"But you're already the general manager of Kechuang Biotechnology, there's no higher..."
Before Li Shuyao could finish speaking, Li Miaomiao quickly interrupted her: "What are you thinking about!"
It was just a date, or rather, in Zheng Li's mind, it wasn't even a date; he just wanted someone to keep him company and help him clear his head.
Her tone was filled with uncertainty.
Compared to Li Shuyao, Li Miaomiao has a 50-square-meter private office with specially enhanced soundproofing, so she doesn't have to worry about others when she speaks.
Anyway, she was all alone.
Li Shuyao walked to the window and looked at the scenery of Lujiazui.
She is currently a fund manager at Soochow Fund Management Co., Ltd., and Soochow Securities is one of the shareholders of Soochow Fund Management Co., Ltd.
The headquarters of Dongwu Fund is located on Yincheng Road, which is next to Lujiazui, surrounded by financial institutions.
Across from Dongwu Securities are the buildings of China Construction Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and Agricultural Bank of China. Apart from the aesthetic appeal of the steel forest, it feels oppressive.
"You and Zheng Li have been together for so many years."
"I have never been in a relationship with Zheng Li. We are just friends and business partners."
"Okay, a platonic relationship based on spiritual connection."
"There's no such relationship; you're overthinking it. Please don't add your subjective assumptions."
What I need is a relatively accurate judgment and some advice.
I want to know Zheng Liyue's true purpose, and what preparations I need to make.
Li Shuyao stopped joking and said, "Okay, okay, I won't joke anymore."
Perhaps Zheng Li simply wanted to go out for a stroll; he was under a lot of pressure.
He needs someone to go out for a walk with him.
Li Miaomiao was reluctant to accept this answer: "No way, this is the first time he's ever asked me out."
Li Shuyao: "I know you don't really want to accept this guess."
However, I personally think this is the closest guess to the truth.
If Zheng Li had feelings for you beyond friendship, you two would have become a couple long ago.
Based on what I've heard from you, as well as from the media and Zheng Li's behavior in official settings, it's highly likely that Zheng Li is under a lot of pressure.
Brain-computer interface technology is already very advanced, and it is extremely difficult to advance it further.
The more cutting-edge the technology, the harder it is to advance.
Zheng Li is now at the forefront of brain-computer interface technology, and the previous research results of Blue Star are of little help to him.
I suspect he wanted to relieve stress by going out with you.
What did you do on your previous dates?
Without hesitation, Li Miaomiao replied, "We watched a movie, then strolled around the pedestrian street, and then sat and chatted."
Li Shuyao asked, "You were the one who invited Zheng Li before, right?"
"Yes."
"Let's go see a movie this time. It seems Zheng Li really enjoys watching movies."
Besides watching movies, let's not just chat. Find a quiet bar in the evening and have a drink.
Li Shuyao continued, "Anyway, don't put too much pressure on yourself. From what I know of Zheng Li, he just wants to go out for a stroll."
Li Miaomiao was skeptical: "You think you know Zheng Li better than me? It seems asking my sister won't be of much use."
Li Miaomiao's office is located in the CBD near Jinji Lake, where Kechuang Bio has two buildings.
Zheng Li's research and development center in Gusu is a biomedical industrial park specifically built in Gusu Industrial Park.
It can be said that the entire biomedical industrial park has been revitalized because of Kechuang Biotechnology.
The fact that Kechuang Bio's headquarters are located in Suzhou makes Suzhou naturally attractive to biomedical companies in terms of investment attraction.
Many international pharmaceutical giants have chosen to establish R&D centers in Suzhou.
After brain-computer interface (BCI) VR became a global phenomenon, Suzhou's internet industry also began to develop.
So much so that some people online believe that the development that Kechuang Bio has brought to Suzhou is no less significant than the changes that Ali the Fox has brought to Hangzhou.
According to official statistics, science and technology innovation enterprises contribute more than half of Suzhou's total tax revenue each year.
According to rumors, Nanjing, Wuhan, Shanghai, and Shenzhen all spent considerable effort trying to persuade Kechuang Biotechnology to relocate its headquarters.
The reason why Kechuang Bio chose to stay in Suzhou is because the housing prices in Suzhou are more affordable than in other places.
Among these cities, Shenzhen and Shanghai both have an average price of 90,000 yuan, Hangzhou has an average price of 50,000 yuan, and Nanjing has an average price of over 40,000 yuan.
(These are housing prices in 2026)
Only in Suzhou has the average price been consistently kept below 30,000 yuan.
As for the price per unit exceeding 100,000 yuan around Jinji Lake CBD, this is a regional imbalance.
However, when Kechuang Bio communicated with Suzhou authorities, it did mention the need to curb housing prices, claiming that this was their only demand.
The underlying logic is simple: research and development, being an innovative endeavor, is strongly correlated with a person's state of mind.
If housing prices are too high, the pressure of buying a house is immense, and those who haven't bought a house also feel depressed looking at the sky-high prices. This mentality is not conducive to the advancement of research and development work.
At the same time, if a place has low housing prices and good benefits, it is easy to attract high-end talent.
With its top-notch benefits, relatively relaxed working environment, and relatively low housing prices in Suzhou, Kechuang Biotechnology has become the number one company in the survey of ideal companies for graduates in recent years.
Suzhou City, on the other hand, relies on tax revenue from science and technology enterprises, making it much less dependent on land revenue.
Local government revenue generally comes from two sources: taxes and land sales.
For third- and fourth-tier cities, land has been impossible to sell in recent years. Even if it appears to be sold, it is actually bought by state-owned enterprises or local government financing platforms, and the land is simply transferred from one pocket to another.
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