Back to 2001

"Hello, boss Chen."

On the other end of the phone came Jesse's signature opening line.

"Hi, Jesse."

Chen Jianghe responded with a smile.

"Bosschen, can I make a deal with you?"

Jesse said in slightly blunt Mandarin on the phone: "I have a few friends in California who are postdoctoral fellows in software and electronic engineering at Stanford University. I can help you invite them to visit China."

What Jesse expressed on the phone can be said to be to the point.

Translated in vernacular, it means "I can help you 'spoof' the people you want". As for whether you can keep these people or not, it depends on your own ability.

"Thank you, Jesse."

Chen Jianghe responded with a smile.

The other end of the phone was obviously stunned for a moment, and asked, "Don't thank me, I haven't said the content of the transaction yet."

Chen Jianghe laughed and said, "Needless to say, I will treat you to hot pot tonight."

Jesse Ellison: "???"

Jesse was completely out of control now.

The exchange he proposed was to let Chen Jianghe approve Xu Zhixi's leave, and then he could have hot pot with his "Xiaoxi".

How did it turn into eating hot pot with the boss Chen Jianghe?

Although Jesse admires Chen Jianghe from the bottom of his heart, he is also willing to chat and enjoy delicious food with him.

But compared with Xu Zhixi, Jesse is obviously more inclined to the latter.

"Bosschen, I may not have expressed clearly..."

Jesse subconsciously began to doubt his Chinese level. It must be that what he said just now was not clear enough to cause the other party to misunderstand something.

But facing Chen Jianghe, he couldn't speak English, his native language.

For a while, Jesse on the other end of the phone was sweating profusely, but didn't know what to do.

"Okay, Jesse. I see what you mean."

Chen Jianghe said with a smile: "In our China, some meanings cannot be clearly stated, otherwise what is interesting will become meaningless."

"Mean... what do you mean?"

Jesse was completely confused now: "Bosschen, I don't quite understand what you're talking about..."

"Okay, don't be impatient, I will contact you later."

Chen Jianghe deliberately tugged on the text with the other party, and then hung up the phone when the other party didn't respond.

This series of miraculous operations confused everyone present.

In particular, Academician Zheng Qiang and his team watched with their own eyes that Chen Jianghe tried to "spoof" an American postdoctoral expert in software and electronic engineering to China.

And with the help of the opponent's compatriot Jesse Ellison.

This kind of practice of "acquaintances cheating acquaintances" feels so familiar.

What about "punishment"?

Before I knew it, the bus had already driven into Shancheng County.

Zheng Qiang and his party couldn't help being amazed at the rush of vehicles and dense pedestrians on the streets of the county town.

This population and traffic density has even exceeded the urban-rural fringe level of a first-tier metropolis like Yanjing.

If it weren't for the low and dilapidated bungalows everywhere on both sides of the street.

Zheng Qiang and the others even thought that they had come to the bustling provincial capital.

"Don't go into the station yet, let's park on the side of the road."

Chen Jianghe greeted the driver of the bus, and then the group got off beside the road.

The others reacted immediately.

Chen Jianghe did this to "sway" Jesse Ellison who was waiting for Xu Zhixi at the station.

These people instantly couldn't figure out what Chen Jianghe wanted to do.

By the way, don't we want to ask this blond Yankee?

Why did you start playing "peek-a-boo" with each other?

At this moment, Xu Zhixi looked at Chen Jianghe with big watery eyes, her red lips parted slightly, as if hesitant to speak.

And Shen Ruohan on the side also looked at Chen Jianghe with a meaningful look.

"Academician Zheng, which plot shall we investigate first?"

Chen Jianghe didn't seem to notice the two eyes staring at him, turned around and asked Zheng Qiang with a smile.

"Let's go to plot e089 first to investigate, it is suitable for growing the green tea Taiping Houkui with relatively high economic value."

Zheng Qiang said without hesitation: "Next, let's go to the plot c175 suitable for planting kiwifruit..."

Although he told Chen Jianghe before that he could not guarantee the other party's return on investment.

However, the order of investing in the construction of farmland greenhouses has long been arranged according to the economic value from high to low.

Of course, Chen Jianghe also understood that he did this for his own consideration. He didn't say anything but followed the other party's suggestion.

In the next few hours, a group of more than a dozen people took three jeep off-road vehicles and galloped in the countryside around Shancheng County.

Everywhere they went, academician Zheng Qiang and Chen Jianghe walked side by side in the fields and among the mountains.

The two held the soil in their hands like real old farmers.

Rubbing the particles of the soil, smelling the unique fragrance of the soil.

"Xiaozhuang, first draw a topographical sketch of this valley, and then measure the size."

Zheng Qiang pointed to a lush valley in front of him, and told Professor Zhuang Yan who was beside him: "One month later will be the most suitable season for sowing the Taiping Houkui. We must ensure that the construction period of the greenhouse is completed within 20 days."

Zhuang Yan stretched out his hand to caress the slightly thinned top of his head, with an extremely serious expression on his face.

According to normal circumstances, the construction period of the greenhouse is at least about two months.

It is almost impossible to complete the project within 20 days.

You must know that it will take at least half a month to install and debug the temperature control and light control system!

And this needs to be done after the greenhouse is built!

"Taiping Houkui is the top priority of this project's start-up plan, and it is also the 'historic product' we want to protect."

Zheng Qiang took a deep breath, his expression extremely serious.

He knew the significance of this large-scale construction of farmland greenhouses.

Because this is the first step in whether the scientific and technological achievements formed by my exhausted half of my life in R & D and experiments can be applied to practice!

It is also the most critical step!

Not only do we have to compete for time and deadlines, but we must also ensure a 100% success rate!

Because this seemingly insignificant small step at this moment may be a big step in promoting the entire country's agriculture to become technologically advanced and modernized!

Unknowingly, the sky gradually dimmed.

Academician Zheng Qiang, an old man in his sixties, seems to never know how to get tired.

His voice has gradually become hoarse, but his gaze on the land in front of him is always piercing.

One by one, the people in the same company declared "give up", and they were tired and paralyzed on the seats of the off-road vehicle, unable to move.

The figures following Zheng Qiang also disappeared one by one.

It wasn't until the old man looked back suddenly that he realized that there was only the last figure following him.

This figure was tall and thin, and it seemed that there was blood in his bones that would never admit defeat and never give up.

In a trance, Academician Zheng Qiang seemed to see himself when he was young, and then an uncontrollable fatigue swept over him instantly.

"Academician Zheng...be careful!"

The figure sensed that something was wrong, and quickly stepped forward to help Zheng Qiang up.

"I'm old...age is not forgiving..."

Zheng Qiang shook his head with a wry smile, and patted Chen Jianghe's broad and solid arm lightly: "Fortunately, there is a young man like you... how nice!"