22: Chapter 22 Chips at Bargain Prices: A Major Reshuffle of the Global Electronics Industry

"Breaking news! The Dragon Country company 'China Core' has officially released the world's first 2nm 'Pangu Chip' series!"

"At the press conference, test data showed that the 'Pangu Chip' CPU single-core performance exceeds the latest processor from the Eagle Sauce 'Intel' by three times! The 'Pangu Chip' GPU graphics rendering capability has increased fivefold! Power consumption has been reduced by 80%!"

Global news, instantly explosive!

In the Dragon Country capital of Beijing, an unprecedented global chip press conference once again firmly captured the world's attention.

On the screen, Dragon Country engineers confidently showcased the astonishing data of the 'Pangu Chip' series, along with demonstrations of their actual operation.

When a standard laptop equipped with a 'Pangu Chip' CPU easily ran the world's most complex AI model and completed various calculations at a speed visible to the naked eye, countless tech executives, investors, and ordinary consumers around the world fell into complete frenzy!

"Impossible! This must be fake! How could the Dragon Country manufacture a 2nm chip in such a short time?!"

The CEO of the Eagle Sauce company 'Intel', in the press conference livestream, roared angrily, knocking over the coffee on his desk; his eyes behind his glasses were filled with disbelief and deep fear.

A few months ago, they were still mocking the Dragon Country's 'chip heart disease', still imposing comprehensive technical sanctions on the Dragon Country, attempting to completely strangle its semiconductor industry.

Yet now, the Dragon Country is like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, bringing the impact of 2nm chips at a speed beyond imagination!

Moreover, it wasn't just the 2nm chip; the press conference also announced even more shocking news:

"'China Core' announces that based on the mass production capability of the '2nm Quantum Photolithography Machine', within the next three years, the cost of all 'Pangu Chip' series will be reduced by 90% compared to similar products currently on the market!"

"Yes, you heard that right, a 90% reduction! We hope that in the future, chips can truly become 'cabbage-priced', allowing all people around the world to enjoy the dividends of technological progress!"

At the press conference, the CEO of 'China Core', a Dragon Country scientist who was once unknown in the international semiconductor field, spoke with a voice filled with unprecedented confidence and grandeur!

Chips at "cabbage prices"?!

This statement was like a nuclear bomb, detonating at the heart of the world's electronics industry!

"Crazy! The Dragon Country people have gone completely crazy!"

"Reducing costs by 90%? Do they want to force all their competitors to death?!"

Global chip giants such as Qualcomm, Nvidia, Samsung, and TSMC instantly fell into a massive panic.

Their stock prices plummeted like a waterfall, countless shareholders wailed, and countless fortunes evaporated in an instant.

Bad news came from Wall Street again; the Dow Jones and Nasdaq indices plummeted at the open once more, triggering circuit breakers multiple times.

And this time, it wasn't just the financial markets that were impacted, but the very foundation of the global electronics industry!

Countless companies that originally relied on Eagle Sauce and Western chip technology faced an existential crisis in an instant.

"We must change suppliers immediately! Right now! At any cost, we must get our hands on the Dragon Country's 'Pangu Chip'!"

The president of a large electronics manufacturer in the Neon Country roared angrily at his subordinates.

He could already smell the scent of blood.

The Dragon Country's 'Pangu Chip' not only has excellent performance but also low cost; it is like giving their products wings to take flight!

Whoever gets the 'Pangu Chip' first will be able to occupy an absolute advantage in future market competition!

Within just a few hours after the press conference ended, orders from tens of thousands of electronics manufacturers around the world flooded the official website of the Dragon Country's 'China Core' like an avalanche.

The server crashed for a time, but it still couldn't stop the fervor of global customers.

At the same time, Dragon Country local electronic products equipped with the 'Pangu Chip' began to sweep across the global market with an unstoppable momentum.

"The Pangu Phone ProMax, equipped with the 'Pangu 5G SoC', has ten times the AI computing power, and is priced at only one-third of a comparable Eagle Sauce phone!"

"The Pangu laptop, with a built-in 'Pangu Chip' CPU + GPU, runs incredibly smoothly, has a standby time of up to 30 hours, and is priced at half that of an 'Apple' computer!"

"The Pangu AI smart home system, with all home hub chips using the 'Pangu AI processor', has millisecond response speeds, achieving full-house intelligent interconnection!"

On major e-commerce platforms in the Dragon Country, electronic products equipped with the 'Pangu Chip' were snapped up in almost a second.

Consumers around the world were exclaiming that tech products had never been this powerful, nor this cheap!

For a time, the global electronics industry was in mourning.

Eagle Sauce chip giants like 'Intel' and 'Nvidia' announced layoffs of tens of thousands of people, their stock prices fell by 90%, and they were on the verge of bankruptcy.

Those once arrogant Western tech companies, under the impact of the Dragon Country's 'cabbage-priced chips', saw their market value evaporate significantly and were struggling to survive.

And the Dragon Country, amidst the ruins, quickly established a new order for the global semiconductor industry.

Lin Yun stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the villa, still holding a cup of clear tea in his hand.

His gaze calmly watched the news about the wailing and despair of the Eagle Sauce tech giants.

He knew that this was just the beginning.

When the price of chips is no longer a barrier, and when computing power is as easily accessible as air, the speed of human civilization's evolution will usher in an unprecedented acceleration.

Old Chen sat beside Lin Yun, his face showing unconcealable pride and excitement.

"Comrade Lin Yun, you have created a miracle once again!" Old Chen's voice was full of strength. "The establishment of 'China Core' and the advent of the 'Pangu Chip' have completely broken the hegemony of Eagle Sauce in the field of information technology!"

"Now, all electronic products around the world will have to use our chips! All industries will be upgraded because of our chips!"

He paused, his tone becoming somewhat deep.

"However, Comrade Lin Yun, tall trees attract the wind. The greater the achievements we make, the more intense Eagle Sauce's reaction will be."

Old Chen's gaze looked towards the distant other side of the ocean.

"The collapse in the financial sector and being surpassed in the technology sector have already made them completely lose their rationality. I estimate that they will soon turn their guns around and use the means they are best at, and also the most direct ones..."

Lin Yun just smiled faintly and said nothing.

He knew that Old Chen was talking about military means.

Eagle Sauce, this country accustomed to speaking with its fists, after being completely defeated in the fields of technology and finance, will surely spare no cost in attempting to maintain its last bit of hegemony through force.

He picked up the teacup and took a gentle sip.

"Then let them come." Lin Yun's voice was like a deep pool without ripples, calm and profound.

"I would like to see how they will end up when facing us, the Dragon Country, and the technological power we possess that transcends their understanding?"

A cold light flashed in his eyes.

He knew that a real game of chess had only just begun.

He was looking forward to seeing what new tricks Eagle Sauce could pull after losing all its bargaining chips.