Over the past two days, under Jiang Cheng's relentless physical persuasion, her favorability value had barely risen to 83 points.
To his surprise, this transfer operation caused her favorability value to instantly soar to 90 points, reaching the level of a normal comrade-in-arms.
As expected, the power of money is not to be underestimated!
Looking at Chloe's graceful figure,
the corners of Jiang Cheng's mouth curled up, revealing a wicked smile.
"It seems that your constant rejection was just you being duplicitous. I have to go out this afternoon, so how about we go upstairs for some exercise now?"
Originally, Chloe instinctively wanted to refuse, but the images of the various women around Jiang Cheng suddenly flashed through her mind.
A ripple of unease stirred in her heart as she thought to herself: If I move back, who knows which woman will benefit next time?
At the thought of this, a surge of resentment and jealousy welled up within her.
So, she gritted her teeth, lowered her head, and spoke softly.
"The orientation of your house is really good! Especially your room—that small balcony faces the back mountain, there's a vast lawn in front, and no other houses around to block the view. Why don't we try it on your balcony..."
Naturally, he wouldn't refuse such a good thing.
"That sounds like a great idea. Breathing in the fresh air while looking at the greenery in the distance... it'll feel like a morning workout."
Seeing that Jiang Cheng was very satisfied with the suggestion, Chloe mimicked the words Jiang Cheng most often said to her during their 'exercises.'
In somewhat accented Chinese, she said, "You're so naughty~~"
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but burst out laughing: "I learned it from you!"
...The next day, the sun was bright and a gentle breeze was blowing.
Jiang Cheng sat on a comfortable sofa, staring intently at the WeChat interface on his phone, hesitating over which Girl to contact.
Just then, the phone rang, and Shen Chong's name appeared on the screen.
"Hello," Jiang Cheng answered the call.
"Good morning, Young Master. Everything you ordered has been settled. When we were delivering the goods in Tyrande, we discovered a very small tracker inside the other party's body. Fortunately, your company's methods are very sophisticated and they were carrying a signal jammer, so it wasn't discovered," Shen Chong said excitedly.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but frown slightly and raise an eyebrow: "Installing a tracker on his person? How cautious."
Shen Chong replied: "His identity has also been found out. He is a member of the Pretty Country's AML Tech. Because his R&D skills were so formidable, the company gave him technical shares to prevent him from jumping ship. So, Jolins does indeed possess some core technologies for lithography machine production, but so far, we haven't been able to successfully turn him."
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but tease: "It's been several days and you haven't turned him yet? Old Shen, it seems you've met a tough nut this time."
Shen Chong smiled helplessly and replied: "Yes, Young Master. This guy's attitude is exceptionally firm. No matter how we try to persuade or entice him, he remains unmoved."
Seeing Jiang Cheng use such a relaxed form of address for the first time,
Shen Chong didn't feel the slightest bit awkward; in fact, he was very happy.
He continued: "However, it doesn't matter. He still has family. As soon as I received your instructions, I sent people to secretly take control of them. We're just waiting for the right time to transport them here too. I believe for the sake of his family, he will cooperate with us happily."
"Whoa, Old Shen, not bad. I take back what I just said," Jiang Cheng said with a look of surprise.
Old Shen quickly responded with a smile: "Thank you for the praise, Young Master! Oh, right, Young Master, speaking of this lithography machine company... do you have any specific ideas? If you do, please just give me the orders to handle it."
In truth, Jiang Cheng hadn't actually thought deeply about this issue yet.
However, he also knew that building such a company would definitely be no easy task.
Relying solely on one Jolins for R&D was certainly not enough.
After all, a lithography machine is not a one-dimensional matter.
The development of this machine involves not only the machine itself,
but also supporting materials, software, processes, and many other aspects.
Its manufacturing can never be accomplished by relying on just one area.
A more critical point was that it also involved a series of intricate patent issues.
Faced with such a complex situation, without strong support at the national level, it would be nearly impossible for an ordinary enterprise to achieve.
"Old Shen, what good suggestions do you have?"
Shen Chong thought for a moment before slowly speaking: "Our Mingsheng Group doesn't specialize in high-tech fields, so the company's existing technical staff probably won't be of much use. However, I've already reported this to the Second Master. His suggestion is to select talent from the Academy of Sciences. But getting these elites to join a private enterprise like ours might be a bit difficult."
Shen Chong continued: "Another way is to cooperate with senior technical personnel from private companies already in related fields, or directly poach them. But the risk is relatively high. After all, this development project requires extremely high confidentiality; a slight oversight could lead to total failure."
"But once the development is successful, it will bring about groundbreaking and subversive changes for us in the international high-tech field and even in chip export business!" By the end, a hint of excitement crept into Shen Chong's voice.
Jiang Cheng nodded understandingly: "You're right."
Shen Chong replied: "After I told the Second Master about this, he was actually very appreciative. This is something that benefits the country. But at the same time, it's also a sensitive matter. As you know, in recent years, they have been imposing a technological blockade on us. Especially since 5G came out, their suppression of us has become more and more excessive."
Although Shen Chong's words were somewhat implicit, Jiang Cheng's mind was as clear as a mirror.
He knew exactly what those words meant.
Wasn't it just asking him to give up some interests to cooperate with the state?
While Jiang Cheng could use his family's resources to transfer some researchers from the Academy of Sciences,
Shen Chong was right—people in those positions usually have permanent government posts. Asking them to give up their stable jobs to join a private enterprise is something most would be unwilling to do.
An even more critical point was the vital issue of confidentiality involved.
One must never underestimate the massive energy contained behind the word'spy.'
Even those high-ranking figures who seem to reside above the clouds
are occasionally found to be potential spies for certain countries.
The most typical case was that famous reporter from China Vision back then.
Who would have thought she had been lying low in the Chinese media circle for twenty years?
She had been secretly using her position to send intelligence abroad, acting as an undercover for another country.
Furthermore, there are many shocking incidents of military espionage.
For example, in a certain year, our country developed some military artillery technology that hadn't been announced yet, but somehow, the blueprints were published first by experts in the Pretty Country.
There were even photos of weapons that hadn't been released yet, and so on...