Reborn in the red age

After dealing with the company's affairs, Li Qingfeng no longer had to travel around with the inspection team. Through his relationship with the school board, he visited the professors at Stanford one after another.

Stanford also attaches great importance to Li Qingfeng, an alumnus who has successfully started his own business and has always maintained a good relationship with the board of directors.

We invited many junior students who were currently starting businesses in Silicon Valley, as well as students who were interested in starting their own businesses. We held several seminars over several consecutive days and invited Li Qingfeng to come on stage to share his entrepreneurial experience with them.

In this regard, Li Qingfeng never refused anyone who came. As long as they set up the stage, Li Qingfeng would go on stage to perform.

At this time, Silicon Valley has already risen, and Stanford can be described as being in its heyday in the past two years. In another two years, when we enter the Internet era, Stanford will soar on the spot and become a world-class top university.

Taking advantage of the time when Stanford is about to take off, Li Qingfeng wants to make himself familiar to the people, as it will be useful sooner or later in the future.

The crazy face-swiping for several consecutive days was not without benefits. An old senior who worked in the chip industry casually mentioned a piece of news to Li Qingfeng during a chat, which aroused Li Qingfeng's strong interest.

According to the agreement signed by the United States and Japan in April to jointly develop the FSX fighter, the United States has the right to obtain all technologies used in the fighter, thereby opening up channels for the United States to obtain Japanese technology.

The company where this senior student works participated in this project and obtained some advanced technologies from Japan in the semiconductor field. Due to the company's lack of capital investment, it is currently planning to sell some industries and patents to external parties.

After learning the details, Qingfeng Li was overjoyed and immediately asked the little mixed-blood to contact the other company for negotiations.

The small hybrid company is now just a simple chip design company without its own production capabilities. If the negotiations are successful and the industries sold by the other party are taken over, it will make up for the shortcomings of the chip company and be able to independently complete the entire process from chip design to production to packaging and testing.

TSMC is still a small company now. There is no professional chip foundry in the world. It is very troublesome to find a foundry for decoding chips, and stable long-term cooperation is not possible. Therefore, it is naturally best to produce it by ourselves.

One party wanted to sell, and the other wanted to buy, so it can be said that they hit it off immediately. After an on-site inspection by the technical staff, both parties quickly entered the next process.

However, no matter how fast both sides work, such a large purchase cannot be completed in a short time. Li Qingfeng has limited time and cannot stay in America for too long.

After all three inspection teams returned, Li Qingfeng also prepared to return to China with them.

At the summary meeting of the Microelectronics Research Institute delegation, Li Qingfeng asked with a smile: "Academician Wang, how do you feel about this trip to the United States?"

"It's really eye-opening. This time, I was able to visit so many front-line factories of chip companies. It really broadened my horizons. The chip industry in the United States is so developed. I can't imagine what it's like in Japan, the world's number one," said Academician Wang with emotion.

Li Qingfeng smiled and said with a wave of his hand: "It's nothing. If you want to visit Japanese companies, you can. Big companies like NEC, Toshiba, Hitachi, and Fujitsu may not be allowed, but small companies that manufacture for us will have no problem."

"Really?" Academician Wang was quite interested when he heard that he could go to Japan.

"Of course it's true, you can go anytime."

After thinking for a long time, Academician Wang shook his head and said, "Forget it. We can't chew too much. The gap between China and foreign countries is too big. America is enough for us to catch up for many years."

Li Qingfeng smiled and said nothing. He took out his notebook and the summary meeting officially began.

As soon as the summary meeting started, Academician Wang stood up without hesitation, holding the table and expressing his views in a sonorous and powerful voice.

"If we want to develop our country's microelectronics industry, we can't just rely on imports."

"It is pure fantasy to want to introduce advanced microelectronics technology and equipment from Western countries."

"We need to grasp the key point and solve the problem of improving the yield rate of large-scale integrated circuits. my country's semiconductor companies are not far behind the international level in some technologies. It's just that the production efficiency is low and the production technology is not up to standard. Equipment and production lines can be put aside temporarily. Introducing advanced production technology from abroad and improving the yield rate of production is the top priority."

Li Qingfeng, who was listening carefully to Academician Wang's speech, couldn't help but shook his head. This old man was really used to attending domestic industry seminars, and he always considered issues from the perspective of the country.

However, Academician Wang is indeed a scientist with a strategic vision. He can see the symptoms of the current stagnation in the development of the domestic semiconductor industry, and he does have high insights into the development direction, policies and strategies of domestic semiconductor science and technology.

It's just a pity that his suggestions were to the point, but no one in domestic companies listened to him. After all, the idea that it is better to buy than to make is now deeply rooted in people's minds, and no one is willing to invest a lot of money in research and development.

After Academician Wang finished speaking, everyone else in the Microelectronics Institute looked at each other in bewilderment.

They have been away from the unit for a long time and are used to considering issues from the perspective of the enterprise. They are not used to this way of thinking from the standpoint of the country and as a whole country.

Ni Guangnan looked around and reminded him, "Well, Mr. Wang, you are right. Our country is indeed too eager for success. Everyone is eager for quick success. But we are a private enterprise and can only take care of our own business. We can't control other people's business."

"Well, this is my mistake. I'm used to it." After being reminded, Academician Wang realized that he is still working part-time in someone else's company.

Li Qingfeng smiled and said, "What Academician Wang said just now is correct advice from both the national and corporate perspectives."

"It is correct to rely solely on introducing Western technology and equipment, but we do not have the strength to do so now. We still need to introduce Western technology and equipment for the time being."

"But we will not give up on our own research. After a few years, when we have thoroughly mastered the technology introduced from the West, it will not be too late to talk about research and development. We should be their students first and then their teachers."

After this little episode, the content of the following meeting became much more pragmatic. No more mention was made of the domestic semiconductor industry. Instead, the meeting began to summarize the advanced foreign experience gained during this period.

The whole room was filled with industry experts, and Li Qingfeng, a computer scientist, had no idea what they were saying. He could only pretend to listen carefully and nod his head from time to time.

After the symposium, Li Qingfeng gave everyone two days off to move freely. The day after tomorrow, they flew back to China. The one-month inspection trip to the United States officially ended.

Before returning home, Qingfeng Li took some time out to accompany the little mixed-blood on a short two-day trip.

This time, since the inspection group was heading to the airport as a whole, the little mixed-blood did not go to see them off in order to avoid suspicion. Instead, Dong Yifen and Wu Simin took special leave and came to the hotel to see them off.

Among them, Dong Yifen also brought her boyfriend, which prompted Liu Guangmin and other single old classmates to tease the two of them.

Li Qingfeng took a look and found that he had a good-looking face, which was in line with the aesthetic taste of young girls of this era. He was a standard handsome man with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

As for his character, Qingfeng Li couldn't tell from just a brief meeting.

When the delegation was about to board the plane, Yu Zheng's group of people who were out to see the world stopped Li Qingfeng and Wu Simin.

Yu Zheng straightened his collar and faced the two people's puzzled gazes, and said solemnly: "Teacher Li, please be a witness. Wu Simin owes tuition and living expenses in China. Several of us have discussed and decided to pool our money to help her make up the difference. When we return to China, we will give you the 30,000 US dollars." "Ah, how can this be? How can you help me pay back such a large sum of money?" Wu Simin said anxiously without waiting for Li Qingfeng to speak.

Liu Guangmin stroked his hair in a casual manner and said in a pretentious manner, "That's just a few dollars. Although we don't earn as much as you do from Teacher Li, we still earn a lot. There are not many places to spend money in China. It would be difficult for one person to come up with 30,000 US dollars. It's easy for the five of us to collect this money."

"That"

"Don't be so fussy. We're not stopping you from paying back the money. We're just paying it forward for you. America earns a lot, but she also spends a lot. You have to pay us back $5,000 every year."

"This"

Seeing that Wu Simin was about to refuse, they quickly winked at Li Qingfeng who was standing beside them, wanting Li Qingfeng to help persuade her.

Salaries in the United States are high, but costs are also high. Even though Wu Simin is a master of computer science and just graduated, his current salary is around $1,600. Although he is considered a high-income earner, the burden of $10,000 a year is still a bit heavy.

Li Qingfeng greatly appreciated Yu Zheng and his friends' efforts to help their classmates reduce the pressure of repaying their loans.

After thinking for a while, he said, "How about this, the company will help you pay back the remaining $30,000. I'll give the finance department a heads up and ask them to deduct $500 from your salary every month."

"Okay then, thank you, teacher."

Wu Simin hesitated for a while before nodding in agreement. She then bowed deeply to Qingfeng Li to express her gratitude.

"Work hard, you are my student, don't embarrass me in the company"

"Don't worry, I will work hard and will never embarrass you."

After encouraging Wu Simin for a few words, Li Qingfeng and the others began to line up to board the plane.

Just before boarding, Li Qingfeng called Shao Hengwei over and gave him some instructions about Wu Simin.

In addition to deducting four hundred dollars from the salary every month, they also reminded us to give more opportunities to young people and that graduate students are highly educated talents and should be given more responsibilities.

Shao Hengwei naturally understood what Qingfeng Li meant, and immediately patted his chest and promised that he would focus on training "highly educated talents" so that their abilities could be improved as soon as possible.

Li Qingfeng had no psychological burden about whether it would affect other people's promotions.

One's own students are definitely the direct descendants, especially those students that one has taught for four years, who are the direct descendants among the direct descendants.

Even in the central army composed entirely of direct descendants, they are the elite among the elite, the ace among aces, and naturally they enjoy super high treatment.

After the plane was flying smoothly, Yu Zheng came over and stood next to Li Qingfeng's seat, muttering in a low voice: "Teacher, you deducted Wu Simin five hundred, which is a bit too much. In this way, she will have to pay back six thousand dollars a year, which is one thousand dollars more than the plan we arranged for her. Isn't this increasing her burden?"

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Glancing at Yu Zheng, Li Qingfeng said unhappily, "You are an undergraduate who graduated from a local university in China, and you are still worried about the income of an American master's degree holder?"

“Isn’t that a classmate?”

"Go back now! You were inferior to them in every aspect when you were in school. You were able to become a small leader and get a promotion and a raise, so why can't others get a promotion and a raise?"

".Understood, get out now"

After another ten hours of flight, the plane arrived safely at Sijiucheng Airport.

After everyone else got off the plane, Li Qingfeng remained on the plane. His destination was the Magic City.

This time I flew directly from America to Shanghai, so naturally there was no one to greet me when I arrived at Hongqiao Airport.

Li Qingfeng took a taxi and, according to the address given by Hu Jiadong, came to the couple's store in Shanghai.

After getting off the taxi, Qingfeng Li was amazed at the crowded store. Wow, business is so good? Qingfeng Li couldn't even squeeze in.

After trying several times and receiving countless scoldings, Li Qingfeng was so tired that he was out of breath, sweating profusely and sat on the steps fanning himself with his hands.

There were too many people, all trying to squeeze in. Li Qingfeng, who hadn't exercised for a long time, couldn't squeeze in any longer.

Seeing that he couldn't squeeze in, Li Qingfeng simply gave up and took a taxi to the train station and took a train to Suzhou.

Sitting in the taxi, I saw that most of the passers-by were holding large and small bags in their hands, including packaged televisions and refrigerators.

Seeing this, Li Qingfeng realized that something was not right and asked the driver curiously, "Master, what's going on? Why are people rushing to buy everywhere?"

"This situation has been going on for many days, didn't you know?" The driver looked at Li Qingfeng in surprise.

"I just returned home after being on a business trip abroad for a month"

"He's on a business trip abroad." The driver showed an envious expression on his face, and then he began to explain to Qingfeng Li: "Oh, it's because of the rising prices. You don't know that since August, the prices have been rising every day."

"A few days ago, the newspapers were reporting that the retail prices of 280 categories of goods had been adjusted. These items are small commodities or daily necessities. The prices of these items change every day. The items with the lowest price increase have also increased by 20 to 30 percent, and they are still rising every day."

At this point, the driver sighed, "It's impossible to live like this. Prices are rising, everything is rising, except wages. With the same money, I could buy a pound of meat yesterday, but today I can only buy eight ounces. Don't I have to spend the money quickly to turn it into things?"

After listening to the driver's explanation, Qingfeng Li immediately understood what was going on.

I couldn't help but look out the window, and sighed in my heart that ordinary people's lives would be difficult from now on. (End of this chapter)