Networking

Under Li Haoying's planning, Gaofeng Group immediately began launching an all-out attack on Corona Technology Company. Lin Fan also received a report from Liu Qiuya.

"Boss, Gaofeng Group has been making constant moves lately. They've cut off many of our suppliers, and losing those suppliers is going to be a major problem for us."

Upon hearing that, Chen Feng found it rather strange. After all, he did not have many suppliers to begin with; his main producer was the 3D Printer.

"We don't actually need many suppliers. We mainly just need things like Iron Mine. If they cut off our suppliers, can't we just contract an Iron Mine ourselves and mine it?"

Liu Qiuya sighed after hearing Chen Feng's words, then said to him.

"Cutting off our Iron Mine suppliers isn't a problem, but they've also cut off the suppliers for the materials needed for our new research project—the Human Prosthetic Limb project you mentioned."

Only then did Chen Feng realize what was happening. He had not expected them to cut off the suppliers for his Human Prosthetic Limb project. Under such circumstances, this really could become troublesome.

"Other than that, have they made any other moves?"

"Gaofeng Group seems to be trying to persuade our shareholders to some extent, but they're wasting their effort because they can't find any of our shareholders at all."

After saying that, she glanced at Chen Feng and realized that he had been quite farsighted. After all, he was solely in charge of the company, all the shares were in his hands, there were no partners, and he had never distributed any shares.

She just did not know whether anyone behind Chen Feng held actual control, though there probably was not. Besides, whether Chen Feng even had a team behind him was another question entirely.

"There's no need to worry about that. They won't be able to bring this company down. Don't bring up financing or acquisitions again."

Any agreement had to go through Chen Feng to take effect, so no one could make decisions on their own unless Chen Feng agreed.

For Chen Feng, the most troublesome issue was still the cutoff of his materials. What did that mean? It meant he could no longer continue production.

"Let them cut off the materials for now. I'll handle it. Go buy some equipment first. Equipment is extremely important, and the Production Line must be built as quickly as possible. Even if we don't have materials for production, I'll find a way."

Chen Feng's own connections certainly could not compare to Gaofeng Group's, but he had other channels of his own. If he reached out to those people, he might be able to solve the materials problem.

As for the equipment, he had to have Liu Qiuya speed up the purchases. Some of the equipment was still being procured, though most had already been shipped over. The Production Line was also being assembled at full speed, and with Artificial Intelligence's assistance, the miniature intelligent Production Line was undergoing constant testing and adjustments as well.

In other words, once the Production Lines were ready, one line would produce miniature assistive machines, while the other would begin directly producing Human Prosthetic Limbs.

There was no need to worry about the Virtual Reality Helmet at all. They could not cut that off. Chen Feng had already asked Liu Qiuya to contract several dedicated mineral-producing sites. As for the components produced by the 3D Printer, he could simply buy all sorts of miscellaneous goods.

The issue that still needed to be resolved was the supply of materials for Human Prosthetic Limbs. So, he called Professor Zhang. Professor Zhang had helped Chen Feng greatly lately, providing both the Rising Star Program and his sales channels.

Professor Zhang was not someone who sought fame or profit, so he had not stated online that he had provided those channels and the Rising Star Program. Instead, he gave all the opportunities for fame to Corona Technology Company.

In his own words, he felt that Chen Feng was someone destined to accomplish great things and had a charitable heart, so it was fine to let him receive the recognition.

Professor Zhang was somewhat curious when he received Chen Feng's call.

"Little Chen, why do you have time to call me now? Haven't you been busy lately?"

"Yes, Professor Zhang. I'm really sorry. I really have been quite busy recently."

"Young people being busy is perfectly normal. Once you get old, you won't be able to keep busy even if you want to. By the way, what did you call about?"

Professor Zhang was a perceptive man. He knew Chen Feng must have something to discuss, so he listened attentively.

"Professor Zhang, do you know Gaofeng Group?"

"Gaofeng Group? Of course I do. I've attended some of their Artificial Intelligence summits, but they did not seem to have made much progress. By the way, their Human Prosthetic Limbs have also become rather popular lately. Why are you suddenly asking about Gaofeng Group? Is something wrong?"

"It's like this, Professor Zhang. Gaofeng Group suddenly began suppressing us. They cut off our material suppliers. You know we've recently started working on Human Prosthetic Limbs as well, so I was hoping to obtain some channels for Human Prosthetic Limb materials through you."

Professor Zhang frowned on the other end of the line upon hearing Chen Feng's words.

"Gaofeng Group is suppressing you simply because they don't want you encroaching on their interests. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to get involved in this matter."

Chen Feng sighed after hearing Professor Zhang's words. If that was the case, there was nothing he could do. If Professor Zhang could not help, he would have to find another way.

However, Professor Zhang then said to Chen Feng.

"You don't need to be too discouraged. Although I can't help, I can recommend someone to you. We all call him Old Li, but you can call him Professor Li. Professor Li is extremely passionate about advances in Human Prosthetic Limb research. He once worked with Gaofeng Group, though the outcome was not very satisfactory. You can try getting in touch with Professor Li."

"Alright, Professor Zhang. Then I'll have to trouble you."

"It's no trouble. We old folks should support the things you young people are doing."

After hanging up, Chen Feng let out a sigh of relief. This was the power of connections.

Very soon, he received Professor Li's phone number from Professor Zhang. Professor Li's real name was ***, and he was a professor of ergonomics and biology. Though he was not as capable as Professor Zhang, he was still highly respected in the field.