Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 3209: Learning from the traditions of foreign experts
Since Professor Wang left, the head of this biological research institute has changed hands twice.

First it was the Tibetan Army, but then this guy wanted to research lithium batteries, and now he's even invested in the subsequent improvement of lithium batteries. It felt out of place with the work of the biological research institute, so it was handed over to Tian Haisheng.

Tian Haisheng's professional skills are not bad, but his technical skills are somewhat lacking.

He had approached me several times, knowing that I was struggling in the competitive environment of the Ninth Academy. I didn't want to damage the reputation I had built up through research, and I didn't want to fall behind in the internal competition. So I suggested finding a reliable person to serve as the director.

But where can Yang Xiaotao find such talent?

Yang Xiaotao wouldn't dare hire just anyone, especially someone who's returned from overseas.

Now, aren't there two right in front of us?
"President Yang, please give your instructions."

The two exchanged a glance, then spoke in unison.

Yang Xiaotao laughed and said, "I wonder if you've ever heard of a type of bacteria."

"Aquatic thermophilic bacteria!"

As soon as Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Lu Xurong's eyes lit up.

"Aquatic thermophilic bacteria? Are you referring to DNA polymerase?"

These three years in the United States were not for nothing; not only did he have to be busy with research, but he also learned about some of the research progress in the United States in private.

"Yes, that's the thing."

"I need this polymerase technology, can you make it?"

Yang Xiaotao made the request directly.

Cao Yu was puzzled, but Lu Xurong thought for a moment and finally nodded vigorously, "President Yang, I know that a research institute in France has this technology and readily available aquatic thermophilic bacteria, but they don't pay much attention to it."

"I'm confident I can get it for you."

"No, it's for learning!"

Lu Xurong said this somewhat embarrassedly, but Yang Xiaotao didn't seem to care.

These days, there are so many knock-offs, who cares about these?

Yang Xiaotao stood up happily upon hearing this, walked over and shook the other person's hand, "That's great, as long as you can get this technology, I can finish the paper."

"Then, let's flip this table together, and nobody will get a piece of this pie."

Thinking of the comrades who had fallen in pools of blood, Lu Xurong gripped Yang Xiaotao's hand tightly, "President Yang, I'm entrusting this to you."

"Don't worry, we're all comrades in the revolution, there's no need to be so formal."

Yang Xiaotao spoke with a smile, while Old Chen, who was watching all this, shook his head helplessly.

Upon understanding Yang Xiaotao's request, Lu Xurong immediately left Chen Lao's office with Cao Yu.

Upon stepping outside, Cao Yu immediately inquired about Lu Xurong's information regarding the aquatic thermophilic bacteria.

Lu Xurong remarked with admiration, "Second Brother, this General Manager Yang is truly capable."

"To have achieved so much at such a young age is truly remarkable."

"Second brother, I think if this General Manager Yang were to dedicate himself to biological research, this would definitely be the way to go."

Lu Xurong gave a thumbs-up as he spoke earnestly.

"Give me a break."

As Cao Yu walked, he said, "Did they really think the higher-ups didn't come to ask for people?"

"Back when we were developing hybrid corn, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and higher-ups came together to ask for our personnel, and what happened?"

"You already know without me saying it."

"Later, General Manager Yang's achievements in mechanical manufacturing meant that most of the electrical appliances we use at home over the years are related to the Ninth Department."

"More importantly, it's about the development of high technology. Satellite phones, computers, and that thing in your waist—weren't they all developed under Mr. Yang's leadership?"

"In this kind of situation, unless Mr. Yang himself wants to change careers, no one can make him change careers."

Then Cao Yu added, "Of course, it also depends on whether the higher-ups agree."

Lu Xurong laughed and said, "To be honest, I'd like to visit the Ninth Department's research institute. I heard from the boss that it's the best research institute in the country."

"Don't worry, you'll have your chance."

Cao Yu smiled and then asked about the aquatic thermophilic bacteria, to which Lu Xurong stepped forward to explain.

On the other side, Yang Xiaotao poured water for Old Chen with a smile on his face.

Old Chen, however, was fully aware of Yang Xiaotao's thoughts as he leaned back in his chair.

"Stop fawning over me, kid. Go back and write your thesis instead."

As Old Chen began to speak, Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "Boss, didn't I already say that?"

"Once they find the technology I need, this paper will be completed in just one night."

Yang Xiaotao said casually, then took the opportunity to ask, "Boss, these two are pretty good."

Old Chen picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then glanced sideways at Yang Xiaotao. "What's wrong? You've got your eye on someone?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded without hesitation, "I like it."

"My biochemistry research institute is still short of a director."

"It's difficult."

Old Chen put down his cup and said two words.

Yang Xiaotao raised an eyebrow and knew what the words meant.

It's difficult, but not impossible.

There might be some bloodshed.

He then said, "Boss, one of the things I just mentioned was an immature idea."

"Immature ideas? When will they mature?"

"Of course, finding a reliable director is the right approach."

"is it?"

"Yes."

"tell me the story."

Old Chen knew that Yang Xiaotao had a lot of good ideas, but he also knew the principle of not biting off more than you can chew.

The ten-year golden plan implemented by the nine departments is now almost halfway through, and the achievements are obvious to all.

It was even mentioned multiple times in meetings within their small circle, which brought him considerable prestige.

Similarly, he also has high expectations for the projects that are still under development.

Hopefully, the nine films can maintain this momentum in the coming years, so that the national economic development will take on a completely different look in the 1980s.

Therefore, he was both happy and cautious about Yang Xiaotao setting up a new project.

Seeing that Professor Chen was interested, Yang Xiaotao immediately explained the situation and application prospects of PCR technology, and most importantly, that once the machine was made, it could be sold all over the world like a printer.

Moreover, this thing, when used in conjunction with a computer, can also promote the development of computers in China.

Get more in one fell swoop.

After Yang Xiaotao finished explaining the situation, Old Chen remembered one thing: this thing, like a printer, could make money and also enhance international influence, and that was enough.

"Get to work first, I'll take care of the rest," Old Chen said calmly. Yang Xiaotao immediately understood that this matter had potential.

"Since you're here, I have two things to tell you."

Old Chen didn't let Yang Xiaotao leave. He then took out two documents and placed them on the table. "One document is about Turkmen natural gas. Because we need to use pipelines from their country, they made a request."

"This is part of the content, take a look."

Yang Xiaotao took it and glanced at it, then looked at Chen Lai and asked, "Boss, wasn't this satellite cooperation plan already released a long time ago?"

Old Chen sighed and said, "It's all because of space-based weapons."

"What do you mean?"

"You've seen the situation in Persia too. Why do those guys only dare to cause trouble secretly, but not openly? Isn't it because there's a satellite above Mosidov's head?"

Yang Xiaotao curled his lip upon hearing this, "That thing is just a showpiece."

"That's right, but others don't know that and think it's a deterrent force."

Old Chen waved his hand, not wanting to say more about the matter. "They've changed their minds now. They want a satellite with a tungsten rod, even if it's the same as what the Persians and Camels asked for."

"As long as we agree, the natural gas pipeline, including the oil pipeline that follows, can also be used."

Yang Xiaotao scratched his head. "Boss, have you ever thought about what would happen if people found out later that this was all a hoax? Would they cut off these two pipes?"

"They dare!"

Old Chen roared, "This is an energy pipeline! If they dare to touch it, I'll send people to station and protect it!"

"It's a matter of one party willing to give and the other willing to receive; why try to break the rules?"

"Do you really think we're easy to talk to?"

Yang Xiaotao gave a thumbs up, "You're awesome."

"Stop talking nonsense, this is something your Ninth Department should handle."

"Hey boss, they're contacting us, do you think the alliance would be happy about that?"

Old Chen chuckled, "The alliance has a bunch of trivial matters to attend to, so they don't have time for these small fry."

"Besides, those capable of launching will be able to send it up soon, and then it'll be time to overturn the table."

Yang Xiaotao suddenly realized that this was just like when everyone flipped the table after the mushroom eggs were made.

Anyone who wants to make a living this way has to agree from all of us.

"Okay, I'll arrange it later."

"However, you should have at least some money."

Old Chen nodded, "That's a good idea. We'll negotiate with the foreign trade department."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, then looked at another document on the table. "Is this from Japan?"

Yang Xiaotao became interested. He knew that those people had just learned how to live a clever life from him and wondered if they had taken it and made it even better.

The bullet needs to travel for a while longer.

He's really looking forward to it.

"This is a computer repair request from Japan."

"What do you mean?"

Yang Xiaotao asked curiously, and Old Chen replied leisurely, "What else is there to say? It's just that the computer is broken and needs to be repaired, but they don't have anyone to repair it, so they thought we should send someone to fix it."

"This was originally intended for the foreign trade sector, since they are responsible for overseas sales."

"But nobody in the foreign trade department knows how to repair this thing, so they had to pass the buck to me."

"No, it was pushed to you. They probably knew you wouldn't accept it, so they made me handle it."

At this point, Old Chen also had a headache.

Yang Xiaotao understood what was going on. Nowadays, domestically produced Dawn One computers have large screens, Chinese operating systems and Vita language, making them easy to operate and highly adaptable.

It can also enable local area network connection, support file sharing and office work, play games, and connect to printers.

With so many functions piled together, it's like a small horse pulling a large cart—it's struggling to keep up.

Especially in terms of hardware performance and memory, the Dawn One is not outstanding, which makes the computer itself have many hidden dangers.

Of course, I won't tell outsiders these things, otherwise how would I sell them?

"So, now that the customer has a problem, aren't you going to try to solve it?"

"It's said that many of their computers have malfunctioned."

Mr. Chen asked Yang Xiaotao for his opinion.

"It needs to be repaired."

Yang Xiaotao said firmly, "Otherwise it will affect our future business, and besides, this isn't a one-off deal!"

"However, I suspect they've been using the computer day and night without giving it a rest. Continuous work will cause the hardware to overheat, so it's no wonder there are problems."

"This kind of thing is easy to solve; just replace the hardware."

Old Chen was relieved to hear this; as long as it could be repaired, that was fine.

However, Yang Xiaotao suddenly laughed and said, "Boss, we can send an engineer to fix it."

"But there are a few conditions they have to agree to."

"You said."

Yang Xiaotao immediately said, "First, if they disassemble the damaged or faulty computer themselves, we will not repair it."

Old Chen felt that the name sounded somewhat familiar.

Then came Yang Xiaotao's second point: "Secondly, our engineers' travel and accommodation expenses were arranged entirely by them, and they were paid by the hour for their work, with any time less than an hour counted as a full hour."

Upon hearing this, Old Chen understood what Yang Xiaotao meant.

Isn't this the standard that those engineers abroad used to have?
Then, without Yang Xiaotao continuing, he added, "Third, there can't be any outsiders around when we're doing repairs."

"Is that right?"

Yang Xiaotao smiled and nodded, "That's right, those are the three points."

"As long as they agree, we will send engineers to help with the repairs."

"Otherwise, they'll have to figure it out themselves."

"Of course, I wouldn't object if you bought some more computers."

Yang Xiaotao shrugged casually, but Old Chen knew that there would only be more and more computer repair jobs in the future.

Just like back then, more and more of their machines were reaching the end of their lifespan and starting to have problems.

Back then, we had to spend money every year to hire someone to repair the machines.

We've really wasted a lot of money.

Now, can we say we're seeing a return on our investment?
"I will talk to the foreign trade department and ask them to give me a reply as soon as possible, whether they agree or not."

After Mr. Chen agreed to the matter, Yang Xiaotao reported on the recent situation of the Ninth Department and then left the office to return to the Ninth Department.

As for that meeting, since Old Chen has already agreed, we can use him as a shield if we receive another invitation.

We gained so much, so the trip was definitely worthwhile.