Since the discovery of magoin, both the acquisition price and the construction price of the observatory have increased significantly.
Previously, when acquiring an international observatory, a price of 200 million US dollars was usually enough to secure the deal.
(This price is my own speculation, as I could not find official data online and could only see the general categories from the budget of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.)
I will revise the data if I find more accurate information later.
It's important to know that there are numerous astronomical observatories surrounding the Andes Mountains in northern Chile.
This includes a series of top-tier astronomical telescopes and observatories such as the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the Very Large Telescope (VLT), the Mount Tololo Observatory, the La Silla Observatory, and the Las Campanas Observatory.
China’s second top-level astronomical observatory located abroad is also situated in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile.
The specific location is the Atacama Desert, between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
In the past two years, Kechuang Bio has also invested a significant amount in the field of astronomy, including a large-scale acquisition of an international observatory in the Andes Mountains.
China's observatories are not for sale to the public, and even applying for usage rights involves complicated procedures.
It has been discovered that ownership disputes may arise. Considering various factors, it might be better to acquire an international observatory yourself. Overseas, as long as you're willing to spend the money, you can always negotiate a deal.
All of China's top-tier observatories are state-owned; previously, no private individual would have spent a fortune to build an observatory large enough for deep space observation.
At most, I'll look at the stars.
Relocating and rebuilding would take too long.
This is also a major reason why observatory prices have skyrocketed during this period.
After Li Miaomiao found out, she did not bother Zheng Li.
Kechuang Bio is fully "on track". When the existing business is in the expansion phase, the company only needs to follow the inertia to develop.
Brain-computer interface (BCI) VR technology is making significant strides in the global electronic entertainment market.
Affected by brain-computer interface VR, sales of indirect competitors such as the Nintendo Switch and PS5 have declined significantly.
The self-operated and patent licensing businesses of endorphins are also developing steadily.
Previously, endorphins could only be extracted from the brains of certain animals, and extraction and preservation were difficult.
Research on endorphins is only superficial.
With the ability for humans to produce endorphins on a large scale, research on the properties of endorphins has increased.
People have discovered that the use of endorphins is not limited to analgesia.
Zheng Li combined endorphins and lipoprotein trypsin to reduce addiction.
Subsequently, with the widespread use of endorphins, researchers discovered even more applications.
Therefore, there is always a shortage of endorphins.
Kechuang Bio is engaged in a transnational lawsuit with India in a third-world country regarding endorphins.
Including lithium battery business, it has expanded into all battery fields, and there is a situation where supply cannot meet demand.
In the automotive industry, there is a diminishing marginal effect in the demand for battery capacity.
In other words, once the battery capacity reaches a certain level, further increases actually reduce consumer interest.
If a car can travel 2,000 kilometers, you'll think it's impressive. If it can travel 3,000 kilometers, it's still impressive. But if the range continues to increase beyond 3,000 kilometers, the effect on consumers' desire to buy it becomes very limited.
However, mobile phones, tablets, and laptops are different; the diminishing marginal utility effect applies to a much larger volume of these devices.
Second-generation graphene coating equipment is in extremely short supply, with battery manufacturers even willing to double their purchases.
Buying it is a sure win.
They all want to seize the market. By acquiring the second-generation device first, they can rely on it to sign large-scale supply contracts with consumer electronics giants such as Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi.
Currently, Kechuang Biotechnology's main business is developing well and is in a state of rapid expansion.
Zheng Li needs to intervene in very few areas.
Therefore, during Zheng Li's seclusion, the internal staff of Kechuang Bio didn't even notice much.
After all, Zheng Li's approach was too abstract and simplistic.
Only researchers at the Suzhou R&D Center could see him from time to time.
The executives met with Zheng Li less often than the ordinary researchers.
With the top boss leading the charge, it's hard for the ordinary researchers below not to get caught up in it.
Although Zheng Li only required them to work nine to five and comply with the regulations.
However, this led to a chain reaction of pressure from above, with each level adding to the workload. Zheng Li was working 007 every day, just like the PhD students in biochemistry, environmental science, and materials science.
At least that's how other researchers at the company see it.
This will naturally affect those below them, such as the head of the R&D department, the line supervisors, and the team leaders, and the pressure will be passed down layer by layer.
This is unavoidable.
Especially departments that have no achievements.
Departments that invest heavily in innovative drugs but have no immediate output are the most vulnerable to such challenges.
If we don't bring profits to the company, we need to find another way to let the leaders see how hard we're working.
It wasn't until the mid-year performance review and promotion period that everyone realized that what Zheng Li had said about working hours not being a performance indicator, and even having a negative impact, was true.
After that, the competitive atmosphere in the research department improved a lot. Except for a few people, most people maintained the habit of working an extra half an hour to an hour before leaving get off work.
Zheng Li optimized the Haibo algorithm and then used most of the computing power of the data center built by Kechuang Bio.
They have to at least make a show of it; there will be no shortage of follow-up investigations within China.
In this situation, we should follow the established procedure for various factions on Earth to poach magoin.
At most, the algorithm is 20% faster than others' optimized computation speed.
Six months later, at the end of 2024, shortly after the first "Heroes of the End" Global Finals, Zheng Li called Li Miaomiao:
"It's a success."
Li Miaomiao exclaimed excitedly, "I knew you could do it!"
"Wait for me at the R&D center, I'll be right there."
"We need to discuss this carefully."
Li Miaomiao quickly asked the driver to take her to the research and development center.
The rapid development of Kechuang Bio led to the separation of its R&D center from the headquarters and its relocation to the outskirts of Suzhou.
Data centers occupy a large area, consume a lot of water and electricity, and have a large number of fiber optic cables underground.
Therefore, most data centers are built on the outskirts of cities.
The same applies to R&D centers; they require too much space, so it's more convenient to locate them on the outskirts of the city.
When there were fewer people, it was fine to place the R&D department in the CBD around Jinji Lake. But later, with tens of thousands of people, more than half of them were R&D personnel, so it was no longer reasonable to place it in Jinji Lake.
After rushing to the R&D center, Li Miaomiao couldn't help but excitedly hug Zheng Li in his private office:
"Sorry, I was just too excited!"
"We have become the second company on Earth to own magoin, second only to Apple."
Li Miaomiao made excuses for her actions, saying that Zheng Li didn't seem to care much, since this body was just a clone anyway. "Do the other members of the MC project team know you've recruited Magoyin?"
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