Rebirth 98, the rise started from ripping off Microsoft

Chapter 683 Dawn Optics
Facing Lin Benjian's slightly angry eyes, Li Qiu didn't change his expression, and said, "Don't look at me with that kind of eyes, I'm not joking with you, and I'm not kidding you. My boss really didn't tell me I said how much to invest. What he said was: as long as your company can manufacture the most advanced lithography machine in the world, he will invest as much as you want. No matter the cost, there is no upper limit.”

If you are an ordinary entrepreneur, you will probably be very moved when you hear such words, and you may even shout with joy: "You are really my Bole."

However, Lin Benjian is not a fledgling just out of society, he has a wealth of experience.He has met many investors in the beautiful country, and he has also seen all kinds of scammers.It was precisely because what Li Qiu said was too grand and upright that Lin Benjian didn't quite believe it, thinking that Li Qiu was playing tricks on him.

"Heh, what if I ask for one billion? Is your boss willing to give it?"

Li Qiu didn't think there was anything wrong with Lin Benjian's asking for one billion yuan. After all, every time he set out a mission, Lu Yiming paid him hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. In comparison, the billion yuan seemed a bit cheap to him. .

After all, this is a lithography machine.

"Wait for me for a minute, I'll call the boss."

Li Qiu took out his mobile phone and called Lu Yiming: "Boss, he said he wanted one billion."

"Ok."

"no problem."

"Ah."

After a few brief exchanges, Li Qiu hung up the phone and said to Lin Benjian: "Congratulations, Mr. Lin, my boss said there is no problem."

This change made Lin Benjian a little confused, he scratched his head and said, "What's the problem?"

Li Qiu smiled and said, "Didn't you just say you want one billion? Our boss agreed, and asked when you can sign the contract."

"WTF... your boss agreed to invest one billion in my business?"

For a moment, Lin Benjian didn't know whether he had a problem or Li Qiu's boss had a problem.

What the hell?

I'm joking!

Shouldn't there really be one billion?

"No, Mr. Li, I said one billion is just an example, not that it really takes one billion to start a business."

Li Qiu said: "But our boss said that we can invest one billion in you."

"..."

Jiang Shangyi looked at the resignation letter on the table, and then at Lin Benjian who was sitting opposite him, feeling confused for a moment.

"What are you doing? Did I not let you do that and made you feel wronged? There is no way to do this. It's not that I don't let you do it. It's that our company can't directly confront those big companies... "

Lin Benjian interrupted Jiang Shangyi and said, "Mr. Jiang, I understand that you are doing it for the good of the company. And I am not wronged. I have received a lot of care from Mr. Jiang in TSM, and my colleagues have treated me very well."

Jiang Shangyi was even more incomprehensible at once, and asked: "Then why are you leaving? Is it because the salary is not satisfied?"

Lin Benjian hesitated for a moment and said, "That's not true."

"And say no!"

Jiang Shangyi suddenly felt that he had grasped the point: "Did a headhunting company come to you? What conditions did they set for you, so that you came to me to resign so soon? You tell me, what they can give you, I TSM can give it too!"

Lin Benjian couldn't help but smiled wryly and said, "Mr. Jiang, you may not be able to give this."

"Can't give it? How is it possible? Tell me, how much did they give?"

Jiang Shangyi couldn't help laughing.In his opinion, even if Lin Benjian is poached by a headhunter, how much salary can he pay?Tripling it is the sky, right?

Although it's a bit outrageous to directly triple Lin Benjian's salary, TSM still can afford it.It doesn't matter if it's just for breath.Lin Benjian's talent lies here, as long as he does a project, the salary will come back immediately.

"A billion."

"What the hell? A billion?"

Jiang Shangyi suddenly couldn't sit still.

He stood up.

"Are you kidding me? Spend one billion to dig you?"

Lin Benjian smiled and said, "Haha, isn't it incredible? I had the same reaction as you at the time. I also thought I wasn't worth a billion."

Jiang Shangyi felt that either he was crazy or the world was crazy.

God is pitiful, one billion, he can't even get it out, let alone give it to Lin Benjian.

Now he finally understood why Lin Benjian had to resign. It wasn't job-hopping at all, it was a golden thigh.

If it wasn't for the embarrassment, he would have asked himself if he could go with him.

Anyway, he is the chief operating officer of TSM, and he receives a high salary every month. Jiang Shangyi still has a lot of affection for the company, so he still bites the bullet and persuades Lin Ben to stay: "Ahem, I think, you still have to think clearly about starting a business. The risk is huge, one billion is not necessarily insurance."

Lin Benjian shook his head and said, "Boss Lu said that he and I will share the one billion profit, and he will be responsible for the loss."

Jiang Shangyi: "..."

"Ahem, do you have Mr. Lu's phone number?"

"Yes, what's the matter, Mr. Jiang?"

"That's right. I also want to get to know Mr. Lu. After all, many friends have many paths."

Half an hour later, Jiang Shangyi personally sent Lin Benjian to the gate of the company, and reluctantly said to Lin Benjian: "Old Lin, come back to the company more often in the future, come and have tea and chat with me."

When we meet again in the future, we might have to call Mr. Lin. After so many years in the workplace, Jiang Shangyi deeply understands not to look down on anyone. After all, you don’t know when the corner of the goddess of fortune will be underestimated by anyone. Lift it up lightly.

A few days later, Lin Benjian arrived in Zhonghai by private jet.

Lu Yiming drove a luxury car to greet him in person, and gave him a warm hug as soon as they met: "Welcome to Zhong Hai, I have already prepared the reception banquet, this way please."

Lin Benjian was flattered, and quickly said: "President Lu, you are welcome."

"Haha, it should be."

Sitting in the car, Lu Yiming asked Lin Benjian with a smile, "How is it? Mr. Lin, have you decided on the name of the new company?"

Lin Benjian asked in surprise, "Can I name the company?"

Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Yes, as I said, I only invest and don't care about the rest."

Although Lu Yiming had said this before, Lin Benjian never thought that Lu Yiming could be so thorough as a hands-off shopkeeper.

After thinking about it for a while, Lin Benjian said: "I think it is the darkest time for me and for the current domestic lithography machine field. It is better to call our company Lixiao. To break through the darkness, to welcome the dawn."

Lu Yiming said approvingly, "That's a good name."

For Lin Benjian, Breaking Dawn means breaking through the dark years in his life, while for Lu Yiming, Breaking Dawn is the new hope for Xia Guo to break through the blockade and establish an independent semiconductor industry chain.

If you want to do big things, you can't save small money.

Therefore, for Lin Benjian, Lu Yiming is also very generous, and continued: "Don't worry, I don't make any requirements for the profit of Poxiao Optical. The only requirement is a breakthrough in technology. Xia Guo must independently master the complete fourth-generation lithography. machine technology. The initial investment is one billion yuan, and follow-up will be added according to the situation. Believe in my determination, no matter how much money I spend, I will make a lithography machine.”

Hearing Lu Yiming's assurance, Lin Benjian was finally completely relieved.

After all, this is the promise of the richest man in Asia, and the weight is still very large.

And Lin Benjian also plans to use Lu Yiming to realize his entrepreneurial dream. How can being a worker be as good as being your own boss?
Not to mention that only Lu Yiming is willing to support immersion lithography technology.

The two hit it off.

Within a few days, Lixiao Optics, with a registered capital of one billion yuan, was established quietly.

All of this was done quietly and very low-key. After all, he didn't even want to enter the village, so he fired a gun at the sky to attract the attention of the "villagers".

Engaging in lithography machines is tantamount to digging out the American emperor's lair, which is not much different from digging the American emperor's oil, so it is better to keep a low profile.

However, he is the richest man in Asia and the only top tycoon in China with a net worth of over [-] billion. Lu Yiming is like a firefly in the dark night. He is so conspicuous and outstanding. Even if he wants to keep a low profile, it depends on others. not to let.

At the beginning of 2002, what was the concept of 300 billion assets?
You know, brothers Liu Yongxing and Liu Yonghao who ranked second only have a net worth of 83 billion, and Lu Yiming's net worth is more than fifteen times that of theirs!
The point is that Lu Yiming transformed from a poor student with only 12 cents in his pocket to the richest man in Asia in just three and a half years.

Nowadays, there are countless people all over the country who are staring at Lu Yiming's every move, wanting to know the stocks he bought, analyzing his investment strategy, and even secretly observing which industry he wants to invest in.

Therefore, Lixiao Optics was targeted by those who were interested almost as soon as it was established, and there was a lot of trouble in the outside world.

Seeing that the low-key could not be achieved, Lu Yiming acted in a high-profile manner. With a big wave of his hand, he announced the holding of the company's inaugural meeting, and even called on the interesting news world to broadcast live text directly on the official website.

Restricted by the current network, the pictures on the webpage that want to be refreshed will freeze, so the live video broadcast is definitely useless, and the smooth text live broadcast is considered good.

Back in the day, even during the Olympic Games, I used a functional phone to log in to WAP with my classmates to watch the text broadcast of the NBA.

Lixiao Optics settled in Zhonghai High-tech Industrial Park, covering an area of ​​hundreds of thousands of square meters, with a registered capital of one billion yuan.At the inaugural meeting, the park was crowded with people and it was very lively.

At the press conference set up in the open air, Lin Benjian, the CEO, first delivered a speech, read out the company's mission and vision, announced the company's development plan, and talked eloquently for half an hour.

However, everyone is obviously not interested in him. They are more interested in interviewing Lu Yiming, because they can often get a lot of dry things from Lu Yiming.

When it came to the media questioning session, all the reporters pointed their cameras at Lu Yiming, scrambling to ask Lu Yiming questions.

"Mr. Lu, what kind of product do you plan to make when you invest a huge amount of money in an optical company at this time?"

Lu Yiming said flatly, "I want to build a lithography machine."

In this day and age, ordinary people don't even know what a lithography machine is, and it is even more impossible to know what a lithography machine is used for.

However, after all, there were so many people who came, and some people knew about it, and immediately expressed shock at Lu Yiming's ambition.

"Boss Lu actually wants to be attacked by a lithography machine?"

"This is a high-tech product monopolized by Europe and the United States, known as the jewel in the crown of industry."

"By the way, isn't the crown of industry full of fucking pearls?"

Immediately another reporter asked: "Mr. Lu, many people now say that graphene is expected to win this year's Nobel Prize, and the industry also believes that this is a revolutionary material. May I ask why you don't invest in graphene as soon as possible?" What about commercialization?"

"That's right, Mr. Lu, haven't you already made graphene? Why waste so much money on developing lithography machines?"

Lu Yiming said calmly: "Graphene is the next-generation semiconductor material. As for now, how to mass-produce it is still a problem that plagues all mankind. It will be difficult to achieve in the short term, so lithography machines still need to be done. In addition to investing in Lixiao Optical In addition, I will do my best to promote the optical development of Xiaguo. Compared with Europe, America and island countries, our Xiaguo lacks too much homework in this area, and we must make up for it. Breaking Dawn Optics It is a promising company, and my one billion yuan is not for investing now, but for investing in the future.”

There was an uproar at the scene, and everyone looked at Lu Yiming in surprise, deeply shocked by his speech.

Before these reporters continued to ask questions, Lu Yiming went on to say: "I will contact the top [-] universities in the field of optics in the country and invest more than [-] million in cash every year to train professionals in the field of optics. After approval, we will issue scholarships. At the same time, we will also invest a large amount of funds to cooperate with optical research institutions across the country to develop new technologies, which is conservatively estimated to be no less than three billion."

"Three billion!"

Everyone was frightened by Lu Yiming's generosity.

"Mr. Lu, is this amount of money every year, or is it total?"

"Of course it is every year. What is a total of three billion yuan enough for?"

Facing the reporter's question, Lu Yiming smiled and acted calmly: "I am personally very optimistic about the future of the optical industry. Not only will the lithography machine be used, but the lenses in the cameras and mobile phones in the future must be fully localized. Look down. Looking at your video cameras and cameras, which one uses a domestically produced light source? No. The majestic eastern country, with a quarter of the world's population, doesn't even have a camera brand, is that plausible?"

Everyone looked down at the equipment in their hands, and a sense of shame suddenly emerged.

"Yes, there are no domestic products in this area. It really shouldn't be. We don't even have a choice."

Someone asked: "But lithography machines are hard to make, right? There are nearly [-] countries in the world, and only two or three countries have lithography machines. The same is true for cameras, such as Canon and Sony. You invest so much money, What if it can't be done?"

Lu Yiming smiled and said: "If you can't make a lithography machine, you won't necessarily lose money. Let me ask you a simple question. How many students and teachers wear glasses in schools across the country? There will only be more and more in the future. "

"Do you know how much the profit of glasses is? I did a survey and the gross profit exceeds 90.00% five!"

"I saw many friends wearing glasses at the scene. How much did you pay for your glasses?"

"Look for yourselves, the frame has a few grams of metal, some are even all plastic, and then the frame has a few small screws and a rotating shaft. Is there any high-tech content? No, as long as you have patience, anyone can grind it with sandpaper. Come out, it is conceivable how difficult it is to process with a machine tool.”

"The lens is even simpler. Isn't it just a piece of glass? Just grind it into the desired shape, and this thing can also be done with instruments."

"What I have to do now is to fix the mirror grinding equipment. Isn't this easy?"

"Not only these, the special lenses needed for satellites, but also various instruments and equipment in the scientific research field all require excellent optical products. And these products are now in the hands of foreign capital, which is equivalent to the lifeblood of Xia Guo. Being pinched in the hand."

Glasses gross profit over 90.00%?

This data is really "surprised".

Just after the press conference, Lu Yiming received a call from Wang Hongsheng the next day.

"Hey, Principal Wang."

Lu Yiming was still very surprised when he received a call from Wang Hongsheng suddenly. He didn't know why Wang Hongsheng came to him.

Wang Hongsheng said: "I saw you said yesterday that you want to contact the top [-] universities in the field of optics in the country to give scholarships to professionals?"

Lu Yiming said, "Yes."

Wang Hongsheng said: "We have an optics major in Fuda, and it is well-known throughout the country. As the saying goes, the richness of water does not flow to outsiders' fields. Instead of sowing seeds everywhere, it is better to stay in Fuda and support them collectively."

Lu Yiming saw through Wang Hongsheng's careful thinking at a glance, but he was not to blame. After all, he was the head of a school, and he must be thinking about the interests of Fuda.

But in the field of optics, it is meaningless to only invest in Fuda. The key is that the entire industry, from top to bottom, has to be done to form a complete industrial chain, otherwise it will be useless to invest billions of dollars.

But Wang Hongsheng remembered that because Furi University did not actively fight for Moxin Technology, the discovery of graphene had nothing to do with Furi University's half a dime. He was very upset, so he called Lu Yiming immediately to communicate.

Lu Yiming explained: "Optics is a threshold that cannot be avoided if we want to make a lithography machine. In this discipline, it is useless to fight alone. It must form a system to compete with European and American powers."

The so-called system is actually a large-scale selection system for the survival of the fittest.

Just like football, there are youth training and various professional leagues. In this way, through layers of selection, the best among the best, and the ones who finally reach the top must be first-class talents.

The optics majors of [-] universities are equivalent to the youth training camp in football. Lu Yiming uses scholarships to attract top talents to join, and then cooperates with domestic optical laboratories to develop projects and send optical majors to intensive training. Only by going down step by step in this way can we know who is the real Maxima.

As long as the base is large enough and the influence is wide enough, outstanding talents can always be selected.

(End of this chapter)