stonecrandall Chapter 359 The Layout of the Information Age
Chapter 359 The Layout of the Information Age
Lin Yan's gaze finally settled on Lin Yi. The tasks assigned to everyone else in the conference room were of a pioneering, infiltrating, or strategic nature, while Lin Yi was to shoulder the responsibility of final creation and realization.
"Lin Yi, you are the true core of this massive plan. Alexander, Albert, Marcus, James... everything they have done, whether it's the investment in Silicon Valley, the European standard of competition, or the locking in of African resources, will ultimately converge on you."
Lin Yi stood with his back straight and his eyes level, awaiting the most arduous mission.
"Your core role is the 'heart' and 'furnace' of our next twenty years."
Lin Yan's fingertip pointed heavily at the locations of Singapore and Malaysia on the map. "The technological blueprints acquired globally, the flowing capital, and the gathered talent must ultimately be forged into globally competitive physical industries and a complete ecosystem on the land under your jurisdiction. And, you must ensure its absolute security and autonomy."
"First, we must build our own core R&D system. This is the starting point for the next twenty years. The top priority is the 'Candle Dragon' lithography machine project. This is your number one project, and we cannot afford to fail."
"By March next year, I want to see two top-tier R&D centers, physically isolated and with the highest level of security, completed in Jurong, Singapore and Penang, Malaysia. The teams in both locations will operate independently, conducting research and development 'back-to-back.' All core data will be reported directly to me by you. Your primary responsibility is to ensure the absolute safety and smooth operation of these two 'brains.' The long-term goal is to integrate the results from both locations and produce our own engineering prototype lithography machine that can be used for 1-micron processes by the end of 1990."
"At the same time, local R&D hubs must be built concurrently: by 1976, the Singapore headquarters of the Lim Microelectronics Design Centre must become a core integrating global wisdom. By 1979, the Oriental Computer Systems Laboratory must produce a working PC prototype. You will be fully committed to promoting the implementation of the 'Lim Scholarship' program in Asia, ensuring that top talents trained overseas and discovered locally can be seamlessly transferred to these laboratories."
"Second, we must resolutely implement the 'Homecoming Plan' to allow manufacturing capabilities to rise here." Lin Yan's tone left no room for negotiation. "This is the key to turning blueprints into products."
"In 1985, the PC assembly plant in Penang had to start production on time to take over the entire production line transferred from the Americas. In 1986, the production capacity was to explode—the mobile phone assembly line in Penang and the radio frequency chip production line in Singapore had to start running simultaneously. At the same time, the fiber optic industrial park in Jurong had to achieve full-chain self-sufficiency in production, from preform drawing to fiber optic cable forming, without being dependent on others for a single fiber. In 1987, Singapore's 'Singapore Data Hub' was to be completed and put into operation, which was the infrastructure built in advance for the upcoming Internet era."
"Moreover," Lin Yan emphasized, "starting in 1988, you will use our massive future internal procurement orders as a 'magnet' to strongly attract upstream suppliers of printed circuit boards, chassis, power supplies, etc. from around the world to set up factories in the Penang-Kedah industrial corridor in Malaysia. What we want is not a few isolated factories, but a complete industrial cluster ecosystem that cannot be easily replaced."
"Third, a closed-loop ecosystem—building our own 'Lin's Technology Standards'." Lin Yan's plan reached a higher level. "Since 1987, the group has strictly implemented a supply chain priority policy. Our own computers must use hard drives and 'Galaxy Chips' that we produce ourselves. Our own mobile phones must use our own radio frequency modules and batteries. Through rigorous internal practice, we have honed and optimized the entire technology ecosystem, allowing it to develop a self-consistent structure."
"If hardware is the skeleton, then software is the soul. You need to supervise Lin's Software Company to develop our own operating system and office suite based on Unix, and ensure that in 1991, it can be launched to the world at the same time as our first self-branded computer, 'Eastern Star'."
"The clarion call for business and operations also rests with you: In 1991, you hosted the global launch of 'Eastern Star'; you ensured that our telecommunications companies were the first to launch GSM networks in Singapore and Malaysia. In 1992, you spearheaded the establishment of the 'Asia-Pacific Internet Exchange Centre,' making Singapore the digital heart of Asia."
Finally, Lin Yan's gaze sharpened dramatically, focusing on the fundamental issues.
"Fourth, and this is the foundation of your work—resources, security, and absolute area control."
"Politically and economically, you must continue to deepen your control over the core sectors of Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, and clear all obstacles for all industries to set up operations here. These are our brains and hearts, and there can be no policy noise here."
"In terms of security, this place must be impregnable. We must deploy the most stringent security system, combining the most advanced modern methods with the strength of our monks, to ensure the absolute safety of the R&D center, production line, data center, and every key personnel. We must guard against industrial espionage, sabotage, and all unforeseen events."
"At the same time, you are the final recipient and central hub for global resources. You must maintain seamless collaboration with Alexander and Albert to ensure that technical data, key equipment, top talent, and huge amounts of capital can arrive here efficiently and safely, and be immediately put into the flood of value creation."
After Lin Yan finished speaking, he gazed at Lin Yi and stated the final criteria for judgment:
"Lin Yi, I only look at a few results: whether every factory, every production line, and every laboratory has strictly followed the timetable to become a reality on this land and achieved the predetermined production capacity and technical indicators; whether, by 1995, we have cultivated a complete industrial ecosystem here that is highly collaborative and difficult to be strangled by the outside world, from chips, optical fibers, computers, and mobile phones to networks and data centers; in extreme cases, if an external technological blockade comes, can the base you are in charge of maintain the continuous operation and upgrading of the entire information empire without relying on external core components; and whether Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia have always been our stable 'safe zone' and 'privileged zone'."
Lin Yi met Lin Yan's gaze and simply nodded deeply, replying briefly and firmly, "Understood. This place will be the 'Heart of Information' that we will build from scratch with our own hands."