Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1311: Chapter 628: Spatial Light Energy Transmission Technology!

Zhao Yi gathered the leaders of the research groups to discuss the insufficient conversion efficiency of solar panels. After the meeting, the leaders shared the issue with the rest of the team.

At Yixing Technology’s research and development base, there were only a few dozen technical staff, and soon everyone was aware of the news.

The leaders cut to the chase and assigned a task. They asked anyone who wanted to win the prize money to submit an "inspiration report".

The prize of two hundred thousand yuan was still very attractive.

Actually, two hundred thousand yuan might sound like a lot, but for the technical staff at Yixing’s research base, it wasn’t an especially tempting figure.

Each member of the Yixing research base was among the most elite international talents.

There were two managers who came from the Aerospace Bureau’s technical development background, who signed on with annual salaries of millions, not to mention internal stock options linked to years of service.

The ordinary technical staff’s salaries were generally more than twenty thousand yuan, and with benefits including the five insurances and one fund, project bonuses, and year-end bonuses, one could say they earned an annual salary of four to five hundred thousand.

But twenty thousand was still the equivalent of several months’ wages, and the main draw was the ability to provide just an idea, not necessarily to solve the problem. Besides, contributing ideas to some of the world’s top scientists was, in itself, quite an incredible feat.

So many were quite eager, treating this task as an actual job.

The third research group, internally known as the "Power Department", was primarily engaged in the development of technology for flight vehicles to take off, land, and turn.

There was an intern in group three who had just joined the company half a month ago named Sun Jianxin. He graduated from the Mathematics Department of Shuimu University and then went on to study for his master’s at the California Institute of Technology. After graduating with excellent grades, he returned home and was recruited into Yixing’s research department.

Sun Jianxin was not old; he was only twenty-four and was a native of Jiangcheng City.

Being able to obtain a master’s in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology at such an age definitely qualified him as a super genius. It was known that he was recommended to pursue a PhD at Princeton, but he wanted to start working sooner and take care of his family back home, so he did not continue with his doctorate.

In recruiting talent of this caliber, Yixing Technology had its eye on nurturing future technical prospects – a master of science from a prestigious university carried significant potential.

When Sun Jianxin first joined the company, he was a bit arrogant, but in just half a month, he found out that every member of the research department could be considered top-tier talent.

The leaders of the various research groups all had doctoral degrees from prestigious universities. Some were even specialists in the development of spacecraft and flight vehicles. In terms of theoretical foundation and technical development level, he still had much to learn.

Sun Jianxin was quite unassuming in his daily work, mostly dedicating his time to learning and working.

When he heard about the research problem Zhao Yi faced, he did not dwell on it too deeply, because he thought that if Zhao Yi couldn’t solve the problem, he certainly couldn’t either. With so many talented people in the company, even contributing ideas would not be his turn.

So Sun Jianxin didn’t pay it much attention and even considered not submitting an inspiration report.

But by the next day, Sun Jianxin realized that everyone needed to write an "inspiration report". Although it wasn’t mandatory, not submitting one seemed a bit antisocial.

He simply put his mind to it as well.

He was usually very low-key and was also the youngest in the department. Being new to the job, he was still being looked after by his seniors. freewebnovёl.ƈom

Sun Jianxin started asking others about their submissions.

He heard many "inspirations".

Everyone had different ideas; some were about expanding the solar panel area, others talked about proving the reduction of internal power loss in satellites, and some even proposed launching a specialized charging satellite.

Then Sun Jianxin regretted it.

If he had thought of something on his own, he might have come up with similar ideas, but after seeing what his colleagues had written, writing something similar would seem like "copying".

Sitting at his desk, after pondering hard for over an hour and nearly scratching his head raw, he just gave up, "Anyway, it’s not like I can win the prize money; just jotting something down will do, regardless of feasibility!".

Sun Jianxin looked at the blank page and typed out a few lines, "My idea is, since solar energy is insufficient, then increase solar energy!".

"For example, launch satellites around the sun specifically for absorbing energy!".

"The closer to the sun, the more abundant the solar energy."

"So—"

Sun Jianxin concentrated on writing a ’fantasy’ report, which is what his colleague standing behind him thought it was.

"Little Sun, isn’t this too funny? Satellites orbiting the sun to specifically absorb energy?"

"I remember reading a science fiction theory that said the most advanced civilizations in the universe could build energy-absorbing devices that would encompass the stars."

"Is that what you’re getting at?"

"Kind of interesting!"

The last remark was, of course, a tease.

Knowing that what he wrote was too fantastical, Sun Jianxin forced a wry smile and said helplessly, "Why don’t you give me an idea, Brother Wang? I just can’t come up with anything. What can I do?"

"That’s true."

Brother Wang quickly walked away, leaving behind, "Just write this, I think it’s good. Maybe the 200,000 yuan promised by Academician Zhao will be yours."

He couldn’t help but laugh as he said it.

——

That morning, Zhao Yi received a pile of inspiration reports, thinking the leaders of the groups were making a fuss over nothing, but he acknowledged that they did their work very well.