I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

In Yan Jiefang's plan, the new factory is said to be a lithography machine factory, but other equipment related to lithography machines, such as light sources and optics, are also included in the plan.

To avoid being held back, all relevant core technologies must be kept within a controllable range, and other related industries must not be manipulated by others.

As a veteran who has been working with lithography machines for many years, he has long since mastered the relevant skills and reached a pinnacle of expertise.

No one on this earth is his match.

If it weren't for the current shortcomings in physics, materials, environment, and supply chain, he could have assembled a lithography machine capable of producing 2-nanometer top-tier chips, namely an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine, 20 years ahead of schedule.

Yan Jiefang looked at the workers busily working in the workshop outside and shook his head:

"Sigh, we finally got the car factory sorted out, and building the new factory next year will be another huge project!"

Moreover, it's a massive project that's many times more difficult than building cars.

I reckon there aren't many time travelers like myself who are almost 60 and still working hard!

We're the model workers among time travelers!

I just hope to retire and enjoy my golden years at 65.

I'll go back to the Special Economic Zone for a few days to rest and check on the progress of lithium battery research.

After several years of development, Big Battery has become one of the leading battery manufacturers in the country.

Alongside the major battery manufacturer in the special economic zone, it is one of the two giants in the battery industry in Guangdong.

Both parties have collaborated extensively on battery technology, thanks to the fact that they share a major shareholder, "Zhuji Capital."

Both companies have contributed a significant number of their patent projects to "patent cross-licensing," which has greatly boosted the development of both parties.

Currently, the only domestic manufacturers that can compete with them are the joint ventures of two major Japanese and South Korean companies (Samsung and Sony) in the same type of battery factory.

Other major battery manufacturers are slightly weaker.

As for CATL, the future leader in the global battery industry, its current location is still unknown.

...

"Sigh, a breakfast shop actually used highly poisonous rat poison, killing so many people. This person is too cruel!"

Grandma Liu sat on the sofa, watching the news on TV, shaking her head and sighing.

"People nowadays only care about money, they'll do anything for it. Alas, people's hearts have changed."

Grandma Zhou also shook her head.

Yan Jiefang scanned the screen with his divine sense and noticed the news on television.

It turned out that the two old women were talking about the major poisoning case in Tangshan, Nanjing, which had just happened a few days ago.

This is truly tragic.

According to news reports, the suspect, due to business competition, put highly toxic rat poison (tetramine) into his competitor's food ingredients (flour and sugar), ultimately resulting in more than 300 people being poisoned and 42 people dying!

This is entirely a man-made disaster.

In the 50s, my country explicitly banned the production, sale and use of rodenticides, but unfortunately, this ban was not strictly enforced.

As a top-tier doctor, Yan Jiefang was well-read and had seen some information related to tetramine.

Although this poison is highly toxic, it is not very effective at killing rats.

Because the rodenticide works so quickly, the first batch of poisoned rats will exhibit abnormal behaviors such as violent convulsions and struggling in front of their companions.

This sends a strong danger signal to the rat population, causing the surviving rats to "refuse to eat" and stop consuming the poisoned bait, thus making it impossible to achieve large-scale extermination of the entire rat population.

In addition, tetramine is chemically very stable and does not easily decompose in animals.

The natural enemies of rats—such as cats, owls, and snakes—can die from secondary or even tertiary poisoning after consuming poisoned rats.

This means that while eliminating rats, it also eliminates the natural forces that control their population, which could result in rats multiplying even faster after losing their natural predators.

The harm caused by rodenticides goes far beyond simply killing rats.

Its toxicity is 100 times that of potassium cyanide, and there is no specific antidote.

It is highly toxic to all warm-blooded animals (including humans), and a single oral dose of 0.5 milligrams can be fatal.

Even with Yan Jiefang's medical skills, dealing with this poison would be quite troublesome.

He sat alone in his study, watching the children playing in the community playground and their leisurely parents outside the window, and sighed.

"Hopefully, this painful lesson will draw the country's attention and completely eradicate the spread of this stuff."

...

"Chairman, our bank has obtained permission to open a branch in mainland China! In addition to foreign exchange business, we are also authorized to conduct RMB business!"

One evening in late September, Qian Duoduo, the general manager of a bank in Hong Kong, called Yan Jiefang to tell him the good news.

He clapped his hands, his face beaming with joy:

"Great! Well done! I'll give everyone a bonus later."

"Great job! The chairman is so generous!"

A cheer immediately came from the other end of the phone.

Qian Duoduo also expressed his gratitude:

"On behalf of everyone, I thank the chairman! Chairman, there is one more thing we are undecided about, which city should we open our first branch in?"

We've discussed it, and everyone thinks Shanghai and the Special Economic Zone are both good places.

At present, foreign banks are only allowed to conduct RMB business in four cities: Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, and Dalian (which were opened up when China joined the WTO).

Shanghai is the most economically developed municipality in China, so it's impossible to ignore it.

Shenzhen is where the chairman's business started, and there are also many companies located there and nearby, making it a good choice.

Yan Jiefang made the final decision directly:

"It's located in the special economic zone."

Qian Duoduo immediately agreed:

"OK!"

"This matter is very important and needs to be handled as soon as possible."

"Received. We've already found a location for the branch in advance, and we'll send people in to do the renovations tomorrow. If all goes well, it should be ready to move in in about a month."

"Okay, you did a good job. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."

"Thank you for the compliment, Chairman. Goodbye!"

After hanging up the phone, Yan Jiefang stood up happily and walked a few steps in the study.

Once the branch is opened, all the funds under his control can be transferred to his own bank.

This way, we can naturally ensure that nothing goes wrong!

It's important to know that many people have tried to get involved with money in recent years.

Although it was never successful in most cases, and quite a lot of money was lost, it was still annoying!

They treated it like a thief.

There's no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days straight.

From now on, once the money is deposited into his own bank account, coupled with specially customized transaction reminders and alarms, who can touch his money?

You're overthinking it.

Currently, only his bank offers this service nationwide.

Other banks will probably have to wait another year or two before they can offer this service.

......

Note: In 2002, foreign banks were subject to explicit "quantity control" when opening branches in mainland China, and could not open them arbitrarily.

Core restriction: "One branch per year".

Foreign banks are not allowed to open more than one branch in China each year.

Local branch restrictions: "One branch per city" and the number of branches.

A foreign bank can only apply to open one branch or a maximum of three ATM self-service banks in the same city each year.