So you were just waiting for me here!
Chips, chips, that's what we do.
It's not that there's a lack of talent, it's that there simply aren't any people in this field in China!
Nobody knows anything about chip design; everyone in this field is just getting started. Unless…
Wang Shouren's eyes flickered, and he said, "I can't get away for the time being. As for the chip, you should have someone suitable for it, right?"
"Yes, there is, but what about the follow-up..."
As a retired professor, I still have quite a few students.
His concern wasn't the current inability to find Wang Shouren to design these things; his real worry was whether he could find talent in chip design if development accelerated. This was why he had traveled a long way to get here.
"Then you hold on for now. Produce the required materials according to my specifications. As for chip design talent, I'll bring some back for you later. Don't worry. According to my plan, we should have them by next year or the year after."
"Are you serious?" The old professor looked Wang Shouren up and down.
"Don't worry, I'm serious. You should know what chips really mean. We can't live without computers, and we can't be incapable of making them, right?"
"Good, good, it's good that you have this understanding." The old professor was very pleased. Computers—these days, most people probably haven't even heard of that term. They only know about televisions. What are computers? Only those in this industry know just how incredible this thing is.
After the old professor left.
Wang Shouren sat alone at his desk and took a deep breath.
Plans, plans, but plans never keep up with changes.
The steel issue is a matter of the moment. What follows is far more complex than steel.
Steel represents the problems our country is currently facing.
Chips, on the other hand, represent the problems we will encounter in the future.
The fundamental reason why the United States sanctioned us in later generations was that it feared they would be unable to achieve technological hegemony.
They constantly clamor for anti-monopoly and equality for all, but in reality, they are the giants of monopoly, relentlessly exploiting underdeveloped countries through their chip monopoly. In a sense, it's the same principle as Wang Shouren selling motorcycles abroad. A lump of steel, through technological means, becomes a motorcycle—that's the value given by technology.
The United States, however, wants to firmly grasp this technology in its own hands.
You want to take action? Then I'll sanction you. Unless you stop, you'll be on the blacklist forever. This kind of high-value-added stuff can only be mine, and only I can reap the rewards. Of course, the US hasn't reached that point yet. The reason it will reach that point in the future is because it won't have many more ways to reap the rewards.
You should take advantage of this time to develop quickly.
Wang Shouren wrote two things on his plan: Wang An.
1980 was the year Wang Shouren truly made his mark. In the same year, a major event also occurred in international relations.
On July 17th, the rabbit and the bald eagle officially signed an agreement, and on December 16th, the two sides officially established diplomatic relations.
This had a tremendous impact on China and was a milestone in its development, but for Wang Shouren, it meant that the challenges were coming sooner and sooner.
Before we knew it, the year was drawing to a close.
Wang Shouren also boarded the train back to Beijing, and his work there came to a temporary end.
A year of intense work did not break his body; on the contrary, he became even more energetic. Project 1780, built from scratch, saw its basic infrastructure largely completed by the end of 1980. According to comrades from the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, it would be operational by the following spring, which was nothing short of a miracle for the entire Ministry.
This is not a project that anyone has done before; it is a breakthrough from scratch.
Many elderly people predicted that this project would take at least three or four years, and they were prepared for a long struggle. However, they never expected that it would be successfully built in just one year.
All that's left is some finishing touches. When the first roll of steel is produced, it will likely attract the attention of many leaders.
Wang Shouren then submitted a report and left ahead of schedule.
Many people didn't want him to leave, after all, he was the chief engineer of the project, and if he left, he wouldn't be able to see the very first, significant roll of steel. But Wang Shouren was eager to go home; he hadn't seen his wife and children for a year, and he also needed to arrange some things at the factory after returning to Beijing. This past year had taken its toll on him quite a bit.
Even with projects provided by the system, the entire 1780 project involved far too many things.
There are many things that even domestic technology cannot achieve, but Wang Shoure mobilized his network of contacts and found a lot of technical experts to help overcome them.
This project is incredibly grueling.
Fortunately, it was all over. He packed his things and left.
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At Beijing Railway Station, a rare four-wheeled car was parked in front of the station. Next to the car, leaning against a short-haired woman, dressed in a fashionable suit and wearing a beret, she looked extremely charming.
Perhaps it was because the woman's aura was too strong, everyone watched from a distance.
Oh, of course, the crowd wasn't really focused on the woman, but rather on the rather peculiar-looking car.
These days, most of the cars on the streets of Beijing are Soviet-made or Jiefang brand off-road vehicles, and a sedan like this is something you've never seen before.
"Hey, what kind of car is this? It looks really cool..." someone in the crowd whispered to their companion.
My own companion is a real expert at driving.
"You don't understand, do you? Did you see that brand? Don't you think you've seen it somewhere before?"
"This brand? Hmm... I vaguely remember it."
"I have no recollection of it at all. That motorcycle was bought by my buddy in the middle of the year."
"Dayun? Wow, they're starting to make cars now?"
"Nonsense, that's a large-scale transportation company. Those motorcycles are sold abroad and can earn foreign exchange. Even foreigners are using our motorcycles. So what's so strange about a factory like this developing cars?"
"I've never heard of it being sold."
"Come on, if it were really for sale, could you afford it? I reckon this is probably just someone on the inside driving it out for a test drive. And you know what, it's a really nice car, I just wonder how much it costs..."
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