Li Yunhai moved the cabinet and opened the door of the basement, and several people took shovels and knives to defend themselves.

Zhuang Yong was also present, and he took the lead in going down the basement.

Li Yunhai then came down and shone around with a flashlight, and he also opened the tunnel at the bottom to check it. No human figure was found, but traces of someone being turned over were seen.

It seems that the thieves have entered the tunnel, maybe Gong Jie and the others came back in time, and the thief fled before he had time to put the cabinet in place.

Li Yunhai was full of doubts, who knew about this tunnel?

All the gold he found was transported back to Xizhou for collection, and this basement was only known to him and Lin Zhi before.

Lin Zhi and Li Yunhai discussed that this house is on the side of the road, which is easy to be remembered by thieves, so security must be strengthened.

Li Yunhai replied and said that all the doors and windows would be replaced with anti-theft ones tomorrow.

This villa is old, the doors and windows are wooden, only the courtyard gate is iron, but the fence is not high, and the gentleman is not afraid of villains.

Li Yunhai decided to replace all the villas with anti-theft doors and windows, and then raise the walls.

The next day, Li Yunhai did not go to the Canton Fair, but invited workers to renovate the villa.

In addition to reinforcing the fence and replacing the doors and windows, Li Yunhai also installed a protective door on the second and third floors, and at the same time asked someone to empty the basement, install wires and lights, and lock the door to enter the basement.

During the break, he called back to Xizhou to inquire about the company.

Su Hong answered the phone and told Li Yunhai: "Mr. Li, I was thinking about calling you again in the evening, Professor Ni called back today and said that he had something important to discuss with you, and he left a phone number, please contact him when you are free." ”

Li Yunhai wrote down Professor Ni's phone number and said yes.

After talking to Su Hong on the phone, Li Yun called the number left by Professor Ni.

After he dialed it, he suddenly thought that Professor Ni was in the United States, the time difference between the two countries, it was eleven o'clock in the evening, Professor Ni was afraid that he was resting, right?

Li Yunhai was about to hang up the phone, but someone was already answering there.

Professor Ni's hearty laughter came: "Mr. Li, right? ”

Li Yunhai smiled: "It's me, Professor Ni, who disturbed you late at night, right?" ”

"I haven't slept yet!" Professor Ni said in a calm tone, "There is something I have to report to you, I contacted the GCA company in the United States, and they are willing to sell us the latest lithography machine, chip production line, and memory production line. But the investment is huge! The investment to build a memory production line is 200 million US dollars, and the purchase of a complete set of equipment costs 800 million US dollars! ”

Li Yunhai listened and didn't speak for a long time.

At the end of the 80s, the total investment in fixed assets of the national integrated circuit industry was only 1.5 billion yuan.

And a complete set of lithography machines, chips, and memory production lines cost 800 million US dollars to buy, and according to the official exchange rate, it also costs 2.8 billion yuan!

What many people don't know is that from the late 70s to the early 80s of the 20th century, China's chip technology was only six years behind the United States, but it was far ahead of South Korea and other regions.

In the early 70s, China's chip R&D progress was still among the best in the world. At that time, China introduced a lot of chip-related technologies and equipment. In the context of learning about the lucrative profits of integrated circuits, more than 40 integrated circuit factories have been completed and put into operation in China.

But this batch of machines, by the mid-80s, was outdated.

Lithography machines, chips, memories, these products are being replaced too quickly.

Even if China has the intention to develop the chip industry, it cannot afford to invest.

Throughout the history of the development of the world's chip industry, those who occupy a leading position in this field need to invest hundreds of billions of funds without exception.

This is true of the East and the United States, as well as of South Korea, which has come to the forefront.

In 1984, Nikon and GCA each accounted for 30% of the global lithography market. This year, the company had just been founded.

Most of the components in China are assembled abroad and then sold to China.

This stagnation is 20 years, and then we re-emphasize the research of chips, but it has fallen too far behind. Domestic chips have been about two to five generations behind foreign countries.

Li Yunhai wants to become bigger and stronger in the field of office equipment, which is inseparable from chips and memory.

That's why he sent Professor Ni to foreign countries to investigate, firstly, to purchase the latest production lines, and secondly, to tap high-end talents.

Li Yunhai has long been mentally prepared, knowing that these high-end production lines will definitely not be cheap.

I just didn't expect that the price was ridiculously expensive!

A few production lines cost 2.8 billion yuan!

It is no wonder that domestic factories feel that the investment is too large and not cost-effective, so they give up the plan to upgrade the existing production line and import chips instead.

Can Li Yunhai buy so many production lines by himself?

2.8 billion yuan!

Buy?

Don't buy?

These three words, like Tang Seng's mantra, kept tumbling in Li Yunhai's mind.

Professor Ni also seemed to know Li Yunhai's difficulties, let out a long sigh, and said: "Mr. Li, you and I both know the importance of this industry, I gave up everything in the scientific research institute and came to Xizhou to follow you, because we have similar interests and common ideals. I do want to contribute the rest of my life to my ideals, but the investment is so big that I know you can't invest that much money, I-"

As he spoke, there was a sudden silence.

Needless to say, he also knows how it will end.

How can Li Yunhai carry the industry that even the country has given up?

If it is 280 million, Professor Ni will cry and beg Li Yunhai to agree.

But that's 2.8 billion!

Anyone who has this money, what else can they invest in?

Directly guarding the 2.8 billion, you can be prosperous and rich for generations.

When Professor Ni worked in Beijin before, he had made countless suggestions that the microcomputer chip industry must catch up and not lag behind.

However, domestic factories can't take out billions to upgrade.

Professor Ni's suggestion will not be over.

He then met Li Yunhai, and the two hit it off at first sight and met each other.

Li Yunhai's thoughts are the same as Professor Ni's, and they both want to develop the microcomputer chip industry.

China's microcomputer chip technology was interrupted from this year.

And Li Yunhai happened to be reborn at this node!

It seems that in the dark, there is a pair of big hands arranging and manipulating Li Yunhai's fate, and it also points out another broad road for the development of microcomputer chips.

If Li Yunhai can dedicate his strength to the domestic microcomputer chip in 1986, then China's chip industry may not lag behind anymore and will always follow the development of international technology!

However, the investment of 2.8 billion yuan made Li Yunhai embarrassed.

2.8 billion, he is not nothing.

He happens to have so much money!

Could this really be the arrangement of fate?

In the past two years, he has been thriving in the field of office equipment, and it only took him less than two years to earn money that was difficult to reach in his previous life!

Now, does he want to invest all this money in the field of microcomputer chips?

Li Yunhai thought more far-reaching.

That is, the production line of chips and memories, all of which need to be updated.

For a maximum of five years, if he cannot develop a new production line on his own, he will have to purchase it from abroad.

Even if he can still buy these equipment from abroad at that time, he will have to come up with another 2.8 billion to purchase!

Maybe in 5 years, the price of the machine will double again?

What if it rises to 5.6 billion?

And where did he get the money from?

At that time, this production line will not be equivalent to scrap metal, but it will not be able to regenerate the most advanced chips and memories. It's just like the production lines I bought more than ten years ago, because they are several generations behind, and now they are useless!

Isn't the 2.8 billion yuan he invested a waste of money?

In addition to the upgrading of the machine, there is another more important thing for him to consider.

It is easy to purchase machines back, as long as there are raw materials to produce products such as memory, it is also easy.

But the most important thing is to sell, to whom?

In 1985, China's first distributed projection chip machine was successfully developed. At this time, there is only a 7-year gap with the international level.

It is a pity that domestic products, because they are 7 years behind, have no market in foreign countries, and most domestic enterprises also purchase from abroad. After all, many high-tech products can only use a new generation of products to maintain their advantages, otherwise they will not sell.

If no one uses the product you make, it won't be long before you end up miserable.

Li Yunhai really hesitated!

Li Yunhai, who dares to turn the world upside down, really can't turn it this time!

Instead of replying to Professor Ni, he hung up.

Professor Ni let out a silent sigh as he listened to the busy tone on the phone.

He knew that the ideal in his heart was only afraid that it would be difficult to achieve.

But he didn't blame Li Yunhai.

Professor Ni didn't know how much money Li Yunhai had, maybe several hundred million?

But it is certainly not far from 2.8 billion yuan.

So he thought that when Li Yunhai heard that he needed to invest 2.8 billion, he had no choice but to hang up the phone.

Li Yunhai took out his cigarette and smoked it one after another.

The master worker has already measured the size of the doors and windows and left.

is a huge villa, and only Li Yunhai is left.

He sat lonely in the empty living room, with only a long shadow accompanying him.

"A sea of clouds?" A soft call came.

But Li Yunhai did not react.

Lin Zhi walked in, looked at the cigarette butts on the ground, and couldn't help but be surprised.

The last time I saw Li Yunhai smoking like this was the year before last, when she first met Li Yunhai.

At that time, Li Yunhai was still renting a small house in Jiuru Lane, and that day he encountered something annoying, sitting on the threshold alone, and smoking a lot of cigarettes.

But he smoked more cigarettes today than he did that day!

Lin Zhi had a premonition that something big was happening, she gently shook Li Yunhai and shouted, "Yunhai! What happened to you? ”

Li Yunhai slowly raised his head and looked at her: "Lin Zhi, why are you back?" ”

Lin Zhi touched his forehead and said with concern: "Break at noon, they are all eating, I'll come back to see you." Have you eaten? ”

Li Yunhai shook his head and said, "Not yet." ”

Lin Zhi squatted down in front of him and looked up at him: "What's wrong with you?" What's wrong? ”

Li Yunhai pulled her up and asked her to sit down on the sofa: "Lin Zhi, sit down, I have something to ask you." ”

Lin Zhi snorted: "What's the matter?" You say, "I'm listening!" ”

Li Yunhai calmed down and asked with a serious face: "If there is one thing that requires me to invest all my capital to do it, but it is likely that I will lose nothing, do you say I will do it or not?" ”

"Huh?" Lin Zhi shook his hand and said, "It depends on what happens." If it's something you have to do, you're done! How could you have nothing? At least you still have me! ”

Li Yunhai now has a big business and a superior life, but he is a little afraid of losing all this.

He knows what happens when a person fails, the wall falls down and everyone pushes it, you step on it, he kicks it, and you will never be able to turn over!

If it really gets to that point, what will he do? Lin Zhi and Guo Wanhua, and the unborn child, what about it?

It is precisely because of so many concerns that Li Yunhai does not dare to gamble his life!

Looking at Lin Zhi's sweet smiling face, Li Yunhai said calmly: "There is a project that requires an investment of 800 million US dollars!" And that's just the first installment of the investment! ”

"$800 million? That's 2.8 billion yuan? Lin Zhi covered his mouth, his eyes as big as eggs, "Yunhai, what project needs to invest so much?" We have built so many high-rise buildings in Xizhou, and the budget is only more than one billion! 2.8 billion, how many high-rise buildings can be built? ”

Li Yunhai took a deep breath and said his thoughts.

He was afraid that Lin Zhi would not understand the meaning and significance of this huge investment, so he said the importance of this industry again.

Lin Zhi expressed his understanding: "The computers, typewriters, and photocopiers we sell all need chips and memory, right? ”

Li Yunhai nodded solemnly: "Yes, the application range of these products will become more and more extensive!" ”

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then you can invest!" Even if we lose, we can't do it all over again! I'll accompany you to make a comeback! The two of us are so smart, so young, and careless, are we still afraid of failure? ”

Li Yunhai smiled bitterly: "If I fail, then I may lose 5 billion or 10 billion, plus my time in 5 or 10 years." ”

"Such a big bet?" Lin Zhi thought for a while and said, "Yunhai, I listen to you." If you say invest, then invest! Isn't it ten years? Isn't it 10 billion? Maybe the money we will make in the future will be far more than 10 billion? Even if it is another 10 years, we will only be 30 years old, which is still young! ”

Li Yunhai held Lin Zhi's pretty face and said with a smile: "You believe me so much? What if I had nothing? ”

"We won't have nothing! It's a big deal that if we go to work, the two of us can earn money to support our family, right? Lin Zhi smiled, "And your luck has always been good, every time you bet, you will win, don't you?" ”

Li Yunhai slowly closed his eyes and said, "Then I will invest 2.8 billion!" After investing this money, I really have no money, and even the money for the construction of the Four Seas Center, I have to rely on the next step to earn it. ”

Lin Zhi sneered: "Then work hard to make money!" Shall I go out and buy a meal for you? ”

Her optimism and self-confidence brought Li Yunhai a good mood, he patted the back of Lin Zhi's hand and said, "Okay, you go buy it back, I'll talk to Professor Ni on the phone." ”

Lin Zhi smiled: "Okay, don't get entangled!" Since you have to do it, then go forward! ”

Li Yunhai nodded calmly: "I know!" Buy me a beef and a shredded potato! ”

Lin Zhi smiled and agreed, and went out to buy food.

Li Yunhai picked up the microphone and called Professor Ni again.

Professor Ni was also sitting in a daze, thinking a lot, but he didn't seem to think about anything.

Receiving a call from Li Yunhai again, Professor Ni said, "Mr. Li, I have another idea. We also have related factories in China, and we also have supporting production lines, but they are a few years behind, that is, the distance between two generations of products. We can buy the existing factories in China and then develop them ourselves! That's a much lower cost! ”

Li Yunhai said in a deep voice: "Professor Ni, what you said is also a way. But we will always be following in the footsteps of others. Moreover, the products produced by these domestic factories have been unable to meet the demand for high-end products, even if we only spend 500 million, the 500 million is a loss. It is better to buy the most advanced production line abroad directly! ”

Professor Ni sighed, "But it's too expensive! $800 million! Alas! Even the state will not come up with so much money to invest. ”

"I'll vote! $800 million, I'm out! ”

Li Yunhai's words were extremely heroic and loud.

Professor Ni felt incredible as if he had heard the Arabian Nights, and asked rhetorically: "Mr. Li, what did you say?" ”

"Professor Ni, you heard it right, 800 million US dollars, I voted!"

"This? This, this? Professor Ni's lips trembled slightly, "Do you have so much money?" ”

"Drain all my possessions, it should be enough!"

"OMG! Mr. Li! ”

Professor Ni felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, which he had never experienced. Like a warm spring breeze, he wanted to laugh but couldn't. The nose was a little sore, and tears flowed out of the eye sockets uncontrollably.

Suddenly, he choked up, and something suddenly fell from his eye sockets, damply streaking across his cheeks, leaving a zigzag line on his dry skin.

Growing up so big, he doesn't know how many difficulties he has encountered in his life, but he has never cried.

When he heard Li Yunhai's words today, Professor Ni couldn't hold back anymore and shed tears of excitement and emotion!

First, he didn't expect Li Yunhai to have so much money!

2.8 billion yuan!

Second, he didn't expect Li Yunhai to support his idea so much!

Just because of a dream?

Invest 2.8 billion!

Professor Ni knows better than anyone that if this money is invested, it is very likely that all money will be lost.

Obviously, Li Yunhai also understands this truth, which is why he hesitated for so long!

But in the end, Li Yunhai still made the decision to invest.

It's so rare! This shows that Li Yunhai has great trust in him!

Professor Ni was really impressed.

Li Yunhai heard the crying voice on the other side of the phone and said, "Professor Ni, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Mr. Li, I'm so excited! The ancients said that good birds choose trees to perch, and those who are confidants die, I am very fortunate that I followed the right person at the beginning! Professor Ni said impassionedly, "I don't have the talent of Gongjin, nor do I have the wisdom of Kongming. Only by emulating Zhou Yu's solitary loyalty, learning from Zhuge to the end, the wise man should die for his confidant! ”

Li Yunhai was also moved by his loyalty, and said, "Professor Ni, we are really betting this time!" This is my entire life! It's all on this investment! ”

"I know, I'm so impressed! Mr. Li, you are the sage of the world! I really hope that our investment will be successful! I will definitely work hard to repay Mr. Li's kindness. ”

"Okay, Professor Ni, let's not talk about this for now. You first negotiate with the United States side and try to keep the price down, and it is good to reduce it by 10 million. ”

"Don't worry, I'll negotiate with them tomorrow. I'll contact you when I have an eyebrow on my side. ”

"Well, goodbye."

"Take care, Mr. Li!"

Li Yunhai slowly put down the phone, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes!

It was the biggest investment of his life, and one with an uncertain future!

He just told Lin Zhi that once he fails, he may have nothing, which is not scary.

If the billions of investments fail, if he can't make money from somewhere else, it's really a difficult life!

Lin Zhi bought food outside and came back for Li Yunhai to eat.

Li Yunhai was eating and asked how Linzhi's business was?

Lin Zhi shook his head lightly: "Generally, there are many people who watch it, and few people who place orders." No one buys the printer yet! ”

"The profit margin of the printer is low, and even if someone buys it, it can't quench the thirst in front of them."

"Oh, that's right, you invest 2.8 billion at once, it's indeed a bit much, and if you want to make it back by selling printers, it's impossible. It would be nice to get a few more CCA authorizations! ”

"Haha! How can there be so many people to authorize! CCA and toner are now in constant demand worldwide. ”

Li Yunhai thought to himself, a Canton Fair, after all, the money that can be made is limited.

His current money is mainly to sell $400 million in CCA licenses, otherwise, how could he have so much money?

It seems that we have to find another way to make a quick buck!

What could come in faster than the Canton Fair?

Li Yunhai suddenly thought of something, and slowly had a plan in his heart.

After eating, Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi came to the Canton Fair Complex.

It turned out that Li Yunhai, who was still worth billions, suddenly felt that he was poor and white!

His thirst for money is now greater than ever!

One set of equipment costs 2.8 billion, what if you buy two more sets? Isn't it going to be tens of billions?

However, the investment in this field is basically a loss in the early stage, and the loss is not only a little bit, but it is likely to lose more than ten years or tens of billions!

For example, South Korea has invested hundreds of billions in order to develop this industry!

Once you're in this field, you have to invest in R&D, design software development, and processor architecture! It's all money in the early stage, and I can't see much output.

In this industry, if you don't insist, you will definitely not succeed, but if you persist, you may not be able to succeed!

Moreover, in the next five years, if Li Yunhai wants to maintain his leading position, he will have to purchase a set from abroad before developing his own production line, and the price will definitely increase at that time, and the price is estimated to be at least more than 5 billion.

In five years, will he be able to earn another 5 billion?

Li Yunhai suddenly felt that he had changed from a billionaire to a negative 10 billion!

(End of chapter)