52: Chapter 52 Lu Li's Top-Tier Black Technology Exposed, Old Master Su Publicly

Dead silence. After ten long seconds of silence, a deafening roar of noise erupted!

"My God! Did you see that? How did she get over there?"

"Teleportation? Is this magic?"

"Her eyes! They seemed to glow just now!"

A young female guest standing nearby pointed at No. 18 with a trembling voice, as if she had seen a ghost: "She... her voice sounds so strange, devoid of emotion... It's like, just like a Robot in the movies!"

A Robot?! These three words exploded in everyone's minds like a thunderclap.

Su Xiaoman, slumped on the floor, had all the color drained from her face.

She stared fixedly at that blonde woman—no, that blonde "thing"—her mind filled only with the sensation from when her fingernail had grazed the back of the other's hand: soft, anthropomorphic, yet completely unresponsive.

"It... it's not human?" Su Xiaoman's teeth chattered as she screamed hysterically, "It's a Robot?!"

The entire room was in an uproar!

Everyone's gaze was fixed on No. 18, who remained in her holding pose, as exquisite as a work of art.

If previously they only thought she was as pretty as a mannequin, now, the word "fake" took on a bone-chilling meaning.

However, just as everyone was still struggling with the philosophical question of "whether she is human," at the head table in the banquet hall, Founder Su Zhenguo abruptly pushed away the old butler who was supporting him.

His movements were too fast for a seventy-three-year-old man.

He didn't look at the stunning face of the artificial human No. 18, nor did he look at the two glasses of red wine in her hands that hadn't spilled a drop.

His gaze, sharp as a hawk's, locked firmly onto the expensive Persian rug beneath No. 18's feet.

There were no wrinkles, no traces of gripping the ground that would inevitably be left behind during a high-speed start.

He looked again at No. 18's body, the transition from extreme motion to absolute stillness, that posture which completely ignored inertia...

This was not something a human could do!

Even a martial arts master who has trained their entire life needs a process to exert and release force.

But she had no such process.

Founder Su Zhenguo's throat bobbed, and his voice was hoarse, carrying an extreme, irrepressible fervor as he muttered to himself:

"Impossible... absolutely impossible..."

"This kind of instantaneous acceleration, this millisecond-level torque compensation and attitude control... which laboratory's micro-servo motor is this? No! There isn't a single company in the world that can achieve this level of motor power-to-weight ratio and response speed!"

He had spent his whole life in technology; although not at the top tier, he had a thorough understanding of the primary focus areas under his own group.

Seeing No. 18's performance, how could he not understand the business opportunities contained within? And the terrifying changes it would bring to the entire world.

Su Qingxue's mother, Wang Xiulan, tried to stop him, but he waved her away.

All the relatives respectfully made way for him.

Under the gaze of hundreds of eyes, Founder Su Zhenguo stood still in front of Lu Li.

He didn't even glance at No. 18 again, as if that Robot were merely a vessel, a phenomenon.

What he was looking for was the essence.

"You," Founder Su Zhenguo's cloudy old eyes were startlingly bright at this moment; he stared intently at Lu Li, asking word by word, "Why is her walking sound so quiet?"

This was a question a layman wouldn't understand.

But the faces of the few Su Group executives in the industrial field present changed instantly.

Lu Li seemed not to notice the almost predatory look in the old man's eyes. He casually took a glass of red wine from No. 18's rock-steady tray, handed it to Su Qingxue, and then looked lazily at Founder Su Zhenguo.

"Direct-drive servo motor, graphene coils, magnetic levitation bearings."

Sixteen short words. Each word was like a heavy hammer, smashing fiercely into the hearts of Founder Su Zhenguo and those executives!

Direct-drive motors aren't rare, but using them in a humanoid Robot means the requirements for algorithms and control are perversely high.

Graphene coils? A concept in the laboratory!

Magnetic levitation bearings? Only found in large-scale equipment. Miniaturization? A fantasy!

Founder Su Zhenguo fell silent. He stared fixedly at Lu Li, at that calm, youthful face.

As a titan of the Chinese industrial world, in that instant, what flashed through his mind wasn't the Robot, but CNC machine tools, medical arms, new energy vehicles... it was the entire Su Group, no, the future of the entire national industrial system!

This micro-motor system was the singularity that would change everything!

Founder Su Zhenguo took a deep breath, calming his surging emotions. He looked at Lu Li, his tone carrying an unprecedented gravity and sense of negotiation:

"Lu Li, Su Group Industry has a subsidiary specializing in high-precision, advanced manufacturing called 'Su Precision Machinery.' It's the Su family's original trade and my life's work. But for the past two years, due to technical blockades on motors and transmission systems, it's been languishing."

He paused, then dropped a bombshell:

"I want to hand this company over to you. You will be the CEO, and in addition, I will personally transfer 35% of the shares to you. From today on, you will be the largest individual shareholder of Su Precision Machinery."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire room was struck by lightning!

"CEO? 35% of the shares?!" The second uncle, Su Tao, looked as if his eyes were about to pop out. "Dad! Although that factory isn't the largest in scale, it's the foundation of our Su Group Industry! That's the controlling interest!"

"What right does Lu Li have!"

Su Xiaoman was also anxious: "Grandpa, this is too rash. Lu Li has never even worked a day in his life; how would he know how to manage a company!"

She was somewhat resentful. Clearly, her husband was the most outstanding one. Why, just because Lu Li inexplicably brought a Robot over, did her grandfather treat him like his own grandson?

The surrounding Su family relatives were even more heartbroken.

Giving him a consultant title would have been fine, but gifting an entire factory and over a third of the shares? This sudden rise to the top was practically handing over the Su family's assets to this "son-in-law"!

However, Lu Li did not show the wild joy everyone expected. He fell into silence.

That hesitation, with his brows slightly furrowed and his fingertips gently tapping the side of the glass, made everyone's heart jump into their throats.

What was he thinking about?

He was thinking about Su Precision Machinery. Although the factory's technology was backward, it possessed the country's top skilled machinists, a complete supply chain for upstream and downstream precision components, and, more importantly, the raw material procurement channels that the Su Group had cultivated for decades.

These were the very foundations he needed to build his own "Robot factory" in the future and mass-produce true commercial Robots.

Having a brain (technology) wasn't enough; he needed hands and feet (manufacturing).

But... being CEO was too troublesome. Meetings, socializing, human resources, finance... these things would ruin his perfect slacker life.

"Lu Li, what are you still hesitating about?" Su Qingxue, watching from the side, was anxious and whispered a reminder.

Lu Li looked up at Founder Su Zhenguo, his tone calm: "I will accept the shares. I can also be responsible for the technical direction; I want absolute control over the laboratories, machine tools, and supply chain within it. However..."

Lu Li changed the subject, looking at Chen Shuyu, who was huddled behind the crowd, currently in an out-of-body state.

"I'm not being the CEO; it's too tiring. Let Chen Shuyu do it."

"Clang!" Someone's wine glass dropped to the floor.

Chen Shuyu suddenly looked up, pointing at her own nose with a horrified expression: "Me? Lu Li, are you crazy? That's a precision machinery factory! I only know how to play minecraft and be a secretary for Qingxue!"

Lu Li smiled faintly: "You know how to manage people, and that's enough. You be the CEO, responsible for administration and management; I'll be the behind-the-scenes major shareholder and Technical Director. You only need to execute my technical plans; for the rest, you make the call."