While Elder Xiao, Su Chen, and the others were sound asleep, things in the Imperial Capital had already erupted into a frenzy because of Elder Xiao’s phone call.
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"Let’s go. I want to see just how many secrets this research base of yours is hiding."
After lunch, Elder Xiao, as expected, suggested they tour the other research institutes.
Su Chen shrugged nonchalantly. He had long been prepared for this. Under Chen Fei’s guidance, they headed straight for the chip research institute.
At first, Su Chen had thought it was in the main research institute area, but to his surprise, Chen Fei drove the sightseeing cart directly to the factory district in the back.
"Professor Wu and his team have all moved over here?" Su Chen asked.
Upon hearing the question, Chen Fei glanced at Elder Xiao and Xiao Chen, who were sitting beside Su Chen. He looked hesitant, unsure if he should speak.
"Go on, there are no outsiders here," Su Chen said, his smile widening. He was quite satisfied with Chen Fei’s conduct.
He hadn’t blurted out secrets about the research base just because of Elder Xiao and Xiao Chen’s statuses. That alone was worthy of praise.
Meanwhile, neither Elder Xiao nor Xiao Chen showed any sign of displeasure. Instead of being angered by Chen Fei’s behavior, they were both smiling.
Having received Su Chen’s go-ahead, Chen Fei didn’t waste any more time and began to explain.
"With the help of Professor Wei and several mechanical engineers, Professor Wu has successfully built the lithography machine. The final hurdle in chip manufacturing has been overcome."
"Currently, through the collaboration of several mechanical engineers, they’ve built three lithography machines. Professor Wu and his team are now trying to set up a mass-production line, which is why they moved the entire lab to the factory district in the back."
The moment his voice fell, Elder Xiao spoke up. "Xiaofei, did you just say you’ve built three lithography machines? Do you know what their performance is like?"
A trace of anticipation flashed across the elder’s face, a detail that Su Chen happened to notice.
"Er..." Chen Fei scratched his head in embarrassment. "Elder Xiao, I don’t know the specific performance details of the lithography machine. I just heard Professor Wu say during testing that the one we built ourselves is even better than that ASML one."
"What? Are you serious? The lithography machine we built ourselves performs better than ASML’s?" Elder Xiao’s voice involuntarily rose by several decibels.
"Yeah, that’s what Professor Wu said. You can ask him yourself for the specifics later," Chen Fei answered honestly.
"Hahahaha! Excellent! This is truly excellent!" Elder Xiao slapped his thigh and burst into hearty laughter.



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