"Professional matters must be left to professional talents like you. If I interfere randomly all day long, wouldn't it just hold you back? I am only responsible for doing the logistics work well, and I will give you some big red envelopes at the end of the year.
, if I pay more bonuses, people will praise me as a good boss."
Zhang Rujing gave a thumbs up and said cheerfully:
"This is a fair statement. If other company bosses had the same idea as you, the level of technological development would probably be several years higher than it is now. It's just that other bosses are not as thick as you, so they have to weigh investment and income. I used to
I once met an American investor whose company had a total of US$3.5 billion in assets. He didn’t have much money but still wanted to develop into the foundry industry. I advised him not to invest directly.”
This sounds a bit arrogant.
However, considering the cost investment of wafer foundries, companies with insufficient strength really cannot play.
The speed of technological upgrading is too fast. Sometimes, as soon as the equipment here is debugged and put into production, a new generation of production technology and equipment is launched over there.
For example, the 12-inch wafer production line purchased by Su Yehao from Japan has a usable area more than twice that of an eight-inch wafer, and the number of chips produced is expected to be 2.5 times that of an eight-inch wafer. This greatly reduces the cost of production.
manufacturing cost.
It is expected that when the relevant manufacturing technology becomes more mature, the production cost of 12-inch wafers can be reduced by at least 30%. Although it is not a waste of money, it has temporarily surpassed the group of semiconductor foundry companies on the island and won the top spot in advance.
Advanced related equipment.
To put it bluntly, the island only has relatively mature management and production experience and earns some hard-earned money by integrating resources. It does not have top-notch R&D and manufacturing technology.
Therefore, Su Yehao relied on his deep wealth to gain support from both Hong Kong and the mainland. As soon as he entered the game, it made companies such as TSMC and UMC particularly uncomfortable.
They can join forces to try to block the mainland's development in the field of semiconductor foundry production and remove all talents and factories, but they cannot block Su Yehao, who is a "Hong Kong-funded enterprise".
In order to attract the attention of equipment and technology suppliers, Su Yehao established three foundries in Gangcheng and two foundries in Pengcheng, plus Huajing Microelectronics, which he financed. Huajing is currently only engaged in wafer production business.
It is also necessary to upgrade and purchase new equipment.
With this kind of spending money, no matter the cost, companies in Japan, Europe and the United States are of course competing to grab orders. The total purchase of photolithography machines alone is planned to exceed 2 billion US dollars in the next five years. Procurement
The number of photolithography machines is as many as thirty.
This news has been released, and it was also the suggestion given by Mr. Zhang Rujing.
Zhang Rujing communicated with Su Yehao in the first half of last year, saying that since he was determined to develop in this industry, it was best to express his determination in advance and use "estimated production capacity" to scare his peers and force them not to invest too much money in large-scale expansion.
Just like DRAM memory chips, which are currently in dire straits and suffering huge losses, excessive production capacity will inevitably lead to fierce competition.
As a result, other manufacturers will not dare to expand on a large scale due to profit expectations.
Once the foundry market becomes larger, orders will naturally fall into the hands of Su Yehao, who has sufficient production capacity.
It seems like a desperate style of play, but it fits Su Yehao's situation very well.
He knows better than anyone else how huge the market for mobile terminal equipment will be in the future. No matter what the initial losses, as long as he steadily wins orders from several major manufacturers, such as Qualcomm in the United States and ARM in the United Kingdom, the market will soon be prosperous.
Profits will be used to offset losses in the early stages of development.
Other companies will also be influenced by the thoughts of investors and shareholders. There are no restrictions at all here in Su Yehao. As long as he doesn't mind losing money, it doesn't matter how others evaluate him...
When walking to the factory.
Zhang Rujing pointed at the Mercedes-Benz G55-AMG that the driver was driving and was about to park, and said with a smile:
"Your car is okay. I don't like the S600 it comes with. Give me another off-road vehicle like this. I saw news from the Internet that the sales of the G-class have been poor recently, and the G-series production line may be stopped at any time. By then
Maybe it's still out of print, the tariffs on imported cars purchased from the mainland are too high, and I'm stuck in poverty."
Hearing him confidently say that he was poor, Su Yehao replied with a smile:
"No problem. I'll leave you the keys later. It's my dad's company car. I'll let you go through the formalities then. With your status in my heart, Brother Zhang, even if you get a Rolls-Royce,
I'm also willing, think about it?"
"It's not necessary. This one is pretty good. You don't have to drive a Rolls-Royce and look like someone else is driving it."
Zhang Rujing then spoke:
"I accept your offer. Seeing that you are so kind, let me tell you some good news. Nvidia, which produces GPUs in the United States, is also a computer graphics processor, and is willing to hand over some orders to us. Their boss has always asked TSMC to do the manufacturing.
, I happened to meet an NVIDIA executive and chatted about the price reduction promotion for the opening of our new store. After several contacts, it was basically settled."
"...Really? That's great. Our company is short of orders. It doesn't matter whether we cut prices or not. The key in the early stage is how to survive."
"Well, that's what I think too. Just don't blame me for making arbitrary decisions. If you don't lower the price, it will be difficult to grab orders from peers who have already established a good reputation. Fortunately, the mainland has given too many support and discounts, including water and electricity bills, labor costs, etc.
They are all cheaper than on the island, and not only are taxes and fees confiscated, they are even subsidized."
After Zhang Rujing finished speaking, he looked at Su Yehao and said with emotion: "That's really nice of you. Every time our company encounters something, if we mention it to the superiors, it will be settled immediately. This new road in front of the factory has been specially built for us.
Yes, no wonder a large number of factories are now moving to the mainland."
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Su Yehao replied:
"In the early years, hundreds of millions of pieces of clothing were used to replace a passenger plane. Now most people have enough to eat. What they have to consider in the future is how to live a better life. It is related to the development of high-tech fields and belongs to the next step.
The most important thing is that our factories in Hong Kong City are not only supplying water and electricity directly from the mainland, they have done everything they should do, so we have to seize the time and make some achievements."
"That's the truth. Two photolithography machines were just shipped last week, and there are still some parts on the way. It is estimated that debugging can start soon. Canon has been producing photolithography machines for so many years, and the technology is solid enough. I know it very well.
"
After listening to Mr. Zhang Rujing's words, Su Yehao nodded and said: "The main reason why I came here this time is to take a look at these two big babies. But if we send them here now, they will not be put into production until the end of the second quarter?"
"You think it's easy? The debugging and assembly of high-precision lithography machines often takes a year. Part assembly, parameter settings, module debugging, and even the tightness of screws and external temperature will all affect the production results. Even if there is a car a mile away
If the subway passes by, it may cause equipment failure, which is also a common problem with all precision instruments."
Zhang Rujing pointed to himself and added:
"That is to say, I have rich experience and have helped you recruit many elites, so that I can be sure to officially put it into production at the end of the second quarter. If you find people temporarily, it may be delayed from the end of this year to the end of next year. The reason why so many factories spend so much time
The reason for hiring me at a high price is because my skills are strong enough, and every day of delay is a loss."
Yin Liuli listened on the sidelines and gradually understood why Mr. Zhang was so normal.
Rather than the other party needing Su Yehao, it's more like Su Yehao begging the other party for help...