bookcurios Chapter 104 I, Zhao Ruilong, am not someone to be trifled with!
Chapter 104 I, Zhao Ruilong, am not someone to be trifled with!
Late at night.
Tianhai, known as the "Magic City".
The Bund remains dazzling with lights, a vibrant and dreamlike scene.
On the north building of the Peace Hotel.
After finishing the phone call, Zhao Xiaohui immediately turned around and went back to the private room.
Seeing that Fu Wenbing, the general manager of Tianhai Huahong Microelectronics Company, was chatting with his younger brother, she did not make a sound to disturb him.
However, when her younger brother's gaze swept over her, she immediately nodded and smiled slightly.
Although there was no verbal communication, Zhao Ruilong knew that the economic observation program had been broadcast successfully.
This is the end.
With the support of Zhong Zhengguo and his group, Dafeng Factory is only a matter of time before it goes bankrupt.
At a time when the Zhong family's illegal internet cafes were causing great harm, a crackdown and closure storm was launched against the internet cafe industry.
Destroying the Dafeng Factory, which they had painstakingly supported, was a small way to vent their anger.
Let them know that I, Zhao Ruilong, am not someone to be trifled with.
Pick up the teapot.
Zhao Ruilong filled Fu Wenbing's teacup.
My father came to Tianhai on behalf of Handong Province to sign an investment cooperation agreement for the first phase of the Yanhu High-speed Railway with Tianhai City and the Railway Administration. I also came to Tianhai with him and met many important people.
At this moment, many important figures have already left.
Only Fu Wenbing lingered, unwilling to leave.
Do you know how big the gap was between us and other countries in 1995?
"Back then, our integrated circuit production was nearly 500 million units, wasn't that a lot?"
"However, its global market share is less than one percent, and it only meets less than one-fifth of the domestic demand."
"For most of our country's integrated circuits, we need to import them from abroad. What's worse, we don't have an 8-inch production line, and our manufacturing technology is only a pathetic 1.2 micrometers."
"At the same time, the West had already put hundreds of 8-inch production lines into operation, and the process precision had reached 0.3 micrometers. The gap is really huge. If we don't hurry up and catch up, the gap will probably only get bigger and bigger in the future!"
At this point, Fu Wenbing finished his tea in one gulp.
"But catching up is easier said than done."
"Integrated circuits are a capital- and technology-intensive industry."
“Back then, it cost more than a billion US dollars to build an 8-inch production line.”
"The annual operation, maintenance, equipment updates and technology upgrades will cost another two to three hundred million US dollars."
"But in order not to fall behind, the country gritted its teeth and launched Project 909, and held a groundbreaking ceremony in 1996."
"Many people don't know that at the time, although the project seemed to have started, the foreign technology partner had not yet been determined, and no foreign company had agreed to our conditions for a long time."
"They either don't want to transfer their advanced integrated circuit manufacturing technology so that we can have an 8-inch production line with 0.5-micron technology, or they are unwilling to invest cash and share the risks."
"No one else was willing to take on at least one-third of the chip re-export processing and provide us with personnel training. In the end, Sakura Electric Co., Ltd. agreed to cooperate and transferred the 0.35-micron technology."
There's no need to go into what happened after that.
From signing the contract to the official completion and commissioning, it took only eighteen months, setting a world record.
After more than a year of continuous refinement and improvement.
Huahong Microelectronics has increased its chip production capacity to 20,000 wafers per month, with a yield rate of nearly 99%.
Last year, the company achieved sales of over 1 billion yuan and net profit of over 300 million yuan.
Just when everyone thought that Huahong Microelectronics would soar to new heights.
In the United States, the dot-com bubble burst.
Not only integrated circuits, but the global electronics and information industry has been severely affected.
Many international technology giants have partially or completely halted production, and have repeatedly cut research and development projects.
Even worse...
Huahong Microelectronics, which had not yet grown into a large company.
The demand for memory chips produced has fallen the most, and prices continue to drop.
Since the end of last year, the average price has dropped by nearly 70%, and there is a further downward trend.
Memory chips that used to cost over ten yuan each are now selling for just over two yuan and nobody wants them.
Faced with continued losses and an unpredictable future.
Sakura Electric Company itself is in dire straits.
Naturally, the cooperation agreement could no longer be fulfilled.
and so……
They wanted to sell or give away their shares in Huahong Microelectronics at a discount.
Otherwise, they would continue to suffer losses and would have to provide financial support to Huahong Microelectronics.
Wouldn't that mean dying even faster?
Fu Wenbing originally intended to involve Tianhai City, and even the General Administration of Industry and Information Technology.
Find a way to raise funds to redeem the shares and support Huahong Microelectronics through its difficulties.
We absolutely cannot allow Huahong Microelectronics, which carries the hopes of China's chip industry, to fail before it even gets off the ground!
totally unexpected……
At this critical juncture.
Zhao Ruilong appeared like a savior.
Huilong Group not only took over the shares that Sakura Electric Co., Ltd. was selling off.
This also brought a huge order to Huahong Microelectronics.
The prerequisite is that the production line must be upgraded and adjusted according to Zhao Ruilong's requirements.
But at a time when the company was in dire straits due to continuous losses, such timely assistance was enough to deeply move Fu Wenbing.
Ever since.
They hit it off immediately and are now business partners.
Fu Wenbing, who holds a high-ranking position, also drank heartily tonight and chatted with Zhao Ruilong until now.
"Brother Bing, there's a classic saying in the investment world."
Be greedy when others are fearful. Be fearful when others are greedy.
"The more the industry is in a downturn and everyone is feeling insecure, the more we need to work hard and move quickly."
“They’re afraid of losing their shirts, but I, Zhao Ruilong, am not afraid, because I believe my MP3 player will definitely sell well.”
"I am even more convinced that if Huahong Microelectronics switches to chip manufacturing, there will be countless chip businesses in many industries such as mobile phones, computers, digital electronics, automobiles, high-speed rail, and airplanes, which will keep us too busy to handle them all."
Fu Wenbing reached out and put his arm around Zhao Ruilong's shoulder.
"Brother, I believe in you!"
"Who are you, Zhao Ruilong? The Crown Prince of Handong!"
"With your dad's strong support, we are invincible!"
Fu Wenbing, who was already quite drunk, was no longer so careful with his words.
In any case, besides him, there were only Zhao Ruilong and his sister in the private room.
Zhao Ruilong laughed and said, "So, in the end, Xiaozhaizi was short-sighted. The bursting of the internet bubble scared them so much that they ran away in a sorry state."
"The global semiconductor industry is suffering heavy losses, but it is precisely at this time that we should recruit more talent, concentrate our efforts, break through new technologies, and master new processes."
"The future is the information age, and there will be many, many places where chips are needed. For example, a car alone requires thousands of chips, and the performance requirements for chips are getting higher and higher."
"We must seize this opportunity presented by the stagnation abroad and quickly master chip manufacturing technologies at the 120-nanometer, 90-nanometer, and even 45-nanometer levels, so as to overtake the West!"
Go ahead?
Upon hearing those two words, Fu Wenbing smiled.
Her face was flushed, and she looked at Zhao Ruilong with a dazed expression.
"Dude, are you kidding me?"
"Let's not even talk about 45 nanometers and 90 nanometers. Do you know how much it cost us last year when we collaborated with Bitli Microelectronics Research Center and sent people there to learn 180 nanometer process technology?"
Zhao Ruilong frowned and said, "I've seen the company's documents and know that it cost 12 million US dollars. Moreover, the first batch of people who went for training haven't even returned yet."
"That's right! It's 1200 million US dollars, and damn it, they strictly limit the number of people, only ten people can go a year. This kind of cooperation is just too damn frustrating!"
As soon as Fu Wenbing finished speaking, Zhao Ruilong laughed and said:
"In my opinion, it's better not to cooperate."
"Once the first batch of people return from training, we will no longer send anyone else."
"We won't pay the remaining several million US dollars in training fees."
"In any case, the Loongson International Handong Integrated Circuit R&D Base has already started construction in full swing."
"Once it's completed, thousands of our researchers will work together to tackle the key research challenges."
"If we can build two bombs and one satellite, why are we worried about not being able to master chip manufacturing processes with precision of tens of nanometers?"
Zhao Ruilong spoke these words with considerable conviction.
Not only because he is about to complete his second system mission and obtain the complete manufacturing technology for 45-nanometer chips.
As is well known, the higher the precision of chip manufacturing processes, the greater the difficulty in processing them.
Like 4-nanometer chips, and 45-nanometer chips.
The equipment, processes, and materials required are not on the same level.
The development of even the essential extreme ultraviolet lithography machine is extremely difficult.
Not to mention that a large amount of supporting processing equipment and raw materials are also required.
Therefore, at present, developing 45-nanometer chips is not considered extremely difficult.
"it is good!!"
"Brother, if you're willing to gamble big, how can I back down?"
Fu Wenbing got up and grabbed the wine bottle.
He and Zhao Ruilong each had a drink.
And this cup...
Nature was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
They completely outdrank Fu Wenbing.
Zhao Ruilong chuckled and shook his head.
They had no choice but to carry Fu Wenbing to their suite and throw him onto the bedroom bed where he fell fast asleep.
"Would you like another room?"
Zhao Xiaohui stood at the door and asked.
"No need, the sofa in the living room is so big, I can just sleep here for one night."
After pulling up the blanket and covering Fu Wenbing with it, the siblings closed the door and left.
As soon as she sat down, Zhao Xiaohui hurriedly shared the good news.
"Your tactic of flattery to kill was absolutely brilliant."
"The program generated a huge response after it aired."
"It is said that Zhang Shuji of Linjiang Province was very angry and convened a meeting overnight."
"I reckon the whole incident will be investigated soon, and many people are destined to have a sleepless night!"
Zhao Ruilong leaned back on the sofa and lit a cigarette.
"Sister, don't be too happy."
"Many people will be unable to sleep tonight, but ultimately not many will suffer the consequences."
Zhao Xiaohui was stunned.
"Why? This matter has blown up so big, can't it hurt Zhong Zhengguo, and even some big shots in Linjiang will be unscathed?"
Zhao Ruilong smiled coldly.
"Didn't you say it yourself? He's a big shot."
“He didn’t receive a single penny in benefits from helping Cai Chenggong and his Dafeng Factory.”
"When subordinates are asked to take charge, it is always just a veiled hint, without any explicit instructions."
"So we'll see how it goes. In the end, at most we'll deal with some section chiefs and department heads, and they'll just be punished or demoted."
After a moment of stunned silence, Zhao Xiaohui had no choice but to admit it.
"Yes! Without any transfer of benefits, it's difficult to hold anyone accountable!"
"Fortunately, after all the turmoil, Dafeng Factory can now be declared bankrupt and closed down."
Zhao Ruilong took a drag of his cigarette and sneered:
I don't care whether Dafeng Factory goes bankrupt or not.
"I'm quite looking forward to seeing how cunning Cai Chenggong is as a businessman."
"To avoid ending up bankrupt and heavily in debt, will they turn around and bite the Zhong family?"
Zhao Xiaohui said angrily, "They're like dogs fighting each other; it would be better if they killed each other!"
"Shutting down those illegal internet cafes would have been enough; why make all the internet cafes across the country shut down for rectification?"
"It's causing us to lose hundreds of millions every day. I really wish Zhong Zhengguo would be bitten to death by Cai Chenggong!!"