Return to the exciting era of 1999

Chapter 1885: The Fall of a Superstar
Several other people are also responsible for projects that receive important national subsidies. There are also some elderly people whose names I can’t remember, but it can be seen that they are also in charge of important projects.

"Is it Ji Donglai?"

At the door, a man in a suit came to greet Ji Donglai.

"I'm Ji Donglai, where is the teacher?"

Looking at the man in front of him, Ji Donglai felt very anxious.

"Grandpa asked me to wait for you here. Change your clothes and follow me in. The old man is waiting for you with his last breath."

Without saying anything, the young man pulled Ji Donglai to change into a jumpsuit immediately, and entered the ICU amid the surprised eyes of the people around them. At this time, several people inside came to their senses, saw Ji Donglai coming over and nodded.

"Dad, Ji Dong is here, tell me what you want to tell me."

The middle-aged man lowered his head and whispered a few words in Tu Lao's ear. Ji Donglai hurried over. Tu Lao slowly opened his eyes and stretched out his hand towards Ji Donglai with difficulty. The oxygen tube on his nose almost fell off, and Ji Donglai hurriedly straightened it.

Mr. Tu glanced at his children, and they understood and walked out of the ward.

"Please make a copy of this notebook and take it with you. You may need it at a critical moment. Write down a phone number. If something special happens, just dial this number and it will protect you."

"I have so many students, and you are not the best, but I am most worried about you. You are stubborn and dedicated to science and technology, and have made many achievements. But the more you are like this, the more dangerous it is, and it is easy to go astray."

"I haven't accomplished much in my life. I have worked hard to move forward with the country. I haven't been to so many countries. The more countries you visit, the more things you are exposed to, and the more temptations you face."

"Technology has always been a double-edged sword. I asked about your affairs. Most of what you said was correct, but there were also some that were worrying. You have to remember that cutting-edge technology must be in our own hands to be safe for us."

"You have brought a lot of high-tech companies to the Middle East. Remember, there is no end to making money, and it is not easy to make breakthroughs in technology. Sometimes others can use your high-tech to reverse our basic model, and that is a problem."

"I don't have much time left. You must remember to pave the way for our own technology companies. I only have so much ability, so I will pave the way for as long as I can. You can continue with other things, kid..."

Holding Ji Donglai's hands tightly, Tu Lao spoke earnestly, his chest heaving violently.

Ji Donglai didn't dare to miss a word, and tears flowed down his face.

It can be seen that the old man has regained his vitality, and his eyes are getting brighter and brighter, especially when he talks about the cutting-edge technology that Ji Donglai's R&D center reported to Mr. Tu. The other party was very happy, especially the breakthrough in the high-precision process technology of chips.

"Huawei has come to us, and we are preparing for cooperation. Don't worry, we can do what foreign countries can do. Over the past decade, I have invested half of my company's worth in it. In the Middle East, we are a process chip factory, and chip printers can only be made by domestic factories."

"We will not sell any of our core technology to outsiders. Even if I die, no one can take it out of the country."

Wiping away tears, Ji Donglai made a solemn promise to Tu Lao.

Only then did Mr. Tu feel completely relieved. He patted Ji Donglai's hand and called his children in.

The man in a suit outside the door came over again with a large message book and handed the paint pen to Ji Donglai.

"Please sign, Mr. Ji. Grandpa said that you can summarize his life's work, and no one else can." Facing Ji Donglai, the other party was very polite.

"Devote oneself to study, be selfless and dedicated to the public, connect the past and the future, and serve the country."

Ji Donglai picked up the paint pen and thought for a long time before writing down sixteen words. The group of old people behind him saw it and almost all nodded silently. Many of them remembered the name Ji Donglai.

"dad……"

Heart-wrenching cries broke through the entire corridor. Ji Donglai's heart seemed to be struck by a hammer. A great scientist of his generation completed the last journey of his life in this way. The scene was in chaos. Only Ji Donglai sat in the chair and cried silently. His tears dripped onto the ground and formed a pool.

At some point, a pair of gentle arms embraced Ji Donglai, and the warmth made Ji Donglai finally burst into tears.

"The teacher is gone, don't cry anymore. I have seen you for the last time, and the teacher is satisfied. Don't cry..."

Tu Lao's family began to deal with the funeral. Ji Donglai and Qiu Haitang returned to the hotel arranged by Tu Lao's family. For a full seven days, Ji Donglai turned down all company matters.

Xin Li is now the absolute boss of the company. Zhao Shuying and Feng Chunbao sat at the negotiating table with Huawei's general manager for the sixth time.

It was still the most tangled issue from last time. The chip manufacturing process and unique supply were old news, which surprised the other party. This time, Xin Li and Zhao Shuying's statements were surprisingly consistent with Feng Chunbao's.

"Absolutely not. You haven't bought out our factory shares. We have no affiliation. From the proposal you gave us, the number of orders we can get from you is very limited."

"The money we have spent on developing this technology over the years cannot be loaded into ten large trucks. How can you buy it out with just one sentence? This is too easy. We refuse to sign such an agreement."

"Let me digress a little. We are both national enterprises. President Ji has led us to make breakthroughs in the same technological fields as yours. Now you have been honored with fame and fortune, so what? You lose both fame and fortune here? This is unfair!"

"That is, if you are prepared to cooperate in this way, then we choose not to cooperate. In recent years, the number of chips we have exported has gradually increased. Besides, we have our own intelligent equipment, which is now also being used on a large scale."

"You're blocking all other options for us with just one sentence? No way! If you can't make the decision, please talk to your boss and let your boss come to discuss it in person."

"To tell you the truth, our President Ji is very angry because you are not cooperating at all. We have provided you with all kinds of conveniences, but you still want exclusivity? Have you paid enough?..."

Xin Li and Zhao Shuying were firing on all cylinders, not giving the other general manager a chance to speak.

Throughout the entire negotiation, the other party had no choice but to accept the output, and the negotiations ended in a bad mood.

"Why is food so expensive? What's going on? We shouldn't be short of food this year!"

Before the negotiation with Huawei was over, another problem surfaced. Sun Zhengfa bought grain from the pig farm near the merger, but the price went up.

Not only that, according to warnings from local major grain collectors, grain prices will continue to rise in the second half of the year, with no upper limit.

"Someone is causing trouble. The grain we are importing from the north is still going through the formalities. Once it is completed, it will be able to go south along the railway line. In the past, we only stored grain for the original animal husbandry. Now that the animal husbandry has increased threefold, it is clear that we are not well prepared."

(End of this chapter)