Among the thirteen people, there was only one with a yellow-skinned face, who was a representative from a quantum research center in the island country.
After Walter finished speaking, he immediately cast his vote, choosing Intel Integrated Electronics' standard for quantum computers.
Others also started voting. Fortunately, two representatives of Russian research institutions voted for the Red Letter Group. Together with the other three, the Red Letter Group now has a total of 24 votes.
The others were Intel with 22 votes, IBM with 19 votes, and the others were even worse.
"Hongxin Group ranks first!" Next to Lu Zixin, Teacher Tian from the Computer Research Center Affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences read out excitedly.
"Congratulations, Mr. Lu!"
“This time Hongxin Group’s standards have been recognized by the international community, which is worth celebrating!”
Several representatives from Chinese scientific research institutions also looked at Lu Zixin and congratulated him!
Lu Zixin also smiled. As long as this matter is settled, the commercialization process of Hongxin Group's quantum computer will be much easier.
As long as the whole world adopts their standards, other accessories manufacturers and computer research centers will have to follow their footsteps. Those without technology will have to spend money to buy computers and hardware from Hongxin...
The voting results came out. The faces of IEEE Chairman Lancelot and ACM Chairman Walter dropped slightly. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that they were very unhappy.
And they haven’t announced the results yet, so everything is still up in the air.
IBM representative Plit stared at the public screen, gritting his teeth secretly. Their company has always believed that it is a pioneer in the quantum computer industry, but let others take the lead
"Absolutely not!" Plit looked at Walter. The two had a secret exchange before the meeting.
"Chairman Lancelot." Walter greeted Lancelot, indicating that he had something to say.
"Everyone, wait a moment, we will be back soon." Lancelot said, leaving the venue with Walter to discuss.
The venue was still quiet, but Lu Zixin could keenly feel that there were many hostile eyes scanning him.
After a while, the two chairmen came back.
"Sorry to keep everyone waiting." Lancelot said apologetically, "I just discussed with Chairman Walter for a while."
"Both our associations believe that Red Letter Group, Intel and IBM are far ahead of other companies in terms of voting results."
"But -" he changed his mind, and Lu Zixin and representatives from Chinese scientific research institutions immediately became alert.
Lancelot continued: "Given that the voting results of these three companies are too close, the gap is not big, which shows that there are many supporters of each standard. For the sake of fairness, we decided to conduct a second re-election from these three companies. If China chooses a unified standard, the results will be more convincing to everyone. ”
As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Zixin with a smile, like a polite gentleman.
Lu Zixin snorted coldly. He had expected that the voting would not be so simple! There were too many representatives from American companies and institutions present, and representatives from countries such as island countries also supported American corporate standards.
Most importantly, the ACM and IEEE are the ones hosting the voting!
Needless to say, the American Computer Society is purely a national scientific research organization in the United States. Although the IEEE Association claims to be a stateless international academic organization, its predecessors are the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Society of Radio Engineers. Its headquarters and main members are all Americans. It is not surprising that it favors American companies.
"I object!" Before Lu Zixin could say anything, Teacher Tian couldn't hold back anymore and protested: "The result of the vote is clearly that the Hongxin Group comes first. There is no need to re-elect!"
"I also think so. Our Hongxin's quantum computer calculations are obvious to all, and this is the result of everyone's choice!" Lu Zixin also said righteously.
Lancelot was not angry, but kept smiling and said: "Two representatives, we have also considered your opinions. The Hongxin Group's quantum computer standards are indeed very useful, but this time the choice will determine the entire industry. The standards are used all over the world, so we also need to consider everyone’s opinions.”
Walter also said: "Re-election is to make the results more accurate. If everyone supports your standards, you can still get the highest number of votes!"
"The two chairmen are right, I support re-election!" Plitt took the lead in supporting, and representatives from other organizations also spoke out to express support for re-election.
"This... this is favoritism!" Teacher Tian complained softly in Chinese dialect instead of English.
"Professor Tian, let's re-elect. We just stick to our votes." The person next to him said helplessly. How could they, the Chinese representatives, not notice the other party's little move
It’s just that they have too many supporters, and even if they protest forcefully now, they probably won’t get results.
"Okay, since everyone is talking about re-election, let's re-elect!" Lu Zixin stood up and said loudly, "Before the re-election, I want to tell you something!"
Representatives from each organization looked at Lu Zixin, who said loudly: "The two chairmen and Vice Chairman Tolan just mentioned that this vote is to select a standard suitable for commercial quantum computers."
"As for us at Hongxin, in addition to the quantum computer technology we have already demonstrated, we have also successfully developed a superconducting quantum computer that can be commercialized on a large scale! Facts have proved that adopting our standards is absolutely correct!"
"My God, have they been able to commercialize quantum computers?" Representatives from some foreign research institutions exclaimed.
"If it is true, then it would be better for us to directly choose the standards of Hongxin Group, which will save us a lot of detours." Some representatives don't care whether the standards are from Hongxin Group, IBM, or Intel. It's not theirs anyway. How can we do that? Choose whoever is convenient and advantageous for them.
"It's not true!" Plit said quickly, "We at IBM created a commercial quantum computer a few years ago."
If we don't talk about performance, he is right, and some representatives hesitated.
"Everyone, please be quiet. We are now starting the second round of voting. This time there are only three options, IBM, Intel, and the Red Letter Group from China." Lancelot said.
Check and start again.
From the beginning, Lu Zixin and other Chinese representatives decisively voted for the Hongxin Group and received seven votes.
Subsequently, some representatives who supported them also voted, and the number of votes soon reached 23. At this time, it was followed by IBM with 19 votes, and then Intel with 10 votes. Five representatives chose to abstain, and the others were still waiting to see.
In the short term, Hongxin Group seems to have gained the upper hand again. But Lu Zixin always felt that things would not be that simple, because at this time, the representative of Intel Corporation had not yet voted. Logically speaking, he should have voted for his company as soon as possible, but he did not do so.