Chapter 399 Hope for the Future (Finale) "At the same time, we will also strengthen the cooperation with the companion silicon hard disk and companion silicon motherboard to ensure that the performance of the entire system can be maximized." "I totally understand." Zhang Lingxi's eyes flashed with determination, "As long as the system runs stably and the performance reaches the extreme, we can occupy a place in the market." "This is not only a technological victory, but also a strategic victory." Lu Shan stood up and looked at the screen. His eyes became more determined, "In this chip battle, the divine ship will definitely be able to break the external blockade and win the final victory!" After the test, all the senior members stood up one after another. Every word of Lu Shan seemed to inject new strength into them. The shock among BanSi's top management did not subside, but became more intense. Inside the conference room, the lights were bright and the atmosphere was tense. Lu Shan sat in the most central position, frowning slightly, his eyes sharply scanning every senior executive in front of him, with the final test report of the Jiutian X1 chip spread out in his hand. Zhang Lingxi, Wang Hao and other key personnel stood by, ready to respond to any questions from Lu Shan.
Everyone knows that today's meeting will determine the future of the Shenchuan. Lu Shan cleared his throat and broke the silence in the conference room: "Jiutian X1, the name is decided." He said calmly, his eyes deep, "This is a turning point for our divine ship and also our hope for the future." "Nine Heavens x 1." Zhang Lingxi repeated softly, with a hint of approval in his eyes. "Above the Nine Heavens, the sea of stars symbolizes breakthroughs and endless possibilities." Lu Shan nodded, "This is our commitment to the future." "Now, the key is no longer a breakthrough in technology, but how to bring it from the laboratory to the market and break the current dilemma." The atmosphere in the conference room became increasingly solemn, and everyone realized that the mass production of Jiutian X1 would be a crucial step in the survival of Shenchuan. "The mass production plan is ready." Zhang Lingxi continued, flipping through the documents in his hand, "The production line has been optimized once, and the process flow is also being followed up." "However, the question is whether the scale and speed of mass production can meet our market demand." Lu Shan stared at Zhang Lingxi with a sharp gaze like an eagle: "What do you think?" Wang Hao stood up, with some worry in his eyes. "The performance of Jiutian X1 is far superior to most chips on the market, but production is still a big challenge." "We need to strengthen cooperation with partner silicon to ensure that there are no problems with the supply of memory chips and motherboards." "At the same time, production lines must undergo additional technical transformation to accommodate the high frequency and multi-core processing of chips." Lu Shan pondered for a moment: "If the production line cannot adapt quickly, then we need to increase investment and make more detailed adjustments." "Technically, we do not allow any omissions and must strictly control quality. The market's expectations of us cannot be compromised." "Understood." Zhang Lingxi responded, "I will arrange for the factory to make the final adjustments to ensure that every Nine Sky X1 can be produced stably. The time for mass production must be precisely controlled." "Okay." Lu Shan nodded. "Everything will go according to plan. I don't want any mistakes to happen again. The market must not wait for us." At this time, Wang Hao hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Lu, we need to discuss the arrangements for the press conference further." "The launch of Jiutian X1 is not only a demonstration of technology, but also a declaration of the resurgence of our Shenchuan."
“The time, location and format of the press conference must be carefully planned.” "We have already started planning for the press conference," said Zhang Lingxi. "From product highlights to market strategies, the contents of the press conference have been listed." "But I think we can keep the pace of the press conferences a little tighter." “We should show the advantages of Jiutian X1 as much as possible, especially in multi-tasking and high-frequency performance.” "We must show the greatest highlight of Jiutian X1." A trace of determination flashed in Lu Shan's eyes. "Especially when facing Lianxiang and other competitors, we must clearly convey Shenchuan's determination and strength." “We are not just launching a chip, we are announcing to the market that we are ready to meet the challenge.” "I understand." Zhang Lingxi responded immediately, "We will highlight the extreme performance of Jiutian X1 in the press conference. Lu Shan nodded. In June 2013, Shenchuan Company released its annual financial report. As soon as the data came out, the entire industry was shocked. Revenues fell sharply, sales plummeted by 25%, and gross profit margins fell to a historic low. The numbers grimly show the difficulties the company has faced during this period. "Costs are soaring and production can't keep up." Wu Jun couldn't hide his anxiety. "We are working hard to solve these problems and strive to return to normal as soon as possible." But the sense of powerlessness in the words can never conceal the cruelty of reality. The stock market's reaction was the most direct, with Shenchuan's share price falling nearly 10% that day. Investors' confidence collapsed in an instant, and industry insiders began to re-examine the future of Shenchuan. "This time, Shenchuan's market value has really shrunk." A financial analyst calmly analyzed on a news program. "The rising cost of chips and insufficient production capacity mean that there will be no breakthrough in the short term, and the market competition pressure is extremely high. I'm afraid Shenchuan has entered a bottleneck period." At the same time, there was no atmosphere of celebration among Shenchuan’s employees and management, as everyone knew what this financial report meant. "Look at this number..." Wu Jun pointed at the data on the computer screen, a trace of despair flashing in his eyes, "If we can't increase production as soon as possible, the next quarter will probably be even more difficult." "We have to find a way to catch up." Li Xiang frowned, "The current production line is already tight enough, and with the rising material costs, it can't keep up with demand at all." "Yes." Wu Jun sighed, "If we don't adjust, our market share will be further eroded." At the same time, Yang Qing of Lianxiang Company sat at his large desk with a relaxed smile on his face, and even joked with his subordinates on the phone: "The divine ship has failed again. Let's see how they can turn the tables this time." As soon as the financial report was released, Yang Qing instructed the Finance Department to report the company's growth to shareholders, and pointed out in a fierce manner in the meeting: "We had anticipated the problems with the divine ships, but we didn't expect them to be exposed so quickly." He sneered and continued, "Now is the time for us to seize the opportunity and quickly expand production capacity to seize the market."
Lianxiang’s stock price soared after the financial report was released, in Yang Qing’s office. His team is also discussing how to further consolidate market share and ensure that Shenchuan is not left with any chance to fight back. “Although Shenchuan has the technology, it does not have the ability to maintain stable production.” Yang Qing seemed to have seen through the shortcomings of Shenchuan. "As long as we increase investment and increase supply in the next six months, the market will naturally favor us." On major forums and social media, netizens have also expressed their opinions on the plight of the sacred ship. For a time, Shenchuan's brand image suffered an unprecedented impact. Another netizen posted a long article on the social platform, expressing his anger, "I was optimistic about them, but now it seems that they have really fallen into a dead end." Amidst the suppressed voices, supporters of the Origin Group also began to split. Some people still hold out hope, believing that as long as the divine ship survives this crisis, it will be able to rise again; But more people have begun to turn to other brands, and some have even begun to doubt their original trust in Shenchuan's technological advantages. Consumers no longer choose Shenchuan simply because of its "high-end" or "technologically advanced" characteristics, but are more concerned about the actual supply and stability of the products. Although Shenchuan's technology does take the lead in some areas. But at critical moments, supply stability is the key factor that determines consumers' purchasing intentions. In 2013, the global semiconductor industry is undergoing unprecedented changes. In this era of rapid technological development, chips have become one of the important symbols of a country's competitiveness. Xiaguo, as the world's largest consumer electronics market, is still subject to the control of others in the semiconductor industry. Every year, Xiaguo needs to spend trillions of dollars to purchase semiconductor products produced in the United States, South Korea and other countries. Especially in the field of high-end processors and memory chips, the phenomenon of dependence on imports is extremely serious. Countless experts and engineers are desperately calling for: Xia's chip industry must break through bottleneck technologies and can no longer allow foreign companies to control its destiny. Especially in the field of high-performance computing, international giants such as Intel and AMD almost control the global market. Behind these technologies lies the high-end technology, equipment and materials of American giants. However, the independent research and development of Xiaguo's chip industry has been stuck in a bottleneck. Even with huge investments of money and resources, it is still impossible to break through the technological bottleneck and the gap can never be narrowed. Shenchuan, as a local technology giant in Xia State, has carried the dreams of too many people in the past few years. Just when everyone was immersed in despair, Lu Shan suddenly convened an internal meeting. It was announced that a grand press conference will be held to showcase Shenchuan’s latest “Jiutian X1” chip. "We cannot be defeated by the current difficulties." Lu Shan's words were firm and powerful. "Jiutian X1 is not just a chip, it represents the future rise of our Shenchuan." "The time for the press conference has been set." Zhang Lingxi added. “We will invite industry media, investors and domestic and foreign technical experts to attend the conference. Jiutian X1 will be the highlight of this conference.”
As preparations for the press conference began, the atmosphere inside the Shenchuan gradually returned to expectation. Zhang Lingxi and her team began working overtime to carefully prepare presentations and technical introductions, striving to dispel industry doubts at the press conference. To understand the significance of Jiutian X1, we must first look at the current situation of Xiaguo in the chip field. In the past few years, Xiaguo has had almost no say in chip technology, especially in the fields of high-end processors and graphics cards. It is almost entirely dominated by foreign companies such as Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA. Every year, Xia State had to spend a lot of money to import these key technologies from foreign countries. Especially in the fields of data centers, PCs, smartphones, etc., almost all high-end products are inseparable from these imported chips. This puts domestic manufacturers in a passive position in the competition with international giants. Face the stringent requirements of the global market for performance and innovation. Xiaguo's chip industry has not been able to form a strong competitive advantage, and has even stagnated in many high-end technology fields. For Shenchuan, the chip competition is no longer just a fight for market share, but also a sprint for technological autonomy and industrial independence. The Shenchuan team went through countless failures and adjustments before finally developing the breakthrough product "Jiutian X1". However, the launch of this chip did not win immediate recognition in the market. On the contrary, due to problems such as production and cost, Shenchuan's sales volume has dropped significantly, and the dismal financial report results have put the entire team under great pressure. "Our technology is not bad, but the market doesn't like us." Shenchuan has been at the forefront of its domestic peers in technology research and development with the launch of Jiutian X1. It almost means that they have made a breakthrough in the core technology of the international chip market. But the reality makes all efforts seem to be in vain. However, the divine ship did not give up. Lu Shan made it clear: "Jiutian X1 is our future, and we must re-establish the prestige of the divine ship in the market." “We must let the market see the true strength of Jiutian X1.” In his speech at the press conference, Lu Shan introduced the technical details of this chip in a concise and clear manner. “As you all know, Intel’s top processor in 2013, Ivy Bridge-E, has 6 physical cores and 12 threads, a main frequency of , and a maximum supported memory bandwidth of 25GB/s. However, this product still has certain bottlenecks in multi-tasking, high-concurrency and other applications.” Lu Shan paused for a moment and continued, "Our Jiutian X1 uses a brand new 18-core, 36-thread architecture, with a main frequency of and a memory bandwidth of over 100GB/s." "More importantly, it can maintain stable performance output without any lag under high load and extreme tasks." In the subsequent demonstration, Shenchuan showed the amazing performance of Jiutian X1 in multi-tasking. When running multiple large applications at the same time, even at 4K resolution, the processing speed of Jiutian X1 far exceeds that of Ivy Bridge-E, and the game screen is smooth and smooth.
Work tasks can also be completed with almost no delay. "This is the advantage of our Jiutian X1," Lu Shan said confidently. "It is not just a chip, but also a brand-new computing concept." The moment the press conference ended, the atmosphere was extremely warm. Although Shenchuan’s stock price was still hovering at a low point, the technical appearance of Jiutian X1 made many people’s eyes light up. As soon as the press conference ended, heated discussions broke out on social platforms. "Jiutian X1 can run multiple tasks smoothly at 4K resolution. Its performance is simply amazing!" "This is the future of domestically produced chips! If this chip can be supplied stably, Intel and AMD may have a hard time." “Technology is good, but production capacity is the key.” "It is worth paying attention to whether Shenchuan can overcome the production problem. No matter how excellent the technology is, it will be useless if it cannot meet market demand." Despite this, some people have doubts about the future of this chip, especially in terms of supply chain and mass production. It is generally believed that this will be the key to whether the Shenchuan can successfully turn things around. At dinner, Lu Shan gathered with his team members. Sitting in a private room of a local restaurant, the atmosphere was much more relaxed. Zhang Lingxi raised his glass, his eyes full of smiles, "Today is a victorious start, everyone has worked hard." "It doesn't matter if it's hard, but the road ahead is still long." Lu Shan smiled slightly and raised the wine glass. "Today's press conference has put us back on our feet, but if we want to go further, the challenge has just begun." "Yes." Wu Jun said slowly, "Jiutian X1 is indeed very powerful, but we must ensure that it can be produced stably." "Technological breakthroughs are important, but if production capacity cannot keep up, the final results will be just empty talk." "So, in the next few months, we will go all out," Zhang Lingxi added. "We have already started to solve the production problems in full swing. I believe that Jiutian X1 will be able to be tested by the market soon." Everyone agreed, and the atmosphere became more relaxed. The sound of wine glasses clinking, accompanied by laughter, seemed to release all the pressure at this moment. However, just as they were chatting happily, Lu Shan's cell phone suddenly rang. An unfamiliar international call, the number displayed was a German area code. "I'll take it." Lu Shan nodded slightly and walked to the side to answer the phone. There was fluent German coming from the other end of the line, the voice was calm and cool. Although Lu Shan didn't understand German, he could understand some of it thanks to Mary Ju's translation. He immediately asked with a puzzled look: Hello, who are you? "Mr. Lu Shan, I am Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss. I hope you can come to Brunswick, Germany. I need to discuss something with you." (End of this chapter)