Back at Zhou Minde's laboratory, Li Xing was happy to tell Zhou Minde the good news that the university had allowed the laboratory to expand.

Xiao He jumped up happily: "Great! I've wanted an extra lab for a long time, and there are so many materials and scraps that I can't pile up! ”

Zhou Minde was also very happy, saying that he could put down more test benches, start more control experiments at a time, increase the progress of experiments, and put places for those design drawings and books, so that there was no need to be so stitchy.

Li Xing's eyes widened and he didn't understand: "Senior sister, what you are most anxious about now should be to replace the equipment, you see that your laboratory is an old thing, the RA electron microscope has been used for more than 20 years, you don't have a workpiece table, you are all working with a small press." What's more, the chemical cleaning workbench and the fast alloy furnace protective clothing are all broken, and they are almost out of danger a few times! ”

Zheng Nan was also shocked when he heard this, and then remembered that although Zhou Minde's laboratory was named a 'national laboratory', in fact, it had been ruined for a long time because of financial problems,???????????????? And how can there be money to maintain and update equipment.

"I'm sorry Professor Zhou, this is my negligence, the equipment in the laboratory must be maintained and replaced!" Zheng Nan said.

Zhou Minde first reprimanded Li Xing, saying that he made a big fuss: "We are engaged in semiconductor research, and we are not used to being exposed to so many special gases and special solutions every day?" Even if you accidentally drink too much ultrapure water, you should be careful of electrolyte imbalance poisoning in the body. ”

Zhou Minde then explained to Zheng Nan that the laboratory equipment was all brought by the state back then, and it was built according to the standards of half a century, and it is only 20 years now, no problem.

"Director Zheng, don't listen to Li Xing's nonsense, this is the state of our semiconductor research, that is, these equipment, you may not know much about it." Zhou Minde specially explained.

Li Xing usually has a quick temper, but he coaxed in front of Zhou Minde.

However, there is no need for Li Xing Zhengnan to understand: "Professor Zhou, although I don't know anything about semiconductor research and corresponding laboratory equipment, I know that now that 20 years have passed, these equipment will definitely not keep up with the times, and there may be hidden dangers if there is a lack of maintenance." ”

Zheng Nan especially emphasized: "And Professor Zhou, don't think that I am simply investing in you, I am also investing in my future semiconductor research, after all, only better equipment can speed up the progress." ”

In the end, Zheng Nan deliberately looked at Xiao He behind him: "Classmate He, did you say yes?" ”

The thin girl with a very thin body raised her head and straightened her glasses: "Director Zheng, you need to help maintain and replace the laboratory equipment, of course, but you may have to prepare a lot of money." ”

is worthy of Xiao He, the students who didn't come out of society really didn't have any scheming, and they came out of Zheng Nan at once.

Zhou Minde immediately explained that it was because many equipment manufacturers were gone, so it was more troublesome to maintain.

"Look at this Taira electron microscope, it was imported from the former Soviet Union thirty years ago, and now the factory is long gone, and this workbench is produced by Ninghai, and now the factory is no longer there, and there is no way to maintain it."

As for foreign products of the same type, firstly, they have no relevant channels, and secondly, the price is more expensive.

"Although the blockade of foreign countries against us is not as severe as it used to be, the blockade does exist, and if there is no corresponding channel, even if we buy it, we will not be able to ship it back." Zhou Minde said.

Zheng Nan waved his hand: "It's okay, Professor Zhou, you make a list for me, and I'll find a way to get it back." ”

Zhou Minde still wanted to excuse himself, but in the end, Li Xing couldn't help but start writing first.

Zheng Nan quickly got the list and the corresponding brand price, Rao was mentally prepared, and Zheng Nan still gasped.

Because from electron microscopes to workbenches and fast alloy furnaces, the prices range from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, and they can't be converted into 20 million dollars.

Although the learning machine has just been sold for more than 20 million, Zheng Nan has also invested in the renovation of the old factory of Nanyuan Electronics Factory, and it is okay to say that it is okay to take it forcibly, but then Jiangxia Electronics Factory will have to carry a lot of debts for the New Year this year.

It can only be said that it is no wonder that it is said that the semiconductor industry is burned with money, and now Zhou Minde, an outdated laboratory with only two people, costs 20 or 30 million alone, and the materials required for various experiments are often millions of inputs.

If it is replaced by a large semiconductor laboratory like abroad, it will even ???????????????? The top chip factory, the investment can only be in hundreds of millions, that is, the Nanyuan Electronics Factory has its own plant, and Jiangxia Electronics Factory provides lithography machines, otherwise it will not be tens of millions of dollars.

I thought that I could be arrogant after making 23 million for nothing, but I still underestimated the horror of semiconductors.

Li Xing glanced at Zheng Nan cautiously: "These equipment can be reduced, and if they are replaced with capital or Fujian and Taiwan goods, the price can be cut by at least one-third, and fifteen or six million can be taken down." ”

Zheng Nan shook his head: "Professor Zhou's laboratory is related to our cutting-edge research, and nothing can save Professor Zhou here." ”

Zhou Minde also understood that there was no turning back from the bow, so she proposed to replace only the most urgent and important equipment: "For example, electron microscopes, rapid alloy furnaces and splinter machines, if they can be replaced with new equipment, they can indeed play a great role in promoting the current research." ”

Zheng Nan nodded and handed the list to Zhou Minde: "Professor Zhou, you give priority to these devices on the list, and we'll look at it when the time comes." ”

Zheng Nan emphasized: "Again, Professor Zhou, your laboratory is related to the future development of the factory, and your equipment must be guaranteed!" ”

On the way back to the factory, Li Xing was a little reminiscent, and asked Zheng Nan if he shouldn't be so active in helping Zhou Minde make a list of equipment.

Zheng Nan told Li Xing that his reminder was in place, if he hadn't even ignored the biggest hero behind Jiangxia Electronics Factory.

"If Professor Zhou keeps using that kind of dangerous and hidden equipment, it is our biggest undesirable." Zheng Nan said.

Back at Jiangxia Electronics Factory, Zheng Nan immediately found the old factory director and accountants Shen Shaobo and Li Lei for a meeting.

"How much money do we have left on our books to mobilize?" Zheng Nan came up and asked straight to the point.

The shouting was all about finance, and the old factory director realized that Zheng Nan might have to make new moves, so he understood the financial situation in advance, especially the cash flow situation.

Now in the face of Zheng Nan's question, he first stood up: "Director Zheng, Jiangxia Electronics Factory can mobilize no more than five million funds now. ”

Zheng Nan was surprised: "Why so little?" ”

Although Zheng Nan knows that Jiangxia Electronics Factory has invested a lot, but it shouldn't be so little, according to Zheng Nan's estimates, there are sales of audio VCD products, plus the previous learning machine, how should it exceed 10 million, even if there are 20 million Zheng Nan is not surprised.

Now you're telling me it's less than five million? The gap is also too big.

It's not that Zheng Nan suspects who embezzled it, it's impossible to put this kind of thing on the table, it's just that Zheng Nan feels that everyone must not have reached a unity in thought.

Sure enough, Shen Shaobo then took out the account book and told Zheng Nan that there are indeed more than 20 million funds on the books of Jiangxia Electronics Factory, but there are 10 million of them invested in the reconstruction of Nanyuan Electronics Factory, and the rest are the payments to be paid to various suppliers at the end of the year, or simply unpaid debts and so on.

"After deducting these expenses, the current funds that can be used in the factory are only no more than five million." Shen Shaobo replied.

Five million seems like a lot, and even in Jiangxia, it is a first-class benefit enterprise.

If Jiangxia Electronics Factory continues to maintain it and does not invest anything, it can live a very nourishing life, and can build family buildings for the factory workers, and all factory cadres can be equipped with cars????????????????, computers can be installed in the office, and it is a unit that is stronger than ordinary state-owned enterprises.

But Zheng Nan wanted to maintain and replace the equipment for Zhou Minde, and the money was far from enough, and only one laboratory etching workpiece table was overspending.

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"Is it possible that we can use the money for more important things first, and the suppliers and the construction side will delay it first?" Zheng Nan asked.

The old factory director told Zheng Nan that if it was okay in normal times, but not now: "It's the end of the year now!" ”

Enterprises generally have the habit of not paying for many years, of course, this is not absolute, like the previous Jiangxia Electronics Factory and Ninghai Optical Instrument Factory, there is really no way, it can only make him owe for several years, but that is also the result of various materials, products and equipment to pay off debts.

Of course, although everyone can tolerate a higher debt ceiling for a high-performance and influential company like Jiangxia Electronics Factory, that is usually in the middle of the year.

To put it simply, if it is May or June, then Zheng Nan will have no problem delaying until the end of the year, and suppliers and foundries will be willing to give this face, and they will not worry that Jiangxia Electronics Factory will not be able to repay this benefit.

But the problem is that it's already January, and it's about to be the Spring Festival, so it can't be said if you don't pay off the account.

As for the renovation cost of the Nanyuan Electronics Factory, since it was a one-third of the deposit to start construction, and the acceptance was successfully paid in full, it was possible to move more than half of the funds back first.

"That's 10 million dollars, that's enough!" Li Xing was happy that he had finally paid the money.

Zheng Nan shook his head: "If this is an investment, even if it is an investment like that of Nanyuan Electronics Factory, it will definitely be enough, but if we want to update the laboratory equipment for Professor Zhou, then it will not work, we must ensure that the funds we take out will not have any impact on Jiangxia Electronics Factory." ”

Li Xing then remembered that the difference between investment and adding equipment to the laboratory was that the money was really spent, at least until the research did not make a breakthrough and was fed back to the factory, he would not see the money back, so he should be regarded as a one-time expense from the factory's decision-making.

"Then why don't we get the most important cheap equipment first?" Li Xing proposed.

Zheng Nan pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head and decided: "Let's talk to our suppliers first." ”