56: The first formal cooperation was reached

The top five trending topics on Jubo Hot Search were all related to Titan, pushing out all the entertainment news that usually bought their way onto the list:

#WhichCountryIsTheTitanBossFrom

#Emerald Principality'sMedicalTechnologyCrushesTheWorld

#HowNorthernMyanmarWasTakenDown

#BeggingTheCountryToIntroduceMedicalPods

#Titan'sBenefitsAreMyDream

On a well-known Q&A platform, a post titled "How to Analyze Titan Group Boss's Nationality from Public Information?" received over 100,000 likes.

The top-voted answer wrote:

There are four ironclad pieces of evidence that the boss is from the Eastern Federation:

The group's values displayed on their official website directly quote "The Analects"—"A gentleman attends to the root"; all high-level executives can speak fluent Chinese, and Topaz can even recite "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng"; the naming conventions for key projects: nightingale (classical poetic imagery), Zhulong (Classic of Mountains and Seas), and Warrior (Wei Warriors).

Most importantly, has anyone ever seen a foreign boss give mooncakes to his employees for the Mid-Autumn Festival? And they were five-nut mooncakes! From a famous old brand in Guangdong! Compared to him, I feel like my boss is just a rookie!

The comment section was buzzing:

[User "Tech Old Driver"]: Adding a detail! The background music at the press conference was an adapted version of "Jasmine Flower"!

[User "Truth Is One"]: Latest discovery! Titan's official website updated this morning, check this out! Screenshot: The footer of the official website has four seal script characters: "The Great Way is Simple."

[User "Professional Gossip"]: Maybe he's just a foreign big shot who likes Eastern Federation culture. The Emir of Dubai even wants to raise pandas!

[User "I Am Conan"]: I've checked. Titan is registered in the Blue Anchor Free Islands, but the controlling party is a shell company in the Emerald Principality, layered over and over!

[User "Historian"]: Latest discovery! Topaz's lapel pin is a variation of the Ivan Imperial emblem!

Under a related question, military big-V "Temporary Worker of the Strategic Deception Bureau"'s analysis received 80,000 likes: From the tactical movements of those Warriors, it's clear they integrate the domestic military's "three-three system" and traditional martial arts footwork.

The most crucial evidence is that their rifle-holding posture during alert is exactly the same as the honor guard at the National Day parade!

The discussion on a military forum was even more heated:

Rational discussion: Can the G-20 defeat Warrior robots?

Inside scoop: A certain research institute urgently recalled all personnel on leave last night.

Location: Kunming, saw a large number of military vehicles heading towards the Emerald Principality.

As night deepened, the Eastern Federation delegation quietly returned to the Starry International Hotel, arranged by Titan.

To avoid the eyes and ears of various intelligence agencies, they did not go to a secret liaison point but opted for an emergency meeting in a hotel suite.

Zhao Tianyu tightly closed the curtains and pulled down the electromagnetic shielding curtain, ensuring no listening devices were in the room.

Lin Mo took out a special secure computer from his portable briefcase; this was military-grade equipment brought from home, capable of resisting any known electronic intrusion methods.

"Has the USB drive been checked?" National Security Bureau Director Zhou Zhenguo asked in a low voice, his gaze vigilantly sweeping every corner of the room.

Lin Mo nodded: "It has been scanned three times with anti-spyware programs; no backdoors have been implanted."

Zhao Tianyu took a deep breath and inserted the USB drive into the computer.

The screen flickered, then a simple folder appeared, the title prominently displayed—

Nanomedical Robot Technology Manual (Complete Version)

"This!" The Minister of Science and Technology pushed up his glasses, his voice trembling slightly, "They actually just gave us the technology like this? Why? I don't understand?"

Clicking into the folder, he opened the first file titled "Introduction Document."

The file cover was an animation, extremely simple, yet it made everyone present's pupils contract.

It was a 3D DNA chain model constantly deconstructing and recombining, with each base pair annotated with the working path of the nanorobots.

Zhao Tianyu quickly scrolled through the pages, suddenly stopping at a key paragraph:

Medical pod surgical functions require continuous consumption of nanomedical robots.

Standard treatment dose: 1 unit / 10ml / time (3.7 × 10^12 nanorobots / unit)

Note: This technology package includes pre-loaded production line technology for an annual output of one million units.

Several gasps echoed in the room.

"So that's it..." Zhou Zhenguo's mouth curved slightly, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes, "This isn't a consumable for the medical pod; it's fuel."

Zhao Tianyu nodded: "That's right, nanomedical robots are the 'medical oil' of the new era; whoever controls them controls the lifeline of the future medical industry."

Minister of Industry Wang Jianjun frowned: "What do they mean by this? They sold us the car and gave us the oil field too?"

"Wait, in the morning meeting, Titan didn't mention the price of these consumables, did they? Could it be..."

A brief silence fell over the room.

But no one was foolish; this was clearly a huge pit Titan had dug for those pharmaceutical groups.

As everyone pondered, the Titan tablet Lin Mo had placed on the table suddenly lit up.

Topaz's holographic image elegantly appeared, playing with a sample tube of nanorobots in her hand, glowing with a faint blue light under the illumination.

"Your reactions are calmer than expected," she chuckled, "It seems we've found the right partners."

Zhao Tianyu went straight to the point: "Conditions?"

Topaz lightly swiped her finger, and new terms were projected into the air:

Eastern Federation - Titan Phase One Cooperation Framework

Technology Transfer: Complete nanomedical robot technology and production line.

Talent Exchange: Simplify the work visa process for Eastern Federation STEM graduates to work in the Emerald Principality.

Special Clause: Pre-gift of 100,000 units of medicine and ten medical pods; nanotherapy centers supplied at cost price.

"Work visa process?" The Minister of Education frowned, "You want to poach our university graduates?"

Topaz's projection suddenly moved closer, her eyes playful: "The boss often says that in the 21st century, the most valuable thing, after all, is talent."

"As for whether there's a suspicion of poaching," Topaz's mouth slowly curved upwards, "Perhaps. Of course, we prefer to call it 'maximizing talent utility.'"

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The night was deep, and the Zijin Pavilion was brightly lit.

Several core figures of the Eastern Federation's highest decision-making body sat around a circular table, on which lay the complete set of nanomedical robot technical data provided by Titan Group.

A faint scent of Longjing tea permeated the air, but no one was in the mood to savor it.

"Are the test results out?" The Premier put down his tablet.

The Minister of Science and Technology pushed up his glasses, his voice filled with barely concealed excitement: "Verification passed.

From molecular assembly to program coding, Titan indeed gave us a complete technology chain." He brought up a set of holographic data, "Titan gifted a batch of equipment, didn't they? This is from the clinical trials conducted this morning at 301 Hospital.

A patient with advanced liver cancer, three units of treatment dosage, treatment time of one hour, cancer cell clearance rate of 99.9%, essentially considered cured."

"The remaining cancer cells are not an issue as long as the immune system isn't too weak."

Several gasps echoed in the meeting room.

Minister of Industry Wang Jianjun's fingers unconsciously tapped the table: "They actually handed over the complete technology?"

Minister of Defense Zhao Tianyu suddenly sneered: "The free ones are always the most expensive.

How much did they quote?"

"They said it was cost price, 1 billion dragon coins per standard treatment center." The Minister of Finance sighed, "But according to their given original price of nearly 8 billion dragon coins, it is indeed... exorbitant profit."

"1 billion?" The Premier frowned, "That's equivalent to the price of three of the latest stealth fighters."

"But its value far exceeds that number." The Minister of Health said eagerly, "Just for liver cancer alone, it can save the country hundreds of billions in medical expenses each year."

A brief silence fell over the room.

Outside the window, a nightingale fluttered against the glass, making a faint tapping sound.

"Agree to Titan's cooperation agreement," the Premier, having reconsidered Titan's purpose for this trip, suddenly thought of something, "Have the new work visa process ready within three days."

"Premier? Aren't you going to reconsider?" The Minister of Defense still had a deep frown; he truly couldn't understand why Titan would hand over such immense profits to the Eastern Federation for free.

Just because the Titan boss was from the Eastern Federation? But that mysterious boss had never shown his face, nor had he ever admitted to it.

The Premier picked up his teacup, blew on it, "Comrades, you've all overlooked one point."

"What?" Everyone around the conference table asked in unison.

"Let's not even mention the two material technologies Titan gave us; let's just analyze this matter purely."

"Firstly, nanomedical centers will inevitably spread globally; this is unstoppable.

Therefore, nanomedical robots, as the core consumable, are, as Minister Zhao said earlier, the 'medical oil' of the new era." The Premier took a sip of the perfectly warm Longjing tea and continued, "Titan did not mention the price per unit of treatment dosage in the first batch of product information they released."

"Now, Titan has given us this technology.

Then..."

"As long as we can fully grasp this technology, whatever price Titan sells it for, we can sell it at a discount!

Since they gave all the technical data, I'm afraid this is also what they want us to do." The Minister of Commerce instantly realized that Titan had bestowed immense wealth upon the Eastern Federation.

"Exactly." The Premier smiled and nodded, "In the past, the West liked to use this 'high-priced consumables' tactic to harvest the wealth of us Eastern Federation people.

Now, times have changed."

"Good heavens, according to the data in this technology, the cost of one unit of dosage can be completely controlled at around one thousand." The Minister of Science and Technology excitedly re-verified the cost of nanomedical robots after industrial production, then excitedly slapped the table: "The reference price Titan wrote in the technical data was ten thousand, and that was based on the conventional treatment costs for most serious illnesses."

"No, this, this Titan is too ruthless with foreigners, isn't he?" Zhao Tianyu, hearing this, couldn't help but gape, "Ten times the profit?"

The Premier, for once, was beaming, even clapping three times and exclaiming "Good! Good! Good!" three times, "Oh dear, it's clear that this Titan boss has been unhappy with Westerners for a long time."

"Indeed, with this move alone, we can significantly elevate our international standing in the next one or two years.

Once we fully grasp this nanorobot technology, our scientific and technological strength will also be greatly enhanced.

This cooperation is not a loss!" The Minister of Foreign Affairs was even more excited; he could already imagine how wonderful the faces of those Westerners would be when the Eastern Federation offered nanomedical robots a little cheaper than Titan's.

"And that's not all; Titan's agreement doesn't restrict our students from leaving after joining Titan.

In other words, they're providing an opportunity for further study."

"I still believe our children, once they've achieved success in their studies, will be willing to return." The Minister of Education, after carefully reviewing the detailed agreement sent by Titan, offered his insight, "Otherwise, there would be no need for them to set such high recruitment conditions on their official website."

"Look at this 'Aircraft Engineer' position: a Ph.D. degree, five years of work experience, project leadership experience, and proficiency in Chinese.

Tell me, with these conditions, let alone abroad, even domestically, few people meet them."

The Minister of Education casually opened Titan's official website's recruitment information, handed the tablet to Old Zhao next to him, and patted his shoulder, "So, Old Zhao, this time you're somewhat wronging a good person."

General Zhao wasn't embarrassed, just a little red in the neck, and said loudly: "I am the Minister of Defense, isn't it right to be vigilant?

You haven't seen the killing intent of those robots; it's normal for me to consider more.

Worst case, when I meet this boss someday, I'll punish myself with three drinks."

"Hahahahaha!" The meeting room was filled with cheerful laughter.