Whenever WCG is held, game fans from all over the world come to visit the event as if on a pilgrimage.
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December 12th arrived quickly.
The WCG preliminary rounds have begun, with the five strongest players or five teams from each country selected for each game competition.
Then I went to Shanghai to participate in the WCG finals.
The preliminary round lasted for one week.
The player has a day or two to rest before heading to Shanghai.
The finals officially began on Christmas Eve, December 24th.
Holding competitions during Christmas adds to the festive atmosphere and boosts revenue for Shanghai's tourism industry.
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Unfortunately, esports doesn't get much attention these days; it only makes a splash within the gaming community.
The grand WCG competition has begun.
However, news about WCG is rarely seen in the media, and even when it is, it rarely makes headlines.
The major TV stations have absolutely no interest in the WCG preliminary rounds. They might participate in the WCG finals, though.
In fact, Zhao Ye wasn't paying much attention to the WCG preliminary rounds at this time.
He'll probably go to the finals to support WCG.
In Zhao Ye's view, true esports will have to wait until the era of computer games arrives. At that time, competitions in games such as StarCraft, Warcraft, Counter-Strike, League of Legends, and Dota 2 will be considered competitive.
Of course, modern fighting games like Street Fighter, King of Fighters, and Samurai Shodown can also be considered esports, but their influence is far less than that of the games mentioned above.
Zhao Ye's best games are StarCraft and Counter-Strike. When these two games were popular in China, he was young and, like most people, was addicted to them. Later, as he got older and was busy with work, he had less time to play games.
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"Boss, news has come from Taiwan: TSMC has been established!" Liu Yinyin hurriedly walked to Zhao Ye's side and said, "This company is quite large; they're even preparing to enter the wafer foundry business. They have support from the local government, and investments from Philips and other companies!"
Wujiang Microelectronics was preparing to do wafer foundry work, but due to the rapid growth of its own business, it can only produce and sell its own products for the time being.
The new wafer fab is still under construction.
Unexpectedly, a competitor arrived.
Wujiang Group's core industry is semiconductors.
The company's gaming business is actually centered around the semiconductor industry.
Without the support of consumer electronics products, Wujiang Microelectronics would not have been able to develop.
However, Wujiang Microelectronics will eventually have to engage in wafer foundry business with external parties.
Now, a new competitor has emerged out of nowhere, with extremely overlapping businesses. TEEC is very likely to become Wujiang Microelectronics' biggest competitor!
Upon receiving the news, Liu Yinyin immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and rushed to Zhao Ye's office to report it to him.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ye smiled faintly. He already knew that TSMC would be established at the end of this year, so he was not surprised.
Just like in its previous life, TSMC in this lifetime had an extraordinary background when it was founded.
However, Microelectronics had been poaching Chinese semiconductor talent from around the world for a long time, which meant that after TSMC was established, it could not use reasons such as "sentiment," "patriotism," or "the rise of Chinese semiconductors" to poach talent.
Can TSMC really compare to Microelectronics?
With impeccable roots and a strong foundation, nothing beats Wujiang Microelectronics.
Moreover, Wujiang Microelectronics' scale and research environment far surpass those of TSMC, making it the place to realize the dream of becoming a semiconductor powerhouse.
Of course, TSMC itself was unaware of this.
Talking about ideals with white people? Asking them to work at Taiwan Electric Corporation? Are you kidding me? Unless they offer more money!!!
However, TSMC still has money. The wafer foundry industry has a very high barrier to entry, and not just anyone can do it. It has strict requirements in terms of policy, financial resources, technology, talent, management, and many other aspects.
Taiwan is currently undergoing economic transformation and is vigorously developing the semiconductor industry. TSMC was born at just the right time.
"Okay, I understand. You can go about your business." Zhao Ye waved to Liu Yinyin, signaling her to go about her own business.
Liu Yinyin nodded and turned to leave.
As he watched the office door close, Zhao Ye muttered to himself, "Philips is a major shareholder of TSMC. Next, at Philips' request, TSMC will purchase a large number of ASML lithography machines!"
"The moment when ASML will be reborn is fast approaching..."
"Before that, we need to speed up the acquisition of Zeiss! Rex Eden has been operating in Germany for a long time and has recruited a lot of talents who are proficient in precision technology and optical lenses for Wujiang Group. The German talents have made great contributions to Wujiang Microelectronics' ability to develop a new generation of lithography machines so quickly."
"Currently, the economy in East D is sluggish, and East Zeiss Company has suffered losses year after year, which has become a huge burden on the East D government!"
“Rex Eden had been preparing for the acquisition of East Zeiss by bribing local government officials and buying off East Zeiss executives, all in an effort to ensure the acquisition would go smoothly.”
At this moment, Zhao Ye picked up the phone and dialed Rex Eden's number.
After the call connected, Zhao Ye asked directly, "Rex, can we close the net for the Hunter's Scythe now?"
Rex Aiden, who had just returned from meeting with a high-ranking official of the Eastern D government, pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then replied confidently, "Yes!!!"
During that year, Rex Aiden had become well aware of the corruption in the East, with power-money transactions being commonplace.
"In that case, let's close the net and acquire East Zeiss as soon as possible!" Zhao Ye said in a deep voice.
Two years from now, the two companies will merge. Even in the early stages of the merger, it will be impossible for Wujiang Group to acquire East Zeiss.
Now, with corruption in East China and East Zeiss suffering losses year after year, relying on government subsidies, it's the perfect time for Wujiang Group to make its move!
If Wujiang Group can acquire East Zeiss and absorb its technology, and then invest heavily in research and development, then China's optical lens technology will reach the world's leading level. It will be able to develop digital cameras, SLR cameras, mobile phone cameras, lithography machine lenses, medical lenses, etc., thereby replicating the success of Zeiss in its previous life and creating an even more powerful optical giant!
Rex Aiden had been waiting for these words for a long time. He excitedly replied, "Okay, boss, I'll get started right away!!!"
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