Ren Zong tapped his right index knuckle on the wooden desktop repeatedly.
Clearly.
He was rapidly calculating something in his mind.
Based on his understanding of Meng Hao, and the high regard Elder Ouyang had for this young man.
Even though Meng Hao hadn't made an official announcement, these four lithography machines were definitely for domestic sale, not for foreign clients.
Meng Hao was a businessman.
But, first and foremost, he was a Chinese person.
He knew clearly what should be done, what shouldn't be done, what could be done, and what couldn't be done.
If he truly valued money over his patriotic heart, putting a price tag on it.
When he heard earlier that an American had tried to poach Meng Hao with a hefty sum of fifty billion US dollars, he would have already fled to the US to enjoy wealth and status, becoming a person of high regard in the eyes of those who worshipped foreign things.
What Ren Zong was currently worried about was.
Domestic competition.
One must know.
Although Hua Wei was one of the leaders in Daxia's semiconductor industry.
However, Hua Wei was not the only leader.
Ten-odd top figures in various fields were all eager for domestic high-end chips.
After all.
Even setting aside the exciting news of domestic high-end chips.
The sudden 20% price increase by foreign chip manufacturers was already making them suffer.
Moreover.
More than a month ago, in a video conference convened by the Minister of Daxia's Ministry of Commerce.
These industry magnates, whose companies were also worth trillions, had clearly stated their intention to wait for Meng Hao's lithography machines to debut.
Knock, knock… knock!
Ren Zong's knuckles finally landed on the wooden table.
"You're saying that Meng Hao will be selling the lithography machines through a bidding auction tomorrow?"
The secretary nodded.
"Alright then."
"Here's what you do: issue an order within the company. Tomorrow, all available personnel from headquarters, branches, suppliers, and collaborators are to be freed up."
"For one purpose only: to rush and bid for the lithography machines."
"The price has no upper limit… Anyone who manages to secure a purchase, regardless of who they are, will be rewarded with a bonus of five million for each unit!"
Good heavens.
A reward of five million just for securing the purchase qualification.
Even though the secretary, who had been with Ren Zong for many years and was already a high-level executive earning over a million annually, was still astonished by Ren Zong's generosity.
Five million!
It could be said that over 90% of Daxia's population would never earn such a sum in their lifetime.
Great rewards lead to brave individuals.
"Understood, Ren Zong."
"I'll make the arrangements immediately."
Seeing the secretary about to leave, Ren Zong called out to him again.
"Wait a moment."
"Immediately optimize the network lines of the headquarters. We absolutely cannot have any issues with the network signal!"
The secretary quickly nodded.
"Yes, Ren Zong, I'll make the arrangements right away, we'll definitely arrange the fastest fiber optic lines!"
Ren Zong shook his head.
"No."
"I mean, directly lease a communication satellite from the Daxia Space Administration!"
Damn it.
Leasing a communication satellite to watch a live broadcast, and to rush for goods?
This lavishness.
This impressive display.
It was likely that, within Daxia and even globally, no one other than Meng Hao could receive such treatment.
At the same time.
Lei Zong's Chao Mi Technology, Huang Zong's By Car Industry, He Zong's Xia Xin International, Chen Zong's Lan Lü Mobile, and over ten other manufacturers desperately needing high-precision chips made almost the same decision as Ren Zong.
…
The next day.
Nine o'clock in the morning.
As the early winter sun cast its gentle rays, the entire Huarong Technology factory area was bathed in warm sunlight.
The live broadcast began on time.
Directly behind Meng Hao.
Four instrument units, each as large as a double-decker bus, were covered with a large oilcloth.
"Although there's no suspense anymore."
"However, we still need to go through the usual procedures."
"Everyone, please allow me to formally introduce."
"Daxia's first lithography machine with a maximum precision of 5nm process technology… the Rongguang i-type lithography machine."
Even though they already knew.
When Meng Hao solemnly announced it, the live broadcast room still erupted in a frenzy.
This was like swiping Douyin and other video platforms.
Many familiar and even long-watched TV shows, such as Naruto, Dragon Ball, Liang Jian, and Si Heyuan.
Yet, when a high-energy scene from these shows appeared in a short video, it would still attract viewers to watch it again, or even countless times.
After all.
These were high points.
They were incredibly exciting.
"Holy crap."
"Lithography machine?"
"Are you serious?"
"Those four broken lithography machines that Brother Hao brought back from Xia Weiqun Dao City have finally taken shape."
"Nonsense, you fake fan. I've been watching Brother Hao's live streams for a month. The lithography machines he brought back from Xia Weiqun Dao City were more like a pile of scrap metal than machinery."
"I truly admire Brother Hao, he's incredibly amazing, to be able to turn a pile of scrap metal into a real lithography machine."
"…"
Seeing the liveliness in the live broadcast room.
Meng Hao was very satisfied.
He continued his introduction.
"A lithography machine (lithography), also known as a mask aligner, exposure system, lithography system, etc., is the core equipment for manufacturing chips. It uses a process similar to photo printing to transfer the fine patterns on a mask onto a silicon wafer through light exposure…"
"Its specific working principle is to use a template to remove the protective film on the wafer surface, then immerse the wafer in a corrosive agent. The parts without the protective film are etched away to form circuits. The remaining impurities on the wafer surface are washed away with pure water…"
"One wafer can produce dozens of integrated circuits. The template moves relative to the exposure machine, but the template's position relative to the center of the exposure machine remains unchanged. Always using the central part of the focusing lens can achieve higher precision…"
"Lithography machines are core equipment for mass-producing integrated circuits. Their manufacturing and maintenance require a high level of optical and electronic industrial foundation, and only a few manufacturers in the world have mastered it…"
"Furthermore, countries that master lithography machine technology, such as the United States and the Netherlands, require joint research and development by multiple countries. Currently, only Daxia, only our Huarong Technology, can independently research and manufacture lithography machines…"
After delivering these seemingly cryptic technical explanations.
Meng Hao paused for a moment.
Then, he replicated the standard strategic backward lean pose of the famous internet personality, 'Two Blossoms, Six Teachers'.
"Now, who else doubts that our Huarong Technology is not a private enterprise…"
"Who else slanders and defames us as a military enterprise…"
"This brings us to the contributions made by Huarong Technology, a private enterprise…"
At this very moment.
The viewers were once again reminded of the brainwashing fear of being dominated by the word 'private'.
Countless bullet comments were rapidly scrolling.
"Meng Hao, Brother Hao, please stop…"
"Don't keep pushing 'private' company, I'm going to vomit…"
"We all understand, Huarong Technology is a private company, not a military enterprise…"
"Brother Hao, please focus on selling your products and stop bothering us…"
Facing the frantic pleas of the viewers.
Meng Hao scratched his head.
Uh.
Has this batch of viewers finally been pacified by his homemade products!
Hmm.
It seems their thinking has been completely reversed, and there's no need to worry about system tasks anymore.