Reborn in the red age

The sunshine at the end of April was just right, and it felt warm on people's bodies, but Li Qingfeng had a stern look on his face when he walked out of the hotel.

Feeling the warm sunlight on his body, Li Qingfeng turned his head to look at He Guangqin who had been following him without saying a word, and asked a question: "Guangqin, do you think our Lemon Company is strong?"

He Guangqin was surprised at first, not expecting Qingfeng Li to ask such a question. After realizing what was going on, he nodded without hesitation, "Of course, in the industry, our company is recognized as the world's number one in software and the Internet."

"Humph, what's the point of being number one? These foreign devils don't take us seriously at all. A small representative of Morgan actually dared to openly threaten me. Who gave him the courage?"

He Guangqin wanted to say that it was because of the rogue American government, but when he saw the expression on Li Qingfeng's face, he swallowed the words back.

Li Qingfeng didn't care about He Guangqin's answer and continued to talk to himself: "This incident today has made me realize that a good iron must be made strong. If we want to make the arrogant Americans bow their heads, we must have unrivaled strength in all key areas."

Just at this moment, the car had arrived at his feet. Without waiting for He Guangqin's reaction, Li Qingfeng opened the door and got in.

Li Qingfeng was so angry that he didn't even go back to Huaxin this time. Instead, he went straight to the R&D center of the lithography factory, found Xu Yiyi and Academician Wang, and immediately expressed his willingness to give money, and a large amount of money.

As long as we can build a lithography factory and not be strangled by foreign countries, we will give you money and people.

He promised on the spot that 80% of Huaxin's profits from graphics card chips would be invested in the lithography plant project. If it was not enough, funds would be drawn from Lemon Company's other profitable business segments to supplement it. Whether it was one billion or two billion dollars, Li Qingfeng would give his full support.

When Xu Yuyi and Academician Wang heard Qingfeng Li's statement, they were stunned at first, then they showed a look of relief on their faces. They pulled Qingfeng Li aside and started praising him, almost praising Li Qingfeng as the hope for the rise of Chinese science and technology.

Li Qingfeng, who felt embarrassed by the two people's praise, made a phone call to make arrangements on the spot and not only had someone transfer the 1 million US dollars promised to Professor Xu Yiyi the day before.

In addition, Huaxin's repayment of the US$50 million debt owed to Lemon Company was suspended, and the repayment of the US$50 million was also transferred to the account of the lithography factory.

He also promised the two old professors that there would be no limit on the R&D funding for the lithography plant, and that this year's minimum budget would be 40 billion RMB, or million US dollars, so they could conduct their experiments with confidence.

As long as it can speed up the progress, high-end experimental equipment and top-level scientific research materials that have been worried about saving money can be purchased boldly, and top talents can be introduced at any cost.

There is no need to be limited to the conventional budget framework. The primary goal is to break through the technical bottleneck and achieve efficient R&D in the lithography plant.

Upon receiving the huge amount of 150 million US dollars in research and development funds all at once, the two old men Xu Yiyi and Academician Wang were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.

I don't understand what Qingfeng Li is doing. He came just the day before yesterday to express his support, and he came again today. He also significantly increased the R&D funds originally promised, directly pushing the total amount of funds to an astonishing height.

The original budget for this year was just over 200 million US dollars, at most 300 million. Has it doubled?

It’s hard to understand, but for scientific researchers, the more research and development funds they have, the more motivated they will be.

Professor Xu Yiyi's eyes sparkled with excitement, and he immediately held Li Qingfeng's hand tightly: "Teacher Li, with your full support, our confidence has increased greatly. I can issue a military order. Within three years, I guarantee that our lithography machine factory can be put into production."

"It's not a military order. There's no such thing as a sure thing when it comes to research and development. Just do your best," Li Qingfeng said with a smile, waving his hand.

Compared to Xu Eyi's excited expression, Academician Wang is old after all, and on the surface he can control himself and is not overwhelmed by the unlimited R&D funds.

After some thought, Academician Wang said, "Xiao Li, it is difficult for our institute to build a lithography machine factory. I have a suggestion for you to consider."

"Academician Wang, please say"

"That's right. There are still many research institutes in our country that have a deep foundation in photolithography technology, such as the 94th Institute of the Ministry of Electronics Industry, which developed the G-line 0.8-micron step-by-step projection lithography machine in , the Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Semiconductors, and the Shanghai Institute of Optical Precision Mechanics."

"In addition to these large research institutes, there are also many excellent research units in the local area. Unfortunately, due to the shortage of R&D funds, many of their projects have come to a standstill. Even if they have made great efforts to produce scientific research results, they lack the verification of mass production on the production line."

"They lack R&D funds, but we do. I wonder if we can take the lead in developing in-depth cooperation with these research institutes, integrate resources from all parties, form an alliance or something, and give them some complex but simple verification tasks. Multiple parties can carry out the tasks simultaneously, which can greatly improve R&D efficiency."

Hearing Academician Wang's words, Li Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh that he was indeed a thoughtful person, worthy of being the one who organized the reconstruction of a chip factory and built a large-scale integrated circuit production line with 4,000 people.

Li Qingfeng agreed with Academician Wang's idea. After all, there is strength in numbers.

They developed the atomic bomb despite being extremely poor. I don’t believe that even if we combine the scientific research strength of the whole country and have sufficient funds, we can’t build a photolithography factory.

Without waiting for Li Qingfeng to speak, Xu Yiyi immediately took over the topic, nodded and praised: "Not bad, not bad, what Mr. Wang said is right, many hands make light work, we should form an alliance and pool the power of the whole country to build our lithography factory, and this is quite in line with the core idea of ​​our lithography factory."

"How do you say this?"

"They have the technology and can seek cooperation worldwide. Their research and development of lithography machines focuses more on technological breakthroughs in high-precision core equipment, while we are in a state of blockade and isolation, and we are not allowed to use their advanced foreign technology."

At this point, Xu Yiyi paused, pointed to the sign on the wall, and said with a smile: "Our photolithography factory's R&D focuses more on system engineering and the construction of large-scale production environments. Do you think forming an alliance to conduct R&D is quite in line with the core idea of ​​our photolithography factory?"

Li Qingfeng also interjected at the right time: "Not only that, I think it also coincides with what Comrade Deng said about taking our own distinctive path."

After saying that, the three of them all burst into laughter.

Then he discussed some things with the two old professors and then Qingfeng Li said goodbye and left.

After coming out of the lithography factory, Li Qingfeng did not go to Huaxin Building. Instead, he took out his mobile phone and called Secretary Qian. After asking him that he was not working at the moment, he drove to the other party's office.

After passing the facial recognition of the guard at the door, Li Qingfeng successfully arrived at Secretary Qian's office.

Secretary Qian, who was already in semi-retirement, saw Li Qingfeng coming over. While handing Li Qingfeng tea, he smiled and teased, "Hey, isn't this Boss Li? How come you have time to come to my office, an old man?"

"Of course I came to see you for something. Who would come to see you, an old man who has already retired to the second line, if there is nothing else?" Li Qingfeng sat down and took the tea made by Secretary Qian, and said with a smile.

Secretary Qian, who officially retired this year due to health reasons, turned pale when he heard what Li Qingfeng said, and immediately took back the cup that was handed over. The hot tea in the cup spilled all over the table, and if Li Qingfeng hadn't dodged quickly, it would probably have spilled all over his crotch.

Looking at Secretary Qian speechlessly, Li Qingfeng said helplessly: "I say, old man, isn't it just retiring to the second line? When you are old, you should be submissive and retire when you should. Don't be so greedy for power."

"Nonsense, who said I'm old? I'm only 66 this year, which is the right age to do things. If it weren't for my appendix, I could still work for another two years."

"Come on, you are old, and it is common for your body functions to deteriorate. Besides, at your level, if you were not given a three-year extension, you would have retired last year."

Secretary Qian didn't want to argue with Qingfeng Li on this topic any more. He snorted coldly and said in a feigned anger, "You are so unruly right from the start. Tell me, what do you want from me?"

"This is what happened. I came here because of the 909 Project, and I want to ask for a quota for Huaxin." Speaking of business, Li Qingfeng put away his playful expression and looked at Secretary Qian with a serious face.

Upon hearing this, Secretary Qian showed a surprised expression on his face and looked at him in confusion.

The higher-ups are paying close attention to Huaxin, which has brought glory to the country. Xie Wanmin will submit written materials to the higher-ups for every major decision within the company, and the higher-ups are fully aware of Huaxin's movements.

Sensing Secretary Qian's gaze, Li Qingfeng immediately explained, "I'm not asking for this from Huaxin. Huaxin has an internal photolithography plant R&D project. You should know this, right?"

"I know a little bit. It is said that they want to enlarge the photolithography machine used for chips and make it as big as a factory. A lot of money is invested in it every year, but there has been no results so far," Secretary Qian nodded and said.

"The quota I want is for the photolithography factory"

Secretary Qian immediately perked up, suddenly sat up from the sofa, leaned forward slightly, and a light flashed in his slightly cloudy eyes.

His whole aura was lifted, and his hawk-like eyes stared at Li Qingfeng intently, and he said with a little excitement: "Any results from the photolithography factory?"

Li Qingfeng was slightly stunned by this look, and it took him a long time to react.

I sighed in my heart that he is worthy of being a senior leader who has been in a high position for many years. His aura suddenly revived, and most people could not withstand it.

Maybe this is what is called "official authority".

Li Qingfeng came back to his senses and spread his hands, looking at Secretary Qian speechlessly: "No, how can it be so fast?"

Upon hearing that the lithography factory that Huaxin invests heavily in every year has not yet produced any results, Secretary Qian's morale instantly wilted. He shrank back onto the sofa, returning to the appearance of the little old man who had retired to the second line.

Seeing Secretary Qian's expression, Li Qingfeng smiled and joked, "Don't be like that. Although there is no progress for the time being, we have found a direction. There is hope that it will be put into production within the next three to four years."

When Secretary Qian heard this, his eyes lit up again. He sat up straight again and asked anxiously, "What direction? Tell me quickly."

"Give more money, and provide sufficient R&D funds. My budget is 909 to million US dollars a year. We will separate the lithography factory from Huaxin and set up a separate company. The company's investment will be partly contributed by Lemon Company and partly by Huaxin. Then, it will be incorporated into the Project, and the state will contribute another part. Wait until the funds are in place."

Before Qingfeng Li could finish his words, Secretary Qian interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "You can leave my office now."

"How can you say that? I haven't even finished what I was saying."

"Please leave my office or I'll call the security guards."

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Under the guards' strange gazes, Qingfeng Li slowly walked out of the office building.

Holding a cigarette in his mouth, he looked speechlessly at the office building behind him. If there was anything that couldn't be said calmly, why did they call the guards up?

He took a deep puff of the cigarette in his mouth and wanted to throw the butt on the ground and stomp it out. However, after looking at the situation he was in, he thought it would be better to be a decent person. He honestly stomped out the cigarette butt and threw it into the grass beside him.

He Guangqin, who was waiting at the door, saw Li Qingfeng coming out and hurriedly greeted him: "Teacher Li, how was your talk with Secretary Qian?"

"Not very good. Didn't you see that I was chased out by the guards?" Li Qingfeng rolled his eyes and strode towards the gate.

He Guangqin was stunned. He was kicked out? What happened?
Seeing that Li Qingfeng was almost at the gate, He Guangqin finally reacted, nodded awkwardly at the guard next to him, and finally quickly caught up with him.

"Teacher Li was fine, why was he kicked out? Wasn't he here to discuss Project 909?"

Sitting in the car, He Guangqin couldn't suppress his curiosity and couldn't help asking about what had just happened.

Li Qingfeng glared at him and said unhappily, "It's because they are too stingy and unwilling to invest. As soon as I mentioned that the R&D funding for this year is 6 to 7 million US dollars, and each of the three parties will contribute a part, they chased me away before I could finish my words."

"Well, maybe Secretary Qian has his concerns. After all, such a large amount of funds involves investment from multiple parties. It may take more time and consideration in the decision-making process and resource allocation."

"Forget it. You don't need to say good things. After all, the country is poor and can't afford too much research and development funding, so it wants to do big things with little money."

"Hehe," He Guangqin scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, and continued to ask with a smile: "What should we do now? Without the intervention of the country, it is not easy to mobilize scientific research units across the country."

"Don't worry, let me think about what to do about this."

"Where to go now?"

"Let's go back to the company and talk to Xie Wanmin. We can't keep him around to cause us trouble all the time, right? Now it's time for him to do something for us." (End of this chapter)