âThatâs hard to say. I might stay until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, or even longer.â Lin Yi didnât give an affirmative answer. âEvery year, my mother drags me home to visit. I donât think I can escape this year.â
âI thought so.â Ji Qingyan smiled and said. âIn the past, you werenât very successful. Even then, Mother Wang was eager to bring you around. Now that youâve made a name for yourself, itâs become even more important for you to go back so she can show off.â
âThis kind of thing has already become part of a middle-aged womanâs daily life. When gathered together, they all discuss these topics. Either my daughter found a boss or my son got into the civil service. They only ever talk about these things.â Lin Yi said.
âFortunately, my father is very stoic and never talks about these things.â
âWomen are all like this.â
âMy mother is the same. Whenever she sees her friends, she will show off and say that she has found a good son-in-law. Iâve already spoken to her about this several times, but she canât change this bad habit.â
âMy mother-in-law isnât showing off. Sheâs telling the truth.â
âLook at how arrogant you are.
âBut I think that when Mother Wang brings you around to visit, youâll probably be able to crush everyone present. No one can compare to you.â
âI am confident in that.â Lin Yi said smugly.
âWhen I return to your hometown, Iâll be the most beautiful boy in the entire village. Those young girls and their newly married wives will probably take a few second glances at me.â
âYou can try and see if you can hook up with one.â
âWould you be so generous?â
âI donât care about this, but I donât know if Mother Wang will care.â
âYouâre on the same side as my mother. It would be strange if she didnât care.â
âHmph, itâs good that you know this.â
That night, Ji Qingyan hugged Lin Yi and slept soundly.
Although he couldnât bear to part with her, there was nothing he could do.
The Lunar New Year was the most traditional festival in Huaxia. Naturally, they had to go home to celebrate it with their parents.
Ji Qingyan was also very good at comforting herself. After all, absence only makes the heart grow fonder.
The next morning, Guo Ningyue and the others followed Ji Qingyan to Chaoyang Group. Lin Yi took the gifts he bought in advance and drove to the research institute to talk to Shen Tianzhuo about the photolithography machine. âYou can come whenever you want. Why are you buying so many things? Youâre not an outsider,â Shen Tianzhuo said with a smile.
âItâs not anything valuable. Just keep it.â
âEven the cheapest Burberry scarf costs tens of thousands. How can you say itâs not valuable?â Shen Tianzhuo teased.
âI really envy you capitalists, haha.â
âDirector Shen, donât make fun of me. Iâm just a piece of trash compared to you.â
âDonât be so humble. Iâve seen many successful people, but not many of them are in their twenties. When people reach your level, they have to be high-profile while they still can. Once you reach my age, you wonât feel the need to be high-profile anymore.â
âTruly wise words.â Lin Yi said.
âEveryone told me not to go out and have fun.
Only you told me to show off while I am still young. I believe you were a prodigal son who didnât like to go home when you were young.â
âThat only happened while I was young. Letâs not talk about it,â Shen Tianzhuo said.
âWhen youâre young, you can do whatever you want. It doesnât matter if youâre a little impudent.â
âThank you Lin Yi said.
for your teachings, Teacher Shen,â
âIn the future, if my wife asks me why I always go out to play, Iâll say that you taught me this.â
âDonât push the blame on me. If President Ji finds out about this, sheâll probably come after me. Hahaâ¦â
The two of them chatted for a while before Lin Yi started discussing the main topic. âBoss Shen, Iâve solved the problem regarding the light source. As long as you say the word, Cymer can ship the goods over. The rest is up to you.â
âItâs been handled so quickly?â
âThis wasnât too quick in my opinion. If I was a bit more aggressive, it wouldâve been much faster,â Lin Yi said.
âIn addition, Iâve also obtained 12% of Intelâs shares. We can also purchase some parts from global sources. When the time comes, make a list. Iâll try my best to get what I can. If I canât get it, weâll continue our own research.â
âYou also got a stake in Intel?â
Shen Tianzhuo was stunned. He was so surprised that he could not close his mouth.
âThis is a pleasant surprise. It wasnât part of my plan before, so itâs quite a shock.â
âLooks like returning to the country with you was the right decision. Youâre really impressive,â Shen Tianzhuo said with a smile.
âDirector Shen, you flatter me. This is all routine.â
âFrom the looks of it, my progress is slowing us down.â Shen Tianzhuo pondered for a few seconds and said.
âGive me another three months and Iâll be able to overcome the technical difficulties. However, the later stages of debugging and assembly will take a long time. Having said that, we can still publicly announce that the lithography machine has been successfully developed and inject a stimulant into the domestic semiconductor companies. At that time, the share price will probably soar. We will have to be careful of foreign investment though.â
âIâve already thought of this. There wonât be a problem.â
Shen Tianzhuo nodded. âI plan to recruit another group of people in the near future and buy some equipment to speed up our research and development. Therefore, there might be a huge consumption of funds. Iâm letting you know in advance.â
âYouâre in charge of the money. You donât have to ask anyone. In short, you have to do what it takes to get the lithography machine out.â
âI will.â
After finishing his business, Lin Yi stood up. However, when he opened the door, he stopped and turned around.
âAlthough the photolithography machine is important, donât forget to rest. Donât tire yourself out.â
âI know what Iâm doing. Donât worry,â Shen Tianzhuo said with relief.
After leaving the research institute, Lin Yi called Shen Shuyi.
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In order to ensure the confidentiality of the project, he planned to let Shen Shuyi handle the procurement of spare parts.
Qi Xianzhao was very capable, but the scale of the Lingyun Group still restricted his ability to a certain extent.
In the domestic capital market, he could handle everything smoothly. However, when it involved international capital, he would find his hands tied.
However, Shen Shuyi and her subordinates were different.
All of them were veterans who had been in the international capital market for many years. They would definitely be able to deal with such things easily and not leave any loopholes. After chatting with Shen Shuyi for about half an hour, they finally settled everything. Lin Yiâs ability to handle things was recognized by Shen Shuyi once again. After hanging up Shen Shuyiâs call, Lin Yi found a deserted place and prepared to do a simple end-of-year summary. Everything was going smoothly now.
The only potential threat was Caie Mitsui.
Ever since Ito Mitsui had died, she had never looked for him again.
It felt like the calm before a storm.
Ring ring ring!
Just as Lin Yi was thinking about these things, he received a call from Liang Ruoxu. However, before he could speak, he heard Liang Ruoxu say angrily, âLin Yi, youâre too much!â
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