Life 1984

After get off work, Li Yunhai walked out of the Canton Fair venue laughing and chatting with everyone.

Just as someone from Lianxiang Company came out from there, the two people paused for a moment after they met.

Professor Ni had worked at Lianxiang Company for a while, and later led like-minded friends from the Institute of Computing Technology to switch to Sihai Group, so many of them knew him.

The two companies have fought several times before, and they all ended in victory for Sihai Group. As a result, the two companies also forged an intractable hatred.

Although this hatred is not deep, it is like a thorn in the throat, preventing people from the two companies from interacting with each other.

In the past, the two companies were about the same strength, and occasionally had conflicts.

Sihai Group is now developing too fast. It is far ahead and has completely left Lianxiang Company behind.

Ever since Sihai Group developed photolithography machines and chips, Lianxiang Company has been hard to catch up with.

The two companies are taking different paths. Lianxiang is taking the trade, industry and technology route, which means that its strategic focus is on trade.

Sihai Group, on the other hand, has shifted its strategic focus to the "technology, industry and trade" route.

Trade, industry and technology and technology, industry and trade have always been the focus of debate among the outside world. There is no complete conclusion on which one is better.

Trade refers to trade; industry refers to processing and production; technology refers to technology, that is, R&D and innovation.

The difference between technology, industry and trade and trade, industry and technology lies in which one should take priority between sales and technology in an enterprise.

Professor Ni advocates the research and development of core technologies in order to seize the commanding heights of technology and market. He proposed to make his own chips and become the Eastern version of Intel.

There was a disagreement with the original company's philosophy, which was why Professor Ni left Lianxiang Company.

Facts have proved that both companies Lianxiang and Sihai were successful.

However, Lianxiang is in a very passive situation because it lacks independent chip technology and its own core technology.

On the other hand, Sihai Group still insisted on independent research and development in the most difficult times. It did not share the money it earned, but continued to use it for research and development.

The two companies just take different paths. Whether it is trade, industry and technology or technology, industry and trade, it is just a matter of development route. There is no right or wrong, only the question of whether it is suitable for you or not.

The most basic goal of a company is to survive.

Regarding this point, trade, industry, and trade and trade, industry, and technology arrive at the same goal through different paths.

Now, Sihai Group has become a world-renowned national brand, contributing to my country's semiconductor industry and becoming the mainstay of the electronic information industry.

People from the two companies met here. Even the employees of Xiangxiang Company subconsciously gave in when they saw Professor Ni to show their respect for him.

Professor Ni nodded towards them and said with a smile: "Long time no see, how is your business?"

The person opposite showed embarrassment on his face.

A man with a crew cut asked back: "Professor Ni, how much did your Sihai Group sell today?"

Professor Ni is an honest person and said truthfully: "Fortunately, I received an order of US$6000 million today."

The person on the other side was not calm for a moment.

Someone exclaimed: "Sixty million! It's still US dollars! Oh my god! Isn't this amazing? We can't get so many orders at the Canton Fair! It seems that Professor Ni insisted on pursuing technical industry and trade. The route is correct! We used to sell computers for IBM, but after IBM introduced an incompatible policy, we couldn't sell them. Now we sell computers for AST. Although we also make computers ourselves, they are all assembled. There is no One part is produced in-house.”

This is the truth, but the truth doesn't sound good.

Several senior executives of the company were present. After hearing this, their expressions immediately changed and they scolded the employee: "What nonsense are you talking about? Are the company's decisions something you can discuss at will? What's so good about Sihai?" Don’t look at them selling more and spending more! In order to engage in scientific research, they spend every penny they make! How can our company make more?”

I have to say, this is also the truth.

Sihai Group made a lot of money, but all the money it made was spent.

Unexpectedly, the person who knows Sihai Group best is actually the competitor Lianxiang Company.

Professor Ni said: "Yes! Our company did not save much money, and all the money we made was spent. But we developed the photolithography machine and the X64 chip! Finally, we made some achievements for our country's semiconductor industry. Also Fortunately, Mr. Li has always supported me in my scientific research. There are really not many bosses with such foresight! It is worth following me throughout my life."

Li Yunhai laughed and said, "Professor Ni, let's go! We're going to eat."

Professor Ni waved to his former colleagues and left with Li Yunhai and the others.

The people from Lianxiang Company looked at their backs and talked in low voices. Everyone knew that Sihai Group was developing better than Lianxiang Company.

The most difficult and difficult years for Sihai Group have passed, and the future is the harvest season.

Li Yunhai invited his colleagues to have dinner and then dispersed.

He saw that it was still early and invited Shen Xiulan to go shopping outside.

In order to avoid suspicion, Shen Xiulan stayed in the Oriental Hotel with the troops.

Li Yunhai wanted to date her, but he could only go out to play.

Shen Xiulan understood and nodded.

The two came to the Pearl River for a walk.

The autumn wind in October is like a poem, carrying the rhythm of the season, delicate and subtle, gently blowing over people's hearts, letting their thoughts drift away with the wind.

Li Yunhai held Shen Xiulan's hand.

Shen Xiulan looked around and whispered: "Be careful of being seen."

"Just see it if you see it!" Li Yunhai stopped and stood, pushing a strand of hair stuck to her face behind her ear, and said in a warm voice, "Would you like to sleep at my place tonight?"

"No, Su Hong lives with you!"

"Sister Su knows about us."

"It's because she knows that we should avoid suspicion and not irritate her anymore."

"Then what should I do if I miss you? How about we find a hotel nearby?"

"Half a month passed quickly."

"I can't bear it for so long. I don't like you all the time."

Shen Xiulan smiled shyly and said: "The hotel is not safe. If you are caught as an improper man and woman, you will be embarrassed!"

Li Yunhai is really worried about this.

The last time he and Lin Zhi slept in a hotel in Beijin, they were reported by the people of Chaoyang and were caught red-handed.

It is during the Canton Fair, and the hotel is crowded with people. Who knows if there are any nefarious people who randomly report it?

The safest place is Zhiyuan.

After Li Yunhai pestered him for a long time, Shen Xiulan finally agreed to go to Zhiyuan to accompany him tonight.

"Let's go see a movie first and go home later. I won't let Su Hong and Yunfang see me." Although Shen Xiulan was Li Yunhai's semi-public lover, she still had a strong sense of shame, which made her appear in the eyes of others. I still have some scruples about being in love with Li Yunhai.

Li Yunhai expressed his understanding, took her to the theater and bought movie tickets.

What they watched was "A Single Woman", starring big stars Pan Hong and Jiang Shan. It told the story of a beautiful, cold and arrogant middle-aged woman who lived alone with her children after divorce and worked hard in the workplace.

Shen Xiulan saw her own reflection in the movie and couldn't help but resonate with it.

It is very difficult for a single woman with children to find another marriage.

Even movies can't convey that kind of beauty.

Real problems are far more difficult than imagined.

"These two women are so beautiful!" Shen Xiulan said while watching the movie, "Pan Hong is so tall!"

"She is 1 meters tall, which is considered tall among women."

"She is tall, thin, and very photogenic. And she is very suitable for playing a strong woman. She looks very much like a strong woman. She doesn't even need to act, she just looks like a leading heroine."

The two chatted and finished watching the movie.

When I got home, it was already half past eleven in the evening.

Both Li Yunfang and Su Hong have gone to bed.

As soon as Shen Xiulan entered the door, her face turned slightly red, and she still felt a little guilty.

But Li Yunhai would not let her slip away and took her hand upstairs.

"Wash together." Li Yunhai said in her ear.

What Shen Xiulan is most worried about is that if she wakes up here tomorrow morning and is seen by Su Hong and Li Yunfang, how will she explain?

Li Yunhai didn't care much and couldn't wait to pull her into the shower room.

Afterwards, Li Yunhai gently stroked her long, silky hair and asked her to lie on his chest.

"You can live here!" Li Yunhai said in an unquestionable tone, "I want to hold you to sleep every night, and I also want to see you every morning when I open my eyes." "Oh! You really are. How bold! Are you really afraid that Su Hong will betray you? She and Lin Zhi are good friends!"

"Sister Su will not do this. She is my secretary now and there is no way she would do anything to harm me. Just because she is Lin Zhi's friend, she will not hurt Lin Zhi."

"Oh! Is it really okay if we do this?"

"It's good to be together."

Shen Xiulan actually wanted to be with Li Yunhai, but she was struggling with her conscience.

After hearing what Li Yunhai said, she stopped talking and fell asleep on his arm with a happy look on her face.

The next morning, when Li Yunhai and Shen Xiulan went downstairs together, Li Yunfang and Su Hong were already preparing breakfast.

Neither of them were very surprised when they saw Shen Xiulan, and even deliberately concealed their shock, for fear that Shen Xiulan would be unhappy if she caught the clue.

"Sister Xiulan!" Li Yunfang smiled sweetly, "I have told my brother a long time ago that I asked him to pick you up and live here. How happy it would be for us to live together!"

Shen Xiulan smiled sheepishly and wanted to explain what happened last night: "Yunhai and I watched a movie together last night. It was too late, so he left me to stay here."

Li Yunfang placed the dishes and chopsticks and said, "Great! You will live here from now on. There are a lot of rooms anyway."

Su Hong also wanted to express her support for this matter: "The four of us are together, and we can play mahjong at night!"

After breakfast, several people went to the Canton Fair venue together.

Yesterday's good start gave people all over the world great confidence.

Even Li Yunhai himself had the illusion that Sihai Group was about to take off.

If we can receive 15 million US dollars in orders every day, and in 9 days it will be million US dollars, wouldn’t it go against the grain?

Sihai Group's turnover at the Canton Fair is very stable every time, always between 1.5 and 3 million US dollars.

Can it break through the 3 million mark this year?

Li Yunhai didn't say anything, but he was getting ready to move in his heart!

As soon as it opened, all staff devoted themselves to work with the fullest enthusiasm, welcoming every foreign businessman, explaining hard, and promoting hard.

Li Yunhai received two foreign businessmen who wanted to purchase copiers, printers and computers. The order amount reached more than 10 million US dollars.

In order to demonstrate the superior performance of Longteng computers, Li Yunhai invited foreign businessmen to operate the computers themselves and let their strength speak for themselves.

Just then, an accident happened.

The computer operated by the foreign businessman suddenly crashed!

Blue screens and crashes often occurred in the early days of Microsoft systems. Most of them were due to system problems, and they would return to normal after a restart.

However, this unexpected incident brought a very bad experience to foreign businessmen.

"Is it because of the Longteng chip?" Foreign businessmen immediately questioned.

Li Yunhai quickly explained: "It's impossible. Our chip performance is stable and will not break down for a lifetime. It will only be eliminated due to upgrading. This must be a software fault."

As he spoke, he restarted his computer and everything returned to normal.

However, foreign businessmen still have concerns: "Is your chip incompatible with Microsoft's system? Is that why such a crash happened?"

Li Yunhai tried his best to say that it had nothing to do with the chip. Our chips are fully compatible with Microsoft systems, and we also have our own operating system. This operating system is installed on the computer for free and can be used as a backup system.

He checked the crash log just now, and it turned out that what he said was true. The crash incident just now was indeed caused by a bug in Microsoft's system.

The foreign businessman said he had to think about it again, then turned around and left.

The order received is so yellow!

Ten million dollars wasted!

Li Yunhai felt as bitter as eating coptis!

He called Professor Ni over and analyzed the reason for the crash just now.

Computers that can be used for demonstrations are all carefully selected, so there is no doubt about their quality.

Professor Ni removed the computer chip and tested it with an instrument, confirming that there was no problem.

"It's not about the chip," Professor Ni said, "There's nothing wrong with the chip."

Li Yunhai asked: "Professor Ni, is there any incompatibility?"

"Are you talking about chips and systems? Or chips and other hardware?"

"It's all possible! The crash just now happened so suddenly, with almost no warning. Foreign businessmen are right to worry. If there is a compatibility problem, it will cause irreversible damage to the work. They were working well, and suddenly they were machine, all unsaved data will be lost."

"Well, I will carefully check the compatibility between various hardware."

Professor Ni disassembled all the parts of the host and inspected them carefully.

"Nothing was found." Professor Ni finished the test himself and said, "Mr. Li, there is nothing incompatible with our chips. We have done countless compatibility tests."

Li Yunhai pondered: "Then the crash just now was an accident? In this way, let's open a few more computers and conduct a test."

Shen Xiulan said: "It is best to put ten computers at home and run them for 24 hours a day for continuous testing."

Li Yunhai said: "Just turning on the computer is not enough. It is best to arrange for people to operate and use it non-stop to test the computer's maximum usage time. There are many parameters and indicators that we can also test!"

Professor Ni smiled and said: "We have done extreme tests and there have been no problems. But it is okay to do one more test."

Li Yunhai said: "Climate, temperature difference, and environment are different around the world. Can our computers be turned on and run in extreme environments? This is also worth testing. I have an idea to move our Longteng computers to Antarctica. Take the ultimate test at the Great Wall Station, a scientific research station!”

my country's Antarctic scientific research station, the earliest Great Wall Station, was completed on February 1985, 2.

Li Yunhai's idea is very practical. If the Longteng computer can withstand the harsh environment of the Antarctic scientific research station, it can adapt to work in extreme weather.

This is also a publicity point that can make more people believe in the superior quality of Longteng computers.

Professor Ni thinks this method is very good, and also proposed that all electronic equipment at the Antarctic scientific research station can be funded.

Li Yunhai said of course, and would leave the matter to Professor Ni to be contacted.

An inappropriate crash caused Li Yunhai to lose more than a thousand US dollars in orders.

This put him in a bad mood all day.

Today's sales were not satisfactory either, with only over 20 million US dollars transacted.

The Canton Fair lasts for 15 days. Normally, business will be better in the first three days, and many regular customers will come to place orders first.

But Sihai Group only made a small fortune on the first day, and its true shape immediately emerged on the second day.

After returning home that day, Li Yunhai was not in the mood to go shopping and played mahjong with several women at home.

In the evening, Li Yunhai and Shen Xiulan lived together openly. Anyway, Li Yunfang and Su Hong knew about their affairs, so they didn't care about the rumors.

The third day of the Canton Fair.

Professor Ni brings good news.

He contacted the relevant leaders and suggested that Sihai Group could become a sponsor of the Antarctic scientific research station and could also bring computers to the Antarctic for scientific research and experiments.

Who to send?

A trip to Antarctica is not a glamorous experience.

You need to take a 60-ton research transport ship with ice-breaking capabilities to sail within 1.2% of the sea ice area. The thickness of sea ice along the Antarctic coast is generally 20 meters, with 200 centimeters of snow on it. After entering the sea ice level, it takes 20 days of sailing to reach the nautical miles.

This period is fraught with danger and uncertainty.

Both Li Yunhai and Professor Ni want to go there in person.

After all, this kind of experience may only come once in a lifetime.

But Shen Xiulan strongly opposed it, saying that it was too dangerous. One of you is the boss of the company and the other is the dean of scientific research. How can you be allowed to take risks yourself? How about I go?

Li Yunhai said that you have children, let alone go to extremely cold places. What if there is an accident, what will happen to the children? This is no joke!

In the end, they all compromised and recruited two young people who were not married and had no children within the company.

Li Yunhai called back to Xizhou and discussed the matter with Lin Zhi.

Linzhi issued a statement in the company to recruit two warriors to go to Antarctica.

This business trip was obviously not a nice one, and no one signed up for it.

Only one person signed up, and that name was Yue Hua.

Immediately, Li Yunfang also volunteered and signed up to go.

Li Yunhai was worried about his sister's safety and refused to let her go.

Li Yunfang said that she was young and in good health, so why couldn't she go? She added, Brother, the company belongs to you and I am your sister. It makes more sense if I go!

Li Yunhai patted his sister on the shoulder and said a few deep words: "Okay! Then go ahead! Remember, you must come back safely!"

"Brother, it's just Antarctica. It's not a mountain of fire. So many scientists can go there, and I can definitely go there." Li Yunfang was full of beautiful yearning for the trip to Antarctica.

Li Yunhai immediately arranged for Yue Hua and Li Yunfang to go to the Antarctic scientific research station. (End of chapter)