Hammer of Technology

"Everyone should know this person. Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, he also came to the first March Awards. When I invited him this time, he didn't have time. Later I told He, come on, this awards ceremony, I will show you what the metaverse will look like in the future, so he changed his mind. I believe that after the awards ceremony tomorrow night, he will be very envious!"

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When Ning Wei’s Penguin Weibo started to be updated crazily, even when it was updated twice or even three times an hour, everyone actually knew that this meant that Academician Ning’s Weibo was generated by a copywriter with a particularly fast smart cat took over.

After all, it is impossible for Ning Wei to be so diligent when he used to keep his microblogs up to date.

Although this suspicion is completely unfounded, it is indeed a fact.

Of course, Ning Wei didn't have time to pay attention to the scenes of these bigwigs rushing to the capital, especially these people are still very busy, and they all rushed to Huaxia one or two days before the awards ceremony, and they didn't have to do anything else to pay attention to him one by one It's over, I'd rather not be so free.

Of course, the effect is also very obvious. Ning Wei's account is swiping the screen on Penguin Weibo. The direct effect is that the attention on the Internet for this year's March Awards Ceremony has increased linearly.I have to say that it still makes sense to invite celebrities to advertise, at least in terms of the speed of diffusion, it is leveraged.

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"Mr. Ning, this prosperous world is just as you wish!" Yanbei International Mathematics Research Center, Yu Xingwei, who had a frosty face, walked into Ningwei's office door, and said these words.The address still maintains the old habit, not academician, but Mr. Xiao Ning.

"Haha, brother Yu, don't make trouble!" Ning Wei stood up with a smile, stepped forward and opened his arms, and the two embraced fiercely.

In the past few years, the two have been getting together less and more.

Yu Xingwei was invited to Yanbei University to give two lectures, but when he came, Ning Wei was busy in the laboratory of the Intelligence Research Center, and the two of them didn't meet each other.

So after receiving the invitation this time, Yu Xingwei came here ahead of time just to meet Ning Wei.

"How is it? How is your missile doing recently?" The two sat on the sofa where Ning Wei received guests, and Ning Wei asked with concern.

"Hey, with the support of the March Intelligent Platform, it's hard to do well. Now I'm working with Academician Tan to prepare for the upgrade of the inertial navigation control platform. After attending the award ceremony tomorrow, I guess I'll be busy for several years." .” Yu Xingwei said with emotion.

"This is another burden for you? Then when do you and Xiao Liao plan to get married?"

The little Liao that Ning Wei was talking about was the daughter of Professor Jiang University that Lu Changbin was going to introduce to Ning Wei back then, but Ning Wei had always refused to submit, so when Yu Xingwei returned to Jiang University to do his doctoral dissertation, Lu Changbin still acted as a matchmaker. People have been dating since then, and they have been talking for many years now.

This is probably one of the reasons that prompted Yu Xingwei to do the current research, and the research institute happened to be in Jiangcheng.

"Probably next year. I just bought a house this year and it's being renovated. The plan is to hold a wedding on May [-]st next year. Then I want to invite you to be our wedding witness." Yu Xingwei said beamingly.

"Haha, no problem. I will definitely find time to come out and go back to school to have a look. Dean Kong has told me several times to cheer up my juniors and younger sisters. I have never been able to find time. There is resentment."

"Don't worry about this. When I went to see Director Lu a few days ago, I heard that Principal Du will be transferred. Old Kong may be promoted. It will probably be at the end of this year or the beginning of next year. Next year's May Day will pass, so I just want to congratulate Old Kong. step up."

"That's a good relationship. By the way, I heard that you were promoted last year?"

"Well, it can be regarded as taking off the adverb, and now I am a researcher. Before leaving yesterday, the dean had a conversation with me and asked me if I wanted to bring a graduate student. I haven't considered it yet."

"I won't give you any advice on this, it depends on what you think, but there is one thing, it's unreasonable to not invite guests for a promotion. Today's lunch and dinner are yours. I'll call Xiao Jiang and ask her to come with me. By the way, call all my idle students, get ready to bleed."

"I...Isn't it, Mr. Ning, you came to see you from afar with me, and you still need me to pay for the meal?"

"Otherwise? Shouldn't you be invited to dinner with a promotion and a raise?"

"No, you didn't invite me to dinner when you were evaluating academicians?"

"Heh... Who was the most noisy in the group and asked me to give out red envelopes? The red envelopes I gave out are enough for several dinners?"

"..."

"Okay, don't be depressed, it's still early at noon, and we just happened to go to see how the field test is going. My students are still working overtime."

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In the parking lot of Yanbei International Airport, a Maybach slowly pulled out of the parking space and caught up with the Mercedes-Benz leading the way.

In the back seat, Pat Kelsinger is sitting next to Tim Cook.

In Huaxia, where the two did not come on the same plane, Pat Kelsinger's plane landed about half an hour earlier, but the staff who came to pick him up said that Tim Cook's special plane was still 10 minutes away. It will land, so he simply waited for Tim Cook to land with his entourage, and then the two went to the hotel arranged by the organizing committee.

"Cook, you will retire next year. The contract will not be renewed this time, right? How is it? Has your successor been chosen yet?" Pat asked with emotion in the car.

Speaking of which, Pat’s impression of Tim Cook was not very good when Apple decided to cooperate with Huawei about five years ago. He wanted to see Apple’s jokes, but after so many years, Apple still maintains high-end products. The advantages of the market, especially after Apple's electric car expanded its production capacity a year ago, it already has a certain degree of market competitiveness.

This year, Apple also made no secret of its ambitions. Some executives directly said in an interview that Apple cars will challenge Tesla, the world's best-selling car, within three years.And it is said that in order to achieve this goal, Apple has formulated a detailed plan to build an Apple Auto Industry Park in China.

Of course, from the perspective of Apple's car development, this is also a must.

According to Apple's public financial report, nearly 70.00% of Apple's main parts suppliers are currently in China.Opening a factory in China will undoubtedly make it easier for the helmsman to allocate resources and greatly increase production.

At this stage, Apple has opened a number of laboratories for electric vehicles in China. It is said that it is better to use the advantages of platform resources to integrate technical strength.Pave the way for the formal construction of the industrial park.It's just that the construction site of the plant is still in the addressing stage.

This is probably the reason why Elon Musk will also come to China this time. At present, everyone is under great pressure.

"Let's talk about it at that time. It's not in a hurry. I hope to think about this issue after the Apple Automobile Industrial Park is on the right track. After all, I'm still young, aren't I?" Tim Cook smiled slightly and said road.

"You're 68, don't you plan to retire and enjoy life?" Pat Kelsinger shrugged.

"Yes, I'm not ready. At least for now, I can't imagine getting up in the morning and doing nothing." Tim Cook shrugged and replied.

"Okay, then as a partner of Huawei, you should know about Ning Xin's situation, right?"

"Haha, Pat, you think too highly of me. How could I know this? You must know that the appearance of Ning Xin will not only affect Intel, but also us. So their confidentiality measures are very good, Just as I don’t know what changes Intel’s next 15th-generation CPU will have, I also don’t know the specific situation of Ningxin.”

"Okay, Tim, I don't think now is the time to test each other. I have been thinking these days, maybe now is the time when we need unity the most. Only by uniting and making a unified voice can we make our present and future Devotion and effort seem less ridiculous, don't you think?" Pat Kelsinger said seriously.

"Unity?" Tim Cook closed his eyes, opened them, and asked, "Pat, you know, Microsoft just bought Blizzard Activision, and I don't really want to comment on what other people have done. decision, but the timing is ingenious. I've been studying history lately, and you know what I've discovered?"

"What?" Pat Kelsinger asked.

"Every era, every dynasty has a fixed law of development. It is amazing that it is very similar to the law of life. At first it grows tenaciously, grows from various harsh environments, and then enters the age of prime of life , and then gradually decayed until it was replaced by another era or dynasty. For example, in the old era, if you mastered the land, you controlled everything. In the previous era, you mastered the machine and you controlled everything. In this era, you mastered the Internet and you controlled everything. Towards Day and night, there is nothing to do."

"The same is true for operating companies. There is no way for a company to maintain a positive and progressive attitude forever. And now Intel has a history of 60 years. If you can accept that Intel has passed its heyday and started to enter a recession, this is a good idea. It is the initial condition for unity. But obviously, it is difficult to make this decision, and it is not in the interests of the majority of shareholders, so true unity cannot be achieved.”

Pat Kelsinger was annoyed by the sullenness in Tim Cook's tone.

"Tim, you're capitulationist."

"Haha, Pat, this has nothing to do with whether to surrender or not. There are some things that are useless for us to talk about. How about this? If there is anything that needs to be discussed, it's better to wait until after this awards ceremony. I believe you also want to know, that young man What a man would give, wouldn't he? But one thing, Pat, I suggest you take it easy, after all that young man never let himself down in letting his enemies down. In The experience of living in this world for 68 years tells me that once I meet this kind of person, maybe it is the best decision to cooperate with him.”

"You know the last person who gave me this feeling? Yes, Steve, although he is a paranoid guy, many times people want to open his head and see why he is so stubborn But you have to admit that standing on the same line with him can always bring surprises..."

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391 The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment?

"I'm sorry, because there will be some surprises for everyone at this award ceremony, so the preparations are very heavy, and Academician Ning also attaches great importance to this. So before the award ceremony, he really can't spare time to meet with you. Regarding this We sincerely apologize. But please rest assured, we will definitely inform him of your request, and after the awards ceremony, Academician Ning is free, and there will definitely be corresponding arrangements."

The hotel staff who are responsible for receiving important guests have already spoken this sentence in English very fluently.

There are really too many people asking this question, and it is almost necessary to say this sentence to everyone.

For most people, it is understandable.

After all, this year's March Awards ceremony has already been endowed with some different meanings. .

If Ning Wei used threats to invite a group of bigwigs to attend the first awards ceremony, then this year's awards ceremony is mainly about temptation.

In the past three years, when the global economic environment is not ideal, each company has actually had a hard time.Even if it is a high-tech company that once called the wind and rain.All kinds of concepts that can be speculated have been speculated many times, especially the Metaverse. Although the hardware has made a lot of progress in the past three years, many of the most basic immersion problems have not yet been solved. Showing signs of decline.

Investment including meta began to decrease.

Relying on a strong artificial intelligence platform, Huaxia has made breakthroughs in several underlying technologies over the years.However, it will take time for the innovation of the underlying technology to be transmitted to the industrial chain, but it is undeniable that relying on the outbreak of artificial intelligence, Huaxia has been at the forefront of the world in terms of software.

For example, the three softwares launched by Ningshe are not only popular in China, but also spread widely all over the world.Including Blizzard Activision, which was acquired by Microsoft, many game companies rely on algorithms authorized by Ningfeng Software.

So when Yu Xingwei met Ning Wei, the phrase "this prosperous age is as you wish" was a joke, but it actually reflected the current situation.However, do many people realize and are willing to admit that the world's technology center is indeed shifting from Silicon Valley in the United States to China's capital city.

From threatening through technical means to throwing some bait now, these bigwigs are willing to travel thousands of miles to China. It is probably the biggest harvest and the most positive feedback from countless people working hard in the laboratory in the past three years. .

So at this time, no matter how important the guests are, they have no confidence to ask for more.

After all, everyone came here for the surprise.

Of course, this is also because Ning Wei is really busy, after all, his face is the best use.

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"Commander Yan, I'm really sorry, because this awards ceremony is quite special, so I can only wrong you to play here."

"No, Academician Ning, actually we don't have any objection to where to play, but there must be a reason? I'm also convincing everyone, after all, this kind of thing has never happened before. Besides, the performance will start at six o'clock? What kind of trick is this? I haven’t told us before!”

In the memorial hall of the Centennial Auditorium, Yan Yi spoke in a very incomprehensible manner.

It is not the first time that the China Pearl Symphony Orchestra has cooperated with the March Awards. Since the first time they met at the Wolf Awards, the organizing committee will invite them to the March Awards every year to add to the fun.

After all, as an awards ceremony, it would be very boring if it was just an awards ceremony. As an international event, it is impossible to show the whole talk show. It is enough for this part to have a host, and there is no need for special actors to overwhelm the guests, so in the awards ceremony Appreciating the symphony at intervals has become a customary thing.

It’s just that this year is a little different, because according to Ning Wei, although the awards ceremony is held in the audience hall, I hope the band can play here in the memorial hall, and it’s not playing here during the rehearsal today, but the awards ceremony will officially start tomorrow Afterwards, they still play here...

In other words, they came here from Mingzhu, and they couldn't even go to the official awards ceremony, which made Yan Yi feel a little uncomfortable.

what?

There are a lot of big names coming this year, so our band can't meet people?

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"Haha, Commander Yan, this matter really has to be kept secret, and I hope you don't reveal to others that you will be performing here tomorrow. During today's rehearsal, this is related to the biggest technical details of this awards ceremony. There will be no such surprises if it is revealed. So it’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but because of the need to keep it secret. I also want to complete the task.”

"I can only tell you now that although you are not facing tomorrow's audience directly, there are still live broadcasts here, so I hope everyone can understand. Please believe me, the first few tracks, you only need to be the same as today, Follow the coordination of our staff, use this place as a stage, play with your heart, and you can see a miracle afterwards.”

"And I promise, the last track, there will be staff to take you to the stage to perform, believe me, really, Mr. Yan, wait until tomorrow at that time, you will see a miracle we have created through technology. Really , let us join hands to create a history, how about?"

Ning Wei said patiently.

In fact, he didn't participate much in the presentation plan at the awards ceremony, but some communication links were really good. After all, there were some requirements, and if one person did it, others might not necessarily buy it.

Especially for these artists, if they feel slighted, they might really walk away.Even if you spend money, it won't work. After all, live performances are not recorded. To present a wonderful awards ceremony, you really need the cooperation of these orchestras.

"Academician Ning, are you serious?"

"Commander Yan, I have never been so serious, and I can tell you responsibly that the cooperation of the orchestra is very important for tomorrow's award ceremony. And you just saw that our staff are very concerned about the piano and drummers. The placement position has been accurately measured over and over again. The distance from other people and the accuracy of the placement angle have extremely high requirements. It can be seen that we attach great importance to the performance of the band tonight. So please cooperate with this piece Good luck to our staff, because your performance is really important for this world-class award."

After hearing Ning Wei's words, Yan Yi's complexion finally became better, and he nodded and said, "That's fine, I believe in you, Academician Ning. I'll help you comfort everyone's emotions, and guarantee that tonight's event will be successfully completed. Performing tasks, but you also have to keep your promise, let us go to the stage for the last song, and there must be enough reasons for me to pat my chest afterwards and tell everyone that this arrangement is indeed necessary."

Ning Wei patted his chest with a smile and said, "Don't worry, Commander Yan, we are old friends, and I will never lie to old friends. If after tonight, you are dissatisfied with our arrangement, I will apologize!"

"Okay, I believe you!"

After finishing speaking, Yan Yi turned his head and walked back to the memorial hall, clapped his hands at the performers who were talking and said: "Okay, everyone be quiet, listen to me."

"Just now I have talked with Academician Ning, this time we have five pieces to perform here, and the sixth piece requires us to leave here and perform on stage. I know this request sounds outrageous, but there are extremely The big meaning is that due to the need for confidentiality, I can't tell you the reason for the time being, and I hope you don't leak it to the outside world. I guarantee that after tonight, you will be surprised."

"Now don't worry about where to play. It is precisely because the task of our performance today is extremely important, so I hope that everyone can cooperate with the staff on the scene. During the rehearsal process, we can cooperate with the staff's requirements at any time to arrange some positions. Fine-tuning, and everyone remembers, don’t move the fixed position at will, do you understand? Give everyone 2 minutes to prepare, and then we will listen to the arrangements of the staff and prepare to start the rehearsal!"

This is done, Ning Wei has to go to the audience hall to put out the fire again.

"Everyone, I know you have a mission, but today's award ceremony cannot be set up on the stage for live broadcast."

"No, Academician Ning, how can we guarantee the quality of the live broadcast?"

"Don't worry, the quality of the live broadcast is definitely fine, and you see, the central media didn't bother with this issue, so we treat this issue equally. When the awards ceremony officially starts, we will give you access to our camera signal on the stage System, believe me, all images will be selected by artificial intelligence, and it will definitely show the best effect."

"This……"

"What? You don't believe me?"

"No, no, academician Ning, that's fine, let's put the camera under the stage..."

"Thank you for your understanding. Believe me, I will definitely not disappoint you tonight. Of course, please don't announce these measures before the award ceremony tonight. This sentence is very serious. You know, we There is an artificial intelligence that is constantly monitoring some unsustainable public opinion on the Internet. In this matter, if anyone violates the contract, the consequences will be very serious, and I will hold them accountable to the end."

"Don't worry, Academician Ning, please believe in our professional ethics, this kind of thing doesn't exist."

In fact, such things as professional ethics are very random, after all, people's hearts are separated from each other, but there is one thing, academician Ning's threat is definitely extremely useful.Everyone knows that Ning Wei is very trustworthy in this regard. He said that he will be held accountable to the end, which is almost tantamount to immortality. Being targeted by such a brain is actually very scary.

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Finally, when the time came to six o'clock in the evening, the guests who participated in the award ceremony also had dinner at the hotel early and began to prepare for admission.The campus of Yanbei University also became lively.In order to cooperate with the March Awards Ceremony, the school has also made preparations early. There are obvious Chinese and English pointing signs at each intersection, as well as volunteer service points organized by students and inspection points composed of security departments.

All the security work is done extremely comprehensively. After all, there are a lot of bigwigs who are visiting this time. To use a joke on the Internet, if something happens to the March Awards Ceremony, all the bigwigs from various fields who participated in the award ceremony will be taken care of. , the world's technological development can go back about 50 years.

At this time, in addition to the central media that had already prepared for the live broadcast in the Centennial Auditorium and the online live broadcast platform that bought the broadcast rights early, many anchors who got tickets also began to simultaneously start live broadcasts from another angle on campus.

Yes, although there is still an hour and a half before the award ceremony, under the publicity of countless promoters, this grand ceremony has already attracted much attention on the Internet.From this point of view, it is still very cost-effective to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars to buy a ticket to participate in this grand event.Even if the cheap ticket doesn't allow you to get close to the bosses, you can still brag about it in the future.

It has to be said that the various parameters of Ningxin-[-], which have been covered with a veil of mystery, and Ningwei's mysterious expression have indeed aroused the curiosity of countless technology enthusiasts.Many people are waiting to see what kind of flower this awards ceremony can produce.

Really, it is not an exaggeration to say that everyone felt the difference soon.

For example, the band is really willing to work!

Generally speaking, in this kind of award ceremony, everyone plays music during the waiting period, but it is probably to show sincerity. When the first person enters the hall, the China Pearl Symphony Orchestra on the stage has already started playing, at least in the It does appear to be so in the live broadcast.

If the audience with music works can still hear it, the song "Night Banquet" is being played at this time, which is actually quite suitable for the occasion.

Around the stage, there is a circle of security personnel...

Unsurprisingly, the barrage began to surge at this moment...