"President Xia Bai, when did you decide on the plan to abolish the company's semiconductor R&D project team? Why don't I know?"

A few days later, at TI headquarters in Dallas, in the office of CEO John Shaber, his executive deputy Zhang Zhongmou came in in a hurry, ignoring even etiquette.

Of course, Xia Bai would not be false to the other party, and slapped the table and retorted: "Zhang! Pay attention to your wording and attitude! First of all, I am the CEO of the company, and secondly, what is the meaning of 'unauthorized decision'? This decision is supported by more than 70% of the overwhelming majority of the votes of the board of directors, and it is responsible for the interests of shareholders.

At present, the major shareholders of the company believe that it is not beneficial for the long-term interests of the company to be obsessed with semiconductor process and design. A considerable part of this market has been made a low-interest rate chicken rib by Intel in a price war because of the decline in the technical threshold. Once monopoly barriers and technical thresholds disappear, they will not return. ”

"Is this a resolution of the board of directors?" I don't know, Mr. Claudius didn't tell me at all......" Zhang Zhongmou subconsciously lost his mind and asked rhetorically.

Xia Bai sneered viciously: "Your Mr. Claudius, the shareholding ratio has been reduced to less than 10%, and it doesn't matter if he abstains when the board of directors resolves."

I look down on some people the most, saying that I want to plan for the long-term interests of the company, but I really let him take out the money to support it with practical actions, but he pushes back and obstructs it, and even secretly ships it in order to cash out!"

The Mr. Claudius mentioned by Zhang Zhongmou is obviously the person among the shareholders who has always supported Zhang Zhongmou's vision and decision-making.

Zhang Zhongmou didn't want to believe that Mr. Claudius had betrayed, he estimated that the other party just looked at the current Deyi stock price is not bad, because some short-term good news has risen by 10%~20% compared with the first half of the year. And Mr. Claudius must think that after this wave of short-term good news passes, the stock price will come back, so he sells first and waits for it to fall back before eating.

Perhaps everyone thinks that throwing a few points in the short term should not affect the distribution of the company's absolute decision-making power. Who knows, Xia Bai's faction has gathered more than 70% of the absolute voting rights.

"I see! This is the conspiracy of the Blackstone Fund to control our TI!" Although Zhang Zhongmou is a technical nerd and is not very familiar with capital operation, he has already understood it at this point.

After all, as an executive vice president, I still know a lot about the company's situation.

At the beginning of July, the Blackstone Fund raised its card and became a major shareholder, and later attracted funds all the way. Therefore, if the company has any major changes in decision-making in the near future, it is difficult to have other suspicious options if it is not pushed to the Blackstone Fund.

However, John Chapper is very proud to have opened the magic pot technique in 360 degrees without dead ends:

Mr. Schwarzman just appreciated my decision-making vision and was convinced by me. ”

Xia Bai was obviously very complacent about his decision, the kind of complacency that he really believed.

Zhang Zhongmou has no resistance in the face of absolute equity advantage.

His mind turned sharply, and he left a sentence: "Xia Bai, you arbitrarily ban our TI project R&D team, and you didn't think of a new R&D project to digest these people, you are tantamount to layoffs for technical personnel!"

At present, in our southern states, who else can compete with those bastards in Silicon Valley who are not strong-willed when they smell the smell of venture capital? You are hurting the industrial and technological competitiveness of our Texas! I will go to the governor to make a statement! I will also go to the 'immortal' family. ”

Of course, governors and local factions cannot interfere with the free operation of enterprises. At this point, Americans are very liberal and don't worry.

However, if a large company, which is a major tech giant in the state, wants to make large-scale layoffs that could hurt the long-term competitiveness of the state's industry, then the governor may also promise some preferential terms, discuss with the company, and ask you not to lay off employees.

For example, Boeing moved its 70,000-person factory from Seattle, Watsington, to South Carolina. In the process, South Carolina has created a law specifically for Boeing to exempt from union provocation.

But the governor of Watson and the mayor of Seattle have also tried desperately to find a way to keep Boeing - the main urban area of Seattle has a total population of 6.7 million (the Seattle metropolitan area has a population of more than 4 million, but many of them are from surrounding towns), excluding the elderly and children who do not work, and some women who do not work, the number of strong labor workers is 250,000, and 70,000 jobs in high-tech industries are lost at once, which mayor can stand it.

It's just that the union in Watsington is too strong, and no matter how many industrial policies are given by other aspects of the state, it can't withstand the union's DEBUFF, so the Boeing factory is still gone.

However, these things are the same, Texas Instruments wants to eliminate a large part of the research and development department, which is enough to alarm the governor, and even the intervention of local families such as the undead family.

Lao Immortal is now the vice president, and his son Xiao Immortal failed to run for the state's senator two years ago, but everyone knows that the Immortal family is still one of the emperors of Texas.

When Zhang Zhongmou wanted to seek external intervention, of course he had to find a way. Naturally, his identity is not enough to meet the governor, but at least he can meet some of his staff to convey some of Deyi's internal information and ask for external interference.

……

Zhang Zhongmou was busy for a few days.

On Friday, September 7, he was finally met with his case.

It was the governor's assistant who received him, not the governor himself.

He waited for a long time in the reception room before the governor's assistant came, so as soon as the other party entered the reception room, Zhang Zhongmou stood up excitedly:

"Mr. Ernst, did Mr. Governor think about the predicament of Deyi that day I wrote in my book? He should know that retaining Deyi's comprehensive R&D capability is preserving the possibility of Deyi's competitiveness in the field of microelectronics technology!"

The assistant, who was called "Mr. Ernst", motioned for Zhang Zhongmou to sit down first, and then said unhurriedly:

"Zhang, the situation you said is fully understood, Mr. Governor. It is also what we should do to give certain preferential treatment and let local technology leaders like Deyi tide over the difficulties.

However, we have investigated the situation, and your Deyi is not in a difficult situation at the moment. Mr. Xia Bai's decision is an adjustment of the normal business scope, your company is not in financial crisis, Xia Bai just wants to better improve the profit margin......"

Zhang Zhongmou said hurriedly: "But it is an indisputable fact that he has large-scale layoffs and withdrawal of projects!"

Assistant Ernst squeezed it for a moment: "Don't be impatient, the nature is different, and the scale of intervention in the state is different." We are the nuclear filer, and we believe in free market competition, the American dream, and success through our own efforts.

Rather than helping the incompetent, biased towards social welfare and government intervention, that's what the people do. Zhang, you should be clear about this. Mr. Governor and Mr. Immortal, we can't tolerate the tendency of the Texas system to interfere with attention, we can't lose faith in the voters, and we can't let our personalities collapse, you understand?"

Now, President Li Gen is about to serve his second term, and unlike other rubber mascot vice presidents in the past, the old immortal vice president is still very ambitious, so he has now paid great attention to "raising hope".

There is no doubt that the undead family is the first family in Texas politics. The current governor is just an old and immortal supporter.

And for a person who is in politics, "consistent position" is an important bargaining chip for voters to feel that you are reliable, even if your own beliefs are actually changing in your heart, but this kind of dynasty must not be exposed externally.

Otherwise, in the future your enemies will seize this point and attack you.

Later, Boeing's case occurred in Watsonton, while Deyi's case occurred in Texas, and the difference is very serious - as we all know, Texas has been an iron ticket warehouse for more than 100 years.

In the United States, the supply of nuclear files is based on absolute freedom, attention to the market economy, emphasis on small government, and non-intervention. The people's pig stalls are big intervention and high welfare.

In this way, even if Mr. Governor and some families want to save and intervene, they will not be able to get down this step.

Zhang Zhongmou is not engaged in politics, and it took him a long time to turn these twists and turns under the explanation of Ernst's assistant.

"Is there no way to do it?" he felt a pang of despair.

Assistant Ernst said slowly: "It's not completely impossible - neither the family nor the governor can erase this face, and it is difficult to take the initiative to change the position of 'non-intervention'. However, if Mr. Zhang, you have a way to get foreign aid, let other people point fingers at the governor, and give Mr. Governor a step down, then Mr. Governor can high-profile the pressure of this lobbyist, and then push the boat down. ”

Zhang Zhongmou understood, this matter is also what the state and some families want to do, after all, they don't want to see Deyi's path narrowed. It's just that I'm embarrassed to take the initiative to speak, and someone else has to take the blame to initiate it, and then you can play a half-T and half-J drama.

"However, who else can persuade the governor?" Zhang Zhongmou thought of this, and naturally threw out this question.

Assistant Ernst smiled: "You can go to Governor Beal of A, who has just been elected to the Southern American Economic Development Policy Committee." Moreover, he is a pig stall person, and a pig stall person should advocate high intervention and high welfare.

If Mr. Governor can show the public, 'I don't want to interfere with morality, but under the pressure and mediation of Bill's note, I think there is a little bit of reason, so I am willing to reluctantly interfere,' then the governor will be able to intervene." ”

Zhang Zhongmou was stunned: "The Southern American Economic Development Policy Committee is just a body for the southern states to discuss and propose to each other on economic policies, and it has no power to interfere in the internal affairs of the states. ”

Ernst: "Yes, but what if the governor is willing to 'follow the rules'? Don't worry, Bill is a hardcore welfare interventionist, you just have to tell him that he can convince the governor as soon as he opens his mouth, this is something that gives him a long face and prestige, how can he not want to do it?"

Looking back at this plan from the perspective of Assistant Ernst, he felt that it was no longer logical: You see, a mere governor of the United States of America has just become a member of the Economic Development Policy Committee of the United States, and then he has given instructions on the internal affairs of a large state like Texas, and the Texas side has obeyed.

Mr. Beale is certainly willing to do this chivalrous and righteous deeds.

"I'll go now!" Zhang Zhongmou felt very reasonable, and seemed to see a glimmer of hope.

He asked the driver to drive to Stone Town on the same day, which is located in Dallas, which is a city in northeast Texas, and Alberta is a neighboring state in the northeast of Texas, so it is only 200 miles from Dallas to Stone Town, and it is easier to drive than to fly.

For the next three days, he went all over Stone Town to visit the docks, and was full of the thought that what Assistant Ernst had instructed him would be easy to do.

However, it turned out to make him desperate.

Bill said that this is an internal business in Texas, and it is inconvenient for him to intervene. ”

"This is for Mr. Bill's face! Are you overestimating the difficulty of this 'suggestion', in fact, as long as he makes a symbolic suggestion, our governor will be soft!"

"He's not interested in this kind of fly-dog thing. ”

it! How big of a black hand did the people of the Blackstone Fund do, and what kind of black net did they lay? Has even this place been infiltrated by their evil forces?

Zhang Zhongmou felt that his eyes were dark and fainted to the ground.