vrcanaries Chapter 178 What if he likes men?
Chapter 178 What if he likes men?
"Well done."
Looking at the curvature device in front of him, Wade couldn't help but smile.
Ai AA was responsible for taking notes and taking photos. She was wearing a red cheongsam today, which perfectly highlighted her curvaceous figure.
According to the construction requirements, she shouldn't have been dressed so brightly, but AA said that today was a day worth celebrating and she should dress more festively.
"Boss, it seems we've taken another step closer to developing a warp drive."
Hearing AiAA's somewhat delighted words, Wade remained noncommittal.
"We're still far from it, AA. We're still a long way off."
AiAA wasn't part of the technical department, so he knew very little about the development of warp drive spaceships. But Wade knew that they had only lit the gunpowder and were still a long way from building rockets.
"what can I do for you?"
AiAA knew that she had no say in this kind of technical work, so she chose to directly find the NPC Wade to accept the task.
"There is something you really need to do, but it's quite difficult, and you might not be able to complete it easily."
Wade stroked his chin, deep in thought.
“Research on curvature drive is an extremely expensive project. We’ve already burned through half of Star Ring Group’s working capital just by validating the theory of curvature engine. If we really want to get to the research and development stage, the amount of money and resources required will probably be astronomical.”
"So, you want me to help you raise money?" AiAA's mouth dropped open.
“I’m making this clear beforehand: I don’t have any money. The money I used to pay for my PhD was all from student loans.”
"I didn't ask you to pay."
Wade rolled his eyes at AiAA speechlessly; for some reason, his aversion to stupidity had flared up again.
"Based on the current situation, no investor in the market will invest in our project because the development of the warp drive does not meet market demand."
“That’s for sure!” AiAA nodded.
"I actually wanted to remind you, boss, a long time ago that the development of warp drive engines has no market value. To put it bluntly, even if we go through a lot of trouble to develop this thing, not many capitalists will buy it. After all, warp spaceships are theoretically only 25% faster than antimatter spaceships. From the current situation, this speed difference is meaningless."
For any product that is market-oriented, it is essential to analyze market demand.
Without market demand and without the ability to create market demand, any product developed will inevitably fail.
Just like the old "light switch for the blind," I don't know which genius came up with this thing, but its sales were basically dismal.
The difference between warp drive and antimatter spaceships is probably like the difference between a train and a high-speed rail.
From a macro perspective, setting aside technological revolution, this product essentially only improves speed by about 25%, which is meaningless.
From a technical standpoint, however, it is the only spaceship that approaches the speed of light, possessing a warp drive, which would give humanity the true ability to travel at the speed of light in the universe.
So AAA was right, and Wade nodded in agreement.
"Yes, so I never intended to make money off those investors in the first place."
"If you don't make money from investors, whose money are you planning to make money from?"
"Whoever has money, we'll make money from them."
Upon hearing this, Ai AA pondered for a moment and then figured out the crux of the matter.
"Are you planning to have the Earth Federation foot the bill for us?"
From a market perspective, it seems that the only entity willing to foot the bill for all of humanity is the Earth Federation government.
Wade didn't speak, but AiAA knew that was most likely what he meant, and then couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Good heavens, boss, you assigned me such a difficult task. Is it because you trust me?"
"No, I just think the chances of this mission succeeding are slim. It wouldn't matter who goes instead. Since you have nothing else to do anyway, you might as well try your luck. Maybe they'll agree because of your good looks?"
When AiAA heard Wade's words, he was immediately annoyed.
"Boss, I came to work for you just for the salary and wages, but you're trying to make me sell myself!"
"What's wrong with that? You've had more than one boyfriend before, so one more won't make a difference. Just think of it as having a boyfriend for one night."
This wasn't the first time Ai AA had heard Wade say something shocking. She was already used to her boss's words. If it were before, Ai AA probably would have recorded Wade's words and reported them to the Market Supervision Bureau.
A hint of amusement flashed in Ai AA's eyes.
"Boss, you make selling yourself sound so natural. What if the other party likes men? Would you still be willing to do it?"
Upon hearing this, Wade remained silent for a moment.
“I can dress you up as a man and send you there.”
AiAA: ? ? ?
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"This will be your office from now on."
Led by Wang Haisheng, Cheng Xin sat down at her workstation.
"To put it simply, our department is called the Earth Alliance Research and Investment Department. Our main job is to coordinate the financial investment of various research companies, as well as to supervise and acquire their research products."
"This job isn't actually that difficult. You just need to understand some basic technical principles and analyze market demand. Of course, you also need to have certain social skills, since our department will inevitably have to deal with some company executives in the future."
Wang Haisheng is Cheng Xin's supervisor, and he leads Cheng Xin in completing some daily tasks.
But his attitude towards Cheng Xin was extremely cold.
There are two main reasons. First, Cheng Xin is quite beautiful, and beautiful women are always very dangerous.
Secondly, Cheng Xin entered the Dilian through back channels.
When these two reasons are combined, Wang Haisheng naturally understands what's going on.
This woman... is probably the mistress of some high-ranking official in the local government or something else, otherwise she wouldn't have been assigned to their department.
Although their tasks within the research department are least related to scientific research, it is still a directly affiliated department of the Earth Alliance, and it is quite difficult for ordinary people to get in through the formal channels.
Therefore, this place has become a holy place for some high-ranking officials who use connections to dump their garbage. Every year, a large number of extremely beautiful women are inexplicably arranged to enter this place. No wonder Wang Haisheng had doubts after seeing Cheng Xin.
However, this doesn't mean that everyone in their department is incompetent. Some retired technical and research personnel also like to work in their department.
It's pleasing to the eye. Back in the research department, I was buried in work all day long, and I never even saw a woman.
But here, every day there are beautiful women dressed in bright colors for them to admire.
Their daily work mainly involves negotiating with business owners, and there's hardly any work difficulty involved.
But if you asked them to actively provoke the women in the department, they wouldn't dare even if you gave them ten times the courage.
After all, who knows which high-ranking official is backing these women?
There was once a clueless technician who made a few jokes to a woman, and the next day his body was found mixed with concrete and used as a human stake.
Therefore, after Cheng Xin arrived at her workstation, people around her would frequently look at her and speculate about who her powerful backer was.
This is already the limit for Zhizi.
She orchestrated the arrangement behind closed doors; in reality, Cheng Xin had no one behind her.
In fact, given Zhizi's influence in the Earth Alliance, it wouldn't be difficult for Cheng Xin to become the Trisolaran's spokesperson and rise to a high position. However, that would inevitably arouse Luo Congmin's vigilance.
Therefore, you have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to get promoted one step at a time.
Once Cheng Xin is successfully controlled, controlling Lin Xuan will not be difficult... at least that's what the Trisolarans believe.
Zhizi stood on the rooftop in the distance, watching Cheng Xin packing her things and preparing for work, her face still expressionless.
"Doesn't Lin Xuan like helping humans? Then let him see how the person he loves most is killed by humans step by step."