Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 252: Can Sansang provide Starry Sky Glory with film production?

However, Hu Jiangshan has not yet told Zhang Rui and the others about this function. After all, this function is too powerful, and it might cause trouble if it is seen by people outside the island.

Now employees use this commuter boat to travel between Hong Kong Island, Jiangjun Island, and Tenglong Island.

No need to ask, it's much more comfortable than before.

Hu Jiangshan moored the boat and went onto the dock.

When I looked up, I immediately felt that something was different.

Engineering vehicles of various sizes and functions are constantly traveling on the island, but despite the large number of vehicles and their large size, there is no feeling of chaos at all.

Hu Jiangshan remembered that the last time he came here, construction vehicles were forced to stop from time to time and had to wait for other vehicles to pass before they could move on again.

Apparently the central control system within the facility has adapted to the environment on Tenglong Island, and the project is progressing more smoothly.

Hu Jiangshan saw that the road surface had taken shape and was completely leveled, with covered drainage ditches reserved on both sides.

The drainage ditch is not shallow. The deepest part is more than 1.5 meters, and the shallowest is more than 1 meter.

This drainage method is very suitable for islands. It not only has good drainage effect but is also easy to maintain.

The road has not yet been paved with asphalt and is still a long way from completion.

However, looking from low to high, the road network appears very dense and spectacular.

Especially in places that were vacant land and hillsides before, roads have now been built, which means that it will be very convenient to go to any place on Tenglong Island in the future without any risk at all.

At this time, Hu Jiangshan suddenly discovered that construction fences appeared on the sea surface at both ends of Tenglong Bay, which must have extended from the seabed to above the sea surface.

Hu Jiangshan's mind moved, thinking that those must be the two ends of the undersea tunnel.

Hu Jiangshan really wanted to see how the construction was being done, but gave up. It should be all blocked by fences and he couldn't see anything at all.

Hu Jiangshan walked on Tenglong Island for half an hour and took a general look at the construction site.

Then Hu Jiangshan went to the Infrastructure Planning and Construction Center to check the overall progress.

Everything is going well. The current progress has exceeded 30%. If we continue on this path, we will definitely be able to complete the project in 28 days.

At this time, Hu Jiangshan's cell phone rang.

It was Peng Xiaojun who sent me a WeChat message.

In order to facilitate communication, Hu Jiangshan and Peng Xiaojun added each other on WeChat so that they can contact each other at any time if there is anything.

[Peng Xiaojun: Boss Hu, the complete chip IC design has been sent to you, please check.]

Hu Jiangshan replied “received”.

Peng Xiaojun sent another WeChat message.

【Ask me any questions you have. 】

After Hu Jiangshan replied, he thought about it, then walked out of the facility and went to the office building on the island.

It is quite difficult to move around in an area full of construction sites, but fortunately, these construction vehicles are very smart and have strong perception. They can perfectly avoid humans and any obstacles, so there is no danger when walking on the road.

Hu Jiangshan discovered that there were three roads leading to the office building alone, and the future was promising.

Hu Jiangshan entered the office building, passed by the work area, and saw several employees working inside.

They were all very focused and no one was slacking off.

This is normal. The people recruited by Hu Jiangshan and Zhang Rui are all passionate about scientific and technological research and development, and the work assigned to them is quite heavy, so even if they want to slack off, they don't have the time.

Of course, the salary Hu Jiangshan offered them was also excellent.

Even in Hong Kong Island, where the wage level is very high, this is considered an extremely high salary.

Hu Jiangshan didn't stop and went straight to the boss's office.

This office was reserved specifically for Hu Dongshan, but he has not used it yet.

It just so happens that it finally comes in handy today.

The equipment in the office is all ready-made and highly integrated.

For example, a computer is an all-in-one machine with a very simple design that can be used as soon as it is turned on.

Even the bookshelf is smart, with integrated juice cooler, coffee machine, water dispenser and even a refrigerator.

The other wall can be used to open a large screen to view the facility system parameters on Tenglong Island in real time.

Hu Jiangshan turned on his computer and accessed his email. Sure enough, he received an email from Starry Sky Glory. There was a huge attachment in it, which was the complete IC design of the chip.

The Internet speed on Tenglong Island is quite fast, and downloading files of several hundred megabytes can be completed in seconds.

Hu Jiangshan opened the attachment and looked through it carefully.

Although I have seen it before in a coffee shop, it was a simplified diagram and the detailed IC design is still a little different.

The design of this chip is indeed unique, with several functional areas. If someone is interested in studying it, it is possible to deduce the design of Starry Sky Glory's rocket.

No wonder Starry Glory is so cautious.

However, the manufacturing process is only about ten nanometers at most, or even at the level of ten nanometers, so it is not difficult.

Hu Jiangshan said that the tape-out could be completed in a week, but that was an exaggeration. If he said it could be completed in one or two days, the other party would definitely not believe him and would suspect that he was talking nonsense.

Of course, even if I told them it would take a week, they still wouldn’t believe it.

It doesn’t matter whether it works or not, you’ll know once you succeed.

Hu Jiangshan was so confident that he agreed to produce the wafers for Starry Sky Glory without even getting a quote, because his production line was so powerful.

Especially for mid-level semiconductor production lines, the tape-out process is almost fully automatic. You only need to input a set of parameters and start the tape-out program.

More importantly, semiconductor production lines have the ability to produce in parallel, which will have a little impact on ongoing production, but not significant.

This means that tape-out is almost free of cost.

Hu Jiangshan’s cooperation with Huayao was almost never mentioned during the tape-out, which was equivalent to a gift.

Of course, Huayao will still pay some wafer production fees later, but it is much lower than TSMC.

Starry Sky Glory is a very promising private aerospace company in China. Although Hu Jiangshan had never formally cooperated with this company in his previous life, he had had exchanges with them, so it was normal for him to help them.

Hu Jiangshan contacted Zhang Rui and asked him to come over when he had time.

A moment later, Zhang Rui came.

Hu Jiangshan discussed the chip of Starry Sky Glory with Zhang Rui. It was not difficult, so he asked Zhang Rui to find time to make it in the next two days.

After finishing this task, Hu Jiangshan went to the underwater observation deck.

As soon as he arrived at the hall, Hu Jiangshan was almost startled. Several dolphins swam past the huge viewing window. One of the small ones seemed to nod at Hu Jiangshan, looking very naughty.

Wow, there are even dolphins in Tenglong Bay, which shows how good the ecological environment is.

It has only been less than three months, it is simply an ecological miracle.

Hu Jiangshan looked at the configuration of the hall and thought it should be well decorated. Vending machines and tea bars should be equipped. It would be a great pleasure to come and enjoy the sea view of Tenglong Bay occasionally, which could even be regarded as employee benefits.

The scenery here is really exaggerated. Hu Jiangshan was also a well-traveled person in his previous life. He traveled all over the world to participate in various activities and forums and stayed in countless hotels.

It is no exaggeration to say that Hu Jiangshan has stayed in almost all the hotels with a little fame in Blue Star.

There are also several hotels that have aquariums inside.

For example, the Atlantis Hotel in Sanguan City, Nanhai is one of them.

There are also the Shenkeng Hotel in Shanghai, China, the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, and the Honglin Hotel in Germany.

These super luxurious hotels all have strong aquarium viewing designs, but none of them has such spectacular underwater views, and the gap is too obvious.

At this time, Hu Jiangshan looked through the viewing window and vaguely saw a fence-like arrangement in the distance. It was very long, like a wall of water.

That is the construction site of the undersea tunnel.

Hu Jiangshan is looking forward to the completion of the undersea tunnel.

The underwater viewing platform is already so beautiful, wouldn’t the underwater tunnel be even more magnificent!

A few days later, in the mainland, at the headquarters of Starry Glory Company.

As mentioned earlier, Star Glory Company is a newly established private aerospace company in China.

At most, it has been established for less than three years.

However, in mainland China, and even around the world, aerospace companies are a special industry that requires huge investments, extremely high technical requirements, and a very high threshold for entry.

Generally speaking, the aerospace industry is developed by the country, and the number of countries that can truly develop aerospace can be counted on one hand.

However, in recent years, with the development of aerospace technology, conventional rocket launches have become relatively mature in very few countries. Therefore, the concept of private aerospace companies has begun to emerge. Some teams with aerospace technology have begun to attract investment and establish private aerospace companies. The state will also provide support, which is equivalent to supplementing the national aerospace industry.

However, aerospace companies are still an industry with extremely high barriers to entry. No matter how much support they have, it is extremely difficult to develop.

As mentioned earlier, there are currently about seven or eight relatively well-established private aerospace companies in China, and Star Glory is one of the best among them.

The reason why Starry Glory has made such great progress is also due to its strong technical strength.

The company's founding team is almost entirely from the national aerospace field, including China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and China Aerospace Corporation. Even if these technicians are not technical masters, they are the core of the team and have excellent technical capabilities.

Originally, Starry Sky Glory's rocket research and development was progressing smoothly, but recently it suddenly encountered difficulties.

Due to the harsh external environment, an important self-developed chip for rocket development could not be manufactured, and even the tape-out could not be completed.

For this reason, the entire team from top to bottom was worried.

Peng Xiaojun, the boss of Starry Glory, is more worried than anyone else.

At this time, Peng Xiaojun was sitting in the office with a cup of tea on the table. It had already gone cold and had obviously not been touched for a long time.

Peng Xiaojun was feeling upset and restless, worried about gains and losses.

To be honest, Peng Xiaojun hasn't slept well for several days.

If the chip had not been made yet, it wouldn't be like this. The key is that we have seen a little hope now, but it doesn't feel particularly clear, so we have this psychological state.

After two steps, Peng Xiaojun finally sighed, picked up the teacup, and took a sip. At this time, he felt that the tea had gone cold.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

Liu Chao pushed the door open and came in.

Liu Chao is also an important member of the Starry Sky Glory team.

The Rockets were assembled step by step from scratch, and Liu Chao was the first participant.

So whenever there is any problem, Liu Chao will report to Peng Xiaojun first.

Peng Xiaojun sat up straight and asked, "What's wrong, Lao Liu?"

Liu Chao sat down and said, "General Peng, there is news over there now."

Peng Xiaojun was stunned: "It's only been four days, how could it be so fast?"

"No, Mr. Peng, there are only five working days in a week. The two rest days can't be counted, right?"

Peng Xiaojun smiled bitterly: "Why not? How can scientific research have fixed days off? It's 7/24."

The so-called 7x24 hours actually means working hours a day, seven days a week, which is much better than .

In 2018, this statement was very popular and was basically used by Internet-related companies.

Of course, this statement is a bit exaggerated.

It is really serious to describe overtime in these industries, especially for those coders working in Internet companies. They basically have no time to rest. Especially when they are rushing to work on a project, they even have to eat and live in the company and cannot leave for a moment, just like being in prison.

Although overtime in private aerospace companies is not as severe, it is normal.

After all, R&D has project progress and timetables. If one stage is not completed, the subsequent stages will be postponed, which will have very serious consequences for the entire project.

Liu Chao shook his head: "General Peng, I think we should urge them, or at least inquire about the progress. We can't just sit there and wait. It's really uncomfortable."

Peng Xiaojun said: "My situation is more difficult than yours, but the other party has not contacted us actively and has promised to do the tape-out in a week. We can't be so impatient."

"But... can I just call the headquarters and ask? By the way, Mr. Peng, you have added Mr. Hu on WeChat, so you can just send him a message and ask."

Just then, Peng Xiaojun's assistant came in and said, "Mr. Peng, someone called and wanted to see you."

Peng Xiaojun was stunned: "Who called?"

"It was Sansang calling, saying that he received the email we sent him, so he called back."

Peng Xiaojun stood up immediately: "Okay, okay, transfer the call to me."

Some time ago, Peng Xiaojun did send an email to Sansang, asking if he could do chip tape-out for them and give them a quotation.

But Sansang never responded. Unexpectedly, half a month later, the other party called him.

Soon, Peng Xiaojun received a call from Sansang on his landline.

There were simple greetings at first, and after a few words, Peng Xiaojun's expression changed.

"Ah, can you consider doing tape-out for us? That would be great. Could you give me a quote?"

"...Want to meet and talk? Okay, okay, no problem, we'll send someone over right away."

"Okay, fine. I'll go there myself."

Peng Xiaojun hung up the phone and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the people from Sansang were a bit arrogant, they at least agreed to discuss the tape-out issue in person.

At least it's a good start.

(End of this chapter)