Professional wafer foundries were not available before TSMC. One reason is that the investment threshold for wafer factories in this era is not high, and many companies have invested in technologies that can be handled by tens of millions.

On the other hand, I don't want to be controlled by others, not to mention anything else, just look at Huawei's losses in TSMC in the future. The foundry simply has no reason not to tape out for you, and even openly declares that you have military uses, making Huawei angry to death, but there is no way.

Once the foundry is placed in Chinese mainland, the political impact is too great. This is not like Japan or Treasure Island, the younger brother of the United States, after all, China and the United States have different systems, and it is difficult to say whether they can come together.

If you really want Xinke to OEM for Motorola, the risk is simply unacceptable.

In the mid-80s, Motorola was indeed transferring its production capacity outward, and the rise of the Japanese electronics industry during the same period was indispensable for Motorola's technology transfer to Japan. If nothing else, 90% of the game consoles in Japan in the 80s used 68,000 CPUs. In addition, the 68000 CPU also has a fairly wide range of uses in the military.

It is conceivable how strong Motorola's technology diffusion was to Hu Wenhai's attraction at that time. Getting Motorola's production line, it's an unshakable and firm line for him. In particular, the technology of the 68000 series of CPUs is not necessarily much worse than that of x86 when it comes to the development of this series.

In the eighties and nineties, many of Hu Wenhai's future plans were based on the premise of having 68000 series CPU technology. If we can't use our own wafer fab to produce it, I'm afraid we will have to spend a lot of precious foreign exchange to buy it from the market. When the time comes, I will be stuck in the neck by Motorola, and I will not have to listen to others.

"Motorola needs to look into this question. Rose played Tai Chi first, after all, he had a request from Hu Wenhai. Of course, it is impossible to say no right away.

"If we can have a pleasant cooperation in the third generation of water lithium battery technology, of course, we can consider expanding the scope of cooperation. I think this is a good start for cooperation, and the market for lithium batteries will not be much smaller than chips. ”

Hu Wenhai was silent for a moment, tapped his fingers on the table, and suddenly said: "If I exchange the third-generation water lithium battery technology mastered by Xinke for Motorola's support in chip manufacturing, I don't know what Mr. Ross thinks?"

"This ......"

Ross was really hesitant. On the one hand, there is the political risk of building factories in the mainland, and on the other hand, there is a vast market in the future, which is really not something that can be determined at one time.

He had no choice but to put the procrastination out again, nodded and said, "For such a major decision, I must be authorized by the board of directors." If Mr. Hu really has this intention, Motorola will also consider it carefully. ”

"Then I'll wait for good news from Mr. Ross. ”

Ross and Motorola took advantage of the first move, and preemptively contacted Hu Wenhai when other companies in the market had not reacted or had no way.

However, in a society like the United States, large corporations are almost omnipresent and omnipotent. Shortly after Ross left. Jing Bin, the commercial counselor of the embassy, actually came up.

And beside him is a person who has been paying attention to Hu Wenhai for a long time.

"Mr. Hu, let me introduce to you, this is the most outstanding heir of the next generation of the DuPont family - Mr. Hunter Dupont. ”

"Amazing Hu, it's a pleasure to meet you. Hunter Dupont was polite and stretched out his hand to Hu Wenhai.

Hu Wenhai shook hands with Hunter Dupont with some surprise, and was dumbfounded. Isn't it sleepy and pillows, pie in the sky? How did you catch such a big fish? He couldn't help but rub his hands, this kind of big dog sent to the door. I'm sorry for myself.

How do you say that? Oh, heaven and Buddha take it, but suffer from it!

For the first time, Hu Wenhai felt that he had a bit of good luck as the male protagonist of the online novel.

Needless to ask, Hunter DuPont is here for the third-generation water lithium battery technology in Hu Wenhai's hands. The theoretical prospect of lithium water battery is really good, even if the technology is not mature at this time. But there is already a prospect of investment.

Needless to say, DuPont's achievements in the field of chemistry are the skins of its military-industrial complex that have been worn on its body since the 19th century, and it can be called a veteran arms dealer. It's okay to take out something a little and ask the embassy to pull a string.

Hunter DuPont obviously had some knowledge of Hu Wenhai's character, and sat down and explained his intentions straight to the point. I'll find it at this time. There will be no other reason, of course, they are all interested in the market of lithium water.

After some tentative and verbal exchanges, the two sides soon got to the point. Hunter DuPont wants to buy his 50% stake in Yizhuhu Company, and also hopes to get the third-generation water lithium battery technology in the hands of Xinke.

Hu Wenhai thought about it, and DuPont's sudden appearance gave him a better choice. Compared with Motorola, DuPont, which has a history of nearly 200 years, is obviously more oily and watery.

"What price is Mr. Hunter willing to pay for the shares of Yizhuhu Company and the third-generation water lithium battery technology?" asked Hu Wenhai inquiringly.

"Share, or buy out?" asked Hunter DuPont.

Hu Wenhai thought for a while, stood up and said, "I'm sorry, I need to make a call." ”

"Mr. Hu, please feel free. Hunter Dupont nodded faintly, feeling a little strange in his heart. According to his intelligence, Hu Wenhai should be the sole owner of ST Corporation, who is he going to call at this time?

Hu Wenhai turned around and walked into the inner room of the office, and it took less than a minute to walk out again.

Before Hunter Dupont could figure out what that meant, he sat back in his seat and offered a completely different asking price than Motorola: "I'd prefer a cash buyout, a $500 million 50 percent stake in Alien Lake." As for the technology of the third generation of lithium water battery, we can talk about it again. ”

Although Motorola is also a large company, it is too young and too simple compared to DuPont. In cooperation with Motorola, although Hu Wenhai has risks, he still has the ability and means to resist.

But if you cooperate with DuPont in the same way as Motorola, this kind of big consortium can eat him in minutes without spitting out bones. The basis of the two sides should be mutual checks and balances, and this disparity in power makes it only possible for Hu Wenhai and DuPont to cooperate, that is, a one-shot cash transaction.

However, as soon as Hu Wenhai said this, he really frightened the third person present.

Jing Bin, who was sitting on the side, swallowed his saliva quietly, and it was because he was very familiar with Sino-US trade that he knew how much money the $500 million was.

To put it simply, if the $500 million is a deal that DuPont proposes to any of China's central enterprises, then Hunter DuPont will be able to meet any elder in the presbyterian church in a minute.

Of course, he knows DuPont's power in the United States, but even with DuPont's ability, it is not easy to spend $500 million at a time to acquire 50% of the shares of a company.

Although Hu Wenhai has always shown quite strong ability, Jing Bin still feels very nervous, for fear that he will say the wrong thing and let such a huge deal fall through.

"Five hundred million dollars?"

Hunter DuPont's voice was full of surprise and disbelief, and he shook his head and said, "I can't believe that 50% of the shares of Yizhuhu Company are only sold for half a billion dollars?"

It's not that he thinks the price is too high, on the contrary, Hu Wenhai's bid is lower than he imagined.

Even if it is a generation of water lithium battery technology, the price is not so low. You must know that with the current development prospects of the water lithium battery market, it will be able to bring at least 100 million US dollars in revenue to Yizhuhu Company that year. Based on the normal market price, it is appropriate to ask for 60 or 700 million US dollars for 50% of the company's shares.

Hu Wenhai seemed to be unwilling to glance at Jing Bin next to him, and sighed: "Yes, five hundred million dollars." But I have one condition, I want DuPont to provide a technology. ”

He accentuated the pronunciation of "I" and was full of disgust for Jing Bin, which easily made Hunter DuPont understand something.

Yes, Hu Wenhai is indeed controlled by the Chinese government. Not wanting money but asking for technology, this is China's external image all along.

Production lines, patented technologies, all kinds of high-tech and high-tech products, the precious foreign exchange that the Chinese have exchanged for a large number of low-value-added exports, a large amount of this reproduction resource has been transported back to China.

For a private businessman, this is not a wise choice. The real way to conform to the logic of capital should be to obtain cash, and then buy high-value-added consumer goods produced in the United States and ship them back to China, so that it is not a problem for 500 million US dollars to change hands into 5 billion or 7 billion yuan.

How much effort does it take to earn back one billion yuan in exchange for a technology? It is necessary to invest in industry, to produce products, and then to transport, sell, and collect payments. The risks in this have increased dramatically.

Hunter Dupont's eyes lit up, and he felt that he had grasped Hu Wenhai's weakness, and there was only one truth of the matter!

This technology is not what Hu Wenhai wants, but what the Chinese government or military forces behind him need! He had to compromise on the issue of bidding in exchange for a certain technology!

Hunter DuPont was confident, nodded lightly, and raised his head and asked, "What technology does Mr. Hu want DuPont to provide?" ”

Hu Wenhai exhaled, looking suppressed with inexplicable anger, and finally said: "PI project production technology. ”

"PI?" The American abbreviation has so many meanings that Hunter Dupont was slightly stunned, not remembering for a moment what this project was.

"Polyimide, polyimide. (To be continued......)