In 1987, Zhang Zhongmou founded Taiji Electrical and Mechanical, starting a new model of chip production.
In the past, chips were almost entirely designed and produced by one company.
Just like Intel and IBM, they all design, manufacture and sell their own products, forming a monopoly from design to production and sales. Companies outside the circle can hardly get into this circle.
However, Zhang Zhongmou created a new path for this circle, specifically taking over chips designed by others.
American chip manufacturers were initially opposed and faced various constraints, but later they realized that this was a good move.
They can easily design the chips and have others manufacture them on a contract basis, saving costs and still making a lot of money. Why not do it?
And those bankers felt that this was a way to make money, so they started investing in Tai Machinery and Electronics.
In this way, Tai Machinery and Electrical survived and later became a powerful enterprise.
But now Taiji Electrical and Mechanical seems to be doing just so-so.
"This is something our CEO should do. I think he might have already done it."
He is a person who is only responsible for scientific research, and he is not capable of handling social affairs.
That requires them to ask the boss with ghost-headed and toad-eyed eyes to do it.
Gu Hongzhong was right. Wan Feng had indeed started discussing some serious issues with these people.
He is building relationships to obtain the raw materials his company will need to manufacture chips in the future, and is also looking for a company that can manufacture chips.
After looking around, only Wan Shouwu's company seems interesting.
The chip itself is the carrier of the integrated circuit. Wan Shouwu's factory makes integrated circuits. Just because they can make integrated circuits doesn't mean they can't make chips.
Taiji Electric has only been open for two years and is not doing very well. He feels that if he starts to keep up with the other party now and not be left behind, even if he cannot defeat the other party in the future, he can at least share the market equally.
Wan Shouwu's company is a state-owned enterprise. If the state believes that this industry is useful, it will definitely support it.
This is their advantage.
"Uncle! Do you have any plans to make chips in the future?"
"Making chips?" Wan Shouwu asked in surprise.
"Just make the whole piece. If you can make integrated circuits, I guess making chips won't be a problem."
Wan Shouwu shook his head: "It's a big problem. The integrated circuit is just a program on the chip. The programs on the chip are too many and too complicated. It can't be done."
"Don't shake your head so quickly and answer so bluntly. How do you know if you haven't tried it? Do you know how big the market for chip processing will be in the future? It's a market worth hundreds of billions of dollars. We can't let others make all the money. And they're making our money."
"No way! They sell chips to the whole world. How can they make money from us?" Wan Shouwu was puzzled.
Wan Feng has a hard time explaining this question.
Wan Shouwu had no idea what the world would be like in twenty or thirty years. Wan Feng was telling him now that just in the mobile phone segment, several major Chinese mobile phone manufacturers contributed 70% of Qualcomm's sales in a year.
Intel also made a lot of money in China.
"Just believe me. Our country's future development will surely astound the world. We will become the only industrial nation with a comprehensive system. We will be at the top of the world in many projects, and our market will be enormous beyond imagination."
"Really? Are you so confident in our country?"
In 1989, telling others that China would be at the top of the world in the future would risk being hit by eggs and going insane.
Even Wan Shouwu within the system doesn't believe it.
"Why not? We Chinese are the most intelligent, hardworking, and able to endure hardships in the world. If we can't stand at the top of the world, is there any justice in this world? We don't even need this planet anymore."
"Well! Let's take it one step at a time. Although the young man's ideal is good, it must be realized."
"That's right! If you don't even have an ideal, there's no way you can achieve it. At least you need to have an ideal first. Imagine your factory becoming the world's largest chip manufacturer in the future, and work towards that goal..."
"No! That would cost a fortune, and where would we get the money? Making chips would require an investment of hundreds of millions of yuan, and we might not even make a splash."
"You're talking about throwing a few hundred million at a market worth hundreds of billions of dollars? If you can really make a difference, the government will invest."
"The country is also very poor now, where will the money come from to invest in you?"
Isn't this just temporary? In a few years, you will have money, and a lot of money.
The United States alone owes China 3 trillion US dollars.
No one would believe these things even if I told them now, and I couldn’t say them either.
It is impossible to make people change all at once, so Wan Feng is not in a hurry and will take it slowly.
If you are impatient, you can't drink boiling water or eat hot tofu.
A tall building starts from the ground. No matter what you do, you have to take one step at a time to reach the end.
"Huazhong University of Science and Technology will attend an expo in Brussels in a few days. Are you interested in going for a stroll?" Wan Shouwu probably didn't want to dwell on this issue anymore, so he used a brain teaser and suddenly asked this question.
"Going to Brussels? I'm afraid I'm not qualified to go?"
"If you can sponsor the food, accommodation and round-trip airfare..."
Wan Feng understood that they were treating him as a money-giving shill.
Going to Bulusel is not cheap. If there are many people, it will cost hundreds of thousands. Wan Feng's money is not from the tide, and he will never spend money that should not be spent.
But after thinking about it for a while, Wan Feng agreed readily.
It’s just a few hundred thousand. The Luxembourg Expo is also a very famous expo. Just go there to broaden your horizons.
If you can find something, it won’t be considered a loss. If you don’t find anything, it will be considered a waste of money.
Even if you lose, go home.
"But I have a condition. We need two spots here, and you can't have all your aunts and uncles go, right?"
"Of course not. The people who go there are all technical personnel. We are mainly going there to broaden our horizons and learn. Why would there be any other people following us?"
That's fine. Although Wan Feng knew that their leader was going there for tourism, he still agreed.
"When are you going?"
"Mid-July!"
That's still about a month and a half away.
Before they knew it, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening, and Wan Feng arranged accommodation for these people at the Hongying Hotel.
Tomorrow he will take these people to Black Reef Beach to see the scenery, and he needs to find a car.
Wan Feng came out of the Hongying Hotel and did not look for the car, but walked into the entertainment city.
Teng Yuanyuan has been living here for three or four days. Isn't it time for her to go back?
At the bar in the game hall, Xu Bin and Teng Yuanyuan were huddled together, touching and searching each other, not afraid of being seen.
Xu Bin blushed. "Brother! How dare you say that? We were just chatting, where were you searching?"
Teng Yuanyuan didn't blush, but made faces at Wan Feng.
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