Great Power Technology

While there was great joy in China, on the other side, in the Strategic Analysis Office, everyone's expressions were not good-looking.

Sitting in the middle was Johnson, the current owner of this office. His fingers were tapping on the table unconsciously, and his eyes were fixed on the promotional video playing on the screen. After a long time, he waved his hand and said to the analyst. :

"Okay, shut it down. I already know the situation. Now I just want to ask, do we have any information on the performance parameters of their latest aircraft?"

After hesitating for a moment, the analyst replied:

"Except for the Tu-160 and the H-6K, there are none. The opponent's speed is too fast, we have no preparation at all, and the entire intelligence system is ineffective."

"On the other hand, our recent attention has been on the battery project, and we have not paid enough attention to the Nantianmen project."

“We had previously considered that the Nantianmen project would bring them a series of derivative results, but we did not expect that these results would come so quickly.”

After listening to the analyst's words, Johnson nodded silently.

He really couldn't blame the analysts, because the reason why the current situation happened was that he, the owner of the strategic analysis office, was not without responsibility.

Insufficient foresight, insufficient overall control ability, and insufficient clue analysis ability.

He could almost think of his superior's evaluation of himself, but she actually did not agree with these possible evaluations.

It's not just his own problem, or even just the problem of the professionals in this office, the really important problem is that the other person is moving too fast.

In just one year, it has produced three technological achievements of unparalleled strategic significance, from photolithography machines, to aerospace engines, to batteries that may have epoch-making significance, each of which has overwhelmed itself.

Now, the influence of lithography machines is gradually expanding. After the birth of aerospace engines, it has also had a huge impact on the aviation and military fields. However, the other party did not even look back. Instead, it pounced directly on the newer battery field.

Such efficiency and decisiveness even made him feel a vague sense of fear.

Thinking of this, he said:

"Now that things have happened, we can no longer contain the other party's development through head-on conflict. All we can do is accept the facts and find ways to make up for it in subsequent strategies."

"Although they have achieved results in the aviation field, we still have an advantage in comparison, so I suggest not to invest too much energy in a short period of time."

"Established things cannot be changed. We can only regard these as sunk costs. The most important thing is to take the initiative in the current battery field."

"We can no longer afford more failures. If we fail again in the battery field, not only our office, but even the White House, there will inevitably be great turmoil."

After hearing his words, the analyst nodded in agreement, and then said:

"Mr. Johnson, our thoughts are the same as yours. According to the latest think tank data analysis, under the current circumstances, our optimal strategy is to seize the battery point to form a breakthrough, so as to gradually regain our monopoly position in the energy field. Advantage."

"This strategy has been extensively discussed by experts and has a high executability and success rate."

Johnson nodded slightly, took out a cigarette and lit it, took a deep breath and asked:

"How is the strategy we formulated in the early stage being implemented now?"

The analyst took out a stack of paper from the folder and handed it to Johnson, then replied:

"We have initially completed negotiations with Greenbushese Company, and they have agreed to cooperate with us in raising the price of raw lithium. Moreover, they are more aggressive than we expected - they plan to take this opportunity to directly raise the price to 400%. In this way, we will completely defeat the lithium-related companies in China."

"In addition, the procurement of raw material lithium reserves for our domestic enterprises has been basically completed. We have done this very covertly, and the market has not shown any price fluctuations as a result."

"At the same time, the production and trial production work in the island country has also come to an end. According to the plan, they will release sulfur lithium batteries in advance before China to seize the market in advance."

“So, on the whole, there were no problems with the execution of our strategy, and it can even be said that everything went smoothly – but, to be honest, we thought that the plan was going smoothly the first two times, but in the end there were problems. "

"So, this time we will bring in other forces to help us cross-check the plan, eliminate hidden dangers in the plan, and ensure a 100% success rate."

After listening to the analyst's report, the cigarette in Johnson's hand was burned to the end. He brought the cigarette butt to his mouth and took one last puff. After a moment of silence, he said:

"The plan is perfect and the success rate sounds high, but it's not what I want now."

"Ever since I just received the report of the J-20H's first flight, I have been thinking about one question, that is, where does the other party's technology come from?"

"Chips, aerospace engines, and batteries, these three fields may seem unrelated, but in fact they are all highly related to materials science. This shows that the breakthroughs that have occurred in these three application fields are likely to be based on a certain basic theory. It was caused by a breakthrough, am I right?”

The analyst's brows furrowed. After a moment, he nodded solemnly and replied:

"That's right."

Johnson lit another cigarette and continued his analysis:

"So, based on this logic, what I want to think about is who brought this breakthrough."

"I looked through the reports of previous presidents, and in their reports, I found a name: Ye Zhou."

"In fact, you have noticed this person before me."

"He is the inventor of Yinglong EDA and the leader of the Zhi microlithography machine project. At the same time, during the manufacturing of Qilian engines, he also appeared at Fengfei's Liming Aviation Engine Factory."

"This makes me have to make a guess, that is: all these technological breakthroughs are essentially related to him."

"We have not yet obtained tangible evidence for the battery project, but the key to this project, which is lithium sulfur compounds, is actually a matter of materials science."

"He may well have been involved in, or even led, the project."

Having said this, Johnson paused briefly, and then changed the subject:

"So, based on this analysis, what we know is that Ye Zhou is likely to have mastered some kind of technological breakthrough in the field of materials science, and this technological breakthrough is likely to be applied in a wider range of fields."

"So, if we really want to stop China's technological breakthrough, we have to do more than just try to exploit it, but we have to fundamentally solve the problem."

"Let this person disappear from the face of the earth, and our threat will naturally disappear."

The analyst looked at Johnson calmly. He knew that the other party was an extremely aggressive person, so he was not surprised that he proposed such a strategy.

After pondering for a moment, he asked:

"So, Mr. Johnson, according to your suggestion, we should take special action against Ye Zhou?"

Johnson nodded and replied:

"We must take action against him. Although we cannot judge his real threat at the moment, thinking about it differently and getting rid of him will not do any harm to us, right?"

"Indeed."

The analyst continued to ask while recording everything Johnson said on his hand-held PAD:

"What approach should we take? As far as I know, Ye Zhou is now protected by the other party's officials. If you want to take action, it may not be that simple."

Hearing this question, Johnson's brows also frowned.

This is indeed a difficulty.

They currently have sufficient firepower delivery capabilities almost all over the world, but it is still not that easy to harm an important person who is closely protected.

The opponent is not a small country that can be bullied. Once the action fails, the consequences will be extremely serious.

After thinking for a moment, he asked:

"Can we find a way to get him to leave China? For example, invite him to participate in certain exhibitions? As far as I know, an important exhibition in the communications field will be held in Barcelona soon. Can we take advantage of this opportunity?"

The analyst paused for a moment, then said:

"I will try, but the success rate of this strategy is not high. Of course, it is not that we don't have other strategies besides this."

"I will submit a report to you and it will be up to you to judge the final strategy to be implemented."

"Okay, let's follow this plan. Remember, don't speak English!"

"clear!"

Ye Zhou, who was thousands of miles away, could never have imagined that the owner of this office would actually come up with a correct strategy through a series of wrong judgments, and finally point the finger at himself.

However, both he and the officials were actually prepared for this situation because they had seen the same thing too many times.

Now, it's just another test.

They had been preparing for this possible hunt, and on this day, the hunt officially began.

As for who is the real prey?

The answer seems obvious.