T/N:(I've decided to change the company name to China Star)
"Google was founded in 1998 and has become one of the top ten companies in the world regarding market value," Haifeng said during a brief media appearance. "It's truly remarkable. Now that they've acquired the System Accelerator, their value will double. I congratulate them on unifying the mobile phone operating system."
Smith, Google's VP, responded with a smile.
"Then, President Lu, let me return the praise. You're the youngest rich man I've ever met."
Their mutual compliments drew awkward expressions from the others in the room—especially from Samsung's Pu Xingcai. He'd tried the same tactic yesterday and failed to secure the deal.
Ali and Huawei's representatives sat silently. Just a week ago, their investment departments valued China Star (formerly Huaxing) at ¥5–6 billion. But now, Haifeng had just sold a piece of tech for $2.6 billion. The math wasn't even close.
How can you invest in a company worth ¥50 billion while still offering ¥6 billion?
That's not investing. That's freeloading.
No wonder they stayed quiet.
Smith approached Haifeng again.
"President Lu, the funds will be transferred within a week. We'll take our leave now."
Paying $2.6 billion in one go was a burden even for Google. But they had no choice. The System Accelerator optimized Android's core to a level that made iOS obsolete.
Smith left China that night. His business team remained behind in handling the tech handover.
The deal didn't include ownership of the accelerator—only the underlying optimization technology. Haifeng's team will still update and maintain the software.
On the 28th of the month, Google held a press conference in the U.S.
Smith stood on stage, grinning as flashes lit up the room.
"Thank you all for coming. I have good news," he began.
"We've acquired a Chinese company's software for Android optimization."
"With this tech, we've restructured Android's underlying logic."
"The next version of Android launches on the first of next month."
"It's 90% smoother and uses 40% less power."
The media went wild.
Within 30 minutes, Google's stock surged by 10%, triggering a wave of investor excitement. The company made billions on paper, and Smith received congratulations from top shareholders and even the company's founders.
Meanwhile, in China...
Haifeng was busier than ever.
Everyday, he met with investment banks—foreign and domestic. Many offered incredibly generous terms.
Especially foreign investment banks, who were historically skilled at taking stakes in China's top firms. Now, they were eager to back the hottest tech company in the country.
One executive from Goldman Sachs Greater China met Haifeng personally.
"We're prepared to invest $1 billion for just 10% equity."
Haifeng smiled—and declined.
"Not interested."
No matter the offer, no matter how high the number—Haifeng refused them all.
He even told Xiao Ai to stop scheduling meetings with investors.
Too much nonsense. Too much wasted time.
On the sixth day, the entire $2.6 billion from Google landed.
Haifeng immediately used it to acquire a large plot of land next to the old factory to construct the new China Star Industrial Base.
The plan?
Demolish the outdated buildings.
Build to the highest standards.
Create a world-class, high-precision R&D lab.
Design a factory complex to support hundreds of thousands of employees
This wouldn't just be a production facility.
It would include:
Cafeterias
Supermarkets
Gyms
Cinemas
Commercial streets
Employees don't just need a job. They need a lifestyle.
In the lab, Haifeng checked in with Lu Hong.
"Lao Lu, are the chips ready?"
"Some have been taped out. Not all yet."
Haifeng nodded.
We'll need our chip fab soon.
Back in the office, he called Xiao Ai.
"Bring Manager Zhang."
A few minutes later, Zhang Yu arrived.
"President Lu, you called?"
"How's the factory?"
"All renovations are complete. The intelligent production line is fully debugged and ready to run."
"Then start production immediately. I've also ordered five more intelligent production lines, two headset lines, and one charger/data line. They'll arrive in two or three days—prep the floor and hold them ready."
"Also, we'll build a large-scale R&D lab behind the old factory. Go to HR and recruit more technicians."
"What kind?"
"Any kind. As long as they're qualified, we need them. And notify our partner headhunting firms—we need semiconductor talent."
Zhang blinked, still adjusting to the scale of expansion.
The company's moving at rocket speed. We need way more talent than we can recruit ourselves.
"President Lu," Zhang finally asked, "are we entering chip manufacturing?"
Haifeng didn't answer right away.
Because the truth was already evident.
They weren't just entering the chip industry.
They were about to reshape it.