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Shi Lei knew a secret about the fake artificial intelligence Abertier.
Shi Lei and Abertier had studied and interacted with each other for a year before Shi Lei discovered the secret.
Perhaps in the future, Shi Lei could make use of that secret …
At around 9 pm, Shi Lei's phone on the computer table rang. The caller ID showed that it was a call from Lijian Province. This made Shi Lei very surprised.
Because in this life, Shi Lei didn't have any friends from Lijian Province!
Although he didn't know who was calling, Shi Lei still picked up the call and asked in English, "This is Shi Lei, may I ask who is speaking?"
When the other party heard Shi Lei's pure English, he seemed to be stunned. Then, he replied in English, "Hello, is this Mr. Shi Lei from Dream Entertainment Co., Ltd.?"
"Yes, and you are?"
Shi Lei didn't understand how the other party knew his phone number. Although his phone number wasn't kept secret, it shouldn't be possible for someone from Lijian Province to know his phone number, right?
"Hello, Mr. Shi. I am Tom Clusi, AMD's senior vice president.
We, AMD, hope to have a mutually beneficial cooperation with Dream Entertainment Co., Ltd. May I know if Mr. Shi Lei has any intention to cooperate? "The man named Tom Clusi said in English without mincing his words.
Shi Lei hesitated slightly. AMD was one of the world's largest CPU manufacturers and sellers. The other was Intel.
More than 99% of the world's personal computers and server CPUs used one of these two.
It could be said that AMD and Intel were the overlords of the computer world!
Why would a mega company like AMD suddenly find Dream Entertainment Co., Ltd. and take the initiative to cooperate?
Shi Lei thought about AMD's purpose in his mind. At the same time, he replied, "Hello, Mr. Tom Clusi. May I ask how AMD intends to cooperate with Dream Entertainment Co., Ltd.?"
AMD's capital was enormous. As for how many assets they had, there wasn't any detailed statistics for the time being. However, Shi Lei remembered one thing.
In 2006, AMD acquired ATI, a well-known graphics card manufacturer, with a capital of 5.4 billion USD.
Thinking about this, a thought flashed through Shi Lei's mind. Could it be related to ATI?
On the phone, Tom Clusi answered Shi Lei, "Mr. Shi, I'm sure you know that AMD acquired ATI last year and made ATI a wholly owned subsidiary of AMD."
As expected, it's about ATI! Shi Lei thought to himself, but he didn't say anything. He continued to wait for Tom Clusi to speak.
"Mr. Shi, regarding ATI's market share in the Xia Xia market, it has always been overtaken by nVIDIA.
We at AMD value the Xia World market very much, so we want to expand ATI's market share in the Xia World market.
Therefore, we intend to launch a series of cooperation plans with Dream Entertainment Limited Company! "
Shi Lei coughed. "Mr. Tom, how do we cooperate?"
"Mr. Shi, Dream Entertainment Co., Ltd. is going to launch an epoch-making online game called 'The Brave World' on April 30th this year, right?
And there will be a closed test on April 30th, right? "Tom Cruz asked.
"That's right!
Mr. Tom, you're very well-informed, but we don't plan to test the game in Lijian Province for the first closed test! "Shi Lei said bluntly, but he knew that Tom Clusi had other plans.
"Mr. Shi, you've misunderstood. We, AMD, are not looking for the distribution rights in Lijian Province.
We hope that you can give us some invitation codes for the closed test so that we can sell high-end ATI graphics cards. "Tom Clusi explained.
Shi Lei understood Tom Clusi's intention. He wanted to use "The Brave World" to boost the sales of ATI's high-end graphics cards.
However, the sales of ATI's high-end graphics cards in the Xia World were astronomical figures every day. "The Brave World" simply couldn't provide that many beta testers!
Shi Lei planned to test the first chapter of "World of the Brave" for two months, giving out a total of 350,000 to 500,000 test accounts.
The 80 million investment was mostly used to purchase the game server. After all, it was only the first chapter. How much money could they spend?
If they were to cooperate with AMD and offer the invitation codes for "The Brave World" with ATI's high-end graphics cards, then a mere 300,000 to 500,000 invitation codes would definitely not be enough!
Although the sales of ATI's high-end graphics cards would increase the reputation of "The Brave World", the popularity of "The Brave World" was already unprecedented in the Xia World. It didn't need any external help.
"Mr. Tom, I wonder what AMD can give Dream Entertainment Co., Ltd. in return?" Shi Lei asked back.
The most basic condition for the so-called cooperation was mutual benefit and a win-win situation!
If it was a one-sided benefit, then it would be an unequal treaty, not a cooperation.
If AMD wanted to get the invitation codes for "The Brave World", then they should offer at least equivalent benefits to move Shi Lei.
"Mr. Shi, according to AMD's understanding, your company doesn't have a server for" The Brave World ", right?
We can sell you a server with outstanding performance according to the cost price. "Tom Clusi proposed a condition.
High-performance servers weren't something that could be bought easily.
Although the basic hardware could be bought easily, including the supercomputer, it was just a cluster server formed by many CPUs. However, it wasn't as simple as gathering CPUs together to form a supercomputer.
Whether it was a high-performance server or a supercomputer, in addition to the expensive hardware, it also required a corresponding operating system.
High-performance servers and supercomputer systems were the real secrets!
Other than the server operating system used by foreign companies, the other supercomputer systems were basically closed systems to increase security.
AMD thought that Shi Lei didn't have a high-performance server to use for "The Brave World", but they had underestimated Shi Lei!
If they sold a supercomputer to Shi Lei at half price, Shi Lei might agree to their conditions. However, they were only willing to sell a high-performance server to Shi Lei at cost price. They were looking down on him!
Shi Lei replied calmly, "What kind of high-performance server do you intend to sell me?"
"Supercomputer!"
Tom Clusi said excitedly, "A supercomputer with a performance of at least 10TFLops!"
Shi Lei's heart skipped a beat. According to the design of "The Brave World", most of the graphics processing pressure was on the client's computer hardware. However, Shi Lei had a grand plan, which was to gather all the players in one server.
In order to achieve such a vision, using a supercomputer as a server was a must!
Or else, it would be impossible to gather hundreds of thousands of players in one server.
However, it wasn't easy to buy a supercomputer.
Especially the computing speed of 10TFLops. This kind of computing performance was in the top 100, and even ranked in the top 50. It was not something that could be bought just because one wanted to!
"Mr. Tom, does your AMD company provide a matching supercomputer system?" Shi Lei asked.
If they didn't provide a supercomputer system, Shi Lei could also write one. However, Shi Lei didn't have the time!
Shi Lei had a lot of things to do recently!
The voice system based on the GMM model, the pupil tracking system, the lip-reading system, the virtual map construction, the metal exoskeleton system, and even the NPC intelligence system would all have to be solved by Shi Lei.
Other than that, there was one more thing that Shi Lei had to deal with …
With so many things to do, how could Shi Lei have the time to write a supercomputer operating system?
The operating system of a supercomputer wasn't as simple as the first server, which could be completed in a short time.
If Shi Lei wanted to complete the operating system of a supercomputer by himself, it would be a dream if he didn't take two to three months!
"AMD can provide a supercomputer operating system, but you'll have to pay for the operating system's usage fee," Tom Clusi replied.
The way foreigners talked was more direct. If they needed something, they could give it to them. They didn't like to talk in riddles like Mr. Xia.
"Mr. Tom, how much is AMD planning to sell the supercomputer and operating system to us?"
Shi Lei wanted to hear the price first. If it wasn't expensive, Shi Lei really wanted to get his hands on a supercomputer. Even if the computing speed of the supercomputer was only 10TFLops, with his own supercomputer, he could realize Shi Lei's dream of letting all the players of "Brave World" gather on one server to play the game.
Tom Clusi hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Shi, the total price is a little expensive!
The supercomputer costs 200 million Mr. Xia Xia yuan, and the operating system costs 10 million Mr. Xia's licensing fee. "
Shi Lei retorted, "Mr. Tom, AMD doesn't have the slightest sincerity in cooperating with us!"
"Mr. Shi, AMD has a very sincere intention to cooperate with you," Tom Clusi quickly said, "The price of a supercomputer is indeed that expensive.
You can ask about the situation in the industry. Although the price will be much lower in Lijian Province, Mr. Xia's high tariff is not something we can control. "
Shi Lei was speechless!
Mr. Xia's tariff on electronic products was frighteningly high in 2007!
"Mr. Tom, even if it's because of the tariff issue, AMD doesn't have the slightest sincerity in cooperating with us.
You want our Dream Entertainment Limited's beta test invitation code, and you also want to sell your products to us.
Isn't this cooperation a one-sided benefit for AMD?
What benefits did our Dream Entertainment Co., Ltd. get? "Shi Lei asked in a tough tone.
(To be continued.
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