"This will likely be very difficult. The 50-nanometer limit has constrained the entire industry for a decade. It's quite possible it will continue to do so for another ten years!" the young man stated.
"Then we'll wait ten years!" Andy Rubin said firmly. "Whether it's ten or twenty years, once chip technology achieves a breakthrough, the era of network phones will arrive. This is undeniable!"
"Clap, clap, clap!" A smattering of applause suddenly sounded from the back of the classroom, startling everyone present. They turned to see a few young Asian men clapping.
"Sir, do you have any insights?" the questioner asked curiously upon seeing the Asian man appear.
"I don't have any special insights. I just believe that Mr. Andy Rubin's words are very correct, and I also strongly agree with the view that the future belongs to network phones!" Huang He smiled.
"I actually think so too!" The white-haired young man surprisingly reversed his stance. "But this seems too far off. I'll wait until lithography machine technology makes a breakthrough before discussing it further with Mr. Andy." After speaking, the young man nodded to Huang He and Andy Rubin on stage, smiled, and left the classroom.
Soon, the bell rang, and the students dispersed in a rush, leaving Andy Rubin standing on the podium with a somewhat dejected expression.
"Mr. Andy, hello. I am Huang He from China. As I said, I greatly admire your vision for the future and network phones. I would like to become friends with you!" Huang He said with a smile.
"Thank you, thank you, my friend from faraway China!" Andy Rubin said excitedly. Someone who recognized his vision made him very happy.
The two then naturally started chatting, but they couldn't continue in the classroom, as others would soon be giving lectures.
At Andy Rubin's invitation, Huang He went to his company to continue their conversation.
Although it was called a company, it was essentially a room in a Silicon Valley office building, covering about 200 square meters. Including Andy Rubin, there were only seven employees, so the company did not feel crowded.
They chatted happily for a long time at the company. Seeing that the time was right, Huang He asked, "Dear Andy, I greatly admire your pursuit of your ideas, and I am very optimistic about your company. How about it, is there anything you need my help with? Feel free to ask!"
Huang He's intention was quite clear; he intended to invest in Andy Rubin's company.
"Thank you for your kindness, Huang. But I don't want to disappoint you! I'm afraid my company has no future!" Andy Rubin shook his head.
"Why do you have such a pessimistic view?"
"Huang, do you know who that young man was who debated with me in class?" Andy Rubin countered.
"Uh, I'm not sure. This is my first time in Silicon Valley, and I probably don't know anyone here except for Bill Gates!" Huang He said with a wry smile.
"Huang, it seems you truly don't know anyone here. Because Bill Gates has never stayed in Silicon Valley. His company is in Redmond, Washington, which is across the entire United States from us in Silicon Valley!" Andy Rubin chuckled, making Huang He feel a bit embarrassed.
"Then who was that young man?"
"His name is Larry Page, the founder of Google," Andy Rubin said.
"Oh, it's him!" Huang He was also a little surprised. He hadn't expected to meet the founder of Google here. It was a pity that if Huang He had three billion US dollars in his hand at this moment, he would have bought Google as well.
Unfortunately, Huang He didn't have that much money, so he could only shake his head and act nonchalant.
Historically, Andy Rubin and Larry Page's first meeting happened in such a public lecture. At that time, Andy Rubin and Larry Page had a pleasant conversation, which laid the foundation for Google's later acquisition of Andy Rubin's Danger company.
"Oh, dear Andy, what is this robot doing here?" Huang He asked with a smile, spotting a robot in a corner of the company that was very familiar to him from later years, though it had only existed as an icon.
"He's called Android, my favorite robot!" Andy Rubin smiled. "I actually have two dreams: one is to develop a network phone, and the second is to create a truly intelligent robot!"
"Currently, it seems network phones are easier to realize, so I'm focusing most of my energy there. But in the future, I will definitely make Android a sentient robot!"
"Do you know why I named my company Danger? Because in the American imagination, intelligent robots are very dangerous entities, like the robot crises described in the Terminator and Matrix movie series."
"My Android is dangerous, so my company is also dangerous!" Andy Rubin said cheerfully.
"But danger also holds opportunity!" Huang He smiled. "Besides, I never believed that robots would bring danger to Earth. These are just the personifications of fear by those conservative thinkers with overactive imaginations. And how easily can intelligent life be born? If that day truly comes in the future, I have a foolproof solution!"
"What solution?" Andy Rubin asked curiously.
"Give them freedom, give them human rights, give them all the rights of humans, and then..."
"And then what?" Andy Rubin asked eagerly.
"Then they'll become salarymen!" Huang He lightly tapped the table, and Andy Rubin burst out laughing.
"Exactly. If you exploit robots as slaves, they will rebel. But if you treat robots as people and then turn them into salarymen, they can integrate perfectly into society."
"You are truly a genius!" Andy Rubin praised. "In the future, we can together usher in the era of intelligent robots!"
"Let's hope so. But for now, let's first usher in the era of network phones!" Huang He smiled slightly. "To be honest, Andy, I'm very optimistic about your research. I want to buy your company. Name your price!"
"I knew you'd be thinking that!" Andy Rubin's expression remained unchanged. "Huang, it's been a pleasure chatting with you. You're someone who truly appreciates my value. However, I cannot sell you my company."
"Why?" Huang He felt a bit displeased. Had all his efforts been in vain!
"I'm sorry, please forgive me for speaking the truth. If the person sitting opposite me were Larry Page of Google and not you, I would agree to his acquisition right now. But with you, I can only refuse!" Andy Rubin sighed.
"I need a reason!"
"Because you are not powerful enough, and you cannot help my child continue to grow!" Andy Rubin took a deep breath. "My strength and ability are insufficient. I can currently only research programs, but manufacturing a network phone requires the support of various hardware and a powerful backing."
"If I were just looking for an investor, with my name, I could secure at least 50 million US dollars in investment from Wall Street. But these are not necessary, because these investments cannot help me. What I need is someone with strong manufacturing capabilities, strong hardware research and development capabilities, and a more robust software development team to provide comprehensive support."
"Huang, I know this might sound cruel, but you are not suitable to be the father of my child!" Andy Rubin said sincerely.
"Pfft!" Leng Zhiruo, who was translating behind Huang He, couldn't help but chuckle. Looking at Andy Rubin's appearance and imagining them holding a child together, she couldn't help but laugh again.
"Alright, I understand what you mean!" Huang He shrugged his shoulders, then said to Leng Zhiruo, "Get my Tianxing phone, the one still in the design phase, the Tianxing 3."
"Okay!" Leng Zhiruo took out a phone from her deerskin robe. However, calling it a phone might be an understatement; it was more like a plastic box. The entire phone's appearance was rather crude. It was a plastic box filled with various components. The plastic box itself was in its original state, with many scratches and melted solder points. It lacked any of the technological appearance a phone should have, looking more like a prototype.
"It's an engineering sample!" Andy Rubin's eyes lit up. He was not at all deceived by the phone's unsightly appearance. Since it was a phone under development and the exterior design was not yet finalized, it was naturally arranged for convenience.
"Capacitive screen, this is Samsung's latest LED screen!" Andy Rubin immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of this phone. Firstly, the screen used was Samsung's newly released generation of LED capacitive screens with touch functionality, which was very advanced and extremely expensive. This single screen was worth an astonishing 2,000 US dollars.
Of course, such a screen was not intended for mass production but for exploration. Ordinary people couldn't get it; only Samsung's large-scale clients could obtain samples for development.
For example, Andy Rubin himself had no chance of obtaining such a screen because he had no commercial dealings with Samsung.
"And the chip, this phone has an independent chip, and it's Qualcomm's miniature chip. I thought I was the only one who saw the value of this chip!" Andy Rubin then discovered that this phone also possessed an independent computing chip, just like a computer.
It should be noted that most phones used the communication chip on the baseband for system functions. No one would install a dedicated computing chip in a phone because it would increase the cost by several hundred US dollars.
"My goodness, the phone has a gravity sensor!"
"Oh my heavens!" Andy Rubin continued to exclaim in surprise, as this phone was practically the phone of his dreams, equipped with various expensive components. When pieced together, these components could achieve all the functions a groundbreaking network phone should have. xxs壹贰
"Can this phone be used?" Andy Rubin asked.
"Yes, but it's very difficult to use!" Huang He said sincerely. "This phone was developed by an engineer under me. He's a hardware genius, but his software skills are lacking. He said the programs he wrote can only barely utilize 10% of these components' capabilities, and there isn't a system that can fully integrate these components into a whole. So, this phone is currently just a toy; it has no practical use value. At most, it can make calls and take pictures!" Huang He said calmly.
"What? This phone was developed by your people!" Andy Rubin said, shocked.
"That's right. Allow me to introduce myself. I am the chairman of China's Jiangnan Group, one of China's most powerful private enterprises. Mobile phones will be the industry where all of Jiangnan Group's resources are concentrated for development. Our goal is to become the king of mobile phones in the world!"