296: Chapter 296 Case Filing Laboratory

Wang Shijie nodded quickly in response: "When the production building was initially renovated, there were three production workshops. Besides Workshop No. 1, which houses the 180nm Lithography Machine, the other two workshops contain the purchased, disassembled, and reassembled Lithography Machine, and the Lithography Machine that Zhang Beiguang's team is currently replicating."

"The disassembled and reassembled 250nm photolithography machine is no longer of much use, so I plan to sell it soon to clear out Workshop No. 2 for the 65nm Lithography Machine."

According to Zhang Beiguang's report two months ago, his team had already fully grasped the structure of the 250nm photolithography machine, and the 250nm photolithography machine they were currently replicating already had a prototype. The original Lithography Machine was indeed of little use now.

A flash of approval passed through Chu Qianlan's eyes: "Hmm, since you've decided, find a buyer as soon as possible. Don't delay the arrival of the 65nm Lithography Machine."

Wang Shijie immediately replied: "I have already had the Sales Department contact three domestic semiconductor equipment distributors. Among them, Huaxin Equipment in Jin City gave a quote closest to our expectations.

They plan to disassemble this 250nm photolithography machine for teaching and basic research, and they can send people to the factory to verify the equipment status next week. As long as the price is agreed upon, the transaction can be completed in at most 40 days, which will not delay the arrival of the 65nm Lithography Machine at all."

"Not bad!" Chu Qianlan nodded. "Facilitate the transaction as soon as possible; it doesn't matter if the price is a little lower."

Wang Shijie's face showed more confidence: "Rest assured, CEO Chu. Even after we promise to provide two years of technical support, the selling price will still be two million more than what we bought it for. All things considered, we are still making a profit!"

Chu Qianlan did not dwell on this, but continued to ask: "Organize the engineers to evaluate the environment of Workshop No. 2 to see if it meets the requirements for the 65nm Lithography Machine. If there are any issues, hurry up and renovate it."

Although he had very high requirements for the design when the workshop was initially renovated, he was not sure if it could specifically meet the production requirements for the 65nm Chip.

"Rest assured, CEO Chu. The Technical Department started the environmental assessment of Workshop No. 2 last week. Based on the current parameters, it only needs minor renovations to meet the installation conditions for the 65nm Lithography Machine!"

...

One noon in late August, while Chu Qianlan was replicating technology from the Technology Library, the Nuwa System suddenly popped up a news item: "Chuangke Investment investigated after case filing, suspected of multiple economic crimes."

He casually clicked on the link, and the scrolling text on the screen instantly outlined the picture of Chuangke Investment's end.

A special investigation team composed of multiple departments in Yanjing verified that Chuangke Investment had multiple illegal facts, including "false capital contribution," "manipulating listed company stock prices," "transferring benefits to public officials," and "illegal transfer of assets."

All accounts and assets of the company have now been seized, the accounts of four affiliated companies have been frozen, and 6.5 billion in illegal gains have been recovered. Two public officials who illegally held shares in the company have already been subjected to coercive measures...

"Finally, they've been investigated." Chu Qianlan gave a light scoff.

For the past month, he had been using the Nuwa System to collect information on Chuangke Investment's violations everywhere, then posting it to major forums, maintaining the heat of public opinion. Now, he had finally achieved the desired result.

However, Chu Qianlan also saw from the article that the government's investigation was not deep. Of the six second-generation heirs, only two were finally caught, and the recovered funds were only one-fifth of what had been transferred.

Although the result was not entirely satisfactory, at least Chuangke Investment was sealed off, and some people had paid the price for it. Chu Qianlan did not intend to continue paying attention to what happened next.

After casually forwarding the article to major forums, he closed the Nuwa System; from now on, this matter had nothing to do with him.

In the financial forums, the number of clicks on related discussion posts exceeded one million within half a day, and the hot comment section was full of condemnation against "gray capital operations."

Some people dug up the records of Chuangke Investment's illegal operations and counted its evil deeds. Some small business owners who claimed to have been maliciously acquired by Chuangke Investment also came forward to tell their stories, describing how the other party used "administrative means" to forcibly acquire shares at a low price. And more were the condemnations from netizens.

"No wonder several related stocks plummeted a while ago. So it was because Chuangke Investment collapsed!"

"Only caught two public officials? This investigation is too shallow. Didn't the internet say there were six second-generation heirs behind Chuangke Investment? Did the remaining four just get away like that?"

"Chuangke Investment has been established for many years, and the money distributed must be at least forty or fifty billion. How come only this little bit was recovered? Could the rest of the money have all been squandered?"

...

In early September, Chu Qianlan felt restless and came to the Lithium Battery Laboratory of Xingyuan Exploration.

Although this place was inconspicuous, the company's biggest profit now came from the external licensing of Lithium Battery Technology. However, since Xingyuan Exploration became involved in Chips, Chu Qianlan's attention had shifted, and he hadn't been here since.

Walking into the Lithium Battery Laboratory of Xingyuan Exploration, the air was filled with a faint smell of electrolyte, which was completely different from the metallic atmosphere of the Chip laboratory.

Several rows of transparent experimental cabinets were arranged along the wall, neatly containing Lithium Battery samples of different specifications, from button-sized micro batteries to large-capacity battery cells for tablet computers, covering multiple application scenarios such as consumer electronics and energy storage.

Professor Zhang Mo was wearing goggles and adjusting the electrolyte ratio in front of the fume hood. Seeing Chu Qianlan come in, he quickly took off his gloves and came to greet him: "CEO Chu, you are a rare guest! Ever since Xingyuan Exploration focused on Chip research and development, you haven't been to the laboratory for a year."

Chu Qianlan smiled awkwardly: "It is indeed my negligence. During this time, I put all my energy into Chips and the Lithography Machine, so I neglected the Lithium Battery side. Professor Zhang, how is the laboratory developing recently? Are there any problems I need to solve?"

The various technologies of the laboratory's Lithium Battery already held an absolute advantage in the country. Every year, just from external licensing, the income was stable at over 800 million, making it an important source of cash flow for Xingyuan Exploration.

Professor Zhang Mo heard this, and a spark flashed in his eyes: "CEO Chu, the experiments for the data you provided before have all been completed, and the laboratory has now mastered the full set of Lithium Battery Technology. According to the document you sent a while ago, the laboratory needs to expand its scale and increase research on the charging effect of Lithium Battery."

Hearing this, Chu Qianlan also remembered this matter. Mobile phone battery charging nowadays is at a standard rate, with a maximum of 5w.

For current mobile phone batteries, it is barely enough. But as mobile phone batteries get bigger and bigger, it is bound to increase the charging speed. It is precisely because of this that he sent the document a while ago, requesting the battery laboratory to find a way to improve charging efficiency.

To this end, he also specifically provided two research and development directions in the document, which should be able to significantly shorten the research and development time.

Chu Qianlan tapped his fingertips on the laboratory bench, his eyes falling on the battery sample charging in the fume hood: "How is the research and development progress of Fast Charging Technology? According to the direction I gave, have you found a feasible technical path?"