"The Furnace..."
Li Wen murmured the name.
"Sounds pretty sophisticated. What exactly does the project involve? Tell me about it."
"It's actually just an ordinary furnace. Yes, perfectly ordinary."
Li Wen said nothing, merely narrowing his eyes at Xu Le for a while.
Under that gaze, Xu Le knew that unless he produced something substantial, Li Wen probably would never approve the resources.
After all, carrying out the Furnace project was not just a matter of money. Reliable researchers, a large and secure site, and even a contingent of stationed troops would all be necessary.
At this point, Xu Le handed Li Wen a proposal that he and Xia Libo had only put together over the past few days.
Secretary Liu, standing nearby, reached to take it, but Xu Le did not let go. Clearly, he did not even want Secretary Liu to know about this.
As Secretary Liu frowned, Li Wen had already walked over.
"Give it to me."
"Yes." Secretary Liu nodded and stepped back.
Li Wen personally took Xu Le's proposal. When he saw that the project involved the release, combustion, and utilization of Ancient Yin Duo Energy, he abruptly snapped it shut again.
"You've got some nerve."
Xu Le lowered his head and tilted it slightly to one side.
"A fair amount."
Li Wen glanced at Secretary Liu and waved a hand.
"Go take care of something else."
"Understood." Secretary Liu calmly left the room. He would not refuse Li Wen's orders.
Only when Li Wen and Xu Le were alone in the office did Li Wen reopen the document Xu Le had submitted.
"It's good that you could come up with an idea like this and have a concrete plan for it. At least your little bit of earlier success hasn't made you blindly arrogant,