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Song Yunhui, Gao Yuliang, Li Dakang and their group entered Donghui Group.

The core competitiveness of a software company lies in its talent.

Song Yunhui suggested going to the research and development center.

The research and development center of Donghui Group is a twelve-story building.

The glass partitions made the space feel open and transparent, and hundreds of computer screens were connected to form a blue sea.

There are also large computer rooms.

Ma Tianming walked at the front, taking a half-beat faster than usual, pointing to the workstations on both sides as he introduced them.

"Governor Song, we mainly deal in financial software, accounting software, and wealth management software. Now we are transforming and expanding our business to industrial control software, providing supporting services for large manufacturing enterprises."

"For a company to develop, it needs to continuously innovate, and you've done a great job." Song Yunhui stood behind a group of programmers who were debugging.

The screen was filled with dense code, and the drawings spread out next to it showed the parameters of a certain chemical equipment.

Following Song Yunhui's gaze, Ma Tianming quickly added a sentence.

"Governor Song, this is a production monitoring system that we customized for the company. It collects temperature, pressure, and flow rate data in real time and automatically adjusts the valve opening."

Previously, twelve workers were needed to oversee a production line; now, two are enough.

"That's right, technology should serve businesses and people." Song Yunhui nodded, looking up from the screen. "Whose underlying architecture is this system?"

The concern is that Donghui Group uses other companies' products, as it lacks core competitiveness.

Ma Tianming was taken aback, not expecting Song Yunhui to ask such detailed questions. "Governor Song, we built the architecture ourselves, using an international open-source system."

"Well done!" Li Dakang felt that he had been very wise to bring in Donghui Group back then.

Song Yunhui didn't ask any more questions and continued walking forward.

Fang Hui took over the conversation from the side, his voice more composed than Ma Tianming's.

"Governor Song, Donghui has invested heavily in software over the past two years, with R&D expenses accounting for 15% of our revenue annually. But to be honest, we are still dependent on others in many aspects of our technology."

He said what many people dared not say.

Song Yunhui stopped, turned around, and glanced at the people following behind him. "Comrades, software and hardware are both high-tech. We must keep innovating, or we will fall behind."

Furthermore, we need to develop our own products and systems, striving to achieve domestic substitution.

His voice wasn't loud, but everyone could hear it clearly.

Even Chen Zhenghe hadn't expected Song Yunhui to think of this aspect.

Ordinary officials simply don't understand science and technology, nor would they have such vision.

Chen Zhenghe echoed, "Governor Song, our Oriental Technology has been continuously developing new products and is committed to promoting innovation in panel, electronic screen and other businesses."

Research and development is very expensive, but it cannot be stopped.

Otherwise, we'll be thrown off the bus.

Wang Julong didn't think too much about it. "I don't understand these things very well. I feel that buying foreign technology seems cheaper and more effective. The cost of developing and testing on my own is still very high."

Song Yunhui did not intend to criticize Wang Julong, because in the short term, buying technology and patents is the least costly option.

However, this is definitely not a viable long-term solution.

"Mayor Wang, let me give you an example. Today you buy someone else's database, tomorrow you buy someone else's compiler, and the day after tomorrow you buy someone else's operating system. It seems convenient, but in reality, you're always being held by the throat."

Someone else controls the core underlying architecture.

What if one day they say they're not selling anymore?

"Indeed!" Gao Yuliang nodded slightly beside him. "Governor Song is right. Core technologies cannot be bought."

Song Yunhui ignored Gao Yuliang's words and instead looked at Ma Tianming. "Mr. Ma, has Donghui ever considered developing its own operating system?"

A hint of difficulty flashed across Ma Tianming's face. "I've thought about it, but the investment is too large, and the cycle is too long. The shareholders..."

Song Yunhui interrupted him, "Mr. Ma, shareholders want short-term profits, but for a company to go far, it must have its own roots."

If the roots are not deep, it will fall over with a gust of wind.

The words were spoken neither too lightly nor too heavily, but Ma Tianming still broke out in a sweat.

Fang Hui quickly added, "Governor Song, Donghui is preparing to set up a basic software laboratory and is planning to recruit a group of people to tackle this tough challenge."

Song Yunhui glanced at Fang Hui, "Okay, having a plan is a good thing, let's proceed slowly."

Soon, after touring the dormitories and canteen, Song Yunhui also had a brief chat with a few employee representatives.

The group then entered the exhibition hall.

The walls are covered with electronic screens that display the timeline of Donghui's product iterations over the years, from the earliest small control software to the later industrial Internet of Things platform, and then to the most recent product quality inspection system.

Song Yunhui stopped in front of a photograph.

The photo shows the first generation of Donghui's entrepreneurial team. The four of them are crammed into an office of less than ten square meters, with two desktop computers and two laptops on the table.

Ma Tianming leaned closer and pointed to the youngest person in the photo, "That's me. After leaving XunTeng, I planned to start my own business."

Song Yunhui looked at the photo and remained silent for a few seconds.

"Back then, did you think that simply writing the software would change anything?"

Ma Tianming was taken aback by the question, then laughed, "Governor Song, that's true. Back then, we didn't understand and thought technology was everything."

Later we realized that technology alone wasn't enough; we also needed a market, funding, and talent…

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Song Yunhui said bluntly, "Comrades, let's go to the conference room."

Ma Tianming and Fang Hui exchanged a glance and quickly followed.

The meeting room is located on the sixteenth floor of the Donghui Building office building.

The large oval table was covered with a dark blue tablecloth, and mineral water and teacups were placed on it.

But today's protagonists are not just Donghui Group.

Song Yunhui sat in the main seat, with Gao Yuliang, Li Dakang, Qi Tongwei, and Wang Julong on his left and Chen Zhenghe, Zhao Rui, Ma Tianming, and Fang Hui on his right.

Zhou Haoyang placed a document on the table behind Song Yunhui.

Song Yunhui opened the document, glanced at it, and then closed it. "I've invited everyone here today for cooperation, mutual benefit, and development."

His gaze moved from Chen Zhenghe's face to Ma Tianming's face, and then to Li Dakang's face.

Song Yunhui suggested, "I have a suggestion: Donghui Group has advantages in software, and Dongfang Technology has panel technology and mass production experience. What do you think of a powerful alliance between the two companies?"

Chen Zhenghe nodded with a smile, "Governor Song, our Oriental Technology attaches great importance to this cooperation."

Zhao Rui quickly added, "President Chen is right. We are not here to fight alone; we are here to build an ecosystem with local businesses."

Ma Tianming and Fang Hui exchanged a glance.

If Donghui can secure a partnership with Dongfang Technology, its business will definitely increase.

The key point is that it has a good reputation!