107: Chapter 107 Press Conference

Hearing this, Lin Yuan bowed slightly with a calm and composed posture, a perfectly modest smile on his face.

"Elder Zhang, you flatter me."

"I have merely done what is within my power as part of my duties."

Elder Zhang stared at him for two seconds before suddenly breaking into a hearty laugh.

"Within your power?"

He shook his head, removing his hand from Lin Yuan's shoulder, his tone filled with admiration.

"If what you've done is merely 'within your power,' then ninety-nine percent of the world's scientists have lived their lives in vain!"

Beside them, Zhou Ping couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this, nodding repeatedly.

Chen Jingshan stood to the side without speaking, but the corners of his mouth had already curled up slightly.

After a long while, Elder Zhang restrained his laughter, his gaze falling back on Lin Yuan.

"But then again, your performance at the meeting today truly exceeded my expectations."

"It wasn't just the disruptive technical aspects you presented; what surprised me more was your grasp of the big picture, your control over the rhythm, and your precise insight into the mindsets of the hundreds of people present..."

Elder Zhang raised his hand, gesturing vaguely toward Lin Yuan with his knuckles.

"You don't seem like a simple researcher; you're more like a natural-born commander!"

Hearing such high praise, Lin Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, but he only gave a slight nod and said nothing more.

Elder Zhang didn't say anything else either. He patted his cuffs and stood up straight.

"Alright, today's briefing session can be considered a successful conclusion."

He glanced at the department heads beside him who had already stood up and gave orders with swift decisiveness.

"Next, the preparations for the official press conference must be stepped up."

"Zhou Ping, you take the lead on this."

Zhou Ping's expression turned solemn as he replied in a deep voice,

"Understood."

Elder Zhang nodded to Lin Yuan and, without another word, turned and strode toward the exit of the conference room with the department heads in tow.

The sound of footsteps grew distant.

The heavy soundproof doors slowly closed.

The large tiered conference room suddenly fell silent.

Chen Jingshan had just opened his mouth, but before he could say anything to Lin Yuan,

A series of hurried footsteps came from the front seating area.

Wei Jiancheng's figure appeared first below the podium, followed by an excited Yang Lin.

And walking side-by-side with Yang Lin was another person.

The man was in his early fifties, lean in build, wearing black-rimmed glasses, with a steady and reserved temperament.

Lin Yuan's gaze lingered on this unfamiliar face for a moment.

Wei Jiancheng tilted his chin toward the man and introduced him with familiarity,

"Lin Yuan, let me introduce you."

"This is the Director of the Institute of Computing, Lin Yu."

"Coincidentally, he shares the same surname as you."

Lin Yu took the initiative to step forward and extended his right hand to Lin Yuan.

"Chief Engineer Lin, I have heard much about you."

"I've finally met you in person today."

He spoke unhurriedly with restrained wording, but the hand he used to shake Lin Yuan's was extremely firm.

Lin Yuan smiled and let him hold his hand, maintaining a peaceful posture.

"Director Lin is too kind."

After Lin Yu released his hand, he pushed up the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and smiled slightly.

"It's not just politeness."

"To be honest, as early as the Photolithography Machine project, I have been following Chief Engineer Lin's progress."

"At that time, although our Institute of Computing was not directly involved in the research, you were the most discussed topic among my colleagues in private."

Lin Yu's wording remained restrained, but his words carried significant weight.

"Building a Photolithography Machine in two months—who wouldn't be shocked by that?"

"And today, I saw the theoretical materials you compiled..."

Lin Yu's smile faded slightly, and the eyes behind his lenses became extremely serious.

"To be honest, and I'm not afraid of losing face, after receiving the materials just now, there were several sections of theoretical derivations for the underlying architecture that I had to read three times while standing below the stage just to barely grasp the logic!"

He shook his head repeatedly, his face filled with irrepressible wonder.

"That set of computational paradigms completely bypasses the underlying logic of the traditional Von Neumann Architecture, carving out an entirely new path."

"Frankly, if this were placed in front of me without telling me the source, I would have thought it was something a top international laboratory spent ten years grinding out."

After Lin Yu finished speaking, he straightened his posture and said to Lin Yuan,

"Chief Engineer Lin, for the upcoming Core Network Architecture and Protocol Stack development of Fifth-generation Communication, the Institute of Computing will definitely provide full cooperation."

"It is an honor for our entire institute to participate in a major project of this level."

Lin Yuan nodded to Lin Yu.

"Since Director Lin has said so, I won't stand on ceremony with you."

"For the subsequent technical integration of the communication core network, I will have to rely on you and the team from the Institute of Computing to put in a lot of effort."

Beside them, Yang Lin finally found an opening and squeezed in, rubbing his rough, large hands together vigorously.

"Chief Engineer Lin!"

"There's also me, and our Institute of Automation!"

Yang Lin's face was glowing, and once he started talking, he couldn't stop.

"I was just looking at that material down there, and the more I read, the more my heart raced!"

"Especially the part about the combination of Brain-like Intelligence and industrial control!"

His voice uncontrollably rose a few notches.

"Adaptive decision-making, real-time environmental modeling, millisecond-level feedback correction..."

"If these things are truly implemented on automated production lines, it would be incredible!"

"I truly wish to see that day arrive as soon as possible."

Lin Yuan was amused by the old man's fanatical attitude and gently pressed his hands down.

"Director Yang, don't worry, good things are worth the wait."

"Once the underlying algorithms for Brain-like Intelligence are established, the subsequent coupling with automation control will surely require the people from your Institute of Automation to work around the clock."

His tone became more serious.

"Next, the two major projects will move forward simultaneously, involving countless details."

"For Fifth-generation Communication, we need Director Lin's Institute of Computing to lay the foundation with the underlying architecture."

"For the engineering implementation of Brain-like Intelligence, we cannot do without Director Yang leading the team from the Institute of Automation to tackle the toughest challenges."

"Add to that Director Wei's side with the subsequent mass production of the Photolithography Machine and the exploratory work for new processes..."

Lin Yuan paused for a beat, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the three men in turn.

"I will have to rely heavily on you seniors."

Yang Lin grinned and waved his hand vigorously.

"Rely on what!"

"Everyone in the task force knows who is working the hardest."

"No matter how much overtime we put in, we are just adding bricks and mortar to the blueprints you've already drawn, Chief Engineer Lin."

"The person who is truly exhausting their brain and tackling the hardest technical bones from start to finish is you alone."

Wei Jiancheng unusually did not bicker with Yang Lin, nodding in agreement with those words.

Standing to the side, Lin Yu also nodded slightly.

Lin Yuan smiled and said no more.

However, Chen Jingshan chimed in at this moment.

"Alright, alright, stop flattering each other here."

The old Dean stood up, patted his clothes, and waved his hand at the three directors.

"Go back, all of you."

"The materials you just got are still fresh; go back and quickly organize your people to digest them."

"There are many tough battles ahead, so save your breath."

Yang Lin and Wei Jiancheng looked at each other and responded in unison.

Lin Yu didn't stay long either, nodding slightly to Lin Yuan before turning to leave with the others.

...

That evening.

On the official news portal of Xia Country, a bolded red notice was quietly posted in the most prominent position on the homepage—

"Xia Country will hold a major press conference at 10:00 AM the day after tomorrow."