Chapter Two: A Million Is Not the Finish Line

Its owner, Tang Guoliang, had personally guaranteed the debt. The largest pledged receivable had been acquired by a fund under Lanshi Capital. The new countdown began. [23:59:12] Su arrived with migration records from Linhai Machinery Works. “Tang Guoliang was once the factory’s youngest senior technician.” When he left, he had acquired an unwanted research group developing small-bore alloy valves for extreme-low-temperature environments. The System appraised the patent numbers. [Target: Cryogenic Alloy Microvalve Patent Portfolio.] [Current Value: ¥0.] [Potential Value after Preconditions: ¥210,000,000.] [Missing Conditions: Proof of continuous stable operation; first commercial order; critical material formula.]