"You know me?" With such a beautiful stranger leaning in close, Chen Mengchuan awkwardly leaned back slightly.
"Dr. Chen, an AI luminary from the former Xuanyuan Project at the Xia Science Academy—you're listed by many Artificial Intelligence companies across Huaxia, but none of us could find you. I never expected to run into you while waiting for a flight. KeDa has admired you for a long time as well. If you aren't currently employed, KeDa would be delighted to have you! Your guaranteed salary would be at least double what you earned at the Xia Science Academy. What do you think?" Zhao Wanyu was clearly both surprised and delighted to have met Chen Mengchuan.
Zhao Wanyu still had not released his hand, her grip soft and delicate. Chen Mengchuan's old face reddened as he said, "Miss Zhao, could you let go first?"
Zhao Wanyu's face flushed slightly. Just as she was about to release him, she suddenly thought that if she let a talent like Chen Mengchuan slip away right before her eyes, Sister Wang, who had always looked after her and shielded her, would probably... scold her to death.
Thinking of that, Zhao Wanyu did not immediately let go. Suppressing the emotions in her heart, she smiled and teased him respectfully. "Dr. Chen, I'm afraid that if I let go, you'll slip right past KeDa."
Chen Mengchuan smiled. "Miss Zhao, you're too polite. Please don't use 'you' so formally—I can't accept that. KeDa's AI equipment manufacturing is among the very best in Huaxia. I've heard of your reputation for a long time too."
After hearing Chen Mengchuan's words, Zhao Wanyu smiled and released his hand. "Then it's settled. Whenever it's convenient for you, we can discuss the details further."
Chen Mengchuan nodded politely.
After exchanging only a few words, Zhao Wanyu was clearly in an excellent mood. Her pretty face was like a lotus in bloom, fresh and radiant with a smile. Chen Mengchuan could not help glancing at her, his heartbeat quickening slightly.
"Dr. Chen, are you going to Xi'an City for work, or to visit relatives and friends?" Zhao Wanyu asked with a smile.
Out of courtesy, Chen Mengchuan answered, "I'm transferring through Xi'an City."
Seeing that it was nearly time to board, Zhao Wanyu calmly took out her business card and handed it to Chen Mengchuan. "Dr. Chen, this is my business card. I hope I can get your number and add you on Weixin."
"Sure." Chen Mengchuan put away the card, gave her his phone number, and added Zhao Wanyu as a friend on the messaging app.
Once they had added each other, a boarding announcement rang out in the waiting lounge.
"It's time to board, Dr. Chen. We'll keep in touch, then?" Zhao Wanyu's beautiful eyes sparkled with a smile.
"Alright." Chen Mengchuan nodded.
The boarding crowd soon separated them. Chen Mengchuan lined up, boarded the plane, and found his seat. It was by the window. After stuffing his backpack into the overhead compartment, he sat down.
He did not see Zhao Wanyu in the cabin, so she was probably farther back in the boarding line.
Stretching lazily, Chen Mengchuan leaned slightly against the window and closed his eyes to rest.
More passengers gradually boarded. Before long, Chen Mengchuan felt someone sit in the seat beside him, followed by a faint, familiar fragrance.
Opening his eyes, he found Zhao Wanyu sitting next to him, her face full of surprise and delight...
"Dr. Chen, we really are fated," Zhao Wanyu said with a smile.
"Miss Zhao, you're sitting next to me?" Chen Mengchuan agreed with the word "fated."
Zhao Wanyu held out her boarding pass...
In the Su City Industrial Park.
"Manager Jiang, I'm really sorry to make you take time out of your busy schedule to come here." Sun Zhongyong smiled as he greeted a short, stout man.
"Hahaha, Manager Sun, that's your one flaw—you're too polite. Remembering old Jiang means you're giving me face. You've really gone all out this time. This floor must be around four thousand square meters, right?" The short, stout man laughed cheerfully.
"Thank you for the kind words, Manager Jiang. It's about four thousand square meters. Let me show you around. This factory has three floors in total. The first floor is planned as a computer cluster control room. The design drawings are here..." Sun Zhongyong quickly got to the point and began his introduction.
"Manager Sun, to be honest, decorating the second and third floors won't be a problem, but we don't have the capability to build the environment you described for the computer cluster control room on the first floor. Still, I know someone who does this. They built the environment for the Su-Xi supercomputer room. If you trust me, outsource this job to me. I guarantee I'll get it done beautifully for you!" the short, stout man said.
"You're insulting me. When Manager Jiang handles something, how could I not be at ease? Make whatever profit you should make. How can I ask someone to work for nothing? If I had any objection, I'd drop the surname Sun! Manager Jiang, I'll leave this matter to you." Sun Zhongyong smiled. Letting others make money was one of his basic principles in life. Who would do a job beautifully if there was no money to be made? That simply was not how things worked.
"The second and third floors are easy enough. If we work overtime, I can guarantee completion within a month. But for the supercomputer room on the first floor, let me make a call and ask." As he spoke, the short, stout man unlocked his phone, found a number, and dialed it.
Once the call connected, after a few pleasantries, the short, stout man went straight to the matter at hand.
"You're in the industrial park too?... If it's convenient, could you come over now?... Alright, I'll send you the address. Use navigation to get here..."
The short, stout man hung up and said with a smile, "They have three projects in the industrial park. Half the people in their branch office are here in the park. They'll be here soon."
Sun Zhongyong continued discussing the renovation of the second and third floors with him. Before long, two dark, thin men in suits entered the factory and greeted the short, stout man. "Old Jiang."
"Let me introduce you. This is Manager Sun, the client. Manager Sun, this is Engineer Cheng..." Manager Jiang, the short, stout man, introduced them and briefly explained the situation.
"Manager Sun, there shouldn't be much of a problem. Judging from the design drawings, the scale isn't especially large. Including the space reserved for adding more units later, we can finish within a month." After repeatedly confirming the drawings, Engineer Cheng gave a confident answer.
Sun Zhongyong was in high spirits after hearing that. "Good. Manager Jiang, Engineer Cheng, I'll be relying on you for this project. Time waits for no one—the sooner we start work, the better!"
At Qiaohong Airport in Shanghai City, a flight slowly taxied onto the runway, preparing for takeoff.
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