Chapter 531: Probing

"... Little junior, you have truly done the country a huge favor this time!"

"Ever since the Bawa Agreement began targeting our country, Europe and the United States have strictly controlled the export of lithography machines to Xia. Although we have been burying our heads in catching up all these years and have indeed achieved some results, anyone who understands the technology knows that the gap between us and the lithography giant ASML is at least twenty years, and that is a conservative estimate."

"In recent years, with the upgrading of consumer electronics, our country, as the world's factory, has seen an increasing demand for chips and semiconductors, and our pressure has also been increasing day by day."

"Lithography machines are known as the heavy equipment of a great power. They are not exactly the same as the embargoed equipment we have overcome in the past by pooling the strength of Xia Country. This is a piece of cutting-edge equipment that integrates many advanced technologies such as new materials, programming, and optics. Its technical difficulty is no less than developing a nuclear reactor or even a nuclear submarine..."

Sun Cheng felt somewhat touched by He Qing's sentiments.

In the real world, ever since the United States identified Xia Country as a threat second only to its old rival, the Soviet Union, at the end of the last century, and elevated the threat of Xia Country to the same level as the Soviet Union at the beginning of the twenty-first century, it has spared almost no effort in launching blockades and encirclements against Xia Country in all major fields.

The lithography machine is also one of the sharp blades that the American empire uses to manipulate Xia Country. Although the lithography giant ASML is a Dutch enterprise, half of its major shareholders are American semiconductor giants, so the US government can sway the decisions of the Dutch government, and American semiconductor giants can also easily influence ASML's operations.

"This is also a happy kind of trouble!"

With a faint smile, Sun Cheng saw it very clearly: "A country that is willing to accept reality and be a weak or small nation never needs to think about such things."

Wang Yuan and He Qing smiled knowingly, both of them looking somewhat proud.

This is Xia Country, a nation that has stood at the pinnacle of the world for the vast majority of the time since the birth of civilization.

Even though it declined in modern times, even though white people in Europe and the United States constantly suppress and smear it for the sake of the legitimacy of their own rule over the world, and even though there are still a large number of people domestically who have knelt down with softened knees.

Xia Country is still Xia Country, and there are still countless people willing to give their lives for it to return it to the position of the world's pinnacle.

"Have the inspection results come out? Is the country satisfied with these two lithography machines?"

Sun Cheng did not waste any more time on the previous topic and got straight to the point.

He Qing also restrained his smile, but his tone still carried emotion: "The experts are currently testing one of them. I really don't know where you, little junior, got these two lithography machines. The programming language used is Chinese, and there are no backdoors or secret protections installed... Although the inspection is not finished yet, we can be very certain that these are indeed two advanced 14nm Lithography Machines!"

In this Warehouse at the Shencheng customs, only some simple tests could be performed.

If it weren't for the fact that Sun Cheng really hadn't set any backdoors or secret protections on these two 14nm Lithography Machines, it would have taken those experts at least a full day to complete the inspection.

A lithography machine is just such a complex piece of Precision Instrument.

"That's good!"

Sun Cheng nodded, but he didn't pick up on his words; he understood the principle that saying more leads to more mistakes.

He immediately looked at Wang Yuan, "Director Wang, you have heard the opinion of my senior. There is no problem with this batch of goods. To show our sincerity, I can promise here that if there are any quality problems with these two lithography machines within a month, we will replace them, and if there are any quality problems within a year, we will repair them. Of course, we are not responsible for any problems caused by your disassembly."

"There is no need to do this, Director Wang knows what I mean!"

Wang Yuan nodded; he had indeed understood Sun Cheng's meaning.

Among the Mall products the other party displayed to them last time, the relevant technology for 14nm Lithography Machines was bundled and placed there waiting to be purchased.

Rather than wasting a precious machine to attempt possible reverse engineering, perhaps paying a little more to bundle and buy the other party's complete manufacturing technology would be more cost-effective.

Of course, involving a procurement budget of over ten billion Xia Yuan, this was no longer something he, a director of the National Control Bureau, could decide alone.

Wang Yuan would remind the Precision Instrument Manufacturing Company afterwards and, in passing, submit an opinion paper directly to the director of the National Control Bureau.

The two lithography machines were successfully delivered to the country.

As for how the country intends to use them later, or where they will be transported, that is not something Sun Cheng cares about.

Getting to know the general manager of the Precision Instrument Manufacturing Company today counts as an unexpected gain.

The more than one billion Xia Yuan that Sun Cheng earned from selling the two lithography machines to the country previously is still sitting in the Industrial Bank of Xia and has not been touched.

Now that the "letter of intent" has been handed over, he can use this money as he pleases.

As someone who does not have high demands for quality of life, Sun Cheng originally planned to transfer the more than one billion Xia Yuan directly into the account of the Cybertron Technology Group to be used for the subsequent acquisition of Xinhai Technology.

However, having unexpectedly met He Qing today, he had some additional ideas.

After organizing his thoughts, Sun Cheng spoke to He Qing: "Senior, our Cybertron Technology Group is currently preparing to expand our advantage in the storage chip field. In addition, the group also has several Laboratories that need to purchase a batch of equipment, including the 7nm Etching Machine that your company just conquered at the beginning of this year..."

He Qing was a bit surprised, "7nm Etching Machine? Our Precision Instrument has only produced two of those so far, and they are still in the experimental and testing stage; we aren't accepting external orders yet... Are you sure you want to order this? I think a 9nm Etching Machine would be a good choice!"

The etching machine made in Xia Country indeed reached the NO. 1 position in the current field, but after buying it, he would still have to let the Decepticon Engineer perform some modifications on it.

What Sun Cheng wanted was just an attitude, to test the country's attitude toward him and the virtual force behind him—the Progressive Chinese Federation—after receiving the two lithography machines.

He answered very firmly: "Two 7nm Etching Machines, four 9nm Etching Machines... Our Cybertron Technology is currently in the process of investigating and acquiring an old-brand storage chip manufacturer in the country. Once the acquisition is completed, we will invest in new technology to transform it, and the equipment will also need to be upgraded..."

"This..."

He Qing pondered for a moment, exchanged glances with Wang Yuan, and seeing that the other party also seemed to be thinking and did not respond to him, he thought for a while before answering him.

"I can take the initiative to accept the order for four 9nm Etching Machines. Little junior, since you call me senior, I have to show something..."

"How about this: Micron ordered two 9nm Etching Machines from us last year. According to the contract, the first one was supposed to be delivered in June this year, and the second one before the end of the year. However, due to some friction between our country and the United States recently, the authorities have temporarily withheld the one 9nm Etching Machine that was already completed. I can write a report to sell that etching machine to you first!"

"As for the two 7nm Etching Machines you want, I have to go back and ask, after all, we haven't started commercial production yet!"

Sun Cheng hadn't expected He Qing and Wang Yuan to give him an answer right now anyway.

So he nodded lightly upon hearing this, "Alright, I will leave my contact information later. Once you have a result, senior, please notify me!"

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