tkworld Chapter 354 A Billion Arrives! The Top Researchers Are All Terrified
Chapter 354 A Billion Arrives! The Top Researchers Are All Terrified
Sun Dehai and his entourage arrived and departed in a hurry, riding in those imposing black Hongqi cars.
However, when they arrived, everyone in the car looked solemn and worried.
On the way back, the carriage was eerily quiet.
Everyone was glued to their phone screens.
The screen displayed a screenshot of a bank account that had just been urgently sent by the institute's finance department.
Below that long string of numbers representing various research projects, the account balance column prominently displayed a figure that could kill any heart patient on the spot.
One billion!
No more, no less, exactly one billion!
The string of zeros made the elderly professors dizzy. They repeatedly moved their phones away and then closer, afraid that their old eyes were failing them.
Only after confirming that everything was correct did heavy, suppressed breathing fill the carriage.
Sun Dehai sat in the middle, holding his phone in his hand. His eyes, which had weathered countless storms, were now somewhat moist.
He knew in his heart what this money meant.
This means that the "Super Rice 3.0" project can be restarted immediately, and may even be expanded!
This means that the research on "artificial nitrogen-fixing bacteria" will not be in vain due to a lack of key equipment!
This means that those dozens of promising research projects that were forced to be shelved due to funding shortages can be brought back to life!
This is not just a billion yuan; it is clearly the hope for agricultural technology in the province and even the whole country for the next few decades!
at the same time.
The internal work group of the entire Nanjiang Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences was in complete chaos!
"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! The finance department issued a notice! There's suddenly... a billion more in the institute's accounts!!"
"Really? You've photoshopped this, haven't you? It's not April Fool's Day!"
"It's true! I just asked Liu from the finance department! They said a Mr. Jiang, who wishes to remain anonymous, donated it free of charge! Free of charge!!"
"Mr. Jiang? Which Mr. Jiang is so awesome? Is he a real-life super-rich tycoon?"
The speed at which the news was flooding the screen was even more exaggerated than a rocket launch.
Professors and researchers who are usually highly respected in their respective fields and maintain an air of expertise all abandoned their reserve at this moment.
One by one, the kindergarten children were as excited as if they had received candy, frantically sending exclamation marks and "ooh ooh ooh" emojis in the group chat.
Long-pending project application reports flooded Sun Dehai's inbox like snowflakes.
The entire Academy of Agricultural Sciences was immersed in a frenzied joy.
They didn't know that this was just the beginning.
Jiangjia Village, Jiangjia Courtyard.
Jiang Chen lay leisurely on his grandfather's treasured armchair, slowly peeling an ice-cold orange that had just been fished out of the well.
On a summer afternoon, the sun shines brightly and the breeze is gentle.
Hearing Jiang Xuewen's sobbing curses faintly coming from the pigsty in the distance, Jiang Chen felt that the oranges tasted even sweeter.
Just then.
A monotone, emotionless electronic voice appeared in his mind as expected.
【Ding! 】
[Detected that the host has donated one billion yuan to a research team with whom they have genuinely befriended!]
This action will significantly enhance the technological barriers of the family's future industries, laying a solid foundation for the family's leapfrog development!
[Meets the criteria for "laying an everlasting foundation"!]
Jiang Chen paused for a moment in mid-air as he was putting an orange segment into his mouth.
He popped the glistening orange segment into his mouth.
The sweet juice bursts in your mouth.
He began to silently make plans in his mind.
How high will the critical hit multiplier be this time?
Twenty times? Or thirty times?
Last time the road was repaired, the merit bonus was only tenfold.
They donated a billion this time, so they should at least give a big red envelope, right?
However, the system's next announcement far exceeded his expectations!
[Ding! Triggered a high-speed multiplier critical hit!]
The system is currently in the "All-Family Rebate" phase!
This purchase perfectly aligns with the system's core values, triggering the highest rebate multiplier at this stage—fifty times!
[Congratulations, host, you have received a cash rebate of 50 billion yuan!]
[The funds have been transferred to the host's designated black card account in real time. Please check your account!]
Five...five hundred billion?!
Even though Jiang Chen's mindset is now accustomed to all kinds of ups and downs, he still couldn't help but abruptly sit up straight in his armchair the moment he heard the number.
He quickly took out his phone and opened the Swiss bank's proprietary app.
A long string of zeros, which made his eyes a little dizzy from counting, was clearly displayed on the account balance.
Total assets have officially surpassed the 50 billion mark!
If the previous billions only made him a top billionaire in the province or even the country, then this current 50 billion cash flow is enough to give him a place in the global capital market!
This money is more than just money anymore.
It represents an absolute power, enough to buy dozens or even hundreds of listed companies!
Jiang Chen looked at the long string of zeros on his phone and couldn't help but mutter a complaint under his breath.
"This system..."
"What a heartless money-making machine..."
"Fifty times the critical hit rate! I'm not just a rich guy anymore, I'm a walking money-printing machine!"
With this 50 billion yuan as a foundation, Jiang Chen's thinking immediately opened up.
Some ideas that seemed distant due to funding issues now appear to be ready to be put on the agenda immediately.
He didn't hesitate for even a second.
He found Wang Dagou's number directly in his contacts and dialed it.
As soon as the call connected, Wang Dagou's signature loud voice came through.
"Brother Chen! What's up? Is that kid in the pigsty being naughty? I'm going to teach him a lesson right now!"
Jiang Chen shifted to a more comfortable position and lay back down.
"That's none of your business."
"Right now, take all the idle members of our security team."
"Go to the east end of the village, to that vacant lot that was previously planned to be used to build a primary school."
Jiang Chen's tone left no room for negotiation.
"Clear that entire plot of land and level it!"
"Bulldozers, excavators—use every single one you can! And hurry!"
Wang Dagou was completely confused, not knowing what big move Brother Chen was up to this time.
But he never questioned any of Jiang Chen's decisions.
"Alright! Brother Chen! Just you wait and see!"
"I guarantee I'll get everything sorted out for you before dark!"
After hanging up the phone, Wang Dagou didn't say a word.
At a command, a dozen or so security personnel drove their imposing Ford Raptor pickup trucks toward the east end of the village.
Dust flew everywhere and machines roared.
The villagers of Jiangjia Village all came out to watch out of curiosity.
I wonder what kind of earth-shattering commotion their all-powerful Brother Chen is going to cause this time.
While Jiangjia Village was busily leveling the land...
The provincial capital, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Sun Dehai, who had just finished presiding over a mobilization meeting and was preparing to work with several core members to develop a new research budget plan overnight, suddenly received a call from Jiang Chen.
On the phone, Jiang Chen's voice still had that lazy tone.
"Old Sun, how many people live in your compound?"
Sun Dehai was somewhat confused.
"Oh? Mr. Jiang, why are you asking that?"
"I just finished the statistics. Including logistics and administration, our institute has a total of 1,321 staff members."
Jiang Chen responded on the other end and began to make plans.
"The place is too small."
"Here's what we'll do. I've had someone clear out a piece of land for you in the village."
"You can bring the equipment and people over here later."
"I'll build you a national-level laboratory right here."
There was a deathly silence on the other end of the phone.
A good ten seconds passed before Sun Dehai's voice, trembling with a hint of surprise and doubt, rang out again.
"Mr. Jiang...you...you said...you want to build us...a laboratory?"
Jiang Chen answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"yes."
"It saves you the trouble of running back and forth."
"It just so happens that the hill behind my house is a ready-made experimental field, which is very convenient."
Sun Dehai felt a sudden dizziness.
He hadn't even recovered from the euphoria of receiving a billion dollars when this guy was going to build them a national-level laboratory?!
What an amazing investor!
The old dean was so excited that he forgot to drink the cup of blood pressure-lowering tea he had just brewed.
He grabbed his assistant's arm, his face flushed with excitement, and shouted his orders.
"Quickly! Quickly! Pass the word down immediately!"
"All core project teams! All experts at the academician level!"
"Now! Immediately! Pack your bags!"
"We'll be permanently stationed in Jiangjia Village!"