The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 416 Fear of Power
Our biggest problem at the time wasn't that we couldn't manufacture chips, but that we didn't have high-end lithography machines. That was the real reason that was holding us back.

With advanced lithography machines and our large team of engineers, we can quickly achieve mass production of high-end chips.

Asmaier, the arrogant CEO, boasted that even if we were given all the blueprints, we still couldn't build it.

In his previous life, Liu Hua had made a video about lithography machines. Back then, he was so angry about ASML's president's words that he cursed in the video.

So Liu Hua slammed his fist on the table and decided to simply not build lithography machines. Building lithography machines would require circumventing those foreign technology routes, so as not to use their patents and then be held hostage by them.

As the saying goes, "One trick is all you need to succeed in the world."

Liu Hua is currently working tirelessly on 3D printers, and has even decided to use 3D printers in chip manufacturing as well. As the saying goes, 3D printing can print everything.

Using 3D printing to make chips was an immature approach in the past. But now, with Liu Hua, things are different; he has the advantage, and even the immature can become mature.

Without hesitation, Liu Hua spent 50,000 points to exchange for the technology to manufacture chips using a 3D printer. After only browsing a small part of it, Liu Hua understood why this was an immature technological path in his previous life.

Its complexity is not much less than that of a lithography machine. Humans have been working with lithography machines for decades, so there is no reason to start from scratch. This is why 3D printers have not made much progress in chip manufacturing.

It's complicated, and I'm reluctant to invest money in it.

However, Liu Hua has plenty of time. Ten years is a long time to hone his skills. He refuses to believe that he can't develop this 3D printer for making chips.

In order to better build this 3D printer, Liu Hua made a ten-year long-term plan, taking into account the current situation and future development.

If we proceed step by step over the next ten years and make breakthroughs in key technologies, then everything will fall into place naturally ten years from now.

Upon seeing the first technology, Liu Hua smiled. It wasn't particularly simple, nor was it particularly difficult. He resolutely took out one million yuan and gave it to the school's research team.

The physics professor who took on the project was also happy. The project wasn't too difficult for him, and what was most valuable was that it had a million-dollar grant. After completing the project, he would at least save half a million dollars, which he could use for other research.

Just as Liu Hua was preparing to make his mark, Ma Shan approached him with a colleague from a relevant department.

Liu Hua first defended himself: "I haven't done anything to betray the country."

"Professor Liu, we're not here to discuss any issues with you; we're here to express our gratitude." The colleague from the relevant department said with a smile, "My surname is Xu, and this time I've brought our leader's sincerest thanks to you."

"Thank you? Thank me for what?"

"Didn't you remind me before to be careful of people returning from abroad?" Ma Shan said with a smile, "I told them, and they recently did a thorough review and actually caught a big fish."

You know, Liu Hua's all set is set; he's practically ready to make tea and grab some melon seeds.

"If it doesn't violate your rules, could you tell me about it?"

Comrade Xu smiled and said, "I can tell you a little bit about it. Recently, we discovered that a person who returned from studying in the United States has been in contact with an engineer working on one of our secret research projects. After monitoring him, we found that this person was always asking about classified matters."

"Unprofessional." Liu Hua shook his head: "How can you ask such a question right off the bat?"

"Of course, they didn't ask that right away. They just asked some insensitive questions and then gave the engineer some money as a thank you. Gradually, that engineer became corrupt."

Liu Hua nodded: "Boiling a frog in lukewarm water, what's this guy's name? He's so hateful?"

“Wo Weihan.” Liu Hua’s eyes lit up immediately. He knew this guy. He was supposed to be arrested in 2005, but he didn’t expect that his reminder would allow them to take precautions.

Liu Hua clapped lightly: "Well done, brilliantly caught! He didn't steal any top-secret information, did he?"

"We didn't even have time to do it," Comrade Xu said happily. "We took him down before we could even gather more information. None of his probing attempts got to the heart of the matter."

Liu Hua breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that they didn't touch the core issue."

Comrade Xu shook Liu Hua's hand and said, "Our leader asked me to thank you properly. Thanks to your reminder, we were able to nip the enemy's plot in the bud ahead of time."

"You're welcome, it's all my pleasure."

Not long after, Liu Hua saw a report in the newspaper that a man named Wo had been sentenced to death.

If I could only say two words to him, he deserves it. He was originally our pride and joy, and even went abroad to study on a government scholarship. In the end, he didn't choose to be a good person, but instead chose to be a dog.

As time went by, Taiyi New Materials' T1000 series carbon fiber began large-scale production, and graphene production also began on a small scale. The current output was only enough for domestic use, so it did not cause a great stir in the world.

In July, Liu Hua felt like she had forgotten something, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

As a result, Jiangnan Shipyard invited him to attend the launching ceremony of the first LNG carrier, and Liu Hua finally remembered what he had forgotten.

Milky Way.

These two words are a source of pain in the hearts of our people.

But when Liu Hua thought about it again, it seemed that there was no report about this matter in either the newspapers or online.

It's already September, and there's not a single related report in the newspapers, so Liu Hua is puzzled. Could it be that the Americans haven't done anything wrong all their lives?

Logically speaking, a dog can't stop eating shit, so the Americans can't possibly be lenient.

Just when Liu Hua was completely baffled, he got what he considered to be a reasonable answer.

He went to the Jiangnan Shipyard to attend the launching ceremony of the LNG carrier. There were many people attending the ceremony, including Mr. Bao from Hong Kong.

At that time, there were also some naval personnel in the factory, because Jiangnan Shipyard also had the task of building warships, and these naval officers served as liaisons.

Liu Hua was not unfamiliar with the Navy; he had helped the Big Black Fish modify its sound-absorbing tiles and had also provided ideas for shafted and shaftless pump-jet propulsion.

During a brief chat with several naval officers and soldiers, Liu Hua learned that in July and August, our country had a large black carp carrying out a long-range training mission.

Liu Hua felt that this might be the key reason why the Milky Way had not suffered a disaster.

Throughout history, we have said that barbarians fear power but do not cherish virtue. Now that we are asserting our power overseas, perhaps this is the reason why the great United States is retreating.

Looking at the LNG carrier that was launched, which looked exceptionally beautiful in the sunlight, Liu Hua was very happy, and everything would get better and better.

(End of this chapter)