The one under investigation was Xing Hai Computers.
Currently, Xing Hai Computers had a market share of about 90% in the country. It was in an absolute leading position.
Of course, Xing Hai Technologies did not produce complete computers. They mainly sold CPUs. CPUs from the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise series were popular among users due to their excellent performance and reasonable price.
Hence, they dominated the market.
CPUs from other brands occupied less than 10% of the market.
This was suspected of monopolization.
This led to an anti-monopoly investigation.
Soon, after the investigation was over, Xing Hai Technologies was punished: a $1 billion fine had to be paid.
In addition, they had to license the most advanced CPU architecture and technology to Loongson for free to increase the competitiveness of Loongson CPUs and prevent Xing Hai Computers from monopolizing the market.
Yes, Loongson was still around.
After so many years of development, Loongson CPUs occupied 5% of the market share in the domestic computer market. In the foreign computer market, Loongson occupied 30% of the market share. Development was quite good. It could be considered as opening up a new world.
However, it was still not enough in front of Xing Hai Technologies. They could only rely on low prices to win over some low-end customers and achieve good results in the overseas market, which Xing Hai Technologies did not particularly focus on in the early stages.
"This is our Z country's AMD." This was the evaluation of Loongson by the majority of netizens.
There was also a large number of Loongson fans.
However, the market position of Xing Hai Computers could not be shaken. The product performance was always half to a generation behind Loongson. No matter how good the price was, only a small number of sentimental fans would pay for it. Most people still bought Xing Hai Computers under the influence of rationality.
With a market share of more than 90%, it was almost close to a "monopoly."
Therefore, for the benefit of consumers, Xing Hai Technologies had to license the most advanced CPU technology to Loongson.
In addition, the government increased its support for Loongson. A large number of purchase orders were given to Loongson Computers.
Of course, the PC market was sluggish and VR equipment was popular. These punishment measures did not have much impact on Xing Hai Technologies.
But anyone with a discerning eye could sense the warning within.
Many voices of advice sounded:
"Stop playing with fire. Be steadfast and play your part."
"First of all, that free city is not realistic at all. This kind of human nature experiment will only lead to a sharp decline in Xing Hai Technologies' competitiveness. In addition, reasonable tax avoidance is fine, but losing hundreds of billions of dollars at once will seriously affect the development and prosperity of first-tier cities. Wanting to monopolize the benefits and completely abandoning a win-win situation … this is not allowed by anyone!"
"Just plant some land in the desert. Why move the company and employees there? It was more convenient and prosperous to stay in Shang Hai. Why go to the deserted desert? Mr. Chen, I can give you a 20% discount on my building. Can you come back quickly? "A developer that he knew called Chen Jin. He sounded very anxious.
Don't stand on the opposite side of everyone. There are some organizations that you can't afford to offend. "
Gentle criticism.
It was a profound advice.
Implicit warnings and so on.
This time, Xing Hai Technologies had indeed infringed on the interests of many people and incurred the dissatisfaction of many.
The mainstream public opinion hoped that Xing Hai Technologies would change course and not go further and further in the wrong direction.
Chen Jin nodded.
Benefits.
He knew that the Technology City in the desert had obviously harmed the interests of many people.
As a result, the GDP of many places declined.
As a result, many high-priced houses could not be sold.
They had saved a lot of taxes.
Even if Xing Hai Technologies' approach was reasonable, legal, and beyond reproach, once the interests of others were harmed, they would be in the wrong. They would immediately become unhappy and even turn hostile. It was no longer good for you, me, and everyone else.
Moreover, Xing Hai Technologies itself was not without loopholes. Other than the Xing Hai computer, Xing Hai Technologies occupied a dominant position in the market for many core products. Moreover, their profits were higher. There were no competitors that could challenge them.
Once an anti-monopoly investigation was launched in those core product areas, Xing Hai Technologies would be seriously injured, if not dead.
Therefore, they had to be careful and prudent in their actions. They could not sacrifice greater interests just to save a little money. The gains would not make up for the losses.
However, Chen Jin was not a reckless and brainless person.
He would not do anything that he was not sure of.
Everything that he did had been carefully thought out.
Including this time's big transfer and free city, he had considered the risks and had a plan to deal with them.
…
October, 20X0.
Northwest Desert Transformation Area.
Xing Hai Hospital.
A very important medical experiment had reached its final stage.
Through remote video communication, Chen Jin inquired about the latest results of the experiment.
"Expert Lee, how is the medical effect? Does it match the deduction results of the supercomputer? "
"Completely!"
Lee Kang, the expert in charge of the experiment, said, "We found ten elderly people with an average age of more than 100 years old. After multiple courses of recovery treatment, the treatment effects are very good.
The 'Life 1' drug that we developed has greatly extended the DNA telomeres of human senescent cells, increasing the number of cell divisions by 30 times. Each division is equivalent to at least a year of life cycle. We injected 'Activity 1' that enhances cell activity, restoring the vitality of the cells to that of young people in their twenties or thirties. We also injected 'Antioxidant 1' that has a very strong anti-oxidation ability. The effect of this drug is amazing. It can make people's skin as delicate as a baby's … "
"The combination of multiple technologies."
"President Chen, look at the photos taken by these elderly people recently and compare them with the old photos they took when they just participated in the experiment. Isn't it very shocking?"
"30 years old. The average age of these ten elderly people on the surface is at most 30 years old."
"Their physical age, as well as the functions of their hearts, kidneys, livers, and other internal organs, are roughly equivalent to that of a 50-year-old middle-aged man."
"In other words, our life-prolonging medical technology can make people look 70 years younger on the surface and 50 years younger on the internal organs of the human body."
"So, in theory, these elderly people can live for another 50 years after treatment."
"Of course, if they do one, two, or several more times of life-prolonging treatment, the effect should still be there. It's just that considering the weakening of internal organ functions and the deposition of heavy metals in the liver and spine, the effect will definitely be much weaker."
"But overall, for the rich who have the means, extending their lifespan by 80 to 100 years is not too big of a problem."
In short, 50 years as the starting point and 100 years as the peak.
Xing Hai Technologies' life-prolonging medical technology could extend a person's lifespan by 1.5 to 2 times.
Chen Jin nodded and asked, "How is the maturity and reliability of the technology?"
"The first batch of 10 elderly people have all succeeded in extending their lives. The computer simulation shows that the reliability is 99.99%, but we can't be sure that it will be the same in reality unless we conduct a large sample of more than 1 million experiments."
But this required the approval of the relevant departments.
However, conducting experiments on 1 million people would be met with a lot of controversy and opposition. After all, people were not lab rats … even if the life-prolonging technology was very reliable.
"Then let's announce the news first!"
Chen Jin thought for a while and said, "It's unlikely to be widely used in the short term, but we can basically start the warm-up phase."
Hehe, extending one's lifespan by at least 50 years. He did not believe that some people would still be able to sit still.
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