Chapter 447: Invited to Develop Chips (Part 2)

Add her!

Why not add her?

Having more friends opens many paths, and having more adversaries only builds walls. It doesn’t matter how long this friendship lasts; even superficial alliances are not feared, especially when a promotional channel is currently needed.

After speaking, just as they were about to leave, a person dressed in a black suit called them upstairs.

At the entrance of an office, Shen Lingyao was asked to wait outside. Zhao Qingfeng entered the door and was surprised to find that the minister was there, along with Professor Ma and another kindly-looking elderly lady.

“Minister?”

Zhao Qingfeng greeted politely.

“Little Zhao.”

The minister smiled and stood up to welcome him, “Your performance today was very good. You were fearless and spoke eloquently. I am very gratified.”

This sentence implicitly meant Zhao Qingfeng had passed another test.

The minister pointed to the elderly lady beside Professor Ma, “Little Zhao, you already know Professor Ma, but this person you must address as a senior. She is Ms. Huang Yi from our country’s Institute of Microelectronics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She is currently in charge of developing our country’s first domestically produced computer chip—Dragon Heart No. 1. Come, let me introduce you.”

Zhao Qingfeng was immediately stunned.

Huang Yi was 62 years old, a person who had dedicated her entire life to the service of the country.

In his previous life, it was she who led the team to develop the first Dragon Heart chip at the end of 2002.

Even now, Zhao Qingfeng remembered a speech made by Academician Zhou, the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Science and Technology of China, in April 2023 abroad.

At that time.

Academician Zhou didn’t focus on much else, except for a long article of two thousand words, tearfully recounting the life of Ms. Huang Yi.

He would never forget Ms. Huang Yi’s famous quote—’My greatest wish is to crawl on the ground, wiping away all the shame from my country.’

“Huang… Teacher Huang!”

Zhao Qingfeng gave her the highest level of respect he could offer.

The only person he would call “teacher” was Huang Yi.

They briefly discussed chip technology, and Huang Yi was surprised to find that Zhao Qingfeng wasn’t just talking big but actually knew his stuff, even better than many researchers in their institute, and could easily clarify questions even she couldn’t fully understand.

This excited her even more, “Comrade Zhao, the speech you gave earlier, I listened to it from backstage and was deeply impressed. The experience and understanding you’ve shown today shocked me even more. How about this, I will apply to the minister right now to allow you to join me in developing Dragon Heart No. 1. Would you agree?”

He must agree!

Without hesitation, Zhao Qingfeng grabbed Huang Yi’s hand, “Teacher Huang, key technologies are the nation’s heavy weapons, unattainable and inarguable. We never want to see the invisible hand of ‘being strangled’ hinder the development of our country!”

This statement was beautifully put, directly hitting the sore spot of both Huang Yi and the minister.

After all, chips play a vital role in the development of countries around the world, much like oil, as an essential scarce resource. Military, economic, and political power can all be built upon the foundation of chips.

Not just for smartphone applications.

From smart microwaves to guided missiles, everything relies on chips.

“That’s wonderful.”

Huang Yi’s biggest concern was whether Zhao Qingfeng could juggle two responsibilities, “Little Zhao, for the company side, pack up and get ready to come over. Stay local, and let’s develop chips together.”

Zhao Qingfeng shook his head in refusal, “Teacher Huang, I haven’t finished speaking. Developing chips is possible, but, only as a part-time job…”

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