Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

Luo Xiangyu brought Xu Huasheng to a small building inside the compound. The whole compound had a very good environment, and of course the security was also very strict.

The two got out of the car, and the driver waited outside.

The lights were still on in the small building, and Luo Xiangyu knocked on the door.

The one who opened the door was an old lady with white hair. Although she was very old, she looked very energetic and had wisdom in her eyes.

"Xiao Luo is here, come in quickly..."

The old lady smiled and said after seeing Luo Xiangyu.

"Auntie Feng, are you feeling well these days?"

Luo Xiangyu said with a smile.

"Fine..."

The old lady smiled and looked at Xu Huasheng.

"Hello, Grandma Feng, my name is Xu Huasheng..."

Xu Huasheng said with a smile.

"Oh, whose child is this? He is so handsome. Xiao Luo, is this your junior?"

The old lady's face was instantly full of smiles.

"Well, this is my junior. I came to talk to Minister Pan today..."

Luo Xiangyu said with a smile.

"Then hurry in, old man, old man, Xiao Luo is here..."

The old lady invited the two people into the house and shouted loudly. Soon, an old man wearing glasses and dressed casually came out of a room.

"Come on, come, let's talk in the study..."

The old man said with a smile. Luo Xiangyu nodded and took Xu Huasheng directly into the old man's study.

The study was not big, and it was filled with all kinds of books.

"Mr. Pan, I'm sorry to bother you late at night. It's really urgent. I won't delay..."

Luo Xiangyu said directly.

Pan Yunqing is currently the boss of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade.

And this department will be changed to a very loud name in a few years, called the Huaxia Ministry of Commerce.

"This is the thing..."

Luo Xiangyu seriously talked about Huasheng Electronics. When he heard that Huasheng Electronics actually got 180 million US dollars in orders from Walmart and Best Buy, Mr. Pan also looked at Xu Huasheng with surprise.

An order of 180 million US dollars, with a net profit of more than 100 million US dollars, is definitely a super large order in the history of Chinese exports in recent years. The most important thing is still technological products, not mineral resources and cheap products.

"Mr. Pan, not only that, Xiao Xu also brought an important product today. Xiao Xu, tell Mr. Pan about it..."

Luo Xiangyu looked at Xu Huasheng, and Xu Huasheng nodded.

"Mr. Pan, this is the next product prepared by our company..."

As he said, Xu Huasheng took out the VCD directly. Looking at the VCD, Pan Yunqing's face was full of curiosity.

When Xu Huasheng told Pan Yunqing about the functions of the VCD, Pan Yunqing instantly understood what was going on.

"This kind of miniaturized video disc projector has a wide market. Whether it is at home or abroad, with the improvement of people's living standards, everyone's spiritual needs will definitely increase. How much is the current price of such a product abroad?"

Pan Yunqing couldn't help asking, and hearing this, Xu Huasheng and Luo Xiangyu laughed.

"Mr. Pan, there is no such product abroad at present. This VCD is exclusively developed by Huasheng Electronics and has been patented worldwide. It is the only one in the world..."

Luo Xiangyu said with a smile, and Pan Yunqing's eyes widened immediately after hearing this.

"Xiao Luo, you didn't lie to me?"

Pan Yunqing looked at Luo Xiangyu with a serious face. As the boss of the trade department, he knew very well the weight of Luo Xiangyu's words.

If it is the only one in the world, then this business will be huge.

"Mr. Pan, who dares to talk nonsense about this. That's why I am so anxious to bring Xiao Xu to you. I think if this product is well operated, it will not only allow us to earn a lot of foreign exchange, but also drive the development of related domestic industrial chains, because the beneficiaries of this product are countless, and at the same time, this product can also be our China's business card in the field of science and technology."

Luo Xiangyu's words made Pan Yunqing swallow his saliva. Luo Xiangyu is right. If it is the only one in the world, then this terrifying market will be huge. The market size can even reach more than 10 billion US dollars. If China takes this market, it can also play a great role in promoting China's economic development.

"You came to me, what do you want me to do?"

Pan Yunqing looked at Xu Huasheng and asked seriously.

"Mr. Pan, we have two things to do. The first thing is to coordinate the production of our company's products. At present, our company is relatively small, but we have a lot of orders. So our company wants to take advantage of our country's institutional advantages and cooperate with brother units to produce the most products in the shortest time, and then put them on the market in the shortest time, so that we can take advantage of the market gap and make the most profits in the shortest time. Only when the money is in our pocket can we feel at ease..."Xu Huasheng's words made both Mr. Pan and Luo Xiangyu laugh. Yes, money belongs to you only when it is in your own pocket.

"That's no problem. We still have an advantage in coordinating production."

Pan Yunqing said with a smile, his face full of confidence. China's biggest advantage is that there are many state-owned enterprises. The total number of these enterprises is a very terrifying number.

"Mr. Pan, the second thing is the decoding chip, the core component of VCD. The decoding chip is the core component of VCD, and the production of this chip must use a photolithography machine. If we can't produce the decoding chip ourselves, we must hand it over to a foreign foundry for production. In this case, the price of a chip may be more than $100. Not only that, it is also easy to be strangled by foreign companies. If they deliberately block our production or delay delivery of one order, the market vacancy period may be over. If we produce it ourselves, the price of a chip will not exceed $20. If the quantity is large, it may be ten dollars or even lower."

Xu Huasheng said seriously that China is best at making some high-end things cheap. Once China breaks through the technology, large-scale production can directly drive down the price to cabbage, and the same is true for chips.

If China can really build a complete industrial chain, the production cost of this decoding chip, let alone twenty US dollars, can probably be produced for twenty RMB.

Xu Huasheng's words made Pan Yunqing look serious.

Everyone knows how to do economic calculations.

The difference between the production cost of a chip produced abroad and domestically is so large. As a company, who doesn't want to produce at a low cost?

Moreover, Pan Yunqing also agrees with Xu Huasheng's talk about bottlenecks and market vacancy periods. The market vacancy period of a commodity is very important. Just like TV sets, when China didn't have them before, foreign TV sets were not only expensive in China, but also hard to get. Foreign brands relied on the vacancy in the Chinese market to make money.

Now, after a large number of TV production lines in China went online, the price of foreign TV sets immediately dropped, and the profit was greatly reduced.

"Mr. Pan, so we came this time. Just to see if our country can complete the production of this chip. I know that our domestic semiconductor industry is very weak at present. But I think as long as there is money and people, our country has so many smart people, we will definitely be able to make a breakthrough. We can even make atomic bombs and missiles, can't we make a photolithography machine?"

Xu Huasheng said directly, and this made Luo Xiangyu and Pan Yunqing nod.

Yes, our country can even make atomic bombs and missiles, can't we make a civilian photolithography machine?

"Mr. Pan, the semiconductor industry is a high-end manufacturing industry with a very high investment-production ratio. Not only that, with the development of technology, chips will probably be needed in all aspects in the future. Although there is a gap between us and developed countries now, the gap is not too exaggerated. The technology gap is at most ten years. If we don't invest now and only think about buying foreign chips, it is equivalent to using our money to help others support the industrial chain. In the future, the technology gap will probably become larger and larger. After a few decades, when our economy develops, we will find that the chips are controlled by others. This will not only make our country lose a lot of money every year, but also directly affect national security..."

Xu Huasheng directly analyzed the future development direction of the semiconductor industry to Pan Yunqing. Although Xu Huasheng was speaking in a restrained manner, his words still shocked Pan Yunqing and Luo Xiangyu.

The atmosphere in the room became solemn.

"What Xiao Xu said, the country actually knows. But the country is short of money, and the gap between us and foreign countries is too big. Now the country focuses on economic construction. The most important thing at present is to solve the livelihood problems of the people across the country and make the people rich. Xiao Xu, the semiconductor industry is very important, but the initial investment is also very large. Now, even the research of many weapons and equipment has stopped, we are too poor..."

Old Pan sighed, a good cook can't cook without rice, China wants to do too many things. China also knows the importance of the semiconductor industry and wants to pursue it, but it has no money.

"Old Pan, what if our company is willing to pay? If we pay, can the country give us some support in terms of talent?"

Xu Huasheng said directly, which made Luo Xiangyu and Pan Yunqing stunned.

"Mr. Pan, the sales of our company's air fryers should be very good. If the production capacity can keep up, we can make a lot of money in the future. I dare not say how much, but two or three hundred million dollars should not be a problem. If the country is willing to help us contact some universities and research institutions, our company is willing to spend money to develop photolithography machines and layout the semiconductor industry. The process required for VCD decoding chips is not high. As long as there are people, I think it will cost tens of millions.The US dollar should be able to solve the problem. Instead of letting foreign foundries earn money, it is better for us to spend money to make our own products, even if it is slow. If one order solves the problem of decoding chips, VCD will make a big profit in the global market. The money earned will be invested in research and development, so that a virtuous circle can be formed..."

Xu Huasheng said the ultimate purpose of his visit this time.

Xu Huasheng's biggest purpose for this visit this time is this. He has technical information in his head, but he lacks people.

Even if he takes out those technical information, he still needs people to digest and turn them into products. Now the air fryer has made his company earn the first sum of money. Next, as long as the country is willing to help, the production of decoding chips will not be a problem.