Liu Zhongmin slammed the table angrily.
"Damn the Americans, they are trying to prevent the Dragon Kingdom from breaking through! They want the Dragon Kingdom to apologize and compromise, what a dream!"
It's not like Liangfei didn't know this, but the problem must be solved, and now it's impossible to do anything by simply tightening the core.
"Once they close the right to use Dragon Kingdom, our overall domestic chip design capabilities will be set back ten years. This cannot be ignored, Minister Liu!"
"I understand, Lao Yi, when was the negotiation date you received?"
"Two months later."
Er Liangfei said, tapping her fingers lightly on the table, feeling helpless.
"There is no way. We have been thinking about how to solve this problem for a long time, but unfortunately there is no way to solve this problem in the database."
"I'm afraid that by then we will be in the embarrassing situation of having no lithography machines and no ability to update and design chips."
Liu Zhongmin looked at Yi Liangfei and comforted:
"Now there are at least two months, I will go back to hold a meeting to discuss ideas on this issue."
At this time, Xu Zhou on the side quietly interjected.
"In addition to Synopsys' EDA, what are the reactions of other international companies? Although it is not as good as Synopsys in terms of design library and popularity, if it can be introduced, it can also buy a little more time."
Yi Liangfei shook his head, his face said everything.
"The entire business department was in contact the day after getting the news. Cadence, which is also from the United States, naturally couldn't count on it. The only hope was Siemens EDA from Germany."
"It's a pity that just half an hour before you came, we received a reply and they refused to cooperate."
The scene fell into silence again.
Xu Zhou was currently rummaging through the technologies to be unlocked within the Ultrain system.
If he remembered correctly, he had seen these three letters of EDA before.
At that time, because I was more anxious to build a lithography machine, I didn't even care about this. I didn't expect that I would use it now. As expected, none of the technology provided by the system was free.
It's just that Xu Zhou is now worried about proficiency. The only way he knows how to increase proficiency is to add a lot of relevant knowledge.
This means that he may need to learn from scratch, or he may not be able to make enough time!
In two months, if it can be unlocked, everything will be done. If not, chip design updates will be discontinued after SMIC refuses to negotiate.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhou could only pray that he wouldn't need too much proficiency...
Finally, after constant searching, Xu Zhou found the three characters EDA in the system!
[Qinglong EDA complete technology collection (including real-time updated design library)]
[Need to unlock proficiency: 8000]
Xu Zhou's eyes lit up.
This EDA technology is a low-level technology in the Ultrain system, but it does not have as much proficiency as required by the photolithography machine.
It only requires 8000 proficiency to unlock, so there is a chance to unlock it in two months.
So when Liu Zhongmin and Liu Zhongmin were distressed, Xu Zhou coughed lightly.
"Actually, I may be able to solve the EDA problem!"
The two of them were stunned for a moment, then looked at Xu Zhou in disbelief, and the corners of their mouths twitched slightly...
…
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when they left SMIC. After rejecting Liangfei's special car, the two took a taxi back to Longke Academy.
Before leaving, Liu Zhongmin looked at Xu Zhou with a complicated expression and said:
"Xiao Xu, don't put too much pressure on me. Although it's not convenient for you to talk about the preparations for EDA, I still say that if you need help at any time, just give me a shout."
Xu Zhou smiled and waved his hand.
"I know, Dean, trust me, see you later!"
Liu Zhongmin looked at Xu Zhou's leaving figure with some emotion and relief.
"Perhaps such a genius is really sent by God to save our Dragon Kingdom..."
Early the next morning, Xu Zhou got up as usual, ate breakfast in the cafeteria, and browsed domestic and foreign news media.
There is no doubt that yesterday’s press conference has become a new trending topic at this moment.
And just as Xu Zhou expected, a new rumor began to circulate on various platforms.
It was about the rape case that he had yet to announce!
The trigger of the incident was that a media website called "Nantian News" published a press release about the Long Institute of Science and Technology's press conference.
In this article, they selectively ignored the content released by Longke Academy, and instead focused on the characters at the press conference.
So everyone on the Internet saw that among his several thousand words of manuscript, there was a paragraph specifically for Xu Zhou, the chief engineer of this lithography machine:
"At first, I attended this press conference with awe and anticipation. I also communicated with many media friends at the scene. The atmosphere was so good that I thought it was a pleasant business trip."
"But what I never expected was that as soon as the press conference started, the Long Academy of Science and Technology sent a young man who was younger than me, but only thirty years old, to the stage and announced that he was the so-called photolithography person. Chief engineer of the machine plan!"
"I was shocked. At this age and with such qualifications, does he really have practical work experience? What kind of achievements and strength does he have to ensure that this project related to the future of the country can be completed perfectly in his hands? ?”
"I have deep doubts. With all due respect, it is really difficult for me to understand such a decision. It is difficult not to doubt the exchange of interests involved."
"As I write this, I am talking about the actual situation at the press conference. To put it simply, this young man came up and said two words: Fooling! What about the future prospects, the direction of the world, the hard work of scientific researchers, etc., everything is painting cake."
"It's a good thing to stimulate national sentiment, but please don't consume the sentiments of our masses!"
"Finally, after listening to the speech, I accidentally discovered an even more terrifying fact, that is, the chief engineer of the lithography machine project, a young academician who is less than thirty, his identity is actually a person who was very popular on the Internet some time ago. The male protagonist in the case of raping his fiancée! His name is Xu Zhou! If you are interested, you can search and learn about the original case."
"Finally, I would like to ask everyone at Longke Academy, how did a person with a rape case escape from prison? Is there any illegal operation involved? At the same time, can such a character really be qualified to serve as a chief engineer?"
"Can a scientific researcher ignore the law after committing a crime, continue to walk out of prison, and enter the country's highest scientific research holy place to work? How should the girl who was harmed by him face this matter? Where is the legal principle and where is the public trust?"
After reading this passage, Xu Zhou took a deep breath.
These media are surprisingly fast.
He knew that someone would talk about it, but he didn't expect that someone would directly issue a press release naming it.
What does this mean? This is openly questioning the authority of the Long Academy of Sciences! At the same time, setting the rhythm!
The source of this news, Nantian News, was still familiar to him.
If I remember correctly, the male reporter with glasses who was criticized by him at the press conference yesterday had the logo of Nantian News written on his badge!
Seeing this, Xu Zhou already understood that the other party was targeting him!
"Okay, okay, I didn't cause you any trouble, but you jumped up and down!"
The corner of Xu Zhou's mouth curled up into a slight sneer:
"I'm now looking forward to how you will respond when the case is made public!"
