There is a sentence in Chapter 673 called "Making a fortune in silence"

"what?"

Upon hearing Chang Haonan's request, Li Jie's first reaction was not to agree or reject.

But at a loss.

He was originally picking up the teacup and preparing to drink it all in one gulp, but his movement stopped midway:

"wait……"

After a few seconds, he put the cup back on the coffee table:

"What we said when we had dinner in the Great Hall was that this machine is going to be used in very large projects like the Qinghai-Tibet Railway?"

"Why are there suddenly claims from foreign users?"

It's not that Li Jie is unwilling to do foreign business.

The main thing has never been in this direction before.

How many dishes are there? Is it super calculated for export?

In the past, there was no way to buy one...

Chang Haonan also put down the tea cup in his hand.

"Uh……"

He briefly thought about it and found that this seemed to be the case.

Zhu Lan, who also came to receive the award, happened to ask about how to simulate the vibration of heavy-haul trains during driving and the land base settlement after long-term loading if a railway is to be built in a plateau frozen soil environment.

This kind of semi-infinite open domain problem just needs some new and targeted algorithms.

Therefore, I only talked to Li Jie about the new model of supercomputer during dinner later.

There were two main points emphasized at that time. One was to optimize the computer hardware for the TORCH Multiphysics algorithm, and the other was to increase the localization rate as much as possible while realizing basic functions to support the domestic semiconductor industry, which was almost dying.

As for exporting...

Chang Haonan thought at that time.

But he was interrupted by the ceremony and had no time to say anything.

He thought he would have plenty of time later, but it turned out that he had been traveling around on business since that time and had hardly been back to the capital.

The two parties signed a formal cooperation agreement, and subsequent collaborative development was completely delegated to others.

Naturally, it is even more impossible for the people below to secretly add content that their boss has not said.

Looking at it this way, Li Jie must have heard about this for the first time today...

"Cough cough..."

Chang Haonan also felt a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, it's not a fatal deviation, so it's not a big problem.

"Is this...then we said that this supercomputing machine was exclusively used and we didn't care about compatibility."

Chang Haonan pretended to be straightforward and said:

"But didn't you put in a lot of effort to solve the compatibility issue in the end..."

In the initial planning, the Dawning 2000T was just a modified version of the Dawning 2000-1 that was weaker in other aspects and specialized in running TORCH Multiphysics.

But the final product was a fully enhanced Sugon 2000B.

Hearing Chang Haonan say this, Li Jie couldn't help but show a proud look:

"Hey, plans can't keep up with changes..."

"When we first talked about Sugon 2000, our technology and funds were not enough. The best Sugon 2000-1 at that time was about the level of others in 94. It might be a little worse, and the components were basic. They are all imported. If you want to make targeted optimization, you must sacrifice versatility.”

"However, in the past two years, we have made several large domestic orders, withdrawn a lot of funds, and invested more in the research and development budget. Moreover, those low-end server product lines have really produced several high-end products. In the past, domestic component suppliers took a gamble, and finally invested more than 3000 million yuan, which finally took away the compatibility issue..."

"Moreover, the performance of Sugon 2000B, which was released together with Sugon 2000T this time, has probably reached the level of others around 96... Of course, these should have been mentioned in the letter I sent you..."

Unknowingly, Torch Group and Sugon Group have actually begun to drive the development of the domestic semiconductor industry...

Of course, Li Jie's words sounded relaxed and freehand, but looking at his sideburns that were obviously much grayer than a year ago, he had obviously experienced a lot of hardships that were difficult to explain to outsiders.

"Then...my plan can't keep up with the changes."

Chang Haonan was going to make up for himself a little:

"At this time last year, the TORCH Multiphysics software, including the entire Torch Group, was not very famous. I just thought about the export. I definitely can't talk to you about things I'm not sure about."

"But now, we have reached cooperation with several large European companies, and our reputation is basically established."

"I've heard of this."

Li Jie picked up the tea cup again:

"Although I am not engaged in machinery manufacturing, last year many people who came to do calculations with us or bought servers and supercomputers from our group mentioned that you established a company with an... uh... Italian machine tool company. A global joint venture company has brought high-end machine tool production lines to China for the first time.”

"It's indeed a pretty big leap for our country."

Excluding special cases like Chang Haonan, it is basically true that every other line is like a mountain.

An academician in the field of computing science, although he cooperates with Torch Group, basically only hears about things that have nothing to do with him.

However, this was not what Chang Haonan originally wanted to show off:

"Machine tools... It is true that this is the case, but this field is too segmented and belongs to a niche industry. Only those in the circle know that it is powerful, but outside the circle it does not have much influence."

At this moment, Li Jie did not drink the water he just put to his mouth:

"Isn't this influential?"

He put the cup back on the coffee table for the second time:

"In October last year, Academician Wang Zhongqi came to me on a business trip and told me that you will push our country's CNC machine tool industry forward for at least 10 years!"

"Two different things."

Chang Haonan waved his hand:

"This is indeed the case in China, but to be honest, for most Europeans, even those in European academic circles, they don't pay much attention to what development China has achieved. If we want them to open their eyes , then there must be something iconic.”

"It's also..."

Li Jie tried to drink water again:

"Although it is said that Europe is in decline, as far as the foreigners I have come into contact with, these old Europeans are generally more arrogant than Americans."

Chang Haonan immediately took over the conversation:

"So, last year we directly cooperated with Airbus to help them build helicopters. We also cooperated with Ferrari, which builds sports cars, and helped them win a world championship..."

This is not just a boast. In fact, since the two belong to the same group, many people directly refer to Eurocopter as Airbus Helicopters, and later the official name was changed to the latter.

As for Ferrari’s world championship…

What, doesn’t the team championship count as a championship?

"Cough-cough-"

Although Li Jie finally managed to get some water this time, he almost choked on Chang Haonan's words as soon as he drank a little bit -

Although the CB Ferrari Group, which cooperates with Torch, has one of the best quality products, its popularity in China is still not as good as its counterparts in Germany, Switzerland or Japan.

But when it comes to Airbus and Ferrari cars, basically everyone knows about them.

Moreover, compared with the cooperation between these two, the influence of the former one is indeed not great...

"So, do you think that the performance of our Dawn 2000 itself is not ridiculously bad, and coupled with your customized version of the software with additional functions as a lure... as a bargaining chip, it should be possible for foreign customers to pay?"

After three attempts to drink water failed, Li Jie simply gave up and leaned back on the back of the sofa.

"Hmm... I think it's more than possible."

After some thought, Chang Haonan gave a more positive response:

"There are too many to mention. Based on the news last year, I estimate that at least two or three units can still be sold..."

"Two or three are fine!"

Li Jie seemed to be sure of what he meant, and he immediately became nervous:

"Don't say two or three, as long as one can be sold!"

"Isn't it the sales strategy of Sugon 2000T? You have the final say!"

"If you can sell more than ten or twenty units every year, you can turn our Shuguang Group into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torch Group!"

Of course, he only thought about this last sentence in his heart, but in the end he was still too embarrassed to say it out.

They are all decent people who want face.

After calming down a little, Li Jie immediately asked about the specific operation matters:

"Then...do we need our company to cooperate in publicity?"

"No no no."

The reason why Chang Haonan wanted to grasp the sales strategy was because of this, and he quickly waved his hand:

"This matter involves a lot, especially now that our country is negotiating its accession to the WTO, and computer hardware trade is a sector that Americans value more, so... at least in the short term, my plan is to find familiar customers for targeted sales."

"We have an old saying in China, which is called "make a fortune in silence". It is best not to say anything now. Otherwise, if there is any deviation in the propaganda, you and I will have to bear historical responsibility..."

Li Jie thought about it again and felt that it made sense.

After all, doing business depends on channels.

Now that the Torch Group has exclusive external channels, it doesn't matter if it doesn't engage in high-profile publicity.

"Then as you said, we'll deal with it in a low-key manner first."

"After two days, we will sign a contract and let your company serve as the exclusive distributor of the Sugon 2000T model. This will also clarify the relationship between rights and responsibilities and make it easier to concentrate on exporting the complete computer for the first time!"

After finishing speaking this time, he did not wait for Chang Haonan to respond.

Instead, he picked up the tea cup as quickly as possible, raised his head and drank it in one gulp.