Like many scholars at this time, Academician Ni did not buy a house by himself, but still lived in the public housing allocated by his unit.

And it was on the fifth floor with no elevator. Later, Academician Ni became too old to climb the stairs every day, so he simply ran to rent a house near Zhongguancun.

"Boom boom boom!"

Academician Ni opened the door and saw Song Weiyang, he was immediately happy and said, "Xiao Song, please come in!"

Song Weiyang introduced: "This is my bodyguard, named Hong Weiguo, a veteran who has been on the battlefield."

"That's the hero who defends the home and the country, hello Xiaohong, come in and sit down!" Academician Ni said with a smile.

Hong Weiguo hurriedly greeted: "Hello Academician Ni!"

Song Weiyang carried a bulging bag and offered a treasure: "This is a gift specially brought back from Hong Kong City to you."

"I won't accept those that are too expensive," said Academician Ni.

"You'll know if you disassemble it and have a look." Song Weiyang smiled.

Academician Ni opened the bag and found that there were more than a dozen sets of CDs containing the complete works of many musicians such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, etc. He was overjoyed and surprised: "This is a good thing! How did you know that I like classical music?"

"Listen to Liu Qiang." Song Weiyang said.

"Hahaha, I accept your gift," said Academician Ni, "but it must be very expensive. I will give you a gift next time. Let's write down the account first."

Song Weiyang said: "I look forward to the gift of Academician Ni."

Academician Ni carefully put the music CD in the cabinet, and he came up with a proposal and said: "Xiao Song, let’s not hide it from you, the country has the intention of vigorously supporting the software and semiconductor industries. When I heard the news, I decided to help. Fire can be regarded as contributing to the development of the high-tech industry. You first look at the content and sign if there is no objection."

Song Weiyang immediately read the proposal carefully and said: "No problem, I signed it."

Academician Ni carefully watched Song Weiyang sign the name, and then he started to talk about the progress of the development of China's microcomputer motherboard.

For all Chinese who do business, the 94 tax reform is an unavoidable problem-including foreign companies in China, which used to only collect industrial and commercial tax, and must pay value-added tax after the tax reform.

Before the 1994 tax reform, China's taxation was messy, and even the central and local governments could not figure it out. Tax evasion became the norm. After the 1994 tax reform, value-added tax and business tax were parallel, and the two gradually merged into one.

Why did Lenovo have its own motherboards in the early 1990s, but now they only import them instead of producing them?

Because the tax collection is unreasonable, and the value-added tax is set too high!

For a Lenovo computer with exactly the same configuration, if all the main parts are imported, the value-added tax for each computer should be about 2.55% of the retail price. If you develop and produce the main parts by yourself, the value-added tax for each computer should be about 5.1% of the retail price.

In other words, the computer developed by yourself, on the contrary, needs to pay twice the value-added tax than the imported and assembled computer (this involves the calculation of the output tax and the input tax, so the detailed process will not be written)!

This is not only the case for Lenovo, but the same is true for other companies involved in semiconductors.

So it’s no wonder Mr. Liu doesn’t engage in independent research and development. People think about problems from the perspective of a businessman in order to maximize short-term profits.

Regarding this point, the country must bear the blame.

Therefore, Academician Ni and other people of insight have continued to propose since 1994, requesting the government to reduce the value-added tax on high-tech industries.

Song Weiyang’s signature today is dispensable because the Chinese government is aware of this problem and will soon let the Policy Department of the State Economic Commission and the Ministry of Information Industry form a joint team to form a policy as follows: high-tech industries still have to pay 17% value-added tax. However, the tax of more than 6% of the semiconductor company should be refunded, and the tax of more than 3% of the software company should be refunded, which is a tax rebate.

Until 2002, the state simply reduced the value-added tax of semiconductor companies to 3%, and extended it to upstream design companies and downstream manufacturers in the semiconductor industry.

This has caused companies in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea to lose their competitiveness in price (in the Chinese market) when facing their Chinese counterparts. The United States has repeatedly issued protest statements to China, hoping to reduce import value-added tax, but they have not received a response. As a result, multinational companies have set up factories in China. The cheap labor cost in China is only one aspect, and the other is to pay less tax.

"Xiao Song, I will show you something." Academician Ni said mysteriously.

Song Weiyang asked: "What is it?"

Academician Ni said: "I was a former student who compiled a small program based on the linux system, which is quite easy to use. I think China should vigorously develop the linux system and develop software around it. Microsoft should not be allowed to rule China. Computer!"

Song Weiyang was a little speechless. This Academician Ni is really persevering. How can Microsoft's monopoly be broken so easily?

If it sounds good, it is called Yugong Yishan, if it sounds good, it is called overpowering.

Academician Ni sat in front of the computer, turned on the computer, pointed to the display and said, "Is it true? This is the interface of the linux system. Isn't it lost to the Microsoft system? It's very convenient and easy to use."

Immediately afterwards, Academician Ni demonstrated the small program and said: "As long as the state supports and encourages enterprises to develop Linux system software, the prospects of this system are very broad. By the way, ~lightnovelpub.net~ I gave this small program to You, treat it as a small gift."

Academician Ni opened the drawer, took out a stack of floppy disks, and plugged them into the computer, but the storage content was incorrect. He scratched his head and continued to search: "Hey, I obviously put that floppy disk in the drawer. Why is it missing?"

When Song Weiyang saw the floppy disks one after another, his inspiration suddenly flashed.

U disk!

Can be used as a USB flash drive!

We can’t blame Song Weiyang for only thinking about it now that he really didn’t have the opportunity to use a floppy disk. His graduation thesis was printed directly after the typist entered it into the computer.

All blame Peas!

If the little guy can finish typing the paper at home, Song Weiyang must use a floppy disk to copy it, and then take it to the print shop, then he can think of the profitable business of U disk six months ago.

Song Weiyang suddenly said: "Lao Ni, the floppy disk is inconvenient to carry, and it may be damaged at any time. If you make a plastic or metal shell storage and plug it directly into the computer's USB port, don't you think it is much more convenient?"

"The memory plugged into the USB interface?" Academician Ni was stunned, then slapped his thigh and said, "Good idea! Hurry up and let someone do it. It will definitely make a sensation in the global science and technology community!"

Song Weiyang asked: "I don't understand technology, is it easy to make this thing?"

Song Weiyang really didn't understand, and he didn't even know when the USB flash drive was invented. He vaguely remembered that many manufacturers around the world were grabbing U disk patents, and they were finally grabbed by a Chinese company. In other words, the USB flash drive was invented by the Chinese, but Song Weiyang has no impression of the company that invented the USB flash drive.

The eggs are delicious. Who remembers the hen who laid the eggs?

Academician Ni thought for a while and said: "It shouldn't be difficult. The specific design needs to be carefully considered."

Song Weiyang smiled and said, "I will set up a research and development team for USB storage disks tomorrow."