Chapter 330 - 105: Chased Here

"Fat Hu, you’re the one who doesn’t understand good from bad and deliberately misinterprets me. President Wu, you be the judge."

Wu Zhaoxiang quickly waved his hand, "Huh? I can’t hear you, didn’t hear anything."

Standing behind them, Secretary Bai smiled calmly, watching President Hu energetically retorting.

Soon, Secretary Bai noticed Su Xiaocai sipping her fifth cup of milk tea. The server mistook her for a child multiple times, asking if she felt bloated and if she needed digestion tablets.

So Secretary Bai left his naive boss and walked over to Su Xiaocai, "Miss Su, it’s been a while. How have you been?"

"I’ve been great. Grandpa Bai, please sit. Are you here because Uncle Hu is interested in bidding on some tech product?"

"Indeed, he does have something in mind. Do you as well?" This conference auction is like a tech exchange, happening once a year. Anyone who wants to auction off high-tech products or technology can put them up for sale here.

Since all participants are from related industries, everyone is aware of the product or technology’s value, leading to higher auction prices than selling outside.

If Su Xiaocai is interested in bidding on a product, he certainly can’t compete with her.

Su Xiaocai: "I’m not bidding. Do you want me to help evaluate if it’s worth bidding?"

"You might as well help me too." Wu Zhaoxiang had come over at some point. His newly hired tech consultant had advised him that several items were worth bidding on.

But after his research, the technology seemed overpriced and wasn’t urgently needed by him.

This time, he was more interested in picking up bargains, as unsold items often occurred at auctions.

Perhaps he could make an offer higher than the documented one after an auction and secure them.

Su Xiaocai nodded and looked at the product numbers they planned to bid on.

She offered guidance: "This won’t work. A new safety pod safety system will soon be out, and the cooling technology isn’t worth it either. You manufacture lenses, right? This isn’t good either; the endurance is poor, and the system is a mess. In a year or two, all this will be obsolete, piecing things together for a mecha is too costly and unprofessional."

Everything Wu Zhaoxiang wanted was criticized by Su Xiaocai as worthless.

"Niece! These were all recommended by my tech consultant. None of them are good?"

"Is your tech consultant working for your rival? He’s misleading you. Why not ask him what products you could create with these? Without products, it’s just a pile of junk."

Wu Zhaoxiang pondered, "Then doesn’t that mean I won’t bid on anything?"

"You can bid on this." Su Xiaocai pointed to a production line for alloy materials, "Get this production line, and afterward, give me a million. I’ll help you convert it to produce another type of alloy, ensuring you make a fortune shortly."

There’s money to be made together, not only benefiting both sides but also reducing her risks of establishing a manufacturing plant, a win-win.

Wu Zhaoxiang rubbed his chin, "Niece, can you reveal where you’d use the alloy from this altered production line?"

"Inside the safety pods and simulation pods."

"Niece, is the new technology you mentioned something innovative from your school?"

"Can’t say!" Su Xiaocai blinked with honest eyes.

"Alright, alright, I’ll bid on this." He’s been eyeing both safety and simulation pods for a while.

Yet, he could only dabble in some lens business, with no other significant progress.

Now, his lens production technology was becoming outdated, requiring innovative breakthroughs.

Wu Zhaoxiang knew the importance of engaging with those at the core of technology, as knowing them could give you a competitive advantage.

Wu Zhaoxiang suddenly recalled his daughter suggesting hiring Su Xiaocai as a tech consultant at a previous job fair.

He slapped his thigh, realizing his daughter’s intention, as Su Xiaocai, being a student with access to new technologies, was akin to securing a whole research team if hired.

How could he have hesitated back then?

Wu Zhaoxiang regretted deeply, reflecting on how experience-based decision-making could be detrimental, as he should have listened to his wife and children.

The saying goes, "Listening to your wife brings prosperity," which Wu Zhaoxiang always held as sacred.

At that time, he underestimated his own judgment.

Now, seeking to hire Su Xiaocai as a tech consultant was no longer fitting.

Su Xiaocai reviewed the selections Wu Zhaoxiang and Secretary Bai pointed out, finding Secretary Bai’s choices admirable.

Though interested in smaller technologies and items, each look promising.

For example, the temperature auto-control technology on a special soilless culture vessel included usage methods, design principles, core programs...

This auctioned tech from the chamber was slightly more advanced, ideal for President Hu, who had extensive forests, to use for cultivating seedlings.