Era: I have a two-world door

Chapter 664, Project Establishment.

"Mr. Li!"

Song Wenqing got out of the car and went directly to his car.

Wang Qingsong gestured to him and said with a smile, "Get in the passenger seat!"

Hearing this, Song Wenqing got into the passenger seat.

After coming up, he asked, "Mr. Li, what's the deal with the mainframe computer you mentioned earlier? Didn't you say there were no channels?"

Wang Qingsong nodded: "Yes! I don't have the channels, but I have a way to get the relevant parts and assemble them secretly in the industrial zone. It would be best if we could do the research ourselves. So I need a few computer-related people. Can you think of a way?"

"This……"

Song Wenqing hesitated for a moment.

“Mr. Li, as I explained last time, it’s impractical to send a large number of people here, and it would be difficult for leaders on the mainland as well.”

“I know, so I don’t need many people. I only need two or three people, or even just one person who is proficient in computers. I can give you the first large computer produced at cost price.”

In the future, 20% of the mainframe computers produced can be supplied to the mainland, at market price, without the need for high prices.

Furthermore, you can share technologies related to mainframe computers.

"This……"

Song Wenqing was conflicted.

What great conditions these are!

In the past, this would have been like a windfall.

Previously, even if the price of some high-performance computers was several times higher, no one dared to sell them to them.

Don't even think about paying the market price.

Not to mention technology sharing.

But the current situation is special!
Seeing his expression, Wang Qingsong smiled and said, "There's no need to rush to answer. You can go back and ask about the situation first, and then give me an answer if possible."

Song Wenqing agreed.

"Okay, I'll go ask."

After the matter was settled, Song Wenqing hurriedly left.

Wang Qingsong watched the other person drive away, but he wasn't in a hurry to go back to the factory.

After staying in the car for a while, I left Hong Kong Island and returned to Beijing.

……

Back in Beijing, Wang Qingsong returned to his workplace. He had already rescued everyone who might have gotten into trouble in the past three days.

He needs to take his time.

I almost got caught today; I need to be more careful in the future.

Go again tomorrow.

Back at work, I'll handle some work-related matters appropriately.

……

In the evening, Wang Qingsong returned home from get off work and was having dinner at home.

Liang Chunxiao is breastfeeding her baby.

"Hey, Qingsong, do you know? Something's happened to Grandpa Wang's family."

Wang Qingsong was stunned for a moment.

He stopped shoveling rice into his mouth and asked, "What's going on?"

He could understand that Wang Huai'an was someone who had returned from abroad, which determined his fate for the foreseeable future.

Xiaomai chimed in, saying, "Grandpa Wang's whole family went to the rural northwest; only Grandpa Wang stayed behind."

Liang Chunxiao nodded gently: "Yes! The neighborhood committee saw that Grandpa Wang was old and that his son's behavior had nothing to do with him, so they kept Grandpa Wang here."

Wang Qingsong also sighed.

There are far too many cases like this; it's not just one or two.

"Is there anything else going on in that compound?"

Liang Chunxiao was talking there.

Since Liang Chunxiao stopped going to work, she has been wandering around the alleys, listening to a lot of gossip about this family and that family.

"Qian Bo found a girlfriend, but Fan Jinguang messed it up. The two of them have been fighting all the time."

As Liang Chunxiao spoke, she shook the child.

He then described the situation inside the compound.

Wang Qingsong just listened for amusement.

……

The following day, Wang Qingsong went to work as usual.

There wasn't much to do at work, so Wang Qingsong usually just handled logistical matters.

On the third day, Wang Qingsong quietly left again.

……

Several days passed in a row.

I drove back to the factory area.

"Academician Zhang!"

Zhang Zongyao was found again.

At that moment, the other group was reading in the library.

An enamel mug was placed next to it.

He certainly wouldn't lack tea, after all, he's a talented person!
Talented people deserve the same treatment.

Zhang Zongyao and the other two sat there, not even Liu Jinhua.

Naturally, it's because of his status.

These three individuals are all at the same level, academicians.

"Mr. Li!"

Zhang Zongyao stood up and extinguished the cigarette in his hand.

The other two naturally stood up as well.

After Wang Qingsong came over, he said with a smile, "Academician Zhang, please don't be so polite, have a seat!"

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances before sitting down.

Wang Qingsong took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes and distributed them to the group.

After lighting it himself, he smiled and said, "Academician Zhang, it's been so long, what's your decision?"

Zhang Zongyao and the others looked at each other and said, "Mr. Li, we have already discussed it and we can do things for you, but we want to start with basic research, since we don't have much experience."

"OK, no problem!"

Wang Qingsong understood that these people wanted to learn the technology so that they could take it with them if they had the chance to leave.

Do you have absolutely no experience?
How could that be? Putting everything else aside...

Liu Jinhua, with only five or six people and without any data, managed to develop those meritorious computers.

How could someone be inexperienced?

He didn't expose it.

After all, these people still don't trust him.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "The large computer we are developing has some technologies that are not yet available abroad, and we need you to improve them. For example, the processing unit used internationally is a magnetic core, which is different from ours."

He then gave a brief explanation of the situation.

"Previously, the controller and arithmetic unit were separate transistors, but now we have a more powerful CPU here."

It integrates a controller and an arithmetic unit...

Temporary storage...

harddisk……

Cooling system...input devices...output devices, etc.

Liu Jinhua had already arrived and was listening quietly.

After Wang Qingsong finished speaking, Zhang Zongyao said to Liu Jinhua beside him, "Jinhua, come here. You're a professional in this area. Tell me your opinion!"

The other two also agreed.

If they were to switch their focus, they could indeed reach Liu Jinhua's level.

But for now, the other party is indeed the most professional.

Liu Jinhua nodded slightly and quickly asked, "Are you talking about the 4004 CPU, which performs 6 operations per second, has a frequency of 108kHz, and a front-side bus of 0.74MHz (4bit)? And the temporary memory you mentioned, is it the one that can be 1KB?"

The Chinese Academy of Sciences had previously obtained a batch of these materials, but research also requires certain conditions.

Before all the equipment arrived, problems arose, forcing the research to be terminated.

Wang Qingsong smiled and nodded, "Yes, we sent a batch to the mainland before, but we haven't received a reply yet."

When we were able to mass-produce them ourselves, we had already sent some to the mainland.

As for the upgraded version that followed, he did not send it.

I estimate that some of these people will have access to it.

Liu Jinhua sighed inwardly.

When they first received these things, they treated them like treasures.

We've only conducted preliminary research and haven't had a chance to go deeper yet.

I didn't expect to find it here.

Putting aside the CPU, the fact that the hard drive is dozens of times smaller than before is already a huge improvement.

He pulled himself out of his thoughts and said, "We've already discussed it, and we can conduct research on large-scale computers, but we need a lot of things. Also, what are the requirements for the computer we need to develop?"

Wang Qingsong looked at everyone and laughed, "Ten million times per second!"

"What?" Liu Jinhua's mouth dropped open.

Everyone else was naturally astonished.

It's important to know that the computing speed of computers in mainland China is only around 100,000 operations per minute, and this is after several upgrades.

If it's in the millions, it's not a problem, but in the tens of millions, they really might not have that confidence.

Wang Qingsong smiled and nodded, "Yes! You are responsible for setting up the lab. If you need anything, just give me a list and I will get it to you as soon as possible."

IBM has now developed a mainframe computer capable of performing millions of calculations.

It would be pointless for him to study it a million times more.

It's been tens of millions of times.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "This is just the beginning. The next step requires you to research a supercomputer capable of performing 1 million calculations. You will have time for that."

Manufacturing supercomputers is very difficult.

The current conditions are a bit tight, but after two more years of development, it will be about right.

Anyway, he has plenty of time.

"1 million times?"

Liu Jinhua was getting restless.

It's not that we can't manufacture it, but the cost is simply too high.

Wang Qingsong nodded: "Yes, 1 million times."

In fact, once a large computer is built, a supercomputer will not be far behind.

After all, the principle is the same.

Similarly, the same applies to mainframe computers.

If people like Liu Jinhua can build medium-sized computers, then the principles of large-scale computers shouldn't be too much of a problem.

The question is whether the hardware and software can keep up.

If the technology doesn't keep up, the number of components needed will surge.

Putting aside other things, China's first supercomputer required 200 million solder joints, and even one mistake would not be acceptable.

As technology upgrades, the number of components required will decrease dramatically.

The difficulty is naturally reduced.

Take the company's 4004 CPU as an example.

2300 transistors.

Without a CPU, a single CPU would require 2300 transistors and 4600 solder joints.

The only species in the world that doesn't need transistors is the Russian bear.

Because the Russian computer system is different from that of other countries.

They felt that transistors would be greatly affected by electromagnetic interference during wartime.

So the computers on the Russian side still used vacuum tubes, but they took the miniaturization of vacuum tubes to the extreme.

……

Upon hearing this, Liu Jinhua and the others withdrew their shocked expressions.

I felt a surge of anticipation.

If a large computer capable of tens of millions of calculations, or even a supercomputer capable of hundreds of millions of calculations, could be created in their hands.

This would be a great thing.

What a tremendous contribution it would be if it could be transported back to the mainland!

Back when we were doing research, a single computer could only be used by researchers for a dozen or so hours a week.

How heartbreaking!
This is still the same computer that has been used for hundreds of thousands of times.

Often, calculations are done manually, and the data is only processed on a computer after it has been compiled.

Wang Qingsong looked at the expressions of the group, and then at the people around him who had stopped to read and listen to the conversation.

There are bad people among these people.

But most of them are patriotic.

Pulling himself back to reality, he smiled and said, "Professor Liu, I'd like you to lead this project. Others can join in, and I'll get everything you need."

Mainframe computers involve many things, including various hardware and software.

Anyone whose work is useful for research is welcome to join.

After speaking, he paused for a moment: "Currently, it's still mainly about mainframe computers, but other people aren't idle either."

If anyone else wants to continue their research, I can buy whatever they need for you. You can form your own teams and choose your own research directions. Of course, I will also provide you with research directions later, and you can try to research them.

Each year, research funding exceeds $10, depending on the research direction, and can even rise to millions, tens of millions, or even $1 million as needed. There is no upper limit.

This happens every year.

With so many big shots around, he can't just give up!

Many experts specializing in biology can research other projects such as pharmaceuticals.

These are all projects that can make money.

However, he also knew that with the current purchasing power of money, there might not be many large projects worth 1 million US dollars.

Even for mainframe computer projects.

It's estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars range, and that doesn't even take into account that they produce many things themselves, making the costs even lower.

In reality, it might only cost a few million.

Moreover, once a large-scale computer capable of performing tens of millions of calculations is built, it can be sold directly to the mainland at cost.

People in mainland China wouldn't think this stuff is bad.

……

These words caused an uproar among the crowd.

So shocking.

$1 million, what level of scientific research project is that?

The research and development cost for the surgical missile over ten years was 28 billion, averaging 2.8 million per year, which is more than 1 million US dollars according to the exchange rate.

Zhang Zongyao was the first to recover from the shock.

This pie-in-the-sky promise seems a bit unrealistic.

He looked at everyone and then said, "We've already discussed it before, and we can agree. If possible, you can arrange some instruments and equipment, and we'll give you a list later."

Wang Qingsong laughed upon hearing this: "Okay! Give me a list as soon as possible, and I will deliver everything I need within a month."

Some regulated items can't be bought here, so he goes to the future to buy them.

The deal was successfully negotiated.

As for the others, their strengths will gradually be discovered.

There are thousands of people on his own list.

Goodness, not too much, just a third of it, that would be incredible.

If everyone could come, we'd really be rich.

Of course, there are many hidden dangers that can only be resolved over time.

(End of this chapter)