Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 264 Make Uncle Like for a Lifetime_1

Chen Tianyou and Tang Qingbai were initially skeptical, thinking that although Xiao was the boss, he was an outsider after all, at best familiar with a few specialists of their caliber. What big shot could he possibly know?

But after reading the contents of the paper, the two of them felt an urge to worship Xiao Ming.

The paper was densely packed with detailed information on dozens of individuals, in both Chinese and English, including their gender, age, professional identity, and workplace.

At least one-third of the names listed were ones they had never even heard of, but the remaining two-thirds were, without exception, top experts in the international field of optics.

Some were even the idols they dreamed of meeting.

This list wasn’t just of big shots,

it was clearly a list of gods!

"Mr. Xiao, to be honest," Tang Qingbai said, his hands trembling with the piece of paper, "when I got up this morning, I still suspected that all the impassioned talk at the dinner table last night were just drunken rambles.

After all, not to mention 40 billion, even 2 billion is an astronomical figure to me.

Moreover, though a photolithography machine is just a machine, the technology it embodies isn’t something that a few people or a single company can solve, not even the biggest and most valuable tech companies in the world.

So when Tianyou and I came over, we were prepared in case you were to suddenly change your mind.

But now... but now..."

"But after seeing this list, we realize how naive and superficial we were, and even feel somewhat ashamed," Chen Tianyou continued.

"As industry insiders, as individuals who dream of photolithography technology, we are not even as decisive as you. Truly, we are without a shred of face to save!"

"Indeed." Tang Qingbai took a deep breath, holding the paper as if it were a precious treasure, "From this list alone, it’s clear that you have done an enormous amount of preparation in advance.

I admit my inferiority and am also filled with confidence for the future of our company.

With a boss like you, how could we not achieve great things?"

Xiao Ming laughed heartily and waved his hand, "Don’t praise me so much and don’t expect too much of me either.

I said I was lazy just now, and it wasn’t a humble brag, it’s the truth. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Hanqing about how I usually preside over the company headquarters without getting involved.

The reason I prepared the list was to shut you up, so that you would willingly do the hardest part!"

Chen Tianyou and Tang Qingbai both laughed.

"The boss invests, the employees work; it’s only natural. If we let you do all the work, why would we need the capital for?"

"Heh! Tianyou, that’s a classic excuse for the capitalists, careful or you might end up hanging from a lamppost."

"Relative to you I am an employee, but relative to the staff, I am also the boss. I’ll say this in front of you, but in front of the employees, I might even join in on secretly cursing you a bit!"

"Hahaha..."

After a few jokes, Xiao Ming became serious again, "You must have noticed that one company’s name appears frequently on the list."

Both nodded, and Tang Qingbai said with a grave tone, "Niederland Esmail, the world’s largest manufacturer of photolithography machines, holding more than seventy percent of the market share, and our most formidable competitor in the future."

Just as Tang Qingbai stated, the technology represented by photolithography machines is too sophisticated for a single person or company to develop and manufacture.

Even behind the powerful Esmail company, there is the support of several countries, dozens of universities and laboratories, let alone the global suppliers needed for up to one hundred thousand components.

The list Xiao Ming presented was of key R&D personnel from the previous life’s EUV photolithography machine, missing only one person who played the most crucial role, Tang Qingbai.

"Therefore, the list I prepared for you is actually a very daunting task," Xiao Ming said gravely, "I hope you’ll do everything possible to contact these people and try to invite them to join us.

There is no budget for this task, spare no expense, I even allow you to use any means necessary, understand?"

Chen Tianyou and Tang Qingbai were both very surprised.

"May I ask, Mr. Xiao, what do you mean by ’by any means necessary’?" Tang Qingbai inquired.

Xiao Ming couldn’t help but chuckle, "Forcing you two technical guys to resort to threats and bribes, isn’t that a bit too much to ask?"

Chen Tianyou fell silent for a moment before saying, "As long as it’s not illegal, I’m not against using some tactics."

"Such as?"

"For instance, just like the methods Fusang Optical Co., Ltd. used against us."

"Great! I’m relieved that you see it that way."

Xiao Ming stood up and extended his hand, "Whether I can earn enough money with a single machine to last several generations now all depends on you two!"

Chen Tianyou and Tang Qingbai grasped his hand together and said with a smile, "Then whether we can make history also depends on Mr. Xiao’s financial support."

The three of them looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Afterward, Xiao Ming called over Yang Hanqing to discuss the company’s establishment. Just as they settled down and he took a deep breath, Gu Zhimeng came over and began to skillfully massage his shoulders.

"Uncle’s tired, Mengmeng will take care of you."

Although he knew the child was trying to avoid studying, Xiao Ming’s heart melted, and he lifted the little girl onto his lap, tapped her small nose, and teased, "You’re the tired one, aren’t you?"

Gu Zhimeng stuck out her tongue and snuggled into his neck coquettishly.

"Uncle, why do I have to study?"

Why, indeed?

To help build a modern country? To find a job in the future? For life?

These answers were all too vague and remote for a child who had no concept of them and wouldn’t understand.

Xiao Ming furrowed his brow in thought for a moment before saying, "The two uncles who just left are both very good at studying.

That’s why I like and admire them, and give them a lot of money, so they can achieve their dreams more easily.

If you want to be able to eat whatever you want and play with whatever you want in the future, you must study and study well.

Otherwise, you won’t be able to afford what you want to eat, and you won’t have the time to play with what you want to play with.

Do you understand?"

Gu Zhimeng’s little eyebrows knitted tightly together, "Does studying mean you can have lots and lots of money?"

Xiao Ming started to laugh, "That’s not necessarily true, uncle was just making a comparison.

However, one thing is for sure, without studying, you can’t become a very, very impressive person."

Gu Zhimeng thought for a while longer, and then her eyes lit up.

"I got it! Uncle likes impressive people.

I’ll study hard, so I’ll become super, super, super... exceptionally impressive and have uncle like me forever!"

Xiao Ming laughed heartily, "Good! Let’s make a pinky promise then. As long as Mengmeng studies hard, uncle will like you forever."

The two of them made the pinky promise seriously and even stamped it.

In the end, the little girl nestled into Xiao Ming’s embrace and muttered softly, "Uncle, how great it would be if you were my dad!"