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Su Cheng did not immediately share his idea of inviting Zhang Zhongmou to join his team, as the timing wasn't right.

Inviting him at this moment would require revealing the secrets of Oracle computers.

Since Yang Chaoye felt it necessary to maintain secrecy, Su Cheng naturally wouldn't disclose it prematurely.

Building a semiconductor company from scratch requires significant appeal; Zhang Zhongmou wouldn't simply resign and join him without it.

According to the development trajectory of another world, Zhang Zhongmou wouldn't truly leave Texas Instruments until 1983.

In 1983, at the age of 52, Zhang Zhongmou left Texas Instruments, where he had worked for twenty-six years, and joined another semiconductor manufacturer, General Instrument, as president.

Unfortunately, Zhang Zhongmou's ambition and drive sparked fierce opposition from General Instrument's management, ultimately leading to his departure.

It wasn't until 1985, at the invitation of Taiwan, that he went to Taiwan to serve as the president of the Industrial Technology Research Institute.

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) was founded in 1987.

In 1987, Zhang Zhongmou established the world's first dedicated semiconductor foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), in the Hsinchu Science Park, which quickly became the leader of Taiwan's semiconductor industry.

Currently, it's only 1978, nearly five years before he leaves Texas Instruments.

Therefore, his willingness to leave is likely not very strong, as Texas Instruments is where he has spent most of his life.

Of course, more importantly, he hasn't found his true path yet.

Therefore, only with compelling conditions will he be willing to leave Texas Instruments and come to Hong Kong to work with him.

Zhang Zhongmou had just arrived by plane and needed rest, so after the three finished eating, Su Cheng bid them farewell and returned directly to his hotel on Wall Street.

By the time he returned to the hotel, it was already 9:00 PM.

Tomorrow morning, Yang Chaoye would hold his first press conference after joining the Su Corporation at the New York Metropolitan Opera House.

This press conference was destined to be a highly anticipated event.

Su Cheng finished his washing up and went to sleep.

The next morning, Su Cheng woke up at 6:00 AM.

The press conference was scheduled for 8:00 AM Eastern Time in the United States, which was 8:00 PM Hong Kong time.

When Su Cheng finished breakfast and had the driver take him to the Metropolitan Opera House, it was already 7:30 AM.

At this time, the parking lot of the Metropolitan Opera House was already filled with cars of various brands, and many staff members were directing people to the theater for the press conference.

Most noticeable were nearly thirty buses.

The buses were printed with the New York University logo; clearly, these were New York University's school buses.

More than a thousand students from the Engineering and Information College of New York University had arrived.

In addition, there were many small cars printed with media logos, such as the New York Times, ABC Television, BC Television, Fox News Channel, the Washington Post, BBC, and so on.

The advertisement that Yang Chaoye had promoted: "The birth of a groundbreaking technological product, a press conference for a technological revolution."

With Yang Chaoye's prestige in the industry, it naturally attracted everyone's attention.

In such matters, it's better to believe it than not; just attend.

Su Cheng didn't linger either; after having the driver park the car, he went directly to the theater where the press conference would be held.

Upon arriving at the theater, there were already many people inside.

The entire venue could accommodate four thousand people, so more than a thousand people didn't seem too crowded, but it was still a significant number.

The reporters in the media area in front had already set up recording equipment, waiting for the press conference to begin.

Su Cheng walked directly to the backstage area and quickly found Yang Chaoye sitting there.

"Boss, you're here," Yang Chaoye said with a smile when he saw Su Cheng.

"Yeah, are you ready?" Su Cheng asked.

Su Cheng stood on the side of the stage, looking out at the audience.

He saw that in the front row of the audience, each seat had a nameplate.

Mr. Frank T. Cary, CEO of IBM, Mr. Zhang Zhongmou, Senior Vice President of Texas Instruments, Mr. Gordon Moore, CEO of Intel…

Each one was a well-known figure in the tech industry, yet they were all gathered here.

They were either whispering to each other or sitting quietly waiting for the press conference to begin.

The media exclaimed that their trip was worthwhile; just gathering so many big shots was already a rare sight.

Some media were already taking pictures of the VIP seating area with their cameras.

If the security in the media area weren't maintaining order, they would have wanted to carry their cameras and interview these big shots.

Su Cheng walked directly to the audience area with few people on the side and sat down, waiting for the press conference to begin.

In the United States, Su Cheng's reputation wasn't that great; although many media had reported on him to some extent, it was only for a short time, and they stopped paying attention afterward.

Therefore, even though Su Cheng generously revealed his true face and sat in the audience, no one noticed him.

Even if they saw him, they would only assume he was a student from New York University, because Su Cheng's age was about the same as that of a college student.

Su Cheng had been sitting for a short time when the time came to 7:58 AM.

Suddenly, all the lights in the theater dimmed.

Just as everyone thought something had happened, a few small lights lit up again around them.

Although it wasn't very bright, everyone could see the situation of the seats through the small lights, and they were relieved.

Over here, some unexpected events often happen, so everyone is very sensitive to safety issues.

At this time, a movie projector suddenly shot out a beam of light from a seat, projecting onto the large curtain on the stage.

A logo appeared in the large curtain; this logo was the logo of Oracle Computer Company.

The five characters of Oracle Technology, written in the Chinese oracle bone script, with an orange logo, were very conspicuous.

Everyone looked dumbfounded; were they here to watch a movie?

Using a movie projector for a press conference was still Su Cheng's suggestion to Yang Chaoye; in this world, it was still a first.

Originally, a projector would naturally be the most suitable, but since there wasn't the kind of projector from later generations yet, they could only use a movie projector as a substitute.

Before the press conference started, many pictures had been prepared and recorded on film. When the press conference started, someone would be responsible for playing and pausing, so they could control the pictures needed for the press conference.

Such a press conference was definitely an innovation in this era.

With pictures and text, combined with Yang Chaoye's explanation, it would be more intuitive to introduce this product to everyone.