Reinventing the Millennium

In the last few days of March 2004, several shocking things happened in the secondary market.

On March 21, Shanda successfully listed on the Nasdaq in the United States. However, it failed immediately after its listing and raised only US$152 million in the IPO, which was far lower than the previously announced target of nearly US$260 million.

On March 22, SMIC, which was in a lawsuit with TSMC, was listed in the United States and Hong Kong, and then suffered a sharp break, showing the capital market's pessimism about SMIC's future direction.

On March 23, initiated by the Beijing Communications Administration and the Beijing Communications Industry Association, 246 communications companies jointly signed the "Beijing Wireless Mobile Value-Added Service Industry Self-Discipline Convention". Many SP service providers such as Sina, NetEase, Sohu, and TOM Network were impressive. In the column.

Affected by the news of formal supervision of the wireless value-added market, the share prices of the three major portals all fell slightly. TOM, which was already preparing to go public, stopped its road show plan and neither announced its next move nor responded to interviews with reporters.

It is said that TOM.com was interviewed by relevant departments and required to make rectifications related to the business that affected the listing. The road to listing suffered substantial setbacks. Some shareholders expressed doubts and dissatisfaction with the actual controller Zhou Kaixuan. There may be heavy personnel changes. Adjustment.

As time approaches to April, there is suddenly more news related to the secondary market. Analysis and disclosures from all parties have made the media and related circles extremely lively.

Under such circumstances, Yike President Fang Zhuo postponed his flight to Luzhou and had two low-key communications with Zhang Xinsheng, chairman of the reorganized Bailian Group in Shanghai.

The two parties have sincere exchanges and are expected to jointly develop the 2-3 and 2-4 plots of Zhuyuan that have just concluded the previous bidding.

Although Fang Zhuo's actions were extremely low-key, someone still heard the news and reviewed the last highly anticipated bidding process again, and found the 40 million lead to be intriguing.

"Mr. Fang has already made up his mind to jointly develop this land with Bailian, right?"

"I'm afraid it's because of Bailian Group that Yongke dared to acquire land at such a high price. The two companies in Shanghai and Shanghai are joining forces to fight against Hong Kong companies."

"Yongke has now reduced the financial pressure. I am afraid that the next bidding will be very aggressive. Does Shencheng's prime land really depend on Yongke's actions?"

"Liu Yiyi is very proud of himself. He is really following the right person when he follows Mr. Fang."

Yongke's news has been analyzed by many people, which is indispensable for Liu Suyi's high profile, and his high profile is not just to show off, but also to use this momentum to complete Yongke's mergers and acquisitions.

This was something that Mr. Fang Lin explained before going to Luzhou. He did not expect that Mr. Fang would let him do it like this, and he increasingly believed that Mr. Fang's words, "If you can't give ice core blood transfusion within two years, you will have to replace him." False words.

Just as Liu Suyi was planning the merger and acquisition, Fang Zhuo had quietly arrived in Luzhou and planned to meet Professor Hu Zhengming, the former CTO of TSMC.

However, he was a little worried about how he should communicate with the professor.

Are you talking about money? Talk about the significance of the development of the national semiconductor industry? Can talking about ice core give this professor a position?

Thinking about it, it's not easy to talk about.

Hu Zhengming was 57 years old. He wanted fame, prestige, money, and achievements. Regardless of his career or academic field, he was not an ordinary success.

Fang Zhuo tried to put himself in the professor's shoes, but found it difficult to impress such a person.

On March 24, Fang Zhuo showed up in Luzhou in a low-key manner. Within half a day, he was enthusiastically picked up by a special car in the city.

This time it’s not a reception.

According to the words of Secretary-General Luo Minghua, this was a thank-you banquet for the other party's general manager. In addition to city leaders, the attendees also included Meiling's corporate leaders, as well as guests from afar from Chengdu.

The most important among the guests was Comrade Ni Runfeng, the head of Changhong.

Ni Runfeng has been in Luzhou for four days. He is personally supervising the cooperation between Changhong and Meiling, and wants to complete the prototype of Changhong's external technology upgrade as quickly as possible.

When he met Mr. Xiao Fang, it was like meeting a relative, and he was even more enthusiastic than the leaders in Luzhou.

"Mr. Fang, your ice core is the big one."

Ni Runfeng didn't talk about Changhong, but about the ice core project he took the time to see. During that trip, he felt deeply that the city and the province attached great importance to the Xiaofang General Project, and even the name of the road was changed.

The ice core factory on Yuhu Road.

It's worthy of borrowing Boren to talk...

Forget it, Ni Runfeng didn't want to recall the past. At his age, it was rare for him to be confused.

Anyway, things are going very well now. I heard that my son is adapting very well to Yike and getting along well with colleagues and friends. He will soon go abroad to do business.

"Ice core is a constant problem." There was no smile on Fang Zhuo's face. There were many problems to be overcome on this trip. Part of Bingxin's equipment procurement was stuck, and the high-sequence talents that Bingxin wanted to introduce were not easy to do.

"Where's Changhong? Did you encounter any problems? Do you need me to stimulate it more?" he asked Lao Ni.

"No, no, everyone is united now. They all hope for the best for Changhong and hope that the company will release good news as soon as possible." Seeing Mr. Xiao Fang's serious face, Ni Runfeng said quickly, "Too much is not enough. Now I feel it is the best."

Fang Zhuo nodded: "If you have anything to say, I have a knife in my hand."

Ni Runfeng glanced at Mr. Xiao Fang's expression and wondered if his calm expression also contained a warning to him. Which knife was that?

"Come on, Mr. Fang, Mr. Ni, let me toast you two." Secretary-General Luo Minghua intervened in the topic with a glass of wine, his words were full of thanks, "Ms. Ni cooperates with our Meiling, this is a win-win situation, Mr. Fang, matchmaking, On behalf of the city, I would like to express my gratitude.”

Luo Minghua really thanked Mr. Fang.

Who would have thought that Mr. Fang would not only personally invest in the project, but also attract a nationally renowned company to settle in the local area, and it would be such a high-quality implementation.

The three of them drank a glass of wine and chatted with each other for a while.

Luo Minghua saw something strange in Mr. Fang's expression and asked directly: "Mr. Fang, what do you need to solve when you come here? If you have any problems, you must ask them. Don't be afraid of troublesome the city."

Ni Runfeng looked at this ranked secretary-general who was just hooking up with Mr. Xiao Fang. He was thinking that he would have to bring Mr. Xiao Fang along for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the cooperation between the two companies tomorrow. He even got his son there, and now he is running a business. Gotta borrow some momentum.

"Secretary-General Luo, Professor Hu, have you met? Is there any good way to communicate?" Fang Zhuo was not polite.

Luo Minghua hesitated for two seconds and said bluntly: "See you, Mr. Fang. This old professor is quite insistent. Both the city and the school have revealed his interest in ice cores, but he refused very clearly."

He continued: "Moreover, we have expressed to him more than once that he is still quite stubborn. Hey, Mr. Fang, for this matter, several people secretly call him Professor Shitou. He has a very tough temper."

Fang Zhuo was worried about this. This professor was difficult to deal with, but Bing Xin, who was eager for talents, had to do it, and he had to try his best to do it.

He sighed and said sincerely: "Why is it so difficult to start a business?"

Ni Runfeng felt worried and nodded accordingly.

Fang Zhuo glanced at Lao Ni: "Oh, it would be great if everything could be handled as simply as Changhong."

Ni Runfeng still thinks about the series of operations that Mr. Xiao Fang did after arriving in Chengdu from time to time. When he heard these words, he suddenly felt uneasy.

Is this how you feel in your heart?

He also became curious, what kind of professor could make Xiao Fang so troublesome?