As the applause gradually faded, the final vote was tallied, and Ji Yanzhi became the group's chairman by an overwhelming margin.
During his address, Ji Yanzhi briefly outlined several projects for Shili's future development, then brought the meeting to a close.
Once most people had left, Wang Mian darted over to Ji Ting, hugged his arm, and wheedled, "Teacher Ji, you're so smart. You must know how I feel, right?"
Ji Ting nodded. "I do. Thank you." He looked up at Wang Bin and the others. "Thank you all, too."
Just as he finished speaking, Ji Yanzhi walked over. "Wang Mian."
Wang Mian muttered something about being petty and released Ji Ting's arm. Ji Yanzhi pulled Ji Ting to his side and gave the others a cold look. "Why are you still here? Waiting to work overtime?"
Wang Bin stepped forward. "President Ji, Teacher Ji, could we... go have a look at the Laboratory?"
The six of them had fought on for months without a single complaint about hardship or exhaustion, only to be pulled out at the most critical moment. They hadn't been able to witness the completion of the Lithography Machine, and the regret still lingered.
Ji Yanzhi looked at Ji Ting, who thought for a moment. "All right. I'll speak to Director Chang first, then we can go together."
"Long live Teacher Ji!"
Ji Ting told them to go ahead and wait for him at Lakeside Center, then asked Jiang Mingde, "Would you like to come along?"
"No. I wouldn't understand all that high-tech stuff anyway. Go without me."
Ji Ting wasn't sure whether he was imagining it, but Jiang Mingde seemed a little down. He had no idea why, though.
Ji Yanzhi noticed something as well and told Ji Ting, "I'll take Grandpa home. You go