my return 2002

Chapter 354 Candle Dragon
After bidding farewell to Liang Mengsong, Shen Lang found Liu Tianxian by the pool, and when he got closer, he found that the girl was actually playing with the ornamental fish in the pool, and she was having a good time.

Shen Lang picked up a small stone from the ground as a prank and threw it over. Liu Tianxian was taken aback, and when he turned around, he pinched Shen Lang angrily. Shen Lang took her into his arms and translated See, get out of here quickly.

After making trouble for a while, Liu Tianxian took Shen Lang's hand and asked, "Have you finished your business?"

"Well, it's over." Shen Lang pinched her collagen-covered face.

"That's good, play with me in Korea for a few days." As long as she is abroad, Liu Tianxian will let Shen Lang play with her for a while, because she is too famous in the mainland, and she will always be followed by paparazzi.

"Okay, you can play as long as you want." Shen Lang pampered her lightly on her lips, but Liu Tianxian warmly kissed her back.

In the next few days, Shen Lang and Liu Tianxian basically visited all the places in Seoul that could be visited. Perhaps because the engagement was approaching, this girl became more and more active.

In Liu Tianxian's words, she is acting as a fiancée. Of course, at night, Shen Lang must also act as a fiancé. Well, it's fair.

A week later, Shen Lang and Liu Tianxian bid farewell at the airport. Liu Tianxian was going to the United States to prepare for the engagement ceremony, and Shen Lang was on the flight back home.

As soon as Shen Lang got off the plane, Hu Weiwu called, his tone a little anxious.

"President Hu, don't worry, Liang Mengsong has already agreed to return to China."

There was a bang on the other end of the phone, followed by Hu Weiwu's scream, followed by Hu Weiwu's surprised voice: "Really? Mr. Shen, Liang Mengsong is really willing to go back to China?"

"Of course it's true. He also rejected my offer to double Samsung's annual salary, as long as the annual salary of 3000 million is the same as Samsung's." Shen Lang said with admiration.

Hu Weiwu was quite emotional: "Mr. Liang has the style of a national scholar."

"Boss Hu, I have invited you back, but how can we maximize Mr. Liang's value? This is a question we have to consider. Otherwise, Mr. Liang's hard work will be wasted." Shen Lang said solemnly.

Hu Weiwu was convinced when he heard the words: "Yes, we must start a chip factory, not only to run it, but also to run it well."

When mentioning the chip factory, Shen Lang suddenly thought of a person, a master factory builder, and this person was naturally Zhang Rujin.

It is not easy to build a qualified chip factory. A small chip needs to go through [-] to [-] processes in the entire chip industry chain, even if the wafer extraction, slicing, etc. The processes that can be outsourced are only carried out in the chip factory: photolithography, thin film, etching, cleaning, injection, etc., and these processes cannot be completed at one time, and many processes have to be repeated thousands of times. Once, a problem occurred in one of the links, and the chip was scrapped.

And Zhang Rujin's accomplishments in building chip factories are absolutely unmatched in the world. When he was in Taiwan, he built two chip factories in the "World University" in just two years, reaching 30% of TSMC's production capacity at that time. Therefore, during the "World Congress" period, Zhang Rujin was regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh by Zhang Zhongmou.

In order to prevent "Shida" from threatening TSMC, Zhang Zhongmou even used the market value of 50 billion U.S. dollars as a temptation to induce "Shida" shareholders to sell their shares to TSMC. "Shida" directly became a subsidiary of TSMC from a competitor. company.

You must know that it was 2000, when the real market value of "Shida" was only 6 million US dollars, and it was necessary to buy "Shida" at a premium of nearly ten times, which shows Zhang Zhongmou's fear of Zhang Rujin.

Later, when Zhang Rujin came to the mainland, it took only 396 days for SMIC to start its first trial production. This kind of factory construction speed is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

If it was in the past, Shen Lang would definitely not poach people from SMIC, but it is different now. According to the original historical trajectory, Zhang Rujin will soon be forced to leave SMIC. This is definitely not a decent farewell.

Shen Lang told Hu Weiwu his thoughts.

Hu Weiwu has some concerns: "But in this way, we will completely go against TSMC."

Shen Lang gritted his teeth and said: "This risk is worth taking. Time is too precious for us now. Taking advantage of the subprime mortgage crisis, TSMC's business volume has dropped sharply. Zhang Zhongmou, an old fox, is also in a state of distress. If TSMC recovers after two years , our pressure will only increase, without the help of Mr. Zhang, it will take two or three years just to build a chip factory."

"Well, how about this, I have acquainted with Mr. Zhang a few times, I will talk about this matter, and I can communicate better with SMIC." Hu Weiwu pondered for a moment and made up his mind.

"Okay, then it's hard work for Mr. Hu to make a trip."

"Haha, it's not hard, Mr. Shen went to South Korea to invite Liang Mengsong, so I have to show my performance anyway." Hu Weiwu joked.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Lang can finally relax a bit. If Zhang Rujin and Liang Mengsong can be invited to cooperate, domestic chip manufacturing will be put on the agenda.

As for other upstream and downstream industrial chains, as long as there is a stone like Godson International, there is no need to worry about prying this market.

Soon, good news came from Hu Weiwu. Zhang Rujin agreed to his proposal and offered to resign from SMIC. Of course, before leaving, SMIC also made a request to TSMC. to sue again.

Zhang Zhongmou's purpose was to get rid of Zhang Rujin, so TSMC readily agreed to this condition, and the two parties reached a settlement directly out of court.

When Shen Lang met Zhang Rujin, it was half a month later. In Minhang Langchao Industrial Park, Shen Lang personally showed Zhang Rujin around.

Zhang Rujin half-jokingly said to Shen Lang: "Mr. Shen, I was tricked by you. In the future, your chip factory can't be smaller than this industrial park."

Shen Lang immediately patted his chest and said: "Mr. Zhang, don't worry, I have all the money ready, 100 billion yuan, we can build as big as we can, and the follow-up production and yield rate will increase, let's expand."

This money is part of the money Shen Lang earned from the subprime mortgage crisis. Only 20 billion US dollars was brought back to the mainland, of which more than 6 million US dollars was returned to the principal, and the rest was almost 100 billion yuan.

100 billion yuan sounds like a lot, which is quite scary. In fact, for chip manufacturing, this money is not enough at all. You must know that a large chip foundry like TSMC needs more than one billion US dollars to set up a chip assembly line. .

Chip manufacturing is definitely the most expensive manufacturing industry at present, and the only industry that can compare with it is the aviation industry.

Zhang Rujin also knew that Shen Lang was able to spend 100 billion yuan, and he had given up everything he had, and he said it sincerely.

"Mr. Shen, if one day in the future, we can surpass TSMC, we will have a share of the honor!"

Shen Lang said solemnly: "I believe there will be that day, and it won't be too far away!"

Of course, after the rhetoric was finished, we still had to face practical issues. When we returned to the office, only Shen Lang, Hu Weiwu, and Zhang Rujin sat together to discuss the specific matters of the chip factory.

Zhang Rujin suggested: "Well, I won't hold the post, just give me the title of honorary consultant."

"Old Mr. Zhang, how is this possible?" Hu Weiwu shook his head when he heard this.

Zhang Rujin waved his hand and interrupted: "I have thought about this matter for a long time. When I first founded SMIC, I really wanted to say goodbye to Zhang Zhongmou. You have all seen the situation, Zhang Zhongmou will not let me go easily, once he knows that I am building a chip factory again, it is inevitable that he will come up with something."

"Mr. Zhang, to tell you the truth, I actually thought about it before inviting you here. Although our technology is backward and we can only reach the 130NM process, the core technology we use is all domestically produced. Even if Zhang Zhongmou wants to It's not that easy to make trouble, and this matter cannot be hidden at all, Zhang Zhongmou will know about it sooner or later, so you don't have to worry too much." Shen Lang persuaded.

If the chip factory wants to be built and put into production quickly, it must recruit some technical personnel, and it is necessary to use Zhang Rujin's network resources. This business is so big, it is easy for Zhang Zhongmou to find out, and it is impossible to deceive him.

Zhang Rujin still shook his head firmly: "I've made up my mind, you don't need to persuade me any more. In fact, to me, it doesn't matter whether I have such a name or not. I want it now, but I just focus on building a factory, even if it can give chips to me. It is also good for the factory to fight for a day."

Hu Weiwu was greatly moved: "But this is too wronged you."

"Hey, we are engaged in scientific research. We can't talk about grievances. As long as the work is done, we will be very happy. It's just a false name. Can I force the old fox Zhang Zhongmou to be like this? Doesn't it prove my success?" Zhang Rujin said loudly laughed.

Shen Lang solemnly promised: "Mr. Zhang, don't worry, no matter what kind of difficulties you encounter in the future, even if it is to sell iron, I will definitely not reduce the investment in the chip factory."

"Haha, that would be great, why don't we decide on the name of the chip factory today?" Zhang Rujin suggested.

Hu Weiwu also nodded in agreement: "That's right, if the name is not correct, the words will not go well. It's better to settle it earlier."

Shen Lang thought for a while: "Why don't we call it Candle Dragon?"

"Candle Dragon? Okay, this has a good meaning. In ancient times, there was a Candle Dragon that held a candle in its mouth to illuminate China. Now there is a Candle Dragon, which uses a spark of fire to move forward with a candle and revitalize the nation's chip manufacturing industry." Hu Weiwu slapped his thigh. , Great praise.

Zhang Rujin also applauded: "That's the name, Zhulong, um, very good, then let's be this candle."

That night, the three of Shen Lang had a long talk all night, and the more they talked, the more vigorous they became. Zhang Rujin was still in high spirits in his 60s, and he didn't feel tired at all. It was not until the next morning that Shen Lang sent them to the hotel to rest.

That afternoon, Hu Weiwu and Zhang Rujin left Shanghai respectively. Hu Weiwu went to the capital to seek resources from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, while Zhang Rujin left for the United States. Back then, no one in SMIC had no money, and he was the one who went to give speeches and recruited A large number of Chinese engineers returned to China. This time, he still left alone with a suitcase.

Shen Lang was not idle, and started to discuss the chip factory policy with the local government of Shanghai. It is foreseeable that in the next three years, Zhulong Chip will be in a state of loss, and the pressure to ask for more policy support funds will be less.

But what makes Shen Lang dissatisfied is that the conditions given by the government are not generous. It is only tax exemption for three years, and the tax will be halved after three years. Too much perks for a chip factory.

The reason why Shen Lang wanted to set up the Zhulong chip factory in Shanghai was actually because Shen Lang listened to Zhang Rujin's suggestion, because SMIC has already integrated a part of the upstream and downstream industrial chains of chip manufacturing, so that the upper and lower industrial chains can be used to the greatest extent. These resources can also exempt part of the logistics costs.

If it's just that the tax incentives are not enough, that's fine, but what really makes Shen Lang unacceptable is the land. On the one hand, the price is too high, and on the other hand, the location is too far away, almost not being zoned outside the outer ring road.

Although Shen Lang didn't expect the value of the industrial land to increase much, the location of the chip factory directly determined the lower limit of recruiting technicians. Just imagine the talents recruited with great difficulty. As a result, the place is so remote that it is not convenient to enter the city. I resigned in two days, so who can I ask for reasoning?
Shen Lang told Zhang Rujin about the situation, and Zhang Rujin frowned upon hearing this.

"If it doesn't work, you can only change places."

Shen Lang suddenly thought of a place, where BOE was directly subsidized by 80% of the government's finances at the beginning, perhaps, there might be interest in Zhulong chips there?

That's right, this place is Hefei.

So, Shen Lang let the wind out, and two days later, officials from seven or eight cities' offices in Shanghai came to seek cooperation.

These are basically second-tier cities, and there are many new first-tier cities in the future like Shancheng, Wushi, and Hefei. Shen Lang did not give a clear intention, but said that he would go to various places to investigate first.

In the following month, Shen Lang started his busy schedule of flying trapeze people. Among them, the conditions offered to him by Shancheng, Wushi, and Hefei were the best, not only five-year tax exemption, but also financial support, which was also very strong.

However, considering the geographical environment of the mountain city, Shen Lang still decided to choose between Wushi and Hefei.

After a month, Zhang Rujin also came back from the United States, bringing back fifty Chinese engineers, and his whole body was exhausted.

After seeing the conditions given by the two cities, Zhang Rujin didn't care about taking a break, and led a team to conduct a survey in person, and finally decided to locate the chip factory in Hefei.

(End of this chapter)