Chapter 300: A Capable Person in the Court
"Come and change your eyes. They hurt!" Turing complained to Poincare unhappily.
Poincare said slowly, "My English is not very good, and I am not very good at typing."
Turing's eyes turned red instantly. This was too much!
Papers published by French authors are basically in two languages.
The Hundred Years' War between England and France made the two countries have many similarities in their languages and customs. Poincare was talking nonsense!
Besides, after coming to Singularity Labs, Poincare could basically use English as his mother tongue.
Seeing Turing's pale face turn red, Poincare stopped teasing him: "I know, I'll have your turn after I finish this watermelon. Are you still angry? Well, I haven't finished this yet, how about you eat it?"
Two days later, Mary entered the last data, and then everyone watched the computer start calculating with nervous anticipation.
The small logic has been instilled into Coco Assistant in advance, and the formulas and conclusions involved in the response have also been entered in advance, so if there is a problem, all responses will be given.
When everyone was optimistic about virtual experiments, Turing still poured cold water on them.
"The current computer simulation is still relatively rough, and it would be good if it can be 80% realistic."
"The actual experiment is affected by too many factors. After we come up with the computer simulation experiment, we hand over the results to Lu Shan and conduct the real experiment as soon as possible. Only in this way can we master the specific manufacturing process of graphene batteries as soon as possible."
Marie and Poincare nodded subconsciously.
After this collaboration, Mary was convinced that Singularity Labs indeed had many talented people, and each of them was a top talent in any era.
Now the problem is back to Lu Shan. Fortunately, this is not something beyond the plan. Graphene battery is one of Lu Shan’s planned industries and it will be launched sooner or later.
It is better to do it sooner rather than later. Do it as soon as possible. Make arrangements in advance while Toyo Panasonic's battery technology has not occupied so many patents. If the speed is fast enough, you will also have to find a way to get the hub motor later.
Lu Shan listed all the production equipment he needed, and then looked for them one by one to see if anything on the market would work.
If it doesn't work, see to what extent it doesn't work and whether there is any possibility of patching it.
If it is not possible to patch it, we can only ask the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences for it and then make some modifications.
After searching around, the result was not surprising at all: the things on the market were completely useless.
There is no way. Graphene is so advanced that it seems like a scam. There are few research results and even fewer supporting equipment!
Lu Shan had even prepared to hand over his own design to the equipment manufacturing company under the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences for production.
"What? You want to order something? Send me the list and your request, and I will help you solve it as soon as possible." Xia Guangming received a call from Lu Shan, and he couldn't help but be happy.
I’m afraid Lu Shan won’t speak. Once Lu Shan speaks, it means something good is about to come out!
When Xia Guangming saw the name of the equipment, he realized that he had spoken too early and too confidently. He would never dare to speak in advance again.
"Learn about vapor deposition equipment, mechanical stripping equipment, chemical reduction equipment and graphene oxide reduction equipment? Lu Shan wants to produce graphene? This subject is too cutting-edge!" Xia Guangming stood up, not knowing how to take this job.
Xiaguo's graphene research in the laboratory should be making good progress, but due to the overall sanctions on the manufacturing industry, the equipment is really a bit lagging behind.
It seems I have to find foreigners to buy it from, and pay whatever price is required!
If the graphene industry develops smoothly, Xia Country will have another area to make a lot of money in the future.
He called his subordinates to inquire about purchasing channels and also asked about the scientific research progress of graphene.
After looking at it, the professor under him said, "It seems that the person who bought the equipment has no idea either."
"What do you mean?"
"These sets of equipment represent different preparation processes, and currently they are relatively independent."
"explain."
Graphene experts set out to explain.
Chemical vapor deposition equipment is one of the most commonly used methods for preparing large-area and high-quality graphene. The graphene obtained by this method is of high quality, but the production capacity is relatively low.
Mechanical exfoliation equipment uses physical force to exfoliate the graphite layers layer by layer to obtain single-layer or multi-layer graphene.
This method is simple to operate and has high production capacity, but there are quality problems due to the uncontrollability of mechanical force. Mechanical stripping equipment includes mechanical strippers, centrifuges, and scrapers.
The chemical reduction device and the graphene oxide reduction device are used to reduce graphene oxide to pure graphene and to reduce graphene oxide to graphene, respectively.
Chemical reduction is simple to operate and has high production capacity, but the by-products in the reduction process are difficult to handle and have a certain impact on the environment.
There are also other specific equipment such as microwave preparation equipment, heat treatment equipment, packaging equipment, coating equipment, etc., which are used for the finishing and subsequent processing of graphene.
Together, these devices support the production process of graphene
In other words, if a person buys one of the sets and is equipped with equipment for subsequent processes, it proves that the person has figured out how to obtain graphene.
Now this person wants everything, and it is obvious that he intends to try them all.
"Let's not worry about that. Just tell us whether we can buy good equipment or not."
This is what Xia Guangming is worried about. He is not worried that Lu Shan has no clues in his research. What's wrong with trying more? How can you know which one is more suitable if you don't try?
The professor smiled and said, "It really wasn't difficult this time."
Soon, Lu Shan received a lot of equipment imported from abroad, and their performance was very advanced. Lu Shan was confident that he could make them perform even more powerfully.
Logically speaking, these are high-end foreign products and will not be sold to Xia Country.
But it just so happens that these devices are not included in the list of banned sales.
The reason is simple. The graphene project was proposed early, but the research results were dismal. After all the efforts, everyone's preparation is mainly based on single-layer graphene.
Even the so-called multi-layer graphene is just a simple superposition or has only a few layers. The uses of this kind of thing are very limited, just like the cream flowers decorated on a cake, which can't do too many things.
If graphene manufacturing equipment can elevate graphene to the role of the core of the cake, it will definitely not be sold to other countries.
Graphene has too few uses now and is ineffective, so the market is really limited. The manufacturers who followed the trend and spent huge amounts of money to manufacture graphene preparation equipment are now almost crying.
It’s not that the products are bad, but that they are not popular enough now. There is a demand for high-end products, but the demand is not high.
The essence of capital is to make money. Since the progress of graphene is too slow, they subconsciously want to give up. Anyway, the laboratory has its own equipment to produce small quantities.
Just sell it for money.
Lu Shan was happily modifying these devices. He was already thinking about which method to try first. At the same time, he was also thinking about how to improve the performance of graphene.
At this time, Lu Shan had probably forgotten the call Xia Guangming made to him when he delivered the goods, saying that good things would happen to him soon.
Xia Guangming didn't say it clearly, so Lu Shan thought it was inexplicable and ignored it, and quickly put it behind his mind. What good thing could be better than the experiment of new graphene that he was about to conduct? Lu Shan was busy with his own business, and Lianxiang was also busy, but they were just busy patching up the mess.
Previously, Lianxiang joined forces with Microsoft, HP, Dell and other companies to issue a statement to boycott Shenchuan, which was really a loss of character and caused personal laptop sales to be a mess.
All the major shareholders behind Liu Dazhi are like rats with their butts on fire, running around asking for endorsements, standing up for Lianxiang and restoring the image of Lianxiang as a national enterprise.
I don’t know how much I drank, and I don’t know how much I lost in smiles.
Everyone knows that shareholders like Liu Dazhi are well-connected, but what everyone doesn't know is that they also have powerful rivals who are waiting to laugh at them.
After vomiting for a while, Liu Dazhi hated Lu Shan to death. This guy was a bastard who poured gasoline into a rat's nest and set it on fire!
Fortunately, through several levels of connections, I was finally able to contact the president of a large company. The specific industry was... the energy industry, which is indispensable to people's daily lives.
This large enterprise is spread all over the country, and no matter where it is, the salary and benefits of its employees are almost the best in the local area, almost unmatched.
There is no need to say much about the power of such an enterprise. In any case, Liu Dazhi has put in a lot of effort, and almost all of the dozen or so major shareholders have gone.
After some (implicit) bargaining, the boss agreed to support Lianxiang and purchase a large number of Lianxiang's desktop computers and laptops.
Naturally, this good news was announced by Lianxiang at the first opportunity, stating that a certain company had purchased so many computers and that the value of the computers was so much.
But the actual amount was unknown, and it was unclear what they negotiated behind the scenes. Anyway, Liu Dazhi clenched his teeth tightly. He didn't even know that his teeth were still so good at his age.
With orders from large companies, Lianxiang can take action more easily, and consumer confidence is also boosted.
After all, such a big company has designated Lianxiang. Could it be that the people in such a big company are even dumber than me?
However, some clear-headed netizens said that this is probably a mutually beneficial project. You give me face and I give you projects. It's just an internal communication cycle.
What people on the Internet like most are curiosity, snooping and conspiracy theories, especially Lianxiang’s, which makes Lianxiang a little helpless in this area.
If we can get more orders from large enterprises, the effect will be better, but no one dares to cooperate with Lianxiang in the short term.
After all, there are very few companies that dare to cooperate with Lianxiang, a company that bears the name of a traitor.
Haven’t you seen that the big cooperating company is also being criticized badly now?
Lianxiang also thought of other ways at the same time, and made some progress recently.
That is to contact the well-known computer professor at Shuimu University and persuade him to come out and clear Lianxiang's name.
This job is really hard to take, and others don't dare to take it.
Lianxiang had to say a lot of nice things to get this person in the door, and he also had to give him a large sum of research funding.
The professor at Shuimu University is named Fang Zhou. He used to be engaged in popular science in his early years and was involved in everything. He was very well-known on the Internet.
If not for this, Lianxiang would not have been able to find him.
In order to invite him to come out of retirement, in addition to providing research funds, they also promised to direct traffic to him on various platforms and make him an Internet celebrity. With traffic, it would be easier for him to get advertising.
Fang Zhou thought about these things very clearly, otherwise he would not have agreed to wade into this muddy water.
Now that we have people willing to endorse and support the cause, the next step is to find ways to expand the influence.
Under Lianxiang's instruction, a number of media outlets gradually found Fang Zhou, some of which were relatively large and formal media outlets.
The topic of their interview with Ark was what people thought about the development of computers. It seemed like a normal topic, with people doing it almost every month every year. But there was definitely something wrong with it being done so intensively.
The process is basically the same. The host introduces Fang Zhou with a dazzling list of titles, and then introduces his achievements, basically when he attended what school, and what honors he received.
Anyway, it's a good way to gild the lily so that people know that this person is an elite.
Since they are elites, their IQ must be fine. Ordinary people should think so.
Then it was time for the host’s Q&A session. The questions were similar, just in a slightly different order.
"Excuse me, Professor Fang, what is the current level of Xiaguo's computer technology in the world?"
"Tell the truth?"
"We must tell the truth and be responsible to the people of the whole country."
"We are still relatively able to keep up in the high-end links, but when we look at the overall situation without the accumulation of resources, there is a gap. In the hardware industry, there is no company that can stand up to Intel and Nvidia, there is no company like Microsoft in software, and even in data technology, there is no company of the level of Google and Oracle. So we lag behind in all aspects."
"Then there is nothing good about Xia Country?"
"Not really. The Xia people have done very well in the area of comprehensive application. Many good ideas are beyond the reach of foreigners. The same resources can be transformed into countless styles in the hands of the Xia people to solve a variety of problems."
"So we're doing pretty well in this area?"
“It can be said that even Westerners may not be able to make such full use of resources.”
"So what specific progress have we made? Is this confidential?"
Fang Zhou smiled and said, "It's okay. It's not possible for me to know too much about confidential information. I'll just talk about some progress that everyone can see."
"for example?"
"There has been good progress in the area of civilian intelligence."
“Which company’s product is this?”
"Lianxiang's assistant Xiaole is very good."
"Why do you say that?"
Fang Zhou was getting to the point and started serving the main course.
“First of all, Lianxiang is an excellent company with cutting-edge technology, and the products it develops are very reliable.”
"But everyone says the other assistant is smarter. What do you think?"
"Some products have impressive early performance, while others have stamina. This is the second reason I want to talk about. Lianxiang has gradually reached the top of Xiaguo's computer industry and has accumulated very solid technology.
All technological breakthroughs are not achieved by a flash of inspiration, but are the product of practice. It is common sense that a century-old brand is more reliable than a newly opened store. "
(End of this chapter)
