Activating the Omniscient System, I'm doomed!

Thump~ thump~!

There was a knock on the door of the general manager's office at Huaji Company.

This is Luo Yi's private office. He returned yesterday, intending to tackle the spare parts problem under the company's name.

"Come in."

"President Ji! It really is you!" Yu Guangming pushed open the door and walked in, as if he had seen a savior.

The last time his factory was on the verge of bankruptcy, this middle-aged man suddenly appeared, acquired the company, and provided control.

Now that we've encountered a problem with high-end components, the other party has come again.

"I just received a call from Manager He. I thought he was joking, so I rushed over..."

Yu Guangming sat down with a smile and took the teapot to brew tea.

Luo Yi said, "The headquarters knew about the sanctions imposed on Huaji Company by foreign countries last month. However, at that time, we were observing the situation and also wanted to see how you would respond."

Yu Guangming quickly said, "President Ji, I'm sorry for the trust you and headquarters have placed in me; this problem remains unresolved."

"Have you negotiated with them?"

Yu Guangming nodded: "At the end of October, I personally led a team to negotiate and was willing to increase procurement costs, but those companies all said that in addition to increasing costs, they also wanted us to exchange program technology."

"I remember you said in the group that my assistant had also authorized this."

When Luo Yi went into seclusion, he left all these matters to the XY smart assistant so as not to be distracted.

"Yes," Yu Guangming continued, "After obtaining authorization, we will take Lao Qian and the other R&D engineers to negotiate again in early November, and teach them the technology along the way."

"In the end, these people changed their minds and still wouldn't sell."

"Later I found out that it was their country's requirement; they didn't want to see us in the limelight."

"Now I understand. Watching us make money overseas is worse than killing them."

Yu Guangming was frustrated when he talked about it; his well-planned global business empire was instantly wiped out.

Luo Yi, however, thought of the anti-aging face masks that were bestsellers overseas, which showed that foreigners were not envious of making money, but rather did not want China to master the high-end technology.

He immediately feigned ignorance and asked, "Which parts in the company are mainly stuck?"

"The main components are ultra-precision bearings and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) components. One is related to the gripping accuracy of the robotic arm, and the other is related to the ground-penetrating radar."

Luo Yi nodded, and then said, "The two parts are fine. Since the negotiations failed, let's stop talking and completely abandon imported materials, using only domestically produced ones."

Yu Guangming smiled wryly:

"But there are too many problems with domestic products. This is not a problem of a single company, but rather a problem of backwardness in multiple disciplines and industries, including materials science, tribology, and precision manufacturing. It is mainly because China started too late."

"Take ultra-precision bearings as an example."

"In terms of materials, domestic smelting technology is not up to standard, resulting in insufficient purity of steel;

"In terms of processing, China relies on imports for high-precision processing equipment, and the core parameters are locked."

"In terms of processing technology, heat treatment and seamless assembly are not feasible. Even with good materials, it is difficult to implement them."

"In terms of testing, China lacks nano-dynamic monitoring equipment, so the measurements are inaccurate and we don't even know if the accuracy meets the standards."

"Each of these aspects is an independent industry, and they are all interconnected. It's something that even the government can't solve, let alone a single company."

"The only solution is to invest heavily in support, accelerate the pace of catching up, and wait it out. It will take at least five years to catch up with international standards."

Luo Yi knew about these problems before he came.

His purpose in coming here this time is not only to resolve the problems of Huaji Company, but also to lay the groundwork for the future.

His solution was simple: provide a technical solution.

No matter how many industries or companies there are, we provide solutions for them all.

If the government wants to do this, it has no choice but to provide financial support.

He, on the other hand, focused directly on technology.

If the material purification does not meet the standards, provide a purification solution.

If you can't manufacture high-precision equipment, then provide manufacturing solutions.

For software issues, provide the software code.

Hardware issues can be addressed through manufacturing technology.

We'll just keep pushing them one by one; I refuse to believe that this won't drive progress in the industry.

Of course, to avoid causing too much of a reaction, he will not provide advanced technology, nor will he touch upon other industries.

At least until the black rat problem is solved, we cannot openly promote major progress in all industries.

After finishing a cup of hot tea, Luo Yi said, "Recently, the headquarters' programming technology has made a new breakthrough, and we plan to acquire several material processing companies to help them improve their quality."

He certainly couldn't directly provide solutions to those companies.

It's too bizarre that someone is providing technical solutions to the entire industry at the same time. You don't even need to think about it; you know someone is cheating.

Huaji Company excels in programming technology, so it is reasonable for them to leverage this to provide software technology solutions.

The remaining hardware issues can be easily resolved by having a few companies solve the key technologies and then having these companies disseminate the other minor technologies.

"But the software..." Yu Guangming's expression was complicated, and he hesitated to speak.

Luo Yi could guess what he was thinking.

Software certainly cannot solve the problems of the entire industry; that sounds like pure fantasy and wishful thinking.

However, he replied, "The butterfly effect: if software can improve the precision of related processes, wouldn't the machines for material purification and manufacturing also be improved?"

"That's true." Yu Guangming's eyes lit up, and he looked over with admiration, saying, "President Ji's strategic thinking is worth learning!"

Luo Yi put down his teacup and said, "Give me a detailed list of the upstream and downstream companies related to those two parts, and see if we can acquire a few of them, or use our software technology as equity."

"Cough..." Yu Guangming's eyebrows twitched. This constant acquisitions must be incredibly expensive.

He coughed a few times, took out his phone and dialed a number. Soon a clerk brought him a folder.

"Mr. Ji, the upstream and downstream companies in the bearing industry include both state-owned enterprises and private companies. They are all large companies, so it may be difficult to acquire them."

Luo Yi took the document, activated the omniscient system to filter it, and then drew a list of more than a dozen companies, saying:

"Go to these companies in the name of Huaji Company and talk to them. Tell them that we can provide high-precision control programs and see how to allocate shares. It would be best to add some money to acquire them."

Yu Guangming quickly took the folder and examined it, exclaiming in surprise, "We can provide high-precision software to companies across the entire upstream and downstream of the bearing industry, from steel smelting and precision equipment manufacturing to testing instruments?"

Luo Yi nodded. "Aren't all the principles of program control the same?"

"That's true."

Yu Guangming stood up with the documents in his hand and asked curiously, "If we want to use software to drive industry progress, wouldn't open source be a better option?"

"It cannot be open-sourced; the program needs to be tailored to different companies."

Luo Yi had also considered open source, but putting aside the fact that it would be a thankless task that could ruin Huaji Company's business, even if he were to open source it selflessly, given the current intellectual capacity of engineers in the world, it would be impossible to manage.

Moreover, software can only drive some progress; hardware manufacturing processes also need to be improved, he just didn't say it out loud.

After Guangming left, Luo Yi selected three companies that needed support for hardware technology and planned to send them a partial technology report to discuss the matter.

While the computer was booting up, he simply activated the Omniscient System and silently asked in his mind:

"If I follow my plan and teach hardware and software technologies separately, will I be able to achieve the following goals? If there are any problems, please explain in detail."

"Objective 1: To resolve the supply issues of ultra-precision bearings and transmission electron imaging components for Huaji Company within one month."

"Objective Two: To drive the progress of the entire domestic parts and components materials industry and achieve high-end, high-precision material production."

"Objective Three: No one will notice anything unusual, and it won't cause me any trouble."