Marrying My Bestie's Ferocious Brother - He Calls Me His Baby!-Chapter 175: You Want to Snatch Color TV Technology for Just 100 Yuan?
In the warehouse.
On that small screen, a red peony was blooming.
The enamel teacup in Professor Liu’s hand shattered into pieces on the floor.
The teachers behind him were all dumbfounded.
The color drained from Chen Zhiyuan’s face.
He leaned against the wall as if his bones had been removed.
"Colorful..."
"It’s truly colorful!"
In the crowd, someone exclaimed.
The entire warehouse instantly burst into chaos.
Professor Liu suddenly regained his senses.
He staggered to the workbench, propping his hands on the table, glaring at the screen.
His eyes seemed to want to see through it.
"Successful... truly successful..."
He muttered to himself, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
He suddenly grasped Jiang Zhou’s shoulder.
"Child! How did you do it? This chroma signal processing... and this focus..."
Jiang Zhou didn’t reply.
His gaze went past Professor Liu and landed on Gu Lan.
Gu Lan was also looking at him.
She forgot the pain in her hand and grinned broadly like a fool.
At this moment, an untimely voice came from the door.
"What’s all the noise! Why are you all gathered here!"
A middle-aged man with a protruding belly, wearing a cadre suit, pushed through the crowd and walked in.
He was followed by two obsequious officers.
"Director Wang?"
A teacher recognized him as Wang Jian Country, director of the nearby State-owned Hongxing Electronics Factory.
Wang Jian Country gave a slight nod, with the authority of an official.
His gaze swept across the warehouse and finally became fixated on the bright red color on the workbench.
The impatience on his face instantly turned into unabashed greed.
He took a few steps to the workbench and pointed at the prototype machine.
"What’s this?"
"Director Wang, this is our school’s physics student’s research..." a teacher explained with a smile.
Wang Jian Country interrupted him directly.
He looked at Jiang Zhou, who was disheveled and covered in oil.
"Are you the one in charge?"
Jiang Zhou frowned but said nothing.
Wang Jian Country wasn’t bothered; he patted the glowing machine like he was eyeing a fat pig ready for slaughter.
"Alright, we’ll take this thing at our Hongxing Factory."
His tone was not a negotiation, it was an announcement.
He took a wad of money from his jacket pocket, drew out ten bills, and slapped them on the table.
"Here’s a hundred bucks as your reward."
"Starting tomorrow, report to our factory’s technical department. We’ll give you a formal technician position, a secure job."
He sounded magnanimous, as if bestowing a great favor.
The despair in Chen Zhiyuan’s eyes reignited.
Great!
As long as the factory takes over, Jiang Zhou is nothing!
Jiang Zhou’s face turned cold.
"I’m not selling."
Wang Jian Country acted as if he heard a joke.
"Not selling?"
He stepped forward, lowered his voice, and his face carried a threat.
"Young man, don’t refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit."
"Do you have a production permit for this thing? Do you have a superior’s approval?"
"What you’re doing is unauthorized research, at best spreading capitalist decadence, at worst speculation and profiteering!"
"If I just say a word to the police, do you believe you’d spend the rest of your life in a labor camp!"
After these words, the air in the warehouse became cold.
The students who were excited just now displayed looks of fear.
"You’re talking nonsense!"
Gu Lan, trembling with rage, stepped forward to protect Jiang Zhou.
She raised her hand wrapped like a mummy, pointing at Wang Jian Country.
"This is coercion and robbery!"
"This is our school’s research project! Professors are here! How can you say he’s profiteering!"
Wang Jian Country disdainfully sized up Gu Lan.
"Where did this little girl come from? Do you have a place to speak here?"
He saw the bandage on her hand, and sneered.
"A research project? Just you few students? Where did the money come from?"
His gaze meaningfully glanced toward Lin Wan Yi standing at the door.
"Don’t think I don’t know, it’s all thanks to your capitalist’s sister-in-law, right?"
"I’m confiscating this dirty money’s product on behalf of the nation, recognizing your worth!"
"You!" Gu Lan was so angry her eyes turned red.
Wang Jian Country, looking impatient, reached out to push her aside.
"Get out of the way! Don’t hold up serious business!"
His hand hadn’t even touched Gu Lan’s clothes.
It stopped in mid-air.
A hand, like an iron clamp, gripped his wrist.
Wang Jian Country was stunned and looked up.
He met a pair of cold eyes.
Gu Yanshen had somehow gotten in front of him.
He didn’t say a word.
He just stood there, his towering figure like a mountain, making it hard for others to breathe.
"You... you let go! I’m a state official! Are you, a soldier, planning to hit me?!"
Gu Yanshen released his hand.
He didn’t speak, just stood in front of Gu Lan.
A simple action.
Yet like an insurmountable wall.
Wang Jian Country, scared by his imposing presence, stepped back a little, his face flushed with anger.
As a director, he was intimidated by a mere soldier!
Embarrassed, he turned to Professor Liu.
"Director Liu! Are you going to do something?!"
"Your students are conducting unauthorized research, causing a disturbance, and even condoning a soldier threatening a state official!"
"I’m reporting this to municipal authorities!"
The silent Professor Liu suddenly laughed.
He laughed so hard his body shook, and tears nearly came out.
"Report?"
"Go ahead! Report it now!"
Professor Liu fiercely pulled out a document from his briefcase and slapped it on Wang Jian Country’s face.
"Open your damned eyes and look clearly!"
"What is this!"
The document paper stung as it hit Wang Jian Country’s face.
He awkwardly grabbed the document and examined it closely.
At the top of the page, a few bright red words were printed.
"Application for National Key Project on Color Display Technology Advancement"
A buzzing sound filled Wang Jian Country’s head.
"This... this is..."
"Unauthorized research?" Professor Liu pointed at his nose and shouted each word clearly.
"This report, last week, was personally submitted by me to the Ministry of Electronics Industry!"
"The core theoretical support in the report comes from Comrade Lin Wan Yi, whom you mentioned!"
"The chief engineer of the project is Comrade Jiang Zhou, whom you want to buy off with a hundred bucks!"
Professor Liu’s chest heaved violently, pointing at the prototype machine, his voice echoed throughout the warehouse.
"This morning! The Ministry’s call reached my office!"
"The project has been approved!"
"From now on, this machine, along with all its technical documents, is a state secret!"
He stared intensely at Wang Jian Country’s bloodless face, emphasizing each word like a heavy hammer.
"Director Wang, are you trying to confiscate state secrets?"
"Are you trying to send the nation’s key talents to a labor camp?"
"Go ahead and report it!"
"I’m curious to see who ends up going to prison!"
