110: Chapter 110 Dear VIP, please come in!

Hangjiang University.

The activity room of the New Table Tennis Club.

"Brother Chen, I've brought some supplies for you all. Please give some serious thought to what I said. I'm really sincere about this, I'm begging you!"

Wang Xu, the president of Hangjiang University's First Table Tennis Club, had a face full of smiles. After putting down a large pile of snacks, he hurriedly ran out of the activity room.

"What exactly does this guy want?" Qian Donglai looked at Wang Xu, who had already left the room, with a strange and puzzled expression.

"What else? It's been a whole semester. I actually admire him a bit; he's single-mindedly focused on merging his Club into ours..."

"But aren't they the university's number one Table Tennis Club? Why do they insist on joining us?"

Chen Bing fell silent for a moment.

"Perhaps because developing new materials in the name of a Table Tennis Club is actually really cool?"

"..."

"..."

The few people in the activity room were momentarily speechless.

"Alright, forget about that idiot. Winter break is almost here; are you all heading home?"

"I'm going! If I don't go back for New Year's, my legs will be broken!" Sun Chuyang was the first to speak.

"I'm definitely going back too!" Qian Donglai nodded as well.

"I should... also be going back!" Wen Chenfeng thought for a moment before speaking somewhat hesitantly.

Chen Bing glanced at Wen Chenfeng, remembering that he had been looking for part-time work recently. After a brief silence, he suddenly changed the subject. "How about we go see Zhou Fan before heading home? It's been so long, and his workload is usually so heavy that he doesn't have time. Let's show him our results from this period, too."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they all nodded in agreement.

"I think that works. We've progressed quite fast this semester; his jaw will definitely drop when he sees us!"

"We can also ask about the research progress of the Fanmi Second Generation to see when it can hit the market!"

"Yeah, that's fine. It really has been a long time since we saw the Club President. I actually miss him a bit..."

"When are we going?"

"..."

The group expressed their agreement, their eyes filled with excitement as they finally turned their gaze toward Chen Bing.

"I'll give him a call first to ask!"

Chen Bing took out his phone and dialed Zhou Fan's number directly.

The phone rang for nearly thirty seconds.

Just as Chen Bing thought the call wouldn't go through, Zhou Fan's voice finally came from the phone.

"Chen Bing? Why the sudden call? Is something up?"

"Nothing much. Isn't New Year's coming up? School is out for the break, and we were thinking of visiting your place before heading home. We also want to report our cultivation results to you!"

A smile appeared on Chen Bing's face, and the others looked on with anticipation.

On the other end of the line, Zhou Fan's eyes brightened slightly upon hearing Chen Bing's words, and a smile spread across his face.

What a coincidence. He was just saying he was short-handed, and now people are volunteering themselves?

He immediately spoke up.

"No problem, you're welcome!"

...

Warehouse Research Base.

After a few months, the external renovations here were mostly complete. Everything was designed according to Zhou Fan's requirements, primarily expanding the functional laboratories. The exterior appearance hadn't been given much thought.

The center of the base was still that old warehouse, which hadn't been changed. Only some newly purchased equipment had mostly begun to be installed in the new laboratories.

There were too many things in the warehouse—all sorts of data, blueprints, and high-precision equipment. It would be quite difficult to move it all, so it remained untouched for the time being.

According to Zhou Fan's plan, he would slowly move experiments to the new labs. As the project progressed, there would be more and more equipment, and the warehouse would certainly need renovation eventually, but there was no rush.

Chen Bing and the others looked at the ordinary-looking building before them. The exterior walls were simply plastered with cement, though the design was very distinctive. There were cylinder-like structures at the four corners, surrounding the site, which looked quite spectacular.

"Good heavens, is this lab really this big? When will I ever have a lab of my own!" Chen Bing couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"How bold! Who do you think you are, and who is President Zhou? How dare you have such delusions!!" Qian Donglai suddenly barked in a mock-serious tone.

"It does look quite large, but why does that building inside look so dilapidated? It doesn't match the overall style at all!" Sun Chuyang stood on his tiptoes to look inside and saw the warehouse located in the middle.

Wen Chenfeng's eyes were also shining as he looked at the research base. He couldn't help but think to himself: if he could work here after graduation... that would be pretty great, wouldn't it?

He didn't speak, but the longing in his heart was stronger than anyone else's.

"Let's go, get inside first!"

"Should we call Zhou Fan to come pick us up? The main gate seems to be closed..."

As they walked to the gate, they found a visual identification device.

Just as they were about to call Zhou Fan, the device suddenly made a sound.

"Beep, facial recognition successful!"

The sudden voice startled Chen Bing and the others.

"Whoa, this is some high-tech stuff!"

"Facial recognition technology... where did Zhou Fan get this? I recall there aren't any mature devices for sale domestically yet, right?"

"You think he needs to buy it?" Chen Bing glanced at Qian Donglai with a look of disdain.

"Pah, my mistake..."

Qian Donglai also reacted immediately and gave himself a light slap on the mouth.

Fanmi Technology could even develop a mobile operating system... with Zhou Fan's ability, it seemed perfectly reasonable for him to tinker and come up with something like this!

The group looked curiously at the facial recognition device again.

Looking at the now-open gate, they couldn't help but feel a bit giddy, as if they had entered a secret base from a sci-fi movie. An inexplicable sense of excitement welled up within them.

Once they stepped inside the research base, they found that the interior was a world apart from the exterior. The newly constructed buildings had rigorous designs and novel structures. Some of the streamlined wall designs exuded a high-tech texture.

"Holy crap... it feels like I've walked into the future..."

"I feel like it's more like those military bases in movies. This is so cool!"

"..."

They looked around excitedly.

At that moment, Chen Bing saw Zhou Fan standing at the warehouse entrance with a beaming smile, accompanied by a clean-looking female employee wearing a professional pencil skirt.

His eyes immediately lit up.

"Old Fourth!"

"Zhou Fan!!"

The others also reacted and hurriedly went to meet them.

"Wel-come!"

Lin Shuang bowed slightly toward the approaching group with a smile on her face.

The smile on Zhou Fan's face became even more pronounced.

Whoa, look at this reception!

Chen Bing and the others exchanged glances, their faces splitting into wide grins. Feeling a bit lightheaded with pride, they subconsciously waved back at Lin Shuang.

"Please come in, gentlemen!"

Lin Shuang maintained her smile and stepped aside slightly, clearing the way into the warehouse.

The smile on Chen Bing's face grew even more brilliant.

He suddenly felt like a distinguished VIP!

Old Fourth really knows how to do things properly!!

Involuntarily, he shot Zhou Fan a 'you understand me' look...