With three superpowers at his fingertips, he could dominate the 1970s.

When Jiang Zhiyu woke up the next morning, the clock on the wall already pointed to a little after nine o'clock.

She was stunned for a moment before realizing that this was the deepest sleep she had ever had since transmigrating. She never dared to sleep deeply in the apocalypse, and in the 1970s, she was on edge every day saving people and stockpiling supplies. Only these past two days at the Su family home, surrounded by genuine family affection, had finally put her heart, which had been hanging in suspense for more than a decade, at ease.

After washing up and going downstairs, only Shen Peiyu and Su Lixing were in the living room. Su Wenbin and He Li had gone to the company and the hospital early in the morning, but Su Wenhao was nowhere to be seen.

Jiang Zhiyu was genuinely surprised—given her cousin's carefree nature, he should have been waiting outside her room long ago, clamoring to take her out to play. Why was he nowhere to be seen?

"Yuyu's awake!" Shen Peiyu put down her newspaper and waved with a smile. "Come and have breakfast. Aunt Zhang left you some congee with preserved egg and lean pork, and some freshly fried dough sticks. That brat was sent to help out at the company by your uncle early this morning. All he does is play around all day. He should learn how to manage a business."

Jiang Zhiyu nodded knowingly and sat down, ladling out a bowl of porridge and eating it slowly with some fried dough sticks. She'd been stuffed with four or five crab roe buns yesterday, and really didn't want to touch any buns today.

After finishing her meal and wiping her mouth, she looked at Su Lixing, who was drinking tea beside her, and said, "Uncle, I'd like to go out and look at semiconductor-related products and various electrical appliances today. If it's convenient for you, could you take me with you?"

"Semiconductors? Electronics?" Su Lixing's eyes lit up. He immediately put down his teacup and stood up. "Convenient, so convenient! My uncle has been in the import and export trade for so many years, he knows this stuff inside and out! Come on, I'll take you to the biggest electronics market in San Francisco right now, I guarantee you'll have whatever you want!"

"Thank you, Uncle." Jiang Zhiyu quickly followed.

"Why be so polite with your uncle?" Su Lixing patted his chest and laughed. "You've come all this way, so don't even mention this little thing. If you wanted the stars in the sky, your uncle would find a way to pluck them down for you!"

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The black Ford drove smoothly towards the city center. As he drove, Su Lixing casually asked, "Yu Yu, what do you need these semiconductors and electrical appliances for? Do you have any friends in China who need them?"

"Well, a few friends who do research asked me to take some samples back with me to check their performance first. If they're suitable, we'll make a large-scale purchase later." Jiang Zhiyu spoke vaguely, without mentioning the specific purpose.

Su Lixing didn't ask any further questions. Having been in business for so many years, he knew best what to ask and what not to ask. He simply said, "Then you've come to the right person! I know almost all the electronics companies in the US. I know which ones have good performance, which ones have strong technology, and which ones offer the best value for money. I'll pick some out for you in a bit, and I guarantee they'll be the most practical."

Jiang Zhiyu breathed a sigh of relief. Asking her uncle for help was definitely the right thing to do; having a knowledgeable person from her own circle to guide her would save her a lot of trouble.

Before long, the car stopped in front of a five-story building in the city center. This was San Francisco's largest electronics market, offering everything from basic resistors and capacitors to state-of-the-art complete equipment.

As soon as she entered, several stall owners greeted Su Lixing warmly, clearly regular customers. Su Lixing led her straight to the largest stall inside, patted the stall owner on the shoulder, and said, "Old Chen, I brought my niece here to get some samples. Show us your best semiconductors and appliances."

Old Chen, a shrewd man in his forties, immediately greeted her with a smile: "Boss Su's niece, don't worry! I have all kinds of goods here, I guarantee you'll pick the best!"

The first thing to look at is semiconductor components.

Old Chen took out a large box from behind the counter, neatly arranged with various categories. He first picked up two black dual in-line package (DIP) chips: "Young lady, look, this is Intel's 8080 microprocessor, which they just released last year. It's 8-bit, with a 2MHz clock speed. Many industrial devices and early personal computers in the US use this; the technology is mature and stable, but it's a bit pricey. This one next to it is Motorola's 6800; the specs are similar, just the instruction set is different, and it offers better value for money."

Jiang Zhiyu took them and looked at them. She was certainly familiar with these two microprocessors; they were both milestone products in the history of computer development. At present, the domestic computer field was still a blank slate. With these two samples, she could save herself at least five or six years of detours when she went back to study them.

"Take two samples of each of these two models."

Old Chen responded and took out another box of chips: "These are memory chips. This is 1K capacity DRAM dynamic memory, the most commonly used now; this is SRAM static memory, faster than DRAM, but with smaller capacity and higher price; and there's also ROM read-only memory, used to store programs, available in various capacities."

Next came various logic chips: AND gates, OR gates, NOT gates, flip-flops, counters, decoders, etc. from the 74 and 54 series. Old Chen took out one of each and gave a brief introduction to its use. Su Lixing would occasionally add a few words from the side, talking about which company's chips had a high yield, which company's chips had good low-temperature performance, and which one was more suitable for the domestic industrial environment. He spoke eloquently about these points.

Jiang Zhiyu listened attentively, taking one or two samples of each type of logic chip.

Next are discrete components: various types of rectifier diodes, voltage regulator diodes, and light-emitting diodes; NPN and PNP transistors; as well as field-effect transistors and thyristors—all commonly used in industry. Passive components are also included, ranging from carbon film and metal film resistors of various values, to ceramic, electrolytic, and mica capacitors of different capacitances, and then to inductors, transformers, connectors, switches, potentiometers, and more…

Su Lixing, a seasoned veteran of the trade with over a decade of experience, not only helped her choose the most practical model but also negotiated a lower price, ultimately securing a discount of nearly 20% compared to the market price. Looking at the component samples spread across half the table, Jiang Zhiyu secretly rejoiced—if she had tried to figure out the market herself, it would have taken her three to five days, let alone securing such a favorable price.

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After selecting the semiconductor components, the next step is to sample various electrical appliances.

Old Chen led them to the other side of the stall, where a dazzling array of finished electrical appliances were displayed. First up were radios: "This is a Sony transistor portable radio, small in size, with good sound quality and low power consumption; it's the hottest seller right now. This is an RCA desktop radio, with even better sound quality, but it's a bit bulky. And there's also a Panasonic portable model with an alarm clock function, which young people love."

Jiang Zhiyu picked one of each.

Then came the televisions: "This is a 12-inch Sharp monochrome portable TV with clear and high-quality images; this is a 14-inch RCA desktop monochrome TV with a large and comfortable screen; and this is a 19-inch Sony color TV using the latest Trinitron picture tube, with particularly vibrant colors, but it's still expensive and not many people are buying it."

In 1976, color televisions were not yet widespread even in the United States, and were almost nonexistent in China. Jiang Zhiyu took one sample television, one black and white and one color, back to disassemble and study them, hoping that China's television industry could get off to a start sooner.

Next up were tape recorders: a Sony portable cassette player, a Panasonic desktop recorder, and an eight-track tape recorder commonly used in cars today—I took one of each.

Electronic calculators were also essential: a Texas Instruments handheld basic calculator that can perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and square root calculations; and a Hewlett-Packard scientific calculator that can perform trigonometric functions and logarithms, making it ideal for researchers. I took two of each.

There were also electronic watches that were just becoming popular at the time: digital models with LCD displays and quartz models with analog displays. They were much more accurate than mechanical watches, and I took a few samples of each.

Old Chen also brought out the Atari Pong home game console—the one that connects to the TV to play billiards, which is incredibly popular in the US right now. Jiang Zhiyu also took one back so that her children in China could play it.

In addition to these consumer electronics, Su Lixing also helped her select samples of some core components for home appliances: small car refrigerators, washing machine motors, air conditioner compressors, and even samples of microwave ovens that had just been launched.

"Take these back and let the domestic manufacturers study them," Su Lixing said with a smile. "The domestic home appliance industry is still lagging behind. With these samples, we can avoid a lot of detours."

Seeing that Jiang Zhiyu only took one or two samples of each item, he was a little puzzled: "Yuyu, shouldn't you take more? If your friends in China need them, it's okay to take more back. Your uncle will help you with the trade channels to ship them back; it's very convenient, and I'll give you the best price."

"No need, Uncle," Jiang Zhiyu smiled and explained, "Let's take some samples back first and let them study them to see if the performance is suitable for the domestic situation. It's not too late to make a large-scale purchase after we've determined the results."

Of course, she wouldn't say that these civilian products were just something she casually took; with samples, they could be quickly replicated domestically. The real prize was the high-end production equipment and core technical data from the semiconductor labs—those were the treasures that could save China's semiconductor industry decades of detours, and the true objective of her trip to the US. Wasn't the US going to impose a technology embargo? Once she'd taken all the most advanced equipment and data, let's see what they had left to embargo with.

Su Lixing didn't ask any further questions, simply replying, "Okay, then let's take samples first. If your friend decides to purchase in large quantities later, just tell your uncle, and I'll handle everything for you, guaranteeing you the best prices and the most convenient channels!"

"Thank you, Uncle." Jiang Zhiyu thanked him sincerely. Having such an uncle had really helped her a lot.

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After selecting all the samples, Old Chen quickly calculated the bill and gave Su Lixing the lowest possible discount. Su Lixing readily paid. Although he only took one or two of each type, the sheer variety of items—several hundred kinds of semiconductor components alone, plus various electrical appliances—filled the entire trunk of the car with boxes of all sizes.

Su Lixing dusted off his hands and said with a smile, "Come on, Uncle will take you to lunch! There's a Chinese restaurant nearby run by a Shanghainese owner; their local cuisine is exceptionally authentic, I guarantee you'll love it."

The two got into the car, which slowly drove away from the electronics market. Jiang Zhiyu sat in the passenger seat, watching the street scenes rushing past the window, already planning the details of their nighttime infiltration of the semiconductor laboratory.

We've got the samples. Now it's time to get our hands on those advanced technologies that the US is keeping hidden away.

Su Lixing glanced at her out of the corner of his eye while driving. Seeing a faint smile on her lips, he assumed she was happy to have gotten the sample she wanted, and smiled back.

Sunlight streamed through the car window, casting a soft glow on Jiang Zhiyu's cool profile. She tapped her knee lightly with her fingertips, her mind already racing with ideas for how to renovate the semiconductor laboratory.