Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 405 Level 10, Cell Serum

The leader was probably referring to the Zhou Xianyang incident a while ago, since it caused such a stir that so many newspapers in Beijing rushed to report on it.

Moreover, Zhou Xianyang's income has exceeded 100 million.

In the 1980s, the number of companies that broke 100 million was incomparable to state-owned enterprises, but as an individual, not counting those from Hong Kong, Zhou Xianyang was probably number one.

The last time, Zhou Xianyang's incident caused some commotion, and now it's happened again; the leaders are also worried that Zhou Fengnian will be upset about this and delay important national projects.

That's the real loss!

One Zhou Fengnian is now more important than a hundred Feiyang Electric Appliance factories.

Zhou Fengnian was in charge of many major projects related to national rejuvenation, not to mention his participation in the formulation of scientific strategic development for the next thirty years.
Moreover, Zhou Xianyang did nothing wrong. He developed the business in accordance with the contract policy and paid all the benefits he was entitled to. More than 3,000 worker families were led by Zhou Xianyang to become well-off families in Beijing.

Next, there will be housing allocation and other benefits. Isn't this a perfect example of the rich helping the poor?

That deserves praise.

Even after Zhou Fengnian was released, he was still thinking about his son. The leader actually planned to let his son run for the National People's Congress, which was really putting too much importance on him.

At that time, the National People's Congress was highly prestigious and had a small number of members. Zhou Xianyang met the requirements, since he managed two factories and had four or five thousand workers who depended on him.

Workers have the most right to vote, and as long as someone recommends him, Zhou Xianyang will definitely become a people's representative.

Zhou Fengnian could also manipulate this matter, but if he did, it would easily give others cause for gossip. Moreover, unless someone bullies him, Zhou Fengnian rarely uses such back channels, so he has never done it.

Now that the leader has spoken and even sent someone to make arrangements, Zhou Fengnian has no objections. This is also an acknowledgment of Zhou Xianyang's achievements.

However, he didn't plan to tell Zhou Xianyang about this, lest he get too cocky.

With only two weeks left until the Chinese New Year, there's not much to do at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and all the reports on major projects have been approved.

Director Qian and his team will soon be back from the Northwest to rest. Although scientific research projects are very important, they can't be allowed to go a whole year without rest.

Those of them who live far away have it much harder than Zhou Fengnian; at least Zhou Fengnian gets two days off a month to spend with his family at home.

Director Qian and his colleagues are not so lucky; it's uncertain whether they've had more than one day off in a year.

The missile development is also progressing well, with a clear research direction that has saved them a lot of time. Judging from the current progress, the missile project should be successful in another two years.

Once the Russians disband, China's military strength might replace Russia's and become the world's second strongest, although its navy is a bit weak, as it still doesn't have an aircraft carrier.

However, the plan to recruit Russian talent is still underway. Although they are of a different race from the Russians, they were once brother countries, and as long as the conditions are good, some people are still willing to come.

Not everyone chooses Ame; most people go to Ame because they have no other choice.

If they had chosen a small country instead of the US, they wouldn't have been able to protect themselves if the Russian government came knocking.

There are only a handful of countries on this planet that can withstand the pressure from Russia, and China is one of them.

Once they have enough personnel, they can try to buy an aircraft carrier from Russia next year.

Even a half-finished product is much faster than starting from scratch.

Apart from aircraft carriers, China's military strength is basically among the best in the world. Its army has also undergone a major upgrade in equipment, including robots and large-scale drones.
The Air Force also received a half-finished fourth-generation fighter jet from the Russians. The Zhou brothers, Xianzhe and Xianrui, made a great contribution. Although there was no official reward, they received considerable benefits.

As far as Zhou Fengnian knew, these two brothers had been granted three plots of land in Northeast China, two for building warehouses and one for building a factory, all of which were practically awarded to them personally.

They also had special passes and military protection. Guo Jinhuai used to think that these two lads were lucky to marry his niece, but after their meritorious service, his attitude changed, and he praised them a lot.

They will make a few more trips after the New Year, taking advantage of the internal chaos in Russia and the opportunity to use money to pave the way, to buy more military equipment.

The fourth-generation fighter jet is not just one aircraft; there are many other models as well. If they can all be bought back, then they will truly inherit the greatest legacy of the Russian Air Force.

What they need to do now is absorb and digest the information at the same time; once they have fully absorbed it, they will be a military and economic superpower like Russia.

"Haotai, has the application for the supercomputing center been approved?"

Inside the Jishi Biopharmaceutical Company, a researcher knocked on the door and asked somewhat anxiously.

The name sounds a bit like a traditional Chinese medicine pharmaceutical product, but that's not important; it's just a name. The key is to develop new drugs, especially since Zhou Fengnian originally intended to help people.

Upon seeing the researchers enter, Song Hetai said with some difficulty, "Professor Li, it hasn't been approved yet. There are too many people who need it right now. Even if people are using it on New Year's Day, we'll probably have to wait until the end of March next year."

The researcher who came in, Li Qiming, is both a part-time researcher at Jishi Biopharmaceutical Company and a teacher at the medical university.

He works here part-time and earns an extra 400 yuan a month. He doesn't need to come often; twice a week is enough.

This was a rare opportunity for Li Qiming; the work wasn't much, but the pay was generous.

If you work for a year or two, you can buy a house for your children and improve your family's situation. Why not do it?

"March!? If it takes that long, our experimental progress will slow down. He Tai, could you provide our research institute with a supercomputer?"

Li Qiming asked, "We have too many experimental calculation steps to go through. If we keep applying for more, it will take too long. If we could have our own supercomputer, it would be much more convenient for me."
Or, could we ask Vice Dean Zhou to put in a good word? Maybe we could get him a spot in the supercomputing queue.

"My third uncle probably won't ask. I mentioned it to him last time, but he wasn't very willing."

Song Hetai comforted us, saying, "But we've already applied to buy the supercomputer. We don't lack the money. It should be our turn around around the middle of next year, in June or July."

"That's good. Without a supercomputer, it would be too troublesome to calculate. He Tai, you go ahead and do your work. I'm going back now."

"Okay, Teacher Li."

After seeing Li Qiming off, Song Hetai continued to get busy; he was about to graduate and planned to come to Jishi Biopharmaceutical Company after graduation.

It's a good match for his major, and it's also his third uncle's company, which is much better than the place assigned by the school.

Currently, the research department of Jisheng Biopharmaceutical Company has more than 50 people, but most of them are part-time, and less than 20 are permanent staff.

The R&D staff here aren't as strong as Zhou Fengnian's project team. Many of them are recent graduates with mediocre research abilities. As long as they can honestly complete the assigned tasks, that's fine. Zhou Fengnian doesn't have very high expectations for them.

Song Hetai was in charge of everything else. He didn't know how to do it at first, but Zhou Fengnian found someone to help him, which gradually helped Song Hetai become familiar with management affairs.

This is why Jishi Biopharmaceutical Company has few employees and little work; as it grows and expands in the future, the workload will increase.

"He Tai." Suddenly, someone pushed open the door and called to him. Song He Tai looked up and exclaimed with delight, "Third Uncle, you're here?"

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile, "It's been a long time since I've been here. I came to see if you've encountered any difficulties lately."

Jishi Biopharmaceutical is also his company; he hasn't visited it for a long time, which is somewhat negligent.

"Things have been fine lately, everything is proceeding steadily according to the arrangements you left behind, Third Uncle. It's just that applying for a supercomputer is a bit difficult. Although we also plan to purchase a supercomputer, it won't be our turn until June or July next year."

Song Hetai reported to Zhou Fengnian in detail that the biggest difficulty at present is the lack of supercomputers for calculation, otherwise many experiments would take a long time to verify.

At first, Zhou Fengnian only invested more than 10 million yuan, but after it was built, he found that it was not enough, so Zhou Xianyang invested another 8 million yuan.

When Song Weinan found out, he also gave two million yuan. He had always wanted to repay Zhou Fengnian, and his son also worked there.

The money invested by these two individuals was what kept Jishi Biopharmaceutical Company running.

"That is indeed a problem. I can't interfere with the supercomputing center, but I'll ask around about the supercomputer itself."

Zhou Fengnian then patted Song Hetai on the shoulder and continued, "Thank you for your hard work these past few days. I don't have much to do on my end for the next while, so I'll help out here."

The official business has been basically handled, and the next step is to hold meetings and give reports, which can usually be resolved in a morning. Zhou Fengnian just has to meet with a few more people.

Upon hearing this, Song Hetai happily said, "That's wonderful, Third Uncle."

"I'll leave the rest to you. I'll go check on the research department."

Zhou Fengnian didn't spend much time catching up with his nephew; he went straight to the research department to get busy.

Besides caring about his business, another important reason he's here is that he needs to quickly upgrade his skills.

Having spent the previous six months working in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, my proficiency in biopharmaceutical-related skills has increased rapidly, reaching the level ten threshold.

Zhou Fengnian doesn't have many level 10 skills; he only has two so far.

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"Mom, is this enough for the New Year? If not, I'll go buy some more. Uncle gave us so much; we can't possibly eat it all."

Zhou Xianyang struggled to carry a pig in with the driver, then shouted loudly to the backyard.

When Zhou Yan came out and saw the New Year's goods in front of her, she was a little surprised and said, "How come there are so many? How can we finish eating all of this?"

"This is just the appetizer; there's more to come."

After Zhou Xianyang finished speaking, the driver came back with lamb legs and beef. He made four trips back and forth in total before he finished unloading all the New Year's goods that Zhou Xianyang had brought.

After finishing the work, the driver hurriedly asked, "Factory manager, is there any other work to be done?"

"That's all. You've had a hard day. Happy New Year in advance, Master Ma. Buy me a pack of cigarettes on your way back."

Zhou Xianyang said with a smile, and even gave Master Ma a red envelope.

Master Ma happily accepted the red envelope and thanked Zhou Xianyang profusely; he was given such a generous reward for helping him drive and move some things.

What a great factory manager!
After the driver left, Zhou Xianyang said to Zhou Yan, "Uncle said he'll be spending the New Year with us. He'll have a whole pig, twenty catties of beef, a leg of lamb, and other things. There will be plenty of people, so we won't need to buy anything for four or five days during the New Year."

My uncle also said that if we were to repay Qing'an's grandfather, mother-in-law, and maternal grandparents' family, this amount of food might not even be enough for two days.

They have too many family members; the two Zhou families combined have thirty or forty people, plus the Bai family.

Master Yang also went home for the holiday. Even if he didn't have a holiday, his family would prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.

Zhou Yan shook her head and said, "Let's deal with this when your dad and uncle arrive. We can't handle these things."

Every year, the two brothers work together to cook, as they are the best cooks. Although it's a bit tiring, the whole family enjoys the meal.

Besides, there are also assistants who are only responsible for cooking.

Where's my dad? He's not back yet?

After coming out of the kitchen, Zhou Xianyang looked around and asked, "I heard that their company has already given them a holiday?"

Zhou Yan said, "It seems he went to your cousin's biopharmaceutical company. He's been going there every day lately. Don't worry about him. He'll definitely be back today. You can talk to him about it then."

Zhou Xianyang said, "There's nothing important, I'll pick him up tonight."

After saying that, Zhou Xianyang helped Zhou Yan with the household chores. The New Year was approaching, and the house needed to be tidied up.

the other side.

Zhou Fengnian's progress was also quite good. Although he did not pass on the message to the supercomputing center to let Li Qiming jump the queue, Zhou Fengnian used simulation attempts and made considerable progress in the simulation space.

This not only advanced pharmaceutical research but also significantly improved proficiency.

The reason Zhou Fengnian has been coming over every day recently is because he sees that his abilities are about to be upgraded.

Today, his proficiency level finally reached the threshold between level nine and level ten, so Zhou Fengnian went all out to continue improving, raising his biopharmaceutical skills to level ten.

The familiar feeling returned, and after his abilities were enhanced, a vast amount of knowledge was instantly poured into Zhou Fengnian's brain.

Having learned from the previous two experiences, Zhou Fengnian's ability to withstand pressure has improved considerably this time.

After a while, although the knowledge he had been given made Zhou Fengnian's head a little dizzy, he gradually recovered.

"Ah, as expected, the essence of life is evolution, and once we understand this clearly, we must accelerate this process."

Zhou Fengnian took a breath and muttered to himself, "Just like the previous two times I gained a level 10 ability, after obtaining the new level 10 ability, I also obtained a very powerful technological achievement."

Cellular Evolution Serum!
It can break through the upper limit of cell division and total number of all cells in the human body, causing them to nearly double.

Zhou Fengnian calculated that it could extend lifespan by about 30 to 50 years, and double physical fitness. Other specific effects would have to be tested after the product was manufactured.

After fully understanding the situation, Zhou Fengnian gasped in astonishment, thinking, "This is far beyond the level of technology that humans can control. Without a proficiency system, it would probably take eighty to one hundred years for human biotechnology to develop to this extent."

(End of this chapter)