Episode 12 recap: Zhang Hai Chao's Disruption at Li Yue's Product Launch
In episode 12, the team's Ph.D.s started resigning, putting immense pressure on Zhang Hai Chao. The wives of the Ph.D.s sought help from Huang Lin Xi, making her workload exceptionally demanding. Moved by Huang Lin Xi's plight, Zhang Hai Chao decided to personally visit each family to address their concerns and alleviate Huang Lin Xi's burden.
Huang Lin Xi planned to travel to the U.S. to persuade the resigned Ph.D.s to return to the team. After careful consideration, Zhang Hai Chao agreed that this was the only viable solution and allowed Huang Lin Xi to make the arduous trip. Before her departure, Huang Lin Xi revealed that she was pregnant, which both delighted and worried Zhang Hai Chao, but she insisted on going to resolve the team's predicament.
In the U.S., Huang Lin Xi enlisted Ou Yang Zi Xia's help, asking him to feign a more tragic persona in front of the Ph.D. wives, falsely claiming he had attempted suicide for Li Dong Sheng's sake. Although Ou Yang Zi Xia felt uneasy about this, he agreed to Huang Lin Xi's request. Jason's wife also approached Huang Lin Xi, expressing her desire to return to China with her child to reunite with Jason, but she was concerned about work and her child's education. Huang Lin Xi carefully noted these issues and promised to help resolve them.
Li Dong Sheng successfully secured Lin Guang Yao's investment and immediately traveled to the U.S. to communicate with the resigned Ph.D.s. Through his eloquence and sincerity, he persuaded them to start a new venture together and assured them that he would address their concerns. The Ph.D.s were moved by Li Dong Sheng's earnestness and ultimately agreed to return to China.
Li Dong Sheng and Lin Guang Yao set a 12-month deadline for completing the research, development, and test production. However, Liu Han expressed concerns that the timeline was too tight and might be difficult to meet. Li Dong Sheng encouraged him and the team to work overtime to ensure they completed the task within the specified time.
After 16 months of tireless efforts by the Li Yue team, they finally developed the Tangxin No.1 communication chip. To celebrate this achievement, Li Yue decided to hold a media conference. When Xue A Tu learned about this, he saw it as an excellent investment opportunity, so he approached Li Yue to seek an investment share, and even specially invited a drum troupe to liven up the event.
When Zhang Hai Chao heard this news, he felt immense pressure.
At the launch event for the Tangxin No.1 chip, the chip passed the tests successfully, and Zhang Hai Chao and Li Dong Sheng also attended on time. However, Zhang Hai Chao discovered on-site that the Tangxin No.1 chip had plagiarism issues, and he publicly exposed the fact that Li Yue's chip code did not match.
Guan Zong stood up to defend Li Yue, and questioned Zhang Hai Chao's decision to abandon the navigation chip in the US, also bringing up Huang Zhong Kai to attack Zhang Hai Chao. Zhang Hai Chao was furious and wanted to settle the score with Guan Zong, but was forcibly dragged away by Li Dong Sheng.
Zhang Hai Chao could not tolerate Li Yue's waste of national resources and their submission of an outdated communication chip. Li Dong Sheng advised him to restrain himself temporarily, lest those experts create obstacles for their chip. However, Zhang Hai Chao could not swallow this pill.
After the launch event, Li Yue requested that Qin Yu Dong persuade Zhang Hai Chao to continue developing the navigation chip. Huang Lin Xi sweated when she saw the news of Zhang Hai Chao's outburst at the launch, and tried to find evidence of Li Yue's plagiarism, but due to lack of professional knowledge, she and Ou Yang Zi Xia were powerless.
Ultimately, under Qin Yu Dong's persuasion, Zhang Hai Chao decided to continue developing the navigation chip, to contribute to the country. Xue A Tu also expressed willingness to provide investment support for them.
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