Chapter 177: Chapter 177
When the paper was successfully published, causing a small stir worldwide, Qin Manman’s 200 million in funds had already been spent like water at least halfway through.
Prior to this, due to being buried in the laboratory, she hadn’t paid any attention to the outside world, where there had already been a stir—
At a new research institute, a familiar man, bearing a familiar name, demonstrated a new quick-dry fabric at the latest fashion expo, far surpassing all current brands!
This sudden achievement immediately disrupted the arrogant price hikes of imported fabrics this year, even hitting them hard—
The tables have turned, this year, it’s the foreign countries’ turn to worry about difficult procurement and price hikes!
However, Qin Manman was completely unaware of this, otherwise, she would have been furious, as she was busy spending money and copying work.
——As for why copying work costs so much money...
It’s definitely not due to the materials.
——As basic military supplies, in her previous life, the mature bulletproof material submitted by Chang Geng had already been relatively inexpensive.
But no matter how mature it was, it couldn’t withstand foolish teammates.
The foolish teammate, Qin Manman, thought that she should cover things up to confuse others so that her money-making bowl could not leak, thus intentionally adding some completely unnecessary items when purchasing equipment and materials.
——As for why she had such a stupid idea, of course, it was because she had never integrated the core of the experimental process into herself, let alone successfully self-developed anything.
Especially when she added to the list without any plan, many materials were used to create confusion, which had nothing to do with the subsequent research direction... It was a waste of money.
After all, researchers, especially with so many research institutes globally, sometimes there are only a few hot topics, and when trying to conduct research, it might happen that 8 out of 10 institutions have overlapping directions with the same equipment and raw materials.
In such cases, it’s all about the key steps and that flash of inspiration, plus a bit of luck.
But anyway, with a boss who knows only half and a group of incompetent researchers, they finally managed to gain fame while the funds were still halfway spent.
No matter what, this new type of bulletproof material indeed deserved it——overall, it provided a performance enhancement of 35% over the current equivalent bulletproof materials.
This is quite a remarkable breakthrough!
This is a major invention in the materials field!
After the publication of the paper, all global capitalists and military powers concerned with the defense industry became like ravenous crocodiles, eager to swallow this researcher whole and bring them back to their country!
At this moment, they no longer maintained their usual composure and pride, instead, they promptly sent trusted envoys to negotiate with Qin Manman.
——Ha, who knows where this idiot came from, sending such research results with some confidential data directly to a magazine, haha...
Halfway through the laugh, suddenly feeling a bit uneasy—
Could this be a conspiracy by Zheng Country to deceive them?
Everyone then became cautious again.
But when each team came to Zheng Country to engage with Qin Manman, they became convinced—
No, this wasn’t any conspiracy.
It was purely because the other party was just stupid.
No wonder other countries were cautious.
Zheng Country was now in a phase of rapid development, its national stance becoming increasingly firm, and due to traditional education, they had always given off an impression of being suave and gentle (easy to bully).
When out and about, they absolutely would not lose face, making sure to display the grace of a great nation.
But once at the negotiating table, good heavens, all the countries exclaimed in surprise!
They would haggle desperately over a penny, and when the arguments got heated, they would love to roll up their sleeves and brawl...
Talk about the grace of a great nation!
So, while this nation had yet to react, and the owner of the new material patent was still an individual entity, everyone rushed over, eager to swallow this achievement whole.
Qin Manman felt no sense of crisis; she was even pondering the patent application and envisioning future prospects. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on novel※fire.net
The group of incompetent researchers below her was relatively a bit more sober than her.
"Boss, publishing this kind of thing that can be used in national defense, isn’t it a bit inappropriate? Also, there’s no need to apply for a patent, right? Materials this sensitive..."
Qin Manman shook her head.
"We are businesspeople and should act by our rules—patents must be applied for, otherwise, how can we collect royalties? How can I pay your salaries?"
She declared righteously, "Science has no borders, and life does even less. The more people who possess bulletproof materials, the more lives that can be saved. These are lives, and I will not distinguish them based on regions!"