Chapter 186: The Mastermind Behind the Chip Project

“Sure, sure.” Weiran nodded. “I’ve known about this since junior high.”

That was so cool!

He’d understood it since junior high.

“Then let’s discuss it when we have the chance.”

“Okay.”

Lin Yi waved goodbye and drove away under everyone’s envious gazes.

“Weiran, he only knows a little bit of physics. What’s the point? He’s just an errand boy,” Jianzhang said indignantly.

“So what if he’s an errand boy? He’s good-looking.”

“You guys aren’t even on the same level!”

“As long as he’s good-looking.”

“Good-looking people are usually unreliable!”

“So what if he’s unreliable? That’s not important.”

Zhang Jian, “…”

Lin Yi drove away and soon received a five-star positive review from Zhao Weiran.

Apart from the five-star positive review, there was also a message from the system reminding him that his score was too low and that he needed to improve the quality of his service.

“How much higher?” Lin Yi complained. “Those customers’ bad habits are all caused by you guys.”

Lin Yi ignored the system notification and called Zhang Song instead.

“Boss, what’s Up?”

“It’s already noon. Have you eaten yet?”

“I ate with the customers here. Boss, you don’t have to worry about me. Don’t worry, I won’t starve to death.”

“Alright, I’ll hang up first.”

“Okay.”

Since they were quite far from the Peninsula Hotel, Lin Yi grabbed a bite at the roadside and continued to take orders.

At the same time, he was muttering about when the system’s next mission would arrive.

“You have a new order, please check it carefully.”

Looking at the contents of the order, he saw that he was being asked to go to a logistics warehouse on Zhongxuan Road to pick up a set of goods.

It didn’t say anything else.

Lin Yi didn’t immediately move out after receiving the order.

Usually, the items that were sent through a logistics company were big items. If they were small items, express delivery would do.

Whether he had the ability to get even deliver it was a problem.

After calling the customer, Lin Yi politely said,

“Hi Lil Bro, I’m the errand boy. May I ask what item you want me to pick up?”

“Stop, stop, stop, how can you talk like this?” A sharp woman’s voice with a thick accent came from the phone. She sounded very mean.

“I’m in my forties, and you call me brother? How old are you? Aren’t you trying to take advantage of me?”

Lin Yi, “…”

“Aunty, don’t get me wrong, Little Brother is just a nickname. There’s no other meaning behind it.”

“What’s wrong with you, young man? Am I that old? Do you know what I look like? Let me tell you, I take good care of myself. I look like I’m in my twenties. What right do you have to call me Aunty?”

What the f*ck!

“Miss, I’d like to ask, what did you ask me to pick up?” Lin Yi said speechlessly.

“A bookshelf. I’ve written the address in the remarks. You can find it at the logistics warehouse.” The woman on the phone said. “Hurry up and bring it to me.”

“The bookshelf is too big. It’s not within my capabilities. You’d better hire a truck. This is not something I can do.”

“What do you mean it’s not within your capabilities? Doesn’t your slogan say that you can help the customer solve any problems in life? Why can’t you even carry a bookshelf?” The woman on the phone was unwilling to compromise and said,

“My bookshelf isn’t that big either. It’s only about 100 pounds, why can’t you take it? What’s the matter? Aren’t you willing to listen to me?”

“I’ve already said that large goods aren’t within my capabilities. I suggest you hire a truck. Don’t you understand?”

“It’s at least 200 dollars to hire a truck. Do you think all my money comes from the wind?”

“Alright, let’s not keep discussing. You can find someone else to take the job.”

Lin Yi didn’t waste any more words. He hung up and blocked the number.

What the f*ck, there were all kinds of idiots in this world.

Ring, Ring, Ring…

At that moment, Lin Yi’s phone rang. It was from Sun Fuyu.

He had given them a mission a few days ago, and it was most likely related to the project.

“Mr. Lin, something happened to the lithography machine.”

Lin Yi frowned. “What happened?”

“After you left the other day, we contacted ASML from the Netherlands and wanted to order two of the most advanced photolithography machines. We signed the contract and the deposit, but ASML’s sales manager called me this morning and said that our research institute had problems with international credit. He rejected our order and even sent back the deposit alongside some compensation.”

“Is there a problem with our international credit?” Lin Yi narrowed his eyes, feeling that things weren’t as simple as they appeared.

“What happened after that? Did you make any additional negotiations with them?”

“I did, but no matter what I said, they rejected our offer on the grounds of international credit,” Sun Fuyu said angrily.

“I think someone might be doing something bad in the dark, trying to sabotage our purchase plan this time.”

Lin Yi rubbed his chin. “No one else would do something like that other than Cisco.”

Sun Fuyu was silent for a few seconds. “I thought the same at first, but based on my understanding of Cisco, I don’t think they have the ability to influence ASML’s decision.”

“They might not have the ability, but someone else might.” Lin Yi said.

“Mr. Lin, are you saying that there’s someone else involved?”

“That’s right,” Lin Yi said.

“It’s like you said, Cisco isn’t capable of doing something like this if it’s a one-on-one fight.”

“It’s like a house falling into a storm. If Cisco were to cooperate with other R&D institutions, it’d be a big blow to us, too,” Sun Fuyu said worriedly.

“If that were the case, it’s actually not too bad. It wouldn’t be too serious.”

“Hmm? Mr. Lin, do you think there’s another possibility?”

Lin Yi nodded, “If Cisco is working with other R&D organizations, there’s nothing to be afraid of. If there’s a higher level of capital behind Cisco, then things aren’t going to be easy. It won’t be easy to fight a war if we don’t even know who the enemy is.”

“I understand what you mean.” Sun Fuyu said.

“Are you saying that it’s very likely that the capital behind Cisco influenced ASML’s decision, and that’s why this happened?”

“That’s right.” Lin Yi said after a few seconds of silence.

“Let’s put the photolithography matter aside for now. I’ll make a trip to your place when I have time. During this period of time, you work with Lu Ying to develop the new system.”

“Understood, Mr. Lin.”

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yi sat quietly in the car.

He’d never thought that he’d be stopped from buying a photolithography machine. He still needed some time to think of a way to deal with this.

Huuu…

Lin Yi took a deep breath, a barely noticeable smile slowly forming on his face.

It seemed like he wasn’t the only one who’d realized the use of the semiconductor chip.

He had revealed the dark secret behind this technology.