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

In the afternoon, it rained heavily.

Inside the hotel, Zhang Shulin was on the phone.

He stood by the window and said respectfully, "Xiao Chen has left Xinghe Company and is now working as a technical consultant. He should have plenty of free time now. When I talked to him, he expressed his desire to work at the Southwest Institute of Physics of the Nuclear Industry."

An elderly man's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Getting a job at the Southwest Institute of Physics in the nuclear industry is just a matter of saying a word. But I'd like to ask, besides designing two market-leading nuclear batteries in less than an hour, has he demonstrated any other capabilities related to nuclear energy research and development?"

"No," Zhang Shulin said truthfully, but strongly recommended, "Xiao Chen is really remarkable. I heard that Xinghe Company's 1175Ah battery cell project hadn't yielded any results in a year, but he immediately came up with a new solution and achieved great success. In addition, as I reported to you, he developed two different advanced cochlear implant technologies in just one night. The second one was even described by Tang Zhiping as a science fiction product. I believe his ability to develop new technologies is absolutely top-notch."

The elderly man didn't comment, but instead asked, "He wanted to see the EAST (Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak) design drawings, and I let you give them to him, along with a whole bunch of books on nuclear fusion. After he finished reading them, did he discuss nuclear energy research with you?"

Zhang Shulin personally took charge of the arrangements, so naturally he wouldn't forget.

That night, after he handed over the EAST design drawings and a bunch of books on nuclear fusion technology to Chen Yuan, the big shot on the other end of the phone sent several people to secretly keep an eye on him and protect him.

The person on the other end of the phone knew everything about everyone Chen Yuan had contacted during this period.

This action was taken partly to prevent Chen Yuan from revealing the EAST and nuclear fusion technologies, and partly to demonstrate the importance the elderly man placed on the matter.

Zhang Shulin replied, "No, I haven't had much contact with him lately, so we haven't had a chance to talk about these things."

The elderly man was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's find someone to test him. It just so happens that Huazhong Nuclear Power is sending someone to discuss a cooperation plan for carbon-14 nuclear energy batteries. Let's take this opportunity to see if he can play a key role in nuclear fusion research and development. If not, he can only be an ordinary technician at the Southwest Institute of Physics of the Nuclear Industry. If he can..."

Needless to say, if Chen Yuan could offer constructive suggestions on nuclear fusion research and development, his position at the Southwest Institute of Physics in the nuclear industry would not be merely that of an ordinary technician, but would grant him access to substantial resources and even allow him to lead a large-scale nuclear fusion technology development project, which would involve at least tens of billions of yuan.

……

Home.

Chen Yuan and A Yu tidied up the house together.

After the brief kissing incident, Ah Yu was perhaps too shy, so she used tidying up the house as an excuse to stop the intimate interactions.

As Chen Yuan swept the floor, he glanced at A Yu, who was folding clothes, and blinked, saying, "You've never been kissed before, have you?"

When this matter was mentioned, Ah Yu's face turned red again.

She stubbornly insisted, "I... how could I have never kissed someone?"

Chen Yuan chuckled and said, "If that's the case, then why don't you know how to French kiss?"

Ah Yu: "..."

Okay, she really had never kissed anyone, or rather, never been in a relationship, which is why she was so panicked and at a loss earlier.

Ring ring.

The cell phone on the coffee table rang.

Ah Yu changed the subject, saying, "Your phone rang, you went to answer it."

"Alright, I'll question you later."

Chen Yuan teased the other person, put down the broom, picked up his phone, and saw that it was a call from Zhang Shulin.

He answered the call: "Professor Zhang, hello."

Zhang Shulin asked, "Xiao Chen, are you free?"

Chen Yuan glanced at A Yu and asked, "Is there something you need?"

Zhang Shulin explained the purpose of their visit: "The company has sent someone to discuss cooperation on carbon-14 nuclear batteries with you. Also, I previously recommended you to the Southwest Institute of Physics of the Nuclear Industry, and the leader would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about it. If it's convenient for you, could we arrange a meeting?"

If it's just about cooperation, Chen Yuan might delay it a bit; he'd rather spend more time with A Yu.

This involved going to work at the Southwest Institute of Physics in the nuclear industry, and he knew he couldn't be careless.

Chen Yuan thought about it carefully and said directly, "Why don't we skip other places? You've been to my house before, so why don't you just bring your people over?"

Zhang Shulin agreed, "Okay, we expect to arrive in half an hour to an hour."

Chen Yuan said, "Okay."

I hung up the phone, put it back on the coffee table, and continued sweeping.

Ah Yu turned her head and looked over. "What's up?"

Chen Yuan said, "Yes, Huahe sent someone to talk to me about cooperation and work matters."

"cooperate?"

Ah Yu asked疑惑地, "I know about the work, you mentioned it before, but what's the deal with the cooperation?"

Chen Yuan casually said, "Oh, I did a small research project, and Huahe Nuclear Power is very interested in it and wants to collaborate."

"Oh, okay." Ah Yu nodded, and said very politely, "If you're busy later, I'll leave now so as not to interrupt your conversation with others."

Chen Yuan pointed to the torrential rain outside, "With this much rain, how can I leave you here? We're just talking about business, it won't stop you from staying with me."

Ah Yu asked, "Really, it won't affect anything?"

Chen Yuan replied confidently, "Hey, what can work and collaboration possibly affect? ​​Don't you want to spend more time with me?"

Ah Yu smiled and said, "Of course I wanted to, but I was worried it would interfere with your business. If it doesn't, I'll wait until the rain gets a little lighter before I leave."

The two chatted as they worked.

Half an hour later, the room was tidied up neatly.

The floor was also mopped by Ah Yu until it was as smooth and shiny as a mirror.

Afterwards, the two sat back down on the sofa.

Chen Yuan started to get restless again and started hugging him.

Just as we were about to get a little closer, the doorbell rang.

Ah Yu gently nudged the door, "People from Huahe Nuclear Power might be here. Go open the door first."

Helpless, Chen Yuan had no choice but to stand up and say, "Alright, let's continue after the Huahe people leave."

Ah Yu rolled her eyes and spat, "Who's going to continue with you? You old pervert!"

Chen Yuan laughed heartily and went to open the door.

The next moment, seven or eight people, led by Professor Zhang, appeared before them.

Chen Yuan was startled, not expecting such a large-scale operation.

He politely invited everyone into the house.

Ah Yu is very virtuous and takes the initiative to serve tea and water.

As soon as he sat down, Professor Zhang thanked Ah Yu, who was pouring tea, and then looked to the side and said, "Xiao Chen, let me introduce you to someone."

Chen Yuan said, "Okay, thank you for your trouble."

Professor Zhang pointed to the elderly man in his sixties wearing an executive jacket on the single sofa and said, "He is Xin Long, the chief scientist of our Huazhong Nuclear Power Group and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He participated in the design of the Ling'ao Phase II project, the major research and development of the CP1000 and Hualong One advanced nuclear power models, and successfully created Hualong One, a third-generation nuclear power technology with completely independent intellectual property rights in my country. This enabled my country's pressurized water reactor nuclear power technology to achieve a leapfrog development from introduction, digestion and absorption to independent innovation."

Ok?

That's awesome?

Chen Yuan thought that Huahe Nuclear Power would just send a few people to discuss things, but he didn't expect that the person who came up was a big shot in the nuclear energy research industry.

He extended both hands and said, "Academician Xin, I've heard so much about you, hello."

Xin Long smiled and shook hands in return, saying, "Hello, Xiao Chen."

Zhang Shulin introduced another middle-aged, slightly overweight man, "He is Liu Wei, the deputy director of our group's Industrial Development and International Cooperation Department."

A high-ranking official at the deputy director-general level?

Chen Yuan was even more surprised, and stood up again to shake hands, saying, "Director Liu, hello."

Liu Wei showed no airs of a leader at all. He stood up politely to shake hands and said, "Xiao Chen, hello, no need to be so polite."

Zhang Shulin then introduced the remaining individuals, all of whom were key personnel from Huahe Group responsible for business negotiations and technology.

Although Chen Yuan was not very familiar with the identities and status of the people who followed, the presence of two bigwigs, Xin Long and Liu Wei, made him realize that Huahe might have brought them here today for more than just nuclear battery cooperation and work-related matters.

He roused himself and prepared to deal with the situation properly.

Chen Yuan was thinking about how to deal with it.

When Ah Yu, who was serving tea and water, heard the identities of the people, she was particularly surprised.

She never imagined that the people Chen Yuan was in contact with would be of such high status and position.

For a moment, Ayu couldn't quite understand Chen Yuan, and felt a sense of awe and wonder.