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Chapter 284

At two o'clock in the afternoon, accompanied by Professors Zheng Xiwen, Zheng Zefeng and Wang Xingyao, Qiao Yu came to the Quantum Simulation Software Research Center.

This quantum simulation software research center is an asset of the Quantum Alliance and was established by all member units of the Quantum Alliance.

The research center is just a few stops away from Yanbei University and is almost across the street from Microsoft’s headquarters building in China.

Originally, this building belonged to the headquarters of a video software company that was once glorious. However, in the fierce market competition, the market share of this video software company has been decreasing year by year. Finally, it was unable to maintain the huge expenditure.

What happened next went smoothly.

It just so happened that the Quantum Simulation Alliance needed to build a software research center. The location of this headquarters was already in a high-tech zone and was not far from Yanbei University.

Finally, at Qiao Yu's suggestion, it was bought by the wealthy alliance and transformed into a research center.

In Qiao Yu's vision, when Microsoft is out of business in the near future and needs to sell off its assets, the alliance can also buy Microsoft's China headquarters building.

Then the Software Research Center can set up a special system department.

The Taiji series of quantum simulation computers represent the trend of future development. As long as the companies in the alliance can make money, they will definitely become more and more specialized in the future.

It is indeed necessary for the operating system to be independent, and even a dedicated company should be established to be responsible for the iteration, upgrade and maintenance of the system, as well as maintaining the relationship with developers.

There is no need for this at present, as the relevant software developers are contacted by the state.

The main thing is to negotiate with large domestic software and game companies and take the initiative to make some adaptations.

As for those small companies, they do not have the technical capabilities to develop supporting applications for Tai Chi for the time being.

But this will not affect the use of existing applications on the Tai Chi series quantum simulation computers.

The system itself can simulate the classic X86 architecture, which is enough to ensure that .exe files run smoothly in the simulated environment.

And this does not infringe Microsoft's copyright.

Because the simulation environment does not directly apply the underlying code of Windows, but like wine, it runs these programs by implementing a compatibility layer.

Moreover, graphics rendering, file system and user interface also avoid Microsoft's patents. Qiao Yu still believes in the strength of those big companies in this regard.

Of course, if Microsoft insists on using the End User License Agreement as an excuse, Qiao Yu feels that the alliance is not afraid.

Anyway, everyone has already fallen out.

The most important thing is that the space-based defense satellites have already been launched into space, so it is unreasonable to be afraid of lawsuits.

When both sides are evenly matched, a cross-border lawsuit between large companies can easily last seven, eight or even ten years.

After so many years have passed, the Tai Chi series of quantum simulation computers should have reached the seventh or eighth generation. If everything goes well, .exe should have almost become history by then.

Even if once-glorious high-tech companies like Microsoft, Intel, and Nvidia have not yet gone bankrupt, there is a high probability that they can only survive.

After all, if you can only serve the low-end market, you will definitely not be able to sustain the huge R&D expenses.

There is nothing we can do about this.

The development of high-tech field is really lagging behind step by step.

Future-oriented research and development means extremely high costs, which means that once these high-tech companies are unable to maintain sufficient profits and lose their financing channels and capabilities, they will slowly decay and then die.

There is nothing we can do about this.

According to the current trend of technological development, those who can adapt to R&D positions must have a master's degree at the beginning. And they must be the best among them.

If you don't pay enough, you won't be able to keep such people. Especially in a country like the United States, where the power of capital has been infinitely magnified, you can't talk about dedication without talking about money, right?
In fact, America’s biggest problem is that it is too difficult to go from luxury to frugality!

It was only through the continuous dedication of three generations of people in the era of poverty that China developed to the point where it could compete with the other side, and even surpass the other side.

Nowadays, talking about the spirit of dedication has gone against the mainstream thinking, and has even been given a name that people are annoyed by - PUA.

Not to mention the United States, which has been wealthy for more than a hundred years!
Of course, those lower-class people who have to work three jobs to support their families can still endure hardships, after all, if they stop working, they have to stop eating.

The problem is that most of these people grew up enjoying a truly happy education, and it is difficult for them to understand that the earth is round, let alone the abstract quantum world.

Those who are capable are unwilling to contribute, and those who are willing to contribute do not have the ability. It can only be said that this world is controlled by laws, and it is always difficult to have both.

……

During this period, Qiao Yu happened to be in a good mood.

That night, his wish finally came true. He had originally wanted to invite Coco to his house and chat with her.

But anyone who has experienced this should understand the helplessness. When two people are together in the middle of the night and have to choose between a beast and something worse than a beast, they can only choose the lesser of two evils.

You can't really do something worse than animals, right?

Although it was a matter of time, Qiao Yu still enjoyed the process.

Well, rationality is rationality, but the ignorance of adolescence is determined by the brain's control of hormone secretion.

Qiao Yu has a very smart brain. He has been secreting dopamine like crazy to reward himself during this period. He is in a good mood and has full motivation to do things.

There is no way. Love, with the help of hormones, has always been good at self-hypnosis.

……

"Academician Qiao, to be honest, the feedback after this update is indeed very good. I called the laboratory this morning and received feedback.

After the update, the compression rate and entanglement fidelity did not drop significantly under high load, and the system has been running very stably! There have been no errors for two consecutive days. "

As soon as he got off the car and walked into the center, Wang Xingyao reported the good news.

Professor Wang tried hard to hold it in all the way, but still failed to keep the news in the laboratory.

Originally, he wanted to wait until he got to the lab to see the latest data and Zheng Zefeng's surprised expression. However, considering that he couldn't show that he was always paying attention to the lab when listening to the students' reports, he decided to report first.

The main thing was that Zheng Zefeng was a guy who had no tact at all. He just followed the two of them the whole time, and he didn't even give Qiao Yu a chance to speak to him alone along the way.

It was the same at this time. Before Qiao Yu even opened his mouth, Zheng Zefeng next to him asked in surprise, "Is the effect really that good? Professor Wang, why didn't I hear you talk about it on the way here?"

Wang Xingyao glanced at Zheng Zefeng with disdain, and replied calmly: "Haha, I originally wanted to give you and Academician Qiao a surprise, but suddenly I thought that it would be bad if you were not prepared when we go to the laboratory later.

It seems that our project leader has no confidence, which will also be a blow to the confidence of the researchers who are actually doing the work. Considering this, it is better to say hello to Academician Qiao in advance. "

Scientists at Wang Xingyao's level usually have already thought of excuses before speaking. In fact, it is rare for them to be in an awkward situation where they can't continue the conversation.

Of course, Zheng Zefeng could roughly guess what Wang Xingyao was thinking, and he had already gotten used to it.

As long as there is competition, there will be fighting, even within the project team. Not to mention that Qiao Yu likes this kind of competition.

After all, competition means that everyone wants to make progress, which can mobilize everyone's subjective initiative and drive the project forward rapidly.

If everyone is happy and chooses to lie down, that would give Qiao Yu a headache.

Although he always said that if you don't work hard, you should get out and replace you. But it has been four years. If you really change people casually and say that it has no impact on the progress of the project, you are deceiving yourself.

So Qiao Yu also spoke up: "This is indeed very good news. After a period of verification, if it reaches the standards of the previous design, we can basically release the first generation of products according to the scheduled plan. Professor Wang, thank you for your hard work."

Hearing this, Wang Xingyao was already grinning so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. He quickly said in a low-key manner: "Why should we work so hard? This update was led by you, and the update program was directly provided by you. If anyone is working hard, it is because of your hard work during this period of time."

Zheng Zefeng also sighed beside him: "Old Wang finally said something sensible this time. In my opinion, you guys should set up a development department.

After working on it for so long, there were only a few problems that kept getting delayed, and finally it was our CEO Qiao who had to step in to fix it. Don’t you think you were developing it for nothing?”

Wang Xingyao turned his head and glared at Zheng Zefeng.

Although there was a hint of joking in this guy's tone, and to be honest, the relationship between the two of them in this project team was pretty good, but Wang Xingyao still felt that this guy was really shameless!
He didn't even say that all the theoretical issues in the previous development work were coordinated with you, Zheng. He didn't even say that your, Zheng Zefeng, suggestion was just a waste of time. How dare this guy look down on their comprehensive development?

Where's your face?
So Wang Xingyao smiled and replied unceremoniously: "Professor Zheng is right. But I think it's not just our development department that doesn't need it. The role of the mathematics and physics department is actually not that big. Academician Qiao can take it all on.

How about we bring up the suggestion together at the next alliance meeting? The alliance's top leaders will definitely like it. After all, it can save a lot of money. We can't treat the company's money as nothing, right? Academician Qiao will just have to work harder in the future."

Zheng Zefeng glared at Wang Xingyao. It was obviously this guy who was petty first. He just said a few words casually, but he had the nerve to make a big deal out of it?
Zheng Zefeng was about to retort, but Qiao Yu took over the conversation directly: "Professor Wang, stop joking. How can I have the time to look at these things every day? It's because you have a good foundation. I'm just checking for omissions. By the way, which machine is being updated?"

Speaking of business, Wang Xingyao immediately replied solemnly: "Unit 3 is in Laboratory 3."

"Okay, then let's go directly to Laboratory No. 3." Qiao Yu made the decision immediately.

"Huh? You're not going to other labs?"

"There's no need. The previous data are all similar. We have studied it many times before the update. We just need to take a look at the situation after the update." Qiao Yu explained casually.

This was the truth, and it wasn't entirely Qiao Yu's fault for being lazy. Although the data from the experimental control group would certainly be useful, Qiao Yu felt that he didn't need to look at it.

Otherwise, there is really no need for the R&D department to exist.

"That's right, then let's go directly to Laboratory No. 3!"

……

Ever since receiving a call from his mentor, Du Kai has been in an extremely excited state.

All I can say is that the existence of fan economy makes sense.

Although for those who do scientific research, it is difficult to worship someone because their thinking is too rational.

In the eyes of these people, all people are the same. They all have to eat and go to the toilet, and their excrement is smelly. No one is more noble than anyone else.

So-called celebrities are nothing more than people who are better looking or have better professional skills than ordinary people. Some even rely purely on money to gain exposure...

But for serious fans, they don’t even think about these things. Many even really believe that their idols are above the mundane world.

To put it bluntly, when people think irrationally, their brains will automatically block out those unpleasant things, and what remains are naturally the best side.

It's the same reason why people tend to become stupid when they fall in love.

However, once scientific researchers begin to worship someone, their condition is often more serious than that of ordinary star-chasers.

This is the legendary IQ worship. If it is between opposite sexes, it can even develop into sapiosexuality...

There is no doubt that Du Kai's admiration for Qiao Yu is pure IQ.

While he was still struggling in high school, he had not only entered China's top university, but also solved several world problems and won the Fields Medal.

This is truly a top-level human being.

So he didn't even have time to go to the cafeteria for lunch. He asked his senior student next to him to help him bring a copy. He prepared all the data early according to the tutor's requirements and checked it carefully.

People always want to show off, especially in front of their idols. And if Qiao Yu takes a fancy to him, his scientific research career will be smooth for the rest of his life.

After going through all the recent reports, Du Kai could not wait to glance at the door from time to time, and deliberately left the laboratory door a little open so that he could hear any movement outside first.

Finally, footsteps were heard from the end of the corridor. Du Kai quickly went over to take a look and saw that it was Academician Qiao.

Although Du Kai had never seen Qiao Yu in real life, there was nothing he could do about it because Qiao Yu was too recognizable.

It's not that Qiao Yu is so tall or handsome. It's mainly because of the contrast. After all, in a place like this, walking with a few old men and walking in the middle is definitely eye-catching.

After taking a glance, Du Kai immediately closed the door, returned to his seat, sat there straight, and stared at the monitor in front of him...

Serious scientific researchers are like this, they are fully focused on their work at all times.

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(End of this chapter)