We're building a super chaebol in Hong Kong

Su Cheng hadn't been at the Metropolitan Opera House for long when Yang Chaoye returned.

"Boss, why didn't you tell me you were coming over in advance?" Yang Chaoye said in surprise when he saw Su Cheng.

"It's nothing important, so I didn't tell you in advance. I heard you were picking up an important figure?" Su Cheng asked with a smile.

"Yes, I was picking up Intel founder Gordon Moore. Actually, I knew him when he was at Fairchild Semiconductor. When he left Fairchild with Noyce and the other seven to found Intel, he invited me to join them. However, I was already in senior management at IBM at the time, and the future of a startup was still uncertain, so I ultimately didn't accept his offer. But we've always been good friends. I invited him to attend our press conference this time, and I didn't expect him to agree so readily," Yang Chaoye replied.

Gordon Moore?

As soon as he heard this name, Su Cheng knew who he was.

One law brought a company to the peak of success, and that law was "Moore's Law."

And the discoverer of this law was none other than Gordon Moore, one of the founders of Intel.

Su Cheng had heard a lot about Moore's Law in his previous life and had even specifically looked up Gordon Moore's information.

He was indeed a technology giant worthy of respect.

What a coincidence! I'm quietly absorbing Intel's stock, becoming an Intel shareholder, and this big shot comes over?

Fate!

The two walked to a row of seats in the theater and randomly found seats to sit down.

"Where is he?" Su Cheng asked.

"After sending him to the hotel, I said goodbye to him. He just got off the plane and needs to rest," Yang Chaoye replied.

"Well, how many of the big shots you invited have arrived?" Su Cheng asked.

"So far, as far as I know, there should be more than twenty big names. There are also some arriving tomorrow morning, mainly people I have a personal relationship with. They have made significant contributions to the technology industry, from Intel, IBM, Storage Technology Corporation, Technology Atlanta Corporation, Kodak, Digital Equipment Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Texas Instruments, and so on. A large portion of these people used to work at IBM and were very good colleagues of mine. Some were former partners," Yang Chaoye said casually.

This was enough to show that Yang Chaoye was very capable, which could be seen from the circle of friends he had made.

"Has the president of IBM arrived?" Su Cheng asked with a smile.

He was curious whether Yang Chaoye's former colleague and former workplace competitor had really come.

"He's here. IBM President Frank T. Cary happened to be on a business trip in New York. He contacted me this morning and confirmed that he would definitely attend my press conference on time tomorrow morning," Yang Chaoye nodded.

Su Cheng nodded. This press conference was truly full of talent.

"By the way, boss, I won't be able to accompany you in another half an hour. I have to go to the airport to pick up an extremely important person," Yang Chaoye continued.

"Oh? Who is it?" Su Cheng asked curiously.

"I don't know if the boss has heard of Zhang Zhongmou?" Yang Chaoye asked rhetorically.

"Zhang Zhongmou, the one from Texas Instruments?" Su Cheng was surprised.

He didn't expect Yang Chaoye to know Zhang Zhongmou.

But after thinking about his previous identity, he understood.

IBM and Texas Instruments were both leaders in the US technology industry.

And Zhang Zhongmou's current position should be the vice president of Texas Instruments, the same as Yang Chaoye's position at IBM before.

Speaking of Zhang Zhongmou, few people don't know him. Su Cheng knew him not because he had served as vice president of Texas Instruments, but because he was the founder of TSMC.

This man single-handedly built TSMC into the most powerful semiconductor manufacturing company in the world, and at this time, he was still the third-highest-ranking person at Texas Instruments, second only to the chairman and president.

In the early 1970s, Texas Instruments became the world's largest company, with 60,000 employees worldwide, half of whom were managed by Zhang Zhongmou.

Although IBM's market value has now surpassed Texas Instruments by a lot, Texas Instruments' strength is still there, and it is still one of the top technology companies in the United States.

"Boss, do you also know Mr. Zhang Zhongmou?" Yang Chaoye said in surprise.

"It's not surprising that I've heard of him. He became the vice president of Texas Instruments a long time ago and is considered a famous figure in the technology world," Su Cheng said with a smile.

In fact, he didn't know Zhang Zhongmou because of Texas Instruments at all. Of course, Su Cheng couldn't possibly tell the truth.

"That's right. Because we are both Chinese, Mr. Zhang Zhongmou and I are very good friends. I'm more than ten years older than him, but I also admire him very much. He was promoted to general manager of the integrated circuit department of Texas Instruments at the age of 34, and by the age of 41, he was already the third-highest-ranking person at Texas Instruments. As for me, I was in my early fifties when I became vice president of IBM," Yang Chaoye said with emotion.

"It is said that he and the president of Texas Instruments have disagreements. Is that the case?" Su Cheng asked, recalling the information he had read about Zhang Zhongmou.

"I didn't expect you to even know this. That's right, he and Mr. Xia Bo, the president of Texas Instruments, have always disagreed on development strategies. The two often argue at meetings. Actually, his experience is somewhat similar to mine. Because of this, we can be said to regard each other as confidants. Although I am more than ten years older, it doesn't hinder our relationship at all," Yang Chaoye said with a smile.

In the late 1970s, Intel was invincible in the memory market. At that time, President Xia Bo valued consumer electronics products and was unwilling to increase investment in semiconductors, while Zhang Zhongmou was too strong-willed and unwilling to compromise with others. He loudly called for increased investment in semiconductors in various occasions inside and outside the company.

This was the information Su Cheng had read before, and it seemed to be true.

Now, it is the late 1970s, and in just over a year, it will be the 1980s.

Moreover, Intel is indeed starting to rise now.

He didn't expect that Yang Chaoye was not only friends with the president of Intel, but even Zhang Zhongmou was his good friend. This was really unexpected.

Suddenly, Su Cheng had an idea: Why not recruit Zhang Zhongmou?

Now is a good opportunity!

In a few years, Zhang Zhongmou will leave Texas Instruments and eventually create TSMC in Taiwan under the invitation of relevant departments.

Now, while he hasn't created TSMC yet, when else should I pull him over?