451: Chapter 451 Loongson International: First Chip Released

On the same day, or to be precise, within half an hour, two members of the Municipal Standing Committee were taken away for investigation by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, shaking the entire officialdom of Dongjiang City.

This was a massive earthquake.

Many people wore fearful expressions, nervously and quietly discussing it heatedly.

Gradually, the news that Manager Xiao was a fraud spread throughout all of Dongjiang City.

For several days in a row, the officials of Dongjiang City were uncharacteristically filled with awe, and Qin Chuan's prestige in Dongjiang City reached an unprecedented high.

The Provincial Party Committee was very efficient, and within a few days, they appointed a new Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and a new Minister of the United Front Work Department for Dongjiang City.

The new Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee was named Liu Xiangyang, in his forties, who had come down from the provincial capital.

The new Minister of the United Front Work Department was older, Zheng Jianguo, already fifty-six years old, promoted from a neighboring city.

After taking office, both were very well-versed in the rules; on their first day, they both came to Qin Chuan to report on their work.

Liu Xiangyang knocked on the door and entered Qin Chuan's office.

He carried himself with the right attitude, looking very humble, even slightly hunched over, "Secretary Qin, you are busy. I hope I'm not disturbing you."

Upon pushing the door open and seeing Qin Chuan reviewing documents, that was what he said.

Qin Chuan put down the fountain pen in his hand and said warmly, "Comrade Xiangyang is here. Please, have a seat. Xiao Zhang, make some tea for Secretary Liu."

Taking the hot tea brewed by Deputy County Mayor Zhang Tianxiong with both hands, Liu Xiangyang sat on the edge of the sofa, as if a subordinate meeting a superior.

Before taking office, his leaders in the province had warned him that after arriving in Dongjiang City, he should unite closely around Comrade Qin Chuan and absolutely not follow the same path as Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang.

Liu Xiangyang's attitude made Qin Chuan very satisfied.

He simply stopped handling official business, sat down on the sofa, and happily chatted with Liu Xiangyang for at least twenty or thirty minutes.

When he left, Qin Chuan even escorted Liu Xiangyang to the door, which made Liu Xiangyang feel a bit flattered. He thought to himself, "Secretary Qin is actually easy to get along with, not like the rumors suggested."

After watching Liu Xiangyang leave, Qin Chuan also thought, "This Liu Xiangyang is not bad; he understands the rules, is sensible, and is a good comrade."

Not long after, the newly appointed Minister of the United Front Work Department, Zheng Jianguo, also came over. Although he was fifty-six years old, more than a full cycle older than Qin Chuan, he lowered his posture even further, demonstrating sufficient respect for Qin Chuan.

With the two new leaders taking office, the Dongjiang City leadership team demonstrated unprecedented unity, and every member of the team was very respectful toward Qin Chuan.

The team was united, execution was strong, and the development of the entire Dongjiang City was extremely rapid.

When May arrived, the new energy battery factory entered mass production, and the first batch of lithium iron phosphate batteries rolled off the production line.

This type of battery was very popular in the market, with many large automobile companies sending people over to discuss business; some companies even had their CEOs come in person.

Chairman Chen Zhixun was one of the shareholders of this battery factory; he had invested a significant amount of capital, holding an 11.7% stake, making him the third-largest shareholder.

On the day the lithium batteries entered mass production, the factory held a grand celebration ceremony and invited many media outlets to attend.

As a leader of Dongjiang City, Qin Chuan also attended the event.

After the event concluded, Qin Chuan and Chairman Chen Zhixun and others drank tea together, the atmosphere filled with joy.

Chairman Chen Zhixun even said, "Brother Chuan, our orders are already booked eight months out, and the orders are still increasing. It is estimated that it will soon be booked a year out."

The lithium batteries were very popular. They had anticipated this, but they hadn't expected the situation to be this good.

Qin Chuan was also very happy and suggested, "Since that's the case, let's launch the second phase of the project to expand production capacity."

Chairman Chen Zhixun agreed wholeheartedly, "Yes, we indeed have that idea and are preparing to start construction on the second phase."

The chip industry followed closely behind.

Less than a month after the lithium batteries entered mass production, Longxin International released its first chip and held a grand global product launch for it.

Longxin International was that chip group in Dongjiang City, integrating chip design, R&D, and manufacturing.

The scientific research team alone had over ten thousand people; it had a massive R&D center, strong technical capabilities, and several academicians.

Once this 28-nanometer chip was released, it immediately caused a massive earthquake, especially in Western countries, which reported on it extensively.

Immediately following that, the United States announced sanctions against Longxin International.

But under Qin Chuan's advice, Longxin International had long since made preparations for a rainy day. Even the chip design software was developed in-house, and they held their own patents for algorithms, chip architecture, and so on. The United States' sanctions actually had no effect.

This also made everyone realize even more deeply how wise it was to develop chips in-house.

Along with the United States, the stock prices of many Western chip-related companies fell in response, especially a certain mobile phone chip giant from the United States, whose stock price went straight to the daily limit.

The 28-nanometer chip, although not top-of-the-line, was sufficient in 2017 and could meet the needs of over 90% of mobile phones.

Perhaps within a year or two, Longxin International would release 18-nanometer, or even 12-nanometer or 8-nanometer chips.

This was the reason why certain people in the United States couldn't sleep and jumped out to impose sanctions.

Whether it was the R&D and production of lithium batteries or the chips, there were professional teams in place. Although Dongjiang City had shares, it didn't need to participate specifically, and was happy to be relaxed.

For example, Qin Chuan only needed to pay attention occasionally and look at the reports once in a while.

Time entered June.

The Dongjiang City police system prepared to hold a grand competition with the goal of discovering elite talent and improving the police officers' professional standards.

Today was the first day of the grand competition.

Secretary Zhang Dong personally invited Qin Chuan to visit.

Since Secretary Zhang Dong had personally come to invite him, he would take some time to go and take a look. Thus, accompanied by Secretary Zhang Dong, Qin Chuan arrived at the competition site.

He watched the combat competition, the shooting competition, and also watched some other professional competitions, even including a computer technology competition.

The competition lasted for two days in total, and Qin Chuan went to take a look every day, and even personally presented awards to the first-place winners.

This afternoon, the combat competition finals took place, producing a champion and a runner-up. At Secretary Zhang Dong's invitation, Qin Chuan presented the award to the champion, while Secretary Zhang Dong himself presented the award to the runner-up.

After the award ceremony, Qin Chuan shook hands with the champion and the runner-up.

Secretary Zhang Dong introduced, "The champion, Cheng Yuan, is a retired special forces soldier who can take on ten people at once. He really has some skills."

Cheng Yuan said modestly, "Secretary Zhang, you flatter me."

Secretary Zhang Dong nodded slightly, then said with great interest, "Secretary Qin, would you like to have a go? I can have Cheng Yuan spar with you for a few rounds."

The people nearby were stunned.

What did Secretary Zhang mean by that? Cheng Yuan was a combat champion and was very powerful. Could it be that Secretary Qin was also a combat expert?

Guessing this, many people turned into spectators, curiosity rising, and some even shouted out loud.

"Secretary Qin, show us a few moves and let us broaden our horizons."