Tech Hammer

On Sunday, Ning Wei originally planned to take a hard day's rest to make up for his physical and mental exhaustion, but when the sun shone into the bedroom and he lay lazily on the bed and turned on his mobile phone, he realized that his idea was too naive.

The number of missed calls he received at this moment was as coquettish as his acceptance speech at the award ceremony yesterday. Coupled with countless words and sounds of greetings on WeChat, life is really almost complete.

"You can't take a break today, can you?" Jiang asked with a blushing face as he walked out of the bathroom.

"Rest? Only people who are useless to society need to rest. How can people like me rest?" Ning Wei said mockingly to himself.

"Oh!" Student Jiang nodded, unable to refute this, and then said: "Mom told me yesterday that I would advise you to become a professor at Yanbei University in the future, instead of spending time in the office and laboratory all day long. I’m too tired from doing research.”

"I have to wait until I graduate to become a professor. Hey, day by day..." Ning Wei lazily climbed out of bed and washed himself. His roommates were all still asleep, and the living room was eerily quiet.

"Don't worry about me. You can have breakfast with my brothers later. They all have return tickets at 11 o'clock. A driver will pick them up and help me drop them off. I definitely don't have time. Hey, I want to stay They had lunch, and these guys all said they were busy and wanted to leave in the morning. They are busy every day, and they don’t know what they will be busy with on the weekend." Ning Wei complained.

"Maybe... they just know that you are very busy and are afraid of delaying your work, so they just find some excuses." Student Jiang gave a different view, but probably this pointed to the truth.

This is probably the unique sense of proportion in dormitory 302. In fact, Ning Wei also knows that with the two official letters issued by Mr. Xu, it is not a big problem to stay in the capital for a week. Based on his remarks in the group, we can guess who is in the unit. One more person and one less person will most likely not affect any work.

Not to mention Liu Cong, as long as he calls the laboratory and Huawei, it is not a big deal even if he takes a month off. As for Luo Xiang, he was working in his fucking company now. Although it was not advisable for Shaodong to miss work, it wouldn't be a big deal to explain the reason and take two or three more days off, let alone stay with him.

So after all, he was too busy...

This is probably the legendary saying that people are hard to break down.

But then again, who made his performance at the award ceremony last night too wanton? Whatever you gain, you must lose. This is an objective law and cannot be resisted. Although I understand this truth in my heart, I still feel a little depressed after all.

I followed Liu Weiwei for a walk and arrived at the research center. I happened to see Senior Brother Zhou with his head lowered and hurriedly walking towards the gate from the other direction. He seemed to be muttering something, so he quickly waved to Senior Brother: "Senior Brother Zhou, good morning!"

Zhou Yanping looked up blankly and saw Ning Wei standing at the door. His expression changed, he stopped saying hello, turned around and walked towards the side door...

Ning Wei turned his head and glanced at Liu Wei beside him, pointed to his nose, and asked: "Am I so annoying now? Really, I used to be quite popular in Jiang University. You saw it yesterday. , I get along so harmoniously with my roommates.”

Liu Wei raised his head and looked at the morning glow in the sky. He really didn't know how to answer this question. Because he knew that Ning Wei didn't need comfort at all.

After walking into the research center, Ning Wei went directly to Director Tian's office. Lao Tian left three messages on WeChat yesterday, asking him to report to the office this morning. After a wild night yesterday, this bit of face must be given to the instructor, even if today is a day off.

Standing at the door and knocking on the door, I heard the inaudible words "Come in." coming from inside the door.

"Director Tian, ​​you are looking for me." Ning Wei opened the door and walked into the office, saying hello with a smile.

Tian Yanzhen raised his head and glanced at Ning Wei, and Ning Wei could see full of relief and appreciation in his eyes.

"Well, can I not look for you? Winner of the Wolf Prize, you won the prize and brought me glory. As a mentor, I feel happy, so naturally I have to call you over to praise you." Tian Yan really smiled. He smiled and said.

"Director Tian, ​​you are too polite." Ning Wei said with a smile on his face.

"You're welcome. In fact, the main reason I called you here is to ask, is it true that the laboratory you mentioned at the award ceremony yesterday has solved all the difficulties of the 65 nanometer process?" Tian Yanzhen smiled helplessly, asked kindly.

Really, when Tian Yan couldn't contact Ning Wei yesterday, he had the idea of ​​​​strangling his big boss student, but now when he sees Ning Wei standing in front of him as if nothing is wrong, his resentment returns. seems to have disappeared.

What can he do? This is still a child! Especially seeing Ning Wei's harmless smile made him want to examine himself. Was he asking too much of a child?

"Looking at what you said, do you think I am the kind of person who doesn't take our research center's century-old reputation seriously? How could I dare to say false and empty words in that situation? Don't worry!" Ning Wei immediately patted him. said Breast.

"Oh! Has the laboratory produced another finished product?" Tian Yanzhen asked, staring at Ning Wei.

"Uh, wait a minute..." Ning Wei took out his phone and quickly called up the backstage in March. After checking the records, he looked at Tian Yanzhen confidently and nodded fiercely. Said: "Yes, Director Tian, ​​we have the finished product, but there is a problem with the frequency. We originally wanted to make ten pieces, but only five were successful, and the other five are defective products."

"Oh, I don't know much about the specific engineering technology, but the first lab has a 50% success rate, so it can't be considered a failure. How much did this test cost?" Tian Yanzhen continued to ask.

Ning Wei blinked. He had never studied this issue before. After all, the equipment updates in the laboratory were all contacted by Jitu.

However, after carefully thinking about the quotation of the equipment, and then considering the costs required by other manufacturers to specifically improve their internal processes, as well as the human resources consumed, plus the cost of purchasing raw materials, Ning Wei made a rough estimate in his heart, and then he was very sincere He replied: "I'm thinking that if I don't have 70 or 80 million, I won't be able to get it."

"Your estimate is very accurate. In fact, yesterday I asked Mr. Chen specifically. In order to complete the test you requested as quickly as possible, the direct cost is probably the number you mentioned. As for the indirect cost, it is really difficult to calculate. For example, Jitu There is also a professional team of hundreds of people working to ensure the smooth supply of materials and parts you need. They will conduct detailed research and comparison on every part parameter you require, and find solutions across the country and even the world. Get it for you.”

"In addition, for every request you make, orders will be issued to more than three qualified supporting manufacturers if conditions permit. Domestic manufacturers can also receive funding for special technology upgrades. After they submit the samples, they will organize experts Go check it out and select the laboratory with the closest technical standards to provide it to you. As for the rest, I won’t continue to inquire further. After all this trouble, I estimate that it will cost 100 million. Not to mention that the entire process must be efficient. "

Tian Yanzhen said sincerely.

Ning Wei nodded, looking modest.

Sure enough, there is a reason why he is so efficient. It turns out that he has a team of 100 people whom he has never met before to provide technical support behind him. Of course, this is normal. After all, this kind of efficiency cannot be a castle in the air, and it also shows that Mr. Chen is really considerate.

Seeing Ning Wei's humble look, Tian Yan breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "So, can you stop being so willful in the future? How about you don't mention this now? Now that it's mentioned, let's just stop turning off the phone, okay? ?Look, there are so many research units on semiconductors and microelectronics across the country, and professors from so many universities are paying attention to this topic. You announced a huge success. Will these people be curious? Will they? Will you be extremely thirsty for first-hand information? Do you want to get some information as soon as possible? Should you take care of everyone's mood? "

Ning Wei thought for a while and replied: "I understand! Don't worry, Director Tian. I will announce these later to reassure everyone. I will be on the front line of attracting firepower as always. But you can also think the other way around. I think, although there are indeed many people who serve my experiment, we have succeeded after all, right? The benefits must be greater. And if I hadn’t worked hard enough and everyone was optimistic about me, Mr. Chen would not have made such a big determination. Build a team of a hundred people, right?”

Tian Yanzhen was speechless for a moment.

After all, Ningwei may not be right even if he says it, but it is definitely correct. There are so many doctoral students across the country, each with their own topics and projects, and Ning Wei is probably the only one who can enjoy this kind of service that can be described as meticulous.

You can say whatever you want about the causal relationship, it’s just a matter of rhetoric. The embarrassing thing is that he is very good at academic research, but when it comes to speaking skills, he really doesn't have much research.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it. Yesterday, the president of Intel wanted to meet with you, but I helped you refuse. But today you definitely can't escape, so you'd better go and meet. After all, it will take a long time for him to come here. If you pay, the equipment you donated to us will cost you millions based on the market price. In fact, there are still many people who want to meet you, but Mr. Chen has already sent the first batch of samples, and they are probably in a hurry to do research. , I don’t have time to talk to you now, but when they finish their work, you won’t be able to take any time off either.”

"Okay, Director Tian. Will he come over later?"

"Yeah! I'll contact him later."

"Okay, I'll wait for him in the office."

"Go ahead and be nice to people."

"By the way, Director Tian, ​​wouldn't Mr. Cook from Apple come with us?"

"Tim Cook's plane went to Shenzhen today, saying he was visiting Huawei's headquarters."

Ning Wei was stunned when he heard the news, and then sighed: "This boss Cook is really smart!"

Really, he was probably the only one who accurately judged that it was useless to continue to stay in the capital, and he had no intention of intervening in business matters. So it is not unreasonable to say that some people are successful.

"Smart man?" Tian Yanzhen gave his disciple a strange look and said solemnly: "Never underestimate the world's heroes!"

"I know! Director Tian, ​​by the way, what kind of tea did you drink yesterday? It seemed to smell delicious..."

"Take it, take it, give it all to you! As long as you promise me one thing, don't turn off your phone if you have nothing to do in the future."

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"When posting on Weibo, you must notify me first, and don't turn off your phone if you have nothing to do... Director Tian only wants to promise him one thing every time, and he doesn't think about all the things that add up, which is a lot of things. But I have a good memory, so I agreed. I always remember, which is very annoying. Wait, today is still Sunday, I still work overtime... Sure enough, tutors are creatures who naturally like to deprive students of their rest time."

Liu Wei listened silently to Ning Wei's complaints.

Sure enough, only distance can produce beauty.

Thinking that every time he heard from various channels the great scientists' high evaluations of Ning Wei, Liu Wei always had the urge to share these private words with those great scientists. In fact, this is a child who has not yet grown up. He is just a genius who has reached the point where society has no power to let him know the dangers of this world. In other words, the dangers of this world can no longer harm him directly. All we can do is coax him...

Fortunately, Ning Wei was just complaining and didn't expect to get any response from Liu Wei. He walked into the office, took out his cup, and picked up some high-end tea that had just arrived from Tian Yanzhen's place. Then I made a cup of boiling water, smelled the refreshing fragrance of the tea, sat down and took a sip. Sure enough, it smelled good, but tasted... so bitter.

"Bah, bah, bah..."

I vomited it out, and then poured out the freshly brewed tea with great regret, and replaced it with a cup of boiled water. I felt comfortable, turned on the computer, clicked on the software, and began to calm down and pay attention to my thesis while waiting for others.

Although I no longer need the reward of a paper to enrich my wallet, nor do I need a paper to consolidate my academic status, I still have to write the paper that should be written. Not only for academic exchanges, these papers can also provide him with clear ideas for compiling teaching materials in the future, and more importantly, they are spiritual needs.

Every time I think of the roommates in the dormitory, after finishing the class, they are always full of resentment towards the knowledge developed by those mathematical seniors, such as Gauss, Descartes, Riemann...etc., those former mathematics masters all complained about it. Among them, Ning Wei felt that after a hundred years, there would still be students like them who would never forget him, complaining in the dormitory about how Ning Wei's inhuman little head came up with these amazing mathematical theories. The joy brought by a sense of spiritual abundance arises spontaneously.

Who doesn’t want to be mentioned again and again a hundred years later?

Rather space, function, curve, theorem, inequality...

A complete and complex set of theories will build a bridge so that students a hundred years from now can still connect with themselves. Even if he is gone a hundred years later, his mathematical ideas will make countless children who are studying the direction of artificial intelligence, mathematical theory, and computer artificial intelligence bald. Whenever he thinks of this, it will make Ning Wei feel happy. See, the happiness of a mathematician is so simple and pure.

I allow you to surpass me, but first you have to climb on my shoulders to see a better view. How meaningful is such a life?

Unfortunately, after being immersed in the world of mathematics for less than half an hour, before he could complete the proof of a lemma, there was a knock on the door that interrupted his train of thought. Ning Wei raised his head and then remembered the main task today. He sighed and said, "Please come in."

Not surprisingly, Pat Gelsinger appeared at the door.

"Mr. Gelsinger, we meet again, please sit down." Ning Wei stood up and made an invitation gesture, not too seriously. No matter for any purpose, he interrupted the research scientist. This treatment is considered polite.

"Yes, Dr. Ning, we meet again."

The first time he came to Ningwei's office, Pat Gelsinger's feeling was similar to that of Tim Cook. It is hard to imagine that a scientist who has achieved disruptive results in the field of artificial intelligence would have such a main working environment every day. The simplicity, or backwardness.

There are no electronic devices that they are accustomed to to improve communication efficiency, and the wooden furniture that looks quite old is actually the main color.

Fortunately, Ning Wei had a notebook in front of him this time. Pat Gelsinger also paid special attention to the model of the notebook. It was an HP product and should use an Intel CPU. This made Pat Gelsinger feel... Feeling a little relieved. Look, many results are still achieved by relying on his computing platform.

When the boss observed Ning Wei's office, Ning Wei only noticed that Pat Gelsinger walked into the office with his left foot first.

"The weather is good today..."

As soon as Pat Gelsinger started, he was interrupted by Ning Wei: "Mr. Gelsinger, why don't we skip the previous pleasantries and get to the point directly. We already met yesterday, and you... The purpose of coming here is not to exchange feelings, so there is really no need to use other irrelevant topics to make our conversation more harmonious, because no matter which direction you look at it, today is hardly a pleasant exchange, what do you think?"

Pat Gelsinger frowned slightly, what should I say...

Ning Wei's words are naturally correct, but correct words often mean that they are not too polite. Especially for a CEO who has a lot to say in the empire created by his predecessors, this kind of strong chat atmosphere is not what he is used to. Yes, Pat Gelsinger feels like he doesn't get the respect he deserves. It felt bad, and he even thought it was a deliberate humiliation.

Really, even Intel's direct competitor, the CEO of a company that relied on the licensing of Intel's x86 architecture, did not dare to be so presumptuous when meeting him. At least he had the most basic courtesy. He didn't know why Tim Cook could tolerate the attitude of the young man in front of him, but it made him feel even more wary.

"Okay, let's take a more direct approach. Yesterday you said that chip technology based on three-dimensional tubes has broken through the 65-nanometer process. This also made me think about it for a long time last night, and even held a video conference to discuss this. The possibility of cooperation between both of us." Pat Gelsinger's tone was a little cooler, but at least he still sat on the sofa and didn't move his buttocks. This was probably his last bit of stubbornness.

Ning Wei nodded in agreement, and then asked in a confused tone: "Mr. Gelsinger, with all due respect, I don't quite understand what you just expressed. If I understand correctly, you are following your My subordinates are discussing the possibility of cooperation between the two parties, but why do you think we will definitely cooperate with Intel? Yes, I know that Intel is also making baseband chips, but the effect of your baseband chips, IMHO, lags behind this era. .”

"So why do you think we can willingly cooperate with Intel to build the next generation of chip products? This question is very critical, Mr. Gelsinger. We all know that the premise of cooperation must be beneficial. Especially commercial ones. Cooperation, so I think the topic you discussed last night should not be the possibility of cooperation between the two parties, but what benefits you can bring to the partner if you cooperate."

"Of course, I don't know much about business, so I prefer to think about problems in a mathematical way. For example, games can be analyzed through mathematical modeling. What makes people pessimistic is that probably from the time you decide to come to China, you will I began to be provocative in what I am best at. It made me feel that you did not want win-win cooperation, but that you wanted Intel to get more through a zero-sum game. Am I right?"

…

Pat Gelsinger looked at Ning Wei, and he had a strong feeling that this young man was different from the Chinese people he had come into contact with and was difficult to deal with. This also made him much more cautious when he spoke again.

"Okay, I admit that I may have a game mentality, but from a business perspective, isn't it what I should do to stand in our respective positions and strive for more benefits? And it seems that you shouldn't target a person on this issue. Potential collaborators, this seems to be different from the original intention of getting more help and joining the construction of intelligent platforms as you mentioned before." Pat Gelsinger asked rhetorically.

Ning Wei nodded, then stared at Pat Gelsinger seriously and asked, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Pat Gelsinger: “…”

…

"Are you teaching me how to do things? Mr. Gelsinger?" Ning Wei repeated it again.

Pat Gelsinger remained silent, seemingly organizing words in his heart to answer this question, but at this moment Ningwei exploded.

"Mr. Gelsinger, if you can't get rid of that layer of arrogance emanating from your bones, I don't think we can continue talking. I can guess what you are thinking. Intel wants our three-dimensional silicon silicon tube technology, and even You may also want to directly participate in this technology, preferably with a license of at least twenty years. In this way, you can obtain detailed technical information, and then start building the next generation of CPU products with the Intel logo."

"You probably have never thought about why we need to cooperate with Intel. Is it because your 12th generation CPU is good enough? Because you have used various methods to restrict us from bypassing those complicated technology patents? Really, our thinking The model is different. If I want to cooperate with someone, the first thing to consider is what benefits I can bring to the other party, rather than what I can take away from the other party. It is not to scare people by declaring how powerful Intel is. Yes, you I didn’t say this today, but the hastily posted video on the day you arrived said it all.”

Ning Wei explained in a calm tone.

This is setting the tone.

Of course, this tone is also dynamic. From the moment Ning Wei learned from Tian Yanzhen that Tim Cook had gone to Huawei, the tone of today's chat was destined to be a bit aggressive.

Intel is indeed a behemoth, even a respectable company. But this behemoth is built on the formulation of chip construction standards and the soft ecosystem built together with Microsoft. Yes, PCs are still inseparable from Intel. In Ning Wei's view, if Apple and Huawei really reach a series of cooperation, Intel's attitude really won't matter.

If these two companies work hard to share their respective ecosystems and cooperate with new intelligent computing platforms in the future, it will be enough to make countless developers crazy. Think about it, when chipsets using the CNMD architecture begin to be used in various micro-architecture fields in the future, relying on their experience in ecological field construction, the use scenarios of various electronic products of both parties will be enough to cover all aspects of human life.

At that time, new desktop platform computers will be launched, which will be enough to redefine the way personal and commercial PCs are used. Think about it, when you use future Huawei or platform computer equipment, you can easily interoperate and control all smart devices provided by the two major manufacturers. All scenario applications no longer revolve around the operating system itself, but around human needs. Spread out, this is the real era of mobile artificial intelligence.

As for the currently dominant Intel-Microsoft platform, at least for now, it does not have this gene at all. For example, the WP mobile phone series, no matter how miserable the current situation is, probably how miserable the products of these two companies will be in the future.

This is not Ning Wei’s conjecture. As he just said to Pat Gelsinger, he is better at using mathematical thinking to think about problems, so these are actually answers obtained through mathematical modeling in March. After tens of thousands of simulations, the conclusions drawn are almost the same. When Apple and Huawei can really cooperate sincerely and bring a bunch of juniors to work together to formulate standards, in the future Internet companies will have to call these two giants dad. The characteristics of the mobile Internet era determine all this.

Of course, there are benefits to cooperating with Intel. At least this company has accumulated enough experience in developing microarchitecture. If they can contribute their own database, they can avoid many detours and save more when designing CPUs using CNMD architecture. time.

But obviously, judging from Pat Gelsinger's current attitude, it is unrealistic to expect Intel to open its own database access unconditionally. Even the guy in front of me probably wants to dictate the operation of the future platform, which Ning Wei absolutely cannot tolerate.

So when Pat Gelsinger came to be abused, Ning Wei certainly wouldn't be too polite. As for Director Tian's words about giving a polite explanation to this big shot... well, when he left Jiang University, those old professors also said that in fact, you don't need to take the instructor's words too seriously, just accept them face to face. As for How to practice it, of course, depends on your own temperament.

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"Let us both be sincere, Dr. Ning, I doubt whether you sincerely want to include partners with sufficient strength." Pat Gelsinger said patiently.

Even if his mentality is on the verge of exploding, he still has to maintain his composure.

"No, no, no, on the contrary, I have great respect for my partners. For example, I have stated in public more than once that Ericsson can be brilliant for another hundred years. Look, this is enough to represent my recognition of my partners, but the premise is Partners must also recognize us.”

"Look, I'm actually not in a very good mood today. The reasons are complicated. For example, today is Sunday, rest time, but I still have to wait in this office just to talk to you about some unnutritious topics, or even because In today’s conversation, I can’t send off those friends who came to watch the ceremony on the day I won the award and send them their blessings. Isn’t this enough to show how much I value Intel?”

"But we look at the problem from different angles. For example, I like to eat seafood, but you will say that Chinese people's eating seafood is damaging to the environment. I hope that my future children can eat meat, eggs and milk every day, but you may They think that Chinese children consume too much meat, eggs, and milk, which affects the balance of the environment and will directly destroy the world’s tropical rainforests. Look, this is going to be very difficult.”

"So I was thinking, why don't you remove seafood, meat, eggs, and milk from the table? Shouldn't those who put forward these arguments start with themselves and set an example so that the world can accept these truths? ? But since I had to wait in the office to talk to you today, I came to the conclusion that this grandma’s fist is not strong enough! "

"There are always some people who think that their face can insulate them from all physical attacks when there is no hard enough fist to hit them in the face, and they can calmly come up with all kinds of so-called scientific theories to call on others to give up the rights they should enjoy. Enrich your own dining table. Just like you, Pat, when you plan to incorporate three-dimensional silicon silicon tube chip manufacturing technology into Intel's future, have you considered even for one second, unconditionally opening the database accumulated by Intel over the years to connect with our platform? , to save us R\u0026D costs? Is there any?"

Pat Gelsinger frowned. When Ning Wei directly uttered bad words, he thought of what Tim Cook said yesterday.

So this is what runners need to endure - humiliation? What's even more frightening is that he feels that the young man in front of him has lost his rationality...

Yes, Ning Wei did not have much rationality at the moment.

When he was old enough to hold up a steel plate and had just tasted the wonderful feeling of the ultimate reward of love, his mother separated the two alive for a month. Finally, he found an opportunity, in the name of his roommate. , allowing him to spend a perfect night with his girlfriend openly, but he encountered an unspeakable special period. The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved Ning Wei became. He also saw with his own eyes the man in front of him. When he walked into his office He even dared to cross the line with his left foot first...

At that time, it was his greatest respect for Director Tian that he didn't directly use foul language...