When I am reborn, I just want to be a top student

Chapter 314 The Greatest Sorrow of an Era
As the saying goes, behind every successful boss there is another boss.

When Wang Donglai was reborn, Huawei had been banned for many years, but it quietly took out the Mate 60 and returned as a king with the Kirin chip.

It can be said that the emergence of Mate 60 has made many people think about it day and night but cannot figure it out.

Where did Warwick get the chips from?
This question was not revealed until Wang Donglai was reborn, but there were various speculations on the Internet.

There is serious speculation that the national team has taken action, has mastered the relevant technologies, and adopted new processes to achieve a leap in chip performance.

There are also some untrue speculations, saying that Warwick's chips are all manufactured by Snow King in the streets and alleys.

Every time you buy a cup of milk tea, you help Warwick produce a chip.

But after his rebirth, as he got to know the semiconductor industry better, Wang Donglai roughly guessed how Huawei's chips came about.

Among them, one person is absolutely indispensable.

That is Zhang Rujing.

Born in 1948, he graduated from Formosa University, received a master's degree in engineering from the University at Buffalo, New York State University, and a doctorate in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University.

He worked at Texas Instruments for more than 20 years, during which time he successfully established and managed ten factories in Bald Eagle, Sakura Country, Singapore, Italy and Formosa, designing technology development and integrated circuits, and accumulated rich practical experience in the construction and management of IC companies.

In the investment world, no one doesn’t know the old man Buffett, and in the chip world, no one doesn’t know Zhang Rujing.

As he gets older, Zhang Rujing wants to accomplish one thing more and more, which is to develop the domestic semiconductor industry.

For this reason, Zhang Rujing also said: "We are Chinese. If China is not good enough, we will work hard to make China better and be proud to be Chinese!"

In 1997, he retired early from Texas Instruments and returned to Taiwan to found World Advanced Semiconductor. In just three years, he made TSMC, which had been developing for years, tremble with fear.

Facing the threat from World Advanced Semiconductor, TSMC's response was very simple, that is, if you can't beat them, then join them. It directly offered eight times the price to acquire World Advanced Semiconductor. Such a generous TSMC, with its simple "cash ability", directly silenced all the shareholders of World Advanced Semiconductor.

Faced with such a situation, Zhang Rujing knew that no matter how much sentiment he had, it could not compare to the reality of money, so he agreed to the acquisition, but made one request, which was to build a factory in the mainland.

TSMC was unwilling to see this happen, so it first delayed the process and then put forward harsh conditions, asking Zhang Rujing to give up all his shares in an attempt to make Zhang Rujing change his mind.

As a result, Zhang Rujing was not afraid at all and agreed immediately.

He just gave up the stocks worth billions of dollars and brought his whole family, even his elderly mother, to the mainland.

When he arrived on the mainland, Zhang Rujing was like a trapped dragon ascending to heaven.

Since there was no money to build a factory in China, the Beijing-based company relied on the reputation and resources it had accumulated in the industry for more than 20 years and raised $1 billion in just one year.

More than a decade ago, the value of a billion dollars was much higher than it is now.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the 909 Project, the largest electronic industry project in the country, had an initial investment of only about billion yuan.

The country also provides great support to Zhang Rujing, with tax exemption for the first five years and halving of taxes for the next five years.

Since there was no one, Zhang Rujing called in more than 300 technical backbones from Taiwan and recalled more than 100 from Bald Eagle.

It only took 396 days from factory construction to chip trial production.

Six factories were built in three years, all of which reached the nanometer level, dragging the domestic chip industry forward for at least thirty years, and SMIC became the world's third largest chip factory.

When planning the 21-inch production line in the early 2007st century, he used his personal resources to get the five major churches of Bald Eagle to endorse his character and guarantee that what he said was honest and credible. In December 12, he obtained the production equipment for 45-nanometer products, only about a year later than the developed Western countries. On January 2009, 1, he successfully obtained the export license for 1-nanometer production equipment.

However, TSMC still did not let Zhang Rujing go, kept a close eye on him, and finally filed a patent lawsuit against him.

In this patent lawsuit, Zhang Rujing's resignation was one of the conditions for the two parties to reach a settlement. Therefore, in November of the same year, the settlement plan was released, with SMIC paying US$11 million in cash and one-tenth of the company's shares. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Rujing wrote a "voluntary resignation letter" and resigned from many positions in the company.

On the plane from Tangdu to Modu, Wang Donglai recalled a lot of information about Zhang Rujing in his mind.

And next to Wang Donglai was Chen Lingyue.

Chen Lingyue is indispensable when going to Shanghai to meet Zhang Rujing.

After all, he had no contact with Zhang Rujing before, so he might not be able to meet her if he went to her house rashly.

Chen Lingyue was different. He had been a member of Warwick's 2012 Laboratory before and had many connections. By making a few more phone calls, he was able to arrange a meeting with Zhang Rujing.

"Boss, Dr. Zhang founded Xinsheng Semiconductor in Shanghai last June. The total investment is said to be 68 billion US dollars, with the first phase investment of 23 billion US dollars. It has been more than half a year. If you want to convince Dr. Zhang to change his mind, it may be difficult!"

Chen Lingyue was a little hesitant along the way, but finally he mustered up the courage to speak to Wang Donglai.

Hearing Chen Lingyue say this, Wang Dong looked at him and asked curiously, "Why do you think I went to see Dr. Zhang?"

Before Chen Lingyue said it, he was a little hesitant, but after he said it, he became bolder.

"Boss, our company has been continuously developing the semiconductor industry over the past two years. This is all obvious. Now that we are suddenly going to meet Mr. Zhang, it is hard not to think so."

Wang Donglai did not give a direct and definite answer, but changed the subject and said: "Then let me ask you, if you were me, how would you plan to convince Mr. Zhang after the meeting?"

Chen Lingyue didn't expect Wang Donglai to ask him this question. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted. After thinking for a while, he said, "For this, I need to know what the boss's goal is?"

"If the boss's goal is to start a semiconductor company with Mr. Zhang, I think it's unlikely, because Mr. Zhang has already founded Xinsheng Semiconductor and the first phase has already started construction."

"But if it's just about cooperation, then it's simple. I think with Mr. Zhang's personality and style, he won't refuse."

Hearing Chen Lingyue's answer, Wang Donglai shook his head slightly angrily and said, "Brother Chen, I didn't expect you to have changed now."

Chen Lingyue just smiled and didn't refute anything.

Even if the two have a personal relationship, it cannot change the reality that one is the boss and the other is the employee.

After thinking about it, Wang Donglai told Chen Lingyue about his thoughts.

The reason why I brought Chen Lingyue with me is because Chen Lingyue is still needed for the next work.

"Indeed, you are right. We have been planning to enter the semiconductor industry in the past two years in preparation for making a big splash in this field."

"If you want to make progress in the semiconductor industry, Mr. Zhang is someone you cannot miss, and I also want to have a serious chat with him."

"The semiconductor industry cannot be supported by one person or one company. It requires the joint efforts of domestic companies."

In fact, Chen Lingyue had already guessed this, and he did not seem surprised when Wang Donglai said this. At the same time, Chen Lingyue was not surprised that Wang Donglai spoke so loudly, as if he only needed to take action to change the current situation of semiconductors.

Because Wang Donglai has proved himself many times.

Speechless all the way.

The plane landed at Hongqiao.

After getting off the plane, the two went straight to the Xinsheng Semiconductor office building.

Before coming, I had already made an appointment.

Therefore, the two met Zhang Rujing in the shortest possible time.

To be honest, Zhang Rujing was still a little confused when he knew that Wang Donglai wanted to see him.

Although he is old, Zhang Rujing has not become old-fashioned and closed because of his age.

He had heard of Wang Donglai, the rising star in the academic world.

Without hesitation, I agreed and made an appointment.

After meeting, they exchanged a few simple greetings and then Zhang Rujing asked Wang Donglai about his purpose of visit.

Wang Donglai was not surprised by Zhang Rujing's decisiveness.

"Mr. Zhang, I want to develop domestic EDA software!"

As Wang Dong said this, the living room suddenly became quiet.

Zhang Rujing was also a little surprised. He looked at Wang Donglai carefully and said with a little surprise: "Professor Wang, I remember that you majored in mathematics. Why do you want to develop EDA software?"

Although it was a question, anyone could hear another meaning in Zhang Rujing's words.

Wang Donglai smiled, but his eyes were full of seriousness, and he said, "Mr. Zhang, what do you think is the greatest sorrow of this era?"

Zhang Rujing shook his head and did not answer.

"I think the greatest tragedy of this era is that intellectuals have become profit-seeking egoists, without ideals, and everything is about money!"

Zhang Rujing's eyes moved slightly, and he asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

Wang Donglai remained calm and continued, "Whether it is the traditional culture of helping the world when you are rich or taking care of yourself when you are poor, or the modern socialist concept, they are all lofty goals for mankind."

"It's a pity that there are not many people who still have such ideas. When all intellectuals fall into depravity, then this era will be really rotten."

"Domestic semiconductors started slowly and are far behind the international advanced level. However, semiconductors are so important in today's society, but I don't see many people willing to work hard in this industry."

“Making games, copying and cloning Western Internet products, and developing e-commerce platforms…”

"They don't think about technology upgrades or industrial transformation, they just want to monopolize the market and make money easily to get the most benefits!"

"On the domestic rich list, there are many who come from a technical background. This shows how much a country values ​​technology, and it also reflects a country's business environment."

"Those who sell houses and build buildings, engage in social networking and gaming, and run e-commerce platforms and the entire industry chain have gained a lot of wealth and a status that they should not have, thanks to the country's large demographic dividend."

"In my opinion, this shouldn't happen!"

"A nation or a country can only have real confidence if it possesses advanced technology."

"I admire Mr. Zhang's contribution to domestic semiconductors. I also know that Mr. Zhang sincerely hopes that the domestic semiconductor industry will develop better. So, I came here from Tangdu specifically to tell Mr. Zhang this news."

"For domestic semiconductors, you will no longer be fighting alone. You have me and Galaxy Technology behind you!"

These words were beyond Chen Lingyue's expectations, as well as Zhang Rujing's expectations.

"You want to see me just to say this?"

Zhang Rujing asked with some surprise.

Wang Donglai nodded seriously and said, "That's true!"

In fact, this is not entirely true. Wang Donglai wanted to meet Zhang Rujing just to verify a guess.

However, until now, the system has not responded, so he knew that his guess was wrong.

After preparing to use semiconductors as the main body to complete the task, Wang Donglai came up with an idea: if he came into contact with a big shot in this field again, would the system be triggered again?

So, this line came into being.

He looked at Wang Donglai carefully and found that what Wang Donglai said was true and he was not lying to him.

Zhang Rujing's expression became more and more friendly. Over the years, he rarely saw people like Wang Donglai in the country.

"Professor Wang, have you really never thought about going into real estate? You know, this industry is more profitable than doing scientific research or semiconductors. A company as big as Galaxy Technology is fully capable of diversifying its operations and increasing its market value."

Although he was very satisfied with Wang Donglai's answer, Zhang Rujing still asked this question.

Facing Zhang Rujing's question, Wang Donglai did not hesitate at all and said, "In terms of my wealth, I am no longer a poor boy from the countryside or a lousy teacher. In terms of class, I should be considered a member of the evil capitalists."

“Business cannot be measured by morality, because if it were, all business practices would be immoral!”

"So, I don't shy away from my identity as a businessman, because the purpose of making money is not for pleasure or a sense of accomplishment, but to use my own money to engage in research and development, to promote technological development, to create more jobs, and to make more people live a better and happier life."

"Real estate is not my ambition!"

"I hope that humans will go to the universe and leave this limited planet to conquer the endless universe. The future of mankind should be unlimited."

"I have said before that the greatest tragedy of an era is when intellectuals become profit-seeking and egoistic. I don't want to see this era, full of infinite possibilities, gradually become vulgar and smelly."

"Human civilization has always wanted to go to the universe since ancient times, and we have already taken the first step in this era. We should continue to work hard to complete it as soon as possible!"

"A billionaire, a hundred billionaire, or a Fortune 500 company with a market value of trillions is incomparably insignificant compared to human civilization."

(End of this chapter)