Director Hong continued: "Jeju State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission provides Xingyi Technology with 200 acres of cloud data center industrial land for free..."
"Wait! 200 acres of land?" Director Lin from Daocheng panicked and couldn't help but interrupt Director Hong: "You just said...how many servers?"
Director Hong smiled slightly, full of pride: "Not many, as Director Wang said, it's just a small data center with only 100,000 servers!"
"!!!" Director Lin wanted to scold her: 'Your small data center has 100 acres of land and 100,000 servers? What a joke!'
In 2011, a data center with no more than 500 servers was considered a small data center.
500-2000 servers, medium-sized data center.
2000-10000 servers, a proper large data center!
A data center with more than 10,000 servers is definitely a very large data center!
As for a single data center with 100,000 servers... it was considered an extremely terrifying giant data center in 2011!
It’s okay to say it’s number one in the country, or even in the world.
Even Baidu, the leader in BAT, has only 100,000 servers in many data centers combined.
For a moment, Director Lin felt regretful, but there was nothing he could do.
Sometimes if you are one step too late, you will lose everything.
He thought it was just a medium-sized cloud data center, and he could just let Jeju take it away. It would be full of 5,000 servers.
After all, the data center thing is too expensive. Xingyi Technology has just developed and built a medium-sized data center with 5,000 units, which is enough.
But who would have thought that it would be a giant data center with 100,000 servers?
A data center of this level will be the largest in the world once completed. Infrastructure construction plus network construction and server equipment will require an investment of at least 3 billion!
What a huge loss!
But now, it's too late.
Jeju got the news two days earlier and came up with incredible preferential policies in advance, making it a sure thing.
Daocheng only got the news now, it’s too late, it’s too late!
Director Hong ignored Director Lin's ugly look and continued:
"Jeju plans to invest 1 billion in infrastructure costs to build a 100-acre cloud data center industrial park for Xingyi Technology, with a planned construction area of ​​100,000 square meters. It plans to build a comprehensive building, five computer room buildings, five diesel generator buildings and
Two 110KV substations, as well as various supporting auxiliary areas, support area buildings, etc.”
"The project is being carried out in two phases. The first phase of the project can accommodate 3,000 cabinets and can deploy more than 40,000 servers."
"The second phase of the project can accommodate 5,000 cabinets and can deploy more than 60,000 servers."
"After the cloud data center industrial park is completed, it can accommodate more than 8,000 cabinets, provide a data room that can accommodate an IT equipment load of 70,668kW, and deploy more than 100,000 servers!"
"Of course, IT equipment such as servers needs to be purchased by Xingyi Technology itself."
"In addition, there are one hundred acres of spare data center land, which Xingyi Technology can develop on its own as a follow-up third and fourth phase project. If it is not developed within five years, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission will take it back."
Director Hong's meaning is very clear. He will give you land for more than 200,000 servers, but he can only help build the first phase of the project for 100,000 servers.
There is no way, the data center is too expensive.
The data center industrial park with 100,000 servers in the first and second phases will cost 1 billion for the infrastructure alone, not counting the cost of land, network equipment, and IT equipment.
The third and fourth phases require another 100,000 servers and another 1 billion. Jeju cannot handle them, so you can only build them yourself.
If it can be built in five years, 100 acres of industrial land will be given away for free.
If it can't be built, 100 acres of land will be taken back directly, and Jeju will suffer no loss.
"Of course, if Xingyi Technology invests in the construction of the third and fourth phase data centers, they will also enjoy electricity price subsidies, and the electricity price will also be 35 cents!"
This is the greatest sincerity that Jeju can show.
Song Sining was filled with joy. Such a policy was even better than expected!
"Thank you, Director Hong. Please give me some time and I'll contact Director Wang."
"Okay, please do it!" Director Hong said with a smile, knowing that he had a winning chance.
With such a policy, Jeju takes real money to subsidize it, and the island city loses the opportunity and cannot do it at all.
Song Sining walked to the next room and dialed Wang Yi's phone: "Chairman, the cloud data center policy given by Jeju..."
After hearing this, Wang Yi was shocked: "Free infrastructure? 100 acres more industrial land to build a second industrial park with 100,000 servers? The electricity bill is 35 cents? So cheap!"
Wang Yi remembers that in the past life, in order to attract cloud data center projects, Harbin City launched a preferential policy of 350 cents per kWh for large cloud data centers!
I didn’t expect Jeju to be so courageous and work for 35 cents, which is cheaper than residents’ electricity.
Also, a single data center with 100,000 servers will be nothing in ten years, but in 2011, it was definitely No. 1 in the world!
In order to build the world's largest single cloud data center, it is only natural that Jeju can come up with such a policy.
The biggest cost of a data center, in addition to the initial infrastructure cost, is also the cost of IT equipment such as servers, and electricity bills!
For example, the infrastructure of a data center industrial park with 100,000 servers would cost about 1 billion.
As for servers, even if purchased in large quantities, the domestic price is cheaper. If one unit is calculated as 10,000, 100,000 units will cost 1 billion!
Including other equipment expenses, it will cost several hundred million.
It can be said that the total investment for a cloud data center with 100,000 servers is about 3 billion.
Even if Jeju provides 1 billion in infrastructure, Wang Yi will have to continue investing 2 billion to get it started.
As for one hundred acres of open land, it can be built to accommodate 100,000 servers, but Wang Yi still has to invest another 3 billion!
And the later power consumption is a huge expense.
Even with a PUE of 36, 100,000 servers consume 5.7 billion kWh of electricity every year!
The price of one unit of electricity costs 5.7 billion yuan in electricity bills per year!
Jeju subsidizes up to 35 cents, and the electricity bill is only 2.5 billion that year!
It saves 3.2 billion in electricity bills every year. In ten or twenty years, it will be 200 million or even 400 million!
Wang Yi had to settle this account.
If you go to the northwest to build a data center, the temperature may be lower, which can reduce cooling costs.
But Wang Yi is not familiar with the local area, so it is difficult to obtain such preferential policies as Jeju. The electricity price is more expensive, and even if the temperature is lower, it may not be cost-effective.
Of course, other subsequent cloud data centers can be placed in the west and north.
For example, once the data center base in your province is approved, the temperature will be lower and the preferential policies will be in place, then it will be the best choice.
But now, this policy has not been implemented yet!
Wang Yi is ready to find Director Qin and make suggestions!
"Sining, the cloud data center is located in Jeju!" Wang Yi agreed decisively.
There is no way, the price offered by the other party is too high, there is no reason to refuse!
As for the other 100 acres of land, the third and fourth phases of the project, this matter is not urgent.
There is a time limit of five years, but we can wait and see the situation in two years.
After all, Jeju’s electricity price subsidy and tax benefits of 35 cents are really great!
And once the fourth phase of 200 acres of land is completed, it can reach 200,000 servers!
It’s so terrifying!
"Okay, Chairman. There is also a smart TV factory located in Daocheng, and a flat panel factory located in Jeju. The remaining smart home factories are probably also located in Daocheng."
"Okay." Wang Yi agreed decisively: "It's almost as expected. There are no excessive restrictions. Just watch the signing."
"good!"
After ending the call, Song Sining smiled slightly: "Director Hong, happy cooperation!"
"Happy cooperation!" Director Hong breathed a sigh of relief.
Without any surprise, the cloud data center is located in Jeju.
Mainly because the other party gave too much!
Director Lin was a little envious, but still said: "With the cloud data center in Jeju, the smart home factory must be located in the island city. After all, the island city has Haier, Hisense, Aucma and other white goods giants, and has a rich electrical industry, smart home
It is most suitable for the home furnishing factory to be located in Daocheng..."
"Okay, I have no objection." Director Hong grinned. He was satisfied with winning the data center with the most single servers in the world.
Everything else doesn't matter.
At this point, the dust has settled.
Tablet factory and cloud data center, located in Jeju.
Smart TV factory and smart home factory are located in Daocheng!
The main feature is to cover both rain and dew!
Later, Song Sining replaced Wang Yi and signed a contract with both parties.
This time, in order to grab Xingyi Technology's factory, the restrictive conditions imposed by both parties were also very simple.
But it’s just when it will be built, when it will be delivered, how long it will take to achieve the revenue, and if it doesn’t reach the level, Xingyi Technology will need to pay construction costs...
The cloud data center is even simpler. The first phase of the data center industrial park was delivered in August 2012 and is expected to be put into use in October.
The second phase will be delivered in March 2013.
Xingyi Technology is required to increase the number of data center servers to more than 50,000 by the end of 2013.
Before the end of 2014, the number of data center servers exceeded 80,000.
If it fails to achieve this, Xingyi Technology will need to pay 1 billion in industrial park construction costs.
In fact, as soon as a data center is built, it will be used as soon as possible.
After all, the sooner the data center is put into operation, the sooner it will make money.
With so many servers, even if Xingyi Technology cannot use them, it can launch Xingyi Cloud services and rent them to other companies, making a huge profit.
In one day, three major factories and a giant data center were negotiated. Whether it was Jeju or the island city, everyone was in a good mood.
Even though both parties have to invest in the early stage, the tax revenue, GDP, and employment generated later are all valuable.
What's more, this kind of high-tech industry can also form industrial clusters and help cities achieve industrial upgrading!
The political achievements, fiscal revenue, employment, GDP, etc. behind this are all huge benefits.
Local governments are not afraid of investing real money in enterprises, but they are afraid that the investment will be in vain and leave a mess that is difficult to clean up.
But high-quality companies like Xingyi Technology are definitely not that category.
Jeju and Daocheng are both reassured about this.
Song Sining is even more in a good mood. Xingyi Technology has developed rapidly this year. Next year, several major factories will be launched and the first phase of the data center will be put into use. The development of Xingyi Technology will only be more terrifying!
"Thank you to the leaders for their support." Song Sining said with a smile.
Director Hong waved his hand: "President Song is serious. Being able to develop together with Xingyi Technology and achieve a win-win situation is also an opportunity for us in Jeju!"
Director Lin also smiled and said, handing over his business card: "President Song, Daocheng has good resources and strong strength. If you have any projects in the future, please contact me. I will definitely give you full preferential policies! This is my business card. If you have anything in the future, please feel free to contact me!
"
Director Hong laughed dumbly, this is a complete poaching!
But there is no way, the Xingyi Technology stall is too big, even Jeju can’t eat it.
Jeju is home to the Xingyi mobile phone factory, Xingyi tablet factory, Meiyu Technology, two major clothing factories, beauty factories, and Xingyi data center, which is enough.
If we can develop these industries well, Jeju's future will be infinitely brilliant.
If you want to invest in other things, your energy is limited, so it’s better to do it step by step.
Director Hong said with a smile: "President Song, don't worry, we will push forward the several factories as soon as possible and deliver them as soon as possible. And here at the data center, we will recruit experts and formulate plans as soon as possible. If Xingyi Technology has ideas, just submit them!"
Song Sining nodded: "Director Lao Hong, to be honest, Director Wang also organized relevant experts to study the data center plan. I arranged for these people to come to Jeju and let's study the specific plan together!"
"good!"
As for industrial parks such as televisions and tablets, they are very conventional. They adapt to local conditions, have convenient transportation, and install advanced production lines, which is enough.
But the cloud data center is still the largest cloud data center at present, so it needs to be studied carefully.
Separating from several directors, Song Sining left with her bodyguard and legal assistant.
On the way, Song Sining dialed Wang Yi's phone: "Chairman, we have agreed. The first phase of the cloud data center will be delivered in August next year and will be put into use in October. Several other factories will be ready by June next year."
Delivered and put into use.”
"Very good, this efficiency is very good." Wang Yixiao said.
Song Sining changed the topic: "However, the design plan of the cloud data center needs to be studied and implemented by both parties."
Wang Yi nodded: "Okay, several experts and I have already designed some. In this way, I will ask them to go on a business trip to Jeju tomorrow!"
"Okay, I'll arrange the reception!" Song Sining said with a smile: "But we have to order the server in advance. It will be used in eight months. Do you want to go to Inspur to inspect it?"
Wang Yi thought for a while: "No need for now, I have to keep an eye on the data center design plan personally. Once Sogou gets it done, I will go back to Jeju. Then I will drop by Inspur to see if it is suitable and invest.
one time!"
Wang Yi understands the future development model of the data center. If it were someone else, he would not have the prophet of rebirth, so he could only personally participate in the research of the design plan.
Song Sining fell silent: "..."
Since the sales of mobile phones and the cash flow of Xingyi Technology exceeded 10 billion, Wang Yi has started a pattern of massive investment.
It was fine before, it was just acquiring movies and TV series.
Now, let’s invest directly in the company!
Previously invested in BYD, Xinli Media, and Goertek, and now they want to invest in Inspur!
What Song Sining didn't know was that Wang Yi not only wanted to invest in Inspur, but even wanted to acquire Inspur!
The previous Goertek had a market value of 18 billion, which Wang Yi could not afford.
In addition, Goertek's future is limited and there is no acquisition value.
But the current wave of information has a market value of only 3 billion, and the future is so brilliant that Wang Yi wants to just accept it!
After Xingyi Semiconductor is put into production, server chips can also be developed and produced.
In addition, the subsequent expansion of the Xingyi Cloud data center in the future will require millions of servers. Xingyi Technology will develop its own servers in a few years.
But recruiting talents from scratch, building a team, developing servers, developing server systems, etc. also requires investing billions.
Not only does it cost money, it also takes time!
How can it be faster to directly acquire Inspur Information?
What's more, Inspur's current market value is 3 billion. In three or four years, it will reach 20 billion. In the previous life, it was as high as 90 billion, although it has dropped to 60 billion!
But no matter what, the return rate of twenty or thirty times is worth it!
More importantly, Xingyi Technology purchases servers for one billion.
After acquiring Inspur, you can directly form a team to develop and customize a new generation of servers according to Wang Yi's requirements.
By then, not only will the second phase of the Xingyi Data Center be available for use, it will also be available for sale!
The only trouble is that the largest shareholder of Inspur Information is the parent company Inspur Group!
The largest shareholder of Inspur Group is the Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission!
In other words, the parent company of Inspur Information is SASAC Holdings!
This is difficult to do.
Inspur Group has three subsidiaries: Inspur Information, Inspur Software, and Inspur International.
Among them, Inspur Information focuses on the research and development of hardware such as servers, and its software also revolves around servers and cloud computing.
Inspur Software focuses on government affairs software, such as smart cities.
Inspur International is naturally an international business.
Although there are three subsidiaries, Inspur Information’s size and market value are ten times that of the other two!
Wang Yi wants to acquire Inspur Information, which is almost equivalent to hollowing out the entire Inspur Group, and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission is afraid that it will not agree.
But it’s okay, even if the acquisition fails, you can still invest one or two.
For example, if you invest 1 billion in Inspur Information and acquire about 30% of the shares, you might as well become the second largest shareholder!
With Wang Yi's relationship with the province and city, there is no problem in such cooperation.
At present, Inspur's development is encountering obstacles and it is short of money. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission may be worried about bringing in others, but there is no problem in bringing in Wang Yi.
After all, Xingyi Technology has just signed a cloud data center, mobile phone factory, TV factory, tablet factory, smart home factory...
There is also the Meiyou Science and Technology Park that started construction some time ago, and the county clothing factory that started construction some time ago...
As well as real estate projects and skyscrapers that will start construction in the next few years!
With so many businesses, Wang Yi has already been deeply strategically bound to Jeju, Daocheng, and Shandong Province.
You can figure out the investment wave slowly.
When I go back to Jeju to study the data center design plan, I can take the time to finish the Inspur Information matter.
Later, Wang Yi came to the cloud data center department.
As the saying goes, before the troops and horses move, food and grass go first.
Long before acquiring Xiaoi Robot, Wang Yi asked Jian Ziyan to recruit some AI voice interaction experts, AI algorithm experts, and big data experts.
There is also Jeju’s Meiyou Technology, which has also recruited some big data elites for a long time.
The current content and advertising push of Meiyou APP are all based on the user's Facebook tag push, which can be regarded as the era of big data push!
Although it is still crude compared to the mature big data push of later generations, it is still ahead of other companies.
Big data algorithms are inherently a long-term accumulation process.
Once the Xingyi Cloud data center is completed and put into use, and the data model is gradually established, Meiyou's big data push will not be the current crude version 0, but will be quickly upgraded to version 0, version 0!
By then, Meiyou APP, Xingyi Video, Xingyi Music, etc. can also integrate big data push!
By then, BAT will be trembling!
Wang Yi is eager to invest in building a 100,000 server-level data center, largely for the purpose of big data push!
It is also to pave the way in advance for the short video layout in a few years.
Wang Yi looked at everyone: "I have good news for everyone. The Xingyi Cloud Data Center has been negotiated. The total investment is 3 billion and 8,000 cabinets can accommodate more than 100,000 servers!"
“One hundred thousand servers!”
Several big data experts were shocked:
"This is amazing! A single building?"
"It shouldn't be a single building. If it were a single building, with 100,000 servers, it would be the first in the world!"
Wang Yi smiled slightly: "It's a single building, located in Jeju."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked: "It's amazing! It's amazing!"
"Chairman, when will the construction start and when will it be completed? It will take two or three years, right?"
"At least three years for such a big project!"
Wang Yi waved his hand: "We need to finalize the plan as soon as possible, and construction will start next month. The data center will be divided into two phases. The first phase will be delivered in August next year, and the second phase will be delivered in March of the following year."
"So fast!"
Several experts didn't know what to say.
A three-billion-dollar project would not have been completed within a year if other giants had just raised money to raise funds.
Once we arrived at Wang Yi, it took more than a year to complete the entire project.
"Funds are not a problem, but the construction plan must be implemented as soon as possible." Wang Yi solemnly said:
"Today we will set the general direction first. Tomorrow you will all go on a business trip to Jeju Meiyou Technology. Connect with Jeju to finalize the final design plan!"
"Okay!" Everyone responded decisively. Everyone was willing to participate in such a large-scale project, the largest single data center.
Maybe his name will go down in history.
In a few years, there may be too many data centers with 100,000 servers per unit.
It has never appeared in the past two years!
Wang Yi and the big data department studied for a day and finally decided on the general direction.
In particular, Wang Yi proposed several directions based on later developments, which greatly optimized the resource utilization and heat dissipation efficiency of the data center.
It is said that there are more than 100,000 servers, even 120,000 servers will not be a problem.
If conditions permit, Wang Yidu will consider recycling the heat generated by the Xingyi Cloud Data Center through waste heat recovery to provide heating for nearby Jeju residents in winter!
In this way, the heat generated by Xingyi Data Center in winter is not only not waste heat, but turns waste into treasure.
After all, heating costs are also very high.
Of course, this requires a specific analysis of the specific location. If the cost of heat recovery is too high, higher than the cost of heating, then the gain outweighs the loss.
Wang Yi looked at the time: "It's time to get off work. I'll finish my research here today. Everyone will pack their things when we go back in the evening. Then we will go on a business trip to Jeju. I estimate that I will stay in Jeju for a while. Of course, we can come back on the weekend.
There are direct buses to all of them!”
"Yes!" Everyone responded one after another and went back.
From now on, their working location will most likely be in Jeju, Xingyi Data Center.
As for building a data center in the imperial capital... this is unrealistic.
The Imperial City is in short supply of electricity and water, so it is not suitable for data centers that consume large amounts of energy.
Wang Yi was getting ready to get off work when he received a call from Zhang Yang:
"Director Wang, after my consideration over the past few days and the communication with the board of directors, I have agreed in principle to package and sell Sogou to you."
Wang Yi smiled, and sure enough, Lao Zhang's pattern was opened up.
Instead of Sohu and Sogou, they fought on two fronts and failed on both fronts.
It's better to sell one side, concentrate resources, and promote another line!
"Congratulations to Director Zhang, Sohu has a promising future!"
Zhang Yang chuckled: "Haha, let me lend you some good advice. But the price of 1.5 billion is not agreed to by the board of directors."
The corner of Wang Yi's mouth twitched. Why did the board of directors refuse to agree? It's because he thinks Lao Zhang is too young!
"What did the board say?"
"The board of directors said, at least 1.8 billion!"
Wang Yi fell silent: "..."
"Old Zhang, you are being unreasonable. It was only one billion a year ago, and now I give you 1.5 billion. Isn't that too little? 1.8 billion is impossible, it's too much!"
Zhang Yang was not surprised. Talking about price means asking for a high price and then making a counter-offer.
Since 1.8 billion is impossible, let's make another move: "Dr. Wang, you are buying it wholly. We have to buy back 10% of Alibaba's shares and sell them all to you. The cost is not low, so I will take a step back."
,1.7 billion!”
Wang Yi argued with reason: "10% of Alibaba's shares were bought for 100 million. You can take back 500 million at most. It's not much. 170 million is still too high."
After some haggling, the two parties finally reached an agreement. After Sohu repurchased the shares of Alibaba and other shareholders, Wang Yi fully acquired 100% of Sogou's shares at a price of 500 million yuan!
As for Wang Dachuan, the founder of Sogou, he is a talented person.
If Wang Dachuan is willing to retain his shares, Wang Yi will let him continue to hold 5% of Sogou's shares and stay in Sogou as CEO.
If he doesn't want to keep his shares, Wang Yi will buy his shares, give him 5% of the shares as an incentive, and get dividends every year!
Other core senior executives of Sogou will collectively own 5% of the shares and receive dividends every year.
It all depends on how the other party chooses.
"Director Wang, then I will repurchase the shareholders' shares as soon as possible, and then we will proceed with the acquisition!"
Zhang Yang said with a smile, even a little impatient.
As one of the former three giants, Zhang Yang will never be willing to let Sohu's core business be stepped on by his younger brother!
For example, the founder of Youku came from Sohu and was his subordinate. Now Youku crushes Sohu Video!
The founder of iQiyi is also from Sohu, and he also wants to follow Sohu Video!
Zhang Yang can't bear it!
I just want to sell Sogou as soon as possible, take the money, develop Sohu, and make it bigger and stronger.
Wang Yi smiled slightly: "Then I look forward to good news from you!"
After the call ended, Zhang Yang immediately contacted Jack Ma: "Director Ma, I have something to discuss with you."
"Director Zhang, tell me what's going on!"
For his former seniors, Jack Ma was still very considerate.
"It's like this. Our cooperation in Sogou is not going well. I want to buy back 10% of the shares held by Alibaba. You see..."
"Repurchase..." Jack Ma thought a lot for a moment:
‘Repurchase? What does it mean?’
‘Sohu itself has too much to take care of itself, so it still wants to develop Sogou? This is unrealistic! They don’t have that ability!’
'Then there is only one possibility, package and sell Sogou, cash out, and then have money to develop Sohu!'
'Yes, that's how it should be!'
'But who is the buyer? Baidu?'
‘It’s impossible. Baidu doesn’t like Sogou’s search engine share. Given the relationship between the two parties, it’s impossible for Director Zhang to sell it!’
‘That’s Tencent? It’s possible!’
'Guess so!'
‘Is it possible that Tencent wants to integrate Sogou + Tencent Soso and do Baidu search?’
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Chapter completed!