Chapter 171: Cooperation Reached (Part 2)

Perhaps because he had drunk quite a bit of alcohol the night before, his sleep quality that night was not very good, so he got up very early the next day.

After having breakfast, he first drove to Base No. 1 to supervise the construction progress and, incidentally, checked the consumption of building materials.

It was not until after nine o'clock that he drove away from Xixia District and headed toward the Nandu University of Technology campus.

After parking the car in a paid parking lot near the school and walking for a few minutes to enter the school, Sun Cheng quickly dialed the phone number of his Class Counselor, Xu Chun.

"Class Counselor, I've arrived at school..."

Since he had to meet the principal, he was definitely going to bring Xu Chun along; on one hand, it was to repay this Class Counselor who had helped him quite a bit—after all, it was an opportunity to show his face in front of the leadership—and on the other hand, he truly did not know where the principal's office building was.

After all, Nandu University of Technology had many schools and four campuses alone; he had not paid special attention to this aspect and truly did not know where the new principal's office building was located.

"Alright, come to my office first, and I will go over with you in a moment!"

This was exactly what he had hoped for, so he answered quite readily, "Alright!"

Not long after, he arrived outside Xu Chun's office door. Just as he knocked on the office door and was about to enter, the office door suddenly opened, and a man walked out—it was none other than Xu Chun.

"You've arrived? Why did you come so late..."

Xu Chun took the initiative to greet him, and it was clear that his mood was quite good.

"I was busy with company matters; I ordered a batch of equipment and went to the recruitment agency to post a notice!"

Sun Cheng smiled and nodded. Last night they had agreed to talk at ten in the morning, and he had arrived right on time—not too late and not too early.

However, he naturally would not tell Xu Chun what he had actually been busy with just now, only picking a few things he had been busy with over the past two days to say as a way to brush it off.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chun looked at him deeply for a few moments.

Afterward, he did not pursue the matter of him arriving right on time, only beckoning him to hurry, "Let's go quickly, don't let the principal wait too long!"

After saying this, he led him out of the office building and hurried toward the Central Campus; it took ten minutes or so to arrive at the destination.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

Leading him into an office building on the Central Campus, they stopped in front of an office on the third floor. Xu Chun knocked on the door, and only after a very faint response came from inside did he push the door open, "Principal, I have brought student Sun Cheng here!"

Following behind Xu Chun, he walked into the principal's office.

The moment he stepped into the office, Sun Cheng immediately felt several sharp gazes land on him.

Frowning slightly, he looked back without caring, and upon entering, he saw that besides himself and Xu Chun who had just entered, there were still four people inside the office.

Coincidentally, he recognized all of these people.

This was exactly what he had hoped for, so he answered quite readily, "Alright!"

Not long after, he arrived outside Xu Chun's office door. Just as he knocked on the office door and was about to enter, the office door suddenly opened, and a man walked out—it was none other than Xu Chun.

"You've arrived? Why did you come so late..."

Xu Chun took the initiative to greet him, and it was clear that his mood was quite good.

"I was busy with company matters; I ordered a batch of equipment and went to the recruitment agency to post a notice!"

Sun Cheng smiled and nodded. Last night they had agreed to talk at ten in the morning, and he had arrived right on time—not too late and not too early.

However, he naturally would not tell Xu Chun what he had actually been busy with just now, only picking a few things he had been busy with over the past two days to say as a way to brush it off.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chun looked at him deeply for a few moments.

Afterward, he did not pursue the matter of him arriving right on time, only beckoning him to hurry, "Let's go quickly, don't let the principal wait too long!"

After saying this, he led him out of the office building and hurried toward the Central Campus; it took ten minutes or so to arrive at the destination.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

Leading him into an office building on the Central Campus, they stopped in front of an office on the third floor. Xu Chun knocked on the door, and only after a very faint response came from inside did he push the door open, "Principal, I have brought student Sun Cheng here!"

Following behind Xu Chun, he walked into the principal's office.

The moment he stepped into the office, Sun Cheng immediately felt several sharp gazes land on him.

Frowning slightly, he looked back without caring, and upon entering, he saw that besides himself and Xu Chun who had just entered, there were still four people inside the office.

Coincidentally, he recognized all of these people.

Besides the principal, Shen Peiyuan, the other three people in the office were actually all professors from the School of Electronic Engineering.

"This must be student Sun Cheng..."

Just as he stepped into the office, one of the three professors he recognized walked over with a smile.

"Professor Hong, hello..."

Sun Cheng greeted him politely. This Professor Hong Lei in front of him was also one of the instructors for the Micro-electronics major, and Integrated Circuits was a required course for the Micro-electronics major.

Hong Lei was slightly stunned. He was the lead professor for the Integrated Circuits major; he taught courses not only for Micro-electronics but also for several other majors. Because there were too many students, it was naturally impossible for him to remember every person's name and face.

However, after reacting quickly, the expression on his face became even more enthusiastic. He patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "You recognize me? I remember now, I am also the lead instructor for your Micro-electronics major courses. Not bad, not bad. Many professors and I have read that document of yours; it completely saves the need for a graduation thesis..."

Sun Cheng curled the corner of his mouth. He knew that Professor Hong Lei was not joking. The original text of that document was a direct translation of black technology from a Cybertron hard drive. Even though he had painstakingly simplified and further simplified it himself, the ideas and professional analysis within it were more than enough to be used not just as a graduation thesis, but even as a Master's or Doctoral thesis.

When the other two professors saw Hong Lei hitting it off with him, they immediately joined in, chatting with him one after another.

Xu Chun stood to the side, looking with some envy at Sun Cheng, who was surrounded by several Doctors and still performing with ease.

One had to know that these professors at Nandu University of Technology were not just anyone; looking across the country, they were top-tier existences in their respective fields.

Like himself, although he also coveted a professorship, Xu Chun knew that with his own scholarship, he did not have the ability to follow the lecturer path; his future path would likely turn toward administrative management rather than teaching.

"Ahem..."

The coughing sound came from the new principal of Nandu University of Technology, Shen Peiyuan, who was sitting at the office desk. When Sun Cheng first entered, he had not been in a hurry to converse with this young man.

However, seeing him chatting heatedly with several professors, Shen Peiyuan had to set aside his plan to cold-shoulder the other party for a moment and could only take the initiative to speak, "Student Sun Cheng, right? I invited you here this time because I heard you want to cooperate with the school regarding new storage technology. Could you please explain it in detail?"

The main event was here!

Sun Cheng thought to himself. Since entering the office, this new principal of the school had not once taken the initiative to converse with him; how could he not understand what the other party's plan was?

It was nothing more than to give him the cold shoulder so as to strive for more and better conditions for himself and the school in the subsequent negotiations.

But, would it be that easy?

He chuckled inwardly and quite readily took out four metal iron-box-shaped items of varying sizes from the briefcase he was carrying, along with two newly purchased Normal Mode USB connection cables, walked to Shen Peiyuan's desk, and placed them directly on the desk.

"These few mechanical hard drives are new hard drives I manufactured using the Fourth Generation Storage Technology I invented myself. From left to right, their capacities are 1T, 5T, 10T, and 20T respectively. You are welcome to test them as you please..."

With a face full of confidence, Sun Cheng looked straight at his principal, Shen Peiyuan, without a hint of timidity in his eyes, and said aloud.

As soon as the words fell, several sounds of disbelief immediately came from behind him.

"20T?"

"That's impossible, I remember Seagate only just launched their new 10TB hard drive last year, and it hasn't even been widely released yet..."

"How can this be?"

Watching as several professors in the school hurriedly crowded around his desk again.

Shen Peiyuan's eyes narrowed, and he took a deep look at the young man before him who was still smiling as he met his gaze; he understood that, barring any accidents, this collaboration was a done deal, only the initiative no longer rested with him and Nanjing University of Technology.