152: Chapter 152 Appointment for a National-Level Project!

"Chief Zhou, we've arrived!"

The vehicle slowly came to a stop in front of the Haicheng Microelectronics building, and a voice came from the driver's seat.

Zhou Fan snapped out of his thoughts and looked ahead. The person driving was a young man with a crew cut and an average appearance, wearing well-fitted work clothes, his expression steady and capable.

In particular, his eyes were faintly sharp, giving people a sense of oppression!

This was the driver and bodyguard Academician Yu Fei had arranged for Zhou Fan, responsible for protecting his personal safety and usually handling liaison matters for Zhou Fan at the national level.

Zhou Fan had quite a few people like this around him in his past life; they were basically elite soldiers from the military, possessing formidable combat power, not to mention their observational skills.

Many of them were even ruthless individuals who had truly been on the battlefield and had blood on their hands!

Of course, Zhou Fan was also clear that this person was likewise an eye sent by the higher-ups, who would report some of his situation to them on time.

However, he didn't care.

It was all standard procedure, and he was already used to it.

As long as he didn't do anything out of line, it basically wouldn't have any impact.

This was also an inevitable constraint after obtaining state support.

"Thank you for your hard work, Comrade Yang!" Zhou Fan nodded gently.

"Chief Zhou, this is what I should do!" Yang Tian smiled, but after hesitating for a moment, he spoke again: "Chief Zhou, why don't you just call me by my name, or Little Yang? Calling me 'Comrade'... is really a bit too high-profile..."

Yang Tian scratched his head, looking at Zhou Fan with curiosity in his eyes.

Clearly, they were both young people... yet the composed and indifferent temperament he saw in Zhou Fan was exactly the same as that of the leaders and senior researchers he had protected before.

It always felt a bit strange.

"Fine, then I'll call you Yang Tian from now on, and you can call me by my name too!"

"That won't do..."

"There's nothing that 'won't do,' we're both young people!" Zhou Fan smiled.

"This..." Yang Tian frowned slightly.

"Alright, let's go!"

"Then when there's no one around, I'll call you by your name, but when there are people, I'll still call you Chief Zhou!" Yang Tian hurried to catch up, thinking of a compromise.

"Fine!"

The two of them walked towards the building together.

"Zhou Fan, after we go in, I will be responsible for conveying the orders from the higher-ups. If there are any problems during the process, try not to speak; I'll handle it!"

"What kind of problems could there be?" Zhou Fan couldn't help but laugh again.

"You've been parachuted here to take over the lithography machine project at such a young age; I'm afraid some people might not be convinced. This kind of situation is not uncommon!"

"It shouldn't be that bad, right?"

"It never hurts to be prepared..."

"Alright, then if a fight actually breaks out later, I'll be counting on you!" The smile on Zhou Fan's face grew wider.

"Rest assured, I'm a professional at handling these things!"

"..."

While speaking, they reached the entrance of the office building.

Several figures were already walking towards them.

...

Haicheng Microelectronics conference room.

Lei Jun and Mr. Shi from Loongson International both had serious expressions, waiting quietly. They had also just arrived, both having been called over by Zhou Fan.

"President Lei, give me the bottom line. Why did Chief Zhou arrange for us to meet here? You haven't said anything, and I'm feeling a bit anxious!"

Mr. Shi waited for a moment, but in the end, he couldn't help but ask Lei Jun.

"I really don't know much about this either!" Lei Jun gave a wry smile. He had also just received a call from Zhou Fan and had rushed over from Hangzhou City.

On the phone, Zhou Fan hadn't said anything.

It was just that he could sense that it should be a big matter, because Zhou Fan's tone was serious.

"Even you don't know?"

Mr. Shi frowned, feeling even more uneasy.

Ever since Loongson International collaborated with Fanmi, not only had there been a major breakthrough in storage chips, but there had also been quite a bit of progress in chip manufacturing technology in a short amount of time.

Therefore, Loongson International's current attitude towards Zhou Fan was very clear.

He must be treated like a national treasure, and they should try their best to maintain a good relationship.

They had already tasted the sweetness, so this time, when Zhou Fan made a call, he was sent over by the boss and had been waiting here.

However, although he had come, he was completely confused at the moment.

He had no idea what was going to be discussed next!

This situation, no matter how you thought about it, was a bit outrageous...

While the two were talking.

Several figures appeared at the door before long.

Qin Tianlei and Zhou Fan walked at the very front, entering the conference room first, followed closely by Li Hui, the R&D director of Haicheng Microelectronics, and Ye Zhenfeng.

And there was also Yang Tian, who was following closely behind Zhou Fan!

"Zhou Fan!"

"President Qin!"

"President Lei!"

"..."

Lei Jun and Mr. Shi stood up to greet them.

Subsequently, the atmosphere in the conference room became serious, and everyone took their seats.

Lei Jun and Mr. Shi exchanged glances, both feeling that the atmosphere was off, their eyes involuntarily shifting between Zhou Fan and Qin Tianlei.

"Why is it so serious?" Mr. Shi felt even more anxious inside.

"..." Lei Jun shook his head gently.

Both of them were puzzled, so they didn't speak.

Qin Tianlei didn't speak either, just looked towards Zhou Fan.

Zhou Fan smiled and nodded gently towards Yang Tian.

Subsequently, under the gaze of everyone, Yang Tian, who was standing beside Zhou Fan, stepped forward and walked to the very front of the conference table.

"Everyone, I am Yang Tian from the Special Service Department. On behalf of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology, I will now announce the important scientific and technological project that is about to be launched, as well as the appointments!"

At the same time that Yang Tian's voice sounded, Qin Tianlei's gaze narrowed slightly.

"Important scientific and technological project..."

He stood up immediately, his expression becoming even more serious.

As the current president of Haicheng Microelectronics, before Zhou Fan arrived, he had naturally heard some news, knowing that something big was bound to happen this time when Zhou Fan returned.

It's just that he didn't expect that the big event he had guessed would actually be a major project spearheaded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology, and he couldn't help but feel a bit shocked.

Haicheng Microelectronics was a state-owned enterprise, and strictly speaking, it also needed to obey the control and deployment of relevant national departments, but this situation was special, and even he hadn't received any concrete news.

"What's going on?"

"National-level project??"

Qin Tianlei had stood up, so naturally, no one else in the conference room was an exception, but their faces were full of surprise and confusion, and their eyes couldn't help but look at Yang Tian and... Zhou Fan.

They all knew that Yang Tian was brought by Zhou Fan, and this state-led project must have something to do with Zhou Fan, so they were all secretly shocked.

Seeing this scene, Yang Tian took out a document from his pocket.

He unfolded it and began to read:

[...]

[Effective immediately, the 45nm Lithography Machine research project team is established, with Comrade Zhou Fan serving as the Chief Project Architect, in charge of coordinating the progress of all sub-projects. Relevant departments should fully cooperate to clear obstacles for the breakthrough of China's cutting-edge technology!]

[...]

The content of the document was very short, and many important appointments hadn't even been finalized, as if it were a project decided to be launched in a rush.

But Qin Tianlei heard something different from this document.

From beginning to end, there was only the appointment of Chief Zhou Fan.

In other words, the appointments of other project members would all be decided by Zhou Fan.

Moreover, it even mentioned that relevant departments should fully cooperate...

It did not specifically point to any one department; the meaning was very clear: as long as they were relevant enterprises and departments, they all needed to cooperate with Zhou Fan!!!

With these points, it was a bit scary!

It could be said that this project was almost launched around Zhou Fan; everyone needed to cooperate, and it was a matter of giving people when requested and giving resources when requested!!

Qin Tianlei's gaze couldn't help but look at Zhou Fan, with surprise in his eyes.

He couldn't figure out why this guy had only gone to the Optics and Mechanics Institute once, and when he came back, he brought back such an imperial decree, which was simply caught people off guard.

"Chief Zhou... you aren't planning to set up the R&D team and experimental base here, are you? In our company???"

In the end, Qin Tianlei still couldn't hold back and asked in surprise.

"That's right. If anyone has any objections, you can raise them now!"

Zhou Fan smiled and nodded.

And Yang Tian, however, subconsciously moved closer to Zhou Fan.

Raising his vigilance!