In order to make it more convenient for domestic audiences to watch, game competitions are held at 7 pm. At this time, most people have gone home from get off work and can sit in front of their computers to watch the live broadcast.
As the event progresses, more and more people are paying attention to gaming competitions, and the number of people watching live broadcasts has also hit new highs. The number of people watching live broadcasts in China alone reached a peak of 30 million, which is even crazier than in previous generations.
The main thing is that the Ares team has pushed gaming competition to a new level. Watching their games is simply a spiritual enjoyment, even better than sports competition.
Although Zhao Yi and the others do not have a clear battle strategy, due to the tacit cooperation and ability of the three of them to adapt to changes, the strategy is revealed in the details, making people always have endless aftertaste after watching it.
The three of them have brought the game to an artistic level, rather than just an ordinary game competition. This is the reason why it is becoming more and more popular. There are even people who don’t play this game who have taken a few glances and fell in love with it. Such a game.
This has also somewhat reduced the domestic public's prejudice against game competition. The number of people who think it is not doing their job has been reduced. However, it is impossible to completely eliminate it, but it is enough to achieve this level.
To be able to have this effect, in addition to the fact that they really showed the charm of game competition, the most important thing is actually the identities of the three of them, which suddenly raised the level of game competition.
No matter which society it is in, it is much more tolerant of successful people. Even if they do something like "playing with things to lose one's ambition", they will be interpreted in a positive way.
After half a month, they finally completed the points match. With a complete victory, Ares Gaming Club ranked first and became the favorite to win this competition.
There will be a 5-day break, and then the knockout rounds will begin on the weekend. Eight teams will compete for the championship of this world gaming competition. It will definitely be more exciting by then.
On the second day of their rest, the old man's secretary suddenly came over and invited him to come and have a chat. He said that the old man wanted to meet him, which surprised him very much.
He really didn't do much during this period. If anything, the relocation of the headquarters of his subsidiary company caused a lot of public opinion, but this matter did not make the old man want to talk to him personally.
When he came to the old man's office, it was still the same place. The old man saw him coming and smiled and asked him to sit down. His body was still as strong as before.
"I wanted to chat with you a few days ago, but they told me what kind of game competition you were participating in. It took me, an 'old antique', a long time to understand." The old man said with a smile.
"You are so humble. Game competition is a new thing. It has great development potential in the future. It may compete with sports competition in the future. The development scale of related industries will not be bad. It is considered a new thing.
This time I participated in this competition. In addition to wanting to experience it, I also want to give support to this new thing and let the charm of game competition be fully demonstrated. " Zhao Yi explained.
After listening to his words, the old man nodded and said: "The emergence of new things does require certain support in order to develop better and faster, but don't indulge in it. This is very big for the country. loss."
"What you always say is that we are just playing this season and will not participate next time. Looking at the current situation, we have a certain foundation for competitive gaming competitions, and we will leave it to others later.
If the three of us keep participating, we will always dominate the championship, which will not be conducive to the development of this industry. Our departure will give more people opportunities. " Zhao Yi said.
When the old man asked him to come over, he definitely wasn't talking about games, but talking about these innocuous things in the beginning also heightened the atmosphere of the conversation and prepared for the rest of the conversation.
Sure enough, after the old man nodded, he changed the subject and said, "I see you have moved the headquarters of Xuantian Technology Company to Chongqing. Do you have any considerations?"
"I do have some ideas. The most direct one is to give more support to Chongqing. After all, there is a large population but not many industries. Many people need to leave their hometowns to work.
Xuantian Technology Company has moved its headquarters there. Although it cannot provide too many jobs, it can bring more fiscal revenue to the local government. If these fiscal revenues are properly invested, it will be very beneficial to the development of the local economy.
As the economic scale develops, jobs will naturally increase. This is also the implementation of the previous regional economic balance. However, in order to facilitate the management of the company, the headquarters was placed nearby. This time it has been corrected," Zhao Yi explained .
"You must have other ideas. I heard that other companies under your umbrella have made big moves. This is unusual!" the old man asked with a smile.
Hearing what the old man said, Zhao Yi was surprised. It seemed that the government was still very concerned about the developments of his companies. They had just begun to take action, but they knew everything about it.
Seeing that he was thoughtful, the old man said: "Don't think too much, we also discovered these abnormalities from some clues."
In fact, in order to cooperate with the coordinated development of the domestic economy, a communication mechanism has been established between his companies and the government to coordinate investment, research and development, production and other work in the field of economic production.
The establishment of this mechanism can effectively avoid disorderly domestic investment, improve the utilization rate of domestic funds, and also avoid fierce competition between its enterprises and state-owned enterprises.
In addition, it is able to formulate complete industry standards, laws and regulations for industrial development. In the early stages of the development of new things, the government can have a relatively full understanding of the characteristics and future development of the new industry.
Over the years, this communication mechanism has played an important role. It is also the reason why our country's economy has developed so rapidly, but there has been no industrial involution, and the investment efficiency is very high.
In fact, the establishment of this communication mechanism is very beneficial to the development of state-owned enterprises. After all, in terms of competitiveness, its companies are much stronger, but state-owned enterprises are quite different in every aspect.
In this process, state-owned enterprises can not only avoid direct competition, but also obtain a lot of business from their own companies. Many industries that their own companies are unwilling to do are directly left to state-owned enterprises.
The establishment of this communication mechanism was also part of the initial improvement of domestic industry and industrial chain development, and it played a very important role in the development of my country's industry.
Obviously, these investment plans of his companies must have been communicated with the government. After all, for such a large-scale investment, if they do not take the initiative to communicate, the government will ask them personally.
Just to establish the robot manufacturing industry chain, the total investment scale is as high as hundreds of billions. There are many companies involved, and there are also many links in the industry chain. It is impossible to do it quietly.
The main reason why he didn't say this right away was because he needed to think about how to say it. After all, the original plan was very different from the current plan.
At the beginning, he hoped that the government would first analyze the impact of large-scale use of robots on society, economy, politics, etc., and would not start until there was a more comprehensive understanding.
And this process will take at least four or five years. After all, this is a social change, and it is not easy to study and understand it. His unauthorized advance will naturally disrupt the original plan.
The old man came to talk to him this time because he wanted to understand the reason why he did this. Even if he wanted to do it, he needed to fully understand each other's thoughts to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
"It stands to reason that there will indeed be problems in replacing robot positions so early. The strategy formulated before is considered a relatively safe approach, but if we do that, it is estimated that it will be difficult to achieve any results every ten or eight years.
In this case, why not start with a small-scale pilot, and then slowly expand the scale. In the process, constantly sum up experience and adjust policies and directions. This is much better than working behind closed doors.
Because we have never actually faced these problems, no matter how we imagine it, there will always be flaws. When the time comes, the seemingly seamless plan may be full of loopholes.
Isn't it said that 'Practice is the only criterion for testing truth'? If we don't give it a try, formulating policies and development directions based on the ideas in our minds will definitely be very different from reality. " Zhao Yi said.
The old man listened to his words and nodded. There was nothing wrong with what he said. He had thought that this method was a bit unreliable before, but the relevant research institutions were established as quickly as possible.
No matter what, the existence of these research institutions is necessary. Even if they summarize while practicing, these researchers can discover problems in advance and formulate methods and strategies to avoid risks. In short, they are still useful.
"So you don't discuss it with us and just start doing it yourself?" the old man asked with a smile.
Hearing what he said, Zhao Yi explained: "This hasn't started yet. At most, it's just preliminary work. If we want to actually implement it, it will probably take a year or two.
Producing robots, especially such high-simulation humanoid robots, is not that easy. The relevant industrial chain needs to be established in advance, which takes time.
The most important thing is that this process costs a lot of money, and the time period needs to be extended as much as possible, otherwise the financial pressure faced in a short period of time will be too great.
So from now on, we will prepare to build a robot-related industrial chain, and then use it on a small scale to see the effect. If the effect is good, we will gradually expand the scope.
This promotion process will take at least five years. If it is shorter, the financial pressure will be too great, and using five years to gradually experiment will also help us discover and correct problems. "
After hearing what he said, the old man thought for a moment and realized that it was indeed the case. None of him, including government officials, knew how much the robot he was talking about costed, so he asked, "How much does the robot you mentioned cost?"
If someone else asked this question, he would definitely try to be as high as possible. After all, the hardware cost can be calculated, but the technology cost and software cost included cannot be calculated.
If someone else is allowed to develop the same product, regardless of whether it can be developed, even if it is developed, the cost will be at least a hundred times or more than his current cost.
In fact, it is really difficult to calculate his R&D costs. If the quoted price is too high, R&D expenses will be deducted. It is not what he wants to say, and he cannot talk nonsense at this level.
So he said: “If you don’t take into account the technical content and investment, just in terms of production cost, the cost ranges from 10,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan.
In the early stage, because the industrial chain has just been established, the integration of all parties is not smooth, and the cost may rise slightly. In the later stage, the cost can basically be maintained at this level. "
"The cost is not bad, not very expensive." The old man said after hearing this.
"This is pure production cost. If you count the technical content and investment, then the price is not this. It will be at least 100 times higher. At least their technical content is worth the price." Zhao Yi added.
When the old man heard what he said, he couldn't help but said: "You are too dark!"
Seeing the old man's expression and the words he spoke, Zhao Yi suddenly laughed and explained: "Don't say that, technology is much more valuable than so-called manufacturing.
Our country is currently doing relatively well in terms of intellectual property rights, but compared with developed countries abroad, there is still a certain gap, and many people in the country still have misunderstandings.
Everyone is willing to pay for visible products, but they are unwilling to pay for invisible products. In fact, in the future, invisible services and technology will account for the bulk of the total cost.
Moreover, the higher the technical content, the greater the difficulty, and the higher the price of the technology that should be obtained. Otherwise, it will not be possible to encourage scientific researchers to bravely face difficult technical challenges, because no matter how they do it, it will be difficult to bring them enough benefits.
At present, this requirement can be based on national interests. With the development of the times, it is inevitable to show individuality. The best state is to emphasize national interests while also fully taking care of personal interests. "
After listening to what he said, the old man knew that what he just said was a bit rash. The price displayed to the outside world cannot be calculated purely based on the manufacturing cost price. In that case, it would be equivalent to obliterating other aspects of value and effort.
It is not that there are no state-owned enterprises and research institutes studying artificial intelligence. If you leave out the companies under his ownership, they may not even be able to get started.
The last time he wanted to launch a domestic service robot, state-owned scientific research institutions conducted relevant research on it. The results were naturally unsatisfactory, and it can even be said that they achieved nothing.
They are much worse than his companies in the field of artificial intelligence. The artificial intelligence technologies they can obtain are all the most basic, and they will definitely not give them to others casually if they are slightly more advanced.
Artificial intelligence technology is the foundation of many of his companies. Technologies that can be used in actual production fields will naturally not be easily leaked. Even basic artificial intelligence technology needs to be researched in absolute confidentiality.
Foreign countries are also organizing a large number of scientific research forces to conduct research on this. If these basic artificial intelligence technologies are leaked, it is likely to give them a lot of inspiration.
With their scientific research strength, it is not impossible for them to develop by then. At least they will be ahead of state-owned scientific research institutions. As for whether they will be technologically ahead of his companies, it is also possible.
However, as far as the field of robots is concerned, the artificial intelligence currently on the market is not up to the task, so they came to the conclusion that if they want to reach the level of robots he said, they should use artificial intelligence with another architecture. intelligent.
This conclusion is quite pertinent. The current artificial intelligence technology is based on big data. The artificial intelligence algorithm is trained through a large amount of data to automatically make relatively accurate judgments.
This technology still has great uses in the Internet field and some industrial manufacturing fields, but there is still a big gap to reach the level of robots he said, and it can even be said that it is not on the same level.
Therefore, the artificial intelligence technology used by robots alone is priceless and of immeasurable value, and the materials and designs used by robots are also highly technical.
Not to mention that he has developed thousands of materials for this purpose. Each material has extremely high commercial value when it is put on the market. Coupled with the technical content of the components used in it, each of them cannot be achieved by ordinary technology. Did it.
It can be said that the robots he produced, not to mention the supporting software and artificial intelligence, are difficult to find in the world that can manufacture these entities.
If he hadn't built advanced robots last time to provide a large amount of advanced technology for his companies, even his companies would not be able to do it. The threshold for hardware manufacturing alone is very high.
Even those humanoid robots in the previous life were still not on the same level of flexibility as humans. This still refers to the mechanical part. But the robot he has brought out now has flexibility that is not inferior to humans at all.
Not to mention making complex movements, walking as smoothly as humans is a difficult threshold for robots to cross, so he argued against evaluating the value of robots based solely on manufacturing costs.
"Then how much do you plan to sell it for?" the old man asked.
Since he didn't think the value of the robot should be calculated based on the manufacturing cost, he wanted to hear where Zhao Yi planned to position the robot's selling price so that he could have an idea.
If the price is too high, it will definitely not be widely used. If it is too low, he will definitely not be particularly willing to do so. After all, this is indeed a technological achievement that spans the ages. If it is too cheap, it will not be able to reflect its value.
“I have no plans to sell these robots, because I know that if I sell them, it will not be cost-effective. If they are expensive, others will not be able to afford them, and the market size will be limited.
If the robots are sold cheaply, I will suffer a loss. The most important thing is that selling robots is likely to cause the disorderly proliferation of robots, which is not conducive to the supervision of robot technology and usage.
Although we also have the technical ability to limit the related functions of the robot, because it is a sale, the buyer has full rights to make the decision, and we cannot use technical means to limit it.
Therefore, we are prepared to provide it on a rental basis to enterprises, units and individuals in need, so that we can have sufficient rights to supervise the use of robots.
More importantly, I can use the money I earn from renting out robots to compensate those who leave their jobs. In this case, social changes will not be huge and it will be more conducive to slowly advancing social reform.
Moreover, leasing is a permanent income and can also provide permanent subsidies to employees who leave their jobs. If the sale is a one-time transaction, then the source of compensation will be unstable.
In addition, if you rent it, the cost is relatively low, and most enterprises and units can afford it, which is more conducive to the promotion of robots in the whole society. "Zhao Yi explained his plan.
The most taboo thing in doing business is to buy in one go. In this way, you may gain a lot of income in the short term, but in the long run, you will suffer huge losses. You cannot make robots that can only be used for a few years. This is also a waste of social resources. waste.
Doing business needs to be steady and steady, just like what China Housing Company does. For products with high value and particularly long life cycle, leasing can not only solve the problem of small market audience, but also bring long-term benefits.
Unless it is an electronic product like Polaris, because the update and iteration speed is too fast and the unit price is relatively low, leasing is the most uneconomical, and selling is more beneficial to the enterprise.
"This is also a solution to the problem, which will benefit the three parties instantly. However, you will need to bear a lot of financial pressure in the early stage. Can you cope with it?" the old man asked.
The three parties he refers to as benefiting refer to Xuantian Technology Company, the company that rents the robot, and the employees who have left their jobs. The leasing model can very well solve the problem of profit distribution among the three parties.
However, it is impossible for Xuantian Technology Company to recover its costs immediately, which will cause a capital squeeze. As the number of short-term rental robots increases, the greater the pressure they face.
Just like Chinese housing companies, in order to build a large number of houses for rental, they need to invest a lot of money every year, but the funds obtained from rental properties cannot cover the funds they need to build new buildings.
“Now that I have started to implement this plan, I have naturally considered this issue. Generally speaking, it is affordable. After all, robots are at least three times more efficient than humans.
Therefore, if you rent it out at normal labor prices, your monthly income will be three times that of normal labor. Even if it is a discount, it will be at least twice as much.
In the initial stage, the general income will be distributed to the employees who left their jobs, and the other half will be used as the income of Xuantian Technology Company. Calculated based on the minimum cost of 10,000 yuan, the cost can be recovered within half a year.
In the initial stage, we will only promote the lowest model of robot. After all necessary positions are replaced, we will see how the operation works. If the effect is good, we will start to promote higher model robots.
In this case, our financial pressure will not be particularly great. An investment of several trillion yuan will be enough to support subsequent development until Xuantian Technology Company does not have too much financial pressure.
More income will be distributed to people who have left their jobs, raising the level of national income, thereby achieving the social development we hope to see, and the people's happiness index will be significantly improved. "
After his calculations, the financial pressure seemed not to be so great, because the gap between income and production costs was too large, allowing Xuantian Technology Company to recover the costs in a shorter period of time.
Based on this cost recovery cycle, he does not need to invest his own money at all, but directly borrows money from the bank to invest. Anyway, the interest is nothing compared to the income he will receive.
There is still a big gap between this and China Housing Corporation, which takes too long to recover costs and operates at a low profit level. If the debt ratio is too high, profits will basically be eaten up by interest.
This means that China Housing Company needs to work for the bank for a long time. As long as the principal is not repaid, interest will continue to be calculated. The most important thing is that China Housing Company's rent does not increase randomly. It needs to be approved by the local government.
This means that one's own destiny is not entirely in one's own hands, and the rent is too high, which violates Zhao Yi's original intention of establishing a China Housing Company. It would be better to adopt the development model of commercial housing in his previous life. (End of chapter)