Chapter 417: A Massive Project (Part 2)

Listening to others laughingly inquire about his project, Li Ping couldn’t utter a word. Instead, Zhao Qingfeng stood firm, engaging in conversation with the Huaqing students. Chatting along, he quickly turned the tables, steering the conversation towards modern ‘trendy’ computer topics.

“You understand IPV6?”

The Huaqing students couldn’t believe a Ji Province University student would know so much.

After all, IPV6 technology was mainly in the hands of Europe and America according to the current international situation.

What they didn’t know was that Zhao Qingfeng’s Lingfeng Technology had already begun to gradually upgrade the IP network. Li Zhi and Cai Shuwen’s development directions included IP networks, which was also a critical foundational experiment for the next generation of Lingfeng Technology’s Network.

“I know a thing or two.”

Zhao Qingfeng casually discussed ‘digital signatures,’ ‘firewalls,’ ‘packets,’ and other technical terms with them.

The Huaqing students became more confused as they listened, and it wasn’t until Zhao Qingfeng had walked far away that one of the leading students said, “Where did this Ji Province University student learn all this, analyzing things so logically? My goodness, we weren’t discussing too loudly just now, and he heard our keywords, were we? Be careful tomorrow, don’t talk recklessly. If they copy everything, our chances of winning might be even lower than Ji Province University. Remember, we must win this competition no matter what, we can’t give them any chance.”

Clearly.

In Huaqing’s eyes, the only competitor was Ji Province University; other schools were just mediocre.

Just as they finished speaking, several teachers from Huaqing came out, inquiring about the situation.

The students didn’t mention Zhao Qingfeng, instead discussing the innovative development of the project again.

The teachers were also a bit perplexed, only able to give a general direction.

The technology of “China’s Next Generation Internet Demonstration Project GI Core Network,” developed by Hua Qing after three years of effort, was not achieved until 2006.

Meanwhile.

Professor Ma Wei and many other teachers returned to the meeting room.

After observing for a day, he noticed that the students were highly motivated but still skeptical about whether ‘innovation’ could bring practical benefits.

“Professor Ma, why change the topic this time? Can you tell us the truth?”

“We were all confused when notified a week before the exam…”

“Is there some insider information, or…”

“Just a hint would do, we all want to serve our country.”

In fact.

The change in competition format was due to the ‘suggestion’ of the minister.

It’s just that the minister didn’t mention Zhao Qingfeng.

Professor Ma stroked his chin, “I won’t tell you much, it’s about national affairs. What I can say is that our country now values innovation very much and plans to make changes in the 863 Program. There might be a new leading figure joining in the future, but who exactly it is, the authorities haven’t told me, it’s a very mysterious person.”

Zhao Qingfeng was now considered a national key protected species, naturally needing to be kept secret.

Professor Ma pondered and then spoke his mind, “But I still insist on my own opinion, the 863 Program should proceed step by step. If this so-called newcomer lacks ability or is just all talk, I would rather leave the program team than collaborate with them. After all, it’s not the first time something like this has happened, sigh…”

Speaking of which, Professor Ma shed tears of sorrow.

The plan was grand, but there was no shortage of fraudsters causing trouble, delaying the nation’s major plans, and even greatly affecting the country’s fortune, becoming a laughingstock to the world.

“Professor Ma, are you referring to Chen… that person… hasn’t he been sentenced yet?”

“Soon…”

Thinking of Chen made Professor Ma’s teeth itch with hatred, “This time, I’ll personally make sure he’s put away, let the country’s laws severely punish him! It’s just… we’re still a bit short on evidence, our team needs to assess from multiple angles. Let’s not talk about him anymore, it’s upsetting. Let’s go eat, and we’ll discuss more tomorrow.”

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