30 million US dollars, two chips, and a unit price of 15 million, which is already the highest in history. In terms of price, this is very expensive.

But apparently the elders are not so superficial in their view of the problem, because if you look at it from an intelligence point of view, these two chips can also be priceless, so someone quickly gave an opinion.

"So what are you waiting for? I hope to see these two chips soon, and if everyone is not interested in these chips, then the money can be paid by Intel alone. Of course, we will share the final report with the rest of the league. ”

The deep-pocketed Intel president Pat Kilsinger gave his opinion directly.

Of course, Intel is definitely not the only one with deep pockets within the alliance, in fact, if it is really more than money, Intel may not even be able to compare with Google. It's nothing more than that everyone's main business is different. However, it is normal for Intel to be more anxious than Google.

After all, Intel's heavy assets are concentrated in the fab. As one of the few companies in the world with a complete industrial chain in the field of chip design and manufacturing, Intel naturally pays more attention to new chip technology than Google.

Of course, it's not just Intel that's in focus.

Representatives of the Samsung Group, which is also an IDM-type company, and the well-known semiconductor foundry TSMC also expressed their positions almost simultaneously.

"Since the alliance is a whole, on behalf of Samsung, I hope to get these two chips in the name of the alliance."

"Yes, we should get this information as soon as possible."

Sundar Pichayin, who had not spoken again after the explanation, said: "Well, friends, of course I have put this issue here for discussion, of course, not only because that Mr. Mountbatten offered 30 million dollars, but in fact he has one condition.

If you decide to buy these two chips at this price, then all the CEOs, presidents and chairmen of all companies in the alliance need to first post a promotional video on the public network urging the citizens of the company to eat more vegetables and less meat, or even only eat vegetables and no meat, and it must contain a sentence, say goodbye to meat, eggs and milk, and be happy every day.

Moreover, the alliance should spend no less than 10 million US dollars or corresponding resources to carry out a wide range of advertising promotion of all these videos on major social platforms and websites. Of course, if it is promoted on Google, we can promote it as a public service advertisement without charging this advertising fee. The good news, of course, is that we should be able to get these videos to cool off quickly after a brief period of cooling. ”

When Sundar Pichayin's words fell, the video conference room suddenly became silent.

A group of people finally understood the reason why Google did not directly take the two chips. It's not a question of money at all......

The elders of all companies in the alliance have different personalities, some like to appear in the media often, and some never like to appear on the camera, silently being the boss behind the scenes, and more than 50 companies in the alliance want all CEOs, presidents and chairmen to record videos, which is somewhat excessive.

Everyone was silent, and after a long time, Huang Wenhuang spoke: "What does he mean by this?" Is this Mr. Mountbatten crazy? ”

Sundar Pichayin replied, "Nethan Mountbatten has been very honest in explaining everything, don't be angry with him. Because he is also entrusted by others, as for who it is, I think everyone knows. He also specifically said that the attitude that the person wanted to express was that this kind of feeling of being able to teach people to do things was very good, and he liked it very much, and hoped that we could get used to it. ”

This is probably a shouting in the air.

These words also caused another silence in the conference room.

The mood of the elders is probably very complicated.

I want to say something, but I don't know what to say.

After a while, Huang Wenhuang spoke: "So what if we reject this deal? ”

Sundar Pichayin replied: "He said it doesn't matter, anyway, there will be more opportunities in the future, and I believe there will always be a chance for us to happily agree to this condition." Of course, Nison Mountbatten repeatedly said that this sentence was also said in the place of that person. In addition, the other side also asked him to bring a message, if we reject this deal, he has a hundred ways to let the public know the truth before we do. He didn't think it was a good idea.

The technology generation gap is not something that is so easy to accept. Especially within the league, there is likely to be a divergence of opinion at this time. This is something that needs to be considered separately. He very much welcomes those companies that have a need for this technology to discuss cooperation plans with the University. I know you don't want to hear that on this occasion, but I feel compelled to say it now, because even if I don't, he has a channel for you to know. ”

Sundar Pichayin spread his hands, the Indian-American understands business struggles.

Rather than having someone in private contact, it would be better for everyone to spread the conversation out, and maybe it would make the alliance exist a little longer.

After all, Google is different from other companies, making chips for the future. It is not too asset-heavy. Not to mention that for now, Google's main revenue is still advertising, and the semiconductor field is still in the investment stage. The steering can be very flexible, so Sundar Pichayin is hoping that the alliance will survive for longer.

However, for the EDA software providers in the alliance, the equipment manufacturers in the upstream of the industrial chain, as well as the asset-heavy DMI companies such as Intel and Samsung, and the asset-heavy and low-profit foundries, they are probably the most urgent to understand the real situation and then formulate corresponding strategies.

Alliances exist on the basis that they can share a common vision. The so-called unity can at least draw a big pie that everyone recognizes. When this pie no longer exists, the disintegration of the alliance is probably not far off.

There's not much more to say.

As the first speaker in the alliance, Huang Wenhuang said very simply after everyone was silent: "Then, let's start voting now." If you are in favor of this deal and get these two chips as soon as possible, please raise your hand. ”

He himself did not raise his hand, but it is clear that his opinion does not represent the mainstream opinion within the alliance.

It's just a few words of initiative in public, although there is a little bit of PUA feeling, but in terms of the intelligence importance of these two chips, it is not unacceptable to publicly express some opinions. Although there are not a few real vegetarians among these elders, what does it have to do with just calling on others to be more vegetarian?

"Okay, then the money will be paid by the alliance, and after getting the chips, the members of the alliance can send their own scientists to study the two chips. The final report is freely accessible within the Consortium. I'll leave that contact with that Neeson Mountbatten to you, Mr. Pichayin. ”

Sundar Pichayin nodded casually, of course he knew that Huang Wenhuang was definitely not very happy with him.

After all, he didn't communicate with this so-called alliance speaker in advance, but who cares?

It may prove that this chip technology can really represent the future, and it is a question whether this semiconductor alliance can still exist.

"Alright, that's it for today's meeting. But I'm sure we'll prove it soon. ”

……

Just when the elders reached an agreement, Lu Xiaoya also made a choice.

"Question 1, choose 37!" Although Lu Xiaoya said with confidence, in fact, this answer was Meng.

No way, even if Lu Xiaoya is very confident in solving a one-dimensional quadratic equation, she really wants to say why there is a k in the second equation problem? She had never seen this type of question, and when she wanted to solve it, she just felt that she didn't know where to start.

So the first multiple-choice question is simpler.

It's the content of the fifth grade of elementary school, and among the three numbers 36, 37, and 38, 37 is obviously the most similar. Because if you choose 37, the first three are 33, 34, and 35, and the last three are 35, 37, and 39.

"Are you sure?" Ning Xiao asked without any expression.

"Don't try to fool me in this way, make me think I might be wrong, and then change my answer. It's 37, which is very ...... Are you sure...... And...... Sure! Lu Xiaoya stared at Ning Xiao deadly, answering in a prolonged tone, she hoped to see the answer from Ning Xiao's expression, if she saw that this guy was starting to be proud, she planned to change the answer again.

It's a pity that Ning Xiao didn't have any expression from beginning to end, no smugness, no happiness, and even a smile didn't show a trace of smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Very well, you ...... Wrong. At this time, Lu Xiaoya saw that the corners of Ning Xiao's mouth finally rose.

"Wrong? How can it be? Lu Xiaoya said in surprise.

In fact, the answer is indeed wrong, if you don't believe it, you can just contact an elementary school teacher. If you don't have a friend with a math teacher, you can also send this question to your mom and ask her to ask it. The answer to this question should be 38. I reminded you that this question is for the fifth grade of primary mathematics. ”

“38？ Why? What exactly is the content of the test? ”

"Decompose prime factors. 33 to 39, this series is obviously monotonically increasing, I won't talk about this. Therefore, the answer can only be chosen from three numbers: 36, 37, and 38, where 33 can be written as 3 times 11, 34 is 2 times 17, 35 is 5 times 7, and 39 is 3 times 13. The numbers 33, 34, 35, and 39 can and can only be written as the product of two prime numbers, so they are all semi-prime numbers.

So now let's look at the answer, 37 itself is a prime number, so it was eliminated first; Look at 36 again, it can be written as 2x2x3x3, which is obviously not the product of two prime numbers, so it is not a correct answer, 38 can be written as 2 times 19, obviously 2 and 19 are prime numbers, so 38 is also a semi-prime number.

But if you memorize the concepts of prime numbers, semi-prime numbers, and these concepts clearly in the fifth grade of primary school, you can also do this problem in 10 seconds. Of course, if you memorize a minimum of 20 and a half primes in the fifth grade, you will be able to get the correct answer in about a second. ”

Lu Xiaoya, who was searching with her mobile phone, trying to prove that this was not the content of elementary school at all, collapsed.

Because it turns out that these really seem to be the content of elementary school, and she really saw similar questions on the elementary school exam questions, and her feelings are very complicated.

Lu Xiaoya couldn't accept the fact that she couldn't even do elementary school math problems. Not to mention that the result is so simple.

"As for the second question, the answer is k=-7/11, or if the conditions are met on 7/19, do you need me to help you write out the solution process?"

"No, I suspect you look down on my intelligence." Lu Xiaoya said viciously.

This question made Ning Xiao silent for a long time, and then replied very seriously: "Don't think so...... If you have to think so, you may not believe it, Dominit often says this during group meetings, although I really don't mean it, in fact, occasionally I look down on my own intelligence. Okay, let's not talk about that. ”

Ning Xiao straightened his body, then looked at classmate Lu very seriously and said, "According to the gambling contract just now, you have to listen to me tonight." Let's go, leave the phone, and then go to your bedroom first. ”

"What do you want to do?" Lu Xiaoya looked at Ning Xiao vigilantly.

Ning Xiao was slightly nervous, but still said very seriously: "Today, in the first lesson of mathematical analysis, I will tell you the definition of the set of real numbers. ”

"What is the definition of a set of real numbers? So why can't you bring your phone? ”

"Mobile phones affect teaching efficiency."

"Are you serious?"

"Very seriously, of course."

Finally, Lu Xiaoya stood up and honestly followed Ning Xiao and began to go upstairs.

Two phones were left in the living room......

"First of all, a set of real numbers is a set of all rational and irrational numbers, usually denoted by a capital letter r."

"Huh? r？ ”

"Well, that's ......"

"Well, what's good? Ah......h

(At the request of the book friend, 12368 words of the complete teaching course are omitted below.) ）

……

When China was finally quiet, on the far other side of the world, suddenly a group of elders in the semiconductor field began to speak out collectively.

The first to appear on camera was the chairman of Ericsson, who does not often appear in the media.

"The global food system is facing a myriad of threats, and any response that goes against nature will have a devastating impact on both the supply and consumer sides of the food system, and the root cause is that our diets consume too much meat.

So I suggest that Europeans should change their traditional diets, eat more green vegetables, and replace animal protein with plant protein. This will not only be healthier, but also contribute more to our environment, say goodbye to meat, eggs and milk, and be happy every day. ”

Subsequently, Ericsson's president and CEO also echoed the chairman's statement in the media.

Then a promotional video featuring Intel President and CEO Pat Kilsinger also appeared on the network.

"Think about it, if the creatures we eat in our mouths have the ability to think, do they really want to be eaten by us? With kindness in mind, maybe you can start by eating one less steak per meal, after all, there is no harm if you don't consume. So please say goodbye to meat, eggs and milk, and be happy every day. ”

And then there's Google's president and executives.

"What many people don't know is that animal protein is from the consumption of a large amount of plant protein, in fact, plant protein is enough to meet daily needs, maybe we can get rid of the dependence on animal protein, yes, that's what scientists say, say goodbye to meat, eggs and milk, and be happy every day......

When more and more familiar and unfamiliar big people appear in front of the camera and say these things, the Internet finally boils.

From Europe to the United States, to Korea, Taiwan......

"Say goodbye to meat, eggs and milk, be happy every day" unsurprisingly directly appeared on the global Internet hot search. Although the vast majority of people don't know exactly what this is all about......

Especially for the employees of these companies, when they see the big people who are rarely seen on weekdays, suddenly collectively speak out for eating less meat on the Internet, their hearts are full of confusion.

After all, a chip technology with a new material and structure was just announced at the March forum, isn't it time to explore the authenticity of the news and formulate targeted research directions and business policies? Why did these elders start to compete with meat?

What the hell is this......

Did the animal protection organization directly attack the top?

For these elders, the video of completing the task was released when it was originally intended to be released, and it was coldly processed after a wave of publicity.

But no one expected that a mere 10 million yuan would also be spent on a lot of publicity funds, and the effect would be so good, and the small videos would spread quickly everywhere. It has attracted the impact of countless ordinary people.

The meals in the canteens of large companies were posted on the Internet, and those exquisite steaks, foie gras, seafood, caviar, ...... Just looking at the pictures can stimulate people's taste buds.

After all, those who can join the World Semiconductor Alliance are all leaders in the industry, and the world's top 500 companies are treated very well in all aspects, including meals. The inconsistency between words and deeds has also led to the increase of various ridicules under the content of these videos.

Contrary to what I had originally expected, I thought it would be easy to control the speed at which these videos went viral. After all, whether it is a search engine, or social software such as Twitter and Facebook, it is in the hands of these technology veterans, and in the original plan, only a certain amount of publicity needs to be completed, and the operation of removing the popularity immediately seems to have no effect.

Even after the video fermented a little, measures have begun to be taken to reduce the popularity, but the speed of transmission has not slowed down at all, and there is even a tendency to speed up. In the end, it even began to evolve into an on the Internet.

This is definitely something that everyone expected.

So after all, some companies can't hold on.

Probably in order to maintain the face of the top level, Google took the lead in issuing an announcement, tentatively setting every Wednesday as a meat-free day, and the company's catering will no longer provide foods such as meat, eggs, milk, etc., but only vegetarian and imitation meat products and soy milk......

In short, this policy is indeed ahead of everyone.

These videos are even starting to affect the stock prices of many companies on Wall Street.

For example, the stock prices of some traditional chain suppliers that mainly provide meat have begun to fall significantly......

On the American version of Quora, similar questions are frequently logged into hot searches.

For example: "Are the bosses of these high-tech companies all brains implanted by animals?" What kind of calves are they pulling collectively? ”