Chapter 276: Rejection

Chapter 276: Chapter 276: Rejection

After the New Year, the injuries on Lin Zhijie’s face had healed significantly, except for a few scars on his forehead, the other areas were almost completely healed.

"Brother Lin, what happened to your face?" This was the first time Yun Hanrui had seen Lin Zhijie after the encounter with the thugs; seeing the scars on his face, she asked in surprise.

Lin Zhijie glanced at Furry Ball lying at Yun Hanrui’s feet, a flicker of fear in his eyes, "Ha-ha, it’s nothing, just got scratched by the dog at home!"

Yun Hanrui paused, "Scratched by a dog? Since when do dogs start scratching people?"

Seeing Lin Zhijie’s somewhat embarrassed look, Yun Hanrui wisely shifted the topic, "By the way, last year our laboratory achieved quite a few research results. I intend to transform some of these results and collaborate with other companies. For the technical issues involved, I’ll need your help, Brother!"

Lin Zhijie nodded, "President, rest assured, I’m here for the laboratory! However, I am a bit concerned that once the Biotech Park is established and operational in half a year, we really won’t have enough staff in our lab!"

Yun Hanrui nodded, "That’s indeed a problem. We still have too few top talents in biological research in our country. Once the lab expands, we definitely lack sufficient talent reserves. Do you have any ideas, Brother?"

Lin Zhijie nodded and said, "I do have some thoughts. It’s indeed hard to find talent here in Huaxia, but why not look abroad?"

Yun Hanrui’s eyes brightened, "Do you mean we should bring in top talents from abroad?"

But then a wry smile appeared on Yun Hanrui’s face, "I’ve thought about this method before, but Chaoyang International is after all a private enterprise. We have some influence domestically, but on a global scale, our power is much weaker! Attracting those high-caliber talents is going to be tough!"

After a pause, Yun Hanrui continued, "Moreover, those top talents are treated as national reserve resources by various countries, and they won’t easily allow them to leave the country!"

A smug smile appeared on Lin Zhijie’s face, "President, all of these issues can be smoothly resolved! Our company may not have the capability to recruit the most elite talents, but I’m confident that we can attract first-rate bioresearchers!"

Lin Zhijie confidently said, "For those first-rate bioresearchers, money is no longer the main factor that moves them! What they need is honor, a result that can be celebrated for generations! Like the theory of evolution and Darwin, genetics and Morgan, the pea hybrid experiments and Mendel! As long as we have appealing projects, I believe it won’t be difficult to recruit them!"

Yun Hanrui pondered; this was indeed a direction, but where could Chaoyang Group find so many appealing projects?

"President Yun, do you still remember Ono Saburo?" Lin Zhijie asked in return.

Yun Hanrui said, "Of course, he even challenged my father!"

Lin Zhijie said, "Although Ono Saburo’s research direction was wrong, that debate gave me an idea!"

Taking a deep breath, Lin Zhijie spoke excitedly, "If we open up those projects that Chaoyang Group has archived, can’t we use them to attract a large number of researchers?"

Yun Hanrui startled, "You mean... those archived research results?"

Lin Zhijie nodded.

Yun Hanrui fell silent. She naturally knew about the sealed projects of Chaoyang Group! Those were projects headed by Ling Guoliang over a decade ago. Although Yun Hanrui was unclear about the details, ever since Ling Guoliang’s incident, her father had sealed all the projects. They had been collecting dust for fifteen or sixteen years.

Yun Hanrui had heard her father express more than once, if Guo Liang were still alive, Chaoyang Group would definitely become a super scientific research institute standing at the pinnacle of the world!

From this, it was evident how astounding Uncle Guo Liang’s research must have been! But she didn’t know why, her father had never continued those projects over all these years!

"I can’t decide this matter," Yun Hanrui said after a moment of silence, "You should know, those projects are entirely in my father’s hands. Where they are now, I think only he knows."

Lin Zhijie said regretfully, "If the president would release those research projects, Chaoyang Group would definitely experience a tremendous leap in development! By the way, during the New Year period, I contacted some former classmates from Stanford. They are very interested in Chaoyang Group. If it’s convenient, they would like to work at Chaoyang Group!"

"Really?" Yun Hanrui was overjoyed. Stanford graduates, even if they weren’t as good as Brother Lin, probably weren’t far behind! Such talents were scarce resources no matter which group they went to!

Lin Zhijie said seriously, "Of course it’s true. However, I need to tell you, they are Fusang people! I don’t know..."

Upon hearing this, Yun Hanrui hesitated. Yun Hanrui wasn’t xenophobic; she was well aware that Fusang people excelled in various domains around the world.

But the recent challenge by Ono Saburo to her father, coupled with Fusang’s recent actions of worshipping at shrines, instinctively made Yun Hanrui feel somewhat repelled by Fusang people.

However, this matter was related to the development of the entire enterprise, and Yun Hanrui knew she couldn’t just act impulsively.

She nodded, "Then I’ll leave this matter to you, Brother. As long as the backgrounds of your classmates are clean, I welcome their arrival, and compensation is absolutely not a problem!"

"That’s great!" Lin Zhijie said with a smile, "Rest assured, they are all pure researchers. Trust me, I once promised to help you forge Chaoyang Group into a top-tier bioresearch group, and that promise has always been in my heart!"

Feeling the intense gaze from Lin Zhijie, Yun Hanrui involuntarily lowered her head. Now that she had determined her feelings, facing Lin Zhijie’s gaze again, a hint of guilt surged in her heart.

"Business is settled!" Lin Zhijie said with a smile, "Now we should handle some personal matters. Xiao Rui, last year you promised me to go watch a movie together! How about tonight? There’s a movie ’Love 101 Days’ starring the idol star Li Yifeng. It’s said to have good reviews, shall we go watch it?"

With the New Year just passed, Lin Zhijie launched another offensive, understanding the wisdom of striking while the iron is hot.

Yun Hanrui raised her head, summoning her courage and said seriously, "Brother, there’s something I want to tell you!"

Lin Zhijie gazed into Yun Hanrui’s clear eyes, a flicker of unease suddenly crossing his mind.

"I’ve fallen in love with a man, very very much in love! So..."