It was only nine o'clock in the morning, but the sun was already blazing.In the office, the window air conditioner was overwhelmed and creaking.Boom boom boom!With Li Jiankun's shout of "Come in", the door was pushed open, and Ran Zi walked in clattering in a pair of crystal high heels, followed by Ding Lun.Both of them came from Hong Kong City yesterday."Boss, the car is here." Ran Zi said.Li Jiankun closed the document in his hand, stood up from his boss chair, and prepared to go and greet him in person.After all, in the eyes of others, he is just a professional manager of the Special Economic Zone Huadian Company.Besides, he himself is willing to go, so he shows respect to the wise and humble.When he reached Ding Lun, Li Jiankun patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's up to you."Ding Lun grinned: "Don't worry, it's fine."…………A Coaster minibus just drove into the Huadian Industrial Park.There were several middle-aged people in the car, and the rest were young men and women.The latter are all the students and recent graduates of Tsinghua University's semiconductor major and EDA class, that is, the collective circuit design class this summer.There are only eighteen people in total.It is worth mentioning that they all have the opportunity to study abroad.Some people have already received notices.Some people at least receive messages that interest them.You should know that an organization did a statistics two years ago and found that there are no more than a hundred people in the world who can use computers to design chips.Although they cannot say it, they are able to complete chip design independently.But the foundation is very solid, which has been affirmed by foreign experts who have visited Tsinghua University. What is lacking is experience.“It’s quite large and the environment is nice.”"What's the use? We are not entitled to enjoy ourselves now.""Just treat it as a trip. I often read news about the Special Administrative Region in the newspaper, but this is my first time here.""I'm going to the United States next month, and it will be a few years before I come back. It's nice to come to the Special Administrative Region before I leave."...The students communicated with each other.Although they knew that this trip was invited by the Special Zone Huadian Company, the other party probably wanted to recruit them into the company.But no one thought about it.But the department leaders must bring them here.As their mentor said: "I have nothing more to teach you. This is the limit of my knowledge."If even their mentor can no longer impart knowledge to them.There is no one else in the whole country.However, they are self-aware and know that what they have learned is still very superficial when it comes to the extremely difficult field of EDA.After several years of hard study, it is impossible to give up.Foreign universities are extending olive branches to us again.If it were you, what would you choose?Of course, at this time, they still have a passion to serve the country.I thought that after I had achieved success in my studies abroad, I would come back to serve my motherland.The Coaster stopped steadily under the building of Huadian Research Institute.The students exclaimed in amazement when they got off the bus.At least as they are studying design, they appreciate and like this building with a strong sense of design.Li Jiankun shook hands with the teachers leading the team one by one and asked tentatively:"We've all come a long way, why don't we take a day off and talk about it tomorrow?"The leading old professor waved his hand and said, “No, no, no need."Thanks to your joint venture, we also stayed in the Foreign Affairs Hotel last night. We had a good stay, good food, and were not tired."Actually it was half a night.Checked into Baiyun Hotel at two in the morning.Li Jiankun originally intended to arrange for them to play in Guangzhou for a day, but the old professor attached great importance to time and disagreed.The students were called up before dawn.Breakfast was a Cantonese-style morning tea arranged by Lin Xinjia, and we set off after eating.Li Jiankun knew that he had two mindsets:1. I must have heard something about the Special Economic Zone Huadian Company and I can’t wait to see if they really have something in the EDA field.2. If not, don't waste both parties' time. Accept less hospitality so that you can refuse it when the time comes.The guest is the host.Ding Lun led the way and took the group to the seventh floor by elevator.On the way to the destination, the old professor asked Li Jiankun: "I heard that Ms. Lin Lanying is now the dean of your institute?""Vice President. But the institute doesn't have a president at the moment." Li Jiankun replied with a smile."You guys must have put in a lot of effort to get her to come out of retirement."It really isn't.On the day Ms. Lin Lanying arrived in the Special Administrative Region, she decided to stay at the request of Li Jiankun.Because here she has the scientific research conditions she has always dreamed of, and it is the closest time for her to realize her unfulfilled dream.Li Jiankun just smiled and didn't explain.Ding Lun, who was walking in front, gradually slowed down his pace and finally stopped in front of a double-leaf red-painted solid wooden door. He turned sideways and introduced:"This is the 'main battlefield' of the EDA department and the work area for designers in the future.""Later?" a teacher asked."The EDA department of SEZ Huadian Company has just been established and the employees have not yet officially started work," Ding Lun explained.Some students in the back were whispering:"If you don't consider further studies, it's good to come here to work and be the boss...""I doubt they have any staff?""It's pretty impressive to set up a department without any staff."A teacher said, “Can I see it?”"of course."click!Ding Lun pressed down the door handle and pushed open the door.An open office area covering about 300 square meters comes into view.Almost at the same time, a group of teachers and students from Tsinghua University all widened their eyes.Although there was no one in the hall, there were desks and chairs, all of which were the independent tables seen in foreign movies, and the partitions provided a certain amount of private space.There are hundreds of such tables.On each table, there are computers, printers, and some high-end-looking items.The students became excited and eager to try.There are more computers here than in their school's computer room.Li Jiankun raised his hand and said, "Feel free to visit."The students immediately dispersed and gathered in groups of three or five towards the nearby desks."Wow! Why does this computer look so high-end? It's actually a Macintosh!"Many people in later generations may not understand it very well.Macintosh computer is a general term for Apple computers."This isn't just any Apple, it's a Macintosh!"In 1984, Apple launched the revolutionary Macintosh computer.The previous Apple II was launched in 1977.Even so, for computer enthusiasts, Apple II is still an unattainable dream for many people.Not to mention Mac.Nothing else, just expensive.Mac computers are almost invisible in our country now. No one dares to buy them, not even electrical appliance middlemen.You should know that this is my country's first localized, industrialized, and mass-produced microcomputer - the Great Wall 0520CH.Born in June 1985.The price is 3.2 RMB.Judging from the data alone, an IBM computer with comparable performance costs more than 100,000 US dollars when imported into China.Mac will have to double that."Oh my god, this is too luxurious!""This computer is probably running really fast!""That's even a question."Not to mention the students, even several old professors were stunned when looking at the hundreds of Mac computers in front of them.I was seriously hurt by Huadian’s extravagance.A teacher smacked his lips and said, "That's more than 20 million US dollars!"You should know that the charter king donated to build a five-star luxury hotel in the capital, the Zhaolong Hotel, which was named after his father and is located on the East Third Ring Road.It opened last year and is nineteen stories high.It only cost 10 million US dollars...Of course, they didn’t know that the price Li Jiankun paid was not that expensive.Purchase on your own and obtain special entry approval.National project, you must be kidding.This is not showing off. Putting aside Li Jiankun's own ideas, since he has taken on the EDA task in the 863 plan, of course he has to do it well.The students fondled the Mac computers and chattered:"Does Intel's EDA department have such a strong configuration?""I think it's hanging!""Yiyi, you have a thick face, ask if you can start it and see.""Excuse me, Boss, can you please start the computer and take a look?"Li Jiankun is waiting...Next comes the real showing off.As we all know, computers back then were different from those of later generations and used the DOS operating system.Using it is like programmers typing code.In other words, anyone who can use a computer these days is a programmer.The disk capacity under the DOS system is much smaller than that of later systems. Most programs are stored on floppy disks, and then external floppy disks are used to meet the needs of using various programs.Li Jiankun didn't need to tell her, this part was designed.When these EDA students see a Mac computer, how can they resist starting it up and taking a look at it?Ding Lun nodded to the student who asked the question and waved:"You can try running some professional software, the results are pretty good. If you have the conditions in the future, you can consider buying one. After all, it's your job to make a living."The boy, who was called "Bayi" by his classmates, muttered quietly:"Leader, you really are talking without any pain in your back."But I still followed him.Ding Lun walked to a glass cabinet against the wall.Just now everyone's attention was attracted by the Mac computer and no one had time to take a look at it.I saw a closet full of floppy disks.Bayi asked curiously, "What are all these floppy disks?""Software." Ding Lun said as he opened the cabinet door, "They are all professional and genuine EDA software.""What?!"Bayi's eyes widened: "Does EDA have so many software?"Not to mention learning, what they know is limited to a few including Proteus."There aren't that many types. We have multiple copies of various software. However, as long as there is EDA-related software in the world, we have it."Ding Lun paused, glanced at Bayi, scanned all the students present, and smiled mysteriously:"We all will, too."students:"???"teachers:"???"Everyone subconsciously looked around the empty office where there was not a single unfamiliar face.There is no one.Who would?And I will use all the EDA software in the world...Anyway, they at Tsinghua University would never dare to say such things."What, you don't believe it?"Ding Lun casually took out a floppy disk and handed it to Bayi, asking him to go and try it out.However, everyone's focus now is not here, but they want to figure out this puzzle.Ding Lun raised his hand towards the door:"In that case, please move to the lounge next door to meet our EDA designer."There was another round of whispering among the students:“They actually have employees.”"Can we have three and a half people?""I want to see who is so good at using all the EDA software.""Such a person must be a master in the industry. How could he possibly come here to work?"...Everyone went to the next door together.There is also a living room next door, which is slightly larger than this one.click!The door is pushed open.For a moment, the teachers and students of Tsinghua University thought they had come to a Western restaurant.However, it is different from Western restaurants.Elegant piano music surrounds your ears.The floor is covered with grey carpet.The space is divided into several areas by various high-end furnishings, including a tea break area, a reading area, a billiard area, an audio-visual area...It is worth mentioning that there is such space on every floor of Huadian Research Institute.Naturally, it was Li Jiankun's idea, borrowed from later generations.Unlike the next door, there were more than a dozen people in the lounge at this time.The technical backbones of Gangcheng Huadian IC Design Center were all present.At this moment, a teacher's eyes caught something and he suddenly stopped and looked carefully. After confirming that he had not recognized the wrong person, he was shocked:"Dr. Smith?"Ding Lun replied with a smile: "That's right."The teacher's eyes were still fixed on the sofa, and he said in astonishment:“Dr. Levine."Dr. Kane."His colleagues nearby hurriedly asked him what was going on:"Which Smith?"Dr. Levin and Dr. Kane, aren't these top experts in the field of EDA?"The EDA community is only so big.They have read the academic papers of these three people.But I haven't seen him.The teacher who first recognized the three people was different.He looked at the old professor who led the team and said:"Director Cen, do you still remember that in 1982, I represented the school and the department to attend the EDA academic forum in Hong Kong. At the conference, I met these three people once..."Li Jiankun was listening nearby and laughed.Is there such a thing?Forget about introducing them...Professor Cen looked at Li Jiankun suddenly and said, "Manager Li, are these three all employees of your Huadian?"You are asking...Nothing wrong with it at all."Yes."Hiss!All the teachers and students of Tsinghua University took a deep breath.There are not even a hundred such EDA experts in the world.There are actually three of them here at Huadian!!ps: I may need to take a day off tomorrow as it is my daughter’s birthday.