His parents died in a car accident. Twenty-four-year-old Lin Yuanzhou took over Yuanzhou Seiko, which was on the verge of bankruptcy. There were only 470,000 left on the books, wages were in arrears for two months, and a bank loan of 8 million was about to expire.
In a desperate situation, the [Industrial Technology Tree System] is activated: as long as you have money, you can "upgrade" technicians and unlock cutting-edge technology.
It started with an "eureka moment" by veteran engineer Zhang Jianguo - the yield rate of titanium alloys soared from 30% to 97%, ceramic substrates broke Japan's monopoly, and silicon carbide substrates equaled the American Cree. Chip design, industrial software, aerospace engines, industrial robots... Each neck-breaking technology has been broken one by one.
But the road is destined to not be smooth. Domestic competitors are suppressing them at all costs, Japan's technology blockade is increasing step by step, and American suppliers are cutting wages from the bottom. Lin Yuanzhou leads a group of workers who have climbed up from the bottom to fight their way through the cracks.
"We don't sell cheap labor, we sell the Chinese's own cutting-edge technology."
From a foundry on the verge of bankruptcy to a world-famous industrial technology group - this is the story of a group of ordinary Chinese workers and technicians swimming upstream amid blockades and containment.
