#63 - Section: Sword Spirit - Reborn to dominate technology

Grandpa Ren recounted his experiences from back then.

“At that time, we were united against our common enemy, especially the younger generation. Everyone said we wouldn't sell, that we wouldn't take their crap, even if it meant the company went bankrupt.”

“Besides, as citizens of Great Xia, we should fight for some pride. Maybe we could turn things around, right?”

“Then, the older and younger generations of the company were completely united, all for the sake of fighting for pride. Subsequently, in just a few short years, the company's business scale multiplied several times over. No one expected that.”

“So, at the same time, we were also prepared to face them at the summit, for a fierce battle. We made all the preparations to draw our swords and face our competitors in the mountains.”

Zhang Yu, who was next to Lu Haifeng, listened very attentively, watching the old man excitedly recount his experiences over the years. It was deeply moving and inspiring. Perhaps their company would have such a day too, thinking of President Lu's plans over the years.

Draw swords!

Even if these tech giants have stood on the summit for decades or even centuries, grown fat and heavy, with broad and sharp greatswords, they fearlessly blew the charge horn.

Lu Haifeng nodded silently. He didn't feel much emotion, nor was he particularly moved.

Because he had been moved countless times in his previous life. In this life, he was only outwardly not yet twenty-four, but he hadn't drunk Meng Po's soup at all; he had directly transmigrated. What should have been moving had become a thing of the past. Now he was already participating in it.

At this time, Grandpa Ren smiled with satisfaction and said, “I originally thought Huawei was a lone wolf fighting alone, silently climbing towards the summit, and then preparing to draw its sword and fight.”

“I didn’t expect that at this time, we would encounter an even younger and stronger wolf.”

“That's right, a wolf.”

“A wolf is a terrifying animal, especially a lone wolf is even more terrifying.”

“A lone wolf may fail when encountering a hunter.”

“But with the cooperation of a pack of wolves, even more hunters can only retreat. What do you think, Little Lu?”

Grandpa Ren's words directly placed Huaxing Technology and Huawei in the same position, giving full sincerity and importance, undoubtedly demonstrating his breadth of mind.

As it stands, Huaxing Technology has been established for less than three years, while Huawei has been established for nearly thirty years and is a diversified technology giant.

Putting the two at the same strategic height shows his ambition.

Lu Haifeng couldn't help but sigh and say, “Grandpa Ren, in a sense, the systems of Huaxing Technology and Huaxing Laboratory are both modeled after your Huawei company. I have already said that I agree to carry out comprehensive strategic cooperation with your company.”

Grandpa Ren smiled and waved his hand, all just commercial flattery, but now there was no need for it, so he said, "Cooperation is of course cooperation, the key is how to cooperate?"

Lu Haifeng knew that this was passing the ball back to him. Although the two sides hadn't beat around the bush, they still engaged in some commercial flattery, which could be regarded as expressing their heartfelt feelings to each other and also showing their cards.

Loyalty and national righteousness made Lu Haifeng and Grandpa Ren hit it off in terms of personal philosophy, but cooperation was the key.

And cooperation involves the distribution of benefits, which relates to the interests represented by each company, and cannot be handled simply and hastily.

As a technology company established for more than twenty years, Huawei has experienced countless storms and waves, and is a communication technology giant that has been tempered and refined.

The lone wolf that President Ren mentioned actually refers to himself. He is the wolf king, and the elites under him are members of the wolf pack.

And Lu Haifeng is also a young and wise wolf king, with a group of elite members under him.

Now that the two wolf packs are going to cooperate, they naturally have to clarify the distribution of benefits beforehand. Only by clearly dividing the benefits can the cooperation between the two be more stable and lasting.

Seeing Grandpa Ren passing the ball back, Lu Haifeng thought for a while and said, “How about we focus on our respective areas of expertise in backup technologies, and compete together in the remaining areas, but without touching each other's bottom lines?”

Neither of them wanted to give up their own interests. Grandpa Ren took a sip of tea and thought for a long time before saying, “Tell me about your most proficient areas and see which technical problems you haven't solved.”

Lu Haifeng said directly, “Our current expertise is in lithography machine technology. I won’t hide it from you two. Huaxing Laboratory's lithography machine can already produce 14-nanometer chips and is now tackling the 7-nanometer level.”

“What?”

Grandpa Ren and Xu Wenwei were shocked. Your backup is amazing. You should know that the lithography machines used in current mainstream chips are only 20 nanometers. The most advanced lithography technology in large laboratories across the ocean is only 14 nanometers, and mass production will only begin in various large chip factories in Western society in two years.

Huawei's previous plan was to spend five years to overcome the 14-nanometer lithography machine technology, so that it would only be four or five years behind the international top lithography machine technology level.

Eventually, around 2020, it will completely enter the 10-nanometer lithography machine technology era, and it will only take a few years to catch up with the advanced technology across the ocean.

If all goes well, lithography machine technology will eventually achieve a full overtaking in 2025.

But now they heard from Lu Haifeng that Huaxing Laboratory has already mastered 14-nanometer technology and is breaking through 7-nanometer technology.

Seeing their shocked and doubtful expressions, Zhang Yu opened his mouth and said, “President Ren, our President Lu put this project in Huaxing No. 1 Laboratory last year, and also gathered more than a dozen experts from Huaxing No. 1 Laboratory and thousands of technicians from Huaxing No. 2 Laboratory to tackle it, so isn't it normal to overcome the 14-nanometer lithography machine?”

Can this be called normal?

This is simply a forced explanation.

Xu Wenwei's eyes almost popped out of their sockets, his mouth wide open, big enough to fit a duck egg. Today can be considered enough times to be shocked.

As an insider, he of course understands lithography machine technology. If lithography machines were so easy to overcome, then there would be no need to spend hundreds of billions of dollars, as well as manpower and material resources, to promote this technology, and it might not even be successful.