Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

In the study of the Rockefeller family estate, the fireplace flames flickered weakly.

Alexander's former pride vanished. He bowed deeply to the elderly Rockefeller sitting on the sofa, his voice trembling uncontrollably.

"Grandfather, please save the family! Energy company stock prices have plummeted by 30%, and banks are starting to collect on loans."

"The suppliers in the Western Communications Alliance have also suddenly raised prices. Without an injection of funds, we're going to completely collapse!"

Rockefeller held a glass of red wine, his fingers gripping it tightly.

He looked at his good-for-nothing grandson and said, suppressing his anger, "I warned you long ago not to let technology cloud your judgment! We need to develop steadily. Why are you only now thinking of asking for help? Where were you all this time?"

"I thought... I thought that by controlling the technicians and obtaining the core blueprints, I would have victory in the bag."

"But now base station malfunctions are frequent, user data is chaotic, suppliers are collectively turning against us, and even the research data from the European market is suspicious. I really don't know what to do!"

Rockefeller slammed his glass down, the bottom striking the table with a dull thud: "Strange? That's because you were too hasty from the start and didn't properly debug the base station!"

What you need right now isn't money, it's clarity of mind!

"Without funds, we can't even continue upgrading our base stations, and the operators are already threatening to terminate our cooperation!"

Alexander was sweating profusely with anxiety. "Grandfather, the family's reserves are our last hope. If you're willing to use them, I'm sure I can turn the situation around!"

Rockefeller remained silent for a long time, with only the crackling of the fireplace wood filling the study.

He knew that Alexander was beyond saving, but the Rockefeller family's century-old legacy could not be destroyed.

Finally, he slowly spoke: "I can use my reserve funds to help you stabilize the market, but there are two conditions."

"First, immediately replace all the management of the Western Communications Alliance and I will personally appoint people to take over."

"Second, we will suspend the development of European-customized models and focus our efforts on investigating vulnerabilities in base stations and data systems."

Alexander, feeling as if granted a pardon, nodded repeatedly: "I'll do whatever you say! I'm willing to do anything to get through this crisis!"

Watching Alexander stagger away, old Rockefeller sighed helplessly and muttered to himself, "The family has been completely dragged into this mess."

Meanwhile, in the command center of Longxing Factory.

Li Huaide sat to the side, holding an encrypted report in his hand, his tone revealing his excitement.

"Chief Engineer Li, the user data of all core base stations in North America has been synchronized, including operator revenue details, user consumption habits, and even some encrypted communication records of Western governments, all of which have been decrypted and stored."

On the screen, green indicator lights, signifying "data theft complete," lit up neatly.

Zhou Qiming's team not only controlled signal transmission through base station backdoor programs, but also seized control of the industrial lifeline of the Western communications alliance.

From pseudocode vulnerabilities in the core algorithm to the operator's customer resources and the cost structure of the supply chain, everything is thoroughly understood.

"Very good." Li Yu nodded.

"Have Zhou Qiming initiate the 'data misrepresentation' plan and send a fabricated 'user needs report' to the Western Communications Alliance."

"They mistakenly believed that the European market needed customized models with high power consumption, leading their research and development and production into a dead end."

"Understood!" Li Huaide immediately turned around and relayed the instructions.

Li Yu rubbed his temples. After juggling intercontinental missile development and financial attacks for several days in a row, faint dark circles had appeared around his eyes.

As Li Yu walked to the gate of the Longxing Factory residential compound, he heard the clear laughter of a little girl coming from inside.

"Daddy! Daddy's back!" Nannan immediately rushed into Li Yu's arms, the fluffy charm on her schoolbag tickling his chin.

Bai Ling stood on the veranda, holding her son, and greeted them with a smile:

"Why are you back so early today? Isn't the ICBM development project less busy?"

"I've finished dealing with the key milestones, so I've come back to see you all."

During dinner, Nannan chattered excitedly about the interesting things that happened at school.

The son sat in the high chair, waving his little fists, seemingly agreeing with his sister.

He accidentally knocked the small spoon in front of him to the ground with a "clatter," which made the whole family laugh.

Warm moments always pass quickly. After putting the two children to sleep, Li Yu returned to the study, turned on the encrypted computer, and Zhou Qiming's video call came in.

"Chief Engineer Li, the forged user requirements report has been sent out. Alexander has indeed fallen for it and immediately approved an additional 200 billion US dollars to develop a high-power model specifically for the European market."

Zhou Qiming's tone was tinged with sarcasm, "They don't know that this model is not only expensive, but also has extremely poor compatibility with our 3G signals. Once it's produced, it'll just be a pile of scrap metal."

"During testing, I will adjust the compatibility to improve performance. By the time it's released, it will be too late for them to make amends."

Li Yu nodded and said, "We have obtained their list of core component suppliers and their quotations. We will have Lou Zhenhua contact these suppliers."

"Raise raw material prices and cut off the supply of some key components. I want to stall their production at the most critical stage."

Zhou Qiming nodded: "Understood! Also, those few technicians who were turned are still providing Alexander with a steady stream of false information."

"very good."

"Let them continue to 'make contributions,' and when the Western communications alliance's funds are completely tied up, that's when we'll close the net."

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Western Communications Alliance in New York, Alexander was giving a passionate speech at a board meeting, holding the forged user requirements report.

Although the new management team sent by Rockefeller had doubts, they could only compromise temporarily under Alexander's encouragement that "the European market has huge potential."

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a golden opportunity for us to seize the European market!"

"As long as we develop a customized model based on this report, we can meet the specific needs of European users and completely defeat Longteng!"

The board members looked at the "detailed" user data and market analysis in the report and nodded in agreement.

The representative sent by Rockefeller Sr. looked at the report and asked, "Alexander, is the source of this data reliable?"

"We have just taken over the management team and need to be accountable for every decision we make."

"Absolutely reliable!"

"This is firsthand information obtained by our technicians from Longteng's core database, and it perfectly matches the market research results!"

The representative was about to say something more when Alexander interrupted him: "Now is the crucial moment for us to turn the tide, we can't hesitate any longer! The additional $200 billion has arrived, R&D should start immediately!"