Reinventing the Millennium

After thinking about it in the middle of the night, tossing and turning in the middle of the night, at some point, Xiong Xiaoge fell asleep.

When he woke up again, it was already ten o'clock in the morning, and he found that he was the second one to get up. Mr. Xu, Mr. Wu, and Connor were all silent, while Mr. Zhang was walking thoughtfully on the lawn.

Just as Xiong Xiaoge wanted to say hello, he saw Mr. Fang's former secretary Zhao Zhishan hurriedly coming over to promote the gambling agreement between Deutsche Bank and Bingxin with Zhang Hongli.

Zhang Hongli sent the secretary away with a bad look on his face, and turned around to see Mr. Xiong watching a joke.

He took a few steps and complained: "Mr. Fang, this is really embarrassing and putting pressure on me."

"Maybe I forgot. I don't dare to neglect my work without new orders." Xiong Xiaoge said with a smile, "Where is Mr. Fang?"

"I left when I got up. I asked the assistant in the villa and he said he was going to deal with team matters." Zhang Hongli shook his head.

Xiong Xiaoge nodded slightly, feeling that Mr. Fang still had to leave time and space for the four families to come up with a unified plan.

Taking into account uncontrollable Taiwanese factors and the timeliness of information about the cooperation between SMIC and Bingxin, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs have obviously become powerful promoters.

"Mr. Fang is still somewhat humane. His assistant said that he can drink wine and eat anything he wants. I'm going to open him two bottles of Romani." Zhang Hongli said with a smile.

Xiong Xiaoge glanced sideways: "Open him two bottles of good wine, and give him an extra two hundred million, right?"

Zhang Hongli: "..."

He thought for a while and then said: "If the ice core can be successful, it will be okay to pay an extra 200 million, but the currency unit needs to be limited."

"You should say this in front of Mr. Fang, not in front of me." Xiong Xiaoge shook his head, "Besides, what is your definition of success? Is the ice core going on the market?"

Zhang Hongli nodded first, and then looked forward: "Listing in many cases is not an end, but a starting point. Deutsche Bank still holds Yike's shares. We are very optimistic about Yike's performance this year and next year."

"Mr. Xiong, how far do you think ice cores can be made?"

This question seems very serious.

Xiong Xiaoge replied jokingly: "Let's make it a second SMIC. Mr. Fang admires Mr. Zhang from SMIC very much."

"Samsung has now begun to enter the field of wafer foundry, and it seems to be as ambitious as it is in other aspects." Zhang Hongli changed the subject and talked about South Korea's giant, "Samsung is engaged in semiconductor design and manufacturing. From packaging to sales, I believe Samsung’s IDM model can achieve greater success.”

"Considering the character of Samsung's Lee Kun-hee and considering Samsung's tenacity in storage, I think Samsung's wafer foundry will definitely develop greatly in the future, and it may not be able to compete with Taiwanese."

Zhang Hongli praised Samsung for a while, and then talked back to Mr. Fang: "Although Mr. Fang's ice core has just started in OEM, it is already a bit closer to the Samsung type. The investment in Morningstar Semiconductor is involved in design, and the introduction of Hu Zhengda's IC project is also Design, Luzhou locals are contacting packaging companies again."

“I heard Mr. Wu from Luzhou State Investment Corporation say that Luzhou hopes to be supported by a national semiconductor industry base this year.”

"Small but complete."

"Luzhou has initially established an industrial chain model with ice core as the core, which is extremely rare and promising."

"Thinking about it again... Although there is no confirmation from Mr. Fang, we know very well that considering Professor Hu Zhengming's familiarity with Taiji technology and the technology patent he holds, it may not be impossible for the ice core to exert force in the second half. "

"I hope Bingxin won't compete with Taiwan Records, but at least be in the top three."

Zhang Hongli's eyes were bright.

Coincidentally, SMIC is known as the world's fourth largest wafer foundry.

Xiong Xiaoge felt that this was no coincidence and said in surprise: "I really didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be so confident in ice cores."

Zhang Hongli said with a smile: "Without Zhang Zhongmou, Taiwan would not have achieved its current success. He firmly rejected IBM's technology and won the key 130nm battle."

"Samsung would not be as successful as it is without Lee Kun-hee. He tenaciously developed the semiconductor business and won the DRAM competition fiercely."

“Many times, the temperament of a leader determines to a large extent how far a company can go.”

Xiong Xiaoge was already very curious about how the person in front of him evaluated Mr. Fang.

He handed a cigarette to Mr. Zhang.

Zhang Hongli waved his hand and didn't answer it. He smoked a lot yesterday, and he had no interest in smoking while basking in the sun.

But he didn't want to seduce him, and said frankly: "Mr. Fang's methods are sometimes a bit... flashy, but he is indomitable on the inside."

Xiong Xiaoge waited for a while, but saw nothing more, and said in shock: "No more? That's all?"

"What else do you want? I can be indomitable and can use effective means. What else do you want me to say? Is it Mr. Xiong who made Mr. Tan Fang's fortune, or is Mr. Liao just determined to make a difference in semiconductors?" Zhang Hongli said.

Xiong Xiaoge held a cigarette in his mouth and didn't feel any sting at all. It was not a scar, but a medal on the road to investment.

Zhang Hongli concluded: "In short, I think the spiritual attributes of Mr. Fang and Bing Xin are quite consistent. I am very pleased that he does not just use his methods on our investors. I don't know how Mr. Fang can let SMIC use his Experts were sent here to help with risky mass production.”

"Also, according to Deutsche Bank's analysis, Morningstar Semiconductor's chip performance is quite good, and it is likely to successfully capture the domestic market with the help of Mr. Fang's previous trading competition."

"One of Mr. Fang's reasons this time is that Yike's product focus has changed. I don't know if his mobile phone can be made, but I have great expectations for it."

After Zhang Hongli said this, he said to the president of IDG: "So, Mr. Xiong, you should really support Mr. Fang."

Xiong Xiaoge laughed loudly: "I have always been Mr. Fang's unswerving supporter."

"Not only spiritually, if you recognize Mr. Fang's ability, you shouldn't make mistakes in this financing of ice cores." Zhang Hongli said calmly, "Invest in people who are suspicious of you, and don't invest in people who are suspicious of you. Mr. Xiong, don't you think so?" ?”

Xiong Xiaoge is suspicious, so let’s ask, who is Mr. Fang’s target?

While he was pondering, a new guest came to the villa.

The voice sounded familiar to Xiong Xiaoge. When he looked back, he found that Pan Ben, who used to be the vice president of IDG but was assigned to follow Mr. Fang and then never returned, was walking in with his bag on his back.

Just as he was about to say hello, he saw the other person also saw him and spoke first.

"Old Bear?!"

Xiong Xiaoge's face darkened: "So, you learned to be impolite here in Yike, right?"

Pan Ben quickly changed his words: "Mr. Xiong, Mr. Xiong, I suddenly saw the old leader and felt very friendly."

Xiong Xiaoge gave a look of disdain, but also shook hands, just in time to stop chatting with Zhang Hongli: "I heard from Mr. Fang that if you weren't successful in Europe, why are you back now?"

"Come back and report on the work." Pan Ben said.

Xiong Xiaoge looked at Pan Ben's smile that suddenly dropped, and her heart moved, thinking of the reports about Yike she had seen a few days ago - some media claimed that there may have been changes in Yu Hong, the vice president of Yike's US business. The evidence is that she cleared out her shares in the company.

In fact, the realization of these shares was also used by four venture capital companies as part of the funding source for Bingxin to cash out the gambling agreement in advance. No one thought that Yu Hong was preparing to leave Yike.

However, at this juncture, one of the European business leaders suddenly came to report on the work.

Xiong Xiaoge patted his former subordinate on the shoulder: "I'm about to be promoted. Indeed, Yike has a better future."

"Mr. Xiong..." Pan Ben was actually not sure, and didn't know if Mr. Fang and Mr. Xiong had ever talked.

Xiong Xiaoge came to his senses and introduced Zhang Hongli, the president of Deutsche Bank's Asia Pacific region, to Pan Ben.

Zhang Hongli exchanged business cards and exchanged simple greetings. He was not interested in disturbing the two people's reminiscing about the past. He said to Xiong Xiaoge: "Old Xiong, think about it more. Let's talk in detail in the afternoon. If you have any concerns, feel free to discuss them."

Xiong Xiaoge was a little unhappy with his behavior and complained: "Call me Mr. Xiong."

Zhang Hongli said without looking back: "Mr. Fang can shout, why can't I shout? Old Xiong, you are not open-minded."

Xiong Xiaoge was even more unhappy.

Pan Ben suppressed a smile: "Mr. Xiong, this picture is always...Mr. Fang's friend?"

"What kind of friends?" Xiong Xiaoge said with slight disdain, "He is almost becoming President Fang's lackey."

Pan Ben was surprised that he was actually Mr. Xiong’s competitor.

Although Europe is far away, he is always concerned about news about his old club.

…

Rockets Arena.

Unlike the excitement of the finals, the arena is quite deserted during the offseason, and many staff have also taken vacation.

Bang, bang.

The team owner took a hard shot after dribbling the ball and successfully missed the ball, but was immediately laughed at by his opponent.

"Mr. Fang, you are the only one who knows the ball best? If you can't make a shot, you can dribble with more tricks." Yu Hong picked up the basketball, casually changed the direction of the ball in front of her body, and threw the ball to Mr. Fang.

Fang Zhuo praised: "Okay, Xiao Yu is really good at dribbling. If I have to make a shot, then I have to hit it with my back."

Yu Hong let out a "poof".

However, she saw this guy actually turn around and dribble in her direction.

"Okay, okay, you can do it." Yu Hong took two steps back.

Fang Zhuoran still dribbled the ball close enough and then scored a goal.

He stopped picking up the ball and stretched: "Exercise is quite relaxing."

The assistants who were sitting far away from the court so as not to disturb the two leaders, Yaxing, stopped playing when they saw it. They trotted over and handed over two bottles of water. Then they quickly returned to their original positions to ensure that they could not hear Mr. Fang and Mr. Yu. the sound of conversation.

"This little girl looks dull, but she looks smart when she moves." Fang Zhuo took a sip of water and said with a smile, "Does she come from China or the United States?"

"People from China are down-to-earth and smart," Yu Hong said.

She also took a few sips of water, sat in the front row, and picked up the documents from Mr. Fang's seat: "Just play ball, and you must bring the documents with you."

"Forget about others, Xiao Yu made an appointment to play. How dare I refuse? If you ask me, you really shouldn't miss the finals." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "I can usually find time to watch football, but the annual finals is another If Yao Ming is there, you must come."

Yu Hong didn't answer, but flipped through the document that was obviously printed. When she saw the signature of her good friend and forwarded it, she looked back without changing her expression. It was a report and suggestions on the construction of E-commerce logistics work.

The document is quite thick. If you take a quick look, you can see that the signature at the end is Liu Qiangdong.

"Weiwei also forwarded it to you, is it important?" Yu Hong put down the document.

"Logistics work is one of the core competitiveness that Tesco wants to build. Weiwei and I have talked about this many times. This document contains a lot of in-depth front-line research and overall analysis and thinking." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, " The most important thing is that Liu Qiangdong only focused on logistics content and did not suggest anything else."

Yu Hong was puzzled: "What do you mean? Isn't this what he is responsible for?"

"E-goo just launched this year, and the company is brainstorming internally on how to build an e-commerce brand." Fang Zhuo explained, "Similar reports and suggestions often talk more about the development of e-commerce's different businesses."

"E-Gou has also acquired a logistics company in Shanghai to supplement its talent pool. People there can't help but talk a lot about the company's development."

"Liu Qiangdong's suggestions, which are based on his own work content and are targeted, are very valuable."

"That restraint is nice."

Yu Hong raised her eyebrows: "You speak highly of him."

"Based on the facts, Tesco is laying the foundation this year to make the entire framework familiar and operational. A complete and efficient internal system will help absorb a lot of traffic." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "Tesco plans to take a shot. This year’s Spring Festival Gala’s title brand plus a zero o’clock countdown will make next year a strong year.”

"It seems that Midea has been the sponsor in the past few years?" Yu Hong was impressed by the brand of the Spring Festival Gala because it has been Midea for several consecutive years.

"Well, the competition is quite fierce." Fang Zhuo nodded.

Yu Hong also nodded and continued the topic: "This publicity budget is not low. It seems to be a rare appearance for Internet companies on such a platform."

Fang Zhuo said: "Yigou is not just an Internet company. After all, it has to do logistics and warehousing. To a large extent, Tesco's current competitors are not Internet companies. Dangdang purely jumped out of it."

"The focus of Tesco's efforts is on 3C products, and its competitors in this area are Gome and Suning. They mainly use their channels to manipulate prices. Tesco's prices have been repeatedly communicated by brands and asked to match the prices of Suning and Gome. .”

"This is a bit like Dangdang competing through bundled cooperation with publishers."

"Gome and Suning seem to be more ruthless than Dangdang, and their channels have had a substantial impact on brand prices."

Fang Zhuo paused and thought that this should be emphasized in order to correctly display the situation: "A very powerful influence."

Yu Hong knew about Gome and Suning and the fierce competition between them, and asked: "It's unlikely that these two companies will join forces to control prices to target Tesco, right?"

"That's not the case." Fang Zhuo smiled and said, "The competition between the two is higher. After all, they are two listed companies that are expanding wildly. Tesco is just a fledgling company and was just hurt by some kind of spontaneous rejection."

Yu Hong said "hmm" and did not comment easily.

Fang Zhuo waited for a while, but when she didn't speak, he smiled and said: "If you are tired of Yike's business in the United States, maybe you can try the market competition that is slowly unfolding among domestic e-commerce companies."

Yu Hong turned her head to look at Mr. Fang. When he looked away, she said, "Business belongs to business. I don't think this is a suitable arrangement."

Fang Zhuo rubbed his fingers: "Well, it's not that serious, right?"

"This is not like Mr. Fang." Yu Hong stood up to pick up the ball, "Let's play. If the Rockets can make it to the finals next time, I will definitely not miss it."