The end of technology.

Chapter 170 It's so cool to point fingers

3000 million US dollars, two chips, the unit price is 500 million, which is already the highest in history.Price-wise, it's expensive.

But obviously the bosses are not so superficial when looking at the problem, because from the perspective of intelligence, these two chips can also be invaluable, so some people quickly gave their opinions.

"Then what are you waiting for? I hope to see these two chips as soon as possible. If everyone is not interested in these chips, then the money can be paid by Intel alone. Of course, we will share the final report with the alliance. .”

Deep-pocketed Intel president Pat Gelsinger gave his opinion directly.

Of course, Intel is definitely not the only one with deep pockets in the alliance. In fact, if it really has more money than Intel, Intel may not even be better than Google.It's nothing more than that everyone's main business is different.But it's normal for Intel to be more anxious than Google.

After all, Intel's heavy assets are concentrated in the fab.As one of the few companies in the world with a complete industrial chain in chip design and manufacturing, Intel naturally pays more attention to new chip technologies than Google.

Of course, it's not just Intel that's concerned.

Representatives of Samsung Group, which is also an IDM company, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., a well-known semiconductor foundry, also expressed their opinions almost at the same time.

"Since the alliance is a whole, on behalf of Samsung, I hope to obtain these two chips in the name of the alliance."

"Yes, we should have this information as soon as possible."

Sundar Pichai, who didn't speak again after the explanation, said: "Well, friends, I bring this issue here to discuss, of course not only because Mr. Mountbatten offered 3000 million US dollars, in fact he also There is one condition.

If it is decided to buy these two chips at this price, then the CEOs, presidents and chairman of all companies in the alliance need to first publish a paragraph on the public network advocating that the citizens of the companies where the companies are located eat more vegetables and less meat, or even just eat more vegetables and less meat. The promotional video of eating vegetables and not meat must contain a sentence, bid farewell to meat, egg and milk, and be happy every day.

Moreover, the alliance must spend no less than 1000 million US dollars or corresponding resources to carry out large-scale advertising promotion of all these videos on major social platforms and websites.Of course, if it is promoted on Google, we can not charge this advertising fee and use it as a public service advertisement.Of course, the good news is that we should be able to quickly reduce the popularity of these videos after a short period of fermentation. "

When Sundar Pichai's voice fell, the video conference room suddenly became quiet.

A group of people finally understood why Google did not directly win these two chips.It's not about money at all...

The bosses of all the companies in the alliance have different personalities. Some like to appear in the media often, and some never like to appear on the scene. It's a bit too much to record videos all the time.

Everyone was silent. After a long time, Huang Wenhuang said: "What does he mean? This Mr. Mountbatten is crazy?"

Sundar Pichai replied: "Neson Mountbatten explained everything sincerely. Don't blame him. Because he was also entrusted by others. As for who, I think everyone knows. He also specifically said , The attitude that person wants to express is that this kind of feeling of being able to teach people how to do things is very good, he likes it very much, and hopes we can get used to it.”

This probably belongs to shouting from afar.

These words caused another silence in the meeting room.

The moods of all the bosses are probably extremely complicated.

Want to say something, but don't know what to say.

After a while, Huang Wenhuang said, "Then what if we reject this deal?"

Sundar Pichai replied: "He said it doesn't matter. Anyway, there will be more opportunities in the future. I believe there will always be opportunities for us to agree to this condition. Of course, Neeson Mountbatten has repeatedly stated that this sentence is also on behalf of that person. .In addition, the other side asked him to bring a message. If we reject this transaction, he has a hundred ways to let the public know the truth before us. He thinks this is not a good idea.

The technological generation gap is not something that can be easily accepted.Especially for the alliance, it is very likely that there will be disagreements at this time.This requires their own consideration.He very much welcomes those companies that have a need for this technology to come to the University to discuss cooperation plans.I know people don't want to hear these things in this occasion, but I feel the need to say it now because even if I don't say it, he has a channel for everyone to know. "

Sundar Pichai spread his hands. This Indian-American understands business struggles.

Instead of letting someone get in touch privately, it is better for everyone to spread the word out, which may allow the alliance to exist for a longer period of time.

After all, Google is different from other companies. It makes chips to lay out the future.It is not too heavy on asset layout.Not to mention that for now, Google's main revenue is still advertising, and the semiconductor field is still in the investment stage.The steering can be said to be very flexible, so Sundar Pichai hopes that the alliance can last longer.

However, for EDA software providers in the alliance, equipment manufacturers upstream of the industry chain, DMI companies such as Intel and Samsung that are heavy on assets, and OEMs that are heavy on assets and low in profits, they are probably the most urgent to understand the real situation. Then develop a strategy accordingly.

The basis for the existence of the alliance is that everyone can have a common long-term interest.The so-called unity can at least draw a big pie that everyone recognizes.When this pie no longer exists, the disintegration of the alliance will probably not be far away.

Not much more to say.

As the first talker in the alliance, Huang Wenhuang said simply after everyone was silent: "Then, let's start voting now. If you agree with this deal, please raise your hand if you get these two chips as soon as possible."

He himself did not raise his hand, but it is clear that his opinion does not represent the mainstream opinion within the league.

It's nothing more than a few words of advice in public. Although there is a feeling of PUA, it is not unacceptable to publicly express some opinions in terms of the importance of intelligence of these two chips.Although few of these bigwigs are true vegetarians, what does it have to do with them if they just call on others to be more vegetarians?
"Okay, then the money comes from the alliance. After getting the chip, the members of the alliance can send their own scientists to study the two chips. The final report can be freely checked within the alliance. With that Neeson Mountbatten I will leave the contact to you, Mr. Pichai."

Sundar Pichai nodded casually, of course he knew that Huang Wenhuang must be dissatisfied with him.

After all, he didn't communicate with this so-called alliance speaker in advance, but who cares?

It may prove that this chip technology can really represent the future, and whether this semiconductor alliance can still exist is a question.

"Okay, today's meeting is over. But I believe we will be able to prove everything soon."

……

Just when the big bosses reached a consensus, Lu Xiaoya also made a choice.

"For the first question, choose 37!" Although Lu Xiaoya said it confidently, she was actually confused by the answer.

No way, even though Lu Xiaoya is very confident in solving quadratic equations in one variable, she really wants to ask why there is a K in the second equation question?She had never seen this type of question before, and when she wanted to solve it, she just felt that she had no way to start.

So the first multiple choice question is easier.

Anyway, it is the content of the fifth grade of elementary school, and among the three numbers 36, 37, and 38, 37 is obviously the most similar.Because if you choose 37, the first three numbers are 33, 34, and 35, and the last three numbers are 35, 37, and 39. Lu Xiaoya thinks this is very neat, and she thinks that the level of a fifth-grade elementary school student can see this. This rule is already quite clever.

"Are you sure?" Ning Zi asked without any expression.

"Don't try to fool me in this way, make me feel that I might be wrong, and then revise the answer. It's 37, very...definite...and...definitely!" Lu Xiaoya stared at Ning Zi, using the extension Yin answered, she hoped to see the answer from Ning Zi's expression, if she saw that this guy started to get complacent, she planned to change the answer again.

It's a pity that from the beginning to the end, Ning Zi didn't have any expression, no complacency, no happiness, not even the slightest smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Very good, you...wrong answer." Only then did Lu Xiaoya see that the corners of Ning Zi's mouth finally rose.

"Wrong answer? How is it possible?" Lu Xiaoya said in surprise.

"In fact, the answer is wrong. If you don't believe it, you can connect with any elementary school teacher. If you don't have a friend who is a math teacher, you can also send this question to your mother and ask her to ask. This question The answer to the question should be 38. I reminded you that this question is about the content of the fifth grade elementary school mathematics."

"38? Why? What exactly is the test?"

“分解质因数。33到39，这个数列明显是满足单调递增的，这个我就不说了。所以答案只能在36、37、38三个数中选择，其中33可以写成3乘以11，34是2乘以17，35是5乘以7，39是3乘以13。这里从33、34、35、39四个数，都能且只能写成两个质数乘积的形式，所以它们都是半质数。

Then look at the answer now, 37 itself is a prime number, so it was eliminated first; look at 36, it can be written as 2X2X3X3, obviously not the product of two prime numbers, so it is not the correct answer, 38 can be written as 2 times 19, obviously Both 2 and 19 are prime numbers, so 38 is also a semi-prime number.

As long as you have memorized the concepts of prime numbers and semi-prime numbers clearly in the fifth grade of elementary school, you can solve this question within 10 seconds.Of course, if you have memorized the minimum twenty semi-prime numbers in the fifth grade of elementary school, you can get the correct answer in about one second. "

Lu Xiaoya, who was searching with her mobile phone, trying to prove that this was not the content of elementary school, lost her mind.

Because it turned out that these really seemed to be the content of primary school, and she really saw similar questions in the primary school exam questions, and she felt very complicated.

Lu Xiaoya couldn't accept the fact that she couldn't even solve elementary school math problems.Not to mention the result is so simple.

"As for the second question, the answer is k=-7/11, or the condition is met on 7/19, do you need me to help you write down the problem-solving process?"

"No, I suspect you are looking down on my IQ." Lu Xiaoya said viciously.

This question made Ning Zi silent for a while, and then she answered seriously: "Don't think so... If you must think so, you may not believe it, and Dominion often said this in group meetings Speaking, although I really didn't mean it, in fact, occasionally I would look down on my IQ. Well, let's not talk about this."

Ning Zi straightened her body, then looked at Classmate Lu seriously and said, "According to the bet just now, you have to listen to me tonight. Let's go, leave your phone behind, and then go to your bedroom first."

"What do you want?" Lu Xiaoya looked at Ning Zi warily.

Ning Zi was a little nervous, but said seriously: "Today is the first lesson of mathematical analysis, and I will explain to you the definition of the set of real numbers."

"The definition of the real number set? Then why can't you bring a mobile phone?"

"Mobile phones will affect teaching efficiency."

"Are you serious?"

"Of course, very seriously."

Finally, Lu Xiaoya stood up eagerly, followed Ning Zi honestly and began to go upstairs.

Two mobile phones were left in the living room...

"First, the set of real numbers refers to the set containing all rational and irrational numbers, usually denoted by a capital letter R."

"Uh? R?"

"okay……"

"Well, what's the matter? Ah..."

(At the request of book friends, the 12368 words of the complete teaching course are omitted below.)
……

When China was finally quiet, on the far side of the earth, suddenly a group of bigwigs in the semiconductor field began to speak out collectively.

The first to be photographed was the chairman of Ericsson, who did not often appear in the media.

"The global food system is facing countless threats, and any countermeasures against nature will bring a devastating blow to the supply side and consumption side of the food system. The root cause is that our diet structure consumes too much meat. resource.

So I suggest that European people should change their traditional diet, eat more green vegetables, and replace animal protein with plant protein.This will not only be healthier, but also contribute to our environment, say goodbye to meat, egg and milk, and be happy every day. "

Subsequently, the president and CEO of Ericsson also echoed the statement of the chairman in the media.

Then a promotional video featuring Intel President and CEO Pat Gelsinger also appeared on the Internet.

"Think about it carefully, if those creatures that we eat into our mouths have the ability to think, are they really willing to be eaten by us? With good intentions, maybe we can start by eating less steak for each meal. After all, there is no consumption. There is no harm. So please say goodbye to meat, egg and milk, and be happy every day."

Then there's the president and executives of Google.

"What many people don't know is that animal protein comes from consuming a lot of plant protein. In fact, plant protein is enough to meet our daily needs. Maybe we can get rid of our dependence on animal protein. Yes, that's what scientists say, say goodbye to meat and eggs Grandma, happy every day..."

When more and more famous and unfamiliar figures appeared in front of the camera and said these things, the Internet finally boiled.

From Europe to the United States, to Korea Island, Taiwan Island...

"Farewell to meat, eggs and milk, happy every day" was directly on the global Internet search without any surprise.Although most people don't know what is going on...

Especially for the employees of these companies, when they see big figures who are rarely seen on weekdays suddenly collectively speaking out for eating less meat on the Internet, they are full of confusion.

After all, a chip technology with a new material and structure was just announced on the March forum. Shouldn't this be the time to inquire about the authenticity of the news and formulate research directions and business policies?Why did these gangsters start to compete with eating meat?

This is so...

Did the animal protection organization directly attack the top management?
For these bigwigs, the video that completed the same task was released as soon as it was planned to be released, and it was dealt with coldly after a wave of publicity.

But no one expected that a mere 1000 million yuan and a lot of publicity funds had been spent, and the effect was so good. Those small videos quickly spread everywhere.It also attracted the impact of countless ordinary people.

The meals in the cafeteria of large companies were posted on the Internet, those exquisite steaks, foie gras, seafood, caviar... Just looking at the pictures can stimulate people's taste buds.

After all, those who can join the World Semiconductor Alliance are the best in the industry, the world's top [-] companies, and the treatment in all aspects is excellent, including meals, of course.The inconsistency between words and deeds also led to the increase of various ridicules under the content of these videos.

Contrary to the original expectation, I thought it would be easy to control the speed of transmission of these videos.After all, social software such as search engines, Twitter, and Facebook are already in the hands of these technology giants. The original plan only needs to complete a certain amount of publicity and immediately remove the popularity. It seems that there is no effect .

Even after the video was slightly fermented, measures were taken to reduce the popularity, but the speed of transmission did not slow down at all, and even tended to speed up.In the end, it even turned into a carnival on the Internet.

This is absolutely unexpected by everyone.

So after all, some companies can't hold on.

Probably in order to maintain the face of the top, Google took the lead in issuing an announcement, tentatively setting every Wednesday as a meat-free day, and the company’s catering will no longer provide food such as meat, eggs, milk, etc., but will only provide vegetarian and imitation meat products Following Soymilk, other companies have begun to follow suit...

In short, this policy is indeed ahead of everyone.

The videos even started to affect the stock prices of many companies on Wall Street.

For example, the stock prices of some traditional chain suppliers that mainly provide meat have begun to drop significantly...

The American version understands—on Quora, similar questions are frequently listed in hot searches.

For example: "Have the bosses of these high-tech companies all had their brains implanted by animals? What are they collectively talking about?"

(End of this chapter)