Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 269 First Visit to Baisheng Semiconductor Laboratory (Second Update)

After Anthony and the others finished writing their report in the hotel, they looked at each other.

The group was full of confidence these past few days, believing they would complete the mission brilliantly, but they were wrong.

"It looks like the initial contract was a trap!" Anthony stood at the hotel window, not even in the mood to look at the scenery outside.

"That's very likely the case. If it weren't for us, this laboratory wouldn't have been built so quickly."

"Easterners are good at using strategies. Even if we could do it all over again, what other options do we have?" The others were also frustrated.

Those who can become members of the intelligence department, especially those with technical expertise, all possess very high IQs and are highly confident in themselves.

"That's the most frustrating thing. Even if we have to do it all over again, we still have to sign a contract."

"They wanted to get something for nothing from the very beginning!"

The last person shrugged: "I don't think it's our fault, but the fault of those bureaucrats up there."

"Those guys above didn't assess the target properly. The target is a writer, after all. Look at his book, National Treasure. Logically speaking, it's flawless, even though we know it's probably fake."

"Haha, you said it yourself that it's highly likely. We can't even be sure if it's fake, but others will definitely believe it's true." The other person also laughed heartily.

"Yes, but I would not steal the Declaration of Independence."

"Yes, because it's fake!"

"that's right!"

"I think this mission will be very helpful to us in the future."

"We're not reconciled to this! We've been treated like idiots!"

"Not only did we not get what we wanted, we also did so many things for others." The more they thought about it, the angrier they became.

These people think they are highly intelligent and can accept failure, but they cannot accept idiotic failure.

Unfortunately, Li Song's plan was an open scheme. Even if they had another chance, these people wouldn't be able to refuse, given the uncertainty of the mission's complete failure.

Tian Jiahui also told these people that once the research institute was set up, the boss would meet with them in person.

In other words, this person surnamed Tian is also manipulating himself, making these people mistakenly believe that as long as they do things well, they can meet the target.

With their impressive resumes, wouldn't the target's semiconductor research project be handed over to a few of them?

But to my surprise, it was all fake; only what I did was real.

If this lab produces any internationally recognized results in the future, how long will we be ridiculed?

In fact, all five of them knew that executing a plan depends not only on the executor, but also on how the higher-ups evaluate and plan it.

Often, the failure of a task is predetermined from the very beginning.

Because the information those higher-ups received was incomplete, and incomplete information, when evaluated, leads to some unreliable plans.

Anthony and his team received orders from above that very evening to return home.

The next morning, Anthony and the others left.

While Anthony and the others boarded the plane, Li Song arrived at Baisheng Semiconductor Laboratory.

"Boss!" This was the first time Harry had actually seen Li Song. He had seen him often before, as his boss frequently appeared in newspapers and on television.

“Harry, here is some information. Use this information to build your project.” Li Song took out a document.

"Reduced Instruction Set Computing Chip A01." Harry received the documents and noticed the markings on the kraft paper bag. "Boss, is this the chip for the chip patent you applied for?"

"Boss, right now, foreign countries are all working on complex instruction sets, and the current trend in semiconductor development is memory."

“Intel, Texas Instruments, and others are continuing to expand their production capacity,” Harry said.

"You handle this project well, and you'll get a bonus of thirty thousand US dollars!" Li Song didn't bother with any more words.

Harry was a little dumbfounded. He had prepared well in advance to show this young boss how capable he was. He had even written a business plan that not only summarized and analyzed the current semiconductor market, but also outlined some planned projects.

Harry felt he knew more about semiconductors than his boss, who was a liberal arts student, while novelists weren't, and Harry himself was a semiconductor major.

But Li Song's words made Harry unable to continue speaking. He himself was not optimistic about the project, but there was a reward of 30,000 US dollars just for assembling the project based on the information...

"After tax!" Harry compromised, thinking to himself that once the boss failed, he could step forward and present his own plan, at which point he could ask for even more.

"Okay!" Li Song nodded.

What are you?
He's the boss, the capitalist!
He's not a scientist, a professor, or a semiconductor professional; if he were to get into an academic debate with Harry, he'd definitely be no match for him.

Simple and rude!
That means taking money!
“Very good, I appreciate your school’s assessment of you!” Harry’s school’s assessment of him was that he had violent tendencies.

Harry got this evaluation because he hit the son of a powerful figure.

"..." Harry was speechless. With this evaluation, he was destined not to get into a big company.

"How long it takes to get your $30,000 is up to you."

"Take me on a tour of the laboratory," Li Song said again.

Speaking of the lab, Harry immediately perked up: "Boss, you liberal arts students are really amazing. If it weren't for Anthony and the others, the construction of this lab would have taken more than a year, and a lot of equipment would have taken time to customize."

"No, I'm not a liberal arts student. To be precise, I didn't graduate from high school."

"Oh, you didn't graduate high school?"

"To be precise, my school is a sports school."

"Sports? Boss, you're a sports student who writes novels, and you're really good at it?"

"Our sports are different from what you think. Do you know about kung fu...?"

"My god, is kung fu a sport?" Harry was stunned, finding it hard to associate kung fu with sports.

In America, self-defense and similar skills are taught through specialized training institutions.

"Yes, there are also places that teach archery... archers."

"Oh, is it archery in sports competitions?!"

"No, it's just a regular one that school students can learn."

“That must be really cool…” Harry couldn’t understand Li Song’s claim that archery was something ordinary people could learn.

This lab cost 20 million US dollars, which is still far from being a top-tier lab, but much better than the average one.

This laboratory is just a front; it's a pretext for Li Song to acquire technology from the mainland.

The reason we're revealing this chip technology now is because we just applied for a patent. If we don't reveal it, people will be suspicious. To mislead others, we need to be nine parts truth and one part falsehood, and then mislead them later.

(End of this chapter)