"Edward, you told me about this two days ago. I also called Wan'an Company to order one, but they have sold out. Moreover, all computers have been sold out this year. We just
You can only buy it next year!”
Lucas spread his hands and said.
"What? Next year? It's only May now. Do I have to wait seven months to doodle on paper with my hands? I can't wait that long!"
The other party was a little crazy.
As a computer science graduate, Cattermole was already keenly aware that this software would have a huge impact on film production before others understood what was going on. He could make arbitrary modifications to pictures.
This is simply a program specially designed for movie special effects! With it, those incredible scenes will be created very quickly.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, everyone, don't be anxious!"
Liu Lang found a bench next to a monster model and sat down.
"George, do you remember what I told you a month ago? It was about computers, how about it? Now it has begun to become a reality!"
Before acquiring Industrial Light and Magic, Liu Lang once told Lucas that the special effects of future movies will rely on computers, and the era of hand-made production will soon be gone. Lucas was still dubious at the time, but now he is somewhat convinced.
"Liu Lang, Wan'an Company's computers are indeed helpful for movie special effects, but in my opinion they are not very helpful. The pictures are just static. At best, they can only help us improve efficiency. If we are making cartoons, the effect should be very good.
, but I’m afraid it won’t be of much use in making movies. You must know that movies are dynamic and need to be shot with real objects, which is far more than a few photos can solve!”
Lucas thought for a moment and said.
"Edward, what do you think?"
Liu Lang looked at Edward with a smile.
"Um...Boss, what you said makes some sense, but...I always feel that the uses of computers are not limited to these. Movies are indeed dynamic, but within our optical scope, dynamic movements are actually
It is composed of pictures, whether it is animation or real objects.
, Now Wanan Company has a picture processing program. If we go one step further and have a more powerful picture processing program, it will be possible to parse all actions into a static state and form a series of pictures. In theory, it is a kind of
...A kind of, how should I say it! It should be called...!"
Edward thought for a while but could not come up with a term.
"Edward, are you talking about the motion capture function?"
Liu Lang answered for the other party.
"That's right, it is the motion capture function. Every action can be represented in the form of a static picture, and then modified, and then restored back after modification. This will become a new action, and this action is likely to be
It’s a picture we can’t usually imagine!”
Edward nodded repeatedly.
"Haha, Edward, we thought of going together. You are right. The latest generation of movie special effects must be based on powerful computer processing programs, that is, motion capture programs. With this program, movie time will be
An unimaginable image appears in front of us, such as Transformers, which will appear on the big screen in real-life form, which will shock us much more powerfully than cartoons!"
Liu Lang and Edward started talking to each other, and Edward nodded frequently. He was full of respect for Liu Lang. He didn't expect that this little boss had reached such a high level of understanding of computers.
As a computer graduate, he was too powerful, but Lucas was confused. Although he knew about computers, he didn't know much about computers.
The computer's understanding is naturally incomparable to the two of them. In his mind, he is still stuck at the level of shooting with traditional models. The so-called virtual motion capture has no cognition at all, but he is also a flexible person.
After listening to it for a long time, he immediately realized that this kind of computer is indeed widely used and is far from useless as he thought now.
"Liu, it's useless to say this. Edward said that we are short of a computer now. I called Wanan Company the day before yesterday. Unfortunately, they don't have it in stock. The appointment will have to wait until next year. You are the boss. Let's see what we do now.
?”
Lucas shrugged.
"This is easy to handle, I'll give them a call!"
Liu Lang walked to the phone.
"There's no need to fight, it's useless to fight!"
Lucas reminded again.
"Haha, George, my phone number is different from yours!"
"It's different? What's the difference?"
"Just watch!"
Liu Lang picked up the phone and called Wan'an's office directly.
"Hello, who are you?"
Wan'an's voice came over immediately. Not many people knew about this phone number. Only the middle-level people within the company and some CEOs of large companies knew about it.
"Hello, old gentleman! I am Liu Lang!"
"Haha, it turns out to be you little guy. I heard that you have come to the United States again. Why don't you sit here with me?"
Hearing that it was Liu Lang, the other party immediately beamed with joy. Wanan Company's new product was directly related to Liu Lang. Without Liu Lang, they would never have the photoshop1 program system.
"Sir, I need a new computer with photoshop1 program. Does Wanan Company have it in stock?"
Liu Lang asked.
"Of course there is, of course there is. Others don't have it. You can have as many computers as you want... No, your SMIC's current production capacity is quite overwhelming! It's only 200 yuan a month. This is too little. You have to know that Taiwan
The current production capacity in the Gulf is more than 1,300 yuan per month, which is six times that of yours. SMIC cannot fall behind! You have to supervise them and let them work overtime!"
Liu Lang's request for a computer was just a matter of words. What Wan'an was most worried about was the production capacity issue. As long as the production capacity could keep up, he could sell as much as he had.
"Sir, SMIC has only been established for less than a year. It is already good to achieve mass production relying on China's old foundation. I'm afraid it will take some time to catch up with Wanwan. But don't worry, now the United States
As sales increase, SMIC will definitely make adjustments. According to normal output, the wafer production line can reach 9,000 yuan per year. I believe it won't be long before the mainland can meet your needs!"
The wafer production line was imported from the island country six years ago, with a maximum production capacity of 9,000 yuan per year. Later, Liu Lang and Zhou Ming renovated and upgraded the production line. Because speed was the requirement at that time, the production capacity requirements were lowered.
After completing the upgrade, Liu Lang originally wanted to increase his production capacity.
However, this still required a lot of money. At that time, many people were hesitant about whether the chips could be sold for money, so Liu Lang did not insist too much. Now, the North American market has been opened up, and the demand for chips has surged.
If the price increases, I'm afraid SMIC's orders will come like snowflakes.
According to the original agreement signed between SMIC and Wanan, SMIC would have a 40% profit share for every chip sold. Now the sales price of Wanan's chips is about US$1,200, with a profit margin of
Reaching 70%, reaching 840 US dollars, the fourth achievement of 840 US dollars is 336 US dollars, which can be said to be very high.
The cost of manufacturing a chip at SMIC is about 1,000 yuan, which is about 200 yuan when converted into U.S. dollars. The net profit here and there is 136 U.S. dollars, which is already very high, and with the
As SMIC's productivity continues to improve, costs will fall, and profits will increase. It can be said that the chip industry is a hugely profitable industry, second only to the trade in drugs and arms.