Early the next morning.
Xu Zhou got up early and solved the breakfast problem in the cafeteria, then returned to the research room and began to continue to conquer the progress of other super technologies.
Although the progress is slow, until there is no other way, we can conquer every little thing.
If he could live again, he would not waste time. As long as it was working time, every minute would be used wisely.
Just as soon as he arrived at the laboratory, Liu Zhongmin came over.
Xu Zhou put down his research and went to the lounge with Liu Zhongmin.
"Dean Liu, is something happening with the lithography machine so early?"
Xu Zhou knew that since the last time he answered everyone's difficult questions about the lithography machine in the Central Conference Hall, this group of academicians had gone crazy.
Day and night, I tried to verify the problems I didn't understand based on what he said.
Liu Zhongmin is also one of them.
During this period of time, it can be said that the entire Dragon Academy has been involved in crazy research on lithography machines.
Hearing Xu Zhou's words, Liu Zhongmin shook his head first, and then nodded immediately.
"Xiao Xu, it is indeed related to the lithography machine, but it is not a research problem. After your explanation at the last meeting, everyone can basically solve the problem at hand independently."
This confused Xu Zhou. If it wasn’t a research issue on lithography machines, what could it be?
Seeing the other party's confused look, Liu Zhongmin immediately smiled bitterly and said:
"The thing is, Xiao Xu, you have devoted yourself to researching and conquering lithography machine technology over the years, but you may not have paid attention to our domestic manufacturing industry."
"In fact, many parts of our 1-nanometer lithography machine cannot be domestically produced because our instruments are not precise enough and have always been weak in these aspects."
"But Xiao Xu, you know, if so many parts still need to be supplied by foreign suppliers, then we will still be stuck. As long as the United States gives an order, our photolithography machines will immediately disappear."
Liu Zhongmin sighed again as he spoke.
China started too late in these aspects. It took just fifty years to catch up with the industrial process of more than two hundred years.
Even though Longguo has been trying its best to catch up over the years, there is still a big gap.
Xu Zhou tilted his head after hearing this.
Did you forget to say it?
Damn, this is embarrassing.
It's like a shopkeeper opened a restaurant, but didn't say a word about how to operate it and attract customers. The main thing was to leave it alone.
"Ahem, actually I am also to blame for this."
"Hey, how can I blame you? I'm confused too. It's useless to come to you to tell you about this matter. Precision processing requires time to break through, and I'm adding pressure to you out of thin air."
Xu Zhou paused and touched his chin awkwardly.
"Dean Liu, what I'm saying is that it's my fault that I didn't tell you in advance, or that I forgot."
"Forgot what?"
"As for those parts, I am actually ready to solve it. After all, researching photolithography machines naturally requires considering the conditions of the parts produced."
Xu Zhou smiled sheepishly as he spoke.
"But in order to leave the detention center as soon as possible, I only had time to make relevant information about the photolithography machine. In fact, before making the photolithography machine, I also studied a small machine tool used to make photolithography machine parts."
Liu Zhongmin raised his head dumbly and stared blankly at the young man with an apologetic smile in front of him.
After a while, he confirmed:
"A machine tool for making photolithography machine parts? Xiao Xu, don't scare me. This thing requires extremely high precision, and not just any machine tool can be used!"
"Of course, don't forget, I can memorize the data of the photolithography machine. I naturally know what level of precision is required to produce the parts of the photolithography machine."
Xu Zhou's smile faded and turned serious.
His attitude towards scientific research is absolutely serious.
Seeing this, Liu Zhongmin directly grabbed Xu Zhou's hand, feeling both excited and shocked.
"Okay, okay, Xiao Xu, I still underestimated you. I didn't expect you to be able to build a machine tool!"
"The Dragon Kingdom has talents like you, so why not worry!"
Xu Zhou was said to be embarrassed.
"Dean, I grew up in a welfare home. From a young age, the dean said that if we children can be successful in the future, we must repay the country, because every grain of food we eat is the country raising us, and studying is also the country. Support.”
"So Dean, I'm just doing my 'filial piety'."
Liu Zhongmin's eyes turned red as he listened to Xu Zhou's heartfelt words.
"Xiao Xu, I won't say any polite words. We old guys can feel relieved to see a young man like you take over!"
"Don't worry, Dean, our motherland will definitely become stronger and stronger!"
After sighing with emotion, Xu Zhou made an appointment with Liu Zhongmin. If nothing else happens, the machine tool will be completed in three days, and Liu Zhongmin can come over and see it in person.
With Xu Zhou's words, Liu Zhongmin finally let go of the big stone in his heart, and immediately hurried back to the conference room to start the subsequent preparations.
In the following time, Xu Zhou resumed his quiet study and research, continuously increasing the unlocking progress while assembling the machine tool.
Everything seemed so simple and smooth.
But early that morning, an explosive piece of news appeared in the international media.
The U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs announced that it would suspend all chip cooperation and trade with Longguo.
During this period, in view of Longguo’s lack of credibility and breach of contract, the United States will take the following measures.
First, the United States will not sell any type of chips to Longguo, and at the same time restrict all chip alliance countries from trading with Longguo.
Second, all technical personnel are restricted from conducting exchanges and cooperation with Longguo in scientific research, and any cooperation that has already been carried out must be terminated.
Third, in view of Longguo's dishonest behavior and the abnormal data of various instruments and equipment previously exported to Longguo, the United States has the right to block it in accordance with the contract and wait for the results of the investigation before conducting other cooperation.
After this announcement came out, the entire world was in an uproar.
First of all, Longguo’s chip was cut off!
From the perspective of a country with the development of modern science and technology, this is simply cutting off its lifeline.
I would like to ask how many citizens of the Dragon Kingdom do not need mobile phones, computers, TVs, cars, etc., these technological products?
And how many employees and national economy do these industries support?
Now an export restriction is like cutting off the economic river of Dragon Kingdom!
Secondly, the second and third ones are also outrageous. Chip-related technical exchanges with Longguo are prohibited.
What does this mean? It is equivalent to putting a technical lock on it. From now on, all scientific research in Dragon Kingdom can only be done by itself.
Some scientific research cooperation that has already been carried out, such as multinational joint research and development, etc., must now be ended.
Of course, you can choose not to obey, which is just one more target for the United States to target.
As for the third, it directly disrupts the existing Longguo chip production from now on.
In other words, as long as it involves chips that require these devices, stop everything!
How long it can persist in the future depends on how many chips Long Guo has stored before!
