Duan Hengye's appearance caused the entire hall to fall silent. Although everyone who attended this conference was one of the top figures in the mecha research community, this did not mean that they were not curious about Professor Duan's personal life.
After realizing that he had been tricked by Wen Mujia, Duan Hengye quickly reacted. If he did anything out of the ordinary now, he would be tricked by the other party. Duan Hengye chuckled in his heart, then very politely nodded at Wen Mujia. Before anyone could react, he turned around and quickly walked into the hall under the guidance of the robot.
His movements were smooth, and it only took two seconds for him to disappear from the other party's sight.
The columnless banquet hall was extremely large, and unlike the lively scene at the entrance, there were already many people sitting in their seats, quietly waiting for the opening ceremony to begin. When they saw Duan Hengye enter, the people who were already seated also stood up. After seeing them, Duan Hengye very politely nodded, and then was led by the robot to the seat that was reserved for him in the afternoon.
Amro had been preparing for this mecha conference for a long time, and the seats for the opening ceremony banquet had long been allocated according to the status of the guests in the academic community. However, because of Duan Hengye's sudden appearance, the staff did not mind the trouble and took the time to properly adjust the seats for the first few tables.
This was the first time that Duan Hengye, as the director, had attended the conference, but there were many people from the Yeti Empire Mecha Research Institute who were frequent guests of this conference. After Duan Hengye sat down, he noticed that there were many familiar faces around him. After seeing him arrive, everyone secretly looked in his direction.
In the interstellar era, the average lifespan of people was much higher than on Earth, and naturally, aging was infinitely delayed. Some of the more senior researchers in the institute, although they looked young, were actually much older than Duan Hengye. Before he arrived, all the staff members were sitting there with serious expressions on their faces. However, when Duan Hengye came over, everyone became nervous as if they were meeting their homeroom teacher.
Duan Hengye suddenly felt a bit of pressure when he saw how nervous they were and thought about their ages …
When Duan Hengye realized that his arrival had ruined the harmonious atmosphere, he felt a little helpless … After thinking about it, he simply picked up the retro paper on the table and pretended to read it. Seeing Duan Hengye lower his head, the atmosphere at the surrounding tables finally became a little more harmonious.
These researchers were afraid of Duan Hengye, but there were also people who were not afraid of him.
Just as the conference was about to begin, the chair next to Duan Hengye was finally pulled out slowly. Su Mingge, the vice president of the Yeti Empire Mecha Research Institute, who was supposed to be the most important guest of the conference, finally returned to his seat with a glass of wine in his hand.
Logically speaking, Su Mingge, who was pushed out of the first place, should be angry. However, the strange thing was that after he arrived, he only politely greeted Duan Hengye, then put down his glass and looked forward. It was as if the two were just ordinary colleagues. There was no sign of the tit for tat like when they were in the institute.
The host of the opening ceremony was the vice president of Amro University. His research was also related to mecha. However, he was clearly a leading figure in another industry and had seen all kinds of big events. However, when he stood on the stage and saw Duan Hengye ten meters away from him, he suddenly became nervous.
After clearing his throat, Amro's vice president walked to the front of the stage and began to speak according to the script he wrote in advance. Although he was trying his best to relax, whenever he glanced at Duan Hengye, he couldn't help but start to stutter. Although this conference was not broadcasted live, the media was still collecting footage to prepare for the evening news.
Perhaps it couldn't be seen from far away, but anyone who was slightly closer or looked through the surveillance camera would be able to see that there was something wrong with his current state.
Wen Mujia, who was standing at the side of the stage, crossed his arms and looked at the person on the stage. After a while, he turned around and glanced at Duan Hengye.
Accurately speaking, because he once saw Duan Hengye as a love rival, Wen Mujia understood him too well. The last time they met in the military, Wen Mujia vaguely felt that Duan Hengye had changed. Now that he saw how Duan Hengye interacted with his colleague Su Mingge, Wen Mujia finally confirmed his feeling.
At a certain point in time, Duan Hengye's body had undergone an earth-shattering change.
Dean Amro's speech wasn't long. After he finished speaking, he hurriedly walked off the stage. Immediately after, as the event's sponsor, Wen Mujia walked onto the stage. Duan Hengye looked suspiciously at the paper schedule that had just been placed on the table … This schedule didn't say that Wen Mujia was going to go on stage.
Then, Duan Hengye slowly shifted his gaze back to the stage. His intuition told him that the other person going on stage had something to do with him. As expected, from the moment he stepped onto the stage, Wen Mujia's gaze fell on Duan Hengye.
It wasn't just Duan Hengye himself. Everyone around them noticed this. Su Mingge turned his head and began to openly observe Duan Hengye's reaction.
Under the watchful eyes of the people around them, Duan Hengye looked directly into Wen Mujia's eyes. Neither of them had the slightest intention of avoiding his gaze.
"… Good evening, everyone." Seeing that Duan Hengye was looking at him, Wen Mujia finally opened his mouth to speak. "Today is the day of the annual Interstellar Mecha Conference. As the organizer of this event, I am very grateful to all the guests for coming. I'm sure that everyone has also noticed that the dean of our Ye Tian Mecha Research Institute, Duan Hengye, Professor Duan, has also come to participate in this conference. "
After saying this, Wen Mujia smiled and reached out his hand to gesture to Duan Hengye, who was sitting in front of him. Then he continued, "As everyone knows, Professor Duan has made great contributions to today's mecha research. Today, we have the honor of inviting him to participate in this opening ceremony. The organizer of the conference, as well as … I am very much looking forward to Professor Duan coming on stage and sharing his views on the future development of the industry with everyone. "
As expected, Wen Mujia was waiting for him here.
The atmosphere in the venue became incomparably tense for a moment. Everyone present knew that Duan Hengye had made an impromptu appearance at Amro today, and the program schedule did not include a segment where he would give a speech.
After all, everyone present was considered to be members of the upper echelons of the Empire's society. Even if they were not curious about scandals, there were still quite a few people who had heard the gossip about Duan Hengye and Wen Mujia's dark faces. Seeing this scene, although they could not see Duan Hengye's reaction from sitting in the back, everyone could not help but feel nervous.
Wen Mujia's voice had already fallen, but Duan Hengye was still sitting there steadily, looking like he had no intention of moving at all.
Time passed by slowly, minute by minute, second by second. On stage, Wen Mujia's smile slowly faded. He stared at the other party, preparing to speak again. However, at this moment, Duan Hengye finally stood up. He straightened his collar and slowly walked out into the corridor.
Perhaps there was only one person left in the venue who did not mind the commotion ….. and that was Su Mingge.
After Duan Hengye stood in the corridor, the extremely silent hall once again had the sound of a small stool rubbing against the floor. Following the sound, it turned out that Su Mingge had turned around and looked at Duan Hengye with his head tilted.
According to Su Mingge's understanding of his colleague, after Duan Hengye heard Wen Mujia's words, there were two possible reactions — — one was to go on stage and give a speech, and the other was to directly turn around and leave.
In fact, if the person standing in the corridor was the original owner, he would definitely not give Wen Mujia any face and walk out of the hall. But the person standing here was indeed Duan Hengye. Under everyone's gaze, he finally turned around and walked onto the stage.
Seeing that Duan Hengye really came over, Wen Mujia raised his eyebrows in surprise. Then he gave up the center of the stage and turned around to clap.
Amro's banquet hall looked very "retro", but the details were not lacking in technological content. Now that the hall was silent, after Wen Mujia's abrupt applause sounded, it was picked up by the loudspeaker and spread to every corner of the hall.
Then, the sound of applause finally pierced through the silence — — This scene inexplicably reminded Duan Hengye of the first day he transmigrated into this world.
Duan Hengye walked onto the stage. He gently bowed to everyone and then stood up straight. In fact, at this moment, compared to Duan Hengye on the stage, the people below the stage were more nervous.
Whether or not they worked at the Yeti Empire Mecha Research Institute, at least they were all in the same field. In people's impression, Duan Hengye had never spoken in public before. It wasn't that they didn't have confidence in Duan Hengye's eloquence, but no matter how you looked at it, he didn't look like someone who was good at speaking in public.
The people below the stage waited nervously, but Duan Hengye on the stage was not affected at all. He looked down and then said, "First of all, I want to thank the conference for inviting me …" After hearing this, Wen Mujia raised his eyebrows. Obviously, he didn't expect Duan Hengye to take the initiative to mention this matter.
It was undeniable that Wen Mujia didn't expect Duan Hengye to speak when he asked him to come on stage. He just wanted to watch a good show. But he didn't expect Duan Hengye to give him a pleasant surprise.
Professor Duan, who usually looked distant, was surprisingly calm and composed when he stood on stage.
"For a long time, intergalactic mecha research has been in a state of stagnation," Duan Hengye said, throwing out such a devastating statement. While everyone was thinking, he continued, "Although on the surface we have made some progress, in reality, I'm sure everyone can feel that this generation of mecha hasn't improved much compared to the previous generation."
Although Duan Hengye hadn't prepared for this before, the speed of his speech didn't slow down at all. It was obvious that he had already thought about this problem in detail. But after he said this, not a single person in the audience cared about the state of his speech. They all held their breaths, waiting to hear what he was going to say next.
Although some people didn't want to admit it, everyone in the mecha industry knew that Duan Hengye had done all the work of upgrading this generation of mecha. And from a certain perspective, what he just said wasn't just a slap to his own face, it was a slap to the face of the entire industry.
… So Professor Duan usually didn't speak, but when he did, he was this ruthless?
Duan Hengye's people who didn't know better were shocked. Su Mingge, who had just twisted his chair, slowly turned around. He never would have thought that Duan Hangye would tear off this fig leaf today, in front of almost all his peers in the industry who could be called by their names. He didn't show any mercy.
Su Mingge couldn't help but look forward to what his colleague was going to say next.
Duan Hengye didn't give everyone too much time to think. He continued, "There are many reasons for this outcome. From the perspective of the entire industry, the biggest problem is the poor communication of information …"
After hearing this, Su Mingge couldn't help but laugh out loud. As the vice president of the research institute, he knew that Duan Hengye played a large part in the "poor communication of information". She didn't expect that this person would really throw out the question so blatantly today.
Seeing Su Mingge suddenly laugh out loud, a colleague from the research institute couldn't help but look at him. He then whispered, "Mr. Su?"
"Nothing," Su Mingge smiled and waved his hand. He said, "I'm just laughing at how cool our director is today."
"…" When the staff member heard this, he even forgot to continue listening to Duan Hengye's speech. He couldn't help but turn around and look at Su Mingge in a daze. If I didn't hear wrong, Su Mingge is … praising Duan Hengye?
Wait a minute, is Su Mingge being serious or sarcastic?
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