The first day of May.
Hua Nation's working people were happily welcoming the Labor Day holiday.
Yet for the communications industry, a massive earthquake had just struck.
The No. 3 Asia-Pacific Submarine Cable Project, which had generally been viewed favorably by the industry, had stalled due to the lack of cooperation from Hua Nation's three major telecommunications companies. Meanwhile, with the order worth more than ten billion unable to be fulfilled, SubCom's stock price had suffered a steep plunge.
No one understood why Hua Nation's three major telecommunications companies had made such a choice.
In fact, it was not just outsiders who could not understand. Most people within the three major telecommunications companies themselves could not figure out why either...
Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
In the director's office, Lu Zhou sat at his desk, meticulously drawing something on a sheet of white paper.
Just then, someone knocked on the door.
Lu Zhou stopped his pen, casually tucked the unfinished draft into a drawer, then looked toward the door and said,
"The door isn't locked. Come in."
The door opened, and a deeply lined, highly distinctive face appeared from behind it.
"Academician Lu, you're as dedicated as ever," Wang Zhengfei said with a smile as he walked into the office. "Not taking a couple of days off for the holiday?"
"When I'm not busy, every day is a holiday. When I am busy, even the New Year is no different," Lu Zhou said with a faint smile as he watched Wang Zhengfei take a seat on the office sofa. "...Isn't that true for you too?"
Wang Zhengfei smiled and waved a hand.
"Me? Haha, I'm not as bad at enjoying life as you are. Things are much easier now than they used to be. In a few more years, I