Needless to say, CEO Wang's efficiency was quite high.
The day after he met Lu Zhou, he circled all of the "outstanding entrepreneurs" in his circle of friends. He tricked them all into joining his "pirate ship", and none of them escaped.
Just like that, you invested 100 million yuan, I invested 200 million yuan, and in the end, they raised 10 billion yuan. This really shocked Lu Zhou.
His original plan was to raise five billion yuan, then find a bank to get a loan of five billion yuan, issue a few billion yuan of corporate bonds, and raise more than ten billion yuan, which would be enough to repair the submarine optical cable.
Now, he didn't need to issue corporate bonds. He just needed to find a bank loan of more than 2 billion, and he would have all the construction funds.
Just like that, a company with a registered capital of up to 10 billion, with countless big names behind it, called East Asia Communications, was quietly established in Shanghai.
If they kept a low profile like this, perhaps no one would notice this company.
However, not long after this company was established, it did something earth-shattering.
When the Asia-Pacific submarine optical cable project ran aground and the entire industry was in a downturn, this company suddenly appeared and spent 5 billion yuan to buy more than 80% of the domestic submarine optical cable companies.
Such a large sum of money had the momentum of unifying the industry. Not only did it alarm the China Securities Regulatory Commission, but even the China Development and Reform Commission was alarmed.
However, because they had already notified the China Securities Regulatory Commission in advance, this did not have any impact on the dozens of acquisition cases of East Asia Communications.
In order to compete with the dominant monopoly giants in foreign countries, the necessary monopoly was also to facilitate the integration of resources, which was also tacitly approved by the state.
Not to mention, a part of this was also state-owned shares.
However, because the telecommunications industry was relatively sensitive, in order to not affect the overseas business, this part was not very high.
The emergence of East Asia Communications stirred up the originally stagnant submarine cable market.
Whether it was Japan's NEC, Europe's Alcatel-Lucent, or the United States' SubCom, they all felt a trace of pressure from this.
Although East Asia Power, whether it was in terms of scale or technical background, was still far behind the pioneers who had been leading for half a century.
But who knew what would happen in the future?
Not to mention, based on past experience, as long as it was a project targeted by the China, the price would drop to the ground without exception.
This was also the part that gave East Asia Communications the most headaches in the international field …
…
East Asia Energy had completed the integration of domestic submarine optical cable business resources in a high-profile manner and aggressively entered the international market. The work of changing the national secret encryption algorithm and promoting the update of the international encryption algorithm were also being steadily promoted with the support of the Chinese Ministry of Information.
Of course, compared to the smooth sailing of the former, the latter was not so smooth sailing.
Shortly after the US representatives were absent from the Asia-Pacific Cyber Information Security Summit in Beijing, the Pines Laboratory of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a research report, which claimed that the QN2000 quantum encryption algorithm displayed by China at the Asia-Pacific Cyber Information Security Summit may have major security risks, and recommended that the financial industry use it cautiously.
Although it was only a risk warning, it still caused a lot of waves in the industry.
After all, the Pines Laboratory was not a nobody. Its founder was Dr. Alex Pines, the founder of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance technology.
Since the establishment of the Pines Laboratory, its research scope has involved quantum information, quantum computing, chemistry, structural biology, medicine, and other fields. Especially in many research directions such as quantum encryption algorithms, it was in a leading position in the world.
Therefore, the weight of this risk warning report could not be ignored.
"It seems that the Americans don't want to lock their own safes." Academician Gao Junwen put down the newspaper in his hand and crossed his legs. He said emotionally, "Not only do they not want to lock their own safes, but they also don't want other people to buy our locks."
Ever since he came back from Jinling last time, he finally understood the difficulties of his old friend, Academician Xue Jinhui. He also finally understood why the higher-ups made this series of arrangements.
If the computing power of a quantum computer really reached more than 500 qubits.
If these technologies were introduced to the market without any preparation, the world's financial and communication security would be seriously threatened. In the face of a 500-qubit quantum computer, it was no exaggeration to say that using the current encryption algorithm was no different from running naked on the street.
"So be it." Academician Xue smiled and took a sip of tea. He said, "We have already reminded them, but they didn't appreciate it. Don't blame us."
A stable international market environment was conducive to the development of China. Whether it was out of basic morality or self-interest, China hoped that the United States could adopt more secure encryption algorithms.
However …
If the White House insisted on refusing, China had no obligation to beg them.
But on the other hand, if the Americans insisted on running naked on the streets, they would have to deal with the possible risks in advance …
Especially the central bank.
"You're right, but this is obviously not just about encryption algorithms. They probably won't let us pass through their territory."
Academician Xue smiled nonchalantly at his old friend's concerns.
"The Pacific Ocean is huge, and the United States is not the only country on the East Coast. If they don't want our quantum optical cable to land on their coastline, then they should give this opportunity to other countries."
Academician Gao Junwen had a surprised look on his face.
"You're saying … Bypass the United States? But … "
Academician Xue smiled and said, "Then our optical cable will lose its purpose … Is that what you're saying?"
Academician Gao nodded.
This was obvious.
Even though there were conflicts, North America was still a market that China couldn't give up.
Not to mention that the center of the Internet was North America. If this optical cable didn't land in North America, it would lose its purpose. With the size of small countries in Central and South America, there was no need for them to build a submarine optical cable to their doorstep.
When Academician Gao nodded, Academician Xue had a knowing look on his face. He smiled and shook his head.
"You have to look at the long term. Quantum computer technology has only developed to 500 qubits. What about in the future? They have to make a choice between security and pride. Not to mention … "
As he spoke, he put his hands on the armrests and stood up from the chair.
Academician Xue walked in front of the world map hanging on the office wall. He reached out and picked up a red pen. He drew a line along the Tropic of Cancer.
This line started from Shanghai in the west, went straight to Central America, passed through the Panama Canal, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, went straight into the Strait of Gibraltar, entered the Red Sea from the Suez Canal, and finally passed through the Indian Ocean and the Strait of Malacca back to East Asia.
When Academician Gao looked at this red line that spanned across the world, he gradually had a look of shock on his face.
This shock was even stronger than when he was standing in the laboratory at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
Academician Xue threw the pen back on the table. He finally opened his mouth and spoke.
"This is too …"
Academician Xue looked at his old friend, who had a look of shock written all over his face.
"Surprised?"
Academician Gao nodded honestly.
"… Quite surprised."
Academician Xue smiled. He looked out the window as he began to reminisce.
"Last time, I talked with Academician Lu for a long time. We agreed that whether it was a quantum encryption algorithm or a traditional encryption algorithm, any asymmetric encryption algorithm based on a difficult problem has serious limitations. When our computing power was limited, it was useful. However, as our information technology continues to develop, computing power continues to increase. Especially after entering the quantum era, it is no longer so useful.
"Coming up with a solvable problem is always more difficult than solving the problem itself. Today, we need NP problems. Tomorrow, we need n ^ 2P problems. In the long run, one day, we will not be able to fill this gap.
"Unconditionally secure communication is the only solution. Only this communication method can adapt to the exponential growth of computing power and the needs of future communication.
"On this issue, it's not that we choose the future, it's that the future chooses us.
"Their resistance is not necessarily a bad thing for us."
The trans-Pacific submarine optical cable was just the beginning; Central America was just a springboard. The East Asia Power's submarine optical cable wasn't just going east. China's national information strategy blueprint also included the four directions.
Once this blueprint was realized, not only would the trans-Pacific optical cable management committee be established, but the trans-Atlantic, trans-Mediterranean, trans-Indian Ocean management committees would also be established.
Or they could simply establish a global submarine optical cable management committee.
And this was their ultimate goal ….
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