I ask you to design equipment, but you do science fiction for me?

After Wang Jianfeng said these words, Su Chen and Yuan Jingna were both a little surprised.

They hadn't expected Wang Jianfeng to promote Chen Anrong to such a high position, which slightly changed their mindset.

Su Chen smiled and asked Wang Jianfeng why he gave him such a high position. He hadn't been on Earth 2 for long, so what contributions had he made that earned him this promotion?
What were the thoughts of the people on Earth 2? Did he ever ask them?

When asked this question, Wang Jianfeng was speechless for a moment.

He hasn't asked Earth 2 for your opinion yet, and is thinking of asking Su Chen and the others first.

If they can't get through this, then there's no need to ask the people on Earth 2.

Judging from their tone, it seems they have some opinions about Chen Anrong's job change.

Tang Yumo, who was enjoying the show, followed up Su Chen's words and asked, "Yes, just how much has Chen Anrong made? You want to promote him to such a high position, so tell us in detail."

Wang Jianfeng coughed and forced a smile, saying, "She made some contributions to space jumping, and she was also in charge of the time machine, so she made some contributions as well."

"He also did a lot of work in recruitment at that time."

The three of them remained silent, seemingly waiting for him to continue.

But Wang Jianfeng had already said everything he needed to say, and the sudden silence made the atmosphere somewhat awkward.

Tang Yumo was the first to speak.

He frowned slightly, slowly stood up, and leaned forward to stare at Wang Jianfeng on the screen.

"Do you really have some special relationship with him? Based on these contributions, do you really think he's capable of taking on such a big responsibility and being promoted to such a high position?"

"What about the other experts? Haven't the other experts made any contributions?"

"Are their contributions less than Chen Anrong's? Take space jump for example. He was only in charge of the space jump base. His contribution doesn't seem as significant as we might imagine."

"Time travel machines are out of the question; there's been absolutely no development in them."

"The research hasn't made any progress, yet you claim he's made a contribution? What is his contribution?"

“If he had developed the time machine, I would have had no objection to promoting him. But to promote him now is really inappropriate.”

Wang Jianfeng listened silently without offering any rebuttal.

Because he knew that Tang Yumo's words made sense.

He then looked at Yuan Jingna and Su Chen, whose thoughts were of utmost importance.

Su Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Tang Yumo is right. It's true that Chen Anrong has made contributions to the base, but not that much."

"Judging by his performance, his promotion was a bit too fast."

"Of course, Earth 2 is centered around you. If you think it's okay, I personally still have no objections."

His words were somewhat ambiguous; while there was no explicit opposition, there was clearly no support either.

It was simply giving Wang Jianfeng some face.

Wang Jianfeng felt immense pressure because Su Chen clearly hadn't fully supported him this time.

He then looked at Yuan Jingna.

Yuan Jingna did not offer her support this time either; instead, she expressed her own thoughts.

He shared the same thought as Tang Yumo: Chen Anrong's contributions were insufficient to justify his promotion to this position, and he hoped Wang Jianfeng would seriously consider it.

It would be best to discuss this with the people on Earth 2.

Wang Jianfeng listened attentively to their story, and finally asked, "What if the people on Earth 2 don't have any objections?"

Tang Yumo scoffed and gave a very impolite cold laugh.

"Don't even think about it in a positive light. If those of us who aren't on Earth 2 think it's inappropriate, how could those of us on Earth 2 possibly support your idea?"

“They definitely won’t agree. Don’t think that just because everyone is treating Chen Anrong well now, they can tolerate your reckless behavior.”

The moment the words "acting recklessly" were uttered, Wang Jianfeng blushed.

“I didn’t do anything wrong. I was just promoting some talented people in a normal way. And I’m not just promoting Chen Anrong, but also other people.”

After he finished speaking, Su Chen and the other two fell silent. It was obvious that Wang Jianfeng was intentionally taking care of Chen Anrong.

Based on her performance, Chen Anrong shouldn't have been able to rise to this position.

Moreover, there are certain procedures and rules for promotion. It's not like you can get promoted whenever you want. Most promotions take place within a few years.

Not long ago, they had evaluated everyone in the base and given them a promotion.

According to normal regulations, no one should be promoted during this period.

But Wang Jianfeng suddenly brought up this suggestion, which clearly showed that he still considered Chen Anrong.

Seeing everyone remain silent, Wang Jianfeng felt very awkward and said somewhat defiantly, "If you don't agree, then let's just forget about it."

Tang Yumo and Yuan Jingna exchanged a glance, but neither of them said a word.

Su Chen pondered for a moment and then said, "Since you've brought it up, let's proceed as you wish."

"We are just expressing our opinions; the final decision rests with you."

"But whatever decision you make, you should ultimately consult the others on Earth 2."

"If none of them have any objections, you can do as you see fit."

At this moment, Tang Yumo chimed in, "Yes, yes, but I believe the people on Earth 2 think the same way we do."

Wang Jianfeng stood up, somewhat unconvinced.

"Not always."

"Everyone has seen Chen Anrong's achievements. I'm not just saying nice things for him, but he has indeed worked very hard and made a lot of contributions to the base. The people on Earth 2 will never object."

Tang Yumo scoffed.

He doesn't deny Chen Anrong's achievements, but Wang Jianfeng's assessment is a bit exaggerated.

Leaving aside the issue of human nature, even from a professional perspective and considering the logistical aspects, the people on Earth 2 would also object.

Because Wang Jianfeng's proposal itself was unfair.

He might not have seen it clearly because he was in the thick of it, but others could see it perfectly.

This conversation did not end well.

Su Chen and his group didn't take this matter to heart because they were very clear about one thing.

Wang Jianfeng will definitely face obstacles at every turn. When everything is laid bare before him, he will naturally know right from wrong and understand the intentions of those people.

Wang Jianfeng was truly indignant. He felt that he had done nothing wrong and that everything was fair and just.

Tang Yumo's words, in particular, felt like needles pricking his heart, making him extremely uncomfortable.

After contacting Su Chen and the others, Wang Jianfeng immediately called the senior management on Earth 2 and asked them to come to his office for a meeting.

This time, instead of a conference room, they chose an office.

There were quite a few people at this meeting, more than a dozen in total, excluding Chen Anrong.

After everyone sat down, Wang Jianfeng first chatted with them about work-related issues.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, he abruptly changed the subject and brought up the matter of promotion. Everyone was somewhat surprised to hear this news.

Because everyone knows that under normal circumstances, it is impossible to be promoted during this period.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Jianfeng talked about Chen Anrong's promotion and what position he wanted to promote her to.

Then he observed the expressions on everyone's faces.

At that moment, Wang Jianfeng felt as if his heart had been struck hard, and he suddenly sank into an abyss.

He could tell from the expressions on everyone's faces that they shared the same thoughts as Su Chen and the others, and were not particularly in agreement.

Perhaps out of consideration for himself, he didn't react particularly strongly.

This situation was both within his expectations and beyond them.

He believed that there would definitely be people who opposed him, but there would also definitely be people who supported him.

However, the truth is that no one looked too happy.

Almost no one supported him.

He calmed his anxious heart and forced a smile.

"It seems you don't quite agree."

"Personally, I still hope that Chen Anrong can be promoted, but I also respect your opinions. I would like to know why you disagree, and what your reasons are?"

This is the question that Wang Jianfeng is most concerned about.

He needs a legitimate reason.

If these reasons are indeed valid, he would not have acted arbitrarily and insisted on promoting Chen Anrong.

Since Wang Jianfeng has already said so, everyone can only express their own opinions.

One of the experts also said, "Chen Anrong is a talent in management, and she actually has nothing to do with our expert department."

"However, as you just mentioned, he is being promoted because of his outstanding achievements in research."

"I personally disagree with this."

"If you say he has achievements in other areas, that has nothing to do with me, because I don't know about them."

"But we experts are very clear about our achievements in research."

"He hasn't achieved that much yet, so it's not enough to promote him to that position."

After the expert finished speaking, the management team objected and immediately stood up, saying, "We in management also disagree."

"Although Chen Anrong has made some contributions, what are they?"

"If we promote people based on their performance, then many people on Earth 2 could be promoted to his position."

After he finished speaking, he began to give examples.

Others then gave their own examples.

The examples they cited were mostly similar to Chen Anrong's situation, and some even made greater contributions than Chen Anrong.

He surpassed him in both research and management.

Some of these people haven't been promoted, some are pending, and some are even in lower positions than Chen Anrong.

If we follow Wang Jianfeng's suggestion to improve them, then these people can't be worse than Chen Anrong, right?

Each word was like a knife, piercing Wang Jianfeng's heart, instantly chilling him to the bone, and leaving him with a grim expression.

It wasn't because of their words, but because those words made him realize that his judgment was indeed wrong.

He pursed his lips, unsure of what to say for a moment.

Seeing that he didn't look too good, the others quickly said some nice things, indicating that these were their thoughts.

If Wang Jianfeng insists on doing so, they have no objection.

Wang Jianfeng gave an awkward laugh, sighed, and sat down in the chair.

"What you said makes perfect sense. I didn't think things through and made the wrong decision. Let's leave it at that."

He then adjourned the meeting.

The experts then took their leave, and they talked about the matter on the way home.

Soon, the news spread like wildfire, and everyone knew about it.

The people on Earth 2 were not very satisfied with Wang Jianfeng's actions, but because he corrected them in time, nothing serious happened.

Chen Anrong was affected by this incident.

People pointed fingers at him, thinking he and Wang Jianfeng had some unspeakable secret.

Otherwise, why would Wang Jianfeng promote him in this way?

Chen Anrong was also very surprised when she learned about this.

That evening, I went to talk to Wang Jianfeng.

He hoped that Wang Jianfeng would not promote him to any position, as he felt that his current position was good enough.

Having only been on Earth 2 for a few days, while others might still be ordinary staff members, how did he rise to such a high position?
No wonder people gossip.

Moreover, he felt that what he had done was not yet worthy of being promoted to that position.

Chen Anrong was unaware of Wang Jianfeng's thoughts, nor did she know the final outcome.

He thought Wang Jianfeng was still hesitant about the matter, so he firmly stated that he would not take on any higher position.

Seeing his attitude, Wang Jianfeng gave a bitter smile.

"Even if you want to take the position, I can't give it to you."

"This time it was indeed my fault; I was unfair."

"I think you've been working very hard lately and have done a lot for the base, especially on the space jump and time machine projects, which are two major projects, and you played a key role in them."

“I think there’s no problem with promoting you to this position, but what everyone said has changed my mind.”

Chen Anrong sighed and said very seriously, "I didn't play a significant role in the time machine and space jump."

"Neither in terms of technology nor management, it is all my achievement."

"As for the technical aspects, there's no need to go into that; I have absolutely no connection to that."

"As for management, I only played a coordinating role."

"I didn't make any particularly great contributions. For these two major studies, instead of giving credit to the experts and staff, you gave credit to me, the most useless person."

“If I were any other expert, I would definitely be unhappy and would definitely object.”

Wang Jianfeng didn't say anything more, and waved his hand wearily.

The next day, he contacted Su Chen and his group and apologized to them.

Su Chen was fine, but Tang Yumo didn't let Wang Jianfeng off the hook, giving him a barrage of sarcastic remarks. (End of Chapter)