I am devoted to scientific research, but you want to trick me into having a love relationship?

Chapter 658 I have a feeling we're going to get dragged down by the US.

In the office.

Li Daiyue had served as a consultant for large companies such as Tencent and Baidu. She was experienced and had a keen eye. After listening to Song Yao's question, she pondered for a few minutes and then noticed the problem. She said, "Let's talk about your first question first."

“Xiaoyao, you are young and energetic. The fact that you were able to keep a company valued at several billion running smoothly within five months demonstrates your capabilities. Moreover, this work style is very suitable for the early stages of a company, because at that time a strong leader is needed to control the overall situation.”

"But the company's operation is like a ticking clock; all parts must function, and you can't rely on just one part to drive the hands and minute hand."

"You mean my power needs to be delegated?" Song Yao understood what Li Daiyue meant.

"Yes, for a company's management, to a certain extent, the more management authority you delegate, the more pressure your employees will face, and with more pressure comes more responsibility."

"Secondly, with Zero Point Technology's operations on track and its patent pool expanding, patent management needs to shift from 'risk avoidance' to 'dynamic game theory,' focusing on preventing three new dimensions: technological generational disruption, geopolitical interference, and the struggle for standards discourse power."

40 minutes passed.

"Thank you, Professor."

Song Yao said sincerely.

She has indeed been very involved these past few months, inquiring about everything, big and small. However, those involved are often blinded by their own perspectives, and neither she nor Xu Qingzhou noticed the problem. That's why they decided to ask Li Daiyue about it.

Li Daiyue shook her head and said, "It's already quite remarkable that you can manage such a large company so well."

The conversation then became more relaxed.

Han Shiyi joined the discussion, asking curiously, "You've been negotiating with the US for quite some time now, but we haven't heard anything. What's the situation?"

"The timing for the second round hasn't been set yet. According to what I know, the US is probably preparing to join forces with countries like Japan and South Korea to take action in the semiconductor field."

The research institute and Zero Tech naturally pay attention to technological advancements in the field. Song Yao knows that Princeton is focusing its efforts on tackling high-quality superconducting thin films, and judging from the level of investment there, they are determined to make a difference.

"Pah, the US is still as shameless as ever."

Han Shiyi complained indignantly.

"Superconducting thin films are just an opportunity. The United States has long regarded China as its main competitor, and containment is only a matter of time."

Li Daiyue, having worked in economics for decades, has a clear understanding of this matter. Xia Kingdom has gradually become the world's largest industrial and financial capital nation, having already experienced multiple rounds of foreign exploitation, all of which were thwarted.

The United States has probably been eagerly anticipating this for a long time and wants to use China to alleviate the pressure on its own country.

The fusion team recruitment process is still underway. The first batch of nuclear physics experts consists of about 15 people, along with 10 scholars in condensed matter, mathematics, and computer science.

The institute received a total of 5000 resumes, and 120 people were shortlisted for the initial interview. It is expected that 50 people will advance to the second interview. Professor Ren Nan will be in charge of the final selection of interviewees.

In early April, the initial interviews for the Fusion Group recruitment were completed, and the list of candidates for the second round of interviews was finalized.

During this period, Zheng Xu's cathode material experiment encountered a minor problem in the nitrogen/boron co-doped carbon nanotube test. Uneven doping triggered side reactions, weakening the adsorption capacity of LiPSs and exacerbating the shuttle effect.

Xu Qingzhou and Zheng Xu spent two days in the lab before they finally solved it.

Zhao Shengwen's group is doing well, and they are constantly adjusting the variables of each experiment according to the model provided by Xu Qingzhou.

And on Monday, April 5th, just as Song Yao and Xu Qingzhou had predicted, the second round of US policies was quickly implemented.

The list of 140 newly added Chinese semiconductor companies has been expanded, prohibiting them from acquiring US technology and funding. Kyoto Institute of Materials Research is among them.

The reason is simple and straightforward.

They claim that Xia Guo is a violator of international rules, unable to abide by the rules-based international order, and has stolen a large amount of technology from the United States.

Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao remained calm and carried out their work in an orderly manner.

"Qingzhou, I saw the news online that your research institute is on the list. Are you okay?"

"You got the news so quickly?" In the living room, Xu Qingzhou was playing with Song Yao's feet, somewhat surprised at how fast the elderly couple had received the news.

"Two young men from my workplace told us. No, who cares who told us now? How are things going with you and Xiaoyao?"

"Don't worry, it won't affect the operation of our research institute," Xu Qingzhou said.

"But is it really okay?" The elderly couple were still worried.

Song Yao leaned over and said, "Uncle and Aunt, we've already bought all the equipment. This thing will have almost no impact on us, so you don't need to worry."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shouyun and Wang Xiaping finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“I told you, but you didn’t believe me. She said, but you believed her.” Xu Qingzhou was speechless.

"Who told you to be so unreliable all the time?"

"Mom, you're being hypocritical one day."

Just as Xu Shouyun and his wife hung up the phone, Song Shisong and Zhang Junli called again.

The two young men could only repeat what they had just said.

It was 10 p.m. in Japan at this time.

Japanese physicist Junichiro Hotta, who had previously visited Xia Guo, and his friend Hiroshi Komura had just finished their experiment and were sitting in a tavern.

Komura Hiroshi looked at today's news with a hint of helplessness: "Hoita-kun, the Americans are determined to fight China to the death."

Japan, the Netherlands, and some other countries hope to ease sanctions, since China accounts for more than 30% of global semiconductor equipment purchases, and the restrictions are backfiring on their economic interests.

It's equivalent to killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own.

Junichiro Horita also showed a helpless expression. Although the United States made grand pronouncements and proclaimed that it was for the sake of fairness, everyone knew that the direct beneficiary of taking action against China was the United States itself.

Just like the soon-to-be-promising free trade zone between Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam, all three countries are interested in engaging in trade and exchanging their own currencies to avoid transactions with the US dollar.

But in the end, it was sabotaged by the United States, which even strained relations between everyone.

Japan seems to have no choice but to be forced to be tied to the United States' warship.

"How's the situation at Princeton?" Junichiro Hotta had a headache; for some reason, he felt that he might be in for a major setback this time.

That young man from Xia Kingdom is a variable.

He preferred cooperation to being an enemy of Xia, since Japan and Xia were separated only by a strait, and conflict would not benefit them.

But things have come to this point, and in the short term, all hope rests on Maxwell's team, hoping they can create a product comparable to that of Hsu Ching-Chou's research institute.

"It seems that the Jc performance has been improved to 4.4×10A/cm."

As Komura Hiroji spoke, he poured wine for Horita Junichiro.

“4.4×10A/cm A year ago, if someone had told me that the Jc value had exceeded 4.0×10A/cm, I would have said he was crazy.”

Junichiro Horita remarked with emotion.

"But the fact is, it has already reached 5.0×10A/cm."

"It's not all bad news. The cabinet has approved a plan to allocate $10 billion over the next year for research into controlled nuclear fusion."

"The competition in the future will be fierce."

(End of this chapter)