The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 379 3D
The leaders looked at each other, wondering how much Liu Hua didn't trust them. When had they ever interfered with the normal operation of his company?

“I’m not talking about you. You are high-ranking leaders, you have a high position and a long-term vision, but that doesn’t mean everyone is like that,” Liu Hua explained. “But you can’t deny that there is always a small group of people who have this controlling mentality and believe that those under them should be controlled by them.”

The leader could only nod in agreement. Indeed, some people had this problem, but they hadn't made any mistakes. He was just a little worried about the staff below him, concerned that they might not do their jobs well.

Liu Hua was giving them a heads-up; they would later realize that some things could develop to such an absurd degree.

About two months later, the relevant departments introduced a new policy that allowed private enterprises to hire people without having to be affiliated with collective units.

However, once people are recruited, all personnel information needs to be registered with the Social Security Bureau under the Ministry of Labor.

A few years ago, the country began to explore pension insurance and gradually established the Social Security Bureau. At that time, the Social Security Bureau was not called by this name; it only had this function.

Although the subsequent reporting process is troublesome for many business owners, the fact that they can hire people without registration has made many private business owners excited and hopeful for the future.

Liu Hua has been busy these past two months, leading his graduate students to research the semiconductor components of 3D printers, including system software.

Although research on 3D metal printers is not yet on the agenda, it does not hinder work in the semiconductor field.

For 3D printers to embark on a path of healthy development, there must be products, a continuous output, and the profits from those products should be used for further research.

Therefore, Liu Hua decisively abandoned SLA photopolymerization technology for the time being, because the patent for this thing is currently held by the Americans, and he doesn't want to pay patent fees to the Americans.

If three technical approaches are selected: digital light processing, adhesive spraying, and thin-film lamination.

After more than two months of work, Liu Hua finally created the digital light processing 3D printer, which can run smoothly even on modern computers.

With this 3D printer in hand, Liu Hua discussed cooperation with the school, planning to establish another joint venture subsidiary under Tongchuang, with Liu Hua holding 40% of the shares and Tongchuang holding 60%.

At first, the school leaders disagreed, but when they saw Liu Hua use a 3D printer to print a model of a jewelry product designed by a student, they immediately realized that, aside from anything else, this thing would be of great use in teaching at the school, so the future market would be considerable.

However, Tongchuang Company disagreed. They were now holding onto their two golden assets, a photocopier and a printer, and were becoming somewhat complacent.

They look down on this 3D printer because the market is small right now.

“Professor Liu, we investigated this so-called 3D printer before because we thought it was competing with us, but we later found out that it was not in the same industry.”

The person in charge of Tongchuang said with certainty: "At the time, we felt that since it was called a printer, we couldn't let it go. We specifically investigated and found that this market was too small and there was no profit."

Liu Hua's student, who is now the chief engineer of Tongchuang, stammered beside him.

Liu Hua stared at him and asked, "Is that your view too?"

The student shook his head: "Teacher, I'm an engineer. I'm responsible for technical issues. I can't get involved in the business aspects."

Liu Hua angrily cursed, "You worthless piece of trash! You're the chief engineer of a company, and you can't even stand up straight? Why don't you just go back to the lab?" Before the student could offer any explanation, Liu Hua went straight back to the school and found Director Huang: "The person in charge of Tongchuang Company is a bit unambitious. Since he doesn't think much of my product, I won't be disliked either. Can our school provide some more money so we can start a new company together?"

The school was naturally happy to help, but it was quite difficult to come up with the money. Fortunately, Tsinghua University had many connections and found a former graduate who was now quite wealthy and willing to invest in the company.

Moreover, this person is very sincere, taking 20% ​​of the shares himself, 40% of the shares of Tsinghua University, and 40% of the shares of Liu Hua.

The three parties quickly reached an agreement, and Huaqing Yidong Space was officially established.

Later, Yidong Space's 3D printers once held more than 40% of the global market share, making the owner of Tongchuang regret his decision immensely.

To create a grand spectacle, Yidong Space chose to hold a product launch event in Hong Kong, inviting not only media from all over the world but also a large number of renowned jewelry designers and dental authorities.

When the technicians at Yidong Space used computers and 3D printers to print out concept models of jewelry and models of teeth, the media were already excited, and the jewelry designers and dentists were even more excited.

They understand that when an industry is about to undergo a true technological revolution, often you will be eliminated by the entire industry if you don't keep up with this technological innovation.

Some technology pioneers already knew that such 3D printers existed abroad and had even tried them, but none were as user-friendly as the Yidong Space 3D printer.

As Liu Hua and the owner of Yidong Space had predicted, more than a thousand units were ordered on the spot.

You should know that this thing is not cheap. Printers on the market often cost tens of thousands of dollars, and the price is in US dollars.

The printers at Yidong Space cost $40,000 each, a fixed price. The company had two months' worth of production stock, and it was all sold out overnight, leaving them 300 units behind.

When the owner of Tongchuang heard the news, he regretted it immediately, but still stubbornly said, "These people are just looking for something new. How can the application range of 3D printers be as wide as ours? In less than 3 months, I guarantee that our business will be deserted."

What he didn't expect was that three months later, Liu Hua launched an adhesive jetting 3D printer, which triggered another wave of orders.

Just as Liu Hua was busy researching 3D printers in the lab, his grand-apprentice came over again.

Ever since Liu Hua tricked him into developing a database, this guy has been in charge of maintaining the military's database back in his hometown. He hasn't had any free time during holidays, so he hasn't come back.

Unexpectedly, he came back right after I graduated.

"So, you're planning to take my graduate entrance exam?" Liu Hua asked with a smile. "No problem, I can exempt you from the exam."

Lei Jun shook his head: "Master, I'm not going to take the postgraduate entrance exam. I want to start working directly."

“That works too.” Liu Hua nodded: “Learning more by struggling in society is no worse than learning in school.”

“The army originally wanted me to enlist, but I didn’t want to do that,” Lei Jun said with difficulty. “An antivirus software company in the south contacted me, and I want to give it a try.”

(End of this chapter)