In order to create a prototype of the immersion lithography machine as soon as possible.
Su Yehao did not hesitate to make an additional investment and approved an additional budget of 30 million US dollars. He asked Dr. Lin Baojian to arrange communication with ASML and go to MIT, Caltech and other universities and institutions to find helpers to shorten the time spent as much as possible to avoid further delays.
Time, the market was taken away by Nikon and Canon.
As for the efficiency of the Dutch ASML company, he, the current major shareholder, really cannot praise it.
Whether it is the R&D center of the Netherlands headquarters or the R&D center of the American branch, it is impossible for those people to work overtime. They always like to complain to the labor union. Unless there are visible benefits, their work attitude is very lax.
If the mainland had that kind of scientific research strength and talent, the research and development time could at least be doubled. Maybe the theoretical work would be finished and mass production would begin the next day.
But now, we can only rely on spending money and adding more people to help with the work.
Asml company just laid off one-third of its employees last year. Using the results of Lin Baojian's team, Su Yehao easily convinced other board members of the company and decided to recruit a group of cutting-edge talents to expand the R&D team as soon as possible.
Out of confidentiality considerations, Su Yehao also specifically said hello to Jobs and seconded people from Apple to serve as consultants.
After all, he is Apple's largest shareholder, so he still has some respect.
Looking around the world, the only competitors of ASML are the two Japanese companies. It is already obvious who they are guarding against.
It's a big profit at stake, so it's never wrong to be careful...
At the wafer foundries in Gangcheng and Pengcheng, the previous projects have not yet been completed, and a new round of expansion plans continues to be launched.
Su Yehao made a special trip around to help Gangcheng Microelectronics Group issue a corporate bond with a total amount of one billion US dollars to use the money for expansion first.
In the past two years, there has not been much large-scale income, and too much money has been invested. Even if the book wealth has increased, the money has not been returned, and the long-term thirst cannot be quenched.
The income of these two foundry companies is not high, so it would be a bit of a disadvantage to go public. Issuing corporate bonds is the best option at the moment, which is much better than draining cash flow.
The issue of bonds did not cause much response, and no one thought that Su Yehao would be out of money.
According to Forbes magazine's latest rich list at the end of September, he has become the fourth richest man in the world.
Maintaining the advantage with a net worth of US$24 billion is mainly due to the increase of US$3.5 billion in Google's valuation this year. Above him are Gates, Buffett, and Microsoft's second largest shareholder Paul Allen.
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Compared with Gates, his net worth is more than double, but he is far ahead of other Hong Kong city tycoons and continues to hold the title of the richest Chinese in the world.
Ever since he took this position, Su Yehao has never thought about who will squeeze him out.
Last year, Microsoft won an antitrust lawsuit and its stock price rebounded sharply. With the size of a company, it completely crushed its operating system, office software and other businesses, bringing terrifying cash flow to Microsoft.
But Su Yehao didn't care about this.
Established companies like Microsoft often mean a lack of innovation and have become a type of stock that investors use to earn dividends, and their investment value has basically been squeezed out.
The business layout has been adjusted to this stage, and it has been decided who will have the last laugh.
I'm afraid that his net worth will soar too much in the next few years and scare others. Once the economy recovers, his net worth may become extremely exaggerated, leaving others on the rich list far behind.
Su Yehao had had a headache from this in advance, and it was also a worry to have so much wealth that he couldn't hide it.
Compared with the same period last year, his net worth has increased significantly by US$6 billion, which has not had the slightest impact on his life. Hot searches appeared on the mainland Internet, and the title that occupied the first place was "Su Yehao's net worth is longer than his mobile phone number."
Someone calculated carefully and found that the mobile phone numbers are all eleven digits and all start with "1", which indeed exceeds the limit of mobile phone numbers released by the mainland.
Fortunately, the Forbes rich list is calculated in US dollars, which is already close to 200 billion when converted into RMB.
Write a long string of twelve digits
When you come out, even if you look at it, you will be dazzled.
Under this circumstance, netizens no longer compare him with themselves. The gap is so big that people look up to him, which has led to countless emoticons of Su Yehao appearing on the Internet.
Tat specifically asked Su Yehao, and he believed that it was better to block the situation and not intend to intervene.
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Mid-October 2002.
The superyacht he ordered from Italy was finally completed and delivered, and its official name was "su·(??????????)??". This was a suggestion given by the public relations department, saying it could ward off disasters.
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After Su Yehao went to Italy and personally took possession of this superyacht, which had a redesigned interior and was co-branded with the Pagani supercar brand, many media began to care about how much he loved emojis, which made many people ignore how luxurious this yacht was.
As a super rich man, it is necessary to build a good personal public relations team. In addition to the name of the boat, this yacht also has the names and logos of all his companies printed on it. The design is combined into a rectangular pattern, and it is advertised openly.
After contacting the media to promote, it was obviously a matter of spending money to buy luxury goods to enjoy, but in the end it turned out that he wanted to use the yacht to promote it, and he was called a marketing genius.
Successfully turned negative news into positive news, minimizing the impact and taking the opportunity to publicize it.
The main feature of the Kaomoji Group is the emoji package, and the stock price rose after the news. Su Yehao took Nangongtian and Jiang Yu on a yacht from Italy to the Aegean Sea in Greece and passed through the Suez Canal.
We came down to the Indian Ocean and set the destination as the Maldives Islands. We stayed for a few days and took a private jet from Male Island to return to the port city.
As for the yacht, just finish the experience. You can’t really take a boat all the way back to the port city from Europe, as it would waste too much time.
Back to the port city, a few more days have passed.
The yacht "su·(???????)??" is docked next to the Kai Tak Yacht Pier. The terminal managed by Su Yehao himself just uses the yacht as a gimmick to attract people to deepen their impression of the Kai Tak Cyberport.
November 23rd.
Su Yehao boarded the ship again. Next to it was the Harbor City Tower and Cruise Visitor Center under construction. Not far away, the Kai Tak Cyberport Phase 1 factory was basically completed.
The office building complex is being renovated, the glass curtain walls have been completed, and the shopping mall is buzzing. It is expected to open the day before Christmas this year, and there is still a month to prepare.
Nong Qingying was standing on the deck with his son, preventing the little guy from running around to avoid falling into the sea.
She said with emotion: "It's really luxurious. If you have the chance, you will definitely take me out for a ride on the sea. But since you have a yacht here, why did you build the spaceship-shaped villa next to it?"
"...What a good question. When the designer asked me if I wanted to build a villa, I agreed without thinking too much about it."
Su Yehao's tone was lazy and he said calmly:
"The capital has been built, let's keep it for now. If we really can't turn it into a five-star hotel, or a high-end restaurant, or a spa club, the land is cheap and the cost is not high..."