Riding the wind of rebirth

In another time and space, Sugaoka was no longer able to continue R&D work at Toshiba in 1993. Finally, I had to choose to resign this year.

After resigning, Shuangang was not accepted by other electronics companies. He eventually escaped into academia and returned to his alma mater, Northeastern University, as a professor.

It was not until the 21st century that the flash memory industry exploded, with the market expanding to nearly 100 billion US dollars.

However, these numbers have nothing to do with Fujio Fujioka. Toshiba even refused to admit that Fujio Fujioka was the inventor of flash memory, preferring to hand over this credit to Intel.

It wasn't until 1997, when Sugaoka was awarded the Special Contribution Award by IEEE, that Toshiba changed its tune.

Fujio Sugaoka sued Toshiba in 2006, demanding that his "academic reputation" be restored, Toshiba recognize its founder status in the flash memory industry, and seek compensation of one billion yen.

The lawsuit ended in a settlement after Toshiba paid 87 million yen in compensation, but the island nation's evaluation of Sugaoka was even worse.

In a later documentary, the old man mentioned sadly: Foreign countries have a higher evaluation of him than domestic ones. After retirement, no island company even invited him to return to the industry.

In 2006, it was 87 million yen, which was about 700,000 U.S. dollars. This was the value of Fujio Masuoka as determined by Toshiba.

If factors such as inflation and investment compound interest are put aside, this price seems to be about the same as what AXA pays Toshiba now.

Toshiba almost discarded Fujio Fujioka as garbage. Zhou Zhi could even imagine that if Shuogang went to submit his resignation tomorrow, the people in the human resources department would even breathe a sigh of relief.

"This is the good wine Zhou Sang brought from China, 20-year-old Moutai." Ikeda Qiu said with a smile: "Zhu Gang Sang is still as generous as ever in drinking."

"I've heard of this wine." Shuogang slapped his mouth: "This aroma is so long-lasting that no other wine in the country can compare with it. It's strong and strong, and it's suitable for people like me! "

"Actually, a person's temperament also needs to match the temperament of the company he works for." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "For example, in our company, if we want those people to be as hierarchical as Japanese companies, it will be more uncomfortable than killing them."

"I heard that when Mr. Sugaoka was developing NAND flash memory, the actual technology development was completed by other engineers in the team, while Mr. Sugaoka was only responsible for setting the overall goals and almost never participated in strategic discussion meetings?"

Shuoka unconsciously picked up the wine poured by Ikeda Qiuyu, but this time he didn't take a sip, but just took a small sip: "It seems that my bad reputation has spread abroad."

"As a technical director of a technology company, it is better to have a simpler way of thinking, which is to focus on technology." Zhou Zhi picked up his glass of wine and took the initiative to accompany Shuogang: "The technical director's consideration of strategic plans is itself a misplacement of resources."

"My old subordinate Masaki Momomi always criticizes me in this way, saying that I don't consider complex issues and only focus on technology without considering the solution of technology."

"Maybe Toshiba's position setting is different from our Clover's." Zhou Zhi said: "The way out for technology is not a matter for the technical director to consider, but a matter for the company's strategic team to consider."

"The responsibility of the technical director is only to refine and convert the strategies formulated by the company's strategic team into technical strategies to meet the company's business goals and needs and ensure that the technical direction is consistent with the company's strategic direction."

"In terms of strategic plans, the technical director only needs to consider so much." "The rest is to lead the team, formulate technical plans, be responsible for project management, project development, and of course, be responsible for formulating management systems and researching technology trends. , when consulting with the strategy team, the technical director also needs to provide advice, and at the same time, he also needs to provide advice to higher-level management in terms of the company's risks, standards, measurement, as well as work quality and trend analysis."

"You don't have to think about the overall development of the company. You just need to do a good job in the business assigned to you by your superiors. You can also complain to the senior management at any time, right?"

"Well... it would be better if you pay attention to your politeness when complaining and make the complaining process more consistent with the format of official documents..." Zhou Zhi quickly explained: "The head of the department who will cooperate with you will definitely be a young man. You have to suppress him instead of making trouble with him."

"Originally, the technical director also had the task of keeping abreast of the latest developments in the industry, but we have now handed over this task to an independent department, the Business Intelligence Department. They will follow the latest technological developments and IP declarations in the industry, and conduct regular updates Submit business intelligence, academic papers, and intellectual property catalogs to the technical director for understanding."

"Let's chat while eating, a few men who are trying to change the world." Ikeda Qiu asked everyone not to forget to taste the exquisite food.

The food is indeed exquisite, including sushi, sashimi, grilled eel, and snowflake beef, which is very difficult to eat these days. In 1994, this was something even harder to taste than tuna.

Zhou Zhi actually likes this way of eating. It feels similar to gathering a few small plates to drink and look around in front of a noodle shop in Mingyi, the capital of Shu.

Among them, grilled eel and mustard sashimi are not inconsistent with Zhou Zhi's. The dry-roasted fish and cold salad dishes in Sichuan cuisine have always been his favorite dishes, and they are similar to these two famous Japanese dishes.

The only problem is that the Japanese food tastes bland, and when paired with aged Maotai, the rich aroma of Maotai takes away the original flavor.

However, for Shugang and Matsui, two old drunkards, they believe that drinking Moutai quickly and then tasting traditional delicacies with the lingering aroma of wine in their mouths is an alternative enjoyment that is different from tradition.

The islanders are a nation that attaches great importance to the "philosophy of style", and the utensils used for this meal are also very exquisite. An expert like Zhou Zhi can tell at a glance that they are all handmade products, fired in a wood kiln, with thick bodies and thick glazes. It has a childish beauty.

The island country also has its own kiln mouth, which they call "yaki", such as Bizen yaki, Arita yaki and so on.

There are many styles. The one that pursues simplicity is called "Wabi Sabi". Zhou Zhi doesn't even know how to translate it. It roughly means "frustrated, lonely, lonely", which can barely be compared with the Chinese "lonely and clear". Corresponding.

In terms of utensils, the highest level pursued by this style is the high-end goods in the kilns built in the Song Dynasty and Ding kiln. However, obviously the craftsmanship cannot be achieved, so we can only settle for the second best, forming a slightly higher level than the hanging glazed pottery of the Han Dynasty. style.

In terms of usage, this kind of utensil is most suitable for tea ceremony, so high-grade handmade utensils often appear as tea ceremony utensils.

Of course, there are also other styles. For example, the "Mei dye with white pattern" dedicated to the Japanese royal family is actually an imitation of blue and white, while the colorful Kutani ware imitates Jingdezhen.

Zhou Zhi's aesthetics in this area are almost innate, but he was often suppressed by his mother in the past. For example, he likes to use broken clay pots to insert reeds and dead willow branches, and he likes to use natural kiln-glazed purple clay bowls, which he once gave to his mother. It was criticized as "earthy and heavy", so it was replaced with bone china products with fine porcelain and thin body.

It can be said that in the entire Jiachuan County, there are not many people who can appreciate Zhou Zhi's aesthetic taste. There are only a limited number of people who can appreciate Zhou Zhi's aesthetic taste. It was not until Zhou Zhi took over Sui Huaxuan that he could follow his own will. Decorate and decorate. (End of chapter)