Super Rich: Starting the game by going back ten years to buy Bitcoin

Chapter 135 Giving Ji Yanran a raise

The sound of Gu Shounian's footsteps echoing as he strode away through the door still reverberated at the end of the corridor.

Li Yichen stood in the private room, listening to the footsteps completely disappear.

He picked up the glass of cold tea on the table and tilted his head back to gulp it down.

The tea slid down my esophagus, bringing a cool sensation.

He put down his cup, picked up his phone, and walked out of the private room.

The waiter stood at the door and nodded respectfully to him.

Li Yichen smiled at the waiter, then walked straight through the lobby and pushed open the door to leave.

The afternoon sun slanted across his face, a little dazzling.

He raised his hand to block the way and walked towards the Yangwang U8 parked on the side of the road.

I opened the car door and got in.

Ling'er's voice came from the car stereo.

"Brother, shall we go home?"

"Um."

The car started and merged into the traffic.

Li Yichen leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes.

Every detail of her conversation with Gu Shounian was still replaying in her mind.

0.5 nanometers.

Photonic current-carrying chip.

Ten thousand US dollars.

State endorsement.

These words go through the motions like a revolving lantern.

He knew that once the chip passed verification, everything else would fall into place.

However, verification takes time.

24 hours.

Or forty-eight hours.

He can wait.

The car was driven back to Tomson Riviera and into the underground parking garage.

Li Yichen pushed open the door, got out of the car, and entered the elevator.

The metal car moved smoothly upwards.

Ding.

The elevator doors opened on the second floor.

Li Yichen changed his shoes and went into the house, heading straight to his bedroom on the second floor.

He pushed open the bedroom door, went in, and closed the door behind him.

The room was very quiet.

The curtains were drawn, and the light was dim.

Li Yichen walked to the bedside and sat down.

He took out his phone and glanced at the time.

5:47 PM.

He stood up and went into the bathroom.

Turn on the tap.

Hot water gushed out and quickly filled the bathtub.

Li Yichen took off his clothes and stepped into the bathtub.

I sank into the hot water.

The warmth seeped through the skin into the muscles, gradually melting away the fatigue that had lingered in the bones for half a month.

He tilted his head back, resting the back of his head on the edge of the bathtub.

Close your eyes.

The air was filled with moisture, carrying the faint scent of shower gel.

He soaked in the water for twenty minutes.

Then he got up, dried himself off, and wrapped himself in a bathrobe.

I walked to the sink and picked up the razor.

The person in the mirror had a bluish-black stubble on their chin, and the dark circles under their eyes hadn't faded yet.

Li Yichen turned on the razor, and a buzzing sound echoed in the bathroom.

The razor blade slices through the skin, removing the stubble.

Foam mixed with water, flowing down his chin into the sink.

After shaving, he washed his face with water.

Look up at yourself in the mirror again.

His face was much cleaner, but the weariness was still undeniable.

Li Yichen twitched the corner of his mouth.

Forget it.

He walked out of the bathroom, took out a clean T-shirt and sweatpants from the closet, and changed into them.

Then I went downstairs.

As soon as I got to the living room on the first floor, I heard the sound of a key turning at the door.

The door was pushed open.

Ji Yanran walked in.

She was carrying a briefcase, wearing a business suit, and her high heels made a crisp sound on the floor.

She paused for a moment when she saw Li Yichen standing in the living room.

"The boss?"

Ji Yanran's voice was clearly filled with surprise.

"When...did you get back?"

Li Yichen walked to the sofa and sat down.

"I just got back not long ago."

"Weren't you in seclusion upstairs at the company?" Ji Yanran put her briefcase on the entryway cabinet, changed her shoes, and came in. "I thought you'd have to stay up for another week or so."

"Once it's made, it's done."

Li Yichen spoke very casually.

Ji Yanran suddenly stopped in her tracks.

She turned around and stared at Li Yichen.

"Did you finish it?"

"Um."

"What is it?"

"Chip".

Ji Yanran walked over and sat down on the sofa opposite.

"What chip?"

"0.5-nanometer photonic current-carrying chip".

Li Yichen uttered these words.

Ji Yanran's hand froze.

She was unbuttoning her suit jacket, her fingers hovering over the second button, not moving.

About three seconds passed.

She looked up at Li Yichen.

"Boss, say that again?"

"0.5 nanometers, photonic current-carrying chip."

Li Yichen repeated it.

Ji Yanran opened her mouth.

No sound was made.

Her hand, resting on her knee, trembled almost imperceptibly.

Then she took a deep breath.

"Has it been tested?"

"It's been tested."

"What about performance?"

"It is 1,200% faster than the most advanced 1.6-nanometer silicon-based chips currently available, with a 95% reduction in power consumption and almost zero heat generation."

Li Yichen spoke calmly.

But every word hit Ji Yanran's ears like a hammer blow.

She leaned back into the sofa.

My back hit the leather cushion with a slight thud.

"0.5 nanometers..."

Ji Yanran murmured the number repeatedly.

She doesn't have a technical background, but having been with Li Yichen for so long, she still has basic industry knowledge.

Currently, the most advanced mass-produced chips in the world are two nanometers in size.

The 1.6-nanometer model in the lab is not yet officially on the market.

And 0.5 nanometers...

This is no longer a matter of being one or two generations ahead.

This directly changed the industry's benchmark from centimeters to nanometers.

"Boss."

Ji Yanran's voice was a little dry.

"This thing... is priceless."

"I know."

"What are your plans to do?"

"I just finished talking with Gu Shounian."

Li Yichen said, "He took the chip to verify it. If it passes, the higher-ups will help me pull strings, and the orders will go directly to the military, aerospace, and supercomputing sectors."

"What about the price?"

"Ten thousand US dollars per piece."

Ji Yanran quickly did some mental calculations.

Ten thousand US dollars is roughly equivalent to seventy thousand yuan.

Compared to the price of two-nanometer wafers abroad, it is indeed not expensive.

It's so cheap it's almost unbelievable.

"What about commercialization?" Ji Yanran asked. "When will it be available for the civilian market?"

"Not for sale at the moment."

Li Yichen shook his head.

"It's 0.5 nanometers in size and only for domestic use. The authorities would never allow me to sell this to the civilian market, let alone export it."

"That……"

"Once the chip factory is built."

Li Yichen interrupted her.

"We'll produce a 1.5-nanometer version then, and we'll sell that."

Ji Yanran understood.

She nodded.

"That's fine too."

Just as he finished speaking, Li Niannian's voice came from the kitchen.

"Brother Li, Sister Ji, dinner's ready."

Li Yichen stood up.

Ji Yanran also stood up.

The two walked to the restaurant.

Uncle Zhou has already set out the dishes.

Six dishes and a soup, steaming hot.

Miao Miao climbed onto the chair herself and sat next to Li Yichen.

Li Niannian served five bowls of rice and placed them in front of everyone.

Five people sat down to eat.

Ji Yanran picked up her bowl and took out a piece of green vegetable.

The chopsticks paused in the bowl for a moment.

She looked up at Li Yichen.

"Boss, besides Gu Shounian, who else knows about the chip issue?"

"That's all you know for now."

Li Yichen shoveled a mouthful of rice into his mouth.

"Ling'er is in charge of the production line. It's operated by robots, and no one has ever gone inside."

"That's good."

Ji Yanran breathed a sigh of relief.

The fewer people who know about this level of technology, the better.

She picked up a piece of pork rib, put it in her mouth, and chewed it a couple of times.

Suddenly, something else came to mind.

"Oh, right, there's something I need to report to you."

"explain."

"The collaboration with Dami Company in the field of intelligent driving is progressing very smoothly."

Ji Yanran put down her chopsticks.

"The technical documentation for the Lingyu system has been completely transferred. DaMi is working very quickly; a batch of vehicles have already had the system installed, and it is currently in the testing phase."

She paused.

"Mr. Lei called me a couple of days ago and said the test data was excellent, far exceeding expectations. He plans to launch the first batch of cars equipped with the Lingyu system next month."

Li Yichen nodded.

"Can."

"besides."

Ji Yanran continued, "Bidi and Ningwang have already transferred the remaining 50 billion yuan from the previous cooperation to the company's account."

Li Yichen paused for a moment while picking up food with his chopsticks.

"Has the money arrived?"

"Yes, I arrived around 3 PM today."

"OK."

Li Yichen continued eating.

Looking at his calm demeanor, Ji Yanran felt that shock resurface.

Five hundred billion! That's five hundred billion!

The man didn't even flinch when he heard the number.

It seems that it was only five hundred yuan.

"in addition."

Ji Yanran spoke again.

I've also been following up on the progress of the first phase of the super battery factory project.

"How's it going?"

"It went very smoothly."

Ji Yanran said, "At the current construction speed, the first phase of the factory will be fully completed and put into use in another five or six months."

"What about Phase Two?"

"For the second phase, the construction team has been on site for a week and is currently working on the foundation."

Ji Yanran paused.

"Of those two thousand acres, half will be used to build a super battery factory and the other half to build a chip factory. The construction teams are separate, and both sides will start work simultaneously."

Li Yichen hummed in agreement.

He put down the bowl and took a tissue to wipe his mouth.

"Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

Ji Yanran was stunned for a moment when she heard this.

Then she twitched the corner of her mouth.

"Boss, it's good that you know how hard it is."

She raised her hand and rubbed her thumb and forefinger together.

"Shouldn't we...?"

Li Yichen smiled when he saw her action.

"Money, money, money! I think you're obsessed with money."

"Of course."

Ji Yanran retorted confidently, "If I'm not working for money, am I working for my ideals?"

Li Yichen shook his head.

"Alright."

He leaned back in his chair.

"Seeing how hard you've worked these past few months, I've decided to raise your annual salary to thirty million."

Ji Yanran's chopsticks fell onto the table with a "clatter".

She stared wide-eyed at Li Yichen.

"How much?"

Thirty million.

Li Yichen repeated it.

"After tax."

Ji Yanran opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word for a long time.

She looked down at the chopsticks that had fallen on the table, then looked up at Li Yichen.

Then he suddenly stood up from the chair.

"Boss!"

The voice rose a notch.

Are you serious?

"When have I ever lied to you?"

"Thirty million...after tax..."

Ji Yanran repeated these words, feeling a little lightheaded.

Thirty million.

After tax.

What does this mean?

She could buy a nice apartment in Shanghai and still have a lot of money left over.

We can bring her parents over and let them live a better life.

Can……

A bunch of thoughts flashed through Ji Yanran's mind.

Finally, it all came down to one sentence.

"Boss!"

She walked around the dining table and stood in front of Li Yichen.

"From now on, I'm a beast of burden for this company!"

"If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west!"

"You ask me to catch a dog, but I'll never chase a chicken!"

"We'll be there wherever you need us, guaranteed to be available anytime!"

Her eyes were frighteningly bright when she said that.

Li Yichen was amused by her.

"Alright, alright, sit down and eat."

"Okay!"

Ji Yanran immediately sat back down in her chair, picked up the chopsticks that had fallen on the table, and without caring about the dirt, stuffed them into her mouth and shoveled a big mouthful of rice into it.

With his cheeks bulging, he was still chewing when he spoke indistinctly.

"Boss, don't worry, I'll go and follow up on the paperwork at the chip factory first thing tomorrow morning!"

"We guarantee it will be processed as quickly as possible!"

"And the rice partnership, I'm personally overseeing it!"

Absolutely no mistakes!

Li Yichen smiled as he looked at her energized expression.

He didn't say anything.

Miao Miao sat next to Ji Yanran, blinking her eyes.

"Sister Ji, why are you so happy?"

Ji Yanran turned to look at her and reached out to rub her little head.

"Because my sister got a raise!"

What does "salary increase" mean?