105: Chapter 105 No More Pretense! The Truth Revealed! The Starry Sky Chip Project Officially Launched.

One month later.

The first phase of the Xingchen Technology Park project was fully completed.

Two silver-white factory buildings sat quietly on either side of the park.

In the center of the park was a blue polyhedral R&D center, next to the headquarters building with its minimalist lines.

A pure white spiral tower reached straight into the sky.

The entire park had no superfluous decorations, only geometric lines that formed a sense of futuristic order.

Headquarters building, top floor.

Chen Xu's office occupied the entire north side, and the floor-to-ceiling windows offered a panoramic view of the entire park.

Highest strategic conference room.

A long black conference table.

Chen Xu sat at the head of the table.

Guan Yi, Chen Yi, Chen Er, Chen San, Chen Si, Chen Shiyi, Chen Shier, Yan Yi, Yan Er, and the security heads Wei Yi and Wei Er sat on both sides.

No one spoke in the conference room.

Guan Yi stood, the tablet in front of her lit up.

"Boss, this is the latest summary of the situation."

Her voice broke the silence in the room.

"Half a month ago, the United States Department of Commerce released the final investigation results, and Star Technology was officially placed on the 'Entity List'."

"Qualcomm and MediaTek, the moment the ban took effect, stopped all chip supply and technical support to us."

"According to our current production speed, the P30 chips and other related components we previously stocked can only sustain production for another month and a half at most."

Guan Yi finished her report.

The conference room fell silent once again.

This was the most serious crisis Star Technology had encountered since its inception.

Chen Xu tapped his fingers on the table, making a "da da da" sound.

"In other words, a month and a half from now, our 'stellar' mobile phone production line will be completely shut down."

"Yes," Guan Yi replied.

"I see."

Chen Xu stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.

He looked at the Technology Park below.

"Do they think that by taking away the chips, we can only manufacture mobile phone casings and batteries?"

Chen Xu turned around, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

"They are wrong."

"From the very beginning, my goal was never just mobile phones."

He returned to the main seat, bracing his hands on the table.

"The United States has made its move. We cannot put our fate in the hands of others; we must walk our own path."

"So, today, I am announcing something."

Chen Xu's voice echoed in the conference room.

"'Xingchen Chip' project is officially launched!"

You could hear a pin drop in the conference room.

Guan Yi froze.

Manufacturing chips.

These three words represented the pinnacle of modern industrial civilization.

They also represented a bottomless black hole.

The capital, time, and talent required were astronomical.

It was a field where China, even after exhausting all its resources, still struggled to make progress.

Now, the boss wanted to challenge it with the strength of a single company.

There was no expression on the faces of Yan Yi and Yan Er.

Chen Xu's gaze first fell on Yan Yi.

"Yan Yi."

"Boss, I'm here," Yan Yi stood up immediately.

"Your first task is to design an EDA software that belongs entirely to us."

EDA, Electronic Design Automation.

All software programs for chip design were firmly controlled by three companies from the United States.

"I want it to be smarter and more efficient than all existing EDA software," Chen Xu stated his requirements.

"I want our designers to be able to achieve 'what you think is what you get' on it."

Yan Yi's answer came without any hesitation.

"Boss, I can solve the logic and architecture at the software level."

"Give me half a year, and I can produce a prototype that surpasses existing products."

His answer was full of confidence.

Then, he changed the subject.

"However, Boss, as for the barriers to chip manufacturing, we have no way to overcome them at the physical level."

Yan Yi did not avoid his gaze.

"Lithography machines, high-purity wafers, core photoresists, special industrial gases..."

"Each of these hardware facilities is a national-level challenge."

"If we start from scratch, the time and capital consumed will be astronomical."

"This is a physical law that cannot be bypassed by software algorithms."

Yan Yi raised the most realistic and insurmountable difficulty.

All the top technology companies in China were trapped by this.

Guan Yi's palms were sweating.

She looked at Chen Xu.

Chen Xu looked at Yan Yi.

He did not refute, but nodded instead.

"You are right, absolutely right."

Then, a smile appeared on his face.

"You take care of the software."

"As for the hardware, I have my own ways."

This sentence was full of confidence, causing the pressure in the conference room to dissipate significantly.

Guan Yi looked at Chen Xu.

That familiar feeling was back.

No matter how desperate the situation or how impossible the task, in front of this young boss, it was just a problem of "I will solve it."

She did not know what the boss's method was.

But she believed that he would definitely be able to do it.

Just like how he brought out the battery technology and the Zhoutian OS.

Yan Yi nodded.

"Yes, Boss."

He sat down and asked no more questions.

If the boss said there was a way, then there must be a way.

He only needed to complete his own task.

Chen Xu's gaze turned to Wei Yi in the corner.

"Wei Yi."

"Boss," Wei Yi stepped forward.

"Starting from today, raise the security level of the entire Xingchen Technology Park to the highest. If you don't have enough people, keep recruiting."

"Especially for the upcoming chip R&D center, I want it to achieve absolute physical isolation."

"Not even a fly should be able to fly in."

Chen Xu's instructions were concise and clear.

"There is no cap on the security budget."

"Use the best equipment in the world."

"Conduct the highest level of background checks on all personnel."

"I want this place to be the safest place in the world."

"If you have any difficulties or need any conditions, tell me directly."

"Understood," Wei Yi replied with only two words.

He turned and left the conference room.

The meeting ended.

Yan Yi and Yan Er also got up and left, as they still had to lead their respective project teams.

Only Chen Xu and Guan Yi remained in the conference room.

Guan Yi walked to Chen Xu's side.

"Boss, there isn't much of a problem with funding; it can basically be satisfied."

"Good, establish an independent project fund pool that serves only the chip project."

"For any procurement under one billion, you don't need to report to me; you have the highest decision-making power."

Guan Yi looked at Chen Xu and did not speak for a long time.

She knew that a high-stakes gamble had begun.

Betting on the future of the entire Star Technology.

Betting on the future of China's technology industry.

Chen Xu walked back to the floor-to-ceiling window.

His gaze went beyond his own park, looking toward the distant skyline.

Mobile phones were just the beginning.

The system was also just a tool.

His real goal was to build a completely independent and fully autonomous technology system.

A technology kingdom where the software ecosystem, from the bottom layer to the top layer, belonged entirely to him.

A kingdom not constrained by anyone.

At this moment, the course of Star Technology completely deviated from everyone's expectations.

Its goal was the stars and the sea.

And the first step was the thing about to be born in this land under his feet.

The China Chip.