Building a Sci-Fi Empire: Starting with Cold Nuclear Fusion

Really!

It turns out that the diamond sheet was five micrometers thicker, which caused the voltage to be lower than expected!

When Ding Yang announced the test results, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, and their gazes toward Chen Yuan became even more respectful!

Niubi!

Engineer Chen is truly amazing. He casually glanced at the nuclear battery and yesterday's test and verification data report, and solved the problem that the entire project team had been working on all night without finding.

Most importantly, its ability to distinguish a difference of five micrometers at a glance, as it just demonstrated, is incredible.

Therefore, at this moment, everyone only had absolute respect for Chen Yuan and no other thoughts whatsoever.

This includes General Manager Xu, the Chairman, and other senior company executives such as Huang Yu.

The same applies to Zhao Peng, Lao Qin, Zhu Yun, Guo Ning, and other colleagues in the project team.

Even Zhang Shulin, a nuclear energy expert who had seen far too many geniuses, looked at Chen Yuan with a sense of inexplicable amazement.

If we had to point out one person present whose emotions differed from the others, it would probably be Vice President Zhen.

Upon hearing Ding Yang's voltage test results, a surge of frustration and resentment welled up from the depths of his heart.

Is it really because the diamond sheet is only five micrometers thick?

He was exiled to the frontier for such a trivial reason?

If the reason were more complicated, Vice President Zhen might be able to accept it, but it's truly unacceptable that he suffered such a tragic fate simply because of a five-micrometer error in the diamond sheet.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more frustrated he felt. A surge of anger rose from his heart, making it hard for him to breathe and causing him to feel dizzy.

A moment later, Vice President Zhen was so angry that his vision went black and he collapsed to the ground!

With a thud, it attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Vice President Zhen had fainted from anger!

"Ouch!"

"Vice President Zhen has fainted!"

"Everyone, come quickly and lend a hand to get him to the hospital."

A flurry of activity ensued in the laboratory.

Although everyone dislikes Vice President Zhen, they can't just watch him die here, can they?

Several strong young men from the project team carried the unconscious Vice President Zhen out of the laboratory and took him to the hospital.

Although Vice President Zhen was so angry that he fainted, the Chairman and President Xu still showed disgust on their faces when they saw him being carried out.

They really disliked Vice President Zhen because he caused the company to lose a top technical talent. How could they not dislike him?

After the little incident, everyone got back to the main topic.

With the nuclear battery issue successfully resolved, the project team and a group of company leaders all breathed a sigh of relief.

President Xu, the chairman, Huang Yu, and others were thinking about how to retain Chen Yuan.

The project team members, while getting down to business, sighed and lamented.

"I've been in this industry for several years, and I've never seen anyone like Xiao Chen."

"That's right. He's only been with the company for less than a month, and he's already developed two projects. Plus, he has such sharp eyes; he's amazing."

"To be honest, working with him made me feel like I was a complete failure."

"Hehe, who isn't? But I'm not jealous at all, after all, he's really capable."

"What a pity, he's resigning."

While Ding Yang, Guo Ning, Wang Meiyan, and others praised Chen Yuan highly, they couldn't help but sigh.

Although they hadn't spent much time with Chen Yuan, who doesn't like a capable colleague?

Putting aside everything else, they had been working on the 1175Ah battery cell project for a year without any results, but as soon as Chen Yuan came, he immediately made it a success and earned them a bonus.

Furthermore, this nuclear battery project was also handled and resolved entirely by the other party, and their project team will most likely receive a substantial bonus.

Who doesn't like the God of Wealth?

These colleagues only expressed their regret verbally, but the company's senior management would not just talk the talk; they were prepared to take concrete actions to retain Chen Yuan.

Mr. Xu, the chairman, Huang Yu, and other company bigwigs coaxed and tricked people into going to a small conference room.

They knew that Chen Yuan had special feelings for Zhao Peng, so in order to keep this meritorious official, they naturally asked Zhao Peng to go along to persuade him.

In the conference room.

Company Secretary Huang Yu personally brewed a cup of tea for Chen Yuan and said kindly, "Engineer Chen, if you have any complaints about the company, just tell us, and we can help you resolve them."

"right."

"Please point out any areas where we've done poorly."

"Everything can be discussed; you don't necessarily have to resign."

Mr. Xu, the chairman, the vice chairman, and others were so eager to retain the employees that they were being exceptionally enthusiastic.

Zhao Peng, however, looked at Chen Yuan with a complicated expression and remained silent, seemingly prepared to respect all of Chen Yuan's decisions through silence.

Chen Yuan looked at the group of company executives, still not relenting, and said, "President Xu, Chairman, and all the leaders, I'm really not throwing a tantrum, but I don't want to work in the new energy development industry anymore. I want to try a different job."

The employee director was a middle-aged woman.

She asked tentatively, "Haven't you found someone else yet?"

They thought someone was offering Chen Yuan a high salary to poach him, so he used this investigation into the violation of the non-compete agreement as an excuse to resign.

Chen Yuan shook his head and said, "No, I signed a non-compete agreement, so I will naturally abide by the terms and will not contact other companies of the same type."

A group of senior executives breathed a sigh of relief. They were well aware that if Chen Yuan went to another company of the same type, it would be a devastating blow to Xinghe Company. After all, this young man was too capable. Would it be difficult for him to develop products that were related to the company's business and had more advanced technology?

It's definitely not difficult!

Then, Xinghe Company's market share will definitely be snatched away.

Therefore, everyone felt relieved when they heard that Chen Yuan had not found a new job.

The group of people tried to persuade them for a while longer.

Unfortunately, Chen Yuan was determined to resign, and no amount of persuasion could change his mind.

Seeing this, the chairman and General Manager Xu knew they couldn't retain the employees.

The group exchanged glances, each seemingly seeing a decision in the other's eyes.

The chairman thought carefully for a moment and said, "Engineer Chen, since you are so determined to resign, it's probably pointless for us to try to persuade you any further. However, we really don't want to lose such a talented person like you, so I'd like to propose a solution. Would you like to hear it and see if it works?"

Chen Yuan looked over and said, "Please speak."

The chairman said slowly, "I don't know what you'll be doing next, but the company really needs top-notch technical talent like you. So I've been thinking, you want to resign? We'll approve it, we'll give you the freedom. But could you become a specially invited technical consultant for the company? You don't need to come to work on weekdays, there's no non-compete agreement, and we'll still pay you your salary as usual, and it will be higher than when you were in the department. All you'll need to do is come and provide professional advice and solutions when the technical staff can't handle any major projects the company has. In addition, we'll reimburse your travel, accommodation, and other expenses each time we invite you, and we'll also give you a certain subsidy. What do you think... is that okay?"

He knew he couldn't keep Chen Yuan, who was determined to leave, so he tried a different approach to keep Chen Yuan connected with Xinghe Company so that they could help him solve any major technical problems he might encounter in the future.

Taking the opportunity, General Manager Xu added, "Previously, Vice President Zhen set up an investigation team to investigate whether you violated the non-compete agreement. We will give you an explanation, such as writing an investigation report with the company seal, which means that this matter has been settled and will not have any further impact on you in the future."

Ok?

You get paid without doing any work?

Is it just that I have a major project and I'm here to help out?

The most important thing is that there is no non-compete agreement.

In other words, no matter what Chen Yuan does in the future, whether or not it involves Xinghe Company's business scope, he will no longer be restricted.

He was surprised; he hadn't expected the company to offer such preferential treatment.

To be honest, Chen Yuan was very tempted.

After all, this way, even if I don't work, I'll still have some income.

After thinking about it carefully for a while, he finally shook his head and refused, saying, "Forget it, let's forget it."

The chairman was getting a little anxious. "Engineer Chen, are you not satisfied with my proposal? You can make any requests you have. As long as they are reasonable, Lao Xu and I will agree."

Mr. Xu agreed, "Yes, feel free to make any requests you may have."

"I'm just a technical consultant; I don't need to come to the company to work."

"Engineer Chen, please agree for the sake of our past as colleagues."

Huang Yu and the vice chairman were all trying to persuade him, but Zhao Peng, adhering to the principle of respecting Chen Yuan, never said a word.

They were well aware that as long as Chen Yuan became the company's technical consultant, paying him tens of thousands of yuan a month was nothing, because in the future, if he helped the company solve a major problem, the return would be exponential.

Okay, let's not talk about the future.

Just take the two projects Chen Yuan is currently working on, for example. They are enough to make the company a fortune, enough to support the other party for a lifetime.

Therefore, under such circumstances, Mr. Xu, the chairman, the vice chairman, and other senior executives would naturally try their best to maintain contact between the company and Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan firmly replied, "No, thank you all for your kindness, but I don't want to work for the time being."

Mr. Xu still didn't give up and raised the price again, saying, "Engineer Chen, the nuclear battery project you led this time may be completed soon. Regardless of whether you are willing to cooperate with the company afterward, the one million bonus that we promised to you to Minister Zhao at the board meeting will definitely be paid in a timely manner."

As he spoke, he gave Zhao Peng a wink.

If the chairman were to give him a meaningful look, Zhao Peng would not pay any attention. However, since President Xu was his mentor, he hesitated for a moment before speaking up to persuade him: "Xiao Chen, there's something you might not know. The chairman has transferred Vice President Zhen to a branch office, so... please seriously consider the matter of becoming a technical consultant."

Huh?

Has Vice President Zhen been transferred out of headquarters?

Chen Yuan was surprised to hear the news, but also felt inexplicably relieved.

His previous reluctance to become a technical consultant for Xinghe Company was indeed largely due to Vice President Zhen, who had disgusted him.

Now that Vice President Zhen has been relegated, Chen Yuan no longer harbors any resentment and naturally begins to consider how to act in his own best interest.

After a moment's thought, he looked at Zhao Peng earnestly and said, "Minister, do you really want me to continue working with the company as a technical consultant?"

Zhao Peng nodded and affirmed, "Yes."

Without hesitation, Chen Yuan replied, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

Zhao Peng smiled, looking very pleased.

He knew that Chen Yuan was using this method to subtly elevate his status within the company.

Chen Yuan's words made it clear that whether or not he would serve as the technical consultant depended entirely on Zhao Peng, not on the conditions set by the company.

Therefore, everyone understands that only if Zhao Peng performs his duties well in the company can they continue to have a technical expert like Chen Yuan as their technical consultant.

When President Xu, the Chairman, Huang Yu, and the others saw that Chen Yuan had agreed, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Chen Yuan is willing to maintain a cooperative relationship with the company, they believe that the value he will create for the company in the future will be enormous!

Perhaps fearing that Chen Yuan might change his mind, President Xu, the chairman, Huang Yu, and others immediately had a new contract drafted.

Fearing foul play, Chen Yuan specially hired a lawyer.

He only signed his name after confirming that there were no problems with the contract.

According to the new contract terms, in addition to receiving a project team bonus of one million yuan, Chen Yuan will also receive an annual salary of 500,000 yuan from the company.

Of course, the six insurances and two funds are gone, because this is a cooperation, not an employment relationship.

This is based on the top-tier standard for senior technical consultants.

A typical technical consultant's annual salary is at most a few hundred thousand yuan; it's impossible for them to earn that much.

To be honest, Chen Yuan really didn't expect things to escalate to this point.

He originally thought that Vice President Zhen was determined and that he would have to compensate the company some money later.

As a result, Vice President Zhen, who was behind Chen Yuan's downfall, was reassigned, but he was still able to receive bonuses and get paid without having to go to work.

You could say there's no better outcome than this.

While Chen Yuan was satisfied, he couldn't help but recall the time he had previously observed the thickness of a diamond sheet with the naked eye.

He was wondering if he could try developing new skills in the field of quantum physics after leaving the company and returning home.