"So VOSTALMG has made no substantial progress since entering the market until now? What are they doing during this time?"
Chen Nian asked doubtfully.
“I spent most of my time fighting against the bad rules in Vietnam.”
"It is said that they have just punished a group of corrupt elements, and some were even shot on the spot - however, the effect of this is very limited, because the root of the problem does not lie with the low-level executors they arrested."
"A sand dredger is such a big project, with so many departments handling it. Under their system, do you think they can guarantee that no one will not help?"
"As long as someone reaches out, it's not something that a military region can handle."
"In my opinion, their sand dredger project is actually dead - it's better if it doesn't sink into the water when it's launched."
Hearing Chen Guo's words, Chen Nian nodded with lingering fear.
He was not rejoicing for the failure in Vietnam, but for the decision his side made a few years ago.
It is true that given the current domestic environment, it is actually impossible to be 100% clean and upright, and there is room for improvement in many areas.
But at least, we built a foundation.
Our military has not been corrupted. As long as this is maintained and reforms are carried out gradually, many things will be reversed.
This was something he had seen with his own eyes.
In the next ten years, many things will change, and some people who were once unscrupulous will also receive the punishment they deserve.
History always develops in an upward spiral, and what we need now is just more patience.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian said:
"In that case, we don't need to pay too much attention to the progress of VOSATLMG, right?"
"I had considered taking some action against them before, but now it seems that there is no need for us to take action - they will kill themselves."
"Indeed it is."
Chen Guo nodded and replied.
"However, what we should push forward is to push it as soon as possible. If you sail against the current, you will retreat if you don't advance. Once the pressure starts to decrease, it will easily lead to collapse."
"So we can only fight to the end. If we want to take a rest, we can only wait until the project is over."
"It's very hard for frontline workers."
Chen Nian said with emotion.
"It will be harder for them without you."
Chen Guo looked serious and spoke solemnly.
After a pause, he continued:
"If nothing else, let's just talk about when we launched the J-10."
"The wind tunnel blows again and again, and the design changes again and again."
"What was the most painful thing at that time? It wasn't the heavy workload or the physical exhaustion, but the mental exhaustion."
"I can't find my direction. Every day when I open my eyes, I think that I owe a lot of data and have to run away. The anxiety is really indescribable."
"It's much better now. Everyone knows what they want to do and has clear goals."
“Moreover, after every day’s work, there are results.”
"If in the past it was a carrot dangled in front of a donkey's eyes and he couldn't eat it no matter how hard he traveled, at least now the carrots are placed on the roadside and you can eat them if you walk a few steps."
Chen Guo chuckled and said slightly teasingly:
"But now, our donkey is carrying a heavier load."
"Would you like to slow down the pace a little?"
Chen Nian asked with a frown.
In fact, during this period, he also clearly felt that the pace of technological iterative development was a bit too fast.
Several major projects are running in parallel. Do you want to add some new small projects? Everyone in the Spark team is very busy.
Many times, when he suddenly wanted to call Chen Guo late at night, he still picked up the phone immediately.
This proves that his sleep and rest time are seriously insufficient.
You can tell from the dark circles on his face.
And if he is the overall person in charge, let alone others.
Especially those front-line engineers who are mainly responsible for technology implementation. Maybe many of them have been squeezed to the limit.
Not only manpower, but all aspects of resources have also approached the upper limit of balanced development. There is no sign of the surplus of basic resources such as steel and coal that should have appeared in 2006.
The reason is simple. These resources have been completely drained by various projects of the Spark Team.
From a resource optimization perspective, this seems like a good thing.
But if you take into account the endogenous potential of the industry and the subsequent upgrading of the industry that must be carried out, this is not so good.
The current economic situation in China is like a nouveau riche, or like a private enterprise that has grown wildly in its early stage. If the speed of "upgrading" cannot keep up with the speed of "making money", maybe one day there will be a collapse. node.
At that time, no matter how advanced your technology is or how powerful your background is, you will not be able to save the avalanche situation.
There are lessons for this kind of thing, and it is impossible for Chen Nian to just watch it happen.
Chen Guo noticed Chen Nian's worried look. After thinking for a moment, he answered:
"There is no need to talk about 'slowing down' just yet."
"However, objectively speaking, such reckless development has major hidden dangers, and we are also discussing this issue internally."
"Basically, everyone's views are relatively consistent."
"That is, after getting through this maritime crisis, we need to shift from military industry to civilian use as soon as possible and start upgrading basic industries."
"I don't know if you are interested in participating. Of course, we don't force it. If you want to focus on military industry, we have no problem at all."
"It's just that the professionalism you showed on the high-speed rail matter made everyone look forward to it."
"I'm definitely going to participate."
Chen Nian replied decisively.
“But where do we start?”
"It's a trick that's popular all over the world. It's nothing fancy. It's just infrastructure construction."
"Roads, bridges, ports, electricity, resources, water conservancy, real estate. Of course, there are also some relatively new infrastructure activities, such as communications, that must also be started."
Chen Nian looked at Chen Guo in surprise and couldn't help but ask:
"The communication layout has been proposed now?"
In his impression, it will take many years before the "new infrastructure" of communications is formally incorporated into strategic goals.
"What else?"
Chen Guo asked back somewhat strangely.
"Be prepared for a rainy day. Many things should be done sooner rather than later."
"Judging from the current situation, we have too many communication no-man's lands, which will cause serious differentiation in economic development. At some times, the consequences are even more serious than the consequences of traffic differences."
"Understood."
Chen Nian nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
However, in his heart, there was already some vague admiration.
It seems that this country has always been extremely clear-eyed about its own destiny.
Although they talk about the "five-year plan" every year, in fact, the plan has been implemented for at least twenty years, and may even be thirty years later.
From such a long-term perspective, he also felt at ease.
You are not the only one who leads the way.
At least now, he can say calmly, "I am not alone in my path."
After chatting with Chen Guo, Chen Nian looked at his schedule and found that there were not many plans for this afternoon, so he calmly paddled for half a day.
Of course, what he meant by paddling was actually the content of the self-study material interface science course.
Compared with the heavy scientific research tasks, studying has become a kind of relaxation for him now.
After studying for half a day and 4 hours, his number of source points increased by 0.11 points. Now, his number of source points has reached the "peak period" of 8 points.
Judging from his "Task Manager", his daily average source point increment has exceeded 0.25 points, and his efficiency has been further improved.
Solving some relatively basic technical problems is basically not difficult anymore.
However, with such an increase in source points, it is still far from being able to touch the technology of the "near future".
You know, even if a quantum computer has been realized more than ten years later, if he wants to analyze it now, he still needs a full 300 source points.
Although he could have saved up two years to build this technology tree, it would actually be very low in terms of efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
So, still don’t be too impatient.
The most practical and effective path is to proceed slowly and steadily, to lay out the basic technology, and then slowly explore forward when the source income brought by the fission effect is further improved.
Chen Nian put away the system interface, turned around and went out to the canteen, preparing to make dinner for himself.
This was part of his routine—mainly to experience the joy of college students.
In the cafeteria, he unexpectedly found that he met an acquaintance again.
Wang Jiancheng.
This kid has rarely appeared since he joined the Yujing project team. Judging from the feedback from Chen Guo, he is also extremely busy.
But looking at his leisurely look now, maybe the project has come to an end?
Chen Nian walked up and patted him on the shoulder. Wang Jiancheng turned back in confusion, and then his expression immediately turned into surprise.
"Senior! I was looking for you!"
Chen Nian smiled and asked:
"Why are you looking for me? The project is no longer busy?"
"Don't be busy anymore. Phased results have been achieved. There is no rush for the follow-up. The 611 side is doing it, and I am responsible for starting it."
"It's not as simple as hitting the target, right?"
Chen Nian said jokingly.
In fact, he understood the situation better than Wang Jiancheng himself.
Now in the Yujing project team, although Wang Jiancheng cannot be regarded as the number one figure, he is also the absolute core.
No one knows the basic principles of the convolutional neural network algorithm better than him, and he has a unique advantage in system optimization.
Hearing Chen Nian's words, Wang Jiancheng smiled and did not answer, but asked:
"Senior, when I joined the team, they said you would come too, but I've been working here for so long and I've never seen you once."
"Did you really go? They weren't trying to trick me, were they?"
Chen Nian quickly shook his head and replied:
"No, I'm in charge of different modules than you, I just haven't encountered them."
"Actually, all your results will be shown to me - aren't you doing bee swarming? The test was done by our team."
After hearing this, Wang Jiancheng finally felt relieved.
The bee colony design is the core of the Yujing project. It is impossible for people who are not in the group to know about it. This also proves that Chen Nian is indeed in the group.
The two of them haven't met, it's just that they have different divisions of labor.
"Then I'll be relieved. If they wanted me but I didn't want you, I'd be really sorry."
Seeing Wang Jiancheng's sincere expression, Chen Nian didn't say much. He just patted him on the shoulder and gave him an affirmative look.
After sitting down, Chen Nian continued to speak:
"Now that the Yujing project has basically come to an end, what do you plan to do next? Apply for a special class? Publish a paper?"
"Well! These must be done!"
Wang Jiancheng nodded and said:
"However, I have other ideas."
"What do you think?"
Chen Nian looked at him curiously, and a vague thought came to his mind:
This kid has all kinds of wild things in his mind all day long. This time, Yujing 01 can be said to be his first successful practice.
Now that he has tasted the sweetness, he will not go further down this road.
Before this thought could even turn around in his mind, sure enough, Wang Jiancheng's next words confirmed Chen Nian's guess.
"I want to build a robot!"
".robot?"
"To be precise, it's a military drone."
"Senior, look, we already have Tamai 01, which is considered a primary artificial intelligence. If we can continue to develop on the basis of primary artificial intelligence, one day, we can create robots with autonomous combat capabilities!"
"By that time, our soldiers will not even have to go to the battlefield in person, let alone spend their lives to fill the gap in equipment."
"Just send a group of mechanical soldiers to the front line, and we will sit and command from the rear!"
Hearing his words, Chen Nian couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Don't you think your idea is too far from reality?"
"yes!"
Wang Jiancheng did not feel inappropriate at all, but replied:
"It's just because it's too far away from reality, so we have to take it step by step."
"I think that if we want to develop robots, the first problems that must be solved are nothing more than mechanical structures, power systems, and energy systems."
"The mechanical structure is the best solution. The power system depends on the development of the motor, not to mention the energy system. As long as there is no progress in the battery, there is no need to think about it."
"So, my goal is simple."
"Build a passive mechanical exoskeleton first!"
"Then, based on the exoskeleton, we can climb up the technology tree step by step."
"One day, the real T-50 will appear!"
Wang Jiancheng said seriously.
Chen Nian couldn't help but help his forehead.
In fact, I have had the idea of a mechanical exoskeleton before, but now, the basic technology is too weak, and the combat effectiveness of the exoskeleton itself is actually limited, far less practical than a strategic bomber.
Therefore, this direction was eventually abandoned by Chen Nian.
But now that Wang Jiancheng mentioned it, Chen Nian felt that maybe, it wasn't impossible?
After all, someone always has to explore the boundaries of technology.
If he doesn't want to do it, and the government doesn't have the resources to do it, then since he wants to do it, let him try?
If it does happen, that would be a good thing.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian nodded.
"Just do it if you want to. You don't have much to do anyway."
"However, you still have to be calm and don't throw away the basics."
"Don't worry, senior, I know what's going on!"
Looking at Wang Jiancheng's expression, Chen Nian suddenly felt something in his heart.
He secretly thought:
Maybe, in the next few decades, many magical "black technologies" will be born in the hands of this young man.
