The End of Technology

Lu Xiaoya was in a daze.

She wanted to complain about Ning Zi's leaping decision, but she didn't know what to say. After all, the word marriage is indeed too far away for her. Before Ning Ju uttered these two words, she had never thought about this issue at all.

"Well, why?"

"Because you were late for the exam."

"No, I'm late for the exam. What does it have to do with getting married?"

"Because if you get married, no one will care whether you are late for the exam. And it's already like that, so it's better to just do it like this, what do you think?"

Lu Xiaoya suddenly felt that what Ning Zi said made sense. Mathematicians' logic was always so impeccable.

"What if our parents don't agree?" Lu Xiaoya soon thought of another question.

Ning Zi pointed at herself, and then explained: "My dad is definitely fine. As for uncles and aunts... I don't want to say this, but things have changed slightly since yesterday. To put it simply, you will know if you go online. , at least at this juncture, I want to do something, and even if they don’t agree, someone will persuade them to agree in the end. So there is no need to worry about these details.”

Lu Xiaoya swallowed subconsciously. After listening to Ning Zi's explanation, she suddenly felt that when she went back to find Lao Lu and her mother and asked for their household registration books, their expressions would be very interesting.

"Wait a minute, I have to tidy up. If you want to get married, it needs to be formal."

"No, I'm just getting a marriage certificate, not a banquet."

"That won't work either! This is a big day."

"Then... okay, you go change clothes and I'll call a car." Ning Zi nodded.

This damn ritual.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Lu Xiaoya to be more formal, that is, she just changed her clothes. The emerald green flower skirt, paired with small leather shoes and white socks, looks really fresh.

When the two of them walked out of the door, Ning Zi was surprised to see Zhang Haifeng striding towards him. After seeing the two of them, the popular and powerful senior executive of Qiangdun Company was obviously stunned, especially when his eyes were on Lu Xiaoya shuddered.

"Hey, Brother Zhang, are you here too?" Lu Xiaoya said hello, her face a little red.

"Ah, yes, Xiaoya is getting more and more beautiful." Zhang Haifeng responded.

"Are you here to help us drive today?" Ning Zi ignored the two people's greetings and just asked curiously.

He hadn't seen Zhang Haifeng for a while. It was probably when he came back from the mathematicians conference and after the conversation between the two, the guy never appeared in front of him. It's probably been more than a month.

Although the two of them can be considered half-friends, the boss always seems to be very busy.

"You guys? Xiaoya is going too?" Zhang Haifeng asked unexpectedly.

Ning Zi keenly realized something was wrong: "So, what are you here for?"

Zhang Haifeng was even more surprised and said: "Didn't Chen Yonggang inform you? You are asked to report on the new chip. You have about half an hour to report during lunch time. I came to pick you up specially. You have to go early, Because the time when the leadership will finish the meeting is not certain.”

Ning Zi almost understood why Principal Chen called him early in the morning. But before Chen Yonggang could remember, he hung up the phone, and then the phone ran out of battery again.

"Then Principal Chen didn't tell you that I have to get a marriage certificate today?" Ning Zi asked with a frown.

"Ah? My phone is in the car...wait, what did you say?" Zhang Haifeng was obviously also quite surprised.

"Yeah, I forgot my phone too!" Lu Xiaoya patted her head, turned around and went back to the villa to look for her phone, leaving two big men at the door staring at each other.

Watching the girl walk into the house, Zhang Haifeng said with a confused face: "Ning Ji, if I remember correctly, you will not turn 22 in three months. You probably don't know that the legal age for marriage in our country is 22 years old, right?”

"I know, I checked specifically. But in our country, a man is considered 22 years old after his 21st birthday." Ning Zi said firmly.

Zhang Haifeng's expression became extremely complicated, and then he tried to explain: "No, this is a folk algorithm, but if you go to register for marriage, it must be calculated according to the age on your household registration book. Besides, it's only three months, you can't wait ?”

Ning Zi was silent, and then replied: "I have already notified you, and I can't wait any longer. So I must register today. What can you do?"

"No, didn't you think about this issue before making a decision?"

"I have thought about it, if I really get stuck because of my age, I must follow the rules. I plan to take Xiaoya to apply for immigration. In many countries, you can get married at the age of 21. What do you think about coming back after getting married? Sample?"

Obviously Zhang Haifeng didn't think so. He just felt that someone would go crazy between him and Ning Zi today. Because his eyes did not leave Ning Zi's face, it could be seen that this young guy's expression was extremely serious when he said these words.

This made Zhang Haifeng even very lucky that everything was scheduled for today and he took the initiative to come over, otherwise he would probably have to be beaten again. In the end, thousands of words turned into one sentence: "I don't think it's so troublesome. When my siblings come out, you can go directly to the intersection and get on the bus. I will report the situation first and solve this problem as soon as possible."

Soon, Lu Xiaoya walked out of the room with her cell phone, and then handed the phone to Ning Zi: "Principal Chen also called me several times."

"It's okay, don't worry about him. We have just reached a consensus that getting married today is the most important thing." Ning Zi did not answer the phone, but raised her hand to caress the girl's little head and said seriously.

Everyone's attitude always made her feel a little on tenterhooks, but after thinking about it, the tall man next to her would support her if the sky fell, so she nodded obediently and said, "Oh."

…

In the car...

Zhang Haifeng is reporting the situation.

"Yes, these are his exact words."

"He said he wanted to immigrate?"

"No, no, no, to be precise, I will immigrate first and then come back after getting married."

"What...what is this little guy thinking? Can't wait for a few months? Then if he wants to marry another in the future, does he have to immigrate to a country that allows polygamy and then come back?"

"Well, old leader, I support your idea. Then I will reply to him later and resolutely reject this evil trend! Whichever country he wants to immigrate to to get married, I will take him to the embassy of that country to complete the procedures. You can't tolerate this kind of person! He's so rebellious!"

"Go away! I think you have the wrong idea... Forget it, I will coordinate later and ask the comrades from the Civil Affairs Bureau and the relevant comrades in charge of household registration to come to their door to handle it for them. You will give me an address later. In fact, If you think about it carefully, it's good that he can decide the marriage beforehand. Men can be more responsible only after they get married."

"Oh, what about today's report?"

"I will report later, and he doesn't have to go. The academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences can also explain it clearly. Just let him get married without worrying about anything else. By the way, after the registration is completed, you can Wrap a red envelope in my name."

"Um, how much does it cost?"

"Six hundred yuan, that's what it means. Scientists who can spend 50 billion to recruit people are not short of us."

"Oh!" Zhang Haifeng, who had been looking out the window, said, "Here we come."

"Then hang up. Remember to send me the location later."

"good."

…

Silicon Valley.

When a group of big guys published the recorded short video in the media with unprecedented efficiency, and then transferred an advance payment of 10 million US dollars to Nissen Mountbatten's account, Google obtained two priceless coins on behalf of the alliance. chip.

Of course, Google is just a representative. In fact, chip experts from various companies have gathered at the Google X laboratory in San Francisco to prepare for a comprehensive analysis of the two chips. You have to understand what these two chips are. The X laboratory has the most advanced testing equipment in the world.

In fact, Intel, Qualcomm and other companies also have it. But the deal was ultimately negotiated on behalf of Google. And as a company that is only related to the semiconductor industry, but not very strong, Google is actually quite suitable to do this.

Although it was already night when they got the chip, these scientists still had to work overtime to complete the test. After all, the big guys were still waiting for the results.

Of course, for these chip experts, this kind of overtime is not unbearable, and they even feel happy. For those serious experts who are already at the top of the pyramid and love the industry, most of them are extremely curious about this new technology. It can even be said to be a blessing to have a glimpse of the whole picture earlier.

Fortunately, inspection and testing are definitely much simpler than design and manufacturing. There are people and equipment, and the results come out quickly.

About the time Ning Zi got into the car with Lu Xiaoya, preliminary inspection and test reports had been received in the mailboxes of various company bosses within the alliance.

In fact, this time is longer than the time spent by the six academicians of China.

Mainly because the chips here are not very rich, there are only two, so they do not directly disassemble the chips and then inspect and test them like the Chinese academicians. Instead, both chips were first used for performance testing. After obtaining more comprehensive data, one of them was dismantled to study its materials and structure.

Although the report came out a little late, it was detailed enough.

It finally broke some people's originally firm thoughts.

…

Huang Wenhuang finished reading the report with an expressionless face. It was hard to tell what kind of mood he was in at this time.

For a moment he felt like a clown, and a very lame clown at that.

As the first speaker of the World Semiconductor Alliance, Huang Wenhuang has really made many plans, and more plans are still being brewed, waiting to be discussed at the meeting. Although the alliance is only a loose organization, in theory, even if the plan is passed, it has no binding force.

But as long as the alliance still exists, and as long as everyone still believes in the power of unity, they will still care to some extent about the plans that the alliance has approved and advanced with a majority vote.

Because there is a big pie out there, especially for many companies within the alliance, which are already dependent on the upstream and downstream supply chains. It is as if the board manufacturers invited by NVIDIA to join the alliance rely on the GPU cores provided by NVIDIA.

But after reading the report, Huang Wenhuang felt like a mirror, and the alliance was over. All policies that can be recognized are aimed at better controlling the market in the future. But new chips have emerged, which means that most of the previous policies have become waste paper.

Who would have thought that the other side would not engage them at all, bypassing a series of blockades and finding a new exploration mode.

The most terrifying thing is not the technology represented by the two chips themselves, but that the other side can take out these two chips in such a short time and deliver them directly to the door so generously, which means that they can't figure out what the other side has to say about these chips. To what extent have the technical reserves of a new chip reached, what step has the process process reached, how much time will it take, and how much money will be invested to launch more advanced chip products...

All fear comes from the unknown.

He knew that at this time, Intel, Samsung, AMD, as well as the world's three largest EDA companies, the lithography machine giant ASML, the etching machine giants Lam Semiconductor, Toshiba, and those semiconductor foundries representing advanced manufacturing processes were probably all at this moment. Can't sit still.

All production materials related to semiconductors are not cheap, whether it is EDA software, photolithography machines, or even the simplest crucible. Presumably when these policymakers saw these two reports, many of them were already on the verge of going crazy.

Yes, Huang Wenhuang knows very well what these people think.

Even if he is eventually replaced, it must be within the plan. Before that, he must first earn the money he can.

Because he thinks so too.

But for NVIDIA, the biggest problem now is how to digest the millions of mining cards on the market as soon as possible...

The huge feeling of powerlessness instantly engulfed Huang Wenhuang.

He even has no doubt that the bosses of many companies within the alliance have already started video conferences to discuss new countermeasures, some that are completely different from what he expected.

Yes, Huang Wenhuang knew it very well.

The alliance is finished.

…

The reality was just as Huang Wenhuang imagined.

Many people are talking privately.

"...I have long said that Rosen Huang is a stupid guy. The series of policies he formulated will only make the Chinese people work hard to develop their technology. This market cannot be decoupled."

"Okay, Mr. Pat, I understand and agree with what you mean. If you raise your opinion at the next meeting, I will agree."

…

"I simply can't imagine what the world will look like if future chips no longer require lithography machines. That would be unfair to everyone."

"Of course, Pete, I understand your concerns. This is bad news for all of us. But we will find ways to minimize the losses. In fact, I just talked to Lee from Samsung about some of the league's policies It is indeed too radical, which is not good for everyone. But please understand our concerns. The most important thing now is that we need to know how far they have been able to achieve it."

"Yes, maybe we should talk to that Chinese guy. Maybe we can stagger the competition. After all, a mature and stable ecology is also very important. New technologies can be used as reserves for the future. If the latest technology is rashly introduced to the market, it may cause A horrific disaster.”

"That's so right. A complete ecological chain cannot be broken out by one or two technological breakthroughs. As long as the ecology is still there, I think everything can be discussed. Please be sure to propose it at tomorrow's meeting This point of view. We will stand firmly on your side."

"Well, thank you very much, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

…

"Short-sighted, too short-sighted. I can't stand the alliance's short-sightedness, no matter what others do, but I will announce tonight that I will no longer abide by the policies set by the alliance. Synopsys must immediately resume its business in China. Send an email to Lu and tell He immediately appeased our old customers and launched a long-term preferential contract for more than five years. As long as the contract can be renewed for more than five years, the maximum discount can reach 40% off! We want to be ahead of everyone."

…

Countless languages ​​​​are transformed into signals and shuttle through the air. Such a prosperous time makes people speechless.

…

When the entire top management of the Semiconductor Alliance was in chaos, Ning Zi was sitting at Lu's house with Ning's father.

Sitting opposite were Lu Xiaoya and his family.

Zhang Haifeng sat on the stool on the other side as a witness.

…

That's what happened.

After getting in the car, Ning Zi charged up her mobile phone and then called Ning's father and asked him to go home and prepare his household registration book. Then the car drove to the community, picked up Ning's father, who brought his household registration book, and went straight to Lu's house.

Today is not a rest day. The two parents of the Lu family were also at work. After receiving the call from their daughter, they rushed back home and prepared for the reception.

For both families, the sudden whims of the two little guys were obviously too sudden. Dad Ning was a little better. After all, after sitting in the car for half an hour to digest, he accepted the fact that his children were going to get married.

But Lui Chuan and Wang Yunling obviously haven't fully recovered yet.

Sitting there looking at his future son-in-law and father-in-law, he didn't know what to say.

"Ahem..."

After all, it was Father Ning who broke the silence first. As the male parent, he really needed to express his attitude at this time.

Originally, Ning Kang was not very good at speaking. Fortunately, after practicing in Beijing for a period of time, not only his eloquence improved a lot, but he also became more confident.

"My father-in-law, my mother-in-law, to be honest, the decision of the two children was indeed a bit sudden. When I received a call from Ning Zi this morning, I thought he was joking with me. Who would have thought that he was serious, but how can I say, I know the temperament of Ning Zi in our family. Once a decision is made, it must have been thought through thoroughly.

Hey, although we are only a small family, one thing I can guarantee is that if Xiaoya marries into our old Ning family, she will be looked down upon. If Ning Zi dares to bully Xiaoya in the future, you don’t need to do anything, I will beat him. "

Father Ning's eloquent speech made the expressions of the family of three opposite him more complicated.

Well, no, Lu Xiaoya, who had already accepted the reality, performed well, mainly because the expressions of the two adults were more complicated.

Ha...a small family!