Chapter 500 The Big...Big Airplane (Bug Fix): We can't let her have both money and free time.
Wang Xiaoxiong was full of vigor and high spirits, showing great enthusiasm.
But as soon as she proposed building a 12-inch chip factory, professionals immediately turned her back on her idea.
To calm her restless heart, Dr. Zhang Rujing even took time out of his busy schedule to fly to Shanghai and personally persuade her.
Oh, you're overthinking it. In fact, it was a science and technology conference for the Yangtze River Delta region being held in Shanghai, and Dr. Zhang came to attend the conference, which also helped to suppress her wishful thinking.
Taking advantage of the tea break, he quickly launched into persuasion mode.
Wang Xiao didn't take it seriously at all, full of pride: "It's okay, we'll build it, we'll build a 12-inch one. It's just a little more money, whether it's 1 billion or 2 billion US dollars, it doesn't matter."
I have money, and I want to spend it now.
The drone incident had angered her, and she needed to vent.
But she couldn't very well fly to Moscow to confront Ivan over this, so she decided to spend money. Spending a lot of money can make one feel refreshed.
Dr. Zhang was speechless. As a senior professional manager, he used to worry that shareholders were unwilling to spend more money and only wanted to make money as soon as possible.
Now he realizes for the first time that the boss's willingness to spend money is also a troublesome thing.
Because such bosses have the illusion that as long as I'm willing to spend money, there's nothing I can't do.
But the truth was incredibly harsh. Zhang Bo had to remind the already arrogant Mr. Wang: "It's not a matter of spending money or not, it's that this is a no-man's land. Siemens only built its first 12-inch prototype production line two years ago, and there is still no 12-inch mass production line in the world."
Wang Xiao was fearless: "Then let's be the ones who take the plunge and try something new."
Dr. Zhang was at his wit's end: "This is not so simple. 12 inches means that the entire thermal field, stress, chemical distribution, and process uniformity all need to be re-explored."
Wang Xiao remained completely unmoved. He seriously doubted that the boss understood at all, so he could only talk about the practical limitations: "It also means that almost all front-end equipment, whether it's lithography, etching, or deposition, needs to be redesigned, manufactured, and debugged. There are very few equipment suppliers that can do this."
Wang Xiao had his own logic: "Not many companies means there are some. It doesn't mean there aren't any at all. As long as there are some, that's fine. Let's start construction!"
She was excited at the thought of being able to get there first.
Zhang Bo was extremely worried: "To make 12-inch lines, we need to obtain the top-tier 12-inch R&D results and persuade equipment manufacturers such as Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron to provide the highest priority support."
"Then let's do it."
The boss is never afraid to make things difficult for her subordinates. She is very good at calculating. "The cost of a 12-inch silicon wafer is only 52% more expensive than that of an 8-inch wafer, but the chip it produces is 1.5 times the square of the radius of an 8-inch wafer, which is 2.25 times. This can reduce the cost of the chip by about 30%."
What a powerful competitive advantage, what tempting profits!
Dr. Zhang had to tactfully take a sip of tea, then take a deep breath and continue to earnestly persuade her: "President Wang, first of all, I must admit that betting on 12-inch wafers is indeed very attractive. Because if we succeed, in addition to the cost advantage you just mentioned, we will also join the first tier of global semiconductor manufacturing, and its brand effect and strategic value will be immeasurable. Moreover, only a few giants are currently advancing 12-inch wafers, so entering the market now minimizes the time difference with the leaders."
Wang Xiao knew from this point that the "but" was about to come.
As expected, Dr. Zhang didn't say "but," but he did say "however."
"But what is our task now? It is to digest LG's technology from South Korea, integrate EDA tools from American companies, and absorb IMEC's 0.18-micron process."
“If we were to develop 12-inch wafers at this point, the equipment, processes, and yield improvements would all be major challenges. It’s not just a matter of spending money; the complexity of technical management and the risk of failure would increase exponentially.”
“We don’t have enough manpower; we can’t find that many people. Globally, there are very few people with experience in 12-inch fabs, and they are basically monopolized by giants like Intel. Even if we are willing to spend money, it is extremely difficult to build a core team that can support a 12-inch fab from construction to mass production.”
"Such talent can only be cultivated by ourselves, starting from the 8-inch foundation."
It's a human problem again.
Wang Xiao wanted to grind his teeth again.
Seeing that the boss didn't continue to argue, Dr. Zhang quickly pressed his advantage: "Our core competitive advantage lies in niche markets and technology hybridization. The 0.18-micron process on an 8-inch line is enough to establish a strong competitive advantage and quickly generate profits in niche markets such as special power devices and industrial chips."
“You previously said that we focus on niche markets instead of diving headfirst into consumer electronics and competing with giants. That’s a very good strategy, and it matches our resources perfectly. We don’t need to give up on becoming a top player in a specific sector and go to the mainstream sector to compete with them.”
Wang Xiao pursed her lips and remained silent, because she couldn't find the words to refute the other person.
That's really rare.
Dr. Zhang quickly concluded: "We can establish a high-standard 12-inch process R&D center, and cooperate with IMEC and equipment manufacturers to directly target 12-inch technology. The initial task is not mass production, but to overcome technical difficulties, accumulate patents, and train talents."
Having said all that, what could Wang Xiao do? She could only nod reluctantly and take a step back: "Next year, at the latest next year, construction must begin."
As long as Dr. Zhang didn't get carried away with her enthusiasm, he quickly nodded in agreement: "We'll reserve the space and start building a brand new, world-class 8-inch wafer fab to meet 12-inch standards. We can then follow suit directly."
What he said made perfect sense, but precisely because it made so much sense, Wang Xiao wasn't particularly interested in listening.
A sense of frustration—wanting to spend money but not being able to—made her feel breathless.
Wang Xiao nodded, indicating that he agreed with Dr. Zhang's opinion.
When she stood up and saw Chen Wei standing behind her, she immediately gave up her seat: "You can talk to Zhang Bo."
Since she wouldn't understand the technical details anyway, she decided not to waste the professionals' time.
Chen Wei looked embarrassed, but had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Boss, I want to talk to you about something."
Dr. Zhang didn't feel like he was being snubbed, because the leaders of Shanghai had already come over to shake his hand, clearly indicating that they wanted to have a long talk.
Wang Xiao simply stepped forward and gestured to Chen Wei: "What exactly is it? Don't tell me my request is definitely unachievable. I can tell you with absolute certainty that it is scientifically sound and achievable."
She even envies the technical team working under her.
Because what people in the tech field fear most is not the difficulty of the road ahead, but taking the wrong path.
Countless geniuses have spent their entire lives on detours, only to prove in the end that "this path is likely to be impassable," without achieving anything.
Her advantage as a time traveler was that she could directly tell the technical team what results could be achieved, which was a huge advantage she provided to the team.
If they're still not satisfied after all this, how insatiable are they?
Chen Wei quickly emphasized, "It's precisely to fulfill the requirements you mentioned, boss, that we're trying to find a solution. There's a Mr. Zhang who wants to help us take the lead and bring over the fly-by-wire flight controller."
Wang Xiao asked curiously, "What does Mr. Zhang do? Is he also in the drone business?"
“No, he used to work on airplanes,” Chen Wei added. “They were airplanes for major national projects.”
Looking ahead 20 years, civilian drones will be more like electronic toys, and the manufacturers of them will have absolutely nothing to do with making airplanes.
However, in 1999, consumer-grade civilian drones were still a blank slate, while industrial drones and military drones were still regarded as a new category of traditional aircraft.
Therefore, Chen Wei could also speak with Mr. Zhang, who manufactured airplanes.
Actually, if this had happened a few days ago, before his boss directly criticized his work over the past few years, Chen Wei could have made the decision himself for this minor matter. Because his boss delegated so much authority, he wouldn't have bothered with such details.
But now Manager Chen is feeling guilty, as if he'd be suspected of being a thief if he spent even a single penny more.
So as soon as Mr. Zhang came over, he hurriedly reported it to his boss.
To take it or not? It's up to the boss.
Wang Xiao asked again, "Where is he building airplanes now? Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group?"
Forgive her, she's an airplane maker, all she knows is Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.
Cough cough, back then she and Ivan even smuggled titanium alloys to Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group.
At that time, Punoning watched for a long time but still couldn't figure out how they managed to produce the titanium alloy. Actually, it was quite simple: the titanium alloy was sandwiched between the shipping containers.
Yes, the box itself is lined with titanium alloy, rather than hiding it inside the box.
It wasn't even a few years ago, but thinking about it now feels like a dream.
Chen Wei shook his head: "No, he's from Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (SAMC). He used to build airplanes here in Shanghai."
Wang Xiao was utterly astonished: "Shanghai manufactures airplanes? This is the first time I've ever heard of it."
“Yes,” Chen Wei explained. “I did it for many years, then I stopped, but some of the techniques are still usable.”
Wang Xiao followed along with some skepticism.
Anyway, I'm just idling around.
The aroma of the tea snacks was so tempting, and since she wasn't a particularly principled person, she easily started eating without saying a word.
Unfortunately, she gets upset if she doesn't eat sweets, and if she eats too many sweets, she gets even worse because she experiences acid reflux.
Let's talk, so we don't stare at the little cake.
The Mr. Zhang introduced by Chen Wei is named Zhang Jiashun, and he used to work at Factory 172.
In fact, Wang Xiao didn't really understand what Factory 172 did. There were many such factories in China during a certain historical period, referred to by numbers, which sounded particularly mysterious.
Mr. Zhang Jiashun doesn't look like a mysterious person. He looks like an ordinary old man with graying temples, but his eyes are not cloudy.
He shook hands with Wang Xiao and got straight to the point: "I heard that you want to fly, boss."
Wang Xiao corrected him: "What I want to make is a drone, not an airplane."
Zhang Jiashun was slightly surprised: "Don't you own an airline? Aren't you planning to produce and sell your own products?"
Wang Xiao looked at Chen Wei suspiciously. What kind of misunderstanding was this? Why would she build a plane? What was she doing building a plane?
She sat down, but Zhang Rujing, the big-headed man, was still paying attention to her.
There's no way around it! This boss Wang is incredibly proactive. He's very worried that she's still up to no good and will approach other people to start up the 12-inch chip factory project again.
That really won't work; the entire plan will be thrown into chaos.
If any company doesn't position itself accurately, it will be doing things haphazardly and will easily run out of cash and not survive until dawn.
Jiang, the deputy director of the Shanghai Economic Commission, was trying to persuade him to come to Shanghai to build a chip factory. When he noticed that Wang was slightly distracted, he noticed that Wang was there.
Yes, that's right, Wang is Wang Xiao.
The deputy director defined her in this way because Wang Xiao was known as Wang in Shanghai and among people's conversations.
She was not talked about as the "Queen of Charter Planes" or the "Queen of Department Stores," but simply as a "Queen."
As for the definition of "king," whatever definition you see in the Xinhua Dictionary is the definition.
The legendary king was incredibly wealthy, mysterious, and powerful.
Her immense wealth is well-known; her businesses span both domestic and international markets, and she makes money wherever she goes.
Her mystery lies in the fact that, although she has television stations abroad and her own cultural communication company in China, she rarely gives interviews and almost never appears in the media. This has been especially true in recent years.
Her power stems from her special status, which allows her to reach the highest levels of government and make her influential everywhere she goes.
Back in 1999, if someone had all three of these labels attached to them, experienced people would immediately suspect that he or she was a fraudster.
People with such a dazzling persona are either trying to raise funds or to scam bank loans.
However, this Ms. Wang not only does not raise funds, but her domestic businesses have not even issued stocks or gone public to raise capital.
As for bank loans, she didn't borrow money everywhere.
So when Deputy Director Jiang followed his gaze, he said to Zhang Rujing, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Zhang Bo, why don't you and Boss Wang build a chip factory in Pudong? We can discuss the terms."
Zhang Rujing waved his hands repeatedly: "We're too busy, really too busy. We've already planned out the factory in Hong Kong, which will also be an 8-inch factory. Besides, the Xiaozhou municipal government is very enthusiastic and proactive. If we were to build another factory in mainland China, we would probably choose Xiaozhou."
But Deputy Director Jiang was unwilling to give up.
As a Tsinghua alumnus who also earned a PhD in mobile communications from ETH Zurich in 1987, he is a technical official who is all too aware of the fact that the core foundation of all high-tech is chips.
Therefore, after being transferred from Hainan to Shanghai, electronic information products were the key project in the plans he wrote for the Shanghai Municipal Government.
Given that the chip industry requires a large investment of money and talent, Deputy Director Jiang was unwilling to give up any possible source of personnel and funding.
Holding his teacup, he said with a smile, "What are you talking about, Mr. Wang? You seem to be having a lively conversation."
Zhang Rujing, still worried about Wang Xiao, immediately chimed in: "Technology is developing rapidly now, and there are quite a few interesting new projects at today's meeting."
As the two approached, Wang Xiao shook his head: "No, Mr. Zhang, I appreciate your kindness. Our goal is civilian consumer-grade drones. They require high-energy-density lithium batteries, motors, and electric speed controllers, which is not the same as airplanes. Their development direction does not require thermal engines. The engine technology you mentioned, using it in drones is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, a waste of resources."
Zhang Jiashun opened his mouth and continued, "Then fly-by-wire flight control technology will definitely be useful for drones. They all use sensors to sense attitude, which is then calculated by the flight control computer, and finally controlled by actuators, servos and hydraulic actuators to control the flight attitude."
This time, Wang Xiao was very accommodating and didn't directly deny it. She took a sip of lemon tea and nodded: "It can indeed be used, but yours is still too high-end."
It was so advanced that she didn't understand any of those terms.
"The drones we make are consumer products, and their product lifecycle is very fast. So, we just need to ensure their basic stability. They can malfunction, and they can even crash."
"As for ground simulations, wind tunnel tests, and iron bird platform trials, they have nothing to do with the drones we're making. We're not using drones to fight wars, so why would we have such high requirements?"
She secretly swallowed the rest of her words; once on the battlefield, drones weren't that complicated.
Before she transmigrated, she had heard a saying: the essence of the Russia-Ukraine war is the battle between Huaqiangbei and Yiwu Small Commodities Market.
When your cost is low enough, its performance becomes less important. Even ants can kill an elephant.
Wang Xiao doesn't mind spending money, especially now that she wants to.
But her spending has to be meaningful; otherwise, if it's just about spending money, why doesn't she just go to the casino?
So she shook her head, her tone gentle yet firm: "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang, we appreciate your kindness."
She was even a little annoyed, annoyed with Chen Wei.
Four years have passed, and tens of millions have been invested. Does he still not understand the essence of the drones they are making?
Why are you talking about real airplanes? There are so many remote-controlled toy airplanes out there, haven't you seen any?
Boss, I want a drone fireworks display.
At least when you skip a coin across the water, you can still see a splash.
What did you show me? What do you plan to show me?
In public, she suppressed her anger and didn't let it out.
Once the people arrive, get ready to get a beating!
She took another sip of lemon tea to soothe her anger.
Zhang Jiashun could not hide his disappointment and sighed, "Mr. Wang, would you like to reconsider? This is all technology from the early days of large aircraft! World-leading technology."
Wang Xiao almost choked on her lemon tea. Wait, what did she just hear?
A huge... a giant airplane?
Before she could catch her breath and speak again, a voice came from behind her: "What big plane? Mr. Zhang, could you tell me more about it?"
Fearing the other party might ignore him, Deputy Director Jiang quickly added a self-introduction, "My surname is Jiang, and I work at the Shanghai Economic Commission."
Wang Xiao quickly offered his seat: "Director Jiang, please have a seat."
This is a true big shot, an indispensable figure in the history of China's chip development: Jiang Shangzhou.
Deputy Director Jiang waved his hand: "No, no, no, Mr. Wang, please sit down, I'll just stand and listen."
Wang Xiao, however, left no room for argument: "If you stand like this, what can our General Manager Zhang say? Please sit down. General Manager Zhang, what's this about the big plane?"
Is it not that big airplane she's heard about?
Zhang Jiashun sighed and looked at Deputy Director Jiang, who had pulled up a stool from the side and sat down: "It's the large aircraft we've been working on for decades."
In fact, he had been ignored for so long that he had become disheartened and had little hope left.
Since there are still people willing to listen, he'll talk about the Y-10.
This revelation shocked Deputy Director Jiang: "There's such a thing in Shanghai?"
The only companies in the world capable of producing large civilian aircraft are Boeing from the United States and Airbus from the European Union.
He never imagined that China had also made large aircraft, and had been doing so for so many years, achieving considerable progress.
Zhang Jiashun wouldn't laugh at his leader's ignorance, that he didn't even know such a big thing.
Because for research and development projects like the Y-10, unless you are involved or closely related to them, outsiders simply have no idea what is going on.
Moreover, because it was a failure—in fact, it didn't achieve anything—it won't be repeatedly reported by the mainstream media. When it does appear, it's usually in industry-specific magazines, the kind of magazines that outsiders wouldn't even read.
It's like a flower in the deep mountains, blooming and withering on its own, never bearing fruit.
Only those who have actually been to the mountain can truly appreciate its desolation.
Deputy Director Jiang pressed further, "Has it completely stopped? Is there any follow-up progress?"
“No.” Zhang Jiashun shook his head. “We stopped production in 1985 because we didn’t have the money. Later, we partnered with McDonnell Douglas to make the MD-90 and got the FAA’s airworthiness certificate. But McDonnell Douglas was acquired by Boeing the year before last, right? Boeing shut down the MD-90 production line, and that was the last time.”
Feng Zhonglin chimed in from the side, "I heard there was also cooperation with Airbus and Singapore? Wasn't that the year before last?"
He came to Shanghai for a meeting purely to make up the numbers, plus he had an important task: to help the leaders of Xiaozhou keep an eye on his boss, so that the boss wouldn't get excited and soften his ears and move the factory back to Pudong.
However, he remembered the collaboration with Airbus very clearly; it made the news and caused quite a stir.
It seems like they've poured in around 10 billion yuan.
That's over 10 billion in 1996, no small sum.
Let's not even talk about 8-inch chip factories anymore, 12-inch is enough.
Given the state of the nation's finances, it is no easy feat to come up with such a large sum of money.
Is there no follow-up?
Zhang Jiashun shook his head, trying to avoid any subjective or personal bias: "We worked on it for over a year, produced a concept machine, and now there's been no follow-up."
This is precisely where his despair lies.
The country attempted to build a large aircraft three times, but each attempt ended hastily and without a good outcome.
Feng Zhonglin responded with two "ohs" and didn't press the matter further.
Anything he says is like rubbing salt into someone's wound.
A career you've dedicated your whole life to, gone just like that—who could bear that?
Zhang Jiashun sighed: "I just feel that it shouldn't stop. Large aircraft involve a very long industry and a lot of technologies. Developing technologies around it can drive the development of high-tech and cutting-edge industries."
He didn't think about these things when he was working on the Y-10 project; their task was simply to do the project well.
But after the Y-10 was discontinued, he had to think about how to continue down this path.
Especially the MD-90, which eventually came to a halt, was not only due to McDonnell Douglas being merged with Boeing, but also because it was not profitable.
Shanghai Aircraft Industry Corporation (SAIC) gritted its teeth and did it purely to accumulate technical expertise.
So later, with neither option available, they had no choice but to stop.
The lesson he learned from this incident was that times have changed, and the economy is now based on a market economy, especially for large civilian aircraft, which cannot be handled according to a planned economy.
Large-scale projects like large aircraft, which burn through a lot of money, cannot generate any economic benefits in the short term. It is very likely that even in 20 years—yes, they are already far behind now—they may not be able to achieve results in 20 years. What kind of money will they make then?
It can only consider the issue from the perspective of overall benefits.
For example, it has driven the development of other industries.
He turned his head and made one last attempt to persuade Wang Xiao: "Drone flight control can be regarded as an extremely simplified technical version of the fly-by-wire flight control of large aircraft. It can cultivate aviation software talents and accumulate basic flight control algorithm design capabilities, sensor fusion experience and software writing capabilities."
Wang Xiao laughed when he heard this.
It wasn't an excited laugh, but a speechless laugh.
Good heavens, now she understands why Old Zhang's lobbying efforts have failed to succeed all this time.
Get this straight, buddy. Are you trying to convince me to invest money in fly-by-wire flight control calculations?
So the key point you should be making is how this technological development will have earth-shattering, life-changing benefits for drone projects, rather than what positive effects my drone project will have on large aircraft.
Oh dear, really.
If everyone tried to attract investment like you, every attempt would fail.
Deputy Director Jiang frowned slightly, then immediately made a decision: "President Zhang, please write a report for me, and I will revise it and submit it."
Zhang Jiashun was overjoyed: "Really? You're not kidding, are you?"
The Y-10 is a permanent source of sorrow for those involved in the project.
Many of my former colleagues have developed mental health issues, and some have even succumbed to their illnesses.
Deputy Director Jiang nodded: "Of course it's true. How can we joke about something like this? Our country needs the large aircraft project, and we need this leader."
He turned around and looked at Wang Xiao seriously. "Mr. Wang, are you interested in getting involved?"
Wang Xiao was very cautious: "Participate in what? Does the country even have this project?"
Deputy Director Jiang's eyes shone brightly: "We will do our best to secure this project; the country needs it. In the future, we will definitely have our own large aircraft, which is a promising prospect. At the very least, the development of fly-by-wire flight control technology for large aircraft can effectively advance the progress of the UAV project."
Wang Xiao smiled and shook his head: "Director Jiang, I dare to bet you here that in ten years, at most ten years, I can guarantee that any working-class person can buy a consumer-grade drone if they want to. But even after 20 years, the large aircraft project may not have yielded any results."
"Because I built the drone, I can use it myself. I can use it on my farm, and my company can use it for aerial photography."
"But what about large aircraft? Does building them guarantee that someone will buy them? We ourselves might not even dare to use domestically produced goods."
She stopped shaking her head, but still had a smile on her face. "What exactly does this 'repayment' mean?"
Deputy Director Jiang remained calm and composed: "The development of any industry requires technological breakthroughs. Ten years from now, consumer-grade drones may indeed be as you say, with several flying in the sky when you look up. But what about twenty years from now? Once they become electric toys, how will they further expand their market? Without the support of advanced technology, they can only remain toys until they are eliminated."
Wang Xiao thought to himself, "He truly deserves to be called a genuine technical official."
See, he's not a time traveler, and he's already convinced her with solid evidence after just hearing about the large aircraft project.
Her smile remained unchanged: "Director Jiang, whether this project can even be established is a big question mark."
"Firstly, national funds are limited. After three rounds of restructuring, the amount of money invested could pile up into a mountain. If more money is poured in, the opposition will be inevitable."
"Which is truly difficult and which is truly unimportant?"
"Secondly, there are advantages to not building airplanes. At least our airlines haven't stopped operating yet. If you start a large aircraft project, how many people's jobs will you lose?"
Wang Xiao shook his head again. "Director Jiang, sometimes technology is actually the easiest thing to do; finding talent is the hardest thing to do, don't you think?"
Without hesitation, Deputy Director Jiang said, "Personal interests must give way to collective interests, and short-term interests must yield to long-term interests. This project is definitely going to be approved."
His decision to bring in Wang Xiao to invest was based on a financial consideration.
The more people and private capital involved in the entire industrial chain surrounding large aircraft, the less money the government directly takes out of its own pocket.
In this way, the likelihood of the project moving forward increases.
He was pondering how to find a new angle, starting from the input-output ratio, the window of technological feasibility, risk control, and strategic synergy, to add more leverage to attract people to join the partnership.
As a result, Wang Xiao first instructed Chen Wei: "You guys can discuss the subsequent development of the fly-by-wire flight control project yourselves. You'll have to figure out how to recruit people and how to initiate the project."
Everyone present was stunned.
Nobody understands why Boss Wang, who had been arguing the whole time, suddenly changed his mind.
Wang Xiao made the following request: "Even between close brothers, accounts should be kept clear. We've made the investment, and the intellectual property rights belong to us. How we use it next is our business, and we won't accept any interference."
Deputy Director Jiang laughed: "Of course, you have to see results when you invest money."
He proactively extended a gesture of goodwill, reminding Chen Wei: "If you have difficulty recruiting, you can come to me, and I'll vouch for you."
Scientific and technological talents have their own ideas, and no matter how much money private enterprises offer, they may not be willing to go.
Zhang Jiashun was so overwhelmed by the huge surprise that he stood there speechless.
After hearing Deputy Director Jiang's assurance, he suddenly came to his senses and nodded repeatedly: "I can also act as an intermediary and introduce people to you."
Such a large project, even if it really wants to be established, would probably take several years to complete the process.
He couldn't let those years go to waste, so he decided to bring people over and have them work for this Boss Wang.
Those who pick the goods are the ones who buy them. The fact that she raised so many questions earlier actually shows that she is optimistic about the large aircraft project.
Besides fly-by-wire flight control, there are actually other technical projects that she can participate in as well.
Take it slow, one step at a time. Every step forward is better than standing still.
In fact, Wang Xiao wasn't that optimistic about the large aircraft project, at least not about its profitability.
Before she traveled through time, she hadn't seen many airlines using domestically produced large aircraft.
From a business perspective, her willingness to invest in fly-by-wire flight control technology is primarily for the further high-end development of drones.
What remains is perhaps a sentiment, a sentiment of regret for a generation of Chinese people.
Since she originally wanted to spend money, and now that she can't build a 12-inch chip factory, she might as well invest it in the technology for large aircraft.
She was satisfied after spending the money.
The boss was happy, and everyone else was happy too.
Dr. Zhang Rujing was the most pleased.
Thank God, Ms. Wang's attention has been temporarily diverted. Having spent such a large sum of money, she probably won't consider building a 12-inch chip factory again in the short term.
That would be wonderful.
At least this will give him time to quickly reassign the engineers and get the 90nm project up and running. The key is to make the best use of everyone's talents and not leave any idle people for the boss.
If the stock price really rises, she'll have more money in her hands, and she'll be tempted to stir up trouble again, wanting to compete with semiconductor giants.
Now he truly understands how adults feel when taking care of young children.
His boss is like an energetic child; he can recharge in five minutes and burn through energy in an hour.
We must never let her be too idle and rich.
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Historically, at the 2001 Shanghai Industrial Expo, Zhang Jiashun, a retired participant in the Y-10 project, mentioned the large aircraft project to Jiang Shangzhou as a representative of a private enterprise. Jiang Shangzhou was astonished: "Shanghai has such a project?" Subsequently, he spearheaded the restart of the large aircraft project.
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