It is obvious that the two people in front are of a higher rank than Xu Si.
Xing Baohua was already standing at attention and waiting when the person entered the room.
As the others approached, Xu Si introduced them, saying, "This is Director Wei from the Machinery Department, and this is Director Liu from the Electronics Industry Department."
Good heavens! Although he didn't recognize any of them, the abbreviations at the back were very clear. This was the highest-ranking leader Xing Baohua had ever seen in his two lives.
As for the people behind them, although there were only a dozen or so, it was unusual for such high-ranking officials to bring fewer people when traveling.
The local city government staff were in charge of the reception, arranging for everyone to sit down, pouring water, and offering cigarettes.
Xing Baohua sat below Xu Si. The other two senior officials sat side by side in the upper seats.
Xu Si then introduced the two people sitting opposite them to Xing Baohua, pointing to a middle-aged man with gray hair and saying, "This is Xu Maoqin, the chief engineer of the Ministry of Machinery. This is Zhang Guoxing, the chief engineer of the Ministry of Industrial Electronics."
During the introduction, Xing Baohua stood up and bowed slightly. To be able to rise to the position of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, that's what makes someone capable.
He's a very admirable person. If Xing Baohua isn't mistaken, that General Manager Zhang from the Ministry of Electronics Industry must be involved in supercomputing!
This highlights the gap. Although personal computers are not well-developed in China, Google has supercomputers, which is enough.
The computing power of a supercomputer is unmatched by that of a personal computer.
For example, a personal computer's computing power is equivalent to a person walking speed, but a supercomputer is already at the speed of a rocket. How can you compare them?
Computer hard drives nowadays typically have capacities of 10MB or 20MB. Supercomputers, on the other hand, have reached gigabyte-level capacities.
Don't be fooled by Xing Baohua's background in computer research and development; in the eyes of a supercomputer, he's nothing!
The eldest brother wanted to hear Xing Baohua tell stories, but this guy didn't want to. Before, when he told stories to Xu Si and Teacher Cheng, it was as if he had done something extremely risky or dangerous.
It wasn't that I wanted to take credit, but rather that I wanted to say that I had worked very hard to get the stuff and that I wanted Xu Si and Teacher Cheng to take it seriously.
Telling the higher-ups would be too much of a way of seeking credit. Even if he had some ulterior motives and wanted to exchange something, Xing Baohua wouldn't have the face to ask.
It's not that I'm embarrassed, but once the other party rejects me, there's no going back.
If you say it in front of Xu Si, there's still a chance to ease the situation.
"All of you leaders are very busy, so I won't waste time with small talk. Let's get straight to the point and show you what's going on." Xing Baohua didn't mention the dirty deeds he had done in Japan. He walked over to his suitcase and took out some things.
A laptop, a game console. These were displayed on the table for everyone to see, along with many printed photos and circuit diagrams he was copying.
The photos were first looked at by the senior members, and then passed around. Among them, Director Liu from the Electronics Department pointed at the game console and said with a smile, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be a game console, right?"
"You have a good eye, it really is a Nintendo game console," Xing Baohua said awkwardly.
"Haha! Last year, my eldest son went to Japan on a business trip and brought one back for my grandson. It looked somewhat similar to mine. Is the data you're talking about in there?"
"Yes, since game consoles are easy to smuggle out, I modified the data and replaced the motherboard. That's how I got through the checkpoint."
Liu nodded and said, "That's right. These floppy disks also have data saved?"
"Yes, I was worried that the data might be easily lost or damaged on the way back, so I made multiple backup plans."
"Is that a computer? Turn it on and plug in the floppy disk so I can check the data."
Listening to this senior figure, Xing Baohua also felt that he came from a technical background. How could someone in such a high position understand data?
Xing Baohua shook his head and said, "It won't turn on. I saved the data on a 10MB hard drive, and this computer was modified to fit it in. To turn it on, it needs to be repaired again."
Just after looking at the photos, Chief Engineer Zhang from the Ministry of Electronics Industry pointed at the game console and asked, "What does the game console use to store data?"
"I used 16 64k ROM chips to make up 1MB of storage before I could install it. It's a bit big, but thankfully the game console can fit it."
Liu led the applause for Xing Baohua, which startled him so much that he quickly bowed to everyone who was applauding.
"Back then, we also organized a lot of resources to try and bring back a few pieces of equipment for reference. Everything was set up, but we just couldn't get it through customs. The only thing we didn't expect was to copy the data back," said Director Xu from the Machinery Department.
Engineer Zhang said with a smile, "Back then, there weren't many people who understood data, and we lacked so much. Xiao Xing knows a lot, and he comes from a research and development background. Look at these gadgets he developed; they don't even exist abroad. Our current communication equipment is now more advanced than that of developed countries in the world."
Just as the senior members were praising Xing Baohua, the door opened again, and everyone looked towards the entrance as a group of people dressed in green entered.
Leading the way was an elderly man, full of energy, accompanied by Teacher Cheng.
Xing Baohua caught a glimpse of Xu and Liu, and even the two chief engineers stood up, not to mention the others.
Xing Baohua didn't recognize the old man who came.
The elderly man in green waved his hand and said to everyone, "Please sit down. Xiao Cheng called me in the middle of the night, and I just flew here this morning. I'm sorry for disturbing your meeting by being late."
"It's not late, it's not late. The formal meeting hasn't started yet. Mr. Sun, it's been a long time since we last met."
"Haha! It's Xiao Xu! Sit down, sit down, I'll just listen."
No one dared to sit down, so they led the old man to the main seat, while the two ministers sat on either side.
Xing Baohua also moved to the back one seat.
Teacher Cheng squeezed in to sit below Xing Baohua, but Xing Baohua wouldn't let him sit below him and quickly gave up his seat.
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