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

The matter of the space station had little to do with Yan Jiefang; he only glanced at some related information before giving up on it.

...

Evening, in the study.

"Dad, what do you think about our family expanding a graphics card project at our wafer fab in the Special Economic Zone?"

Yan Xueqian looked at his elderly father with a calm expression.

Yan Jiefang is 56 years old this year, almost 57. Although he looks quite young due to his cultivation, he is about the same age as someone in their late thirties or early forties.

The signs of aging on his face are already quite obvious.

He glanced at his eldest son:

"This is a small matter. You can decide for yourself. Just go for it boldly. It doesn't matter how much money you spend."

If you don't have enough money, you can approach an investment company.

Although he knew his father would definitely agree to the project, Yan Xueqian was still very happy to receive his father's approval in person.

"Okay, then I'll contact the city tomorrow and get a piece of industrial land."

Yan Jiefang thought for a moment and then gave an instruction:

"Let's use domestically produced lithography machines and other related equipment. The lithography machine technology in Jiangcheng has improved and is not far behind the most advanced foreign equipment."

By the time you acquire the land and build the factory, they will definitely already be mass-producing 130-nanometer lithography machines.

You know our relationship with them; we'll prioritize supplying your new wafer fab.

Yan Xueqian nodded:

"Okay, you told me, I know about this, and I will contact them in advance."

With a graphics card, we can now manufacture six key components of a computer host: CPU, memory, graphics card, storage, power supply, and motherboard!

As for the CPU cooler and case, they pose absolutely no challenge for us.

Later, we can also leverage this momentum to establish a computer brand.

"Fine, whatever you want, as long as you don't engage in any monopolies. The government has been cracking down on this quite strictly lately."

"Okay, I've got it."

...

On March 29, the Nasdaq index's rebound completely collapsed, falling to 1822 points, a new low in 29 months, erasing all the gains of the previous week.

Yan Jiefang found this data from across the Pacific Ocean online and thought to himself:

This dot-com bubble lasted quite a long time, significantly impacting many developed countries and causing widespread shocks to stock markets in emerging markets.

Domestic internet companies listed on NASDAQ also suffered greatly.

He shook his head. Although these companies had suffered misfortune, some of them had persevered and were still thriving in later generations.

However, none of this has much to do with him.

Anyway, his own company doesn't need to go public.

He doesn't need the conveniences and advantages that going public can offer, such as raising funds, providing liquidity, venture capital exits, enhancing brand and credit, and equity incentives.

...

I don’t know if it’s because the world has some kind of correction, but even though he has already carried out two very severe strikes in the nearby waters, there are very few foreign reconnaissance planes appearing near the coastline anymore.

However, on April 1st, an American EP-3 electronic reconnaissance aircraft still flew over Hainan Island, flexing its muscles.

Unfortunately, this time they were facing not the J-8, but the J-10, and a modified J-10 at that!

The J-10's radar system locked onto the aircraft, forcing it to turn and flee.

As for the collision?

nonexistent.

The improved J-10 uses a more advanced engine and fire control system, and can now be considered a top-tier 3rd or 4th generation fighter jet.

Its maneuverability, low-speed handling, and flight control are far superior to those of second-generation aircraft like the older J-8.

No American soldier would dare to remain indifferent to the continuous warnings from the early warning system.

Upon seeing this incident reported in the news, Yan Jiefang wondered if there was something wrong with the American military personnel and president.

There are two large ships lying on the seabed not far away!

It seems that with time, these Americans have "forgotten the pain once the wound has healed."

Yan Jiefang began to consider whether he should give them another righteous punch.

A few days later, three bases in the Pacific Ocean were wiped out by unknown individuals.

The original location was completely empty, like it had been licked by a dog.

The airstrips, camps, soldiers, vehicles, and ships that should have existed have all disappeared.

Everyone who heard the news felt a chill run down their spine.

After all, when you attack a base normally, even if you completely capture or empty it, there should at least be a lot of ruins left.

This is beyond the scope of human understanding.

...

On the evening of April 20, lottery players in Wuhan discovered a nut hidden inside the billiard balls used for the lottery draw, causing an uproar at the scene.

This is a case of "deliberate sabotage by criminals"!

Yan Jiefang did not react much to the incident.

After all, the technology at this time is still too crude and needs improvement compared to later generations.

To be considered barely acceptable, you need to make sure everyone knows it's fake, but you have no evidence to prove it's fake.

...

By the end of April, the two brothers, Yan Xueheng and Yan Xueyuan, had basically finished handling their current affairs.

They noted that many off-road teams in China launched activities to challenge the limits of nature and support Beijing's bid for the Olympics.

So Yan Xueheng called Yan Xueyuan:

"Xueyuan, isn't your car factory's car sales not doing too well?"

How about we form an off-road team to challenge the wilderness?

"Then we can get some media coverage, which will raise the profile of Tian Shu and Zuo Fu, right?"

Yan Xueyuan thought the idea was pretty good:

"Second brother, that's a good idea. Those off-road clubs should all have the support of relevant manufacturers."

We can also provide assistance to our off-road enthusiasts, supporting them in undertaking various challenges.

"Right? I happen to have some free time recently, so I'll start by setting up an off-road club and recruit some members."

What do you think would be a good name for the club?

"The Big Dipper, it corresponds to the seven stars, they complement each other."

"Okay, let's call it Beidou then."

The two brothers quickly settled the matter of establishing the "Beidou" off-road club in just a few words.

...

Following the huge success of the "Legend of Mir" game released last year, the game company continued to release its second RPG online game, "Zi Chuan," in May.

Although it is also a Western fantasy game, unlike the rough "Legend of Mir", "Zi Chuan" has a more refined graphics design.

The game environment is pleasing to the eye.

In addition, the game offers some optional missions that reward unique skins.

Of course, the user interface and skills remain as simple and clear as ever, without much flair.

These days, most Chinese netizens haven't been using computers for very long, so they're not suited for overly precise operations.

With nothing else to do, Yan Jiefang also applied for two accounts and would log in to play whenever he had time, reminiscing about the feeling of playing games during his teenage years in his previous life.

These two games are certainly very crude compared to those of later generations, but that's the feeling they're all about!