Reborn Entrepreneurial Giant.

Chapter 719 Russia's Chance
Qu Li obviously underestimated the habit of internal fighting among some people. The addition of China United Group and Xiangjiang Investment did not make SMIC a "pure" semiconductor foundry company.Fortunately, there is nothing wrong with sticking to the general direction of the technical route.

Today, SMIC has mass-produced the 28nm process, and is negotiating with Qualcomm about foundry. It can be said that until 2015, the outside world has not restricted the development of SMIC.However, while technology advances, there are still problems, and that is the issue of yield rate.

So what do these things have to do with Qu Li?Of course, Spreadtrum's chip manufacturing may use SMIC, and the development of SMIC's advanced processes requires the help of Spreadtrum, Qualcomm, etc. The two parties are complementary to each other.

The issue of yield rate is very important, but SMIC lacks experience in this area, and it did not achieve rapid development until Liang Mengsong joined. This is related to the excellence of SMIC's own team, but the role of key talents cannot be ignored.

In addition to these, he will also promote domestic substitution, increase the production capacity of mature processes such as 28nm, purchase more from ASML, and sign some contracts. If they cannot provide after-sales service and guarantee production, they will either refund the money or give up the patent...

A lot of things seem unbelievable now. If the company he controls can be resolved with one word, SMIC not only fights among the board of directors, but also the management and technical personnel because of issues such as geography and interests.

For example, if localization replaces it, do Wanwan enterprises count?When cooperating with local companies, if there is a rebate, there is a high probability that mainland employees can get it, and if they purchase from Wanwan companies...

After all, Zhang Yiwen is a young girl, even if she dresses more maturely, it is still difficult to gain prestige. It is okay for Qu Li to go once in a while, but it is not good to go frequently.Except for the big direction problem, it can't play a big role at other times.

After all, Qu Li is not a god, and it is impossible to cover everything. He knows that semiconductor foundry is very important, but he still can't do more, unless he can ignore the cost and the consequences.This may be a disadvantage brought to him by foresight, thinking too much about things.Of course, the Chrysanthemum Factory did not do semiconductor foundry before it was suppressed, and normal companies would not want to do everything.

That being the case, we should give priority to doing our own things well, such as acquiring General Motors' factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, and entering the Russian market ahead of schedule.

GM sold 12.3 Chevrolets, 1300 Cadillacs and 6.5 Opels in Russia last year, but lost $6 million for various reasons.It may be a continuation of the Crimea incident in 2014, coupled with the depreciation of the Russian ruble, including the adjustment of Opel's strategy, so it is necessary to stop selling Opel cars in Russia and sell the factory.

In addition, Opel Motors will withdraw from the Chinese market last year and will be taken over by GM. Strategic contraction is a foregone conclusion.The company's annual sales volume exceeds 100 million, mainly concentrated in the European market, and it suffers annual losses. The company's pension pressure is as high as 90 billion US dollars.

GM actually asked 90Q whether it wanted to acquire it, but no one was confident that it would be too exaggerated to make money for Opel and pay more than [-] billion US dollars in pension expenses!
But there are advantages. Opel's price is not high, about 20 billion US dollars. In comparison, the future of sales of less than 50 cars is too expensive.

After Honeycomb Energy becomes independent and its production capacity is increased, more batteries can be supplied to General Motors. The cooperation between the two parties has laid the foundation for the acquisition of the Russian factory by Qiancheng Energy. Otherwise, with their work efficiency, they would really have to rely on themselves for everything. , it may take several years from project establishment to factory construction.

Anyway, there are almost no Chinese car companies building factories in Russia, which may not be the reason for their own brands.GM actually doesn't want to sell it. The factory is small in scale and employs about 1500 people. Will selling it to them make it a bigger competitor?Why not sell to SAIC?It may be that they don't know the news. Qiancheng has old Opel employees in the German R&D center, so it's normal to be well-informed.

However, the production line of GM's St. Petersburg plant is of little use. I don't know how many difficulties await them if Qiancheng Geometry needs to renovate and expand its scale. What they have to invest now and what they will invest soon will not be a small number. The cost and input-output ratio How about it?
The good news is that the Russian auto industry has been greatly affected by what happened last year, and its annual sales fell by 10%. This year, it may repeat the same mistakes and drop by 24%. Therefore, the Russian court last year gave about 52 billion yuan in subsidies, and this year it may reach 62 billion. .

Faced with so many difficulties, is the investment of Qiancheng Group a timely help?

"Why do you care so much..." Qu Li only knows that this matter should be done. The conflict between the West and Russia is getting bigger and bigger. This market will be vacant in the future. Of course, it is not so easy to take advantage of it. It is really going too far It may not be possible to sell cars overseas, so Qu Li is not sure about the gains and losses and the pros and cons.

Deng Weijiang could only find his own way, buy the factory, and talk about the rest later. As a multinational company, it is not impossible to have a bright future.Honor mobile phones are among the top three in most countries and regions around the world, including Russia.

However, in terms of e-commerce, AliExpress is even more powerful. Shopee does not have a site in Russia, and the main site is not easy to mix.

"Russia has invited me many times, and I can go there this year." Qu Li was talking about the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The country's boss invited global political and economic representatives to participate. Qu Li, the world's richest man, is a representative." big shot".

"You can't take the initiative, can you?"

"It's time for Winter Davos." Qu Li smiled. Who said that the World Internet Conference and the Davos Economic Forum are useless? No matter the future, he needs to go to "public relations"

In Davos in 2015, many bigwigs from home and abroad participated, such as Ma Yun, Ren Zhengfei, and Bill Gates, Soros, Google Schmidt, etc. who often appear on various occasions.

Qu Li is not a person who likes to make friends. He has not joined any wealthy organizations including the China Entrepreneurs Club. His participation in Davos and Internet conferences is more for the company than to express himself.In fact, the more money, the more pressure he has.

Qu Li met Emma Watson who came to give a speech in Davos, and chatted with this "positive" girl, discussing wealth, charity, environmental protection, poverty alleviation, and women.The chat was very pleasant, and he almost said: "I don't like money. The happiest time was when I had three girlfriends at the same time, but I only know how to hold hands and chat..."

You said that the two only chat and do nothing else?Maybe, but those born in the 80s and 90s, if anyone has no fantasies about Hao Min, it's probably the kind that doesn't like watching Western fantasy movies.

Qu Li had a chance, even in the freezing cold environment of Switzerland, the two of them could still keep each other warm.

(End of this chapter)