Rebirth of the Tech Madman

The current president of Sharp, Asahi Saeki, is the second-generation management core who took over from the founder Hayakawa Tokuji, and took office in 1970.

In the same year, Sharp changed its name from Hayakawa Electric Industry Co., Ltd. to Sharp Corporation, and established a comprehensive development center in Tenri City, Nara Prefecture, and began to produce large-scale integrated circuits.

A visit of Tang Huan's level naturally had to be received by Sharp's president in person.

Saeki Asahi, who was born in 1917, entered Sharp as early as 1931. He has climbed step by step from an apprentice to today's high-ranking position. He is an absolute veteran and has a high prestige.

The future third-generation president, Tsuji Haruo, and the fourth-generation president, Machida Katsuhiko, are related to Saeki Asahi, respectively, while the father of the fifth-generation president, Mikio Katayama, is his best friend.

Therefore, although Sharp’s successive presidents have different surnames, in fact it is still a “family management” structure similar to inbreeding. In the previous life, the survival crisis that Sharp encountered in the second decade of the 21st century may not have nothing to do with the resulting disease of large enterprises.

However, this also has an advantage. It will be relatively easier for Tang Huan to deal with Sharp. Anyway, the other party will have to wait decades later, so he doesn't have to worry about being dragged down.

The Japanese are very efficient in doing things, and Tang Huan was unambiguous. After exchanging pleasantries, he immediately started to visit.

This process is also an opportunity for Sharp to show its own strength, but it can't stop Tang Huan. No matter how powerful you are, the electronic products you produce can't compare with the integration level of smartphones. The business pit had a sad phase of losing billions of dollars.

But it is undeniable that Sharp, which has a civilian background, has developed step by step, which is worth learning from.

Its earliest products can be traced back to the metal belt buckle invented by Hayakawa Tokuji - the Tokuo button, and then the mechanical pencil. The trademark is from here.

The Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 destroyed Tokuji Hayakawa's foundation, but he finally made a comeback and started producing radios, televisions, microwave ovens, calculators, solar cells and silicon photoelectric conversion elements, liquid crystal displays, semiconductors step by step. Large-scale integrated circuits, etc., can be said to be getting taller and taller. It is no problem to manufacture digital fax machines and optimize them.

Sasaki, who was kind to Sun Zhengyi and supported his invention of the electronic translator, was also among the accompanying people. Tang Huan specially chatted with him. Japan is a society of personal relationships, and some seemingly insignificant interpersonal relationships, maybe Can play an unexpected role.

After visiting the TV production line, Tang Huan brought up the topic of co-production of CRT monitors with Zuo Boxu during the break time. He hoped that his second-generation Fangyuan computer could be equipped with the standard output device of the previous life.

Under Tang Huan's description, the seasoned Zuo Boxu found that this was a big job, and immediately called a technician to discuss it. However, there are still many differences between CRT monitors and TVs, and it will not be possible to get an exact result for a while.

Tang Huan is not in a hurry, as long as the two parties have an intention, they will send someone over to discuss in detail at that time, and the second purpose of this trip-the cooperation on the CRT monitor project will be achieved.

After a while, Tang Huan visited the focus of this trip - Sharp's comprehensive development center, and gained a more intuitive and comprehensive understanding of its semiconductor technology. He is quite satisfied, and his purchases can continue to be tilted here.

Tang Huan has always wanted to design and put into production a general-purpose CPU that is completely in his own hands in the East.

At this stage, Japan is almost the only place that meets the technical requirements.

So Tang Huan brought up the third purpose of this trip, but was disappointed when he inquired. At present, Sharp is only at the level of a calculator in terms of chip design.

In this way, the official business here in Osaka is basically done.

During World War II, Osaka gathered a large number of munitions factories, so it was repeatedly attacked by the US military. The whole city was turned into a sea of ​​flames and almost turned into ruins. Many historical buildings disappeared. Although there are some imitations, Tang Huan feels boring , I plan to go directly to Kyoto, and revisit the old place after I went to Nintendo to dig people last time.

Of course, he also has a work schedule. If conditions permit, he will meet Kazuo Inamori, the founder of Kyocera.

Seeing that Tang Huan, the shining God of Wealth in the American Silicon Valley, was about to leave, Zuo Boxu immediately became anxious. The meaning of the CPU is self-evident. Although Sharp’s current technology can’t keep up, we can first reach a cooperation intention. Let’s take it easy, after all We already have a pretty good relationship.

So Asahi Saeki tried his best to keep him. You are not satisfied with the scenery here in Osaka, but there are many other interesting things.

Your Excellency is so young, don't you plan to enjoy the exotic style and find a Japanese soft girl to accompany you?

What, you already have beauty with you.

It's okay, there's food too. There is a popular proverb in Japan, people in Kyoto go bankrupt for clothes, and people in Osaka go bankrupt for food. We can satisfy your appetite.

Tang Huan declined politely with a smile. We all cooperate fairly closely, and walking around each other is inevitable. Let's talk about it next time.

Farewell, Zuo Boxu hurriedly continued to persuade him to stay, he murmured in his heart, the business opportunity is fleeting, seeing you speak so eloquently about the CPU, maybe when you come next time, you have already sat with another company and won him home.

Sharp attaches so much importance to Tang Huan that the founder, Tokuji Hayakawa, who is over 80 years old this year, has come forward in person. According to the historical trajectory, he returned to the West in June this year, and his physical condition can be imagined. I have to say that the Japanese are really hardworking.

Tokuji Hayakawa was born in a small fruit vendor family in 1893. At that time, Japan had not passed through the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War and rapidly advanced its own industrial revolution.

Due to his meager income, Tokuji Hayakawa, who was over 1 year old, was given to others as an adopted son, and even entered a factory when he was under 10 years old to work.

The Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 not only destroyed Tokuji Hayakawa's hard-earned property, but also severely damaged his family.

In the Taisho era of Japan, there were three famous women: Takeko Kujo, Hakuren Yanagihara, and Xinxin Eki, known as the Three Beauties of the Taisho.

It is said that the well-known Shimbashi geisha Eki Xinxin in the social circle is the older sister of Hayakawa Tokuji.

When shaking hands with Tokuji Hayakawa, Tang Huan looked at him curiously. If he didn't come to this time and space, he wouldn't have the chance to see a real person. It's hard to imagine the hardships and glory that this late old man has experienced.

Tokuji Hayakawa, the founder of Sharp, can even be described as stubborn in his pursuit of advanced technology.

This attitude has already affected every high-level executive of Sharp. Correspondingly, Sharp as a whole is inevitably inflexible in market operations. The crisis brought about by the LCD industry in the future can reflect this phenomenon from the side.

Now that he is on the stage, it means that Sharp's pursuit of CPU has reached its peak.

Compared with Tang Huan, who only had Hideaki Yaskawa as his follower, Jiancong Qingche, Sharp's movement was much more, and the high-level executives were dispatched, obediently following behind Tokuji Hayakawa.

Seeing this situation, Tang Huan thought in his heart. As the founder of the country, Tokuji Hayakawa, the decisions he made naturally had supreme authority. In addition, the second-generation president Xu Saeki was also enthusiastic about the semiconductor industry. Even Tokuji Hayakawa If you leave in a few months, you can also ensure that sufficient resources are mobilized to develop and produce CPUs, so you don't have to worry about giving up halfway.

Since the other party's attitude is so good, Tang Huan naturally has to show the value of being worthy of such courtesy. Compared with the point when he talked about CPU before, what he said now is much more in-depth, and even the latest design that has just emerged The concept - the reduced instruction set, or RISC, has been elaborated in detail, and the eyes of Sharp and others are shining with little stars like gold.

It turns out that in that time and space, the Godson developed by the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences belonged to RISC. All the patents, bus and instruction set authorization of its processor came from MIPS Technologies, which is MIPS Technology Co., Ltd., and the MIPS architecture appeared as early as 1981. Naturally, Tang Huan would not make it more beautiful than before.

Looking at the aging Hayakawa Tokuji, Tang Huan finally said slowly: As long as the resources are sufficient, the prototype of the microprocessor I designed should be ready within a year. Under the current production process, the finished product Execution efficiency is enough to stand out from the crowd.

Of course, brother's compiler and other system software are needed to support it, which Tang Huan would not say.

You may have a question, why is this technology not directly implemented in Silicon Valley? I say bluntly, because its execution efficiency is enough to trigger various regulations brought about by political factors. I don't want my heart to become a politician. The price we negotiated, that's why we need to find a partner in the East. Tang Huanru said.

I can assure you that we will provide enough resources to develop this CPU. I hope that Mr. Tang will stay in Osaka for a few more days, and we will discuss in detail. Hayakawa Tokuji's face is full of eagerness.

Senior Hayakawa, who is highly respected and respected, has spoken, how dare I not know how to compliment him, and I just happened to taste the delicious food in Osaka. Tang Huan readily agreed, and naturally he couldn't go to Kyoto.

Sharp's thoughtful reception made Tang Huan's life very nourishing, and soon it was February 13, which is the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month.

Zhao Yazhi didn't dare to stay with him any longer, he had accumulated a lot of things at work and at home, if he didn't return to Xiangjiang, he would be scolded.

You're in a hurry, I've already bought your ticket, and I'll take you on the plane tomorrow. Tang Huan sat on the sofa, looking at the information, and teased.

Then you didn't say it sooner, the delay made me feel like grass grew in my heart. Zhao Yazhi, who was packing the suitcase, gave Tang Huan a supercilious look.

It's fun for you. As soon as Tang Huan finished speaking, Zhao Yazhi smiled and threw his newly bought gun on his head.

The two were flirting and flirting, when the phone rang, Tang Huan picked it up, and it turned out that it was Zhou Mi calling, Boss Huo has taken a fancy to a project in your hands, you should go back to Xiangjiang and have a face-to-face talk.

He's building a house, and I'm selling computers. It doesn't matter. Is there any project that will arouse his interest? Tang Huan couldn't help being stunned.

It's just building a house. It's in the United States. Let's discuss it in detail when you come back. I'm about to meet a retail investor who owns Wharf stocks. Let's do this first. Zhou Mi hung up the phone hastily.