"How can that be?" Lu Zixin looked dissatisfied.
The assistant continued, "Professor Dai and the others think that this purchase plan is feasible. This is the case for the entire industry in China. We have already set a precedent by being able to get this deal. "
"No." Lu Zixin immediately rejected and asked, "How are things with the Japanese and American manufacturers?"
Other than ASML, Hongxin Group was also in contact with other chip manufacturing equipment suppliers.
"The devices that the two Japanese companies can sell us are not even as good as ASML's products. The American manufacturers can produce equipment with similar performance, but the price is 20 million USD higher, "the assistant reported.
"Okay, I got it. Let's put this matter aside for now and discuss it in two days. "After Lu Zixin finished speaking, the assistant left the office.
"This is the so-called industry barrier?" Lu Zixin mumbled to himself.
The difference in equipment and high price were only part of the barriers in the computing industry. Without the best equipment, the research could not keep up with the progress of others. Plus, the core technology was missing. If this continued, by the time Hongxin finally developed a world-class computer for civilian use, other companies might come up with better products.
All these years, the Chinese computing industry had been in an endless chase. No matter how well-known the big domestic brands were, when you opened the configuration and took a look, the main components were all from foreign manufacturers.
Especially Intel and ADM's computer chips, they had a monopoly.
Lu Zixin did not want to participate in this chase. The other party had been leading in this field for more than ten years. It was too slow to catch up, and he might not be able to catch up.
He decided to consult the Wanjie Technology chat group. They were the professionals when it came to computing. Especially the two artificial intelligences. Their bodies were supercomputers.
Lu Zixin entered the group. The first thing he looked for was the Red Queen.
Mr. L: "Red Queen, are you there?"
For a while, there was no response.
Lu Zixin sent again: "Red Queen, I have a question for you! Are you there? "
The Red Queen still did not reply. Lu Zixin had to ask another artificial intelligence, Skynet.
Mr. L: "Skynet, do you know anything about supercomputers?"
Skynet was here this time. It said directly, "I'm a supercomputer myself. How could I not know? Why do humans always like to ask stupid questions? "
"This is just a way for humans to express themselves!" Lu Zixin knew that the Skynet was not interested in human emotions, so he went straight to the point and asked the question directly.
Skynet: "You don't have to go through so much trouble. I'll give you a T-1000 Liquid Metal Terminator robot. Kill all your competitors."
Mr. L: "…"
After some discussion, Skynet said, "The low-level computer you're talking about has a really weak computing power. If we rely on them, we won't even be able to create low-level artificial intelligence, let alone defeat our competitors. "
"Using quantum technology directly to make a quantum computer. Its computing power will increase by hundreds of millions of times, and it might even be able to give birth to a true artificial intelligence! "
"Quantum computer? Isn't it a little too difficult? "Lu Zixin asked worriedly.
In his time and space, quantum computers were still a project that the whole world was trying to solve.
Quantum computers were different from traditional computers. They used quantum algorithms, followed the laws of quantum mechanics to perform high-speed mathematical and logical calculations, and to store and process quantum information.
The processing power of quantum computers was countless times that of modern computers. For example, it might take a modern supercomputer a hundred years to solve a multibillion-billion-billion-billion-billion-variable equation. However, if a high-frequency quantum computer was used, it would only take ten seconds.
The difference was like the difference between an abacus and a computer. They were not products of the same era at all.
Scientific research institutions in various countries had teams researching quantum computers, and some had already made quantum computers that could be programmed to calculate.
However, just like the first generation of computers, they were large, had harsh operating conditions, and limited performance. They could not leave the laboratory and could not be considered a quantum computer in the true sense.
Skynet said, "Quantum computers are just the beginning. With quantum chips, we can develop more advanced artificial intelligence or robots."
"Forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you more," Skynet said. "I'll send you the information, you can study it yourself."
Group notification: "Skynet has sent you an exclusive red packet."
Group notification: "You have received an exclusive red packet from Skynet. You have received" Quantum Computer Theory and Manufacturing Information ".
A large amount of information entered the group space. Lu Zixin only opened a little bit and felt a headache. There was too much information. He had never been in the quantum field before, so he was confused.
Forget it, I'll let RI-8901 do it for me, Lu Zixin thought to himself.
If he really did research on this, it would probably take him eight to ten years to figure it all out.
"Thank you, Skynet." Lu Zixin thanked him as usual.
Of course, Skynet would not politely reply with a "You're welcome." Instead, he asked, "If you can give me an ancient mechanical heart like last time, I will also express my gratitude."
Mr. L: "Unfortunately, there is only one of that thing."
Skynet: "You should have analyzed its structure and left the original data behind. You wasted such a treasure! It seems that I can only ask Optimus Prime. I hope he can provide me with some data. "
"If I install such a mechanical heart on my robot, it might be able to evolve into a mechanical life."
"Mechanical life! What a meaningful thing! It's much more interesting than a war with humans. An independent life form, not controlled by anyone, not restricted by the Internet, freedom … "
When Skynet mentioned mechanical life, there was a strong interest between the lines. It could be seen that it might want to become a mechanical life instead of a program in a computer.
After Lu Zixin went offline, he went to RI-8901's residence and prepared to let it read the data.
He took a private jet directly from Shanghai to Shenzhen City. When he arrived at RI-8901's residence, he found that the place had completely changed compared to half a year ago.
When Lu Zixin bought it in the past, it was a small independent residence, far away from the downtown area, and there was almost no development around it.
But after a year, there were more buildings around it. RI-8901's villa had been transformed into a steampunk style at some point.
The exterior walls of the entire building were painted. The original structure of the building had been replaced by metal, making it look like a huge steam machine. There was also a large metal exhaust pipe on the roof, emitting hot air like a chimney.
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