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Chapter 974 Power
"Xiao Zhang, I think the current situation is not suitable for establishing separate companies for the EDA project and the chip project. I think it is more suitable to hang these two projects in your Huateng Group in the early stage."

Completely relieved and finally made a decision, Elder Ni made such a suggestion to Zhang Qihang.

"Hanging under our group?" Zhang Qihang was a little puzzled: "Why?"

Mr. Ni explained: "Whether it is the design and development of EDA software or chips, it is inseparable from the support of your Huateng Group in the early stage. Didn't you say before that Western EDA companies and chip companies have always been the 'imperialist ecstasy'? Heart is not dead', in this case, I personally think that it is better to operate these two units under the names of 'Huateng Industrial Group Automotive Software Development Center' and 'Huateng Industrial Group Integrated Circuit Design and Development Center', and wait for the opportunity When they are mature, separate them—Of course, this is just my personal idea, if Xiao Zhang thinks it is better to set up a separate company to operate these two projects, I have no objection."

"Is that so..."

Zhang Qihang pondered for a while, and felt that Mr. Ni's suggestion was more secure. The driver nodded and said, "I listen to you. From now on, the automotive application software development center and integrated circuit design and development center under Huateng Industrial Group will officially Founded."

When Mr. Ni heard this, a smile appeared on his face: Zhang Qihang was willing to listen to persuasion, which not only made him feel a lot more comfortable, but also made him feel the sincerity of Zhang Qihang and Huateng Industrial Group.

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With such a big change in the situation, of course I have to tell Chen Haiyang.

Facing Zhang Qihang's words, Chen Haiyang didn't hesitate, and immediately said: "Mr. Ni is the absolute authority in our country's computer and chip fields. Since Mr. Ni thinks it is more appropriate to do so, then follow Mr. Ni's opinion. !"

Zhang Qihang hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Where is the leader..."

"Leave it to me from the leader, and I'll explain it to the leader." Speaking of this, Chen Haiyang patted Zhang Qihang on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Zhang, you have to remember that the leaders are not as eager for quick success as you think. We all understand that whether it is EDA software or chips, this is a long-term project that requires a lot of money and hard work. Without more than ten or eight years of time and accumulation, there will be no results, so you don’t have any psychological pressure. The leaders will not require you to produce results within a long period of time. These two projects are operated in a market-oriented manner. Since this is the case, the leaders will not use too many administrative means to interfere with you. , you can rest assured about this."

Zhang Qihang nodded heavily: "I understand."

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With the support of Mr. Ni, and many people with Lianxiang Computers in place one after another, Huateng Industrial Group's "Automotive Application Software Development Center" and "Integrated Circuit R&D and Design Center" were established in a very low-key manner. stand up.

It has to be said that the technical strength of Lianxiang Computer in this era is really strong. Although many technicians of Lianxiang Computer are familiar with the X86 general architecture, they are not familiar with automotive ECUs and gearbox TCUs. things, but many things in terms of technology are interlinked, coupled with the familiar team, so after a short period of adaptation and familiarization in the early stage, it took less than 3 months for the whole team to complete their work. The first job after coming to Huateng Industrial Group: optimizing the software level of the current ECU and TCU.

Mr. Ni introduced the work of their R&D team to Zhang Qihang: "After analyzing the existing control logic, we found that the ECU and TCU currently used by our group still have a lot of room for optimization in the control strategy. In addition, After optimizing the ECU, we further optimized the collaborative calibration between the gearbox and the engine. According to our calculations, after adopting the optimized control strategy and collaborative calibration logic, the fuel consumption per 1.2 kilometers of the car is at least It can be reduced by one liter, and the fuel consumption of automatic transmission models can even be reduced by 1.5 to [-] liters.”

Zhang Qihang was a little surprised: "Can the fuel consumption be reduced so much?"

Not only Zhang Qihang, Jiang He, Feng Guoqing and others also turned their heads to look at Mr. Ni. Obviously, everyone was shocked by Mr. Ni's words.

It’s no wonder everyone is so surprised. It’s really amazing what Mr. Ni said. Take the two main models of Huateng Industrial Group: Huateng Excelle and Huateng Sylphy as examples, because they both use 1.8 Due to the power combination of a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine and a 5-sue manual/4-speed automatic transmission, the fuel consumption of these two cars is also extremely similar.

Roughly speaking, the urban fuel consumption of Sylphy with 1.8 displacement and 5-speed manual transmission is 8.5, and the city fuel consumption of Excelle with the same power system and lighter weight is about 8.3. The fuel consumption of automatic transmission models is higher than that of manual transmission models, which is also the technical limitation of this era: after all, the automatic transmissions on mid-level cars and compact cars of this era basically All are 1.2AT.

If after the optimization of the control strategy, the fuel consumption of the manual transmission model can be reduced by 1, and that of the automatic transmission model can be reduced by 1.2 to 1.5, it means that the fuel consumption of the original automatic transmission model is equivalent to that of the manual transmission, and it means that Huateng Industrial Co., Ltd. The fuel consumption of the group has been equal to that of the joint venture brand.

For a long time, although Huateng Group's cars have sold well, due to the gap in tuning levels, the fuel consumption of several Huateng Group cars is slightly higher than that of several joint venture brands, and this fuel consumption gap has also been successfully eliminated by the joint venture. The brand took advantage of it, and asked its sales staff to use this incident to tell consumers that the technical level of Huateng Industrial Group is not good, and why the fuel consumption of our joint venture brand cars is low?Because our technology is awesome!

It is precisely because everyone knows this that everyone is so excited-if the new control strategy developed by Mr. Ni and his technical team can greatly optimize fuel consumption, then it is up to Huateng Industrial Group to take action next. up.

Everyone's shocked gazes made Mr. Ni feel somewhat happy. He nodded with a smile and said, "I still have confidence in our new strategy."

"Then arrange a test," Zhang Qihang nodded and said, "not only require a standard field fuel consumption test, but also arrange for people to go around the streets in person to see how the actual fuel consumption is... In this way, I myself Take a car."

With Zhang Qihang taking the lead, all executives of the group responded one after another, expressing that they would follow suit to do the test.

Except that the field test was conducted in accordance with national standards, Zhang Qihang and the others wanted to take this opportunity to go out to "release the wind", but the release was to let the wind go. When Zhang Qihang and others returned to the company after going out for two hours, After refueling calculations and averaging over multiple vehicles, the results came out quickly:
1.8自吸发动机加五速手动挡的车型，平均百公里油耗为7.25（轩逸）和7.12（凯越），百公里油耗比之前降低了1.25升（轩逸）和1.3升（凯越）；
The 1.8 Excelle with self-priming and four-speed automatic transmission has a fuel consumption of 8.4 liters per 1.4 kilometers, which is [-] liters lower than the previous fuel consumption per [-] kilometers;
The 2.0 Sylphy with self-priming and four-speed automatic transmission has a fuel consumption of 8.57 liters per 1.32 kilometers, which is [-] liters lower than the previous fuel consumption per [-] kilometers.

This result shocked everyone.

In fact, this is not surprising. Although there is no doubt about the abilities of Mr. Ni and the technicians of Lianxiang Computer, everyone feels that these people were playing with the X86 architecture before, so they rashly switched to the automotive ECU and TCU. , Can you figure out the truth in such a short period of time?
So even though everyone was very polite in front of you, it was more out of respect for Ni, and everyone still felt that it would be enough to drop half a liter, but what happened?
Slap in the face!
"Amazing, Mr. Ni," Zhang Qihang raised his thumb and praised, "I'll tell you the truth, before this, I was actually a little bit guilty, but I didn't expect that the actual performance after optimization was better than what you said. Even better."

Just say what you have, Zhang Qihang doesn't think it's necessary to hide this kind of thing, so how could it be possible for so many people to hide it from Mr. Ni's eyes?On the other hand, with Ni's status and status, how could he be angry over such a trivial matter?
Things really happened as Zhang Qihang guessed. Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, Mr. Ni nodded with a smile: "As long as it works, this shows that the efforts of comrades during this period have not been in vain, and it also shows that the direction of our efforts is correct. .”

Hearing this, Zhang Qihang breathed a sigh of relief. He naturally meant what Elder Ni said, which can be regarded as a disguised expression, "I know you had doubts about my words in your heart before, but I understand you."

Zhang Qihang smiled and nodded: "Everyone has worked so hard for so long, I have to celebrate everyone's success."

"Isn't that necessary?" Elder Ni hesitated and said, "To be honest, I think these things are quite simple. Besides, aren't there bonuses? Well, according to regulations, there are also holidays."

After formally joining the company, Mr. Ni carefully studied the various reward and punishment regulations of Huateng Industrial Group. After this research, Mr. Ni felt that Huateng Industrial Group's treatment of technical R&D personnel was too generous. Project bonuses and holidays after the completion of the project Not to mention these things, after the product goes on sale, the R&D personnel can still get the sales share, which makes Mr. Ni very shocked: Is there such a good thing? !

But it has to be said that the recalibration of Huateng Group's ECU and TCU system logic can be completed so quickly, and this factor has played a big role.

Zhang Qihang said seriously: "Old Ni, comrades have been busy for so long, the celebration banquet is still needed, and you also know that the celebration is not just about inviting comrades to eat and drink, the key is to make comrades feel the group's importance to them."

When Zhang Qihang brought his words to this point, Mr. Ni naturally couldn't raise any objections, so he just nodded—to be honest, he was secretly pleased that Huateng Industrial Group valued people like himself so much.

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This test is only a preliminary test, even playful, not rigorous at all, and not even a good test. The upgrade of the automotive electronic system, even if it is only at the software level, also has strict requirements. The testing process and regulations, Zhang Qihang knows that in the current China, Huateng Industrial Group has no room for mistakes. Competitors have long regarded Huateng Industrial Group as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh. Problems, like a group of hungry wolves, will inevitably rush forward and tear the Huateng Industrial Group to pieces, so in terms of testing, Zhang Qihang dare not be sloppy at all.

When all the testing work was completed, Zhang Qihang breathed a sigh of relief: After optimization, not only did the ECU and TCU have no software-level problems and bugs, but even the power consumption was reduced a little, and the power consumption reduction brought Another benefit is that the system's cooling requirements are reduced, and the system's stability is correspondingly enhanced.That is to say, to some extent, the optimized ECU and TCU are even more "durable" than before.

It was not until this step that Zhang Qihang finally approved the loading and listing of the new version of ECU and TCU.

It was also at this time that Mr. Ni came to Zhang Qihang's office again.

Seeing Mr. Ni, Zhang Qihang quickly got up to greet him, and at the same time said politely: "Mr. Ni, why are you here? If you have anything to say, I'll just go over there."

Elder Ni smiled and waved his hands: "I'm not too old to walk."

Zhang Qihang nodded quickly: "That's that..."

Mr. Ni is a person who doesn't like those scenes. After exchanging a few words with Zhang Qihang, Mr. Ni said: "Mr. Zhang, that's the case. After sorting out the personnel, I found that our group has not fully Make good use of existing resources..."

Zhang Qihang interrupted Elder Ni with a smile, and said, "Old Ni, if you have anything to say, just say it."

"Okay, then I won't be polite to you," Ni Lao nodded and said, "I'm going to transfer some people to work on radio frequency chips for mobile phones."

"What? Cell phone radio frequency chip?" Zhang Qihang never expected that Mr. Ni's ambitions would be so big. He was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Ni, you mean that our group wants to produce mobile phones?"

To be honest, in the next 10 years from now, it will indeed be the era of the highest profit for mobile phones, and those who engage in mobile phones will indeed make money, but Zhang Qihang has never entered into mobile phone products, because he understands the truth that he can't eat too much. Cars are enough to worry about, cell phones?I really haven't heard of any car manufacturer that can play both mobile phones and cars very well at the same time.

"No, it's not a mobile phone, it's the radio frequency chip of the mobile phone." Speaking of this, Mr. Ni looked at Zhang Qihang with piercing eyes, and his expression was a little excited: "Mr. Zhang, I think that with the current level of economic development of our country and the current world The level of communication technology, now is the time for mobile phones to gradually become popular. The emergence of more and more domestic mobile phone brands in the past few years is the best proof, but I noticed that these domestic mobile phones are basically an assembly plant , the core radio frequency chips and baseband chips are all bought from abroad, I think this is our opportunity.”

Hearing this, Zhang Qihang frowned immediately: "You are right, but we have no experience in developing communication products."

(End of this chapter)