strictlysupreme Chapter 452 The Vision Opens Up, and the World Expands in an Instant!
Chapter 452 The Vision Opens Up, and the World Expands in an Instant!
"The mole must be found as soon as possible!"
"Otherwise, the consequences could be dire!"
After giving a couple of reminders, Liu Wenzhong got up to leave.
"Mr. Zhao, here's your milk!"
Zhong Xiaoai poured a large glass of milk, which made Liu Wenzhong frown.
How much was consumed?
Are we worried that Zhao Ruilong is overworking himself and need to make up for it?
"It's almost 8:40, hurry up and have your meal. See you in the lobby downstairs in a bit!"
"Okay, brother-in-law, see you in a bit."
Zhao Ruilong smiled slightly and began to eat.
The clever Zhong Xiaoai, of course, wouldn't ask Zhao Ruilong and Liu Wenzhong what they talked about.
Moreover, the strenuous exercise in the morning had depleted her energy, and she was quite hungry at the moment.
After eating and drinking his fill, Zhao Ruilong wiped his mouth and asked:
"Do you know that there's a mole within Loongson Group?"
Zhong Xiaoai was taken aback.
After glancing around, he whispered:
"What did your brother-in-law just tell you?"
Zhao Ruilong shook his head slightly.
"I knew about it last night after the closed-door meeting between the business representatives of the two countries ended."
After thinking for a moment, Zhong Xiaoai sighed.
"Actually, I'm not surprised at all that there's a mole within Loongson Group, because the group has had a complex personnel composition since its inception."
"There are those who have been engaged in scientific research in various research institutions for many years, as well as overseas returnees recruited from all over the world."
"In addition, the group has been continuously recruiting fresh graduates with high salaries in the past two years, and the group's staff size has continued to expand, now reaching tens of thousands!"
"Among these people, it's inevitable that some foreign spies will infiltrate, and there's no guarantee that some won't succumb to various temptations and be bribed to become moles!"
"Yes!"
Zhao Ruilong crumpled the tissue he was wiping his mouth into a ball.
“We only officially joined the WTO last year, and many people are still not very aware of the protection of intellectual property rights and trade secrets.”
"Moreover, although we have developed rapidly for decades, there is still a considerable gap between us and developed countries in terms of science and technology, infrastructure, economy, and rule of law."
"In addition, the ideological infiltration by developed countries through various means, as well as the rampant boasting by a large number of lackeys and scoundrels, has led many Chinese people to admire and yearn for the West."
"Given this ideological and cultural background, many people cannot resist the temptation once so-called international corporations, well-known research institutions, or academic organizations extend an olive branch."
"Especially when the other party not only offers generous compensation but also promises overseas travel, study at prestigious universities, immigration and citizenship, etc., it is even easier to take risks and steal secrets frantically."
Zhong Xiaoai said with a wry smile, "It's true what they say, you can guard against anything day or night, but it's hard to guard against a thief within your own ranks!"
"We finally seized the opportunity when the West's electronics and information industry was almost at a standstill due to the bursting of the dot-com bubble, and we invested heavily in human, material and financial resources to achieve leapfrog development."
"The slight lead, before it could be converted into huge commercial benefits, was breached by an insider, causing the relevant US authorities to be on high alert... The insider is truly despicable!"
Zhao Ruilong chuckled.
Why did the United States become the world's superpower? And why has it been able to maintain its superpower status for so long?
"One of the core reasons is that they are always trying to maintain their technological lead."
"On the one hand, they are frantically recruiting top talents from around the world and encouraging technology companies to continuously invest in research and development, while on the other hand, they are using any means necessary to suppress competitors and not give them a chance to catch up."
"Just like back then, when the Japanese were in the semiconductor field, they surpassed the United States in both technology and market share. They were then ruthlessly suppressed, and they haven't recovered to this day."
"Therefore, it is entirely expected that the United States, which attaches great importance to its own technological hegemony, will take various means to spy and collect intelligence to understand the development of our country's electronic information industry."
Zhong Xiaoai nodded slightly.
"I guess they're getting anxious too."
"The P4 processor, which Indel officially released at the beginning of the year, was originally highly anticipated."
"As a result, it fell behind as soon as it hit the market, with its performance lagging far behind our Longteng i3 processor."
"They will definitely disassemble and study our Longteng i3 processor and find that our manufacturing process precision has reached 90 nanometers, while their manufacturing process precision is only 130 nanometers."
"Moreover, our 90-nanometer process precision chips have already been mass-produced and launched on the market, which means that higher precision chip technology is already undergoing various tests in preparation for mass production."
"If they invest heavily and spend a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources, they may finally achieve mass production of 90-nanometer chips within one or two years, but our 45-nanometer Loongson i5 processor has already been mass-produced and launched on the market."
"In this way, we will always be one generation ahead, but the price difference will not be significant. Customers will naturally be more willing to cooperate with us. At that time, those who have invested heavily but have poor sales will not be far from bankruptcy!"
At this point, Zhong Xiaoai leaned forward slightly and asked with great curiosity:
"So how many of our secrets do they know now?"
Zhao Ruilong picked up a piece of apple with his fork, and said while eating:
"They not only know that our 32-nanometer process precision chip technology is about to mature, but they also know that we have begun to develop extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines to prepare for the production of higher performance chips."
hiss……
Zhong Xiaoai gasped.
"Son of a bitch!"
"The semiconductor industry is the foundation of the electronics and information industry!"
"And the vast electronics and information industry is gradually becoming a pillar of our national economy!"
"Only with top-notch chips can we have top-notch integrated circuits, and only then can we have a rapidly developing electronic information industry!"
"That damned mole leaked important scientific research secrets of our semiconductor industry. It's practically treason!"
"In my opinion, we really should amend and improve the law as soon as possible, strengthen the criminal protection of corporate property rights, and add the crime of infringing trade secrets. Otherwise, who knows how many traitors will emerge in all walks of life in the future!"
"Especially in the era of global economic and trade integration, more and more of our enterprises will participate in global competition. If the cost of being an insider is very low but the benefits are very high, then there will inevitably be a continuous stream of people who want to be insiders!"
Zhao Ruilong nodded silently.
Zhong Xiaoai's words reminded Zhao Ruilong of the sensational iron ore negotiation insider case that had rocked the country before he transmigrated.
China boasts the world's largest steel industry, yet it lacks high-quality iron ore. With rapid economic development and a surge in steel consumption, the annual import volume of iron ore has also been continuously increasing.
Due to long-term vicious competition among steel companies of all sizes, China, as the world's largest consumer of iron ore, has no pricing power over iron ore, with most of the profits going to mining companies.
Ever since.
A series of mergers, acquisitions, shutdowns, and consolidations were introduced. Under the strong supply-side reform, the fragmented steel industry was streamlined down to just four major giants, all of which are state-owned enterprises, eliminating vicious competition.
The four giants joined forces to negotiate with the three major mining companies in an attempt to lower iron ore prices so they could make more money. However, they were spies and insiders leaked information, leading to the failure of the negotiations and heavy losses.
of course.
learn from mistakes.
At a heavy price, the law was finally improved.
This also makes people realize that overseas returnees who graduated from prestigious universities must be carefully vetted.
Perhaps those "returned talents" who have studied and worked abroad for many years have already become treacherous.
Having transmigrated to this world, Zhao Ruilong had naturally learned from his experiences and lessons, and had been making every effort to promote legislative work and improve the legal system.
However, every law or regulation, once promulgated, will have a very strong impact, so it must be handled with utmost care, and the process from its formulation to its promulgation must be rigorous and lengthy.
Moreover, laws that are beneficial to the country and its people will not necessarily receive support from all sides.
As many people know, countless dynasties collapsed not because of natural disasters or famine, but because of land annexation. Too many farmers had no land to cultivate and could not survive, so they had no choice but to rise up in rebellion.
So, in order to break free from the historical cycle and avoid repeating the same mistakes, the enactment of the Rural Land Contract Law and the promulgation of the Homestead Protection Regulations, which restrict land sales and prevent farmers from losing their land, should theoretically be supported by everyone. But what was the result?
Not only do the wealthy and powerful who want to become big landowners and build houses in the countryside oppose it, but some farmers also oppose it, feeling that the land they contracted and their homesteads should be left to them to do as they please.
They don't even consider that if land could be freely bought and sold, capital and the powerful would have countless ways to make them live a carefree life for long after selling their land, leaving them completely penniless, unable to survive in the city, and with no land to cultivate when they return to the countryside.
Land is the last resort for farmers!
Laws and regulations that are clearly meant to protect farmers are opposed by some self-proclaimed clever fools, and even more so by vested interests who are desperately trying to obstruct them.
Therefore, amending the criminal law to add a crime of infringing trade secrets will inevitably be met with opposition from many people.
Especially those corrupt officials in large enterprises and institutions, they wish that corruption and bribery were not crimes, but selling secrets would be a criminal offense. How could that be allowed?
"So what do we do next? The Americans already know we're in the lead, will they immediately take all sorts of measures to suppress and sanction us?"
Zhong Xiaoai asked with a worried expression.
As a high-ranking executive of Huilong Group and Zhao Ruilong's mistress, she was well aware that under Zhao Ruilong's impetus, the electronic information industry in Longguo had embarked on a fast track of rapid development.
Technological leadership leads to excellent products, and excellent products lead to substantial profits.
Profitable performance naturally means that there are enough profits to invest in scientific research, thereby leading to technological leadership.
Once this virtuous cycle is complete, it will snowball, growing faster and larger in scale.
The most direct manifestation of this is that in the field of chips, the Chinese have entered a fast pace of developing one generation, testing another, and producing the next.
Advanced chips have enabled domestically produced MP3 players, mobile phones, computers, servers, and other products to achieve superior performance.
The excellent performance and booming sales of electronic products naturally stimulated the research and development and production of chips.
This way.
As long as domestically produced electronic products continue to see increased sales both domestically and internationally, the semiconductor industry, represented by chips, will also be able to continuously increase production capacity and reduce costs.
The Americans were clearly aware of this, which is why, sensing something was amiss, they disregarded the risk of exposing the presence of a mole within Loongson Technology during their secret meeting last night and instead put pressure on the Chinese representatives.
According to their usual robber logic, Zhong Xiaoai didn't even need to ask to know that the Americans must have made up charges, saying that they suspected the Chinese had plagiarized and stolen their technical secrets, which was why they had quickly achieved good scientific research results.
Even a fool knows that no one with superior technology would copy the work of someone with inferior technology. And when a top student copies the homework of a poor student, doesn't that just make it worse?
However, the Americans are definitely domineering and forceful, insisting that Loongson Group hand over the data for their relevant departments to review.
The Americans, in their haste, inadvertently helped the top brass of China by letting them know that there was an insider leaking information within Loongson Technology.