Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 585 Even the lithography machine has been brought up!
Simon Lang genuinely felt that modern industry was far too troublesome.

There's always this system or that system. If any aspect is missing, the effect is easily reduced, or even impossible to turn the hard-won technology into results.

Take televisions, which were also involved, for example. The goal was to produce a decent color television that met Simon Lang's requirements for a one-step solution.

To understand a single display, one must grasp display technology, image processing technology, audio technology, electronic circuit technology, intelligent system technology, and manufacturing process technology.
Even if we don't go for the best, we can lower the standards a bit and produce some less advanced televisions!

"Then the TV screen has to be an LCD screen, right? Do you know how many key technologies are needed to produce a qualified LCD screen?"

"The answer is at least four! You need to learn array fabrication, understand color filter (CF) fabrication, understand cell fabrication, and understand module assembly."

"And these are just a few of the more important core technologies! If we break them down further, the array process alone can be further subdivided into at least three, including important technologies such as TFT array fabrication, photolithography, and thin film deposition!"

"If you break down these four main technologies into their individual parts, and add the fundamental technologies that don't even deserve to be on the technology list but are essential to master, I can't even imagine how many technologies it involves!"

"But you think that's all? Let me tell you, it's far from over! Because besides that, you also need a certain industrial base to produce it smoothly; otherwise, it's useless!"

"Take the raw material supply as an example. You need to have glass substrates that are flat, flawless, and have good light transmittance and thermal conductivity, right? They are used to make panel electrodes, and their conductivity directly affects the display effect. You need to be able to produce those, right?"

"There are also packaging materials that need to have good high-temperature resistance and sealing properties to ensure the stability and lifespan of the display screen, as well as liquid crystal materials, which are the core of image display. If any of these materials are missing, you can't even think about producing an LCD screen!"

"As for the essential production equipment for LCD screens, it's even more of a stretch! Let me just say it: to produce LCD screens, you absolutely need a lithography machine!"

"A lithography machine, buddy! This thing is an extremely rare commodity where we're from. Only a very, very few countries can produce it! Do you think you can handle it?"

Isn't it?
Even though the lithography machines needed to produce LCD screens don't need to be as advanced as those used to produce high-end chips, and the precision requirements aren't as high.

That's not an ordinary country or region where you can easily stage an accident!

In later generations, we are constantly being held back in this regard by those scumbags in the Western world, and they do it fiercely.

The city of Beijing was dirt poor and had no basic infrastructure whatsoever.
"What makes you think you can produce a lithography machine?"

It's truly incredibly difficult to smoothly produce a qualified color television set; it's so difficult that it's practically unrealistic for Beijing today.

Or to be more precise, it's simply impossible!
It's unknown how many more essential technologies and indispensable equipment will be revealed in the future!

Ximen Lang, whose scalp was covered in pockmarks and who felt as if all that lay ahead was darkness, offered his sincere advice.

"If it really doesn't work out, then forget it. Importing from us is just as good, and we can still make a lot of money! There's no need to make such a huge investment. Otherwise, just one lithography machine would be enough to give you a run for your money!"

"It's far more difficult than building an atomic bomb, and the financial investment is a bottomless pit! With our dirt poor situation, you really can't afford to play this game! So, you'd better just import it from us!"

"It's cheap and affordable, and the quality is excellent. You don't have to put in so much effort or spend so much money. Isn't that better than anything else?" Simon Lang explained this to him while pointing at his phone and counting on his fingers.

Originally, Lao Luo and Bai Ling had hoped to take advantage of this rare opportunity to acquire a large amount of technology from the future through Ximen Lang's channels and accumulate technical expertise. However, they immediately lost their previous high spirits.

It's true, this is something that the impoverished city of Beijing can't easily get involved in.

Lao Luo and Bai Ling fell silent.

After a long silence, Bai Ling finally let out a long sigh and exclaimed with mixed feelings.

"Yes, they haven't even learned to walk yet, but they want to run like others. We've definitely oversimplified things."

After sighing, he still felt somewhat unwilling to give up.

"But is there really no chance at all? The lithography machine is a core piece of equipment at the top of the pyramid. It is indispensable in any field involving high technology."

"Giving up like this would be such a waste! So, of course, we don't expect your latest achievements or the most advanced technology. But some less advanced technology, perhaps that would be acceptable?"

Bai Ling is really daring; she's even setting her sights on the lithography machine of the future!
"I just couldn't hold it in anymore," Ximen Lang said irritably.

"Big sister, that's a lithography machine! Do you know how much money we invested and how many years it took to finally achieve these results? It's no exaggeration to say that every technology and every breakthrough was built with mountains of gold and silver!"

"You just want it and you're all set? How can you be so shameless? I don't even have that much face, you know? I'm too embarrassed to even open my mouth to you, how can you just dream about things?"

This completely extinguished Bai Ling's desire to continue in this direction, and also made Bai Ling and Lao Luo too embarrassed to ask her for the same thing again.

Of course, their hopes were not completely extinguished.

To put it simply in one sentence.
"It's too early to talk about lithography machines now. You can wait until later, when we really need them and there's a real demand for them. Anyway, we can't let you be like us back then, being held back by others."

That ended the topic abruptly.

Then, bringing up old matters again, Ximen Lang directly asked Lao Luo, who held the most important position.

"What are we going to do, Lao Luo? Are we going to take this on or not? Give me a straight answer!"

Since Ximen Lang has already said all this, what else can Lao Luo say?
That is of course
"We must accept it! No need to wait, let's accept it now! Let's inspect the goods right away!"

(End of this chapter)