233: The demons are dancing wildly, is Fenglei going to fall?

Ren Yi was surprised to receive the call, but it was also within reason.

After all, Fenglei was very important to the military now, and they couldn't just watch Fenglei be sanctioned.

And President Liu Zhou's timely help came just at the right moment.

What Fenglei lacked now was talent in chip technology.

Borrowing a few people from them shouldn't be a big problem.

With professional talent overseeing things, Ren Yi also felt more at ease.

After all, the chip machine was a treasure for Fenglei now, and not even the slightest mishap was allowed.

Ren Yi immediately said, "Hello, Director Liu, I am Ren Yi."

"Fenglei has currently overcome the problem of new semiconductor materials and has already used the new materials to produce new chips, so we are no longer dependent on others."

"However, Fenglei is currently in urgent need of chip machine operation technicians, and I hope you can help introduce a few; the price is negotiable."

President Liu Zhou also greatly admired Fenglei, as the micrometer-level chip machine originated from Fenglei.

This was something he, who had studied chips his whole life, never dared to imagine.

Yet Fenglei achieved it.

At the same time, he also learned that Fenglei, as a car manufacturing company, had actually independently developed cutting-edge technologies such as Super Carbon Alloy and Aerospace Special Glass, helping the country enhance its military strength.

For these points alone, President Liu Zhou felt inferior.

Although he had made achievements in chip machines, so far, he could only increase the precision of chips to the 5-nanometer level, which was still far from high-end chips.

However, when he heard Ren Yi say that new semiconductor materials had been found, Liu's brow couldn't help but furrow.

What in the world??

President Liu Zhou thought he had misheard.

He could still understand getting chips down to the micrometer level.

But if you said a new material had been discovered to replace the original semiconductor, then he would express doubt.

Semiconductor is the most suitable material for chips, bar none.

Even though he had painstakingly researched this topic, he only thought about whether he could make the transistors smaller and never considered looking for new alternative materials.

He knew Fenglei's current predicament.

It was that the raw materials needed for semiconductors, such as niobium, gallium, and arsenic, were prohibited from export, which led to the halt in chip production.

In other words, what Fenglei lacked now was semiconductor materials.

"Director Ren, are you sure you've found a new semiconductor material??" President Liu Zhou asked uncertainly.

Actually, he had already labeled Ren Yi as a braggart in his heart.

How could that be?!

If it were true, it would absolutely be a Nobel-level invention.

Ren Yi heard the doubt in the other party's tone, but he wasn't angry; instead, he patiently replied, "Director Liu, if you don't believe me, you are welcome to visit Fenglei anytime, and then you'll know everything, won't you??"

As soon as he said this, the sound of President Liu Zhou gasping could be heard from the other end of the phone.

"Are you telling the truth? Not lying to me?"

"You really found new semiconductor materials??"

Ren Yi corrected him solemnly, "It's not semiconductor material, but superconductor..."

"The technology is all there, but we just lack high-end chip talent, which has led to our chip production progress being a bit slow."

President Liu Zhou almost fainted on the spot when he heard this.

Micrometer-level chip machines have already come out, and you say you don't have high-end talent?

Who would believe that??

Did that chip machine appear out of thin air??

President Liu Zhou had always thought that since Fenglei could build such a high-end chip machine, its research and development department might have a world-class team.

When he first heard about the advent of micrometer-level chips, he had long wanted to come to Fenglei to study and exchange ideas.

However, he was a proud man, always calling himself the number one person in domestic chips.

Unable to save face for a while, he dragged it out until now.

Now that the country stepped in and asked him to help Fenglei, he took the opportunity to contact Ren Yi proactively.

But now, Ren Yi told him that there was no high-end chip talent in Fenglei?

To be honest, this was a bit sensational.

And... his... mother! !

High-end talent, for their institute, was that a problem??

Just among his students, there were more than a dozen who had returned from studying at famous foreign universities.

And they all had deep attainments in the chip field, definitely belonging to high-end talent.

Soon, President Liu Zhou promised to send a few students to Fenglei in two days, and then hung up the phone.

After a conversation with Ren Yi, President Liu Zhou's mood fluctuated greatly.

The information he learned was earth-shattering.

Fenglei, without chip talent, actually possessed the world's top chip technology.

Was this still a car manufacturing company?

Could it be that the outside rumors were true, that Fenglei was actually a super military industrial enterprise supported by the state?

Hiss!!

No wonder Fenglei could always emerge unscathed from crises.

With the country backing it, who could shake it??

"Teacher, are you... feeling unwell??" At this moment, a middle-aged man with glasses suddenly pushed the door open.

He saw that President Liu Zhou's complexion was a bit off, so he asked with concern.

President Liu Zhou, however, shook his head, then straightened his chest and said with some excitement, "It's nothing, I'm hale and hearty."

"You came just in time, help me notify them to gather your fellow students in the conference room in half an hour; I have important news to announce..." President Liu Zhou's eyes gleamed as he rattled off several names.

Among these people were his proud students and leading figures in the domestic chip industry.

Afterwards, President Liu Zhou started making phone calls again.

The institute belonged to a confidential unit, so this matter had to be reported to the higher-ups.

And it had to be reported level by level, waiting for the approval document to come down.

Otherwise, making decisions to go to Fenglei on his own would result in disciplinary action.

However, President Liu Zhou believed that the approval document should come down within a day.

After all, for the country, chips were no less important than nuclear weapons.

It could also be said that high-precision chips were inherently scarce strategic resources.

The country would definitely give its full support.

If Fenglei had truly found a new material to replace semiconductors, then the country's advanced technology would definitely reach a new level.

The next day, the Chip Research Institute launched an emergency mobilization.

A group of top domestic chip experts led by President Liu Zhou, escorted by special forces, quietly went to Fenglei.

...

In the blink of an eye, a week passed.

Fenglei was calm, seemingly having disappeared.

But the entire car manufacturing circle had already been turbulent, with chaos reigning.

For example, companies represented by luxury car brands such as Porsche and Ferrari not only had three consecutive price increases.

There were even many internet trolls on the internet smearing Fenglei, spreading rumors everywhere that Fenglei's chips were out of stock and that the factory was in a state of shutdown.

Many news media and influencers also began to badmouth Fenglei.

They all predicted that Fenglei would definitely declare bankruptcy within three months.

They advised those who bought Fenglei cars to sell them quickly, lest the chips break and there be no place to replace them, making them obsolete.

In short, Fenglei's current situation was described as quite miserable, as if it was about to close down and run away at any moment.

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