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Xiao Shan moved his deck chair outside to bask in the afternoon sun; the ease and comfort of not having to work was indescribable.

Just then, someone behind him started massaging his shoulders. Xiao Shan turned around and saw it was Ding Qiunan.

"Why did you come here?" Xiao Shan asked Ding Qiunan.

"I figured you'd be here. If you're tired, take a good rest. If you need to, we can move in for a few days tonight."

"No need, it's inconvenient to stay here. I just want to find a few people to talk to, but I don't have much in common with other people. Let's stay in Beijing for a week and then go back. I'm worried that Jingyan won't be able to handle it any longer."

Ding Qiunan nodded: "Okay."

Over the next few days, Xiaoshan spent his days chatting and joking with people in the courtyard house, and went back to his separately purchased courtyard house to sleep at night, experiencing what it's like to be a retired old man.

The young people living in the courtyard were caught off guard by Xiao Shan's sudden appearance.

Many young people, in particular, know about Xiaoshan. The two consecutive Yuejing Lake press conferences have greatly increased Xiaoshan's popularity in China.

The attention garnered by other press conferences and the exposure of Taishan's research centers were also brought to the public's attention.

Although the information dissemination in today's era is not as advanced as that of self-media before Xiaoshan's time travel, the internet still transmits information very quickly.

Many people even came up to him asking for his autograph.

He had originally planned to stay for seven days, but on the evening of the fourth day, someone called him.

"Xiao Sheng, we have successfully developed a small laser, and our research on large lasers has also made a breakthrough."

"Okay, you did a good job. I'm in Beijing now. I'll return to Shenzhen tomorrow morning, and then I'll go there the day after tomorrow."

"Yes, Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Shan was also quite excited. The success of the miniature laser indicates that many devices can be miniaturized.

"Brother Mao, Jiefang, I might have to leave tomorrow."

"Xiaoshan, you're a very busy person, unlike us. Just go and do what you need to do."

Xiao Shan nodded, and the next day he took Ding Qiunan by plane back to Shenzhen.

After a night's rest, I took a private car straight to the laser research center in the morning.

"Xiao Sheng, you've arrived."

"Xiao Li, thank you for your hard work. The group has prepared a bonus of 15 million for you, which will be credited to your account tomorrow."

Xiao Li's real name is Li Jing. He is a doctoral student in laser technology from a top university. He studied abroad for four years and later joined Taishan Group.

When Xiaoshan established the Laser Research Center, he was promoted to the top position.

Li Jing led Xiao Shan on a tour of the research center to show him the progress of research on small lasers and other laser equipment.

"Xiao Li, lasers have broad development prospects and can even replace most current machines to a certain extent. Mashan Group will establish a laser production workshop, and I plan to have the welding machine research center and the laser research center jointly establish a research workshop. This workshop will be dedicated to studying the miniaturization of laser welding machines and various methods of combining welding machines with lasers."

"Yes, Mr. Xiao, I'll arrange it right away."

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After returning home that evening and finishing dinner, Xiao Shan said to Xiao Jingsi, "Fourth brother, what kind of laboratory do you want to open? I don't know much about physics."

"Dad, I want to start by researching gyroscopes. Although they seem insignificant, they play a very important role."

"Alright, I'll have the company inject 200 million into you. You can start by setting up a basic framework. Let me know what equipment you need, and I'll see if I can find it for you."

"Thanks dad."

"Why are you being so polite with your father!" Xiao Shan turned his gaze to Xiao Jingyan. "Jingyan, when are you planning to get married?"

Xiao Jingyan said somewhat helplessly, "Dad, I'm looking for one! My female colleagues at the company's office light up when they see me, so I'm planning to find one outside."

"Well, you can handle that yourself. I won't interfere," Xiao Shan said with a smile.

With the advent of miniature lasers, Taishan Group's laser research center has also come into the view of many people.

Many large enterprises have come to Xiaoshan to seek cooperation.

Research on handheld mini laser welding machines is also in full swing, with even Xiaoshan getting involved.

Finally, after more than three months of experimentation, a new type of small laser welding machine was produced.

In just the first month, they received orders worth 200,000.

One piece of equipment costs over 4,000 yuan, and the sales revenue is 800 million yuan.

The net profit of these laser welding machines can reach 60%. At present, small laser welding machines are just starting out all over the world. Taishan's breakthrough is timely and has caught many foreign research institutions off guard.

"Dad, the Sijiucheng Precision Machine Tool Research Center just called. They plan to visit Taishan the day after tomorrow, focusing on the laser research center. They want to talk to you about cooperation," Xiao Jingyan said to Xiao Shan.

Xiao Shan nodded: "Yes, I know this institution. It used to be under the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, just like our steel rolling mill. Later, it was separated from the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry and became directly under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Not only was its level raised, but its research and development funding also increased significantly. I promised them that I would personally accompany them."

"Okay, Dad."

Xiao Jingyan received several more phone calls, some from people wanting to come and visit for purchases, and others wanting to discuss cooperation.

Except for a few large state-owned enterprises, where Xiao Shan would personally accompany them, Xiao Jingyan would usually accompany them for the others.

After Xiao Jingyan finished her conversation, Xiao Shan would provide guidance based on her dialogue.

Only through practice can one grow; this is also one of the ways Xiaoshan trains his son.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Early in the morning, the convoy of the Sijiucheng Precision Machine Tool Research Center arrived.

Xiao Shan also arrived at the laser research center early and met with the people from the institute.

"Xiao Sheng, haha, I didn't expect we'd meet here." The man leading the research team looked at Xiao Shan and said with a smile.

Looking at the man's appearance, Xiao Shan laughed and said, "Engineer Zhang, haha, I didn't expect you to be leading the team this time!"

Zhang's real name is Zhang Dajun. When the steel rolling mill replaced its equipment, the Ministry of Metallurgy sent Zhang Dajun as the person in charge.

He was two years younger than Xiao Shan and was already serving as the head of the technical team at the time.

That's how the two met. Later, the steel rolling mill replaced its equipment several times over the years, and Zhang Dajun led the team each time, so the two became quite familiar with each other.

“We’ve known each other since the steel rolling mill days. I never imagined that more than 20 years would have passed in the blink of an eye, almost 30,” Xiao Shan said. “Come on, let’s go to the conference room for a cup of tea first. I’ll introduce you to the laser research center, and then we can visit it and discuss cooperation.”

"Good, I said back then that Xiao Sheng is a professional in technology. I was a little disappointed when I learned that you resigned from the steel rolling mill and was thinking of transferring you to the research center. I never expected that decades later, Xiao Sheng, you would have achieved such great success. Just as you said back then, manufacturing is the driving force of national development. Now, in private enterprises, Xiao Sheng is the number one person in the domestic manufacturing industry."

"Haha, Mr. Zhang, you flatter me. Let me introduce you. This is our eldest son, Xiao Jingyan. Jingyan, you can just call me Uncle Zhang. We've known each other for over thirty years. We're old friends." Xiao Shan said to Xiao Jingyan, who was standing next to him.

“Jingyan, you may not know, but your dad was incredibly carefree back then. When matchmakers introduced him to potential partners, he would say that he was a staunch advocate of singlehood and didn’t want to get married. He kept saying that to the matchmakers for years until a matchmaker introduced your mother to him, which finally made him give up his idea of ​​being single.”

Everyone listened with great interest to these gossip tales, after all, they were gossip from Xiaoshan.

In recent years, Xiaoshan has undoubtedly been the most prominent manufacturing city in China.

Several research centers are constantly launching internationally leading products, breaking foreign blockades and monopolies.

The welding machines have achieved world number one status, with the highest global shipment volume and the highest net profit in the welding workshop.

A single welding machine and welding workshop can bring Xiaoshan a net profit of one billion US dollars every year.

Two years ago, the exchange rate was 8.2, which is 8.2 billion.

Including Taishan's other research centers, research workshops, and production workshops in mainland China, its annual net profit reaches more than 10 billion yuan, which has surpassed that of many large state-owned enterprises.

It's only the year 2000, and we already have a world-leading technology that's so powerful. That's the charm of high-end manufacturing.

Once you develop a technology to the world's best, making money is only a matter of time.

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After drinking tea, Xiao Shan introduced the laser research center and the small laser welding machine research workshop.

The group then went to the laser performance center to observe the production and testing processes of the lasers before returning to the conference room.

“Mr. Xiao, I am deeply impressed by your laser research center. Even the most advanced factories in Europe and America are only at this level.” Zhang Dajun said to Xiao Shan, “I came here this time to cooperate with the laser research center and establish a joint venture to conduct research on laser cutting together.”

"Mr. Xiao should know that machine tools are currently our weakness. Manufacturing precision machine tools requires a lot of high-precision equipment. The advent of Mr. Xiao's laser has given us hope. If we can develop laser cutting, the production of many of our high-precision parts will become much easier. It's like a huge step forward for domestically produced high-precision machine tools."

“Currently, it is extremely difficult for us to develop a high-precision laser. We face multiple layers of external blockades, and we can only assemble it by sourcing parts from various channels. Accelerating the localization of precision components is a major policy proposed by the higher authorities.”

Xiao Shan nodded, showing a good understanding of the current national situation: "Engineer Zhang, it is our honor that Taishan can help us on the road to the localization of precision machine tools. We will do our best to cooperate in this matter."

"It just so happens that Taishan also has various ideas about combining machine tools and lasers. Now we can achieve some of these goals and reduce our workload."

The two parties reached a verbal agreement directly in the conference room, and signed a cooperation agreement on the third day at the Sijiucheng Hotel.

In this collaboration, Taishan invested 500 million yuan and contributed some of its laser-related patent technologies, accounting for 40% of the total investment.

The Precision Machine Tool Research Center provides various patented technologies for machine tools, with a funding of 500 million yuan. It owns 500 acres of land in Shunyi that has undergone site preparation and infrastructure development, accounting for 60% of the total land area.

The related news was featured on CCTV, giving Xiaoshan another opportunity to be seen by the entire nation.

Xiao Shan directly put Xiao Jingyan in charge of establishing this collaborative research center.

This collaborative factory project is the perfect opportunity for Xiao Jingyan to hone her skills.

With Zhang Dajun around, he can also give Xiao Jingyan some pointers.

Even if it collapses in the end, it's just a matter of losing some money, which is nothing to Mount Tai.

Subsequently, many large research centers and laser research centers began to collaborate in various aspects.

Some clients place large orders directly, while others collaborate on various laser-related research projects.

Xiaoshan was busy for two months before he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, Xiao Jingsi's physics laboratory had been completed and began to operate.

Xiao Jingsi spends her days in the laboratory conducting various research projects.

That day, Xiao Jingsi had just left home and gotten into a car to go to the laboratory when her phone rang.

It was his college and graduate school classmate, She Yong.

"Ah Yong, what made you think of calling me?" Xiao Jingsi asked after answering the phone.

She Yong's voice came from the other end: "Jing Si, I heard that you plan to study abroad and further your studies in physics. I have the same idea. I would like to ask which school you plan to go to?"

"Ah Yong, I'm not planning to study abroad anymore," Xiao Jingsi said somewhat embarrassed.

"What's wrong? Is there something you can't say? With the physics knowledge we've learned so far, we're not even a nobody in the entire physics community."

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Jingsi said, "My dad won't let me go. He said that if I went, I would only be a low-level researcher and wouldn't learn anything. He built a research center for me in China, and I'm currently planning to conduct research on precision gyroscopes. A top physicist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has agreed to come and help me and provide guidance. That physicist said that combining theory with practice will definitely improve my physics knowledge quickly."

She Yong's eyes widened immediately: "Holy crap, Jing Si, you're a hidden gem! You're in charge of a research center and can even recruit top physicists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. I'm so envious! Do you need any more people? Working with these experts is way better than studying abroad. Who wants to go to a foreign country?!"

Xiao Jingsi was overjoyed. He and She Yong were not only university classmates but also graduate students at the same university, and they had been friends for many years.

"Come over quickly! The research center has just been built and we are short-staffed in all aspects. If you know anyone, please introduce them as soon as possible. I will pay you according to the company's salary standards. Graduates from key universities will receive a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan in the first year, plus five social insurances and one housing fund."

“Okay, buddy, I’ll come find you tomorrow,” She Yong said without hesitation.

While Xiao Shan was leisurely watching TV at home, Ding Qiunan said to him, "Honey, various catering brands and convenience stores are expanding rapidly right now, but I always feel that we are lacking in products! Kangshuaibo and Jinmailang are selling very well in China now. We have the technology and the talent, so we can't just ignore this piece of the pie."

Xiao Shan thought about it and realized that instant noodles were indeed a huge market, with at least another twelve or thirteen years of prosperity ahead.

So he said to Ding Qiunan, "Go ahead and build it if you want. Instant noodles aren't anything fancy. Just make more flavors and do more advertising. We have convenience stores all over the country, which is the best sales channel. In addition, each store can offer some discounts or free instant noodles to increase brand awareness! We can also produce some cup noodles and bagged noodles with braised eggs or ham sausages to attract customers."

Ding Qiunan nodded repeatedly, "Honey, I don't know how your brain works, you always have so many clever ideas! I'll bring this up at the Shiweitian Group meeting tomorrow, do you want to come with me?"

"I won't go. It's rare for me to have two days off." Xiao Shan had just said this when his phone rang.

It was a call from the chip research center: "Mr. Xiao, we have completed the design of our first 350-nanometer chip. Should we contact a chip foundry to fabricate it and see how it performs?"

"Of course, although it's still more than a hundred nanometers away from the most advanced chips, it's the first chip designed by our research center. You should contact the chip foundry and see how much of a speed difference there is between our chip and those of foreign companies, especially their equivalent products."

"Yes, Mr. Xiao."

After watching Xiao Shan hang up the phone, Ding Qiunan smiled and said, "Our research centers have been receiving a lot of good news these past few years. I didn't expect the chip design to come out so quickly."

Xiao Shan said calmly, "The biggest challenge is chip manufacturing. No matter how well you design it, if they simply refuse to produce it for you, it's useless. If they ban the sale of lithography machines and prohibit chip foundries from manufacturing, even the most powerful companies will have to shut down. That's why I've been investing in semiconductor research centers all these years."

"My next plan is to build a wafer fab and research photoresist. Even with lithography machines, it's all for nothing without raw materials; these are all controlled by outsiders. Having resources in hand gives me peace of mind. The field isn't too advanced yet, and I can catch up easily. At worst, I'll just have to invest more money for a few years and not see results for a while."

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That day, Xiao Shan was reading documents in his office when Xiao Jingyan went to Sijiu City to participate in the construction of the cooperative factory, so Xiao Shan had to do a lot of the work himself.

I'm not sure if I can persuade my daughter to join me, but I'm worried she might not be willing, since websites and blogs are experiencing rapid growth right now.