Chapter 4: Communication, Concerns, New Areas
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"Imagine an Iridium system organizing an ordinary marketing meeting, a global rollout, and partners speaking multiple Chinese, and each meeting is like a mini-United Nations meeting, where everyone has to wear earplugs and listen to simultaneous translation in three to five languages. Limited by cost, Iridium's sales and maintenance will certainly be carried out by global partners, for Motorola, these partners are only partnerships, no affiliation, Motorola simply cannot guarantee that its marketing will be implemented, this is a complete management disaster. Liang Yuan waved his hand vigorously.
"Is it possible for a company that has no management and is scattered to make a profit? What will happen to a company that cannot make a profit in the United States, I don't need to go into details, and I really hope that Motorola will find a management genius who is full of charisma, eloquence, and ability before the Iridium system is put into operation. ”
Liang Yuanyang spoke freely for nearly an hour, combined with some facts that really happened in his previous life, and analyzed Motorola's Iridium program from space to the ground very thoroughly.
"Of course, these are my opinions, maybe it is difficult to get into the hall of elegance, Mr. Jane just listened. Liang Yuan said with a smile.
After listening to Liang Yuan, Jian Zhikang subconsciously shook his head, and was silent for a long time before saying: "Mr. Liang's words are self-contained, where is a one-hole view, Motorola Iridium plan has been proposed for nearly a year, and among the people I know who know about the Iridium plan, Mr. Liang is the second person who has a pessimistic attitude towards this plan. ”
Looking at the curious gaze of Liang Yuan and monk Liang Yuan, Jian Zhikang said: "The first one to be pessimistic was my wife, who only demonstrated from the technical aspect that the technical risks of the Iridium project were too large, and believed that the technical risks of Iridium were far greater than the potential profit gains. ”
"Today, I listened to Mr. Liang's more comprehensive explanation, which makes people have to be convinced, it seems that Motorola's choice is really unpredictable. Jian Zhikang said with some feelings.
"Mr. Jane, I remember that the social atmosphere in the United States is very fair and democratic, and even American companies are very open and open-minded, and they attach great importance to the opinions of employees. Liang Yuan slapped the United States fiercely first.
Ms. Wei could have reminded Motorola to avoid the technical and marketing pitfalls of the Iridium program, and even seriously consider launching the Iridium program. Liang Yuan kindly built yì.
Jian Zhikang couldn't help but shake his head when he heard the words and said, "It's difficult, it's difficult." ”
Liang Yuan heard Jian Zhikang repeatedly complain about difficulties, smiled meaningfully, and said: "Listening to Mr. Jian's introduction, Ms. Wei should be engaged in R&D work in engineering applications at Motorola, and the problem we just talked about should be within Ms. Wei's scope of work, right?"
When Jian Zhikang heard Liang Yuan's somewhat naïve question, he smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard to say." ”
Although the United States is hailed by many as the hope of mankind, it is a pity that as Liang Yuan said, "Nothing on this planet is perfect." "Although the United States talks about fairness and democracy, and dresses itself up as a savior, it is not the same at all in real life, in China you may encounter the problem of whether to speak on behalf of the people or the party, in the United States you will encounter a problem called integration into mainstream society, for Chinese scientists, an invisible ceiling always exists.
The work of many real offices in the United States is not much different from that of other research institutions, and there is no barrier for Chinese scientists to get along with their colleagues of other ethnicities, and the benefits are basically the same. However, in terms of the promotion, trust, and right to speak of Chinese scientists, there is undeniable discrimination in the form of different differences. When entering these real rooms, the same application and similar conditions will always be at a loss for Chinese Americans.
Most of the Chinese scientists in the United States are engaged in the research and development of basic science, and very few are engaged in specific engineering applications, which stems from the problem of inter-ethnic trust, and there is no reference to the development of weapons at all; in the new century, with the rise of the comprehensive national strength of the republic, this kind of interracial prevention has been done to the extreme, and some students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have broken the news that the college organized a visit to Pratt & Whitney, which provided the F119-PW-100 aircraft engine for the F22 fighter, and it was clearly stipulated that Russian students and Chinese students could not go。
Discrimination against ethnic Chinese in daily life in the United States is also looming, and at the peak of the American situation, there was even a racial discrimination scandal in which a Chinese-American congressman was invited to a public event in a U.S. government department, only to be stopped by the doorman and maliciously interrogated repeatedly. If Chinese scientists want to publish valuable scientific achievements, they often have to find a very influential white scientist as a backer because they are not well-known and influential enough to gain attention and recognition at authoritative debates (Note 1).
Although Chinese scientists in the United States have all kinds of unsatisfactory problems, the United States is still much better than the mainland of the motherland from the perspective of being worse than the bad.
Liang Yuan saw Su Liangyu smiling strangely at himself, knowing that Su Liangyu understood the meaning behind his words, and hurriedly changed the topic, this kind of thing is good to provoke, it seems that it is not level when it is lifted naked, the seed has been planted by itself, and Lao Su will definitely make a fuss about it.
"Scientific research has never been independent, except for military factors, it is often the power of enterprises that promote the progress of scientific research. Only enterprises with healthy growth space and continuous profitability are likely to invest a lot of money in scientific research. Liang Yuan shifted the conversation to the more practical aspects of the enterprise.
"For business operations is nothing more than the market, capital, technology, as far as the market is concerned, our population is determined, as long as the domestic economy enters the era of rapid development, it is destined to become the largest consumer market on the planet, and as a local enterprise we have a natural competitive advantage, I will not say much about technology, Mr. Jane should have a general understanding of the situation of the enterprise these days, as far as I am concerned, technology is the core driving force for the survival and progress of an enterprise, so that the enterprise is fundamental. ”
"No matter how vast the market is waiting to be occupied, no matter how advanced the technology on the drawings is, capital is the basis for turning this qiē into reality, without capital the so-called market and technology are all pavilions on the beach, I think Mr. Jian should be the most concerned about the problem of funds, for the real room engaged in technology research and development, even if I am determined to be big, no funds are simply a matter of flowers. ”
Jian Zhikang laughed and said: "I won't talk about the annual scientific research funding of the Bell Shi yàn room, there is no comparison with China, but since Mr. Liang plans to invest in the electronics industry, he should also know that the construction of a complete IC production line in China requires at least a billion investment, and I am curious how Mr. Liang will solve this problem." ”
Liang Yuan scratched his hair a little embarrassed and said, " This involves a primary and secondary issue of investment, as far as I am concerned, I would rather invest money in the research and development of chips, rather than spend one billion yuan to build an IC production line, it is better to spend one billion yuan on chip performance and application for in-depth development, for the IC industry, the development and application of chips is the soul of this industry, IC production equipment is just an expensive tool, at present, the HT680 chips engaged in by Lao Su are all entrusted to Huajing to do foundry, and this entrusted processing model will not change in the short term. ”
"In the future, when we can reach hundreds of industrial applications of chips, and the annual use can reach more than five million pieces, I think then is the time to go to the fab project. ”
For the wafer factory, Liang Yuan decided to tell the truth, and there was no determination and arrogance of domestic companies to smash the pot and sell iron wafers.
"However, Mr. Jian, who is in charge of the real yàn room, can rest assured that Lao Su can testify to this. Liang Yuan smiled and pointed at Su Liangyu.
"What does Mr. Liang think about the policy changes in China? Will it go back to more than a decade ago?" Jian Zhikang threw out an extremely sharp question.
This question is really tricky, there are examples of scientists who returned to China in the 50s, Liang Yuan has a feeling of lack of confidence, and now there are still many "reactionary authorities, ghosts, snakes and gods" waiting to be rehabilitated in China, and wiping the official's ass is really a thankless chore.
Liang Yuan smiled helplessly and said: "In the face of the general trend of history, personal struggles and efforts will seem extremely insignificant, in this regard, I am not qualified to make any guarantees to Mr. Jian, I can only take some measures to try to dispel Mr. Jian's doubts in this regard." ”
"Some time ago, I have communicated with Lao Su guò, this year all the R&D rooms will be transferred to the name of Hong Kong-funded enterprises, and the parent company in Hong Kong has been registered and is going through the investment procedures to enter the country, so nominally, before Hong Kong's return, Mr. Jian was working for a British company, and I think there is no problem in coming and going freely. ”
Liang Yuan sighed and continued: "The country is working hard to correct the mistakes it has made, of course, for organizations with criminal records, it is normal for Mr. Jian to have some doubts, but I personally firmly believe that the reform and opening up policy of the mainland of the motherland will not change, the stable economic development environment will not change, and there are many enterprises and individuals who hold similar views to me." ”
Liang Yuan poured a glass of water, moistened his throat and continued: " Like the Coca-Cola we mentioned earlier, as early as the early eighties entered the domestic market, at that time I heard my parents say that the domestic wage level is less than ten yuan, and Coca-Cola sells five cents a bottle, there are few places in China that can consume Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola in Beiping set up a production workshop will face a lot of losses every year, and the losses continue to this day, but a few days ago, Coca-Cola announced that it will continue to expand its investment in the country, I want to prompt Coca-Cola to make the decision to expand investment, it should be optimistic about the continuous rise of the domestic economic level and the continued stability of the political environment。 I think Coca-Cola's judgment is also applicable to the domestic electronics industry. ”
Liang Yuan looked at Jian Zhikang thoughtfully, smiled and said: "I once entrusted Lao Su to convey to Mr. Jian that as one of the 28,000 scientists in the Bell Field, or as the founder of the domestic electronics industry, which is more challenging in life, I am not in a hurry to know the answer, but I personally firmly believe that Mr. Jian will get a broader sky in China than the Bell Room." ”
For a whole day, Liang Yuan and Jian Zhikang didn't go anywhere, and in Su Liangyu's office, they chatted for a day and half the night from enterprises to industries, up to national policies, and down to a specific technology, until Liang Yuan left the science and technology park by car in the early morning.
In the early morning of the next day, Liang Yuan and Su Liangyu put Jian Zhikang on a flight to Beiping, and after six days of contact, the two sides had a relatively consistent understanding and tacit understanding of the domestic political and economic environment and the development of the electronics industry, but they did not reach any practical agreement.
Watching the slender fuselage of Air China's Boeing 737 gradually disappear into the far end of the skyline, Liang Yuan withdrew his gaze and looked at Su Liangyu, who was accompanying him and looking up at the sky together by the side of the car, and said with a smile: "No matter what the result is, it is finally a confession, and it can be regarded as a wish." ”
"Xiaoyuan doesn't care about the result at all?" asked Su Liangyu curiously.
"It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, it's useless for me to care, there are not many men in this world who are so responsible to Lao Su. Liang Yuan said with a smile.
"It's because I'm so easy to fool around. Su Liangyu corrected Liang Yuan with a smile.
"But the pit dug by Xiaoyuan still worked, last night Lao Jian and I mentioned a lot of heartwarming things in the United States, Wei Hui at the Motorola Communications Research Institute when the feasibility of the Iridium program was verified, submitted an assessment report on the Iridium program's high technical risks, and was ridiculed by white colleagues in the research institute. ”
"Chinese people are naturally timid and stereotyped, and can only do boring basic scientific research, not suitable for engineering applications that require creativity and imagination, and I can easily imagine how those guys will mock Wei Hui. Su Liangyu laughed self-deprecatingly and continued: "Xiaoyuan, the pit you dug can be regarded as touching Lao Jian's heart. ”
"Whether at home or abroad, as far as the entire Chinese group is concerned, everyone is not having a good time, in the final analysis, the strength of the country is not good, the waist is not hard, and the farce that happened a few years ago is ......" Liang Yuan sighed.
"Lao Su, I plan to enter the civil low-voltage electrical field, now the company's cash flow depends on Suifenhe's foreign trade is a little too thin, and when we make a name for ourselves in the electrical market, it should be much easier to invite this Director Jian. "They are all people who understand it, and Liang Yuan didn't hide it, so Liang Yuan knew that Jian Zhikang had great doubts about his capital flow, no matter whether Chinese and foreign pure trade enterprises engaged in technology research and development, no matter who looked at it, he would feel unreliable.
"Oh, enter the low-voltage electrical field, what new ideas does Xiaoyuan have?" asked Su Liangyu curiously.
Based on Su Liangyu's understanding of Liang Yuan, since Liang Yuan said it so formally, he must have found a good idea to make money.
"There are some ideas that are not very mature, and they are still being perfected, and I will show them to you in a few days. Liang Yuan said.
Su Liangyu nodded, and the two of them pulled the car door and got into the Volga.
"Xiaoyuan, what do you say is the probability that Motorola's Iridium plan will fail?" Zhou Heng asked as he started the car.
After many days of hearing and seeing, Zhou Heng also knew a rough idea of the Iridium project, and became strongly interested in this dream-like high-tech.
Liang Yuan smiled like a stick and said, "If Motorola does this plan, the chance of failure is more than 99." ”
"Xiaoyuan, what if you go to do it" Zhou Heng asked curiously.
"Of course, the chance of success is more than 99," Liang Yuan said with a smile.
Note 1: In the project of capturing comet dust, NASA single-handedly founded and implemented the "Stardust Project" by Zou Zheyuan, a Chinese scientist.
(To be continued.)
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