221: Chapter 220 Zhang Bin

What on earth is going on?

This was also the question in the minds of everyone following zero egg.

Although two days had passed since zero egg's press conference, news about zero egg was still overwhelming the internet, even showing a trend of growing more intense.

If you opened the trending charts at this moment, you would find that the top ten spots were almost completely dominated by news from the tech circle. Even if they weren't, they were still related to the tech circle, such as... news about the Chen Group.

Meanwhile, the news of Frontier Technology's zero egg press conference sat firmly at the top of the charts, its position unshakable.

As for news about which celebrity got divorced, had an affair, or did drugs, sorry, you could only find them outside the top ten on the hot search list, and you might not even find them there.

But this was still not all; this craze was still rapidly spreading outward.

zero egg had brought a long-awaited flutter of excitement to the Chinese tech circle.

Everyone was eagerly waiting, anticipating the moment when zero egg would actually be delivered. This would surely be a moment recorded in China's history books.

Yet, this beautiful hope now seemed to be on the verge of shattering.

An article filled with intense indignation suddenly appeared on Weibo. Before long, numerous big Vs scrambled to repost it, causing the post's popularity to skyrocket. In less than an hour, it had entered the field of vision of most people.

And what Ju Dongke and the young man saw was this very article that was already spreading rapidly.

After carefully reading every last word, Ju Dongke slowly raised his head, looking at the traffic constantly passing by outside the window, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes.

"This is bad..."

...

"This is bad."

President Cheng sat in his spacious office, looking at the words displayed on his computer screen, and sighed with a touch of emotion.

Ever since the Chen Group's last product launch, he had been quietly following the Chen Group's development.

From the Chen Group's product R&D to personnel changes in the group's board of shareholders, he kept a close eye on everything that could potentially affect order delivery.

After all, no matter what, he had placed a heavy bet of nearly seventy million yuan on the Chen Group. To say he wasn't worried at all would be impossible.

But to his surprise, the Chen Group's development during this period had been lukewarm, and its pace of market expansion was extremely slow. Instead, the shell company he had assumed was set up by the Chen Group had been making one big move after another, constantly basking in the limelight.

This made him doubt his own deduction.

Just then, someone from Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. came to discuss business.

The order volume was very small, and the requirements were extremely precise, requiring a certain degree of fine-tuning and modification of existing equipment.

Ordinarily, he would never accept such a thankless order, but this time, he overrode all objections and took it.

He wanted to see the strength of this company through this component.

Sure enough, problems arose during the initial manufacturing of the order.

The toolpath file designed by the engineering department's designers based on the blueprints consistently failed to achieve satisfactory results during operation. Let alone meeting the machining requirements of the component, even the basic dimensions were far off.

Once or twice could be excused as a machine issue, but after the same problem occurred repeatedly even after adjustments by the engineers, President Cheng finally realized that this was neither a machine problem nor an engineer problem—it was a problem with the toolpath file.

Or rather, the capability of his existing engineers could not meet the toolpath design needs of this component.

President Cheng was startled by his own thought.

The engineers he hired were all top graduates from first-class engineering universities. Although young, their capabilities were unquestionable.

It was with them that he had conquered vast domestic and international markets, making the name of Zhenxing Machinery famous throughout the entire machining circle.

A factory like this couldn't handle a small component customized by a tiny company?

Wouldn't they become the laughingstock of the industry if word got out?

But the problem was... they really couldn't handle it.

Or they could, but according to the unanimous feedback from the engineers, if they wanted to handle this component, they would need to use more advanced equipment and more complex processes.

They had such equipment and technology in their factory, but the increased cost far exceeded the value of this component, and besides, this went against his original intention.

After much deliberation, President Cheng still had someone contact Frontier Technology Co., Ltd., preparing to return the order.

But to his surprise, what he got back was not a message terminating the contract, but a toolpath file along with the cool yet polite voice of that young assistant.

"President Cheng, you don't need to worry. We will help you solve the technical issues. This is a toolpath file personally designed by our President Wang, specifically for producing our customized components. It only requires an ordinary five-axis Machining Center to work. You are welcome to try again. If it really cannot be produced, we will agree to terminate the contract, and you won't have to pay any liquidated damages."

A toolpath file personally designed by President Wang? It only required an ordinary five-axis Machining Center to work?

Having already learned his lesson, President Cheng didn't believe it, but that didn't stop him from giving it a try.

This trial run immediately showed results.

The toolpath that had left his factory's engineers scratching their heads in frustration was actually solved by this toolpath file designed by an unknown designer.

When they saw the five-axis Machining Center produce the component at an extremely fast speed, except for President Cheng, all the other engineers who had participated had expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

In fact, President Cheng's surprise was not a bit less than theirs, but once he learned that the Wang Shuo who designed the file was the same Wang Shuo whom the Chen Group claimed had designed the Mark I System, he instead felt it was only natural.

This file, with its beautiful and concise toolpath, was exactly what a master like Wang Shuo should be able to design.

From then on, President Cheng never dared to look down on this emerging tech company again.

Although this company was small, its technical strength was unquestionable.

Later on, zero egg was released suddenly.

There were no signs or foreplay, no pre-heating or promotion; they had merely put up a webpage before the release.

This made President Cheng realize that Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. had gradually broken free from the Chen Group's influence and begun to establish its own image, showcasing its corporate culture and brand.

The massive logo composed of three spheres at the press conference was the best proof.

This signified that this small tree, Frontier Technology Co., Ltd., was finally ready to break away from the big tree and grow vigorously.

But now, this small tree seemed to be on the verge of dying young.

President Cheng looked at the computer screen in front of him, thought for a moment, and reached out to press the call button on his desk.

Before long, a young man walked into the office.

"President Cheng, you were looking for me?"

"Yes." President Cheng nodded slightly. "I recall you are the one in charge of liaising with Frontier Technology Co., Ltd., right?"

"Yes, President Cheng."

"Have they made any moves in the last couple of days?"

The young man thought for a moment and shook his head. "No, President Cheng. Since that last batch of goods was delivered, we haven't had any business dealings with Frontier Technology Co., Ltd."

This was also normal. After all, Frontier Technology's scale was still too small, and they didn't have many machining orders. Rather than maintaining such a client, it was better to spend time developing new ones.

President Cheng did not object to this.

He did not like to force his own ideas onto the company, especially onto those who were running around for the company.

But there is an exception to every rule, and he had to intervene in this matter.

"Go contact Frontier Technology Company and ask if they have any outsourcing needs for machining. Remember, keep your attitude right. We are going there to extend an invitation, not to offer charity."

"Although somewhat puzzled, the young man still nodded. "Understood, President Cheng."

"In addition, pick out some electronics manufacturers from our partner list and make a list for me. I need it." President Cheng's voice was steady. "Both of these matters are very important. You need to handle them immediately."

"The young man nodded again. "I understand, President Cheng. I'll get right on it."

Seeing that President Cheng had nothing more to say, the young man packed up his folder and left the office.

President Cheng turned his gaze back to the computer screen. Looking at the lines of text, he let out a slight sneer.

"This time, no matter what you are up to, I won't let you have your way."