It's confirmed! The counterattack should be about to begin. In that case, Jiang Yue won't need to manufacture it herself; she can just wait for the government to step in. Sure enough, not long after, the news broadcast the news of breakthroughs in domestically produced lithography machines and chips. Some of the seniors she had contacted by phone before also gave accurate answers. Of course, they also wanted to persuade Jiang Yue to place an order here.
Otherwise, if no one believes in the research and no one buys it, then the research will be in vain. Jiang Yue also hinted that although she would buy it, she would need to verify it first. The other party said that a summit on the development of the chip industry would be held in a couple of days and that Jiang Yue must attend. Jiang Yue agreed and chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yue told Secretary Liu to keep an eye out for any invitations in this regard and to inform her. Two weeks later, Loongson held a summit on lithography machines and the chip industry chain. The summit clearly stated that a lithography machine factory was about to be established, capable of producing approximately 50 lithography machines annually. The new machines would be able to manufacture 5nm chips. (I don't really understand the chip-related industry, but you get the gist of it.)
After it was confirmed that domestically produced chips could replace imported chips, many companies breathed a sigh of relief, especially Huawei, which had been under sanctions. Of course, Xinghai is also now among those being sanctioned. Regardless of other companies, Huawei and Xinghai were very happy, and the news media reported on this matter after the summit.
ASML was furious. First, they held a press conference to say it was fake, but were proven wrong. Then they accused Loongson of infringing on their patents and demanded that Loongson send them two lithography machines to verify their claims. Loongson directly said it was impossible to send them and that they could wait in line if they wanted to buy them. Enraged, ASML sued Loongson, who responded that they would see them in court.
Seeing that Loongson wouldn't listen to their tactics, they had no choice but to lift the ban and start selling lithography machines to domestic manufacturers at low prices. It's the same old trick: every time you show promise, they sell to you at a low price, and once you give up on independent research and development, they start restricting you again. It's truly shameless.
The media is also involved; countless media outlets have jumped out to criticize domestically produced lithography machines. Some experts and scholars have even suggested that since others have already sold them, we shouldn't waste money on research and development, but just buy the finished products and let our people spend the rest of the money. What a bunch of traitors and sellouts!
Unfortunately, the country now has the confidence and determination to arrest those traitors and release the evidence. The public was delighted, as the country has finally taken action against these traitors. Did you think that was the end of it? Have you forgotten what the United States really looks like?
Subsequently, they implemented various containment measures against China, such as preventing some countries from exporting semiconductors and manufacturing equipment to Chinese chip manufacturers, and imposing a series of measures including export controls, investment restrictions, telecommunications and electronic licensing systems, visa bans, and sanctions. In the military sphere, they began illegally intruding into my country's territorial waters and conducting joint military exercises with other countries in an attempt to demonstrate against China.
The domestically produced lithography machine was just the trigger. China's development in recent years has become increasingly incomprehensible to them. As more and more spies returned empty-handed, their fear of China deepened. This conflict is likely to be significant. Jiang Yue guessed that the United States wanted to force China to take action and see what China's hidden secrets were.
Jiang Yue could see that the country must have made preparations as well, and they would probably reveal some things, and might even mislead the United States. Jiang Yue couldn't do anything in the confrontation at the national level, so she just needed to do her own thing.
After returning to the company, Jiang Yue remembered something. Originally, the world was supposed to be swept by the pandemic in 2020, which is this year, but now it seems to be gone. Did the butterfly fall?
It's better that it's over, saving people from suffering. After thinking about all sorts of things, she went home after work. In the following months, the news would occasionally report on the latest developments, but in the end, the curtain fell. Jiang Yue didn't know who lost out and who benefited. She was busy with this year's annual meeting, and the secretariat was confirming the New Year's benefits with her.
As for how to hold the annual meeting, Jiang Yue looked at the plan provided by the secretariat. Everything else was fine, but the amount of the year-end bonus had to be decided by Jiang Yue. Jiang Yue did not make the decision on her own. Xing Xiao Er had a detailed distribution plan, but generally, employees' salaries fluctuated from 1 to 24 months, and the specific amount depended on their overall performance throughout the year.
The R&D department and senior executives also have corresponding performance evaluations. How much they earn in Xinghai depends on themselves, and the AI Xingxiaoer makes the judgments, which eliminates personal subjective good and evil and is therefore fairer.
The annual meeting wasn't held properly in previous years, so Jiang Yue plans to hold it properly this year. As for the prizes, Jiang Yue has increased them. Originally, the first prize was a Xinghai car, but Jiang Yue increased it to an 880,000 yuan cash prize. The car has been moved to the second prize, and the remaining prizes have been reduced accordingly. Jiang Yue plans to give 2,000 yuan to everyone who is a company employee as the final "Sunshine Award".
After confirming that there were no other issues, Jiang Yue signed the confirmation, and the rest was left to the professionals.
The annual meeting went very smoothly. It started at nine o'clock in the morning. After that, Jiang Yue went on stage to greet everyone and spent half an hour talking about the history of Xinghai, what Xinghai will do in the future, the achievements made over the years, and thanking all the employees for their hard work.
After Jiang Yue stepped down from the stage amidst applause, the branch manager took the stage and spoke about the company's development this year and its future prospects. He then recognized outstanding individuals and teams from the past year, such as the Best Team Award, Best Employee Award, and Innovation Award.
Next came the performance segment, with employees voluntarily participating in performances such as singing and dancing, crosstalk, skits, solo singing, and various celebrities invited by the company. Even Jiang Yue and the senior executives went up to perform a show.
After that came the main part: dinner and the lucky draw. While eating, everyone checked who had won. The "Sunshine Award" was given to everyone, and Jiang Yue had arranged for hotel staff to help. The pile of cash was quite impressive. As the "Sunshine Award" was being distributed, the staff below and on the stage were shouting, "Thank you, Xinghai! Thank you, President Jiang!"
After the Sunshine Award was given out, the host announced the other prizes: the first prize was 880,000 yuan in cash, the second prize was three cars, and the third prize included excavators, mobile phones, and many other prizes. The draw proceeded quickly, and soon the top three prizes were drawn. The third prize was particularly noteworthy, with dozens of winners.
The person who was drawn was both happy and disappointed. He was happy that he had won the prize, but disappointed that the subsequent prizes were no longer available to him. The second prize was a Xinghai car, and it was the highest-spec model of the car.
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