The Military-industrial Scientific Research System of the Academic Master - Chapter 672
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Chapter 672 Supercomputing export, I make the decision
Yang Huimei came here this time, naturally, it was not possible just to talk about asking Chang Haonan to find a full-time secretary.
So, after some brief greetings, she quickly got to the point.
“Mr. Chang, I have reported earlier matters to you before. The relevant records are in these files. They are organized according to the type of transaction and date. You can take a closer look later.”
Yang Huimei said, picking up the top one from the pile of documents that had just been placed on the table and handing it to Chang Haonan:
“But I just received this this morning. Before I could contact you, I received a call from Director Song, saying that you would come to the company today, so I brought it over directly.”
The latter opened it and found that inside was a letter of explanation from Shuguang Group.
The content is not long. The general idea is that after our own testing (and of course users such as 112 Factory who pre-ordered the early trial version), we believe that the Sugon 2000T adapted to TORC Multiphysics has basically mature technology and can be officially released at any time.
As mentioned before, TORCMultiphysics has actually collected enough user feedback and data. The official version of the software has even been packaged. The delay in releasing it is largely due to waiting for Sugon 2000T to complete the stability test.
Now, it is clear that the time has come.
“Is there a need for a special press conference?”
“Um…”
“Judging from the number of customers who have consulted with us, I think there is a lot of attention. If we can take advantage of this opportunity to promote it, the effect should be good.”
What really brings attraction is that it can open up more core functions of TORCHMultiphysics.
The number of users who have actually experienced the trial version is still relatively small. In addition, even in Europe and the United States, the Internet is far less developed than it was more than 20 years ago. Therefore, most interested potential customers are still in the “Have they heard of such a thing?” I know something, it seems to be quite powerful, but I don’t have a concrete concept” stage.
Chang Haonan leaned back in his chair and did not answer immediately.
Compared to just finding a supercomputer of the same level, the efficiency of running TORCH Multiphysics may be only about 10%-15% higher.
Considering that its own performance is only around the level of 1996, even if calculated at 15%, it is still a huge disadvantage compared to the most advanced models in the world.
Although TORCHMultiphysics has already gained a lot of popularity, there is no end to publicity.
At this juncture, the cost-efficiency ratio of publicity investment must be the best.
In fact, although it is a customized version that has been specially adapted, the degree of localization of core components is not high, especially when high-performance chips still need to rely on imports, the optimization space for this “customization” is actually very limited.
“In addition, the group’s current cash flow is a little tight. Although we can currently obtain loans directly from banks, it should be safer to control some risks.”
Seeing Chang Haonan’s eyes leave the page, Yang Huimei asked again:
“Since the end of last year, we have received many letters or phone calls from users asking us about the expected release date, licensing method and pricing of the official version of the software. At that time, we basically responded according to the same template, but in the end we also left Let them wait a moment.”
That is Dawn 2000T, and what Ding Gaoheng mentioned to him before, China is likely to join the WTO soon.
So, according to the previous cooperation agreement between the two parties, a share of the profits from each Sugon 2000T will be given to Torch Group.
But Chang Haonan is not just the general manager of Torch Group after all.
This is especially true for users in developed countries in Europe and the United States.
He also needs to consider the problem from a larger perspective.
If calculated from a business perspective alone, then Yang Huimei’s idea is definitely no problem.
But this also means that TORCMultiphysics and Dawn 2000T must be highly bound.
The former is okay. At the turn of the century, because the Internet bubble was still at its highest point, the world generally regarded computer software as a relatively open industry.
But the computer hardware, and the high-performance computers themselves, are different. China has done little in this regard in the past, so it did not involve much content in the information industry during its WTO accession negotiations.
It is still necessary to keep silent about making a fortune, so as not to cause unnecessary problems at the last moment.
ˆAlthough it is a publicly released commercial product, no matter whether Chang Haonan holds a press conference with great fanfare or not, the real core industry insiders will know the relevant situation.
But the person responsible for negotiating with China is not an expert.
As long as they don’t know.
Thinking of this, Chang Haonan sat up straight again and said to Song Jingming, who had been silent just now:
“Ask Academician Li Jie from the Institute of Computing Technology if he is in the capital. If he is, please help me make an appointment with him.”
“no problem.”
…
The two of them met at the Institute of Computing Technology of the Academy of Sciences.
Although at the corporate level, Torch Group and Shuguang Group are at the same level.
But after all, Li Jie is an academician, so he still needs to be respected in this regard.
“Comrade Haonan, long time no see.”
“Academician Li.”
Chang Haonan stepped forward and shook hands with the other party.
The last time the two met was when they received the award together at the General Assembly Hall last year.
Now, after nearly a year, Chang Haonan has not changed much except that his temperament is more mature, but Li Jie can actually tell that he is much older.
I must have been under a lot of pressure recently.
“Comrade Haonan, you must have read the letter I sent in the name of Shuguang Company a few days ago, right?”
Li Jie placed two cups of tea in front of Chang Haonan and himself, and then sat on another sofa adjacent to Chang Haonan:
“I’ve heard before that in terms of software, the official version has been prepared for a long time. I’m really sorry, Sugon 2000T encountered some compatibility issues during the development process, which delayed it for several weeks.”
The latter picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, while waving his hands:
“It doesn’t matter. TORCH Multiphysics has no direct competitors around the world. If it is released earlier or a few weeks later, it will not have much impact.”
This answer can be called domineering and sideways, and it directly stopped Li Jie next to him for a moment.
After all, it is basically the only Chinese enterprise in this era that can be so confident.
Chang Haonan then continued:
“However, the reason why I came here this time is indeed about Dawn 2000T.”
“You say.”
Li Jie is actually of the same generation as Du Yishan and Ding Gaoheng, but they were elected academicians relatively late. In addition, when they met Chang Haonan, they already had a cooperative relationship of equals, so their attitude was much more polite.
“I hope that the sales strategy of Sugon 2000T, at least for foreign users, can be determined by our Torch Group.”
(End of this chapter)