Chapter 224: Chips Far Beyond Imagination

Chen Yuanguang doesn't feel much about the outside world's ridicule about him being a has-been top star, not just because he doesn't care that much about fame.

At the beginning, he was happy because of his growing fame and seeing news about himself on various media and self-media. He has lived this kind of life for five years, and the spotlight and external praise are like commonplace.

He had long been desensitized to the world of fame and fortune. Being able to change the world according to his own will and prevent it from becoming the lifeless world ruled by Alpha four hundred years later was the greatest source of motivation for Chen Yuanguang.

Fame and fortune are just by-products in the process of achieving goals.

At the same time, Chen Yuanguang is very clear that Samad is just another identity of his, and the new top streamer is his own pseudonym. This feeling is quite strange.

One of the important reasons why Chen Yuanguang chose Malaysia instead of completely following Alpha’s route is time.

Compared to the time when Alpha started, Africa as a whole was too immature in terms of infrastructure, and the water and electricity networks all needed to be started over.

Except for a few large cities, basic literacy has not been completed in most places. It is too difficult and takes too long to start from here.

As for Southeast Asia, as the radiation range of Greater China, its overall level is roughly equivalent to that of China ten years ago. It has a certain foundation in infrastructure and population quality, and is a good target for transformation.

In Chen Yuanguang's view, artificial intelligence is like a lever that can drive a qualitative change in productivity, but the original base is too low, so no matter how big the lever is, the effect it can have will not be that great.

In addition, as China's V strategy evolves, the entire Southeast Asia region will be the front line of struggle in the next few decades, which means a power vacuum.

This would be a good opportunity for a third force to fill in and achieve a balance between China and America.

As for Africa, China is out of reach and there is a real risk of being wiped out by American nuclear bombs.

So in the end, Chen Yuanguang chose Malaysia as the starting point of his global strategy.

In a sense, this coincides with global capital, because global technology giants have begun to enter Malaysia in large numbers in the past two years, basically starting with US$20 billion to invest in building data centers in Malaysia.

These technology giants are also attracted by Malaysia’s advantages in hydropower manpower, as well as its superior geographical location: located in the heart of Southeast Asia, it can radiate to the entire Southeast Asia.

Lin Jia was not just curious, he was also interested in what Chen Yuanguang was going to do.

The starting capital is hundreds of billions of dollars, and if you just want to start a business, there is no need to go to Malaysia. Starting a business in the country has many conveniences. No matter where you want to go, the local government will definitely give you the green light and provide all kinds of preferential policies.

In Malaysia, not only is you unfamiliar with the place, but if your entrepreneurial achievements are too great and you don’t show them off, your achievements may be plundered overnight.

You will use extraordinary means only if you have extraordinary ambitions. This logic is the same as the equivalence of power and obligations.

Based on Lin Jia's understanding of Chen Yuanguang, the other party's ambition only emerged after the wedding assassination incident, and at least his goal was to drive America out of all of Southeast Asia.

As for monopoly enterprises extending their tentacles into every aspect of Malaysia and then controlling the entire Southeast Asia, Lin Jia has also thought about it, but doing so is too difficult and takes too long, so the possibility is not high.

But no matter which guess it was, Lin Jia was extremely curious and really wanted to get involved.

Compared with this, other startups are no different from small-scale operations. We have witnessed the explosive development of light armor technology and light armor aerospace.

"Does Alpha Technology give us any benefits?"

“Not yet. They have not made any statement. They are currently focusing on building their data center in Nusajaya Park. According to the feedback from Wanguo, they have sold their data center project to Alpha Technology.

At the same time, Alpha Technology's CEO Oraz said that he will continue to invest in expanding the capacity of existing data centers.

However, unlike Wan Guo, Amazon, and Google, which are all B-side businesses, AlphaTech seems to be researching artificial intelligence to meet internal needs, but no one knows what it is specifically researching. "

From the perspective of corruption, Malaysia is better than other Southeast Asian countries. In the Corruption Perception Index conducted by Transparency International in 2023, Malaysia scored 50 and ranked 180th out of 57 countries.
This score is slightly higher than the average for the Asia-Pacific region.

If only Southeast Asian countries are considered, the score would be even higher.

However, considering the major corruption cases of Goldman Sachs and Low Te Zuo, Malaysia is a bit too prominent.

It is a country with representative events.

But no matter what, corruption is inevitable in this place. It is as normal as eating and drinking, and has been integrated into the political ecology of Malaysia.

As the new top stream, another synonym is the new fat meat. This company has not openly joined any force, and no politician has openly supported it. It is obviously being targeted by many forces.

Lots of people want to take a bite, even just a little crumb is worth a huge amount of money.

"Has anyone tried it?"

“Not yet, but it seems that some local officials in Johor want to try to take action against Alpha Technology.

According to an official I am on good terms with in Johor, they want to find local gangs in Johor, collude with the security personnel of the Nusajaya Industrial Park, go to the data center of Alpha Technology, and steal some NVIDIA graphics cards.

China's computing equipment is not sold outside, so Nvidia's graphics cards are hard currency.

Not to mention that the batch in Alpha Technology's hands is the latest H300.
Sir, do you think we should move as well?
This is a shipment worth $50 billion.”

50 billion US dollars is a number that is enough to make people commit crimes. Nvidia graphics cards are hard currency that can be converted into cash at any time in the international market.

Not to mention that Malaysia is home to so many data centers from major global technology giants who are happy to buy Nvidia's latest graphics cards at 20% off or even higher.

"Don't be in a hurry. Let them move first and then see what happens."

“If they move, we won’t get a share of the cake.

Now that this batch of goods is gone, I don’t believe Alpha Technologies will continue to invest in Malaysia.”

“Let’s wait and see, I always feel it won’t be that simple.

Besides, Alpha Technology only got the first batch of goods, and Goldman Sachs' big share is still to come.

Consider Samad’s volatile performance in the cryptocurrency trading market.

We have to be patient. As long as I am in this position, there will always be money. Position is much more important than opportunity."

The big shots in Kuala Lumpur have the patience to wait, but the grassroots officials in Johor do not.

An investment of several hundred million is no problem and can guarantee your safety. An investment of several billion in infrastructure can also guarantee your safety.

Five billion dollars worth of graphics cards is just like five billion dollars worth of gold. No one can resist the temptation of it.

Many of the pawns in Johor are willing to get a vote even if it means losing their positions.

As for why no one dares to steal the Haohan-I quantum computer, don’t you see who is watching the quantum computer?

"Mr. Oraz, something bad has happened. There has been a theft in the park. More than 300 H graphics cards have been stolen from the company." Oraz's eyes went dark when he received a call from an Alpha Technology employee at a.m. "How much exactly?"

"All 5134 H300 graphics cards were stolen."

"Call the police."

"it is good."

After Oraz put down the phone, he quickly realized that it was useless to call the police. Perhaps the staff member who called him was involved and could have stolen all 5,000 yuan at once. This was definitely a group crime.

Five thousand dollars, based on the selling price of $3 per piece, that’s $1.5 million. This is definitely not something that an ordinary group can produce.

Oraz felt like he was about to get a headache, because it was useless to pursue the matter. If he didn't pursue it, he would face the same problem when the goods arrived in the future. This was an unsolvable paradox.

"Mr. Samad, a serious theft just occurred in the Nusajaya campus. All the NVIDIA graphics cards obtained from the transaction with Goldman Sachs were stolen." Oraz said in a heavy tone. He looked at the night scene in Johor outside and realized that his position might be in danger.

No matter who it is, no one would dare to continue investing in Malaysia. Oraz felt that if he were Samad, he might not even trust himself.

"Call the police first and talk about it tomorrow," said Chen Yuanguang.

Chen Yuanguang had expected such a thing to happen, and after all, money is what moves people.

The more serious problem is that at this point in time, he has just started out and is not yet fully developed, so he is unable to take targeted blasting measures.

"Mr. Snander, I want to cooperate with Goldman Sachs." A call was made to Snander the next day.

After Schnander answered the phone, he saw the news on Twitter during the day that Alpha Technologies had been stolen, and he also thought that Samad would call him for help in the evening.

Although Goldman Sachs has no business in Malaysia, it is not without strength in the country.

"Mr. Samad, I saw what happened to your company in the news. I am very sorry. This is a big loss."

Thinking about the fact that the other party had made tens of billions of dollars from Goldman Sachs, Schneider felt a little gloating.

“Can Goldman Sachs help us recover all these graphics cards and provide security at the same time?”

"Goldman Sachs doesn't provide security services, but I can recommend some people who may be able to help you."

"it is good."

Sometimes, the protection fee must be paid, at least at this stage.

Why do we need to ask Goldman Sachs? Because we are looking for a security company with Americanin behind it. Asking Goldman Sachs is equivalent to Goldman Sachs acting as an intermediary to introduce the company. Otherwise, others may not take the job.

Even if you take this job, you may not pay much attention to it.

Chen Yuanguang was able to verify the information that Shi Nande gave him through the Internet. After this experience, Chen Yuanguang became more and more aware that in the initial stage, he still had to find an obvious backer.

At least at this stage.

At this moment, if point-to-point blasting is adopted, the chain reaction caused will quickly make the Americans alert.

Then, under the targeted situation, we have to start all over again.

Therefore, even if you get cut, you have to get through this most difficult period.

As to whether it can be considered as being cut, it is not certain yet. What I give away will return to my hands again in a short time.

However, the biggest lesson Chen Yuanguang learned was that one should not be too high-profile in the initial stage.

To accumulate food and then slowly become king is the right way.

He couldn't withstand the sudden attack from these pawns.

"Princess Amina, I'm Oraz, the CEO of Alpha Technology. Alpha Technology is in an unprecedented period of expansion. We hope to introduce some strategic partners to see if you are interested."

Under Samad's instructions, Alpha Technology tried to recover the stolen H300 graphics cards while looking for prominent figures in Malaysia to support them.

Amina is considered the best candidate. She is the daughter of the current king of Malaysia and is said to be the most favored daughter. According to Goldman Sachs, this is indeed the case.

Malaysia is different from other places. Their sultans are from 9 states in the country, with one sultan in each state, and they take turns to be king.

The current king of Malaysia is the Sultan from Johor.

Therefore, it is very convenient for Oraz to find Amina, and Amina's strength in Johor is enough to protect them.

Amina is very young, under 40 years old, but she is very thin. When she received the invitation, combined with the recent news, Amina guessed the other party's intention:
"Okay, I know what you want, and I can give it to you, but what can I get?"

Oraz said: "30%, 30% of Alpha Technologies.

Alpha Technology has $50 million in cash on its books, a complete data center in Nusa Tenggara, and Goldman Sachs has a batch of graphics cards worth $ billion to be delivered to Alpha Technology.

This is our sincerity.”

Chen Yuanguang wants to give shares, but there is no point in giving shares because Alpha Technology does not distribute dividends and will not be listed. After he controls Malaysia in the future, will he distribute the power of Malaysia according to the shares of Alpha Technology?
Or after artificial intelligence is successfully cultivated, will computing power be distributed based on the proportion of shares?
This is obviously impossible, so the shares are completely virtual.

And after Amina has shares, she will naturally pay more attention to these graphics cards and the assets on the books.

"Mr. Samad is not only as capable as the rumors say, but also very decisive," Amina said as she stood up and applauded.

Amina's bottom line was $2 million, which would be enough for her to help solve the problem. However, the stakes offered by the other party were far beyond her imagination.

“I accepted and said that I would provide her with safety for one day as long as Alpha Tech was in Johor.

Someone will send the goods back tonight, and no one who committed this crime will escape legal punishment.

You go contact a lawyer and go through the legal process."

If you get something, you have to give something back. Amina understood this when she was 5 years old. If others gave her rewards far beyond her imagination, she had to respond.

"Thank you, Princess." Oraz bowed.

Amina said, "I have some more questions for you."

(End of this chapter)