Tech Hammer

I don’t have high expectations for the speed of journal reviewers. After all, the other reviewers are not March. Although everyone is a professional player, there is always a limit to the review speed of people. It is not an easy task to figure out another person's idea in terms of number theory.

The most important thing for Ning Wei now is to plan a perfect vacation.

If Lu Dongyi hadn't reminded him, Ning Wei would have almost forgotten that from mid-October last year until now, he hadn't had a proper rest and had a complete holiday. During the winter vacation, he was discussing NS equations with Lu Dongyi. After he left, he started preparing the paper. He rushed to the laboratory in the third year of junior high school and then went to attend meetings. During the Qingming Festival, he was worried about the perfect integration of EDA with his next family. He also paid attention to the large-scale testing of turbulence algorithms and wrote the paper.

Next is the graduation thesis, solving the KLS conjecture problem. In short, I have not been idle on May Day in my memory, and have been working on some problems in mathematical optimization. Just like that, the summer vacation arrived. After staying at home for less than two weeks and reading a few books, I was urged by Director Tian to rush to Yanbei University in mid-July.

Only when he got here did he really see how hard some people in this world can work. For example, Senior Brother Lu had to work for more than ten hours almost every day. Except for the occasional substitute teacher after school started, he was the only one who saw him most of the time. Write and draw there. There are also a bunch of fellow Ph.D. fellows who are always chattering away every day, which directly leads him astray. He works in the institute for more than ten hours every day, and when he comes back, he still has to compete with March for one or two hours.

No one reminded him yet, but Lu Dongyi said something yesterday, which made Ning Wei feel mentally exhausted, so he easily convinced himself that he really needed to take a good rest for a few days. On the National Day, you must put it on your agenda to see the flag-raising. Although Yanbei University was once a royal garden, there is a large garden next to it that is said to have been the residence of the old queen. You must also visit the famous Forbidden City. I haven't visited it yet. If I want to go shopping without being too tired, about four days is enough.

Of course, the reason for being so interested may also be because I can find someone to accompany me on this trip, and it's not Brother Yu who is getting tired of looking at his face.

So when Ning Wei sat in his office the next day, he was not in the mood for work, but began to browse the Internet for guides to major scenic spots in the capital. There is not much time for leisure, and now there is no shortage of money. Of course, we must make the best strategy.

This is probably a common problem among people. For Ning Wei, the reason why this vacation is precious is simply because of its scarcity. If he chooses a more relaxed life, he can actually have a vacation every day, but in that case, there will be no expectation of leisure, so everyone in this world Personal gains and losses are always difficult to explain clearly.

996 is indeed unscrupulous, but if it is a high salary 996 coupled with a perfect vacation, the comfort it brings is a happiness that those rich second generations who live idle every day or in their lifetime cannot experience.

So at this time Ningwei really felt very happy.

Just as he was looking for delicacies in the scenic spot in front of the computer, the phone rang. Ning Wei picked up the phone and answered it, and the cheerful voice of Mr. Yan from Huawei reached his ears along the phone line.

"Mr. Ning, you are so awesome! Really, your design is so exquisite! We have tested it, and the result is perfect! Except for Huawei, no other product can pass three different tests. Most of the products can Some of the tests caused conflicts, and our engineers are very impressed with your idea of ​​preventing infringement."

Well, this is what Ning Wei expected.

In order to make those codes look harmless, he racked his brains and used all available defensive measures. He also used advanced mathematical ideas to perfectly integrate these defensive codes. into the original code. It can be said that in order for Yan Ming to say these words today, he used all the knowledge he had at that time and even many advanced mathematical ideas.

Not to mention that the code of the turbulence algorithm was accumulated by him working more than fifteen hours a day and typing on the keyboard bit by bit. No one could understand the code better than him. If this situation allowed those engineers to find all the loopholes and Infringement, Ning Wei thought he could just buy a piece of tofu and kill him.

"As long as it's useful, it can help you save some money on the lawsuit." Ning Wei responded casually.

"Money for a lawsuit? Haha, this money can't be saved. We suddenly became easy to talk to, and people noticed something was wrong without pointing out. Only a limited number of people in our engineering department knew about this matter, so we didn't know it at all. The Legal Department will be notified. I was just urging the Legal Department to quickly compile the information and prepare to file a lawsuit. Now our Legal Department is gearing up to collect information and prepare to fight this lawsuit! We must not affect their enthusiasm."

Yan Ming said with a smile.

"Um?" Ning Wei thought for a while, and it seemed that it was indeed the case. However, he no longer had any trouble in his heart about these sexy operations in the shopping mall. Anyway, he had never thought about going naked in the business world. It was a professional matter. These professionals can naturally think more carefully than him.

It's just that those friends and businessmen may have a difficult time next year.

"By the way, besides making phone calls, there is another thing. We have reached an agreement with Samsung. Next month we may officially authorize minimalist EDA to Samsung Communications. Of course, we will help with the licensing fees based on the turbulence algorithm. You collect it on your behalf and settle it together in every financial quarter in the future." Yan Ming said.

"Oh? Samsung?" Ning Wei was a little surprised.

"Well, we are also based on some realistic considerations. It is impossible to eat all the global market, and Huawei still faces some problems that are difficult to solve. The scale of Samsung Communications does not currently pose a big threat to us, and Samsung Electronics and Samsung Semiconductor have a relatively complete industrial chain, and this cooperation with Samsung is also the result of our comprehensive consideration based on practical issues. In the future, we may choose a friend, of course, that will be at least next year." Yan Ming explained sentence.

"Oh, it's okay. I don't know much about business matters. If you think Samsung is a good partner, then choose Samsung. According to the contract, I will not comment on this issue." Ning Wei replied.

"But we still have to inform you about the licensing fee. The fee we license to Samsung is that for every turbulence algorithm chip produced and manufactured, we need to pay you a patent fee of US$3, because this part is definitely overseas. The settlement is in U.S. dollars. However, when Huawei settles with you, it will be settled directly in RMB according to the current exchange rate."

Ning Wei checked the exchange rate online. According to the current exchange rate, 3 US dollars is about 18.2 yuan. This price is more than double the eight yuan he authorized to Huawei. Thinking about it, this is a good deal. income.

Of course, Samsung's shipments of communication equipment are definitely not comparable to Huawei's, and Huawei has also seized the market opportunity, so in the final settlement, it may not be able to match Huawei's sales, but no matter what, this is not good for Ningwei's wallet. Definitely a good thing.

"Okay, I understand, I'm sorry, Mr. Yan." Ning Wei responded.

"No trouble, no trouble. By the way, there is one more thing I would like to hear your opinion on, Mr. Ning. What do you think of the concept of the Metaverse that is being hyped across the street?"

"Yuan Universe? What is the Yuan Universe?" Ning Wei was stunned. This term was quite fresh.

"You haven't heard of it?"

"wait!"

Ning Wei dropped this sentence and quickly typed the word Yuan Universe on the search engine, and then the details about the Yuan Universe appeared in front of him.

A project initiated by Westerners, to put it bluntly, it is to develop the next generation open source Internet foundation based on virtual reality and augmented reality technology starting from games, allowing users to immersively experience the new generation of Internet through various VR and AR devices. To put it bluntly, it is to build a virtual Internet world similar to Ready Player One, so that people can travel in the new generation of Internet through holographic devices.

This concept is also widely sought after. For example, the company that was the first to introduce the concept of the metaverse in the capital market has seen its valuation skyrocket. Rec Room, a game platform based on social VR, has attracted widespread attention since last year, and easily obtained 100 million in the second phase last year. U.S. dollar financing, so far it has completed three rounds of financing and entered the preparatory stage for listing. Zuckerberg said at a conference that Facebook will invest at least US$5 billion each year in the next five years for infrastructure research in the Metaverse. , Twitter and Google are also following...

As for the domestic Penguin Group, Alibaba Group, Byte, and Qiandu, there are reports that they have begun to lay out the technology of the Metaverse.

Although the former has not done its own research, it has already begun to invest in three mainstream foreign companies related to the Metaverse. Alibaba is also not to be outdone, and has also begun capital deployment. It is said that Byte has spent 9 billion to get a ticket to the Metaverse... …

After seeing this news, Ning Wei fell into self-blame. He was really ignorant.

Such an extremely awesome concept, he, a man who aspires to be the father of strong artificial intelligence, has never understood it.

"Mr. Yan, as Huawei makes network communication equipment, your business scope seems to also involve VR equipment. What do you think?" Ning Wei asked rhetorically.

"We didn't follow up last year because we always felt that this project was too futile to propose now. Let's talk about the entrance to the metaverse first. Neither VR nor AR technology can be said to be mature at this stage. Then there is the supporting software. We have already been involved in this area. Of course It is still incomparable with the most advanced foreign technologies, but as far as we know, the most advanced 3D engines today may not be able to perfectly present the various relationships of the physical world in the virtual world. In addition, in terms of network foundation, we do not I feel like the internet is ready..."

Hearing this, Ning Wei continued: "But if this technology can be developed abroad in the near future, this market will still be very attractive, right? In fact, I think you are quite calm. I personally think that the concept of the metaverse is at least It cannot be truly completed within five years. As you said, I personally believe that this Metaverse project relies on breakthroughs in 3D engine technology, artificial intelligence technology and underlying algorithms. In addition, there is also the most basic innovation of basic communication networks. Now 5G has not yet been fully popularized, so how can it support a platform with such a huge data flow?”

"Originally we thought so too, but the ultra-high compression theory you proposed at the STOC conference, Mr. Ning, gave the industry a new idea. Rapid decompression is achieved through rapid ultra-high compression technology and large-scale supercomputing platforms. Not long ago At an Internet conference, an industry expert pointed out that after calculation, as long as thirty more supercomputers with the same computing power as TaihuLight are built in China, coupled with a dense cloud computing platform, they can support operations in the existing network environment. The network foundation of the Metaverse. We were not the first to put forward this argument, but the scientists at Google should have put it forward first."

After hearing these words, Ning Wei finally understood why Yan Ming suddenly mentioned this concept to him.

Feelings The paper he published at the STOC conference has been used by scientists to build the underlying communication protocol for building the Metaverse open platform under the existing network environment. Ning Wei could only sigh in his heart, what kind of magical idea is this?

Build thirty supercomputers equivalent to TaihuLight specifically to decompress high-compression transmission data? If we really want to achieve the ideal model, I am afraid that we will have to build a cloud computing platform in all cities across the country to support this network...

"Mr. Yan, you have enough money to install 5G equipment in mainstream cities across the country, right? Why spend money like this?" Ning Wei asked curiously.

"First of all, after the popularization of 5G, there is also an upper limit on data transmission speed during peak user periods and in places with a large number of users. After all, there will definitely be losses in data transmission, and it is impossible to reach the ideal speed in the laboratory. Secondly, the connection speed of 5G There will be a lot of input equipment, and if we really want to support the Metaverse, the requirements for network quality will be higher, so even if 5G networks become popular, this technology will most likely be needed to support the Metaverse."

After hearing these words, Ning Wei probably had an idea and said with a smile: "Mr. Yan, let's put it this way. Anyway, I personally feel that it is far from the time to lay out this field. If you have already started at the software level of the platform, As for the layout, I can do it first, but I do have a bold idea, but it will have to wait until the projects I am currently working on are almost completed. If you are still interested in this direction by then, maybe we can still cooperate. once."

"So you also think this project is not reliable yet?"

"It's very unreliable! Let me tell you this, Mr. Yan, if you really want to build the so-called metaverse in the near future, you have to look at my research results. Do you believe it?" Ning Wei said in a half-joking tone.

"Ahem, if that's the case, why not work together again? For example, we can work together to build a future laboratory, and you will be the chief scientist of the laboratory. How about that?"