In fact, human nature is like this.

If we go back to the negotiation table two years ago, the thinking of these big guys at that time was very simple. As long as they could have their own quantum computer, it would be victory. So much so that Wang Yufei was asking for a lot of money at the banquet. Except for Tim...

Cook tried to counteroffer, but the annual computing power support was increased by twenty days. After that, no one said anything.

Many people even complained about Tim Cook later.

During the negotiations, the then Secretary-General of the Alliance, Love Dracula, received great attention within the Alliance.

The seven billion US dollars were collected very easily, and they even formulated a plan at that time. After the transaction was completed, they would find a way to leave enough evidence to threaten Lu Yuxin and tie the prospective proprietress of Yuxin Technology to their war.

In the car.

However, things did not develop as they expected.

After the entire land, the construction in progress, and subsequent expenses were all handed over to Huaxia Company in accordance with the requirements given by Lu Yuxin, Lu Yuxin sent a special invitation to Dracula to have dinner with him to celebrate this underground business.

It was successfully completed, and of course Love Dracula chose to attend the appointment happily.

What I never expected was that Wang Yufei was also there at dinner that day.

The couple toasted to Love Dracula together, thanking him for his support of Huaxia Jingcheng's real estate business, or his support of the Yuxin Technology employee dormitory project.

Really, it is no exaggeration to say that Love Dracula was confused at that time. The moment Wang Yufei raised his glass to him, he was really scared.

This is a very scary thing. If nothing else, although he had signed a formal contract with Yuxin Technology on behalf of the World Quantum Computing Technology Alliance at that time, the contract had not yet started to be implemented and they had not received the technology.

If Wang Yufei terminates the contract for this reason, not only will the US$7 billion be wasted, but it is also open to question whether he can leave China.

Trying to obtain the most confidential technical information of other companies through some shady methods, if this kind of thing gets too big, there will probably be no room for explanation.

After all this trouble, Love Dracula couldn't sleep well for two months in a row.

Although he booked a ticket the next day and returned to the United States urgently, he still woke up every night, fearing that something would go wrong in the execution of the contract.

At that time, including Dracula, as well as major manufacturers in the United States and Europe, they really felt that as long as the contract could be fulfilled smoothly, it would be enough for them to have their own quantum computing power.

Even at that time, Yuxin Technology's technical instructors came to Silicon Valley with complete technical information and began to assist these major manufacturers in the production of quantum computers for half a year. These big guys were worried about gains and losses.

It was not until the quantum computers belonging to their respective companies were successfully tested, the news came out, the stock prices soared, and investors toasted in celebration that they breathed a sigh of relief.

Really, everyone was really satisfied at that time.

Even if you have to spend some computing power, it is nothing in the eyes of these big guys.

But now that everyone has several quantum computers and has enjoyed the dividends and conveniences brought by quantum computing power, no one will think so anymore.

There is no doubt that Yuxin Technology's behavior of forcing everyone to hand over their computing power is considered by everyone to be a quasi-robbery behavior. The computing power that has been stolen can bring at least tens of billions to the company every year.

In other words, Yuxin Technology steals hundreds of billions of dollars in profits from these technology companies every year. Who can tolerate this?

It can even be said that many of Yuxin Technology’s scientific research achievements over the years were indirectly created by them, but they cannot reap any benefits from them.

When they woke up from their sleep and the various data reports after the launch of "The Eighth Continent" were placed on their desks, the bosses of these companies were completely unable to sit still.

That’s so greedy!

The key is that they are behind the miracles created by this game.

Soon, the bosses who could represent the opinions of several major companies started a video call.

Yes, a company alone may not have the courage to confront Yuxin Technology, but if everyone works together, they still have a certain degree of confidence.

Since the first quantum computer was installed in the company, we have not stopped researching the reverse cracking of various technical indicators of quantum computers for such a long time, or we still cannot completely crack Yuxin Technology’s technology, but now we have

Already have confidence.

After all, they now have a total of twenty-nine quantum computers, far more than the Chinese's seventeen.

As long as they can unite, they can already fight.

…

The video conference was well attended.

Basically all presidents or CEOs of companies with quantum computers within the Quantum Computing Technology Alliance participate.

The person in charge of the laboratory was also invited, but they only had to observe. The reason is actually quite sad.

Just no money.

The main source of funding for them to own quantum computers is still the large technology companies within the alliance, or the capital represented by these companies. Of course, they cannot get much say. In addition, their research results on quantum computers have to be followed.

Those businesses share.

Of course, at this time, no one thinks that what they pay is not proportional to what they get.

After all, these big companies provide the money.

…

The host of the meeting is still Love Dracula.

To be honest, he really doesn't want to get involved in these bad things that go against Yuxin Technology.

Embarrassingly, when several CEOs of large technology companies came to him and asked him to organize this meeting, the secretary-general of the alliance did not dare to say "no".

There is no way, compared to Wang Yufei and Lu Yuxin who are far away in China, these big guys who are close at hand are more difficult to deal with.

"There is only one topic for convening this meeting. Many companies and laboratories in our alliance are deeply concerned about the clause in the previous contract that each quantum computer must provide half of the computing power to Yuxin Technology free of charge for two hundred days every year.

We are dissatisfied and think this is an overlord clause, so we hope to understand everyone’s thoughts through this meeting and explore a feasible alternative, and then the alliance will negotiate with China, so now everyone can talk about their opinions.

"

After Love Dracula raised this issue, he didn't plan to say anything more until the big bosses discussed it.

Although he was severely tricked by Lu Yuxin at the beginning, he still successfully introduced quantum computer technology in the name of the alliance. No one knows what kind of change Wang Yufei has undergone, but he is

Meritorious.

But now these companies must allocate part of their computing power, which has little to do with him.

Of course, Love Dracula also hopes that these companies can gain some momentum, completely crack the quantum computer technology and even integrate it into their own technology, so that they can no longer look at the face of Yuxin Technology, and even tearing up the previous agreement can make the young Chinese

There is nothing one can do.

But obviously those reverse cracking projects have not made much progress so far.

After all, this is designed to crack the most core quantum chip, and under the current technological conditions, under extremely small unit conditions, various circuits calculated in the billions are designed, and it is extremely difficult to fully master all the technologies.

Therefore, Love Dracula, who had always been extremely wary of Wang Yufei and Lu Yuxin, really did not expect that if these people joined forces, they could make Wang Yufei give in.

If the other party does not grant them technical authorization, of course the existing quantum computers cannot be dismantled, but the supply of core chips will be cut off, which will make it impossible for them to continue to add quantum computers before the quantum chip is completely cracked.

Of course, this is still a small matter. After all, the alliance currently controls 29 quantum computers. In terms of computing power, they will have an advantage in at least the next three to five years. Give the top scientists in these companies another three to five years.

, as long as there are finished products, I think they can almost completely solve the technical problems that trouble them.

But what Love Dracula was afraid of was that the Chinese couple had countermeasures.

Yes, although he has been in contact with scientists who are studying quantum computers for two years, there is indeed no evidence so far that the quantum computer technology provided to them by Yuxin Technology is sandwiched with a backdoor program that can remotely

Controlling their equipment, or even borrowing computing power, requires the cooperation of engineers here, but Love Dracula just feels that things are not that simple.

The reason is very simple. This kind of unprepared and unreserved approach of handing over technology to them is not in line with that woman's character.

Even though there is no evidence to prove that there is a problem with the twenty-nine quantum computers they control for such a long time, he just feels that there may still be problems if he falls out with Yuxin Technology before fully taking the initiative.

However, it was of little use for him to speak now, so he had no choice but to shut up.

"Okay, let me share my opinion first." Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook, was the first to speak.

Although Facebook was not the first group to join the alliance, with Facebook's influence and financial strength, this company also owned two quantum computers after paying a large membership fee, becoming the backbone of the alliance.

Power, coupled with Zuckerberg's always strong attitude, it is not surprising that he was the first to speak.

Of course, it may also be because Facebook does not have much business in China, and Zuckerberg has never dealt with Yuxin Technology, so it is more aggressive in this regard.

"Obviously, this free use of our computing power is unreasonable. I don't want to comment on what considerations the alliance had when signing the contract and signing such an obviously unfair clause, but this agreement has been

It has seriously affected Facebook's operations. What is this? After we invest real money, not only do we have to pay an annual maintenance fee to obtain the product, but nearly half of the usage rights belong to others, which is unfair!"

"I have asked the company's legal department to review the previously signed contract. I believe everyone knows that the jurisdiction agreement in the previously signed contract is a standard agreement. Both of us can file lawsuits in our respective countries. So no matter you

No matter how you think about it, Facebook will file a lawsuit against this clause of the contract in the near future. I believe that Facebook will win this lawsuit and abolish this unfair clause."

Zuckerberg made his thoughts clear and clear.

Obviously, the boss of Facebook really couldn't bear this agreement and had already thought about how to break the agreement reasonably, legally and elegantly.

"I think Matt is right."

Tim Cook spread his hands and said with a smile: "At that time, the Chinese people were very tough in the negotiations, so we had to make certain concessions on some principled terms. But now the situation is obviously different from before.

If Facebook is willing to litigate, we can provide certain assistance."

"Aid? Wouldn't Apple choose to file a lawsuit with Facebook?" Zuckerberg asked.

Tim Cook smiled and said: "We still have some concerns. After all, we still need to obtain the authorization of Xin System and the brain-computer chip. Of course, we have been studying alternative systems in the past two years, but so far

It can still be completed so far. But Facebook does not have these concerns. But as I just said, if Facebook needs help, Apple will do its best within its capabilities."

"Okay!" Zuckerberg shrugged and asked again: "Then who else is willing to file a lawsuit with Facebook? I believe Mr. Cook has his own considerations, and he can be more tolerant to the Chinese people, because

Chinese people have contributed a lot of revenue to Apple. Although the sales of Apple mobile phones are declining year by year. So who else? Mr. Stephen, what do you think of my proposal?"

Although he was stabbed by Zuckerberg, Tim Cook was not annoyed.

Apple is in a really awkward situation right now.

Without the addition of IOS, Apple's hardware naturally cannot command a high premium, which has directly led to the fact that Apple's market share of mobile phones has indeed declined a lot in recent years. However, in the past two years, brain-computer chips have brought great changes to Europe and the United States.

The replacement boom, coupled with the newly expanded business of quantum computing, can still maintain Apple's profits.

But now Apple has become the high-tech company that relies most on China among several companies. This is indeed embarrassing.

"Of course, Matt, Intel will be happy to follow up after you file a lawsuit. However, I need to get authorization, damn authorization, believe me, I will raise this issue with the board of directors in the near future." Stephen said.

The implication is probably that I still hope that Facebook can set an example for everyone in the front.

Yes, it would be best if someone can take the lead in this kind of thing.

Although scientists do not think that quantum computers have any backdoors so far, wouldn't it be better if someone first tests the reaction of the Chinese young man for everyone?

It's just a matter of waiting a few more days, it doesn't matter.

Zuckerberg understood. Although everyone in today's meeting was dissatisfied with the terms, they all seemed to want to let him take the lead. This made the young and energetic young man very disdainful.

"Well, it seems that only Facebook has no business dealings with that person. I think there is no need to continue this meeting. Because you no longer have the enterprising spirit you once had. I'm sorry, I have another very important meeting. Goodbye.

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Chapter completed!