Zhang Rujing clicked his tongue in amazement; this price was unique in the world.
"This is too much of a sacrifice. If this money were invested over five to ten years, the return would be much greater."
“I know that time waits for no one. If you want to go fast, you have to pay the price. To reassure foreign investors, I have now completely withdrawn from management and only hold a position on the board of directors. I try my best to make myself seem harmless, so that they feel I can be manipulated at will. Only then will they help me in Europe, no, to be precise, help Jiafeng.” Lu Feng sighed after he finished speaking.
"Why are you in such a hurry? You seem to be under a lot of pressure. You're still very young. Even if you work hard for another twenty years, you'll still be in your prime." Mr. Zhang looked Lu Feng up and down, thinking he knew something, and hurriedly said, "I didn't mean anything by it."
"No, don't overthink it. I have plenty of time, but this industry doesn't have much time left. After the year 2000, I believe this industry will erect an insurmountable barrier, completely shutting out newcomers. So I'm thinking, the sooner the better," Lu Feng said in a deep voice.
While eating, the two chatted about the development of semiconductors in various countries and the future needs of core industrial computing. Compared to mobile phones and computers, Zhang Rujing was more concerned about industry. Semiconductors have greater value in industrial machine tools and are irreplaceable in some CNC machine tools and precision component processing.
Lu Feng then briefly discussed daily life, communication computing, and the Internet.
The two ate their meal until 3:30 p.m. When they returned to the exhibition, Mr. Zhang took Lu Feng to visit several companies' booths and talked about their current products. In particular, at Intel's booth, Mr. Zhang, from an engineer's perspective, explained the differences between the two companies to Lu Feng.
This tiny device, just a few inches in size, represents a gap of thousands of PhD students in mathematics, physics, and chemistry, as well as industry leaders. Just looking at the talent pool on both sides, it's an insurmountable chasm, not to mention the massive brain drain from China.
As the exhibition came to an end, General Manager Zhang said goodbye to Lu Feng. On the way back, Lu Feng looked at the scenery outside the car window and understood very well that General Manager Zhang was telling him that Jiafeng could not spend a lot of money to poach people forever. In just three to five years, once the other company updated its products, their products would be completely finished.
We need to cultivate our own talent, which is not something a single company can do; it requires the government to do it.
"Hold on! Hold on until there's a market, hold on until the counterfeit phone market explodes!" Lu Feng muttered to himself, looking out the car window.
When the car arrived at the hotel, Lu Feng got out and stood at the entrance, feeling a little hesitant. He really wanted to bring this person in; just him alone was equivalent to having another Liu Cheng. Moreover, he was many times more capable than Liu Cheng in the semiconductor field.
As Lu Feng pondered the gains and losses, he slowly walked towards the stairwell. After going upstairs, before he could even return to his room, Zhang Fengxia's voice suddenly rang out from the tea restaurant on his left: "You're back? Here."
Lu Feng turned around and saw her sitting there with some snacks and a pot of tea. He walked over, took off his coat and put it aside, then sat down and asked, "What did you eat for lunch?"
"Just have a quick sip, have some tea. You must be exhausted today, it's so hot, your shirt is all sweaty." Zhang Fengxia said, quickly pouring Lu Feng a cup. Seeing his somewhat somber expression, she asked, "What's wrong?"
“I ran into a big shot at the exhibition today. We got along really well. He’s very capable in the semiconductor field,” Lu Feng said to her.
"Then go ahead and poach him. Isn't your problem that you're short-staffed, searching the whole world for people?" Zhang Fengxia said bluntly, "Does he want a lot of money?"
"No, he plans to return to the mainland in a few years and start his own business. I'm thinking, if I poach him, what will happen in the future...?"
"Why think so much? Who knows what the future holds? Let's focus on the present. Besides, if he can't work here anymore, he can always leave and start his own business. There's no conflict between the two."
Lu Feng was taken aback by her words. Yes, he was always afraid of changing things, but if history really couldn't be changed, Zhang Rujing would still start his own business five years later, and nothing would be affected!
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