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Chapter 184 Project Implementation!

Building a supercomputing center isn't something you can just do on a whim.

This requires prior consultation with the relevant local authorities.

Even a single electricity problem requires the active cooperation of the power grid.

It doesn't seem like an individual buying a computer.

If you have the money, you can buy it and use it right away.

I had just finished greeting my superior.

Upon learning that Lu Yiming was going to invest 3 billion yuan to build a supercomputing center "exclusively" for the company.

The message traveled from the district to the city.

This directly caused a stir among the top officials in Xingcheng!
Let’s put it this way!

We currently have the capability to operate a supercomputing center of this scale.

Only Guo Jia had the resources to do that.

Two thousand pesos!
Xingcheng is the third city in China to have a supercomputing center with a capacity of over 1,000 petabytes.

There are no more than ten countries with supercomputers capable of operating at 1,000 petaflops.

It's unbelievable that someone could build such a large supercomputing center.

Is this about to fly out of the universe?

Three billion is already a lot.

Even for Xingcheng, a near-first-tier second-tier city with a GDP exceeding one trillion yuan.

And most importantly, it needs to accommodate so many cabinet units.

The minimum area is 30,000 square meters.

In addition, electricity requires dedicated supply and supporting facilities.

This area could boost GDP by at least one billion.

therefore.

Departments related to construction and electricity.

They expressed their strong support for the project without hesitation.

The following week.

Meetings are starting to increase in some units in Changsha.

soon.

News continued to reach Cao Siyun.

Cao Siyun then relayed the message to Lu Yiming.

"President Lu! Thirty billion is enough if it's just for purchasing equipment, but with related buildings and supporting facilities, based on your envisioned 2,000P computing power, it's estimated to cost around fifty billion. Moreover, the higher-ups have subtly expressed their hope that you can purchase domestically produced chips, indicating that this would be at a very favorable price, and there would also be greater support in terms of power! However, this would bring the budget to ten billion."

An A800 has a computing power of 6P.

However, there is some loss when adding them together; it's not a case of one plus one equals one.

What's more troublesome is that the chips Lu Yiming needs for these two thousand P are roughly equivalent to a month's output of a "money printing" company.

Lu Yiming's original plan was to invest all 3 billion in computing power.

He can invest additional funds in the construction.

The total budget is around 3.5 billion.

But the total budget given by the higher authorities is now between 5 billion and 10 billion.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming also began to ponder.

The difference between 5 billion and 10 billion is obvious; the latter will obviously garner him more support.

Supporting domestic products requires an additional 5 billion yuan.

A normal entrepreneur would never pay for support of domestic products just for this small amount of support.

But Lu Yiming simply doesn't have any entrepreneurial mindset.

The money was acquired too easily.

His concern was whether he could afford to spend that 10 billion.

Supercomputing centers can be purchased directly.

For example, the most advanced domestically produced supercomputer currently available for purchase is the Sunway TaihuLight, which costs 1.8 billion yuan per unit, has a computing power of around 100 petaflops, and a lifespan of ten years.

It's a bit expensive.

However, the chip itself is only the brain of the supercomputer. To build a usable supercomputer, the overall cost will not be less than that of the chip.

In addition, buying a complete system is expensive to begin with.

This price is reasonable.

However, Lu Yiming was very concerned about Liu Zhenyun's so-called "hands-on ability".

In his project report, he planned to design his own supercomputer.

Although Lu Yiming felt this was somewhat outrageous after reading several related books using quantum reading.

But Lu Yiming still wanted to believe in him, whose loyalty was at its highest level.

After thinking it over again and again.

Lu Yiming said in a deep voice, "I can accept this budget of 10 billion! But there are some requirements! I need a special loan of 7 billion! The loan term is three years, and the principal and interest will be repaid after three years. I will use ByteDance's shares as collateral. At the same time, I require policy support! And related technical support! As for the supercomputer, we plan to build it ourselves, so we need to borrow a high-standard laboratory!"

I only had the system for one year.

That's why Lu Yiming has so many assets now.

I'm genuinely not worried about not being able to pay back this money in three years.

Lu Yiming wasn't too concerned about the high price of domestically produced chips, as long as the quantity could be provided.

Actually, Lu Yiming was overthinking it.

He doesn't need to use ByteDance shares as collateral at all.

Once a supercomputing center is established, it cannot be moved.

His investment of 3 billion in real money is enough to get local officials to help him raise the remaining 7 billion.

at the same time.

Liu Zhenyun is leading his team to begin designing a supercomputer for "Lu Yiming".
at this time.

He created a folder on his computer.

After hesitating for a moment.

The folder originally named Lu Yiming was renamed Zhulong!
This brought a satisfied expression to his face.

The date arrived at November 20th.

this day.

Pangu Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lu Yiming, submitted a project report on the 2000P supercomputing center.

soon.

The project was approved by the relevant authorities in Changsha.

This is not only my country's fourth kilopet supercomputer, but also the world's first privately owned enterprise to build a kilopet supercomputer.

As soon as the news came out.

It caused a sensation in the industry!
The supercomputing center is a major project in information technology development.

Their lifespan is generally only ten years.

In addition, it consumes a lot of electricity.

This is something that ordinary companies simply cannot afford to do, let alone individuals who would even have the idea to do it.

soon.

The news spread throughout the afternoon.

At six o'clock in the afternoon.

A picture appeared in Lu Yiming's fan group.

This picture is none other than...

The photo of Lu Yiming shaking hands with the top leader was in a local news report in Changsha, accompanied by the caption: "Changsha's youngest entrepreneur invests 10 billion yuan to build a domestically produced 2000P supercomputing center."

"Holy crap! It's President Lu!"

"Wow! A 10 billion investment! What is President Lu planning? Is he going into scientific research?"

"Can someone tell me what 2000p means? Can it be used to play PUBG on high settings?"

"2000p? Did the news add an extra zero? Taihu Lake is only 100p! Twenty Taihu Lakes? That's over 30 billion!"

"You can't calculate it like that! Didn't the news say that President Lu planned to design it himself? But that's already outrageous enough. Designing a supercomputer yourself? That would require a national-level research project team, right?"

"More than that! This project simply can't be led without a potential academician!"

"It's probably a medium-sized supercomputer with a computing power of 50 petabytes. If you set up 40 of them, that would be 2,000 petabytes."

"Speaking of which, Mr. Lu isn't planning to use supercomputers for cryptocurrency mining, is he?"

"What the hell are you doing using supercomputers for mining?! The electricity bills alone are killing us, not to mention the millions of dollars in depreciation costs every day."

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Lu Yiming went live that night.

Netizens and his fans are discussing this matter.

Supercomputing is something like that.

The current maximum computing power of a single unit is 235P.

of course.

It cannot be ruled out that this is not the most advanced technology. After all, in the current international scientific research environment, everyone is learning from a certain Eastern country to hide their strengths, and what they show off is certainly not the best, since they have been thoroughly tested and refined.

Lu Yiming's computing power is 2,000 petabytes.

According to netizens, this indicates a focus on increasing sales volume.

And he's aiming for the supercomputing leasing market. Currently, the revenue from supercomputing leasing is only enough to cover electricity costs, so netizens think Lu Yiming's 2000P is completely unnecessary, with some even saying he's wasting resources.

After all, chips have many uses.

Currently, domestically produced chips cannot be supplied to civilian use.

Lu Yiming's 2000P supercomputing center is expected to consume at least half a year's worth of domestically produced chips.

eight pm.

Lu Yiming started his live stream.

Because he has ten minutes of screen time at 7:10.

Originally, his supercomputing project was only in the top fourteen of the trending topics, appearing in the news for just a few seconds. This news even surpassed a type of entertainment news to become the top trending topic.

This isn't the first time Lu Yiming has made headlines.

at this time.

He watched the barrage of "rolling" comments as the broadcast started.

He immediately laughed and said, "You all know! I was planning to give you a proper report. That's right! I'm going to have Pangu Corporation develop a supercomputer! And use our own supercomputers to build a 2000P supercomputing center!"

Compared to news online.

Lu Yiming's words during the live broadcast caused a great stir.

For nothing else.

This is the supercomputer he mentioned he was preparing to develop independently.

This wasn't mentioned in the news report.

at this time.

Lu Yiming's fans started looking up related information after learning about this news.

Immediately.

Many people asked Lu Yiming in the live chat.

I want to know how much computing power his supercomputer has.

How to say~
A single supercomputer with 100 petabytes of computing power can rank among the top ten supercomputers in the world.

Supercomputers with a capacity of less than 100 petabytes cannot be said to be completely devoid of technological content, but they are certainly not "innovative".

Just like netizens said.

If Lu Yiming simply builds some supercomputers with a capacity of tens of petaflops, accumulating them to 2000 petaflops.

This is a complete waste of domestically produced chip resources and electricity.

Star City has a supercomputer.

It is also among the top three cutting-edge supercomputing centers in China.

Each unit has a computing power of about 100P, and a total of ten units can provide about 1,000P of computing power.

That's it.

There is already an overabundance of computing power.

It can meet the needs of scientific research projects throughout Funan Province.

This is also why people online are criticizing Lu Yiming for doing this, saying it was unnecessary.

However, the complaints only took place before 7 PM.

The news at 7:10 PM defined the nature of Lu Yiming's actions.

To promote the development of supercomputing and, at the same time, the development of domestically produced chips, the government supports private or corporate investment in building supercomputers.

The blood and tears of supercomputer history: Don't be misled into thinking it's better to buy than to build.

This has caused the industry to fall behind international standards.

As the saying goes, backwardness invites aggression. As a high-tech industry, the chip industry has always been hampered by foreign countries.

Lu Yiming's supercomputer.

It can help the entire industry move forward by half a step.

Although it's only a six billion dollar order, it's the largest order ever placed by a private company for chips and related hardware, making it a very important step.

Lu Yiming's project requires more than just local support.

It could even be said that the government also supports this stance.

at this time.

Lu Yiming looked at the comments on the screen.

He grinned and said, "A few dozen pages? What's the point of that! If we're going to do it, let's do it big! But I don't know how big it can be right now! Anyway, if it's less than 100 pages, the design won't pass my approval!"

Liu Zhenyun made a promise to Lu Yiming.

Given a top-tier laboratory and sufficient technical support, he can design a supercomputer with a capacity of over 100 petaflops.

Liu Zhenyun holds a double master's degree in technology and software engineering.

They were among the first to enter the new field of artificial intelligence.

He was able to design a supercomputer with a capacity of over 100 bps.

Lu Yiming didn't think it was impossible.

at this time.

When Lu Yiming said he was going to build a supercomputer with 100P computing power.

Many professionals who came to the live stream because of the news expressed considerable disdain.

joke.

It was only through Guo Jia's efforts that this was accomplished.

How could Lu Yiming, with the strength of a "micro" enterprise, possibly build a supercomputer with a computing power of 100 petabytes?

It's not that they look down on Lu Yiming.

However, those who knew a little about the industry found his boasting amusing; it could only be said that Lu Yiming's ignorance amused them.

However, it was also because of the news that came out around 7 o'clock.

They just won't openly mock Lu Yiming.

Let’s put it this way!

The cost of building a supercomputer with 100P computing power is around 400 million. Once built, it may not be easy to sell for 1.8 billion, but it would be in high demand for 1 billion.

at this time.

Some people, due to the news, couldn't directly mock him, but could only express their hope that Lu Yiming's Pangu Company could bring down the price of supercomputers.

The next morning.

Cao Siyun contacted Lu Yiming.

Estimated timeframe for project reporting.

The first step is site selection and construction.

The project is expected to take three years to complete.

At this point, Lu Yiming interrupted, "Three years is too long! I demand completion within one year!"

Hear this.

Cao Siyun's lips twitched.

The shortened construction period shall not exceed 20% of the standard construction period. If it exceeds this, the additional cost for expedited work shall be clearly stated in the bidding documents.

Fortunately, she knew her boss's personality and had already asked about this issue beforehand. She immediately said, "The other party does offer services to expedite the project, but the price is a bit high. We need to add 300 million to the original price!"

The project was approved for a total of 20,000 square meters of land.

If it's a residential property.

The land price per acre is three to five hundred yuan, which is equivalent to the construction cost per acre.

Currently, the construction cost per acre for high-rise residential complexes is 20 million yuan, but the land cost may be over 8,000 yuan per acre.

It can be said that the bulk of housing prices are in land.

However, Lu Yiming did receive support, which was reflected in the land. He leased the 20,000 square meters of wasteland.

20,000 square meters is a total of 30 mu.

The rent for one acre of land is only one thousand yuan per year.

Lu Yiming leased this land for fifty years, only needing to pay 30,000 yuan in rent each year, which is practically free.

The construction cost, including design, is 20 million per mu.

The construction cost was only 600 million.

Shortening the construction period from three years to one year will require an additional 300 million yuan.

Lu Yiming nodded and said, "Okay! But add one more clause when you negotiate! For every additional month the construction period is shortened, I can pay an extra 50 million!"

As the saying goes, having many lice makes you less afraid of itching.

The company is currently 7 billion yuan in debt.

Lu Yiming didn't mind taking on more debt.

He also wanted to see just how fast China's speed could go.

soon.

The order was accepted by China Construction First Bureau.

I initially thought this order was a bit small.

at this time.

The person in charge of the project heard Cao Siyun relay Lu Yiming's requirements.

He immediately replied with great enthusiasm, "No problem! Once the blueprints are finalized, we'll start construction right away!"

There was something he didn't say.

That means, according to this contract standard, if the construction period exceeds six months, he will hang himself from a tree in the southeast!