Like what Mike did, Ming walked over to his grandfather and knelt by his side. "Happy birthday, grandfather."
"Mhm.. What do you have there?" Elder Zhao was curious too what this small box held. The box was a cube of 7 centimeters.
Ming Zhao slowly opened the box for dramatic effect but in the end, he was holding just a metal cube. The crowd laughed a bit but Elder Zhao was curious. He knew his grandson.
"Grandfather, I present to you, the solution to our family"s 5-year generation of research. I call this the Crystallite."
"It could not be… you are talking about Project Crystal?" Zhao Lin, Ming"s father, spoke first.
Zhao Lin and Elder Zhao stared at each other then back at the metal cube. At this point, the crowd was confused. What is the Crystal Project? And why do they look so shocked?
"Impossible!" Elder Zhao grunted. "I read last week"s report and they were not even close to something new! How can this be the solution?"
Ming stood up and bow to them. "I want to apologize to father and grandfather. When I learned of the solution, I took my own initiative to the solution myself. I did not want to tell you both for security purposes and I wanted to present to it as you present."
Elder Zhao was astonished. His heart was beating fast due to the excitement. If this is really the solution, then he can finally die peacefully knowing that the long solution his family had flood sweat, blood, and money into had been successful.
"Is.. is this really it?" He asked.
"This is just the first prototype. But it is already showing great results."
"Impossible…. Show me!"
"Does grandfather want me to show it to you now?"
Ming asked because this was a top secret. Showing it to everyone will expose it. However, Edler Zhao was too excited. He needed to know if this was real or not, right this moment.
"Show it to me now, hurry, hurry."
"If you so then."
Ming turned around and looked at the crowd. He spotted Lena and she winked at him for good luck.
"Today is a great day. I present my grandfather a gift that has stump the Zhao family for 5 generations. During the early days of war and poverty, my great ancestors vowed to find a way to help people.
To this day, the Zhao family has developed high end and affordable technology advancement for everyone. However, today, the Zhao family will mark its name in history. I hope everyone can witness this amazing discovery."
Ming walked out of the enormous tent s.h.i.+elding everyone from the sun. The crowd and his grandparents follow him out to the sun. Ming signal some of his men and they rolled out a huge machine. Ming connected the cube to the machine"s outlet. He pressed a b.u.t.ton and it will do the rest.
The cube light up and at the same time, the machine started to boot up.
"What is it? A big battery?"
"I don"t know."
"It looks like just a battery."
"It"s not just a battery, it"s producing its own energy from the sun." Ming answered the question from the crowd. "The cube produces can produce 1 tWh a year. Not only that, it is smaller and cost less to produce."
There was more stuff that Ming did not bring up because this was a show, not a business presentation. There were still many things that his team had to work on. They got the equation and energy conversion process done, but they still had not found a way to hold all that energy in the compact cube.
"That much?!" The crowd was amazed.
"As I told my grandfather, this is only the first prototype. Our final product wishes to produce the same amount of energy like nuclear energy."
"Nuclear energy!"
"Imagine a small impoverished town, with this, no city in the world will not have electricity. Electricity should be accessible and affordable for everyone."
"Ming-ah.. Is this really just the first prototype?" Elder Zhao rea.s.sured.
"Yes, grandfather. I will be sure to show you the lab someday!"
Elder Zhao stumbled a bit. "Father!" Zhao Lin held his father.
"I am fine… I am just too happy. Lin-ah... Look at your son. He definitely has the blood of a true Zhao! With him, I can die peacefully... Ahahahah!" Elder Zhao spoke.
"Do not saw that grandfather. You will live to see the final product, I am sure." Ming replied.
"AHAHHAHA…. You are right. I am proud of you the most. Look, everyone, don"t I have the best grandson in the world."
Elder Zhao showcased his beloved grandson to everyone. He was still laughing and energetic. The crowd laughed and congratulated him.
Mike Zhao was in his own corner, plotting the death of Ming Zhao. How dare this man humiliate him like that? Mike knew that Ming purposely presented this item publically to earn not only his grandfather"s favor, but also showing everyone that Ming was the true Zhao family son.
"Congratulation Brother, on your discovery." Mike Zhao smiled.
Several people presented their gifts to Elder Zhao before it was Lena"s turn. She walked up and elegantly greeted Elder Zhao.
"Happy birthday. I am Lena Shen."
"Mhm…" Elder Zhao took looked at Lena. He saw that she was a well dressed lady with a nice posture. "She said that she was Lena Shen… then she must be from that Shen family."
"I apologize that my father nor my grandfather was not able to attend your birthday this year. On behalf of them, I would love to present them your gift." Lena lowered her head and smiled sweetly.
Elder Zhao nodded appreciatively. Lena waved her hand to give James the signal. James walked over, carrying a grand pot of wine.
"Oh.. is that…" Elder Zhao recognized the pot of wine and writing on it.
"It"s the Royal Alcohol. My grandfather wanted to share the last batch of it with his great friend."
"AHA. That old man was always greedy with his Royal Alcohol. Last time any of us had a taste was his wedding day!"
"Should I pour a cup for you?" Lena offered.
"Yes, yes."
Lena uncapped the top of the wine pot, and scooped out a small cup for Elder Zhao. He took a small sip and smiled wholeheartedly.
"This is the best drink! Thank you." He continue to nod approvingly.
"I also have a gift for you." Lena continued.
"Oh? I hoped it is not more herbal stuff…" He smiles dissipate and he sounded a bit bored.