48: Chapter 48: The arrogant persona can't be ruined, I understand!

"Couldn't you have chosen a Poetry Club? A Prose Club? A Math or Physics Club would have been fine too, but you just had to pick a competitive sport..."

Chen Bing was increasingly speechless. Looking at the group of weak scholars around him, he finally understood: there were no hidden masters here, just a bunch of bookworms. The only competitive sport they could participate in was probably a mental one.

"The Table Tennis Club is easy to apply for and easy to get approved. For poetry or prose, you have to show published works... I don't have any!!"

"..."

Chen Bing was speechless. He had countless complaints inside, but he couldn't refute it.

"Brother Chen, don't be depressed. Just ignore those people!" Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit off, Wen Chenfeng quickly spoke up to smooth things over.

"It's impossible that we'll actually play table tennis. Now that we have an activity room and can apply for a laboratory, we can focus on researching new materials! I think the President is right!" Sun Chuyang nodded in agreement.

"I also think the President is right!"

"I didn't want to play table tennis anyway..."

"Doing research is the real business!"

"..."

Whispered murmurs broke out, leaving Chen Bing speechless once again. He had originally been ambitious and wanted to show off his skills, but he now realized that he was the odd one out.

"Do you know that there are requirements after the Club is formed? If it doesn't contribute to the school, it will be disbanded!" he said helplessly.

"We will have results!" Zhou Fan said with a confident tone.

He had already organized most of the materials for this project; now he just lacked manpower. As long as the Club members grew quickly and could understand the content of the materials, producing results wouldn't be difficult!

Even if there were some sticking points, with his ability to outline lines and deduce after transmigrating, he could quickly find the direction to solve the problems.

"You don't mean..." Chen Bing had a headache. Looking at the materials in his hand, he wasn't stupid; how could he not know what results Zhou Fan was talking about now?

"I feel like a Table Tennis Club researching new materials sounds even cooler..." Wen Chenfeng couldn't help but mutter.

"What's the point of doing things by the book? What we want is the sense of achievement of shocking everyone!" Qian Donglai nodded in agreement.

Chen Bing: "..."

He admitted defeat.

A total defeat!

These people's thought processes were different from normal people; it was impossible to communicate with them. A Table Tennis Club doing scientific research? That was just absurd!

In the quiet atmosphere, a ringtone suddenly sounded, and everyone looked towards the source.

"I'll take this call," Zhou Fan said after glancing at the caller ID.

"Zhou Fan, the problem we were worried about earlier has likely occurred..."

Lei Jun's voice came through the phone, his tone heavy.

"About the fast charging?" Zhou Fan blurted out. After all, the problem they were worried about before was essentially the leakage of technology.

"Yes, Xingda has received a large number of fast charger orders! They actually asked us if we had authorized them..."

"What did Llg say?"

"They stated very firmly that there was no technology leakage!"

"It's normal for them not to admit it. You should keep a close eye on this matter and proceed according to the plan!!" Zhou Fan's expression became serious.

Not admitting to a technology leak didn't mean they hadn't performed reverse engineering. Based on those sudden charger orders, they probably held a trump card and might have already succeeded in reverse engineering it.

He just didn't know how they would sell these technologies.

Currently, Fanmi's patents were still in the confidentiality period. If they turned around and secretly sold the battery technology abroad, and foreign countries then used the technology to replicate the reverse engineering records, as long as it wasn't discovered, it was very possible for them to easily obtain an exorbitant technology transfer fee.

Although they would still have to pay patent usage fees after Fanmi's patents were published, that would be months or even a year or two later. By then, they would have already captured the market they wanted and made the money they wanted, so they wouldn't care at all.

Those people must have counted on this, which was why they were so fearless.

"Should we authorize the chargers for Xingda?" Lei Jun asked in a deep voice.

"Why not? Authorize them. Sell them as many as they want!" Zhou Fan didn't hesitate at all.

"That's what I thought too. I specifically asked the laboratory, and the second-generation battery technology should be ready soon..."

"Just make the arrangements!"

"Alright, when the second-generation technology is organized, I'll bring it to Hangzhou City for you to review... and we can chat about some things in person."

"Good."

Lei Jun just said that and hung up the phone; he was clearly busy and overwhelmed.

After putting down the phone, Zhou Fan instantly felt several heads leaning in.

"What fast charging authorization? Who were you talking to on the phone?" Chen Bing and the others crowded around, looking Zhou Fan up and down with strange expressions.

"Lei Jun!"

"..." Chen Bing was silent for a moment, then looked at Qian Donglai, and they looked at each other in dismay.

"Brother Fan doesn't really know Lei Jun, does he?" Qian Donglai asked tentatively, watching Zhou Fan's retreating figure.

"Impossible. What kind of figure is Lei Jun... I admit Zhou Fan is very good at scientific research, but business matters... He must have been studying in high school, where would he have time to get involved? And... don't you think it's absurd?"

"It is indeed a bit absurd..." Qian Donglai nodded.

"Well, it's just showing off. If there's a first time, there will be a second... third... fourth... The persona must not collapse, understandable!" Sun Chuyang nodded in agreement.

"..."