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”Orange Z1? Apple, Huawei, and the Huake Science Association all bought architecture licenses? Damn it! No wonder Apple’s suddenly playing hardball!”

In an office at the ARM Headquarters in Cambridge, a group of well-dressed, balding, middle-aged British men were cursing angrily, their faces grim.

The news of Hua Country’s first independently developed instruction set technology spread like wildfire throughout the semiconductor industry the moment it was announced.

If Apple, Huawei, and the Huake Science Association hadn’t purchased architecture licenses, ARM would never have given the Orange Z1 a second thought.

But these three companies weren’t stupid. The fact that they were willing to shell out the money to buy it was enough to prove that the Orange Z1’s coding efficiency and power-to-performance ratio were, at the very least, on par with the ARM architecture.

In the eyes of a businessman, there is only profit!

As long as the Orange Z1’s one-time licensing fee and royalty percentage were lower than ARM’s rates, companies like Qualcomm, Broadcom, and Mountain Star would be bold enough to kick ARM to the curb.

These days, it’s all about money, not loyalty!

If the Orange Z1’s architecture licensing fee was reasonable, Orange Technology would become the ’dearest brother’ to Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Mountain Star.

As for ARM?

They would be nothing more than a stray dog kicked to the side of the road.

Meanwhile, upon hearing the news, companies like MediaTek and Mountain Star made some inquiries. After learning that the Orange Z1 architecture license cost only 3 million US dollars, they chuckled and swiftly dispatched their business teams to Xucheng.

The world has suffered under ARM for far too long!

Even if the Orange Z1 instruction set had limited performance, spending 3 million US dollars was enough to send a clear message to ARM: your prices are too damn high. If you don’t lower them, we’ll find a new partner.

At the same time, thanks to explanations on various news platforms, netizens in Hua Country were gradually beginning to understand what the Orange Z1 instruction set was all about.

To put it simply, the self-developed Hisilicon chips that Huawei promoted were, in essence, still based on ARM architecture principles, developed through technology licensing. It was like buying a pre-owned house and just remodeling it.

The Celestial Craft T100, however, was completely different. It redefined the CPU’s instruction set and operational logic, which was equivalent to building a new house from the ground up.

There was a fundamental difference in its design philosophy, number of instructions, and execution efficiency!

The moment Mike Keller finished speaking, Orange Technology was no longer just a phone assembly company.

”The Celestial Craft T100 is an AI chip designed specifically for Smart Speakers. It offers 500 billion floating-point operations per second deployed locally, supports millisecond-level response speeds, and has enhanced multi-turn conversational capabilities and improved voice recognition accuracy in complex scenarios...”

In the conference hall on the top floor of the Sky Garden, Mike was clearly and logically explaining the superior performance and design philosophy of the Celestial Craft T100.

Technical personnel have a common bad habit when giving presentations: they love to get bogged down in the details.

Wang Teng, standing on the left side of the stage, glanced at the time and quickly gestured for Mike to speed things up.

”Sorry about that. I always tend to ramble on when I’m talking about my area of expertise. President Wang is telling me to get off the stage. If you ever have the chance, you’re all welcome to attend my public lectures at Xucheng Academy. Thank you.”

Mike was a straight-shooter. He calmly teased Wang Teng before giving a wave and walking off the stage.

’Xucheng Academy?’

Over the past year, this second-tier college in Huian Province had become famous both at home and abroad.

Practically everyone knew about Xucheng Academy. It was the alma mater of Chen Yansen—the founder of Senlian Capital, a post-90s super-billionaire worth fifty billion US dollars, and a leading figure in the internet industry.

After reports in *Time* magazine, on Facebook, and on YouTube, Xucheng Academy’s fame had reached a level comparable to Qingbei.

Regardless of its actual capabilities, its reputation was enormous!