"You want to buy a mainframe?" Su Xiangyuan's eyes widened and he said in disbelief.

"I plan to open a meteorological service company, and I have already brought Lou Bingcheng over, and with the support of the Provincial Meteorological Bureau, I am now preparing to buy a mainframe with IBM. ”

Su Xiangyuan was a little embarrassed: "Large-scale computer hardware plus instruction system, the cheapest is 40 million yuan, not counting the electricity bill......"

Lin Han smiled: "Money is not a problem, performance is the first." ”

"Money isn't an issue, are you sure?"

On the computer screen behind Su Xiangyuan, a female netizen sent another message, "Actually, Malatang is not impossible. 」

But he scratched his head, still not paying attention.

"Then you can tell me what you want, and I'll help you pick and choose. Su Xiangqian thought for a moment.

"After all, it is a weather simulation, and the correlation with machine learning is relatively strong, so it is best to have a special AI module......"

Su Xiangyuan touched his chin and pondered for a moment: "According to these requirements you said, I think the most suitable should be the IBM-Z14 enterprise mainframe." ”

"IBM's Z-Series mainframes are the world's best mainframes with millisecond response times, powerful performance, and 99.9% uptime. ”

While speaking, Su Xiangyuan got up and came to the next room, rummaging through the boxes and cabinets, not knowing what he was looking for.

As for the female netizen he met in Shiji, she has sent several messages one after another without getting a response......

"In the Z series, with machine learning functions, it is easier for Chinese companies to buy, and the best mainframe is Z14. In addition to machine learning capabilities, the Z14 also features ubiquitous encryption and supports a more robust cloud platform open system that makes it easier to implement transparent blockchain ......"

Broadly speaking, although the two belong to the same category of programmers, after all, there is a difference between software and hardness, and this large series of mainframe performance introductions makes Lin Han half-understood and ignorant, and he can't interject.

After a while, Su Xiangyuan finally found a notepad, flipped through it and said: "When I inspected other companies before, I learned that the price of Z14, hardware, command system, services, etc. are added together, and the total price is about 14 million to 18 million. ”

Lin Han was stunned: "More than 10 million?"

Su Xiangyuan added: "The US dollar and the RMB are about 100 million. ”

About 100 million yuan, which is similar to the data that Lin Han heard before, he thought for a while: "What is the specific pricing related to?"

Su Xiangyuan said: "A model of machine, the hardware is almost the same. However, the order system is quite different, and the impact on the price is also more significant. ”

"For example, if you want to strengthen the AI capabilities of the Z14, then they will add a convolutional neural network module to the instruction system, and the price will naturally increase significantly. ”

Lin Han nodded slightly: "What are the requirements for placing Z14?"

Su Xiangyuan said: "The size of the Z14 is relatively not too large, but it has relatively high environmental requirements, and the environment of the computer room needs to be kept clean and relatively low...... In short, there are a lot of supporting facilities. ”

In the early years, when computers were still relatively expensive, students were required to wear condoms when they took a microcomputer class...... Although it is only a shoe cover, it is enough to show that the impact of the environment on the hardware cannot be ignored, not to mention this kind of heavy equipment worth hundreds of millions.

Like in a Mars-themed movie, a sloppy young scientist didn't take a shower or wear a condom, so he ran straight into the supercomputer room, took out his computer and plugged it into the supercomputer, and slept all night...... This scenario is unlikely in reality.

Lin Han nodded: "I'm in the capital now, and I'm going to take someone to buy a mainframe in a few days, and I'll trouble you when the time comes." ”

Su Xiangqian said disapprerovitically: "What's this matter, remember to invite me to dinner then." ”

"No problem. ”

After hanging up the phone and walking out of the room slowly, Su Xiangyuan remembered the female netizen, and immediately ran back to the computer, and hurriedly posted, "There was something just now, and I left you dry again." 」

Unexpectedly, a red badge appeared on the screen, "Please add the other person as a friend......

Su Xiangyuan was stunned for a moment, and then noticed the last message of the female netizen

"You're a good man. 」

……

Then Lin Han made a phone call to Xiao Bin: "Abin, how is the location of the weather company?"

Xiao Bin on the other end of the phone said: "The place is the one sent to you last time, it is in the development zone, the site is large and spacious enough, and the contract has been signed." ”

"By the way, boss, when will the mainframe you mentioned be shipped? I've been wanting to see it for a long time. ”

Lin Han said with a smile: "You will fly to the capital tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, I will have a friend with Lou Bingcheng to buy machines together." ”

It is inevitable to bargain for buying things, and this kind of technical work is not good for ordinary people, but Abin is very suitable.

Xiao Bin was instantly shocked: "Lou Bingcheng?

"You'll find out if you come and see for yourself. ”

"Okay, I'll book a plane ticket now!"

Two days later, Xiao Bin rushed to the capital as scheduled to meet Lin Han and Lou Bingcheng.

As soon as they met, he excitedly took several photos with Lou Bingcheng, as if he was a star-chaser.

"Sect Master Lou, you are my idol in college! Your feat of single-handing a team in the programming contest is simply too handsome!"

Looking at Xiao Bin's expression, Lou Bingcheng suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "It happened many years ago, and it is not as exaggerated as it is in the news......

"I didn't expect that I am now a colleague with Sect Master Lou...... No, I have to post it on Moments immediately. ”

Speaking of which, when Xiao Bin was discovered by Lin Han, he had just graduated from Handong University of Technology, and he was quite down.

But now, his old classmates have not graduated from their senior year, and he has a five-figure monthly salary, and he talks and laughs with entrepreneurs from all walks of life every day in suits and leather shoes, and the eyes of those high-achieving students of Chinese Institute of Technology are about to stare off.

It can be seen that a person's life not only depends on personal struggle, but also on the course of history......

Lin Han and Lou Bingcheng have already contacted IBM Huaxia Capital Branch before, and today is the time to look at the machine.

It's just that seeing that the appointed time is approaching, hardware engineer Su Xiangyuan hasn't heard from him yet, and he doesn't answer the phone, which makes Lin Han a little worried.

The specific hardware configuration and instruction system selection are very professional work, and if you don't have a hardware engineer with high power, this mainframe is not easy to buy.

What's wrong with Lao Su today?

After waiting for a while, Su Xiangyuan came from a distance on a shared bicycle, but the expression on his face was inexplicably a little decadent.

Lin Han hurriedly greeted him: "Old Su, what's wrong with you, are you okay?"

Su Xiangyuan sighed slightly: "It's nothing, let's go over now...... I'm fine. ”

"It's good. ”