inspire-indiana Chapter 222 Silence
Chapter 222 Silence
He stood up and walked into the press conference hall.
Lin Wei, Dimaier, and Linengti took the stage at the same time inside the hotel.
The lights flashed and illuminated the entire area.
Lin Wei didn't speak. She walked to the middle and looked down.
She looked down at the more than three hundred reporters. Behind them were three mainstream international MEMS academic journals—*Hypergenesis*, *Body Measurement*, and *Contemporary*—that had almost never reported on Wei Lan's name during those three years of missteps, but today they were all there.
"I am Lin Wei, founder and CEO of Shanghai Vilan Technology," she said in a low voice, which was heard by hundreds of people in the venue. "Villan will make a three-sentence statement after the central press conference."
The venue was filled with flashes of light.
"First, today, Vilan, as the main drafter and co-initiator of the Chinese and international MEMS industry chain, will lead the alliance of companies to promote and integrate the new IEC MEMS standard based on third-order nonlinearity."
"Second, today Vilan agreed to accept Bosch's "400mm Joint Verification Platform Priority Order" and STMicroelectronics' "Priority Use of Materials Family".
"Third, she paused for a moment, glanced at the venue, and saw the reporters from the three journals behind her, 'Hereditary Spectrum,' 'Body Measurement,' and 'Contemporary,' whose papers had gone astray."
"Today, Vilan accepted Bosch and STMicroelectronics as joint initiators. At the same time, Vilan accepted the public withdrawal of three objections from these three companies: 'the period from 2018 to 2020', 'cannot be repeated', and 'unsuitable for international academic trends.'"
"The three companies have agreed to bear all consulting, travel and legal expenses incurred by Vilan in the IEC standardization process over the past three years, including proactive sampling, proactive reproduction, and proactive reproduction by Chinese and international counterparts."
"A total of 250 million euros over three years."
The venue was filled with flashing lights, and the reporters' handheld devices were constantly flashing.
The venue reached a state where "you could only hear the flashing lights, but not hear anyone."
The article in *Body Test* is listed later. Three years ago, *Body Test* published three articles on "East Asian Affairs." The article is by a reporter for *Body Test*, a senior reporter for *Body Test*, and a 55-year-old senior reporter for *Body Test*. That 55-year-old senior reporter personally reported those three articles three years ago: "Focusing on a Single Example," "Failed to Reproduce," and "Chinese Papers."
He lowered his head, unable to press the button on the phone in his hand.
Ben, a senior editor at *The Descendants*, stood behind him, but he didn't look at the stage. He glanced at the senior editor from *Body Measurement*. Three years ago, he was the one who worked for other newspapers for those three articles, including *The Descendants*'s cross-newspaper articles like "Failed to Reproduce a Shanghai Project After Many Years" and "A Niche Laboratory in Shanghai Closed."
On stage, several reporters flashed their cameras as they walked out of the venue. "The three companies simultaneously agreed to assume responsibility for the next three years," "a total of 250 million euros over three years."
It is not a pre-order, not a consultation, not a simulation usage fee, and not a project exploration.
It is "three parties made a mistake and compensated".
For three years, they pushed that paper astray, they had the replication group report "replication failure," and they let the higher-ups criticize them for "no longer criticizing" their obscure lab. Today, all three agreed to cover the 50 million euros in consulting fees that Wei Lan personally paid to help her overcome those three years. The seasoned professionals understood.
On stage, Lin Wei didn't need anyone in the venue to pay attention to her; she didn't need it.
She glanced up at Dimer, then at Rinnetti, but not at Infineon's empty seat.
"Dimere spoke on behalf of the company," she said.
Dimaier took the stage.
He glanced at the three words "Infineon" on the metal plaque next to him. The minutes of the meeting, prepared by the central host Qiu Li, had the word "no comment" accurately changed.
"Bosch MEMS Business President, Dimmel," he said. "Bosch disclosed the following..."
He paused for a moment.
"I. Bosch accepts the 'submicron node process route of Shanghai Vilan Technology' as the backbone of the new IEC MEMS standard, with Bosch as a co-initiator."
"Second, Bosch publicly withdraws its three objections raised between 2018 and 2020: 'insufficient explanation of the Villand third-order nonlinear model,' 'unreproducible,' and 'unsuitable for international academic trends.'"
"Third, Bosch accepts that the Vilan simulation system will be the sole means of payment for the next-generation submicron architecture pre-research over the next 18 months. Bosch will not establish a separate simulation system."
"Fourth, he paused. He glanced at Lin Wei, but Lin Wei didn't look at him. Bosch, together with Shanghai Weilan Technology, Shanghai AMEC, Wuxi CR Microelectronics, and AVIC MEMS, jointly launched the 'Global MEMS Submicron Node Industry Alliance.' Bosch secured a 'Founding Member' position."
The venue was filled with flashing metal lights.
The phrase "Global MEMS Submicron Node Industry Alliance" has found its way into the hands of senior reporters at the People's Daily, and into the camera photographed today by a senior Reuters reporter.
This isn't the "Shanghai MEMS Alliance," it's the "Global MEMS Submicron Node Industry Alliance." Vilan has 27 companies under its umbrella, plus the initial 5 core companies, Bosch, and AMS. They decided to follow suit after adding the subsequent secondary partners.
This is a route that is on par with the original IEC route.
It is not the route that "presses the original IEC route".
Dimaier exits. Rinenti enters.
Rinenti held a piece of paper in his hand; he had been preparing for three hours.
"STMicroelectronics, Rinenti," he said. "STMicroelectronics discloses the following."
"STMicroelectronics accepts the Shanghai Vilan Technology submicron node process route as the backbone of the new IEC MEMS standard. STMicroelectronics is a co-initiator."
"Second, we publicly withdraw our three objections."
"Third, accept the 'priority right to use the material family' in accordance with the law. Italy and France do not seek 'exclusivity' in the subsequent alliance. Italy and France accept 'priority'."
"4. STMicroelectronics joins the 'Global MEMS Submicron Node Industry Alliance' as a founding member."
It can be found underneath.
A sense of quiet descended upon the venue.
The Reuters senior journalist looked up; he wasn't the person Qiu Li, the host of the central press conference, had specifically called upon. He was one of the few "friendly journalists" from the central press conference's central district who was pre-selected and could be the first to be asked a question.
"Ask the three," he said, "Villan, Bosch, and Italy."
He paused.
"The three companies simultaneously accepted the 'submicron node process route of Shanghai Vilan Technology' as the backbone of the new IEC MEMS standard. They also jointly compensated Vilan for 50 million euros in consulting fees over the past three years, and all three joined the Vilan Alliance."
He looked up and saw the three of them.
Is the global MEMS industry determined by Shanghai Vilan Technology?
When this question was asked on stage, all three hundred or so reporters in the hall looked up to hear the response.
Lin Wei said "Yes," then paused and looked up at the venue.
"Shanghai Vilan Technology, a relatively obscure laboratory at Shanghai Microelectronics, had its paper rejected by three institutions three years ago in 2018. After the paper was rejected, the three institutions recommended a research grant for 'failed reproduction.' Following the failure to reproduce, the three institutions recommended the closure of the 'obscure laboratory.'"
She paused for a moment.
"Representative of Wei Lan, Wei Lan left, and the name "Lin Wei" was first heard on July 1, 2020."
The reporters from the three publications, "Hereditary," "Body Measurement," and "Contemporary," all lowered their heads at the same time.
Lin Wei did not name names.
She doesn't need it.
"Shanghai Vilan Technology, the person who was the first author of that rejected paper submitted to a niche laboratory at Shanghai Microelectronics three years ago, has now been replaced by his wife after leaving that niche laboratory, and is where he is today."
She looked up.
"Three years," she said. "Three years after that laboratory in Shanghai closed, I'm standing on this stage today, Wei Lan."
"The global MEMS industry is definitely not limited to Vilan alone. It's backed by five academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by President Chen, with hundreds of PhDs and thousands of Masters, Vilan's investment exceeding 4 million RMB, and its production line simulation business, which has deployed its 'Production Line Simulation System' to over 3 MEMS companies."
"Shanghai Vilan Technology is the company behind the paper that was rejected by three companies three years ago. It represents the simultaneous reproduction, verification, and post-recovery of China's MEMS industry." (This is the story of how, three years later, the company has arrived at its current position.)
"Shanghai Vilan Technology is backed by China."
A senior Reuters drone captured that sentence. He understood that sentence in his report tonight would travel the world.
He understood that Wei Lan's promotion to the IEC main board today was not a "business movement," not a "corporate victory," and not a "company brand victory." Today, it was "China" taking the stage after three years.
The venue was brightly lit by flashing lights.
Qiu Li looked up and said, "Next reporter."
The flashing lights illuminated a message that everyone understood, which was spoken, recorded, and passed down in the meeting hall today.
The senior editor of "The Descendants of the Sun" at the back of the room lowered his head and didn't press the button on the machine in his hand.
The 55-year-old senior editor of "Divine Prediction" lowered his head and looked up.
The same man in "Contemporary" also lowered his head.
The guy in the meeting room, who was doing the "body measurement" segment, understood the three reports from three years ago. He reported on the three reports: "mainly based on individual cases," "failed to reproduce," and "Chinese papers." Those three papers. The one on stage was pushed onto the stage by that person; today, the Chinese papers are the backbone of the new IEC MEMS standard.
The name he mentioned, which was associated with "no more criticism from above," "the closure of obscure laboratories," and "failure to reproduce," has now stepped onto this stage from behind.
The name was not mentioned.
The flashing lights kept going on.
On the stage, Lin Wei looked at the few people whose bodies had slumped down.
They were the people who were "sent out" by three different media outlets after Wei Lan was ousted from the obscure lab three years ago and criticized for "no longer criticizing."
They could not lift their heads.
Wei Lan doesn't need them to lift her up.
At today's press conference, Wei Lan quoted him three times, and he became a co-initiator. He joined the "Global MEMS Alliance." He doesn't need those reporters in the audience who couldn't hold their heads up; they couldn't hold their heads up because they couldn't.
Wei Lan has been gone for three years, and today she's on this stage.
"This press conference is now over," he said. "The main drafter and the two co-initiators, please step down."
There were over three hundred reporters in the venue, their flashing lights creating a vibrant atmosphere.
She glanced up at the back of the hall. She said something.
"Three years ago," she said. Her voice was low. The metal in the sports machine was heavy. "In a niche lab at Shanghai Microelectronics, a person was criticized and stopped criticizing, told by the replication team that it couldn't be reproduced, asked by an older man if he wanted to switch projects, and then that person had an accident."
She looked up.
"I didn't live to see today," she said.
The lights kept flashing, and there were more than 300 people in the audience.
People's Daily, China Youth Daily, Science and Technology Daily.
Dimergen and Rintendigen.
Behind them was the empty seat at Infineon.
The position remains "undecided".
The empty seat represents Infineon, and behind it are Hoffman and Klaus Weber, whom everyone can guess but cannot comment on. Both of them must make their statements before midnight tomorrow.
That sentence was meant for someone who was ousted from an obscure lab three years ago and can't see this day. That person isn't here. That person can't see today. But today, on this stage, being taken up, being slapped by metal, being photographed by Reuters, being photographed by the People's Daily, being photographed "the main trunk, Wei Lan walked up."