Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1519 ASML Hong Kong Branch
Duan Yun has long seen that although she is a girl, Li Yun has a strong sense of professionalism, which is even more sharp compared to her father who has long lost his vigor.

In fact, Li Yun has always been unwilling to just be a translator. She has accumulated so many years of study in order to be able to stand alone one day, and her ability and knowledge accumulation have reached a very high level.

Tianyin Group has been in a stage of renewal for the past two years. From the initial R&D center to the internal management framework of the group, there is a round of renewal every year. The company is becoming younger and more professional. Wake up, most of the old people who start businesses in Shenzhen have already retreated behind the scenes and are ready to enjoy their old age.

When Li Guosheng and Zhao Xuewu were appointed as the manager and chief engineer of the Hong Kong branch, it was actually just a transitional arrangement for Duan Yun. With the development of the Hong Kong branch, these two people will definitely be replaced.

Since Li Yun is stronger than his father in terms of physical strength, energy, and ability, Duan Yun is also willing to hand over the company to Li Yun for management. After all, Li Yun can be regarded as his confidant. I will rest assured.

"I will definitely work hard!" Hearing what Duan Yun said, Li Yun's eyes lit up.

"Mr. Duan, don't worry, Xiaoyun is smarter than me and can learn everything quickly. In fact, since he came to Hong Kong a few years ago, she has actually managed him in the company. There is absolutely no problem." Li Guosheng also interjected at this time. .

"I just have one request. At present, our company in Hong Kong mainly focuses on product technology research and development. No matter what, you must complete the research and development tasks assigned to your company by the group. This is your top priority. Do you understand?" Duan Yun sternly Said.

"Understood, I promise to complete the tasks assigned by the company." Li Yun said confidently.

In more than three months, Li Yun has fully understood the company's R&D capabilities, including the expertise and technical characteristics of the more than 200 employees, and has carried out a certain degree of personnel optimization. In her opinion, the Hong Kong branch R&D The strength is still very strong, especially since Hong Kong is a free port with a high degree of international openness, it is easy to recruit some outstanding international technical talents, and there is absolutely no problem in completing the research and development tasks assigned by the company.

"Zhao Xuewu didn't come today?" Duan Yun asked again at this time.

"Professor Zhao was busy last night until the wee hours of the morning. He called this morning and said he was not feeling well, and he would not be able to come until the afternoon." Li Guosheng said.

"Actually, I have always arranged for Professor Zhao not to work overtime and to take care of his health, but Professor Zhao is a workaholic, and he never stops when he is busy. My dad also gave him a holiday before, but he couldn't stay idle at all, so he insisted. Come to work in the company, he is so old, I can't let the security guard drive him away..." Li Yun also said helplessly.

"Is that so..." Duan Yun was somewhat moved when he heard this.

As a veteran who came to Shenzhen to expand the territory and start a business together with him, Zhao Xuewu made a great contribution to the company. In fact, now, Zhao Xuewu can already retire and enjoy his old age. In the past two years, Zhao Xuewu has earned After paying a lot of money, Duan Yun also allocated a house for him, and arranged all his sons and daughters-in-law to work in the company, giving them high-paying positions and focusing on training them. It may be because of this that Zhao Xuewu reciprocated and worked hard in the company.

"You should pay attention to Professor Zhao's health. It's best to arrange for a doctor to check him up once a week. He can't work overtime at 8 o'clock every night. If it doesn't get off work, unplug the power and force her to leave work. If he is not satisfied, he can come to find him. Me." Duan Yun settled down after thinking for a while.

Facing a workaholic like Zhao Xuewu, Duan Yun also felt a little embarrassed, but in any case, Zhao Xuewu's health was the most important thing, and he could only use some coercive measures.

That morning, Duan Yun and Li Guosheng chatted for a long time, and went to the restaurant for lunch together at noon.

The consumption level in Hong Kong is much higher than that in the Mainland. An ordinary meal for one person usually costs 40 Hong Kong dollars. In the Mainland, this money is enough to cover the food expenses of an ordinary worker for half a month.

During the lunch, Duan Yun arranged some work for Li Guosheng and his daughter, including contacting local "patriotic businessmen" in Hong Kong to set up a new company. The company's name is to set up a research and development center in Europe, thus breaking through the technological blockade of the United States and Europe.

After lunch, Li Guosheng and his daughter returned to the company, while Duan Yun and his assistant Guo Kai drove to ASML's Hong Kong office in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Duan Yun was also very happy when he learned that ASML had set up an office in Hong Kong earlier. In this way, he can easily go to ASML for consultation and purchase related products and equipment.

To Duan Yun's surprise, ASML's office in Hong Kong is very simple and simple. It only rented a small area on the 6th floor of an office building. There are only 6 people in the entire office, including two former employees. desk reception.

Knowing that someone wanted to inquire about ASML's products, the person in charge of the office greeted him with a face full of surprise. After seeing Duan Yun, he stepped forward and shook hands with him.

The person in charge of ASML's Hong Kong office is a middle-aged man named Joseph, who wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, has slightly curly hair, is 1 meters tall, and looks very strong.

Then the two began to introduce themselves. Duan Yun did not disclose his real identity, but said that he was an executive of an import and export trading company in Hong Kong, and Joseph handed his business card to Duan Yun, and then invited He came to the reception room.

"This is our company's product introduction, Mr. Duan, you can take a look..." After arriving in the reception room, Joseph first made a cup of coffee for Duan Yun and Guo Kai, and then put a product brochure in front of Duan Yun.

Unlike the salesmen he had come into contact with in the past, Joseph seemed very easy-going. After passing the product introduction to Duan Yun, he sat down on the sofa opposite Duan Yun, crossed his legs, and did not introduce enthusiastically.

Obviously, Joseph didn't think that Duan Yun would buy their company's products at all, because lithography machines were different from other products. If it wasn't for a company with a strong background in the industry, other companies would have no need to buy lithography machines at all.

After taking a look at the product introduction, Duan Yun quickly discovered the model of the 4 ASML lithography machines he bought before, but the price was lower than the price he bought from a "patriotic businessman" in Hong Kong. It is nearly 1/3 cheaper, and this product introduction mainly promotes lithography machines made of 5 microns. Obviously ASML wants to sell some of their inventory products in the Asian market.

(End of this chapter)