I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

At Minister Wang's strong invitation, Yan Jiefang stayed and met with the top leader at around 3 p.m.

After the top leader learned that he had brought back these two sets of lithography equipment through overseas connections, he praised him highly.

And it was clearly stated: It doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat!

He also expressed his gratitude to Yan Jiefang for winning 15 gold medals at last year's Olympics.

We thank him for displaying the spirit and prestige of the Chinese people, which greatly boosted their morale.

Yan Jiefang is hailed as a good comrade of the new era!

After such praise, even the shameless Yan Jiefang felt a little embarrassed...

...

After guiding the technicians and engineers at Factory 774 to install the two sets of equipment and conduct several trial productions, Yan Jiefang stopped paying too much attention to this matter.

After all, these technicians and engineers only lack experience, not actual skill level.

After several hands-on experiences, everyone quickly adapted to the two machines and were able to produce wafers with a diameter of 1.5-3 micrometers.

The current production volume hasn't increased yet, and more experiments are needed, but it will definitely get better and better in the future.

Moreover, with readily available templates and blueprints provided by Yan Jiefang, relevant domestic manufacturers have begun to try producing their own lithography machines!

This time, we are truly concentrating our efforts on accomplishing great things!

Yan Jiefang was highly involved in the early stages of this incident.

He can provide reliable and feasible solutions to any difficult or complicated problem. After verification, each solution is always accurate and without any errors or omissions.

This also allowed many domestic experts to witness some of his expertise in electronic computers.

It makes one feel that this is not the level that a vocational school student should have.

Someone specifically went to check his performance when he was studying at a vocational school twenty years ago.

Then they were horrified to discover that this guy was really strong when he was in school, not just ordinary strong!

In all the exams during his four years of vocational school, except for some subjective humanities subjects, he actually got full marks on all the written exams!

He wasn't weak in humanities subjects, but his scores were occasionally not perfect due to the subjective influence of the graders, though they were always very close to perfect.

In Li Yunlong's words, "This guy is a fucking genius!"

...

On this day, Yan Xueqian stopped Yan Jiefang, who was about to leave:

"Dad, I started my vacation a few days ago. When are you going to take me to driving school?"

He looked up at the two sycamore trees in the yard; their lush leaves were already hanging from the branches, a scene of great prosperity.

Time flies! I can't believe it's already the summer of '89!

I wonder how the construction of the factory in the special economic zone is going; I need to find some time to go and check on it.

However, let's wait and see.

He turned to look at the eldest brother:

"Okay, let's set off now."

"Dad, what about me?"

Yan Xueheng saw that his older brother would soon be able to learn to drive and get his driver's license.

Once I get my driver's license, I'll get the Cherokee my dad promised!

That's so enviable!

You should know that he has already finished the college entrance examination and will soon be able to go to Tsinghua University.

Imagine the older brother driving a Cherokee, taking pretty girls for a spin, while he, as the younger brother, gets nothing. That would be such a loss of face!

Yan Jiefang immediately saw through the kid's idea and gestured directly towards the fruit shop with his lip.

Want to learn to drive?

Go find your mother yourself.

Don't even think about it with me.

Seeing his father's expression, Yan Xueheng couldn't help but put on a mask of pain.

He had begged Liu Ruyan many times, but she just wouldn't give in.

You're not allowed to learn to drive if you're under 20!

However, Yan Jiefang took his eldest son to Yuanda Driving School to register for driving lessons.

Why this driving school again? Because it's closer.

The second and third brothers also came over.

Although we can't learn it right now, it's still nice to see it for ourselves.

The content is the same as in previous years. The exam will require you to take a test on traffic regulations, mechanical knowledge, and the course and roads.

Yan Xueqian only has two months of summer vacation, so it's impossible for him to pass the test and get his driver's license in four months like Yan Jiefang did.

I'd be lucky to get my driver's license by the end of the year.

Yan Xueqian has a calm and composed personality and is not in a hurry about this matter.

Because there was a minimum requirement of 120 hours of accumulated driving experience before the exam, Yan Jiefang left his own 212 at the driving school for Yan Xueqian to use as his driving school vehicle.

This will allow him to meet the requirements as quickly as possible, avoiding the awkward situation where he won't have time to learn to drive after starting school.

After his eldest son's driving lessons were on track, Yan Jiefang took some time to travel south to the special economic zone again.

Although the factory buildings, sewage treatment plant, underground parking garage, and technology building (office building) are under construction according to the design drawings, he still needs to go and take a look before he can feel at ease.

To avoid any unexpected situations.

When Yan Jiefang arrived at the construction site, he saw a bustling scene of activity.

Yan Jiefang put on a safety helmet and followed Zhao Weiguo, who came to lead the way, into the construction site.

The first thing you see is the science and technology building, which is under construction.

The building is currently having its basic frame poured, and it appears to be largely complete.

"Boss, this building, as you requested, uses an integral frame structure, which is much stronger than the common brick-concrete structure."

However, this framework was only completed two days ago. According to construction requirements, it needs to be left to stand for half a month and pass inspection before the subsequent wall filling can proceed.

Zhao Weiguo and his team were all retired military personnel, so they had very high requirements for construction. Every task had to be done meticulously and in complete compliance before proceeding to the next step.

This aligns perfectly with Yan Jiefang's thinking.

He nodded in satisfaction:

"You can't be careless when doing engineering projects; your approach is excellent!"

"Boss, let's go take a look at the factory over there."

Zhao Weiguo pointed to the nearly completed 1,000-square-meter Phase I factory building not far away.

"We constructed this factory entirely according to the design institute's blueprints, but most of the materials and equipment needed to build the Huangguang cleanroom are still unavailable."

Currently, Manager Xu and his team are trying to find a way to import it from Hong Kong.

Yan Jiefang shook his head:

"Our factory can't start operations yet, so tell them not to worry and to take it slow."

Zhao Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief and nodded:

"Okay, I will pass on your words to them later."

"Boss, that's the sewage treatment plant over there. Let me show you."

The construction site here is still underway.

Zhao Weiguo explained:

"The sewage treatment plant may not look like it occupies a large area, but the construction difficulty is actually higher than that of an underground parking garage."

For a pool to hold water, preventing seepage is of paramount importance. Repairing a leak is time-consuming, expensive, and extremely troublesome.

The groundwater level in the Special Economic Zone is high, and it is currently the rainy season with water seepage in the foundation pit, so the construction period cannot be shortened.

..."

Afterwards, the two of them went to check out the underground parking garage.

Yan Jiefang is very satisfied with the current construction progress.

Under the supervision of Zhao Weiguo and his team, the construction quality requirements at this site were extremely stringent, leaving little room for workers and the construction team to cut corners.

Moreover, with 10 newly recruited veterans providing security, the possibility of building materials being lost is virtually nonexistent.

Fortunately, the company's progress payments were settled very promptly, and the contractor had no complaints about that.

In early August, after traveling around the south, Yan Jiefang returned to 49 cities.