After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather

Chapter 236 To hell with the missing core and missing soul, they're gone forever!
With invitations one minute and surprises the next, coupled with Qualcomm's disclosed expected revenue, it seems there's no need to guess what will be announced at the press conference on the afternoon of April 10th.

Related emotions were instantly stirred up.

The most direct manifestation of this sentiment is the sudden increase in the number of novice investors in the stock market.

It's one thing to be fully invested, but some people haven't even opened an account yet, but they still want to join in the fun.

"If you don't understand, just ask. Isn't buying chip stocks now a 100% guaranteed way to make money?"

"If you don't understand, just ask: Will Unisplendour Corporation and Loongson Technology hit their daily limit tomorrow?"

"If you don't understand, just ask. Which brokerage firm is good? What does 'one lot' mean?"

……

Just look at these questions, how blunt they are, and you can tell how high the emotions are about the chip market. Even a little kid on the street is saying that you can make a lot of money by investing in chips now.

"I'm warning these newbies, don't come here and cause trouble, okay? People like you will lose so much money you won't even know how you died!"

"Loss? Why would we lose money?"

"You don't believe me when I say you're a newbie, but anyone who trades stocks regularly knows that by the time everyone knows a stock is going to rise, it's already too late to buy in! Haven't you noticed that in the past, no matter which company it is, as soon as they hold a press conference, the stock price always drops?"

"Exactly! News about EUV lithography machines was already revealed at the chip industry summit in early February. You're waiting until now to buy chip stocks? Does that mean you're already at the peak?"

"Ask if you don't understand, isn't that good news?"

"Everyone else is just being modest, but you really don't understand. It's true that there's good news, but when the good news is realized, that's when it's time to sell. If you don't understand this, then don't play the stock market!"

"When it comes to decisive selling, even with chip stocks like today's, you should sell as soon as the market opens tomorrow, or at the latest before the press conference. New investors must remember this rule; you'll come back and thank me!"

……

A group of people started explaining to the newbies how stocks work, how to make money, when to buy decisively, when to sell decisively, and so on. It was quite a lively scene.

"Really? I see you're talking about all sorts of institutions and quantitative firms. Can you show us your investment accounts and let us see your revenue?"

"His profits? His profits are bullshit! All he knows is mechanically following the rules. If people like that can make money, then it's truly a miracle! For example, with the current national sentiment surrounding chips, even if all institutions were to dump their chips, it wouldn't budge!"

"Some stocks cannot be judged by common sense, because they are bought not only by retail investors, but also by ordinary people—so why do we say that these ordinary people are not considered retail investors?"

"He doesn't look at stocks; he only buys chip-related stocks like Baiju Technology. He doesn't care about the overall market or indices. But in this kind of national sentiment, such power is absolutely undeniable, and no institution can compare!"

"Furthermore, no matter what methods you use against him, it's useless. Whether it's dumping shares, creating a short squeeze, or anything else, no matter how big your institution performs, he simply doesn't understand and won't pay attention to you! It's just a waste of your emotions."

"Having said all that, I predict that companies directly involved in the chip launch will see their stock prices rise for at least half a month, and companies closely related to the supply chain will at least double in value within half a month!"

……

The clamor was deafening, and the uproar was deafening.

Even before any of the participating parties had appeared at the joint press conference, related news and emotions had already begun to spread, even having a ripple effect, and the whole society began to be in a state of excitement.

As some predicted, the stock market sentiment was so strong that it was impossible to shake it off.

As of the afternoon of April 10, before the press conference officially began, related chip stocks had been rising for several consecutive trading days, even hitting the daily limit, making it impossible for many people to buy in.

Especially Loongson Technology and Unisplendour Corporation, two directly related companies that are going to release chips at the press conference, their stocks are so hot that they could easily get at least ten more limit-up days.

"Insane, absolutely insane!" The word "insane" is completely inadequate to describe their current state.

Some say it's all just emotion, and it will eventually cool down.

But Xiao Sha disagrees, and here's its assessment:

You say this is all emotion, but I say it's filled with profound feelings. The lack of core technology and the absence of a soul—just four words—have plagued China for over a decade. Looking back, you might say it was just a blink of an eye, but the hardships of over a decade, the struggles of millions, and the expectations of hundreds of millions have finally come to a true end at this moment.

[Sixty years of history, Hongqi 551, Hongqi 555, 107, our predecessors have been constantly exploring and trying various things since the early days of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Few people know that we are the second country in the world to manufacture integrated circuit chips. That was in 1965, only five years later than America.]

【一直到七十年代末期，183、184、185、191一直到后来的1001、HDS-9以及DJM300系列、国内的各式计算机都并不落后于当时的西方世界。如果照这样发展下去，似乎美好就在不远的前方。

However, this period of prosperity was short-lived. In the 1980s and 1990s, as the opening up to the outside world continued to deepen and the economy developed rapidly, the idea that it was better to buy than to buy, and better to rent than to buy, gradually emerged. A series of chip and lithography machine development plans were constantly tried and shelved, and the country gradually fell behind the world.

However, even when the "manufacturing, renting, and buying" model was at its peak, and even when all those involved made a fortune and dominated the market, there were still a large number of people who persisted in developing our own chips and held the last line of defense.

As it turns out, they were right. Globalization and division of labor can be summed up in just seven words, but if you have nothing, you're destined to stay at the bottom, putting in the most labor and hard work, only to eat the scraps left over by others.

But once you try to remember, sorry, no way! What happened next is probably well-known: a comprehensive encirclement and suppression, and endless struggle and sanctions.

Xiao Sha has summarized netizens' comments from various periods. You know, no matter what period it is, what netizens are discussing is how long it will take us to surpass America, how long it will take us to solve chip production, and how long it will take to solve EUV. Yes, everyone is speculating about the time!

What does this mean? It means that surpassing it is inevitable, sooner or later, that's all!

Today marks the end of yesterday, a farewell. Let us shout: To hell with being lacking core and soul, that's gone forever!
This is emotion, a deep emotion. Oh, and by the way, hold onto your chip stocks; look back in two years.

"To hell with being incomplete and lacking in soul, that's gone forever!"

……

Under various social media accounts registered under the name @小沙, a constant barrage of messages like "To hell with missing cores and souls, they're gone forever" is flooding the screen.

The emotions that had been suppressed for so long were finally released in a frenzy: "Damn it, I feel so much better! I've finally let all that anger out!"

"I can't believe it! I never knew we actually had a background in chip manufacturing, and we weren't bad at it!"

"Nonsense! In the beginning, when our relationship with Su was good, they provided a lot of help. Even after our relationship soured, we never gave up. Including the lithography machine—at its peak, although it couldn't compare to America's system, it was at most a generation behind. Alas, it was all wasted later." "Thinking about this makes my heart ache. That one wrong decision back then brought us over a decade of darkness. If it weren't for that, none of these subsequent problems would have arisen!"

"Let's look at this from a dialectical perspective. In that era, globalization and division of labor were the mainstream trends. We had also joined the WTO, and it was indeed cheaper to buy from abroad. It was normal for some manufacturing, buying, and renting to occur. We cannot look at the choices we made back then with today's perspective."

"Furthermore, the rapid economic growth has given us more funds, which has played a crucial role in current scientific and technological research and development."

"This is utter nonsense. Let's not even talk about whether globalization is reliable or not. Even if it is, with division of labor and cooperation, you still need to have tasks to divide. If you just buy everything from others, is that what you call division of labor? Don't bring up the historical context. In the five thousand years of Chinese civilization, what hasn't happened? You can't find any precedents for these things! Isn't this a typical case of converting rice paddies into mulberry fields?"

"Admitting you're wrong is enough; to err is human, to forgive divine! It's pointless to keep believing you're right and then keep buying. Alright, this is a joyous occasion, let's not dwell on these depressing things! Xiao Sha says, hold onto your chip stocks, what do you think?"

"Damn it, what's with all this beating around the bush! Just take it if I tell you to!"

"But you're all holding onto them so tightly, where am I supposed to buy them?!"

"To all the institutions, you all say that once the good news is priced in, the rally is over. Please place lots of sell orders tomorrow! I've placed mine at the limit-up price, hoping to grab some shares. Please, please!"

Grab the chips? That's out of the question!
There were no sell orders in the trading system before the market opened!
The entire chip sector had hundreds of billions of yuan in buy orders, but not a single sell order!
Yes, you heard right, there wasn't a single sell order!

"My goodness, this is unprecedented! How long will this continue?!"

Funding levels, candlestick charts, buy points, sell points—everything becomes meaningless at this moment. Everything converges into one word: "Charge!"

"Brother Cheng, should we send out a risk warning? This mood isn't quite right!"

The madness was so intense that even Cao Song was a little scared. The key point was that Xiao Sha's last words, "Take it and see in two years," meant that if something went wrong, Baiju Technology would be held responsible.

Hao Cheng shook his head: "What is the current total market value of Tsinghua Unigroup?"

“Over 70 billion!” Cao Song said, then added, “RMB!”

"Okay, what is Qualcomm's market value?" Hao Cheng asked. "Don't look at it now. Because of us, the market value is expected to fall too much, even below what it was before."

“150 billion,” Cao Song hurriedly checked: “In October last year, it was about 180 billion, oh, that’s US dollars, which is close to 1.3 trillion RMB.”

"Then take a look at the market capitalization comparison between Loongson Technology and Intel."

"More than 50 billion, compared to 500 or 600 billion!"

"Yes, so what is there to worry about?"

Hao Cheng smiled and said, "Let emotions be. Holding onto it will definitely not be a loss. If chip companies don't cause trouble themselves, Tsinghua Unigroup and other domestic chip companies could acquire half of Qualcomm's market value, which would be over 600 billion."

"Moreover, can we really refuse advanced productivity? In the end, the entire world's chip market will belong to us, at least ten times the size, it's right here."

Hao Cheng doesn't know much about stocks, but he understands the most basic logic. Moreover, he has his own plans and confidence in the chip industry, making him unmatched by anyone outside the industry.

"I'm more concerned about something else." Hao Cheng glared at him. "Didn't you notice anything unusual about Xiao Sha, who posted the announcement?"

"abnormal?"

……

"Didn't you guys notice that Xiao Sha is different?" Hao Cheng not only asked Hao Cheng, but also posted this question on his social media platform.

"Is it different?"

Hao Cheng has no intention of becoming a traffic magnet, but whenever he posts a message, countless eyes are immediately drawn to him. Therefore, he rarely posts anything, and each time, it's only at a crucial moment.

Just like now.

"There is a slight difference. The 'Xiao Sha' who manages the @Xiao Sha account is a bit emotional. Our Xiao Sha, I just tried it, and she doesn't have that!"

Xiao Sha's words were like a wake-up call. His speech was impassioned and full of emotion, making many people grit their teeth. Such emotional expression was rare for Xiao Sha in the past.

More importantly, back then, a little sand performing like this was considered amazing.

Today, everyone seems to have empathized with the situation and completely forgot that Xiao Sha is an AI, a robot.

"More than that, it seems to have likes and dislikes, and even a stance!" Someone immediately turned back to look at what Xiao Sha had just said: "Look, from the 'create, rent, buy' theory, we can see that it doesn't like it."

"And what else? Did you guys notice? Little Sha actually swore—'To hell with the missing core and soul, it's gone forever!' Is that something it should say?"

"Haha! It really is! I didn't even notice!"

"But, that can't be right, can it? Didn't Baiju Technology say that the AI ​​on this line wouldn't develop self-awareness or its own stance?"

"This might not be me, but I think I roughly understand what the three-dimensional concept of silicon-carbon fusion semiconductors is all about!"

"What happened? What happened?" This topic is very popular right now. As soon as someone mentions it, it can instantly attract a large crowd.

"The press conference is this afternoon, just you wait and see! What a surprise! I finally know what Baiju Technology meant by 'surprise'!"

"Riddler, die!"

……

Time flies by, and a morning passes in the blink of an eye.

At noon, with three hours to go before the press conference, Baiju Technology released a poster titled "Waiting for You" on its official website.

Waiting for you—to walk through the past and into the splendor of the future.

The chip extravaganza, a joint product launch event by chip companies, countdown: 3 hours!
(End of this chapter)