Chapter 524: Crash
After getting off work, Li Yunhai walked out of the venue of the Canton Fair with everyone talking and laughing.
Just as the people from Lianxiang Company walked out from there, after the people from both sides met, they paused slightly.
Professor Ni used to stay in Lianxiang Company for a while, and later led like-minded friends from the Institute of Computing to join Sihai Group, so many people know each other.
The two companies have fought several times before, all of which ended in the victory of Sihai Group, and the two companies have also formed an insoluble grudge.
Although this kind of hatred is not deep, it is also like a thorn in the throat, so that people from the two companies do not get along.
In the past, the two companies were about the same strength, and occasionally they would clash with each other.
Now Sihai Group is developing too fast, riding the dust, far ahead, and completely throwing Lianxiang Company behind the buttocks.
Since Sihai Group developed lithography machines and chips, Lianxiang Company is even more difficult to follow.
These two companies are taking different paths, and they want to take the route of trade, industry and technology, that is, the strategic focus is biased towards trade.
Sihai Group, on the other hand, has a strategic focus on the route of "technology, industry and trade".
For trade, industry and trade, technology and technology, industry and trade has always been the focus of debate in the outside world, in the end which is better, there is no complete conclusion.
Trade refers to trade; Work refers to processing and production; Technology refers to technology, that is, R&D and innovation.
The difference between technology and industry and technology is which should be the priority in a company.
Professor Ni advocated the research and development of core technologies to seize the commanding heights of technology and the market, and he proposed to make his own chips and make the Oriental version of Intel.
is not in harmony with the original company's philosophy, which is also the reason why Professor Ni left Lianxiang Company.
As it turned out, both companies succeeded in wanting and Sihai.
However, Lianxiang is in a very passive situation, because of the lack of independent chip technology and the lack of its own core technology.
On the other hand, Sihai Group, in the most difficult time, still insisted on independent research and development, and did not share the money earned, but continued to use it for research and development.
The two companies are just taking different paths, whether it is trade, industry and technology or technology, industry and trade are just a matter of development route, it doesn't matter whether it is right or wrong, only the problem of suitability and injustice.
There is only one basic goal of a business, and that is to survive.
For this point, technology, industry and trade and trade and industry are considered to be the same way.
Now, Sihai Group has become a world-renowned national brand, shining for China's semiconductor industry, and has become the mainstay of the electronic information industry.
When people from the two companies met here, even the employees of the company subconsciously gave in to show their respect for him when they saw Professor Ni.
Professor Ni nodded at them and said with a smile: "Long time no see, your business is okay?" ”
The person on the other side showed a face full of embarrassment.
A flat-headed man asked rhetorically, "Professor Ni, how much did you Sihai Group sell today?" ”
Professor Ni is a sincere person and said truthfully: "Fortunately, I received an order of 60 million US dollars today. ”
The person on the other side was not calm for a moment.
Someone exclaimed: "Sixty million! It's still dollars! OMG! That's amazing, isn't it? We can't get so many orders at the Canton Fair! It seems that Professor Ni was right to insist on taking the route of technology, industry and trade! We used to help IBM sell computers, and IBM couldn't sell them after an incompatible policy came out, and now we help AST sell computers, although we also make computers ourselves, but they are all assembled, and none of the parts are produced by ourselves. ”
It's a big truth, but the truth doesn't sound good.
Several executives of Lianxiang Company were present, and after hearing this, their faces immediately changed and they scolded the employee: "What nonsense are you talking about? Is the company's decision-making also something that you can discuss at will? What's so good about the four seas? Don't look at them selling more and spending more! In order to engage in scientific research, they have to spend a penny to make a penny! How can our company make more money? ”
I have to say, this is also the big truth.
Sihai Group made a lot of money, but all the money it earned was spent.
Unexpectedly, the person who knows Sihai Group best is actually a competitor Lianxiang Company.
Professor Ni said, "Yes! It's true that our company didn't save much money, and all the money we earned was spent. But we've developed a lithography machine and an X64 chip! Finally, it has made a little achievement for China's semiconductor industry. Fortunately, our Mr. Li has always supported me in doing scientific research, and there are really not many such far-sighted bosses! It's worth following for the rest of my life. ”
Li Yunhai laughed and said, "Professor Ni, let's go!" Went to eat. ”
Professor Ni waved his hand to his former colleagues and left with Li Yunhai.
Lianxiang company's people looked at their backs and talked in a low voice, everyone has a scale in their hearts, of course, they know that Sihai Group has developed better than Lianxiang company.
The most difficult and difficult years of Sihai Group have passed, and the future is the harvest season.
Li Yunhai invited his colleagues to dinner and dispersed.
He saw that it was still early and invited Shen Xiulan to go shopping outside.
In order to avoid suspicion, Shen Xiulan stayed in the Dongfang Hotel with a large army.
Li Yunhai wanted to go on a date with her, so he could only go outside to play.
Shen Xiulan understood and nodded.
The two came to the Pearl River for a walk.
The autumn breeze in October, like poetry, with the rhythm of the season, delicate and nuanced, gently brushes people's hearts, and makes thoughts drift away with the wind.
Li Yunhai held Shen Xiulan's hand.
Shen Xiulan looked around and said in a low voice, "Be careful of being seen." ”
"See it, see it!" Li Yunhai stopped and stood, brushed a strand of hair stuck to her face behind her ear, and said softly, "Go to sleep with me at night?" ”
"It's not good, Su Hong lives with you!"
"Sister Su knows about us."
"It's because she knows that we should avoid suspicion and stop irritating her."
"So what if I miss you? Why don't we find a hotel nearby? ”
"Half a month passed quickly."
"I can't stand it for so long, I can't live without you."
Shen Xiulan smiled shyly and said, "The hotel is not safe, if you are caught in the bureau as an improper man or woman, then you will be embarrassed!" ”
Li Yunhai really has concerns about this.
Last time he and Lin Zhi were in the Beijin Sleep Hotel, they were all reported by the people of Chaoyang, and then they were arrested.
It's the Canton Fair period, and there are many people in the hotel, who knows if there are any good people who report it indiscriminately?
The safest place is still Shiba Garden.
Li Yunhai struggled for a long time, and Shen Xiulan finally agreed to go to Zhiyuan to accompany him tonight.
"Let's go to the movies first, and then go home later, so that Su Hong and Yun Fang don't see me." Although Shen Xiulan is Li Yunhai's semi-public lover, her shame is still very strong, so she still has some scruples about falling in love with Li Yunhai under the noses of others.
Li Yunhai expressed his understanding, took her to the theater, and bought movie tickets.
They watched "Single Woman", starring big stars Pan Hong and Jiang Shan, which tells the story of a beautiful, cold and arrogant middle-aged woman who lives alone with her children after divorce and works hard in the workplace.
Shen Xiulan saw her own shadow in the movie and couldn't help but resonate.
It is very difficult for a single woman with children to find another marriage.
Even movies can't deduce that kind of beauty.
The real problem is far more difficult than imagined.
"These two women are so beautiful!" Shen Xiulan looked at the movie and said, "Pan Hong is so tall!" ”
"She's 1.72 meters tall, which is tall among women."
"Tall, skinny, photogenic. And it is very suitable for her to play a strong woman, she looks very much like a strong woman, she doesn't have to act, she is the appearance of a big heroine. ”
The two chatted and watched the movie.
When I got home, it was already half past eleven in the evening.
Li Yunfang and Su Hong had already fallen asleep.
As soon as Shen Xiulan entered the door, her face turned slightly red, and she still felt a little guilty of being a thief.
But Li Yunhai wouldn't let her slip away, and took her hand and went upstairs.
"Wash together." Li Yunhai said in her ear.
Shen Xiulan's biggest worry is that tomorrow morning, if she wakes up here and is seen by Su Hong and Li Yunfang, how will she explain?
Li Yunhai didn't care much, and couldn't wait to pull her into the shower.
Afterwards, Li Yunhai stroked her long soft hair and let her lie on his chest.
"You just live here!" Li Yunhai said in an unquestioning tone, "I want to sleep with you in my arms every night, and I want to see you every morning as soon as I open my eyes." ”
"Oh! You're so daring! Are you really afraid that Su Hong will betray you? She and Lin Zhi are good friends! ”
"Sister Su won't do this, she is now my secretary, and it is impossible to do anything to harm me. Just because she is a friend of Lin Zhi, she will not hurt Lin Zhi. ”
"Alas! Is it really good for us to do this? ”
"It's good to be together."
Shen Xiulan actually wanted to be with Li Yunhai in her heart, but she was just struggling with her conscience.
Hearing Li Yunhai say this, she didn't say anything more, and fell asleep happily on his arm.
The next morning, when Li Yunhai and Shen Xiulan went downstairs together, Li Yunfang and Su Hong were already preparing breakfast.
When they saw Shen Xiulan, they were not very surprised, and even deliberately concealed the shock in their hearts, for fear that Shen Xiulan would be unhappy when they saw the clues.
"Sister Xiulan!" Li Yunfang smiled and said, "I told my brother a long time ago, let him take you over to live, how happy we are to live together!" ”
Shen Xiulan smiled embarrassedly, and wanted to explain what happened last night: "The movie I watched with Yunhai last night was too late, so he left me to stay here." ”
Li Yunfang set up the dishes and chopsticks and said, "Great! You'll live here in the future, and there are a lot of rooms anyway. ”
Su Hong also wanted to express her support for this matter: "The four of us are together, and we can still play mahjong at night!" ”
After breakfast, several people went to the Canton Fair venue together.
Yesterday's good start brought great confidence to people from all over the world.
Even Li Yunhai himself has the illusion that the Sihai Group is about to take off.
If you can receive orders of $60 million a day, and $900 million in 15 days, wouldn't it be against the sky?
Sihai Group's turnover at the Canton Fair is stable every time, always between 150 million and 300 million US dollars.
Can it break the 300 million mark this year?
Li Yunhai didn't say anything, but he was ready to move in his heart!
As soon as it opened, all the staff devoted themselves to their work with the fullest enthusiasm, welcomed the arrival of every foreign businessman, worked hard to explain, and worked hard to sell.
Li Yunhai received two foreign businessmen who wanted to purchase photocopiers, printers, and computers, and the order amount reached more than $10 million.
In order to demonstrate the superior performance of the Longteng computer, Li Yunhai asked foreign businessmen to operate the computer in person and speak with strength.
That's when the unexpected happened.
The computer operated by the foreign businessman suddenly crashed!
Blue screens, crashes, such things often happen in the early days of Microsoft's system, mostly because of the system, and it will return to normal after a restart.
However, this unexpected event has brought a very bad experience to foreign businessmen.
"Is it because of the Longteng chip?" Foreign investors immediately raised questions.
Li Yunhai hurriedly explained: "Impossible, our chip performance is stable, and it will not be bad for a lifetime, and it will only be eliminated because of upgrading." This is definitely a glitch in the software. ”
He said as he restarted the computer and everything was back to normal.
However, foreign investors still have concerns: "Is your chip incompatible with Microsoft's system?" That's why such a crash happens? ”
Li Yunhai tried his best to say that it had nothing to do with chips. Our chips are fully compatible with Microsoft's systems, and we also have our own operating system, which is free to install on the computer and can be used as a backup system.
He checked the crash log just now, and it turned out that what he said was true, and the crash just now was indeed caused by a bug in Microsoft's system.
The foreign businessman said that he would have to think again, and then turned and left.
The orders in hand are so yellow!
Ten million dollars in the soup!
Li Yunhai's heart is as bitter as eating Coptis chinensis!
He called Professor Ni over to analyze the reason for the crash just now.
The computers that can be used for presentations are all selected, and the quality itself is unquestionable.
Professor Ni removed the chip of the computer and tested the instrument to make sure that there was no problem.
"It's not about chips." "There is no problem with the chip. ”
Li Yunhai asked, "Professor Ni, will there be incompatibility?" ”
"You mean chips and systems? Or chips and other hardware? ”
"It's all possible! The crash had come so abruptly that there was almost no warning. Foreign businessmen's concerns are also right, if there is a compatibility problem, it will cause irreversible damage to the work, work well, suddenly crash, the unsaved data will be lost. ”
"Well, I'll double-check the compatibility between the various hardware."
Professor Ni dismantled all parts of the host and carefully inspected them.
"Nothing was found." Professor Ni personally completed the test and said, "Mr. Li, our chips do not have any incompatibility, and we have done countless compatibility tests. ”
Li Yunhai groaned: "Then the crash just now was an accident? In this way, we turn on a few more computers and do a test. ”
Shen Xiulan said: "It's best to take ten computers and put them at home for 24-hour uninterrupted boot testing." ”
Li Yunhai said: "It's not enough to just turn on the computer, it's best to arrange people to operate and use it non-stop to test the limit use time of the computer." There are also many parameters and indicators that we can also detect! ”
Professor Ni smiled: "We have done extreme tests, and there have been no problems. However, it's okay to take an extra quiz. ”
Li Yunhai said: "The climate, temperature difference, and environment are different all over the world, can our computers be turned on and run in extreme environments?" It's also worth our quiz. I have an idea to move our Longteng computer to the Great Wall Station, a scientific research station in Antarctica, to do an extreme test! ”
China's Antarctic research station, the earliest Great Wall station, was completed on February 20, 1985.
Li Yunhai's idea is very practical, if the Longteng computer can withstand the test of the harsh environment of the Antarctic research station, then it can adapt to the work in extreme weather.
This is also a propaganda point that can make more people believe in the superior quality of Longteng computer.
Professor Ni thought this method was very good, and proposed that it could fund all the electronic equipment of the Antarctic research station.
Li Yunhai said of course that he could, and the matter would be handed over to Professor Ni to be in charge of contact.
An inappropriate crash caused Li Yunhai to lose more than $1,000 in orders.
It made him feel bad all day.
Today's sales were not as good as they could have been, with just over $20 million sold.
The Canton Fair lasts for 15 days, and normally speaking, the business in the first three days will be better, and many old customers will come to place orders first.
However, Sihai Group only made a small fortune on the first day, and immediately showed its original form on the second day.
After returning home that day, Li Yunhai was not in the mood to go shopping, and played mahjong with several women at home.
At night, Li Yunhai and Shen Xiulan lived together openly, anyway, Li Yunfang and Su Hong knew about them, so they didn't care about rumors.
The third day of the Canton Fair.
Professor Ni brings good news.
He contacted the relevant leaders, and Sihai Group could become a sponsor of the Antarctic research station, or bring computers to Antarctica for scientific research experiments.
Who to send?
A trip to Antarctica is not a beautiful one.
It is necessary to sail in 60% of the sea ice area on a 10,000-ton research transport ship with ice-breaking capacity, and the sea ice along the Antarctic coast is generally 1.2 meters thick and has 20 centimeters of snow on it. Once at the sea ice level, the 200-nautical-mile journey takes 20 days to reach.
This is a time of danger and uncertainty.
Both Li Yunhai and Professor Ni wanted to go in person.
After all, such an experience may only come once in a lifetime.
But Shen Xiulan strongly objected, saying that it was too dangerous to do so, one of you is the boss of the company, and the other is the dean of scientific research, how can you let you take the risk yourself? Or I'll go!
Li Yunhai said that you have a child, and you can't go to an extremely cold place, if there is an accident, what should the child do? This is no joke!
In the end, they both compromised, and within the company, recruited two young people who were not married and had no children.
Li Yunhai called back to Xizhou and discussed this matter with Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi issued a statement in the company to recruit two warriors to go to Antarctica.
This business trip, obviously, is not a beautiful one, and no one has signed up for it.
Only one person signed up, and that name was Yue Hua.
Immediately, Li Yunfang also volunteered to sign up.
Li Yunhai was worried about his sister's safety and didn't let her go.
Li Yunfang said that he was young and healthy, why couldn't he go? She said again, brother, the company is yours, I am your sister, it makes more sense for me to go!
Li Yunhai patted his sister's shoulder and said a few words in a deep voice: "Okay!" Then there you go! Remember, make sure you come back safely! ”
"Brother, it's just Antarctica, and it's not a sea of swords, so many scientists can go, and I will definitely go too." Li Yunfang is full of beautiful yearning for the trip to Antarctica.
Li Yunhai immediately arranged for Yue Hua and Li Yunfang to go to the Antarctic research station. (End of chapter)