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

Chen Anrong explained the equipment to them in detail, not at all afraid that they would eavesdrop and learn. The experts also took out their notes without any hesitation and carefully recorded every word Chen Anrong said.

Chen Anrong wasn't afraid of them stealing her knowledge because, apart from Su Chen's factory, factories on other planetary bases simply couldn't research it and didn't have the relevant technology.

What he knows is generally true, but he doesn't know the real core.

Even if you tell him, he won't understand.

Old Chen didn't know much about this either, but he was better than Chen Anrong, understood more, and knew what to ask.

So he specifically chose the questions that experts wanted to ask.

Chen Anrong answered what she knew, and could only smile tactfully for what she didn't know.

Some experts also offered their opinions, which were quite sharp. Chen Anrong couldn't answer them at all and could only smile and let the experts figure it out themselves.

One of the experts offered an opinion.

This suggestion was collectively agreed upon by Professor Chen and his team, and the expert wanted to open the instrument to take a look inside.

Chen Anrong shook her head decisively and said bluntly, "Sorry, we can't open it. We won't be able to install it if we do."

The expert who had just spoken raised his head defiantly and snorted coldly, "If you can't install it, we can."

Chen Anrong let out a cry and remained silent for a long time.

The atmosphere became slightly awkward. After a long while, Chen Anrong finally said slowly, "What if it can't be installed?"

"If it can't be installed, can you take responsibility for that?"

"If it cannot be restored, we cannot provide you with insulating metal for the time being. Can you agree to that? If you agree, I have no objection."

That one sentence immediately dampened the experts' arrogance, and they lost confidence.

They wanted to open it and take a good look at what it was made of, so they could learn more and make it themselves when they got back.

However, if they can't install it, they won't have any insulating metal left. This is something the experts can't decide; only Mr. Chen can make that decision.

Old Chen didn't dare to agree blindly, because insulating metal was crucial for them. Without it, much of their work would come to a standstill.

Old Chen's gaze involuntarily turned to the group of experts around him. If they had confidence, Old Chen felt it was worth a try.

But when he looked at those experts, they didn't dare to look at him at all, and each of them turned their heads away.

Old Chen sighed helplessly and said to Chen Anrong with a smile, "Let it go."

"We'll just take a look around."

After learning about the place, Mr. Chen, looking slightly tired, went back with everyone.

They had a separate place to stay. In the evening, Mr. Chen convened a meeting to ask the group of experts what they had learned and what their thoughts were after seeing so much material that day.

The experts shared their opinions.

After a while, Old Chen asked them, "If the equipment for mining insulating metals is opened and disassembled, are they confident that they can reinstall it?"

The experts shook their heads, indicating they were powerless to help.

Although they didn't try it, they weren't stupid.

They were also elite experts; just by looking at the surface of the instrument, they knew that it was extremely difficult to manufacture and that it was a very sophisticated instrument.

Even a tiny screw is different from an ordinary screw; these are things they need to learn.

Mr. Chen was very disappointed after hearing this.

He had thought that these experts could solve some problems, but now it seems that he was overthinking it. They are still far behind Su Chen, and also somewhat behind the experts here.

After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly asked, "Are you interested in staying to study this major?"

The families looked at each other. They were interested, but would Chen Anrong agree?

And is their purpose in staying here really to learn?
Or should we have them do something else?

If it were about stealing technology, these experts wouldn't want to do it.

Although they wanted to solve some difficult problems, they wanted to do it openly and honestly, even if it meant asking Su Chen for the knowledge, it would be better than stealing it.

Moreover, they didn't believe they could learn anything useful from it.

Seeing that the experts were all willing to stay, Old Chen gently rubbed his temples, pondering his next move.

He thought it was possible to discuss with Chen Anrong and the others about selecting a group of people to study, and then sending them back after they completed their studies.

I just don't know what Chen Anrong and the others are thinking.

In the past, there would have been virtually no problem.

They did the same thing, but now that their relationship is strained, they might face some difficulties if they tried to do it again.

The next day, Chen Anrong and Old Chen met again.

The two of them ate and chatted in the restaurant.

Old Chen's attitude towards Chen Anrong was fairly good, because he knew that Chen Anrong had previously worked on addressing their dissatisfaction.

Therefore, he believes that deep down, Chen Anrong may still be thinking about returning to her former department.

Moreover, he can now give Chen Anrong even more.

Have you thought about your future development?

Old Chen suddenly asked Chen Anrong a question.

Upon hearing his question, Chen Anrong roughly understood what he meant and smiled faintly.

"I have thought about it. In the future, I may manage more planets and make greater contributions to humanity. That is also my goal."

Old Chen smiled noncommittally, his words becoming somewhat blunt, "If you continue developing in the current way, at most you'll manage a few more planets, but your status will definitely not be as high as Wang Jianfeng's and the others. Don't you want to make a breakthrough in your position?"

Chen Anrong smiled but remained silent.

He wanted to hear what Old Chen had to say.

Old Chen continued, "If you're willing, we can offer you a better position, giving you absolute authority to manage more planets, and you can even go and find planets you think are suitable for establishing a base."

"You have so much experience here, but I'm afraid they don't trust you."

"If you are willing to go back, we can give you more rights and allow you to have better development opportunities."

Chen Anrong stroked her chin and asked with a smile, "So what do I have to give in return? You don't want to go back to the Insulated Planet, do you?"

Old Chen shook his head, denying Chen Anrong's statement.

This was the only thing that surprised Chen Anrong.

Old Chen sighed and said that he understood that only Su Chen could be responsible for the insulated planet.

Because only Su Chen possesses some core technologies. Without Su Chen, even if they can mine the insulated planet temporarily, they still won't be able to mine it in the future.

Leaving this star for Su Chen and his team to collaborate on is the best option.

Seeing that the other party's words were watertight, Chen Anrong smiled and rejected the bait he had just thrown out, saying very frankly, "I am willing to work with Su Chen and the others. We have no selfish motives in everything we do."

"We just want to do something for humanity, to give people better security and a better life."

"I really don't understand why you're suddenly doing these things. You should understand Su Chen's importance." "You should understand that without Su Chen, we wouldn't have any of this now."

Old Chen nodded slightly, then sighed with a hint of helplessness, indicating that there were many things he couldn't control.

This strategy was decided by everyone, not just his idea.

Chen Anrong's lips curled up slightly as she thought to herself: If you didn't agree, this matter couldn't have been carried out, and it couldn't have been done so quickly. You must have strongly supported it, and you might even be one of the masterminds.

Otherwise, why would Old Li suddenly pass away?

When Chen Anrong thought of Old Li, she was still very concerned and specifically inquired about his condition.

Old Chen smiled and said, "He has retired and is doing well. If you have the chance to go back and visit him, he misses you very much."

Chen Anrong asked, "Can we contact him online?"

Old Chen shook his head. "That's definitely not going to work. Even after we retire, we have to keep secrets and can't contact each other casually."

Chen Anrong stopped talking about this topic and started talking about some trivial things.

After dinner, Old Chen made a request to Chen Anrong.

He hoped to have a good talk with Tang Yumo, Wang Jianfeng, and the others to discuss future collaborations.

Chen Anrong readily agreed.

Originally, Old Chen came here to cooperate, but he couldn't make the decision on his own, so he definitely had to invite Tang Yumo and Wang Jianfeng.

Chen Anrong first informed Tang Yumo about the matter, and Tang Yumo had no objections. She told him to contact Wang Jianfeng as soon as possible and ask him to come over and resolve the matter so that these plagues could be sent away.

A few days later.

Wang Jianfeng then arrived at the insulated planet.

When Wang Jianfeng arrived, Tang Yumo specifically instructed Chen Anrong to arrange a grand welcoming ceremony for him.

Chen Anrong chuckled inwardly. This was deliberately meant to show off to Old Master Chen and the others, to deliberately provoke them.

Following Tang Yumo's instructions, Chen Anrong arranged a grand welcome for Wang Jianfeng.

Old Chen and the others were furious. On Wang Jianfeng's first day, Old Chen didn't even see him, making excuses that he was sick.

They still didn't meet the next day.

On the third day, he wanted to see him, but Wang Jianfeng got angry again, saying he was sick and refused to see him.

After a stalemate lasting four or five days, the two sides finally met in a conference room.

Tang Yumo sat in the center of the conference room, while Wang Jianfeng and Chen Anrong sat on her right.

Old Chen and his team sat on the left. Tang Yumo, acting as the hostess, coughed lightly a few times and announced the start of the meeting.

Looking at his arrogant expression, Old Chen got angry.

Not to mention Old Chen, Wang Jianfeng and Chen Anrong were both a little angry.

After making the announcement, Tang Yumo ignored everything, resting her arms on the table and dozing off, just like a student who wasn't studying properly.

Old Chen had no way to deal with him. He opened his mouth as if to scold him, but in the end he held back.

He knew that if Tang Yumo was unhappy, the others would be even more difficult to deal with.

He looked at Wang Jianfeng and nodded slightly at him.

"This is our first meeting. We have a clear understanding of your contributions and the hard work you have put in over the years."

“We should have given you a higher position, but we have never had much power in planetary management; it has always been Su Chen who makes the decisions.”

Wang Jianfeng smiled slightly and said frankly, "I am already very satisfied."

"Now that I'm in a very high position, I'll say something that might not please you."

"Besides Su Chen, I'm practically the number one person in the planetary base."

This statement put Old Chen in a difficult position.

Old Chen meant that Su Chen hadn't been very kind to you, but if you followed us, we would definitely promote you.

But Wang Jianfeng said that in terms of position, apart from Su Chen, he was the highest-ranking, thus negating what Old Chen had just said.

Old Chen forced a smile, knowing that Wang Jianfeng couldn't possibly be on the same side as them, and that they could only proceed with the negotiations according to the original plan.

The negotiation covered three points.

The first point is cooperation among various resources.

They discovered many planets, which contained abundant resources.

These resources need to be exchanged or sold.

The only place to sell it is on Earth.

This is a place where negotiations are needed; they need to reach several agreements.

The second point is the technical issue.

This is something everyone has considered before, and it's also the most troublesome thing.

The third point of negotiation is what kind of relationship they should have in the future: a superior-subordinate relationship, a cooperative relationship, or some other kind of relationship.

The first thing the two sides discussed was resource cooperation.

On this issue, there was not much disagreement between the two sides. As long as their interests were not in conflict, they both believed that cooperation was possible.

Wang Jianfeng and his team need to sell the supplies.

Old Chen, on the other hand, needs these resources.

The two complement each other perfectly.

They signed many cooperation projects, and both sides smiled with satisfaction afterward.

Just then, Tang Yumo suddenly raised her head and asked everyone a question out of the blue.

"The resource cooperation talks went very well, but what if the later cooperation doesn't go well? What about the earlier cooperation?"

These words immediately put pressure on everyone.

Everyone is well aware that if the negotiations don't go well or break down, many of the things that came before are likely to run into problems.

Old Chen was also worried that such a thing would happen, and so was Wang Jianfeng.

The two exchanged a glance, and it seemed that they both hoped the resource cooperation would proceed smoothly.

Old Chen, as expected of an old fellow, quickly came up with a solution.

"Since you're worried, let's sign an agreement that no matter what happens later, the previous agreement will still be executed."

Wang Jianfeng nodded in agreement.

This is the only way. (End of Chapter)