The company's TV is broadcasting the news:

"Our domestic technology company today released the latest generation of China Core series processors, whose performance is comparable to the world's most advanced CPU five years ago..."

When the news anchor's voice was heard, the company was in an uproar. After five years of hard work, the performance indicators of domestic CPUs have finally been taken to a higher level. Everyone was clapping their hands and cheering, full of confidence in the future.

At this time, the chief engineer's office.

The chief engineer who resigned from the Chinese Academy of Sciences ten years ago and led a group of disciples to work hard to promote the Chinese chip to the market is taking off his glasses and wiping them carefully, using this action to hide his incomprehension and shock.

Putting on his glasses again, the chief engineer looked at the thin young man in front of him. This young man was only 32 years old this year. In the field of chip design, this is a golden age. He has enough experience and energy.

Although he is not a graduate of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and joined the company halfway, with his flexible thinking and solid practical ability, this young man has become a project leader. The company has a total of four project teams, and the leaders of the other three teams are all from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

"Why do you want to resign?" asked the chief engineer.

"I'm going to retire." Lin Chong replied.

"Retire?" The chief engineer could hardly believe his ears. "But you are only 32 years old this year. If other companies invite you, you can tell me. I know that INTEL has been in contact with you..."

"Chief Engineer, I really want to retire." Lin Chong said honestly, "I have worked for you for nine years. Adding up the bonuses and performance of these years, I have saved five million yuan, which is enough for me to use for a lifetime, so I decided to retire."

Five million plus a house may sound like a lot, but if you think about the profits that Lin Chong has created for the company by leading the project team to bid over the years, it is a reasonable income.

In 2010, Lin Chong had just joined the company and participated in a bidding for a "low-cost advanced computer (stand-alone)". The project required a computer with a cost of less than one thousand yuan that integrated a WEB browser, virtual machine, EMAIL, word processing, and media playback.

INTEL, DELL, LENOVO and other domestic and foreign computer manufacturers and assemblers were helpless because the purchase price was too low. It was Lin Chong who grabbed the order under the guidance of the chief engineer. In the following three years, he supplied 500,000 units in total, which was a sales volume of 500 million yuan.

The Yunfu project in 2013, the Yunfu expansion project in 2016, the Jinhua commercial plan in 2017, etc. The fourth group led by Lin Chong is the profit pillar of the entire company.

Is Lin Chong going to retire now?

The chief engineer was a little confused. Lin Chong's idea of ​​retirement had too many flaws. Of course, at his age, the term "flaws" did not exist in his mind. He just subconsciously picked the most obvious flaw and said, "I know you bought a house in Shanghai, but is five million enough for retirement in Shanghai?"

"I've calculated that after paying off the commercial loan for the house, the annual fixed expenses for property, water, electricity, internet, etc. will not exceed 30,000 yuan, while living expenses will be around 50,000 yuan, personal social insurance and pension insurance will be 50,000 yuan, and other unexpected expenses will be 20,000 yuan."

"My investment and financial management income, according to the most conservative estimate, is about 5%, which is completely balanced and even has a surplus."

“There will be some unexpected events in life, so I bought various commercial insurances for the extra money.”

"Perfect enough to cover my entire life."

"Of course, there may be unpredictable natural disasters such as car accidents, fires, earthquakes, etc., which may cause serious damage to my life and property. At that time, I will use my principal. But even if the principal is reduced, I can still receive the government pension when I am 65 years old."

"Since I have been paying the highest pension payment, according to the Shanghai calculation method, I will receive nearly 15,000 yuan in pension subsidies every month, which is enough to ensure that I can live a worry-free life."

Lin Chong said very seriously.

"But prices will rise..." the chief engineer said again.

"The CPI is rising by about 3 points every year. Considering the current economic trend in the world, I think as long as there is no war, it will not affect my life too much," Lin Chong replied.

"No, Xiaolin, this is just the most basic guarantee of life. Don't you need to make friends? You have to fall in love and get married, right?" the chief engineer continued to question.

"Chief Engineer, you have forgotten that I am a staunch non-marriage advocate." Lin Chong smiled.

"But what about your career? You are in your best years now, and you can still make many contributions to society. China Chip needs you the most." The chief engineer was a little excited.

"I don't need a career. I hate socializing. My ideal in life is to live alone." Lin Chong smiled shyly. "I'm sorry, Chief Engineer. Thank you for your trust. Many people can replace me. You are the soul of the company."

Lin Chong bowed deeply to the chief engineer again, put the resignation letter on the table, and then left the office. The chief engineer looked at his thin back, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, and finally could only sigh deeply.

Amid the joyful atmosphere of the company, Lin Chong quietly packed up his things. He didn't have much stuff, and although he joined this company right after graduation, this was his first and last job.

Lin Chong is an orphan who grew up in various relatives' homes. He was not bullied like in TV dramas, but he also did not feel any family warmth. After working hard to get into college, he began to work to earn money and refused all financial support. This decision relieved his relatives, and they treated him much warmer.

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After graduating with excellent grades, he joined this company, just in time for the silence period of domestic chips. The chief engineer led everyone to work hard together. The atmosphere was very good, which allowed Lin Chong to grow rapidly in a favorable environment, which led to the explosion a few years later.

Although he didn't make much money in those years, Lin Chong still saved all his wages and recorded them in a diary - which recorded who had eaten at home and who bought him clothes, every detail, even the eraser was recorded clearly.

The notes in the diary grew from immature to mature, recording all of Lin Chong's ties with the world. Every time he repaid ten, a hundred or more times the money, Lin Chong would write off one of the entries.

Five years ago, when all the entries in the diary were crossed out, Lin Chong felt that he had been reborn. Then he began to think about retirement. A house plus five million was a number he calculated accurately.

Originally, it was thought that it would take three to five years, but unexpectedly, China Chip was able to catch up with the world's advanced pace and lead to an explosion in the domestic chip market. It performed well in the three tracks of military, commercial, and civilian, and the plan was completed ahead of schedule.

I'm finally going to retire.

When Lin Chong was packing up, he accidentally found an old laptop at the bottom of the desk. He still remembered this computer, a DELL V13, which he bought in 2010. Its performance is now completely outdated, but it can be regarded as a commemoration.

I tried to turn on the machine, but this V13 just kept showing a black screen without giving me any face.

"The battery must be broken."

Lin Chong thought about taking it to get repaired, then he picked up the moving box and walked out of the office. Everyone was celebrating happily and no one noticed his departure.

Amid the cheers of the company behind him, Lin Chong's background seemed lonely and relaxed.