Technological advancement begins with devouring.

Chapter 6 Supercomputing Center

"I'm very interested in the treasures up there, but now isn't the time to buy them. However, I have another suggestion."

Jiang Chen looked at Li Dawei and tentatively said, "My current studio is not enough. I need to build a brand new studio, which requires a lot of equipment and a piece of land..."

In any of the base cities, the population density far exceeds that of the so-called "super metropolis" before the Great Nirvana, making every inch of land extremely valuable.

Due to the limitations of the city's internal planning, acquiring a piece of land is not something that can be done simply by having money.

Of course, this kind of thing is difficult for others, but for Li Dawei, it's just a matter of a word.

Li Dawei thought for a moment and immediately said, "Of course, that's no problem! We also guarantee the best price. But some special locations might be a bit tricky."

In fact, if Jiang Chen were interested, Li Dawei even considered having the military fund the establishment of this studio for him.

As the saying goes, "He who takes a man's money is bound to do his bidding." Once the studio is established, the military, which has invested heavily, will have some say in the matter.

Even if we don't get the studio's research results, just slightly influencing Jiang Chen's research direction would be of great benefit.

Unfortunately, maintaining complete independence is Jiang Chen's bottom line.

In order not to force Jiang Chen to side with other forces, Li Dawei had no choice but to suppress his own thoughts.

Offering some price discounts to strengthen the relationship is the best we can do.

As for trying to trespass into Jiang Chen's studio, Li Dawei would never do something so foolish.

"Ideally, it should be near Mingyue Community; I don't want to be too far from home. Also, the space should be large enough, as I plan to build a supercomputing center, and there may be some large-scale projects in the future that will require sufficient space," Jiang Chen stated his requirements.

From Jiang Chenzhi's vision, Li Dawei knew that the studio Jiang Chenzhi wanted to build was probably the most advanced kind.

The land itself is only a small part of the cost; the major expense is the high-standard construction and the cost of various equipment.

Putting aside everything else, the cost of building a supercomputing center alone is astronomical.

"There's a dilapidated factory in the suburbs of Yangzhou that needs to be demolished. If you're interested, I can try to get it for you. It's about 200 acres, and the infrastructure, including water, electricity, and transportation, is all very complete. However, building such a large studio would probably be incredibly expensive," Li Dawei cautioned.

Jiang Chen was immediately intrigued after hearing only some basic information.

But when Li Dawei reminded him of the cost issue, he also felt a bit of a headache. After hesitating for a while, he said, "I'm not good at doing project budgets. Could you please help me contact a professional in this field? As for that other piece of land, I plan to go and take a look at it in person."

"Of course, that's no problem." Li Dawei immediately agreed, and then said with a smile, "Actually, any project can start as long as you have some initial capital, and the subsequent expenses can be paid in stages. You have the dividends from [The Ripper], so as long as the scale of the studio you build isn't too outrageous, your ability to pay is definitely not a problem. I'll contact some companies in this field later, and we can go and conduct an on-site inspection together to determine a rough plan."

"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded, pointing to the tablet in his hand and asking, "Could you send me a copy of this treasure list?"

Li Dawei nodded and said, "Of course, I'll send it to your email. If you need anything, just have Lu Gang contact us for you."

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After visiting the abandoned factory for an on-site inspection, Jiang Chen quickly decided to establish his new studio there.

However, after a professional company provided a budget, Jiang Chen quickly determined that the dividends from [The Ripper] alone would not be enough to support the establishment of a studio of the scale he wanted. He would have to reduce the scale or build a portion first and then gradually improve it.

Without any hesitation, Jiang Chen decisively chose the latter.

For the time being, building a supercomputing center to advance the Jarvis artificial intelligence project is sufficient.

As for other functional areas, we can add them gradually when we have more funds available.

This phased construction approach can save a lot of time. As long as you're willing to invest the money, you can get the supercomputing center up and running within a few months.

While Jiang Chen was busy planning his future new studio, the location for the first [Tearer] production line had also been determined.

Perhaps for Jiang Chen's convenience, or perhaps for Li Dawei's own selfish reasons, this production line was not placed in the most important Beijing base city, but was instead located in the Jiangnan base city.

Both tasks were important, so Jiang Chen began shuttling between them, answering various difficult questions for Chief Engineer Chen on one hand, and constantly communicating with the construction team to adjust the design plan for building the supercomputing center on the other.

They also need to find time to communicate with banks and borrow a huge amount of money from them, using the patent dividends of "The Ripper" as collateral, as start-up capital for building the supercomputing center.

Hundreds of billions of yuan were spent like water, and the abandoned factory in the suburbs of Yangzhou was quickly demolished.

With the influx of a large number of machines, a noisy roar began to fill the construction site, and it changed almost every day.

Meanwhile, the first production line for the [Ripper] rifle has also begun construction. With Jiang Chen's technical support and Chief Engineer Chen's overall coordination, it was built with astonishing efficiency.

It must be said that even in the new era after the great rebirth, the phrase "Chinese efficiency" remains one of the most astonishing characteristics of this country.

In less than three months, the first batch of engineers completed their training, and the production line for the [Ripper] rifle was also accepted.

After trial operation, the first batch of one hundred basic versions of the "Ripper" rifles were produced. After testing, all parameters met the standards.

Although the cost is slightly higher, it can be reduced to an ideal level as long as the production scale continues to expand.

This good news almost made Li Dawei want to hold a grand banquet to thank Jiang Chen, but Jiang Chen, who disliked such occasions, politely declined, thus dispelling the idea.

Less than half a month after the trial operation of the [Ripper] production line ended, news of the completion of Jiang Chen's supercomputing center also came, waiting for Jiang Chen to inspect it.

As Jiang Chen took the elevator deep underground and entered the futuristic supercomputing center, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

The technology in this supercomputing center may not be very advanced, but it has extraordinary significance for Jiang Chen.

Computing power is an extremely important concept in research across any discipline.

(End of this chapter)