King of Technology: A Fresh Start in 1983

"Mr. Su, this is Chen Jianghe. There's an emergency!"

Chen Jianghe explained the "quality crisis" in Chongqing and the industrial and commercial bureau's seizure incident in a concise and compliant manner...

The emphasis is on the fact that the other party is using the pretext of "power interference" to smear state-supported technology.

We request that [Eagle's Nest], under the name of "Collaborative Laboratory," release a copy of the driver core for [Pangu Card] as quickly as possible.

Third-party technical endorsement statement for bus anti-interference design!

This is the last and strongest trump card to stabilize market confidence!

"Understood. I'll fax it to you within two hours. But it must be a technical description, not an official official letterhead, and stamped with a confidentiality seal."

Su Wanqing's answer was concise and to the point, yet it carried an unwavering promise!

Her efficient decision-making finally put a weight off Chen Jianghe's mind!

Having dealt with this matter, Chen Jianghe's gaze returned to the silver box.

Twenty bare boards from Huaxin Crafts are exquisitely crafted, like works of art.

Next to it is Zhou Yuguang's piece, a model that has been ruined beyond recognition by the Red Star Factory.

The tiger skin of the Eagle's Nest can temporarily ward off the southwest storm.

However, we still need to overcome the bottlenecks in production processes and quality by ourselves!

We must get out of this quagmire of the Red Star Factory as soon as possible!

Let's start with Zhou Yuguang's boards, produce qualified craftsmanship and quality to prove the value of the Tiangong team and win the support of this big shot!

The top-tier bare boards from Huaxin right now... are the fastest solution at present.

Lin Jianye's "good intentions" are undoubtedly like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken.

But his implication of "Director Li from the mountain city" was like a sharp blade hanging over the necks of He Dali and the Southwest Channel!

Chen Jianghe let out a breath!

There was no longer the slightest hesitation in his eyes!

He finally made his decision!

He opened the silver box and took out five bare plates from it!

Then carefully seal it in an anti-static bag.

He closed the remaining fifteen pieces, along with the luxurious silver box, again.

He picked up a pen and paper and quickly wrote two lines:

"Thank you for your kind offer. I will take five coins to try out first. When I succeed in my mission, I will repay you generously at the market price."

—Chen Jianghe, the master craftsman.

He stuffed the note back into the box and fastened it again.

Then, he handed the box, along with a note that read, "Please give this to Manager Lin Jianye. Thank you for your kindness." to a temporary worker.

"Immediately! Take this to the reception desk on the fifteenth floor of the Huahui Building and hand it over to Mr. Lin Jianye!"

"Hand it to the front desk personally! Do not open it! Just leave it there and go!"

Chen Jianghe's tone was serious.

The temporary worker looked bewildered, but seeing the boss's serious expression, he quickly grabbed the box and left.

Chen Jianghe received five bare Huaxin boards for Zhou Yuguang's sample production.

Fifteen bare boards and that ornate container were returned!

The boundaries of "paid trial use, no personal favors involved" have been clearly defined!

This was a response to Lin Jianye's "good intentions" and also left a way out for potential "mediation in Chongqing" in a way that was neither humble nor arrogant.

He borrowed Lin Jianye's help, but he would never get bogged down in his mess!

After doing all this, he picked up the five bare boards and dialed the contact information left by Zhou Yuguang.

"Mr. Zhou, I've got the channels open for prototyping the qualified samples! I've already taken five bare boards; they're with me."

"Would you like us at Tiangong to make a preliminary prototype first so you can verify the process, or..."

"Wait! I'm coming right away!" Zhou Yuguang's voice on the other end of the phone was filled with barely suppressed excitement!

At this moment, the rain outside the iron shed was falling incessantly.

Less than half an hour later, Zhou Yuguang barged in without knocking.

He was mostly soaked, and his glasses were also covered in water droplets.

But he didn't care at all. His eyes, like those of a hungry wolf, were fixed on the five shimmering bare boards in Chen Jianghe's hand!

"Give me!"

He took a bare board and opened the anti-static bag.

Stepping under the light, my fingers trembled slightly as I touched the mirror-like edges and the clear printed lines.

The fervor in his eyes was like that of an old craftsman seeing the finest iron!

"Yes! Yes! That's the feeling! This is exactly what I want!"

"Those garbage factories at Hongxing Factory...they're an insult to design!"

He suddenly looked up at Chen Jianghe, "How did you manage that?!"

Chen Jianghe said calmly, "We borrowed some external help; the process isn't important. The result is that we now have five top-quality bare boards."

"Time is of the essence, Mr. Zhou, what should we do? We at Tiangong will fully cooperate!"

He deliberately and quickly skipped over the source of the "external force" and turned to the cooperation of nature.

Zhou Yuguang gave Chen Jianghe a deep look and asked no more questions.

"Let's work together! Right here! Let's get started!"

He took off his wet coat and rolled up his sleeves.

He took out a pair of professional anti-static gloves that were slightly damp from his canvas tool bag.

"You have all the components, right? Use the best you have! Use imported solder!"

"I'll do the surface mount technology (SMT) myself! You'll handle the main soldering of the critical ICs and debugging!"

No nonsense!

A sense of trust and urgency belonging to pure technologists reached a high degree of consensus at this moment.

In an instant, the low hum of the welding station and the blowing of the hot air gun once again became the main sounds in the tin shed.

But this time, the main figure in the operation was Zhou Yuguang, an industry authority!

Chen Jianghe was the tacit executor and assistant!

Three o'clock in the morning.

When the last 16K DRAM chip was precisely soldered into the slot by Chen Jianghe…

With trembling hands, Zhou Yuguang set the first system jumper wire into place.

Connect to an oscilloscope, a simple keyboard, a CRT monitor…

Power on!

A crisp "beep" sounded, signaling that the self-test had passed!

Immediately, the words "HELLO, WORLD!" composed of ASCII characters slowly appeared on the monitor!

It flickered a few times, then stabilized!

The prototype of this universal learning machine has been successfully launched!

It has been running stably with the most basic functions!

"Hahaha! It's done! It's finally fucking done!"

Like a child, Zhou Yuguang excitedly clenched his fist, a fleeting glint of tears appearing behind his glasses!

He turned to Chen Jianghe, his eyes filled with complex emotions…

They were not only amazed by Chen Jianghe's connections in obtaining bare boards, but also admired his superb and experienced welding and debugging skills.

I am even more grateful for the helping hand extended in my desperate situation, and for providing a simple yet pure haven of technology.

"Chen Jianghe..."

Zhou Yuguang patted Chen Jianghe's shoulder forcefully, his voice slightly hoarse, "Thank you so much this time!"

Chen Jianghe smiled contentedly.

That single word of "thank you" is worth a fortune!

He won over not only Zhou Yuguang as a person!

What he gained even more in this era was the vast technological vision and network of connections behind Zhou Yuguang!

From 2023, I traveled to the unfamiliar and chaotic 1980s. With the technology from my previous life, I couldn't break through the barriers of this era!

Now, with Su Wanqing as their "golden touch," and with the support of Zhang Zhenggao and Zhou Yuguang…

He can pave a path to change his destiny through technology!