Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 292 No one expected that Huaxin No. 1 could earn hundreds of millions.
Christmas is the most anticipated highlight for game console manufacturers. After all, families with slightly better financial situations will give game consoles as Christmas gifts to their children. Atari has conducted research and estimates that there will be a demand for at least five million game consoles this Christmas season.

Atari had been fully prepared for this grand event, but unexpectedly, Huaxin FC suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

Now, it's clear the other party also has their eyes on the Christmas market, which infuriates Bushnell. He stands up: "Ms. Yang, I never expected you to be so short-sighted. If you sold the chips to Atari, we could have made this market huge, definitely exceeding five million units! You could have made much more money. Right now, with this tiny office, you can't sell many game consoles! We kindly helped you, and you treat us like this... Warsaw, let's go!"

"Daisy, see the guest out!"

"Yes."

As he reached the door, Bushnell stopped and glanced back at Yang Duo'er: "You just looked down on Warner Corporation. You will pay the price for your actions!"

After seeing the guests off, Daisy returned with a complicated expression.

"What was the most important information you just heard?"

"They say the market this Christmas will exceed five million units."

Yang Duo'er nodded in satisfaction: "That's right. So, our vision was too short-sighted. Next, we need to set the sales target at two million units. Notify the domestic authorities to produce according to this quantity before Christmas."

"But...our sales channels..."

“Now that we’ve chosen the path of selling to universities, we should continue down this road,” Yang Duo’er said. “Once the next shipment of game consoles arrives, we can lift the restrictions. Any university student can buy fifty game consoles from us at once using their student ID. And we’ll give them a 5% discount on the wholesale price.”

These college students will become our agents!

"A 5% discount? Isn't that a bit small? They won't make much money like that..."

Yang Duo'er smiled and said, "Our game consoles are very popular, but due to limited sales, some people who can't buy them will raise the price. You should have seen those people outside. Many of them are paid by their employers to buy them on their behalf. Even if they buy them from us at the original price, they can still make tens of dollars."

In the early stages of a product's launch, there aren't many products on the market. At this time, due to scarcity, prices will rise, and some people make money by reselling these items. In short, these people are just scalpers.

Next, Atari might use its monopoly in the game console market to prevent Huaxin FC from being sold on the shelves of various stores, and Warner might also do something behind the scenes. So let's change our approach and use scalpers as free salesmen!
Dongfang, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Datang Group headquarters.

"Mr. Qin, it's a pleasure to meet you. Please take good care of us." Two short men walked in, bowed deeply to Qin Liang, and their attitude was incredibly sincere.

"Welcome, welcome, gentlemen!" Qin Liang quickly went up to shake hands: "Come, please have a seat."

The dwarfs settled down, and one of them spoke up: "We've discovered a brand new Huaxin FC game console on the American market. Its graphics are quite impressive. In comparison, the game console we're currently developing..."

The speaker was Hiroshi Yamauchi, the head of Nintendo. When they received the Huaxin FC, they felt like their world was collapsing. They knew that the emergence of this game console meant that all the game consoles they had spent huge sums of money developing had become junk and could no longer adapt to the market!
They looked down on Atari's products. In their eyes, Atari's audio-visual performance was too poor and was simply fooling consumers. Other game console manufacturers, they thought, were just opportunistic and only followed in Atari's footsteps, not interested in innovation.

Therefore, they need to develop new products. In fact, with the help of Mitsubishi, they even designed a special chip whose performance is sure to surpass that of other mainframes of the same period.

Originally, they thought they could make a fortune in the American market, but unexpectedly... under the suppression of Huaxin FC, they completely lost their luster.

Despite the bleak future, they did not give up and came to the East!
"You flatter us, we're just..."

Qin Liang really wanted to say that the computer parts they produced were of such poor quality that they were only used in game consoles. However, saying that would be too pretentious. He had to keep a low profile!

"Everyone, please feel free to tell me what you need!"

“We want to purchase Huaxin No. 1 chips from you,” Hiroshi Yamauchi said. “Moreover, the demand is very large, with orders for millions of chips or even more every year. Therefore, we hope you can provide us with a suitable price, no more than two thousand yen per chip.”

Qin Liang chuckled inwardly. This guy's tactics were exactly the same as in history—trying to use quantity to drive down the price. We…

"I'm sorry, our current production capacity is limited, so... we are temporarily unable to provide you with such a large quantity of chips. At least we will have to wait until next year, when the new production line is fully commissioned, to have sufficient capacity available. As for the price, we can probably match it."

Hiroshi Yamauchi glanced at Masayuki Uemura beside him, who nodded steadily. So Yamauchi replied, "Alright, shall we sign the agreement now?"

Nintendo's game console was originally scheduled to be completed next year, and it was destined to miss the Christmas market this year. Now, as long as they have samples, it is enough to start research and development. Next year, when a large number of chips are available, the product can be launched in large quantities.

What they're worried about is that the other side might not honor their promises and might manipulate the quantity or price of the products, so it's best to sign the agreement now.

“Signing the agreement is no problem, but… you’d better think it over. By then, Huaxin FC will have already established itself in the US market, and Nintendo might… lose everything.”

"We believe in our technology." Hiroshi Yamauchi had that much confidence. Nintendo started out making trading cards and then ventured into home video game consoles. This was their own domain. As for the Huaxin FC, Mario games were quite interesting, but... it was just one game. Nintendo, on the other hand, would release more than a dozen games at once!
They believe that once their product hits the market, it will overshadow Huaxin FC. Moreover, they will use Huaxin's core technology as the focus of their marketing, making it easier to open up the market.

“Okay, then we need to specify all the requirements in the contract, and that either of us will receive triple compensation if we breach the contract.”

"That's how it should be!"

Hiroshi Yamauchi's biggest fear was that Northwestern Polytechnical University, seeing the booming sales during Christmas, would not want to fulfill the contract and would want to monopolize the profits. By signing the contract now, anyone who violates it later will have to pay triple damages, which would definitely be beneficial to Nintendo.

The details of the contract were naturally handled by the specialized legal team at Northwestern Polytechnical University. Qin Liang only needed to make a phone call. After seeing these people off with a smile, Qin Liang walked with relaxed steps to Huaxin's R&D institution.

"Engineer Yu, how is the development of our Huaxin No. 2 chip progressing?"

Yu Youcheng smiled broadly: "Qin, our R&D is progressing very quickly. With the revenue from Huaxin FC, we have a steady stream of R&D funding. We also have another batch of engineers coming from the United States. We expect that by the end of this year, Huaxin No. 2 will be able to officially tap out!"

"Hmm, how is the performance of this Huaxin No. 2?"

"The resolution can reach 800x600, and the color has been upgraded to 32-bit true color, which is already usable on computers!"

The progress is fast, and the speed has also improved!

Hearing Yu Youcheng's words, Qin Liang nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, not bad. By the end of the year, it will be perfect to release it together with our Loongson 2, officially bringing computers into the multimedia era!"

Qin Liang didn't really value home game consoles. In his eyes, they were just an alternative solution due to insufficient computer hardware. Now, with the performance improvement of Loongson and Huaxin chips, the era of computer games would soon be over!

Even if Intel had developed the 386 processor, it still wouldn't have had a market! Multimedia computers that can play videos and music are what truly matter!

As for Nintendo...

Next year, when we can purchase Huaxin No. 1 in large quantities, our Huaxin No. 2 will be launched. At that time, even if the price of our game consoles doubles, the demand will definitely exceed the supply. After all, our game consoles have stronger performance and better graphics! They will still be synonymous with high-end!

Huaxin No. 1, which was not originally intended for mass production, has now sold millions of units! Profits exceed one billion!

Sure enough, making money from chips is the easiest thing to do.

As Qin Liang sighed, he walked toward the game console development area. Other games were under intensive development. Luo Yang said excitedly, "President Qin, our Contra is almost finished! That block game will be completed next month!"

"Okay, register all the patents and send them to the US!" "Once these games are finished, the next one..."

"For our next game, let's develop a 3D shooting game. Our hardware just happens to support it. How about we call it Half-Life?"

When this game comes out, it will absolutely shock the world! At that time, Atari and Nintendo will all have to step aside!
However... I don't know if this game will run smoothly. Maybe... I should hold off for now and make a Red Alert instead?
After going around in circles and returning to his office, Qin Liang heard the telephone ringing incessantly.

"Hey."

"Liangzi, come to Chengdu!"

During this period, Qin Liang focused his work on the electronics industry and didn't pay much attention to other industries. Of course, he couldn't do everything himself; he just assigned tasks and had the relevant teams take care of them.

As for going to Chengdu, there must have been some breakthrough progress, right?

JF-17 Thunder or J-9?

The JF-17 Thunder completed its maiden flight a long time ago. When I visited the J-9 last time, they said it would have its maiden flight at the end of the year. Judging from this, it seems to have been brought forward, right? Could it be that it will have its maiden flight now?

Thinking of this, Qin Liang immediately became impatient.

October has arrived, and Chengdu is no longer sweltering; instead, it has a crisp, clear autumn feel.

Factory 132, production workshop.

A beautiful airplane stands in the center, with a pointed nose, an air intake on the belly, canards on both sides, and a large delta wing at the rear. The fuselage has smooth lines and looks very beautiful.

A large red flower hangs on the nose of the aircraft, and ribbons extend to both sides, wrapping around the canards and reaching all the way to the main wing.

On the side wall, a large banner was hung with the words: "Warmly celebrate the successful rollout of the J-9 01!"

"Our J-01 fighter jet has finally produced its first aircraft!" Qin Liang exclaimed. "This is ahead of schedule."

"Yes, our Factory 132 accumulated a wealth of experience after the trial production of the JF-17 Thunder. This experience was applied to the assembly of the J-9, which made the progress of this aircraft very rapid. Moreover, our supporting enterprises have also developed various products for us, especially the cockpit display system..."

When talking about these things, Old Song's face lit up with excitement.

Inside the J-9 cockpit, the glass cockpit with its flat top and three bottom sections looks exceptionally modern. Although it still retains a few basic flight instruments, these will definitely be removed when it enters mass production. The cockpit's standard has reached world-class level!
Qin Liang couldn't resist climbing into the cockpit and looking at the monitor inside.

"The flat-screen monitor is specially manufactured by Changhong. We have tested it and it fully meets aviation standards. The use of these devices alone has saved several hundred kilograms of cable weight."

In the past, each instrument had a cable that had to be connected to equipment. For example, if you were testing an engine, the cable would have to run from the engine to the cockpit. This would make the instrument very heavy. In addition, the cable connectors had to be silver-plated to prevent oxidation, which was expensive.

Now, the entire machine uses the 1553B data bus, and all signals can be transmitted with just one cable!
"Yes, that's good. Once our optoelectronic devices are fully developed, we can replace the cables with optical fibers."

Fiber optic transmission is immune to electromagnetic interference and has a large transmission capacity, which is why later fighter jets were laid with fiber optic cables. As for now, we have to wait and see, as the relevant technology is not yet mature.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"Liangzi, how does your brain work? You always come up with some advanced technological ideas." Old Song said with a smile, "We don't need to think about what equipment we'll need for future air combat. Just listen to you and we'll be fine."

"Ahem, I was just... saying something casually. Now, shouldn't I log off?"

"Yes, you can log off now!" Old Lin nodded. "If it weren't for waiting for you, we would have dragged him out long ago!"

The factory gate slowly opened, and a 130 truck slowly started moving, towing the J-9 fighter jet outside via a tow bar. At this moment, the rising sun illuminated the earth, and the J-9 was also bathed in the glow of the morning sun.

"This aircraft looks more modern. Our air force has waited in vain." Old Lin said with emotion, "I really hope that this aircraft can complete all the flight tests as soon as possible and be finalized and equipped by the troops."

"Mr. Lin, I'm afraid we'll have to wait. This brand-new aircraft may require several years of flight testing."

"Well, as long as it doesn't turn out like the J-8."

The J-8 has been undergoing test flights for over a decade, and it still has a ton of problems! The Air Force certainly doesn't want the aircraft in front of them to be that kind of junk.

"Definitely not. We will complete all the test flights within five years and compile the flight manual."

Military pilots meticulously memorize data from the flight manual during flights, including flight envelopes and boundaries. This data is derived from test pilots' observations! They face risks, even sacrifices...

"Five years? That's still a bit long. I hope we can fly during the 84 military parade," said Old Lin.

The military parade is the most solemn and sacred stage!

It's impossible to know how many pieces of equipment are eager to showcase their strength at this military parade, and the selection process for related equipment has certainly already begun.

"As long as the aircraft can fly, there's no problem. We'll have our early warning aircraft fly in front, followed by two J-9 fighters, forming the first formation," Qin Liang's voice rang out.

This is a time to enhance our national prestige and military might. The JF-17 is an export-oriented fighter jet, and the military will not equip it. We can't just let the outdated J-7 take its place, can we? The upgraded Super-7 isn't imposing enough either!

As for the J-8... if I remember correctly, the Northern Institute hesitated. When their superiors asked them if they could fly it, they were unsure and shook their heads in refusal.

"Okay." Old Song nodded: "If Liangzi says we can fly, then we can fly!"

On the tarmac, various inspections were being carried out in an orderly manner. Lei Zi, carrying his flight helmet, walked briskly onto the plane.

With a roar, the engines started, the brakes were released, and the plane slowly taxied toward the runway.

It has just rolled off the production line, so it certainly can't make its maiden flight yet. What we need to do now is conduct taxiing tests.

The aircraft was very agile, making a few turns before aligning itself with the runway centerline. Lei Zi increased the throttle, and the J-9 began its rapid taxiing on the runway, reaching fifty, sixty, eighty...

"Stop! Stop right now!" Old Song shouted.

It is visible to the naked eye that the J-9 has left the runway centerline and veered to the left!
Low-speed taxiing is used to test the aircraft's maneuverability; medium-speed taxiing is used to check if the aircraft is veering off course; and high-speed taxiing is used to test if the aircraft's lift is sufficient. Now, just as we begin the medium-speed taxiing, problems arise!
Back then, the J-10 encountered a problem of veering off course during taxiing tests. It took more than eight months and over ninety taxiing tests to finally resolve the issue!

"There are many reasons for the aircraft pulling to one side. It could be due to asymmetrical aerodynamic torque, or a problem with the landing gear, such as misaligned installation or overly tight brakes. We need to conduct a thorough inspection," said Mr. Song. Despite his anxiety, he maintained a calm and composed demeanor.

Qin Liang pondered for a moment: "Old Song, do you think we can use optical methods to precisely locate the installation position of the wheel?"

(End of this chapter)