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"Mr. Han, I agree to all the conditions you just mentioned. I know that Shenlan Group has many companies under its umbrella. Please tell me the company that needs a military license and I will arrange for someone to help you apply for it. You must want to do military business if you want a military license. If you develop any good products, you can contact me directly after the products come out." An Yongye said.

"No problem." Han Chen nodded.

"Mr. Han, what is Nuwa's offer?" asked An Yongye.

“For 5 million RMB, I can sell you all the source code of Nuwa and provide you with one year of technical development support. However, if you want to train Nuwa, you have to buy a server from me. Traditional servers cannot provide enough computing power, even the Tianhe-1 that is being developed by the National University of Defense Technology.

天河2号超级计算机的算力只有5500TFLOPS，我们专门为AI研发的训练卡单卡算力30TFLOPS，5500TFLOPS的算力只需要183张卡就可以做到了。

The computing power required to train AI is far more exaggerated than you can imagine. In order to train Nuwa, we used a full 100,000 AI training cards.

Of course, if you are just doing simple pursuit and target training, about 10,000 AI training cards will be enough for you to use." Han Chen said.

30 is equivalent to 3000 million TFLOPS. When An Yongye heard this number, he gasped.

Han Chen has just said that the computing power of Tianhe-2 is only 5500TFLOPS. The computing power of Tianhe-2 is not even as good as that of the special AI training card.

"Mr. Han, I wonder how much a single card costs?" An Yongye asked.

"An 8-card server costs 100 million RMB, so 1 servers would cost 12.5 billion RMB. In addition, you have to buy hard disk storage servers. Ordinary hard disk storage servers are not enough, you have to use solid-state hard disk storage servers.

Currently, we are the only one that can produce solid-state storage servers. A 200TB storage server costs 5 RMB. You only need to buy 10 storage servers. Theoretically, 2000TB hard drives are enough for you for now. If not, you can add more later. The price of this thing is not very expensive. "Han Chen said.

"We want to run Nuwa on small devices. How many chips are needed to run Nuwa?" asked An Yongye.

"If you just want to run Nuwa, such a chip is not very expensive, just over a thousand yuan per chip. Of course, you can also purchase the chip architecture so that you can conduct independent research and development. The NPU architecture license only costs 2 million RMB." Han Chen said.

After hearing Han Chen's offer, An Yongye began to calculate in his mind. After a round of calculations, An Yongye was surprised. According to Han Chen's offer, a whole set of things only cost 20 billion RMB.

You can get an artificial intelligence system including hardware for 20 billion RMB, which is the most expensive price.

Han Chen, as a businessman, really has a conscience.

"Mr. Han, I need to go back and report this matter to my leader first. Your quotation is very affordable and I should have no problem with it." An Yongye said.

"Then I'll wait for good news from Mr. An." Han Chen said.

"Mr. Han, I have another purpose this time. We want to purchase the lithium battery independently developed by your company, which is the battery used in your mobile phones. I don't know what kind of battery this is. Can you tell me about the characteristics of this battery?" An Yongye asked again.

They have been developing electric-powered drones, but the capacity of traditional lithium batteries could not meet their needs, so the project was shelved. It was not until the emergence of Deep Blue MAX3 that they saw the potential of this drone.

As for why they didn't come to Han Chen right away, it was because they wanted to confirm whether this battery was usable. If this battery did not meet their requirements, then they would have to come to Han Chen.

Batteries used in military applications do not just need to have large capacity; they must also meet a variety of requirements.

"Our battery is called phosphate semi-solid battery. The maximum capacity of this semi-solid battery is 380wh/kg, and the battery life is twice that of traditional ternary lithium batteries. It can work at minus 2 degrees and high temperatures of 40 degrees. If special protection is given to the battery, the temperature resistance can be increased, and it supports up to 80V high-voltage charging.

Phosphate semi-solid batteries also have extremely high safety. They will not explode whether squeezed or punctured. This type of battery is currently the safest battery in the world.

As for its price, it is only twice as expensive as ordinary ternary lithium." Han Chen said.

An Yongye was very satisfied with Han Chen's quotation. The characteristics of this battery also met their requirements, and there was no problem using this battery in drones.

"Mr. Han, these are the battery parameters and quantity I need to purchase. Please give me a quote later. We can sign the contract after I report it." An Yongye took out an A4 paper from his bag and put it on the table.

"No problem." Han Chen nodded.

After the two exchanged contact information, An Yongye left the Deep Blue Industrial Park.

September 2014, 6, China time.

Lei Jun's Rice company released four mobile phones.

The four mobile phones are Mi 3, Mi 3 Pro, Redmi 1 and Redmi Note.

The first two phones use MediaTek MT6595 and Snapdragon 810 chips respectively. Both phones use a 12+128GB combination. The camera uses SONY's solution. The battery is equipped with 2800mAh and 3300mAh lithium batteries. The screen uses BOE's 1080PLCD screen.

Lei Jun set the prices of these two phones at 2699 and 2999.

后面两款手机使用了骁龙410和骁龙610这两款芯片，这两款手机使用了4+64和6+64的搭配方案，不过这两款手机的内存用的不是深蓝的内存，为了降低成本使用的是山星的LPDDR2内存和普通的NAND闪存，像头方面使用的是三星2400万单摄像头方案，至于电池方面搭配的是2400毫安和2600毫安的电池。

Since these two mobile phones are low-end phones, they are equipped with 1280X720 LCD screens, which come from domestic company Huaxing Optoelectronics.

Lei Jun set the prices of these two phones at 799 and 999.

3 units of each model were sold out in just minutes.

On the same day, Samsung launched their latest GALAXY S5 and GALAXYA5 phones.

Both phones use MediaTek MT3 and Snapdragon 3 chips, just like Mi 6595 and Mi 810 Pro.

The only difference is that the GALAXY S5 uses the Snapdragon 810 chip, while the GALAXY A5 uses the MediaTek MT6595 chip. The memory uses Sanxing's self-developed LPDDR3 memory and ordinary NAND flash memory. The camera uses Sony's self-developed three-camera solution, and the battery is 3300 mAh and 2800 mAh lithium battery.

The screens use OLED and LCD screens independently developed and produced by Sanxing.

Shanxing set the price of these two mobile phones at 4999 and 3999. When domestic netizens learned about the prices of these two mobile phones, they began to ridicule them.

"Isn't the Mi S3 Pro good? You can save 3 yuan by buying the Mi 2000 Pro."

"I really don't understand how Shanxing got the courage to set the price so high. The memory used is still the old LPDDR3 memory. Only stupid people with a lot of money would buy such garbage."

"We can only blame Shanxing for offending Deep Blue Group. Deep Blue Group won't ship the memory to them, so they can only use the memory they produce themselves. However, the price is really ridiculous. No one would buy it unless they are a fool."

"If you ask me, it's just Shanxing's own fault. If they hadn't provided DeepBlue, they could still buy chips from DeepBlue."

"It feels like the Mountain Star will be gone in less than two years."

"Can the brother above be more confident? Who would buy Shanxing's mobile phone now? Have you seen people around you buy it? Even home appliances are not bought from Shanxing. Domestic home appliances support voice control, while Shanxing's home appliances do not. Shanxing's products are already outdated."

"That's not the case. Shanxing's high-end products are still good, but the price is a little expensive."

"I'd rather buy Deep Blue's appliances than Shanxing's. The Deep Blue's are not much different for the same price."

Shanxing Building, Chaoyang District, Beijing.

In the general manager's office.

Jin Rongxia rubbed his temples while looking at the sales data in the background.

The Mi phone, also a new product, was sold out in just 5 minutes, and less than 2 units were sold within 5000 hours of its launch.

At this moment, Jin Rongxia didn't know whether he should say "Mmp" or not. Ever since they offended the Deep Blue Group, they have been losing ground in the Chinese market, and their market share has dropped by nearly 7%. He can no longer serve as the general manager of the Chinese region.

Lee Kun-hee also wanted to find Han Chen and reconcile with him, but Han Chen didn't even give him a chance to meet.

Last time, he planned to send his eldest son Lee Jae-yong to China to make peace with Han Chen, but Han Chen replied without saying goodbye after learning the news.

In just one year, Shanxing's various businesses have suffered serious losses.

Ever since DeepBlue started using BOE screens, domestic brands have flocked to BOE. Although BOE's production capacity cannot meet the needs of all manufacturers, other domestic manufacturers have taken this opportunity to fill the gap.

As a result, Sanxing's LCD business also suffered severe losses.

As for the memory, there is no need to say more. Now all manufacturers are using Deep Blue's memory. Whether in terms of performance or price, Deep Blue's memory is far superior to Shanxing. Not to mention Shanxing, other memory manufacturers can't keep up.

But they have no way to deal with Deep Blue, and all they can do now is to focus on research and development.

As for Shanxing's chip foundry business, it can still barely hold on. After all, the demand for low-end chips is still very large, but the profit of low-end chips is not as good as that of high-end chips.

Fortunately, Deep Blue does not manufacture chips below 14 nanometers, otherwise their foundry would not last for a few months.

September 2014, 6, China time.

vivo held their new product launch conference today, and this time they launched a total of 5 mobile phones.

The first four phones use Snapdragon 810, Snapdragon 610, Snapdragon 410 and MediaTek MT6595. The two high-end phones use Deep Blue's memory, camera, operating system and BOE's screen. The configurations are exactly the same as the two high-end Mi phones released by Dami Technology yesterday.

The configurations of the other two low-end phones are the same as those of the two Redmi phones.

The two high-end versions of the phone are priced at 2999 and 3299, and the two low-end versions are priced at 899 and 1099.

"The last phone we are going to release today is called vivoX5Max. The vivo X5Max is 153.9mm high, 78mm wide, and 4.75mm thick. The frame uses a multi-beam wing middle frame, which uses nano injection molding and laser welding technology, supplemented by multiple bone reinforcement beams, and a combination of magnesium-aluminum alloy and stainless steel. The back uses ceramic muscle technology; it is equipped with a 5.5-inch BOE OLED display; it comes in two colors: Aurora White and Champagne Gold.

The CPU used is the Velociraptor CPU developed by AMD. The Velociraptor is a 64-bit eight-core processor. The eight cores consist of four super-large cores and four small cores. The main frequency of the large core is 3.2Ghz." Shen Wei on the stage began to introduce it.

AMD's 8-core CPU, 16+256GB of memory, the same 3 cameras as the Deep Blue MAX3, the screen uses Laiyin's glass, and has a 3500mAh battery.

“I believe everyone is very curious about why we use AMD’s CPU, because the Velociraptor CPU is a very good CPU. The CPU performance exceeds Qualcomm 810 by nearly 8%, and the GPU performance exceeds Snapdragon 810 by nearly 30%.

The most important thing is that the GPU of the Velociraptor is specially optimized for the Magic Eye game. I believe many friends who have played the mobile version of League of Legends know that even when Deep Blue MAX3 is running the mobile version of League of Legends, there will be frame drops when encountering some special battle scenes.

The Velociraptor solves this problem very well.” The host Gu Yafeng began to introduce it.

During the introduction, the advantages of the Velociraptor were introduced to everyone in the form of pictures and texts on the large screen behind.

"Wow, AMD is actually making ARM CPUs. I didn't expect AMD's CPUs to be so awesome."

"It seems that AMD is struggling in the desktop market and is trying to grab jobs in the mobile market."

"The high-end of the desktop market is occupied by Deep Blue, and the mid- and low-end markets are occupied by Intel. There is no room for AMD to survive. Although the competition in the ARM market is fierce, the performance gap between AMRs is not too big, unlike the desktop market where the performance is often doubled."

"Ahem, the one that doubles up all the time is Deep Blue. It's amazing for other brands to have a 50% increase. Only Deep Blue can double up."

“It’s not that the manufacturer doesn’t have the ability to double the price, but it’s very difficult to do subsequent upgrades. If every update doubles the price, the first time it will double, the second time it will triple, the fourth time it will quadruple, the fifth time it will quadruple, and the fifth time it will octave. It will go on like this forever.

If the performance of the products you subsequently launch only improves by 10-20%, do you think users will be disappointed?
An increase of 20-30% each time is the most appropriate, which not only allows you to make more money, but also reduces the difficulty of subsequent development."

"Whether it's AMD or Qualcomm, I only buy phones made by Deep Blue. Deep Blue phones are the best, they hold their value the best, and they have the best performance. The price cuts of other brands are like dropping off a building, and the performance of old Deep Blue phones isn't that bad." (End of this chapter)