Rebirth 98, the rise started from ripping off Microsoft

Chapter 563 Acquisition of Fuda Microelectronics

Everyone entered the company's office and sat in a circle. Cao Guoxing made a pot of tea, took some red melon seeds and a few packs of cigarettes.

Shi Lei let Lu Yiming smoke, and Lu Yiming said politely, "Senior, I don't smoke."

Shi Lei took advantage of the opportunity to put the cigarette in his mouth, flicked the lighter, lit it smartly, took a sharp puff, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said, "Oh, it's really difficult to make chips these days. Not only does it require high technology, but it also requires a lot of money. It's been grossly inadequate."

He said this intentionally to Lu Yiming. After all, the richest man is right in front of him. If he doesn't cry at this moment, when will he be poor?
And Lu Yiming came here to invest, and the two hit it off.

Lu Yiming said directly: "I can't solve other difficulties. I can only rely on you scientific researchers to break through them one by one. But if it's about money, I think I can still solve it."

Everyone couldn't help but be overjoyed, especially Shi Lei, who was worried about money before, couldn't help asking: "Mr. Lu, are you planning to invest in our Fuda Microelectronics?"

After all, rumors are just rumors and cannot be taken as true. Before Cao Guoxing said that Lu Yiming might invest in Fuda Microelectronics, everyone just took it as speculation, but now that Lu Yiming said it himself, it is naturally true in all likelihood.

Yu Jun was worried that Lu Yiming's head was only in a fever, and he would clamor to withdraw the capital if he could not see the results in ten days and a half months. It is still far behind, and it is impossible for this project to make a profit in a short while. The investment in chips is large and the effect is slow, which is no better than any fast-moving consumer goods.”

Although these words are suspected of dissuading investors, since they dared to spend all their belongings on chip research and development in this era, it can only prove that they really love this industry.Moreover, Lu Yiming is the youngest and richest man in the country, with unlimited potential in the future. Now he can get an investment from Lu Yiming with his smooth tongue, but what about the follow-up?
If Lu Yiming wanted to continue to invest in the future, he had to be open and honest at this time, and everyone put all the conditions on the surface to discuss.

Lu Yiming knew this well for a long time, and immediately said: "Don't worry, I have already planned to be unprofitable for ten years. In any case, the semiconductor industry cannot do without the voice of our Xia people."

Hearing what Lu Yiming said, everyone in Fuda Microelectronics beamed with joy.

"Mr. Lu, it's no wonder that you can become the richest man in the mainland at such a young age. No one can match your vision."

"Mr. Lu, Xia Guo is truly lucky to have an entrepreneur like you."

Lu Yiming waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, everyone, don't talk about flattery. Everyone is a man of science and engineering, so I don't like those. Can I go to your laboratory to see?"

It has to be said that, as a start-up company, Fuda Microelectronics fully demonstrates the word "poor".Among other things, this office in front of me, it must be the best one to receive the richest man, but this office is only [-] square meters, and once the coffee table and sofa are placed, it is really hard to even turn around.

However, the ambitions of this group of people in front of them are not small at all. They are determined to make domestic chips and break the foreign monopoly in the semiconductor field.

With such lofty ambitions, you have already surpassed most mediocre people in this world.

From the bottom of his heart, Lu Yiming has great admiration for them and is willing to invest in their dreams.

"Let's go, I'll take you with Mr. Shi." Yu Jun got up and said.

Yu Jun and Shi Lei took Lu Yiming to the laboratory.

Compared with just now, Yu Jun at this time is much more enthusiastic. While taking Lu Yiming on a tour, he patiently introduced Lu Yiming: "Mr. Lu, the chip industry is roughly divided into four links-design, manufacturing, and packaging. and testing. According to the links involved, the business models in the industry can be roughly divided into IDM, Fabless and Foundry foundry models."

"Among them, the IDM model integrates the entire chip industry chain and can independently produce chips. It has a large capital investment and high technical threshold. It is a heavy asset. The Fabless model is relatively light in assets. It is only responsible for chip design, and all manufacturing, packaging and testing supply and demand are outsourced."

Speaking of this, Yu Jun sighed helplessly: "Our team at Fuda Microelectronics was limited by its foundation, so we chose the Fabless model from the very beginning, mainly engaged in chip design and testing services. In the current revenue structure, other The income from the design link has always remained at about [-]%.”

Finally, Yu Jun revealed to Lu Yiming the confidential project that Fuda Microelectronics is currently developing.

"This is the "Shenwei I" designed by us completely independently. Once this high-performance embedded 32-bit microprocessor is developed, it will definitely be able to set the highest level of domestic CPU development at this time."

Although it is still in the model stage, Lu Yiming is already very satisfied. After all, it is still [-], and there is still a chance to catch up.Although this is a road paved with thorns, Lu Yiming has no intention of turning back.Just for that sentence "far ahead"!
Lu Yiming asked, "How much is your funding gap?"

Yu Jun thought for a while and said, "Originally, according to the plan, Fuda Microelectronics planned to go public in Hong Kong and issue shares to raise [-] million yuan as research and development funds."

Lu Yiming immediately said: "Engage in chips, what is 20 million enough for? You will lose your eyes as soon as you open and close them. I will give you [-] billion."

"20 billion!"

Both Shi Lei and Yu Jun were shocked. When they founded Fuda Microelectronics, they begged their grandpa to sue their grandma, and only managed to get 600 million together. Now Lu Yiming is going to invest 20 billion in one go!

It can only be said that in the mouths of rich people, money is really just a number.

However, before the two of them were happy, Lu Yiming said next: "I plan to pay 20 billion to completely acquire Fuda Microelectronics and completely privatize the company. I don't know if the listing financing is a money grab, but once the consortium takes over, Fuda Microelectronics is likely to change hands. I don’t want everyone’s life’s work to be taken away by others.”

Facing Lu Yiming's request, both of them remained silent.

After all, it's their heart and soul.

Moreover, they didn't know whether what Lu Yiming said was true or not.

Although Lu Yiming speaks clearly and logically, but he knows people and faces but doesn't know his heart. What if Lu Yiming is the one who came to grab the fruit?
Shi Lei asked: "Is there no other plan? We went public to raise money for research and development. Now that you are willing to invest, it is okay for us to postpone the listing. I think the acquisition is unnecessary, right?"

Lu Yiming said with firm eyes: "I think it is necessary. I want to ensure that the company moves forward according to the route I planned."

Yu Jun was a little unconvinced and said: "With all due respect, you are still a college student, and you are not engaged in semiconductors. You can plan routes? What qualifications do you have to say that you are more proficient in this field than us?"

Lu Yiming said flatly: "What you see is the present, but what I see is the future. I know what the future needs. Is this reason enough?"

Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became tense, Shi Lei quickly smoothed things over and said, "Isn't it normal for young people to have more ideas than us? What are you talking about, Lao Yu? But Mr. Lu, if you say you know what the future needs, then can you Can’t talk about it, what do we need in the future?”

Lu Yiming took out his PHS mobile phone and said, "Believe it or not, future mobile phones can do computer work?"

Shi Lei was taken aback for a moment, then said with a dry smile, "Well, I think you're joking, right?"

Yu Jun said like a cannonball: "How can a mobile phone do computer work? Can the mobile phone access the Internet? Can it play games? Can it write emails and program?"

Lu Yiming smiled and said: "Look, I just said it, I know what the future needs. Since the advent of the computer in 50, it has only been more than [-] years, and the size has changed from the size of a factory building to the size of a briefcase. Then Why can't it be as big as a mobile phone in the future?"

Lu Yiming didn't want to say any more, and he didn't want the two of them to ask too much, so he continued: "I am willing to give the R&D personnel stock options, but I must firmly control the ownership of the company. In this company, I want Let R&D personnel become the backbone of the company, and let those with ideas and abilities make a fortune. But the company must have the final say.”

Although he admires Shi Lei and Yu Jun for their contribution to the semiconductor industry in Xiaguo, Lu Yiming is not very optimistic about their ability to run the company, and he is even more afraid that there will be some equity disputes in the future, which will lead to the collapse of the chip industry. The development is full of twists and turns.

Lu Yiming said frankly: "To be honest, the layout of the chip industry involves some of my follow-up business plans, so I will never allow any accidents to happen. What's more, the investment in the chip industry requires at least tens of billions of funds. Instead of diluting the equity again and again, you might as well sell the company to me, and then use the equity and funds to continue research and development."

"Ten billion? Ten years?"

Lu Yiming's ambition shocked the two of them again.When they were still worrying about tens of millions or hundreds of millions of research and development funds, Lu Yiming directly proposed a scale of tens of billions, and continued investment for more than ten years, which was something they had never dared to think about before.

Shi Lei asked urgently: "President Lu, are you really planning to invest tens of billions of dollars in making chips?"

Their best budget is to count on Lu Yiming to spend 20 billion to [-] million for this project. Before Lu Yiming said that he would spend [-] billion, both Shi Lei and Yu Jun were just pretending that Lu Yiming was bragging.

After all, who doesn't brag when doing business these days?

But now that Lu Yiming directly called out an investment of tens of billions, they couldn't sit still.

After all, with tens of billions of funds, this bragging is a bit big.

Lu Yiming had a calm face, as if he was not bragging at all.

"I'm talking less than tens of billions. If I really want to make something famous and catch up with Europe and the United States, according to my estimation, it's impossible to even think about it without hundreds of billions of funds."

In 500, the global semiconductor market will sell a total of 560 billion chips, with a market size of US$[-] billion.

In 6000, this figure will directly break through to [-] billion US dollars.

As the world's second largest economy, Xiaguo's largest import product is neither crude oil, which is called industrial blood, nor mineral resources such as iron ore, but chips made of sand!

For the chip alone, Xia Guo will spend 400 billion U.S. dollars every year, which is about 800 billion yuan of "huge money"!
A small chip contains a big business.

If it costs 1000 billion yuan, you can make money from this trillion-dollar-a-year market, even if it just eats up the domestic chip share, Lu Yiming will wake up from his dream.

To some extent, Lu Yiming is more fanatical than Shi Lei and Yu Jun, and hopes that the chip project will be successful.

Shi Lei said excitedly: "Mr. Lu, is what you said true? Do you really plan to invest 100 billion in the next ten years?"

Lu Yiming said: "This condition can be written into the contract. If I can't do it, I will return the shares of Fuda Microelectronics with both hands."

Upon receiving this positive reply, Shi Lei immediately pulled Yu Jun aside, and said in a low voice, "I think the company can be sold to Lu Yiming, after all, Fuda Microelectronics is in our hands, and we can't get 100 billion research and development funds no matter what. .”

Yu Jun said angrily: "Don't talk about 100 billion, we can't even get one billion."

Both of them are relatively pure scientists. They are more inclined to explore in the research field than to start a company to make money. Otherwise, they would not be engaged in the "promising" work of chip research and development.

"Then sell the company?"

"Ah."

After the discussion between the two, Shi Lei said to Lu Yiming: "Since you are so sincere, Mr. Lu, we agree to your suggestion and sign the transfer agreement right away. But we have one requirement. The initial research and development funds you promised must be in place immediately. R&D cannot be interrupted."

Seeing the two nodding, Lu Yiming was very happy, and immediately promised: "Of course there is no problem. My need for chips is more urgent than yours. In this way, I can tell you clearly that as soon as the contract is signed, I will guarantee that the initial 20 billion funds will arrive on the same day." account."

Lu Yiming's words made Shi Lei and Yu Jun very happy. Yu Jun laughed and said, "Now we can contact the manufacturers to place orders for some instruments and equipment that we couldn't afford before, and some expendable experiments that we couldn't afford before. Now it’s time to schedule as well.”

Lu Yiming saw that the two of them had already started to study how to spend money, instead of stopping, he said, "Don't be afraid to spend money, as long as you can produce results as soon as possible, no matter how much money you spend, it's worth it."

In this era of ever-changing technology, efficiency and speed are the lifeline of a company. Lu Yiming knows that if he wants to compete with foreign companies, he must not save money on scientific research.

"Not only do we need to buy instruments and equipment, but we also need to do experiments. Talents are also essential! The company needs to expand its existing research team. You can recommend some talents in the semiconductor field. If you can recruit them, you can directly recruit them. If you can't figure it out, I will directly Let's go."

"Okay, Mr. Lu, to tell you the truth, with regard to talents, we have long wanted to expand the team. Now we really don't have enough manpower. But helplessly, we are so shy that we don't even have money for experiments. We don't even have the money to poach people. Since Mr. Lu is so determined, we won't say anything more."

Shi Lei took out a piece of A4 paper that seemed to have been folded many times from his pocket, and the slightly yellowed paper had even been touched with rough edges.

"This is the talent we are optimistic about."

Yu Jun said: "Please try to invite other people if you can. If you can't invite them, find a way to find someone else, but Professor Huang Lingyi and Huang must invite you."

At this time, Professor Huang Lingyi is already a 64-year-old old man, but she is still struggling in the front line of scientific research.

After returning to China in 1990, Professor Huang Lingyi devoted himself to studying various integrated circuit design methods, starting from the establishment of layout library and timing library, to the impact of parasitic parameters on performance, generation of clock tree, global planning, timing-driven wiring, etc., The design methods of full customization, standard cells, and macro cells have all been studied. Users include Huawei's program control chip, computing institute's fuzzy control chip, etc., and two invention patents have been approved.

Lu Yiming, such a technical expert in the semiconductor industry, is also very popular. He said: "Okay, I will invite you in person. It says that she is in Guangxi Province, right? After we sign the contract and go through the formalities, I will leave immediately." !"

Now 64-year-old Huang Lingyi has retired from her post.

However, even though she has retired, she is not a person who can sit idle. Not long ago, she just participated in an international invention patent fair, which was founded in [-] in Nuremberg, Germany. country to participate.

About 32 people from all over the country went to the booth. The other booth was a company. Xia Guo, as a sovereign country, can only have a crowded and narrow booth here. It can be seen how big the technological gap between the East and the West is at this time. .

With the power of the whole country, Xia Guo can't compare with some private companies in developed countries such as Europe and the United States in some high-tech fields.

The bus to the airport took about half of the journey, and Huang Lingyi was notified that the patent she sent was awarded the silver award, and she was very happy.But when she was excited, she calmed down and thought carefully: Where is the chip that is really used?

Although at the time of design, it was like an old man who climbed up a mountain with trembling legs, looked up and saw another higher mountain blocked the way forward, then gritted his teeth, and tenaciously Climbing up that higher mountain step by step.

But the sad thing is - the chip is designed, it's useless, it's locked in a drawer, and it won an award, so what?

There is no use for it.

(End of this chapter)