Without any hesitation, Chen Yushan agreed to Lu Zhou's invitation.
After she received the offer from Star Sky Technology, she went to Shanghai on the same day.
Star Sky Technology's China branch was registered in Shanghai. As Lu Zhou's work gradually shifted to China, Star Sky Technology's business center would gradually shift from Philadelphia to Shanghai.
Lu Zhou trusted Chen Yushan's abilities.
Especially after he found out that she was responsible for the patent management company of Star Sky Technology, he was even more confident in letting her take care of these things.
After Lu Zhou returned to Jinling, he greeted Principal Xu and moved his things into his mathematics department office.
Lu Zhou's number theory class would start around April or May.
Other than that, he would also consider bringing in a few master's and PhD students in mathematics and computational materials. On one hand, it would reduce the burden on his own research, and on the other hand, it would help his alma mater cultivate a few outstanding talents.
On the other hand, while Lu Zhou was gradually shifting his focus to Jin Ling University, the restructuring of the STAR demonstration reactor project team in Haizhou was also progressing in an orderly manner.
However, what Lu Zhou didn't expect was that not only was the Eastern Industry and Research Institute Consortium being reorganized, but the establishment of the East Asia Power also had a lot to do with him.
Feng Shuqing, who was reporting to Lu Zhou on the work situation, happened to talk about this matter.
"… In order to accelerate the construction of the cross-regional power grid project in Southeast Asia, the state plans on introducing private capital to participate in the construction of the East Asia Power. According to the instructions from the higher-ups, we plan on issuing a total of 20 billion yuan of additional shares to the four major banks, the Three Barrel Oil Company, and the five major domestic power companies. At the same time, we will also publicly issue around 20 billion yuan worth of shares to the public to raise start-up capital. "
Lu Zhou spun a pen in his hand and frowned. He said, "Is it appropriate for this kind of company to introduce private capital?"
Feng Shuqing smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if it's appropriate or not. It's not the past anymore. Taking the road of marketization is the long-term consideration. In addition to reducing the wariness of other countries, introducing private capital can also effectively make use of the vitality of society."
"Not to mention that these shares don't involve specific management rights. How the company operates and which regions to expand to are all decided by the government. "
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Okay then, I understand."
Feng Shuqing: "Oh, right, although I have to inform you about this, I hope that Professor Lu can keep it a secret for now."
Lu Zhou: "Aren't you planning to release it to the public?"
Feng Shuqing coughed lightly, "Although it's a public release … we can't just let everyone buy it, right? If we release the news now, it will only make it more difficult for us. "
Of course, it was impossible for everyone to get on this kind of free money opportunity.
As soon as the news was announced, these tens of billions worth of shares would be snatched up.
Although he didn't ask about the specific progress of the reorganization work, this matter mentioned by Feng Shuqing attracted Lu Zhou's attention.
After all, this was controllable nuclear fusion.
In the next ten years, the only company that could do fusion reactors would be Eastern Electric Power. What business could be better than a monopoly?
Considering the huge demand for electricity in China, as well as the ridiculously low cost of controllable fusion, it was almost impossible for them to lose money.
Lu Zhou didn't know where to spend his money, so he might as well use it to support the construction of the national nuclear power industry.
After Lu Zhou hung up the phone with Secretary Feng, he leaned back in his office chair and thought for a bit. He then immediately called Chen Yushan.
After the call connected, he immediately asked.
"How much money do I have right now?"
Chen Yushan, who was sitting in her office in Shanghai, nearly spat out a mouthful of water. She couldn't help but say, "You don't even know how much money you have?"
I can't believe someone asks this kind of question.
Is it really okay to flaunt your wealth like this?
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I usually leave the company to a professional manager. I was too busy last year and didn't pay much attention … Aren't you in Shanghai right now? Help me take a look. "
Chen Yushan looked at the mountain of documents on her desk and sighed. "Okay then, I'll send you a financial report."
Lu Zhou: "Okay, thanks."
Lu Zhou didn't have to wait for long.
The next morning, Chen Yushan sent the company's financial report to his email.
Lu Zhou downloaded the email and looked at it.
If he hadn't seen it, he wouldn't have known, but after seeing it, he was shocked.
Last year, Star Sky Technology's intellectual property business alone had a net profit of US $470 million! That was a 37.6% increase over last year!
If Star Sky Technology went public on NASDAQ, its market value would be at least US $40 billion.
When Lu Zhou looked at this financial report, he couldn't help but feel emotional.
Including last year's profit, the company had US $1.2 billion in its account.
I didn't know I was this rich already.
This feeling was really indescribably subtle.
Of course, Star Sky Technology's only business was intellectual property.
Other than that, there was also the cooperation with Baosheng Group and China National Nuclear Corporation on the SG-1 superconducting magnet and the liquid lithium neutron recovery system. However, the profits from those businesses were very low. They were a few orders of magnitude lower than the main business, so they could basically be ignored.
Lu Zhou looked at the financial report from beginning to end. He thought for a second and picked up his phone. He then called Chen Yushan again.
The phone rang twice before it was picked up.
Chen Yushan's voice immediately came from the other end of the phone.
"Have you finished reading the financial report?"
Lu Zhou: "Yeah, I'm done. Also, I have something for you to do. "
Chen Yushan: "Yeah, what is it? Go ahead. "
Lu Zhou: "The STAR-2 project team will be restructured in March. The separated management and technical personnel will be retained in the form of East Asia Power. The newly established East Asia Power will be responsible for domestic and international controllable fusion, as well as cross-regional grid interconnection …"
Lu Zhou briefly explained the business situation of East Asia Power. He paused for a second and said, "This is an opportunity, it would be a shame if we missed it."
Non-listed companies couldn't circulate their stocks on the stock market. However, there was a high chance that East Asia Power would go public like other power companies in the future.
Therefore, no matter how many stocks Lu Zhou bought, he would still make a profit.
Also, even if he didn't sell his stocks on the secondary market, with the future prospects of the fusion reactor, he would still be able to make a lot of money.
Even though Lu Zhou didn't lack money, no one would complain about having too much money.
Not to mention, there were so many money-burning projects, and he might not even have enough money on hand.
Chen Yushan: "How much do you plan on buying?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit.
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