Jiangcheng, CBD center.
The red Porsche slowly stopped in front of a teahouse.
Xuan Zhang parked the car on the side of the road and sat in the car waiting.
Li Ming looked up at the quaintly decorated teahouse in front of him.
The three words "Yuming Mansion" are full of a different kind of nobility.
"Hello, is this Mr. Li?"
As soon as he walked to the door, a young girl wearing a cheongsam asked politely with a smile.
Li Ming glanced at her and nodded gently.
"Our boss is waiting for you inside, please come with me."
Li Ming followed the waiter to an elegant room on the second floor.
The moment he opened the door, a simple and peaceful atmosphere hit his face.
The layout of the room is simple but elegant. The wooden tables and chairs exude a light fragrance, and there are several exquisite calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, adding a bit of cultural heritage to the entire space.
And in the center of the room, Erica sat elegantly.
She was wearing a cheongsam. The color of the cheongsam was deep royal blue with exquisite flower and bird patterns embroidered on it.
The cheongsam tightly wrapped her body, showing off her mature and sexy curves to the fullest.
Although Erica is forty-six years old, time does not seem to have left too many traces on her face.
Her skin is still fair and firm, and her eyes reveal a wisdom and calmness that have accumulated over the years.
Her hair was tied into an exquisite bun, with a few strands of golden hair hanging down beside her cheeks, adding a bit of charm.
When Erica saw Li Ming come in, she stood up with a smile.
Her movements are elegant and natural, like a classical beauty stepping out of a painting.
"Li Ming, we finally meet again."
Her voice is gentle and magnetic, making people feel like spring breeze.
Li Ming nodded slightly and his eyes stayed on Erica for a moment.
I have to admit that Erica does have a unique charm.
Her beauty lies not only in her appearance, but also in the temperament of a mature woman that exudes from her.
But Li Ming had no interest in her.
After all, she is more than enough to be his mother.
"Please sit down."
Erica pointed to the chair opposite and invited Li Ming to sit down.
Li Ming was not polite and went straight to the chair and sat down.
Erica sat back down and started making tea.
Her movements are skillful and elegant, and every step is full of artistry.
She first arranged the tea sets neatly one by one, and then rinsed the tea sets with hot water.
Then, she took out an appropriate amount of tea leaves and put them into the teapot, rinsed the tea leaves gently with hot water, and then poured out the first tea soup.
Erica's movements were gentle and delicate, her long and white fingers dancing flexibly between the tea sets.
Her eyes were focused and serious.
Li Ming is also a little surprised, Erica, you are actually proficient in tea art.
While she was making tea, the waves under her cheongsam were extremely rough.
As she shook the tea set, it rose and fell.
This scale is more than double that of Aunt Zhao.
Of course, this is also related to the height of about 1.8 meters.
Li Ming withdrew his gaze.
Erica didn't seem to notice anything strange about Li Ming, she continued to concentrate on making tea.
For her, being stared at does not seem to be a strange thing.
Immediately, she slowly poured hot water into the teapot, then closed the lid, waited for a while, and poured the tea soup into the teacup.
The color of the tea soup is clear and transparent, exuding a light tea aroma.
Erica picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Li Ming. "Li Ming, try it."
Li Ming took the tea cup, gently smelled the tea aroma, and then took a sip.
The tea soup is mellow in the mouth and has a long aftertaste, making people have endless aftertaste.
“Good tea.” Li Ming praised.
Erica smiled and nodded.
"This is the top-quality Longjing tea I specially prepared for you. I hope you like it."
She paused and then said: "Li Ming, I am very curious about you.
I would like to ask what you think of our Ming Group?”
Li Ming put down the tea cup and said calmly: “The Ming Group has strength.”
He was indifferent and not interested in the topic.
Erica heard Li Ming's perfunctory words.
She frowned slightly and continued: "What do you think about the prolongation of life, which has side effects but can extend human life?
Do you think this thing has any impact on our development? Help or negative effect?"
After she smiled, she continued to change the topic.
Li Ming answered without hesitation: "I don't know. To me, what you are thinking is too false and empty."
Erica smiled helplessly.
She said: "Then do you think we can have a chance to break through the physiological and natural limits and live forever?
Don't you have many legends of immortality in China, even detailed records? "
Li Ming did not hesitate this time, he said firmly: "Yes."
Erica was surprised when she heard Li Ming's answer.
Because Li Ming's tone was very determined, it made her even more curious about Li Ming.
After a moment of silence, she smiled and said: "Li Ming, thank you for your answer.
Then I won't beat around the bush, let's talk about cooperation directly.
< br>The test that originally cost 10 million US dollars per test is now 20 million US dollars per test.
As for the cooperation with your company's technical department and business department, it remains unchanged.
This is my greatest sincerity and bottom line. This matter is a win-win situation for us.
If we continue to delay, it will only benefit Li's people. ”
Win-win cooperation?
Hearing these words, the corners of Li Ming’s mouth rose slightly.
"Twenty million dollars is not enough.
The secret of my body is worth much more than that.
If you figure it out, it will cost trillions of dollars, let alone tens of millions. It’s priceless.
As for a win-win situation?
In my understanding, a win-win situation is not that I win and you win, but that I win twice.”
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Hearing this, Erica was shocked, and the smile on her face became stiff. She was shocked by Li Ming's remarks.
However, she was very well-educated and adjusted back after a while.
She asked calmly: "What do you think is appropriate?"
Li Ming took a leisurely sip of tea.
“I think each study costs at least fifty million dollars.”
Hearing this, Erica took a breath, the price was too high.
She also knew that Li Ming would not give in.
But she didn’t want to give up this opportunity. After thinking about it, she said: "Li Ming, the price is too high. Our group also has cost considerations."
Li Ming shrugged. .
“That can’t be helped, I believe there are still many people interested in my body.
If the Ming Group is unwilling, there is nothing I can do. "If it's not appropriate to talk about it, then don't talk about it. Your time and mine are both precious." "As he said this, Li Ming stood up and was about to leave.
"Wait! "
Seeing this, Erica quickly stopped Li Ming.
She gritted her teeth and finally nodded helplessly.
"Okay, Li Ming, as you said, each research will cost 50 million US dollars.
However, we will not provide any support to your technology department and business department."
< br>Heard fifty million dollars.
Li Ming showed a satisfied smile.
He said calmly: "Ms. Erica is really refreshing. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
After negotiating the cooperation, Li Ming planned to go to dinner.
But before the words were spoken, Erica extended an invitation enthusiastically: "Let's go have a meal together and let's talk about the specific details of cooperation."
Hearing this, Li Ming He waved his hands and said, "I won't eat anymore. I'll leave first if I have something else to do."
When Erica heard this, she didn't care whether Li Ming was perfunctory with her or not.
"What's the matter? Maybe I can help." Erica also stood up, put her hands in front of her belly, and asked with a smile.
"Haha, I just want to go swimming, relax, no help."
Go swimming?
Hearing this, I thought that during normal testing, Li Ming only cooperated with them in throwing a few punches.
Up to now, their research on Li Ming has only focused on his power.
They don't have any of Li Ming's physical coordination, acuity, whole-body force-generating methods and habits.
If Li Ming could be observed swimming, it would undoubtedly be of great help to the collection of these data.
Erica remained calm and chuckled: "Okay, then I won't bother you.
Let's set a time to discuss the details of the next cooperation."< br>
Li Ming nodded and said: "Just tomorrow, I will let my dedicated assistant connect with you."
Erica smiled and nodded: "Okay, then we will have a happy cooperation."
As she said that, she reached out her hand.
"It's a pleasure to cooperate."
But Li Ming shook hands with her, just said a few words, turned around and left.
See this.
Erica was slightly startled, looking at Li Ming's leaving back in shock, and couldn't help but smile.
After seeing Li Ming off, she returned to her room in the teahouse.
This was bought for her by her husband in the teahouse, Ming Guangjie, the leader of the Ming Group.
The purpose is to let her cultivate her moral character. She is also used to coming to the teahouse alone to be quiet and think.
Erica sat on the wooden sofa where she usually rested, holding a few soft cushions, taking off her shoes, slender and well-proportioned, and put them together.
“What an interesting person. In fact, he is not as lustful as Beibei said.”
After saying this, Erica rested her head on her head and squinted her eyes.
……
Jiangcheng, Xinghan Swimming Pool.
Xuan Zhang was still waiting in the car, and Li Ming had already arrived in the reception room of the swimming pool.
As he passed by the glass window door, he saw a tall old man with slightly gray hair, but full of energy.
It was Lin Jin who invited himself to join his team when he was in Kyoto and wanted to train him to become a world swimming champion!
He is also the mentor of the Chen Ling brothers and sisters!
It was because of him that Chen Ling agreed to cooperate with him in brain-computer interface research.
Of course, the condition is that you are willing to become a player for the old man Lin Jin and let him be your head coach.
Then, he trained with him for the next year and a half, with the ultimate goal of winning the world swimming championship and completing the regrets of his youth.
This condition was written in black and white on the contract. Li Ming couldn't refuse it, and he didn't intend to refuse it.
Today is the time specified in the contract, and I need to follow Lin Jin and make the connection.
It is now March 14, 2027, a full year away from the 34th Los Angeles Olympic Games.
Next, Lin Jin will take him and prepare for the Olympics wholeheartedly.
Of course, everything here is the wishful thinking of Lin Jin and Chen Ling.
Li Ming doesn't plan to spend too much time on this matter, nor will he spend a lot of time on it.
After all, with the proficiency panel and your own strength, it is not difficult to win a world swimming championship.
What he is thinking about now is how to control his results so that he can just win the championship without being outstanding.
To do this, you must understand the records of national and world swimming champions and predict the results they may achieve.
Then, based on this result, I will maintain a certain lead when participating in the trials.
Otherwise, if the results fluctuate or fluctuate too much, if you win the world championship, you will be investigated, noticed or targeted.
After all, the world now is very different from five or six years ago.
The existence of various black technologies and drugs has quietly changed people's physique.
For example, in the 2024 French Swimming Olympics, all members of the American swimming team had purple faces.
The whole world was questioning and making various speculations, but in the end no illegal items were detected.
Li Ming now thinks back to his own reward system in conjunction with the special drug Yanshengsu studied by the three major families in Jiangcheng.
All of the above have proven that the world is still the same as before, but some people are no longer the same people.
Some things are actually around me, but I am not in that circle and can't touch them.
So, Li Ming's plan was to fulfill his agreement with Chen Ling while not letting anyone notice him.
After all, just being noticed by the so-called three major groups in Jiangcheng is already causing endless troubles.
If it were applied to the whole country, or even the whole world...
Li Ming was not sure what would be waiting for him.
Thinking about it, Li Ming came to the door of the reception room.
At this time, he also saw Dr. Chen Ling next to Lin Jin. She was smiling happily.
Li Ming rarely saw Chen Ling smile like this.
It's only been a week since we last met. Chen Ling seems to be a little fatter, her face is rosy, and her beautiful eyes are shining.
At this moment, Chen Ling was in high spirits, giving him a very strange feeling.
Coupled with the fact that Chen Ling wants to put the second phase of the brain-computer interface in Kyoto for research...
There is definitely a problem!
Today, in addition to communicating clearly with Lin Jin, I must also figure out Chen Ling's true purpose.
"Ah! Li Ming! We finally meet again!
I never expected that in just half a year, you have such a huge industry.
What a young hero, I It’s such an honor for this bad old man to be your head coach.”
At this time, when Lin Jin turned around and saw Li Ming, he smiled even more and stood up to pick up Li Ming.
Chen Ling also stood up and said with a rare gentle smile: "Li Ming, come here and let's sit and chat."
Under the warm reception of the two, Li Ming was pulled to the middle seat and sat down.
"Haha, come on. Have some tea and let's chat slowly."
When Lin Jin saw Li Ming, it was like seeing a long-lost treasure, his face full of curiosity and his smile.
"Li Ming, the teacher specially moved the training center from Kyoto to the Jiangcheng branch for you.
It will definitely not affect your normal work in the future, and you can train well."
Chen Ling was also a little enthusiastic. Her face was gentle, her beautiful eyes were watery, and she kept her eyes on Li Ming.
No!
So wrong!
Li Ming could feel that old man Lin Jin was enthusiastic about him because he valued his talent.
But Dr. Chen Ling’s eyes and expression are very pure and without any purpose.
What on earth is she thinking? Or why does she have this look? ! (End of this chapter)