73: Chapter 73 Zhou Fan's Strategic List!

Fanmi Technology, Lei Jun's office.

"Zhou Fan, I've screened the list of researchers you gave me. Most have been contacted, and a few have already agreed to join!"

Lei Jun, looking serious, handed a list to Zhou Fan. Most names had question marks next to them, while a few had checkmarks.

Zhou Fan looked at the names on the list, his heart stirring slightly. These were all colleagues he had worked with in his previous life, top talents in various sub-projects. At this time, some were still unknown, while others were already rising stars or even leaders in their respective fields.

If he could gather all these people, he was confident that the Room-Temperature Superconductivity project would go even further than it did in his previous life.

Now that Fanmi had shown its prowess in the smartphone market, it had the confidence to recruit these individuals, which led to this list.

Seeing the annotations on the list, Zhou Fan understood immediately, focusing his attention on the names with checkmarks.

Soon, his eyes lit up.

"Peng Yang agreed to come?" Zhou Fan asked, pointing to a name, a hint of pleasant surprise in his tone.

He was extremely familiar with this name. In his previous life, Peng Yang was a prominent figure in the field of materials science, specializing in ceramic material synthesis and related research. His achievements in this area were at the forefront of the world.

If he could truly bring this old partner over, his upcoming research plans for transparent ceramic materials and crystal materials would essentially be secured.

Once this research plan succeeded, it would not only be a step forward for the Room-Temperature Superconductivity project, but the related materials could also be used in optical components, playing an extremely important role in breakthroughs in lithography technology!

"That's right, but it's not finalized yet, just an intention!" Lei Jun glanced at the list, nodded, and said with a smile.

Watching Zhou Fan's expression, his heart stirred slightly, and he silently remembered the name, already thinking about further recruitment tactics. He knew very well that a talent who could make Zhou Fan show emotional fluctuations was certainly not simple.

Lei Jun was actually a bit puzzled as to how Zhou Fan got this list. It comprised professional talents from various scientific research fields, or geniuses from major universities—it was practically a strategic talent list!

However, he then thought there was no need to ask in detail. After all, the people a genius like Zhou Fan came into contact with must also be extraordinary. Didn't he himself spot Zhou Fan at a glance in the vast crowd back then?

"Please contact this person more for me. As long as we can bring him over, any reasonable request can be met. I trust your ability in this regard! Also, we need to start building!"

Zhou Fan had no doubt about Lei Jun's ability to recruit talent; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to persuade elites like Lin Wenwu and Zhou Guangming, who were top in their respective fields, to join Fanmi when it was just starting out, without even a decent office space.

"Building? You want to move the company building?" Lei Jun was stunned.

"No, it's staff accommodation. To retain talent, we must solve their worries. Both Fanmi's core personnel and future research lab members need a place to live. Commuting here is still inconvenient, and this problem must be resolved as soon as possible!"

"Also, many high-tech talents are already married and have families. We can't let them be separated from their spouses, or go months, or even half a year or a year, without seeing their children!" Zhou Fan said in a deep voice, uncharacteristically serious.

He had a deep understanding of this. Although he had dedicated himself to research in his previous life and hadn't started a family even in his thirties, many of his colleagues had experienced such situations.

He couldn't let those colleagues have such worries in the future.

"I agree with that point!" Lei Jun nodded seriously.

He had actually been thinking about this issue. As the company expanded, the number of employees also grew. If they lived in the city, the daily commute would indeed be quite long.

Previously, Qianjiang Village still had many rental places that could temporarily suffice, but now, with more and more people, the village would probably soon run out of places to rent.

The issues of employee living and accommodation indeed needed to be resolved as soon as possible.

"I'll go handle this right away to see if we can buy some land and quickly solve the housing problem for employees!" Lei Jun didn't hesitate, saying in a deep voice.

"If you have time later... Chief Zhou seems to have encountered some problems recently and is almost obsessed. Do you want to go check on him...?"

Seeing Zhou Fan get up to leave, Lei Jun added another remark.

"Alright, I'll go take a look!" Zhou Fan thought for a moment, nodded gently, and walked out of the office.

Fourth floor, Hardware R&D Department.

In the laboratory, Zhou Guangming had clearly pulled many all-nighters; panda eyes had emerged, his hair was a bit messy, and his expression showed fatigue, but his eyes were still burning with passion.

"This parameter isn't good. The standard needs to be raised higher. It hasn't met Engineer Zhou's requirements..."

"General Manager Zhou, is it really possible for us to achieve the standard of LPDDR2 from LPDDR1? It seems there haven't been any related technological breakthroughs abroad yet. Aren't we taking too big a step...?"

Zhou Zixiao also had panda eyes, his expression weary, and he couldn't help but speak.

It wasn't that he didn't trust his team, nor that he didn't trust the R&D direction decided by Zhou Fan, but after several weeks, they had exhausted all methods, yet the data simulation results were still a long way from that standard, let alone actual verification.

Not only him, but the others in the laboratory were actually a bit discouraged, feeling a sense of hopelessness...

"Why don't we consult Chief Zhou? See if he has a more specific direction for implementation. Otherwise, everyone is really going to break down!"

...

Zhou Guangming rubbed his forehead, also feeling a headache.

He knew it was difficult, but how could a technological breakthrough not be difficult? Zhou Fan had already given the direction; they couldn't ask about everything, could they? How would the team progress then, and how would they undertake heavier R&D tasks in the future? He thought about this very clearly.

However, he also knew how important memory technology upgrades were to Fanmi. The second-generation phone needed to fully launch the system, and it had to be ensured that no problems occurred. The shared memory technology proposed by Zhou Fan was already being researched by the software development department.

Once successful, it must be coordinated with memory technology upgrades, otherwise the effect would certainly not meet expectations. These were all interconnected, and anyone who failed to complete the task would definitely be criticized at the company meeting.

He looked at the tired, lifeless expressions of the crowd and clearly understood that continuing like this would be too damaging to morale; a change had to be made.

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Guangming nodded gently.

"Alright, I'll go find Engineer Zhou!"

As soon as his voice fell, the laboratory door suddenly opened, and everyone's gaze immediately turned.

"Engineer Zhou!"

"Chief Zhou!!!"

Seeing the newcomer, the researchers felt a surge of excitement, and their originally dull eyes instantly lit up, as if they had seen a savior.