Reinventing the Millennium

The semiconductor team's entry into Beijing was fairly smooth.

This was Dr. Jiang's judgment that Fang Zhuo heard with his own ears, and he was ready to go there in a few days.

But the leader's roll call was sudden.

According to Jiang Shangzhou, the leader interrupted Qiu Ciyun during his report and asked, "Why isn't Fang Zhuo from your ice core here?" and then signaled the report to continue without waiting for an answer.

This little tidbit is very meaningful.

Qiu Ciyun immediately realized that the leader still wanted to see Mr. Fang.

But Jiang Shangzhou didn't want to speculate and asked directly on the spot: "Do you want to meet Fang Zhuo? If so, I'll call him immediately."

The leader was stunned for a moment, then laughed, tapped the current chairman of SMIC twice with his fingers, and said succinctly: "See you."

He didn't think Jiang Shangzhou was reckless. He was very direct, as direct as ever.

When Jiang Shangzhou had dinner together, when he came up with work ideas, he would just write them down on the dinner paper and hand them over without paying much attention to them.

Ever since, Fang Zhuo, who was slightly surprised to receive a call from Dr. Jiang, got on the plane to the capital.

Although the trip was rushed, he was not in a hurry.

In the evening, Fang Zhuo arrived in Beijing.

Because he had set the time in advance, he met Jiang Shangzhou and Qiu Ciyun and was invited over by the leader's secretary after just a short conversation.

The drive wasn’t long and it wasn’t my first time here.

Fang Zhuo, based on Dr. Jiang's retellings in the past few days and considering the current situation of domestic semiconductor and global industries, believes that the possibility of successful promotion is still very high.

Although SMIC has been relieved of its power in today's domestic semiconductors, Bingxin has not relaxed in catching up with the manufacturing process. It is still a generation and a half away. Now is the time when strong support is needed to move forward.

Counter-cyclical investment and development, represented by DRAM, has always been an effective way for the industry to catch up. The work done by the China Semiconductor Wafer Manufacturing Service Alliance not only provides assistance at critical moments, but also provides reference for the optimization of the industry structure.

What products are easy to make, etching, thin film deposition, electroplating, furnace tube equipment, rapid thermal processors, etc.

What products are difficult to make, such as photolithography machines, ion implanters, optical detection equipment, etc.

Which companies can focus on subdividing vertical fields, and which companies can try platform layout.

All of this is very clearly shown in the service alliance's extensive and comprehensive work data.

This time, the voice of the domestic industry is almost unanimous. We cry and cry, but we really need to seize the opportunity.

Arriving at the office smoothly, there were still people reporting work inside.

Fang Zhuo was served tea and asked to wait.

Perhaps there were some flaws in the work content of this report, and the leader gave him harsh criticism.

After about ten minutes, the tea became a little cold, and only Fang Zhuo and the leader were left in the office. The atmosphere seemed to still have the solemnity caused by the leader's anger just now.

The leader put down the document and stood up to come over to shake hands. The first thing he said was: "Fang Zhuo, why don't you dare to come see me this time?"

This greeting is not very conventional, it seems strange but not strange, it can be light or serious.

Fang Zhuo shook hands with the leader, his thoughts turned around, and he sighed: "I'm afraid of being rejected."

The leader shook his hand heavily and smiled: "This is not like your style."

Fang Zhuo did not answer this sentence.

The leader returned to his seat, lit a cigarette himself, and then signaled to throw the cigarette over.

Fang Zhuo shook his head and said: "Thank you to the leader, I finally quit smoking."

"You can even quit smoking. No wonder you are determined to invest in semiconductors." The leader smiled, "I handed you a cigarette and you didn't take it. You little comrade still has principles."

"Smoking cessation requires repeated trials to give up completely. This process is not easy, so I cherish this habit." Fang Zhuo said smoothly, "Otherwise, if a good habit is broken, I don't know when I can pick it up again. It’s done.”

The leader smoked half a cigarette before saying: "Jiang Shangzhou is very direct in his speech. Fang Zhuo, sometimes you don't have to worry so much. You can say some things directly. The decision is really based on market judgment. We will strongly support it.”

Fang Zhuo learned from Dr. Jiang, was silent for a few seconds, and then asked: "What if my judgment is different from the current one?"

"Then we can also understand sexual support." The leader said, "I thought about it, as a person who can make money, shouldn't your judgment be different from that of most people?"

He took a puff of his cigarette and added: "If it's hard to understand, then I think you can trust and observe. But at least, the ice core is doing very well now. I want to thank you for this."

"Last night, there was a small meeting at the National Development and Reform Commission. The main purpose was to discuss the construction of factories in Germany. They have policies and are willing to pay for it. This is no problem, so don't think about it all day long."

"Now, I want to hear your opinions on industrial investment. Don't fool people."

After hearing this, Fang Zhuo felt that he might have been labeled "fooled" for no reason, but he was still happy with the statement he received before his visit to Europe.

But he did not talk about it. He just said: "As a half-person in the semiconductor industry, I can't actually say much. Regardless of Dr. Jiang or Dr. Qiu, their understanding is deeper and more professional. This time, our opinions It’s all consistent.”

"The past few years under the financial crisis will be an opportunity for industrial adjustment, but whether this opportunity is good or bad depends on whether there is overall planning and layout."

"The global semiconductor industry is experiencing a crisis, and major manufacturers may be facing unprecedented pressure. Germany's Qimonda has gone bankrupt, and Japan's Elpida is also in bad shape."

"But it is foreseeable that our domestic semiconductor consumer market will still see strong growth, which is a rare opportunity for mid- to low-level products and technologies."

"If you are willing to invest money and give a helping hand, you will go up once a link is reached. If you don't help at this time, it will become more difficult to replace people when they hug each other outside to keep warm."

“Looking forward, the semiconductor industry has experienced five industry recessions in the past 25 years. The most important change caused by each recession is to force the industry to adjust and upgrade. This is historical experience and an opportunity to change from capital-driven to market-driven. "

"It is difficult for a single company or a single link to be very competitive. At this time, we need to engage in the survival of the fittest and the integration of the industry as a whole, so that we can hope to quickly catch up with several positions."

Fang Zhuo glanced at the leader and said, "So, supporting policies must be made for the industry, and money must be spent."

The leader put out his cigarette: "There are too many places to spend money. Do you think you are the only ones asking for money? The policy can provide this money..."

He pondered: "You guys have been talking about the industry and the data for the past few days, but you don't say how much it will cost. Who doesn't know that time is waiting for you? Do I just say this to others? Are they all waiting for you to say it? Money? Now that you’re here, just say it boldly.”

According to Dr. Jiang's plan, the discussion of money will have to be moved later. Now is the time necessary to fully demonstrate the industry situation and policies.

Fang Zhuo said tactfully: "The more, the merrier."

"Mr. Fang wants money, the more the merrier, right?" The leader pretended to stand up, "If you don't tell us today, there will be a discount tomorrow."

Fang Zhuo said in a deep voice: "Five hundred billion."

The leader was just about to light his second cigarette. When he heard this number, he couldn't help but look up at Fang Zhuo: "You tied me up and went to several offices to ask for money. See if you can get 500 billion."

He lit the cigarette and continued to say without bothering to smoke: "You really dare to shout!"

Fang Zhuo had a serious face.

The leader said angrily: "Tell me the figures you discussed."

Fang Zhuo stretched out his right hand seriously, clasped his fingers, and said: "Leader, let me give you a calculation for 500 billion. First of all, this is the key semiconductor material used in wafer manufacturing and packaging, such as chemical mechanical polishing fluid and Photoresist remover…”

"Fang Zhuo, Fang Zhuo." The leader said his name twice, "Stop it. It's impossible, no matter what, you can't squeeze out this money. Don't forget it."

Fang Zhuo stopped and asked seriously: "How much can you squeeze out?"

The leader looked at the seriousness on this young face and suddenly hesitated: "It's impossible to squeeze out even 100 billion."

Fang Zhuo asked without stopping: "900?"

The leader shook his head solemnly.

Fang Zhuo asked again: "800?"

The leader frowned and shook his head.

Fang Zhuo asked again: "700?"

The leader sighed and shook his head.

Fang Zhuo asked again: "700?"

The leader stopped shaking his head: "Why is it still 700?"

"The more we reduce, the less we can reduce it. This is the lowest number we are talking about." Fang Zhuo said.

"Supporting policies plus tens of billions of funds can mobilize at least four or five times the social capital. Is this still a small amount? I think every bit of this can be squeezed out is good." The leader glanced at Fang Zhuo, "Do you think it's too small? If it’s less than 700, there won’t be 700 at all.”

According to the rhetoric of the Beijing team, direct equity investment coupled with linkage with local funds and social funds can leverage several times the scale.

If we can allocate 70 billion, the effect will be to attract 300 to 400 billion yuan.

Fang Zhuo said nothing and silently insisted on the 70 billion statement.

After the leader finished smoking a cigarette, he saw that he was sitting quietly, so he had no choice but to say: "It's impossible to have 700. Originally, for the 16 major science and technology projects, a fiscal discount of 20 billion yuan was provided to enterprises in one year. In two years, it is 40 billion yuan." , which can already drive trillions of investment in technological transformation.”

"Can the interest rate discount be the same?" Fang Zhuo asked back.

That's definitely different.

The leader glared, shook his head and said, "It's hard to win even 40 to 50 billion."

Fang Zhuo opened his mouth and closed it again.

"You can say whatever you want. Didn't I ask you to learn from Jiang Shangzhou?" The leader saw this scene.

Fang Zhuo sighed: "It's hard to win even 40 to 50 billion, then me, then me... then don't call me over."

lead:"……"

Forget it, don't imitate Jiang Shangzhou. Sometimes Jiang Shangzhou speaks too directly.

"Leader, you asked me to come over, ask me for my opinions, ask me for figures, and then you said this won't work, that won't work, this is good, but it really doesn't work, let's coordinate the policies well, I sold Yike Company, sold the real estate company, This will make you money." Fang Zhuo said.

Leaders feel a clear squeeze.

Fang Zhuo continued: "Yike Company is easy to sell. The real estate company is about to go public. It can't be sold this year. It will be sold for cents when it expires next year. Otherwise, the service alliance has set up such a stall, and the industry is crying for support. There are Some gave me letters of thanks, some called me and cried, and some wanted to give me the factory directly. I couldn’t find the money and had to sell my blood myself. This matter is..."

"Okay, I'm still selling my blood, fight for it, fight for it, I didn't say I won't fight for it." The leader put out his cigarette again, "I can only fight for four to five hundred at most. Let's take one shot first and see what the effect is."

Fang Zhuo muttered one last sentence before he stopped speaking: "The real estate company really wants to sell it."

The leader poured himself a cup of tea and glanced at Fang Zhuo: "If we really want to sell it, we will sell it in two years. The real estate company can make more money."

Fang Zhuo remained silent.

"When will your ice core catch up with Tai Ji?" The leader asked a generally related question.

"There is a lot of pursuit." Fang Zhuo said, "In the next two years, the pursuit may be faster, but the ice core is like Cheng Yaojin's three axes. Subsequent development requires internal strength, and internal strength is rooted in our overall environment. , there is a huge talent gap in the industry.”

"Taiji has approximately 30,000 employees worldwide, including nearly 20,000 supervisors, professionals, and assistants. Among supervisors and professionals, more than 80% of employees have a master's degree or above."

"It has too many talents and technical reserves, not just the manufacturing process."

The leader nodded slightly: "But you are relatively young and can survive."

"It's still very painful. I hope I can retire at the age of forty and don't have to suffer for so long." Fang Zhuo said solemnly.

The leaders were stunned when they heard this retirement age. This is really young.

He smiled and said: "You are showing off, forty years old, forty years old, I was still in the company when I was forty years old."

He shook his head: "You should work hard for a few more years, why can't you become the world's richest man Dangdang? I will have a meeting tomorrow morning, and you can come again in the afternoon."

Fang Zhuo stood up and agreed simply: "Okay."

The leader sent Fang Zhuo out of the office.

However, after Fang Zhuo walked a short distance, the secretary of another deputy leader appeared and invited him to meet him.

When Fang Zhuo walked into another office, there was a strong smell of cigarette smoke. It was obvious that he had been waiting for a while.

Compared with the more personal communication just now, this time it is more official.

Fang Zhuo is very familiar with industry data and can answer fluently when asked questions that leaders are concerned about. He also talks about his personal thoughts and key opportunities for industrial investment.

However, at the last moment, the leader was curious and asked something that he didn't expect: "I heard a while ago that there is a secretary-general in Luzhou, and he personally goes to the Bingxin Canteen to cook for the employees?"

Fang Zhuo was stunned: "This..."

"It turns out to be a rumor." The leader understood Mr. Fang's expression.

"It's part of the rumor. This should be talking about Secretary-General Luo Minghua, who personally cooked the ice core in order to land it in Luzhou." Fang Zhuo clarified the situation.

The leader nodded, that's what happened.

"The ice core is very good, and the service alliance's work is also very solid. Okay, let's see you tomorrow afternoon."

Fang Zhuo was sent out again, and after walking for a while, he was only stopped for a short time before being sent out for the third time.

It's not easy to squeeze out money, and you still have to look at the real owner to get the money.