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Chapter 91: Blacklight Biotechnology Experimental Center

Two months later .

1

After a fierce battle, Blacklight Biotechnology finally signed an agreement with two groups from the nuclear industry in Mainland China .

Through an EPC contract, Blacklight Biotechnology would contract China General Nuclear Power Group and China National Nuclear Corporation to complete the “Blacklight Biotechnology Namibian Nuclear Power Plant” project . The two companies would be in charge of all construction work and technologies while China National Nuclear would also supply the necessary building materials .

The “Blacklight Nuclear Power Plant” was a third-generation nuclear reactor with two CAP1400 pressurized water reactors, each with a power of one million kilowatts, reaching a total output of two million kilowatts . The construction area would span about fifteen square kilometers .

Blacklight Biotechnology had invested 4 . 3 billion USD in total, paying 1 . 4 billion USD for China General Nuclear Power’s construction costs and 2 . 9 billion USD for China National Nuclear Corporation’s technology, construction, and materials .

Out of this amount, Blacklight Biotechnology had to make a first payment of 2 . 3 billion USD . Half of the remaining two billion USD would come from “foreign investment loan” from the Bank of Mainland China .

As for the remaining funds that were worth more than one billion, a corporation called Mainland China Electronics Group had paid for Chen Chen .

The reason was this corporation had first contacted the head office of Blacklight, expressing its willingness to acquire the simultaneous translation technology at the price of seven billion RMB . This was in addition to a reduction of loan interest and compliance with Blacklight Biotechnology’s policies .

This was a clear representation of what the authorities wanted .

The AI in the original Little X Translation Assistant had not been cracked by the authorities . Therefore, they bought the technology before the second product was released .

Xia Yin had asked Chen Chen about this . Naturally, he held no opinion on the matter .

On the surface, it looked like Chen Chen would get the short end of the stick . After all, a technology that would overturn the entire translation industry was worth more than this . Even so, there were some hidden benefits that could not be measured by money .

To ordinary people, these conditions were certainly not as favorable as a buyout worth tens of billions . However, for those who would seize the slightest chance to climb up further, this meant something completely different .

From Chen Chen’s perspective, these conditions were the true basis of whether a company could take root, rise, and expand in the long term in Mainland China .

In simple terms, Chen Chen had exchanged the technology of the simultaneous translator for an opportunity to become a company like Tencent or Alibaba .

Moreover, the authorities would only acquire the technology, which would not affect Chen Chen from raking in more money . As long as the product was released in other countries, Chen Chen could still sell it around the world and make staggering profits .

As of now, the four billion USD earned by Chen Chen had been spent completely . Not only that, but he also owed the bank more than one billion .

Even so, his emotional state remained unaffected . He even felt like laughing .

After half a year of proliferation, Little X Translation Assistant was gradually promoted across the globe . However, due to Facebook’s diversion and the suppression of various countries, there were only about ten million paying users each month .

After subtracting the sky-high tolls of each platform, the monthly net income of this software was maintained at around twenty million USD for now . This was only a drop in the ocean of Chen Chen’s expenses .

Although it was not as profitable as he had imagined, Chen Chen was playing the long game . After all, it was a unique technology in this world . Sooner or later, it would become a money making machine .

Before they sold off the simultaneous translation technology to the authorities, Xia Yin did encounter a kidnapping attempt . There were five kidnappers in total .

Nonetheless, they only managed to sneak into the office building . Before they could carry out the kidnapping, they all jumped off the building for some reason . The police only managed to identify them as kidnappers based on their foreign nationalities .

2

Ever since then, nothing of that sort happened again .

In the past two months, Chen Chen had kept himself busy too . He bought a 1000-hectare vacant lot near Walvis Bay and set up a large biological experimental center .

This project was outsourced to China National Nuclear Corporation along with the nuclear power plant . The first batch of construction materials for this had arrived before the nuclear power plant .

This was because Chen Chen had opted for the fastest, pure steel, modular design, just like building blocks . In a few days, a biological experimental center covering an area of a hundred thousand square meters was standing to the south of Walvis Bay .

Thousands of solar photovoltaic panels were erected at the same time as the laboratories . Each panel had an output of 6kW .

No fewer than a thousand solar panels, which stretched further than the eye could see, formed a dense blanket over 1000 hectares of land .

In mid-April, as the “Blacklight Biotechnology Namibian Nuclear Power Plant” project was about to begin, the “Blacklight Biotechnology Experimental Center” was successfully completed .

In these two months, the biological equipment purchased in Switzerland finally passed the export inspection and was then shipped to Namibia .

“Please take a look . This will be your experimental center . ”

On the day of completion, a group of construction managers crowded around Chen Chen . One of them, who was the best speaker, pointed to a columnar building covered in solar panels and smiled . “In full accordance with your planning, we’ve designed the first two floors as a duplex structure, forming an experimental hall . The area of this hall is an astonishing 5000 square meters .

“At the same time, the main entrance of the experimental building is on the second floor . To enter through the main entrance, you’d have to go up the outdoor stairs first . After entering, you’d immediately see the vast lobby and the office area . ”

As he spoke, he guided Chen Chen’s group into the laboratory building .

“Of course, a side door is also installed on the first floor . If you don’t want to head up the second floor, you can enter through the side door . The rooms around the second floor can be used as offices or as lounges and storerooms .

“As for the basement level, it’s the parking lot . ”

As he spoke, the guide led Chen Chen and the others to the elevator and arrived at the third floor . “The third floor is still the office space . There’s also a large conference hall that can accommodate a thousand people for meetings involving every employee in the research institute . It’s only on the fourth floor that one officially enters the space for experiments .

“The laboratories on the fourth floor are basic ones . Four data rooms and two server rooms are also built here . ”

After reaching the fourth floor, the guide did not bring them further up but merely explained, “The fifth and sixth floors comprised a dozen biological labs with different functions, with biosafety levels from BSL-1 to BSL-3 .

“As for the top floor, it consists of four complete biological laboratories which are still under construction . There are two cell labs and two animal labs . Each lab comes with its own dressing zone, filtration zone, buffer zone, disinfection zone, and so on . They’re specially outfitted with positive pressure protective suits, airtight doors, chemical showers, air filtration systems, and other facilities .

“Moreover, the entire seventh floor is fully sealed off and the four labs within are of the highest international level, BSL-4 and ABSL-4 . ”

Chen Chen nodded . “We don’t have to look at those until the construction’s done . Let’s visit the other two dormitory buildings and the activity center first . ”

“Very well, follow me…”

The group left the laboratory building and headed toward the dormitory buildings that were newly built beside the labs .

After he had exited the laboratory building, Chen Chen turned back to glance at this towering structure with a flash of emotion in his eyes .

Many people did not understand why Chen Chen would spend so much to build a BSL-4 experimental center in such an impoverished country .

After all, BSL-4 level laboratories were rare in the entire Federation and most of them were state-owned .

Furthermore, the import cost of materials alone was two to three times that of the research centers located in Switzerland, not to mention the lack of personnel and medical supplies .

If Switzerland was a paradise for the biological industry, then this place was an undeveloped barren desert .

Chen Chen knew that if he continued expanding in Switzerland, it might be much easier than it was now . However, it was similar to a piece of farmland that was already occupied by someone else . He would only be borrowing the land . When he had harvested his crops that were grown through bitter work, he would still have to give up more than half of his yield .

Only by reclaiming the desert could he extract the most benefit .