Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
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The president's office.
Seated at his desk, Lu Zhou was likewise meticulously reviewing the documents laid out before him.
Ever since becoming chief designer of the Lunar Orbital Construction Committee, his workload had suddenly become much heavier.
All of Hua Nation's funding for the lunar construction project had to pass through his pen.
Put simply, the elder serving as committee chairman was responsible for overseeing the total amount of funding, determining how much funding the entire Lunar Orbit construction plan could receive based on the project's scientific, economic, and cultural value.
Lu Zhou, as chief designer, was responsible for deciding where that funding would be spent—or, in other words, which specific R&D projects it would be allocated to.
If the entire Outer Space Exploration Plan were compared to a small boat sailing across the sea, then he was the helmsman. If something went wrong on his end, the entire vessel would go wrong with it.
Therefore, even though he had little interest in such trivial matters, he could only patiently sit there, tirelessly reading every document from beginning to end, identifying the reliable projects and proposals among them, and signing his name.
Just as Lu Zhou was deep in thought over a report on the technical feasibility of lunar surface mining equipment, a knock sounded at the door.
Setting down his pen, Lu Zhou looked toward the door, cleared his throat, and said,
"Come in."
The door opened, and a young female assistant in business attire entered carrying a thick stack of documents.
"Professor, these documents were sent over by Hua Agricultural University and the Space Administration. The External Development and Liaison Office asked me to deliver them to you."
Lu Zhou nodded.
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