Since we are both reborn, of course I would choose the rich woman!

Chapter 350: Is it a collaboration? (6k views, please subscribe)

In an analytical and speculative tone, Lü Yao explained to Rong Nianqing and Jian Xiaojie the possible situations that might occur on the other side of the ocean.

After listening to Lü Yao's analysis, Jian Xiaojie said first: "Logically speaking, it's impossible. Although the other side of the ocean seems unrestrained, when it comes to making decisions on important matters, it's not up to the person in charge to say whatever they want."

"The world is no longer the world it was two hundred years ago. No one on this planet has the right or ability to act arbitrarily. Sometimes, the higher you stand, the fewer choices you have."

Lu Yao grinned in response, but didn't say anything.

He knew, of course, that what Jian Xiaojie said was applicable under certain conditions, but the problem was that the rules established by human subconsciousness and experience could not stop true geniuses or true madmen at times.

The most dangerous people in this world are often those who are clear-headed, intelligent, and ambitious madmen, and the one on the other side of the ocean is clearly such a person.

If the first appointment of that person was a joke played by fate, then his second appointment was proof of his own strength, and the influence he could exert would have a profound impact on the next ten years.

So after a moment of silence, Lü Yao said, "Yes, I admit that these are all my deductions and guesses. So the question now is, do you want to believe my guesses?"

This time, the carriage fell silent again.

And the silence lasted longer than ever before.

Almost ten minutes later, Rong Nianqing gritted her teeth and said, "We've known each other for three years now. In these three years, every judgment and decision you've made has proven your ability to judge future situations, so I trust you."

Jian Xiaojie rubbed her temples and didn't say anything.

In fact, she was willing to believe Lü Yao, but the problem was that she didn't dare to.

If that's the case, then her overseas faction will face a major upheaval, and her own interests, and even her safety, could be greatly affected.

"call……"

Jian Xiaojie racked her brains and asked, "If the future international situation really develops in the direction you predict, then I... also need to prepare in advance. If I'm caught off guard, I might end up in trouble."

Intuition and past experience also made Jian Xiaojie begin to believe in Lü Yao. If such a situation really happened, even if it only showed signs, their past actions would become the capital that would be coveted by others.

Only when the storm truly arrives, and their creations are still firmly in their hands, can those things truly belong to them.

This is what is known as "crossing the tribulation".

However, Jian Xiaojie worriedly said, "But if the situation really deteriorates to that extent, I definitely won't be able to support you domestically, nor will I be able to use international resources to support you."

Because if that time really comes, she'll probably be too busy taking care of herself.

But Lu Yao shook his head and said, "Sister Jian, I know what you're worried about, but now is not the time for you to worry about those things. Take my advice, it's time to focus our efforts on the domestic market. You've made a huge contribution to everything we're doing now."

"You should change your mindset and make use of the resources available domestically."

Jian Xiaojie: "..."

She looked at Lü Yao with some unfamiliarity, then noticed that Rong Nianqing beside her was also looking at her with concern. Suddenly, Jian Xiaojie said as if she had an epiphany, "You two have already reached this consensus?"

Rong Nianqing shook her head and smiled, "No, it's just that I think what Lü Yao said actually makes a lot of sense. You can't rely on your 'family' overseas forever, not to mention that those foreigners overseas themselves harbor ill intentions towards us."

World peace may have been the theme of the last two centuries, but it is only the theme of the last two centuries.

In fact, the theme of world peace has not lasted for many years.

Looking at the world, there are very few truly restrained and stable regions. Jian Xiaojie's family is one that has been caught in the middle of various conflicts and disputes for many years. As far as Rong Nianqing knows, some of Jian Xiaojie's relatives, and even her closest siblings, have lost their lives because of these conflicts.

Otherwise, why would Jian Xiaojie be so heavily promoted by her family?
The statement that the focus should be on cultivating such talents is not quite accurate. Rather, it is that Jian Xiaojie's family must expend a lot of resources on investing in and cultivating "soft assets," otherwise the chaotic situation could easily lead to the predicament of having no one in the family to rely on.

Rong Nianqing reached out and pressed Jian Xiaojie's hand: "In China, it's like you're diversifying your investments. If you can establish a foothold in China, you can form a mutual support relationship with your family. This is a very good thing for you, your family, and even for us."

"the most important is!"

Rong Nianqing emphasized, "I really don't want anything to happen to you."

Jian Xiaojie remained silent throughout Rong Nianqing's speech. Only a few dozen seconds after Rong Nianqing finished speaking did Jian Xiaojie's expression finally soften, followed by a particularly strange and complicated look.

Lu Yao had never seen that look on Jian Xiaojie's face before; that emotion and wariness towards unfamiliar feelings made her seem somewhat vulnerable.

"call--"

Jian Xiaojie turned her face away and looked out the window, not wanting Lü Yao and Rong Nianqing to see the change in her expression.

After calming down, Jian Xiaojie smiled and said, "Yes, I understand. What you said makes sense. I will take care of the things I have on hand and the things I'm carrying as soon as possible, and then gradually shift my focus back to China."

For someone like Jian Xiaojie to say such things doesn't just mean she's focusing her attention back on China; it means she's transferring many of her overseas assets and core industries back to China, strengthening her ties with the country. This implies that if something really happens, she won't be able to extricate herself as easily as before.

For Jian Xiaojie, who has spent most of her time abroad, this was a major life decision.

Logically speaking, such a major life decision should be made in batches and step by step, but Lü Yao urged, "It would be best to complete most of the shift in focus by next year, and then focus on developing our careers in China."

Jian Xiaojie was puzzled: "Wait, you even arranged the time for me? Tell me honestly, do you have some special insider information channels? How can you be so accurate?"

"Complete the transfer within next year? You're dreaming! Do you know how many resources I control? Do you know how many important industries I manage? Do you think that even if Elder Liang's technological research and development has made a breakthrough, he can achieve mass production smoothly without my strong support?"

Lu Yao knew, of course, that Jian Xiaojie controlled a great deal of resources. The technical materials needed in the chip manufacturing process, such as photoresist and polishing fluid, all needed to be sourced from overseas by Jian Xiaojie.

Before the new leader takes office on the other side of the ocean, Jian Xiaojie can still use her resources to transfer these technical materials to China. However, this smooth situation will not last long. When the dispute between East and West escalates, these materials will be included in the list of prohibited exports.

At that time, Jian Xiaojie would be particularly vulnerable to being targeted, and her overseas assets would be easily frozen or even plundered.

By then, how many people overseas will be willing to genuinely help Jian Xiaojie and her group?
So even though he was very nervous, Lü Yao still insisted on advising him: "I know it's difficult, but at the latest, you must complete the transfer of most of the core industries by the year after next."

In the future, some ruthless forces will do extremely ruthless things.

Under that incident, no matter how much power Jian Xiaojie possessed, she would have been severely injured or even devoured.

Jian Xiaojie said in a half-joking tone, "Is it really that exaggerated? It's like you can tell fortunes, and you're so accurate, you have such a precise grasp of the time scale."

Lü Yao chuckled inwardly.

That's right. If he weren't afraid of revealing more, Lü Yao could even tell Jian Xiaojie the exact time and place of that major event in the future, but that would be too terrifying.

Lu Yao laughed and said, "This is just my judgment based on the overall situation. How many years can the person in charge across the ocean stay in power? And Dongda University is no longer the same as it was back then. It can't be defeated in a year or two. Given the nature of those people across the ocean and the new person in charge, they will definitely become more and more crazy as time goes on."

Jian Xiaojie nodded repeatedly, "What you said makes a lot of sense. I'll handle things as soon as possible."

Lu Yao nodded: "Then it's settled. We'll keep the news about Dr. Liang Bosong's technological breakthrough under wraps for as long as possible. Also, during this time, we should try our best to develop and strengthen our own side."

“We don’t necessarily want to work alone, but when it comes to breakthroughs in chip technology, we can only have one partner. And it can only be that partner who comes to us; we can’t go to them.”

Jian Xiaojie and Rong Nianqing nodded: "Understood."

Rong Nianqing added, "I'll be moving around more lately."

Lu Yao nodded, and after a moment's thought, he said, "President Rong, could you introduce me to President He?"

Rong Nianqing was taken aback. Given Lü Yao's self-awareness, the only other CEO beside her who needed her introduction was CEO He.

So Rong Nianqing thought for a moment and then smiled and said, "Okay, I'll make the arrangements."

Lü Yao nodded: "Okay."

……

After this private conversation, Rong Nianqing, Jian Xiaojie, and Lü Yao all sprang into action.

Jian Xiaojie was in charge of security and confidentiality at Weiguang International. She also took to heart what Lü Yao and Rong Nianqing told her. She began to secretly make a separation and take stock of her important core assets in preparation for the next move.

Rong Nianqing also began to frequently visit some elderly people of the uncle and aunt generation to deepen her connection with them, and at the same time, she reached many agreements for future cooperation.

Meanwhile, Lü Yao was preparing a "gift" that could persuade and impress President He.

With everyone's active preparations, the five days passed quickly.

On the evening of the fifth day, Lü Yao finally received a message from Rong Nianqing: "This weekend, let's get ready to have dinner at Meiyuan in Xicheng. My mother hasn't seen you in a long time."

Lu Yao breathed a sigh of relief and then typed back, "Okay, but I'll have to bring more people with me." Rong Nianqing sent a cute "speechless" emoji: "Bring as many as you want. You don't need to tell me about these things anymore. Just arrange it yourself. Just send me a message before you come."

Lü Yao replied with a smile: "Okay."

Although Rong Nianqing would nag him every time he did this, Lü Yao would do it no matter how many times he had to do it again.

"Familiarity breeds contempt, closeness breeds rudeness"... This means that people who are too familiar with each other are prone to becoming disrespectful and arrogant, which is fatal in interpersonal relationships, yet most people still make this mistake.

For example, couples who think they know each other very well, or even married couples, are very likely to do things that make each other uncomfortable because of their overly intimate relationship. After this happens many times, cracks will appear in their relationship.

This happens between couples and even spouses, let alone friends or business partners.

Therefore, Lü Yao requires himself to always maintain sufficient respect for the people around him.

After chatting with Rong Nianqing, Lü Yao took out the chat software developed by their company and sent a message to Wang Yushu: "Come have dinner with me this weekend, and bring everything I asked you to prepare."

Wang Yushu was particularly excited: "Great! And I've prepared an extra surprise for you! I'll show it to you first this weekend."

what?
What kind of weird stuff has Wang Yushu come up with this time?
This guy seems to have a knack for leading the technology tree astray. Even though Lü Yao intended for Wang Yushu to develop in the civilian sector, under Wang Yushu's guidance, Huanji Technology always manages to develop some strange products.

I wonder what Wang Yushu has come up with this time.

Lu Yao instructed, "There's no need to show off immature technologies. Just focus on perfecting the quadruped robot dog and the drone flight array technology. The day after tomorrow is your show, so don't mess it up! Don't mess it up at all."

This is the key to whether or not PhantomTech can be incorporated.

In the chat, Wang Yushu said, "President Lü, you can rest assured. I've been rehearsing this every day, and all the technology is programmed and electronically controlled. Back then, it was just a matter of pressing a button. If something goes wrong, we can just press it a few more times."

Lu Yao chuckled upon reading the message. He noticed that Wang Yushu possessed a certain eccentricity and optimism, but he was still quite reliable, so Lu Yao trusted him.

After arranging everything at hand, Lü Yao met with Wang Yushu on Sunday morning.

Having not seen Lü Yao for a long time, Wang Yushu was overjoyed to see him and immediately gave him a big hug: "President Lü, I've found that since I started working with you, my inspiration has been pouring out like crazy."

Lu Yao didn't see the things Wang Yushu had brought. After looking around for a while, he asked, "Where's the equipment I asked you to bring?"

Wang Yushu: "There's no room here, they're all in our company's truck, but that truck can't easily get into the city."

Lu Yao said, "Let's go take a look."

soon.

Lu Yao then approached the freight truck belonging to Wang Yushu's company.

It has to be said that Phantom Tech has a rather peculiar aesthetic. The Phantom Tech company's cargo trucks are the kind of cargo trucks that are very common, but most of the cargo trucks you can see on the road are painted red. However, Phantom Tech's trucks have been changed to an all-black color scheme. In addition to the name and logo of Phantom Tech printed on the body and the cargo box, there are also many lines that look very futuristic.

The truck looks so cool that it doesn't resemble a company's cargo truck at all; rather, it looks like a DIY truck created by anime or manga fans.

Lu Yao looked at the truck and didn't know what to say.

Standing next to the freight truck, Lü Yao said, "Take a look at what you've prepared."

Wang Yushu took out the remote control in his hand, and an automatic door opened at the rear of the freight truck, from which a staircase popped out.

Looking through the open carriage door, Lü Yao saw a huge water tank in the last third of the carriage, and floating in the tank was a very large... metal octopus.

This metal octopus moves its eight tentacles in the water with remarkable lifelikeness, its movements as smooth and fluid as a real octopus.

Lu Yao was stunned: "What is this?"

Wang Yushu said, "A mimicry robot."

Lu Yao was puzzled: "Why are you making this?"

Wang Yushu said, "Of course, it was inspired by you, Mr. Lü. We now have things that fly in the sky and run on the ground, so of course we should have things that swim in the water too. This mimic octopus is a mimic robot that our company and Brother Shan's team have developed together. It can not only perform underwater high-definition shooting tasks, but also be controlled by gestures wirelessly."

Wang Yushu took out a glove from his pocket, put it on, activated the sensor on it, and then began to change his hand gestures.

Lu Yao saw Wang Yushu point his fingers forward like a sword, and then the metal octopus in the huge tank began to move its octopus tentacles forward and swim over.

When Wang Yushu closed his five fingers, the metal octopus retracted its metal tentacles, making an environmentally conscious gesture.

With a series of gestures, the metal octopus completed a great many movements.

After the demonstration, Wang Yushu excitedly said, "I've discovered that octopuses are very suitable for integration with machines. The eight octopus tentacles can coordinate with hand gestures to complete a wide range of actions. This product can not only perform flexible underwater photography, but also carry out underwater search and rescue missions."

Wang Yushu scratched his head and said regretfully, "But due to battery issues, underwater pressure resistance, signal transmission problems, and so on, this product still has many problems. The battery life is insufficient, and the signal transmission is not stable enough..."

Lu Yao chuckled and said, "Then why are you showing it to me?"

Wang Yushu laughed and said, "Didn't you say you were going to take me to see the big boss? So I'm bringing out this concept machine to show off, maybe it can pique the big boss's interest. If this big boss can invest more money, I believe all the technical problems can be solved."

This is true.

The University of Tokyo boasts the world's largest and most comprehensive industrial system. In the future, this industrial capability will be unprecedentedly powerful, so powerful that every field will have amazing "hidden champions." Any commercial order exceeding a certain scale, any project put out to tender, will find some inexplicable companies to take the order.

Many of these companies are formed through military-to-civilian conversion or vertical integration. The technologies they possess may be routine in their respective fields, but as long as some brilliant minds come up with some unusual ideas and combine "hidden champions" from different fields...

This will produce many wonderful things.

The "industrial survey" that later circulated on the internet, as well as the meme "Rhine Steel is rich, Laiyang Steel is poor" that circulated on both the intranet and the internet, were all based on the outrageous industrial background of Dongda University.

Once Wang Yushu put forward the concept, many of the remaining problems can be solved collaboratively through a bidding process.

The premise for doing this is—

money!
But I must say, Wang Yushu's idea is really good.

Although Wang Yushu wanted to conduct underwater filming or turn this mimicry metal octopus into a civilian rescue machine, people like Lü Yao, who were insidious, had more in mind. If this thing could save people, couldn't it also be used to harm people?
With a few modifications, this is an underwater killer!
The potential hidden within this mimicry metal octopus... anyone with a slightly extreme mindset can easily grasp it.

So after confirming with Wang Yushu that there were no problems with the other two products, Lü Yao set off with Wang Yushu.

Shangnan is not far from Xicheng, so before noon, Lü Yao and Wang Yushu arrived at Rong Nianqing's Meiyuan in Xicheng.

After the dark, imposing, and futuristic-looking freight truck entered the plum garden and came to a stop, Lü Yao took Wang Yushu to see Rong Nianqing first.

Rong Nianqing walked at the front and smiled as she saw Lü Yao coming over, saying, "You've worked hard."

Lu Yao laughed and said, "No problem. You've met this man before, Wang Yushu, the CEO of Huanxie Technology."

Wang Yushu quickly greeted him, "Hello, President Rong, it's nice to see you again."

Rong Nianqing also greeted her warmly in return.

Lu Yao then introduced Rong Nianqing's mother to Wang Yushu: "This is President Rong's mother, Ms. Meng."

Aunt Meng smiled gently and gracefully, "Those who come with Xiao Lü are all family. Just call me Aunt Meng."

Wang Yushu exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, I really didn't expect this at all! You're actually President Rong's mother! You look so young!"

Aunt Meng laughed and said, "Little Wang is so good with words."

After exchanging pleasantries, Lü Yao asked, "How are the preparations going?"

Rong Nianqing said, "Everything is ready."

As she spoke, she waved her hand, and the sightseeing bus that had been waiting for a long time immediately came over and took Lü Yao and the others to the place they had chosen.

Rong Nianqing's family owns a large estate on the outskirts of Xicheng. After the sightseeing bus drove for several kilometers, they finally arrived at the place Rong Nianqing and her family had chosen. This place is a hillside where the plum garden meets the distant mountains. The hillside, which is not very steep, is covered with trees.

In this picturesque place, Rong Nianqing had her servants set up a canopy, under which tea tables, chairs, and other furnishings were all provided.

Rong Nianqing got off the sightseeing bus: "I've prepared everything here. After Uncle He arrives, everyone around will be evacuated, and our conversation here won't be leaked."

Lü Yao nodded and looked at Wang Yushu behind him: "Let's start setting up."

(End of this chapter)