32: Chapter 32: A Visit from the Dragon Science Academy!

"Chairman Xu, why have the police suddenly surrounded the factory?"

Wang Qian closed her notebook, leaned forward, and asked in a low voice.

It was one thing for comrades from the Local Tax Bureau to come for an inspection, but why were there police officers now?

So many had arrived all at once, surrounding the entire factory area.

Even they were being restricted, confined to the conference room.

Xu Hao shook his head and smiled gently. "You'll find out in a moment."

With so many departments and law enforcement officers mobilized, Xu Hao had a general idea of what was going on.

The state's actions were surely because something inside Xu's Heavy Industry had caught their attention.

What could it be?

The answer was obvious!

It was impossible for the state to set its sights on a dying heavy industry enterprise that was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Other than that, there was only one possibility.

That would be the things inside the workshop.

Any single one of those items, in this day and age, would be enough to shock the world.

It wasn't surprising that the state would notice.

However...

What surprised Xu Hao a little was how exactly the state had discovered the things in the workshop.

He thought he had done a fairly good job with the security and confidentiality.

Xu Hao pondered for a long time but couldn't figure it out.

Director Guo Fan wouldn't have told the authorities.

Moreover, they merely thought these were just functional props.

They had no idea about the technical content involved.

Xu Hao brushed aside the stray thoughts in his mind and took a deep breath.

Since things had come to this, he might as well face them calmly.

Since the state had discovered them, they were definitely interested in these things.

It was even more likely that the authorities would take an interest in all of them.

But even so, he would have to wait until the filming of 'The Wandering Earth' was finished before considering handing them over.

The cooperation had to continue.

If he hadn't signed the partnership with Director Guo Fan, the MOSS Technology System probably wouldn't have even activated.

Sigh... after all, these were high-tech products of the future.

Xu Hao shook his head, feeling both happy and helpless.

He had thought that these things wouldn't be noticed by the state and the public until after the movie was released.

Looking at it now, that timeline was likely to be moved up.

Then again...

Using these sci-fi products as film props was only temporary.

Their true use lay in many more fields of real life.

While he was lost in thought, the conference room door opened.

Xu Hao looked up and saw several white-haired elderly men wearing Mao suits entering the room, surrounded by a small crowd.

Xu Hao remained composed, his eyes flickering slightly.

He stood up from his seat unhurriedly, his expression unchanged as he watched the old men.

As soon as Professor Zhou Xuemin and the others entered, they saw Xu Hao sitting calmly at the front of the conference room.

His face lit up with joy, and he walked forward enthusiastically.

"You must be Xu Hao, the Chairman of Xu's Heavy Industry? Are you the person who was explaining things in the video?"

Professor Zhou Xuemin walked up to Xu Hao and shook his hand.

He looked at Xu Hao's face and found it very familiar; it was indeed the young man from the explanatory video.

Xu Hao's brow furrowed slightly. Video explanation?

What did that mean?

After a moment of hesitation, Xu Hao's brow smoothed out, and he said composedly:

"Old Professor, I'm not too sure about any video. But if you're looking for the Chairman of Xu's Heavy Industry, then that would be me."

Professor Zhou Xuemin nodded, sizing Xu Hao up inconspicuously.

Not bad!

From the moment he entered, he noticed that Xu Hao had remained extremely calm and poised throughout.

His expression was composed, with no sign of nervousness or being overwhelmed.

Professor Zhou Xuemin praised him inwardly.

If nothing else, this ability to remain calm and unhurried in the face of events was better than most.

They met plenty of people in their daily lives, but most appeared somewhat fearful or excessively respectful when facing them.

"Then that's right, you're the one we're looking for!"

Professor Zhou Xuemin laughed heartily.

Hearing this, Xu Hao also gave a faint smile and then invited The Old Professors to take their seats.

"Mr. Xu Hao, we've come today mainly because we have some questions we'd like to ask you. We hope you can answer us truthfully, if that's alright?"

The conference table was divided into two sides. Professor Zhou Xuemin and the other professors sat on one side, while Xu Hao sat opposite him, with the factory's core technical staff seated below him.

"As long as it's not beyond the scope of my knowledge, I will try to tell you everything I know,"

Xu Hao said.

"With those words, I'm relieved."

Professor Zhou Xuemin smiled and then introduced himself:

"I am Professor Zhou Xuemin from the Dragon Academy of Sciences, and these are all professors and experts of various levels from the academy."

The Old Professors followed suit, nodding to Xu Hao one after another.

Xu Hao returned the gestures individually, his face as calm as a deep well, as if he had already known the identities of Professor Zhou Xuemin and the others.

Seeing this, Professor Zhou Xuemin and the group of professors couldn't help but praise him inwardly once more.

Xu Hao's performance was consistently surprising.

He looked very young, but he didn't act like a young man at all.

He was steady, calm, and focused.

However, unlike Xu Hao, the technical staff of Xu's Heavy Industry in the conference room were not nearly as calm.

Professors from the Dragon Academy of Sciences?

The core technicians of Xu's Heavy Industry were filled with shock, their expressions one of pure disbelief.

They stared in astonishment at the group of Old Professors opposite them.

Professors from the Dragon Academy of Sciences had actually come to Xu's Heavy Industry in person?

The Dragon Academy of Sciences was the highest academic institution for natural sciences, the highest consultative body for science and technology, and a comprehensive research and development center for natural sciences and high technology in the Dragon Kingdom.

The academy had a total of eleven branches, over a hundred research institutes, more than three hundred national key laboratories and engineering centers, overseas field observation stations, and national scientific and technological resource sharing service platforms.

Furthermore, it was responsible for the construction and operation of more than thirty major national scientific and technological infrastructures.

They... were the representatives of the highest technology in the Dragon Kingdom.

And now, they had actually come to their factory in person!!

How could the many core technical employees not feel shocked?

One had to know that Xu's Heavy Industry was currently facing a serious crisis.

Not only were its operations deteriorating day by day.

For some time now, it had also been plagued by negative public opinion online, which seriously affected daily production operations.

People had even started attacking Xu's Heavy Industry and boycotting the products it produced.

At a time like this, what business could the Dragon Academy of Sciences have here?

The core technicians didn't know.

But the arrival of The Old Professors from the Dragon Academy of Sciences was undoubtedly a good sign.

For a moment, they all appeared somewhat excited, their eyes shimmering as they stared blankly at The Old Professors across from them.

These Old Professors were usually figures who were seen but never touched, mysterious and elusive.

To think that they were now sitting at the same conference table.

If word of this got out, it would be a huge point of pride.

Professor Zhou Xuemin and the other professors merely smiled gently at the reaction of these technicians and didn't pay them much mind.

Instead, their gaze focused on Xu Hao.

"Mr. Xu Hao, were those props in the Xu's Heavy Industry workshop built by you? Who provided the blueprints?"

Professor Zhou Xuemin asked, his face appearing slightly tense.