The two of them lit their cigarettes as white smoke filled the office.
Sunlight shone in from the outside, making it seem like a big shot was discussing something.
Everyone was a businessman, so they all understood one thing.
The real big things were not discussed in the conference room.
It was precisely in private offices like these where deals were struck.
"Director Shen, how's the progress on the photolithography machine? How long will it take for it to be released?"
"According to the original plan, we should be ready by now. However, we have made new breakthroughs in some key technologies recently, so we want to replace this part of the machine with domestically produced component. It will be ready in about a month."
