The entire internet was abuzz.
Meng Hao, the CEO of Huarong Technology, announced he would be live-streaming the development of a domestically produced lithography machine for Great Xia within a month!
Countless onlookers flocked to the scene.
Hmm.
You might not be familiar with Meng Hao or Huarong Technology.
However, if you recall the incident from a while back where they confronted "Brother Chicken" and "Kun Kun," directly leading to the popular idol Kun Kun's arrest, then the audience reach becomes much wider.
Great Xia.
After all, it's a country with 1.4 billion people.
Even for things that should be universally known, there will always be people who haven't heard of them.
Let alone matters involving online live streams, professional technology, building mechs, developing lithography machines... and what appear to be military enterprises.
Speaking of the suspected military enterprise matter.
Before the broadcast.
Meng Hao once again emphasized.
"Dear viewers, as the boss of Huarong Technology, I am immensely grateful for your support in standing up for me and not being wrongly accused by the artist Kun Kun."
"However, one thing is one thing, and another is another."
"Please don't forget, the main reason why myself and Huarong Technology under my banner are developing and manufacturing our own lithography machine for Great Xia is to prove that we are just an ordinary, unremarkable, and unknown private enterprise."
In response.
The viewers were full of complaints.
Ordinary?
Unremarkable??
Unknown???
Please.
Brother Hao.
Are you describing Huarong Technology and yourself?
Why does it sound so awkward?
As the saying goes, excessive humility is a form of showing off.
Repeatedly emphasizing that they are not a military enterprise, but rather an ordinary tech company targeting the civilian market.
What's the point?
Faced with so many points of contention.
Meng Hao was unfazed.
Hmm.
Does it matter what you think?
Not important!
What's important is that as long as the system deems that I haven't been associated with military enterprises.
As the saying goes, controversy breeds traffic.
Meng Hao's firm, unwavering, and absolutely principled decision.
Instantly ignited heated discussions across the internet.
Fueled by the controversy.
The already viral move of "[Live-streaming Lithography Machine]" received immense attention, instantly sparking countless discussions with the help of headlines on major platforms.
"This is absolutely outrageous. Brother Hao says he'll live-stream the development and repair of a lithography machine... and the reason is to prove his company isn't a military factory!"
"I've heard of people live-streaming eating, cooking, and gardening, but this is my first time hearing about live-streaming the creation of a lithography machine... and by a private company that repeatedly claims it's not a military enterprise!"
"Brother Hao isn't trying to clear his name here; he's about to create a technological miracle for Great Xia... we are destined to witness a miracle!"
It was clear.
Meng Hao's decision and the nationwide announcement had completely stunned the Great Xia internet community.
A lithography machine!
Any technologically advanced country in the world possessing a lithography machine keeps it as a closely guarded secret.
Meng Hao and his Huarong Technology.
Are actually going to publicly develop and manufacture this lithography machine, the pinnacle of human semiconductor technology, for the entire world to see.
Either.
Meng Hao is talking nonsense, deliberately seeking attention.
Or, Meng Hao has absolute confidence in his own technology.
Based on Meng Hao's past actions.
He has never made wild claims for the sake of popularity.
However, live-streaming the development and manufacturing of a lithography machine still seems a bit too far-fetched!
In response.
In addition to the pinned headlines on major social media platforms.
This topic related to Meng Hao, Huarong Technology, and the live-streamed development and manufacturing of a lithography machine instantly topped the hot search lists on various platforms.
Moreover, they occupied the top ten spots across the board.
Consequently.
Various debates also erupted.
[Live-streaming the development of a lithography machine, won't this lead to the leak of secrets?]
Reply—
"The basic structure of a nuclear bomb isn't that difficult either, so why hasn't anyone built one by hand?"
"An aircraft carrier is just a big boat powered by boiling water, so why do only a handful of major countries possess them?"
"A satellite is just metal plus silicon chips, so why are there so few countries, organizations, or individuals that can launch them?"
"A rocket is just solid fuel + sheet metal + engine, why haven't any civilian science gurus replicated them?"
"..."
Indeed.
On a grand scale, the structures of various high-end scientific research products are completely public, but even knowing the technical structure, without the relevant equipment support and the concerted efforts of professional personnel, it is absolutely impossible to develop and manufacture them.
On a smaller scale, you've all seen math olympiad problems, right? Working backward from the answer, most people not covered by the nine years of compulsory education can't understand it... but if you give them another similar problem, most ordinary students will be as bewildered as if they were reading a celestial script.
Understanding is different from mastering.
Knowing the core technical structure, and being able to integrate, develop successfully, and apply it to other situations, are also worlds apart.
...
In addition to the vast number of online viewers.
Major Great Xia enterprises in the semiconductor field with market values in the trillions or tens of trillions, such as Huawei, SMIC, and various car manufacturers, were also closely watching Meng Hao's live stream.
Great Xia's domestic chips.
This is something that transcends an era.
As for Meng Hao's earnest desire to prove that Huarong Technology is just an ordinary private enterprise, it brought a knowing smile to the faces of the high-level executives of these giant companies.
This is perfectly normal!
After all, Great Xia Tobacco is also considered a small and micro enterprise.
There's nothing wrong with Meng Hao's Huarong Technology being a private enterprise.
As long as Meng Hao can truly develop a lithography machine for Great Xia, completely breaking free from the chokehold on Great Xia's high-end chips by Western countries led by the United States... even if Meng Hao claims he's the head of a manual workshop and Huarong Technology relies on manual visual inspection and hand-crafting chips of 7nm process or higher, these giant Great Xia semiconductor companies will willingly step forward to help him prove it.
In response.
Meng Hao was completely unaware.
However.
Before the official broadcast, he specifically convened a meeting with all the staff involved in the live stream.
Uh!
The netizens were right.
These "young ladies," who were generally older than him and looked better without makeup than with it, truly resembled old scallions pulled from a neglected vegetable patch by a farmer.
Never mind.
It's too late to hire new people now.
Old scallions they are.
As long as his live stream content is engaging enough, the viewers probably won't care.
After all.
Governing a big country is like cooking a small dish.
Developing a lithography machine shares similarities with cooking.
As long as the dish is outstanding and the ingredients are fresh.
Even if the supporting ingredients and seasonings aren't exceptional, it won't diminish the splendor much.
"Everyone, you will be responsible for the implementation and interactive feedback across various platforms."
"As the company boss, I have only one requirement for this month-long live stream."
"You must constantly remind the viewers that Huarong Technology is a private enterprise!"
In response.
These particularly excited old scallions nodded repeatedly.
"Understood, boss."
"Understood, boss."
"What do you like to eat in your spare time, boss? My cooking is good."
"Boss, if you have time, can we watch a movie together!"
Meng Hao.
Was dumbfounded.
When did he become attractive to people of all ages, appearances, and levels of beauty?
It seems that crushes are unrelated to age, appearance, or looks...