Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Chapter 500 80%
When people first saw the title, they thought it was another smoke screen. After all, when the operating system was being developed independently, the media reports were full of smoke screens. Even the lithography machine project led by Shi Lei was reported to have "made major breakthroughs."

But after seeing the reporting unit clearly, public opinion immediately exploded.

National newspaper.

A title and text in a very objective narrative style.

Reporting unquestionable news in a very calm tone.

There is no possibility of smoke screen in such a high-level official report.

It should be said that the actual progress achieved is likely to be more gratifying than what has been reported.

Therefore, this lithography machine named "Fuxi", which was jointly developed by Future Technology and Huazhong University of Science and Technology and assisted in production by Linjiang Province and Huaxin International, is real.

This immersion DUV lithography machine, which has the same level of process as the high-precision products of ASMA, the current monopoly-level giant, is real.

The headlines of various social media were instantly dominated by "photolithography machines".

"What Huaxia Daily published cannot be false!"

"They kept quiet and prepared a big move. Before, they said it couldn't be done, but once it was done, it was directly immersion DUV. Let me explain it to you..."

"I originally thought it was fake. It was published by China Daily, so the credibility is 30%; the lithography machine looks different from Asma's, so the credibility is 60%; it was made by Li Yan, so the credibility is 1000%!!"

"Did you notice? Future Science and Technology ranks higher than Huazhong University of Science and Technology!"

"What other surprises can Li Yan give us?"

Comments are refreshed one after another, and it is impossible to keep up.

Li Yan just took a look and didn't have time to look at her phone.

In the secret factory of Huaxin International, a group of big men in black suits and white shirts were smiling happily. This morning, Li Yan had to have a good chat with these people who he could only see in news reports on weekdays.

In fact, Li Yan had already said everything he needed to say about the large-scale lithography machine "Fuxi" placed in the huge factory.

This group of leaders was not the first time to come and see, and Li Yan also gave them a lot of popular science information.

"Fuxi" has been tested countless times, and the actual limit effect is a little bit better than the theoretical process.

But after all, it was officially announced today, so we still have to shoot the necessary footage.

"You are truly amazing for achieving a technological breakthrough in such a short time."

"No matter where we are, we also rely on the strong support of HUST, as well as the strong support of Linjiang and Huaxin International in parts production."

Li Yan spent the whole morning shaking hands with her boss. Her smile was stiff and she kept repeating the two sentences above over and over again.

One praises, the other is humble and takes the others as an example.

This went on and on until it was time for dinner. On the contrary, at the dinner table, Li Yan could say something relatively truthful, and of course, the leader would also ask some real questions.

Except for the lower-level leaders who asked some technical questions at the beginning, such as Secretary Huang, all subsequent conversations were raised by the highest-ranking person present.

No one else interrupted.

“Is it possible to mass-produce this lithography machine?”

"No, but I have been working towards mass production. However, due to the current industrial level, the cost of optical components is too high. After further optimization, I can build a few units and then, with experience, small-scale mass production will not be a problem."

"What's next?"

"I think we should not rush to learn from ASMA to reduce the size of lithography machines for the time being, but should seize the time to overcome new difficulties, such as extreme ultraviolet light. Only by keeping up with the pace can we have the possibility of surpassing. As our research and development experience improves in the future, we will always find a distinctive Chinese path."

The leader nodded with great satisfaction and looked at the person next to him, "Li Yan's strategic vision is also very high."

Everyone suddenly applauded.

This made Li Yan a little embarrassed.

"I heard that your assembly line smart manufacturing is also very effective?"

"I wouldn't say it's very effective. According to our current tests, for companies that already have demand for assembly lines or even have mature assembly lines, the optimization solutions we can provide are generally effective. After all, the efficiency improved by the optimization is not enough to support them in dismantling their original assembly lines. But for factories that can greatly improve their production efficiency with a simple assembly line, it is very useful." Li Yan said.

"This project has great potential. It will benefit the present and future generations. Tell me about it. What are your plans for the future?"

Li Yan even took a sip of tea first. "First, we must try to improve the efficiency of our own production lines and reduce costs as much as possible through the optimization of algorithms and processes. Second, we must improve our 'optimization' capabilities. If the efficiency is improved enough, I believe that large companies will also be willing to give us the opportunity to transform."

"Hmm..." The leader also took a sip of tea and asked with interest, "Why these two points?"

"The first is to increase the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises, and the second is to enable large-scale enterprises to move towards higher levels and stronger. Assembly line intelligent manufacturing needs to be rolled out to play a greater role and promote the improvement of social industrial levels from both the quantity and quality dimensions."

"I heard you're still researching artificial intelligence and drones?"

"Yes. The civilian use of drones is basically not a problem. The safety barrier is still being debugged. We need to set up more safety gates and put the system in place first. At present, it is mainly used in aerial photography, surveying and other fields. In the future, it may be able to play a role in the transportation of small items."

“What do you think of artificial intelligence?”

“A good tool to improve efficiency and serve human society.”

"Will it lead to mass unemployment? Including what you are doing now, intelligent assembly line manufacturing, have you considered the problem of surplus human resources after the production efficiency of the whole society is improved?"

The other leaders exchanged glances and their expressions turned serious.

As a result, Li Yan answered almost immediately, "It depends on the purpose of doing this. If it is just to make money, I must hope that more artificial elimination will be done. But I am not like that. From the beginning to the end, I have been trying to make everyone's life better. To be honest, I am only seventeen years old and I already have tens of billions of wealth. If I become a businessman who only knows how to make money, this starting point will be wasted. I have higher aspirations in life."

The leader has not yet made a statement.

"The improvement of the social industrial level will inevitably lead to an increase in productivity, the accumulation of wealth for the people, and a better life for everyone. Assembly line intelligent manufacturing itself will bring a large number of jobs, and the super living circle can also absorb a lot of jobs. As long as we keep on the road of innovation, there will be no worries about the lack of new business formats."

Li Yan certainly knows that the world is not that simple. The improvement of productivity in the whole society does not necessarily lead to the accumulation of wealth for the people.

This is definitely not something he can influence alone.

Moreover, resources are always limited. When one wave of people accumulates wealth, another wave of people will inevitably be forced to make concessions.

China has such a large population. If everyone in it becomes rich, some countries will not sit idly by.

It was impossible for Li Yan not to understand this, but he didn't want to express it.

It was not that he intentionally showed a relatively innocent image in front of the leader. Secretary Huang knew very well how sensitive he was.

He really wasn't interested in this and had no intention of getting involved, so he was just using this to express his stance.

I will do what I should do, and I won’t touch what I don’t want to touch.

Everyone takes what they need, and the "peak of humanity" that Li pursues does not include a certain aspect.

"He has the world in his heart and has a rare talent. It is really amazing."

This statement from the leader is a very high evaluation.

Too high to be included in the news.

When it was time to leave, the leader shook hands with Li Yan for a long time and suddenly asked, "What is the biggest gain from this research trip?"

Leaders seem to like asking questions.

But this sentence sounds like it should be a casual chat question at the dinner party. Why did it become the most important question?
“Of course, it deepened my understanding of mechanics.”

"To what extent?"

Li Yan suddenly felt a little strange. These two questions...

"To the point where you can develop a photolithography machine." Li Yan said with a smile. The leader just smiled back, "I hope you can continue to improve."

Afterwards, Li Yan and Secretary Huang watched the black car leave. Secretary Huang suddenly patted Li Yan on the shoulder and said, "Li Yan, your performance today was much better than I expected."

"Hmm? Why did Secretary Huang say that?"

"I wasn't nervous, and I answered questions fluently, just like eating a home-cooked meal. I'm not as relaxed as you."

"That's for sure," Li Yan shrugged, "I am the protagonist of this meal."

Li Yan was not lying. Although he felt unnatural facing his relative the director in his previous life, he did not feel any pressure today even if the boss came.

I am the subject matter, I am the most professional, I also have the credit, and I also have the "minor" tolerance buff. What do I have to worry about?
As for the state of mind, what Li Yan is pursuing now is literally the "peak of humanity" and he wants to be "the number one person throughout history."

The achievements made at the age of 17 will become insignificant in the future.

If you get nervous when meeting a senior leader after achieving something, what big deal will that be?
However, the last question asked by the leader was interesting. Li Yan's answer was obviously a bit perfunctory because he could not tell the real answer.

The biggest gain from this research is the improvement of my skills.

Following the overall improvement of all skills to 70% progress, Li Yan successfully improved the three third-level skills of "mathematics", "physics" and "mechanics" to 40 points, which is 80% progress, through in-depth research and production of lithography machines.

The most important thing is that "Computer" successfully broke through 80%, becoming Li Yan's highest-scoring skill at present.

This improvement is naturally due to the complex program design. The entire precision control system of the lithography machine was almost designed by Li Yan. Although it seems that Huazhong University of Science and Technology provided a lot of ideas and thoughts, the final implementation was all Li Yan's opinions.

It can even be said that the improvement of the other three 80% skills is also due to the collateral influence of "computers".

From the improvement of Li Yan’s skills, we can see the strength of his research and development of lithography machines.

One good practice is enough to replace ten years of hard study. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.

When it comes to gains, nothing is greater than skill improvement and breakthroughs.

From this perspective, Li Yan was not wrong. The gain was that our capabilities were improved to the level of being able to develop lithography machines.

It's just that no one could have imagined that this was a conceptual-level ability.

Once you go up, you will never come down.

What Li Yan can come up with in the future will only be more awesome than the last.

Totally unreasonable.

I am definitely a numbers and mechanics weirdo.

However, this time the breakthrough in skills felt very peaceful.

It was so peaceful that Li Yan didn't realize at first that he had made a breakthrough.

When it broke through 70% before, Li Yan saw a mountain range towering into the clouds.

He was afraid for a long time at that time, but finally he climbed up with the belief that "the mountain is there".

Looking back now, the mountain is already at my feet.

The mountains under your feet are never majestic.

He has always been fantasizing that if he wants to break through 70%, then what about 80%?

Higher mountains? Mount Everest in a snowstorm?
Or a jungle full of thorns?
Unexpectedly, one day when he was fully devoted to the research and development of lithography machines, the system beeped without any warning.

Li Yan just broke through the 80% progress mark.

I didn't feel any terrifying increase like a storm, it was no different from a normal increase in value.

His first reaction was that the system was broken.

But soon, he felt a peaceful power.

Calm, tolerant, peaceful, yet hiding a huge amount of energy.

Li Yan tried to feel...it was the sea breeze.

Not fierce, even a little... gentle.

A subtle salty taste.

The sound of waves gradually came to my ears from afar.

sea.

The endless sea.

This is the intention after 80% progress.

The power of water.

Compared to the fear and desire to conquer when he first saw the mountains, Li Yan's first reaction when he saw the sea was confusion.

"The mountain is there", so the mountain can be conquered, it matches the action of "climbing".

But what about the sea?

You can't just say that the sea is there, right?
Do you want to go swimming? Do you want to go sailing? Do you want to go diving?

They all seem a bit outrageous.

In front of such a large amount of water, the land seems extremely small.

As a result, Li Yan could feel the danger of the mountains at the first moment, but he could not immediately feel fear when facing such a vast ocean.

Because humans have never dared to say that they have conquered the sea.

Mountains can be stepped on, but sailing across the ocean cannot be considered a "conquest".

Li Yan once lost confidence in the improvement after 70% progress due to the unpredictable difficulty of climbing, but now there is no progress bar at all.

It's inevitable to be a little confused.

But Li Yan didn't think it was a big deal.

This confusion is very reasonable, and it coincides with his current confusion about "what does 80% progress mean".

If the next step of further improvement is "evolution" in the literal sense, then Li Yan will become a true superman.

It’s normal that you can’t understand it now.

Before Li Yan's fear of the sea awakened, he found a very special way to block this emotion:
The more boundless the ocean is, and the more confusing it is now, doesn’t that mean the upper limit of the system is higher?
That being the case, we should be excited.

The mountain that you once thought was unclimbable can now be climbed; the sea that you now cannot understand may become a large swimming pool one day.
After answering Secretary Huang with the sentence "I am the protagonist of this meal", Li Yan thought of so many things in an instant.

When I opened my phone, I saw that the online discussion had already shifted to the topic of "Li Yan is a bit low-key".

What everyone was discussing was that Li Yan didn't show off this time...

Li Yan smiled and silently said to herself:

"I am not just the protagonist of this lunch, I am the protagonist of this world."

(End of this chapter)