86: Chapter 86 The most memorable scene of this century!

When these four lighthearted words drifted through the top-tier sound system into the ears of the thousands present, the atmosphere in the entire press conference hall became extremely subtle.

The few lead reporters from domestic tech channels in the front row looked at each other, their recording pens nearly crushed in their hands, lips pressed tightly together, necks flushed red from holding back.

The domestic entrepreneurs in the middle and back rows, who usually command the wind and rain, collectively stiffened, then simultaneously let out a low murmur of mingled annoyance and amusement.

Reverse engineering? Taking the technological barrier that global semiconductor giants spent over half a century and hundreds of billions of dollars to stack up, working backward from the result, and then overcoming it. You call this... not too difficult?

In the live broadcast room, after a brief pause, the comments section began scrolling at a speed so insane it nearly crashed the server.

"Help, Chief Engineer Lin, are you serious? This isn't too difficult? Then may I ask what would be considered difficult?"

"His humble-bragging is truly inhuman, and the key is you can't even refute it, he actually f*cking did it!"

"I hereby declare, this is the greatest 'flex' of the century, bar none!"

"The person above, be more rigorous. This isn't Chief Engineer Lin 'flexing,' this is simply stating objective facts!"

If anyone else had said this, everyone present would have unhesitatingly labeled it as wild talk. But the person who said it was Lin Yuan.

It was that same Lin Yuan who built the world's first EUV Lithography Machine with era-crushing parameters in less than two months, and even casually tackled special material preparation technology as a side project.

When he said it wasn't too difficult, you really couldn't find a stance to refute him. You could only silently complain in your heart, perhaps this is the world of geniuses.

However, the official media reporter who asked the question was still standing, seemingly not intending to end it there. Following Lin Yuan's lead, he pursued the next question.

"Chief Engineer Lin, I noticed you mentioned earlier that the preparation process for special materials was based on existing international achievements, using reverse engineering."

"But as far as I know, the core technological route you adopted for the Photolithography Machine, such as the Steady-state Micro-focused Light Source, has no precedent internationally."

"Including the next-generation communication technology and underlying intelligent systems you just revealed, there are currently no mature references for these fields globally."

The reporter looked at Lin Yuan and pushed out the final question. "For these fields without references, how did you manage to achieve them?"

As soon as this question came out, the atmosphere in the hall tightened another notch. That's right. The preparation process for special materials at least had ready-made industrial achievements internationally to refer to. The term "reverse engineering," while outrageous, was at least logically sound.

But what about the Steady-state Micro-focused Light Source for the Photolithography Machine? That was a brand-new technological path; there were barely a few papers on it internationally. Who were you reverse engineering? And then the next-generation communication technology, the underlying intelligent systems... what were you using to reverse engineer those?

Countless gazes converged on the young man on stage. Lin Yuan held the microphone in one hand, letting it hang casually by his side. He showed no embarrassment at being stumped; on the contrary, when he heard this question, he even raised an eyebrow with keen interest.

The microphone was brought back to his lips; he nodded, meeting everyone's gaze calmly. "You are correct." "For these technologies, there are indeed no ready-made achievements in reality to refer to."

He tilted his head slightly, his gaze crossing the dense array of lenses and casting toward the more distant live broadcast positions in the venue, where the red indicator lights were glowing. Viewers all over the world were holding their breath at this moment, waiting for his answer.

Lin Yuan didn't put on any serious airs; instead, he smiled, his tone even carrying a hint of relaxed casualness. "But having no real-world achievements doesn't mean there are no objects of reference, and it certainly doesn't mean they cannot be conceptualized."

He paused, raised his free hand, and tapped his temple lightly with his index finger. "Some things don't need ready-made papers and data to support them." "Because my eyes... have seen them."

Saying this, he withdrew his gaze, letting it fall back onto the thousands of faces in the audience, the curve of his lips deepening slightly. "I have seen with my own eyes the scene that belongs to the future." "Therefore, all I needed to do was to slightly fill in the missing paths between now and that predetermined future."

After these words were spoken, the massive press conference hall was silent for a few seconds. Everyone was trying to chew on the meaning of this sentence. Then... "Pfft..."

In a corner of the front row, a reporter couldn't hold it in and let out a soft chuckle. This laughter was highly infectious, spreading from the front row, and within seconds, a wave of good-natured laughter erupted throughout the entire press conference hall.

"Hahahaha, 'seen the scene of the future'! Chief Engineer Lin's way of putting it, the artistic vibe is instantly maxed out!"

"Got it, got it. It just means he first conceptualized a technological blueprint of what the future should look like in his head, and then reverse engineered back from that blueprint! Isn't this just a high-end version of reverse engineering!"

"No wonder he said 'not too difficult.' The logical starting point of his research is different. Ordinary scientists are crossing the river by feeling the stones in the dark, while Chief Engineer Lin builds a lighthouse on the opposite shore first, then turns back to build the bridge! The difference in level is more than just one magnitude!"

The entrepreneurs in the middle and back rows were also whispering intensely to each other; many nodded repeatedly, looking shocked as if they had been completely enlightened.

In their understanding, the "seen the future" in Lin Yuan's words was simply a rhetorical device with a highly genius personal style! It was nothing more than having an intuition and foresight for technological development trends that exceeded ordinary people, being able to construct a prototype of a technological system that didn't yet exist in his mind, and then starting from the end, breaking it down layer by layer, and overcoming it in reverse. Perfect. Reasonable.

Everyone was using what they considered the most rigorous scientific logic to invent an explanation for Lin Yuan's words that had the unique romantic color of a top-tier scientific genius. No one thought of the literal meaning.

The comments section of the live broadcast was likewise plunged into an ocean of joy. "I have seen the future! Haha, Chief Engineer Lin is showing his cards; actually, I am a time traveler from the future!"

"Laughing to death, the level has been completely opened up! He directly predicts the future and then reverse engineers it, while we are still struggling to chew on textbooks."

"Wait, doesn't any of you feel like what he said might actually be the truth?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you are right. Chief Engineer Lin is the protagonist of a time-travel novel, okay! Hahahaha!"

No one took it seriously. The laughter carried goodwill, fanatical worship, and even more, a deep recognition of "we already understand how awesome you are."

Amidst this torrent of laughter and comment carnival, Lin Yuan stood quietly on stage, maintaining a proper smile, waiting for the excitement to pass.

But what no one noticed was that beneath that layer of calm smile, a subtle, almost absurd sense of pleasure was swirling wildly in his chest, even making his fingertips tingle slightly. Funny. It really was funny.

He played the genius, fabricated lies, claimed to have broken through this and that, and everyone believed it. Not only did they believe it, but they also took the initiative to find a bunch of rational explanations for him, welding his lies shut without a single gap.

And when he stood under the spotlight and grandly told the whole world a big truth, saying he "saw the future," no one believed it. They believed the lies, but not the truth.

Lin Yuan felt somewhat amused in his heart, but there wasn't the slightest flaw on his face. He shrugged lightly, matching the laughter from the audience, assuming a carefree attitude of "believe it or not, it's up to you."

Meanwhile, deep in Lin Yuan's consciousness, on the pale blue light screen that only he could see, the confidence progress bar was like it had boarded a rocket, soaring crazily at an incredible speed!

[Current total confidence: 32% ... 56% ... 77 ... 91% ...] [100%!] [confidence full, lie officially becomes truth, converting into reality...]