Chapter 224 - Chapter 224: Chapter 224: The Mysterious Lu Family Father and Son (1/2)
Chapter 224: Chapter 224: The Mysterious Lu Family Father and Son
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Qin Ping is a highly skilled graduate in mechanical and electronic engineering, having studied abroad at a famous university and having worked in one of the top companies in the industry.
She plans to stay in the country after returning this time, and is looking for a job in the same field.
With the school she attended, major she specialized in, and work experience at that previous company, she’s highly sought-after in the industry.
She later hesitated between Divine Technology, a company specialized in exoskeleton technology for rehabilitation, and another company. The former offered better benefits, but the exoskeleton work at the latter was more consistent with what she had done abroad and therefore easier for her to adapt to.
“Divine Technology also said they would develop powered exoskeletons, but not for rehabilitation. They didn’t reveal the exact details, but from our conversation, it seemed that they might be thinking about industrial applications. As far as this area is concerned, it seems that the prospects are not very promising until some breakthroughs in technology occur…” Qin Ping said.
“Powered exoskeletons, like the ones often seen in science fiction movies? Is Divine Technology going to dabble in such high science and technology again?” Tang Baoting asked curiously.
“Not exactly a high-tech feature. The area of powered exoskeletons was actually hot a few years ago, with domestic and foreign capital pouring in. But then it was found that some key technical problems could not be solved, costs couldn’t be reduced, and large-scale application was very difficult, so the heat died down. Now what’s left is mainly focused on rehab exoskeletons. However, it is not surprising for Divine Technology to enter this field. They always like to quietly force in these areas. If they didn’t make a product breakthrough and held a press conference, the public probably wouldn’t know that they’d been researching this topic.” Xie Peng, the art director of a game company, has many friends in the venture capital field, so his sources of information are also wide.
“Divine Technology is solid, it’s serious about research and development.” Even Gao Yao, who typically doesn’t say much, spoke up.
“My guess is that you want to challenge yourself and attempt a breakthrough; choosing Divine Technology should be a good choice. It’s a powerful company and, like you said, it offers higher benefits.” Wang Han also commented.
Xiang Kun was quietly listening on the side, without interjecting.
From their conversation, Xiang Kun came to a conclusion easily:
First, Qin Ping herself was actually leaning more towards Divine Technology, and it was obvious that it was not because of the benefits, but the name “Divine Technology”. But rationally speaking, she knew that her skills and experience were actually better suited to the company that focused on rehabilitation exoskeleton and had a mature product;
Then, it was the others. Surprisingly, all of them had a good impression of “Divine Technology”. Although “Divine Technology” has always been low-key and does not have any popular products, its actual popularity is not low. At least all ten people who came to Tang Baona’s party today knew about it.
But thinking about it, it was normal. If Xiang Kun had not speculated that the two people who got in the Prado at the entrance of the small town hotel were likely to be related to Divine Technology and guessed through other details, he would have been suspicious of the background and boss of “Divine Technology”. He would have thought that Divine Technology was a solid tech company that did R&D silently without making a fuss.
Of course, even now, it can’t be said that Divine Technology is a “bad” company. Perhaps the boss behind it is not a vampire, but has simply discovered some mutant creatures and the existence of things in the world that continually mutate by feeding on the blood of other creatures. To research this, is indeed quite normal.
However, now Xiang Kun was a little bit paranoid. On the one hand, he knew that mutant organisms at a certain stage might really need the fresh blood of other mutant organisms and it would be difficult for them to coexist peacefully; on the other hand, he could not find any real news about mutant organisms or vampires on the Internet or other media, which made him very wary.
In this situation, as for “Divine Technology” that might be studying vampires and mutant creatures, he was naturally paying high attention and remained highly alert.
“What’s the story with the boss of this ‘Divine Technology’? He seems to be quite mysterious, doesn’t he?” Xiang Kun, curiously listening to the discussions about Qin Ping’s job choice, asked during a lull in the conversation.
Even though Xiang Kun had asked Alice to search for all sorts of information about Divine Technology on the Internet, he knew that the boss of Divine Technology was actually from this city. Wang Han, Tang Baona, Yang Zhen’er, Xie Peng, and Linlin were also from this city, and their families were those with quite a few connections and resources. They probably knew many “inside stories” that couldn’t be found online.
As expected, Yang Zhen’er spoke up: “The boss of Divine Technology seems to have a successful career but a tragic family life. As I heard, his wife died of illness a long time ago, and then his only son became paralyzed.”
“Yes, I also heard that Chairman Lu is very devoted and has always missed his dead wife. He didn’t remarry or find a new girlfriend. And I heard that the high-tech areas that Divine Technology is involved in were personally instructed by Chairman Lu. Even if there is no hope of profitability in the short term, he continues to invest continuously. It seems that Chairman Lu wants to resurrect his wife with some technologies…” Linlin added.
Gao Yao, puzzled, said, “Resurrecting the dead? Is it cloning technology? But I haven’t heard that Divine Technology has invested a lot in the field of biological technology?”
“Speaking of this, I just thought about the film ‘Replicas’ starred by Keanu Reeves. The protagonist also wanted to use technology to resurrect his wife and children.” Tang Baoting said.
Gao Yao seriously said, “I also watched that movie. The technology mentioned in it is unreasonable and it’s not possible to achieve it now.”
Xie Peng laughed at Gao Yao, saying, “You are listening to their nonsense, women’s ideas are always romantic and naive, resurrecting a wife, that’s ridiculous. But helping his paralyzed son regain the ability to move freely might be possible. For example, the powered exoskeleton technology that Xiao Ping mentioned, combined with other technologies, could indeed make his paralyzed son stand up again. However, overall, the layouts of Divine Technology in various fields must have their strategic intentions. It’s just that outsiders are not clear.”
However, Wang Han said, “But I heard that Lu Cheng’an’s son had been cured a few years ago and can now move on his own.”
“He’s been cured? Did he use some kind of high technology?” Yang Zhen’er asked curiously.
“I’m not sure, these are all rumors. Their family keeps a low profile. Even their relatives rarely get to see them. If there are any activities, they usually send a representative to attend, and neither Lu Cheng’an nor his son have appeared publicly.” Wang Han clearly has a lot of sources for information.
“How did his son become paralyzed?” Xiang Kun asked with an expression full of curiosity about the stories of the rich.
“It seems that it was from some genetic disease that gradually led to paralysis.” Yang Zhen’er said.
“It should have been a car accident.” Wang Han said.
“I heard that he fell down the stairs when he was a kid?” The news received by Linlin was different.
Xie Peng frowned and said, “The father and son of the Lu family are indeed quite strange. They are too low-key and mysterious.”
“Could it be that Lu Cheng’an’s wife’s death and his son’s paralysis were caused by someone?” Tang Baoting couldn’t help but speculate again.
Qin Ping laughed, “This sounds like the setup from those billionaire stories.”