By: Yi Ren Jun (WeChat Official Account: iSee)
01
Yesterday, pig farmer Liu Yonghao said:
“Our breeding pigs, like chips, also rely on imports.”
This statement is quite shocking.
In the past two years, the U.S. has continuously suppressed us, making the public aware of our lag in chip technology.
Chips are high-tech products, and it is understandable that our country developed late and is behind others.
However, to find ourselves dependent on others for something that seems so simple as pig farming is a bit surprising.
China is a major agricultural country, with 600 million rural residents, and almost every household raises pigs.
Pig farming seems straightforward: feed the pigs well, ensure they are healthy, and wait for them to grow fat for slaughter.
As for breeding pigs, aren’t they just the old sows commonly referred to in rural areas? It’s unexpected that we are powerless in this regard and also need to rely on imports.
Liu Yonghao’s words are indeed shocking:
“Not only can we not produce chips, but we also can’t raise pigs properly.”
However, Liu Yonghao added another statement:
“New Hope has already applied to the government for funding to conduct research.”
What research? Breeding pigs.
It turns out that after all this talk, the real intention of Liu the tycoon is to ask the government for money.
Liu has long been on the Forbes list, and with the soaring prices of pork in recent years, he must have made a lot of money. But when it comes to a critical moment, he immediately asks for money.
Patriotism is indeed a good card to play; even pig farmers are starting to use this strategy, which is always refreshing.
02
Xiaomi’s Lei Jun once said, “When the wind blows, even pigs can fly.”
I wonder how high Liu’s pigs will fly with this wind, and who else will step into this windfall next.
In the past two years, the chip industry has been a strong wind, attracting many participants.
What will the final outcome be?
The chip manufacturing giant Wuhan Hongxin, which invested hundreds of billions, built for three years, ultimately faced a funding chain break and became a zombie factory.
Similarly, Chengdu Globalfoundries, after investing 10 billion USD, also recently ceased operations, becoming one of the largest dead factories in the industry.
Similar unfinished stories have repeatedly occurred in Nanjing and Huai’an, namely Nanjing Dekema and Dehuai Semiconductor.
These companies that entered the chip windfall mostly carried the banner of patriotism, but ultimately could not escape the two words: death.
Why?
Because these teams entering the chip industry are not aiming to raise the banner of chip resurgence, but rather to find the right policy windfall to deceive investments and funds.
To put it simply, they are looking to extract government funds and subsidies.
With their minds focused on this, where is the energy to engage in research?
A few days ago, there was news about a large number of PhDs from Tsinghua and Peking University competing for positions in the Yuhang District Street Office in Hangzhou.
When the news broke, there was an uproar; everyone was puzzled as to why such a small street office could attract so many high-caliber graduates. Is it that even PhDs are no longer valuable?
Of course not. The root of the issue lies with the street office.
Working at the street office means a stable government position and is a ladder for upward mobility; with this ladder, there are infinite possibilities in the future.
Years ago, we claimed to have broken the iron rice bowl. In fact, the iron rice bowl cannot be broken, and besides the iron rice bowl, there are silver and gold rice bowls.
A crowd of PhD graduates flocking to the street office is because the rice bowl here is solid, and the food inside is good.
“First-class passengers can board first, bank VIPs do not have to queue, and the most expensive concert tickets have the best seats; the world has never been equal.”
When some people’s thoughts are focused on this, it is not difficult to understand why we are struggling with chips and even breeding pigs.
03
A few days ago, there was a short video showing that in a certain cafeteria, the price of meals had to be differentiated by people’s status.
“Those with government positions pay 1 yuan for a meal; those without pay 25 yuan.”
A meal costing 24 yuan more is also a reason why a large number of PhD graduates from Tsinghua and Peking University are rushing to the street office.
On the surface, the difference is in money. But in reality, the difference is in identity and status.
No one is short of those few coins, but identity and status are not something you can just have.
In the same cafeteria, the person in front pays 1 yuan, while you pay 25 yuan for the same meal and service; this sense of superiority is definitely not something money can buy.
“Life is a tearful smile; everyone is gritting their teeth.”
The one paying 1 yuan eats with a carefree attitude, while the one paying 25 yuan secretly strives to also enjoy the 1 yuan meal.
In such a cafeteria, those paying 25 yuan do not envy those paying 1 yuan; they only feel ashamed of why they cannot be the one paying 1 yuan.
When top graduates from 985 universities rush to the street office, and a 1 yuan meal becomes the goal of most people, it is not surprising that we cannot produce chips and need to import breeding pigs.
Those in the chip industry are thinking about how to secure more funding and subsidies; those in pig farming are pondering how to get the government to invest in them.
“Everyone is cynical, yet everyone is complicit. This world is absurd.”
This year, with the pandemic raging and the U.S. constantly causing trouble, the economy has weakened significantly compared to previous years.
In recent years, even working in a company was quite good. However, in recent years, the performance has clearly declined.
At the same time, the number of candidates for the national exam increases year by year.
The comparison between the two clearly illustrates the problem. Those within the system have guaranteed income, while those outside, even with seemingly unlimited glory, will reveal their true nature when faced with storms.
People are inherently profit-seeking; under the pressure of life and survival, it is common sense to seek benefits and avoid harm.
However, when this profit-seeking becomes a widespread phenomenon, engaging in research and development becomes mere empty talk and beautiful rhetoric.
When everyone lives meticulously and selfishly, society loses its passion.
Liu Yonghao said we must solve the “pig chip” problem ourselves.
This statement is all too familiar; when Huawei and ZTE were suppressed, many people also jumped out to say we need to create our own chips.
However, when social elites are scrambling to get into the street office, and everyone is striving to eat a 1 yuan meal, who will solve the pig chips or the real chips?
“What supports a person through a long life is love, skill, and willingness.”
When everyone’s thoughts are focused on how to eat a 1 yuan meal, it is not far from the time when social chips will face problems.
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