Chapter 652: I'm Not Undercover

There is one thing, maybe Yang Hu doesn't know very well, but Wu Zunyou knows a little. One of the important sources of funding for Summit Capital is the consortium from RB.

This fund is well hidden, and it can't be seen at all on the surface, and Wu Zunyou also learned a little bit from "them" by chance.

At this time, Wu Zunyou's phone rang, he looked down and hurriedly ran out to answer the phone.

It was about ten minutes before he returned to his room.

"Mr. Yang, don't go to Hu Yang for the time being tomorrow, they gave an order and asked us to do our best to cooperate with Kitahara Kurasuke.

From now on, Kurusuke Kitahara will negotiate on behalf of Nikon's microelectronic devices. Looks like we're going to have to have a new CEO. ”

Wu Zunyou was a little unwilling, but "they" asked Summit Capital to maintain the status quo until the end of Kitahara Sosuke's mission.

If Sosuke Kitahara wants to become a representative of Nikon, of course, he must first resign from all positions in microelectronic devices. Then, the company's CEO is vacant.

"What else is arranged? I think even if Kitahara Kurusuke comes forward, I'm afraid it will be difficult to negotiate. I don't know what I thought above, so let Kitahara Kurusuke enter the management of microelectronic equipment, and make it look like an undercover agent. Now, he's jumping out on behalf of Nikon, isn't that a joke?"

Yang Hu finally couldn't help it, "they" rarely interfere in the specific business of Summit Capital under normal circumstances. But this time, "they" not only intervened, but also made such a big joke.

Yes, in Yang Hu's view, it was a mistake to let Kurusuke Kitahara be the company's CEO in the first place. Not long after he worked, he resigned and negotiated with the company on behalf of Nikon...... Isn't this a joke!

Wu Zunyou didn't squeak, he never commented too early on things he couldn't understand.

Almost at the same time.

Walker International Building.

Kusuke Kitahara got out of the car and didn't leave the parking lot right away, but took out his mobile phone and made a call to go out.

The call was made to Hu Yang, and the person who answered the phone was Wu Xinhui.

"You're saying that Mr. Kurusuke Kitahara, the CEO of Microelectronics, wants to see me, and he's in the parking lot below the building?"

Hu Yang thought it was interesting, and it seemed that his judgment was not wrong.

This mystery may be about to be revealed.

"Assistant Wu, please go down with Li Jie to pick up the guests. Be polite and polite. ”

Hu Yang sent Wu Xinhui away, and couldn't help laughing while sitting.

He has almost figured out the structure of Peak Capital, Yang Hu and Wu Zunyou are at best two agents, and the boss behind them may have a lot to do with Japanese capital!

Now, Kurasuke Kitahara has come forward in person, and it seems that Yang Hu and others will have a hard time in the future.

If these two guys are unlucky, Hu Yang will feel very happy. If it weren't for these two guys blindly mixing together, their merger and reorganization plans might have been successful, how could there be these troubles now.

"Excuse me, Mr. Hu, I take the liberty to come, and I hope you don't mind. ”

Wu Xinhui led Kitahara Kurusuke directly to the reception room, and Hu Yang walked in after five minutes, and Kitahara Kurusuke came to a 90-degree bow as soon as they met.

"Mr. Kitahara, please take a seat, please don't be polite! Assistant Wu, make a pot of tea, and I will talk to Mr. Kitahara slowly. ”

Populus euphratica's attitude is lukewarm, but the etiquette is very thoughtful.

Waiting for a pot of hot tea to be served, Populus Hu and Kitahara Kurusuke drank the tea slowly, and the room was quiet for several minutes.

"Mr. Hu, I have already submitted my resignation letter, so I am no longer a person of microelectronic devices. I have taken the liberty of coming to meet you because I represent the position of Nikon. ”

Kurusuke Kitahara's last tenure before entering microelectronics was actually Nikon. It's just that this experience is very short, and almost no one knows about it.

"Mr. Kitahara, you wait first. You've become a Nikon guy in this turn, so what did you do with microelectronics before?

This really gave me a long insight that someone actually sent an executive to be an undercover agent. Mr. Kitahara, do you have any explanation for this? I think that if you don't have a reasonable explanation, then there is no need for our conversation to continue. ”

Hu Yang thought it was incredible.

All kinds of means in the mall emerge in an endless stream, and it is not uncommon to tear down each other, compete, dig into the wall, or something.

But what the hell is an undercover agent? This is not a spy war blockbuster.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Hu, I apologize to you deeply!"

Kusuke Kitahara immediately got up from his seat in the face of Hu Yang's accusation and bowed deeply to him. This kind of behavior is no longer an apology, but a standard apology.

"Mr. Kitahara, please be seated. ”

Hu Yang was very helpless, if he didn't speak, it was estimated that Kitahara Kurasuke would be able to maintain this position for 10 minutes.

"Mr. Hu, I didn't mean to offend you. I've been in microelectronics for a while, just to get an objective and in-depth understanding of the company.

The exchange of technology is only one of the reasons, but the other important reason is that we want to cooperate in the long term through microelectronics and your Huijia system. ”

Since Kurusuke Kitahara took the initiative to come to find Populus, he will definitely not make any more detours. He made it clear that Nikon wanted to work with Populus and his Huijia system, not just for a certain technology.

During his time in microelectronics, he focused on the company's technology and parts supply, as well as the possibility of de-North America.

Hu Yang nodded, but did not continue to accuse Kitahara Kurasuke.

Sosuke Kitahara was recommended by Summit Capital, and apparently they had some unknown deals with Nikon.

However, Kitahara Kurusuke suddenly came to such a hand, I am afraid that even the peak capital was caught off guard.

"Mr. Kitahara, didn't Nikon already send someone to talk about the exchange of technology with microelectronic devices? To be honest, I don't know much about what you're doing. ”

Hu Yang still maintained a proper vigilance, and when dealing with RB Company, it was always right to have a few more eyes.

Kurusuke Kitahara immediately replied:

"Mr. Hu, technology exchange is just a normal business activity, and what I want to talk to you about is the long-term planning of the enterprise. These two are not the same thing......

To tell you the truth, after my field investigation over the past few days, I think it will be difficult for me to withstand this wave of blows in North America by relying on microelectronics alone.

But you and your Huijia system are a variable, and if you are willing to lend a hand, we are still very optimistic about microelectronic devices. ”

Hu Yang knew that this was Nikon's true attitude, and the other party's purpose was to cooperate with the entire Huijia system, so the matter he was trying to do was definitely not a trivial matter.

"Oh, do you have any specific plans?"

At this time, Populus euphratica was also a little interested. As long as the other party is not playing with the idea of microelectronic devices, other things can be discussed.

"Mr. Hu, we are willing to cooperate sincerely with you and join your supply chain. I'm not just talking about microelectronics, but also about Bolong Optics.

It was our fault that we didn't come to you directly. But please understand, we need to see your strength and whether you can survive the suppression of North America. ”

Kitahara Kurusuke directly stated his purpose, and at the same time defended himself.

In fact, Nikon did so many things just to confirm the strength of the Huijia system. If the strength of the other party is reliable, Nikon does not mind withstanding the pressure of North America and actively carrying out cooperation with Huijia.

In the field of lithography machines, several companies in RB are pioneers. If it weren't for the semiconductor war that year, which disintegrated RB's semiconductor industry chain, maybe ASML would not have had its beginning.

Of course, the mistakes of Nikon and other companies in the research and development of light sources are also an important reason for the decline of high-end lithography machine technology.

In the end, Intel dealt a fatal blow to Nikon, and they were the first to announce that they would completely abandon Nikon's equipment in favor of ASML equipment in the new manufacturing process.

Then international giants such as S Star and Taipower followed suit, after all, they all have shares in ASML.

However, Nikon still retains some of its advanced technology. At present, the world's No. 1 company in low-end lithography equipment is still Nikon.

"Mr. Kitahara, it seems that you have already got what you want during your time in microelectronics. I can forgive you for your previous actions, but I hope there won't be a next time. ”

Hu Yang smiled faintly, not rejecting the olive branch extended by Nikon.

He knows that RB people hold grudges, just like Takuya Sakamoto before, who joined Charm Semiconductor with his own technology.

To say how much Takuya Sakamoto loves life in China is not necessarily true. The more important reason is that he always remembers the semiconductor war in his heart, and always wants to take revenge.

Nikon's idea is not so simple, it is much more complicated.

The lure of huge profits is one thing, and the desire to add to North America is another.

But there is a premise for all this, that is, the strength of the Huijia system must be sufficient. Otherwise, Nikon took a certain risk to supply raw materials and components to microelectronic equipment and Bolong Optics, and in the end, Huijia could not withstand its own collapse first, and it was really not a person inside and out.

Kurusuke Kitahara used this time in microelectronics to indirectly understand the strength of Bolong Optics.

For the technical level of Bolong Optics, as well as the production capacity, Kitahara Kurusuke has a high evaluation. Therefore, Nikon decided to take one step and directly negotiate cooperation with Populus euphratica.

As for the peak capital that they used, it was not a big problem. The source of funds for Summit Capital is very complex, and a considerable part of the funds come from the RB consortium, which is actually from Nikon.

RB's consortium has invested in China, and RB's SoftBank has invested in well-known domestic e-commerce companies.

SoftBank is invested by Chia Tai Bright, while Nikon has taken a roundabout route.

In addition to the bigwigs behind the scenes of Peak Capital, even the agents at the front desk, such as Yang Hu and others, did not know about this matter.

"Mr. Hu, let's talk openly and honestly. I assure you that there is considerable sincerity on our part. ”

Kurusuke Kitahara was very satisfied with today's meeting, and it could be seen that Hu Yang was a pragmatic person.

"Okay, then let's form a team as soon as possible to start negotiations, with Bolong Optics as the main body. However, Mr. Kitahara, I have one more condition. That is, no one is allowed to disclose this information to the outside world until the negotiations are over. ”

Hu Yang did not want a plausible news to cause violent turmoil in the stock price of microelectronic devices. In that case, it will definitely affect his acquisition plan.

In addition, the negotiations with Nikon were conducted in the name of Bolong Optics, not microelectronics.

In response to the conditions put forward by Hu Yang, Kitahara Kurusuke did not show a very surprising appearance.

The reason why Kurusuke Kitahara came to Hu Yang to talk about cooperation, instead of talking to Li Qi about cooperation, was that Nikon was already convinced that sooner or later Huijia would have to take microelectronic equipment into its pocket.

Nikon has deeply analyzed the history of Populus euphratica in the semiconductor field, and feels that he has taken every step of the way very solidly. What he wanted to do, as it turned out, was done in the end.

Nikon itself has no chance in the area of high-end lithography equipment. The reason is still that sentence, lithography machine is a very niche industry, there are no orders and no long-term customers, and in the end it can only be lost.

Hu Yang's Huijia system is different, and the semiconductor kingdom he has built over the years has almost formed a closed-loop ecology.

In view of the repeated repression in North America, the internal department of Huijia has in fact begun the process of "de-North Americanization" long ago.

That is, the localization of key technologies and important equipment, commonly known as the "spare tire plan".

During this period of time in microelectronic equipment, Kitahara Kurusuke verified the technical strength of the Huijia system with his own eyes, believing that the other party was not a "can't be helped", but a promising star of tomorrow.

"Mr. Hu, thank you very much, I hope that the cooperation between us can have a good start. Sorry to bother you for so long, our negotiating team will be there in three days. ”

Kurusuke Kitahara achieved his goal and got up to take his leave.

After Hu Yang waited for Wu Xinhui to send the guests back, she asked her to call quickly and inform Meng Rusong, Huang Tao, Xu Younian, Zhang Xiao, Dai Xiangjun and others to come to the International Building for a meeting in the afternoon.

For Nikon's extended olive branch, Populus euphratica is not rejected.

Just now, Kurasuke Kitahara also said that the cooperation between the two sides only involves high-end lithography machines, excluding low-end lithography equipment.

In other words, in the field of low-end lithography, how everyone should compete is still the same. Although Nikon no longer produces high-end lithography machines, there are many raw materials and components that can be supplied, and even some technologies are not transferable.

So when everyone sat down for a meeting in the afternoon, there was almost no consensus that we could work with Nikon.

This kind of cooperation is certainly a win-win situation in the short term.

"Mr. Hu, then there is only one question left, that is, whether you can successfully acquire microelectronic equipment. ”

Xu Younian saw very clearly that Nikon would not cooperate with a mere microelectronic device.

Because of the single pull out of microelectronic equipment, the enterprise itself is not very outstanding. More critically, microelectronics do not have reliable sales channels and customers.