Following Chairman Li Guangya and his assistant out of the laboratory, Lu Zhou was wondering if he should propose to go to his house for a while. Suddenly, he saw a slightly fat man walking towards them.
Seeing Lu Zhou, the fat man's eyes lit up slightly. He immediately put on a bright smile on his face and walked straight towards them.
"Hello, are you Academician Lu?"
After staring at this face for a while, Lu Zhou couldn't remember where he had seen him, so he spoke.
"Yes, you are …"
"I'm Morinaga, this is my business card!"
Realizing that he was not mistaken, Morinaga immediately handed out the electronic business card in his hand respectfully.
Li Guangya, who was standing on the side, stared at Morinaga for a while. His eyes narrowed slightly.
Noticing Chairman Li's gaze, Morinaga seemed to have guessed something. An imperceptible flash of realization flashed across his face, and he spoke with a kind smile.
"Chairman Li? What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here. "
"I didn't expect to meet you here either, Manager Morinaga." Li Guangya continued with a fake smile, "What brought you to Jin Ling University?"
"You're kidding. Our group has many investment projects in Jin Ling University. Even if it wasn't for Academician Lu, I would still come here from time to time." Morinaga continued with a smile, "But aren't you busy with official business?"
Seeing that this guy actually directly admitted that he came for Lu Zhou, the expression on Li Guangya's face gradually sank.
"I'm here for official business. You don't have to worry about this."
While the two were communicating, Lu Zhou also looked at the two with interest.
He didn't know if there was any resentment between them. He felt like Li Guangya seemed to be very annoyed with this guy surnamed Morinaga, but there was nothing he could do. The guy surnamed Morinaga didn't seem to want to deal with Li Guangya, but he didn't dare to show this feeling too obviously. He even seemed to be a little afraid of Li Guangya?
"… It seems that your official business is most likely related to Academician Lu."
Hearing Morinaga's ridicule, Li Guangya didn't speak, but his expression became more and more impatient.
Keenly noticing this, the man surnamed Sen quickly stopped talking without a trace, smiled, and continued to speak.
"It seems like I came at the wrong time today. Since Academician Lu and Chairman Li have something to discuss, I'll come again another day."
At this point, he suddenly looked at Lu Zhou who was standing at the side.
As if thinking of something, Morinaga thought for a moment, then added, "… By the way, there is something I have to remind you."
Lu Zhou: "What is it?"
"Be careful of a man named Liu Zhengxing."
Liu Zhengxing?
Lu Zhou frowned slightly.
"Who?"
"The chairman of East Asia Energy." Morinaga continued with a smile, "He is a very capable person, but sometimes the more capable a person is, the easier it is for him to make the wrong choice on some personal choice questions because of conceit."
"Of course, I'm just saying. How you decide is up to you."
Morinaga glanced at the expressionless Chairman Li Guangya. He smiled kindly again, left a "see you next time", then turned around and walked away.
Lu Zhou put the holographic business card on the holographic bracelet on his left wrist. He imported his identity information and contact information into the address book and glanced at the content casually.
[Morinaga, Investment Manager of SoftBank Group]
Interesting?
Lu Zhou withdrew his gaze from the holographic screen. He glanced at Chairman Li Guangya, who was standing next to him.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt like Li Guangya would rather that the person said "goodbye" when he left.
"Why does SoftBank have shares in East Asia Power?"
After hearing Lu Zhou's question, Li Guangya slightly restrained the displeasure on his face. After thinking for a moment, he spoke in a gentle tone.
"… Around the 1960s, the cross-regional power grid entered Nippon. East Asia Energy acquired many Nippon power groups, including the Djing Power Company, through financing and other means, and officially entered the Nippon energy industry."
"SoftBank probably entered the East Asia Power board of directors at that time. I don't remember the specifics. I only remember reading a short paragraph in a book.
"When East Asia Power expanded in modern history, they would absorb a certain proportion of local capital into the board of directors in every region to reduce the resistance of promoting the cross-regional power grid.
"If you are interested, you should be able to find the relevant literature in the library."
Lu Zhou: "In other words, East Asia Power is now like a big pot with hundreds of mouths around it."
Li Guangya: "You can understand it that way."
"I see." Lu Zhou nodded thoughtfully. He muttered to himself, "No wonder there are so many people trying to suck up to me with only 7% of the shares."
At the beginning of the 21st century, when East Asia Power was just established, the shares in Star Sky Technology's hands were just for dividends and a symbolic vote on the board of directors. He didn't expect that after a century, 7% of the shares would instantly become a huge sum of money.
While Lu Zhou was feeling emotional about his personal fate and the course of history, Li Guangya, who heard his words, almost choked on his own saliva.
What the hell?
Why is that sucking up?!
Although Li Guangya guessed that Lu Zhou was probably referring to Morinaga, when he thought that he still had to ask Morinaga for help, he felt a little awkward in his heart. For a while, he was a little hesitant about whether to say those words.
Noticing his unnatural expression, Lu Zhou gave him a strange look.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing …" Li Guangya restrained the urge to hit him. He took a deep breath and squeezed a polite smile on his face. "It seems that Academician Lu has realized that he has now become a hot commodity in the eyes of the board of directors of East Asia Power."
Lu Zhou smiled and spoke.
"Hot commodity? I think it's a thorn in my side. "
"There are two sides to everything. A cake in the eyes of some people can also be a poison in the eyes of others." Li Guangya did not answer this question directly. He just gave a noncommittal smile and continued, "In fact, after so many years of development, the growth rate of East Asia Power has exceeded everyone's expectations. Now that it has expanded to this point, its future is beyond all of our expectations … "
Lu Zhou: "I'm a person who is afraid of trouble, so don't beat around the bush."
"I'm not beating around the bush." Looking at Lu Zhou, Li Guangya continued, "The board of directors of East Asia Power has always had a big disagreement on certain issues, whether it is in the specific business or the overall development route. For example, as a giant enterprise with both social and business attributes, should East Asia Power prioritize economic effects or social benefits? If you want to take care of both at the same time, how should you find a balance between the two? "
Lu Zhou laughed and said, "Are you rich to this extent now?"
"It's not us who are rich, it's you," Li Guangya said softly. "You may not understand what kind of huge sum of money you have in your hands and what it means.
"When the market value of a company has exceeded the GDP of most countries in the entire region, and its every decision is closely related to the economy and prosperity of the entire region, its significance itself has surpassed the concept of a traditional company.
"7% may not be a very large number, but in the hands of special people, it may play an unexpected role.
"Some people are interested in this point and hope to achieve their goal by winning you over … For example, I just made a hypothesis that the three giants, East Asia Power, East Asia Heavy Industries, and East Asia Communications, merge their respective advantages, and form a giant spanning the energy, industrial, and information fields."
While saying this, Li Guangya had been observing the expression on Lu Zhou's face, trying to see something.
However, to his disappointment, whether it was an expression of surprise, interest, or disinterest, he didn't see a single trace of it on Lu Zhou's face.
Just when he began to wonder if he had correctly conveyed his meaning to Lu Zhou, Lu Zhou suddenly spoke.
"I'm not interested in what you're saying.
"Even if you set up a giant enterprise spanning all fields, there is no way to help me solve the things that interest me faster. If you're just testing me, don't waste my time. "
Hearing this sentence, Li Guangya finally let out a sigh of relief, and the stone in his heart was finally lifted to the ground.
When he just received the call from the AIIB, he was so anxious that he couldn't even sleep well.
Although there was no guarantee that Lu Zhou would still think the same way in the future, at least at this stage, this scholar from the 21st century was not as difficult to communicate with as he had imagined.
"Thank you for your understanding of our work.
"Actually … In addition to this matter, I came to Jinling this time because there is another important thing I want to discuss with you."
This guy …
Can't you just talk about these things at once last night?
Lu Zhou didn't know that the stocks in his hands made him change his mind. Looking at the solemn expression on Chairman Li Guangya's face, Lu Zhou sighed and spoke.
"If it's troublesome, I suggest you ask someone else."
Li Guangya smiled embarrassedly and said, "It may be a bit troublesome, but I feel … It should be quite interesting. Do you really not want to hear it?"
Lu Zhou: "Go ahead."
"We plan to build a transportation track extending from the geosynchronous orbit to the surface to achieve rapid transportation from the surface to the space. This is the so-called space elevator." Li Guangya looked at Lu Zhou, who had a surprised expression on his face. He smiled and continued, "I don't know if this project can arouse your interest?"
(Yesterday was Chinese New Year, I spent a lot of time with my family, so I only wrote one chapter. I'm really sorry … I hope the virus will pass as soon as possible. To be honest, I still feel a little nervous staying in this place. The more I read the news, the more anxious I became. Sometimes I wish I didn't go back after the annual meeting.
In short, everyone must take care of themselves. Don't catch a cold.)
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