There's a black hole inside me

The first impression of Western netizens is that they don’t believe it.

impossible!

False news.

Western keyboard warriors said:

"Chinese people will never be able to build EUV lithography machines!"

"It's a lively commercial fraud, and it seems that many Chinese people have been fooled."

"I bet that scam company managed to make a lot of money out of it."

"Monkeys also want to build a lithography machine, maybe a hundred thousand years from now."

"It is impossible for our technology to be surpassed by a group of scammers and thieves. They are frantically plagiarizing our technology, and now they are eyeing EUV."

Of course, there are also a few more rational voices:

"I admit that the Chinese are very smart and hard-working, and they have many talented engineers, but they still have at least ten years to develop EUV lithography machines. The West's 300-year technological lead cannot be surpassed so easily."

"I watched the video of the press conference, and all the technical details mentioned are correct, but I am still skeptical that they have created EUV."

"If what is said in the video is true, then we are really going to be doomed. We will return to low- to mid-level manual labor, and our next generation will have to start learning Chinese."

"I said it was impossible ten thousand times in my mind, but there was also a voice saying that it might be true, and our nightmare is coming."

"Whether it is true or not, the Chinese are developing EUV at all costs. Sooner or later, they will succeed. Our days of high wages and high benefits are coming to an end soon. We may work for the Chinese in the future and accept their leadership. And charity, my God, what a hell and nightmare.”

"We can't win. They can work 12 hours a day, six days a week. They are also smarter than us. They robbed everything with their diligence. This is more terrifying than violent robbery. We will soon become like Africa. People are just as poor, no, Africa has a lot of resources, we will be poorer than Africa.”

…

Dutch blue.

ASMED Corporation, Headquarters.

Inside the high-level strategic meeting room.

An emergency meeting is taking place.

The video on the LCD screen wall has finished playing.

All the executives and executive shareholders fell into silence and did not speak for a long time.

"Gentlemen, what do you think about this matter?"

Executive Chairman Peter Wein Link, a white man with deep-set eyes and white hair, asked with his fists wrapped in his palms and his elbows on the table.

"Fake news."

An American shareholder was the first to speak: "It is absolutely false news. The Chinese are very good at playing this trick. True and false are just to mess up our position and achieve the purpose of getting us to lift the ban on lithography machines. They are such despicable tricks." I've seen through it."

"Mr. Horsius."

Vice President Novan Fred had to say to the American shareholder: "We are all highly educated people. Some words can deceive ordinary people, but we cannot deceive ourselves. Can you tell us what you really think? , rather than a subconscious denial.”

"This is what I really think, they can't create EUV!"

Hosius said as he patted the table.

"What if they actually made it?"

Peter Wein Link, who was at the top, looked at him and asked: "As said in the video, their products are more advanced and have higher lithography power. One of them exceeds two of ours, making our products uncompetitive. On the verge of being eliminated.”

"I said this is impossible!"

Huo Xiusi slammed the table hard and fell into madness: "EUV is the representative of the most advanced technology in all developed countries. If we give the Chinese 10 or 20 years, they will not be able to win EUV. That conference was 100% Fake! This is a judgment based on common sense.”

"I sent someone to get a fragment of the wafer that was leaked from the press conference and had it inspected. It was clearer than the initial image of our EUV."

Peter Wen Link introduced: "In addition, just a few hours ago, Longyao Company announced that it successfully purchased the first Tyrannosaurus EUV at a price of 4.5 billion. Now Longyao Company's morale has been greatly improved, and it is expected to be launched by the end of this year. , resurrecting the first high-end 5G mobile phone.”

"Do you think these related news are also fake news?"

silence.

There was another long silence, like a mountain weighing down my heart.

"Whether it's true or not, let's make an acquisition request to that black hole technology company."

Vice President Noven said: "We will start with an offer of 1 billion meters. If they agree soon, it means that their photolithography machines must be fake and we can give up the acquisition; if they refuse, we can increase the price to 10 billion meters. If they still say no, it’s probably true.”

"In addition, let's investigate some of our parts suppliers who have sold parts to Black Hole Technology Company. If there is a cooperative relationship, ask for it to stop immediately! We cannot let a high-precision part get into their hands, and let them only use it at most. I can save up an EUV.”

"What if the other party accepts the price of 10 billion US dollars?" asked another shareholder.

"It would be better if you accept it. We can send people to visit their factory to see how they solved the light source problem, how they polished the lenses to 82% reflectivity, and how they implemented the violent mode. "...These are very good ideas. Black Hole Technology Company can contact the talented engineers and outstanding workers privately, offer them better treatment, give them Western citizenship, let them live in big villas, and drive luxury cars."

"As long as we recruit all the talents, we can discuss whether to acquire them or not. We don't need to waste 10 billion meters."

Novin said.

"This is a good idea."

"Free countries are still very attractive to them."

"I don't really want them to come to our country, but they are talented people and we can give them a chance to show their talent."

"Why are our young people so useless? I've seen enough of the faces of the Chinese engineers in the factory, and a large number of them are coming this time. Can't we live without them?" The executive pinched himself in frustration. hair.

Hey~

All the white executives and shareholders also sighed.

The only thing they seem to have left is freedom and the pearl system.

…

Within a day, Wei Ming received multiple calls.

"A billion dollars to acquire our company? Get out!"

"Increase the price to 10 billion? No sale! Tell them not to call again, even if it's 1 trillion meters, they won't sell it."

"I heard that many headhunting agencies started to poach people from our company like crazy. Everyone including you, Dr. Pu, has become the target of poaching, hahahaha..."

Wei Ming raised his head and laughed: "Dr. Pu, they are offering a salary of 100 million per year, which is ten times higher than the salary I give. Dr. Pu, do you think you will leave?"

"You should leave only if your brain is sick."

Pu Weicai shook his head: "All the core parts can only be used after being polished by Mr. Wei at your divine level. If we leave, someone else can take over. Unless you are poached, Mr. Wei, our lithography machine factory It’s all over now, can they poach you, Mr. Wei?”

"Hahahahaha~"

Wei Ming laughed heartily: "If there is that idiot in the factory who really wants to change jobs, let him do it and put him on the blacklist. He will never be welcome back."

"There is no such idiot as Mr. Wei."

Pu Weicai said: "Now everyone is working hard to produce a few more Tyrannosaurus EUVs, and they are waiting for the year-end bonus equivalent to 30% of the profits promised by the President of the United States. We can only hope that a few idiots will change jobs and improve the factory. Not to mention the average IQ here, we will give you a little more bonus.”

"That's good."

Wei Ming smiled and nodded.

…

The acquisition failed.

Recruitment failed.

The parts embargo also failed... Black Hole Technology's second and third Tyrannosaurus EUVs are said to have started production, but they have not made a request to purchase parts from an overseas parts supplier.

The top management of Esmet finally panicked.