"Invite me to join Midea?" Although there was already this speculation, after hearing Xu Zhi say it himself, Zhang Zhongmou still asked with a smile: "There are so many talents in the semiconductor industry, why me?"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang can sit in the position of vice president of a large American technology company like Texas Instruments, which is naturally outstanding, why don't I choose such a person."

Not to mention, we are all Chinese, and it is easy to communicate, we want to build a factory in Asia, and a professional manager who understands Asian culture is more in line with my requirements. ”

Zhang Zhongmou asked, "Are you in Xiangjiang?"

"No, I'm going to build a factory in Wanwan. Xu Zhi said: "Although there are many factories in Xiangjiang, it is basically a cultural desert in the high-tech field, and the Hong Kong government is not very interested in cultivating scientific and technological talents, not to mention the high land price and the difficulty of industrial water. ”

Although the United States has invested in an LCD manufacturing plant in Xiangjiang, but at present, the first consumer of LCD screen laptops has not yet been born, the main market of LCD is still electronic watches, calculators, small game consoles, although these products are large, but the screen is too small, at present, the world's major technology companies have seen the future development of LCD screens, are increasing research and development, but as far as the factory itself is concerned, it is far from being compared with the large factories of later generations.

Xu Zhi has already brought an LCD factory to Xiangjiang, which is running well so far, and will expand on a large scale in the future if the technology develops smoothly.

Liquid crystal manufacturing also belongs to the semiconductor industry in the strict sense, but unlike chips, liquid crystal is more of an economic benefit, even if the future of Xiangjiang returns, the LCD industry will not be subject to too much political interference, but the chip is different, this is the core of the world's science and technology for countless years in the future, Europe and the United States must be strict in the control of this technology, Xiangjiang is close to the mainland, it will also return, so it will be excluded by the West.

Wanwan does not have these problems, and many areas are rich in freshwater resources, not to mention that the talent is ten times stronger than that of Xiangjiang, and there will be much less political interference in the future.

Zhang Zhongmou nodded and said: "Wanwan National University has indeed cultivated a lot of scientific and technological talents over the years, and most of the Chinese currently engaged in the semiconductor industry in the United States are from Wanwan, and it is indeed a good choice to build this factory in Wanwan." ”

Xu Zhi smiled: "Then Mr. Zhang agreed?"

Zhang Zhongmou said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, what is the scale of this factory, and how much is the investment?"

Xu Zhidao: "At present, a 3-inch wafer production line is priced at about 10 million US dollars, but this is a new production line, if it is second-hand, it is much cheaper, I plan to invest 50 million US dollars in Wanwan, first buy two second-hand production lines, as long as the start and yield are in place, workers and technicians can support the follow-up development, and will introduce two 3-inch production lines and even the most advanced 4-inch production line in the world." ”

"This is far more than the needs of beauty itself, right?" Zhang Zhongmou is a professional, so he naturally knows the problem of quantity.

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Midea does not need so many chips at present, but it may not be in the future, and the fundamental purpose of the establishment of this factory is to undertake orders from the outside world." ”

"Outside orders?" Zhang Zhongmou frowned a little and said: "Mr. Xu, at present, the chip market has begun to be saturated, and Japanese companies are desperately expanding production capacity.

"It's because they lose money that it's our opportunity!" Xu Zhi said: "The loss is caused by the low efficiency of their own factory, but as long as the cost of our factory in Wanwan is low enough, some semiconductor companies in the United States can concentrate on the research and development of chips, and the production is all left to us, so why worry about no orders?"

This is the case for many technology companies in later generations, because the cost of investing in wafer factories is too high, and the subsequent operating rate must be sufficient, otherwise continuous investment is faster than driving a truck and dumping dollars into the ocean.

After years of competition among large wafer foundries, the only two that can survive in the 21st century are TSMC and Samsung.

In most areas of the world, R&D is far more important than production. However, the chip industry is different, the technical content of production is much higher than that of research and development, and there are many people who can develop chips in the entire mainland in later generations, but there is no one that can produce them in large quantities at low cost, which is also the sadness that the chip is stuck in the neck, and the chips imported by the mainland every year exceed the amount of oil imports.

However, this era is not completely different, wafer investment is not too expensive, as long as you enter the industry now, and then slowly train a large number of employees, and form your own production technology accumulation, so as to gain an advantage in the future competition.

"This method is theoretically possible, and some home appliance industry foundries, a factory to undertake orders from different brands, the future possibility is indeed unclear, but once successful, it will certainly be able to rewrite the semiconductor industry pattern. Zhang Zhongmou nodded and said.

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "So I want a professional to be in charge of this project, and Mr. Zhang is the best candidate." ”

Zhang Zhongmou said: "If you want me to leave Texas Instruments, what price is Mr. Xu willing to pay?"

"$3 million signing, $1 million per year. Xu Zhi replied. The signing fee is paid in a lump sum, but there are bound to be a lot of conditions, and you can't leave your job for at least a few years.

Zhang Zhongmou smiled: "Mr. Xu, this salary is attractive, but it doesn't mean much to me. ”

"What does Mr. Zhang want?" Xu Zhi asked, in fact, he also understood that for a person like Zhang Zhongmou, the career itself is more important than the salary, how could he be attracted by some dollars if he could be mixed to No. 3 in the top Fortune 500 species like Texas Instruments.

"I want shares!" Zhang Zhongmou replied.

"It's not that I'm stingy. Xu Zhi explained: "This factory does not just exist for Midea Company, I have a separate idea about it, it is unlikely to be profitable for a long time in the future, and now giving Mr. Zhang shares, I'm afraid it's not good?"

"Not profitable? Mr. Xu means?" Zhang Zhongmou didn't quite understand.

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "The semiconductor industry is very cyclical, the price fluctuations are also large, when you make money, you can make a lot of money, and when you lose money, you can use the leftover to describe the king, but if you want to persevere, you need a lot of long-term investment, don't look at the current Japanese semiconductor companies are in full swing, but at the beginning they were also serious losses, Mr. Zhang wants shares now, I'm afraid it may not be a good idea." ”