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Chapter 618 - 396 Cloud Computing Center_2

Chapter 618: Chapter 396 Cloud Computing Center_2

Is 10% interest high? If you knew that the 3 billion in capital on the books was borrowed at an annual high interest rate of 20% from the welfare fund, you’d probably be restless.

If you knew that our idle funds could yield 100% annually by ourselves, you’d be like her, cursing why you can’t borrow more money.

Have you seen that she’s mortgaged her villa to take out a loan?

If it weren’t for fear that Shengmao Investment would disagree, she’d have preferred to sign a contract with zero downpayment...

"Now that the stock purchase has been completed, the next step is the subscription agreement for those eight oil tankers.

The 3 billion for the procurement can be transferred immediately, so that the shipyard can resume work as soon as possible."

Bin City Shipyard is laden with debt, to resume production, it must first pay off the overdue wages of employees, settle debts with suppliers, and bank loans, and continue purchasing raw materials...

All things considered, the 3 billion procurement funds will barely resuscitate the shipyard...

"Alright, I will definitely keep a close eye on it!"

Although Hu Yifei is nominally the general manager of Baiyeji Group, Changqing Biological is the major shareholder, and Wanwu Security has entrusted all voting rights to Gao Yuan; Cheng Biao is only responsible for financing and providing security, not for specific affairs.

Gao Yuan holds the absolute say in Baiyeji.

Trusting Meng Lang as she does, Hu Yifei is completely compliant to Gao Yuan’s instructions.

Initially, Meng Lang did not want to create substantial ties between Changqing Biological and Baiyeji Group, preferring the "biotech" and "computer tech" to operate independently.

In this way, even if an accident broke one leg, the brothers could still hop along and advance on the other leg.

If it came to a confrontation with the Night Demon Clan, such an approach of putting all eggs in one basket could lead to total annihilation.

However, as the future continued to "deteriorate," Meng Lang realized he was being somewhat conservative.

In the future, he needed a superpower that could influence global situations, not a scattered group fighting independently.

Clenching fists together might risk total defeat, but only by unifying forces could resources be supplemented.

From the rise of BAT, it’s clear that in this world, the strong continue to dominate while the weak are weeded out.

A colossus with assets in the trillions is incomparable in terms of resource integration and corporate influence to ten large enterprises each with assets in the billions...

"By the way, regarding the automation transformation proposal we submitted, has the shipyard responded?" Gao Yuan asked again.

"Oh! Since most of the oil tankers are nearly complete, only the last three tankers are eligible for the transformation.

The technical team at the shipyard has been working overnight these past few days to come up with a plan, which will add about 10 million in transformation costs to each ship.

Although it’s not a lot of money, Sister Gao, are we planning to venture into the field of auxiliary navigation in shipping?

Do we have the necessary tech reserves?"

Gao Yuan, of course, was aware of the "automation transformation proposal" mentioned by Hu Yifei.

It essentially involves adding a set of automated navigation equipment to the original design of the oil tankers.

The concept of unmanned driving, which is quite popular in the automotive industry, is also a future trend in the shipping and aviation industries.

One-man or unmanned operation of ships is no longer a novel concept, and abroad, numerous experimental cruise ships and cargo ships are undergoing technical validation.

"Baiyeji’s positioning is an IT company, don’t you remember planning on autonomous driving for cars?

Maritime traffic, although different from land traffic, might serve as a point of entry for us.

As for the tech reserves... ha! You have no reason to worry about that area."

With the level of Zero’s intelligence, just a little leak would be enough to astound many.

Even if Meng Lang stops providing technology, relying solely on the "Zero" product, Baiyeji’s tech reserve is the kind that’s ’bottomlessly deep’..."

Thinking of the latest top-performing product "Star Array," Hu Yifei immediately set his concerns aside and promptly declared.

"Alright! Even though Baiyeji is just starting, and we are currently short-staffed, even if we have to all stay at the shipyard, I will ensure the transformation project completes on time and with quality assured!"

Gao Yuan smiled as well.

Although Hu Yifei was the son of a government official, he had an exceptional passion for his work and was a good partner.

Could it be said that guy had a consistent knack for judging people?

"You don’t need to worry about manpower, I have been continuously recruiting talent, and I will soon be able to provide you with a team."

"However, having everyone live in the shipyard is not feasible, as Baiyeji Group has an even more important task at hand."

"What task?"

"Establishing Baiyeji’s own Cloud Computing Center and entering the cloud ERP market!"

"Cloud ERP?" Hu Yifei’s eyes lit up.

The so-called cloud ERP represents the evolution of the ERP service model in the context of next-generation cloud and digital technologies.

It is not merely about moving ERP from local servers to "the cloud" but about "cloudifying" all ERP applications and functions to form a SaaS service.

Compared with the traditional ERP that is bought as a fixed product, the subscription-based cloud ERP not only allows for timely updates and feature optimizations, but also provides users with cheaper, more stable, and smarter digital services—the advantages are not just superficial.

In recent years, the transformation of ERP to the cloud has become a trend, with cloud ERP’s share of the overall ERP market size expanding from 34.8% in 2011 to 43.1% in 2018, gradually taking a leading position.

The market votes with its feet—this is the survival of the fittest in technology!

At present, the ERP system developed by Zero is only being trialed on a small scale within Changqing Biological, gathering user feedback for further optimization.

However, with the establishment of Baiyeji Group, it is only a matter of time before this mature commercial product is promoted externally.

According to Meng Lang’s plan, there are many benefits to doing this—the first of course is to earn a bit of money to top up the coffers.

The second is to incidentally increase human enterprise work efficiency, contributing to the acceleration of human civilization’s development.

The third is that, through this product, Baiyeji can legitimately establish its own Cloud Computing Center!

Only by setting up its own Cloud Computing Center can the moment come when the new generation of Internet technology truly begins to change the world...

Gao Yuan had researched the market. Currently, the cloud ERP systems for medium and large enterprises on the market are varied. Overall, it is a technical field with a low degree of market concentration.

A low level of market concentration means it’s easier to fish in muddy waters, and strong technical advantages can quickly translate into market share...

"Do we have a relevant product?"

"Yes! It has already been trialed within Changqing Biological for some time, and I believe that it is superior to any known product on the market!" Gao Yuan said with a smile.

Hu Yifei had no doubt about Gao Yuan’s assertive statement.

If you have any doubts, just look at the "Star Array"!

It was unexpected that Baiyeji Group had just been established, and they already had their main product ready...

Just two words... thoughtful!

What excited Hu Yifei even more was that Gao Yuan had mentioned the Cloud Computing Center...

Goodness, this was a racecourse only large factories dared to compete in, and to have such an ambitious partner was simply too stimulating, wasn’t it?

For a moment, he felt the world before him was vast and full of possibilities!

"Sister Gao, I will go back and study the product right away. By the way, where do we plan to build this Cloud Computing Center?"

A big feature of data centers is the extremely high energy consumption by servers, which necessitates cooling to ensure normal operation. There are many methods of cooling, but the cost also needs to be considered.

Things like electricity prices and heat dissipation need to be taken into account...

"Hehe!" Gao Yuan stood up, walked over to the map of Country Hua hung on the wall.

She pointed to a location in the core area of the map.

"Here!"

Hu Yifei looked in the direction she was pointing...

"Guizhou?"