Chapter 40 One cent stumps the heroic man
Chapter 40 A penny stumps a heroic man
"What's going on? The tape-out can be completed in three days? This is an international joke!"
Wang Chengdong smiled bitterly and said, "The other party is very sure."
Xu Zhijun thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, I heard someone say that this Mr. Hu is from the Hu family."
"The Hu family? The Hu family from Hong Kong Island?"
"Correct."
"Oh, that's a big family, a wealthy family!"
Xu Zhijun added: "I also heard that this person is a playboy who does not work all day, causing trouble everywhere, and has a very bad reputation in Hong Kong Island."
"Well, a dandy boy?"
"Yes, yes, that's what I mean."
Wang Chengdong's eyes widened: "Mr. Xu, why didn't you tell me earlier? If he is really a playboy, then he is too unreliable!"
Xu Zhijun sighed: "Forget it, it doesn't matter whether Mr. Hu is reliable or not. The key is whether his friend is reliable or not."
At this time, Wang Chengdong showed a thoughtful look: "But I don't think that person is a loser who has no knowledge or skills."
Xu Zhijun was stunned: "What? Lao Wang, how did you know?"
"I definitely don't know, but when I spoke to him on the phone, I felt that he was quite serious and methodical in his words, and didn't seem like someone who spoke without thinking."
Xu Zhijun waved his hands and said, "Old Wang, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but what can you tell from a phone call? You're not a living god."
"That's true. Anyway, now we can only take it one step at a time."
Xu Zhijun sighed: "I hope our efforts will have a good result."
Meanwhile, on General Island, office building.
Hu Jiangshan and Zhang Rui found a multimedia conference room and prepared to review the IC chip design drawings sent by Huayao.
After looking at the detailed IC drawings, the two were basically able to confirm that it was Kirin's seven-nanometer mobile processor.
There is no doubt that this is Huayao’s latest flagship chip - Kirin 990.
This chip will be installed on Huayao's latest flagship mobile phone Mate30.
At this time, Zhang Rui discovered something was wrong and pointed at the computer screen and said, "Mr. Hu, do you think there is a design flaw here?"
Hu Jiangshan leaned closer to the screen to take a look and nodded. It was indeed a design problem.
Although the problem is small, the impact is great, causing the chip to become abnormally hot during operation.
It stands to reason that Huayao's semiconductor department, namely Haixi Semiconductor, has rich design experience and should not make such low-level mistakes.
In Hu Jiangshan’s previous life, Kirin 990 was a classic all-round chip, which was called the hexagonal warrior as soon as it was launched.
Hu Jiangshan immediately understood that this was not a design error on the part of Haixi Semiconductor, but a deliberate change before it was sent over.
The purpose of doing this is obvious.
This small flaw is equivalent to a mark.
If Hu Jiangshan's semiconductor production line is genuine and can produce advanced chips, then this mark will exist.
If this mark does not exist, it means that the tape-out from Hu Jiangshan is fake, and the samples were purchased from somewhere else.
As expected of Huayao, it is indeed very cautious and can use this method to test the capabilities of its partners.
Zhang Rui asked: "Do you want to modify it?"
Hu Jiangshan smiled and said, "No, that's not what we should do. Just do it according to the drawing and restore the design 100%."
Zhang Rui nodded: "I understand, Mr. Hu."
After finishing the business, Hu Jiangshan started chatting with Zhang Rui.
Hu Jiangshan asked: "Dr. Zhang, is there anything inconvenient or needing improvement for the team working on the island?" Zhang Rui thought for a moment and said: "The situation is much better now than before. With this office building, I feel the working environment is particularly good. With such a beautiful view, I can relax."
Hu Jiangshan nodded: "That's good, is it convenient to eat?"
"Now we all bring our own meals, which is quite convenient. But if we have to work overtime, we have to ask someone to go back to Hong Kong Island to buy food."
Zhang Rui added: "But now we also have a solution, which is to buy more frozen foods in advance, put them all in the refrigerator, and heat them up when we eat them."
Hu Jiangshan thought, it seems that a restaurant is still needed.
With a dozen people now, of course we can make do, but if there are more people in the future, eating will be a big problem.
It is not good to eat too much frozen food, convenience food, etc.
At this time, Zhang Rui said again: "By the way, Mr. Hu, I have another question."
"what is the problem?"
"Shouldn't we repair the roads on our island? Semiconductor production lines require a lot of raw materials. The goods are delivered by cargo ships, and the roads from the dock to the factory are all dirt roads. It doesn't matter when the amount of raw materials is small, but if large-scale production is carried out in the future, the amount used will increase, and there may be considerable trouble."
Hu Jiangshan nodded: "I understand. This is indeed a problem that needs to be solved."
The two chatted for a few more sentences, and then Zhang Rui went back to work.
Hu Jiangshan walked out of the office building and came outdoors.
At this time, the wind on General Island was very strong and the sun was quite hot.
Hu Jiangshan thought that it would be better if the vegetation on the island was more abundant, so that most of the sunlight could be blocked and the wind would be much smaller.
There is also the problem that Zhang Rui mentioned, the road repair on the island is indeed in urgent need of resolution.
Now it is just a small-scale trial production and tape-out stage, and not many raw materials are used, so it is not so difficult.
If everything goes well, we will soon enter the mass production stage. The amount of materials used will be very large, so the island’s transportation system will be very important.
But building roads is very expensive, and Hu Jiangshan has no money in his pocket!
He still has a lot of debts.
There are only a few days left until the due date for the first loan.
If he has no money to pay back, the bank will certainly not do anything to Hu Jiangshan, after all, he is a member of the Hu family, but it will be very embarrassing.
Even if Hu Jiangshan himself doesn't care about losing face, he cannot ignore the reputation of the Hu family.
The bank has plenty of ways to spread all kinds of news in the business community, and the Hu family will become a laughing stock.
Hu Jiangshan walked along the dirt road all the way to the dock.
It's a real headache. I really want to repair this road, at least make it into asphalt.
But Hu Jiangshan can't do it now.
It is true that a penny can make a hero fail, and a good cook cannot cook without rice.
Hu Jiangshan was a top scientist in his previous life. He had various sponsorships and research funds to use freely and never worried about money.
Now, after being reborn into a wealthy family in Hong Kong, I have to worry about money.
Who is this to reason with!
Hu Jiangshan wondered whether he should go to old man Hu Yingxiang to ask for alms and raise some money to repair the road.
If you want to be rich, build roads first.
But after thinking about it, I decided to wait for a few days and finish the tape-out for Huayao first.
(End of this chapter)