Chapter 585

Up to sixteen hours of work per day on average.

This statistic seems a bit strange to everyone.

But since Ai Liang said this himself, this data will definitely not be faked.

In other words.

All the employees of the semiconductor quantum chip have really maintained an ultra-high-intensity working state for a year.

If the days of working more than 16 hours a day last for a week or two, most ordinary people are likely to be unable to persevere.

However, all the staff of the project team lasted for more than 300 days.

How much perseverance does it take!

The crowd couldn't imagine it.

Ai Liang ignored the amazed looks on the faces of the reporters below, but continued to speak on his own.

Ai Liang held up a second finger.

"The second data is that as of the time of the real advent of quantum computers, a total of 51 people in our project team have been hospitalized due to physical overwork. ”

Ai Liang's words fell, and the studio became boiling again.

Fifty-one people are hospitalized!

To be clear, there are only 124 people in the semiconductor quantum chip project team.

That is to say, in order to develop this quantum computer, nearly half of the project team put themselves into the hospital.

This data is too tragic.

The reporters in the audience may already know why Huaguo, which was not valued at all, will achieve a sky-defying turnaround in less than a year.

Because this is the life of each member of the project team!

Under the guidance of this spirit of fearless sacrifice, the final success became a matter of course.

"The reporter just asked, why is it not Academician Guo who is sitting here at the press conference, but me?"

"It should be obvious to you from what you have just said. That's right, my teacher, Academician Guo, was taken to the hospital a week ago due to overwork and coma, and is still recuperating in the hospital, so he was unable to attend this press conference. ”

"Actually, not only my teacher, on the day of the advent of quantum computers, another Professor Gu Lugu, who has made great contributions to the research and development of quantum computers in our project team, also fainted to the ground due to more than 50 hours of sleeplessness, and so far, Professor Gu has not woken up from his coma. ”

The atmosphere at the press conference began to solidify.

Everyone was silent and bowed their heads.

Although Ai Liang just stated a simple fact, it made the reporters in the studio hear a desolate and tragic taste.

In this scientific and technological competition about quantum computers, Hua Guo won.

But the victory was miserable.

Nearly half of the living force went straight to the hospital.

Among them are also Academician Guo, the chief engineer of the project team, and Professor Gu Lu, who Ai Liang said.

Gu Lu!

Everyone remembers that there is indeed this name in the list of project team members, but it is not listed in a very conspicuous position, it seems to be just an ordinary role, and there is no reputation in the field of quantum computers in the world.

But listening to Ai Liang's words, it seems that Professor Gu has played an irreplaceable role in the process of developing quantum computers by the project team.

Moreover......

A large part of the reason why the quantum computer was successfully developed in China is due to Professor Gu.

So who is this Professor Gu?

If Ai Liang hadn't said that Professor Gu was still lying unconscious in the hospital, all reporters would have the idea of conducting a special interview with Gu Lu.

On the podium, Ai Liang imperceptibly wiped the tears in his eyes.

Those words just now, Ai Liang really felt it.

Looking back on the research process of the past year, it is not easy for the more than 100 people in their project team.

Especially half a year ago, after learning that the quantum computing center of IBM in the United States had developed a 25-qubit commercial computer, every day after that, everyone in the project team was moving forward with a heavy load, and the burden on their shoulders was extremely heavy.

Because once you fail, the consequences are extremely serious.

Anyway, they finally survived.

After the catastrophe, there is finally light.

"Mr. Ai, I would like to ask, do you have any ideas for sharing the research and development technology of quantum computers with the outside world?" The next question was asked by a reporter from the United States.

"Sorry, not really. Ai Liang replied very simply, as if he had not thought about it at all.

"Uh......" The reporter was choked by Ai Liang's crisp answer, and after a few seconds of silence, the reporter barely pulled a smile on his face.

"Mr. Ai, you may also know that the research and development progress of quantum computers at the Quantum Computing Center of IBM in the United States has also come to an end, and our two countries can carry out technical exchanges, exchange information and achieve common progress. The reporter had a sincere smile on his face.

Ai Liang tugged at the corners of his mouth, almost amused by the statement of this American reporter.

Or technical exchanges, do you have any exchanges?

When you were in the process of a technical blockade of us, why didn't you say that!

Now that we have broken through the technological blockade and completed the research and development of quantum computers before you, do you remember to ask for technical exchanges and common progress?

You're thinking peach!

Ai Liang had a warm smile on his face, and said with a smile, "This reporter, you should know what kind of quantum computer chip is being developed by the IBM Quantum Computing Center, right?"

The reporter nodded and spoke, "Isn't it a superconducting quantum chip?"

"That's right, superconducting quantum chips. And what we are developing is semiconductor quantum chips. Ai Liang spoke slowly, in an unhurried tone, "This reporter, you shouldn't know the difference between semiconductor quantum chips and superconducting quantum chips, right?"

The reporter shook his head.

He's just an errand reporter, and of course he doesn't know that much expertise.

As for the difference between semiconductor quantum chips and superconducting quantum chips, he doesn't know anything.

Ai Liang clasped his hands around his chest and said with a smile, "Then I'll give you a brief explanation." ”

"There is not much difference between semiconductor quantum chips and superconducting quantum chips in terms of performance, and even under the same number of qubits, superconducting quantum chips are slightly better. ”

"However, superconducting quantum chips have a big drawback-" After a pause, Ai Liang gently spit out two words, "cost!"

"The cost of superconducting quantum chips is very high, starting from a hundred times that of semiconductor quantum chips. ”

"The ultimate goal of our country is to realize the civilian use of quantum computers, and the expensive superconducting quantum chip is certainly not our choice. ”

"Therefore, it is completely unnecessary for us to have technical exchanges and exchange with your country. ”

"Because of your technology, we don't need it. ”