The flowers in the factory of rebirth are too fierce

It was this "My last name is Lin" that made Lin Zhiyuan stand in awe. "Director Lin, hello, we were one family five hundred years ago! Please ask me any questions you have?"

Director Lin did not expect Lin Zhiyuan to be so nice to him. He was a little flattered. "Chairman Lin, to be honest, I also had the idea of ​​using water refraction to change the wavelength of light some time ago. Of course, this idea is still only in the conceptual stage. I did not expect that my counterparts in the mainland have already developed a lithography machine that works based on the refraction principle. As a Chinese, I feel very proud. My question is, does your company allow foreign scientists to join your R&D team?"

Lin Zhiyuan was silent for a while. "Director Lin, as we all know, the technology of lithography machines is an absolute secret in any country, so I can't answer your question now, but I will ask my superiors. Director Lin, if you are willing, you can write an application first. As for whether your superiors can approve it, I am not sure."

Director Lin had expected this answer. He nodded and sat down again.

The next person to ask a question was a white man with brown hair. "Hello, Mr. Lin. I am Winnick, the executive vice president of ASML. My question is, has your company considered cooperating with other lithography machine manufacturers?"

Lin Zhiyuan smiled and replied: "Mr. Winnick, as I said just now, CETC Group hopes to develop in-depth cooperation with all companies related to the lithography industry around the world, which of course includes other lithography manufacturers."

Winnick smiled and said, "Thank you for your answer, Mr. Lin. I very much hope that ASML can become the closest partner of CETC Group."

"Mr. Winnick, this is also what I expect." Lin Zhiyuan was overjoyed. It seemed that the effect of this press conference had been achieved. ASML was the undisputed king in the field of future lithography machines. Although the 45th Institute had developed immersion technology, it was still lagging behind in many other aspects. If it could cooperate with ASML, it would definitely greatly shorten the development time.

It is now 2001, smartphones have not yet been released, and the world's demand for high-end chips is not that great. Western countries, especially the United States, have not yet imposed technological restrictions on China to the appalling level of the late previous life.

If we make good use of these years and cooperate with companies in developed Western countries to develop our own lithography machines and establish our own chip industry, then we may not be stuck in the future.

Of course, the press conference was not entirely harmonious. Representatives from Nikon and Canon also raised questions, but their questions were sarcastic and they were just short of directly pointing out that immersion technology was completely wrong and would not work at all.

Lin Zhiyuan calmly answered them, "Let time test everything!"

Of course, some representatives also hoped to see the prototype of the immersion lithography machine with their own eyes, but Lin Zhiyuan declined on the grounds that it was a confidential matter.

After the press conference, Lin Zhiyuan began to hold intensive talks with representatives sent by major companies, and achieved very good results. In particular, the conversation with ASML Executive Vice President Winnick was very efficient.

ASML is now firmly suppressed by Nikon and Canon. They are eager to improve their technology, but in the field of dry lithography machines, they know that they cannot surpass the two companies in Dongsang Country.

If they want to make a breakthrough, they have to find another way. Now Shenzhou's immersion technology has opened the door to a new world for them.

ASML's president Winnick keenly realized that cooperation with China's lithography machine enterprises would be a great opportunity for ASML to turn things around. At this time, ASML did not have a monopoly in the field of lithography machines, and the United States had not begun to restrict it, so it could freely choose its partners.

The Electronics Technology Group also needs help from outside. The success of the immersion lithography machine is based on the second-hand lithography machine from Dongsang Country, which is why Lin Zhiyuan did not dare to show the prototype.

If the two major lithography machine giants in Dongsang Country knew the real reason and imposed a technical blockade on China Electronics Technology Group and refused to sell them second-hand lithography machines, then with China Electronics Technology Group's existing technical level, it would not be impossible to achieve complete localization of lithography machines. At least it would take a long and difficult journey, so cooperation with ASML is the best choice.

The two parties each had their own demands, and they could complement each other's strengths, so the negotiations went very smoothly.

After a week of negotiations, China Electronics Technology Group and ASML signed a cooperation agreement. The two parties decided to jointly establish a laboratory in Shanghai, China, to jointly research and develop a new generation of immersion lithography machines.

During this period, Lin Zhiyuan met with representatives of other lithography machine industry companies who came to attend the press conference. These companies also expressed their support for the research and development of lithography machines by China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, and also hoped to reach a partnership with Shenke Group in the future.

On September 9, Lin Zhiyuan called Yehelena in New York. He asked Yehelena to go to Framingham, New Hampshire, to help him visit a technology company called Rudolph. The company's main business is to provide cutting-edge test and measurement solutions to support the entire IC process control, which is also an indispensable link in the lithography industry chain.

Yehelena would naturally not refuse her lover's request. She told Lin Zhiyuan that she would buy a plane ticket to Framingham tomorrow.

Lin Zhiyuan repeatedly reminded her to conduct a thorough investigation and not to rush back to New York.

At 9:00 a.m. on September 11, Lin Zhiyuan officially signed his name on the cooperation agreement on behalf of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation.

Winnick didn't understand why Lin Zhiyuan chose this day to sign the contract, as the conditions for signing the contract had been met yesterday.

When he asked this question, Lin Zhiyuan gave him a very lame answer, "Mr. Winnick, because yesterday was September 10th, Teachers' Day in China, I decided to hold the signing ceremony today."

Winnick was confused, wondering how there would be a conflict between Teachers' Day and the signing ceremony?

But it doesn’t matter. The next step is for him to go back to Windmill Country to make corresponding preparations for the next cooperation.

In the evening, Lin Zhiyuan returned to the small western-style building. He sat alone in front of the TV, turned on CCTV-1, and waited.

Around 10 pm, the TV program was suddenly interrupted and an urgent news report was broadcast. On the screen, a large passenger plane crashed into a skyscraper without hesitation...