Chapter 448: Complete Supply Cut
Hearing the voice, Cui Ying opened the door and found that the person coming was Huang Sibai.
"Mr. Huang, why are you here?"
Unlike before, this time, Huang Sibai did not say hello to Cui Ying before coming.
"I'm sorry, Professor Cui. I came here in a hurry this time and didn't have time to tell you in advance. Professor Xu had told me before that I could come to him anytime if I had any results. I came here directly because I was in a hurry. Isn't Professor Xu in the laboratory?"
"It's like this, Mr. Huang, Teacher Xu hasn't been in good health recently. Maybe she's too tired from work, so she's taking a break. I'm afraid I won't be able to see you today. I'm very sorry."
"Is it that serious? Do you need me to go and see you?"
"Don't bother Mr. Huang. If you go over, Mr. Xu might not be able to stop thinking about the problem, which would be bad for his recovery. When Mr. Xu is fully recovered, I will let him contact you."
"Okay then, I won't bother you anymore. Thank you for troubling Teacher Cui."
"Mr. Huang, please go slowly."
After Huang Sibai left, Lin Shi said angrily:
"Why do I hate this Engineer Huang? He always chats with our teacher Xu for so long, and I don't know what they are talking about. I remember that it was after he started to have close contact with teacher Xu that teacher Xu's health gradually deteriorated."
Lin Shi's inference was obviously selfish, but it shocked Cui Ying.
"Lin Shi, don't talk nonsense, just do your job well. You're going to be a teacher in the future, so you need to understand the principle of being careful with your words and actions."
"Teacher Cui, I know. I was just talking behind your back and didn't take it seriously. Okay, I'm going to do the experiment."
"Well, go ahead."
Cui Ying is the only person in the entire laboratory, besides Xu You, who knows the truth and Xu You's plan.
Huang Sibai's sudden arrival this time was also within Xu You's expectations.
In order to confirm that Xu You has lost his ability to conduct scientific research, they will definitely come and verify it in person.
They concluded that Xu You would not know their plan, so Xu You could not appear in the laboratory, which completely proved that Xu You's condition had become quite serious.
After returning to his room, Huang Sibai quickly reported the news to his superiors.
"Sir, Xu You has indeed not appeared in his laboratory for many days. If his body was not unable to hold on, he would not have chosen to recuperate at home."
Xu You is a workaholic, and even if he has a physical illness, it will not affect his scientific research work.
Such a result only shows that Xu You’s brain is no longer able to think well.
"Yes, very good. Xu You's girlfriend has been depressed recently and can't even eat. It's a pity that Xu You has been staying in his house, which is heavily guarded, so we can't see Xu You's specific situation."
"Sir, how about I try to get into Xu You's room and see what's going on with him?"
"That's not necessary. If you show too much worry, it might arouse their suspicion. Besides, the family housing of Jijing University is not open to ordinary people right now. Just do your work normally, and I will tell you about any tasks later."
"Okay, sir. SPY awaits your orders."
After hanging up the phone, the man immediately reported the news to his superiors.
"Okay, we can start our first step. Notify our chip companies to stop all supply to Rabbit immediately!"
"Sir, are we really sure we want to do this? This will have a huge impact on our economy. "
"Yes, our economy will be affected, but compared to the impact on them, our impact is insignificant. I don't believe that with just the few technologies we gave them, they can really build high-end lithography machines!"
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In a secret workshop, Xu You is guiding the engineers in the workshop to carry out experimental work related to EUV lithography machine.
"If nothing unexpected happens, they will soon cut off our chip supply. This is a huge test for us, but also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. From now on, the world chip landscape will see a subversive reversal."
Fortunately, all the experiments are going very smoothly and the processing of each component is also very ideal.
At this rate of progress, it is not impossible that we will be able to use domestically produced EUV lithography machines this year.
As soon as Xu You finished speaking, a man wearing glasses trotted over.
"They are really going to cut off our chip supply! This time they are not cutting off supply to certain companies, but to our entire market! In other words, we will soon not be able to use the chips they produce!"
When people heard the news, their reactions varied.
Some people marveled at Xu You's foresight, while others felt that although they were prepared, the news was still a little too sudden.
But some people were excited by the news.
Because this is a great opportunity that only comes once in many years.
As long as we can withstand this crisis, we will not only be able to achieve self-sufficiency in domestic chips, but we can even occupy part of the foreign market and reverse the world's chip landscape.
This would be a huge blow to the bald eagle.
"With our current chip technology level and the number of chips in reserve, we can fully support the EUV lithography machine until it is developed. If they do this, they will only suffer the consequences in the end."
"Yes, if it was a few years ago, we would be at a loss when something like this happened. But now, we are no longer who we used to be."
"They thought this would have a big impact on us, but the final result is probably just shooting themselves in the foot. The so-called 'free trade' they tout is nothing more than a beautiful fantasy."
After a brief discussion, everyone was not affected too much and continued with their respective work.
"Professor Xu won't be here for too long. We must solve all the major problems while he's here. In addition, we must keep the news of Professor Xu's coming here a secret. If anyone leaks the news, it will be considered a crime of leaking secrets and will be severely punished!"
After completing the guidance work on the EUV lithography machine, Xu You still had several important tasks to deal with.
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The day after Bald Eagle announced a chip supply cut to Rabbit, the three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower.
The entire semiconductor sector experienced a severe decline.
