From Wage Slave to Tycoon

Su Chen really didn’t know how to refute that, since he was the one who’d said it.

"Right, there’s something you must remember!" Su Chen’s expression immediately turned serious.

"You’re the one who researched this nuclear fusion technology. At most, I just gave you significant financial support!" After saying this, Su Chen couldn’t help but glance at the two people in front, as if afraid they’d heard him.

Professor Chen was stunned when he heard this. In fact, he had wondered about this before—where exactly did Su Chen’s nuclear fusion technology come from? After all, to this day, not a single company or country in the entire world had managed to develop it.

This meant the technology was independently developed by Su Chen; otherwise, he couldn’t think of any other plausible reason.

Professor Chen had wanted to ask about it before, but Su Chen had only visited the research base once or twice. When would he have had the chance to ask him these questions?

"Absolutely not. This old man is not that shameless. You’re the one who gave me all the technical data for controllable nuclear fusion. At most, I’m just the builder. I can’t possibly take credit for this!"

Although the title of "The First Man of Controllable Nuclear Fusion" was very tempting, Professor Chen knew in his heart that the creator of it all was Su Chen. With this data... any other top expert could have done the job just as well.

"Professor Chen, do I look like someone who could invent this stuff? It was clearly the result of your own years of painstaking research."

As he spoke, Su Chen slung an arm over Professor Chen’s shoulder and said with a pitiful act, "I’m still young. I don’t want it to be difficult to even leave my house in the future, you know?"

"Besides, you’re the one who researched controllable nuclear fusion from start to finish. Even if you told people otherwise, I’m afraid no one would believe you."

"Er..." Professor Chen stared at Su Chen, completely stunned. ’He’s... not wrong, is he?’

Even if he were to say that Su Chen gave him the technical data, how many people would believe him? A young man in his twenties had developed something that countless top scientists around the world had struggled to create for decades without success.

Who would believe such a story? Even if geniuses existed, none were *that* ridiculously talented.

"You... I..." Professor Chen opened his mouth, wanting to say something but not knowing what.

"Sigh... I understand." After a moment of thought, Professor Chen finally relented.

The tree that stands out from the forest will be destroyed by the wind. With his old bones, he could still withstand some of the storm.

After seeing Su Chen and the other two to the elevator, Professor Chen turned to go back to the lab and continue working, but Elder Xiao stopped him. He specifically instructed him to get some rest, saying there was no need to rush things.

After leaving the research institute, they didn’t go far. Elder Xiao found a quiet corner and made a call, talking for nearly ten minutes before hanging up.

After finishing his call, Elder Xiao walked straight up to Su Chen and asked, "Kid Su, what are your plans for this situation?"

’What are my plans?’

’My plans?’

Su Chen was a little baffled. ’Do I even have a say in this matter?’

’Of course not. Controllable nuclear fusion concerns the nation’s development for the next several decades; it’s obviously taken extremely seriously. So if that’s the case, he must not be asking about the nuclear fusion itself.’

The next moment, a thought popped into his head. He looked at Elder Xiao and asked tentatively, "Elder, you’re not going to make me move the whole operation, are you?"

"I’ve invested nearly three billion in this entire research base, pouring a ton of my blood, sweat, and tears into it. Move it... I’m definitely not moving. If it really comes down to it, you can move the institute yourselves."

Su Chen said, pointing at the research institute they had just left.

"You said it, not me!" Elder Xiao said, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Hearing this... Su Chen felt like a complete idiot. ’Did I speak too rashly? I should’ve asked about the situation before making a decision!’

Seeing the smile on the elder’s face, Su Chen gave a wry smile and said, "Elder, please stop keeping me in suspense. What’s the final decision?"

"Alright, I’ll stop teasing you."

"We discussed it. The personnel and equipment will have to be moved. After all, leaving them here isn’t good for you or for this research base. Of course... we won’t let you take a loss. You can ask for anything you want."

Elder Xiao’s face didn’t show much emotion, but inwardly, he was ecstatic. When he was talking with Professor Chen earlier, he had learned that the controllable nuclear fusion technology was extremely well-developed and could be implemented in various projects in a short amount of time.

When he relayed this news to the others, they were all incredibly excited. If not for their sensitive positions, they would have all wanted to rush over immediately to see this controllable nuclear fusion reactor for themselves.

They also knew that Su Chen had contributed a great deal, so they naturally couldn’t let him suffer a loss. After a group discussion, they decided to let Su Chen name his price, which they would agree to as long as it wasn’t too outrageous.

"A request? And I can ask for *anything*?" Su Chen’s eyes seemed to light up as he looked at Elder Xiao with excitement.

But Su Chen quickly calmed down. It seemed he didn’t really have any requests to make.

Money? Was he short on money?

He still had four billion US Dollars in liquid assets, which was equivalent to twenty or thirty billion in Huaxia currency. You could ask anyone in the country—who had more liquid capital than he did?

As for anything else, Su Chen couldn’t think of anything he urgently needed at the moment.