After accompanying Dai Guangwei for half a day on the first day, Wan Feng stopped accompanying Dai Guangwei.
Don't let him think that you are spying on him. Also, he has things to do and you can't always hang out with him.
While Dai Guangwei was directing his men to install magnetic card telephones throughout Jiangwei, Wan Feng and Cheng Gong were discussing an important matter.
Originally, Wan Feng was planning to discuss going to Shanghai with Cheng Gong, but Cheng Gong first talked to Wan Feng about the production of Huaguang No. 1 chip.
"The performance of this chip is only equivalent to Intel's 286 chip. Is it viable to produce it?"
This is Wan Feng's problem, and this problem fully proves his idiotic nature in the chip market.
Cheng Gong laughed, "Mr. Wan! I think you're confused. The most advanced and highest-performance chips are used as CPUs. Of course, they have to have the highest performance and the best heat dissipation, which are the chips that have entered the nanometer stage. However, these chips are not mainstream. When it comes to applications, in addition to considering the manufacturing process and cost, the main issue is suitability, not whether they are advanced or not. Many electrical appliances now use embedded chips, eight-bit stand-alone chips, memory chips, and radio frequency chips. They don't require the most advanced chips. These are the mainstream chips the market needs. Our Huaguang No. 1 will mainly fill this gap in the domestic market."
Wan Feng understood immediately.
Strictly speaking, computer control technology has now begun to be widely used in our daily lives. These electrical appliances do not require the most advanced chips, as long as they are powerful enough.
For example, TV remote control chips, printer chips, etc.
These somewhat outdated chips are only usable as long as they are low-cost and easily available on the market.
As long as Huaguang No. 1 controls costs and has appropriate pricing, it still has broad prospects in the market.
After thinking this way, Wan Feng understood.
Since there is a market, why not do it? Who can resist money?
However, if you want to mass-produce, you have to consider the processing factory and some other factors.
The processing factory must have the processing capabilities. Even if the Huaguang No. 1 chip is not the most advanced, it cannot be produced casually.
The other is an off-field factor.
For example, the opening of the computer market will begin next year.
In 1990, China significantly lowered tariffs, cancelled import and export permits for computer products, and opened up the domestic computer market.
In an instant, foreign 286 and 386 computers flooded in like a tide, along with computer accessories, and domestic companies such as Great Wall, Inspur, and Facexiang were defeated.
The price-cutting storm unleashed by Intel and AMD in 1991 further ravaged China's computer industry. Most computer manufacturers were left with a backlog of chips purchased at exorbitant prices, incurring massive losses. One computer manufacturer after another tragically collapsed in the bloodbath.
Wan Feng must take all of this into consideration. He cannot save these domestic computer manufacturers now, because once they go into production, he may be in danger of being impacted.
"Can you calculate the minimum cost of the Huaguang No. 1 chip? I need specific numbers."
"Engineers Gu and Qin and I have carefully calculated this. This is our final result."
Cheng Gong pushed a piece of paper in front of Wan Feng.
Wan Feng looked at the data on the paper, his brows gradually relaxed, and then he smiled.
"You can try, but before you do, I want to ask you something. Is the technology level of Shanghai Component Factory No. 5 capable of producing the Huaguang No. 1 chip?"
Cheng Gong thought carefully before answering Wan Feng's question: "I'm a little unsure. After all, I've been away from the Fifth Factory for three years. I'm not quite sure about their specific technical level, but it's a bit difficult to produce it based on the level of three years ago."
"I'm going to give you a mission. I'm sending you back to Component Factory No. 5."
If the computer market opens up next year, in addition to computers, some foreign semiconductor products will also flow into China with this trend, and the domestic semiconductor industry will also be greatly impacted.
Component Factory No. 5 is destined to go bankrupt within three years.
"You want me to go back to Component Factory No. 5?"
Wan Feng nodded. "Yes! You will have two tasks at Component Factory No. 5. The first is to see if the factory's technical level is up to the task of producing our Huaguang No. 1, especially regarding cost control after mass production."
"Do you mean that our Huaguang No. 1 should be produced by Factory No. 5?" Cheng Gong's eyes lit up.
Although it has been three years since he left, Component Factory No. 5 can be said to be the place where Cheng Gong has spent the longest time in his life except for his home.
He spent more than ten years in Factory No. 5, and his youthful love almost all took place in Factory No. 5.
Even after leaving Factory No. 5, he still paid attention to the situation of Component Factory No. 5. After learning about the embarrassing situation of Component Factory No. 5, he became anxious and sad.
If the fifth factory can get this batch of orders, even if it is a drop in the bucket, at least it can survive and the workers will not be unemployed or laid off.
"Yes! The prerequisite is that they have the production capacity."
Cheng Gong patted his chest and said, "That's no problem. After all, the Fifth Factory has the technical foundation. As long as the conditions permit, there will be no problem in production."
"Okay!" Wan Feng said two "Okays" in a row.
"The second task is to contract this factory if possible. What do you think?"
Cheng Gong was a little troubled by this problem, because he had never dreamed of contracting a factory.
At first, Wan Feng wanted to contract the factory in Cheng Gong's name, but then he thought that Cheng Gong might not agree, so he just contracted the factory in his name and did a good job.
No one in their right mind would be happy if they were blamed for not doing their job well.
So Wan Feng simply encouraged Cheng Gong to contract the factory himself and then cooperate with Nanwan Group.
"I have no intention of contracting a factory or anything like that. I just want to do scientific research quietly," Cheng Gong said sincerely.
"Taking the contract won't prevent you from doing research. It would be best if you could take it on and pool your factory's research resources. I'll support you. Who knows, you might become a powerful figure in the future."
Cheng Gong smiled bitterly: "Me? I don't think I have that kind of skills."
"Everything depends on human effort, right? No one knows their potential until they start working. You've been in that factory for over a decade, and I'm sure you're familiar with its shortcomings. If you take over the fifth factory and eliminate these problems, who says it won't become a star enterprise? Give it a try! You might even succeed. Isn't your name Cheng Gong? You'll definitely succeed."
Cheng Gong was speechless. It is true that my name is Cheng Gong, but that doesn’t necessarily mean I can succeed.
But Wan Feng's words still sparked a spark in his heart.
Mr. Wan is right. How do you know if you don’t try?
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