The following day, Zhao Ye had it announced to the public that Wujiang Company had invested a huge sum of 2 billion RMB in the semiconductor industry.
Specific details were not provided, but Wujiang Company spokesperson Fu Xiaoyue told reporters, "Wujiang Company will allocate approximately 560 million RMB to support a number of strong semiconductor companies. We will evaluate them from multiple aspects, including technology, research capabilities, and scale. Qualified companies or research institutions will be eligible to be included in Wujiang Company's support list."
As soon as the news broke, many domestic semiconductor companies and research institutions went crazy, contacting Wujiang Company in an effort to be included in the support list.
However, Wujiang Company is not a charity; of course, it supports companies or research institutions with the greatest development potential. And this support isn't without conditions; Wujiang Company will hold a portion of the shares.
Shanghai.
Wujiang Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
Zhao Ye said to Ni Annan and Qin Guogang, "Wujiang Company's semiconductor industry support plan has been officially launched. You two are both experts in the semiconductor field, and I hope that you two will lead the review team. Would you be willing?"
“Yes!!!” Ni Annan and Qin Guogang nodded in agreement, their faces beaming with excitement.
Wujiang's move is a boon to China's semiconductor industry. The two of them are naturally very happy to undertake the review work within the support plan.
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you two. The review process must be rigorous. We need to select outstanding companies and research institutions, support them in growing together with Wujiang Microelectronics, and help them become strategic partners!"
"Yes, we understand. Don't worry, we will strictly control the process and prevent any fraudulent funding!" Ni Annan said in a deep voice.
Zhao Ye nodded, indicating that he believed them.
Zhao Ye felt that he might stay in Shanghai for a long time.
He was involved in the development of EDA chip design software, the development of the 16-bit microprocessor Kirin 2, and the development of memory chips.
Beijing has many children of high-ranking officials, a mixed bag, and you never know when one of them might come to Wujiang to reap the benefits.
Therefore, Zhao Ye considered moving the company headquarters to Shanghai.
Moreover, both Wujiang Microelectronics and Loongson Design are located in Shanghai, which means that Zhao Ye will likely stay in Shanghai for an extended period of time in the future.
However, the capital city has treated him quite well, so it wouldn't be appropriate to rashly move the headquarters to Shanghai.
Furthermore, Wujiang Company is a technology company that is very important to the country, so it's unlikely that any spoiled brat would dare to act recklessly at Wujiang Company.
Regardless, Zhao Ye will indeed be staying in Shanghai for a long time from now on.
"Liu Yinyin, do some research on famous villas in Shanghai, and then I'll pick one to buy!" Zhao Ye said to his secretary.
Since I'm going to stay in Shanghai for a long time, the first thing I need to do is find myself a place to live.
Staying at the company or hotel all the time is definitely not very convenient.
Liu Yinyin was stunned for a moment, then nodded. Isn't it normal for a boss with so much money to want to buy a villa?
Moreover, the boss has a large number of bodyguards, so naturally they need to live in a large villa to accommodate so many people.
Half an hour later, Zhao Ye came out of Wujiang Microelectronics Company and then instructed his bodyguard Wang Shuang to drive to the nearby Loongson Design Company.
It's time to launch the EDA chip design software and memory chip projects.
The Kirin 2 project is progressing slowly because we didn't have our own involvement, which is unacceptable; otherwise, how can we catch up with ARM and Intel?
Upon arriving at Loongson Design Company, Zhao Ye shared his thoughts.
Fu Feipeng, the general manager of Loongson Design Company, said to Zhao Ye with a wry smile, "Boss, it's certainly good to develop EDA and memory chips, but we don't have enough manpower!"
“I know, that’s why we need to poach talent from other companies!” Zhao Ye nodded and said calmly.
With its abundant funds, Wujiang naturally took the lead in poaching talent from the global chip industry; otherwise, would it be a waste to let TSMC profit from it?
Taking advantage of the fact that TSMC has not yet been established, Wujiang Microelectronics has taken the lead. Presumably, many frustrated Chinese engineers will come to Shanghai, either to join Loongson Design or Wujiang Microelectronics.
Therefore, at Zhao Ye's insistence, Loongson Design Company established an EDA project and a memory chip project.
The storage chip project is further divided into two types: PC memory and flash memory (SH). The latter can also be developed into a USB flash drive.
The start of a new project is naturally the busiest time.
At this moment, foreign headhunting firms are frequently making moves, poaching a large number of Chinese chip design engineers from companies such as IBM, Texas Instruments, Wang Laboratories, HP, and Motorola.
At the same time, Loongson Design is also recruiting talent in China and cooperating with various universities. Many senior students come here for internships, and those who perform well in their internships can stay on after graduation.
Loongson's design company offers very high salaries, starting at 1,000 RMB, with senior engineers earning up to 10,000 RMB. In particular, overseas Chinese engineers are recruited with high salaries, and many earn hundreds of thousands of RMB a year.
There's no way around it, we're short of talent.
The only way is to use money.
Fortunately, Wujiang Company makes money quickly, so it doesn't really matter. On the contrary, such high salaries can further motivate domestic university students to study chip design.
As the days go by, Loongson Design Company is gradually growing in size.
The chip design team, which started with a few dozen people, has now grown to more than three hundred.
Wujiang Company's poaching activities seem to have no intention of stopping anytime soon.
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"Boss, these are the details of villas in Shanghai. Would you like to take a look now?" Just after finishing lunch, Zhao Ye returned to his office to rest. Liu Yinyin walked over with a document and asked.
"I'll put it on the coffee table and take a look at it when I have time!" Zhao Ye said, walking to the coffee table and pouring himself a cup of tea.
"Okay, boss." Liu Yinyin nodded and placed the documents on the coffee table.
Zhao Ye sat on the sofa, picked up the villa information on the coffee table, and began to read it with great interest.
Shanghai has many old houses, such as Sun Ke's villa, Rong Zhai, Chen Lifu's residence, etc.
Zhao Ye couldn't help but suffer from decision paralysis, unsure which villa to buy.
"The environment of the Moller Villa is excellent, and the place is very large, like a fairy tale castle. However, it is currently the office of the Communist Youth League of Shanghai Municipal Committee. Can you sell it to me?"
"Well, I guess so. This place will be taken over by a company and turned into a small boutique hotel. There's no reason why the government wouldn't sell it if I wanted to buy it," Zhao Ye thought to himself.
He is now a VIP in Shanghai, and city leaders are trying every means to win him over. What does a mere building matter?
Recently, Zhao Ye's massive investment of 2 billion RMB has shocked the leaders of Shanghai, who now wish they could treat him like royalty.
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