Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station-Chapter 576 - 180 Surging Waves_3

Just as the chairman said, the possibility and risk of Chen Ming coming to kill them is practically non-existent. Instead, the benefits are more tangible.

The chairman shook his head and said, "Wouldn’t it have been resolved sooner if we had done this?"

"Alright, today’s meeting mainly has two issues to address. First, the Antimatter Reactor technology."

"We initially acquired the patent under government support, and now the technology has gone through preliminary verification. It’s time to start industrial production and prepare for large-scale testing."

A director sitting next to the chairman asked, "So the Antimatter Engine technology can start making money for us?"

"Yes, that’s why we can’t avoid today’s second issue, which is still Chen Ming."

"We all know several companies in the Empire are researching Antimatter Technology, but it just so happened that we were the first to achieve results."

"The Antimatter Shock Wave weapon Chen Ming brought back from Dusk contributed significantly."

"And because we previously took the initiative to sever relations with Chen Ming, we ceded some patents to him."

As the chairman spoke, he moved his fingers to display a list on the screen behind him.

Then he crossed out most of the patents, leaving only one line.

"Chen Ming sold some of these patents back to us, those that are crossed out, and took a cash payment."

"However, the crucial Antimatter Reactor patent, he did not sell."

A newly joined board member said, "So cunning?"

"It’s smart. Although he was just a team leader before, he’s not someone who doesn’t understand technology. He knows the reactor in Antimatter Technology is the most valuable."

"So what do we do? Try to find a way to buy back the patent?"

The previously provocative director chimed in, "We have quite a few ways to reasonably retrieve the patents from Chen Ming without spending money."

The other director immediately glared at the one who spoke and said, "Don’t talk nonsense, that’s not what I meant."

The chairman ignored the directors’ bickering and said, "Since Chen Ming purposely left the Antimatter Reactor patent, it’s impossible for him to let go of it. If we want to make money, we definitely can’t avoid him."

"In that case, we might as well take this opportunity to draw him closer to our company."

"From Chen Ming’s performance over the past twenty years, we can see he’s ambitious, wants to improve, and has strong self-learning ability."

"Besides money, our company can offer him a lot of technologies within the corporate level that he couldn’t access before, providing many learning opportunities, or simply seeking collaboration is also an option."

"Collaboration is the best way to build a relationship."

"So how do we start?"

"We still have to start with money, distributing the earnings from the Antimatter Reactor based on the patent ratio."

"Then technical things can’t be given directly; giving them directly does no good."

"We just engage in normal trade with Chen Ming, exchanging our company’s internal technology with the technology he acquired from Dusk."

"Then, under the pretext of exchanging technology, we can actively bring up issues regarding Dusk’s technology and consult him, while also helping him solve the problems he faces learning our technology."

"This back-and-forth will naturally bring the relationship back, and afterward, a deeper exchange isn’t hard at all?"

A director raised a hand and said, "Um, chairman, how do you know Chen Ming definitely has technology from Dusk?"

The chairman looked at the newly joined director with some confusion and said, "If you were Chen Ming, you had control over the spaceship and Dusk, would you just leave without taking anything?"

"No, but what if the technology he has is just some Guard or Destroyer technology that we’ve already understood thoroughly?"

The chairman appeared more puzzled and asked, "You are capable of controlling a cruiser, and you only have Destroyer technology?" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"Uh... never mind what I said."

The chairman nodded and returned to the previous topic: "But we can’t be too direct; Chen Ming now surely holds a grudge against us, and sending money might not be enough to mend the relationship."

"We should take a more indirect approach, starting with Wu An."

The chairman looked at the director responsible for the Pirate Space Station affairs.

He immediately said, "Our company’s relationship with Wu An is still quite decent over there at the Space Station, and our prior attitude towards Chen Ming didn’t overly affect his attitude towards us."

"However, Wu An hasn’t explicitly expressed any interest in our outreach yet."

"But since he remains at our Space Station without much opportunity to engage with other forces, as long as nothing unexpected happens, he’ll inevitably get closer to us over time."

The chairman nodded and said, "That’s right."

"Besides, recently, Wu An helped the Spiritual Ability Association bring back a newcomer; you all know about the Supreme Point he designed, don’t you?"

"The prototype spaceship of the Supreme Point is the one Chen Ming took. He also had technical cooperation with Chen Ming, so seeking him out is an indirect way to contact Chen Ming."

"To reach an unfamiliar member of the Spiritual Ability Association, we must start with someone familiar, bringing it back to Wu An."

"Seeking out Wu An, whether via him to contact Chen Ming or connecting with the Spiritual Ability Association’s newcomer named Shao Yang, both are viable options."