Hammer of Technology

But for executives far away at Apple, this time is not working time.In fact, it was already night at this time, and many people had already turned on the TV at home, enjoying a wonderful family time, and some were even watching the broadcast of the Olympic Games, but they were all ordered by Tim Cook's accompanying secretary to join the video conference immediately .

Although Tim Cook told Ning Wei that they would discuss it after Huawei gave the news.But for such an important matter, he still needs to communicate with the company's executives, especially the technical executives, at least to make everyone mentally prepared.

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I have to say Tim Cook's daily accumulation of prestige and execution.

After hanging up Ningwei's phone, within two to ten minutes, an internal encrypted video conference had already begun.A total of more than a dozen executives were notified to attend the meeting, including Tim Cook's successor, Job Bauzankert, and Apple's general manager of Greater China, Ge Lingyue.

"I'm sorry to disturb everyone's rest time and come to this meeting. It's just that this meeting is very important and may be related to Apple's development plan for the next ten years, so I hope to fully listen to everyone's opinions."

Tim Cook pointed out the importance of this meeting straight to the point, and it can be seen that everyone in the video sat up straight and began to listen carefully.

"I just finished talking with Dr. Ning Wei, and he gave a suggestion that Apple and Huawei should carry out in-depth cooperation. The content of the cooperation includes that Apple will share our entire ecosystem with Huawei, including opening the system and application store to each other. In return , We will be able to cooperate with Huawei to set up a research institute to jointly study the application of [-]D display technology on small devices and share all the results. What do you think about this.”

Briefly told everyone about Ningwei's suggestion, and then Tim Cook stopped talking, giving everyone time to think.

It can be seen how powerful this suggestion is, because most people have blank expressions on their faces...

It's like the daze after being suddenly woken up in a deep sleep...

The conference system also fell into silence, and Cook's breathing could even be heard.

Tim Cook waited patiently for 3 minutes. Seeing that no one had taken the initiative to speak up, he said directly, "Job, what do you think of this matter?"

"Ahem... this...Mr. Cook, if we share our ecosystem with Huawei, does it mean that we will lose pricing power? Including the revenue from the Apple Store, we need to share with Huawei? Will this cost too much? "

"Well, we did pay a lot, but let me ask you, if you don't cooperate, what do you think when Huawei and many other mobile phone manufacturers in China, including Samsung and Microsoft, start to push mobile phones that can freely switch between two-dimensional and three-dimensional? product, if we can’t launch the same type of product immediately, how long can our loyal customers wait for us? One year? Two years? Or three years?”

Asked a question, Tim Cook did not wait for his successor to answer, but looked at Christian Colum, director of the ios lab on the other side of the screen, and asked, "Christian, what do you tell John? Uncle, if we can’t get this technology, how long will it take for our lab and scientists to develop a product with similar functions? Consider extreme situations, because this research will definitely not be assisted by the March Smart Platform.”

"Um... I can't give you an answer to this. In fact, we haven't got the first-hand information about [-]D display so far. Of course, if I have to give an answer, I am pessimistic. Although we There was a research plan in this area, but there is not much accumulation in this direction, so three years is probably not enough..."

After the words fell, Tim Cook turned off the microphone of the scientific director, and asked Job Bazankert again: "Okay, now I have a reference, Job, tell me, if we all Unable to launch similar products, what method will you use to ensure the sales of the three generations of Apple products? Or how to make our customers continue to favor our products, and how to ensure our competitiveness in high-end products? This is also the most important thing you need to consider next year The problem."

"..."

"Our ecology is built on the basis of countless users. Without these high-quality users, the ecology we live on is like a castle in the air. If we are not willing to share, then we must ensure that our developers, our customers, will not Go away from us. We even need other developers to wait for us. Think about it, everyone, if three years later, when people visit Amazon, if they can observe products in 360 degrees through Huawei mobile phones or tablets, Are they still willing to pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars for an Apple and only be able to shop through pictures?"

"If three years later, the hottest game can no longer run on a flat screen, but transcends the concept of a screen, what method do you use to persuade our customers to stay and continue to use our products? How to ensure that those ios developers do not Will go to our competitors to develop more promising [-]D applications?"

"If three years later, professional [-]D graphics software starts to support [-]D display, and people can use products with [-]D display to model in a WYSIWYG way, how do you retain those who need to frequently use this kind of professional [-]D graphics? Customers of mapping software? Everyone, think about it and give me an answer. I hope your answer will change my mind, otherwise I hope you will start thinking about how we are positioned in this cooperation, and how It can ensure that our interests are maximized.”

Speaking of this, Tim Cook glanced at the time on the computer and said: "Ten hours later, a second meeting will be held on this topic. During this period, you can discuss and communicate, but please wait for the next meeting , Tell me what you think! The meeting is over."

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444 Hang up or not?

Almost at the same time, the bored Ning Wei was already sitting on the sofa in Liu Wei's room, looked at Liu Wei who was reading in front of the computer and asked, "Anything interesting today?"

"Our colleague's department phone is about to explode, is it an interesting thing?" Liu Wei replied casually.

"Oh? Why?" Ning Wei asked casually.

"Did you really think that yesterday's ignition ceremony would not cause any disturbance?" Liu Wei looked away from the computer screen and asked Ning Wei.

"It's just a laser beam carrying simple switch information. No one really struggles with this, right? Or scientists are starting to discuss the use of lasers for information research? This is indeed a research direction. With our positioning technology, it can realize satellites and ground signal stations. Using lasers for big data transmission is safe and efficient hundreds of times higher than 5G, and the information that ultrashort waves can carry can increase exponentially compared to radio.”

Ning Wei analyzed it seriously from an academic point of view.

Liu Wei took a deep look at Ning Wei, then nodded, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, everyone's ideas are different from yours, but then again, you think it is useful for scientific research and development, so my colleagues will accept it." Relentless on the phone call? By the way, the Xilin Launch Center we visited last time has recently arranged a launch mission. This month, two satellites will be launched into the sky, and they will also carry laser generators."

These words...thousands of words, finally turned into two words: "Thank you!"

After a lot of contact, you will find that Ningwei's temperament has a natural weakness, probably the kind that doesn't see anyone treating him too well.Especially in this kind of gossip, the most fearful thing is that someone will show kindness with practical actions, which will make him feel embarrassed, but Liu Wei has already figured out his weakness of character.

It's just that after saying thank you, I really don't know what to talk about...

Just when Ning Wei was about to feel embarrassed, the phone rang, and it was Mr. Yan from Huawei.

This is also the reason why Ning Wei and Yan Ming have been getting along very happily. This Huawei executive is also a wonderful person, and he can always get in touch with him when the time is right.

"Hey, brother Liu, you are busy first, I'll go out and answer the phone." Ning Wei picked up the phone and walked out.

……

"Mr. Yan, you won't discuss the result so quickly, will you?"

"Almost, the presidium unanimously agreed to contact Apple on in-depth cooperation. As long as they give a signal, we have identified the person in charge, and a complete negotiating delegation can be formed within a day."

"Really, after so many years, I really admire your efficiency." Ning Wei sighed.

This is the truth. Although Ning Wei doesn't like to be involved in purely commercial matters, Ning Wei is still very optimistic about Huawei when it comes to the efficiency of major companies.It seems that there is always a group of engineers who are always ready and can rush to the front line of business to connect with partners at any time.

"Haha, this is a pre-determined process, just get used to it. By the way, when it comes to efficiency, we are going to start a comprehensive deployment of Dayu Industrial Internet construction in Huawei's own industrial chain around the world. Just now the presidium is still suggesting, I hope Ning Academicians can become the technical guides of our Industrial Internet of Things, you must not refuse this."

The construction of Dayu Industrial Internet that Yan Ming mentioned can probably be understood as a supply chain management system.

Relying on the March Smart Platform, according to market conditions, the company’s demand library is dynamically adjusted at all times. In fact, Huawei has been promoting it over the years, because under the control of this system, it not only makes it more convenient to control suppliers, but also improves efficiency. It saves a lot of money and improves the utilization rate of funds.

At present, Huawei's domestic suppliers have basically been connected to this system, and basically it has been able to update the procurement plan of suppliers once a week.In particular, this system also has a global commodity risk database, which can not only prioritize the procurement of components that may have supply problems in the near future, but also help upstream suppliers to adjust the storage ratio of raw materials more scientifically.

For example, when the system predicts that a certain commodity may have a rising risk in the near future, it will issue an alarm in the system in due course.Remind suppliers to prepare more raw materials in the near future, or adjust production plans as soon as possible. As for the extent to which this risk warning is issued, it is up to these manufacturers to set it themselves.

But to be honest, Ning Wei didn't put much effort into this system.Basically, everyone thinks that the March Smart Platform is really easy to use, and then thinks about whether it can expand its functions, so this project came into being.

But it is not too much to ask Ning Wei to be a technical guide. After all, the underlying logic of this system is still based on the dynamic analysis capabilities of the March Smart Platform.Of course, it can also be understood that as an enterprise, it hopes to bind useful people more tightly.

If you change people, there is a high probability that you will not reject Yan Ming's kindness, but Ning Wei is really not short of money, so he directly refuses, "Isn't this unnecessary?"

Yan Ming immediately replied: "Don't, don't, academician Ning, we really need your brand. To tell you the truth, the Dayu Industrial Internet platform is now being promoted smoothly by domestic suppliers, but most foreign suppliers I have scruples. If we can really reach an in-depth cooperation with Apple this time, we plan to have a good talk with Apple about the promotion of the Dayu platform. As you know, Apple has stronger control over international suppliers than we do.”

"So as long as we have a good deal, and Apple will promote our Dayu system in the front, we can save a lot of effort in the promotion of the international supply chain, and at the same time save us more money. But Apple is not the only one. Is the horse's head right? So, Academician Ning, if you come to be the chief scientific officer, we will have more confidence when negotiating with Apple."

How should I put it... These people in the mall are really better at talking than one another.

The phrase "Isn't Apple the only one who follows the lead?" once again made Ning Wei feel embarrassed.

Although it is an interrogative sentence, it uses an affirmative tone, which will definitely make people who are not serious in their hearts have the illusion that Apple is his store.

"This one……"

"Haha, academician Ning, don't say that you can't help with this matter! Speaking of which, I watched you go from Jiang Dabao to Yanbei University, and then became a professor of Yanbei, and was evaluated as an academician. What should I say? We have a very deep friendship, right? To tell you the truth, at the presidium meeting just now, you agreed to be our chief scientific officer, and I patted my chest and promised my brothers."

"That's fine, I'll put a name on it."

"I knew you would miss the old love. The name is enough, thank you, Academician Ning. When will you be free tomorrow? After a while, we will draw up a contract and send it to colleagues in Beijing, and send it to you tomorrow."

"It doesn't have to be so formal, does it?"

"It's okay if it's not formal. The friendship between us is naturally well known, so there is no problem. But there is no contract, so I'm afraid that others will be in fear!"

"Then... okay, I'll be in the office this afternoon."

"That `s a deal."

……

After hanging up the phone, Ning Wei discovered that money is really a wonderful thing. It is difficult for people who are short of money to get out, but for those who are not short of money, money can always find a way to catch up.

It's like being named as the chief scientist. Although the two didn't mention the money, Ning Wei knew that there would be a specific reward when the contract was delivered tomorrow.It must be admitted that the executives of manufacturers can always appear particularly proud when it comes to things like win over people.

After signing this contract, he will probably earn hundreds of millions with tears in his eyes...

For Ning Wei, it was actually an indescribable pain. Watching the money in the bank account keep increasing, he wanted to find the pleasure of squandering, but it was difficult to find that kind of opportunity.The basic necessities of life have been taken care of early, and Ning’s mother doesn’t even need to buy food for cooking. Someone will deliver it regularly every day, and someone will ask you every day if you want to cook. This kind of service has been going on for several years, and no one has asked for money. The problem.

Most of the expenses in the account are used to build various laboratories, purchase various experimental equipment and equipment, and fixed annual donations.

But how to say...

After all, having money is a good thing. In case there is something to spend money in the future, there is no need to ask for help.

……

Jean March sent an email to Apple, and Zhang Dingxi has already installed it.

It was almost time for dinner, and I took Zhang Dingxi to have a meal together. By the way, I got a general understanding of the current industrialization progress of [-]D displays, and got a very accurate reply. Probably by the end of the year, a product of high, medium and low-end will be available simultaneously. market sale.

It has to be said that this efficiency is already very high.

After all, the [-]D display does not mean that it can be sold directly after production. As Zhang Dingxi introduced at the March awards party, the [-]D display mode requires Ningxin's cooperation and algorithm support, as well as sufficient multi-application programs and video resource support.

So this time point is actually not bad. It can not only give the factory enough time to prepare goods, but also wait for the first-class application market to launch more [-]D applications during this period.

After talking about this matter, Zhang Dingxi was let go, and it was already two o'clock in the afternoon when he returned to the office.

Ning Wei first called out March, and it was quite interesting to see the kitten lying on the desk like a real cat, and other system icons floating above the desk like stars.

It is a pity that the mathematics software he usually uses cannot support this [-]D display mode, and he has to switch to the flat mode after clicking it, which seriously affects the experience.

Fortunately, there are already a lot of [-]D display videos and mini-games in the March database. Ning Wei picked and tried some of them, and found them to be very good, especially a space military flag, which Ning Wei found very interesting.This is a game independently developed by March. It is somewhat similar to how to play chess. Different spaceships have different moves, but the rules are more complicated. You have to shoot down the opponent's command ship in a three-dimensional grid. victory.

Played three rounds with great interest, and finally won one round, only to find out that it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Counting the time difference, it was already nine o'clock in the morning in Northern Europe. Although today is Sunday, Ning Wei felt that For a director of CERN, he should get up at this time anyway, otherwise he would be a bit sorry for his status as an executive of a scientific research institution.

After all, how can I sleep at this age without any special scientific contributions?

So he quit the chessboard, Ning Wei recalled in his mind the number Wu Yufei told him in the morning, and dialed it.

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In the northwest of Geneva, at the junction of France, CERN headquarters, which has produced numerous Nobel Prizes in physics, is located here.

However, Edwin George's residence is in the city of Geneva, not far from the CERN headquarters. Generally speaking, he goes there by car, but he still prefers to take the direct tram to work on Sundays.

On Sundays, I occasionally meet people visiting CERN. Edwin George actually likes to chat with these people who are full of imagination and yearning for the Large Hadron Collider. As an internal working scientist, he will be enthusiastic Talk to the people who came to visit, tell them how good the engineer who led them to visit after they arrived at CERN, and how scientific the sightseeing route is...

If they are interested, I will tell them that if they are lucky enough to encounter no test and maintenance tasks, they may also be assigned a sightseeing route that can go more than 100 meters underground and see the particle collider with their own eyes. After all, this instrument is absolutely One of the greatest man-made wonders of the world.

Of course, these tourists will be comforted, even if they are not assigned to this tour route, there is no need to be depressed.Because CERN's tour routes have been carefully designed, making full use of modern technologies such as sound and light, 3D movies, etc., it is enough to make people have a deep respect for CERN, the world's top research institute.

Generally speaking, when meeting people who come to chat, Edwin George will sublimate a little at the end, telling them that it is because of such a real research institution that human beings can explain more and more unknown things in this world. There are many, and there are more and more changes.

Of course, these can all be understood as Edwin George's personal hobbies.He will not reveal that he is the current director of this research institute, but he likes to give some small surprises to the guys he chats with, such as giving a small gift from CERN after sightseeing, of course, the premise is that the tourist is also I saw him right, and was even willing to tell him my name...

From this point of view, Edwin George is really dedicated. In addition to serving as the supervisor of CERN, he is also committed to promoting CERN's dedication and persistence to tourists who come here for the name as an ordinary worker. Great and unique.

But today he just got on the tram, and before he had time to scan the people on the tram, he received a call from Huaxia, which was still an unfamiliar number.

Just as he was about to hang up, the director of CERN suddenly thought of the phone call from Wu Yufei last night...

After hesitating for two seconds, Edwin George found a seat where no one was around, sat down, and clicked the connect button...

However, when making this series of actions, what Edwin George was thinking in his mind was, if the call was really from that person, should he just hang up and put him on the blacklist as well, so that He felt the trouble caused by this behavior of blacklisting people at every turn, and expressed his anger for the friends he knew...

Then he heard the self-introduction from the microphone: "Hello, Director George, I'm Ningwei..."

Ok……

Hang up or not? !

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445 Madman

After a not-so-intense ideological struggle, in the end Edwin George did not choose to be willful.After all, he is over 50 this year and has matured in all aspects, while the Huaxia man on the other end of the phone is still very young, not even thirty this year.

Edwin George still remembers that when he was 30 years old, he was still struggling with his doctoral dissertation. He even remembered the title of that dissertation - "Computing Nuclear Matter Using Chiral Symmetry Spontaneously Breaking Lagrangian Method Quark Condensation in .

And Ning Wei is less than 30 years old, and his popularity in the academic world has even surpassed his mentor at the time...

Thinking of these, he felt complicated, and then felt that everything was boring, and even felt that even if he really hung up the phone, it would be meaningless.Well, Edwin George admitted that he really wanted to hear what Ning Wei wanted to say to him.There is an element of admiration in human nature, but some people hide it very well, and some people are more straightforward.

Edwin George belonged to the kind of well-hidden, even somewhat rebellious mentality, but the existence in the subconscious could dominate his behavior and words at critical moments.

"Dr. Ningwei, I'm very glad to receive your call. When Dr. Wu told me yesterday that you wanted to contact me, I was wondering when you would call me. I didn't expect to wait so soon. I was deeply moved. pleasure."

Soon there was a hearty laughter from the opposite side: "Haha, Mr. George, you don't have to be honored. It should be my honor to be able to talk to you. I think Professor Wu Yufei should have talked to you. This time I have a request. with you."

Edwin George thought about it, and said carefully: "Yes, Professor Wu did tell me something. He said that you have recently become interested in basic physics, and you want to verify some ideas through our equipment, but you don't want to pass Formal application channels. To be honest, Dr. Ning, I really want to help you, but if you don’t go through the formal application channels, unless the committee can let go, it will be very difficult.”

Soon, the young man on the opposite side expressed his thoughts, and it was extremely simple and rude: "What if you give money? Mr. George, give a lot of money, such as one billion dollars to rent for a period of time, such as one month, or every time you start it What about pay-per-view? Of course, in addition to the rent to CERN, if you personally have any promising scientific research projects, maybe I can also be an investor to solve part of the funding problem."

This was a very euphemistic statement, but it already made Edwin George feel his heart throbbing.

I really can't blame this CERN executive. After all, people who are willing and able to spend a billion dollars to rent equipment can basically be counted on the palm of their hands.The next sentence is even more heart-pounding...

Invest in scientific research projects that he is optimistic about?

For a person who can casually spend a billion dollars, this investment must not be a small amount. Even if it is only one percent of this amount, he can realize many of his ideas.It can even allow him to live a life he didn't dare to dream of before retirement.

But he still insisted on the principle and asked: "Why? Dr. Ning, in fact, China is also one of the sponsors of CERN, and I have also approved the projects proposed by colleagues in China. As long as they conform to scientific cognition and procedures, in fact, most of them It can be passed smoothly. If I have these materials, I think I can really do something."

The other side quickly responded: "Professor George, I must have told you that Professor Wu has already told you that the direction of my research during this period is about transient matter. How should I put it, you also know that I am a half-way monk. From From undergraduate to postgraduate to about two years ago, my research direction has always been the theory and application of mathematics in artificial intelligence. Compared with this knowledge, my research on the physical level is still at a very early stage."