Chapter 10: Joint Ventures
With the compensation given by Qianlao, Gao Wen did not blink, and happily signed a contract with the China Institute of Microelectronics represented by Qianlao, and entrusted the China Institute of Microelectronics to find a manufacturer to produce C80 processors on his behalf.
After signing the contract, Gao Wen took the opportunity to propose to visit the domestic 10-micron wafer production line.
When the old man heard this, he immediately hesitated. Probably knowing that the ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws, after thinking about it for a while, Qian Lao first made a few phone calls and communicated with many parties for a while, and then nodded and agreed to Gao Wen's request to visit the domestic ten-micron wafer production line.
Although Gao Wen had been psychologically prepared for the technical backwardness of the domestic wafer production line before visiting the domestic 10-micron wafer production line, when he really saw the domestic 10-micron wafer production line, he couldn't help but be surprised by its backwardness in technology and low production efficiency.
He looked at the ten-micron wafer production line in operation in front of him, and couldn't help but turn his head and ask the old man beside him:
"Why hasn't the domestic 10-micron production line been fully automated?"
At this time, the director of the 520 Microelectronics Factory, who had been accompanying Qianlao, saw that Gao Wen began to question his own wafer production line, and couldn't help but reply for Qianlao:
"Who said our production line is not automated, it is fully electrically automated. ”
Gawain shook his head and denied:
"I'm not talking about automation that just stops at the level of electrification. Your kind of automated production line, in the past when electronic computer technology has not been applied to the field of industrial control, may still be called an automated production line.
However, now that computer technology has been extended to the field of industrial control, it can only be called a semi-automatic production line. Nowadays, only a computer-controlled production line can be called a truly fully automated production line. ”
was pointed out by Gao Wen so sharply pointed out the problem of the domestic ten-micron wafer production line, Qian Lao couldn't help but blush, sighed and said:
"We have also visited abroad and seen the automated wafer production lines of foreign counterparts, and we also know that it is more efficient to hand over most of the control work of the wafer production line to the computer than to people.
It's just that China's foundation is here, and we lack high-end talents for designing various digital equipment needed to design fully automatic wafer production lines, as well as a corresponding strong industrial foundation; Second, the country is now making every effort to restore economic construction, and scientific research funds are very tight, and the investment in scientific research in the field of semiconductors is inevitably insufficient.
Besides, such a semi-automated production line is also more suitable for China's national conditions, at least the IC it produces is cheap enough. ”
As he spoke, the old man turned red, as if he was ashamed.
In order not to embarrass the old man, Gao Wen pretended not to see it and changed the topic:
"Which domestic unit is responsible for the research on equipment digitalization and automation?"
Qian Lao said: "China Institute of Automation." ”
Gao Wen didn't blink, and immediately clapped his hands and said:
"At the moment, I have limited capacity and I can't support much. For the time being, they can only donate 1 million Hong Kong dollars to the China Institute of Automation for their research in this area. But don't worry, I'll definitely donate more when I have more funds in my hands.
In addition, help me tell the Institute of Automation, telling them that the digitalization of semiconductor manufacturing equipment is an inevitable development direction in the future, and if they can't keep up, they will only be eliminated. ”
Although Gao Wen donated not Qianlao's own microelectronics research institute, but the automation research institute, Qianlao was still greatly moved after listening to it, and thanked Gao Wen:
"Mr. Gao, I am deeply touched by your patriotism. Thank you for your support of us, and I will definitely bring your words to me. ”
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At the same time, in order to let Gao Wen fulfill the agreement as soon as possible and promote the 'TRON' plan as soon as possible, Nippon Electric has taken the initiative to contact the Chinese side for Gao Wen, wanting to build the Hanka production line as soon as possible in accordance with the agreement reached between Ono and Gao Wen, so that they can get the source code of the Red Dragon operating system from Gao Wen as soon as possible.
The Management Committee of the Mainland's Pengcheng Development Zone was stunned by the pie that suddenly fell from the sky.
In the past, they attracted investment, gave up their face to solicit favors everywhere, and they could only recruit 100,000, hundreds of thousands, and the highest was only 100,000, or millions of dollars, or Hong Kong dollars as the unit of investment, and these investments were also invested in low-end processing industries such as garment manufacturing.
When did you ever make such an active door-to-door investment, it was still a large investment of 30 million US dollars, involving high-tech industries such as the integrated circuit industry.
They could hardly believe that this was true for a while, but could it be that the imperialists who said that their hearts would not die have now begun to act with kindness and become vegetarians? They have even gone so far as not to engage in technological blockade, but have taken the initiative to offer high-end technology.
They don't understand if it's because they're getting old, or if the world is too crazy.
But it doesn't matter if he is wrapped in sugar-coated cannonballs, there is no reason not to eat the meat that reaches his mouth.
The only thing that embarrassed the people of the Pengcheng Development Zone Management Committee was that the people of Nippon Electric Power asked for sole proprietorship. Today's central policy is to require joint ventures, and the kind of joint ventures in which the Chinese side must have at least 51 percent of the shares.
Logically speaking, when encountering Nippon Telecom's request for sole proprietorship that violates the policy, they should sternly reject it.
However, the things that Nippon Electric Power took to invest were too tempting, and there was a five-micron wafer production line in it. Moreover, it is the kind of five-micron wafer production line that can be used to produce digital integrated circuits such as memory chips, rather than the five-micron wafer production line that Fuso exported to China before, which can only be used to produce analog integrated circuits such as TV chips.
This is the domestic advanced digital integrated circuit production line that has not been able to produce independently, if the domestic scientific research units in the field of integrated circuits can have this production line as a reference, then the level of the entire country's semiconductor industry will undoubtedly usher in a big improvement.
In the face of this rare opportunity, even if the request of Nippon Power Co., Ltd. to be wholly owned violates the joint venture policy, the province and the ministry did not refuse, but instructed the Pengcheng Development Zone Management Committee to dispel the idea of Nippon Power Sole Proprietorship through negotiations as much as possible, even if it did not hesitate to make more concessions for this purpose.
Due to the obstruction of the negotiations, and the conditions offered by the Management Committee of the Pengcheng Development Zone were indeed good, the Japanese power side handed over the choice to Gao Wen, after all, no matter how he chosen, only he said it would count.
After receiving the notice from Nippon, Gawain did not make any demands to embarrass Nippon, and took over the next negotiations very happily.
At the same time, the Management Committee of Pengcheng Development Zone was overjoyed after being notified that the investment was only the entrusting party, and the real investor was a Chinese businessman.
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"Welcome, welcome, warm welcome!"
As soon as Gawain got out of the car, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
The red scarf holding flowers, the enthusiastic Young Pioneers, the youth band neatly beating the march, and the bright red conspicuous banner.
He felt as if he was in a sea of fiery red, feeling the passion of fire.
'Warmly welcome to the return of Mr. Gao Wen, a patriotic overseas Chinese!'
Looking at the word 'patriotic' on the big strip, Gao Wen couldn't laugh or cry, whether he was patriotic or not.
Fortunately, he is not a banana man, and it is not wrong to say that he is patriotic.
Soon, the long-awaited Pengcheng Development Zone Management Committee and everyone greeted them.
"Mr. Gao, we have been looking forward to it for a long time, but we have finally come to you. ”
"Secretary Sha, I have also been famous for you for a long time. I'm lucky to see you today, but I'm really lucky to have three lives!"
After a period of greetings, Gao Wen was welcomed into the guest house of the management committee of the development zone where the negotiation was conducted with great courtesy, and the two sides entered the formal negotiation stage.
At the beginning of the negotiations, Gao Wen immediately went straight to the point and said to Sha Ruian, secretary of the management committee of the development zone:
"Secretary Sha, I agree in principle to your joint venture request. ”
Sha Ruian couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Mr. Gao, don't worry, we won't let our friends suffer."
We will not only provide a large number of preferential policies to ensure that Mr. Gao's future investment enterprises enjoy the same planned treatment as state-owned enterprises in the supply of raw materials, so that relevant government agencies, enterprises and institutions can purchase a part of the Hanka produced by Mr. Gao's enterprises, and will also invest in real land, factories and funds to ensure that Mr. Gao can obtain rich returns in the future. ”
"Thank you very much for the fact that the Management Committee of the Development Zone can treat me as a friend, and I thank you in advance here. ”
Gao Wen first expressed his gratitude to Sha Ruian and other people in the management committee of the development zone, and then changed his words suddenly,
"However, I also have some requirements on how to make a joint venture. ”
Although he didn't know what kind of request Gao Wen would make, Sha Ruian, who had experienced a big scene, was still calm on his face, and said to Gao Wen with a smile: "Mr. Gao, it's okay to say it. ”
Gawain didn't go around the bend and went straight to the point:
"Preferential policies, internal supply of raw materials, government procurement, land, plants, these are all needed for the development of enterprises in the future, but the capital is not.
Presumably, through your own channels, you also have a certain understanding of Hanka's sales today. Today's Hanka is in short supply in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Nanyang major Chinese enterprises, in such a gratifying sales situation, we Kowloon Group will have a large amount of funds in the account every day. Therefore, I will not agree to the clause of capital shareholding. ”
When Sha Ruian heard this, he couldn't help frowning.
"But if there is no capital to invest in shares, only by converting land and factories into shares, we can only occupy 30% of the shares at most, which is not in line with our policy requirements. ”
Gao Wen smiled slightly, and took the initiative to give way:
"As long as you guarantee that the preferential policies, internal supply of raw materials, and government procurement remain unchanged, I can give up an additional 10% of the shares. ”
However, for Gawain's concession, Sharian still hesitated. It's not that he's insatiable, it's that the policy is stuck there, which makes him very embarrassed.
"But in this way, we only occupy 40% of the shares, and we still can't meet the policy requirements. ”
Gao Wen seemed to have expected this, and immediately took out the plan that had been prepared for a long time and said to Sha Ruian:
"Why don't you take a stake in talents?"
Sha Ruian couldn't help but be puzzled for a while: "Talent shares?"
Gao Wen explained: "It is I who will give 20% of the shares to all employees of the future company, so that they can obtain the corresponding virtual shares according to their own contribution and enjoy the dividends brought by the development of the enterprise." ”
Sharian's eyes widened at this. Gao Wen's article is not to mention that it is domestic, even foreign countries have never heard of it, which is not clear that his side has taken a big advantage. Sha Ruian, who had a somewhat difficult conscience, immediately shook his head and refused:
"How does this make it impossible for us to have a friend like Mr. Gao suffer a big loss from us. ”
Gao Wen had already made up his mind, and immediately smiled and said:
"Didn't our ancestors have a good saying, suffering is a blessing. If Secretary Sha feels that he owes me, he might as well transfer more elite talents in the field of integrated circuits into our joint venture. ”
Sha Ruian couldn't help but be greatly moved, and immediately patted his chest and promised:
"Mr. Gao, don't worry, I'm fighting for my life, and I'm going to transfer you the best semiconductor talents. ”