Who would still be a social slave when they are so rich?

The meeting room fell silent.

All eyes were on Su Chen, who was sitting in the main seat, waiting for him to speak. Especially the experts who had just joined the team and had never met Su Chen before, their curiosity was practically overflowing.

They had previously learned from Professor Wu and Old Man Chen that their boss was a young man, so they shouldn't be surprised when they saw him.

Although they were mentally prepared beforehand, when they actually saw Su Chen's appearance, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, "He's ridiculously young!"

Judging from Su Chen's appearance, he looks to be only about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, about the same age as their grandson. Yet, he already owns such a massive industrial park as Zhengdao Park. Any one of his projects could easily create a company with a market value of hundreds of billions, not to mention that he has many such projects.

It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy.

Su Chen glanced around, his gaze steady yet sharp, unaffected by the stares of the crowd. Only when he saw a few experts he had never met before did his eyes pause slightly.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting!" Su Chen smiled slightly, his voice steady and powerful. "It's been a long time! Our Zhengdao Park family has gained several new members. Welcome to the community!"

An elderly man with graying hair sitting on the right took the initiative to speak, “I have long heard of President Su’s youth and talent, and meeting you today, I can confirm that he truly lives up to his reputation. I am Zhao Tianming from the field of materials science, and I am currently in charge of research on superconducting materials.”

When the topic turned to superconducting materials, a fiery light shone in Zhao Tianming's eyes.

When Professor Wu first recruited him, he was initially unwilling to come here. After all, the Zhengdao Park was a "backward" place with no reputation in the scientific research circle. Who would be willing to give up all kinds of top projects to work hard here?

But when Professor Wu casually pulled out a document about high-temperature superconductors of nickel, it immediately piqued his interest, because his current research project was in this area.

However, the project was just starting out and even the theory was not yet perfect, but Professor Wu produced a complete set of systematic materials. Even if it was just a few bits and pieces, he could tell that the materials were authentic.

After confirming repeatedly, Professor Wu, who possessed all the technical data on nickel in high-temperature superconductors, resolutely chose to join the Zhengdao Industrial Park, which caused quite a stir at the time. As for the reason…

It would be unbelievable to anyone that a top materials science expert would give up a prestigious research position at a top university to join a small, unknown research institute.

To Zhao Tianming's surprise, after officially joining the park, he realized that the high-temperature superconducting material technology that Professor Wu had shown him was just the tip of the iceberg.

Especially when he learned that the park also had a small-scale controlled nuclear fusion device, a self-developed 10nm chip, and various top-notch ultra-high-end precision machine tools and other advanced technologies, he felt like he was dreaming. It took him a whole week to accept the magic of the entire park.

In the conference room, as soon as Zhao Tianming finished speaking, a middle-aged woman with a capable demeanor and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, sitting next to him, smiled and said, "President Su, I am Li Yulan, specializing in the field of quantum computing!"

"The field of quantum computing?" Su Chen's eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing this. He had only recently decided to build his own quantum computer, and now experts in this field had come knocking on his door?
He glanced at Professor Wu and Ji Wenbo on his left and right sides and asked them what was going on.

As the person in charge of this matter, Ji Wenbo immediately stepped forward to explain: "Boss, this Professor Li Yulan is my friend. She previously worked at IBM and led research on 'quantum bit stability architecture.' I specifically recruited her!"

Ji Wenbo then explained his thoughts in detail, explaining that they possessed the world's most advanced chip technology and lithography machines, and that various research projects in the park required a large amount of computing power, which limited their research efforts.

Ji Wenbo discussed it with Professor Wu, Old Chen, and others, and they decided to enter the field of quantum computing and build their own quantum computer for the park.

He happened to learn that his good friend Li Yulan was being suppressed by senior management at IBM because of her Chinese identity, so he immediately extended an olive branch. Without hesitation, Li Yulan returned to China with several of her Chinese researchers.

The project is currently under construction and is expected to be officially put into research in a week or so.

After listening to Ji Wenbo's explanation, Su Chen's astonishment gradually turned into admiration. He nodded slightly and his gaze returned to Li Yulan. "Professor Li, welcome back to China! This is a loss for IBM; they will eventually regret this decision!"

After a pause, Su Chen continued, "It just so happens that the reason I came here this time is to build our own quantum computer in the park. Professor Li, please put in a lot of effort in this regard. You don't need to worry about funding at all. Try to develop it as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing Su Chen's words, a flicker of excitement flashed in Li Yulan's eyes. She adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses and nodded solemnly, saying, "Don't worry, Su Chen, I led many key technologies in IBM's quantum computing project; I understand the core concepts!"

"With the support of President Su and the park, I am confident that I can build a quantum computer that surpasses IBM's latest model within a year!"

Her confidence stems from the park's mature chip system. With this capital, all that's left is to spend some time to build a quantum computer.

As Li Yulan finished speaking, gasps of amazement filled the conference room. It's important to know that IBM's quantum computing technology is world-leading, and even the current level in China lags far behind IBM.

The experts present are all leaders in the industry and naturally have some understanding of quantum computers, as well as the difficulty of developing them.

If he can truly surpass IBM in the field of quantum computing within a year, he will become the No.1 in China in the field of quantum computing!

Just as they were marveling at it, they noticed that Su Chen didn't seem very excited, and even his fingers were tapping lightly on the conference table.

Upon seeing this, the previously noisy conference room immediately fell silent, everyone waiting for Su Chen to speak.

Su Chen paused, looked around at everyone, and finally his gaze fell on Li Yulan. He slowly said, "A year is too long. It will greatly slow down the progress of other projects."

"I'll give you six months, provide the manpower and resources you need! I need to see the finished product in six months. Is that okay?"

"Six months?!" Upon hearing this number, everyone present turned their attention to Li Yulan, eager to hear her answer!

Li Yulan's fingers tightened slightly. She inexplicably felt a pressure coming from Su Chen, and her heartbeat quickened.

"Hoo!" Li Yulan took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, before looking at Su Chen with a determined gaze and saying, "Six months! Within six months, I will definitely deliver the finished quantum computer to you!"

Li Yulan's voice was firm and resonant, and the entire conference room fell silent!
Su Chen stared at her for a moment, then a slight smile appeared on his lips: "Okay! I'll be waiting."

Then the other four experts stood up and introduced themselves. Three of them were in the field of materials science, such as composite materials and nanomaterials. The last one surprised Su Chen.

It turned out he was an expert in water resource application. After some investigation, I learned that he was recruited by Old Chen and was currently in charge of a project that focused on water purification.

After introducing all the new experts, Su Chen tapped the conference table lightly with his fingers and said, "Everyone, I'd like to inform you in advance that there may be some changes in the park in the coming period, but these will not affect your project research."

"Having taken up more than half an hour of everyone's time, this short meeting is now over. On behalf of the Zhengdao Campus, I, Su Chen, once again welcome everyone to join us! Except for President Ji Wenbo, Professor Wu, and Professor Chen, the other professors can go back and rest now!"

Upon hearing this, everyone knew that Su Chen and the others must have other things to discuss, so they tactfully packed up their things and left the conference room.

"Bang!" As the conference room door closed, and there were no outsiders in the room, Old Chen's originally serious expression became amiable, and he asked directly, "Young Su, what important matter do you have to discuss with me and Old Chen here?"

Su Chen smiled upon hearing this, but did not respond to Old Man Chen's question. Instead, he looked at Ji Wenbo to his right and said, "Xiao Peng should have told you about this before, right?"

Ji Wenbo was taken aback upon hearing this, but immediately realized what Su Chen was talking about and hurriedly nodded, saying, "President Xiao has already told me to suspend the plan to expand the park!" "Suspend expansion? Su boy, the park is already saturated. If we don't expand, it will have a huge impact on our development." Professor Wu frowned and couldn't help but interject.

Old Chen sat up straight, staring intently at Su Chen: "Yes, all the project teams are expanding now, and the labs and production lines are almost overflowing. If this continues, efficiency will be greatly reduced!"

Su Chen remained calm, tapping his fingers lightly on the table as he slowly said, "Please don't worry, both of you! The suspension of expansion is only temporary. The park will undergo a major adjustment soon!"

"A major overhaul?" Ji Wenbo keenly caught the key point in Su Chen's words, a thoughtful glint in his eyes. "Boss, do you mean... to move Xiaxin International out of the park?"

“That’s right!” Su Chen nodded slightly, his gaze becoming profound. “Xiaxin International is now on the right track. If it were still stuck in this small place like Zhengdao Park, it would greatly restrict the company’s future development.”

"I plan to move the company and chip production line out of the industrial park, while retaining the original chip research base!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Wenbo's breathing became rapid. He understood that if Xiaxin International really moved to a big city, it would mean that the company would officially enter a period of rapid development.

Professor Wu and Professor Chen nodded in agreement when they heard Su Chen's words. Zheng Island was indeed too small to support Xia Xin International, a giant dragon that had already begun to take off.

"Ji Wenbo, if we're going to relocate, where do you think would be a suitable place?" Su Chen leaned back and asked casually.

Ji Wenbo took a deep breath, his fingers unconsciously stroking the edge of the conference table. He understood that this suggestion was not only a test from Su Chen, but would also directly affect the future development of Xiaxin International.

"Boss, I think we should choose Pengcheng!" Ji Wenbo raised his head, his eyes gleaming. "Specifically, I suggest we locate in Pengcheng's newly developed electronics industry cluster!"

Su Chen raised an eyebrow slightly. He knew about this cluster area; it was specially built by Pengcheng for the development of high-tech industries, and it had only just been completed.

“Tell me your reasons!” Su Chen tapped his finger lightly on the conference table a few times, signaling him to continue.

“First of all, Shenzhen has the most complete electronic information industry chain in the country!” Ji Wenbo said in a calm but firm tone. “From chip design to terminal applications, leading companies such as Huawei, DJI, and ZTE are all based here, and their demand for chips is growing with development.”

"In addition, Pengcheng has focused on developing the semiconductor industry in recent years, and the upstream and downstream supporting industries are being improved. As long as we take root here, the company will soon embark on a path of rapid growth."

Su Chen nodded thoughtfully, "Pengcheng's ecosystem for high-tech industries is indeed unique."

"Secondly, the advantage of innovative talent!" Seeing that Su Chen had nodded, Ji Wenbo spoke with increasing enthusiasm, "Although Pengcheng's university resources are not as good as those in the Yangtze River Delta, it has attracted top talents from around the world through the 'Peacock Plan,' which can meet the company's expansion needs and the reserve of scientific research personnel."

At this moment, Chen Laitou suddenly interjected, "Have you considered that the land prices and labor costs in Shenzhen are too high compared to the Yangtze River Delta region?"

Ji Wenbo smiled slightly and responded confidently: "This is the third advantage I want to talk about - the level of policy support. For a company like ours that has independently developed world-leading chips, they all wholeheartedly agree."

"If our Xiaxin International were to move in, it would greatly boost the upstream and downstream chip industries, and at the same time attract more technology industries to move in."

"Moreover, compared to the Yangtze River Delta, Shenzhen has a huge advantage, which is its abundant power supply. As you know, manufacturing chips requires a lot of electricity, which is precisely the weakness of the Yangtze River Delta!"

As Ji Wenbo finished speaking, the conference room fell silent again, with only the sound of Su Chen's fingertips lightly tapping the conference table, a slow but powerful rhythm.

"The analysis is spot on. Compared to the Yangtze River Delta, Shenzhen is indeed slightly better!" Su Chen slowly stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of the conference room, and looked down at the night view of the entire Zhengdao Park.

Ji Wenbo held his breath, waiting for Su Chen to make the final decision.

Time seemed to stretch on endlessly at that moment.

"Okay!" Su Chen suddenly turned around, looked at Ji Wenbo with a serious expression, and said, "It's Pengcheng! Tomorrow, you will lead a professional evaluation team to Pengcheng for an on-site investigation to see what the local policies are like and to clarify all related issues!"

"Yes, boss!" Ji Wenbo stood up excitedly and responded loudly, his voice echoing throughout the conference room.

Su Chen glanced at the time; it was already past 7 PM. "Hmm, alright, it's getting late. Go down and arrange things for the personnel now, we'll set off first thing tomorrow morning!"

Without pausing for a moment, Ji Wenbo bowed slightly to Su Chen, nodded to Professor Wu and Old Man Chen, and quickly left the conference room.

Watching Ji Wenbo leave, Professor Wu and Old Man Chen did not get up to leave. Instead, they looked at Su Chen with smiles on their faces.

"Young Su, isn't it time to talk about the most important thing?" Old Chen teased Su Chen with an expression that said, "I saw right through you."

Upon hearing this, Su Chen shook his head and smiled helplessly, "Truly, experience counts. You've seen right through my little scheme."

"Tch~" Old Chen rolled his eyes at Su Chen and said, "Do you think Old Wu and I grew up eating porridge? You specially kept the three of us behind, so you must have something important to tell us."

"The relocation you talked about before had basically nothing to do with me and Old Wu. I knew without a doubt that you had something else to do later, and it was something huge, otherwise you wouldn't have put it at the end."

Old Chen was beaming with pride, and even Professor Wu nodded in agreement.

"Then I won't hide it anymore!" Su Chen's expression immediately turned serious, and he gave Chen Fei and Xiao Peng behind him a look.

Xiao Peng immediately walked to the conference room door, looked left and right, and only closed the door after confirming that no one was there. He also made sure to lock the door from the inside.

Chen Fei pulled a black object from his bag. Professor Wu and Old Man Chen looked at Su Chen in shock when they saw what Chen Fei was holding, and exclaimed in unison, "Is this a signal detector?"

This instrument is specifically designed to check rooms for eavesdropping or hidden cameras.

When I came back before, I specifically got it from Ghost, and it was a complete set, including things like signal jammers.

This was also a reminder from the ghost: as his business grows and he attracts more and more attention, he should take all necessary precautions to be prepared.

Chen Fei used the equipment to check the entire conference room, including under the chairs and tables, and only put the equipment away after confirming that everything was in order.

"Young Su, what earth-shattering secret are you trying to tell us that you're resorting to such methods?"

Old Chen and Professor Wu were now extremely curious about what Su Chen was going to say.

Seeing the eager looks in their eyes, Su Chen smiled slightly and said, "Actually, it's nothing major. It's just that the Zhengdao Industrial Park will be converted into a military industrial enterprise in the future!"

"Military industry?!" Two exclamations rang out instantly. (End of Chapter)