Super God-Level Top Student

Indeed, until Qiao Ze got in the car and drove out of the company's gate, Lu Zhongguo felt like he was dreaming all day.

It was as if he had inadvertently participated in a major corporate deal and it was a win-win, at that.

There's no need to mention Qiao Ze, an absolute winner in life who got a project worth hundreds of millions without spending a cent.

As for whether his own family made a profit, you could tell by the joy on the chairman's face.

"Lu, from now on, I'll be counting on you. The task Professor Qiao entrusted us with is our top priority. I wasn't just making nice talk; your salary will go up two grades for this period. If you do this job well, if you satisfy Professor Qiao, it won't change in the future!"

After Qiao Ze's car had vanished, Fan Jiasheng turned to Lu Zhongguo and said.

"Understood, Chairman Fan," Lu Zhongguo quickly agreed, then ventured to ask boldly, "Chairman Fan? Did you know beforehand that Professor Qiao would use that activation code to offset the product cost, so you offered his request for free?"

Ha ha..." Upon hearing this question, Fan Jiasheng laughed heartily.

"How could I know? I wasn't even aware that Professor Qiao truly had the authority to allocate the activation code. I just think that talking money with someone like Professor Qiao is too crass. Let me tell you, if we foster our relationship with Professor Qiao, ten activation codes are trivial. Even without those ten activation codes, you need to put your heart into this job.

In the future, when we complete our industrial upgrade and can work on more high-end robotics projects, just a little boost from him could send us skyrocketing! Professor Qiao made his start with artificial intelligence. A little technological leak from his hands is enough to feed us for a long time! And do you really think that taking on this project from Professor Qiao will definitely result in a loss?"

Alright, Lu Zhongguo could agree with what was said earlier.

But he couldn't understand the last part, and so he said, "This project is guaranteed to lose money... He only wants five..."

"Yes, Professor Qiao only ordered five. But how many people are watching his every move? Do you think we won't receive another order, and another, based on the product he actively requests? Not to mention, all the technical details for this project were provided by Professor Qiao, which is like saving us a huge amount in research and development costs. Discover hidden stories at My Virtual Library Empire

Lu, look far ahead and think broad. You used to be just a base-level engineer, but if you do well on this, if you connect with Professor Qiao's network, it could be a major development opportunity for you, and for the group. Let me tell you, opportunities to change one's destiny don't come around often in life, especially at your age."

Fan Jiasheng raised his hand and patted the shoulders of the earnest engineer, speaking with profound meaning.

Lu Zhongguo suddenly saw the light, then his heart surged with warmth.

So, opportunities come this unexpectedly?

He couldn't miss it, then!

With this in mind, forty days seemed too long. What if he could complete the project within a month?

"Chairman Fan, let's not delay any further. I'm going to review the materials Professor Qiao left once more, input them into the system right away, and try to get the production workshop moving tonight."

"Alright, go on. I'll hold a mobilization meeting. The support you need will be in place in two hours. If anyone disobeys, report directly to me."

"Thank you for giving me this chance."

"Ha ha, just do a good job!"

...

Perhaps by some telepathy, as Qiao Ze left Yue Sheng Precision, he was thinking that Xu Dajiang ought to learn acting from Fan Jiasheng, and just as he returned to his hotel room and opened his laptop, Dou Dou had pushed Xu Dajiang's acting video to him.

In the video, Xu Dajiang was red-eyed, his speech interspersed with sobs and sniffs as he portrayed the esteemed scientist as a victim of great unfairness, and how, in an effort to retain this scientist, he had exhausted every possible kindness to convince Professor Qiao to turn a resignation into an extended leave. But the damage done to Professor Qiao's spirit, heaven only knew how to mend it.

What can one say?

The acting was still exaggerated as always.

Yet this display managed to silence a normally rational and hard-to-emote man like Qiao Ze.

Upon reflection, he hadn't really been that mistreated at the time.

It was only that someone with the surname Jiang had suddenly barged into his office, disrupting his thoughts and leaving him somewhat displeased, along with the sudden news of his assignment to the capital, which gave him a sense of discomfort about possibly losing control over his future research autonomy.

It wasn't really that grievous.

If at the time, the individual named Jiang had been persuadable and had simply turned and left when asked the first time, the matter would have ended there.

Actually, there wasn't much to say about the video itself, just part of Dean Xu's routine.

Dou Dou had pointed Qiao Ze to this particular video for another reason: it had learned through some indescribable channel that Xu Dajiang was also about to be transferred.

And the place he was going was rather nice; it was a promotion.

Moving to Lin Hai to become a vice-principal at a school. In Dou Dou's words, the orders and a draft announcement for Comrade Xu's appointment were already prepared.

Qiao Ze even saw the temporary, yet-to-be-announced but already planned announcement in the system's backend.

"Xu Dajiang, male, born in November 1968, graduate student, doctorate in mathematics, currently Dean of the School of Mathematics at Xilin University of Technology, nominated for vice-principal position at a Lin Hai Province institution of higher education."

Clearly, this was still waiting to go through the procedures; after a routine inquiry and interview, Xu Dajiang would be ready to rise.

As for why Dou Dou knew about it even though the person himself might not be aware...