Chapter 401 The last piece of the company’s puzzle
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Hence the sighs of Tian Liangwei and Lu Xiao.
The atmosphere in the car felt a little heavy for a while.
When Xu Yun was writing novels in his previous life, he also mentioned these things to his readers.
In the chapter at that time, he also listed a list of overseas scientists who died unexpectedly before returning to China.
Later, there was a comment that deeply touched him:
[Every word is bloody].
Yes
Each of those seemingly unremarkable names was cruelly stained with blood behind them.
How deplorable
But soon.
Lu Xiao took the initiative to change the topic.
He glanced at Xu Yun with a smile, and said casually:
"Dr. Xu, can you introduce to me the current specific situation of your company?"
When Xu Yun heard this, his heart suddenly trembled.
Coming.
Although with the help of the Academy of Sciences, Lu Xiao successfully became one of the three 'compensations'.
But as a top research talent in the industry.
It is obviously impossible for Lu Xiao to completely tie herself to Huadun Biotech, a seemingly immature company, just to return to China.
If he wants to be able to choose ALLIN's partner without any worries, he must at least be at the BAT level.
Therefore, during the previous contact process, Lu Xiao and the Academy of Sciences had made an agreement:
He will only work for Huadun Biotech unconditionally for one year, after which he has the right to choose whether to continue to perform the contract.
Actually.
As a living human being with the ability to think independently.
Lu Xiao's so-called "one year of work" also covers a wide range of flexibility.
For example, fishing for one year is fulfilling the contract.
Working hard is also fulfilling the contract.
Working overtime all night is still fulfilling the contract.
Different mentality, efficiency and results are completely different levels.
Therefore, this conversation at this time is in a sense
interview.
It was not Xu Yun interviewing Lu Xiao, but Lu Xiao interviewing Xu Yun.
After Lu Xiao spoke.
The expressions of Chen Yunji and Tian Liangwei still looked normal, but there was a hint of concern in their eyes at the same time.
Lu Xiao is a well-known expert in biological intelligence and is well-known in the industry for his abilities in three-dimensional display technology and scene modeling technology.
It may be an exaggeration to say that he is the world's number one in the industry, but the Chinese are definitely worthy of being number one.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been worried that he wouldn't be able to come back.
So although Chen Yunji's trip is indeed just to catch up with his senior brother, if Lu Xiao really only fishes in Huadun Biotech for one year.
Then naturally Chen Yunji would not let go of this good opportunity that came to his door.
And the other side.
Although Xu Yun paid great attention to Lu Xiao's problem, his expression still looked very relaxed. This was also one of the skills he learned from Gu Qunqing during this period:
"Okay, since Dr. Lu is interested, I will introduce the current situation of our company."
"At present, our company has only conducted one round of informal financing, which can be regarded as an angel round. The equity structure is divided into four parts: myself, the HKUST New Venture Fund, the School of Life Medicine of HKUST, and the School of Physics of HKUST."
"In addition, there is a small part of the option pool used for dividends, and there should be no follow-up financing in the short term."
"Now the company owns a fifth-generation imidacloprid product production factory with a total of twelve production lines. Counting the factory managers, there are about fifty employees in this production area."
"As for the company headquarters, the total number of civilian personnel, including personnel, finance, public relations, operations, network security, and customer service, totals about 110 people."
"In addition, HKUST has 20-30 working students, basically all master's or doctoral students. This is a project we cooperate with HKUST."
"In addition, the company now has two biological research laboratories. The person in charge of laboratory No. 001 is a friend of mine who speaks loudly, named Qiu Sheng."
"The head of the laboratory numbered 002 is Academician Zhou Shan, who is now responsible for the related breeding of local donkeys."
I heard the name Zhou Shan.
Lu Xiao's expression suddenly became more solemn.
Although Zhou Shan has now lost his academician title, he is considered "white body".
But for an insider like Lu Xiao.
Zhou Shan is still a senior worthy of respect.
Then Xu Yun paused, glanced at Lu Xiao calmly, and continued:
"As of December last year, our company's monthly gross profit was about just over one million, and occasionally it could reach two million."
"However, with the outbreak of public opinion incidents not long ago, our products have been greatly exposed, and sales have increased significantly."
"Even after the retaliatory consumption has passed, the company's monthly gross profit will still be maintained at more than 10 million - this is still a short-term value."
"When we get our tickets in Europe, and with the increased frequency of cockroaches in summer, our monthly profits can conservatively exceed 25 million."
"In addition, we also have two products, Yi'anji toothpaste and microbial battery, which have achieved breakthroughs. They will increase profits to some extent after being launched."
After hearing these words.
Lu Xiao's expression remained unchanged, but he quickly made calculations in his mind.
It is different from knowing the information about Academician Zhou Shan.
This is the first time he has learned about the actual operating conditions of Huadun Biotech in detail - after all, Huadun Biotech is not listed, and the revenue cannot be seen from the financial report.
At least the situation Xu Yun introduced so far somewhat surprised him.
To know.
The values Xu Yun mentioned are gross profits, which are essentially different from the concept of turnover.
The first 25 million may seem a bit misleading to Lu Xiao. After all, we are talking about something that has not happened yet.
This is like many novel writers saying that they have ordered women's clothing, but they haven't even figured out their horoscopes yet.
But even the lower 10 million, the accumulated amount in one year is enough to exceed 100 million.
Although talking directly about money is a bit philistine, the financial health of a company will often directly determine how far the company can go.
Now that she knows the financial health of Huadun Biotech, there is only one thing left that Lu Xiao cares about
I saw him straightening his body, his expression changed from casual to serious, and he said to Xu Yundu:
"Dr. Xu, I wonder how much support the company can give me?"
Huadun Biotechnology's current main field is biochemical engineering, but Lu Xiao is an expert in biological intelligence.
It’s not like there’s no overlap between the two.
But the obvious thing is
Huadun Biotech currently does not have mature departments or personnel for Lu Xiao to connect with.
In other words, the company must set up a new department for Lu Xiao, so the level of support is an issue that must be discussed.
If only three or two kittens were given to Lu Xiao, the annual funding would be one to two million.
So no matter how good the company's financial situation is now, he can't work full-time.
Faced with Lu Xiao’s questions.
Xu Yun was silent for a moment, took out a document from his side and handed it to him:
"Dr. Lu, take a look at this first."
Although Lu Xiao was confused, she still took the document out of politeness.
He first pinched the upper corner to scan the page number and thickness, and then continued reading.
But soon.
Lu Xiao's originally somewhat casual gaze gradually became serious.
After a while.
He slowly raised his head and looked at Xu Yun with some joy:
"Dr. Xu, did you write all these contents?"
Xu Yun waved his hand, shook his head humbly, and explained:
"It's not all my fault. Our company's CTO Mr. Xiaorong, Director Wang Qingchen of HKUST, and Teacher Liu Ligang of HKUST all contributed a lot."
"If I have to say it, this is the culmination of collective efforts."
Chen Yunji on the side was a little curious about his senior brother's reaction. When he saw this, he couldn't help but stepped forward and took a few glances:
"Huadun Biotechnology MMR Technology Research Center is preparing a letter of intent and project prospects?"
That's right.
The document Xu Yun handed to Lu Xiao contained exactly what was written on it
Content related to MR technology.
After all, Lu Xiao’s major is scene modeling and natural interaction, which belongs to the orthodox category of MR.
HealthTOHO, which Microsoft and AstraZeneca made famous at the CIIE, is an application of MR technology.
The original Halo rewards happened to include part of the MR technology.
Of course.
What Halo gives is not mature technology, but some key nodes.
So before this meeting.
Xu Yun prepared such a material.
As for whether this material will appear to be significantly different from Xu Yun’s professional
Don't forget.
Although Xu Yun has never majored in computer science in his life, the condensed matter physics he chose is actually a field that covers a wide area.
As everyone knows.
Traditional condensed matter has two themes:
One is the energy band theory based on Landau-Fermi liquid theory, with mean field approximation and perturbation theory as the main methods.
The other is based on Landau's second-order phase transition theory, which classifies phases with different symmetries through group theory, which is attributed to different order parameters.
The latter studies phase transitions, symmetry breaking, and critical phenomena. Later, the introduction of renormalization groups further improved this paradigm.
The perfect foundation of the latter can be divided into two aspects.
One is the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity.
It heralds new physics beyond Fermi Liquid in strongly correlated electronic systems. The KT phase transition of superfluidity and superconductivity in two-dimensional systems reveals a third type of phase transition besides finite temperature phase transitions, prompting people to start paying attention to topological phases.
The other is the quantum Hall effect family.
In particular, the discovery of the fractional quantum Hall effect, and the quantum spin Hall effect as an example of topological phases, elucidated parameters different from the usual diagonal or non-diagonal long programs.
The above is very simple and easy to understand.
And the quantum Hall effect.
It is one of the key directions in the field of chips and VR, AR and MR.
Although for the vast majority of condensed matter students, they may only study a certain sub-direction throughout their lives.
But if we don’t consider ‘fine’, but simply consider ‘many’.
In other words, if you consider the scope of research, condensed matter can have something to do with almost every field of science and technology.
What's more, in the document, Xu Yun only presented a small part of MR-related technologies.
He chose to retain the remaining professional knowledge that was too much beyond "personality".
In addition, he did seek help from Xiaorong Wang Qingchen and Professor Liu Ligang, the most authoritative person in the field of VR at the University of Science and Technology, so he was not worried about exposing any chicken feet.
After all, the current MR technology is far from mature, and there are a lot of unknown areas that need to be broken through.
To describe it with another metaphor that is closer to life
Lu Xiao is equivalent to a cook, and Xu Yun is a gourmet.
Now everyone knows that "fish" can be used for cooking, and it is foreseeable that this is a promising ingredient.
But knowing the prospects is one thing, and mastering the specific cooking techniques is another—Lu Xiao only knows how to make braised fish and scallion oil fish.
At this time, Xu Yun appeared.
He didn't know how to cook, but he suggested some directions - for example, could we cut the fish into thin slices and add a lot of seasonings to make soup?
Xu Yun did not come up with the finished product or specific formula, but the direction he mentioned gave Lu Xiao a lot of inspiration.
Of course.
Xu Yun only gave a small part of his thoughts in the document, otherwise he would not have allowed Chen Yunji to peek in.
Then he paused and struck while the railroad was hot:
"Dr. Lu, you may not know something, but the whole company is actually very welcoming to your arrival."
"Although our company currently focuses on biochemical engineering, the span in the future will definitely transcend this industry - for example, we are collaborating with the University of Science and Technology on the ground state research of solitary point particles, and the supercomputing assembly currently in preparation, etc."
"Super computing?"
Before Xu Yun finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Xiao out of curiosity:
"Dr. Xu, is our company still planning to develop supercomputing?"
Hearing the word 'we' from Lu Xiao's mouth, the corners of Xu Yun's mouth curved slightly, but he soon returned to normal again:
"Yes, this is also one of the company's plans for future development."
"Although it is very cheap to rent out supercomputer cores these days, it is still not as good as having it in your own hands, especially when it comes to some business secrets."
Lu Xiao nodded in agreement.
Nowadays, the core time of supercomputer is generally only around two or three cents, and many up owners often rent core time for rendering.
But for a technology company.
Owning your own supercomputer is equivalent to buying a house in the Chinese concept.
With supercomputing, this technology company is complete.
Then he thought for a while and asked:
"Dr. Xu, I'm curious, who is your company going to customize a supercomputer with, the Liu family?"
"Liu family?"
Xu Yun's face darkened when he heard this, and a trace of disgust appeared in his eyes.
This disgust is not directed at Lu Xiao, but at the Liu family:
"Of course not."
Speaking of the Liu family, few people in China have a good impression of them nowadays.
Not to mention that Xu Yun is still a member of the Academy of Sciences and knows a little more about some things about the Liu family than ordinary people, so he really can't be favored by him.
But on the other hand.
What has to be admitted is that the current Liu family is also the most important supercomputing manufacturer in the country.
Until 2022.
Among the top 500 global supercomputers, there are 173 Chinese supercomputers on the list, of which 138 are from the Liu family, accounting for nearly 80%.
But it needs to be emphasized.
The Liu family's supercomputer is a standard trade, industry and technology model.
Because except for Liujia, all other suppliers use or have used their own chips.
And in most supercomputers, the cluster architecture used still comes from Intel and Mellanox. The only technology listed as core level by the Liu family is water cooling. Can you believe it? (You can see the list of the top 500 supercomputers. It was ranked top 500 once before. .org/list)
So why do Liu’s supercomputers account for a high proportion of the market in the country?
One is the water cooling mentioned above.
In the commercial world, performance and energy consumption are always two ‘attributes’ that need to be considered.
Liu's water-cooling technology is currently among the top echelons in the world, and is only provided for supercomputers through its own channels.
When production costs are similar, most businesses will naturally consider Liujia.
Second, it was because the Liu family took over IBM's x86 server business.
Although IBM server performance indicators, including the most critical reliability, are average, to be honest, in a horizontal comparison, it still beats current purebred domestic servers, such as ThinkPad Shenzhou.
So you will find that after the Liu family acquired IBM's x86 server business in 2015, its supercomputing share began to increase significantly.
The last and most critical point is.
Except for the supercomputer produced by the first company, other Chinese supercomputer suppliers have been sanctioned - the reason given by Haidian is that it endangers national security because "supercomputer computers can be used for nuclear explosion tests."
For example, five supercomputing companies related to Sugon and Shenwei were included in the sanctions list in 2019.
The "Tianhe" series was included in the "Entity List" as early as 2015.
Well, this shows that the * family is upright and there is no reason for sanctions across the sea. Our Warwick should learn more from others.
all in all.
For now.
If you want to customize supercomputers, few domestic companies can avoid the Liu family.
But don’t forget
Xu Yun has the artificial intelligence Mimi with the halo reward in his hand.
After upgrading the computing power module of 1850 copies.
Mimi’s computing power has increased by 1.14514%, and its computing power is close to 24290TFlop/s.
Even among the top 500 companies in the world, it ranks around 270.
So instead of saying customized supercomputer, it is better to say that Xu Yun is just borrowing money.
Therefore, he could completely avoid the Liu family and tinker with another supercomputer.
Even
You don’t even need to consider the server, as long as the chip meets the conditions.
For example, Zhongke Cambrian, founded by Chen Yunji, is a very suitable chip supplier.
Think of this.
Xu Yun couldn't help but take a deep breath again and solemnly said to Lu Xiao:
"Dr. Lu, I can assure you right now that if you are willing to join our company, within one month, the company will allocate at least a start-up capital of no less than five million Huaxia coins to you."
"In addition, every three months, five million funds will also arrive."
"In addition, although the company has not yet established an MR R&D department, we have reached an agreement with the University of Science and Technology. The manpower you need can be recruited directly from the University of Science and Technology. Of course, if you want to recruit from the public or have familiar candidates, you can also feel free to do so. Open your mouth.”
"Dr. Lu, this commitment and the stack of documents of intent are ours."
"Sincerity."
inside the car.
Looking at Xu Yun with a sincere face, Lu Xiao remained silent.
If he rejected Xu Yun at this time, he would not be able to leave immediately due to the restrictions of the previous agreement with the Academy of Sciences.
But it is obviously impossible to approve the funds and authority Xu Yun mentioned.
After all, no one would be willing to provide too many favorable conditions to a passer-by who is only staying for a year.
Tell the truth.
Originally, his idea was actually very simple.
Just work normally at Huadun Biotech for one year, not fishing but not dedicated, and make one or two results that can bring in two to three million in profits and be worthy of your salary.
Wait until one year is up.
He may go to the Academy of Sciences, he may go to Cambrian, or he may go south to other companies.
In short, it is unlikely to stay at Huadun Biotech.
But after this conversation with Xu Yun
He hesitated.
Mentioned a long time ago.
Compared with AR and VR technologies, MR is much less well-known.
This understanding is not limited to the general public, but also includes many leaders in charge. Don’t think that all leaders of the Academy of Sciences are professionals. Office politics also exists in the Academy of Sciences.
Therefore, Lu Xiao had to consider a question:
If I rejected Xu Yun at this time, would anyone be able to understand the MR industry like Xu Yun?
The answer is obviously no.
I am afraid that even Chen Yunji, a fellow junior fellow student, cannot do this.
Whether a superior has a common language is a situation that must be considered.
Then
He thought of himself again.
After going to the other side of the sea to study for a Ph.D., he once lost himself under the temptation of life and money on the other side of the sea.
But then as I grew older and gained more experience.
He suddenly discovered.
It’s actually not that good abroad.
Such as his rank.
His rank at Microsoft has not changed for nine years, and he has been stuck at Senior SDE, which is level 63.
The reason is because he is a Chinese.
Coupled with some of his experiences in the society across the sea over the years, his desire to return home became even stronger.
Although China is still in the development stage, there are disadvantages of one kind or another.
But after all, it is my home.
At least you don’t have to find an ear-picking shop to have a comfortable ear-picking experience like you do abroad.
So after the Academy of Sciences contacted me.
Lu Xiao agreed to the entire plan without any hesitation.
He left his homeland at the age of 25, and now, at the age of 43, he has just returned to this land again.
Nowadays, money is no longer his pursuit goal. Instead, his innocent heart of serving the country with fists and fists when he was studying is becoming more and more intense at this time.
Whether Huadun Biotech is backed by the University of Science and Technology, or its healthy financial situation, coupled with the commitment made by Xu Yun, it seems...
Is it still a nice environment?
Think of this.
A trace of determination flashed in Lu Xiao's eyes, she pondered for a moment, and then took the initiative to reach out to Xu Yun:
"Dr. Xu, it's a pleasure to work with you."
Xu Yun originally thought that it would take more effort to convince Lu Xiao, but he couldn't help but be slightly startled when he heard this.
But he quickly reacted and quickly reached out his hand again and shook Lu Xiao's hand:
"Dr. Lu, it's a pleasure to work with you."
So far.
The last piece of the puzzle for Huadun Biotech in the short term.
Splicing successful! (End of chapter)