Chapter 39: Bravely enter the society and defeat the other party!
After entering the building, turn left and you will see the lobby where Luo Yao visited last time.
At this time, the geniuses were all doing their own things as usual.
But this time, they noticed the arrival of Luo Yao and the others.
"Boss, what tasks are you going to assign us?" Sergei walked over as soon as he saw Luo Yao.
The others also put down what they were doing and looked at him.
Luo Yao was surprised by Sergei's attitude. After thinking for a moment, he felt that Peng Xun must have told them about the laboratory, so this group of people did not feel strange about his arrival at all.
But the mission?
"Luo Yao, please wait a moment. Everyone needs to sign a confidentiality agreement and learn the confidentiality regulations before they can officially participate in the work arrangements of the Shannon Laboratory." Peng Xun walked in at some point with a stack of documents in his hand.
Luo Yao was stunned. It seemed that the content of this pre-job training was much more than he had imagined.
"General Peng, didn't we all participate in confidentiality training once?" Sergei was speechless, not understanding why he had to participate again.
"This project is not an ordinary one. Everyone must sign the agreement again and learn the relevant regulations. If you fail to complete them, you will not be able to participate in the next work."
Peng Xun's serious speech clearly frightened the young people present. Wang Ye even muttered to Wu Tianming, "Signing a confidentiality agreement? Is this the kind you see on TV?"
"My family never signed any such agreement when doing business with the local thief, so why do we have to sign one for this internship?"
"Talk less. Did ? Professional bodyguards." Wu Tianming was sharp-eyed and immediately realized that the laboratory project seemed to be more involved than he had imagined.
"Professional level, how did you tell?" Wang Ye felt that the other party had two eyes and a mouth, and was no different from an ordinary person.
"My father once received the leader of the capital's health team, and there were several people like this around him."
"If you look at their eyes, they're not just staring at one side, but scanning like a camera at all times."
Wang Ye had never seen such a scene before and was terrified.
But he still forced himself to remain calm and asked Luo Yao, "Boss Santu, do I want to sign this too?"
Luo Yao glanced at Peng Xun, who was handing out the agreement, and nodded.
"Okay, then I'll trust you! Let's go sign it tomorrow!"
They thought that they would be fine after signing, but Peng Xun asked a big man with strong arms and waist to explain the confidentiality regulations to them.
The more they listened, the more frightened they became. Coupled with the visual effect brought by the big man, the whole atmosphere was tense. Everyone focused on the class and no one dared to slack off.
"Luo Yao, it's almost five o'clock. You can go home first. There's a car at the door of the building that can take you home directly."
Luo Yao glanced at Wang Ye and Wu Tianming who were studying and asked, "Where are they?"
"They're going to study here for two days. Don't mention Pangu EDA to them during these two days."
Pangu EDA is currently involved in China's entire chip strategy. The superiors are paying close attention to Luo Yao and Pangu EDA, so they specifically instructed them to study the confidentiality regulations.
"I'll have someone take you back first. You have to meet with the people from the Semiconductor Alliance tomorrow morning."
Luo Yao glanced at the worried-looking Wu Tianming and Wang Ye, knowing that studying the confidentiality regulations would be beneficial rather than harmful to them, so he followed Peng Xun out.
Peng Xun's Peugeot 308S was parked at the door. After Peng Xun gave the key to someone, he let Luo Yao get in the car and the person who took the key drove him home.
Huaji Industrial Park is only a five-minute drive from Lvzhou, and Luo Yao arrived home quickly.
Both parents were surprised to see Luo Yao come back so early.
"Yao'er, are you leaving work early? This won't do. Huaji Company has been so good to our family. You can't just take advantage of others' kindness and act so willfully."
When Luo Yao was in junior high school, he felt bored and often skipped classes to go to the library or went home early.
Sun Xiulan saw that Luo Yao had returned at only 17:10, and subconsciously thought that he had sneaked back home again.
"Mom, the company car just brought me back. We get off work at 5pm."
"Oh, then you sit down and I'll make you something delicious. I've learned a new dish from Dongcheng called Kiln Chicken, and I'll make it for you today!"
"Thank you, Mom."
It was impossible for Luo Yao to just sit there and do nothing. He began searching online for the latest information about the East City Semiconductor Alliance and China...
"Xiao Yao, is this the computer you bought? It looks so advanced!" While eating, Luo Zhu suddenly discovered that Luo Yao actually had a laptop, so she took a look at it curiously.
"It's issued by the company. Do you need it?"
Luo Zhu waved her hands hurriedly: "Uncle Peng gave me a computer, which is enough for my classes, and I don't need to go out."
"Well, I can give you a lesson later when I have time." Luo Yao actually doesn't like to help others with their homework, but Luo Zhu is an exception.
"Thank you, Xiaoyao. This chicken leg is for you."
With Luo Yao as her younger brother, Luo Zhu felt that all the hardships she had suffered before were worth it!
She secretly made up her mind to repeat her studies well and try to get into a good school.
This way I won’t become a burden to Luo Yao.
…
the next day.
Luo Yao was taken away by Rao Huiling to meet with people from Dongtou Group, a member of the Semiconductor Alliance.
On the way, Luo Yao received a text message from Wang Ye complaining.
[Boss, what project are we participating in? We still have training today╥﹏╥]
[It seems that your training yesterday was in vain.]
They were actually discussing laboratory matters in the text message. Luo Yao suddenly felt that yesterday's training was not enough, so he asked Peng Xun to add another day of training time.
When they arrived at Dongtou Group, they met Huaji's marketing president Yu Bei and several other tall and handsome men. As soon as they met, someone came and took them into the conference room.
There were four or five people sitting in the conference room. One of them was a middle-aged man wearing glasses. He stood up and greeted them when he saw them.
"Hey, Mr. Rao and Mr. Yu, thank you for visiting us. Please come and sit down." The other party glanced at Luo Yao, thinking that Luo Yao was just an assistant or something, and ignored him.
"Since both of you are here today, have some tea."
The man with glasses waited until the tea was served before getting down to business: "You said you developed a full-process EDA?"
"Why? Aren't the three major software companies like Synopsys doing well now?"
"Why bother to research it yourself?"
Rao Huiling smiled slightly, having anticipated the question. "Boss Lin, you should be aware of the several times Synopsys software has been unusable before, right?"
Mr. Lin thought for a moment and said, "I know. There's something wrong with Synopsys's account database."
"What about that time with Cadence?"
“It seems that there is a problem with the newly released version.”
Rao Huiling shook her head and said, "But I specifically investigated the use of corresponding software in other regions, and none of them encountered the same problem as us."
"We judge that this is not a mere coincidence."
"Mr. Rao, you're too nervous. Why don't Synopsys and Cadence allow us to use their software? Think about it, China is such a huge market, don't they want to make money?"
"How incomprehensible! Hahaha." Mr. Lin couldn't help laughing when he said this, and everyone in the Dongtou conference room laughed along with him.
"Boss Lin, we all understand the truth, but because of this, they know that we are completely dependent on them and cannot leave them."
"As long as EDA is blocked, our IC factories will not be able to design, and chip factories will not be able to manufacture without the design engineering documents. The entire chip industry will be affected." Yu Bei saw that the other party did not take it seriously and quickly added.
Mr. Lin frowned and interrupted him: "It's not that serious."
"You are actually worrying too much."
"I just said, why do EDA manufacturers like Synopsys want to be stuck with EDA software?"
"Last year, China accounted for 19% of Synopsys' revenue. How could they be willing to give up such a large market?"
"Businessmen are all profit-driven. I don't understand why they want to block EDA software."
Rao Huiling looked at Yu Bei. Both of them knew that it would be difficult to convince each other today. When they were thinking of a solution, a voice suddenly came from beside them.
“What if it’s for greater profits?”
Luo Yao was actually fooled by Mr. Lin. He didn't want to listen anymore, but in order to get Pangu EDA online as soon as possible, he had no choice but to come out and do business.
"Greater profits, what greater profits can there be?"
"Little boy, tell me what you have to say." Mr. Lin thought it was ridiculous that a child actually told him that there was a bigger profit that made Synopsys make the wrong choice. It was really ridiculous.
"Luo Yao..." Rao Huiling was afraid that Luo Yao would offend General Manager Lin, so she wanted to stop Luo Yao, but she was one step too late.
"Control of the entire chip industry chain."
Mr. Lin felt that Luo Yao was exaggerating continued talking.
"Currently, three major manufacturers, including Synopsys, hold three-quarters of the Bluestar market. As Bluestar's largest foundry, Epson also uses their design software, or in other words, only recognizes their software."
"If a company brings engineering files designed by other EDAs to Hydrochip for processing, Hydrochip will refuse."
“This is the situation of one foundry, what about the others?”
"You might say we can find other OEM factories to do the processing. For the sake of money, there will always be factories willing to do the processing."
"But in reality, can these foundries that don't follow the rules of Synopsys and other three major manufacturers get the latest test data from the wafer fab?"
The sneer on Mr. Lin's face faded.
"The answer is no."
"Because this data is integrated into Synopsys' EDA, wafer fabs rely on them to obtain user usage data, and it is impossible for them not to cooperate with them."
"This has led to a situation where the three major EDA companies, including Synopsys, control the entire chip industry chain."
"You said the Big Three won't hold back on technology for the sake of profit. That's a logical flaw in your statement. Profits can be big or small, and only by comparing the two can we prioritize."
"Using the EDA market's annual revenue of several billion dollars to control the chip industry's hundreds of billions of dollars, which side would be more profitable?"
"Such a simple math problem, you should be able to calculate it, right?"
