Lin Yiâs gaze lingered on her son the moment he laid eyes on him.
It wasnât until he called him President Lin that he was able to confirm his identity.
If Lin Yi was not mistaken, this man should be the lab technician in the institute, and his name was Du Xuehong.
Heâd been in Longxin for more than six years.
He was the most senior person apart from Sun Fuyu.
âWhat a coincidence, running into you here.â Lin Yi said with a smile.
âI know, right?â Du Xuehong said.
âIâm really sorry, My momâs safety awareness is too weak. We were wrong to crash into your car.â Du Xuehong bowed repeatedly and apologized to Lin Yi.
âLook at this mess. If I knew it was your mother, I wouldnât have pursued this matter.â
No one in the crowd had expected such a turn of events.
The son of the old lady was a subordinate of the owner of the Bentley.
From the way they talked, they seemed to have a good relationship. This matter should thus be able to be swept aside.
âSon, this young man is your leader?â The old woman asked in surprise.
âThatâs right, heâs the director of our research institute.â
âLook at how bad this is.â
The old woman bowed to Lin Yi as well, âYoung man, I was being unreasonable just now. Donât lower yourself to my level. Didnât the traffic police say that your car is quite expensive? Weâll definitely compensate you. Donât hold a grudge against my son in your heart.â
Du Xuehongâs expression changed, but he quickly returned to normal and it was not noticed by the others.
âProfessor Du is a researcher in the institute. Our relationship is very good. Itâs fine if you want to compensate me, but Iâm not lacking either.â
âAiyo, thatâs great. In the future, I will definitely get my son to do more work for you. I will definitely not let him slack off.â
âThen Iâll have to thank you, Auntie.â
At that moment, the traffic policeman walked over.
âSince you guys know each other, things will be easier. Do you want to settle this privately, or do you want to go through the judicial process?â
âWeâll settle it privately.â Lin Yi smiled. âThank you for your hard work.â
âIt was not hard at all. Itâs what I should have done. You guys just need to settle this peacefully.â
âI will.â
After watching the two traffic policemen leave, Lin Yi smiled at Du Xuehong.
âThis car looks pretty good. It should cost more than a million.â
âNo, no, no, President Lin, you misunderstand. How could I afford such a good car?â Du Xuehong said nervously.
âDidnât you give each of us a 500,000 dollar bonus a few days ago? I used that money to buy a used car from a friend.â
âSo itâs a used car.â Du Xuehongâs mother said in disappointment.
âDidnât you say it was new?â
âI said that out of respect.â Du Xuehong said,
âPresident Lin is my boss. Thereâs no need to pretend in front of him.â
âYouâre right.â
âItâs nothing serious.â Lin Yi said with a smile,
âI still have something to do, so I wonât talk to you anymore. Iâll ask the financial department to transfer 100,000 dollars to you. Take Auntie to see a doctor. If itâs not enough, tell me again and Iâll take full responsibility.â
âAiyo, you canât do that. Itâs not that big of a deal for me, itâs just a scratch on my knee. Iâll just go back and disinfect it. You donât have to take it to heart.â
âHow could I do that? Itâs not just a small thing. Iâll definitely take responsibility for this.â
Lin Yi waved his hand at Du Xuehong. âIâll be leaving first.â
âOkay, okay, okay. Take care, President Lin.â
Lin Yi nodded and drove away, muttering to himself,
âThis Du Xuehong isnât very honest.â
Soon, Lin Yi arrived at the Crab Kingâs Palace. Sun Fuyu and Lu Ying had been waiting for him for a long time.
Sun Fuyuâs outfit was still as normal as before.
However, Lu Yingâs outfit made Lin Yiâs eyes light up.
With a white half-sleeve Louis Vuitton top, blue denim shorts, and a pair of Air Jordan 1âs, she completely flipped Lin Yiâs understanding of female professors.
âPresident Lin, Little Yingâs outfit isnât bad, is it? Itâs not an exaggeration to say that itâs the best in our research institute, right?â
âThe outfit is pretty average, but the legs arenât bad.â
If it was in the past, Lin Yi would think that Lu Yingâs outfit was pretty good.
However, after interacting with Ji Qingyan for a long time, he suddenly felt that this outfit was not very impressive anymore.
âPresident Lin, donât look down on us. The girls at Tsinghua University are also very good at dressing up. Itâs just that I was in a hurry to come out today, so I didnât have time to change,â Lu Ying said.
âYeah, I think Little Yingâs outfit is pretty good too.â
âWhen it comes to you old straight guys who only know how to do research, your aesthetic standards are stuck at the era of plaid shirts and denim shorts,â Lin Yi said with a laugh.
The three of them arrived at the Crab Kingâs Palace. Since it was noon, there werenât many people here to eat. It was a three Michelin star restaurant, so there was only one occupied table in the entire restaurant.
Lin Yi asked for a private room and ordered something to fill his stomach first.
âPresident Lin, you invited us here in the middle of the day. You must have something important to tell us, right?â
Lin Yi threw down the crab leg in his hand. âHowâs the situation with the photolithography machine? Did you continue negotiating?â
âYes,â Sun Fuyu replied. âBut they are being very tough. They kept saying that there was something wrong with our international reputation and refused to cooperate.â
âLook at Little Yingâs eyes. She hasnât slept well for days because of this.â
Lu Ying was in charge of the distribution of the chips under Lin Yi.
She was the one who was most anxious about not being able to buy a photolithography machine right now.
âSince we canât go through ASML, weâll just have to find another way.â Lin Yi said.
âAnother way?â Lu Ying combed her hair. âOther than ASML, only Nikonâs photolithography machine can perform at the international standard.â
âBut in the field of photolithography machines, Nikon has been slowly eliminated. The photolithography machine they produce only has a beam of 12 nanometers, while the lithography machine produced by ASML has already reached the level of five nanometers. The gap is too big. Even if we buy it, itâs impossible for us to use this to occupy the international market. This will be hard and unrewarding.â
âI know that,â Lin Yi said,
âSo my idea is...â Lin Yi paused. âThat we make our own photolithography machine.â
Sun Fuyu was enjoying the king crabâs thigh, but he stopped what he was doing as soon as he heard Lin Yiâs words.
Lu Ying was the same, looking at Lin Yi as if he was a lunatic.
If Longxin could make a photolithography machine that could scale down to five nanometers, then its contribution to the high-tech industry would be no less than developing a cutting-edge chip.
âKeep eating. Why are you all staring at me?â
âMr. Lin, are you sure youâre not joking? Are you really going to make your own photolithography machine? This is a big project!â
âActually, I was going to make a photolithography machine sooner or later, but now Iâm moving it forward. After all, the chip is the final product. It is a sharp weapon that can break the technological blockade, but since ASML is doing?this, I can only put the lithography machine further forward on the agenda.â
Lin Yi took a sip of the red wine.
âWeâre all groping our way through the wilderness, and weâre bound to fall at some point. Our heads will be bleeding, but if we fall like this, the Chinese people wonât be able to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives. Therefore, however they try to restrict us, Iâll still do it.â
âIâll kill whoever stands in front of us.â
âIf a ghost stands in front of me, I will catch it.â
âIf a god stands in front of me, I will slaughter him to prove my belief!â