How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 417

Professor Yang was old and frail, unable to help Liu Quan up, so he quickly said, “Xiao Liu, get up quickly. Let’s talk things out.”

Liu Quan nodded and quickly stood up.

Mrs. Yang brought in two cups of tea and then returned to the bedroom.

Professor Yang now lived a simple life, rarely going out unless there was something particularly important.

However, this didn’t mean he was unaware of what was happening outside, especially the major events in the physics world, which he was very clear about.

“Xiao Liu, I remember it was about 30 years ago when I first met you. I told you then that science has no borders, right?” Professor Yang said.

Liu Quan quickly nodded and said, “Yes! Since then, I have always taken this sentence as my motto, constantly reminding myself to strive for the progress of all mankind.”

Professor Yang chuckled and said, “It’s all my fault.”

Liu Quan: “No, no, no, it has nothing to do with you, teacher. It’s my own misunderstanding. You have done a great job all your life, and you have been true to your conscience in every stage. I only remembered what you said, ‘Science has no borders,’ but I didn’t learn your professionalism. It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t misunderstood your words, I wouldn’t have been used by someone with ulterior motives like Gao Kangfu. I’m not afraid of being punished, but I’m afraid of implicating others, implicating your lifelong reputation, and implicating my team members in misunderstandings. I really deserve to die.”

Liu Quan covered his face and cried.

Professor Yang gently patted his arm and said, “Xiao Liu, don’t cry. I also have a responsibility. I should have corrected your thinking in time. Or, if I hadn’t told you that science has no borders, you wouldn’t have had this idea.”

Liu Quan: “Teacher, don’t say that. It’s the greatest honor of my life to receive your teachings. It’s just that my wisdom is limited, and I haven’t learned the essence of your teachings. I now boldly ask you to help me protect the researchers in my team. They are immersed in research every day and have absolutely no bad ideas. They can’t be affected by my problems, and the country can’t lose talent. Please, teacher, you must grant my request.”

After speaking, Liu Quan knelt down again.

Professor Yang quickly tapped the floor with his cane and said, “Get up, get up. You are one of my most proud students. Even if you didn’t come to me, I would definitely help you. Get up.”

Liu Quan nodded and sat back down.

“Thank you, teacher. As long as they can be saved, I am willing to accept any punishment,” Liu Quan said with a serious face.

Professor Yang said with a smile, “Don’t think so much. I can guarantee that you will all be fine. Go back, get a good night’s sleep, and don’t overthink things tomorrow.”

Liu Quan got up and bowed to Professor Yang, saying, “Thank you, teacher. I’ll take my leave. Good night, teacher.”

Then Liu Quan shouted loudly, “Madam, I’ll go back first. You and the teacher should rest early. Sorry for disturbing you.”

Mrs. Yang walked out with a smile and said, “Okay, go back. Be careful on the road. With Lao Yang [Old Yang, a familiar way to call someone] here, you don’t have to worry so much.”

Liu Quan nodded, said goodbye to Professor Yang and his wife, and quickly left.

What Liu Quan said was so righteous.

In fact, he knew very well that as long as Professor Yang intervened, he would be protected as well, and he would never be allowed to have any problems.

Mrs. Yang followed him out, closed the gate, turned off the lights in the yard, and helped Professor Yang back to the bedroom to rest.

“Do you think it’s possible that Liu Quan could betray national interests?” Mrs. Yang asked.

Professor Yang replied very confidently, “I understand him. He is too idealistic. Perhaps he was used unknowingly. This situation is highly likely. But to say that he subjectively betrayed the country and sold out national interests, I firmly don’t believe it.”

Mrs. Yang: “That’s not necessarily true. You can know a person’s face but not their heart. No one knows what kind of person he is except himself. I think you should be more careful. I heard that Gao Kangfu and his gang have been controlled, all suspected of stealing secrets, and the evidence is very sufficient. They are likely to be sentenced. I’m just afraid that Gao Kangfu will want to drag someone down with him and expose Liu Quan, or that he will simply try to frame Liu Quan and others out of malice. These things are hard to say.”

Professor Yang looked solemn and slowly lay down on the bed.

Mrs. Yang turned off the lights and went to sleep.

In the darkness, Professor Yang thought for a long time and said, “No matter what, I have to express my position. Liu Quan is a talent. If he can change his mind and not only know that science has no borders but also understand that the scientific community has borders, he can still make great contributions to the country.”

Mrs. Yang hummed softly and said, “Sleep.”

The next morning, Professor Yang asked the guard to call a car to take him out.

Maya made breakfast and woke up Yang Chen to eat.

After breakfast, Yang Chen didn’t go out to drive immediately but accompanied Maya on the balcony for a while, cultivating their relationship.

After a while, Maya went to clean up the kitchen.

Yang Chen took out his phone to read the news.

The news said that the Federal Reserve had raised interest rates again, which was the eighth rate hike this year. The federal interest rate range had now reached between 4.5% and 4.75%.

Yang Chen couldn’t help but complain, “Another damn rate hike, continuing to harvest the wealth of the world. I work so hard to earn some money in the foreign securities market, and I still have to be harvested by you. Damn it!”

Complaining was useless, as there was nothing he could do about it.

After this wave of rate hikes, US dollars from all over the world would flow back to US banks to be deposited.

Emerging developing countries like South Vietnam would be harvested again. The little money they managed to earn wasn’t even enough to be harvested.

Yang Chen called Jin Ming and said, “Quickly clear out the stocks of those Southeast Asian countries and sell off the US bank stocks as well. Prepare the funds and wait for the stock markets in Southeast Asia to plummet before buying the dip.”

Jin Ming: “Did you also see the news about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates?”

Yang Chen: “Yes.”

Jin Ming: “The US dollar is flowing back to harvest the wealth of emerging countries, so I can understand withdrawing from the stock markets of those Southeast Asian countries. But the Federal Reserve raising interest rates is good for US bank stocks. Bank stocks have been soaring these past few days. Why do you want to sell them off at this time?”

Yang Chen: “Then you should also look at the US inflation data, which has reached 6.4%. If this wave of rate hikes can’t suppress inflation, I think they will definitely have further actions. For safety’s sake, you should still deposit the foreign exchange in Swiss banks. Transfer the foreign exchange back to China earlier this year. I always feel a little uneasy. It’s safer to keep money in your own country. It’s always unsafe to keep it abroad. It’s better to be cautious. We worked so hard to earn some foreign exchange, so don’t let them harvest it.”

Jin Ming: “Okay! I understand. I’ll do it right away.”

The [Grasp Limit Up Stocks] skill that the system rewarded Yang Chen allowed him to buy stocks that would rise sharply every day, and it also allowed him to see which crises were coming.

His intuition told him that this Federal Reserve rate hike was not that simple and that there might be unpredictable consequences.

At ten o’clock, Huang Guangxiu called Yang Chen.

Huang Guangxiu: “Mr. Yang, Professor Yang wants to meet with you. Is that convenient for you?”

Yang Chen: “Professor Yang wants to see me? Sure, you can arrange it.”

Huang Guangxiu: “We’ll meet at the Longke Institute of Physics. Do you need me to pick you up?”

Yang Chen: “No, I can go there myself.”

It seemed that Professor Yang had something special to talk about; otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen to meet at the Longke Institute of Physics.

Yang Chen changed into more formal clothes, said goodbye to Maya, and left.

Just as he arrived at the parking lot, Yang Chen saw Zhuo Wenjun on the phone, calling the 4S store to repair her car.

Seeing Yang Chen coming, Zhuo Wenjun quickly said a few words to the people at the 4S store and hung up the phone.

“Brother Chen, hello. You’re going out so late today. You’re dressed so handsomely. Are you going on a date?” Zhuo Wenjun asked with a smile.

Yang Chen smiled and shook his head, saying, “It’s kind of a date. I’m indeed going to meet a very important person. What’s wrong with your car?”

Zhuo Wenjun: “I don’t know. It just won’t start. I’ve already called the 4S store and asked them to send someone over to take a look. Where are you going? Can you give me a ride for a short distance?”

Yang Chen: “I’m going to the Longke Institute of Physics. Where are you going?”

Zhuo Wenjun: “What a coincidence, I’m going there too. My uncle just came back from abroad and is going to the Institute of Physics for an interview. My mom asked me to go over and see him and take him home for lunch. It’s a pity my car broke down. Can you give me a ride?”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Since we’re going the same way, I’ll give you a ride. Get in the car.”

Zhuo Wenjun happily nodded and quickly got into Yang Chen’s car.

Then she called her dad and told him about the car, asking him to come over and wait for the people from the 4S store to see what was wrong.

After leaving the community, Zhuo Wenjun couldn’t help but curiously ask Yang Chen what he was going to the Institute of Physics for.

Yang Chen smiled and replied, “To meet someone. I’m quite interested in your uncle. Can you introduce him to me?”

If Zhuo Wenjun’s uncle was a talented person, Yang Chen would definitely want to recruit him into the Star Chen Scientific Research Base instead of letting him go to the Institute of Physics.

Yang Chen had sufficient research funding here, and as long as he had the talent, he would definitely be able to give full play to it.

If he went to the Institute of Physics, his research might be delayed due to a lack of research funding.

Zhuo Wenjun nodded and briefly introduced her uncle.

Zhuo Wenjun’s uncle’s name was Zhang Wenlong. Back then, he was a famous genius in his hometown, admitted to the University of Science and Technology of China’s Junior Class for Gifted Youths [a special program for exceptionally talented young students].

After graduating from the University of Science and Technology of China, he wanted to go abroad to see the world like many other young people, so he rejected the retention offers from his tutor and school leaders and resolutely went to the famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States for further studies.

After receiving his master’s and doctoral degrees from MIT, he thought about returning to China.

However, several research institutes in the United States offered him generous compensation, inviting him to join those institutes.

A person in their thirties, how could they resist the temptation of money and beauty?

Zhang Wenlong stayed at the Smith Institute and married a Chinese-American girl as his wife.

According to his plan, he would work there for 5 years, earn a few million US dollars, and then return to China, which would basically guarantee that he and his family would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and he could concentrate on his research.

But later, he found out that his wife, Chen Mali, was a “spy” arranged by the institute to monitor his every move.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Wenlong certainly had no intention of continuing to stay at the Smith Institute.

This time, Zhang Wenlong returned to China under the pretext of returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors.

Before returning to China this time, Zhang Wenlong submitted his resume to the Institute of Physics in advance.

Director Kang Xiucheng thought his resume was very excellent and specially invited him to come for an interview.

However, Zhang Wenlong did not explain his current situation in his resume, nor did he mention it to Kang Xiucheng.

Therefore, whether the interview would be successful was still uncertain, because one of Zhang Wenlong’s conditions was that the Institute of Physics needed to bring him back from the Smith Institute in a legitimate way.

Putting aside everything else, Zhang Wenlong’s growth experience was something only a dragon among men could have.

The University of Science and Technology of China’s Junior Class for Gifted Youths, a master’s and doctoral degree from MIT, how many people in the world could accomplish such a feat?

To be honest, Yang Chen was moved.

“Introduce me to your uncle later,” Yang Chen said.

Zhuo Wenjun: “Okay.”

Soon, the two arrived at the Institute of Physics.

Zhang Wenlong was waiting for his niece at the door, holding a suitcase in his hand, which he had to hand over to his niece for safekeeping so that he could go in for the interview.

Yang Chen thought that since Zhuo Wenjun called him uncle, he should be very old.

Good heavens, he looked like he was only in his early thirties.

Zhuo Wenjun got out of the car to greet her uncle, and Yang Chen parked the car before going over to join them.

“Uncle, let me introduce you. This is my friend Yang Chen. After hearing my introduction of your glorious resume, he wanted to meet you. Brother Chen, this is my uncle,” Zhuo Wenjun said with a smile.

Zhang Wenlong: “Hello, my name is Zhang Wenlong. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Yang Chen: “Hello, my name is Yang Chen. The pleasure is all mine.”

Zhang Wenlong: “What does Mr. Yang do?”

Yang Chen: “I mainly do investments. I usually drive a ride-hailing car in my spare time to pass the time. I don’t have any particularly specialized work.”

Zhang Wenlong: “Oh. It seems that Mr. Yang has already achieved financial freedom and is now experiencing life.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… you could say that. Let’s go, let’s go in.”

Zhang Wenlong: “Huh? Mr. Yang is going in too?”

Yang Chen: “Yes, I have an appointment with Professor Yang. He’s waiting for me.”

Zhang Wenlong was shocked. How could Yang Chen, someone who does investments and drives a ride-hailing car, have an appointment with Professor Yang?

Who was Professor Yang?

He was someone Zhang Wenlong couldn’t even get to see.

Zhuo Wenjun: “Oh, Brother Chen, so the date you were talking about was with Professor Yang. Are you now starting to get involved in the physics world?”

Yang Chen: “Haha… I’ve been involved in the physics world for a long time. You wait outside. Mr. Zhang and I will go in together.”

Zhuo Wenjun nodded and said, “Uncle, go with Brother Chen. I’ll wait for you outside.”

Earlier, when Yang Chen said that he did investments and drove a ride-hailing car, Zhang Wenlong was a little dismissive.

Now that he knew Yang Chen was going to see Professor Yang, his attitude was obviously much more respectful.

“Mr. Yang, can I ask what you’re meeting with Professor Yang about?” Zhang Wenlong asked.

Yang Chen: “I don’t know. Professor Yang asked someone to call me and invite me over to meet him. I really don’t know what he wants me for.”

At this moment, Huang Guangxiu trotted over.

Zhang Wenlong recognized him at a glance and said, “Teacher Huang! What are you doing here?”

Huang Guangxiu was a visiting professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, and Zhang Wenlong had taken his class when he was studying at the University of Science and Technology of China.

Huang Guangxiu: “Oh, isn’t this Zhang Wenlong? When did you come back?”

The two hugged each other as they spoke.

Zhang Wenlong: “I just came back. I came here as soon as I got off the plane. I submitted my resume here, and Director Kang asked me to come for an interview, so I came to try it out.”

Huang Guangxiu: “Oh, I see. Mr. Yang, let me introduce you. This…”

Yang Chen quickly said with a smile, “No need to introduce, I already know Mr. Zhang. I really didn’t expect him to be your student. In that case, we’re all on the same side.”

Huang Guangxiu: “Ah, you already know each other.”

Zhang Wenlong: “My niece is friends with Mr. Yang. We just met through my niece’s introduction.”

Huang Guangxiu: “Oh, is that so? Then Wenlong, go for your interview. I have to take Mr. Yang to see Professor Yang. Later, no matter who finishes first, be sure to wait for the other person here. Okay?”

Zhang Wenlong: “Okay! Then I’ll go for the interview first. We’ll meet here later.”

Huang Guangxiu nodded with a smile, watching Zhang Wenlong walk away.

Yang Chen quickly said in a low voice, “Professor Huang, think of a way to persuade him to join our Star Chen Scientific Research Base. I heard his niece’s introduction: the University of Science and Technology of China’s Junior Class for Gifted Youths, a master’s and doctoral degree from MIT, a researcher at the Smith Institute. This resume is too excellent.”

Huang Guangxiu: “Haha… to be honest, Mr. Yang, I also want to bring him to the Star Chen Scientific Research Base. How about this, I’ll have a meal with him at noon and chat with him to see what he says. Let’s go quickly, Professor Yang is waiting for you.”

Yang Chen: “Yes. Did Professor Yang tell you what he wants me for?”

Huang Guangxiu: “He didn’t say. He just asked me to call you and invite you over, saying that he has two very important things to discuss with you. He originally wanted to visit you in person, but because he is too old and frail, he asked me to call you and invite you to meet him.”

One was an authority in physics, and the other was a leisurely investor. The two could be said to have no special connection. How could Professor Yang have two very important things to discuss with Yang Chen?

Soon, Huang Guangxiu led Yang Chen to a small conference room.

At this time, there were already 9 people in the conference room, and Yang Chen recognized Professor Yang at a glance.

Seeing Huang Guangxiu bring a young man in, the people in the conference room quickly stood up.

Professor Yang also wanted to stand up, but Yang Chen quickly stepped forward and said, “Professor Yang, don’t be polite. Just sit down.”

Professor Yang said with a smile, “Thank you. I didn’t expect you to be so young. You are truly a formidable young man. But this also shows that our country is full of talent and has successors, which is very good, very good.”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed.

Huang Guangxiu quickly introduced Yang Chen.

These people were all authorities in the Chinese physics world, and Kang Xiucheng, the director of the Longke Institute of Physics, was also there.

Good heavens, Kang Xiucheng had an appointment with Zhang Wenlong for an interview, but Zhang Wenlong had arrived, and he was sitting here.

Yang Chen greeted everyone, which could be considered as getting to know each other.

Everyone sat down, and the meeting began.

Kang Xiucheng stood up, and he presided over the meeting.

Yang Chen was really puzzled. Why were they calling him, an outsider, to participate in a meeting of these physics giants?