Chapter 672: Supercomputing Exit, I’m in Charge

Naturally, it was impossible for Yang Huimei to come here just to talk about asking Chang Haonan to find a full-time secretary.

Therefore, after some brief greetings, she quickly got to the point.

"Mr. Chang, I have reported earlier matters to you before. The relevant records are in these files. They are organized in order of transaction type and date. You can take a closer look later."

As she spoke, Yang Huimei picked up the top document from the pile of documents that had just been placed on the table and handed it to Chang Haonan:

"But I only received this this morning. Before I could contact you, I received a call from Director Song, saying that you would come to the company today, so I brought it over directly."

The latter opened it and found that inside was a letter explaining the situation from Shuguang Group.

The content is not long, but the general idea is that after our own testing (and of course users such as 112 Factory who pre-ordered the early trial version), we believe that the Sugon 2000T adapted to TORCH Multiphysics has basically mature technology and can be officially released at any time.

As mentioned before, TORCH Multiphysics has actually collected enough user feedback and data. The official version of the software has even been packaged. The delay in releasing it is largely due to waiting for Sugon 2000T to complete the stability test.

Now, it's clear that time has come.

“Is there a need for a dedicated press conference?”

Seeing Chang Haonan's eyes leave the page, Yang Huimei asked again:

"Since the end of last year, we have received many letters or phone calls from users asking us about the expected release date, licensing method and pricing of the official version of the software. At that time, we basically responded according to the same template, but in the end we also left He stopped talking and asked them to wait a moment.”

"Judging from the number of customers who have consulted with us, I think there is a lot of attention. If we can take advantage of this opportunity to promote it, the effect should be good."

"In addition, the group's current cash flow is a little tight. Although we can currently obtain loans directly from banks, it should be safer to control some risks."

"Um……"

Chang Haonan leaned back in his chair and did not answer immediately.

If calculated from a business perspective alone, then Yang Huimei's idea is definitely no problem.

Although TORCH Multiphysics has gained a lot of popularity, there is no end to promoting this thing.

The number of users who have actually experienced the trial version is still relatively small. In addition, even in Europe and the United States, the Internet is far less developed than it was more than 20 years ago. Therefore, most interested potential customers are still in the "Have they heard of such a thing?" I know something, it seems to be quite powerful, but I don’t have a concrete concept” stage.

At this juncture, the cost-effectiveness of publicity investment must be the best.

But Chang Haonan is not just the general manager of Torch Group after all.

He also needs to consider issues from a larger perspective.

That is, Dawn 2000T, and what Ding Gaoheng had mentioned to him before, that China is likely to join the WTO soon.

In fact, although it is a customized version that has been specifically adapted, the optimization space for this "customization" is actually very limited when the degree of localization of core components is not high, especially when high-performance chips still need to rely on imports.

Compared with just finding a supercomputer of the same level, the efficiency of running TORCH Multiphysics may be only about 10%-15% higher.

Considering that its own performance is only around the level of 96, even if calculated at 15%, it is still a huge disadvantage compared to the most advanced models in the world.

This is especially true for users in developed countries in Europe and the United States.

What is really attractive is that TORCH Multiphysics can open up more core functions.

Therefore, according to the previous cooperation agreement between the two parties, a share of the profit from each Sugon 2000T will be allocated to Torch Group.

But this also means that TORCH Multiphysics and Dawn 2000T must be highly bound.

The former is okay. At the turn of the century, because the Internet bubble was still at its highest point, the world generally still regarded computer software as a relatively open industry.

But computer hardware, and the high-performance computers themselves, are different.

China has done little in this regard in the past, so it did not involve much content in the information industry during its WTO accession negotiations.

There is still a need to make a fortune silently, so as not to cause unintended consequences at the last moment.

Although it is a publicly issued commercial product, no matter whether Chang Haonan holds a press conference with great fanfare or not, the real core industry insiders will know the relevant situation.

But the person responsible for negotiating with China is not an expert.

It’s okay if they don’t know.

Thinking of this, Chang Haonan sat up straight again and said to Song Jingming, who had been silent just now:

"Ask Academician Li Jie of the Institute of Computing Technology if he is in the capital. If he is, please help me make an appointment with him."

"no problem."

……

The two chose to meet at the Institute of Computing Technology of the Academy of Sciences.

Although at the corporate level, Torch Group and Shuguang Group are at the same level.

But after all, Li Jie is an academician, so he still needs to be respected in this regard.

"Comrade Haonan, long time no see."

"Academician Li."

Chang Haonan stepped forward and shook hands with the other party.

The last time the two met was when they received the award together at the General Assembly Hall last year.

Now, nearly a year later, Chang Haonan has not changed much except that his temperament is more mature, but Li Jie can actually tell that he is much older.

I must have been under a lot of pressure recently.

"Comrade Haonan, you should have read the letter I sent in the name of Shuguang Company a few days ago, right?"

Li Jie placed two cups of tea in front of Chang Haonan and himself, and then sat on another sofa adjacent to Chang Haonan:

"I heard before that in terms of software, the official version has been prepared for a long time. I'm really sorry. Sugon 2000T encountered some compatibility issues during the development process, which delayed it for several weeks."

The latter picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, while waving his hands:

"It doesn't matter. TORCH Multiphysics has no direct competitors around the world. If it is released early or a few weeks late, it will not have much impact."

This answer was so domineering that it caused Li Jie next to him to stop for a moment.

After all, it is basically the only Chinese enterprise in this era that can be so confident.

Chang Haonan then continued:

"However, I came here this time really for the Dawn 2000T matter."

"You say."

Li Jie is actually of the same generation as Du Yishan and Ding Gaoheng, but they were elected academicians relatively late. In addition, when they met Chang Haonan, they already had a cooperative relationship of equals, so their attitude should be much more polite.

"I hope that the sales strategy of Sugon 2000T, at least for foreign users, can be determined by our Torch Group."