On November 9th, the fourth day before his rebirth in the apocalypse, Chen Yu got up early and arrived at the gate of Jianglin Power Plant.
Chen Yu spotted Xie Zhenguo sitting in the guardhouse on duty from afar and quickly went up to greet him.
"Good morning, Brother Xie. Has that expert started work yet?"
"No, there's still a while before work starts. You're really something, young man. I already told you to leave it to me, and you still came all this way so early in the morning." Xie Zhenguo said with a wry smile.
Chen Yu laughed and said, "Isn't this just to show my sincerity?"
"Alright, just follow my lead later." Xie Zhenguo nodded. "Okay, I'm at work now, so I won't keep you company. Why don't you go sit in the reception room next door for a while?"
He then retreated to the guardhouse, while Chen Yu went into the reception room.
He stared blankly at the sparse number of workers entering the factory, seemingly lost in thought.
About half an hour later, more and more employees started to gather at the gate, which meant it was almost time for them to start work.
Chen Yu quickly got up and went outside, afraid of missing anything.
Suddenly, Xie Zhenguo poked his head out of the guardhouse and called out to a young man wearing glasses, "Engineer Wu, Engineer Wu, wait a minute, I need to talk to you!"
Upon hearing this, the young man looked at Xie Zhenguo suspiciously, and only after confirming that Xie Zhenguo was indeed calling him did he realize that Xie Zhenguo was calling him.
He turned back, came to the guardhouse, and asked in confusion, "Master Xie, I don't remember having any packages delivered, right?"
"It's not about the delivery; I have something else I want to discuss with you," Xie Zhenguo said with a smile.
“I have a friend who recently wanted to invest in geothermal energy. I heard from other people at the factory that you are an expert in this field, so I recommended you to him. I don’t know when you are available, but he would like to ask you some professional questions.”
Upon hearing this, Engineer Wu frowned: "Master Xie, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that there's been too much going on at the factory lately, and I really can't get away. I'm sorry."
He turned and walked into the factory.
Seeing this, Xie Zhenguo quickly grabbed Wu Gong: "Wu Gong, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Look, my friend is already here, you should at least give me some face!"
"Master Xie, what exactly do you want to do? Let go of me, I'm going to be late for work!" Engineer Wu was getting angry.
Xie Zhenguo didn't care about any of that. He pointed at Chen Yu, who was walking this way, and said, "This is my friend, Mr. Chen. Look how early in the morning he's come with such sincerity."
Chen Yu also extended a hand and said to Engineer Wu with a sincere expression, "Engineer Wu, hello, I am Chen Yu. I heard from Brother Xie that you are an expert in geothermal energy, so I came here today to consult you on some issues."
At this point, Chen Yu paused for a moment, then continued, "If you're not available today, Mr. Wu, how about we exchange contact information and make an appointment when you're free?"
As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face. Faced with Chen Yu's sincere attitude, Engineer Wu's anger subsided considerably.
He reached out and shook hands with Chen Yu, then said with a wry smile, "It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I've only had some contact with geothermal energy before, I can't even call myself an expert, let alone an expert. If I were really an expert, would I be working in thermal power?"
Chen Yu was taken aback by this and said, "Engineer Wu, you are too modest."
Upon hearing this, Engineer Wu waved his hand and said, "I can see that you are sincere in wanting to learn about this. How about this, you can go to Professor Shen Zhongchen of Daxia University of Geosciences. He is my doctoral supervisor and a true authority in the field of geothermal energy. He just retired, so he might be able to help you."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu's eyes lit up, and he asked, "May I ask if Engineer Wu could give me Professor Shen's contact information?"
Upon hearing this, Engineer Wu initially wanted to refuse, but seeing the eager look in Chen Yu's eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse.
So he sighed and said, "Okay, I'll give you an email address, write it down."
Chen Yu noted down the email address and thanked Engineer Wu again.
Before parting, Engineer Wu reminded Chen Yu that Professor Shen was a person who liked peace and quiet, and that if Professor Shen did not reply to Chen Yu's emails, he should not bother or harass him.
In response, Chen Yu repeatedly assured that he would respect Professor Shen's decision and would only visit Professor Shen after making an appointment in advance, and would never disturb him rashly.
After watching Engineer Wu leave, Chen Yu gave Xie Zhenguo a grateful smile.
In any case, obtaining the contact information of Professor Shen Zhong, a leading geothermal expert, today is inseparable from Xie Zhenguo's enthusiastic help.
"Brother Xie, thank you so much for today. When are you getting off work? Shall we go for a few more drinks?" Chen Yu said sincerely.
Xie Zhenguo waved his hand and laughed, "No need, don't let it interfere with your business. Drinking is fine anytime."
Chen Yu nodded upon hearing this; he was indeed pressed for time.
Although there are still nearly 20 months until the apocalypse, he has a lot to do in the meantime, and this amount of time may not be enough.
If we really want to thank Xie Zhenguo, we should do something practical. Perhaps we could remind him to stock up on supplies before the apocalypse.
But of course, you can't bring this up now. If you told someone now that the world would end in a year and a half, they'd think you were crazy!
Let's wait until closer to the end of the world to talk about it!
Thinking of this, Chen Yu did not insist any further. He said goodbye to Xie Zhenguo and drove to a secluded place.
Instead of immediately writing an email to Shen Zhong, he took out his laptop and began researching Shen Zhong's life and deeds.
After all, he is just an ordinary person now, and he has never met Shen Zhong before. If he rashly sends an email to Shen Zhong, Shen Zhong might not respond.
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