Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

Santa Clara County.

When Lin Baicheng came here, it was already past four in the afternoon.

Silicon Valley is not all in Santa Clara County, but Santa Clara County is the most important part of Silicon Valley. Especially now that we have just entered the 1980s, the development of the technology industry has not experienced the acceleration of the 1980s and 1990s. Many technology companies They haven't been born yet, let alone moved their headquarters here, so only a small area has been developed here in Silicon Valley.

Although the current Silicon Valley is not inconspicuous, it is definitely not as famous as it will be a few decades ago, and it is not a household name even in the United States.

A few decades later, few people in the United States would not know that Silicon Valley is the cradle of the technology industry and the dream place to get rich overnight. Even people from all over the world know this famous place.

In Silicon Valley, four companies under Lin Baicheng's name have settled here, including Galaxy Semiconductor, Microsoft Corporation, Shiwei Software, a joint venture between Microsoft and New Century Software, and Sun Electronics Communications Company, which has not yet completely moved here.

In addition to these four companies, Lin Baicheng also has a villa in Silicon Valley, as well as a pond, grassland and a forest area attached to the villa.

Nowadays, land in Silicon Valley is very cheap, whether it is a villa or a corporate office building.

The reason for this is because the farmers here in Santa Clara County united and gave away their land to semiconductor technology companies for almost free in the early days. The fees were also not high in the 1970s, and they have not increased much now.

By doing this, it seems that the farmers have suffered a huge loss, barely made any money, and given away their land in vain.

But the problem is, since they do this, it must be good for their farmers.

The place where farmers can benefit is the remaining land. They have a lot of land. Giving away part of it is just to attract high-tech companies to settle here and attract people to work here. When this area develops, farmers will The remaining land can be sold at a good price.

This principle is actually very simple. When a large enterprise settles down, the enterprise will have employees. When the number of employees increases, there will definitely be demand for food, drink, housing and transportation. When businessmen see the demand, they will come over to do business and build supporting facilities. This is To purchase land, the land in the farmer's hands begins to become valuable.

As Silicon Valley develops better and better, the land in the hands of farmers becomes more and more valuable, and what was previously given away for free can be easily earned back.

Because it was getting late, Lin Baicheng went to the villa instead of going to several companies.

There is no housekeeper in the villa here, but there are usually servants cleaning and taking care of the flower gardens. Before Lin Baicheng came over, Catherine even arranged for people to come over in advance to do things, including the chef.

"Catherine, please contact Sandra and ask her to come over after dinner after get off work."

When they arrived at the villa, Lin Baicheng asked his personal secretary Catherine to contact Galaxy Semiconductor's manager Buller Sandra.

Catherine responded: "Okay Chairman, I will contact you later."

"good!"

Lin Baicheng decided to go upstairs and take a shower first.

After taking a shower, Lin Baicheng called New York in the bedroom and chatted with Maori Haruko for a while.

When Lin Baicheng came downstairs, he found that Bulle Sandra had already arrived.

"Sandra, you're here. Have you had dinner?"

Lin Baicheng was a little surprised. It was not yet six o'clock, so he should not have gotten off work yet.

"not yet."

Buller Sandra seemed to know what Lin Baicheng was thinking, and took the initiative to explain: "Because I happened to have something to go to Fairchild Semiconductor in the afternoon, so when Miss Jackson contacted the company, the company contacted the person at Fairchild Semiconductor. I, I was just about to return to the company, so I came over to your side first.” The Jackson he mentioned was naturally Catherine, whose full name was Catherine Jackson.

"I wonder if you can have Chinese food? Since you are here, let's eat together tonight."

Lin Baicheng said that he had no intention of accommodating Buhler Sandra to eat Western food. He was the big boss, and Buhler Sandra was not an indispensable technical expert in the company, so he had no need to accommodate the other party.

Of course, even management talents should be paid attention to, but Lin Baicheng gave them higher treatment than those in the same industry, which is enough attention.

"Thank you, Chairman. I have no problem."

Bulle Sandra immediately said that even if he had never eaten Chinese food before, he would definitely say that there was no problem and everything would be closer to the big boss.

"Catherine, go talk to the kitchen and prepare an extra serving of Sandra's."

Upon seeing this, Lin Baicheng spoke to Catherine who was standing aside.

"Excuse me, Miss Jackson."

Bulle Sandra politely told Catherine that he did not want to offend the big boss's personal secretary.

"This is what I should do."

Catherine said as she left and headed towards the kitchen.

At this time, Lin Baicheng said to Buller Sandra: "You just said that you have something to go to Fairchild Semiconductor today. Is there anything you can do?"

"Actually, it's still the same thing."

Buhler Sandra said: "I am communicating with an engineer from Fairchild Semiconductor. There has been some progress recently, so I need to strengthen contact and move around more."

"Is it okay for you to go directly to the door to recruit people?"

Lin Baicheng was a little confused. It was okay to poach people in private, but it might be inappropriate to come to him.

"I came here for technical exchange. This is not the first time this has happened at Fairchild Semiconductor."

Although Buhler Sandra is responsible for the management of Galaxy Semiconductor Company, he is not completely ignorant of the semiconductor industry. He is also well-known in the industry, but his R\u0026D capabilities are not as high as those of well-known industry leaders. Moreover, he I am better at management and know many well-known people in the industry.

"It's fine if you think it's okay."

Lin Baicheng would not interfere in this kind of matter. Bulle Sandra thought it was okay to do this, so he would do it this way. He, a layman, would not have to instruct an expert.

"By the way, what's the current situation of Fairchild Semiconductor?"

"Fairchild Semiconductor was sold to French Capital for US$350 million six months ago, which caused a certain amount of turbulence in the company. Currently, French Capital is mainly focused on stabilizing Fairchild Semiconductor, and no major changes can be seen yet. "

"However, it was precisely because Fairchild Semiconductor was taken over by French capital not long ago, which caused turmoil in the company, so the brain drain was obvious. The company's high welfare benefits allowed the company to poach a lot of talents from Fairchild Semiconductor during this period."

"While French Capital has not completely stabilized Fairchild Semiconductor, I want to recruit more talents to join the company, so I have been in frequent contact with engineers there recently and often go there."

Buller Sandra said out loud that Lin Baicheng knew that Fairchild Semiconductor was sold last year. At that time, he did not have that much money, and it was difficult to acquire Fairchild Semiconductor due to his status, so he did not intervene. this matter.

"If you do a good job, the more talents the better, and you can dig them out one by one."

Lin Baicheng was very satisfied. In fact, he knew that Galaxy Semiconductor had added a lot of R\u0026D talents in the past six months, but he only knew that they were recruited from recruitment and other companies. The specific details were not clear. He had not asked before. So clear.

For Lin Baicheng, who is in charge of the general direction of the company, he does not need to know so clearly, as long as he can see the results he wants and understand the process a little bit.

Buller Sandra said: "But Chairman, having too many people is actually a bit troublesome. I am planning to mention this matter to you later."

"What's the problem? Just tell me and I'll solve it for you."

Lin Baicheng attaches great importance to Galaxy Semiconductor.

"The people who have been poached by the company are all outstanding talents, and their remuneration is not low. The company will incur a large amount of expenses every year, which is a big burden for the company."

"And this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that after they join the company, they have to do things. The company's current R\u0026D projects are almost unable to accommodate more people, and some of the top players in the industry even have their own projects. The company needs to invest a sum of money every year for research before they are willing to help the company research the required technology.”

"In general, the company's expenses have increased significantly, and new projects need to be launched, and new projects cost money."

Bulle Sandra talked about the difficulties. The more talents, the better. People should eat as much food as they need. Eating too much food will fill your stomach.

Galaxy Semiconductor's revenue last year was US$120 million and its profit was US$35 million. Although it is a subsidiary of Galaxy Semiconductor, the company's profits were not collected by Galaxy Semiconductor because Galaxy Semiconductor itself also needs money.

Galaxy Semiconductor itself has research and development tasks, and now it has some additional expenditures. The company, which does not have much cash to begin with, is naturally short of money.

"Don't worry about the money, I will prepare it for you."

Lin Baicheng immediately said: "Since the company has no money, let's start financing. It is also time to find some powerful shareholders for the company."

Of course, Lin Baicheng did not really want Galaxy Semiconductor to start financing. Now is not the time for the company to raise funds. The reason why he said this was to let his overseas companies participate in financing. The left hand is the right hand.

As a result, Lin Baicheng's apparent shareholding in Galaxy Semiconductor has been reduced. When the financing actually starts and the company is listed, the shares he holds will not be too large and will not be too conspicuous.

"I will cooperate with the company's financing plan," Bule Sandra said.

"After the company starts financing, I will also start an equity incentive plan and use no less than 5% of the shares as incentives for outstanding employees. Whether they are management or R\u0026D talents, as long as they contribute to the company, they will receive corresponding rewards. equity as an incentive.”

Lin Baicheng knows very well that if a company wants to develop well, it is best to implement an equity incentive plan. Especially high-tech R\u0026D companies have particularly high demand for talents. If the company cannot retain talents, the company will never develop, and even if it develops, it will be surpassed by latecomers.

Just think about generating electricity for love. No one is a fool.

"Thank you, Chairman. I believe that after this news is announced, everyone will be very happy and work more seriously for the company."

Bulle Sandra was overjoyed when she heard this. He was the manager of the company and was responsible for the management of the company. Even if the incentive stock options were not the largest, they were at least the largest.

Galaxy Semiconductor's valuation is not low. Although some industries have been absorbed by Galaxy Semiconductor, the company's valuation will be at least over US$300 million after one year, and by the time the company goes public, it will be valued at at least US$500 million.

As long as he can get two thousandths of the incentive equity, he can become a millionaire, which is the goal of countless middle class people.

In today's United States, most people's annual salary is less than ten thousand dollars, and a million dollars is already a "rich man." Countless middle and lower-class people want to become millionaires and complete a class jump.

Lin Baicheng said: "You can first formulate an equity incentive plan and give it to me for review. The incentive equity will be allocated from my shares without affecting financing."

"I will do the relevant work."

Bulle Sandra responded solemnly, this was related to his future income, how could he not be serious.

"Continue to recruit talents, expand the company's R\u0026D team, increase R\u0026D projects, and don't be afraid to spend money."

Because of Galaxy Semiconductor's relationship in the United States, Lin Baicheng's investment will not be too much. Galaxy Semiconductor is in Xiangjiang, which is on Lin Baicheng's territory. Therefore, most of the huge capital investment in the semiconductor industry planned by Haruko Mouri will be made. Invest in Galaxy Semiconductor.

The company is located in Xiangjiang. Although Xiangjiang is still a British colony, Xiangjiang will return in more than ten years. Lin Baicheng can feel more at ease with the semiconductor company located in Xiangjiang.

Even if it is sanctioned by then, the company is in Hong Kong and is beyond the reach of the United States. But if it were Galaxy Semiconductor in Silicon Valley, it would be too easy for the United States to cause trouble.

Time passed slowly while Lin Baicheng and Bulle Sandra were chatting. It was not until a servant said that dinner had been prepared and asked Lin Baicheng when he was going to have dinner that Lin Baicheng ended his chat with Bulle Sandra.

Lin Baicheng not only invited Bulle Sandra to dine with him, but also asked Catherine to dine with him. As for the bodyguards, they were divided into two groups for meals, ensuring that someone was on duty at each time period.

Although nothing has happened to Lin Baicheng, the highly paid bodyguards are still very dedicated to their duties, and Lin Baicheng does not allow them to slack off. So far, he has not seen the bodyguards slacking off, otherwise he would definitely remind him loudly. No matter whether there is an unexpected situation or not, the bodyguards' duty is to protect him. He will never allow them to be negligent and neglectful with the high salary he gives.

After dinner, Lin Baicheng told Buhler Sandra that he would go to Galaxy Semiconductor tomorrow afternoon to let Buhler Sandra prepare. He was not going to make a surprise attack.

In Silicon Valley, Lin Baicheng does not plan to stay too long. He will leave in two days at most. If the matter can be completed in one day, he will leave Silicon Valley and head to New York in one day.