Autistic genius, a flourishing era of scientific research

During the finals week, the school atmosphere was noticeably more lively and tense. Students could be seen everywhere discussing or preparing for final exams.

Xu Weiran, Liming and Xia Fei would also put in more effort, and even Jiang Yan would study for a while longer. The main focus of several people was on the liberal arts.

Now, Lu Qinghuan, who usually just helped Jiang Yan with her writing, suddenly became busy because Xia Fei and the others would occasionally ask her about the liberal arts.

Although we studied different subjects, there was some overlap in the liberal arts content.

Thanks to Lu Qinghuan's hard work, she has performed stably in every exam this semester and is making steady progress. She has been praised by the teacher several times in class and often shares her study methods with her classmates.

The end of the year is approaching, and not only are high school students busy with finals week, but elementary and middle school students have also finished school. The streets are becoming more and more lively, and every household is visibly busier. The usual chats between neighbors, you shout and I reply through the wall and the window, and some people visit other people's homes to experience the New Year atmosphere.

Of course, in addition to the families who are content with the joy of reunion, there are also families where they have not bought enough winter clothes and can only wear a few more summer clothes until they are plump. The second child in the family wears the eldest child's old clothes, and the third child wears the second child's clothes. Although there are patches on the clothes, they are clean.

Whenever the market comes, I take my children to the street to sell some crops, chickens, ducks, fish, meat, pork, etc., or eggs and duck eggs, to make a little money. After selling them, I keep some money for transportation and buy the New Year's goods on the street.

Some people did not leave the fare and walked home slowly with people from the same village. They talked and laughed along the way, discussing how they would celebrate the New Year and what preparations their families had made.

January 20th in the Gregorian calendar is the Great Cold. It is the 1th day of the lunar calendar, and the last solar term before the Spring Festival.

The day seemed to be a little colder. Liufeng No. 1 Middle School had already entered a full review state. The final exams were on the 21st and 22nd, and there were fewer students playing in the corridors after class.

The classroom was very lively with some people reviewing their books, some reciting their lessons and some discussing questions.

The streets are even more lively today, especially the newsstands on the street. There are a lot of people buying newspapers. Some restaurants or shops that have televisions and broadcast TV all day are also crowded with people.

Everyone is paying attention to the new news about Liufeng City that just came out today.

During the New Year holidays, businessmen from other places came to Xiaoyu City one after another. Those who stayed in guesthouses or hotels would also read the daily news newspapers or call their friends to learn more about the situation.

Some businessmen who had come to Liufeng City before and rented houses in Liufeng due to development plans were watching TV intently at home.

An interview with the director of the Sijiucheng Wenqu Research Institute was being broadcast on television. Tang Zhiyuan, dressed formally, was calmly telling the reporter:

"We have successfully completed the new smart refrigerator that we worked on with Mr. Codename. During this research process, Mr. Codename provided a lot of help to the institute, especially in overcoming technical challenges and achieving breakthroughs, which opened up new doors for the institute to conduct scientific research."

The reporter immediately pressed for more details, even feeling excited to have the opportunity to interview him about this news, his voice filled with uncontrollable emotion.

Tang Zhiyuan spoke in a mature and steady manner, the smile on his face never fading. He was clearly proud and happy about this:

"This refrigerator not only surpasses all other brands on the market in performance, but also incorporates an unprecedented intelligent appliance system. Furthermore, during our joint research and development with Mr. Codename, we discovered and pioneered new power technologies. These technologies will subsequently drive reforms in my country's power technology, making electricity cheaper and more convenient for every household. This refrigerator is also highly energy-efficient, consuming only one-third of the energy of typical refrigerators on the market. Buyers can use it with confidence, saving money and electricity bills."

When the reporter pressed for more information on electrical technology, Tang Zhiyuan stopped talking and instead started talking about refrigerators:

"We overcame the difficulties in achieving technological breakthroughs. We also overcame the difficulties in production equipment. Mr. Codename is very knowledgeable, and with his generous help, everyone involved in the research project at our institute completed the upgrade and reform of the entire electrical production line."

"As for the refrigerator's pricing, due to its advanced technology, it should be higher than all other refrigerators on the market, but our research institute fully respects Mr. Codename's opinion."

Everyone is concerned about the need for money. Upon hearing this, the reporter immediately asked, "What does Mr. Code Name mean by this statement?"

Tang Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Mr. Codename's point is very simple. Pricing is primarily based on production costs and technical research input. Plus, the product isn't sold once and then discontinued, so we can't charge an excessively high premium. This puts us in a difficult position. Even the senior economist we specially invited, after reviewing our production process and products, was a little perplexed."

The reporter still doesn't know what the problem is. Is the price too high?

He did not interrupt Tang Zhiyuan, who continued:

"Because of the upgraded and optimized production line, the technology used is clearly superior to that of any other factory currently operating in China, just like the food and machinery factories in Xiaoyu City that have Mr. Codename's assistance. This advanced production technology has resulted in a very smooth manufacturing process for our new refrigerators, with minimal production losses and extremely high resource utilization. At this price point, it might even be lower than the lowest-priced refrigerator currently on the market. The bulk of our investment has gone into technological research and breakthroughs. Mr. Codename's expertise in electrical engineering is unmatched, and under his leadership, our research has expended far less time, resources, and funds than previous projects."

Tang Zhiyuan also sighed as he spoke. Who could have thought that doing research could be so smooth and even flourish?

"What is the final price?" The reporter asked the question that most concerned viewers and listeners in front of television and radio across the country.

Tang Zhiyuan seemed to have just come back to his senses and said, "Finally, we set the domestic price at 680 yuan. No receipts are required, and it's not like foreign goods can't be purchased without foreign currency. When the time comes, you can buy it in every supermarket in China."

"When will it go on sale?" the reporter asked again.

Tang Zhiyuan was delighted when he heard this. He said, "Currently, the first batch of refrigerators has been delivered to Xiaoyu City. To thank Mr. Codename for his generous support during our cooperation, and to allow him to witness the launch of these refrigerators, our research institute has decided to sell them first in Liufeng, Xiaoyu City. We've already sent someone with a car to Liufeng City, Xiaoyu City, and will record the sales of the first batch of refrigerators at the Liufeng People's Supermarket. We hope that the people of Liufeng City will come and show their support, even if they don't buy any."

"The date is set for the Chinese New Year, for the festive occasion. The first batch of refrigerators will basically be sold in various cities in Xiaoyu City. The quantity is small, and this is our first attempt at mass production. The second batch of refrigerators will have to wait until about a week after the Chinese New Year, and by then they will be available all over the country."

The interview was drawing to a close when the reporter asked, "Mr. Tang, the price you just mentioned is the domestic price. Is there an international price as well?"

Tang Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Our country currently doesn't export many electrical appliances; we mostly export raw materials. We're not sure whether this refrigerator will have any export business, so that's another matter. Of course, we must first ensure that the needs of our people are met."

The interview broadcast on TV ended here, leaving only the host's summary and official words, as well as some New Year greetings.

Everyone thought that was the end of it, but the host gave a lingering conclusion:

"It's been reported that the collaboration between the scientific research team and a certain research institute in my country has made new progress. I hope we can all witness together in the future whether the much-criticized and concerned 'research ghost' is true or not, and what new progress it will bring to our country."

Everyone thought she would say something more, but the show just played the ending music and the program staff's scrolling subtitles.

People watching TV and radio: I was ready to continue listening, but you ended it with just one sentence?

After watching the interview, the businessmen were still not satisfied, saying that the export of electrical appliances was not large and the business was uncertain.

As long as the refrigerators they manufacture do not engage in false advertising, will the export of such appliances be a problem?

I am afraid that import and export merchants will rush to make reservations and purchase it. Even if the publicity is a little exaggerated, it is worth exporting because of the technology.

Moreover, based on everyone's trust in Mr. Code Name, the original electric fan involved refrigeration technology, and almost no one doubted that Tang Zhiyuan's claim of a refrigerator function was false advertising.

On the contrary, many businessmen have quickly contacted their friends and mobilized the relationships they established in the summer to contact the production company of Wenqu Research Institute, hoping to be the first to get export orders.

This resulted in many people calling the city having their lines busy for a long time, and the public telephones with public numbers in the institute also kept ringing.

After answering a few calls, no one answered anymore. The research institute is not a place for doing business. Why would you call the research institute to discuss business?

Of course the phone kept ringing, but no one thought it was noisy. Instead, they thought it was just right because the New Year atmosphere was here and it was lively!

The information from the interview was spread to foreign countries, which made the top leaders of various countries furious, especially some powerful countries that had always suppressed Xia.

The host's last words were like gently throwing a stone into the deep sea. Instead of sinking silently to the bottom of the sea, the stone caused huge waves.

What do you mean by "new progress"? What kind of new progress?! It's weapons research!

They were still criticizing the scientific research team for academic fraud, but Xia gave them a sudden move that made everyone dizzy.

Countries around the world quickly became active, holding countless meetings within a single day. The streets around their government offices were almost as lively as Christmas!

But they were all employees and senior executives who came to the meeting.

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More than 600 yuan is considered a lot of money for ordinary people, but there are still many workers who can afford such a refrigerator in a year. Some families who bought refrigerators worth more than 1,000 or 2,000 yuan this year are regretting it very much. They wish they would have waited until the Chinese New Year.

No one knew that Mr. Codename would appear and directly bring about technical suppression!

Nowadays, most of the refrigerators in China are produced in factories invested and built by foreign businessmen. They are foreign brands and use foreign technology. Wenqu Research Institute has made those manufacturers panic. They started to reduce the prices of refrigerators, fearing that they will not be able to sell them in the summer. Maybe they will have to send them back to their own country to sell?

Doesn’t that mean export has been converted to import?

They also have to pay a lot of taxes to Xia. Even if the labor here is cheap and the freight and other aspects are not counted, many businessmen feel that they are losing out just from the point of view of having to pay money to Xia.

After all, when the country was first opened up, they were welcomed in with various preferential policies.

Now, due to the emergence of Mr. Code Name, the production technology of many factories in Xia country has been upgraded one after another. Now, not only can they not get much advantage, but they also have to take money out of their pockets. That is absolutely impossible!

Now many foreign businessmen hate Mr. Code Name deeply. They hate his technical guidance on upgrading the production line of Xiaoyucheng Machinery Factory and his request that the machinery factory provide technical guidance information to all other domestic factories. However, they cannot get the information because they are not Xiaguo factories.

It was originally thought that the production technology of the machinery factory could not be applied to all factories across the country, but this country has never lacked people who study technology. With such technical guidance for machinery factory machines, the production technology of factories and enterprises across Xia country has really taken a step forward in the past six months, and some have even taken a big step forward.

This directly narrowed the technological gap between Xiaguo enterprises and them, and the market share of their products began to slowly decline.

If Xia Country had not been so wealthy so far and the overall domestic economic level had not restricted the market development, I am afraid they would have been suppressed and become eliminated in the market competition!

How could they not hate Mr. Code Name?

But at the same time, they all wanted to cooperate with Mr. Code Name, to find this person and ask him to be the technical guidance of their own company, even if it was just a technical consultant in name only. Look at the Wenqu Research Institute that cooperated with Mr. Code Name and achieved technological breakthroughs in many areas at once.

When ordinary people see this interview, they may only understand the breakthroughs in power technology that Tang Zhiyuan emphasized.

But for a businessman who is sharp enough, after watching the entire news interview, his mind is full of power technology, intelligent electrical systems, new production technology with extremely high material utilization, world-leading refrigeration technology, new energy-saving technology, etc.

This is analyzed from the interview. Who knows what other technological breakthroughs they have made that they haven’t said explicitly or implicitly?

The value of these four words "Mr. Code Name" is still rising!

This type of refrigerator was first sold in Xiaoyu City. People in other parts of the country were a little jealous, but when they thought that they would be available again in a few days, they asked people about the situation in Xiaoyu City and heard that the foreign businessmen there were very anxious, so they felt relieved.

If they have money and want to buy, they can buy it. Look at those foreign businessmen, they are so anxious and angry because they can't get orders.

Xiaoyu City has a humid climate in the south, not as dry as the north. If you can get angry in Xiaoyu City, wouldn’t it be extremely serious if you were in the north?

The people of Xiaoyu City were even happier. They watched foreigners coming and going on the streets up close every day. They would make several trips to the government office a day. They basically all had cars, and the roads in front of the government office were narrowed by the cars they drove past.

There are also some returning businessmen who run to the government office every day. No one knows what they are doing. Can they really get any benefits from the government office?

Of course, they are doing this for their own interests. People in Xiaoyu City think that the foreigners they see are all beautiful Chinese people from the other side of the ocean who have traveled across the ocean. In fact, at present, almost all businessmen from developed countries in the world have gathered in Xiaoyu City.

What surprised Director Xiao Yucheng was that there were only a few people who came to openly inquire about the progress of cooperation with the scientific research team this time, and there were even no people at all later.

More foreigners go to the Xiaoyu City Government every day, not to get any policy preferential treatment from the government, but to keep making suggestions to promote trade between their own countries and Xia. Some businessmen from the United States even asked Xia to join certain international trade organizations as soon as possible.

The director of the Xiaoyu City Administration had to deal with them and said that this was not something that could be achieved by Xia’s unilateral efforts, and he hoped that businessmen from all over the world would work together.

These people have a simple idea: they are not weapons manufacturers, so why should they care about things that they shouldn't care about?

More importantly, it is not certain whether the research on ghosts is true or not. The international community generally believes that it is false. Since it is false, they don’t need to worry about it.

As for whether Xia has made any other breakthroughs in weapons research, they have no control over it, let alone need to worry about it.

What they have to worry about is their own companies and business dealings with Xia.

January 24th was the Lunar New Year's Eve, and Jiang Yan and the others were on holiday. Today's news report included New Year's greetings from more than a dozen countries, large and small.

What surprised the people of Xia was that many of these countries were countries with which China had not yet established diplomatic relations or had not yet resumed diplomatic relations, because the content of the congratulatory messages always contained words such as "full of confidence in (re)establishing diplomatic relations with Xia".

At the same time, the News Broadcast also reported invitations to Xia from some international organizations.

Today's news reports are full of useful information, which makes people smile happily. Even the host's face is filled with visible joy.

What people watching TV don’t know is that this is only the good news at the international level that has been screened. There are also many other good news, big and small, domestic and related to foreign countries, all crowded into these few days.

It can be seen that the blockade has been completely lifted. It was not that Xia paid a price for the stepping stone, but that the international door was opened by itself.