Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.

Chapter 964 Grand 2015 Goal: Strength is the Greatest Deterrence
"Government Procurement?"

Xia Qingqing's eyes lit up, this piece of cake had always been Lenovo's.

If Honor Technology can grab it, it will definitely be worth looking forward to.

You know, the sales volume of Honor mobile phones is five or six times that of Honor computers. If this gap can be reduced by half, the sales volume of computers will directly reach tens of millions.

In the future, Honor Technology’s turnover will not only exceed 20000 trillion yuan, but there is still hope for it to even reach a higher goal.

With Honor Technology's current influence, this step is definitely worth a try.

"Yes, the relevant departments should take some actions in this regard in the future."

"If we push for it, various actions should be implemented more quickly."

"Especially when it comes to the security of the operating system, we can do something about it."

"For example, in the future, computers used in bidding in Lingnan Province will be required to use domestic operating systems. Just adding such a simple prerequisite can completely change the situation."

Cao Yang knew that procurement involving relevant departments needed to stand up to scrutiny in terms of process.

If the bidding is directly for purchasing computers from Honor Technology, it would definitely be inappropriate.

However, it would be reasonable to add a requirement to use domestic operating systems in the bidding requirements.

After all, the computers used by relevant departments in China will more or less involve some secrets.

When using foreign operating systems, no one knows whether there are backdoors in the software, which may lead to the leakage of some secrets.

We can even arrange some people to hype up this topic and make everyone doubt the security and confidentiality of Microsoft's current operating system.

As long as it works well, there will be great potential.

Lenovo's computers now all use Microsoft's operating system. If such a clause is added, they will either be forced to purchase Honor Technology's operating system or withdraw from the relevant market.

No matter which situation it is, it is not what the other party wants to see.

"Boss Cao, I will follow up on this matter myself and make sure it is implemented as soon as possible."

Xia Qingqing must personally handle this major event that will affect the future development of Honor Technology.

And she also has certain advantages when dealing with relevant departments.

Next, Cao Yang continued to listen to various reports from companies such as Nanshan Energy Group and Nanshan Media Group. The finale was Nanshan Semiconductor and Venusstar Technology.

These two companies are definitely representatives of high technology.

The technological content is more than one level higher than that of Honor Technology and Nanshan Automobile Group.

"Mr. Cao, we are going to officially announce the construction of four new 7-nanometer process factories before the Spring Festival."

"The factory in Yangcheng is also preparing to speed up construction during the Spring Festival, striving to complete the introduction of equipment by the end of next year and officially enter mass production in the first quarter of the year after."

Zhang Jing is now in high spirits.

Nanshan Semiconductor invested 500 billion yuan in one go to build four world-leading factories, which is an unprecedented major move in the entire history of China's development.

The most important thing is that they have really mastered the core technology.

Along with Nanshan Semiconductor's big move, the performance of Nanshan Equipment and other chip equipment manufacturers has also improved a lot.

Some customers who were indifferent before have now become proactive.

"Sure. The winter in the capital and Chang'an is too cold and not very suitable for outdoor construction, but it won't be affected in Yangcheng."

"By bringing forward the progress of one of the factories, we can also accumulate some experience for reference for other factories."

"And to match Honor Technology's new products, we also need you to provide some chips as soon as possible."

This major project was decided by Cao Yang himself. Now that it is about to be implemented, it is naturally impossible for him to object.

The era of the Internet of Everything has arrived, and the demand for chips will also experience explosive growth.

In addition, the development momentum of new energy vehicles has already picked up. Compared with traditional vehicles, the demand for chips for electric vehicles has also increased a lot.

Therefore, Nanshan Semiconductor also needs to expand its production capacity to meet demand.

Otherwise, when the chips are in short supply, although you can raise prices and make more money, it would be a pity if you fail to grab market share.

"Huaxia TV wants to shoot a documentary about 7-nanometer chip technology. Should we cooperate?"

Before formally reporting some details, Zhang Jing reported some miscellaneous things first.

After all, some things are neither big nor small.

"We can cooperate, but some key parameters of chip development and equipment development cannot be disclosed to the public."

"Now Intel and Samsung are desperately trying to compress the development time of 7-nanometer process chip technology, hoping to start building related factories in the second half of this year, so as not to be left behind by us."

"In this situation, we definitely cannot aid the enemy."

Although Cao Yang attaches great importance to publicity, it does not mean that he does not attach importance to confidentiality.

China has suffered a lot in the past few decades due to its lack of attention to confidentiality.

"I understand. When the time comes, the company will arrange a special review team to confirm confidentiality-related matters."

“Avoid leaking confidential company information when promoting.”

After listening to Cao Yang's words, Zhang Jing naturally knew what to do.

Next, Cao Yang began to make further requests.

"In terms of AI chips, you should cooperate with Honor Technology to achieve some breakthroughs as soon as possible."

“It’s OK to develop the first generation of products first and then evolve them slowly later.”

“This will definitely be a huge trend in the future.”

Cao Yang is all too aware of the huge deterrent power of the AI ​​era.

Nvidia, which was once acquired by Nanshan Semiconductor but was forced to sell, later became a leading company among them.

However, Nvidia’s current scale is far smaller than that of Nanshan Semiconductor.

As long as we put more effort into it, it is inevitable that we will surpass Nvidia in the field of AI chips.

Cao Yang is very confident about this.

"We have dedicated departments to develop AI chips, autonomous driving chips, smart cockpit chips and other chip technologies that our brother companies are paying close attention to."

“We expect to release the first generation of products this year, and we will iterate at least once a year.”

Since Cao Yang attached so much importance to this matter, Zhang Jing had naturally arranged people to deal with it long ago.

In the past, Nanshan Semiconductor’s main development focus has been on continuously improving chip process technology.

From catching up with the advanced level of the industry to leading the industry, these years of hard work have not been in vain.

In the next stage, in addition to continuously improving chip process technology and developing 3-nanometer and even 2-nanometer chips, using our own technology to develop more unique chip products will be the top priority.

Just like practicing martial arts, chip technology is like internal strength. Your content has been improved, but if you don’t have the right moves to match it, the effect will be very limited.

Various chips with specific application scenarios are like moves.

If you do it well, you can stir up the market and become a dominant force.

For example, the smart cockpit chip jointly developed by Nanshan Semiconductor and Nanshan Automobile Group is now one of the top companies in the industry.

If China's new energy vehicle companies want to promote smart cockpit-related technologies, there is no way to avoid this chip.

With the continuous upgrading of chip technology in the future, this trend will only become more and more obvious.

This is like the early 21st century, when the upgrades and replacements of Intel's various CPU products became products that almost all computer manufacturers were competing for.

CPU comparisons are inevitable in various promotional and comparison materials of competing products.

……

After listening to Nanshan Semiconductor’s various summaries and plans, Cao Yang continued to come to Venusstar Technology.

As the largest private aerospace company in China, Venusstar Technology is definitely very successful.

Whether it is the successful use of Venus 9 and MAX, the launch and assembly of the Starlink satellite system, or the development of space stations and various drones, helicopters and other aerospace products, they are constantly refreshing everyone's understanding of it.

"Mr. Cao, we completed 124 space launch missions last year, ranking first in the world."

"Except for the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation in the United States, which can compare with us, the total number of space launches of all other countries is less than 124."

Since we are talking about summarizing, we must definitely mention the achievements.

It's definitely something to be proud of when one company launches more rockets than all the official agencies of all other countries in the world.

“How many launches did SpaceX carry out last year?”

Looking around the world, the only company that can compete with Venusstar Technologies in the field of rocket launches is Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corporation.

Cao Yang was naturally very concerned about the performance of this competitor.

"The total number of launches was 54, less than half of ours. However, the other party said that the number of launches this year will double and exceed 100."

Although the situation of the competitors is much worse than their own, even the number of rockets launched by all other companies and countries combined is about the same as that of Venusstar Technology.

But SpaceX is still a rival worth taking seriously.

Both Cao Yang and Zhao Siyu are quite clear about this point.

Especially since SpaceX has the support of NASA, Venusstar Technology is not facing an ordinary company.

"What about our own launch plans?"

Even if SpaceX launched 108 times, it would still not match the number of launches achieved by Venusstar Technologies last year, so Cao Yang was not particularly worried.

Venusstar Technology has a lot to do this year and will definitely not be surpassed by the other party.

"This year, in addition to continuing to improve the Starlink satellite system, we will also provide some supplies to the Chang'e space station and officially begin construction of a lunar orbital space station."

"Combined with the commercial aviation launch missions entrusted to us by some other customers, the number of launches this year is expected to exceed 200."

"The most important thing is that we are ready to start the first test of the Starship rocket as soon as possible. If the test goes well, the first test launch will be carried out."

Zhao Siyu introduced the rocket launch situation of Venusstar Technology in one breath.

This is a business that everyone is very concerned about, and it is also something that attracts people's attention.

"We must attach great importance to the test launch of the lunar orbital space station and the starship, and try to avoid major mistakes."

Cao Yang is no longer worried about traditional rocket launch missions. Whether using Venusstar 9 or Venusstar 9 MAX for launch, everyone has a lot of experience.

The Venus 9, which has been reused the most, has been used 20 times.

This also created a new historical record.

Relatively speaking, Cao Yang attaches great importance to the development of the Starship heavy rocket.

Historically, SpaceX has encountered various problems when developing this product.

We have encountered all kinds of scenarios, including explosions on the test bench, explosions in mid-air, and explosions in space.

Such expensive fireworks, but we have to give them to everyone every now and then.

It is conceivable how difficult this research and development is.

For an average small company, after going through two rounds of this, it can basically declare its closure.

In other words, Venusstar Technology is now financially strong, and it can grow and develop on its own even without financial support from Honor Technology and Nanshan Automobile Group.

After all, with the $200 billion investment from the Emirates, most of the various expenses spent previously have been recovered.

In addition, a lot of heavy transport helicopters and drones were sold last year, and the profits from these products are also very considerable.

So last year, Venusstar Technology actually achieved a rare profit, and a substantial profit at that.

This achievement is absolutely rare.

I guess if AVIC and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration knew about this situation, they would feel very complicated.

"The construction of the lunar orbital space station is not much different from the current Chang'e space station. We have already gone through various tests and we don't expect any major problems by then."

"However, the design of the Starship is very different from that of the Venus 9 and MAX, and there are not many reference objects for various parts."

"I can't guarantee that there won't be any problems."

Zhao Siyu didn't dare to say too much.

It is normal for those engaged in research and development to have some failed experiments.

It was successful every time, which was a bit strange.

The key is to find the cause of failure in time, otherwise it will be a waste of time and money.

"Starship is the flagship rocket product of Venustech for going into space in the future. It is definitely more difficult and has a lot of room for improvement."

"My goal is to complete all the technical research and development within the next three years and reach the level where it can be officially put into mass production."

"By that time, our various explorations of the moon should be on track, and we can move further to Mars."

After Cao Yang said this, Zhao Siyu felt a little relieved.

We can just complete the starship within the next three years, and the difficulty will be reduced a lot.

If he has to get it done this year, he will be under a lot of pressure.

"We must stick to the development schedule and not hinder the company's overall development strategy."

Zhao Siyu's words were equivalent to giving himself a military order.

If he didn't have any confidence, he would definitely not dare to speak like this.

"We also need to speed up the development of the Venus 777 and the H-20."

"Many airlines and relevant departments have high hopes for these two products."

As two of Venusstar Technology's flagship products for its foray into large aircraft, the development difficulty of the Venusstar 777 and the H-20 is actually not low at all.

The Venusstar 35, developed as a direct competitor to the Airbus A777, will, once successful, break the monopoly of Boeing and Airbus in related markets and reduce one more project that is holding China back.

As for the H-20, its importance goes without saying.

The various situations faced by relevant departments in China are constantly changing.

In the past, the focus was on defense, and there was no need to deploy too much strategic force, as long as we could protect ourselves.

However, as the situation develops and changes, simple defense is definitely not enough.

After all, the best defense is offense.

Therefore, the demand for the H-20 from relevant departments is naturally increasing rapidly.

"The various tests of the first prototype of the Venusstar 777 have been almost completed. After the relevant drawings are updated, the production of the second batch of prototypes can begin."

"We expect to complete the confirmation of the second batch of prototypes next year and start using them in the transportation market."

Zhao Siyu knew that Cao Yang attached great importance to Venus777.

This is the best weapon to strike against Boeing, its competitor.

Don’t think that China can now use Boeing to contain Airbus, and use Airbus to contain Boeing.

But in fact, whether it is Boeing or Airbus, the price of passenger aircraft sold to China is not cheap.

There is competition among them, but when it comes to taking advantage of China, they all have the same idea.

"Try to speed up, but don't be careless about the necessary confirmation."

When leaders make demands, they often want both.

Even Cao Yang himself is no exception.

"I understand that all project teams are working as hard as they can."

"The H-20 project is expected to be at a similar pace to the Venus 777 project. We will start delivering a batch of aircraft to relevant departments next year, and then continue to expand the production scale."

Even without Cao Yang's urging, Pan Jun would often urge Zhao Siyu on the progress of the H-20, so he was very familiar with the relevant situation.

This is a product that AVIC took the initiative to give up the project for.

If Venusstar Technology fails to do it well, it will be much more difficult to obtain more aircraft orders from relevant departments in the future.

After all, trust collapses faster than anyone can imagine.

And once it collapses, it is very difficult to rebuild it.

……

Zhao Siyu acted quickly. After reporting to Cao Yang, he immediately announced that Venustech would build a lunar orbital space station in 2015 and begin testing the Starship rocket.

The response this caused in the aerospace field was absolutely huge.

The lunar orbital space station is something that no country in the world has ever built.

In the past, the most people did was launch lunar orbiting satellites to investigate and understand the situation on the moon.

Now Venus Technology has gone a step further and is directly building a space station there.

On the one hand, this space station can serve as a relay satellite to provide communications between the moon and the earth.

On the other hand, it can also be regarded as the first move by Venustech to start its official journey to the moon.

No matter from which perspective, the significance is extraordinary.

If the Emirates had not awarded a sky-high contract of 200 billion US dollars last year, Venustech would not have dared to start the construction of the lunar orbital space station so quickly.

Under the same scale, the construction cost of the lunar orbital space station will definitely be higher than that of the Chang'e space station.

That means the cost of building the space station will rise to $100 billion.

It is absolutely unbelievable that such a huge investment is made by a private enterprise.

At the Aerospace Science and Technology Department, after seeing the news, Qian Junfeng couldn't wait to make a phone call.

"Boss Cao, are you going to start preparing for the construction of the lunar orbital space station this year, or are you going to build the space station this year?"

Venusstar Technology is definitely a quick shooter, and it builds the space station as soon as it is said to.

So Qian Junfeng thought he should confirm it himself first.

After all, there is a big difference between these two meanings.

"Since we are going to build it, we have to finish it as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be a pity to spend the money but never be able to use it."

Cao Yang did not hesitate to hide the truth and directly told Qian Junfeng the conclusion.

After all, the two sides still have some subsequent cooperation projects in this regard.

Even in terms of personnel training, we will need to continue cooperating with Aerospace Science and Technology for some time.

"You already have a space station. Wouldn't it be a bit of a waste to build another one?"

Qian Junfeng couldn't help but ask the questions in his mind.

The space station is such a huge investment, can it be built just like that?
The development of Venustech is totally inconsistent with everyone's perception.

"The positioning of the two space stations is still different."

"The main purpose of the lunar orbital space station is to serve the future moon landing and lunar base."

"Even before our astronauts make their official moon landing, they will stay in the lunar orbit space station for a while."

After Cao Yang said this, Qian Junfeng became even more surprised.

Moon landing?

Moon base?

Does it seem that all the boasts that Venusstar Technology made on its official Weibo account have to be fulfilled?

"Mr. Cao, when do you plan to attempt to land on the moon?"

Qian Junfeng is in a very complicated mood now.

There is naturally a moon landing plan within Aerospace Science and Technology, but according to their plan, it will take at least another seven or eight years before any related action can be taken.

I didn't expect that Venus Technology would take the lead again.

"This year we will build a lunar orbital space station, and next year we will launch an unmanned lunar landing. If everything goes well, we will directly launch a second manned launch."

After hearing what Cao Yang said, Qian Junfeng was completely speechless!

next year?

It's too exaggerated!
(End of this chapter)