When the “research goddess” of a national laboratory meets the “business prodigy” of the tech investment world, a formidable partnership begins. Together, they’ll face the battle to advance superalloy technology and the cutthroat arena of capital, bringing both intelligence and emotional savvy to the table.
Jiang Yi is a core researcher at the National New Materials Laboratory. At just 28, she has taken on the mission of breaking foreign technological monopolies. With a microscope as her blade, she uncovers the secrets of alloy grains at the microscopic level. Brilliant and meticulous, she can spot key variables in mountains of data, smooth over team conflicts with emotional intelligence, and stand firm on scientific principles. Having lost her parents at a young age, she has made research her faith, while quietly longing for warmth deep inside.
Lu Zheng is a 30-year-old tech tycoon who built his fortune from nothing, and the founder and CEO of Xingtu Technology. Guided by his business instincts, he plans with precision amid the tides of investment. Decisive yet measured, he can marshal global resources to solve industrialization challenges and stand by his allies in times of crisis. Impressed by Jiang Yi’s academic brilliance while studying abroad, he has carefully laid the groundwork since returning home, all to forge the perfect partnership between technology and capital.
An unexpected late-night encounter in the lab, followed by a perceptive remark that pinpoints a technical bottleneck, brings two souls on parallel paths together. But the road to partnership is anything but smooth. Established giant Shengyuan Group covets their core technology and levels a malicious patent objection; a mole within the team quietly leaks confidential files; then an industry downturn strikes, and the push to bring their work to market faces a funding crisis.
As conspiracies and challenges come one after another, Jiang Yi uses her research
