Building a Sci-Fi Empire: Starting with Cold Nuclear Fusion

in the office.

Chen Yuan picked up a pen and filled out the "Employee Probationary Period Completion Application Form".

Taking the opportunity, Zhao Peng said, "Now that we've finished discussing business, how about we chat for a bit privately?"

Chen Yuan looked up and said, "Okay, please go ahead."

Zhao Peng blinked and said, "To be honest, did you come up with this nuclear battery design all by yourself?"

Chen Yuan paused, unsure how to answer the question.

He doesn't mind achieving results, but his recent outstanding performance might arouse suspicion.

That's why he accepted Zhang Shulin's suggestion and publicly stated that the nuclear battery plan was developed after discussions with Professor Zhang.

Seeing Chen Yuan hesitate, Zhao Peng said softly, "It's just the two of us here, so there are some things we won't say. I just want to know your true abilities, whether you're even more capable than I imagined."

After much deliberation, Chen Yuan finally decided to lie. "Minister, you're overthinking it. I don't know much about nuclear energy. It was thanks to Professor Zhang's guidance that I was able to come up with this design."

Zhao Peng chuckled and said, "I won't force you if you don't want to talk about it. Just keep filling out the application form. By the way, if you have any needs for your job, feel free to tell me. If it's suitable, I'll try my best to accommodate you."

Chen Yuan continued filling out the "Employee Probationary Period Application Form," saying, "I don't have any needs for the time being, thank you, Minister."

The two chatted for a while longer.

Before long, Chen Yuan filled out the "Employee Probationary Period Application Form".

Zhao Peng took a look and, after confirming there were no problems, accepted it.

Immediately, as Chen Yuan was leaving, he fulfilled his promise and gave him five taels of pre-Qingming Longjing tea, in a beautifully packaged gift box.

Chen Yuan didn't know the price.

Because even pre-Qingming Longjing tea has different grades.

The prices vary drastically depending on the grade.

However, he knew that someone of Zhao Peng's caliber would certainly drink high-quality tea.

In other words, these five ounces of pre-Qingming Longjing tea may be quite expensive.

……

Back in the lab.

As soon as Chen Yuan entered, he saw Xiao Yun, Wang Meiyan, and several other women gathered together, seemingly chatting about something.

On the contrary, Lao Qin, Zhu Yun, Ding Yang and others did not see anyone at all.

Even Zhang Shulin's whereabouts are unknown.

"...went to HR training."

"I heard... a month."

The sounds of several people chatting were faint and indistinct, making it impossible to hear clearly.

Chen Yuan stepped forward and asked, "Sister Xiaoyun, Sister Wang, what are you talking about?"

Wang Meiyan is a woman in her thirties with an average appearance and a somewhat carefree personality.

Hearing Chen Yuan's question, she turned her head and said loudly, "You don't know yet?"

Chen Yuan asked, puzzled, "Know what?"

Wang Meiyan said, "Vice President Zhen's nephew, that is, Zhen Yuhan, is said to have been sent to the Human Resources Department for training for a month."

Ok?

Zhen Yuhan was assigned to the Human Resources Department for a month of training.

Chen Yuan was taken aback and really couldn't understand how the other party, who had the vice president's uncle as a backer, could have been relegated to a lower position.

Among the crowd, a female R&D staff member named Chang Lili, who was about 27 or 28 years old, said mysteriously, "I heard that the young man surnamed Zhen seems to have done something wrong, which made Minister Zhao very unhappy, so he was sent to the personnel department for training."

Xiaoyun blinked and said, "I think I know what it is."

Just as Chen Yuan was about to ask a question, he suddenly realized something and understood in an instant.

He was a little puzzled. He was drawing up nuclear battery design drawings for Zhang Shulin, and the drawings weren't even finished yet. How did Zhao Peng, Wang Kai, and other senior and middle-level leaders in the department know about it and come over in time?

Now, connecting this to Zhao Peng's question in the office earlier about "what's Zhen Yuhan like?" and the fact that this guy was sent to the HR department for training, Chen Yuan immediately understood that it was highly likely that Zhao Peng, Wang Kai, and the others didn't come because they knew he had designed a nuclear battery solution, but because Zhen Yuhan was instigating something behind the scenes.

As for why Zhao Peng, Wang Kai, and others didn't reprimand them after arriving at the scene, it's probably because they saw the nuclear battery design drawings on their computers, so they changed their tune and started talking about understanding their own nuclear battery design.

Hey!

You little rascal, you stirred things up behind my back, and now you've ended up being exiled to the frontier.

Chen Yuan couldn't help but chuckle to himself, and at the same time, he understood why Zhao Peng was doing this—it was probably to appease and win him over!

Needless to say, appeasement is necessary. Instigating such things would inevitably come to light sooner or later, and Chen Yuan would definitely be unhappy when he found out. Zhao Peng dealt with it in advance, wasn't he just appeasing his own emotions?

As for bribery, it's quite obvious. Zhao Peng is using this method to tell everyone that Chen Yuan is his man, and no one can touch him, not even Vice President Zhen's nephew!

Chen Yuan was certainly familiar with this tactic of winning people's hearts.

In other words, from today onwards, I am Zhao Peng's person.

As long as the other party doesn't fall from grace and I don't make any major mistakes within my department, I'll basically be fine.

Although Chen Yuan wasn't particularly fond of forming cliques, he still knew which was more advantageous to him: having a powerful backer or not.

He was very satisfied with this, as he now had powerful connections within the company and was no longer afraid of being targeted.

……

The day flies by.

Because his salary and benefits would improve after becoming a full-time employee, Chen Yuan couldn't help but think about buying a car.

For example, right now, during rush hour, he's on a crowded bus, packed like a sardine can.

Chen Yuan wondered if he should take advantage of his time off work to go to a nearby 4S store to look at cars.

He desperately wanted a means of transportation.

Now that he's officially a full-time employee and had a bonus, he decided to go to the 4S store to take a look.

If I find a car I like, I'll buy it; if not, I'll think about it later.

Chen Yuan has been talking to A Yu about buying a car for the past few days, and he has a general idea of ​​what to do next.

He plans to buy a tram that costs between 150,000 and 200,000.

It's just for getting around; I won't be driving very far. The tram is enough.

Chen Yuan prefers the Leapmotor C16; the online reviews and data seem pretty good.

There just so happens that there is a Leapmotor 4S store in the High-tech Zone.

So Chen Yuan got off at the bus stop ahead, hailed a Didi (ride-hailing service), and headed straight for the Leapmotor 4S store.

There was some traffic on the road, and he arrived at the 4S store around 6 p.m.

The Leapmotor 4S store in the High-tech Zone is open 24 hours a day, so although Chen Yuan arrived a little late, he was still warmly received.

Because he already had a goal in mind, he didn't waste any time and went straight to see the Leapmotor C16. He even took a test drive at the enthusiastic invitation of the sales staff.

Chen Yuan thought the car was really good after experiencing it.

First of all, it is practical in terms of space.

Secondly, it has a high starting point in terms of configuration and a wide variety of features, approaching the level of a 300,000 yuan gasoline car.

Finally, there's the fundamental advantage of electric vehicles: compared to comparable gasoline-powered vehicles, their travel costs are significantly lower.

As for its shortcomings, they are not without them either.

The armrests on its second-row seats are a bit narrow.

If used for a long time, your arms may feel a little uncomfortable.

Overall, the Leapmotor C16 is definitely worth buying.

After test driving it, Chen Yuan made up his mind to buy it.

So he talked with the female salesperson for about half an hour and finally finalized the car loan plan.

At this moment, the female salesperson was explaining the car loan in detail. "Mr. Chen, the Leapmotor C16 Pure Electric Premium Edition you chose was originally priced at 172,800 yuan. After our discussion, the final price is 163,000 yuan. You requested that we include registration, so the down payment will be 58,900 yuan. The monthly payment for the five-year term is only 2,084 yuan. In addition, you can prepay after 24 months. Do you have any other questions?"

Chen Yuan asked, "When can I pick up the car?"

The saleswoman said, "Normally, it takes about fifteen working days to pick up the car you purchased. However, you've come at a good time. We'll be receiving a batch of new cars soon. If there are no problems with the car loan application process, I expect you can pick up the car before the end of this week. Actually, with a job as good as yours, there are basically no problems with the car loan. Even if the bank's review process is a bit slow, it will only take a week at most. In other words, you can definitely pick up the car next week at the latest."

Chen Yuan said, "Let me know when the time comes."

I finally bought a car!

I'm about to own my first car.

Although it was bought with a loan, Chen Yuan was still extremely happy.

He didn't spend a single penny of his parents' money on this car purchase, and he felt incredibly accomplished!