Like many scholars at this time, Academician Ni did not buy his own house, and still lived in the public housing allocated by the unit.

And it's the fifth floor, there is no elevator - later Academician Ni was too old to climb the stairs every day, so he simply went to rent a suite near Zhongguancun.

"Knock knock!"

Academician Ni opened the door and saw that it was Song Weiyang, and immediately said happily: "Xiao Song, please come in!"

Song Weiyang introduced: "This is my bodyguard, named Hong Weiguo, a veteran who has been on the battlefield. ”

"That's the hero who defends the country, hello Xiaohong, come in and sit casually!" Academician Ni said with a smile.

Hong Weiguo hurriedly greeted: "Hello Academician Ni!"

Song Weiyang carried a bulging packaging bag and said, "This is a gift specially brought back to you from Hong Kong City." ”

"I don't take anything that is too valuable. Academician Ni said.

"You can take it apart and see it. Song Weiyang said with a smile.

Academician Ni opened the bag and found that there were more than a dozen sets of CDs, including the complete works of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, Tchaikovsky and many other musicians. He was overjoyed and said, "That's a good thing! How do you know I like classical music?"

"Listen to what Liu Qiang said. Song Weiyang said.

"Hahaha, I accepted your gift," Academician Ni said, "but it must be very expensive, I will give you a gift next time, let's write down the account first." ”

Song Weiyang said: "I am looking forward to Academician Ni's gift. ”

Academician Ni carefully put the music CD into the cabinet, and took out a proposal and said: "Xiao Song, to tell you the truth, the state has the intention of vigorously supporting the software and semiconductor industries. When I heard the news, I decided to help add fuel to the fire, which can be regarded as contributing to the development of the high-tech industry. You look at the content first, and if there are no objections, sign it. ”

Song Weiyang immediately read the proposal carefully and said, "No problem, I signed it." ”

Academician Ni watched Song Weiyang sign his name carefully, and then began to talk about the research and development progress of Shenzhou Technology's microcomputer motherboard.

For all Chinese doing business, the 94 tax reform is an unavoidable problem – including foreign companies in China, which used to only collect a unified industrial and commercial tax, and must pay VAT after the tax reform.

Before the 94 tax reform, China's tax revenue was in a mess, and even the central and local governments could not figure it out, and tax evasion became the norm. After the 94 tax reform, value-added tax and business tax went hand in hand, and the two were slowly merged into one.

Why did Lenovo have its own motherboard in the early 90s, but now it only imports and does not produce itself?

Because the tax is unreasonable, and the VAT is set too high!

If all the main parts of a Lenovo computer are imported, the VAT should be paid at about 2.55% of the retail price for each computer. If you develop and produce the main parts yourself, each computer should pay VAT of about 5.1% of the retail price.

That is to say, the computer developed by oneself needs to pay twice as much VAT as the computer assembled by import (which involves the calculation of output tax and input tax, so I will not write the detailed process)!

This is true not only of Lenovo, but also of other companies involved in semiconductors.

Therefore, it is no wonder that Mr. Liu does not engage in independent research and development, people think about problems from the perspective of businessmen, in order to maximize short-term profits.

On this point, the state must bear the blame.

As a result, Academician Ni and other people of insight have been proposing since 1994, asking the government to reduce the value-added tax on high-tech industries.

Song Weiyang's signature today is dispensable, because the Chinese government has realized this problem, and will soon have the Policy Department of the State Economic Commission and the Ministry of Information Industry form a joint group to form the following policy: High-tech industries still have to pay 17% value-added tax, but more than 6% of the tax amount of semiconductor enterprises should be refunded, and more than 3% of the tax amount of software enterprises should be refunded, that is, tax rebates are preferential.

Until 2002, the state simply reduced the value-added tax of semiconductor enterprises to 3%, and extended it to upstream design enterprises and downstream manufacturers in the semiconductor industry.

As a result, companies in Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea have lost their competitiveness in terms of prices (in the Chinese market) when facing their Chinese counterparts. The United States has repeatedly sent protest statements to China to reduce the import value-added tax, but there has been no response. As a result, multinational companies have set up factories in China, and China's cheap labor costs are only one thing, and on the other hand, they are to pay less taxes.

"Xiao Song, I'll show you something. Academician Ni said mysteriously.

Song Weiyang asked, "What is it?"

Academician Ni said: "One of my former students, I made a small program based on the Linux system, which is quite easy to use. In my opinion, China should vigorously develop the Linux system and carry out software commercial development around it, and not let the Microsoft system dominate China's computers!"

Song Weiyang was a little speechless, this Academician Ni is really persevering, how can Microsoft's monopoly be so easy to break?

If it sounds good, it is called Yugong moving mountains, and if it is not good, it is called inadequate.

Academician Ni sat in front of the computer, turned on the computer, pointed to the display screen and said: "See, this is the interface of the Linux system, not inferior to the Microsoft system, right? ”

Immediately afterwards, Academician Ni demonstrated the small program and said: "As long as the state supports and encourages enterprises to develop Linux system software, the prospects of this system are very broad." By the way, I gave you this little program as a small gift. ”

Academician Ni opened the drawer, took out a stack of floppy disks, and inserted them into the computer in various ways, but the storage content was incorrect. He scratched his head and continued to rummage: "Hey, I obviously put that floppy disk in the drawer, why is it missing?"

Song Weiyang saw the floppy disks one after another, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

USB flash drive!

You can make a USB flash drive!

I can't blame Song Weiyang for thinking now, but he really didn't have the opportunity to use a floppy disk, and his graduation papers were printed directly after being typed into the computer.

They all complain about Doudou!

If the little guy can finish typing the paper at home, Song Weiyang must use a floppy disk to copy it, and then take it to the print shop, then he can think of the money-making business of USB flash drive half a year ago.

Song Weiyang suddenly said: "Old Ni, the floppy disk is inconvenient to carry, and it may be damaged at any time. Wouldn't it be much more convenient to make a plastic or metal case for storage and plug it directly into the USB port of your computer?"

"Plugged in the USB port?" Academician Ni was stunned, then patted his thigh and said, "What a good idea! Hurry up and let people do it, it will definitely make the global science and technology community a sensation!"

Song Weiyang asked, "I don't understand technology, this thing is not difficult to do, right?"

Song Weiyang really doesn't understand, and he doesn't even know what year the USB flash drive was invented. He vaguely remembered that many manufacturers around the world were grabbing USB flash drive patents, and finally a Chinese company grabbed them. That is to say, the U disk was invented by the Chinese, but what is the name of the company that invented the U disk, Song Weiyang has no impression at all.

The eggs are delicious, and who remembers the hen that laid the eggs.

Academician Ni thought for a while and said: "It shouldn't be difficult, and the specific design needs to be thought about carefully." ”

Song Weiyang said with a smile: "I will set up a research and development team for USB storage disks tomorrow." ”