From Wage Slave to Tycoon novel Chapter 384

Chapter 384: Chapter 207: I Wanted to Hide My Strength, But Heaven Wouldn’t Let Me

’On second thought, I’d better not.’ Su Chen just couldn’t bring himself to say something so embarrassing.

’But... I still have to say the right things.’ The platitudes had to be spoken.

"Elder Xiao, you can rest assured. My principles are unshakable!" Su Chen said with a serious expression.

Elder Xiao nodded in satisfaction. In truth, there was a reason he had summoned Su Chen this time: to probe his thoughts and see where he truly stood. If Su Chen had any deviant ideas, they could still remedy the situation in time.

After this round of probing, Elder Xiao was very pleased with Su Chen’s reaction. However, a flicker of worry also crossed his eyes, wondering what kind of impact a platform like Douyin might have.

After all, a power as great as the Soviet Union had collapsed due to public opinion.

Elder Xiao changed the subject. Looking at Su Chen beside him, he asked, "By the way, Xiaochen, how are things progressing with the chips? Have you managed to produce any yet?"

"An experimental prototype of the 10nm chip was produced a while ago. We’re currently researching how to achieve mass production. I imagine it should be soon," Su Chen didn’t hide anything, directly telling him what he knew.

"You really managed to produce one?"

"How did you manufacture the chip without a lithography machine? Don’t tell me you have some other method?" Elder Xiao looked at Su Chen with a hint of anticipation.

A lithography machine is essential for manufacturing chips, but domestic lithography technology was still in its infancy, leagues behind foreign technology.

Every year, the country imports a large number of lithography machines from ASML in the Netherlands to manufacture chips. The cost for these machines alone is several billion euros.

That’s right... several billion euros. And that was just the purchase price. Whenever a problem occurred that they couldn’t fix themselves, they had no choice but to call in people from ASML. A single repair cost millions, at a minimum.

The most infuriating part was that you never knew if a malfunction was caused by overuse or by something ASML did remotely through a backdoor.

This was the consequence of being technologically constrained. There was nothing to be done but to swallow your pride and accept it. Who could they blame but themselves for not having the technology?

Su Chen’s eyes shifted slightly. He naturally understood the importance of lithography machines. But if he revealed that he possessed the technology for them, it would just lead to another pile of headaches. So, he decided to just play dumb.

"Elder Xiao, you know me. I’m a completely hands-off boss. I don’t pay much attention to the park."

"I just got a call from the park a while ago saying the chip production was successful. As for the specific details, I’m a layman, so I’m not really clear on them."

"How about I make a call and ask?"

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