157 Scientists' Stories
There is no love and hate for no reason in this world.
After hanging up the phone, I thought of this sentence inexplicably, Xu Shuqing sat in the room for a while, and was a little relieved, which came from a sense of powerlessness that was difficult or even unexplainable. It's probably the kind of frustration that sometimes arises in the heart of an opponent who is too strong.
This sentiment comes from a number of sources.
In fact, Ning Xiao did this kind of thing, and it has even caused heated discussions on the Internet, but no one has come forward to explain some problems.
At the same time, if the best professors of Shuangdan University can unite to resist this matter, then there will be salvation, and he can be a little more confident, but now these conditions do not exist.
The top did not speak, indicating that it was still observing and assessing the impact of this matter.
Xu Shuqing also spoke with several presidents of C9 universities on the phone, hoping that everyone could speak out together and resist this situation. Obviously, the results are still not satisfactory. These people are just playing haha and giving some verbal comfort.
But it's understandable.
There is no unity within the family, and it is indeed unrealistic to expect outsiders to help speak. After all, it has not yet reached the time when the lips are cold and the teeth are cold, and now it seems that after the University of Sports has poached this wave of talents from Shuangdan University, it really has no spare strength to attack other universities.
After all, money is not unlimited, not to mention the time required to build a laboratory, and the global ordering of various equipment and instruments requires the support of a strong logistics team. Now it seems that the limit of the ability of the body is here.
Xu Shuqing has already inquired clearly, the compensation that Ning Xiao got from the world's major telecommunications network equipment companies is paid in installments, and the money that can be obtained in the first installment is probably so much, and he took out 50 billion at one time, which is about the same.
Now you can only blame him for being too iron-headed last night, and the focus on the phone call is a little strange, only caring that Ning Xiao's tone is not too good, but he forgot that this young man once dared to be the enemy of countless big capitals without saying a word.
Hot-tempered young people probably don't get used to anyone.
Xu Shuqing thought in his heart, and then picked up his phone: "Hey, Xiaoqian, you go and think of a way, bring me a laptop." I forgot to bring my computer in a hurry...... Yes, no, I just want to read a few papers...... I'm sorry for you. ”
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At the same time, Ning Xiao was also in the office discussing with March about the handling of those remarks on the Internet and making in-process decisions, or Ning Xiao was receiving March re-education.
"Meow, in fact, the biological nature of human beings determines that it is difficult to achieve unity of thought in a society, and the basic reasons for all this are actually two points, interests and cognition. The former should be understandable. As for the latter, you have to admit that no matter how high a person's status and knowledge are, there must be gaps in the cognitive field. The short life span and limited brain capacity limit the development of human beings into the realm of omniscience. And that includes you.
Although we can never deny the existence of bad people, the resistance to development does not necessarily come from bad people. More comes from cognition, they are afraid of taking risks and losses, of course, subconsciously everyone is risk-averse, the specific manifestation is aversion to change. There are a lot of people who want society as a whole to continue to function in the way they understand or expect. Obviously, except for a few really bad guys, the vast majority of people who oppose you actually have this in mind. ”
Ning Xiao hugged the kitten's body, looked at the message sent by the penguin software on the computer, and quietly sorted out various emotions in his mind.
The goal has been achieved, and the situation naturally needs to be cooled down.
After all, it's not a good thing to have a name hanging on the Internet every day.
I think that the sudden release of ten papers will usher in another wave of hot searches, and then the controversy will be even greater......
Just as Xu Shuqing was able to react from above to the crazy poaching of people from the top of the body, he probably judged some of the thoughts of the competent authorities. Ning Xiao can also feel the tangled and contradictory emotions of the competent authorities at this time from the popularity of the semiconductor alliance incident on the Internet.
It's probably the kind of tangled mentality that is afraid that he will mess around and that he will carry the burden.
What's even more troublesome is that there are indeed too many shortcomings in Huaxia's basic chip manufacturing, and it is too difficult to develop after being pinched.
This is an industry where input does not necessarily lead to output, and the first-mover advantage is too obvious.
In particular, the mainstream chip structure and operating system, together with the brand manufacturers distributed around the world, have formed an indestructible alliance of interests and an internal ecosystem. Windows, x86 CPU, NVIDIA GPU, Qualcomm-designed RF chips and mobile phone chips have long been spread to every corner of the world.
Whether it is a computer or a mobile phone, more than 95% of users have become accustomed to the operating system and operation mode provided by these companies, and countless developers have long been accustomed to using the interface programs provided by these companies to write supporting applications. Of course, what is more important is that even in Huaxia, there are too many companies that are relying on the technology and products licensed by these companies to make the difference.
If all the policies of the world's semiconductors are implemented, many companies may really go bankrupt directly. And there are many large companies listed among them, and the stock price has said it all at this time.
It's a pity that according to the plan in March, he still has to make efforts in the basic industry for the time being, and he can't come up with a huge amount of funds to appease those Huaxia semiconductor companies that are in a panic. There doesn't seem to be much he can do.
Wait, it doesn't seem like he needs to care about anything at all.
"Hmm...... So what are you telling me about this? Shouldn't technology development be your responsibility? Ning Xiao asked with a frown.
"Meow, if I can appear in front of everyone, of course I can handle the current problem perfectly, but I need a pair of mouths that can speak." March gave its own answer.
Ning Xiao understood that this was going to make him out again.
March obviously has no plans to say hello to the world directly for the time being, as far as this era is concerned, an artificial intelligence individual with a certain ability to think independently is still too advanced, and the specific basic theory is not complete, and Ning Xiao does not plan to fill this gap now.
So a lot of times he still has to come forward to do something.
"Could it be that your previous simulation was wrong?"
"Meow, of course not, my decision line is definitely correct, but human biology can cause some subtle deviations in the decision line. At this time, it is important to give some people more confidence and turn resistance into help. Do you know why many times the human development path takes on a spiral structure? The main reason is the lack of confidence caused by the cognitive gap. So all we need is more confidence for policymakers. This is a prerequisite for maximizing returns. ”
Ning Xiao actually likes to listen to March to analyze the civilization line of human development from another angle. After all, the analysis from the perspective of a third party is actually quite objective. But in fact, what he appreciates more is the kitten's fresh way of recognizing.
Because in Ning Xiao's understanding, with the personality shown by this cat, it should not be at all disdainful of explaining its planned development route to any other carbon-based life. To sum it simply, I'm definitely doing the right thing, don't even interject.
It's like the plan that this guy set before, at this time, he should work hard to develop robot technology, and take advantage of the lack of response from the other side to complete the upgrade of the most difficult precision machining manufacturing industry.
Obviously, this is the most beneficial strategy for the future development of the kitten after calculation. As for the chip industry, it is not too much of a problem to lag behind for the time being. It's nothing more than a matter of spanning several companies. It's just that after the official implementation in this direction, March probably calculated from various feedback that there may be too much resistance in doing so, so it has to make some compromise design, which is actually a compromise.
Of course, this compromise March will never admit that its calculations are wrong, and can only blame it on humans being too cute.
"Okay, so how do I give everyone confidence? Is it to give a speech? You know I'm not very good at this. Ning Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said.
"Give some solutions in a small range, such as designing chip products that are comparable to the other side. Even if it can't be popularized on a large scale for the time being, as long as we show ability, we can make decision-makers stand on our side boldly. ”
"Hmmm......"
Ning Xiao looked down at the kitten in his arms, and after a moment of silence, he raised his hand again and typed on the computer: "If I understand correctly, you mean to take out a sample of the semiconductor chip we produce?" And it's nanoscale? Youwei Group has set up a special laboratory for the research of Kirin series CPUs, and there are tens of thousands of people researching it, and its CPU and GPU architecture are still purchased from ARM. And then you're asking me to come up with a finished product from scratch now? ”
"Meow, I know that sounds a bit incomprehensible. But it's not as difficult as you might think. Because you don't need to design a large circuit like a CPU. All we need to do is show some people another possibility. You can understand that under pressure from the outside world, you have to come up with a plan that is acceptable to everyone. My suggestion is to come up with a narrowband IoT chip, number WLW-J01.
This chip has the characteristics of simple design, but single function but powerful, mainly used for long-distance wireless communication, satellite positioning and so on. Of course, there are also companies based on NB-IoT technology in Huaxia, and they are widely used. In short, we can use this simple chip to prove that we have the ability to break through the limitations of the World Semiconductor Alliance. In many cases, what human beings lack most is not determination, but a little bit of faith. ”
Well, that seems a little more acceptable.
"So the new structure of the narrowband IoT chip? Are you sure it's a good idea for our chip R&D center to work out a new chip structure that can break through the technology blockade of the World Semiconductor Alliance in such a short period of time? ”
"Meow, so this is the time to have a story that everyone can be satisfied with. First of all, I suggest you move to the lovely lab from today onwards. See, there is a great living environment, a daily time with machines, a place to get away from the distractions of school, and a temporary calming of the brain activity that has fallen in love, and this retreat can help you sort out a lot of details that you have missed before.
Of course, if you want to produce results in the short term, this gesture alone is not convincing enough. After all, you have also seen the new chip structure diagram, and the new materials are needed and the design itself also needs new EDA software support, as well as the adjustment of some high-precision equipment at this stage, so a story with sufficient logic is also very important, if you can, I think it is better to go back to this story when you are still studying physics in Huaqing.
This wonderful story can look like this. When you were in the physics department of Huaqing, you were already interested in the physical properties of some new materials. Including when you studied English hard to understand some foreign scientific and technological literature, your poor grades were also because you put your main energy into thinking about this aspect. Then, by chance, you discovered a new material through calculations, which may have a very good prospect if it is applied to the field of chips.
Including the day you went to the library in high spirits, in fact, just to find an article to test your idea. But unfortunately, that regrettable thing happened, and as a result, you had to give up on the idea of new materials and chips for the time being. So you began to show your talent wantonly, and just took advantage of that low time to start thinking and researching mathematics, and then attracted attention.
So you've been studying mathematics, algorithms, and artificial intelligence, but in fact you've never forgotten what your original interest was. During this time, you even sneaked up on an EDA software that could design new structural chips. And when you can dig the first pot of gold, you will ask Apple for this R&D center, and all the laboratories in the center are built by you to fulfill your original wish.
It happens to be this critical moment when you stay in the lab and turn all your ideas into reality. Of course, you have to admit that there was some luck in this, but not much. So it may seem like you have made something that will shock the entire semiconductor industry chain in just a short period of time, after all, the new three-dimensional structure of integrated circuits can greatly expand the area that can accommodate transistors. But in reality, you're just accumulating.
That's all for the story, but of course it's just a synopsis, and the details need to be carefully polished. I can use all the traces you left on the Internet, and even fake some questions that you asked anonymously on the Internet when you were in Huaqing, to corroborate this story and prove its authenticity. In this case, it is not obtrusive at all. Look, you planned to make some great achievements in the Huaqing Department of Physics to present your alma mater, but unfortunately you were persuaded to quit...... Heck, this is a storyline that the public likes to see, so as long as you dare to tell it, everyone will definitely want to believe it. ”
Ning Xiao looked at March dumbfounded.
When he saw the cat's tirade, he began to suspect that all the stories about scientists that his teachers told him when he was a child might have been concocted in this way. Listen, the cat even has to connect this third-rate inspirational story with countless details, without which it has to create details to make the whole story stand up to scrutiny.
Think about it, two or three centuries later, when generations have passed away, how many emotions these stories will arouse when they are told to their students by later generations of teachers. Of course, when that time comes, few students will think to question the reasonableness of this story.
Because of the development of science and technology at that time, with the help of artificial intelligence, perhaps chip design and processing have become the basic content that needs to be contacted in primary education, and students may be required to design a chip with specific functions in the labor class of junior high school. At that time, the teacher was telling the story and emphasizing: "Students, in the era of our ancestors, designing chips was only qualified for the smartest group. Therefore, Ning Xiao, the father of the new structural chip, was one of the greatest and brightest scientists at that time......"
Well, when these scenes came to mind, Ning Xiao couldn't help but feel a chill all over his body.
This feeling of participating in history embarrassed him, so he quickly put his true feelings into words: "Actually, I'm really embarrassed to tell this story." ”
"Meow, it's okay, I can help you talk about it everywhere. Forgot the speech you read at the freshman conference? Our fit is seamless. Alright, now hurry up and pack your things, we're heading to the lab. After all, time is pressing, and if you go for one night earlier, you will be able to come up with results earlier to appease those little hearts that are going crazy and restless. The great materials and chip scientist Lord Ning Xiao, the era of chips that belong to you has come in advance, why are you still unhappy? ”
"I'm not unhappy."
"Meow, let's get ready. Do you need me to say hello to everyone in your address book? Tell them that you have a great discovery and need to go to a lab retreat for two weeks and let them not bother you. ”
"Wait, I think that story is ...... just now"
"Meow, I've already said hello for you. I'm sure they're already looking forward to what good news they can bring when you get out of the country in two weeks!"
As soon as March finished posting his feelings, Ning Xiao heard the mobile phone on the table begin to vibrate continuously, picked it up and looked at it, and the message sent by the March group soon received a lot of replies.
Chen Yonggang: "Huh? Are you going to move in now? Do you need me to get someone over and help you out right away? ”
Dominit Duncan: "What? Are you going to stay in the lab at this time? No one is allowed to contact you? I'm going to talk to you about those papers tomorrow! Ning, don't be like this, why do you have to hide immediately after doing something earth-shattering? ”
Xiaoya: "Eh, you're going to go to the lab for two weeks of retreat?" Does that retreat mean that you can't talk on WeChat? (Crying little face)"
Konan Lamar: "Need an assistant?" Okay, I don't have time to do that lately, but are you sure you want to go to the lab at this time? I thought you would take advantage of this time to hold a math forum in Ningyuan. ”
Kim Jong-nam: "Don't worry, even if you are not there, I will take care of Ning Yuan for you!" ”
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Ning Xiao raised his head, then glanced at March, and there was nothing more to say.
The atmosphere had already been set up at this point, and it seemed that he would not be able to go to retreat......
March is still very caring, and even helped him find a job on the way to the laboratory of the R&D center, for example, he can reply to these heart-warming WeChat messages one by one.