Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 559 Watch (Two in One)

On the night of New Year's Eve, Fang Zhuo finally tasted the skills of the chef invited from Shanghai.

The construction of the ice core factory area is very complete, because the location is in Luzhou, the land is convenient to use, and I also want to make up for the conditions of the employees in terms of basics, so the standards including the canteen are very high.

But the two top chefs carefully selected by Fang Zhuo are above the standard, which made all the employees and experts praise the food today.

Although it is said to be working overtime, the time for New Year's Eve is still set aside.

The cafeteria made a special trip to Changhong Meiling’s factory to bring several large TVs so that everyone can watch and chat while eating.

Therefore, in the Bingxin canteen on New Year’s Eve, some people watched the Spring Festival Gala and laughed, some people talked on the phone with their families, and some chatted about the production line technology with great interest.

At 08:30 in the evening, Fang Zhuo was eating melon seeds, chatting with the senior management of the nearby ice core and the expert leader of SMIC.

He can't talk about technology. At most, he memorizes some nouns and parameters by rote like when he first met Hu Zhengming, but this is not interesting in front of experts.

But if you talk about interesting topics, then there is something to talk about.

Hey, at this time it is not appropriate to talk about the purchase of ice core equipment, that may seem heavy, so just talk about Yike casually.

You can talk about what happened during the road show, talk about being respected by investors in Singapore, and talk about the warnings to Sony that were revealed at the time.

You can talk about the snowstorm in New York, talk about yourself and Pan Ben going to the warehouse to help with loading and unloading, and talk about the channel connection of foreign chain supermarkets.

Fang Zhuo talked boastfully until he got thirsty, but he saw that everyone else was serious.

"You don't have any doubts?"

Qiu Ciyun replied: "Mr. Fang, there is no doubt about it. Your words belong to the kind of 'Ten Proverbs of the Richest Man', which sounds reasonable to me."

Wu Jingang from SMIC listened with great interest, and said at this moment: "It may be a little exaggerated, but I believe what Mr. Fang said is true, because I have also watched CCTV's "Win in China"."

Fang Zhuo laughed. Hearing the New Year's Eve, he was quite happy to hear such words.

Wu Jingang asked again: "Mr. Fang, you said on TV that the future is the era of consumer electronics. Domestic MP3 players are very popular now. What about foreign countries? Is there any difference from domestic ones?"

"Team Leader Wu, are you interested in this category? Are you interested in changing jobs from R&D in the future?" Fang Zhuo asked curiously.

Wu Jingang shook his head: "Research and development is very interesting. I think every step of our SMIC brings the domestic and international one step closer. This feeling is very..."

Fang Zhuo helped him complete: "Very cool."

"Well, it can be said that the lawsuit between the company and Taiji will come to an end, and everyone will rely on their true skills." Wu Jingang smiled, "I have confidence, and we all have confidence."

Fang Zhuo nodded, roughly understanding the sense of accomplishment that research and development can bring under such circumstances.

——Every step I take is the first step in China, and every step I take is another step in China.

This is the current SMIC.

"I hope SMIC can go faster and farther." Fang Zhuo sincerely blessed, many things are completely different, maybe SMIC can really be brave and diligent.

He returned to the topic: "Consumer electronics have a rapid growth trend. The difference between foreign countries and China is that the external growth is faster. Let's take the music player that I can confirm. Oh yes, you know that foreign Because of the music copyright, this market is basically occupied by us, Yike and Apple, right?"

Everyone nodded, this meeting will not even eat melon seeds.

"In 03, the annual sales volume in the US market was 120 million units. In 04 last year, our mid-year forecast figure was 360 million units. At the end of last month, we corrected the annual sales estimate, which should be around 500 million units. , the error will not be too large."

"120 million → 500 million."

"Almost 4.1 times."

Fang Zhuo asked with a smile: "Is the increase fast? Great?"

Everyone nodded again, this increase is too strong!

"But this is not the most powerful thing. The growth rate has not slowed down this month." Fang Zhuo looked at the expressions of these people and nodded, "Yes, it is what you think, the target sales volume of the entire market this year will be 2000- 2500 million units."

Fang Zhuo took a sip of dumpling soup, and listed the market sales comparison again: "The year before last was 120 million units, and this year it will be 2200 million units. If I say that the market has increased in 03, will anyone believe it?"

120 million → 2200 million.

This is even more astonishing.

Wu Jingang thought about it again, this is the estimate for this year, what about next year?How much will the sales figure in this market jump to?

He couldn't help but exclaimed: "No wonder Mr. Fang said that this is the era of consumer electronics. This, this is really shocking, and there is a moat of music copyright abroad, and Yike has a deep cooperation with Sony Music, and we will follow this in the future." The markets took off together.”

Now Yike is already very powerful, what will it be like to take off?

An integrated product formed by hardware products + software + music, how can this allow competitors to enter the track?

"A moat is not a moat, well, of course it is at the moment, but just like the Sony Walkman, it is impossible to imagine that it will be defeated by the Internet + music, and the competitors of mp3 players may not be of the same dimension at all." Fang Zhuo seriously commented, Yi Ke is not as carefree as he seems.

He connected consumer electronics with integrated circuits, and said: "The explosive growth of consumer electronics has caused the entire industry chain to follow suit, including SMIC and Taiwan. The demand has soared."

"From this point of view, Bing Xin's entry into the game this year is not bad, at least not too hungry."

"The market prospects are good, mainly due to technology."

"Leaving aside our production capacity, I am also a little worried about IC design and IC packaging."

Wu Jingang replied: "Mr. Fang, the design is hard to say. The current packaging manufacturers are still very mature. You don't have to worry about downstream. Based on our experience, upstream design and orders will test competitiveness."

Competitiveness is the quotation of wafer manufacturing. The higher the yield rate, the more room for competition.

At this time, there was an exclamation in the cafeteria.

"Hey, Avalokitesvara with Thousand Hands!"

"This is beautiful!"

Fang Zhuo and the others looked up and saw that the Spring Festival Gala program "Avalokitesvara of Thousand Hands" was playing on the TV. This audio-visual dance drama presented by the disabled art troupe was shocking.

The people in the cafeteria admired it together for a while.

When the next program was broadcast, everyone was still discussing the impact of the screen just now.

Fang Zhuo came back to his senses, and just as he was about to speak, Qiu Ciyun's eyes jumped behind him.

He turned his head slightly and saw Su Wei walking over with a smile.

"Xiao Su is here, sit down, I'm not home with my family today." Fang Zhuo moved his butt to make room.

"Aren't you with me? I'll come and take a look, and I'll go back later." Su Wei greeted the people next to her.

"Then you are at a loss. The "Avalokitesvara" that was shown just now is very good. Didn't you see it?" Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "Besides, Bingxin is my home, Mr. Qiu is my elder brother, Team Leader Wu It's my brother, and the people in the cafeteria are all my family members, how can I say that I'm not accompanying you?"

Without waiting for Su Wei to speak, Qiu Ciyun, Wu Jingang and others responded unanimously.

"Ah~~~"

Mr. Fang's words are so nasty!

Qiu Ciyun took advantage of the opportunity to wink at Wu Jingang, but the latter did not move, so he grabbed the other's arm and stood up, saying: "Let's go, Mr. Fang started to speak insincerely, let's go over there to find the big brother." Cook and eat fresh."

Wu Jingang let out an "uh" before saying, "Okay, Fresh, let's go."

Several senior executives around talked and laughed and left.

Fang Zhuo shrugged: "Xiao Su, look, you drove them away."

"Sure enough, Mr. Fang's family members are very knowledgeable." Su Wei then untied the satchel on the table and took out the insulated box. "I made dumplings at home with my parents. Let's try it."

The heat preservation box was still steaming when it was opened.

In fact, Fang Zhuo was already very full. He really had nothing to be polite in his own cafeteria, but...

"It's delicious." He praised while eating, and a thought came to his mind, this is the most difficult thing to bear with dumplings.

"Really? Is it better than the chef's?" Su Wei asked with a smile.

Fang Zhuo said "um", and said seriously: "It's delicious, I don't know why, I feel sweet after eating these dumplings, and I don't know the situation."

Su Wei's eyes were bent when she smiled.

Fang Zhuo said again: "When I'm free these few days, I'll also make dumplings. Let Xiao Su try my handiwork. My dumpling wrappers are pretty good."

"Waiting to be free, that's because I don't know when." Su Wei slightly annoyed, "Xu Beihong painted horses, Qi Baishi painted shrimps, you always paint cakes, and now you're still painting dumplings."

Fang Zhuo's face was serious: "Xiao Su sees it clearly, and you must never tell investors about this when you go out."

Su Wei curled her lips: "Tch!"

She watched Boss Fang eating the dumplings slowly, and couldn't help laughing and said, "That's all right, if you can't finish it, don't eat it. I just want you to taste it. Have you called your uncle or aunt tonight?"

"They should be watching the lion dance in Chinatown, New York. Hey, it's very lively over there. We'll watch the two sketches later." Fang Zhuo put down his chopsticks, "I asked Xiaoyu to help arrange it. Qiqi's English No problem, but my parents and uncle can’t do it.”

"It's okay in Chinatown, but you have to bring a translator in other places."

"Walk around the international metropolises, but New York is still quite cold. When they get to Miami, the temperature there will be much more comfortable."

Fang Zhuo chatted casually.

"Will they buy you gifts?" Su Wei blinked and asked, "Will they buy watches?"

"Hmm..." Fang Zhuo immediately understood the meaning, "You don't have a watch in this bag, do you?"

"No, no, I mean, it's Chinese New Year's Eve, cough, I saw a nice watch, um, that's it." Su Wei had expectations in her eyes.

Fang Zhuo showed off his wrist with a watch on it.

Su Wei said gently: "I will discuss it with Zhou Xin."

The watch on this wrist was a gift from Zhou Xin when he had some money back then, and he was heartbroken at the time, but now, its price is a little bit compared to the wealth of the richest man...

"The watch is not broken either." Fang Zhuo never cared about this, thought for a while, "It's fine, you can give me one, and I'll wear it instead."

Su Wei cheered up.

"There's a sketch." Fang Zhuo pointed to the TV.

The Spring Festival Gala has come to Guo Donglin and Niu Li's sketch "A Manly Man".

"I'll get some dessert, you drink juice or something?"

"Anything, uh, apple juice if you have one."

Fang Zhuo got up, took some small cakes and two glasses of apple juice, continued to eat melon seeds, and watched the show with Xiao Su.

The happy time is always short, and it is not convenient for Su Wei to stay outside like this on New Year's Eve. After watching two more shows, she left Bing Xin's lively cafeteria.

At 09:30 in the evening, an overseas call came.

From the noisy background sound and the loud and happy voices of his parents, Fang Zhuo knew that they were having a good time in Chinatown.

"Don't buy it, Mom, I don't need anything. Don't buy me a gift. You can buy it for my hometown. You can buy it for me. Don't buy a watch."

Fang Zhuo chatted for a while and talked about New Year's gifts.

"Hahaha, boy, I didn't plan to buy you a watch." Mother Zhao Shumei laughed.

She talked and smiled and handed the phone to Yu Hong, the marketing director of Yike who went shopping with her.

"Hey, hey, Mr. Fang, happy new year, hey, speak louder."

Chinatown is relatively noisy, Yu Hong didn't hear it clearly, but heard the key word "watch", and continued to smile and said: "Auntie can't hold back, I want to buy a few watches, and I will buy one for you, which is a tribute to President Fang of."

"Uh..." Fang Zhuo hesitated for a second, trying to decline politely.

"Oh yes, my dad will have a meeting in Luzhou after the next year, and if you buy me any presents, just say I bought them." Yu Hong said.

"Why don't you buy it yourself?" Fang Zhuo wondered.

"It's too late, I forgot, I'm too busy." Yu Hong said confidently. "Exactly, I don't know what he would like. You male compatriots should know what kind of razor is suitable. Anyway, you can say that I bought it. I said I bought him a gift years ago."

"Okay... OK." Fang Zhuo agreed, and then asked, "He wants to come to Luzhou for a meeting? What kind of meeting?"

"It seems to be a cadre study meeting. He said that he might be able to be promoted to an official position." Yu Hong said indifferently, "I didn't ask in detail. I will send you the phone number when I get back. It will probably take two days."

Fang Zhuo knew that Yu Hong's father was the deputy county magistrate, and if he was promoted, it might be a key hurdle for the deputy to become the right one.

He went around in his head, not quite sure what Xiao Yu meant, so he asked after thinking, "Do you need me to be a little more tactful?"

"Don't, the old man is happy to come to study and improve, and you may be hated by Mr. Fang when you open your mouth." Yu Hong flatly refused.

"That's right." Fang Zhuo thought about it, and it's not convenient recently, "I'll help you pick and choose. If he's not satisfied, I'll rely on you."

Yu Hong said straightforwardly: "As long as I buy it, he will be satisfied. Then I will help you choose a watch with a little snack. That's it, that's it, Happy New Year! Go shopping, go shopping!"

"Well, let's have fun together." Fang Zhuo hadn't finished speaking when he heard the phone hang up in a hurry.

beep.

call ended.

Fang Zhuo looked at his wrist, the watch was performing its functions innocently, it was good, it was very good, and the hour hand could jump to the new year in a blink of an eye.

Start the new year with... a different watch.

Before Fang Zhuo could think for 2 minutes, another call came in.

This time it belonged to Zhou Xin, the president of the medical department.

"Mr. Fang, happy new year. I bought you a Rolex in Xiangjiang. I don't know if you like it." Zhou Xin said with a smile, "My daughter-in-law helped me choose it together, and I just paid for it."

The words in Fang Zhuo's throat were choked back by the second half of the sentence: "Well, I like it, I definitely like it, I actually like the watch you bought for me the most."

"Hahaha, that's good, Mr. Fang, happy new year, good luck!" Yu Lanyu's cheerful voice came from Zhou Xin's phone.

"Okay, thank you, everyone is happy, everyone is happy." Fang Zhuo took off the watch on his wrist and put it in his pocket, planning to wear a Rolex next year.

It's not because of who gave it to me, but because I like this brand.

(End of this chapter)