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Chapter 1723 The future will be defined by us
"Boss Ji, please sign for Boss Li's expenses this time!"

Back in the office, Zhao Shuying brought a stack of bills to Ji Donglai for signature as usual. Li Heping's medical expenses were a major item. The nominal expense was the small goal that small and medium-sized companies strive for in a year. Special plane pick-up and drop-off, and various nutritional medicines in the later stage were not included.

The overall goal was at least one small goal, and Zhao Shuying felt very painful. Ji Dong took a look and signed all the orders directly.

"What's the matter, Sister Zhao?"

After signing, Zhao Shuying did not leave in a hurry, but looked at Ji Donglai, who put down the mouse directly.

"Boss Ji, we have invested in chips and special glass. It is very difficult to print these things. Why don't we just do it in the traditional way? What do you think? How long can Boss Li's health last? With such a large expenditure, how much will it cost us to do it a few more times?"

"Our company has invested too much in this area in recent years, so we have to close our positions in traditional industries. If we continue to hold those high-quality assets, we can actually continue to make a lot of money."

"After all, we have completed industry coverage, established a complete system, and are internally solid. We have made a bold attempt in a certain discipline, and I do not deny that we will be able to reap a lot of dividends if we succeed in the future. However, according to industry expectations, we need to continue investing for about ten years."

"The high salaries of so many people plus the market profits are unlikely to sustain our company in the long run. If there is no long-term follow-up plan, I suggest that some investments be properly rested. And for some of our disciplines, it is recommended that efforts be made to train new people. If there is a problem with Mr. Li this time, this project will basically be suspended."

"Also... the application for funding for this high-paying technology project has been rejected again!"

Zhao Shuying took out a document and said this. It was the country's key support funds for high-tech projects, including support funds for local projects.

This was Ji Donglai's first application for a chip project, but after several months, not even an expert reviewer had been sent down. In one sentence: it had not been approved by relevant experts.

The ending was just a simple consolation: hundreds of thousands of subsidies were not enough to cover a month's food expenses.

Ji Donglai glanced at the lightly written contents on it, just raised his eyelids and closed the document, thinking that there was something wrong with the review mechanism, and a bunch of academic scum were just scheming again.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip, then glanced at Ran Bo. Ran Bo walked out of the office and closed the door.

"Sister Zhao, the content you heard next is only known to you. Everyone in the project team has signed a confidentiality agreement, and Ran Bo doesn't know either."

"First of all, putting aside Mr. Li's health condition, the two projects you mentioned are not worth the effort if done alone. But if I print the CPU, GPU, and all these transistors on a circuit board, then the mobile phone will become like this, the industrial circuit will also become like this, and the world before us will be like this!"

Ji Donglai took out a piece of glass and said that it was covered with small glowing dots. Looking from the side, one could see the directions of many circuits and some electronic components.

The entire board is transparent. It is the first time that Zhao Shuying has seen this kind of structure. Even the core chip of the board is made of glass. There are densely packed circuits and some small spots inside.

"Is this a fully integrated circuit board, glass?"

Zhao Shuying couldn't believe his eyes, so he took off his glasses and carefully checked every point on it. He even put the circuit board against his face to feel its warmth, and looked at it again and again. It was only then that Zhao Shuying realized that the inside of the circuit board was like this, and there was not a single solder joint on the entire board.

"Not only that, but there's this! Our graphene battery itself is also printed. If you print it on the back of the circuit board, then this is the result! The screen is actually glass, too, it's just an extra layer, and it's printed on the front of the circuit board!"

"The lens of the phone itself is made of glass. Whether it is printed or inlaid, it can achieve 100% fit with the base. As for the speaker and microphone, Mr. Qi Jiaqi has already completed it. The ultrasonic film and special glass have also been completed. So the phone you will see in the future will be like this!"

Before Zhao Shuying could finish her surprise, Ji Donglai took out another board with a black screen on the surface and a thin layer of black graphene battery on the back.

The lens and speakers are embedded in the corresponding positions.

The thickness of the entire phone is only as thick as a disposable plastic comb in a hotel. Holding it in your hand is almost like holding a cigarette card. When you open the screen, various applications respond very quickly.

The entire body uses wireless charging technology, and even if it weren't so, the water resistance of the phone is world-class.

"This can resist falling..."

"boom!"

Zhao Shuying was just about to ask if this phone was drop-resistant when Ji Donglai dropped another board in his hand onto the concrete wall. He picked it up and placed it in front of Zhao Shuying. There was not a single scratch on the entire surface. Zhao Shuying checked it three times with a magnifying glass.

“Isn’t this expensive?”

I really can't find any fault with it. Zhao Shuying is now in a daze. The phone in front of him is absolutely perfect in terms of both feel and technological sense.

"It's half the cost of a traditional mobile phone, and the main cost is still on the cost of the CPU and GPU. It looks like it's printed as a whole, but it can actually be completed using glass welding technology, which depends on the specific process in the later stage."

"Of course, assembly line printing with manual arrangement of parts in between is also feasible, depending on what we want to do. Jobs defined what a smartphone should be, and the next generation of smartphones will be defined by us."

"As I said before, demand determines everything! Mobile phones used to be luxury goods, Sister Zhao, but in the future, mobile phones will be consumables. As long as the price is reasonable and the technology is high, people can change their mobile phones once a year, or even once a month."

"We are responsible for the comprehensive recycling of such glass mobile phones, and we can even exchange old ones for new ones. In a word, mobile phones will be pure consumables here in the future."

"CPU, GPU and various circuit boards are all consumables here. Any so-called high-tech is no longer high-end in Yiyuan Intelligent Manufacturing, but pure consumables."

"Sister Zhao, what we are doing is not a small matter, but a big thing that has the potential to subvert the entire industry, so it's okay to invest a little more. Don't be afraid. Even if it fails, we can still sell this project. But our project...will not fail!"

(End of this chapter)