Chapter 305: The bitter love drama doesn

After the banquet ended, it was already afternoon. Since everyone had drunk quite a lot, Qin Miao decided to let everyone take a nap first, and discuss the next steps after they woke up.

Actually, the company he mentioned only makes central processing units, which is of course wrong; there are still many crystal silicones that urgently need them to imitate, but imitation is just slicing wafers—we can simply pick some college students from Ha Gong Da to help! It just so happens that winter break is upon us.

This winter break, let's stay and work-study!

Returning to the dormitory, Engineer Ni lay on the bed but couldn't fall asleep no matter what; although he had been tired lately, he was also excited!

Loongson No. 1 is ready, the long-held wish has been fulfilled! As for selling Loongson… he doesn't need to worry at all—if the performance is good, how could it be hard to sell?

Thump thump, thump thump!

Hearing the knock, Engineer Ni grew curious: 'The door isn't locked, come in!'

Outside, several people walked in, and Engineer Ni immediately sat up.

"Director Zhou, Engineer Liu, you guys came… oh, you have nowhere to rest, right? Come, my bed is small, but we can squeeze in…"

"No… Old Ni, you've made it big now, so you should also help our Computing Institute!"

Director Zhou played the emotion card: "Since you left, the Computing Institute has gone from bad to worse; now, with the New Year approaching, the institute doesn't even have money to buy New Year supplies. If this continues, the other staff might have to go to the vegetable market to pick leaves to eat."

Saying this, his eyes welled up.

"Director Zhou, if there's anything you need help with, just say it. By the way, San Shui said he'd give us two extra months' salary as a bonus—I can donate that bonus…"

"Ah, Engineer Ni, that's nowhere near enough!" Director Zhou sighed: "Our Computing Institute has thousands of people! We… we hadn't lacked ideas either. After you left, Engineer Liu took the lead in setting up the Computing Institute Company, hoping to make a profit in the market economy, but…"

Now it was Engineer Liu's turn to speak!

"Ah, it's all my fault—I lack market economy experience, borrowed a few ten thousand, got scammed, went around in circles, and still feel we should return to our old line of work. The Computing Institute researches computers; now that we have Loongson, we can completely build computers equipped with Loongson."

Engineer Liu's voice gradually choked up: "Ah, before we left, so many people in the institute saw us off with expectant eyes—Mrs. Wang, though unwell, even came out in person. Now, thinking of her expectant gaze, I…"

"Building computers is fine—our Loongson's performance far exceeds the 8086; using it to build computers was originally part of the plan!"

"But the price is too high! How can we compete at such a cost? Old Ni, you're the backbone here—I see Qin Miao values you highly; could you talk to Qin Miao and ask for a low-price supply?"

"No way!" Engineer Ni's face changed instantly.

"I can donate all my personal money to the institute, but deciding on low-price supply isn't up to me!"

"Old Ni, how can you be so unfeeling?"

"Personal feelings are personal feelings, work is work—they're two different matters! San Shui has made it crystal clear: a global uniform price! Anyone demanding a discount is sucking our blood! My own blood I can let you drink, but not the whole company's!"

"Old Ni, you…"

"If you two came just for this matter, please go back!"

"Old Ni, without this business, our Computing Institute might go under—this is your old workplace, you…"

"Market economy is like huge waves sifting sand—elimination is inevitable; those who don't strive for progress end up like this! San Shui said, your future is to develop 64K memory, and you must have it ready within a year—then you'll surely eat meat; develop it in three years, and you won't even get soup."

Director Zhou and Engineer Liu exchanged a glance—their work here had completely failed!

Then… let's go ask Engineer Huang? After all, Engineer Huang is a woman, more likely to soften.

So, the two headed toward Engineer Huang's dormitory.

A few minutes later, Engineer Huang's voice came from inside.

"The Computing Institute is so shameless—it deserves to go bankrupt! Not to mention the Computing Institute, even Ha Gong Da itself using Loongson No. 1 follows the uniform price! Why should you be allowed to suck our blood? Will you fund the R&D expenses for Loongson No. 2 and Loongson No. 3? Get out, all of you!"

The two came out with grim faces.

Bang!

The door shut again.

"Hmph, Computing Institute, not doing technology, only scheming—you'll surely lose to people like you!"

Director Zhou trembled all over, 'Great, your wings have hardened—you won't even give face to the old leader?'

Liu Zhonglie's face was cloudy and uncertain.

Just then, a voice sounded: 'Actually, the early products of Loongson No. 1 have all been consumed internally by us; we don't plan to sell them externally, but since you've come, we might as well speak openly.'

Qin Miao!

Qin Miao was also resting in one of the dormitories; he got woken up by the noise, saw the two who tried to steal a chicken but ended up with nothing—also speechless—but some things still need to be made clear.

"Nowadays, everyone is doing market economy, universities included. Since Ha Gong Da produces processors, it's not suitable to also make mainframes, but other universities are very interested—Peking University, Tsinghua, etc., will set up computer companies, using our Loongson No. 1 to assemble computers; the price will be that very price."

Both were dumbfounded.

They had calculated many things, but never expected there would be a large number of competitors!

"If you truly want to enter this field, you must compete with other manufacturers; trying to take a shortcut is out of the question! Of course, after you return to the Capital, you can also go to the relevant leaders and complain, saying we disregard the big picture—Ha Gong Da's Microelectronics Company hasn't taken a single penny from the state, we ourselves have pricing authority! Even if I said this to the old leader, I could say it with full justification."

Saying this, Qin Miao's tone also grew increasingly stern.

"Wanting to rely on the state and drink the state's blood—we can't control that; but wanting to come take advantage of us and drink our blood—no way! We won't favor any unit; in this computer revolution, Ha Gong Da is the referee and will be absolutely fair and just."

"Exactly, well said!"

"Exactly! Those with ability have already come out; the rest are just lying around sucking blood!"

The doors of the other dormitories also opened!

Director Zhou's face darkened, he said nothing, turned and left; Liu Zhonglie followed behind, like a Pekingese dog.

Watching the two's retreating backs, Qin Miao's eyes flashed a hint of mockery: 'Hmph, since I've been reborn, I'll definitely not give you a chance to grow strong! The eastern crystal silicon industry has been held back by you lot!'

"Since nobody's sleeping anyway, let's go to the meeting room and arrange the next tasks!"