Reborn in the red age

The CS1.0 test version that the electronic game department hurriedly produced was still very simple, with only one map and the game character only had one AK, but it was enough.

This clarity and this battle mode are absolutely amazing for players of this era, far surpassing the first generation PS game console produced by Sony in 94.

Even the most powerful game console in the world at that time, the Sega Saturn, could not compare with it in terms of picture quality.

Compared to the solemn expressions on the faces of the technology media people, the expressions on the faces of the electronic game magazine reporters present were extremely excited. They stared at the game screen with wide eyes, kept taking notes on their notebooks, and exclaimed from time to time.

"Oh my god, this is a revolution in the gaming world. I can't believe there is such a game."

"God, the Chinese are developing so fast. They have only been exposed to the international market for a few years, but they are the first to start the gaming revolution."

"Indeed, Huaxin, no, Lemon Company has made history again"

Listening to the praises from the reporters and glancing at the brilliant expressions on the faces of the Western reporters after they were slapped in the face, Li Qingfeng felt very proud.

Wasn't he quite active some time ago? Not only did he make jokes to tease Huaxin and Lemon, he also put Huaxin on a TV show to mock it. I wonder if you feel embarrassed now.

Xie Wanmin, who was standing by, came up, gave a thumbs up, and complimented, "Teacher Li, you have accomplished two things with one dollar. That's brilliant, really brilliant."

"Well, after all, it's 50 million US dollars in advertising fees, we can't waste it." Li Qingfeng said with pride in his heart, but still pretended to be humble on the surface.

"Teacher Li, please don't be so modest. Those foreigners who used to point fingers at us are now dumbfounded. After this press conference, not only did Huaxin become famous internationally, but Lemon's games also became famous around the world. This is all thanks to you."

"Don't be too happy too soon, this is just a preliminary victory, there is still a long way to go in the future"

"Yes, yes, you are right."

Xie Wanmin first expressed his approval of Qingfeng Li's Chinese, and then looked at Qingfeng Li as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing Xie Wanmin's expression, Qingfeng Li asked curiously, "Old Xie, do you have anything to say?"

"Teacher Li, this is what I think. You see, this press conference also promoted Lemon Company's games, so..." At this point, Xie Wanmin paused and continued, "Do you think Lemon Company should also bear part of the advertising fee? After all, it promoted the products of two companies at the same time, and only one company had to bear the advertising fee. Isn't that a bit bad?"

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He looked at Xie Wanmin speechlessly, thinking that this guy should not come to Huaxin, but should work in a state-owned enterprise.

With such a secretary, state assets will never be lost.

"There's no rush for this, let's talk about it after the press conference is over."

Li Qingfeng laughed and turned around to continue watching Sun Kangmei's demonstration on the stage.

Although the Western media are shameless, when they saw the real objects in front of them, they could not remain silent and did not insist that the data was false.

The subsequent press conference went smoothly. Sun Kangmei then demonstrated the 3D modeling function, which shocked a group of technology reporters.

After all, computer performance these days is still relatively low. Although 3D modeling has been possible as early as the 90s, due to the insufficient rendering capabilities of graphics accelerator cards, it could only initially meet some basic 3D modeling needs. Slightly more complex needs had to be used on minicomputer graphics workstations.

Using a computer equipped with Swift 95 pro, it is completely possible to perform more complex 3D modeling on the computer, without the need to use a minicomputer graphics workstation for modeling operations.

After the demonstration, there was a brief silence at the press conference, and then, led by the "staff", warm applause and cheers broke out instantly.

Even those Western media that came to expose counterfeiting had to applaud. Although they were still unwilling in their hearts, facts spoke louder than words. The powerful performance of Huaxin Swift 95 Pro had been demonstrated to everyone.

Instead of returning to China, Intel Vice President Pullen, who was at the press conference, looked at the demonstration screen and sighed deeply. With his eyesight, how could he not see that Huaxin will become a top-ranked semiconductor manufacturer with this graphics accelerator card called a graphics card.

Unfortunately, Huaxin is Li Qingfeng's property, and Li Qingfeng's attitude is very tough, so there is no hope for cooperation between the two parties.

Because Lemon is currently a strong ally of Intel, Intel cannot do anything about the upcoming Huaxin.

In the future, Intel will have another tough competitor in the field of graphics accelerator cards.

"Manager Sun, I'm Finnell, a reporter from The New York Times. Is your name Sun Kangmei?"

"Yes"

"As far as I know, the term 'resisting the US' has always had a special meaning in China's history. Does this mean that Huaxin has been targeting American companies from the beginning and wants to compete with the US in the field of science and technology?"

If they can't find problems with the main events, they will look for faults in minor details. If they really can't find any problems, they will start to make up stories. This is a common tactic used by Western media.

Before the press conference ended, a reporter from the New York Times took the lead in stirring up trouble.

Facing the reporter's provocation, Sun Kangmei, who had already made a plan, did not even blink, and replied calmly:

"Reporter Finnel, your association is a bit far-fetched. The 'anti' in my name means sticking to one's heart and not following the crowd, and the 'beauty' means good qualities."

"To put it together, it means to resist the temptation and interference from the outside world, and to pursue and uphold the beauty that comes from the depths of the soul. This is my parents' beautiful expectation for me, not what you implied."

“HuaXin has been committed to the research and development and innovation of its own technology, pursuing to provide users with better products and services in the global technology field, rather than engaging in so-called confrontation with companies in a specific country or region. We hope to jointly promote the progress and development of the industry with global technology peers.”

Li Qingfeng nodded frequently below, saying, "Not bad, not bad, this answer is very good, the previous homework was not in vain."

Especially the explanation of this name, it is really hard to make sense. In addition to the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, it can also be explained as something about sticking to the beauty in one's heart.

The New York Times' Finnell was relentless. Seeing that Sun Kangmei had jumped into this trap, he immediately moved to another place to dig a trap. "Also, according to our newspaper's investigation, you and your team have worked in American semiconductor companies before. Does that mean that Huaxin's technology is actually stolen from American companies?"

Sun Kangmei's expression remained unchanged, and he spoke calmly, "Reporter Finnel, your statement is simply nonsense. Our team members have not worked in American semiconductor companies for a long time. Most of them were interns before graduation, and their working time was only two years. Moreover, their working experience was in the 1980s, which is nearly ten years ago. With such a long time span, how can we say that we stole the achievements of American companies?"

"Huaxin's technology is the result of our team's countless days and nights of hard research, repeated experiments, and a large amount of manpower, material and financial resources."

“We respect intellectual property rights and have a complete R&D process and records to prove the independence and originality of our technology. On the road of technological research and development, we have always adhered to the principles of integrity and innovation and will not allow anyone to maliciously slander or defame us. We hope that media friends can view our development with an objective and fair attitude.”

After hearing Sun Kangmei's response, Finier was speechless for a moment, but was still unwilling to give up.

After a brief pause and adjusting his thoughts, he dug another big hole, as if he was determined to bury Sun Kangmei in it.

If it were someone else, Finnel would definitely catch him in the act, but unfortunately he met Sun Kangmei.

Over the past month, a professional team has been sent to train Sun Kangmei, specifically teaching him how to respond to questions from foreign journalists.

Faced with all kinds of tricky questions from Finniel, Sun Kangmei remained calm and responded.

Sun Kangmei's series of powerful responses put Finier in a completely awkward position, and she could no longer find any questions to make things difficult for her.

When other foreign media saw that their colleagues from the New York Times had knelt down, they did not dare to ask too difficult questions, and the topic gradually shifted from finding trouble to the product itself.

The press conference also came to a successful conclusion with Sun Kangmei's wonderful response.

The press conference was very successful and everyone except the foreign media was very satisfied with it.

A press conference was held, and a lot of money was spent, but three products were released: a graphics card, a CS that will soon be launched, and a brand new 3D game engine.

Two of them were products of Lemon Company, and this press conference saved Lemon Company tens of millions of dollars in advertising costs.

At noon in the Huaxin Restaurant, Li Qingfeng held a grand celebration banquet for the success of the press conference.

"What a big deal! What a big deal! How much does it cost?"

Jack Ma, who was attending the celebration party, couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw the mountain of cash on the table in the venue.

He Guangqin, who happened to be passing by, heard Jack Ma's mumbling and couldn't help but explain with a smile: "Not much, a total of 50 million, which is the bonus for this project."

"Five hundred and fifty million? Bonus?" Jack Ma said in disbelief.

"Yes, this is very normal in Lemon Company. Bonuses are given out at the end of a project. This is an old tradition of our company. In the early 1980s, when the company was just established to compete with IBM, Mr. Li gave all employees a bonus of 10 million US dollars."

"How much? Ten million dollars, all given to the company's employees?"

He Guangqin straightened his clothes and said proudly: "Of course, although I didn't join the company at the beginning, the old people in the company all received the bonus that time, and even the cleaning lady in the company received a bonus of 2,000 US dollars."

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After hearing this, Jack Ma couldn't help but smack his lips. He was deeply shocked by the wealth and unique corporate culture of Lemon Company. He secretly wondered if he could learn from the way Lemon Company gave bonuses to its employees.

After some thought, he gave up the idea. The company was too small and had no outstanding products, so there was no need to offer this bonus.

Before starting to eat, Qingfeng Li thought that with such a large sum of money left here, the people at Huaxin probably wouldn't be able to eat well, so he simply distributed the bonus before the meal.

Just as he was about to call for people to start distributing money, the old man Xie Wanmin grabbed Li Qingfeng again, glanced at the reporters holding cameras in the distance, and asked with a worried look on his face: "Teacher Li, there are media at the scene. If we do this and the people see it, will it have a bad impact?"

"What's wrong with this? We are not a state-owned enterprise, so we have no objection to the bonus distribution, right? We have been talking about respecting talents and knowledge for so long. How can this be reflected? Isn't it just giving money? Let the people see that our Huaxin is a company that absolutely respects knowledge, which will make it easier to attract more outstanding talents to join us," said Li Qingfeng indifferently.

"That's the truth, but I still think it's inappropriate."

"Then tell me, what's wrong with that?"

After thinking for a while, Xie Wanmin said in a low voice with an embarrassed look on his face: "Now many senior engineers in research institutes only receive a salary of more than 1,000 yuan. What will they think if we give out a bonus of 50 million yuan at one time?"

"That has nothing to do with me. We can't have to synchronize our salaries with other companies, right? If Huaxin also pays that little, we won't be able to recruit even one talent."

Having said that, Qingfeng Li stopped paying attention to Xie Wanmin and told Xu Yuanming to start distributing bonuses.

Just as Huaxin was celebrating the successful completion of the press conference and started spending money lavishly, the reporters who had hurriedly finished their interviews did not even bother to eat. They were busy organizing materials and reporting today's situation in China to their respective headquarters via the Internet.

There is a time difference of more than twelve hours between America and China. It is twelve noon in China at this time, while it is eleven o'clock in the evening of the previous day in America.

The American people who had already fallen asleep at this time did not know that in the far east, a feast of technology and games was changing the landscape of the global industry.

As soon as the media headquarters received the news, the editors got out of bed overnight to work overtime, urgently adjusting the layout and preparing to publish this major breakthrough of Huaxin and Lemon Company as the headline news tomorrow morning.

Before the technology companies could react, Wall Street had already received the complete news. Investment companies holding graphics accelerator card industry stocks quickly convened a meeting of traders to discuss stock market response strategies for tomorrow morning.

And they sent important personnel to China overnight to contact Huaxin and ask if it had any idea of ​​selling shares in exchange for funds.

As for American semiconductor companies, except for a few large companies, small and medium-sized enterprises still know nothing about what is happening in China. (End of this chapter)