Episode 32 recap: Zhang Hai Chao Develops China's Standard Chip
In episode 32, Huang Lin Xi painted a rosy picture, saying they need to develop their own standard chip in China. He even generously offered the sales director position to Jiang Wei, telling her to go all out. Jiang Wei was deeply moved by this sincerity and immediately decided to dedicate herself to the task. As for Zhang Hai Chao, he teamed up with Li Dong Sheng, and the two saw eye to eye, determined to take on this big project together.
Li Dong Sheng proposed a condition - they need to establish an industry capital and let Zhang Hai Chao take a stake. Zhang Hai Chao agreed without hesitation, but he also gave Li Dong Sheng a challenge - find ten companies to join in within three days, and he would provide 5 million yuan as the investment fund.
Huang Lin Xi got wind of this and directly criticized Zhang Hai Chao for being too impulsive, not considering the employees' feelings. But Zhang Hai Chao was solely focused on his chip dream, caring about nothing else. The two of them then hastily held a press conference, officially announcing their foray into the Chinese standard chip industry.
Li Dong Sheng was indeed not messing around. Within days, he managed to bring on board several major enterprises. Bigwigs like Xue A Tu and Ou Yang Chong Liang joined the effort, as they harbored a strong desire to rewrite the history of communication chips. Huang Zhong Kai initially mocked their efforts as a dying struggle, but ended up feeling uneasy when he saw them actually achieving something.
On Nini's birthday, the family was in a joyful mood. When Zhang Hai Chao heard that a male classmate wanted to buy Nini a princess dress, he got nervous and decided to personally pick up and drop off Nini from then on. Huang Lin Xi laughed at his overprotectiveness. Meanwhile, Liu Han urgently contacted Zhang Hai Chao, saying the test team in Beijing had encountered an issue.
Zhang Hai Chao had to quickly arrange for Nini's birthday and then fly to Beijing with Liu Han. Liu Han left in a hurry, forgetting to inform Mi Lan Da, who then called to scold him. Li Dong Sheng also arrived on the scene. After so many years, the three of them were collaborating again, and Liu Han felt deeply moved.
Thanks to everyone's efforts, the test team has finally completed the testing of the chip, and everyone was so excited. Huang Zhong Kai heard about this and planned to give Zhang Hai Chao a piece of his mind at the World Communications Conference. The West has been using the same-frequency networking, but Zhang Hai Chao and his team wanted to try the different-frequency networking, which would break the convention.
The communications conference sent an invitation to Zhang Hai Chao, and Zhang Hai Chao's team reported this to Pan Si Zhang. After some negotiation, Pan Si Zhang agreed, saying that as long as they could develop the same-frequency networking chip within six months, he would recognize the Chinese standard.
Li Dong Sheng knew that this was the communications association's ploy, because developing this chip would take several years, and six months would be impossible. But Pan Si Zhang still encouraged them to try their best and see if they could turn the impossible into possible. Zhang Hai Chao was also stubborn, saying they had to rely on technology, not backdoor dealings.
At this time, Lington's stock plummeted, and the employees were in a state of panic. Liu Han was so busy with R&D that she couldn't even take care of her pregnant wife Mi Lan Da, who was very dissatisfied. Huang Lin Xi tried to persuade Zhang Hai Chao to be more considerate of the employees' families, but Zhang Hai Chao was powerless.
Huang Zhong Kai seized the opportunity to buy a large amount of Lington's stock and teamed up with Li Dong Sheng to try to bring down Zhang Hai Chao. Li Dong Sheng thought it was a good deal and agreed, even setting a trap for Zhang Hai Chao.
Huang Lin Xi invited Mi Lan Da and Ou Yang Zi Xia to have hotpot together and complain about Zhang Hai Chao's "workaholic" style. Zhang Hai Chao and Liu Han, on the other hand, relied on beer to stay awake and worked day and night.
Five months later, they really did develop the same-frequency networking chip! After Lington's stock resumed trading, it soared, and Huang Zhong Kai's short-selling failed, leaving him heavily in debt. He also found that he had been plotted against by Li Dong Sheng, which made him furious.
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