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Chapter 191 The Candle Dragon Reaches the Summit
December seventeenth.

Fujitsu held a press conference at 9:00 AM.

Several mainstream television stations broadcast the event simultaneously.

President Chihiro Okita stood on the podium and passionately recounted the relevant parameters of the supercomputer Fugaku.

They also stated that their "domestically developed" supercomputer, Fugaku, would undergo a LINPACK test at 10:00 AM.

He confidently stated, "The ranking of supercomputers is not just a number, but a reflection of a country's scientific and technological strength and innovation level. In two hours, we will make the Fugaku supercomputer the world's number one under the global spotlight!"

A passionate speech.

This stirred the emotions of the thousands of invited audience members.

Many of these people are university students.

A patriotic atmosphere began to spread among them.

Time quickly came to ten o'clock.

President Chihiro Okita was with the mayor.

I pressed the start button.

The button wasn't connected to anything, but after the two people pressed it, the staff behind the scenes, who received the instructions, began to operate it.

at this time.

A scene appeared on the large screen set up on set.

A long string of numbers is constantly jumping in the picture.

at the same time.

Liu Zhenyun is leading his team in the final testing.

soon.

The seventh test of Zhulong has begun.

The moment it started, the data on the control room screen kept changing, which made the eyes of the people who came to observe fixated on the screen.

No unusual phenomena occurred.

Once the data stabilizes after startup.

Liu Zhenyun turned to look at the people behind him and said in a deep voice, "It's done!"

These two words left the observation group speechless for a moment.

His eyes were fixed on the relevant data on the screen.

The display shows that the peak resolution reached 1080P.

Then it exploded with a deafening roar.

Several people surrounded Liu Zhenyun and asked him relevant questions.

At this time.

Only two people remained in their original positions.

It was He Haijian and Lu Yiming.

He Haijian turned to Lu Yiming beside him and smiled, "Congratulations!"

Supercomputing plays an indispensable role in modern technological innovation.

It not only supports simulation calculations in fields such as scientific research and weather forecasting, but also demonstrates powerful computing capabilities in areas such as artificial intelligence and drug development.

The development of supercomputing directly impacts the competitiveness of various countries in technological innovation.

This is why the higher-ups took the news so seriously.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming shook his head and laughed, "Success is also pressure! I still think you should just take the Candle Dragon directly?"

Hear this.

He Haijian didn't say anything.

His gaze fell upon Liu Zhenyun, who was surrounded in the distance.

He then said softly, "Compared to Zhulong, the people who developed Zhulong are the most valuable!"

Upon hearing the sound, Lu Yiming became alert.

He could give up Zhulong, but he would never give up an employee with perfect loyalty. He looked at him and said softly, "Yes! I was planning to give him some shares a while ago, but he didn't want them!"

The meaning behind Lu Yiming's words is not difficult to understand.

Upon hearing this, He Haijian's lips curled up in a smile.

Asking for people is obviously a joke. Although Liu Zhenyun is strong enough, as long as he is in the country, it doesn't matter where he is.

soon.

The Q&A session for the observation group has ended.

Each of them harbored varying degrees of greed towards the 1080P computing power of the Candle Dragon.

for them.

Zhulong is like a naked woman in the eyes of a pervert.

Possessiveness is not something that can be concealed in the slightest.

The supercomputing power saves research time. Data that would normally take months to calculate can be reduced to a day with a supercomputer. But if you use the Aurogon, it's like using a calculator; the result is basically instantaneous.

at this time.

One of them looked at He Haijian and asked, "What about the costs?"

He Haijian did not answer this question.

Instead, he looked at Liu Zhenyun.

Understanding the implication, Liu Zhenyun replied, "The cost should be around three hundred million."

at the same time.

In Japan, the supercomputer costing 1.3 billion US dollars has completed its LINPACK test.

The peak computing power reached 442P.

This result is more than three times that of the current number one on the TOP500 list.

With the intense media coverage in Japan, the country was abuzz with news about it.

The Fugaku supercomputer serves as proof of Japan's leading technological level globally.

The whole country was filled with joy.

Some of the random passersby were moved to tears.

The TOP500 list is updated twice a year.

The reason why Japan chose to conduct the test on the 17th is because the latest rankings will be updated tomorrow.

at this time.

They operate to upload the data.

We're just waiting for the updated list to appear tomorrow.

They also claimed that their Fugaku supercomputer would dominate the rankings for at least three years!
The field of supercomputing is a kind of arms race. With the development of chips, which are updated and iterated every year, the speed of supercomputing development far exceeds the speed of research and development.

Unless it reaches a qualitative leap of 1000P.

Otherwise, whether the supercomputing power is 100P or 200P is not very meaningful.

However, we cannot refrain from making breakthroughs simply because they seem insignificant.

Lu Yiming's Zhulong saved China the time and cost of developing several intermediate versions.

It achieved a leapfrog development, reaching a computing power of 1000P.

This is a supercomputer that can truly last for ten years.

Instead of the current tens or hundreds of petabytes, which, although they can be used for ten years, will actually be phased out in two or three years due to the development of chips.

The demand for computing power is enormous.

After getting used to supercomputers with 100P computing power, going back to using 80P or 50P supercomputers feels, in a sense, like regressing from the smartphone era to the mobile phone era.

This means that Aurogon has a very large market in the country.

at this time.

Lu Yiming, He Haijian, and others arrived at the conference room next to the laboratory.

Discuss matters concerning cooperation with Zhulong.

The negotiations went very smoothly.

Lu Yiming was prepared to give it away for free, so he agreed to the other party's suggestion without any hesitation.

It is divided into three parts in total.

First, the relevant data for Zhulong will be released in time periods.

Initially, it was revealed that Aurogon's computing power reached 600P.

Try to extend the release time of the 1000P ultimate calculation to three years.

This will enable Aurogon to maintain its leading position in the supercomputing market for the next three years.

The second part concerns the issue of state-owned capital investment.

The Candle Dragon project will be spun off from Pangu and a new Candle Dragon Supercomputing Company will be established, with state-owned capital holding only 30% of the shares.

With these 30% of the shares, Lu Yiming can obtain technical support and resource allocation.

At the same time, he does not need to repay the 10 billion he borrowed.

Even after the establishment of this new company.

He doesn't need to worry about business orders.

He Haijian promised that at least two orders would be placed in the capital city and Shanghai.

The Sakura Kingdom's Fugaku cost 1.5 billion dollars to build, while the Zhulong only cost 300 million dollars. Naturally, its price cannot be lower than Fugaku's, as the high-tech premium is related to technology.

After discussions between the two parties.

A stripped-down version of the Aurogon with 600P computing power.

They all believe that the price of one billion dollars is very appropriate.

of course.

For foreign trade, the price will be different.

However, regarding foreign trade...

He Haijian looked at Liu Zhenyun and asked, "Is there a risk of the core of the Candle Dragon being leaked? If so, foreign trade may not be able to be supported in the short term!"

Hear this.

Lu Yiming and Liu Zhenyun both laughed.

This smile made He Haijian raise an eyebrow.

He wondered if they had anticipated this and were already prepared.

at this time.

Lu Yiming smiled and said, "This problem is actually easy to solve. I wonder if Minister He has heard of the software we developed called 'Listen'?"

Listen carefully?

Information about Lu Yiming.

He Haijian had naturally seen it, and he remembered that Di Ting should be a game anti-cheat device.

A look of confusion appeared on his face.

Liu Zhenyun, who was standing next to Lu Yiming, immediately said: "The version of Diting currently on the market is only a stripped-down version. It actually has greater potential in the field of information security. We are confident that we can ensure that the core code of Zhulong will not be leaked."

The core of Aurogon is not its hardware.

Simply replicating the hardware, even if the imitation ratio reaches 1:1, will almost certainly result in the computing power not meeting expectations.

It can be said that the core algorithm of Aurogon is missing.

Replicas are just a pile of scrap metal.

Seeing their confidence, He Haijian immediately nodded and said, "If the test passes, the export portion of the stripped-down version of Zhulong should be approved."

The last thing is very simple. Zhulong still has room for further growth.

He Haijian looked at Lu Yiming and said, "We will invest all of our 30% of the profits into the further development of Zhulong. Externally, Liu Zhenyun will hold these 30% of the shares on our behalf."

As the saying goes, it took more than ten years of investigation.

They didn't make a sound when touched.

All Guo Jia wanted was technology.

This arrangement was exactly what Lu Yiming had anticipated.

He nodded solemnly and said, "No problem! I will also invest the same percentage of the profits into the further development projects of Zhulong. This can be written into the contract."

These words greatly increased He Haijian's favorability.

Saying it verbally is one thing.

How to do it is another matter.

Lu Yiming is able to come up with this portion of the profit.

It is very rare to be true to one's word.

Hearing this, He Haijian nodded with considerable satisfaction.

The new company will definitely make money.

Putting aside the number of domestic orders, if the Di Ting they mentioned can truly protect the core of the Candle Dragon from being leaked, the number of foreign trade orders will be an absolutely staggering figure.

Whether it's price or hard power.

There is currently no competitor to Aurogon on the market.

Not much to say.

Big spenders will definitely come and place orders when they hear about it.

However, the downside lies in chip production. Currently, 90% of the parts for domestically produced lithography machines are made abroad.

The Candle Dragon that Lu Yiming is currently building.

We've already used up several months' worth of our inventory of top-tier domestically produced chips.

Even to supply the chips needed for this Candle Dragon.

The chip company was forced to pay hundreds of millions in breach of contract penalties.

In other words.

As long as the production of domestically produced chips cannot keep up, it would be quite good if Aurogon could produce two units a year at most, accounting for one-third of the domestic chip production.

This is also an advantage of resource allocation.

Normally.

Without state-owned capital involvement, it would have been impossible for him to obtain so many chips.

It's the same even if you buy it from abroad.

Tens of thousands of chips.

Even if you manage to get one, at least 50% of them will be secondhand.

It's considered lucky if one-third of the 10,000 chips can't be used in supercomputing projects.

The cooperation was only discussed in general terms on the day of the meeting. The specific contract will be signed after someone from the capital comes over, but it will basically be based on the agreement reached during this meeting.

That evening, Liu Zhenyun reduced the computing power of Zhulong from 1080P to 600P.

After the LINPACK test was performed again and found to be error-free.

With He Haijian's approval.

The data will be uploaded via the internet.

The word "success" appeared on the screen.

He Haijian laughed and said, "Now we just have to wait until tomorrow afternoon. I wonder what their expressions will be when they see that they're not in first place~"

The time came to noon.

Local television station in Xingcheng.

In the 30-minute midday news program at 12:11.

A clip was played.

Only Lu Yiming, Liu Zhenyun, and others appeared in the clip.

It was taken at night during a test of the Aurogon 600PLINPACK.

The accompanying audio reads: "Yesterday! Pangu Company, a leading high-tech enterprise in this city, conducted a computing power test on its Aurogon supercomputer project. The test results achieved a groundbreaking 600P computing power, marking the first time a private company has independently achieved this since my country began developing its own supercomputer."

at this time.

Lu Yiming is at the company.

There was a 100-inch television on the wall opposite his desk.

When the eighteen seconds are up.

Lu Yiming looked at Cao Siyun beside him and smiled, "When did we become a leading high-tech enterprise?"

Hear this.

Cao Siyun smiled and said, "Just yesterday! When the Zhulong 600P supercomputer successfully completed its trial!"

She naturally knew that Zhulong could reach a thousand.

However, a confidentiality agreement was signed.

But even if they don't sign, they won't say anything.

Currently, Cao Siyun's loyalty ranks second only to Liu Zhenyun, reaching ninety-eight.

She wouldn't do anything that would be detrimental to Lu Yiming.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming was quite satisfied with the answer.

He immediately laughed loudly, "Alright! Now we have someone protecting us! You can come with me to sign the contract! I plan to make you the CEO of the new company, so your responsibilities will be much greater!"

Hear this.

Cao Siyun nodded gratefully.

In a sense, it wouldn't be a problem for her to become the CEO of the newly established company and be considered a full-time employee.

at this time.

Lu Yiming's fans were completely dumbfounded.

This 18-second news clip was posted online.

High-tech fields have always been a focus of public attention, not to mention world-class key projects like supercomputing.

[Really?! 600P computing power! Yesterday, the one in Japan only had around 400P, right?]

Could the news report be wrong? Is a single-line data point mistaken for a double-line one?

Even so, this is outrageous! 300P for two lines! Didn't CEO Lu say it would be at most 200P?

[Wait a minute! Shouldn't this kind of news be on the 7 PM news slot? Why is it on the local news midday slot? I feel like something's fishy going on!]

[The rankings will be updated at 3 PM, right? We'll know when the rankings are updated then. Even 300 is enough to get into the top two!]

[Holy crap! I suspect it really could be 600! Remember how President Lu reacted when he got the call that day? And then the show was suspended for so long afterward. If it were 300P, it definitely wouldn't have gone this far, right?]

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Whether it's 600P or actually only 300P.

This is a pleasant surprise for Lu Yiming's fans.

However, netizens overwhelmingly believe this is fake news.

The news quickly reached Japan.

At that moment, Chihiro Okita was being interviewed by the media.

He's been enjoying immense popularity these past two days.

At this time.

A reporter mentioned that the Eastern superpower was rumored to have a supercomputer with a computing power of 600P.

This question surprised Chihiro Okita for a moment.

Then, with a strained expression, he said, "I'm sorry! I haven't received any relevant information. If the Eastern superpower really had a 600P supercomputer, I don't think we would have waited until today to hear about it. There are still more than two hours until the results are released. If the Eastern superpower really does have one, I think this supercomputer named Zhulong should be ranked ahead of us!"

The words fell.

The reporter continued, "So, can I assume that, Mr. Okita, you mean that the great Eastern power simply doesn't have that capability?"

Upon hearing this, Chihiro Okita did not give a direct answer.

But the contemptuous smile on his face said it all.

600p computing power?
What a joke!
His father is still developing this thing.

Time quickly passed and it was 4 PM in Japan.

This corresponds to 3 PM in China.

The TOP500 list has been officially released.

The large screen behind Chihiro Okita is constantly being refreshed.

soon.

The TOP500 list appeared behind him in December 2019.

At the crucial moment, Chihiro Okita shouted excitedly to the audience, "Now! Our Fugaku Super Calculator has officially taken the top spot!"

Speaking of it.

He turned to the big screen and read, "Based on 608P..."

They didn't continue reading.

His words came to an abrupt end.

at this time.

His expression gradually changed from joy to horror.

Their Fugaku supercomputer did not rank first.

Instead, it is the full pinyin spelling of the Candle Dragon, bearing the flag of a major Eastern power.

He wasn't the only one stunned.

The media, celebrities, and politicians invited to the event were also present.

They were all staring at the list in disbelief.

The scene fell silent for a moment.

at the same time.

Domestic netizens feel the same way.

The only difference is that one person's mood is positive and the other's is negative.

It felt like I was suddenly jolted awake from a deathbed, realizing that the great powers were none other than myself.

In the past few days, some public intellectuals in China have been vigorously promoting the Fugaku supercomputer.

An integration of cutting-edge technologies.

Japan's technology is about to take off.

A supercomputer with a computing power of over 400 petabytes can be described as taking off.

So what is a 600P Zhulong?
The entire internet was abuzz with excitement because of Zhulong's ascent to the top!

There will be one more chapter before midnight.

There are still 75 chapters to go to reach 1,000 monthly votes.

Maybe we should shoot slower?
Double the amount at the end of the month.

If I can get 2000 monthly tickets during the double-ticket period, I can update three times a month for the entire following month.

It's not worth investing now!
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