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Chapter 286: Terrible Preview
Across the ocean, to the west.

In fact, before the stress test was completed in the laboratory, many high-tech companies, which had not had a good time during this period, had already felt that something was starting to go wrong.

To be honest, whether it is a software-based company like Microsoft or Google, a hardware-based company like Intel and Nvidia, or IBM... they have not actually wasted time in these four years.

At least they did not take any action in the face of the falling stock price. This can be seen from the frequency of changes in the company's top management in recent years.

Almost all the CEOs of the previous generation have been replaced.

Satya Nadella of Microsoft was the first to leave, followed by Sundar Pichai and John Henney of Google, and Pat Gelsinger of Intel...

Even Nvidia's founder Huang has stepped down in disgrace.

You have to know that these people are not willing to step down. Especially Huang, no matter from which level you look at it, he is a figure who has everything under his control in Nvidia.

But there is no way. When capital really becomes ruthless, no matter how strong an individual is, he will not be able to compete with it.

Although from the current situation, replacing the top management seems to be of no use. At least the decline in the stock market has not been alleviated.

But anyway, we still have to give these newly appointed executives some time.

For example, Chris Malarkey, who succeeded Huang, at least took effective measures to lobby people in the White House to relax Nvidia's sales restrictions on the Chinese market after he became chairman and CEO.

This did indeed bring about a brief recovery in the entire technology market.

After all, this world is material. As long as you open your eyes and look at the world, you will find that China has already become the world's largest single consumer market for electronic products.

After all, the consumption of electronic products requires not only a large number of people, but also that these people have sufficient consumption power and usage scenarios, and more importantly, that society can provide a stable supply of electricity.

Coincidentally, China happens to have all these conditions, and even far exceeds traditional developed countries in many aspects.

For example, a stable power supply system.

Seriously, many people living in cities can hardly remember when the last power outage was.

This is especially true for those students who need to study at night in junior high and high school. For six years, they have not been able to enjoy the good thing of not having to study at night due to a temporary power outage.

If there really were a power outage at night, we would probably be as happy as if it were a holiday.

But unfortunately, although favorable policies have been introduced, they are only short-lived.

Because China has begun to be less interested in these products. The consumer-grade graphics cards that are directly sold to consumers were popular for half a month, but then there was no follow-up.

As for graphics cards suitable for large-scale server deployment by large companies, such as supercomputing centers and artificial intelligence, they were met with a cold reception.

The blockade is gone, but the market seems to be gone too.

On the one hand, these big companies have concerns. On the other hand, the bans in this regard are always changing from day to day.

It is allowed today, but banned tomorrow. Subsequent updates and maintenance are troublesome. Not to mention that even large companies now have to pay attention to cost-effectiveness.

Most of Nvidia's products are not that cheap.

Secondly, those companies that are willing to invest large sums of money in the construction of computing servers are either already members of the Quantum Simulation Computing Alliance or are trying to apply to join the alliance.

Yes, although many people on the Chinese Internet are making a fuss, thinking that the Quantum Simulation Computing Alliance is a project that is a waste of money and time.

But for those companies that can get in and have a piece of the pie, their channels for obtaining information are much more efficient than those of ordinary people.

Not to mention that the Quantum Simulation Alliance is composed of more than 40 companies, and it is difficult to keep the research and development progress completely confidential.

Even though it is still difficult to judge the profitability of the first generation of quantum simulation computers, some of the scientific research progress that has been circulated, especially the series of patents applied for by companies within the alliance, can determine where the future trend is.

After all, everyone knows that the Quantum Simulation Computing Alliance is different from those small start-up companies.

As long as something can be made, there is no possibility of failure. Having a complete product line of your own is not just an economic or technical issue.

Rather, it is a question of who will have the last laugh when the world's two largest economies collide.

In this case, if you want to develop in China and still purchase a large number of products from the other side, it is very likely that you will destroy your future.

There is no way. Ever since the other side took the lead in violating the rules and started to reverse globalization, the business operations involving a company of such a large scale have long been more than just a simple business issue.

It would be fine if China really didn't produce any results. But seeing those foreign high-tech companies obediently sending their own researchers to China, they lowered their status and took the initiative to get slaughtered...

Maybe no one will say anything for the time being, but if quantum simulation technology is really developed in the future, they will most likely not be able to use this technology.

In this case, the situation of Nvidia's unlimited products in China is that they are well received but not popular.

Just looking at what is said online, it seems that we can get a sense of Nvidia's sales in China after the restrictions are lifted. But Nvidia is a listed company after all, and it has to publish financial reports every quarter.

As soon as the financial report came out, when investors discovered that after the ban was lifted, the growth of China's business was far below expectations, the stock price that had risen with great difficulty naturally began to fall back.

This is not only a blow to Nvidia, but also a huge blow to all high-tech companies in Western University that are watching the situation.

Things that China couldn't get before are no longer wanted by China.

So naturally, the pressure on scientists sent by major companies to China to study increased.

At first, it was just monthly inquiries, then weekly, and then even daily calls from different executives...

Those who have a stronger ability to withstand pressure are fine, but those who are slightly weaker find it really hard to bear. Then comes dissatisfaction.

After all, the company signed a contract at the beginning, and they came to China to learn relevant theories. Qiao Yu modal space is a very complex theoretical system. If this thing can make progress every day, it would be a god. In this case, contradictions also follow.

Just as Qiao Yu had imagined, many of the scientists who had intended to study the relevant theories in depth simply resigned from their original companies after they had no worries.

Of course, the main reason for not having to worry about anything is that they have to pass the review of Yanbei University. This also makes those high-tech companies in Xida even more embarrassed.

But the cooperation cannot stop. After all, the feedback they received was that the teaching here in China was indeed very serious.

It is a bit slow to start learning from theory, but this is an opportunity for them to catch up in the future.

If the two sides really fall out, it will be more difficult to catch up with China in quantum projects in the future.

Under this situation, for more than half a year, the executives did not dare to urge the scientists who were sent abroad to study.

What if these scientists really leave due to too much pressure?
Everyone hopes that these people will quickly achieve success in their studies. And it is almost time for the first batch of scientists to return home to do research after completing their studies.

The contract signed at that time was for a four-year cycle to train a group of scientists and engineers who could independently conduct research related to quantum simulation computing.

Who the hell could have thought that the scientists and engineers they sent out to conduct research had not yet returned to work, but they received intelligence that the Chinese Quantum Simulation Computing Alliance had already begun to prepare for the supply.

While the senior executives of major technology companies in the West were still analyzing the authenticity of this news, China had already begun large-scale publicity for the launch of the first general-purpose quantum simulation computer product, which would be held on New Year's Day in 2032.

Although the official promotional video did not reveal any details about this product, the entire Internet is already full of various rumors.

For example, the new computer is named Tai Chi series, and the new quantum simulation computer has functions that beat all the computers currently on the market. There are also people saying that Huaxia’s new computer perfectly integrates artificial intelligence...

The most outrageous thing is that someone made a video proving that the new computer is actually a robot that can follow people. Although the video looks like it was made by AI, some people believed it and it spread more and more widely...

In short, the various true and false news on the Chinese Internet have made people feel confused. These news also quickly spread across the firewall to those applications on the external network...

What X, international TikTok, Instagram, Facebook... it's everywhere. This is even more terrifying.

To be honest, the public has become almost accustomed to the fact that US stock prices have been falling over the years.

The bigwigs in the White House have already given a whole set of theoretical explanations, which can be summed up in one sentence: this is the pain that reform must go through.

By increasing taxes and restricting technology transfer, the investment community will be filled with pessimism, which will burst the stock market bubble.

When the U.S. stock market finally starts to fall, we can proactively initiate a controllable economic crisis.

There may indeed be some troubles during this period, such as the rapid depreciation of the US dollar, the depreciation of US dollar assets, and even inflation that cannot be alleviated for a certain period of time...

But it's not all bad.

For example, the depreciation of the US dollar does not sound like good news, but you have to know that they still owe nearly 40 trillion US dollars in national debt.

When the currency begins to depreciate rapidly, it actually means that the debt is reducing. After all, the US dollar is no longer valuable, so the debt is naturally not that heavy.

So theoretically, if the dollar depreciates to the point where one trillion can buy one egg, then theoretically forty eggs can pay off all of the country's debts...

And this operation has another great benefit. Why can't the manufacturing industry in the United States develop?
Because the developed financial industry continues to suck blood! For the vast majority of entrepreneurs in the Midwest, although they control the means of production, it is useless!
Because they can't make money from what they produce? Why? Of course, it's because those financial people on the East Coast don't do anything, but they make huge profits, which directly pushes up prices.

Higher prices force business owners to offer higher wages, which increases production costs, and naturally makes goods less competitive.

In addition, if stock speculation is more profitable than doing business, how many people are willing to do business down to earth? This is the reason why the general public cannot find jobs, cannot make money, and cannot update infrastructure!

What? You say this is a fallacy? There are ready-made examples.

Don’t you all like watching Chinese videos? Do you envy China’s infrastructure and low prices? Then you should also check out their stock market!

There are so many powerful companies, not to mention the total market value. Even though the market value of the United States has fallen so sharply in recent years, the Chinese stock market is still appreciating, and the points of various major stocks are still less than one-eighth of that of the U.S. stock market!

So everyone should understand that in order to make a country great again, pain is inevitable, and a temporary decline in the stock market is not a big problem.

So there is no need to panic. Believe it or not, as long as manufacturing returns to this land, everything will be fine again!

To be honest, this theory does alleviate the pressure on the falling stock prices of these large technology companies to a certain extent.

After all, the capital giants behind the scenes are busy refuting the fallacies put forward by the White House. We can't really let these irresponsible guys brainwash everyone, right?

After all, to be honest, the big capitalists don't have much confidence in the cognitive abilities of the people who have been educated through happy education, and they might be fooled.

So everyone was able to sit still a while ago. But now that China is really going to release a quantum simulation computer, everyone can't sit still anymore.

Although everyone has accepted that the current market value has dropped by 40% compared to its peak period, they really cannot accept that China can produce a highly complete general-purpose computer product in such a short time.

Not to mention that this computer will most likely have many unique features!
Because it means product iteration worldwide! It also means that if Huaxia's products really open up sales, their products may not be sold in ten years.

When that time really comes, it will not be as simple as a drop in stock prices. The situation they will face will most likely be that the company will go bankrupt, the brand will be acquired by other companies, and then slowly disappear in the long river of history.

This is not an exaggeration. Even in their short history, we can find many examples. For example, the once powerful Nokia and Motorola...

In the 1990s, when it came to mobile phone market share, Samsung was not even worthy of competing with Nokia and Motorola.

Especially Nokia, which was the trendsetter of mobile phones in that era. However, because it failed to seize the technological trend, when iPhone 4 came out, the brand was beaten to the point of disappearing within a few years.

By the time of the 2010s generation, many people have never even heard of this brand. In a few decades at most, these once-famous brands will probably be completely forgotten by people...

This is scary!
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