At the start, I had to choose one of four options, and I immediately picked the Brahmin from the cou

The formal meeting with the inspection team is scheduled for next Wednesday.

Cao Weidong kept the final preparations for the meeting very tight. He handled official business during the day and locked himself in the office with Sun Zhengming at night to review materials.

Sun Zhengming told Li Xiao privately that Secretary Cao had been smoking less and sleeping less these past two days, but he was actually more energetic.

He knew better than anyone that if the establishment of Xinglan headquarters was successful, it would be like adding the strongest protective shield to his position. He had to remain calm.

On Monday morning, flags fluttered in the square in front of the main building of Jiangyang High-tech Data Industrial Park, and the red backdrop of the rostrum stood out in the winter morning light.

Liu Wenyuan arrived on time, accompanied by Cao Weidong and the county's four leading bodies. A section chief each from the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Provincial Department of Science and Technology also attended, along with the main leaders of the city's major bureaus.

Hundreds of people stood in the audience, and even some business partners from the neighboring county who were involved in investment promotion peeked out from the crowd.

The listing process took less than twenty minutes.

With the red silk ribbon unveiled, the two plaques for Xinglan Technology (Jiangyang) Headquarters and Provincial High-tech Enterprise were hung side by side on the right side of the main entrance of the building, their bronze surfaces gleaming heavily in the sunlight.

Cao Weidong stood to the side, his eyes slightly red as he clapped.

From today onwards, the name Xinglan will be inextricably linked with the place name Jiangyang.

During the tour following the ceremony, Liu Wenyuan, accompanied by Chen Qiming, walked through the main control room of the data center.

The real-time data curves on the three large screens were even more impressive than on the day of Jianye. In front of the interactive query terminal, Liu Wenyuan personally selected the option for the talent gap in the high-end equipment manufacturing industry. A dozen seconds later, the heat map and trend curves unfolded on the large screen, with data granularity down to the county and district level.

Liu Wenyuan stared at the screen for a full half minute without saying a word. Then he pointed to the large screen and said to the accompanying director of the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, "This capability needs to be integrated into the city's talent work platform. Have the liaison officer talk to Xinglan about it later." The director of the Science and Technology Bureau quickly took notes.

Li Xiao stood at the back of the crowd throughout the event, and apart from giving a brief speech during the plaque-hanging ceremony, he acted like an ordinary attendee for the rest of the time.

But everyone's attention was drawn to him—the director of the park's management committee handed him his business card, a deputy director of the municipal development and reform commission asked for his contact information, and even Liu Wenyuan's secretary, Zhao Xueyi, came over during the visit to say that Mayor Liu wanted to find time to talk to General Manager Li alone about Xinglan's next industrial layout.

That afternoon, the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department and the County Government jointly released a press release about the unveiling ceremony, which was simultaneously pushed out by the news apps of several mainstream media outlets in the provincial capital.

This is the first time that the name Xinglan Technology has appeared in the official discourse as a provincial-level high-tech enterprise.

Zhou Bingsheng, naturally, saw it in Jianye as well. According to Sun Zaiquan's people, Zhou Bingsheng held an emergency meeting at Bingsheng Group headquarters that afternoon, summoned the last two key members of the digitization project team who were still holding on, and berated them behind closed doors for nearly an hour.

The day after the plaque was hung up, Li Xiao returned to Huaqing Business School.

School hasn't let out for summer break yet. Winter in Jianye is damp and cold, and the library is full of students staying up all night to prepare for final exams.

As for why he doesn't need to prepare for the exam, please, with his current status and relationship with Principal Tang, his final exams will naturally be a breeze.

The principal's office is on the top floor of the administration building.

The heating in the room was on full blast, and wisps of steam rose from the purple clay teapot on the mahogany coffee table.

Tang Heming sat behind his large desk, reading glasses perched on his nose, holding today's provincial newspaper's internal report. The in-depth report on the completion of the Jiangyang High-tech Data Industrial Park occupied half a page.

Hearing the door open, Tang Heming looked up, took off his glasses, and pointed to the sofa opposite him: "Sit wherever you like, the tea is freshly brewed."

"Principal Tang seems to be in a good mood today." Li Xiao walked over, took off his coat and hung it on the coat rack, sat down calmly, and took a sip from his small teacup.

"With such a big commotion in Jiangyang, and Liu Wenyuan even personally showing up to support it, how could I not be in a good mood?"

Tang Heming leaned back in his chair, looking at the increasingly enigmatic young man before him, his eyes revealing an undisguised admiration.

"Cao Weidong has really made a name for himself in the province this time, and Xinglan Technology's brand has truly been established. But you didn't come back to school today just to have tea with me and celebrate, did you?"

"The tea was just something I brought along; I mainly wanted to let you know."

Li Xiao put down his teacup, took out a thin document from his briefcase, and pushed it in front of Tang Heming.

"Xinglan Intelligent Manufacturing is preparing to be established in Jiangyang. This is the first step of the preparation plan; please take a look."

Tang Heming took the document and slowly began to flip through it. The document wasn't thick, and it focused on the research and development and mass production of lightweight industrial robots. There wasn't much industry jargon, but the data and feasibility logic were clearly presented.

Supported by Xinglan's existing computing power base, we will develop small collaborative robots for intelligent logistics and warehousing scenarios. Upstream, we will use local vocational schools and labeling centers in Jiangyang to address some of the shortage of skilled workers, and downstream, we will directly connect to Xinglan Technology's already operational supply chain scheduling system.

The entire closed loop was almost entirely within the scope that Jiangyang High-tech Zone could handle.

"Is your Xinglan Intelligent Manufacturing related to Zhou Bingsheng's logistics automation equipment?" Tang Heming asked suddenly as he turned to the last page.

Li Xiao did not deny it:

"His equipment is just a shell; the core technology can't keep up. I won't compete with him for existing stock; I'll only focus on growth. If he's willing to stick with the old warehouse, I'll cultivate my Starbees in the new one. Once my robots are running in Jiangyang, someone in Jianye will help me get things started; I won't need to lift a finger."

Tang Heming closed the document, placed it on the desk, picked up his now slightly cold tea, took a sip, and pondered for a moment before saying:

"The name 'Star Bee' is quite good. They live in groups, cooperate, and are inconspicuous. They may not seem significant on their own, but once they form a colony, it's a case of quantitative change leading to qualitative change."