It hasn't even come to a complete stop yet.

Then I saw a familiar guy get off his motorcycle.

"Hi." Qin Tian waved to Wang Shouren.

"Well, nothing good ever comes from seeing you."

"Hey, no, no, I just wanted to ask you a few questions. You're such a senior, you should at least share some of your experience. Oh, your wife's here too?"

Qin Tian is a year younger than Wang Shouren, so there's nothing wrong with him calling her "sister-in-law".

"Okay, you two chat first, I'm going to work." Qin Jingru didn't talk to Qin Tian much. She knew that the two of them were probably going to make some kind of shady deal, and there were some things she shouldn't listen to.

"Take care, sister-in-law." Qin Tian didn't give Qin Jingru any gifts.

There's not much to give her, mainly because Qin Jingru has seen all sorts of things these days. And if she were to give something, it wouldn't be at this time.

"Here." Wang Shouren tossed a cigarette to Qin Tian.

At that moment, another motorcycle stopped.

Song Qiao and Feng Xian had just gotten out of the car when they saw Wang Shouren and greeted him: "Factory Director."

"Hey, you're here pretty early."

The industrial park is quite large now, but the factory manager's office is still located next to the laboratory, just like before. I often see the couple there, though.

The couple are now both in charge of the laboratory.

"Factory Director, don't you know why we arrived so early?" Song Qiao looked at Wang Shouren with a resentful expression.

"Cough cough." Wang Shouren coughed twice.

To be honest, his money wasn't easy to get.

It wasn't so bad before, but with the completion of the car factory, the knowledge requirements have become increasingly higher. This means they need to learn much more than just a little bit; they need to study current scientific research results from abroad. Much of this knowledge is the kind that you might not even understand even if it were placed in front of you.

It's hard to say which place in the country is the most physically demanding, but if we're talking about the place that requires the most mental effort, it has to be the laboratories in car factories.

“Keep some of your bonuses; don’t spend them all. They’ll be useful next year.”

After saying that, he ignored their expressions and led Qin Tian upstairs.

Song Qiao and Feng Xian exchanged a glance, finding it both amusing and speechless.

There was really no need for Wang Shouren to bring it up; their senior brother had already gotten involved. I heard they even came up with a nice name for it: "Tian Tong Yuan" (Heavenly Passage Garden).

I heard the price is quite high, and they plan to buy two sets.

"Your project is so big, does anyone actually live there?" Qin Tian asked curiously.

"Who can say for sure?" Wang Shouren shrugged. "Actually, this place is kind of an experimental site for the higher-ups. To see if real estate projects like this will work in China. Besides, the economy is slowly recovering, and the population is going to keep growing. Right now it's a high-end industry, but who knows what it will become in the future."

Fashion is a cycle.

People used to love living in courtyard houses. Later, after moving out of apartment buildings, they followed the trend and moved into those too. Then, villas and upscale residential areas came along, and courtyard houses and apartment buildings were overshadowed. In a few years, courtyard houses will become upscale again. Every era has its own trends.

Once in the office, the two sat down. Wang Shouren took a can of tea from the cabinet and handed it to Qin Tian: "Here, you have some. My tea-brewing skills aren't as good as yours. Don't waste this tea."

"Wow, not bad." Qin Tian opened the jar, took a sniff, and confirmed that it was indeed good tea.

"I don't know what kind of tea it is, but the person who delivered it said it's good stuff."

"Oh? Someone even gave you a gift." Qin Tian raised an eyebrow.

"There are many more. But Old Jiang comes the most often."

"Heh, he really should come more often," Qin Tian chuckled.

Old Jiang, the Minister of Foreign Trade, is the head of foreign trade.

"Old Jiang is a decent guy, and he's hardworking..."

"Alright, alright, shut up already. I wasn't planning on leaving on my own." Qin Tian stopped Wang Shouren's incessant chatter: "I just wanted to ask you about the patent."

"Good heavens, you've got the guts to pry me out." Wang Shouren chuckled, then pointed at Qin Tian: "You've got some serious ambition."

"You know I didn't mean that," Qin Tian waved his hand.

To be honest, Qin Tian didn't care about patents or how much money he made. Let's put it this way: in later generations, high-level competitors never competed on net worth. Truly high-level competitors earned a monthly salary of 5,000, and then, with a single phone call, they could get whatever they wanted. What Qin Tian truly cared about was the leverage behind these things.

“I can’t possibly give this away.” Wang Shouren shook his head: “I’ve invested real money in it, and you know how much money I’ve put into it.”

"No, no, no, you misunderstood." Qin Tian waved his hand. "No matter what, I can't take what someone else loves. What I mean is, if I did it the way you did, what do you think the success rate would be?"

Look, look.

You know, being thick-skinned has its advantages. So blatantly poaching someone's talent, and even openly admitting to plagiarism—that's unacceptable!

"Have you asked around?" Wang Shouren glanced at Qin Tian, ​​took a drag, and exhaled a smoke ring that blurred his vision.

"Hmm, I'd like to hear your thoughts."

"Scientific research, to be honest, is a thankless task. To be blunt, I got to where I am today entirely by sheer luck. If you really want to get involved, don't cry if you don't produce results." Wang Shouren was being quite polite. A leader unfamiliar with technology who wants to get involved in scientific research probably hasn't been through the "chip scam" before.

Scams and such aren't the main point. The main point is that people who aren't technically inclined tend to lack patience when it comes to technical matters.

For example, when you submit a project application hoping to produce results, if you're lucky, you might get it done in a few months or a year or two. If you're unlucky and take the wrong path, you might not see any results for years. At this point, those who understand the technology will think this is normal, while those who don't will think you're incompetent. In the world of scientific research, luck really does play a significant role.

How could Qin Tian not know?

He had heard countless old professors say that Wang Shouren, that bastard, was incredibly lucky. He succeeded in just a few experiments.

"If, and I mean if, we send some students out and recruit some people from outside, do you think we have that opportunity?" Qin Tian changed direction and asked.

"Pfft..." Wang Shouren laughed out loud.