As the new leader of the Future Technology Laboratory, Qin Manman was ambitious and high-spirited.
She had a plethora of achievements waiting to be showcased, and her mind was awash with papers that threatened to drown her in a sea of knowledge.
At this moment, she wore a brand-new white lab coat, her carefully maintained long hair shiny and curled, standing out among the group of ordinary, balding researchers in the laboratory.
"Ladies and gentlemen," Qin Manman clapped her hands.
"It’s an honor to become colleagues with you all. In the upcoming period, I hope everyone will work hard together to strive for remarkable inventions."
The researchers sparsely gathered below looked over but remained silent.
Qin Manman’s expression turned a bit displeased.
She was accustomed to being the center of attention and enjoyed the feeling of being admired by all...
But she also knew that most of these researchers lacked emotional intelligence. Anyway, she only needed some honest assistants, so she refrained from being too critical and became even more confident.
"Our institute’s past achievements have not been outstanding, and I am here to change this situation. Therefore, all current projects will be halted, and all personnel will be integrated into my team to jointly embark on a brand-new project!"
Though she said all personnel, the majority had already resigned during the leadership change between the previous and current bosses. Now, those remaining were mainly researchers without a suitable new job or those with unfinished tasks at hand.
Those without a new job were in no hurry as they pondered slowly, but those unable to leave immediately due to unfinished projects and a sense of responsibility couldn’t tolerate this news:
"President Qin, my project has only three days left for completion. If stopped now, wouldn’t all past efforts be wasted?"
This project isn’t large, but a total of three million has been burned through it!
Qin Manman smiled and asked, "What is your current project?"
The other party pursed their lips stubbornly, "Regarding the upgrade of quick-dry fabrics..."
This institute was originally attracting investment with new materials as its selling point, but with many foreign breakthroughs, they couldn’t secure investments, leading to a financial chain break until Qin Manman came on board.
If Qin Manman had paid attention to national affairs in her past life, she would know that in a week, new quick-dry fabrics would sweep the market, embarrassing the two newly launched foreign materials!
Naturally, the researchers and the boss would also make a fortune!
But now, the institute belonged to Qin Manman—The boss, an academic in research, didn’t want to sell, but the offer was too tempting...
Three hundred fifty million, he could buy better equipment and hire more talented people in a more remote place!
But unfortunately, Qin Manman knew none of this.
She thought seriously to herself—
After so many years in her previous life, she’d never heard any groundbreaking news about quick-dry fabrics, let alone from such a small research institute—it was clear that these projects had no potential whatsoever.
So she stated bluntly:
"Though it’s unfortunate, everyone must accept reality. During all that time, you haven’t made any notable achievements, have you?"
This was indeed true.
Maybe it was a lack of effort, maybe funding issues, maybe a lack of inspiration, or maybe a lack of intelligence...
In the world, there are countless experiments and projects, but only a few truly succeed, one in a hundred, one in ten thousand...
But that’s precisely the allure of science, isn’t it?
Because no one knows who will find that apple falling on their head amidst daily research.
As Qin Manman said this, the other party fought hard, "President Qin, just three days..."
Yet Qin Manman still shook her head with a smile:
"I already have a comprehensive plan for my project, and with everyone’s full support, results will come out in a month. But your three days, I suspect, would be followed by several more."
The other party was unable to refute this... because conducting experiments and research is exactly such a frustrating process.
"I’m sorry!" The researcher sighed, having failed to convince her.
"Apologies, President Qin, since the project can’t proceed, there’s no point in transitioning, so I’ll resign."
Hearing this, those originally hesitant became increasingly agitated.
With the internal structure about to become empty, the assistant beside her also became a bit anxious—he had been brought over from Mr. Qin’s company by Qin Manman, naturally worried for his boss.