(Late October 2027, Frankfurt, Germany. The conference room of the Photon Nuclear Energy Technology Research Institute. The tense, standoffish atmosphere had quietly dissipated; thanks to the subtle maneuvering of Eastern wisdom, a transnational "marriage" regarding the future of energy was seeing a breakthrough.)
The marathon negotiations between Chang Siyuan and his team and Professor Schneider, director of the Photon Nuclear Energy Technology Research Institute (PETRI), had reached a critical impasse. Both sides had been at a stalemate over sensitive issues, including the scope of core technology licensing, leadership of the joint laboratory, and the distribution of future profits. Professor Schneider’s German-style rigor and stubbornness had stood before them like an insurmountable Alpine peak.
Just as Chang Siyuan was about to request "Plan B" support from Li Banjia, a "cryptographic strategic directive" from the XX Group headquarters arrived like a ray of dawn, illuminating his anxious thoughts.
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