Scholar's Advanced Technological System

Chapter 1478: I’m Disappointed

East Asia Energy building.

Located at the estuary of the Huangpu River, this building not only looked over the city but also the prosperity of the entire Pan-Asian region. This was the most expensive area in the entire Yangtze River Delta city group. It was also the pagoda that countless people living in the Yangtze River Delta city group yearned for.

However, no one thought that over the past 100 years, an invisible hand had silently reached over, trying to usurp the achievements left by the great man a century ago, and even imprinting itself on the chairman of the board.

Although that person had paid the price of death, the trouble left was far from over.

Standing in the garage, Captain Xing looked sideways. He glanced at the members of the East Asia Energy Board of Directors not far away. He then lowered his voice and whispered to the subordinates next to him, “I’ll talk to Academician Lu later.”

Shi Jin was slightly taken aback. He asked, “Isn’t it better to let Wang Peng go? They seem to be old acquaintances.”

Xing Bian said concisely, “Because of their friendship, I am worried that he is not sure what to say and what not to say.”

Besides, Wang Peng was still reporting from the headquarters.

Although Xiang Bian gave Wang Peng the green light to a certain extent, and his resume was impeccable, he still had to go through the standard procedure.

Especially for the 30-day induction training, which was more difficult than missions on the job. To be honest, he was even a little worried whether this old antique from the 21st century could handle it.

Shi Jin nodded, expressing his understanding, and stood aside silently.

At the same time, a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses not far away glanced in the direction of the two.

During this period of time, people from the Security Bureau had been handling cases in the building, so he knew the identities of the two.

However, it would be impossible to deal with them like ordinary people. There was bound to be psychological pressure.

After all, a perfect person only lived in fairy tales. No one could climb to his position without some blood on their hands…

Those who believed otherwise were stupid.

While trying to figure out what the two of them were doing here, the folding door of the parking lot slowly opened.

The howling cold wind poured in from outside the door of the parking lot. The icy cold wind caused many people to squint their eyes.

A car suspended in the air drove in from outside the open garage gate and parked firmly in the parking space.

A robot bodyguard dressed in formal clothes with an inconspicuous appearance except for the red pupils stepped down from the passenger seat. The robot opened the door of the back seat, and Lu Zhou, wearing casual clothes, got out of the car calmly.

The group of board members and executives of East Asia Energy waiting on the side immediately rushed towards him.

“Hello, Academician Lu, I am a member of the Investment Strategy Committee of the Board of Directors and one of the managing directors. You can call me Zhong Ziyu or Mr. Zhong.”

“Hello, Mr. Zhong.”

Lu Zhou shook hands with this Mr. Zhong. He then glanced at the other directors and executives beside him.

Except for Morinaga, this was the first time he had seen everyone. There were expectations, doubt, anxiety, and deep hostility in the pairs of eyes.

The situation here seemed to be more intense than he had thought.

Lu Zhou couldn’t help but feel a little emotional.

This was not the case when the controllable fusion project was first ignited. Although old man Yuan was very hostile to him and his bureaucratic style did have some problems, the original intentions of the two were the same, which was to ignite controllable fusion and let people live a better future.

As for those debates, they were only on the academic level.

And at the last moments of the ignition project, old man Yuan abandoned his prejudice and stood on the same line with him.

It was under the unity of everyone that they achieved a great victory.

To be honest, looking at these people in front of him, Lu Zhou was actually a little disappointed.

Seriously, is there really hope for the space elevator?

And the second generation of controllable fusion still hasn’t been done, even after a century…

Zhong Ziyu didn’t notice the disappointment on Lu Zhou’s face. He said respectfully, “The board meeting will begin soon, please come with me.”

Lu Zhou nodded and did not speak. He walked in the direction of the elevator next to him.

At the entrance of the elevator, he noticed that the two people standing next to him kept looking at him.

The two exchanged some words. The person seemed to want to come up and say something to him, but there might have been too many people around. He just reached out and gently pushed out a translucent holographic business card.

Lu Zhou took the business card and glanced at it. He did not say anything. He just nodded at him.

The man responded with a nod, then continued to stand there.

On the elevator, except for Ling, who was inseparable from Lu Zhou, Zhong Ziyu was the only one with him.

Zhong Ziyu glanced at the robot standing next to him. He took a deep breath, lowered his voice, and asked, “Excuse me, is that a robot?”

Lu Zhou: “Yes, what’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing… It’s just that, I personally suggest you to be more careful.” Zhong Ziyu showed a wry smile on his face and continued with a low voice, “There are rumors that Chairman Liu’s death… was related to a robot.”

Lu Zhou: “I will be careful.”

Seeing that Lu Zhou didn’t take his warning to heart at all, Zhong Ziyu sighed in his heart and said nothing. He didn’t understand the old popsicle’s confidence. He already tried his best to warn Lu Zhou.

As for the rest, it was none of his business…

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The meeting soon began.

Inside the spacious meeting room, people sat around the conference table.

And unlike previous board meetings, no one was a holographic image project this time.

After hearing that Academician Lu was coming to the board of directors, even board members who were vacationing far on the Moon rushed back to the Yangtze River Delta city group.

Not only was this meeting related to the future of East Asia Energy, but it was also because Liu Zhengxing’s position was vacant.

In addition to discussing the development direction of East Asia Energy in the coming year, this meeting would also elect a chairman who would represent the overall interests of the entire board of directors.

As an energy giant in the entire Pan-Asian region, it was self-evident how important the position of the chairman was.

And according to the information they collected, Lu Zhou was not a person who was hungry for power.

Otherwise, after completing the controllable fusion project, he would not quit his job as chief designer lightly and work on aerospace instead.

Although the scale of the aerospace industry had reached an immeasurable figure, in those days, it was extremely difficult to send a few people to Mars. The title of Chief Consultant of the Lunar Orbit Committee could not be compared to the position of the leader in the field of nuclear fusion.

Therefore, they still had great hopes for competing for the position of chairman themselves.

Back then, Lu Zhou wasn’t interested in managing the business. 100 years later, he should be the same, right?

In order to win Lu Zhou’s vote, many people really worked hard and prepared a proposal, intending to persuade Lu Zhou and his 7% of the equity to stand on their side.

For example, promise to increase investment in scientific research or donate to the Freezing Human Rights Protection Foundation…

The checks that were issued would not cost them any money anyway. This little money was only a drop in the bucket for the behemoth of East Asia Energy.

When the meeting just started, it was somewhat orderly. After less than half an hour, it was already in chaos.

The expressions on the faces of several executive directors sitting there were aggressive. They either quietly watched someone compete for the position of chairman or talked to their own teams on the phone.

Unlike other directors, although these executive directors appointed by the organization could participate in the election of the chairman, it was almost impossible to get elected.

Although their shareholding ratio was relatively large, they were not all-mighty. Especially in places like East Asia Energy where the interests of all parties were involved, the situation here was particularly complicated. If a representative sent by a large organization showed their intention of being elected, they would be strongly opposed by other organizations.

Other small shareholders would also unite to protect their own interests and prevent their election.

Therefore, in the board of directors of East Asia Energy, it had become a rule that the executive directors should not participate in the election of the chairman.

This understanding had been maintained for half a century.

Lu Zhou looked at the demons talking around the conference table. He endured it for a while, but he finally couldn’t stand it anymore.

His index finger tapped hard on the table. He spoke in a loud voice to interrupt the noise on the conference table.

“Stop arguing, I will say a few words.”

The noisy voices instantly died down.

After hearing Lu Zhou’s words, many people quieted down.

This silence was not entirely out of respect. In fact, it was largely because of surprise.

Lu Zhou had no expression on his face. He leaned on the conference table with both hands and stood up from his position.

“To be honest, this is the most disappointing day since I came to this era, but I don’t want to tell you where I am disappointed.

“I don’t have the slightest interest in the position of chairman, and I have always hired someone else to manage my businesses.

“But now, I have changed my mind.”

Lu Zhou looked around the silent conference table. He continued with an unquestionable tone, “I’ll take the position of chairman.

“The proposal is second-generation controllable fusion. There is no plan, no campaign platform.

“If you want to, vote for me!”

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