today, so they don't disrupt the expert team's itinerary for tomorrow's inspection."

"Yes, Mr. Xu!"

Xiao Zhang put away her notebook and walked out in her high heels.

The phone on his desk suddenly vibrated, and Xu Mingyuan quickly reached for it.

Seeing that it was a real estate agent calling, his brow furrowed, and he pressed the answer button. "Mr. Xu! Your listed property has found a buyer!" The agent's voice was sweet as honey; after all, this deal meant profiting from both sides: "160 million in full, and the contract can be signed tomorrow!"

"I'm not selling!" Xu Mingyuan stared at the "BTD" logo under tomorrow's date on the calendar, imagining that the other party might be so wealthy that they would fill in the string of numbers in the funding column of the cooperation agreement: "I'm flying to Shanghai next week to discuss a project, so I'll just keep the house to appreciate in value!"

The agent's tone suddenly turned cold, but he still maintained a professional smile.

"Mr. Xu! Didn't you say you urgently needed money just a few days ago?"

"Little Li! Plans can't keep up with changes!"

Xu Mingyuan hung up the phone immediately, no longer wanting to waste his breath on the agent.

With Professor Jiang's assurances, Xu Mingyuan now feels that the BTD collaboration is almost a formality.

The apartment in Xingfuli is located near a planned subway transfer station. Given the current rate of price increases, it will likely be worth at least 200 million next year.

The best thing Xu Mingyuan did after returning was to buy a house in advance.

A house that cost 120 million has increased to 180 million in just six months. If I had used all the savings I brought back from North America to buy a house, I wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble now.

Ultimately, Xu Mingyuan's reason for starting his business was simply to achieve financial freedom.

If he wanted to pursue technology, he had the opportunity to stay at the renowned Bell Labs or do research and development at other large North American companies, so why did he come back?
Inside the real estate agency, a young couple looked at the agent with disappointment.

"Didn't you say the owner was in a hurry to sell?"

The agent smiled apologetically and opened another listing. He cursed under his breath as he hung up the phone, but quickly put on a smile again.

"This apartment in Diamond Plaza is an even better deal! The owner is urgently transferring their household registration, and the transfer is guaranteed for 150 million RMB. There won't be any problems this time!"

The agent patted his chest and gave a guarantee, then used his phone to chat with his colleagues on QQ about Xu Mingyuan. His apartment in Xingfuli was considered blacklisted in the real estate agent circle.

When Secretary Zhang and four colleagues burst into the fourth-floor laboratory, Chen Mo was labeling a green portable explosion-proof box.

Both portable explosion-proof cases are made of the same green fiberglass woven material, have an explosion-proof design, and are identical in style.

One is for labeling waste materials, and the other is for labeling materials submitted for testing.

When submitting samples for testing, this cannot be wrong, otherwise the production license and safety certification will be in jeopardy.

Zhao Tiezhu squatted beside the folding bed, tidying up the mat, preparing to take it downstairs and return it to Lao Liu.

He heard the sound of the laboratory glass door opening and looked up sharply.

"Mr. Chen!" Xiao Zhang looked into Chen Mo's eyes and pushed the manila envelope onto the workbench: "President Xu said the lab must be emptied today, and the rent will be fully refunded."

The other four people, who had traveled from afar, each casually went to different experimental rooms.

Chen Mo's fingertips paused on the explosion-proof box. When he looked up, he saw Xiao Zhang frowning at the folding bed next to Zhao Tiezhu.

Because these past few days have been a bit chaotic, with two people, or rather, mostly one person, living here.

"I understand!" Chen Mo didn't know why Xu Mingyuan had changed his mind, but that didn't matter, this was his territory: "Actually, I was planning to leave today anyway, so you wouldn't have to urge me."

However, to Xiao Zhang, these words sounded somewhat like an attempt to save face.

Although it's such a coincidence, what Chen Mo said is true.

(End of this chapter)