Chapter 101: We Must Change the World

Umbrella's current business, not to say it has nothing to do with the electronics industry, can only be said to be completely unrelated.

One is biotechnology, the other is the electronics industry. No matter how you look at it, they are not in the same group.

Like Boris's prediction for Umbrella's future, Patrick also believes that the vertical deepening method is more suitable for Umbrella's development.

Therefore, for Murphy's idea of "entering the electronics industry," although Patrick also followed Murphy's instructions to understand it, he has never supported it.

The span is too large. Umbrella has no accumulation in this regard, and the chip industry is an industry that extremely needs technical accumulation. Rushing into it with Umbrella's current situation is like a little white rabbit entering a wolf's den, right? It's purely a prodigal behavior.

But in Murphy's view, this is something he has to do.

Why enter the electronics industry?

Isn't it because the current technological development is too slow!

In fact, although the current technology world is not as competitive as it will be thirty years later, it has already developed fast enough. Describing the electronics industry as changing with each passing day is not an exaggeration at all.

But Murphy comes from the future. In his view, the current many technologies are still far from enough.

For example, the gene sequencing technology that the Transformation Project Group extremely needs is still in its infancy. If it were thirty years later, where would there be a need to guess what genes were added after Boris turned into a vampire? Just do a whole-genome sequencing for him, and then compare it with the human genome and the bat genome, and the similarities and differences would come out immediately.

Or for example, the Spell Project Group's measurement of spell effects. Due to the measurement accuracy problems of various physical sensors and the lack of non-invasive human sensors, it is difficult to measure a wizard's brain waves and nerve potentials, making it impossible to conduct further quantitative analysis on the relationship between wizards and spells.

And the future CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology, super-resolution microscopy technology, optogenetics technology, computer simulation technology, and various analysis technologies, etc., are all huge aids in the scientific research process, which can greatly accelerate the research speed.

In his past life, he only had an undergraduate degree in computer science and had never dealt with these scientific technologies. He had heard the names, that's true, but as for what they specifically were, he was completely ignorant.

The only way for him to make these technologies reappear in this world is to honestly accelerate the technological progress of the entire world and let those big shots in various majors re-develop these technologies.

And the only thing that can accelerate the speed of all scientific research is the electronics industry.

Smaller transistors, more circuits, faster computing speed, larger storage, more complex algorithms... eventually, it will become more accurate data, more perfect theories, and more developed technologies.

The technological train that humanity will continuously accelerate in the next thirty years is galloping on silicon crystal tracks.

Moore's Law is the iron rule of technological progress in this world for the next thirty years.

So, Murphy's logic is very clear.

To better study magic, you need more advanced technology, and to have more advanced technology, you need faster computers, and to have faster computers, you need better chips.

And for better chips, either let them appear naturally in a few decades, or Murphy has to build them himself.

But this reason cannot be told to Patrick.

"I am optimistic about this industry," he could only answer like this.

This reason obviously could not convince Patrick, but the latter did not refute it, but asked: "Are you sure you want to enter this industry?"

"Sure."

Patrick nodded. "Then let's think of a way. Do you have any specific ideas?"

The chip industry is huge, and the electronics industry is even more huge. Patrick wanted to ask what specific part Murphy wanted to do.

"Of course."

"Let's start with chips, first build a semi-industrial chain from IP core design to IC architecture to chip manufacturing, and then expand to the entire chip industrial chain. At the same time, we also need to lay out in personal computers and other personal electronic products. In terms of software, we need to build our own system and application environment, because according to my vision, our chip architecture is beyond this era and cannot be compatible with existing software and hardware."

Listening to this, Patrick felt that the boss was either crazy or he was a visionary with more ambition than Jobs.

Isn't this just Intel plus Apple plus Microsoft!

One chip is already tough enough, and he still wants to make brand-new computers and software systems. Which of these three is not a money-burning monster?

"May I ask, can the company buy back my shares?" Patrick said.

Murphy was amused. "Want to run away?"

"Who wouldn't want to run away after hearing your plan? If I don't run, I'm afraid I'll lose so much that I won't even be able to afford pants," Patrick complained.

"How about we just make computers? Using existing chips and systems, as long as we do a good job in design, we can also develop," Patrick said.

His idol, Jobs, did exactly that at the beginning.

Apple was just a computer assembly shop at the beginning.

"No!" Murphy refused flatly.

Am I short of money? What use do I have for something like Lenovo?

"Patrick, don't you understand yet?" He looked at his partner and said seriously, "I don't want to fill my pockets with some flashy sales techniques or unique pricing strategies. We must promote technological progress! We must change the world!!"

Patrick was stunned.

Change the world...

How similar this is to what his idol said!

He seemed to have returned to two years ago, seeing the boy who suddenly walked into his office...

Hmm? Boy?

The face of the guy in front of him clearly looks more like a young man...

But that's not important.

Patrick felt his blood being ignited again.

Yes, he actually forgot.

Did he leave his position at Blue Mountain Company to start from scratch with a penniless boy for money?

Was it to let himself spend the second half of his life in peace and enjoyment?

No, it wasn't!

He saw a great thing, and he saw the possibility of changing the world by relying on that great thing.

He wanted to participate in the creation process of that great thing and let his life become a legend—even if it was only a small part of the legend.

"I understand," Patrick calmed down.

"But what about the funds? Continue to sell Umbrella's shares?"

Due to its crazy money-sucking ability, Umbrella's overall valuation has also risen. If Murphy is willing to go public, he can immediately make Umbrella enter the ranks of super companies with a valuation of over 10 billion pounds.

But going public means being subject to more and stricter supervision and regulation, which Murphy is not happy about, and it will also bring a lot of trouble to Umbrella.

"It's not impossible, but I don't want to move Umbrella's shares for the time being, but Isis Pharmaceuticals and Camelot can."

Umbrella cannot go public, but if the two subsidiaries go public, the impact on Umbrella will not be that great. If each publicly raises about 20% of the shares, it will not affect the control, which is a feasible path to raise funds quickly.

"Let's go through the procedures first and see if it's appropriate. But the chip factory matter cannot be delayed. Find some experts to do an assessment and get a plan. I want to know what work needs to be done to build a chip manufacturing production line from scratch that has never existed before, and how much investment it will take."

Patrick looked at Murphy. The other party had the calmness he had when they first met, but at the same time, it was as if something was different, as if he was covered with a more mysterious veil. He couldn't see through his boss more and more.

"Okay, since you have made up your mind, I won't persuade you anymore. However, you still have to consider clearly. The richest and smartest group of people in the world are all crowded into the electronics industry. Why can we do better than them?"

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