Yang Yanyu, who returned to Shanghai, had not had time to sort out the affairs of the past few days, but was called to the office by He Changshan, the dean of her big leader, the Shanghai Branch. He Changshan asked Yang Yanyu to sit on the sofa, and then brought her a bottle of water. He also sat down and looked at Yang Yanyu and said, "Xiao Yang, how long have you been in our office?" ”

"It's been almost six years." Yang Yanyu replied.

"Six years, I am a very young comrade in our firm, but you work hard, you are smart and capable, and everyone can see it. Yes, recently an American company wanted to work with us on a project to explore the Mariana Trench. It is said that there is a deep trench at the bottom of the trench that is about 1 km wide and about 2 km long. This deep trench is a refresh of the original world depth data on the Mariana Trench, and second, they say that this trench can swallow 100 million tons of water every year, and can also release about 400 million kilojoules of heat into the water, so they want to verify it, and they also hope that we can send people to participate in it. ”

"This seems to be what the Institute of Deep Sea Geography is going to do, we study astronomy, which is just the opposite of them."

"You're right, but they think that this phenomenon may be related to alien civilizations, so they want us to send someone over."

"But we are really not professional in geography, and I still think that we should let the comrades of the Deep Sea Geography Institute pass. Besides, don't we have comrades in the institute who study geography, and we should let them go. Yang Yanyu was a little puzzled.

"You don't have to ask so much why, I also know that you have been studying some feng shui metaphysics or something recently, you must know that you are a proletarian revolutionary fighter, the successor of our party, what does our party believe in? Materialism, seeking truth from facts. What you're working on now is far out of your own research. ”

"But I got your approval for researching this."

"When did I approve you? Can I give you permission to do such a feudal superstitious thing? ”

Yang Yanyu was a little speechless for a while, because He Changshan really did not explicitly approve her to do these things, but when she proposed to study these things, she did not give an obvious opposition attitude, and turned a blind eye to the things she was studying. Now that he said it, Yang Yanyu really had no way to refute it.

"Okay, don't think about anything anymore, this matter is settled, tomorrow this American company will send someone to discuss the plan of action with you in detail. This matter allows you to go, it is the organization's trust in you and the affirmation of your work, and you must fully cooperate. Go ahead! Oh yes, the secrecy level of this operation is K".

"Ah, K-class?"

"No, no paper flow is allowed until the end of the operation, and no communication is allowed with any online updates and unrelated personnel about this matter."

Yang Yanyu was originally not interested in this operation, but now the level of secrecy is so high, which makes her feel a lot of doubts and a little nervous.

The next day, Yang Yanyu came to the office early, and because she wanted to meet the guests, she was dressed quite formally. But as soon as he entered the gate, he was stopped by a security guard and said, "Director Yang, Dean He asked me to drive you to a place." ”

"Where to go?" Yang Yanyu asked.

"You'll know when you go, saying that you're going to see a foreign guest."

As soon as Yang Yanyu heard the foreign guests, she knew that she was going to meet the Americans, so she didn't speak anymore and followed the driver into the car. After about an hour's journey, we arrived at a golf resort in Baoshan District. After the car was parked, the hotel's service staff helped open the door, and Yang Yanyu entered the hall, and the waiter came directly to lead her to a reception room on the third floor. This meeting room is small, a small rectangular conference table, and can only seat 4-6 people. Yang Yanyu saw that there were two people sitting inside, one was He Changshan, and the other was a woman, with her hair coiled and wearing a thin yellow loose double-breasted windbreaker. He looks like he is in his 30s, very dignified and temperamental. As soon as He Changshan saw Yang Yanyu coming, he immediately stood up and said, "Come on, Xiao Yang will introduce you, this is Ms. Gu Minghui, the global CEO of the United States Huosi Group." Then he pointed to Yang Yanyu and said: "Mr. Gu, this is Yang Yanyu, a young cadre of our institute, don't look at her young age, she still makes a great contribution to the scientific research of our institute." Gu Minghui glanced at Yang Yanyu in front of her, wearing a ponytail, wearing professional clothes, and her face was quite similar to herself. Although she looked like she was in her early thirties, she suddenly felt like she was in her twenties, full of vigor and confidence, and never felt difficult to solve anything. Gu Minghui was thinking about it, and Yang Yanyu said, "Hello Mr. Gu, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Oh, hello, I'm glad to meet you too." Gu Minghui also said politely, and stood up and shook hands with Yang Yanyu.

"Let me say a few more words first, this Mr. Gu also came over in his busy schedule and wanted to do research with us. Their Hoth Group is one of the world's largest integrated business entities, involving high-tech communications, traditional energy and new energy, real estate, retail and many other fields, and is also the only company in the world's top 500 companies to receive the World Innovation Contribution Award from more than 100 countries around the world. They attach great importance to high-tech research and the accumulation of talents, so they have always maintained a world-leading absolute advantage in scientific and technological innovation. We are also very honored to be invited by them to participate in the exploration of the Mariana Trench. As I said yesterday, you are the most responsible and capable of the young team in our firm. That's why I recommend you to participate in this operation. ”

"But Mr. Gu, I have some questions I want to ask." Yang Yanyu asked straight to the point.

"Okay, please."

"Shouldn't this kind of geological exploration involve people who study the deep sea and geology? We are studying things in the sky, and things on the earth may not understand them, delaying your plans? ”

"You Director He also told me this question, and you asked it very well. It just so happens that I also have a question here, and I would like to ask Director Yang first. ”

"You say."

"You just said that the things in the sky refer to all kinds of celestial bodies, so is our earth considered celestial bodies?"

"Of course."

"More than 95% of the constituent elements of other celestial bodies can be found on Earth, so why should we go far and near? Why not study our planet thoroughly first? In addition, I believe that your research is not limited to the physical laws that we have discovered so far, but there are many things that we cannot recognize, which may exist but cannot be proven. They have the potential to change our perception of existing bodies of knowledge, or even break our perception of conventional life. It is possible that many laws of physics will fail, just like those scientists who overturned the various theories of their predecessors again and again, and refreshed our understanding of the world again and again. Therefore, there is no distinction between schools and fields of research science, and only comprehensive understanding and research can accelerate our scientific innovation. What do you think? ”

Yang Yanyu found that the woman opposite was not only beautiful and temperamental, but also clear and agile in thinking, and good at speaking, especially able to give people an overwhelmingly powerful aura, so that you didn't dare to look at her for a long time. No wonder he can be the leader of such a large business empire at such a young age. Yang Yanyu was speechless after hearing her words.

Gu Minghui then said: "We also want to learn more about our earth in this expedition, because I heard in the United States that your research field is very wide. Especially for some advanced heaven and earth mysteries, time and space supernatural and other things, there is a scientific and systematic research and very unique insights, not as unrealistic and exaggerated as ordinary folk feng shui and mythology. So this time, we are also admired, and I hope that Director Yang can join us and help us. ”

Yang Yanyu originally agreed to this mission, but now that Gu Minghui said this, she didn't refute it again, so she nodded in agreement.

At this time, Gu Minghui clapped her hands, and saw two more coming in from outside the door. , an old American man, with a full beard, a young man, sunny and handsome. Gu Minghui continued: "These two people are our core characters in this mission, and they will bring a few team members with you. Let me introduce you, this is Steve, and this is Lu Lingfeng. As soon as Gu Minghui finished introducing, Lu Lingfeng immediately smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, hello." Yang Yanyu also shook hands with him politely. Gu Minghui glanced at Lu Lingfeng, and Lu Lingfeng took a step back and shook his head when he saw this. Gu Minghui continued: "The code name of this operation is Project Mercury. The funds and equipment will be provided by us, and the research results will be owned by both of us, but you will not disclose or authorize them to a third party for two years. The specific agreement and the details of the operation are on this document, you can take it back and look at it. In addition, before this agreement is signed, I hope that only those in our house will know about it, and once the agreement is signed, we will go to sea in two days. He Changshan took the document from Gu Minghui and put it in his bag, and then said: "Mr. Gu, we will get the document back and reply to you before 5 o'clock in the afternoon." Gu Minghui nodded.

After Yang Yanyu and He Changshan returned to the office, He Changshan said: "Xiao Yang, you see that we don't need to pay for this money and equipment, where can you find this good thing?" Isn't it? Think about it quickly, first make a plan of action, bring it to us, and let's study it. Yang Yanyu wanted to say something more, but He Changshan turned his head and left.

In the afternoon, Yang Yanyu went to meet He Changshan with a prepared plan of action, and He Changshan asked her to prepare to go to sea with the Americans tomorrow.

"When you can't see the opponent clearly, you can choose appropriate cooperation, and only when you are close can you really understand." 》