As the sun sets, Ye Zhou sat on the edge of the high water transport canal of Zhengshan Hydropower Station, looking at the vast lake below.

Sitting beside him was Chen Hao and Ye Lan.

"Now the matter of Spark Factory has basically been settled. All that remains is to switch to mass production after a long test. What do you think? Should you continue to stay here or go back to Shenzhen City with me?"

Chen Hao had a cigarette in his hand and sat far away from Ye Lan.

After the first wafer was taken off the line, Chen Hao had already brought Ye Lan to Miyagi County, and had been living in Miyagi County for two days.

"I'll go back with you. The things here basically don't need me anymore. In fact, even if I need me, I think it would be better to let them do it."

"The accumulation of technology requires time and experience. Instead of relying on my knowledge to help them solve all problems from the beginning, it is better to let them hit the wall and suffer so that the accumulated talents will be more solid."

Hearing Ye Zhou's answer, Chen Hao nodded.

"Then let's go back with me. It just so happened that the matter of asking you to set up a personal research institute. There is almost a conclusion on the above. You can go back and prepare as soon as possible to poach people. It is time to purchase and purchase. Ten thousand years is too short, so you have to seize the day."

Ye Zhou nodded and continued to ask:

"When will you leave?"

"tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? So anxious?"

Ye Zhou looked at Chen Hao in surprise. According to the information he had learned before, Chen Hao originally planned to stay in Miyagi County for more than a week and had to wait until the initial acceptance of the Spark Factory completed.

Now that I suddenly changed my decision, did something unexpected happen?

As if seeing through Ye Zhou's doubts, Chen Hao explained:

"The waves caused by Zhiwei lithography machines are faster and have a wider range than we expected, and many strategies that need to be arranged need to be started in advance."

Ye Zhou frowned and asked tentatively:

"Tell me?"

Chen Hao first glanced at Ye Lan, who wanted to leave tactfully, but was stopped by Chen Hao.

"It's okay, you can listen too. You and Ye Zhou are both people on the same boat, so we don't have to deceive ourselves and keep it secret. Another thing, I guess you will be easier to understand if you are studying finance. If Ye Zhou doesn't understand it, you can explain it to him."

After pausing for a moment, Chen Hao threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, then turned his body toward Ye Zhou, and asked solemnly:

"Ye Zhou, when you handed over that hard drive, did you know what this Zhiwei Lithography opportunity bring to us?"

Ye Zhou pondered for a moment and replied:

"I have thought that our own lithography opportunities completely break the monopoly of international high-end chips, impact the lithography machine market, and promote the development of domestic semiconductors and downstream industries."

"There will be great developments in all aspects including mobile phones, TVs, artificial intelligence, and telemedicine."

"The greatest significance I can see is that in the field of artificial intelligence, if we can combine the current chip technology with artificial intelligence technology, the subsequent development will be unimaginable and will even bring earth-shaking changes to the existing industry ecosystem."

After hearing Ye Zhou's words, Chen Hao nodded slightly.

"What you are talking about is the influence at the technical level, or the influence at the single level. This is determined by your personal technical background. Just like if I ask Ye Lan, she will definitely answer me like economic conflicts, financial wars, economic hegemony, etc., right?"

Seeing Ye Lan nodding, Chen Hao continued to speak.

"However, at the national level, we must not only see the technical level, nor the economic level. What we see is the significance of the strategic level."

"This is much broader than simple technology or economy."

"There is a saying in the West that a butterfly in the tropical rainforest of the Amazon River Basin in South America, occasionally flapping its wings can cause a tornado in Texas in two weeks."

"Same, the appearance of Zhiwei lithography machine is like the butterfly that flaunts its wings-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Maybe you can't see any signs of wind for the time being, but in our eyes, after collecting a lot of information, I can tell you clearly that this storm has begun to brew."

"A very simple example: In the Western chip industry chain, various companies are located in domestic offices, and there has been a general wave of resignations from employees, and these resignations have been absorbed by our local companies."

"Do you know what this means?"

Ye Zhou thought silently for a moment and replied:

"This should be the beginning of the decline of the Western chip industry, but it should not stop there."

"People who leave will take away a lot of technical experience. As one rises and the other goes down, it will have a huge impact on Western companies, leading to a rapid decline in corporate profits...and then unemployment, reduced consumption capacity, and economic tightening..."

“Economic crisis.”

Ye Lan, who was standing beside him, added.

Chen Hao glanced at the two of them with praise, and then continued:

"There has been nearly 10 years since the world has not experienced an economic crisis. According to the laws of the capitalist market, this economic crisis is right in front of us, and it will be different from every previous one."

"Because of this economic crisis, the impact of strategic technology replacement will be superimposed."

"Using history as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall. Do you know what the consequences were caused by the last economic crisis and the technological replacement?"

“…World War II.”

"I'm wrong, it's World War I and World War II. I won't say much about the specifics, but you should know what is the most obvious technological replacement in these two wars?"

“…internal combustion engine, petroleum.”

"This time, the Second Industrial Revolution actually revolves around oil, electricity and internal combustion engines, and oil is the foundation of the foundation."

“Now, we are facing the same situation.”

"The world today is based on electronic and informatization, and this foundation is based on semiconductor technology. Now, the top strategic technology changes hands and an economic crisis is about to happen. What do you think will be the consequences?"

Ye Zhou's expression was solemn. After thinking for a while, he shook his head firmly.

"It is unlikely that the Third World War will happen. The deterrence of the doomsday system is too strong. No one will take this risk. I think it may be a mess, but there will be no large-scale hot war."

"Yes, this is also our judgment. So, our focus is on how to get the best interests in these fierce conflicts."

After pausing for a moment, Chen Hao sighed with emotion and continued:

"Zhiwei's impact will first defeat the Western chip industry. Then, under the domino effect, all industrial sectors except the basic industrial sector will be affected."

“Industrial output value will decline and the decline will last for several years.”

"Then, after reaching the critical point of collapse, the entire Western industrial system will be dragged down."

"There will be a large number of industrial enterprises going bankrupt, and the prices of industrial products other than chips will surge, and then inflation will spread to all economic sectors, automobiles, ships, furniture, clothing... and finally food."

"The Western economic system will eventually be completely emptied, leaving only the tertiary industry to maintain its life."

"At that time, this whole world will become a hunting ground."

"Of course, the basis of all this is based on the premise that we must take the initiative."

"Capitalism has a strong ability to heal itself. If no one adds fuel to them, maybe they will recover soon."

"So, now, do you know what we're going to do?"

Chen Hao's eyes flashed with a breathtaking light under the setting sun, and Ye Zhou seemed to see the upcoming sparks of prairie fire in his eyes.

"I see."

Ye Zhou nodded solemnly.

Chen Hao took out the cigarette from his pocket again, lit it and took a deep breath.

Smoke surrounded several people, and Mars floated in the air.

After a moment of silence, Chen Hao said in an extremely low voice:
Chapter completed!