While speaking, the woman on the far end wearing a goose-yellow Thai dress instinctively reached out to pull Jiang Cheng's arm to invite him to sit. The action wasn't overstepping, but it carried a bit of the host's enthusiasm.
The three women were clearly very good at serving people.
After Jiang Cheng sat down, the three women moved efficiently; one grabbed a cup, one poured tea, and the other immediately handed the tea cup to Jiang Cheng.
Only then did they pour tea for Qiu Yihe and Lin Chongzhe.
Seeing this display, Qiu Yihe, who was sitting next to Jiang Cheng, was full of doubt and quietly leaned closer to him.
She whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "They're all Thai, right? You didn't specifically find them in Thailand and send them to him, did you?"
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng glanced at her.
"You mean I sent these three to him? What could these three even do?"
Seeing Jiang Cheng teasing her on purpose, Qiu Yihe rolled her eyes: "What else? They do everything!"
"Oh? You don't look like you've done it before, but you seem quite knowledgeable."
As soon as he said that, Qiu Yihe almost spat out the tea she had just sipped.
Jiang Cheng glanced at her, his eyes carrying a hint of playfulness, and responded in a similarly lowered voice: "I didn't send them. These are all his wives."
"What?" Qiu Yihe froze instantly.
She instinctively held her breath, her eyes widening even further. Her lips moved, but she couldn't say a word for a long time.
Jolins had already walked out of the room by now.
He came out with several blueprints.
He walked over to Jiang Cheng and handed over his blueprints.
He immediately put on an appearance of working very hard.
"President Jiang, look, this is the lithography machine lens calibration plan I just perfected today. This plan is much more precise than the previous version."
Jiang Cheng took the blueprints and looked them over.
Although he wanted to put on the appearance of a diligent supervisor.
But to be honest, he didn't understand them.
After staring for a few seconds, the system didn't give any prompts.
Fine! It seems the wish to understand the data has fallen through... Lin Chongzhe added from the side: "Old Chen has been full of drive lately. With him taking the lead, we can break through the core technology at least half a year ahead of schedule."
The three of them chatted about the blueprints for nearly half an hour before visiting the newly built factory.
After a tour, from technical parameters to R&D progress, every word was about chips and lithography machines.
The three of them chatted about the blueprints for nearly half an hour, then went together to visit the newly built factory at the base.
Along the way, from technical parameters to R&D progress, the conversation never strayed from chips and lithography machines.
After the tour, Jiang Cheng looked at Lin Chongzhe and asked seriously, "What R&D problems are still unresolved?"
After the tour, Jiang Cheng looked at Lin Chongzhe and asked seriously, "What R&D problems are still unresolved?"
Lin Chongzhe pondered for a moment and answered truthfully, "Currently, many specification parameters have met the standards, but the core issue is still the talent gap. We urgently need a group of senior engineers and technical backbones, especially professionals proficient in the assembly and debugging of lithography machines. This kind of talent is extremely scarce; almost everyone in the country who can take on such a major responsibility is in various leading enterprises and key laboratories, being watched very closely."
Jiang Cheng frowned: "Where can we get these people?"
As soon as he said this, Lin Chongzhe's eyes lit up instantly, and he unconsciously leaned forward.
His speaking speed picked up: "President Jiang, do you... do you have a recruitment channel? Like Engineer Qiao... overseas experts, or... anyone with real talent who can solve problems, any of them will do! This kind of top-tier talent is usually in the core teams of industry giants or top research institutes. It's indeed very difficult to invite them through ordinary means..."
That burning gaze made it seem as if Jiang Cheng could pull a few top engineers out of his pocket the next second.
Jiang Cheng felt a chill down his spine from that sudden, intense gaze.
Good grief, that look... why is it like a hungry wolf seeing meat?
He doesn't really think I'm some all-powerful 'talent trafficker', does he?
Jolins was a special case, a special case, Professor Lin!
He coughed dryly and raised a hand to rub his nose.
His expression was a bit subtle: "Well... Professor Lin, about this matter, I... I will find a way to 'invite' them. Note, it's 'invite'."
"I'll try my best to communicate and coordinate to see if I can persuade some truly capable experts to come over for an exchange. But this isn't magic; I have to check their willingness first, and... uh, follow legal and compliant procedures. So I'm just 'finding a way', it might not succeed. Don't have too much... well, too much special expectation."
Lin Chongzhe clearly only heard the first half, and the gratitude on his face grew even stronger.
He nodded repeatedly: "Understood, understood! If President Jiang takes action, there's bound to be a way! No matter what met... ah, no, no matter how you invite them, as long as they can come, it'll be a huge help to us!"
Jiang Cheng: "..."
Well, that explanation was for nothing.
He's probably already played out a whole drama of 'President Jiang's clever scheme to poach talent' in his head.
Seeing Jiang Cheng agree, the smile on Lin Chongzhe's face was almost overflowing.
His tone became even more sincere: "President Jiang, to be honest, those of us in scientific research can only bury our heads in the lab doing data and calculating parameters. We don't understand resource coordination or how to push things to completion. A team needs people focused on research and someone like you to oversee the big picture and clear the way. Many steps would never be completed without someone like you to push them forward. Thank you so much for putting so much heart and effort into this project."
Jiang Cheng looked at his eyes full of trust and an 'I know what you're doing' look, and suddenly felt the burden on his shoulders and a certain strange expectation grow a bit heavier.
He could only wave his hand again, trying to keep his tone calm: "...It's what I should do. This is our joint project. Breaking through the technical bottleneck as soon as possible is the most important thing."
Qiu Yihe followed behind them, listening to their conversation and watching Jiang Cheng's calm coordination.
To be honest, she was truly moved.
Even though he's a scumbag!
But when it comes to serious business, he really is reliable.
At sunset, Jiang Cheng finally took Qiu Yihe to the staff canteen.
The moment they pushed the door open, Qiu Yihe let out a "Wow," instinctively raising her volume.
"Holy crap! This is a canteen? Not a five-star buffet restaurant?"
What met their eyes was a spacious and bright hall with smooth, non-slip floor tiles that reflected the shadows of the crystal chandeliers on the ceiling.
Rows of neat tables and chairs were all wood-colored and spotlessly clean, with a small potted plant on each table, looking exceptionally pleasant.
The most stunning part was the food service area.
A full dozen windows were lined up, each with an electronic display above it scrolling through the names of the dishes and their nutritional information tables.