Gao Yuan, Dr. Xu Qingzhou, and the others returned to the company a little earlier than expected, arriving the day before the Lantern Festival. They put down their luggage and immediately threw themselves into intense work.
Two days after the holiday, Li Changxing and several assistants made their way from Guangxi to Jiangnan, where Gao Yuan gave them a warm welcome.
Kunlun Company's brand-new research center had only just been put into use. Many rooms were still piled with renovation debris that had not been cleared away, the plastic protective film on the sofas had yet to be removed, and huge quantities of experimental supplies remained unopened, stacked in the warehouse like small mountains.
The dormitories were new, the gym was new, and the cafeteria was new as well. The muddy tracks left by construction vehicles on the roads had not yet been washed clean with tap water. In short, everything here was messy, yet brimming with vigorous energy.
As for the buildings themselves, they were modular in design, so they looked boxy and lacked any artistic flair. Practicality was clearly the priority.
Gao Yuan took Li Changxing around the company and introduced him to his colleagues.
Li Changxing discovered that Kunlun Company had an exceptionally relaxed working atmosphere. Even when Gao Yuan, the boss, walked in, those drinking coffee kept drinking coffee. One person even crunched on dried fruit while greeting Gao Yuan.
Kunlun Company's corporate culture surprised Li Changxing. After all, the Japanese and state-owned companies he had worked for before had far stricter rules, and seniority mattered enormously.
Pushing open a door, Gao Yuan led Li Changxing into a brand-new materials laboratory.
"This will be where you work from now on. What do you think? Satisfied?" Gao Yuan said with a smile. "If you need anything, make