legendary trader

Chapter 897 898 Mining Factory
In the next few days, although Chen Fan still felt that as long as the bitcoin exchange was established, the bitcoin market would be completely opened up, but he could only think about it on his own, because he knew that he would not be able to get the second brother Wang and others. Without the support of others, he can't handle it by himself.

As I said before, maybe you have worked hard to build the market, but without the huge support behind it, it is very likely that when you are about to harvest the fruit, you will be robbed and picked the peaches.

You must know that in the early days of the establishment of the exchange, players in the currency circle will definitely have doubts about this, and it will take some time for them to accept it.

These days, Chen Fan can only deal with his own affairs, manage the company, and visit the resort.

Of course, before this, the two of them did not forget the technicians they called over. After all, besides selling bitcoins in the market, Chen Fan also began to pay attention to producing bitcoins himself.

At noon on Monday, a group of technicians from Shencheng had already arrived in the imperial capital and were resting in the hotel arranged for them.

After the Shanghai stock market closed in the afternoon, Chen Fan and Zheng Xiaopang went to meet them and introduced their needs in detail. The request was to let them study Bitcoin mining techniques, especially to establish a large number of computer groups to mine. Mine, how to improve efficiency.

Far better than expected, there are quite a few of these technicians who know about Bitcoin.

Prior to this, Chen Fan and Zheng Xiaopang were worried that these people might not be familiar with the new thing of Bitcoin that only appeared in the last year because of their work and fast-paced life.

After listening to Zheng Xiaopang's introduction, several technicians exchanged a few words in a low voice and gave a reply, but the result was still a bit different from what Chen Fan and Zheng Xiaopang had initially expected.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Zheng, we still know something about what you need to improve the efficiency of bitcoin production. According to the characteristics of the algorithm, it is actually to crack the password, that is, to compete for the key.

How to put it, what you said at the beginning, purchasing a large number of computers to form a cluster mining is indeed a little efficient, but in the eyes of those of us, this is actually a waste.

Let me describe it as mining. In fact, the whole mining process is very simple, just need to execute some simple commands.

The computer mining that Mr. Zheng has been using now is actually using the CPU on the computer motherboard to perform calculations and execute commands, but this is a waste of CPU, and many functions are not used at all during the mining process. More importantly, it will slow down the efficiency of mining.

We discussed it earlier. According to Kobayashi, he is familiar with this and has also used his own computer to mine bitcoins. "

Speaking of this, the leading technician pointed to a white and fat technician next to him and continued: "In fact, the computing power required for mining only needs to purchase advanced graphics cards.

In order to enhance the ability to display images, the graphics card saves a lot of transistors that are not related to the display function, so the graphics card can only display the picture, but it is much faster than the CPU in the task of displaying the picture.

The graphics card needed to perform the tasks needed to produce bitcoins can just be completed, and the mining speed of the graphics card will definitely be faster than that of the CPU.

Of course, the advanced graphics cards I’m talking about are not the most expensive ones on the market, but those with strong computing capabilities. It does not require powerful graphics cards, but only graphics cards that meet computing needs.

The same graphics card, in fact, there is still a difference in computing power, powerful graphics card computing power is also very strong, but there will still be waste, this is not what we need. "

Chen Fan and Zheng Xiaopang looked at each other, and then Chen Fan said: "You are Xiao Chenha, and I belong to the same family, haha.
According to what you mean, it is not necessary to purchase a large number of computers, but to purchase graphics cards and install them.

Of course, the graphics cards we purchased must be the ones that you think have super computing power, the more the better? "

Having said this, Chen Fan looked at him suspiciously.

Because after Chen Fan came into contact with Bitcoin, he had been watching Zheng Xiaopang mining there with a computer. Now that he heard that Bitcoin can be mined without a computer, he was still a little skeptical.

But Xiao Chen sat there and nodded directly, "Yes, that's what it means.

In fact, what everyone is fighting for is just the key, and the task that needs to be performed is very simple, and those advanced computers are not used at all. They only need to purchase a large number of graphics cards and assemble them to complete this task. "

Chen Fan looked at Xiao Chen, and then at several other technicians. They all nodded in agreement. Chen Fan knew that this should be what they meant. In fact, the Xiao Chen he was talking about seemed to be two years older than him. .

"What do you think?"

Chen Fan turned his head and asked Zheng Xiaopang.

"I didn't think of it before, after all, I am not a professional, that is, I can play and use it.

But listening to their explanations, it seems to be very reasonable, so you might as well give it a try. "

Zheng Xiaopang said after thinking for a while.

"Well, in the past few days, you have to go through all the graphics cards on the market to see which one is easy to use. You can buy a batch first, and you can assemble them to try the effect. If you can, you will be responsible for this business in the future. We need to purchase a large number of machines to mine bitcoins.

As for your work issues, you know our identities. Although you can't go back to Shencheng Company for the time being, the personnel relationship is still there. You don't have to worry about salary and bonuses. when high.

Of course, how much higher is mainly determined by your work performance. "

When Chen Fan saw that Zheng Xiaopang said that he could try it, he turned his head and said to several technicians.

"Mr. Chen, this is actually quite simple, it just needs some manpower at the beginning, as long as the equipment is assembled."

Xiao Chen, the leading technician, said that he seemed to be the highest in the group, and he was basically the one talking with Chen Fan and the others.

"There are still many things to do in the future. If your plan is feasible, after completing the purchase and assembly of the first batch of equipment, there may be a second batch and a third batch that needs to be done.

There is also equipment maintenance, I know, these things are also easy to break.

When you assemble, you also need to consider the maintenance and replacement of individual graphics cards. You can’t stop all the equipment just because one graphics card or other equipment is broken. "

Chen Fan continued after thinking about it.

"If that's the case, Mr. Chen, maybe you have to choose a better place to do this."

Xiao Chen frowned at this time and said: "What you mean is that you need to purchase equipment in large quantities for mining. Although these items do not consume a lot of power individually, the quantity you need is huge. The demand for electricity is also huge.”

"Huh? Power supply?"

After being reminded by him, Chen Fan suddenly came to his senses, it really is.

At the beginning, Zheng Xiaopang used a few empty computers, and the power consumption of a single computer seemed not to be large, but how many devices they need now, there are tens of thousands of them, or even more, without a doubt, The consumption of electricity must be huge.

"It's true that we didn't consider what you said before. It won't work in the vicinity of the imperial capital. We have to find an area with sufficient electricity supply and cheaper electricity prices to do this."

Chen Fan nodded and said, this seemingly casual reminder can actually save them a lot of money.

Don't think that rich people don't care about money, it depends on whether the money is worth it.

The place where the flowers should be flowers should not be ambiguous.

But if it can be saved, it can't be wasted.

"Looking back, it's more appropriate where to do this. Don't even think about the imperial capital. Don't collapse the power grid because of the high power consumption. That will be a lot of fun."

Chen Fan turned his head and whispered to Zheng Xiaopang, the words were full of jokes, which also showed that he was in a good mood at this time.

Then they talked for a while about other matters that needed attention, and Chen Fan and Zheng Xiaopang prepared a sumptuous banquet to reward them.

Chen Fan has been doing his own business for the past few days, but he still arranged for people to fully meet all the requirements of those technicians. According to the latest news, they have already completed the comparison of various graphics cards on the market, and some of them are still available. After purchasing a certain amount for simple assembly, the machine was turned on and tested to confirm the actual effect.

However, I still encountered some troubles when choosing the location of the mining machine, because the power plants around the imperial capital are mainly thermal power, which rely on burning coal to generate electricity, and the cost is relatively high.

And because it is located in the imperial power grid, the electricity price is not cheap.

On the contrary, some people proposed to build such a mining plant in the southwest region to house these mining machines, and even suggested that a small hydropower station could be bought to provide power guarantee for the mining plant.

Well, because the southwest region of China is rich in hydropower resources, the cost of power generation is lower than the cost of thermal power, and it is true that the power price of the southwest power grid is cheaper than other regions.

Of course, Chen Fan would not consider the weird idea of ​​buying a small hydropower station in order to mine bitcoins. He was interested in a large hydropower station, but he couldn't buy it, not because of the money, but because no one would sell it to him.

And even if he buys a large hydropower station, of course it is not for mining, it is considered as a long-term investment.

This afternoon, Chen Fan and Zheng Xiaopang were in the trading room in Dujian Villa. After seeing the Shanghai stock market closed, they started discussing this matter.

"The news has already come from the hotel. The type of graphics card and the problem of system assembly have basically been determined. The design drawings have also been released. I have sent people to purchase the things they need, but the quantity is a bit large, so we need to get it all together. It will take a while.

But when it comes to choosing the address, we don't have much buffer space. We must decide as soon as possible, where to ship the things for installation after they are bought. "

Chen Fan said to Zheng Xiaopang.

"It's better to let Xie Kai find someone to circle them. The first mine will definitely be built around the imperial capital, and we will have to go around when the time comes."

Zheng Xiaopang smacked his lips and said, "Didn't you buy some water plants and natural gas projects in the counties and cities around the imperial capital last time? Check to see if there are vacant properties, or where the electricity is sufficient, then build one there first." Once the mine is up, if we really decide to do a big job in the future, I think we still have to build the base in Xichuan."

"This thing doesn't have much technical content. If it's not good enough in the past, it will be considered a high-tech project, haha."

Chen Fan suddenly said with a smile.

"Never mind him, don't say that your hometown hasn't contacted you, you are welcome to go back and invest or something."

Zheng Xiaopang continued, "It just so happens that we have good hydropower resources in Xichuan, so we'll build a mine there first."

Thinking about going back to his hometown to invest, Chen Fan felt that it was too perfunctory to bring such a thing back home, without any technical content.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan shook his head, "What can your project bring to the local government? Taxes? How much tax can this mine pay? Employment, how many people does your mine need?

It is said that it is returning home to invest, but there is no benefit, are you embarrassed? "

Speaking of this, Chen Fan completely dismissed Zheng Xiaopang's bad idea just now.

"Come on, let's talk about it when the time comes, let's get our first mining plant up first, and you can call Xie Kai."

After being told by Chen Fan, Zheng Xiaopang also realized that strictly speaking, this mining factory really didn't contribute much to the location.

If there is any, it means renting a house or building a house on an enclosure, and recruiting a few people to be responsible for guarding the door and cleaning, equipment maintenance, etc. It is definitely not possible to recruit people locally, because it also requires some skills, and there is Consuming some electricity doesn't seem to be a good thing.

And now Chen Fan took out his mobile phone and called Xie Kai, asking him to find a spacious factory outside the imperial capital, asking for sufficient power supply and convenient network connection.

Others, it seems that there are no other requirements.

Putting down the phone, Chen Fan said to Zheng Xiaopang with a smile, "Is this considered public property for private use?"

"What kind of public equipment is used for private use? The company belongs to both of us. As long as we approve it, it won't have much influence on others. Er Zhang won't mind such a small matter. If this thing really makes a fortune in the future, it is estimated that we will blame us for not doing it. Give them a chance."

Zheng Xiaopang replied with a smile.

"Hehe, let them do whatever they want, go there at night and ask them about the test situation."

Chen Fan laughed.

In the evening, Chen Fan and Zheng Xiaopang went to the hotel together. As before, they invited a few technicians to sit around a table, and everyone talked about the progress while eating.

There is more good news this time. It is indeed feasible to integrate graphics cards for mining. At least the 4 different types of graphics cards they identified have successfully carried out mining operations after they were assembled.

The final choice is also determined through mining. This depends on power consumption and price, that is, after calculating the mining cost, it is finally determined what graphics card to purchase.

"Now the technology has basically been solved, as long as you purchase the equipment on the list, assemble them and run them, it depends on where you choose Mr. Chen."

After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Xiao Chen said after introducing the situation to Chen Fan and the others.

"It's not urgent, the place is already planned, and now we just wait for the equipment to be purchased, because the quantity is a bit large, so it will take some time."

Zheng Xiaopang spoke in real time at this moment.

"By the way, with regard to the installation personnel, we may have to find more outside at that time. They must be too busy." At this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly remembered the matter of manpower, but fortunately there was no delay. , said hastily.

(End of this chapter)