Reinventing the Millennium

On July 14 last year, Fang Zhuoren was busy working on Ice Core in Washington and was elected as an outside director of Sony Music in absentia.

At the same time, Yike took 5% of the new company's equity in the form of a bundle of cash and in-depth cooperation, becoming a minority shareholder of Sony Bertelsmann, the world's third largest music company. Regardless of whether it is the shareholders' meeting or the board of directors, Yike has always expressed its opinions to Sony Bertelsmann. Sony Music ceded the rights.

From this perspective, Fang Zhuo, the external director of Sony Music, is on the same side as Sony Group.

Coupled with his personal relationship with Stringer, no matter what other people in the Sony Group think, this "group" label should be very strong in the next few years. Some people think it is "Sony's enemy", but as long as Stringer thinks Just be a "Friend of Sony".

After all, Stringer refused to resign from the Sony Group's invitation despite continuous resignations, so he had no choice but to give the group Western-style scientific reforms.

This time the invitation to Tokyo has such a meaning.

Fang Zhuoyou and Stringer talked about Sony's Japanese-style board of directors. The Sony American king, who neither understands Japanese nor Japanese culture, is bound to take action on the board of directors.

At this juncture, Fang Zhuo knew that Stringer had outside directors as always, but it was still unknown how the changes would be made, who would be employed, and how many members of the board of directors would be involved. It would still have to be negotiated and compromised by both parties.

The trip to Tokyo will be at the end of this month or the beginning of next month, no matter what, you can see a lot of excitement.

As soon as Fang Zhuo finished his phone call, he returned to the cafeteria to find a dazzling array of wine and food.

"Let's chat while drinking. Mr. Wei, Mr. Wei, give Mr. Ni some wine. Maybe he will make a decision today without even looking at the prototype."

Fang Zhuo smiled and raised his wine glass, greeting the upstream and downstream parties in the industry chain in a good mood.

The atmosphere of the wine shop was good, and the taste of the New Year had not gone far. Fang Zhuo, the middleman, did not ask any technical standards. He just picked up the topic with ease and did not let the situation fall to the ground.

After a few drinks, the prototypes and products were shipped back.

One prototype and two TVs were placed on the table in the cafeteria, with technicians testing and researching nearby.

Seeing this, Ni Runfeng, Wei Xuanping, and Wei Boyun were less in the mood for drinking.

Fang Zhuo happily refused to drink and watched a group of people having fun in his canteen.

Morningstar Semiconductor's attitude impressed him, but the technical level would naturally be judged by the customer Changhong, and he would not get involved at this time.

Fang Zhuo and Ni Boren chatted with each other, occasionally asking about the performance of employees in the same department as Xiao Ni.

The end result is pretty good and no trouble.

The evening's drinking party ended haphazardly, but Fang Zhuo finally had a taste of wine during the Chinese New Year.

With the arrival of customers in Luzhou, Wei Boyun, who had been checking in continuously, finally no longer had to come to the ice core, and did not disturb Fang Zhuo while he was watching the door. However, as the end of the legal holiday approaches, on the one hand, the company's affairs have resumed. Sweeping, on the other hand, Bingxin’s technical assistance this time has not yet produced results.

Fang Zhuo handled the matters at hand calmly and made preparations in his mind while remaining patient.

Even if this risky trial production fails, at best, part of the problem must have been solved.

If SMIC's expert team cannot push the progress to the end, Professor Hu Zhengming will fly from the United States after the Lantern Festival. Even though he mainly conducts scientific research, the 130nm technology research that has been experienced by Taiwanese reporters will definitely bring benefits. Progress.

"I lowered my expectations so that I wouldn't be too disappointed."

"Fortunately, Sun Ruolong and I told him to postpone the visit of provincial and municipal leaders. It was indeed a wise move."

"I have to say sorry to Mr. Zhang. No matter what, I will stay for two more days."

"Xiao Su, why don't you speak?"

Fang Zhuo sat in the office and spoke several times without getting a response. He turned his seat and found that Su Wei, who had come to drink tea, was looking at him with a smile.

Su Wei blinked: "I just want to see how bad Boss Fang can be."

"Concern leads to chaos. If the trial production does not go well, the subsequent progress will change accordingly. Luzhou wants to apply for a semiconductor base from above, and Changhong Changhong has to consider Morningstar Semiconductor. All aspects of the plan are involved. Let me think about it. I have a headache." Fang Zhuo lightly patted the table with his hand.

Su Wei said softly: "You have a headache, I think you have a headache, and I have a headache too."

Fang Zhuo's brows relaxed: "Okay, I don't have a headache anymore."

Su Wei smiled, took out the gift from her bag, and handed it to the desk: "Hey, I picked a Rolex Daytona to see if I like it."

Fang Zhuo was startled, Rolex?

He opened the box and saw the Daytona in Xiao Su's mouth.

"This one is also called the 'Panda Na' because of its color matching. I thought it matched our company's panda logo. Do you like it?" Su Wei asked with a smile.

Fang Zhuo's smile was a little weird. It was easy to crash because of this. Zhou Xin didn't think so too, right?

He put it on and tried it on, then nodded and said, "I like it, it's very good, meaningful, and suitable for President Yike."

"It's weird." Su Wei frowned, "Do you like it or not? If you don't like it, I'll give it to my dad and choose another style later."

Fang Zhuo gave up the plan of taking it off and said with a smile: "How can you give a gift like this? You can choose a watch more expensive than this for your uncle, and I will pay for it. I will wear this watch this year."

"Okay, I won't lose money on this watch." Su Wei pretended to be happy and said, "I have to choose the most expensive one."

Fang Zhuo laughed while thinking that he would have to ask Zhou Xin to exchange a watch for him.

Also, Xiao Yu also said that he wanted to send a watch, so he didn’t choose this way, right?

But then I thought about it, if they were all "Panda Pass", then I would throw the three watches into a drawer and grab which one is which when I get up in the morning.

"Wearing a Rolex on my hand makes me feel more confident." Fang Zhuo looked at the gift and joked.

"Boss Fang won't do anything because of a watch. Instead, it depends on which watch is lucky enough to be worn by Boss Fang on his wrist." Su Wei said with a smile.

Fang Zhuo thought for a while, and was about to say that Zhou Xin also wanted to give this brand as a gift, when his cell phone suddenly rang.

The call from Ni Runfeng was made by Zhang Xuebin from Skyworth.

"Let's have dinner together in the evening and meet Zhang Xuebin, the prince of Changhong whom Lao Ni has appointed." Fang Zhuo said with a smile.

"The appointed prince?" Su Wei was surprised.

Fang Zhuo told the general story.

Su Wei said with interest: "I'm afraid it's not just Mr. Ni who decides whether the prince is a prince or not. If he really retires, the successor will probably have to look at Fucheng State-owned Assets, which is the controlling party."

Fang Zhuo was noncommittal.

"Mr. Ni's MBO acquisition intention failed. Even if he can barely suppress Changhong now, he can't say anything, right? Once he faces retirement, will the people who were originally suppressed let Zhang Xuebin come to Fucheng from Luzhou?" Su Weili thought. Li said, "But you do need a willing prince to continue the cooperation. Whether it is Dazhong Electrical Appliances, the upcoming Tesco, or the OEM bundle of ice cores, it all needs one of your own."

Fang Zhuo said a little surprised: "How about it's Mr. Su, that's what it means."

"Changhong is a listed company, and the number of chairman of listed companies is more than 60, 70 or 70. But, it can't be calculated simply like this. Lao Ni has several identities. Last time I was in Chengdu, retirement was mentioned in the meeting. It’s about age.”

"Administrative views and the influence of public opinion and climate, these factors all affect how many years Lao Ni can persist."

He paused and continued: "Moreover, once Changhong has completely made progress in LCD products, Lao Ni's own wishes will also matter."

Su Wei thought: "If we can lead Changhong to successfully transform, Mr. Ni may not insist on leaving? Doesn't he want to watch Changhong regain its market position?"

Fang Zhuo stretched out his hand and drew a wavy line in the air: "There are peaks and troughs. If he can lead the company to find the right direction to get out of the trough, his efforts may be over. As soon as Lao Ni gets older, there is no hope for MBO. When I got to him..."

Su Wei put down the teacup and looked at Mr. Fang: "Why don't you say anything? If it were you, what would you do?"

"I thought about it, it couldn't be me. If it were me, why would I have to fight for a few more years." Fang Zhuo shrugged, "It would be endless fun."

Su Wei laughed out loud.

"But I can understand that Lao Ni can retire in glory, work as a consultant for the administrative department, write memoirs when he has nothing to do, and then urge his son to get married and have children, so as to enjoy the happiness of a family, that's okay." Fang Zhuo said.

Su Wei said in a tacit understanding: "But we must first do a good job before retirement?"

"What do you mean by this expression?" Fang Zhuo looked at the teasing look on Xiao Su's face, "Even if he retires immediately, I won't do anything to him."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk anymore. I will see how the prince is doing tonight. He is favored by Boss Fang and Head Ni." Su Wei said with a smile.

Fang Zhuo shook his head: "It doesn't matter. It's a mule or a horse. We'll see after he takes charge of Meiling. It's just a pleasantries tonight."

Sure enough, in the evening, Zhang Xuebin, who left Skyworth, neither showed high spirits nor belittled himself. He just stated that he would do a good job in Meiling and live up to the expectations of Mr. Fang and Mr. Ni.

Regarding the position of president of Luzhou Meiling, he knew that Mr. Fang had done the key work.

Although Changhong has acquired 20% of Meiling's shares and is the largest shareholder, this does not mean that all its work can be supported. For Meiling to take over as president so smoothly from Skyworth to Meiling, the support of the two bosses in front of it is very important.

"There is no one else at the dinner table today. This is my first time meeting Mr. Zhang. However, Lao Ni has repeatedly praised Mr. Zhang's ability, and my ears are almost calloused."

"What Luzhou Meiling can achieve is not only a concern for me and Lao Ni, but also the Luzhou administration. The TV industry itself has developed to a new stage and has encountered the wave of e-commerce. I think there are still great opportunities. .”

"It all depends on how well Mr. Zhang can perform."

Fang Zhuo gave a serious statement at the end of the dinner. The stage was given, and he had to work harder if he wanted to maintain the position of previous communication.

"I am confident and hope that Mr. Ni and Mr. Fang will give more guidance." Zhang Xuebin also expressed his attitude.

All in all, neither humble nor arrogant, and the initial experience is worth looking forward to.

Changhong compared chip products, and Zhang Xuebin went to Luzhou Meiling. Both sides need time to process and digest, but the trend revealed is in a good direction.

In the blink of an eye, there is only one day left for Bingxin to receive assistance from SMIC.

There are 11 days in total, ending on February 7th.

On February 6, Fang Zhuo didn't wait for Qiu Ciyun's report for several days, but he saw that everyone was working overtime later and later, and the exchanges of opinions during several meals became more and more intense.

He had already prepared for the worst and began to think about how to communicate with Zhang Rujing.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Fang Zhuo was processing Tesco's documents in the office. Suddenly, there was a hurried knock on the door, and then SMIC expert Wu Jingang came in angrily.

"What's wrong with Mr. Wu? Are you quarreling again? The factory won't burn down, right?"

Fang Zhuo looked at Wu Jingang's face, guessed that there might be another disagreement, and spoke to comfort him.

Wu Jingang slapped the table and said angrily: "I talked to Mr. Qiu about the problem of RuTi-based single-layer film as a diffusion barrier for copper interconnections. Mr. Qiu is still very stubborn! We at SMIC have completely mastered the technology. ! Although the equipment is new and modified, am I here to cause trouble? "

Seeing that this great expert was really angry, Fang Zhuo's mind was spinning rapidly, and he repeated word for word: "The issue of RuTi-based single-layer film as a copper interconnect diffusion barrier must be cautious, or else , I went to talk to Mr. Qiu, he was also eager."

Wu Jingang turned his head with a steady expression: "Mr. Fang, come on, come on, tell me what RuTi is?"

"This..." Fang Zhuo was at a loss for words. It would be good if he could repeat it. How could he know whether it was appropriate or not?

Wu Jingang became even more angry: "Mr. Fang, I think your ice core is not sincere! You don't want to solve the problem! Tomorrow is the 7th. If this continues, it doesn't matter whether you wait or not. I will go back to Shanghai tonight!"

He immediately stood up and left.

Fang Zhuoke was really anxious and grabbed the big expert's arm: "Let's go find Mr. Qiu together. If you and Mr. Qiu don't teach me what RuTi is today, no one can sleep!"

At this time, the office door was pushed open and Qiu Ciyun's voice sounded.

"RuTi is an alloy system film. We use the properties of RuTa and RuNg film barrier layers as a reference for RuTi. Its alloy film is very good in terms of Cu barrier layer."

Fang Zhuo didn't understand, but that didn't stop him from using Qiu Ciyun to relieve the great expert's anger: "Mr. Qiu, Mr. Qiu, you, you, look at how angry Wu Gong is..."

When he turned his head, he saw that Wu Jingang, who was still angry just now, strangely changed into a cheerful face, and the words in his mouth stopped abruptly.

Fang Zhuo suddenly felt that his lips were so dry, and it was a bit difficult to speak again at this time: "Is it done?"

Qiu Ciyun laughed and did not answer.

Wu Jingang was still being held by Mr. Fang’s arm. He put his arm around Mr. Fang’s shoulder and succinctly commented on this technical assistance trip: “The overall yield performance is pretty good.”

Fang Zhuo's heart was beating fast, and his voice suddenly became calmer: "What does this mean?"

"Representative Bingxin heard the referee's gunshot and started running on the track." Qiu Ciyun said with a smile, "Running and running, I saw SMIC, UMC, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intel, and TSMC in front of me. He was running so fast, we could only see his back.”

I am the president of Yike, I am the chairman of Bingxin, I am the richest man in the mainland, I have to be calm, I cannot lose my composure...

Fang Zhuo froze on the spot, with such thoughts swirling in his mind. Then, he punched the table with his right hand, took a long breath, and uttered one word:

"good!"

Only then did he hear the roar of people outside.

It was Ice Core engineers and SMIC experts who were noisy, noisy, clamoring and celebrating.