In order to cope with the upcoming negotiations, Cao Weidong relied on his connections and found the best lawyer in the 49 cities.
Three days later.
In the conference room of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Cao Weidong and his lawyer finally met Wen Youming.
This was a middle-aged man who was a little too skinny, so thin that a gust of wind could knock him down. His hair was gray, and he coughed twice from time to time. The whole person looked extremely old and weak.
"This is Minister Wen."
Zhu Feng introduced from the side, and then he added distressedly.
"Minister Wen just fell ill and hasn't recovered yet. We ran out of the hospital this time. He will have to go back to the unit to deal with other things later, so you only have half an hour."
It seems that this is a veteran cadre who loves his job.
In the 1970s and 1980s, there were many such outstanding cadres.
Cao Weidong was in awe.
After hearing Zhu Feng's request, he felt that half an hour was enough, so after introducing himself and the lawyer beside him, he expressed his intention straight to the point.
"We are very happy to cooperate with you. You are an excellent patriotic businessman. However, I hope that in this cooperation, we can take a dominant position. Of course, it is mainly the right to decide the direction of scientific research."
Wen Youming was also very straightforward, but vaguely expressed his concerns about cooperating with Cao Weidong.
He hopes to gain more say for technicians.
Because they have suffered losses.
In several previous cooperations, Wen Youming encountered many people and things who, openly in the name of scientific research, secretly stole public interests and harmed the public and enriched themselves.
Asking for money and land from the country, but in the end leaving the country with a huge debt!
Wen Youming hated this kind of people very much.
He knew in his heart that he, who had a background in scientific research, could not compete with those businessmen who were full of tricks.
So Wen Youming set a rule.
Prioritize technology, then trade, take the absolute initiative in scientific research, and avoid being cheated by others, while you still have to help others sell medicines.
During the conversation with Wen Youming, Cao Weidong accurately grasped the other party's thoughts.
"This is a typical technical and industrial trade mentality..."
Cao Weidong thought silently in his heart.
The so-called "technical industry and trade" refers to the development of new technologies and new products first, processing and production, and then sales, so as to realize the huge profits brought by new technologies and new products.
On the contrary, it is the path of "trade, industry and technology"——
Do business first, achieve a certain amount of primitive accumulation, and survive, then develop new technologies and products, sell them, and find new profit growth points.
In short, "technology, industry, and trade" uses the results of technological research and development to promote the production and trade fields, while "trade, industry, and technology" uses the trade field as a driving force, adjusts production plans according to market demand, and drives technological development.
In Cao Weidong's view, the two do not conflict and have different scopes of application.
Because companies in some fields are suitable for the "trade, industry and technology" path - such as the research and development of biogas equipment in energy plants, such as the research and development of new health products in Shouzhengtang, sales drive performance, demand drives technology, and technology enables product iteration.
And some fields, such as enterprises and industries with strong technology development and scientific research capabilities, are suitable for the "technical industry and trade" path - such as EDA, such as chips, such as aviation development, such as shipbuilding, etc.
Only with advanced technology can we break through the blockade and find a market where technological achievements can realize their value.
Cao Weidong said calmly.
"Minister Wen, I really hope to reach cooperation with your organization, but with all due respect, your request is unacceptable to me."
"The market situation is changing rapidly, and accurate judgment is more needed at this time. I don't think managers with technical background can lead everyone to move forward accurately. Sometimes one wrong step will lead to wrong steps."
Wen Youming fell silent.
Cao Weidong continued.
"And I personally plan to invest one billion in research and development. I think this is enough to express my position."
Wen Youming took a deep look at Cao Weidong, finally sighed and said.
"Well, China's semiconductor and electronics industry does need patriotic businessmen like you. I agree in principle with your request for cooperation, but I have some opinions on some details."
Cao Weidong smiled slightly.
"I think you can discuss the specific terms with the lawyer I hired."
The lawyer closed his notebook, sat upright, and solemnly pulled out a standard contract from his briefcase, and then said solemnly to the astonished eyes of Wen Youming and others.
"Minister Wen, Director Zhu, and all leaders, this is the contract I have drawn up. I will introduce the specific terms to you..."
Wen Youming: "......"
He and Zhu Feng looked at each other, with only one thought in their minds.
If I had known, we would have hired a lawyer.
.......
Signing a contract - or cooperation agreement - with the Ministry of Science and Technology is a quite novel experience.
Of course, Cao Weidong brought capital into the market.
He has money and skills.
Therefore, when looking at the Ministry of Science and Technology, we do not have so many colored glasses, but treat it with a normal mind.
This attitude actually gained him a lot of benefits.
The two parties agreed to jointly establish a new company.
The name of the new company will be Spark.
Xinghuo Electronics Factory.
It means that a single spark can start a prairie fire.
The Ministry of Science and Technology promised to provide factory land, electricity discounts, talent deployment and some research funds, and convert them into shares, occupying 30% of the company's shares in the new company. Cao Weidong provided most of the cash and was the founder of the project.
Therefore it holds 70% of the shares.
On the third day after the contract was signed, Zhu Feng hurriedly came over and brought good news to Cao Weidong.
The country attaches great importance to the semiconductor industry, so it completed the industrial land approval as quickly as possible. The new factory site is in a county near Sijiu City.
Cao Weidong took out the map and looked at it, and found that this was Tongzhou, which would be famous in the future, and that a lot of land had been approved by the authorities, so he was quite satisfied.
The next step is to go through the formalities, build the factory, and wait for the equipment to be shipped from the port city.
Fortunately, the Ministry of Science and Technology took care of everything and all the procedures were successfully completed. As for the construction of the factory, it was not difficult because it was renovated and expanded on an old factory. It only took two months to complete the new factory.
Construction of the factory.
At this time, the equipment he had been waiting for for a long time was gradually arriving.
Cao Weidong directly arranged for people to transport the equipment to the factory. After debugging, he notified the Ministry of Science and Technology that he could send all the people they promised.
The next day, the Ministry of Science and Technology directly sent more than 200 technical personnel.
Many of them are seconded from other research institutes and units and are temporarily responsible for supporting the development of EDA chip design software.
Cao Weidong stood in the square of the new factory and said loudly to everyone present.
"Comrades, starting today, our Xinghuo Electronics Factory will officially start research. We are going to research a domestic EDA software and break the international monopoly. Do you have confidence!"