[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-arrival-in-1994":3,"chapter-arrival-in-1994-arrival-in-1994-chapter-13":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arrival in 1994",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2352494,4601,"Chapter 13: Chapter Thirteen: Hammond","arrival-in-1994-chapter-13",13,"\u003Cp>Within the electric fence, Ye Nan stepped on yellow soil and caught up with Hammond, where dozens of laborers wearing safety helmets were digging incessantly around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dr. Hammond.” Ye Nan walked over and greeted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re the kid here for the tour?” Hammond looked at Ye Nan, recognizing him vaguely, and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” Ye Nan nodded, not denying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you supposed to be resting inside the house with my staff? Don’t you know this place is dangerous? Claude, take this child back.” Hammond said, calling over a Black man and giving him brief instructions to escort Ye Nan away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, kid, it’s time to go back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black man approached, reaching for Ye Nan’s arm, but Ye Nan subtly bent aside, evading the grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I have something I’d like to discuss with you.” Ye Nan shook his head. “Let me introduce myself—I’m the CEO and founder of ICQ Corporation. My name is Ye Nan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Nan! You’re the Ye Nan the media calls a genius?” Dr. Hammond exclaimed, then became warmly enthusiastic. “Welcome, my friend. Welcome to Jurassic Park—here, you’ll see species and landscapes that existed only in the ancient Jurassic era.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammond was a man with an obsessive passion for archaeology, especially for dinosaurs, and it was his support that made Jurassic Park possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as a billionaire, he had poured all his personal wealth into this island, and had to recruit several investors to fund it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, over time, the investors’ patience had worn thin—they demanded swift profits from Jurassic Park—so he was forced to risk opening the park before it was fully ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the CEO and founder of the world-famous ICQ Corporation had arrived at Jurassic Park. If Ye Nan merely said a few words—“I’m very optimistic,” “I really like it,” “I’m very interested”—the investors would regain confidence and pour in more capital to build this dinosaur kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I came out of curiosity after hearing that Jurassic Park used technology to revive ancient dinosaurs,” Ye Nan said, glancing around. “You know, I’ve always been drawn to things with great potential.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course,” Dr. Hammond said eagerly. “I used the pinnacle of biotechnology—cloning. I extracted dinosaur DNA from blood inside mosquitoes preserved in amber.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ICQ was a new company founded last year, yet it was expanding at breakneck speed, rivaling behemoths like LE. Though they had never disclosed their financial status, it was obvious they had hundreds of millions, possibly over a billion dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amber?” Ye Nan looked puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, amber,” Dr. Hammond replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amber is an organic, mineral-like substance formed from tree resin buried underground tens of millions of years ago. It often contains insects. The amber I found contained mosquitoes from the Jurassic era that had fed on dinosaur blood—we extracted the DNA from that blood and cultivated and reproduced it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems Dr. Hammond has deep expertise in archaeology,” Ye Nan chuckled, his admiration for these scientists growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dr. Hammond,” a bald man in a gray-white suit, carrying a briefcase, walked over and said to Hammond: “The victim’s family is demanding twenty million dollars in compensation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She just got divorced—I understand her emotions—but this is extortion,” Hammond frowned at the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The insurance company believes our park has serious safety hazards, which has alarmed our investors. They demand a full site inspection,” the bald man said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hammond hates inspections—they delay Jurassic Park’s progress. Besides, I already have our first group of visitors. I can’t shut down now. If I do, it’s their loss,” Hammond’s frown deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Research needs funding, funding comes from investors, investors want returns, returns require opening the park—but inspections delay opening, delay returns, erode investor confidence, and if they pull out, he couldn’t say for sure the project would stop, but progress would certainly stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald man spread his hands helplessly. “But we have no choice—if we don’t let them inspect, the insurance company won’t cover us, and investors will withdraw.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let them come. Tell them to send Alan Grant.” Hammond said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because Grant, like me, is a digging fanatic,” Hammond replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Nan, seeing their conversation end, walked over with a smile and said to Hammond: “It seems Dr. Hammond is facing some trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not much of a trouble,” Hammond shrugged. “One worker got eaten by a dinosaur during release. His family wants ten million dollars. She just got divorced—emotional.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten million dollars is indeed exaggerated. But Hammond, I’d like to know—do you have carnivorous dinosaurs here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naturally,” Hammond offered no concealment. “To maintain the dinosaur food chain. You see, if dinosaur numbers grow too large, they’ll destroy the entire Jurassic Park ecosystem—like Australia’s rabbit plague.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That makes sense. But safety measures must be solid,” Ye Nan nodded, understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rabbit plague referred to Australia’s introduction of rabbits without their natural predators, leading to unchecked reproduction and eventual ecological disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest assured, Mr. Ye Nan,” Hammond vowed firmly. “Since I intend to open Jurassic Park, I will ensure absolute safety. After all, human lives are at stake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps,” Ye Nan offered a mysterious smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammond saw the smile and felt uneasy, though he couldn’t pinpoint why. Just then, a laborer whispered something in Hammond’s ear. Hammond apologized: “Excuse me, Mr. Ye Nan, I won’t have time to accompany you. Please return to your room and rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By all means.”\u003C\u002Fp>",886,"2026-06-21T03:32:50.781Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1af0362185886f776417ffbaacee26ead344cd8e1662b84b9152c317da9bdcbd","arrival-in-1994-chapter-14","arrival-in-1994-chapter-12",643,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farrival-in-1994-cover.jpg"]