He said excitedly, "You must be tired from your journey. Welcome back! And welcome to everyone here."

Perhaps this land carries a deep affection; after Professor Li thanked Xing Baohua, his expression was more one of joy at returning home.

We arranged for everyone to stay at the hotel for a short rest.

The banquet was lavish. Xing Baohua went all out to leave a lasting impression on the students.

Many students studying abroad are not doing very well.

Xing Baohua knew that everyone was living frugally, so at the triumphant banquet, all the best food was served.

This proves that his research and development unit is not short of money.

After resting for one night, we didn't rush to leave the next day, but took the opportunity to do some sightseeing.

Only then did he personally lead the team to fly back to the provincial capital. After a day of sightseeing, the factory sent a car to pick them up and take them back to central Shandong.

There are many R&D personnel in the factory now.

There were not only foreign workers, but also university graduates assigned to the company. Including Professor Li leading the team, there were nearly two hundred R&D personnel.

Xing Baohua assigned Professor Li a floor of laboratory space, and Xing Baohua was responsible for procuring any equipment she needed.

Once Professor Li had written the order, Xing Baohua gave it to Shen Jie and asked him to make the purchases.

As for imported equipment, Xing Baohua would help procure the equipment through Hong Kong or through Haina Holdings in the United States.

As long as it's not something too sensitive, Xing Baohua is capable of getting most of the experimental equipment back.

Xing Baohua invited Professor Li to his office alone.

After making her some tea, I took a document from the safe.

It's called a document, but it's actually a thesis!

A paper that has been hidden for a long time and has had little chance of being published will cause a sensation around the world once it is published.

It's not that he's afraid to post it, but he's afraid that if he does, it will cause a lot of questions. Xing Baohua hasn't figured out how to handle it yet.

After all, this isn't a professional field, and suddenly discovering something like that... a lot of things don't make sense.

Professor Li can help him solve this problem!

As for the name?

Xing Baohua has come to terms with it now; she knows she doesn't need to compete. Often, great fame isn't a good thing; quietly making money is the best approach!

When Professor Li saw the word "graphene" in the paper, he looked at Xing Baohua with surprise.

"Is this a material I discovered while researching semiconductors?" Xing Baohua said.

"You discovered it?" Professor Li asked, with a hint of doubt.

Xing Baohua nodded. The term "graphene" doesn't exist yet; someone won't be able to define it until next year.

That's how the term "graphene" came about!

Professor Li patiently read through Xing Baohua's entire paper, his brow furrowing more and more as he read.

"I haven't dared to publish it yet. Firstly, it's not substantial enough, and secondly, I don't have that much energy to continue the research. After you come, you can continue along my line of thought."

Moreover, the more I researched it, the more I felt that graphene was a novel material,” Xing Baohua said.

Professor Li put down the paper in his hand and asked Xing Baohua, "The study of carbon has been going on for almost a hundred years, and dozens to hundreds of papers are written every year around the world."

Someone else has proposed this approach, but none have been as detailed or defined as yours. Should I conduct an experiment based on your paper? And if, if the experiment succeeds, you'll be incredibly successful?

"I don't care about fame or fortune. As long as you and your team can completely separate graphene from carbon according to my experiments and put it into commercial use, then you will be a great person," Xing Baohua said, looking at Professor Li.

Professor Li looked at Xing Baohua and remained silent.