“Parents and children have all been sent back?” It was late at night, and the base was still testing the vacuum high-speed train. However, Old Chen and Huang He were no longer paying attention. These matters naturally had dedicated personnel to record the experimental data. Instead, the two of them had some very important things to discuss.
“You deliberately let those children in, didn’t you!” Boss Huang started with a bombshell, which made Old Chen wince.
“Why would you guess that?” Old Chen did not deny it, but instead asked with great curiosity.
“Do you think our most professional security personnel’s meticulously arranged four defensive outposts are all fake? Are those security guards eating for free? If these weren’t intentionally arranged by you, then I’ll fire everyone in the security department right now. These people are too negligent. How dare I entrust the security of such an important base to them!” Boss Huang said with an unfriendly expression.
“Alright, since you’ve guessed it, there’s no need to say it out loud! As for what was inside, there’s nothing much to investigate.” Old Chen chuckled, admitting it.
“Even if you don’t say it, I know. You must have been under some pressure, right?” Huang He retorted.
“A little!” Old Chen nodded. Recently, various parties have been pointing fingers at us, especially the high-speed rail faction, which is very powerful. They have repeatedly demanded that our technical personnel be withdrawn. Of course, they are also for the sake of the country’s technological development, and their intentions are good, but since we are on two different paths, it is inevitable that we will have to compete!”
“So, you invited these parents to visit in this way! So that they can help you resist the pressure!” Huang He squinted his eyes and said, “Don’t tell me the entire process was meticulously planned by you, or I’ll have to look at you with new eyes.”
“It was just going with the flow. In fact, my little grandson asked me about the situation at the base the day before yesterday, especially how we defend it. Although he tried his best to pretend it was simple curiosity, his acting was too poor, and I immediately sensed something was wrong. So, I paid attention, asked people to keep an eye on it, and then discovered they were planning such a big event today!”
“I know that the parents of these children are extraordinary people, but they usually have no interest in things like vacuum high-speed trains. Even if I actively brought relevant documents to them, they might not pay much attention. It would be better to have the children attract them to the base themselves, so they would be more concerned and shocked!”
“So, I played along with the plan and brought these children into the base. On the one hand, it was to protect their safety, and on the other hand, it was to lure their parents in!” Old Chen said with a smile. “Now, the effect is extremely good. These parents have already realized how much more powerful vacuum high-speed trains are compared to ordinary high-speed railways. In the future, the pressure we face will be much less!”
“Old Chen, is it necessary to do something like this? Isn’t this the kind of problem that can be solved by directly reporting to the leaders and holding a detailed, specific, and thorough research meeting? Our advantage is obvious. As long as we can hold a seminar to compare the pros and cons, we will surely win. Why do we have to use such complicated means to achieve it?” Huang He asked, not understanding.
“I thought so at first, but there are some things you don’t understand, and I can’t say them! I can only use this method,” Old Chen sighed.
“Mmm…” Boss Huang stopped talking. He thought of a certain person who would go in the future, and he understood why Old Chen did this.
“But Old Chen, have you considered yourself by doing this?” Huang He sighed. “Someone will definitely seize upon your actions in the future and say that you deliberately let a group of children into a confidential unit without permission. You’ll probably be in trouble.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Isn’t this your company, Huang He? If you, Huang He, don’t blame me, who else can blame me?” Old Chen chuckled, and Boss Huang twitched his lips, speechless.
“Now that my matter is finished, it’s time to talk about yours. I deliberately invited these children today. So, your announcement today that you are going to hand over the company was also premeditated?” Old Chen asked with a smile.
“Yes and no. If you say it was premeditated, it was indeed premeditated, and it was premeditated quite early. When I announced that we would be developing this vacuum high-speed railway three years ago, I had already anticipated today.”
“However, it can’t be said to be premeditated, because I originally planned to prepare to hand it over when the vacuum high-speed railway was officially unveiled to the public. Today, with your meddling, it has been moved up!” Huang He said with a smile. xxs壹贰
“You kid, are you out of your mind? Such a huge undertaking, so much investment, and on the very first day, you’re thinking about handing it over. I’m starting to doubt if there’s something wrong with the capitalists written about in ‘Das Kapital’,” Old Chen said with a strange expression.
“Perhaps. Anyway, money doesn’t mean much to me anymore. Even if all my assets are lost, I can still live a carefree life with some hidden fixed assets.”
“So, I suddenly realized that earning more money isn’t that interesting to me. But if I can help a country revive and rise, then it’s really interesting and meaningful!”
“By the way, I also want to leave my name in history. Before, I was at most a Shen Wansan, but now I want to be a Chen Jiageng!” Huang He said with a grin.
“Why don’t you say you want to be Lü Buwei?” Old Chen rolled his eyes.
“No, Lü Buwei ended up committing suicide with poisoned wine. I don’t want to end up like that. I just want to dabble in the word ‘business’ in my life, and I don’t want to touch any other words!” Huang He said seriously.
“You are too smart!” Old Chen exclaimed, then fell silent for a moment, and then said solemnly, “Huang He, Boss Huang, I really have to thank you today. Your words today are too important to me. With your words, our cause will no longer have any obstacles, our roads will be spread all over the country, and our brilliance will be forever remembered by future generations!”
Old Chen truly thought this way. Originally, after inviting the parents through these means this time, Old Chen would have devoted all his efforts to the vacuum high-speed railway.
After all, all the technology was nominally still held by a private enterprise, which was definitely unacceptable from the perspective of the country’s long-term prospects. Before this problem was resolved, the vacuum high-speed railway would face enormous difficulties and its development would be restricted.
However, with Huang He publicly announcing that he would give away the company, everything would be completely different. The last piece of worry would be completely cast aside, and the country would be able to put its mind at ease and invest all its resources in the development of the vacuum high-speed railway. Everything would be free of obstacles and restrictions. A torrential wave was about to sweep across the entire China. What a magnificent and grand scene this was, and it all began with a single sentence from that man.
“By the way, what price are you planning to sell 90% of the company’s shares for? 60 billion?” Old Chen suddenly asked with great curiosity. Frankly speaking, 60 billion would be considered cheap. Although Jiangnan Group’s total investment was only 60 billion, everyone could see how valuable the mature vacuum high-speed railway technology was.
If you were to offer this technology to American companies, they would probably have to take it even if you added another zero. There was no other way; this was destined to be a world-changing technology.
“Didn’t I say it? I’m giving it away!” Huang He glared at Old Chen. “Giving it away means getting rid of the ‘6’.”
“You really don’t want any money?” Old Chen was shocked again. “Don’t forget, you still owe 60 billion in loans. If you don’t take this money, what will you use to repay the loan?”
“I’ve already repaid 20 billion of this 60 billion!” Huang He shrugged his shoulders. “The remaining amount will be repaid in 7 years, which is not a big problem. However, the interest rates should be calculated at a lower rate!”
“That won’t do. Banks have their own rules. It will be whatever was agreed upon at the time; it cannot be reduced!” Old Chen waved his hand, still not quite believing it. He slightly opened his mouth and asked, “You really don’t want any money? You’re really giving it away for free?”
“Actually, it’s not entirely for free. I want a title!” Huang He thought for a moment and said very sincerely and seriously.
“What title do you want?” Old Chen asked curiously.
“Father of Vacuum High-Speed Rail. I think this title is really awesome. What do you think?” Boss Huang asked with a smile, and then Old Chen’s expression immediately collapsed. After a long pause, he stammered, “I think it’s very good. If you want it, I’ll give it to you!”
“Hahahaha!” Huang He couldn’t help but burst into laughter. “Don’t worry, old man. The title of Father of Vacuum High-Speed Rail will definitely be yours. After all, I’m just the one spending money, and you’re the one actually doing the research. Who can snatch this title away from you!”
“That’s not necessarily true!” Old Chen shook his head. “Titles like Father of the Electric Light, Father of the Phonograph, Father of the Movie, and so on, these famous titles all belong to Edison. But in reality, the inventions of these things were invented by Edison’s research team. Edison was just a figurehead; he didn’t participate in the actual research process.”
“My great-grandfather was one of the first children to be sent to America. He personally saw Edison. Then he told me that Edison spent three days a week attending various banquets, two days attending various government events, one day inspecting his factory, and the remaining day being interviewed by the media, desperately boasting about how diligently he was engaged in scientific research!”
“I admit Edison was a genius, but even the most talented person in his life could not possibly have over 7,000 inventions. He was actually just a capitalist. He used the power of capital to seize the titles of the father of these 7,000 inventions for himself. Now, no one knows who truly invented those things, as Edison had already destroyed the relevant information.”
“The only exception was probably Tesla, but unfortunately, his fate was even more tragic!” Old Chen sighed, then looked at Huang He, clearly thinking whether Huang He would be like Edison.
“Whether I am Edison or not is not important!” Boss Huang shrugged his shoulders. “This is China, and that is the most important thing!”