193: Chapter 193 Refusal to Allow Compradors to Enter: Chen Xu's Iron-Fisted Methods

The atmosphere in the meeting room changed.

The provincial leader's gaze moved away from the map and fell on the tablet Guan Yi handed over.

He saw the screenshot of the CNN exclusive interview and that headline.

The leader's brow furrowed slightly.

He glanced at Chen Xu without showing any emotion.

No expression could be seen on Chen Xu's face; he merely glanced at the screen.

Then he handed the tablet back to Guan Yi.

"Leader, please continue."

Chen Xu's tone was calm, as if he had just seen an inconsequential advertisement.

A flash of approval passed through the leader's eyes; this young man's temperament far exceeded his age.

"Alright."

The leader pointed back to the map.

"The construction of the demonstration zone will follow the highest standards."

"If you have specific needs on your end, interface directly with my secretary."

"Thank you for the support, leader."

Chen Xu nodded.

He saw off the provincial leader and his party.

Guan Yi followed Chen Xu back to the Chairman's office.

"Boss, the timing of Yang Qing's interview is too precise."

Guan Yi's voice carried a hint of anger.

"We just announced the establishment of the energy group, and the national level has given us the greatest support."

"At this critical juncture, he's using foreign media to pour cold water on us and sing a different tune."

"This isn't normal business behavior."

"This is cooperating with the 'World Alliance' to suppress us through public opinion."

Chen Xu walked behind his desk and sat down.

"He's not just cooperating; he wants to show his loyalty to his masters."

"He wants to use this method to prove his value to Intel and Microsoft."

"To prove he is the Wintel Alliance's most loyal agent in the Huaxia market."

"He wants to tell everyone that he chooses 'globalization' while we are 'nationalist fanatics'."

Guan Yi's fists clenched at her sides.

"Then what do we do? Just let him slander us?"

"No."

Chen Xu picked up the internal communicator on the desk.

"We don't need to respond to him."

He pressed a few numbers.

The call connected to Guan Yi's secretariat.

"Notify Huawei, Qingfang, Shenzhou, Tongfang, Colorful, ChangXin..."

"All domestic manufacturers still making complete PCs or related hardware."

Chen Xu's voice came through the communicator, clear and powerful.

"Three days from now, Fei City, Star Technology headquarters."

"We will hold the 'Huaxia PC Industry Rebirth Conference'."

Chen Xu added one last sentence.

"At the end of the invitation, include a line of small print."

"Executives from Lenovo Group and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates are not allowed to enter."

The order was given.

Concise electronic invitations were sent out one by one.

Within half an hour, they reached the email inboxes of the heads of dozens of domestic PC manufacturers.

Jing City, Qingfang University Technology Park.

The office of the Chairman of Qingfang Tongfang Co., Ltd.

A man nearly sixty years old, wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

He looked at the invitation on the computer screen and fell into deep thought.

Li Jian had been at the helm of this veteran PC enterprise with a university background for many years.

He knew well the overbearing nature of the Wintel Alliance.

He had experienced the taste of having things made difficult for him by Intel and Microsoft working together.

Now, an opportunity to break the Western rules was laid out before him.

Opportunity also meant risk.

"Chairman, are we going?"

The assistant beside him asked in a low voice.

"This is equivalent to publicly falling out with the Wintel Alliance."

"Many of our company's server businesses still rely on their technical support."

Li Jian lit a cigarette and looked out the window at that iconic Second School Gate.

After a long while, he spoke, his voice somewhat fierce.

"Go."

"Why wouldn't we go?"

"I've had enough of being ordered around like a dog by them for so many years."

"This time, even if I lose the bet, I'll accept it."

"Besides, Star Technology has never lost."

Peng City, Shenzhou Computer headquarters.

Chairman Wu Haijun, a man known as the 'Price Butcher'.

He didn't hesitate at all after receiving the invitation.

"Everyone follow me to Fei City in three days."

"Whoever doesn't go can get lost right now."

Someone in his executive team raised concerns.

"President Wu, our laptops' motherboard chipsets and power management chips are all under exclusive procurement agreements with Intel."

"If we go to Xingchen's meeting now and Intel cuts off our supply..."

Wu Haijun replied with a voice message directly in the group.

His tone was irritable.

"Cut off supply?"

"I'm damn well waiting for him to cut off the supply! The current new hardware doesn't even support the zhoutian system. I've wanted to flip the table for a long time."

"And that junk of theirs is sold for more than gold, yet the performance improvements are like squeezing toothpaste."

"I've wanted to switch for a long time!"

Similar scenes played out within major manufacturers.

There was excitement, fear, hesitation, and determination.

Ultimately, they all made the same decision.

Three days later, Fei City.

Star Technology headquarters, No. 1 Conference Center.

Inside the venue, every seat was occupied.

PC manufacturer representatives from all over the country crowded the space.

Chen Xu did not appear on the main stage.

The lights came on.

A figure in blue work clothes walked to the center of the stage.

It was Chen Shisan; in front of him was a workbench.

It was covered with various loose PC parts.

CPUs, motherboards, RAM sticks, graphics cards, SSDs, coolers.

The manufacturer representatives in the audience were mostly from technical backgrounds.

They recognized at a glance that not one of those parts was an accessory from Intel or their ilk.

The motherboard had no chipset from Intel or BMD.

The RAM sticks had no memory chips from Samsung or Hynix.

Chen Shisan began to assemble under everyone's watchful eyes.

Motherboard installed.

CPU fastened.

RAM inserted.

Hard drive fixed.

The whole process was smooth and fluid.

Ten minutes.

A complete host machine was assembled in his hands.

Chen Shisan pressed the touch switch on the chassis.

A blue glow lit up the transparent side panel of the host.

On the giant screen behind the stage, the "zhoutian" desktop appeared.

Bursts of amazement erupted from the audience.

Chen Shisan walked to the front of the host and spoke into the microphone.

"Taiyi, construct a 1:1 precision 3D model of an aero-engine turbine blade and perform centrifugal force and thermodynamic simulations at 20,000 RPM."

On the screen, the blue "Taiyi" light ball flickered.

A model of extreme complexity was instantly generated.

The model consisted of millions of curved surfaces.

And it began to rotate at high speed.

Red thermodynamic cloud maps appeared on the blade surface.

Stress distribution was marked with different colored vector lines.

The entire simulation process was smooth.

There was no stuttering at all.

At this moment, all the manufacturer representatives in the audience stood up from their seats collectively.

Their eyes were filled with shock.

In the past, they had only seen real-time industrial simulations of this level at national supercomputing centers.

Now, it was being achieved on a personal computer.

Just then.

Chen Xu walked from backstage to the center of the stage.

He looked at the manufacturer representatives who were already standing.

On the big screen behind him, the turbine blade model disappeared.

It was replaced by the core terms of the cooperation agreement.

["Chongming" PC full hardware reference design and "zhoutian" system, authorization fee: one yuan RMB.]

[Sole condition: From the date the agreement takes effect, all product lines of alliance members must permanently not install the Windows system and must permanently not engage in any form of supply chain cooperation with Lenovo Group and its affiliates.]

The terms were overbearing.

A commotion broke out in the venue.

This time, no one raised an objection.

Everyone's eyes looked fervently at Chen Xu on the stage.

Outside the venue.

In an inconspicuous black car parked near the Xingchen Technology Park.

A vice president of Lenovo Group picked up a phone.

He dialed Yang Qing's number.

"President Yang... they... they've all come to Star Technology."

"We... we've been isolated by the entire Huaxia PC industry.""}],