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The debate on the Internet about this news was extremely heated, with some believing it, some not, some supporting it, and some opposing it, all making a fuss about it.

"Are you kidding me? The Chinese Academy of Sciences has been researching DUV lithography for so many years and still hasn't figured it out. Now they suddenly announce that they have developed an EUV lithography machine that is more advanced than DUV. Do you think people will believe it?"

"The person leading the R&D team this time is an academician. It is not unusual for them to be able to handle the EUV lithography machine."

"Yes, this is the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with strong scientific research capabilities. It is impossible for them to lie about such a small matter."

"You don't know how difficult it is to develop an EUV lithography machine. Let's put it this way. ASML has invested hundreds of billions of dollars, gathered a large number of top scientists and research institutes around the world, and worked together for more than ten years to develop two prototypes of EUV lithography machines. The mass production of EUV lithography machines is still a long way off. The research and development funds, talents and resources at the hands of the Chinese Academy of Sciences are very limited. How can they complete the research and development process that takes others more than ten years in just one or two years?"

"In China, passing acceptance and successful R&D are not the same thing. Many projects can pass acceptance just by building a prototype. Then the R&D team publishes papers, wins awards, and gets promoted, and everyone is happy. As for whether the developed equipment can be mass-produced, whether it can be applied to actual production, and what the yield rate is, no one cares at all."

"It's a mule or a horse. If the Chinese Academy of Sciences dares to send this EUV lithography machine to the chip production line for testing, the truth will be revealed."

"China's chip production capacity is so backward that the 28nm process has not yet been completed. And the EUV lithography machine starts at 7nm. If you want to find a place to test it in China, it will be difficult, right?"

"Whoever said that China's chip production capacity is lagging behind is outdated. That's a lie. As early as the beginning of this year, Rockchip Fab, a subsidiary of Reda Group, achieved mass production of 5nm chips. I have been using the Xingyao mobile phone equipped with a 5nm chip for several months, and it runs some PC online games without any lag."

"Hey, there seems to be something wrong here. Before the Chinese Academy of Sciences released this news, there were no EUV lithography machines sold at home or abroad. So what equipment did Rockchip use to produce the 5nm chips?"

"Yes, without EUV lithography machines, how can 5nm chips be made? Can 5nm chips be made with DUV lithography machines?"

"In theory, it is possible to produce 5nm chips using DUV lithography machines. However, it requires repeated exposure several times, and the yield rate will be touchingly low. It is possible to use it for wafer testing, but it will lose money if it is used for mass production and supply to the market."

"Is it possible that Rockchip Foundry has already obtained the EUV lithography machine developed by Academician Qi, which is why it has completed mass production of 5nm chips. It's just that the EUV lithography machine was not mature before, so it was not announced. Now that the technology is mature and it is ready for mass production and sales to more foundries, it was announced."

"I still hope that the information about domestic EUV lithography machines is true, so that our domestic chip manufacturers can rise rapidly, and we consumers can also benefit from it and buy cheaper mobile phones, computers, and other electronic products."

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That night, Qiao Ruida was reviewing his lessons in the study room, preparing for tomorrow's exam, when his cell phone suddenly vibrated. Qiao Ruida took out his cell phone and saw the caller ID was "Zhou Wanda". This was one of Qiao Ruida's current teachers, and he had just taken an exam on the subject he taught yesterday. Qiao Ruida thought there was something wrong with the test paper, so he stood up and slipped out of the study room through the back door and answered the phone in the corridor.

"Professor Zhou, is there something wrong with my test paper?"

"Haha, I just finished grading your test paper. You got 99 points, first in the department. You're really amazing. You seldom come to class, but you always get high scores in exams. Okay, let's not talk about this. I called you today because my teacher asked me to introduce someone to you." Zhou Wanda on the other side of the phone laughed, praised Qiao Ruida, then changed the subject and got down to business.

"Your teacher, who is it? Oh, I remember now. You are talking about Academician Wang. Didn't he go abroad for academic exchanges? Who has such a big face that can ask Academician Wang to introduce him?" Qiao Ruida was also a little confused. Academician Wang, who called back from abroad specifically to introduce someone, must not be a simple person.

"You have read the recent news about EUV lithography machines, right? Academician Qi Jinzhong is the person I want to introduce to you."

"What news? Who is Qi Jinzhong? I've been busy reviewing for exams recently and haven't watched the news for several days." Qiao Ruida had indeed not paid attention to current affairs for a few days, so it was normal that he had not heard of Qi Jinzhong.

"Oh, let me tell you the whole story. A few days ago, the Chinese Academy of Sciences..." Zhou Wanda repeated to Qiao Ruida the news released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the controversy it sparked online, and then said, "In order to deal with this public opinion crisis, Academician Qi plans to find a wafer factory as soon as possible to transport the EUV lithography machine to conduct chip production testing. However, after searching through all the domestic wafer factories, state-owned, private, and joint ventures, only your Rockchip wafer factory meets the requirements and can mass-produce 7nm and 5nm chips. Academician Qi also called and contacted the person in charge of the Rockchip wafer factory a few days ago to discuss the EUV lithography machine testing, but was rejected by the other party on the grounds that it involved company secrets. Later, Academician Qi inquired from various sources and learned that the Rockchip wafer factory was your industry, and you were a student at Peking University. Academician Qi then found my teacher and asked for help to introduce you."

Qiao Ruida did not expect that the cause of the matter would be so tortuous. In fact, the origin of the EUV lithography machine is still Qiao Ruida. At the beginning, Academician Wang led the team to help Ruida wafer factory to install equipment. He was shocked to find several EUV lithography machines copied by Qiao Ruida using gold fingers. After the equipment installation work was completed, Academician Wang found Qiao Ruida and asked him to help buy an EUV lithography machine. Qiao Ruida agreed to the other party and provided the other party with a full set of design drawings and technical data of the EUV lithography machine at the time of delivery. It seems that after the country got the set of drawings, it was handed over to Academician Qi to carry out the research and development of the EUV lithography machine. Now, after two years, the research and development has finally produced results, which was announced on the official website of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Now things have come to Qiao Ruida again. It's fate. Qiao Ruida made a decision after a little thought. He said to the receiver, "Teacher Zhou, if we are just testing the EUV lithography machine, you can ask Academician Qi to take the lithography machine to Decheng City. I will call Director Luo and Engineer Lin of Rockchip Fab and ask them to receive Academician Qi and his group. Forget about the meeting. I'm busy reviewing for the exam recently and I really don't have free time."

Zhou Wanda was Qiao Ruida's class teacher. He knew they had to take several exams in the next week and that time was tight, so he didn't force it. "Okay, I'll pass your reply to Academician Qi. You should prepare well for the exam and don't fail it. If you, the richest man in the country, fail the final exam, it will become a big news that will shock the whole country."

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhou. With my ability, it will be difficult for me to fail the course."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Ruida called Luo Yuankai and Lin Mengsong of Rockchip Fab respectively and explained the matter of Academician Qi's lithography machine testing.

After returning to the study room, Du Qingqing, who was sitting next to Qiao Ruida, touched his arm and asked in a low voice, "Rui Da, who called?"

"It's Professor Zhou who called. He is the admissions teacher sent by Peking University when we took the college entrance examination." Qiao Ruida answered in a low voice.

"Oh, it's the chubby Mr. Zhou. I remember him. I remember he's your teacher now. I think he teaches EDA Software and Applications. Is there something he wants to talk to you about? Did you fail the exam, or did he forget to write his name on the test paper?"

"Neither. Can't you just wish me the best? This is it, the Chinese Academy of Sciences..."

Qiao Ruida briefly recounted the whole story. After listening to it, Du Qingqing shook her head and sighed, "I didn't expect that the level you are exposed to now is so high that even the academician wants your help."

"This is nothing, just an academician, it's nothing. As our Ruida Group continues to grow and develop, the technology we develop becomes more and more advanced, and the level we are exposed to will only get higher and higher. One day, it won't be surprising to have an equal dialogue with heads of state and presidents of a country."

After this little episode, Qiao Ruida continued to bury himself in his textbooks and class notes, preparing for the exams in the next few days.

After the busy and tense exam week, the school started the summer vacation, and Qiao Ruida finally had time to focus on company management. Two days later, a brand new company "Rui Da Pharmaceutical Company" was quietly established on the 42nd floor of Rui Da's headquarters building. Then the staff of Rui Da Group's human resources department began to get busy. The new company was established, and there were too many vacancies that needed to be recruited. Managers, administrative staff, financial staff, R&D staff, etc., at least thousands of job recruitment information appeared on major recruitment websites at once, causing quite a stir among job seekers and recent college graduates.

Biochemistry, environmental science and materials science are the four legendary majors. Students of these four majors are notoriously difficult to find jobs after graduation. This time, the recruitment plan of Ruida Pharmaceutical Company includes more than 2,000 positions for biology and chemistry majors. It is conceivable that this caused a sensation among the graduates.

Wei Ruoxue is a student majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology at Minzu University. She is a senior this year. As graduation is approaching, Wei Ruoxue is particularly confused and does not know what to do next. Biology is the first of the four major pitfalls in biochemistry, environmental materials, and it is the most difficult for undergraduates graduating from biology majors to find a job. Few of Wei Ruoxue's classmates are looking for jobs. Everyone is either preparing for postgraduate entrance exams, civil service exams, or planning to study abroad. Wei Ruoxue's academic performance is very good. She received a first-class scholarship every year for four years in college. With her grades, it is enough to apply for guaranteed admission to graduate school. There are indeed a few professors who cherish talents and invite Wei Ruoxue to study for their graduate school, but she declined all of them.

Wei Ruoxue was born in the countryside. She has a younger brother and a younger sister. She is in high school and her academic performance is quite good. Her parents rely on farming and odd jobs to support three students to study. It is conceivable how much pressure they are under. So Wei Ruoxue does not want to study for a master's degree. She wants to find a job and make money immediately to help her parents share some of the pressure. In the past month, Wei Ruoxue has participated in several job fairs and double-selection fairs, both on and off campus. She has sent out dozens of resumes, but they are like a drop in the ocean, with no response. As the graduation day is getting closer and closer, there is no sign of finding a job, and Wei Ruoxue is getting more and more anxious.

On this day, Wei Ruoxue had just finished lunch in the cafeteria and was walking to the dormitory when she received a text message from her counselor, "This afternoon, the newly established Ruida Pharmaceutical Company under the Ruida Group will hold a job fair in the school basketball hall, mainly recruiting graduates of chemical engineering and biology majors, and the salary and benefits offered are quite generous. This is a rare opportunity. Students who are interested in finding a job can go to the basketball hall to take a look."

After reading the text message, Wei Ruoxue couldn't help but quicken her pace. She planned to go back to the dormitory to get a resume and then go to the basketball hall to apply for a job. She had heard of the Ruida Group. The company founded by the richest man, Qiao Ruida, had a great influence among the student community and was very profitable. Even though Ruida Pharmaceutical was a new company, it should have a good future with the support of the group.

When Wei Ruoxue returned to the dormitory, her eldest sister Sui Wenjie and third sister Yan Siya were also there. They were also preparing their resumes and planning to apply for the job.

"Axue, you must have received the counselor's notice. Haven't you been looking for a job? Come with us to the basketball court." Sui Wenjie invited.

"Sister, third sister, weren't you planning to take the postgraduate entrance examination? Why did you change your mind and go look for a job?" Wei Ruoxue asked in confusion while flipping through resumes.

"Do you think we want to take the postgraduate entrance examination? A woman's best years are only about ten years. It's such a waste to spend all of them on studies. Aren't you a student majoring in biology? It's too difficult to find a job after graduating from undergraduate school. We have no choice but to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination." Yan Siya said helplessly. The four major pitfalls of biochemistry and environmental materials are not just talk. Every year, countless college students are buried by these four majors.

"The company that came to our school to recruit this time is Ruida Pharmaceutical, a new company founded by my idol Qiao Ruida. He is so rich, the salary he offers to new employees will definitely not be too low." Sui Wenjie also said. (End of this chapter)