181: Chapter 181: Fanmi 2 Achieves Full-Chain Domestic Production, Second Batch of Phones Launched!

Zhou Fan's Warehouse Research Base.

The white mist discharged from the liquid nitrogen tank condensed into a hazy halo under the lights.

Zhou Fan, wearing gloves, operated the equipment to place a piece of silver-gray material into the low-temperature test chamber; a layer of white frost instantly formed on the chamber walls.

The resistance value jumping on the screen dropped all the way down, finally freezing at 0Ω and remaining stable for a full ten minutes.

"Critical temperature 253K—it's a small breakthrough, but the atmospheric pressure still won't come down... 1.6 million times..." He took off his gloves, the chill of the metal still lingering on his fingertips, and murmured softly with a helpless shake of his head.

This result was already expected.

It was an experiment that had already been verified in his past life, but Zhou Fan was still unwilling to give up, hoping to find a better direction from this experiment.

However, the information he had just obtained using his special ability was incomplete.

In other words, this experiment couldn't achieve that singular possibility in one fell swoop.

The only reason was that the knowledge stored in his mind was insufficient to find that possibility...

This was the first time such a situation had occurred.

Zhou Fan's heart couldn't help but feel a bit heavy!

He had long known that Room-Temperature Superconductivity couldn't be achieved so quickly, but he hadn't expected that even with his special ability, the result would remain unknown.

This research was destined to be a long process, requiring the continuous accumulation of knowledge along the way...

"President Zhou, how is it?" Beside him, Peng Yang's voice rang out, carrying a hint of urgent inquiry.

"It's still not working. The material's resistance at room temperature is indeed much lower than conventional materials, but to reach a superconductive state, it's far from enough..." Zhou Fan shook his head and then gave a brief explanation.

"So, you've been doing material research all this time because you want to find a new material that can achieve Room-Temperature Superconductivity?" Upon hearing Zhou Fan's words, Peng Yang was slightly stunned, a look of surprise surfacing on his face.

He had been here for over a year, but today was the first time he had heard Zhou Fan mention Room-Temperature Superconductivity.

He hadn't originally known the true purpose behind the establishment of this laboratory.

"Correct!" Zhou Fan nodded, making no attempt to hide it.

"This goal of yours... it's really..." Peng Yang didn't know what to say.

Although he didn't know much about Room-Temperature Superconductivity, he had heard of it; such research was almost like the Holy Grail of the physical materials world. If it could truly be accomplished, it would inevitably allow the technological level of human civilization to achieve a massive leap forward.

This was almost a consensus reached by all scientists.

But how many people had the courage to try and delve deep into such research?

To put it bluntly, even if one researched it for a lifetime, there might not be any results.

Yet Zhou Fan had invested so much cost and energy into creating such a research base, and the ultimate goal was actually to study Room-Temperature Superconductivity.

This left him deeply shocked internally.

At the same time, there was an indescribable, complex emotion.

"Alright, let's continue with the next research item according to the plan!" Zhou Fan smiled, not letting this failure bother him.

Having researched Room-Temperature Superconductivity for so many years, he knew very well that material research was sometimes like playing the lottery—it really required a bit of luck.

He wasn't in a hurry.

Because in this life, he still had plenty of time.

"Fine, but with such low resistance, this material would be quite good as a special conductive material!" Peng Yang thought for a moment and spoke up again.

"Mhm!" Zhou Fan nodded slightly, a thought instantly flashing through his mind.

"Used in new energy vehicles, it should yield pretty good results..."

The old-fashioned wall clock in the corner struck nine times, the sound of the brass pendulum exceptionally clear in the empty warehouse.

Just then, Zhou Fan's phone vibrated in the corner of the lab bench.

Lei Jun's name popped up on the incoming call display.

"Zhou Fan, the second batch of the full-chain domestically produced fanmi 2 has begun mass production assembly and successfully passed the final tests. Currently, there are two million units, and we can start preparing to put them up for sale immediately!"

As soon as the call connected, Lei Jun's voice on the other end carried uncontrollable excitement, and cheers could be heard faintly in the background.

Zhou Fan took his phone and walked to the window.

The sunlight outside was a bit piercing; he squinted his eyes. "What's the yield rate for the fully assembled phones?"

"92.7%!" Lei Jun's tone remained exhilarated.

"It's on par with the batches processed by TSMC. We really did it—from the sand to the chips, to the final units, it's all made by us!"

"The internet is exploding right now, and it's trending on weibo!"

The leaves of the plane tree outside the warehouse rustled in the wind. Zhou Fan looked at his reflection in the glass, a faint smile on his face.

He suddenly thought back to the night a year ago when he proposed self-developing chips in the lab.

Back then, Lei Jun was still complaining about suppliers strangling them, but now he could say the words 'full-chain' with absolute confidence.

Everything was moving in a positive direction.

Fanmi had truly gotten on the right track, climbing to the world's peak in the smartphone field.

It could be said that they now held a leading posture.

The rise of Huaxia Technology had already shown promising signs!

"Understood." His tone showed no ripples, but his fingers gently tapped the windowsill.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke again: "I've researched a new material over here that should be applicable to new energy electric vehicles. Its resistance is much lower than conventional conductor materials; it should be able to reduce energy consumption by about 30%!"

"30%!!!" Hearing this, Lei Jun's breathing clearly hitched on the other end.

"Mhm, I'll give you a production line assembly plan. When the time comes, set aside a line specifically to produce this material!"

"No problem, this is simply an unexpected surprise! If we can really reduce energy consumption by 30%, our range might actually reach the theoretical values. This is an absolute qualitative leap for our new energy electric vehicles!!"

"Don't announce this news for now; we still need to do some technical verification!"

"Understood!" Lei Jun became even more excited.

"..."

Hanging up the phone, Zhou Fan clicked on the weibo trending topics.

As expected of the social platform that was a massive hit in his past life; not long after its revamp, it already showed the momentum of a top-tier social media site.

The users were very active.

On the trending list, the tag #fanmi 2 Domestic Mass Production# was followed by a bright red "Hot" character, and the real-time discussion below had already reached five hundred thousand posts.

[Holy crap! Is this for real? Everything from the chips to the screws is domestic?]

[Just checked the Fanmi official website; it shouldn't be fake. Fanmi's technology must have had another huge breakthrough!!]

[The test parameters for the second batch of fanmi 2 are out on the official site. Just compared them with the first batch, and the performance parameters haven't shrunk at all. If it's true, that's freaking awesome! Is this the confidence of Fanmi's independent research and development?]

[Those who said 'Domestic is trash,' come out and take a walk. Who else can hate on these parameters? Where did all the apple 4 fanboys go?]

[Suddenly remembered when TSMC cut off the supply—how many people said Fanmi wouldn't last three months? Does your face hurt?]

[...]

Zhou Fan scrolled through casually, his fingertip pausing on the screen.

A highly upvoted comment included a screenshot of a post by a certain tech influencer from two months ago.

"Fanmi wants to do full-chain domestic production? If they can reach 30% within five years, they should thank their lucky stars."

At this moment, the replies below this post had already piled up into a tower.

"Is your face swollen? Need an ice pack?"

"I love digging up these face-slapping comments to whip the corpse. Everyone, keep the output coming; the post might be deleted in a bit."

"Hahaha, this is so satisfying. Call yourself a big influencer? Is that it...?"

"..."

The internet was filled with scenes of joy; the news of the fanmi 2 being in stock had completely exploded.

It wasn't just the tech circle; the discussion about this news had spread across the entire web.

The level of popularity was not at all inferior to when the fanmi 2 first hit the market.

Looking at the situation, this inventory of two million units probably wouldn't last more than a few days.

The good news was that once the supply chain was fully refined again, there would be a steady stream of components produced.

Basically, there wouldn't be any more severe out-of-stock situations.

It was just that having an ample supply would likely take quite a long time to achieve.

Zhou Fan chuckled. As he exited weibo, his eyes caught the screen of the test chamber.

The resistance value of that silver-gray material was still fluctuating steadily, as rhythmic as breathing.

"It looks like I'll have to make a trip to the Chinese Academy of Sciences' archive room."

The research progress on Room-Temperature Superconductivity was blocked, and even his special ability couldn't find that unique feasibility.

It proved that his knowledge reservoir was still insufficient.

He needed to study more materials science data, and for the place with the most professional materials data, the Chinese Academy of Sciences' database was definitely the best choice.

He just didn't know if he could get in...

He turned off the equipment and greeted Peng Yang; the subsequent testing of this material should be fine with Peng Yang there.

The laboratory doors slowly opened, sunlight flooding in, and he instinctively squinted his eyes.

The plane tree at the entrance had been specially transplanted by Lei Jun, who said the experimental base was too cold and lacked a bit of life.

Now, with the arrival of autumn, the leaves were slowly falling, and it indeed looked much more pleasing to the eye.

Yang Tian was leaning against the off-road vehicle playing with his phone; the screen was clearly the pre-order page on the Fanmi official website.

"President Zhou, are you going out?" Yang Tian looked up, and seeing Zhou Fan's gaze on his phone, he chuckled. "I'm trying to snag a few phones for my family. They've been talking about this Fanmi phone for a long time; they all want one."

"Why bother with that? I'll have Lei Jun set aside a few for you later."

"Really!!"

"Mhm, let's go... to Kyoto!"

"Alright, do I need to give them a heads-up?"

"Let Director Yu and Academician Zhao know!"

"Got it!"

"..."