Scientists who revitalized the country (7): Technology blockade

Because of Si Qi’s shout, the security personnel around the villa area immediately moved.

“What happened!”

The anxious voice of a colleague sounded on the communication device on Chu Lian’s chest, which suddenly brought Chu Lian back to the real world.

He looked at the back of Si Qi who was running towards the bedroom like a frightened rabbit. He subconsciously touched his hot face, picked up the communicator and replied: “It’s okay, I accidentally scared Mr. Si when I suddenly appeared in the house.”

The colleague paused and said in confusion: “…Didn’t you go in more than half an hour ago?”

Chu Lian: “Mr. Si was busy and didn’t notice me.”

After repeatedly confirming with his colleague that nothing happened to Si Qi, Chu Lian put down the communicator. Not long after, before he could completely separate himself from the scene he just saw, he saw Si Qi walking over wearing low-key dark blue pajamas.

The other party was as dignified and elegant as a noble prince, and he looked calm and composed as if those things just now had nothing to do with him.

Chu Lian: “…………”

Now that things had happened, was there any use in changing the clothes again to cover it up?

Si Qi coughed slightly and explained: “These are my usual pajamas.”

Chu Lian responded awkwardly: “You don’t need to explain it to me. In fact, the outfit just now was pretty good-looking.”

Si Qi said calmly: “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

The corners of Chu Lian’s mouth twitched, he wanted to laugh but didn’t dare.

But in his mind, the youthful and cute look of the young man flashed subconsciously.

Because Chu Lian’s daily job was to follow Si Qi all the time to ensure Si Qi’s safety and prevent him from suffering any danger or inconvenience, his eyes would always follow Si Qi, and his attention was always on Si Qi.

This made it easier for him than others to discover some of Si Qi’s small details, such as Si Qi slamming the table domineeringly in front of others, and afterwards blowing his red palms when no one was around. Or maybe he accidentally stubbed his toe and secretly pursed his lips in grievance, but on the surface refused to say a word…

Weirdly cute.

Seeing that Chu Lian seemed to be still thinking about the incident just now, Si Qi changed the subject and said: “It’s so late, why did you come here suddenly?”

Chu Lian smiled and explained: “I see that you are alone at home during the Chinese New Year, so I came to stay with you.”

“That’s it…” Si Qi glanced at the table full of food and sat down at the dining table in a familiar manner.

This was not the first time Chu Lian had cooked for him.

Picking up the pudding prepared for him by Chu Lian and eating it in one bite, Si Qi narrowed his eyes happily.

He liked this food.

Because he liked to eat it, Chu Lian prepared some for him almost every day and put it in the small refrigerator in the car for him to enjoy as he pleased.

Si Qi: “It’s Chinese New Year, aren’t you going home?”

Chu Lian: “I will be alone if I go back.”

Si Qi thought for a while and said, “Then stay here today.”

Chu Lian laughed: “Okay.”

He lowered his head and noticed that Si Qi’s feet were bare on the ground.

No matter how indifferent the young man’s face was and how elegant his sitting posture was, the two little feet under the table were still swaying happily from eating pudding.

Every time he noticed these small details, Chu Lian always felt funny and smiled.

The weather was still a little cold, and the round and shiny toes were slightly pink like cherry blossoms. Although Si Qi’s house was specially covered with a thick layer of wool carpet, Chu Lian couldn’t help but say : “Didn’t I tell you to wear slippers?”

Si Qi quibbled: “There is floor heating here, so there is no need to wear shoes – I say, mathematicians don’t do useless things.”

Chu Lian thought for a moment and said, “So, you don’t need to eat pudding next time? Because pudding is not a necessity in life.”

Si Qi’s expression went blank for a moment. Facing Chu Lian’s handsome face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, he muttered unwillingly: “…Damn it.”

Seeing that he had given up, Chu Lian took the slippers and socks and placed them at Si Qi’s feet. He raised his eyes and looked at him with a smile.

Si Qi looked at the pudding in his hand and then at the slippers at his feet. He finally gave in and muttered softly.

Overall, this New Year’s Eve was quite enjoyable.

After the New Year, the festive atmosphere had not completely faded away. People were still visiting relatives in their hometowns and experiencing a rare relaxation once a year.

It was at this time that a sudden warning was sent to the higher-ups in China, causing quite a shock in the area.

After receiving the notice, Chu Lian drove Si Qi to the conference hall as soon as possible.

At this moment, festive red lanterns were hung in the streets and alleys, and the faces of pedestrians on the road were all smiling. Chu Lian recalled the serious and even dignified tone of his superior on the other end of the phone, and his expression became tense unconsciously.

After sending Si Qi into the heavily guarded conference hall, Chu Lian was waiting in the lounge outside the door. 

There were many “bodyguards” around big shots gathered here. Many of them were old acquaintances with Chu Lian, and they had often bumped into each other in the past six months. 

“Those guys really didn’t stop for a moment. They deliberately chose to do this kind of thing on the first day of the New Year. It was clear that they were deliberately trying to mess with us.” A young man shrugged, “Do you think our manned spacecraft’s successful arrival on the moon scared them? Haha, they are a bunch of cowardly guys.”

“It’s not just the spacecraft. We have progressed too fast in recent years, which makes them feel threatened. They have already started to sanction us in various aspects, but we have solved them very well.”Another young man said in an indifferent tone.

“Hey, it’s really bad. If this were to be done with real guns, I wouldn’t give in to those foreign devils at all! But they used such disgusting methods to make trouble for us in a roundabout way. Apart from being annoyed, I couldn’t do anything just looking at it!” A grumpy young man simply cursed.

“Don’t say that. Aren’t the people we are guarding trying to figure out a way for us? We can be considered as indirectly contributing.” The young man sitting next to him smiling and drinking tea comforted him. As he spoke, he also turned his gaze to Chu Lian aside: “Speaking of which, we have been so successful recently thanks to Mr. Si’s help. My leader has praised Mr. Si in front of me more than once.”

“Ah, my leader said so too.” The grumpy young man’s eyes lit up and he said with envy: “You are so lucky to be assigned such a task.”

Chu Lian smiled slightly, with unconscious pride in his expression.

“But what happened today? It feels like everyone’s face is tense, it seems very serious.” The irritable young man asked curiously.

“It’s a chip.” One person answered.

“chip? “

“Yeah.” The person who spoke before nodded, “Anyway, it will soon be publicized by foreign media and everyone will know about it. It won’t be long before you hear about it.”

“The chip… is the thing used in computers?” Someone raised an eyebrow and asked, “What’s wrong with this thing?”

“This thing has great uses.” The man explained: “Aerospace, communications, computers, machine tools… Almost the entire high-tech industry chain is closely related to chips. Can you imagine what a house would look like without bricks? What would happen to the industry without oil and coal mines? Now foreign countries have joined forces to contain us and announced that they will no longer give us any chips! This is tantamount to directly strangling our lifeblood, making it impossible for us to do anything we want to do in the future! “

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the scene instantly became solemn.

Soon after, one person tried to say: “Can’t we make it ourselves? Aren’t there many domestic chip factories?”

“Can a house built of wood be the same as a house built of stone?”

This group of people who had been with the leaders all year round had a high level of vision, and they were well-reasoned and well-founded in what they said. 

“Most of our country’s electronic control core chips rely on imports, and the so-called chip factories in China are OEMs for foreign low-end chips. Those cheap little toys that we see in the wholesale market and break after a few months use our own chips…” 

“We are not afraid of running out of food or energy. What we are afraid of is technological blockade! But all our key technologies have to be imported from abroad, and they are all discarded by others! You can figure it out. People are hiding it, let alone taking the initiative to teach us! Therefore, we are always a few steps behind, and we are always paying for the outdated technology that others have eliminated. ” The man shook his head helplessly, “Restricting the import of chips is more vicious than restricting the import of oil! Without the support of this thing, it will be difficult for us to develop high technology.”

After hearing this, someone gritted his teeth and said, “I finally understand. They are trying to take money from the bottom of the cauldron! It’s so cruel!!” 

“So, can’t we make it ourselves? It’s just a chip!” The grumpy young man from before said anxiously: “We have already made nuclear bombs, but we still can’t make a chip?”

“Can it be the same? If you want to make something, materials, talents and equipment are all indispensable. There is no way it can be made just as soon as it is said to be made.” The young man drinking tea said helplessly: “Talent and materials aside, you know the lithography machine, right? It’s the thing used to make silicon-based chips. This is a big treasure for others. We have tried every means to make this thing, but there has been no progress, and it is even less possible for others to take the initiative to teach us! Just because we can’t build a lithography machine, we can only spend a lot of money to buy finished products. But now that people see that we have developed, they simply don’t even sell the finished product. “

It’s like two families competing to see who can build a taller house. Because E Country had mastered the art of making stone bricks, it could always sell its excess stone bricks to China, and then use the money earned from selling stone bricks to research and make more and better stone bricks to build houses higher and stronger.

But now, while China was buying their stone bricks, they were building houses faster than they were. So they became anxious and turned against selling the stone bricks to China, which fundamentally eliminated the possibility of China continuing to become stronger!

How could this not make people grit their teeth in anger, but they just won’t sell it, and there’s nothing they could do about it!

One person said with joy in his misery: “Having been forced to use this method to deal with us means that they are already afraid of us!”

If thought about from another person’s perspective, for E Country, this move actually injured the enemy by one thousand and damaged itself by eight hundred. Having lost such a large importing country like China, they would lose at least hundreds of billions in revenue every year. But they still did this, which showed that the speed of China’s power was beyond their expectations, so they would rather lose some of their profits to prevent China from continuing to develop.

“What will we do next?” One person sighed: “Hey, E Country is determined to harm us!”

“Why are you panicking? We have gone through so many hardships in the past, and now the situation is so much better than before. Can we still be afraid?” Another person said carelessly: “Our country, China, is a country that has been strong for thousands of years. It takes one or two hundred years for others to catch up with us in the blink of an eye!”

When the person who spoke before heard this, he smiled and comforted himself: “That’s true.”