Reinventing the Millennium

Fang Zhuo has not cared about his team in the past two years.

Because the role it originally played as a bridge of friendship is already very small. Of course, as an identity symbol and as a gift to myself, it is still very qualified.

The distant Rockets trident has long since disintegrated, and Yao Ming's style of play has been relatively healthy in the past two years. The Rockets can only hover on the edge of the playoffs in the fiercely competitive Western Conference.

However, the team is running pretty well and is a profitable part of the league.

Because of Chinese owner and player Yao Ming, the Rockets have always been favored by domestic brands for sponsorship, which has also brought extra income to team players. At the same time, the team also has more exchanges with domestic teams during the offseason. Objectively, it has promoted a little bit of level improvement.

"Yi Jianlian is willing to go to the Rockets. Let the coaching staff evaluate it. You can call Houston later." Fang Zhuo told his secretary. His simple view of Yi Jianlian was that he could not become the core of the team, but he should be strong enough to enter the rotation. There are still some. One of the main reasons for the poor development in the league in recent years is probably related to personality.

Liu Zonghong agreed. Although the boss did not make it clear, he rarely contacted the coaching staff directly. This action itself has meaning, and there will probably be no problem.

Two days later, when the team started to make contact, Fang Zhuo did not expect to receive a special call from Yao Ming. His words were more tactful, and he felt that Yi Jianlian had the ability to return to the NBA.

"Are you a lobbyist?" Fang Zhuo was a little surprised.

"I'm not a lobbyist, but I saw the news that the team is in contact with the United Arab Emirates." Yao Ming said, "I don't want to interfere with the team's management, it's..."

"Okay, I understand, I'm already contacting the Dongguan team. It depends on whether they will let him go." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "But even if he is signed to the Rockets, he will not be able to get the treatment he received with the No. 6 pick."

When Yi Jianlian landed in the NBA, he was selected with the No. 6 pick by the Bucks, who also had high hopes for him. Things are different now. This year, he did not get a contract extension from his former team, the Mavericks, and the league was suspended, so he had to choose to return to China to play. .

"Well, it depends on him..." Yao Ming thought about his words. He wanted to say it was fate, but he changed it and said, "It's a deed."

"Speaking of which, I saw news on the Internet two days ago, talking about where you will go after retirement, and thought you might manage basketball in China." Since Fang Zhuo answered Yao Ming's call, he started to chat.

Yao Ming's career has changed. He originally announced his retirement at the end of last season. Now his physical condition is not bad. He probably can play for another two years. However, the team's lineup is indeed some distance away from the championship.

"This year the Basketball Association actually talked to me about the future." Yao Ming said thoughtfully, "I don't rule out this possibility. Well, Mr. Fang, in other words, it is quite possible."

"What are you looking for? It's boring. You go to the Basketball Association and do management work. Think about it, you are such a big man and you still have to bow your head to toast." Fang Zhuo persuaded, "If you think about it, it's not stressful enough."

When Yao Ming heard this, he smiled and said, "Mr. Fang, you run a business, why don't you make a toast?"

"I do respect you, but there are very few people who respect you. Most of the time, the water in the well does not touch the water in the river. You said you have such a fortune, why bother to cause more trouble." Fang Zhuo was very honest.

Yao Ming was silent for a while and then asked: "Mr. Fang, I can watch the news in Houston, so why do you do semiconductors? Isn't Yike Company very good?"

Fang Zhuo: "You..."

"You have to pursue something, right?" Yao Ming smiled and said, "Learn from Mr. Fang."

Fang Zhuo wanted to pour cold water on him, but he thought about it and let it go. He did have different pursuits.

He turned the conversation back to the team, which was a statement from a boss: "Rebuild this year and see if we can form a competitive lineup again."

"Okay, Mr. Fang, I still have gas in the tank!" Yao Ming cheered up. Even at the end of his career, no athlete doesn't want to achieve better results.

Fang Zhuo ended his communication with Yao Ming and reviewed the current situation of the league. He felt that it was indeed difficult to chase the championship. There were the Spurs and Thunder in the West, and the Heat formed the Big Three in the East.

As for a player of recent importance, it may be Paul of the Hornets who is under trusteeship by the league.

Fang Zhuo still leaves it to his secretary to convey his interest in the players to the team's uniform staff. Whether this can happen or not depends on mutual contact and leverage.

The team's affairs were quickly forgotten, and Yi Jianlian's move was quickly finalized. The adult beauty of the Dongguan team did not hinder the ace player's dream journey and was willing to let him go. The Rockets quickly offered a contract to let the team Another Chinese player has been added.

In the last half of December, Fang Zhuo wanted to wait for Ice Core's assessment of the development of the process, but could not wait for any news. However, due to the foreign media being prompted to further report on Ice Core's plight at 28nm, he I flew to the capital again and talked with the leaders about the current situation and mentioned the changes in the outside world.

However, the initiative for this change is not in our own hands, so we can only remain calm.

Fortunately, overall, the debt crisis in Europe, the war in Syria in the Middle East, and the Iranian nuclear issue are hot topics around the world, and they also involve more energy from the United States.

If you look at it from this perspective, even if the ice core faces trouble, it will not evolve into a full-scale intervention.

Fang Zhuo felt more relieved after listening to the analysis from this perspective.

On the 24th, Yike launched the already announced smart voice assistant as scheduled, adding a touch of brand brilliance to the Christmas activities in the global market.

Although Google, Apple, and Samsung have launched related projects after seeing the performance of Siri, Yike's acquisition of Siri and its integration with its own technology are indeed faster, satisfying the early adopter mood of many users.

However, Siri, which has two sets of mechanisms, obviously has a long way to go to evolve. Its actual performance has also been criticized by many users, who believe that Siri swings back and forth between intelligence and retardation.

Fang Zhuo responded to this voice on Twitter. On the one hand, he wished users a Merry Christmas, and on the other hand, he also hoped that everyone would be more tolerant of the application of new technologies.

On the last day of the Gregorian calendar year, Fang Zhuo gave himself a half-day off. First he couldn't help but call Qiu Ciyun instead of asking Liang Mengsong directly. Then, after getting no results, he practiced calligraphy, listened to music and played for a while. ball, ready to face a new and potentially challenging year in a relaxed state.

Su Wei worked full time and overtime. When she finally got home and saw the CEO sitting on the sofa watching a movie, she couldn't help complaining: "You really enjoyed yourself today. Just give yourself a day off. If you have nothing to do, you keep calling me. Why are you urging me?" , don’t you know who I work for?”

"Working is important, but making little people is also fun." Fang Zhuo blinked, "I'm tired of waiting for you."

"It's a warm and full New Year's Eve, right?" Su Wei took off her coat, revealing her graceful curves.

Fang Zhuo turned off the TV and found another way to have fun.

Time has entered 2012. Except for the adjustment of holidays, New Year's Day is nothing special in the early morning. Fang Zhuo sits in the office and doesn't feel anything else except looking at the date change in the lower right corner of the computer.

Perhaps, Yi Ke is one year older and Bing Xin is one year older, which may make him feel a little more emotional.

He thought that the day would go smoothly and he would be able to go back and make little people on time, but just as Fang Zhuo was getting ready to get off work in the evening, he received a New Year's Eve gift from the other side of the ocean.

Zhang Zhongtong, the head of Taiwan Journal, visited the Qualcomm headquarters in San Diego in the United States and accepted an interview on the first day of 2012. He talked about many of his views on the industry and competitors.

Bing Xin and Fang Zhuo occupy a large space here.

Zhang Zhongtong praised the development of ice core and reiterated that it has become an important opponent of Taiwanese in the field of wafer manufacturing.

"Ice core is developing very fast. In the past, we always thought it was a new player entering this field. However, today we see that ice core has also been working in the wafer manufacturing industry for eight years."

“In the past eight years, Ice Core has become the third largest wafer foundry company in the world. It has established the China Wafer Manufacturing Alliance headed by it in the mainland. It has major customers such as Yike, Qualcomm, and Nvidia that it maintains close cooperation with. "

"In addition, it has reached a technical cooperation framework with semiconductor companies such as Samsung and Infineon, and maintains a close cooperative relationship with the Belgian Microelectronics Center."

"It can be said that Bingxin is a typical representative of the rise of semiconductor companies in mainland China, which is bound to reshape the pattern of the global semiconductor industry."

Zhang Zhong talked eloquently and at an unhurried and slow pace. He really put the ice core in a very high position.

"Is ice core really so competitive?" Annabelle, a reporter from Bloomberg, asked after hearing the head reporter's praise of another company.

"It is more competitive than you think, but the most important thing is that its future will be more competitive than it is now, because behind the ice core is the huge market in mainland China." Zhang Zhongtong said with great certainty.

Reporter Annabelle nodded and asked another related question: "What does Mr. Zhang think of Mr. Fang who founded Ice Core?"

"Mr. Fang, he is an alternative in the semiconductor circle. I just talked about Bingxin." Zhang Zhongyan said seriously, "I just want to talk about Mr. Fang. To put it simply, he directed the rise of the semiconductor industry in mainland China. The biggest promoter of direct pursuit.”

"An alternative and unusual leader of a semiconductor company has created an operating system that extensively connects the upstream and downstream of the industry. This is a major achievement of Mr. Fang in the past few years."

"I used to admire Zhang Rujing of SMIC and wanted him to become a member of Taiwan Journal."

"However, I have to say that Mr. Fang is a more glorious figure in the mainland semiconductor industry."

Zhang Zhonghe praised Fang Zhuo even more highly than Bing Xin.

Annabelle was surprised: "As far as I know, Mr. Fang is not from the semiconductor industry and has no relevant technical background. Can he really be compared with Zhang Rujing of SMIC?"

She felt that this compliment was beyond imagination.

"Did Zhang Rujing chase SMIC so close to the Taiwan Journal?" Zhang Zhongtou asked rhetorically.

Annabelle is familiar with the industry situation and discussed: "The 28nm research and development of ice core has encountered problems, and its top executives Qiu Ciyun, Liang Mengsong, Hu Zhengming and others seem to have played a greater role in the development of ice core."

"There was an emperor in ancient China named Liu Bang. He said that his talents in the three fields were not as good as those of his three generals, but the reason why he succeeded was that he knew people well and made good use of them." Zhang Zhongtou told examples from history, "And His opponent Xiang Yu had a very powerful general but could not use it correctly, so he failed."

Liu Bang: Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin are all outstanding men, and they use them to conquer the world. Xiang Yu has an increased standard and cannot use it. This is why I captured him.

Zhang Zhongtai compared Liu Bang's ability to know people well with Fang Zhuo, and compared himself: "Liang Mengsong, Hu Zhengming, and Qiu Ciyun you just mentioned, they all have resumes in Taiwan, especially Liang Mengsong. I am Liu Bang's one who can't use generals correctly." Opponent Xiang Yu."

Annabelle understood and laughed dumbly: "Mr. Zhang, you mean that Mr. Fang is better than you? No, the Taiji you founded is the number one in the semiconductor foundry field."

"The reason why Bingxin can develop so fast is that Mr. Fang's role is immeasurable. In addition to knowing people and making good use of them, Yike he founded has greatly promoted the progress of Bingxin." Zhang Zhongqing became more and more enthusiastic, "Without him, there would be no world." With Bingxin, without Hu Zhengming and Liang Mengsong, Bingxin may not be so successful, but without Mr. Fang, Bingxin will definitely not be successful.”

Zhang Zhongtou was so decisive that it shocked Annabelle for a while. It sounds like Mr. Fang is really more innovative than Zhang Zhongtou in the semiconductor field?

"Yike has been so successful. Its influence on ice cores has even made our Taiwan journalists consider whether we should also try making mobile phones and produce and sell them ourselves to provide profits."

"But this is too difficult. We can only do what we are good at, and we can only improve our technology to seek cooperation with customers such as Qualcomm."

Zhang Zhongqi came to Qualcomm this time to discuss further cooperation. Taiji's 28nm process has been commercialized, and production capacity utilization requires more orders from customers.

He continued to help refute the rumors: "As for the problems you said the ice core encountered at 28nm, it will never be a problem that hinders its development."

Annabelle asked, "Why?"

"Bingxin is already on the right path of development." Zhang Zhongyan replied, "The talents, technology, and funds it has accumulated will help it break through obstacles."

Annabelle frowned and said, "So, ice core will continue to make rapid progress in the field of wafer foundry?"

"Bing Xin is very pragmatic, and Mr. Fang is very beautiful in his work and has a very decisive personality. I believe they will continue to make rapid progress." Zhang Zhongmo said with a smile, "Do you know what my biggest wish is for the new year?"

The reporter is waiting for the following.

"Mr. Fang also has a very important characteristic. He is young." Zhang Zhongmo said, "He will lead Bingxin and China's semiconductor industry to develop and rise. I have only one wish. I hope that before I die, Taiwanese journalists will not be Ice core catches up.”

He smiled and said: "In this way, I will have more dignity when I die."

The head of the world's leading wafer foundry praised Bing Xin and Mr. Fang extremely humbly, and he did not hesitate to use jokes in his lifetime to boast about his competitors. By the way, he also warned all interested people who pay attention to China's semiconductor industry. (End of chapter)