Zhang Youwei's right hand, which was holding the teapot, paused in mid-air, and he didn't bring it to his lips.
His eyes narrowed slightly, his sharp gaze like a flying sword, wanting to pierce through the man in front of him.
"Old Liu, that's not very fair of you. I only gave you a test subject because I trusted you," Zhang Youwei chuckled, then continued, "Is this how you treat your old classmates and fellow villagers?"
"Are you trying to sabotage me?"
Zhang Youwei jumped up and started cursing at Liu Guangqi.
He finally got to hold his head high thanks to NSG batteries, truly rising from a deputy to the head of a company.
There's even a chance to sit on equal footing with former leaders, chatting and laughing, and finally venting all the pent-up frustration he's held in for over a decade.
I never expected that I would be betrayed by my own best friend at such a crucial moment.
Zhang Youwei knew very well that NSG batteries were not technically demanding; as long as one had NSG raw materials, even a junior high school student could make them.
If Liu Guangqi has truly discovered other ingenious uses for NSG, then what value does Zhang Youwei still have?
He didn't understand Gao's personality, but he dared not gamble on it.
The only way is to nip this idea in the bud in Liu Guangqi's imagination and prevent it from becoming a reality.
Liu Guangqi looked at Zhang Youwei with great surprise. He couldn't understand why his fellow villager, who had been such a gentleman, had suddenly become so irritable.
"No, I'm not trying to undermine you. I'm just telling you about the other roles NSG plays, and how it might even change the landscape of the global semiconductor and chip industry."
Liu Guangqi has a scientific research background and has been focused on experiments so far, rarely going out to communicate. Therefore, he is not very clear about many of Zhang Youwei's ulterior motives.
In desperation, Liu Guangqi shouted out his discovery.
Fortunately, their tea room was a private room with decent soundproofing.
The two argued for a while without any waiter coming to remind them, so they probably didn't disturb other customers.
"I just laugh. You think the structure of your chip industry is important, but the structure of our new energy sector isn't? You have TSMC and Qualcomm above you, but we don't have Tesla above us? You're thinking about overtaking on a curve, but we don't?"
Zhang Youwei unbuttoned his shirt, picked up the large teapot, and took a big gulp.
"They're all important. I didn't say new energy sources aren't important. I'm just asking you, could you give me some more NSG raw materials? Old Zhang, I'm begging you, okay?"
By the end, Liu Guangqi had hunched over, his expression becoming somewhat pleading.
He had already tested the performance of NSG. The carbon-based transistors created from such a tiny amount of NSG were more perfect than the analog they had theoretically constructed.
It's worth noting that the carbon-based chip performance they simulated in their lab was more than 1,000 times higher than that of the currently popular silicon-based chips.
While they were only simulating, NSG already had a physical product!
How could this not make him lose his composure?
Forget begging, if possible, I'd even make Liu Guangqi kneel down.
Zhang Youwei let the tea soak through his shirt without bothering to straighten it or say anything, simply lost in thought.
In the end, reason prevailed over greed.
Faced with matters of principle, Zhang Youwei chose to compromise.
"Old Liu, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, but I don't have the final say on NSG. Even if I give you the batteries, so what? Do you think you can turn the world upside down just because of the NSG in those few batteries?"
Let me tell you, ever since I got the NSG, I've never stopped researching it. I've tried every method you can think of, but nothing works!
NSG is impossible to replicate or mass-produce; it can only be catalyzed by its raw materials, and this process is irreversible. Don't even try to deduce the composition of NSG from the opposite direction—it's useless!
Zhang Youwei stopped hiding anything and told Liu Guangqi all the information he knew about NSG.
"It's okay, you definitely know how to get the raw materials, otherwise you wouldn't have started this company, right?"
Liu Guangqi wasn't stupid; he had a very clever plan.
He came here this time hoping to get more NSG raw materials to take back for experiments, and ideally be able to make a finished carbon-based chip.
In this way, he would have the leverage to submit a report to higher authorities. Once they see his experimental results, someone will naturally come forward to solve the problem of NSG raw materials.
Zhang Youwei sighed, "Old Liu, what we do, on a small scale, brings us fame and fortune, and on a larger scale, it benefits the country and its people. But you need to know one thing: the bigger the tree, the more the wind will blow against it."
I still feel uneasy about the kidnapping incident last time. I wonder if there was a mole who leaked the fact that I obtained NSG.
Think about it. Suppose NSG is really as amazing as you say, and can actually create chips that are more efficient than silicon-based chips, have you considered the consequences?
Zhang Youwei stared intently at Liu Guangqi and continued:
"The chip market is far more brutal than my new energy sector. That's their lifeline. New energy is different. Our country is taking a shortcut to catch up, so they can accept it with a mix of encouragement and resistance."
"Chips, that's an area they've always kept a close eye on. If you really try to get involved, they'll definitely chop off your hand."
Zhang Youwei's words were not alarmist, and Liu Guangqi understood the reasoning behind them.
However, as researchers, we cannot back down when faced with difficulties.
"I think you're worrying unnecessarily. As long as our chips are good enough, it's in the nature of businessmen to pursue profit. Even if they are foreigners, they will have to cooperate with us. As for the kidnapping you mentioned, the Municipal Bureau has already investigated it thoroughly. They were just after your money."
Liu Guangqi dismissed Zhang Youwei's words, saying, "What era are we living in? Who still fights and kills? It's normal for people to have disagreements and argue."
Zhang Youwei knew he couldn't persuade Lao Liu right now, so he could only sigh and agree to provide him with some NSG.
After obtaining pure NSG, Liu Guangqi gathered his colleagues in the laboratory and began making carbon-based chips overnight.
The manufacturing process of carbon-based chips is similar to that of silicon-based chips. Apart from the different elements of the wafer material, the other steps are basically the same.
Compared to silicon-based chips, carbon-based chips are much easier to manufacture.
Carbon-based materials have significantly better electrical conductivity and information carrying capacity than silicon-based materials.
For example, suppose a chip needs to have a certain processing efficiency. The silicon-based chip needs to use a photolithography machine to print the circuits on the wafer body according to the controller logic diagram. This chip has a total of circuits.
Similarly, when making the same chip using carbon-based materials, the process is the same, but the number of lines printed by the lithography machine is much less, perhaps even far less than 1000, or maybe as few as 100.
Therefore, conversely, even if domestic chip manufacturers only have the most basic lithography machines, they can still produce high-performance chips comparable to EUV, which are commonly referred to as 7nm chips, or even 5nm chips.
Of course, there are many other factors that determine chip performance, such as circuit layout, post-layout simulation, photomask fabrication, and even the final packaging process.
However, once the problem of carbon-based wafers is solved, all other problems cease to be problems.
This is why Liu Guangqi is so eager for NSG.
...
It took Gao Ang an entire afternoon to patch up the holes on Lao San's body so thoroughly that they were practically flawless.
The links between molecules are just like the original product; even under an optical microscope, you can't tell that it was repaired later.
"Go play, and don't mess with Xiaohua again."
He patted the third brother on the head and gave him another piece of advice.
"oh."
The third child replied with a pitiful expression, and when he went back into the house, he made a point of avoiding Xiao Hua, who was squatting at the door gnawing on a fish bone.
Ang glanced at Xiao Hua, who was eating heartily, and suddenly felt an impulse.
"Little Flower, look, all three of them have leveled up. How about I help you level up too?"
"Meow." No, I'm fine right now.
Xiao Hua rolled her eyes at him. You just want to use me as an experiment. I know what you're up to.
Gao Feng gave an awkward smile; he did indeed have such a plan.
In his view, he could manipulate the elements in the air and seawater, and even reverse the gene fragments in cells. Did that mean he could reshape the physical body?
For example, how about further strengthening Xiaohua's physique?
He and the three brothers were practically invulnerable, but he hadn't really done much in-depth research on Xiaohua.
It's not that he wanted to do anything to Xiaohua, but rather that he was worried about her.
What he feared was that someone like Robert would appear, or even someone more powerful than Robert.
He might escape unscathed, but what if those people make a move against Xiaohua?
After all, Xiao Hua only mutated its fur and claws; the rest of its body was merely strengthened. It wasn't as monstrous as him. If it were to suffer any damage... he would still be very upset.
"Fine, if you're not willing, then forget it. As long as I'm alright, I'll never let anything happen to you."
After playing a couple of rounds with him, Gao Feng gave up on the idea.
However, he set his sights on other small animals.
Changying Island is not very big, but there is still vegetation on the island, and where there is vegetation, there are some other small animals.
For example, house mice, or insects.
Although Xiaohua is a cat, he has transcended the low-level fun of cats catching mice.
In Xiaohua's eyes, mice no longer deserve to be his food; at most, they are playmates.
"Little Flower, I have a task for you. Catch a mouse for me, I want to upgrade it."
"Meow." A question, wait until I finish gnawing on this fish bone.
Two minutes later, Xiaohua licked her lips, walked to her little broken bowl, drank a few mouthfuls of mineral water, rinsed her mouth, and then spat it out.
I learned all of this from Gao Ang.
"Meow." Baby mice, here I come.
Not long after, it returned dragging a trembling mouse, not with its mouth, but with its tail curled up.
What's wrong with your tail?
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