Chapter 895: Prerequisites and conditions

"Lao Yang, as long as you are willing to go out of the mountain, I will promise you any conditions, I will get you whoever you want, and you can speak!"
When I heard that Yang Zhenyin had agreed to be the head of the "Matrix" laboratory so happily, Tan Zhenhua was overjoyed, and he immediately patted his chest and began to brag about it.
Yang Zhenyin said with a smile: "No hurry, scientific research needs to be done step by step. Let's solve a prerequisite first. Zhenhua, you heard that you are still studying at Stanford and majored in electronic engineering, but you just said that your The research content of the "Matrix" laboratory will cover cutting-edge subjects such as basic physics, semiconductors, electronics, and communications, and you actually thought of asking me to be responsible for this laboratory, then I guess you want to learn "Bell Labs" ?"
Tan Zhenhua was a little surprised, but immediately nodded.
This is his dream and goal, but it’s a bit big, so he hasn’t been embarrassed to publicize it... But he didn’t expect that when he met Yang Zhenyin today, he would be called out by this wise old man. .
Therefore, the brain circuits of these great physics gods are different from ordinary people, and I am afraid that not all of them can get 120.
Seeing him nodding, Yang Zhenyin continued to smile and said: "Well, since I guessed well, then I have to ask you, Mr. Tan, I have heard of you, and I know you have some money, but you Can you afford the huge expenses of doing these cutting-edge sciences?"
Tan Zhenhua really did not expect that Dr. Yang, the great of the global physics community, told him that the premise was to talk about money.
Does this style seem familiar to Mao?
Seeing that he hadn't turned the corner for a while, Yang Dashen specifically explained a few more words: "Look, "Bell Labs" belongs to AT&T, but what about AT&T? Every year, 3% of its turnover is invested in the laboratory. Research and development funds have kept the laboratory in a good state of operation, and it is also the source of its confidence to produce 7 Nobel Prize winners. Of course, in turn, the laboratory has used a large number of new technologies to feed back AT&T since 1925 The laboratory officially started its operation in 2015. So far, it has more than 20,000 patents. In other words,
Bell Laboratories
produces a new patented technology every day. These new technologies have helped AT&T always occupy The forefront of technology is the root cause of its leadership in communications, basic semiconductors, computers and other fields and almost monopolizing the national line communication market. Xiao Tan, do you know the annual turnover of AT&T?."
Tan Zhenhua really knows this. Since he is targeting Bell Labs, he has of course also cared about its operations. As of the end of last year, AT&T’s market value was 52.9 billion U.S. dollars, ranking second among the global Fortune 500 companies. Second to the "big blue" IBM, its annual turnover is as high as 33 billion US dollars. At this time, Intel's annual turnover is only 1.6 billion US dollars, which is less than AT&T's fraction...
This means that "Bell Laboratories" can receive approximately $1 billion in scientific research expenses a year.
If you add in the special funding for various technical cooperation research carried out by the laboratory with the U.S. government and military, this number may reach 1.5 billion US dollars!
Although AT&T was forcibly split into an AT&T long-distance telephone company in the name of
anti-monopoly
by the U.S. Ministry of Justice in January this year due to its monopoly in the communications industry. "Brothers", there are a total of 8 companies, but Tan Zhenhua knows that before AT&T completely destroyed itself in 1996, AT&T will once again grow into a super giant with an annual turnover of more than 70 billion US dollars!
It is precisely because of such a huge investment that "Bell Labs" has become the most powerful laboratory for mankind in the 20th century, and there is no one!
Just look at what has been born in this laboratory:
In 1933, Karl Jansky founded radio astronomy.
In 1947, the transistor was invented.
In 1948, Claude Shannon laid the foundation of modern communication theory.
In 1954, the first solar cell with practical application value was produced.
In 1962, the world's first communications satellite Telstar1 was manufactured.
In 1964, Arnold Penzias and Robert Wilson discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation.
In 1964, a video phone was made.
In 1969, the charge-coupled device, or CCD, was invented.
In 1969, Dennis Leach and Ken Thompson developed the UNIX system and C language.
In 1980, Garni Strusschupp developed the C++ language.
...
To summarize briefly: Without Bell Labs, there would be no computers, TVs, mobile phones, digital cameras...
Bell Labs, a private laboratory set up by a communications company, has in-depth research in the fields of physics, materials science, electronics, communications, computer programming, etc., or in other words, has established a school.
Tan Zhenhua understood what Yang Zhenyin said. He can be the person in charge of the "Matrix" laboratory, but he must also require sufficient funding. This is the prerequisite for the survival of the laboratory. Otherwise, planning has to be made. Well, no matter how lively it is, it is nothing more than a castle in the sky.
Suddenly I felt that the wallet that I once made myself complacent about is still too deflated!
Tan Zhenhua gritted his teeth and stretched out a finger and said: "100 million, Mr. Yang, for the first three years, at least 100 million US dollars in scientific research expenditures should be guaranteed each year. You will arrange the direction of investment, but I also have some designated topics."
He did his best. Recently, he has invested too many projects, and many of them are long-term projects. No output can be seen for a while, and there is still a large amount of funds due to a huge financial project. And being unable to move, the living money he can use is indeed limited.
Yang Zhenyin nodded lightly. This number was slightly less than what he had expected, but it was still above his bottom line, so he could barely accept it.
"Then I will talk about the person I want." He said, "The first person is a young man I like, named Yao Qizhi, who was born in the magic city, grew up in Wandao, and has a PhD in physics from Harvard University. , Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Illinois, Physics, Mathematics and Computer Expert, 38 years old this year, currently teaching in the Computer Department of Stanford University where you are studying, it is when you are young and strong, but most importantly, he has come to listen to me During the lecture, I had a separate exchange with me. According to my observation, he fully meets your requirements."
Tan Zhenhua had never heard of this name, but he could hear the implications from Yang Zhenyin’s expression-Yang Zhenyin, who is 62 years old this year, agreed to be the leader of the "Matrix" laboratory. He began to think about his successor, and the candidate he valued was Yao Qizhi!
Because about the person in charge of this "Matrix" laboratory, there is a Tan Zhenhua and Yang Zhenyin who have not stated clearly, but both sides know the conditions: this person must be a descendant of China who cares about China!
He nodded and silently wrote down the name. While admiring Yang Zhenyin's long-term vision, he also decided to talk to Dr. Yao as soon as he returned to San Francisco.
Then he asked: "Old Yang, is there another one?"