"You've made a fortune following me these past two years, haven't you? It's not just Thailand; all four Asian Tigers are finished. How much have the stocks on the other side of the strait plummeted? Why? Because the US is unhappy. If they want you dead, you can't live. That's America! Do you understand?"
"If you want to play the forex market, listen to me. First, short the Thai baht, then Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and finally the RMB. Let me tell you, after this round, your one million RMB can turn into ten million US dollars. Then I'll find someone to help you get citizenship, and you can enjoy life in a developed country. One last piece of advice: don't throw it all in, I'm busy right now, bye!"
The transoceanic call was disconnected. The man sat in his room smoking, the radio still broadcasting the latest price of the Thai baht. He thought for a while, then his expression hardened. He decided to gamble and win big. In short, he went all in!
Wall Street's massive propaganda campaign was telling the world that the Thai baht was doomed, and everyone was frantically shorting it. Compared to this force, the five billion dollars invested by Soros and Robertson's two funds seemed insignificant.
The following morning, the news that the R&D company was going to be privatized was already common knowledge. Liu Cheng also spoke with senior executives and communicated with the R&D teams of various R&D centers to assure them that the R&D progress would not be affected and everything would proceed as usual.
In the morning, Liu Cheng received a call from Zhang Rujing. During the call, Zhang expressed concern about funding issues. He explained that their team had already established themselves in the area, and if the company encountered financial problems, they could temporarily suspend the wafer research and development, as this type of research required the purchase of a large amount of equipment, which involved a significant investment.
“I spoke with President Lu the other day, and he said we don’t need to worry about funding; all projects will proceed as usual. Aren’t you doing product testing at the Tianjin wafer fab? Even if you need to buy experimental equipment, that’s for next year. Besides, we reached a cooperation agreement with Shougang Group this year, so buying equipment won’t cost much; at most, fifty million US dollars will be enough,” Liu Cheng said on the phone.
Zhang Rujing was a little stunned on the other end of the phone. How could he talk about fifty million US dollars so easily?
Not to mention domestically, even internationally, these are huge orders, as if Lu Feng is more extravagant than Silicon Valley companies.
Liu Cheng's current wealth is entirely due to Lu Feng's support. If it were any other organization, let alone 50 million US dollars, even 5 million would be a huge sum of money.
"Don't worry about that, just focus on the wafers!" Liu Cheng said politely for a moment, then hung up the phone, tidied up the folders on the table, and walked towards the conference room.
The main topic of discussion at the meeting was how the R&D company would operate after privatization, and how to increase its progress after losing external funding.
To put it bluntly, it would be great if Lu Feng could find funding. If he couldn't, the R&D company would need to license its patents to external parties to obtain funding.
Everyone in the meeting room looked worried, their faces filled with pressure. What worried them most was the loss of foreign investment after privatization, the sharp decline in income, and even the departure of some people.
"Let me emphasize again, income will basically remain the same, and even if it decreases, it won't be by much." Liu Cheng said to everyone, "What do the heads of the various projects want to say? Just say what's on your mind, and we'll address any concerns you may have."
A man sitting in the middle, with fair skin and glasses, who looked refined, said, "President Liu, to be honest, I don't understand why we have to fight with Schroder Group to this extent. Anyway, there are only three semiconductor companies to choose from now: Silicon Valley, Japan, or Europe. We have to choose a side!"
"Revenue is indeed a problem. I think we can talk to companies in Silicon Valley, such as Intel or AMD. We can do contract manufacturing, at least the company can survive. If we keep fighting against the world, the final result will definitely be that we will be abandoned by the world!"
Liu Cheng looked at the man and said, "Dr. Chen, you've mentioned this before. Let me repeat it: it's not that management doesn't want to connect with Silicon Valley for contract manufacturing; it's that they're suppressing us. As for what you mentioned before—moving the company entirely to New York, letting Wall Street capital in, and setting up contract factories in mainland China—that's absolutely not feasible!"
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