Chapter 46 New Continent

  Just as Liu Zhe-sheng and his team were trying to repair the damaged fighter, the floating base welcomed two new guests. Ambassador Hu Shi and Air Attaché Chen Qingyun, who brought back a $25 million loan this time they returned home. Considering the development strategy in the United States, He Juncai invited the two through Huang Guangrui, the Minister of the Air Force Equipment Department.

  "General Hu, Tianyou (Chen Qingyun's courtesy name, Chen is two years older than Huang), it's rare for you to return home this time. What are your thoughts on the development of our air force?"

  "Absolutely stunning, utterly stunning!" Ambassador Hu Shi seemed to still be in a state of shock, after all, the visual effect of seeing the massive floating base hovering in the air after passing through the clouds was too breathtaking. "I've visited American aircraft carriers before, but they're nothing compared to this. One is in the sky and one is at sea, with a completely different sense of scale." Ambassador Hu Shi was a highly learned and knowledgeable person who had seen much of the world.

  "The bombers stationed here should be Japanese, shouldn't they? These fighter planes have never been seen before, but this is the most beautiful fighter plane I've ever seen." Chen Qingyun was an old-timer in the air force and had also served as principal of the Central Aviation School, director of the Air Force Fundraising Committee, and chief advisor to the Aviation Committee, so he was quite familiar with the Chinese air force's situation and spotted the key point at a glance.

  "Of course, the J-8I fighter is our pride. At that time, I led the team to modify them personally. The Japanese Zero fighter can't compare with this plane. But there are too few of them." Huang Guangrui said regretfully.

  "I didn't expect our air force to develop so quickly." Chen Qingyun said with deep emotion, thinking back to when he had accompanied Ambassador Hu to exhaustively persuade and plead for this $25 million loan, wasn't it also to inject new power into the Chinese air force? For these loans, China would have to pay back a large amount of tung oil, agricultural products, and tin, so seeing the Chinese air force doing so well, they were the happiest.

  "Just as Director Huang said, although the air force equipment has made some progress, many things are still unable to be manufactured domestically." He Juncai finally found an opportunity to interject, "These equipment and technologies were secretly aided by overseas Chinese, we can only make limited modifications and cannot replicate them. The Japanese have strong production capabilities, producing thousands of aircraft every year, all of which have reached the world's leading level. For example, the Zero fighter, in the battle on August 20th, brought me great losses. So our road is still very long!"

  "But we have a soaring plan, don't we?" Huang Guangrui smiled meaningfully.

  "Yes, that's exactly why we invited the two of you. You two are an important part of this plan." He Juncai also smiled and made a welcoming gesture to the two guests who were still confused.

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  Rumble, rumble, crackle! A loud thunderclap on the ground!

  A muscular man with a red fruit on his head is crouching down, his back forming a perfect curve, showcasing the muscles on his back. He suddenly appears next to a large truck that has been struck by lightning, creating a circular shape just big enough for him to fit in.

  He suddenly stood up and started running, running, running...

  "Cut! That's a wrap for Terminator 3, scene 32!" A director suddenly popped out and said. The sprinkler stopped spraying water, and the assistant ran up to hand a towel to the male lead.

  "Fu Feng, someone is looking for you!" (Sigh, must make a shocking entrance, so had to use the Terminator scene.)

  "Alright, let's go!" The handsome male lead followed the newcomer and walked out quickly.

  "The boss mainly wants to see you, and the factory's affairs have a clear direction now." The newcomer said to Fu Feng while walking.

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  "Grandfather!" Fu Feng walked in and said to an energetic old man sitting beside the Ba Xian table in the main hall.

  "Someone call the boss!"

  "Yes, Grandpa! No problem, Grandpa!" Fu Feng said. The old man smiled wryly at this response and waved his hand to signal the attendants to leave, leaving a private space for the two of them.

  "Please sit down, Mr. Situ." This venerable elderly man was none other than 72-year-old Situ Meitang, one of the founders of the China Zhi Gong Party, a senior member of the Hung Men society, and the master of the Anliang Tang in San Francisco. In his youth, this elder had followed Sun Yat-sen in the democratic revolutionary movement and later participated in the founding ceremony of New China. After Japan occupied Northeast China in 1931, Situ Meitang led the overseas Chinese community in launching an anti-Japanese national salvation movement, supporting the Nineteenth Route Army's resistance war in Shanghai. Following the outbreak of full-scale war in 1937, he initiated the establishment of the "New York All-Chinese Anti-Japanese National Salvation Fundraising Association" among the eastern American Chinese communities and devoted himself to this work for five years, working from 10 am every morning until late at night. Situ Meitang made great contributions through his donations, ranking among the top 17 donors in the New York area. Under his leadership, the Hung Men society's overseas Chinese members donated generously to their motherland, making significant contributions; during the eight years of war, the fundraising association he was part of also collected approximately $3.3 million.

  Fu Feng put away that hypocritical disguise and sat respectfully in the chair opposite Sito Mit-tong.

  "It seems you've adapted to your new role, the movie was well-made. Your original resume is ready, documents and guarantors are all in place, from now on, you're officially my grandson to outsiders, Americans won't be able to find any loopholes." Si Tu Mei Tang said, although he's old, when the Hongmen found him through internal secret channels, he was still very excited. Being able to make contributions to his country again in his lifetime made him feel extremely thrilled! "The factory has been found, personnel have also been recruited for you. The rest is up to you."

  "Thank you, Master Sit!"

  "I know you brought some funds, but I, Anliang Tang, can also provide some financial support. If that's not enough, I can even start a fundraising campaign. Everything should prioritize the country, don't worry about saving face." Mr. Situ Meitang hoped to offer more help.

  "If there's a need, I'll tell you." Fufeng said respectfully, he was very impressed with this patriot. Fufeng's true identity was the head of the US branch of the Air Force Equipment Department, and he had been in the US for over a month. For more than a month, he had been fabricating his own identity and adapting to American life, and now it was finally time to show off his skills.

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  Desert region of Nevada.

  This is the central region of the United States, where the land is vast and sparsely populated. In September 1940, a group of Chinese people came here, bought a large piece of land, and surrounded it with barbed wire, hanging up signs that read "Private Property". Inside the enclosure, there were occasional patrols by jeeps, and at night, the searchlights on the high towers illuminated the surroundings, making it impossible for even a stray dog to get in.

  At the same time, several companies were registered or acquired in the United States, and several factories were also set up. No one knew that these scattered registrations, hung under different names, all belonged to a mysterious boss.

  A small pharmaceutical company in San Francisco - Yangsen Pharmaceutical was the first to be acquired, and the next day, Fu Feng brought a whole set of materials to the local patent office to apply for a patent for mass production of penicillin.

  In the summer of 1928, British microbiologist Fleming discovered that a green mold had contaminated one of his bacterial cultures. When he examined the culture under a microscope, he noticed that the mold had created a visible growth pattern around it, and that the bacteria in this area were being dissolved. This suggested to him that the mold was producing some substance that could kill or inhibit the growth of the surrounding bacteria.

  The original text was in Chinese, and here is the translation to English:

  Originally proven effective through clinical trials in 1941 and mass-produced only in 1942, penicillin was put into large-scale production two years ahead of schedule by He Juncai's "Golden Finger", saving many wounded soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Of course, this also made the company, which was later acquired and renamed Yangsen Pharmaceutical, a huge profit. It is worth noting that the original mass production and purification of penicillin were extremely difficult, and even after a year of production, the price of one unit of penicillin reached $20, making it aptly known as "gold". Due to being robbed of the glory of mass-producing penicillin, Pfizer lost a major profitable product and was eventually acquired by Yangsen Pharmaceutical in 1944.

  In Chicago, a company that produced car radios and other wireless devices was also acquired and renamed Motorola the following year. After the acquisition, Motorola gradually stopped producing radios and other equipment, instead focusing on wireless communication and semiconductor technology. The company set up a special laboratory for Daniel E. Noble, a pioneer in FM wireless communication and semiconductor technology, and invested heavily in funding and personnel to support his research on lightweight two-way amplitude modulation transceivers and portable FM two-way radios.

  The same story has also occurred in some current civilian industries. Fu Feng this time came with sufficient funds, and behind him is the entire Hongmen supporting him. As long as it does not touch national security and core interests, the US government will not come forward to stop it. Fu Feng and Chen Qingyun, one in the dark and one in the light, one targeting civilian technology production and the other targeting military equipment purchases, are working seamlessly together. Behind them are respectively Hongmen big shots, Zhigong Party backbone Sutmei Tang and Chinese Ambassador to the US Hu Shi supporting them.

  Chen Qingyun was open, the FBI couldn't find anything illegal, and the funds for purchasing military equipment and materials were all legitimate. Even some of the intelligence work originally handled by Chen Qingyun had stopped, focusing on military procurement instead. Fu Feng's work was secret and successful until the end of World War II, when the US partially discovered the industrial chain under his name, finding that many famous large companies and enterprises had more or less connections with this young master of the Zhigong Party. However, by then, China had become strong enough to be respected and no longer needed blood transfusions from these enterprises.

  Moreover, Pei has been working hard to develop the power of Chinese people in politics. The China Party is already a legitimate political party, not to mention that Truman and Eisenhower were both assisted by Pei, the former succeeded the deceased Roosevelt, and the latter came to power through election, ensuring that the FBI and CIA did not dare to play tricks on Pei. As long as the enterprises under his rule operated in an orderly manner, they would be treated equally with ordinary American enterprises. Thus, a business empire was born, and a generation of business genius emerged. Even many years later, Pei is still a legend among overseas Chinese! He made overseas Chinese control the economic lifeline of their host country like Jews do.

  Have a great weekend! Happy Teachers' Day!