My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!-Chapter 1037 - 608: Welcoming More Competitors

"At one in the morning, signal jammers placed around the factory were activated, severing its communication with the outside.

Subsequently, three remote bombs, pre-installed at key points in the factory’s ventilation ducts, the substation, and the independent battery room, were detonated.

Precisely cutting off the power supply to the factory, while sparking a small-scale fire in the production plant, drawing the attention of numerous on-duty personnel and security guards, who rushed to extinguish the fire.

Meanwhile, the infiltrators took advantage of the blackout to steal the critical hard drives from the data center.

Using the chaos and darkness, along with pre-deployed signal transmitters, they transmitted the vital data to a nearby suspicious vehicle.

Although our special task force detected the enemy’s presence, during the pursuit, our vehicles were intercepted by snipers, bursting tires, allowing the enemy to flee the scene.

When found, the vehicle had already been set ablaze, breaking the trail.

We are currently conducting follow-up investigations to identify potential insiders within Jinghua. Several suspicious fleeing targets have been locked down..."

Mr. Hu listened with a grim face to his subordinate’s report.

So what if we caught the fleeing targets? The technical data must have already been transmitted abroad!

"I told you at the time, that this production line is of great importance, and instructed you to exercise extreme caution, yet the enemy succeeded so easily?!"

"It’s our dereliction of duty; the enemy’s plans were meticulous, the entire operation took less than fifteen minutes, coupled with the manpower shortage at night..."

"I don’t want to hear your excuses! I only care about the outcome!"

Mr. Hu was still angry.

"Were there any casualties? What about the production line damage?"

"Fortunately, it was late at night; except for two on-duty personnel suffering minor injuries, no other casualties occurred.

The explosions and fires caused some equipment damage, but thanks to timely rescue, the flames have been extinguished, and the production line loss isn’t significant.

Additionally, the adjacent second production line is currently being prepared...

Jinghua expects that if temporarily using the equipment from the second production line and accelerating repairs and replacements, production can resume in about a week.

Regarding the second production line, placing equipment orders won’t significantly impact the timeline either."

Upon hearing that the production line impact wasn’t significant, Mr. Hu’s expression improved slightly.

He frowned, pondering. Although it’s still unclear who is behind this, it’s obvious, even just by thinking, that it can’t be unrelated to the other side of the ocean.

Recently, he’s received intel showing frequent activities from the CIA across the way, seemingly continuously collecting intelligence related to "Alpha".

He just didn’t expect them to be so urgent, and their method is blatant daylight robbery!

To achieve such a swift and precise operation, they must have had cooperation from Jinghua’s internal high-levels, providing intelligence, and to dare use high explosives and sniper rifles in his territory...

This is utterly disregarding them...

His eyes flickered coldly.

"Mr. Hu, shall we retaliate in kind?" asked a female officer nearby.

"There’s no rush, we’ll settle this score in due time!"

"What about the leaked technical data?"

"Well... In the short term, they probably won’t dare blatantly utilize the technology, especially since Jinghua just got attacked, whoever reveals the technology now simply admits guilt.

I reckon they’ll choose to first absorb the technology, and when this wave passes, shamelessly claim a technological breakthrough through a vassal nation.

However, this involves market contest and commercial competition issues.

Given the situation, we can only see how Hua Wei responds..."

...

Changqing Biological.

"Are you sure?" Gao Yuan held the phone, looking surprised.

[Surely, open source and sharing has always been the organization’s unwavering core strategy!

Competition breeds progress, full competition equals substantial progress!]

"Why do I sense that you’re not only unbothered by this issue, but even quite happy?"

[Cough! The technology we’ve developed can immensely benefit humanity, propel civilization’s technological advancement, isn’t that worthy of happiness?]

Gao Yuan: "..."

She suddenly didn’t know whether to criticize the organization for being heartless or praise them for their high-mindedness...

"Did you prepare a backup plan, knowing the other party would act?"

Considering Meng Lang’s reaction, Gao Yuan could only think of this possibility.

[Hehe!]

Meng Lang chuckled silently, but Gao Yuan’s eyes lit up.

"Truly, I wonder what in this world you aren’t aware of...

So, what should we do next?"

[Strong public protests, quietly steer with the tide.]

"Hmm... I know what to do."

Just as she hung up the phone, Tang Yun walked briskly in.

"Chairman Gao, Mr. Yu has arrived."

...

"Mr. Yu, we’re already aware of the situation, you didn’t need to fly to Su City overnight..." Gao Yuan reluctantly handed Mr. Yu a cup of coffee.

Judging from his bloodshot eyes, it’s clear he hasn’t slept a wink last night.

"No! Although it’s Jinghua at fault, ultimately, it’s our negligence, failing to safeguard the technology properly!

We’ve disappointed your trust, and a personal visit to apologize is necessary!"

Gao Yuan shook her head with a smile.

Upon hearing the news, she was also quite annoyed, as it concerns the strategic layout in AI and Cloud Computing Center sectors.

The matter has already happened, and blaming others won’t solve any problems.

Moreover, it seems Meng Lang has an even bigger plot...

"Our interests align, and I’m certain such an incident is not something you wanted to see either.

Besides, no matter how advanced the technology is, from the day it was born, it is bound to be leaked sooner or later; it’s only a matter of time."

Mr. Yu forced a smile, as Gao Yuan brushed it off lightly and calmly, a reaction he didn’t anticipate.

However, the more comforted he was by them, the more guilty he felt.

They had hidden their identities to forge a sword for the nation, investing enormous talent and resources to develop this significant tool for the country.

Just as it was entrusted to us to enter the market, the technology was leaked...

If it were him, and he didn’t rebuke the other party directly, that would already be giving them face.

It’s true that technology will be leaked eventually.

But whether it leaks two years earlier or two years later makes a big difference.

Everyone knows that, for new technology, the period just after it hits the market is the golden vacuum period, a pure seller’s market.

During this time, it is crucial to quickly capture the market and reduce costs through scale.

Even if future competitors replicate and bring out identical products, they must pay a significant price to compete with us.

Technology, market, cost, even patents...

These are all parts of the competitive moat, enough to make latecomers hit their heads against the wall, or even be directly overwhelmed.

"Chairman Gao..."

Seeing the other party wanting to continue apologizing, Gao Yuan quickly interrupted.

"I think the most important thing for us now is to consider how to minimize our losses."

Mr. Yu nodded, "That’s correct, and it’s also one of the purposes of my visit.

Before coming here, we’ve had internal discussions and, regarding the subsequent handling of this issue, we are willing to fully adopt your suggestions, and even consider certain cooperative concessions as compensation."

Faced with such a sincere collaborator, Gao Yuan was also satisfied. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

After pondering for a moment, Gao Yuan said.

"No compensation is needed, let me first share my thoughts."

"Please go ahead."

"First, Jinghua’s internal management obviously has significant loopholes, which allowed the opponent to succeed so easily this time."

"Chairman Gao, do you mean Jinghua should compensate for the losses? But..."

"Rest assured, that’s not what I mean. I’m saying they need to immediately replace their internal management system with our Tianshu ERP.

Our Tianshu System’s advancements in data protection and personnel authority management, I believe Mr. Yu has personally experienced, so there’s no need for me to elaborate.

This can also prevent similar occurrences in the future."

Mr. Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

If Jinghua were indeed to compensate, given the value of this technology, even going bankrupt might not suffice.

Bear in mind that Jinghua is now considered a subsidiary jointly owned by Hua Wei and Baiyeji...

"No problem! It just so happened that we recently included them in our management system and were concerned about potential disruption due to the urgent production of the Light Chip, which delayed the system replacement.

This time, taking advantage of the equipment repairs, I will immediately have them replace the system.

Moreover, we will announce that we will give priority to upstream and downstream suppliers that have installed Tianshu ERP, and connect the resource management systems within the alliance as quickly as possible!"

Mr. Yu grasped the hint behind the words, adding another point to Gao Yuan’s request.

The advanced nature of Tianshu ERP has been fully verified by them. Whether it’s data security, personnel management, or data sharing capabilities, it far surpasses similar products on the market.

Moreover, it is a critical part of Gao Yuan’s previously proposed Internet of Things, forming an AI alliance.

This move undoubtedly also indicates that Hua Wei has decided to accelerate its alignment with the alliance.

Gao Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

"Secondly, your side needs to immediately issue a strong protest against the attack incident and offer a substantial reward for the capture of the commercial spies involved in this event."

"This... is also not a problem."

Although somewhat puzzled by Gao Yuan’s request, it was still within a reasonable range.

"Third, we need to apply for a large number of related patents immediately, setting up patent barriers to block potential technological routes of the opponents."

"This... Chairman Gao, do you mean to apply for open patents?" Mr. Yu was taken aback.

Patents can be classified into two types.

Either open or non-open patents.

Patent holders who choose non-open patents can maintain technological monopoly, delaying the risk of technology being imitated.

Of course, this type of non-open patent inevitably impacts the legal protection strength of the patent rights.

In simple terms, open patents can enhance protection but may be imitated by competitors, sacrificing short-term competitive advantage.

Whereas non-open patents carry potential legal risks...

"Exactly!"

"But in this way, our technological lead will be quickly caught up with..."

"Since the technology has been leaked, even if we don’t open it, will the opponents just stand idly by and wait for us?

If the other side registers for the patent first, we will be on the defensive."

Gao Yuan smiled confidently.

"We are the original creators... we’re not afraid of competition!

On the contrary, we welcome more competitors..."