Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1585 - 758: Waving the Big Flag_2

Chapter 1585: Chapter 758: Waving the Big Flag_2

While Professor Qi was still hesitant, Yan Fei had already turned around and ran: "That’s all for the matter; I’m off now. You guys think it over, and if you need anything, ask finance for money. We can keep in touch by phone."

In Yan Fei’s mind, Professor Qi would definitely agree. Seeking acclaim isn’t great, but since it’s been tied to the benefit of the country and its people, just for that reason, if they needed to use Professor Qi’s name in the future, even if he was reluctant, he would most likely acquiesce—maybe he would even mention it in his will, to be disclosed when it wouldn’t cause much of a stir years later.

According to Yan Fei’s estimate, that will surely wouldn’t mention his ’theft’ of someone else’s research results, but only his ’usurping’ of his disciple’s honors.

It must be said, Yan Fei had now thoroughly grasped Professor Qi’s character. After Yan Fei left, Professor Qi, looking at the expectant expressions of Liu JinXue and Yang Hongqi, couldn’t help but sigh: "Get ready quickly!"

Striding out of the lab with his hands behind his back, he walked down the bamboo path to the back, where he saw Yan Fei smiling and beckoning: "Teacher Qi, don’t bother cooking tonight, let’s have dinner together!"

Making the old man endure such mental torment, it wouldn’t be right not to compensate with something nice to eat—Boss Yan felt he owed it to him!

While eating dinner, Yan Fei mentioned casually and intentionally: "Teacher Qi, just relax, eat well, drink well, and wait to see my lab’s results become world-famous. I’m not bragging, the materials we’ve got this time are very simple, and I can get even more advanced ones. Now we also have the conditions, the lab should produce more scientific achievements."

Coming up with results was extremely easy, apart from ’copying’ from others, there were also those hardworking laborers who painstakingly researched their findings.

Professor Qi looked up at him, his brows knitted then relaxed again: "Just be sure to keep it safe."

Yan Fei laughed but didn’t say more, he had no problem fooling a bunch of country folks, as others wouldn’t ask too much. But when it comes to an old man who had experienced plenty and was sufficiently knowledgeable, Yan Fei himself knew it would be somewhat difficult to deceive him, it was better to vaccinate in advance.

After dinner, Yan Fei stayed busy for a while, as Heizi and the others took turns looking for him, some to report on their work, some needing his help to solve problems. In reality, most issues were no longer a problem, but getting a word from him made everyone feel more confident about their work. In simple terms, it was a matter of having a Dependable person; a group of newly grown managers still lacked confidence and needed him, the big boss, to serve as their anchor.

The next day, Yan Fei put aside the work in the fields and went on a trip to the county town with Mayor Chen. Besides visiting his parents and brother, doing the rounds to maintain various relationships, proving that although he was going to school, he would always return, there was another important matter—to talk about road construction.

The roads should have been repaired long ago; originally he had wanted to do it himself, but then he dismissed the idea. Now, it was about collaborating with the county to repair the roads. The county would allocate a portion, the township would contribute some, and he would chip in as well, with the aim of repairing the major roads of the township as much as possible, to prevent people in remote villages from being unable to come to town after a rain.

This had been discussed before, and the township had prepared a plan early on. The county had now agreed to allocate funds, and the matter was basically settled. Yan Fei originally intended to stay at home for a few more days to help Liu JinXue and the others expand their operations and assist the township in starting road construction as soon as possible. However, things always come with surprises; before he could stay longer, he was called back to Provincial City by a phone call.

People often say that most things in life don’t go according to plan, but Yan Fei felt that for himself, at most, one or two things out of ten could be unsatisfactory. Unfortunately, the issue that Wang Lei called about this time was one of those one or two unsatisfactory things.

He arrived in Provincial City overnight, and early the next morning, after sending his wife off to school, he went straight to the construction site to find Wang Lei.

Once seated back at home, Wang Lei started with an embarrassed tone: "Boss Yan, I’m really sorry about this time..."

"Let’s not stand on ceremony between us," Yan Fei said with a smile as he poured a glass of water for Wang Lei. "What you said on the phone wasn’t very clear, what exactly happened, tell me!"

Wang Lei heaved a sigh before he started to go into detail about why he had called Yan Fei.

Originally, obtaining construction permits wasn’t too difficult, especially since Yan Fei had won the land in an auction, which, in theory, should make the process even less problematic. Moreover, he was building a laboratory; most people would think that private capital investing in scientific research is a good thing.

However, recently there have been some changes in the province. Not a big change, but it’s said that the son of some leader, a Young Master, returned from abroad and started a landscaping company after finishing his studies.

Wang Lei has no idea which university this Young Master attended or what he majored in. All he knows is that this landscaping company is quite successful since its opening—its prices are higher than others, yet it’s still popular.

Why people would vie for overpriced goods has to do with reasons that are not convenient to talk about.

In any case, Wang Lei, who is handling Yan Fei’s paperwork, is experiencing some delays. It would be inaccurate to say he’s being stalled—there’s nothing wrong with the procedure, it’s just progressing slower than usual. How much slower is uncertain; someone confidentially revealed to Wang Lei that it could be a week or even longer.

How can the process be sped up? Of course, there are ’helpful’ people who have given suggestions. Those who offered advice said, just sign a contract with that person’s landscaping company.

Everyone knows that building a house isn’t just about the construction itself. Especially for residential projects, landscaping is a must. Typically, developers would design and decide on the plants themselves. But now, with the presence of this landscaping company, there are fewer choices available. The prices aren’t outrageously high, just slightly above the market rate.

But this gives Wang Lei a headache because he is not doing this for himself. If he were developing a real estate project on his own, signing the contract would be straightforward. It’d mean spending a bit more money, but in other respects, there’d surely be some ’consideration’—anyone with social experience would understand this, no need to elaborate.

He has to let Yan Fei know about this because if he signs the contract and Yan Fei later disagrees and refuses to foot the bill, Wang Lei would have to bear the cost himself—Yan Fei might not build anything after this lab, but Wang Lei himself hopes to tackle small projects in the future or even develop a small real estate venture if funding allows.

Unexpectedly, because Yan Fei had gone home for a few days and Wang Lei delayed for two days, the other party became impatient. The ’advisor’ notified him again, saying if he wants to sign the contract, he should hurry; otherwise, his current construction might be deemed illegal and could be forced to halt.

They say ’might be forced’, but nobody is a fool. Wang Lei is clear that this is effectively an ultimatum—if he doesn’t sign the contract, the project will have to be paused!

After all, starting construction without obtaining the permits is something that, while commonly overlooked in the past, would technically be a violation if scrutinized. When confronted officially, you have to stop the work—that’s just following the rules.

Wang Lei definitively doesn’t want Yan Fei to return and find the newly started worksite shut down, so he has no choice but to call Yan Fei and inform him about the situation.

That’s why some things are just not easily discussed. Like now, Yan Fei could turn down the ’advice’, in which case his project would be deemed unauthorized construction, and it would have to stop—that’s legal and reasonable, and no one can say otherwise.

Getting permits certainly requires following procedures, but how fast you go through those procedures is up to them!

It’s obvious that they aren’t going to wait until the construction is complete to come looking for him—it’s not that significant. If they wait until it’s built to confront him, do they intend to demolish the finished structure? That would make a bigger issue, and surely the people from the landscaping company wouldn’t do