Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1295

Duan Yun's current status is not what it used to be, so he has not participated in the promotion of the Canton Fair for two consecutive years. In fact, he arranged for the company's translation and relevant personnel from the sales department to go to the platform, and he was only responsible for the review and decision of large orders.

Because the repeater has just been launched, it is very likely that it will not attract the attention of foreign manufacturers at this Canton Fair. Duan Yun is also psychologically prepared for this. However, to Duan Yun’s surprise, on the first day of the Canton Fair, A businessman from South Korea expressed strong interest in this repeater product and wanted to have a personal interview with the person in charge of Tianyin Electronics Factory.

After hearing the news, Duan Yun immediately drove to the hotel where the Korean businessman was staying in Guangzhou, and finally met in the lobby of the hotel.

"Are you Jin Chengxuan, head of the procurement department of the Korean Jinxing Club?" After receiving the business card handed over by the other party, Duan Yun asked in surprise after taking a look.

The so-called Jinxing Society is not a small company in South Korea. It is the predecessor of the well-known South Korean LG Electronics. This company was established in 1947 and enjoys a high reputation in the fields of chemical energy, electronic appliances, communications and services.

Compared with Japanese companies, South Korean companies are not well-known in China. The main reason is that China and South Korea did not establish diplomatic relations at that time. Because of the Korean War, they have been in a state of political hostility.

But in fact, the relationship between China and South Korea has been easing over the years. An accidental incident provided an opportunity for the initial contact between representatives of Chinese and South Korean officials. That is, in May 1983, a Chinese civil aviation passenger plane was hijacked to South Korea. The Civil Aviation Administration of China The director led a delegation to South Korea to deal with it. This is the highest level of visit to South Korea since the end of the Korean War. Chinese officials, the hijacking incident became the beginning of official contact between the two countries and a turning point in the relationship between the two sides.

Since then, the two countries have gradually developed exchanges in sports and academic fields. The Chinese delegation signed up for both the 1986 Seoul Asian Games and the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. This is the initial stage of mutual exploration and understanding.

And on February 2 this year, South Korea’s newly-elected President Roh Tae-woo announced in his inaugural speech: “We will expand the channels of international cooperation with those mainland countries that have no relationship with us” and “promote the same The relationship between countries with different ideologies, social systems, which contributes to the stability, peace and common prosperity of East Asia".

It is precisely because of this background and the official statement that this year’s Korean merchants participated in the Canton Fair in China for the first time, and tried to resume trade between the two countries before the two countries formally established diplomatic relations.

Jinxing Society sent a three-person delegation to participate in the Canton Fair this time. Although the electronics industry in South Korea is not as good as that of the United States and Japan, but because of the support of the United States, it is much more advanced than mainland China in the field of home appliance industry and chemical industry, especially South Korea. The electronics industry has developed very rapidly in the past two years. Local companies including Samsung, SK Group, Hyundai Group, Jinxing Society, etc. have risen rapidly, and their products have gradually opened up markets in Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries.

"Yes, we are the representatives of the manufacturer of Jinxing Society." Hearing Duan Yun talking to himself in fluent English, Jin Chengxuan was a little surprised, interrupted the Chinese translator sitting next to him, and said directly to Duan Yun in English: "Duan Yun Hello sir, it is a great honor to meet you. Today I saw your company's booth when I participated in the Canton Fair. Your company's products are very good, especially the repeater. I feel very creative. I want to know your repeater. By what principle is the re-reading done?"

Jin Chengxuan himself is also an expert in electronic technology. He graduated from Yonsei University, a famous national university in South Korea. The finished product, this is also his first time in China.

When Jin Chengxuan saw the repeater on the display cabinet of Tianyin Electronics for the first time, he keenly found that this product was very creative and highly commercial.

Because after World War II, both Japan and South Korea became vassal states of the United States, and English is also a second language that must be mastered by the citizens of the two countries. Same as being illiterate.

Jin Chengxuan also put in a lot of effort to learn English when he was a student. Many tape recorders were worn out at home, so when he saw the repeater, he immediately became interested in it. After realizing the repeat function, he was even more surprised, but because the samples could not be disassembled at the exhibition, and the salesperson on the booth was not a professional, so she could only ask Duan Yun face to face with doubts.

"In fact, the key to the speed of our repeater is the use of a brand new Flash memory chip..." Duan Yun paused, and then said: "Our flash memory chip reads and writes very fast, so we can guarantee The fluency of the repetition function of the repeater..."

"Flash memory chip?" Hearing Duan Yun's introduction, Jin Chengxuan suddenly showed a puzzled expression.

Jin Chengxuan still has a deep understanding of the current international chip industry, because South Korea now attaches great importance to the chip industry. As early as 1980, Samsung Corporation began to invest 3 million U.S. dollars to introduce a complete set of equipment and technology from the United States, and used various methods to attract Japanese scientific and technological talents. , established its own chip industry.

On December 1983, 12, Samsung successfully developed 1K DRAM after the United States and Japan.

However, at this time, Samsung chips did not make much money, and even caused huge losses, because the memory market was monopolized by the United States and Japan at that time, and entered mature industrial production, the price has dropped to the equilibrium price, while South Korea's 64K The production cost of DRAM was 4~5 times of the international market price at the beginning, so the chip could not be sold at all.

Until 1987, Samsung gritted its teeth and assumed huge sales losses. With the support of the state, it improved all aspects of R&D, production and operation, and invested 6.5 million U.S. dollars to introduce three-micron integrated circuit equipment. Micron invested US$1986 million for the goal of mass-producing 1988K DRAM in the international market in 6. Taking advantage of the shortage of 1987K DRAM caused by the friction between Japanese and American semiconductors and the opportunity of rising prices, Micron finally got rid of losses.

Therefore, South Korea has a certain international advantage in the storage chip industry. However, Jin Chengxuan never imagined that China is still producing a brand-new Flash memory chip, and it has been used to manufacture electronic products. Things that I never thought of...

(End of this chapter)