RBCT Chapter 1384 Respect (4k)
Chapter 1384 Respect (4k)
Chapter 1384 Respect (4k)
This was the first time Fang Zhuo had met the head of Changdian since he returned to China. It was also the meeting after his brother Zheng Danrui returned to Beijing and called him. The implication of his words was that it was basically settled.
But depending on what the person involved means...even a brother may not be reliable.
However, this kind of thing is inherently difficult, and Fang Zhuo is grateful to his cousin Zheng Danrui from the bottom of his heart for being able to achieve this.
There was a small incident before the meal, but Zhang Rujing, who was a little late, came to the rescue and the meal was finally completed.
Fang Zhuo was not angry at the unexpected Wang Xinchao. After all, it didn't seem like it was his turn to be angry. Well... it wasn't Yike or Bingxin that was acquired.
The atmosphere of the lunch quickly warmed up again after a few simple questions from Zhang Rujing.
Since Bingxin went into mass production of 16nm, although domestic and foreign media have been buzzing about it and Yike's Mars 8.8 series has also achieved record sales, Bingxin itself remains very low-key and no executive has come out to be interviewed.
The news about Bingxin is mostly just details dug out from past events, and then reasonable speculation and conjecture are made. The specific performance of Bingxin's first-generation FinFET and the research and development of 16nm process technology are still kept low-key.
Although some people are looking forward to the information disclosure of Bingxin International on the Hong Kong stock market, more people are very sure that Bingxin will definitely be vague about it in the financial report at that time.
In response to Zhang Rujing's questions, Fang Zhuo chatted about some things that could be said or not, and also verified and corrected his gossip.
"The research and development of the ice core was indeed done in three shifts, and everyone worked very hard. Well, it should be said that everyone worked very hard, which is why we have this breakthrough."
"I originally wanted to give this overtime action a name, but Dr. Liang is not a very romantic person. He said overtime is overtime, no matter what name you give it."
"In fact, Mr. Zhang, we have not just been working overtime this year. We have been working overtime since the risk trial production of 28nm to the eve of mass production, which has been two years."
"Dr. Liang led the way. He flew to Intel every day to exchange FinFET technology."
Fang Zhuo spoke with respect.
It was because of what he said that everyone at the table knew that Bingxin's research and development was run in this way. This research and development position had become a production position...
There have been rumors that Bingxin has been working overtime a lot, but considering Bingxin's 16nm breakthrough, everyone, including Zhang Rujing who cares about Bingxin, thought that it was just the result of working overtime in recent months. They never thought that it has been two years.
Thinking about what happened when he entered the room today, he asked, "You Bingxin are too fierce."
"Oh, not all R&D is like this. We have formed a R&D team of about 16 people. They are the hardest working group, but they can't be too hardworking." Fang Zhuo said calmly, "Bingxin can't do R&D slowly. We don't know that other companies are working hard. If we don't work hard, we will bet on nm at all costs in terms of manpower, funds and resources. It can be considered lucky."
Zhang Rujing sighed, "Yes, Bingxin is taking a big gamble this time. If we are not careful, all the efforts we have made in catching up with the process will be wasted. The Taiwan team will not wait for anyone, and Yike is taking a gamble as well. We have not looked for other factories."
He knew best how much time and energy Bingxin had spent on catching up. If he failed to cross the generation this time, not only would he be back to the time before liberation overnight, but he would also lose most of the gap he had worked so hard to catch up with.
Not to mention Yike, whose current status as the "number one in the world" for its Mars 8.8 series was achieved at the cost of taking the risk of not being able to produce a flagship product before.
Zhang Rujing and Fang Zhuo were talking, and everyone else at the table was listening silently. However, Wang Xinchao of Changdian felt that he was being pointed at in his words. Who was the one who was "slow in research and development"?
"We can't help it. The competition is getting more and more intense. Bingxin only announced its 11nm on November 15, but as far as I know, Taiji also had similar R&D overtime in June this year." Fang Zhuo said, "Taiji didn't know about Bingxin's R&D progress at that time. According to its public plan, it will mass produce 16nm in Q6 next year. The overtime in June is probably to get a head start in 1nm R&D. Mr. Zhang, do you think the competition is fierce?"
Bingxin kept it a secret, and the reporter still formed an overtime team when the company was absolutely ahead in the middle of the year. This is precisely a reflection of the increasingly fierce competition in the industry.
As Wang Xinchao listened to the further news, the anger that had been bubbling in his heart suddenly subsided a lot. Fang Zhuo was a man of character, but what Bing Xin had done was indeed unusual.
In the field of wafer foundry, one is the world's number one now, and the other was the world's number one in the past. Both companies are working hard on research and development to seek advantages...
He drank a glass of wine by himself.
"There's really nothing we can do about it. Fortunately, Bingxin won the bet this time. But once she won, other problems came knocking on her door. Alas, when can we have a fair fight?" Zhang Rujing sighed.
"There is no such thing as absolute fairness in the world." Fang Zhuo is in a good mood now, and said with a smile, "I am actually very lucky to have made a successful breakthrough this time. Bingxin can continue to optimize 16nm and FinFET, and will be very competitive in the next two to three years."
Zhang Rujing nodded cautiously. Although he was in Qindao, he was also paying close attention to the situation of Bingxin. He vaguely felt that Bingxin might be facing a situation far more severe than that of SMIC.
Today's ice cores are truly unprecedented in the mainland.
In the past, every step forward taken by SMIC represented a step forward for the mainland semiconductor industry. Later, this position was replaced by Bingxin, and now, even one step forward taken by Bingxin represents a step forward for global semiconductor wafer manufacturing.
As an old semiconductor person, Zhang Rujing can't help but feel proud of this.
"It's not easy. It's really not easy." He said this, and then naturally changed his tone, "Mr. Fang, I want to toast Bingxin. Our mainland semiconductor industry really should unite and try our best to compete."
This statement was recognized by everyone present.
Wang Xinchao remained silent, but still raised his glass. This was not a toast to Fang Zhuo, but to Bing Xin.
As for whether to unite or not...
He could hear that the two of them were speaking in unison, but, as he said, Changdian had its own plans and development.
Fang Zhuo chatted with Zhang Rujing for a while, and did not continue to talk about Bingxin, but instead talked about the development trends of domestic and international semiconductors.
He has front-line experience and support from the IDC data team, so he is well organized when talking about integration, gaming, and trends.
Su Zifeng was quite interested in this topic, and talked about AMD's observations and practices based on Mr. Fang's words. Although AMD is very weak in front of Yike, its revenue last year was 55 billion US dollars, and it competes with Intel. What she said was very thought-provoking.
"Mr. Fang is right. I talked about the trend of integration when I was in the United States in the middle of the year. By the end of the year, there were already three or four acquisitions that had an impact on the global industry. Intel was forced by IceCore to launch a new processor ahead of schedule on December 12, and Taiwan Semiconductor also had to mass-produce 31nm early. Qualcomm digested Avago but still faced severe challenges."
“Competition in the global industry is not only fierce, but also more complex.”
"Based on this situation, AMD was forced to proactively reduce its heavy assets and transform itself into an asset-light chip design company."
"The manufacturing process of Bingxin is so critical. If Mr. Fang hadn't said it today, I would have no idea how hard Bingxin worked for it. But I also believe that such hard work will be richly rewarded."
"Bing Xin and Yi Ke, they have spent ten years honing their skills. I really admire them."
Su Zifeng was generous with her praise, and the attitude of this CEO of a large international company made Wang Xinchao feel complicated.
"AMD has a bright future ahead. I believe that the wafer manufacturing of AMD and Bingxin will have an effect where 1 plus 1 is greater than 2." Fang Zhuo said with a smile.
When Su Zifeng heard this and Mr. Fang's clear tone, she couldn't help but smile even more brightly: "Yes, AMD has excellent chip design capabilities, and IceCore has the world's number one wafer manufacturing. The cooperation between the two companies will definitely have a very good prospect."
Fang Zhuo nodded, paused for a moment, and said, "Regarding the cooperation between Bingxin and AMD, I have two opinions. Actually, in the next few years, AMD can..."
Seeing that Mr. Fang looked serious, Su Zifeng also pricked up her ears and listened attentively.
The others at the table also listened carefully. Although Mr. Fang was giving advice to AMD, perhaps he could also provide guidance to his own company.
However, Fang Zhuo only said half of it and shook his head: "Forget it, let's talk about this later."
"Hey, Mr. Fang, this is not good. Don't just finish your words halfway!" SMIC's CEO Wang Ningguo was unhappy.
Zhang Rujing was equally dissatisfied: "Yes, Mr. Fang, everyone here is our friend, you can have your say."
As soon as he finished saying this, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Wang Xinchao next to him.
Wang Xinchao suddenly felt uncomfortable. Hey, Mr. Zhang, who are you looking at? This is so unkind. I stayed here just now to give you face... Do you want me to go out now?
"No, I haven't thought it through yet. I'll wait until I have sorted out my thoughts." Fang Zhuo said with a smile.
Since he was evading responsibility like this, others couldn't ask him any more questions. They could only let Mr. Fang drink one more glass of wine in disappointment, and even then the matter was exposed.
But Su Zifeng couldn't hear what was said next, and she was quite unhappy for the rest of the lunch. She only wanted to discuss with Mr. Fang his ideas about cooperation with AMD.
When the lunch was over, Su Zifeng was eager to return to Yike's office. However, even though she was anxious, she could only watch as Wang Xinchao, the head of Changdian, pulled Mr. Fang aside after the meal.
"Mr. Fang, are you determined to acquire Changdian?" Wang Xinchao ate and drank, but in the end he did not just leave. Instead, he communicated with Fang Zhuo alone.
"No." Fang Zhuo said concisely.
Wang Xinchao was surprised and said, "Then... then everyone else..."
"Mr. Wang misunderstood me. I don't necessarily have to acquire Changdian. If Changdian is unwilling, I will never force it. I will try to acquire Star Semiconductor," Fang Zhuo explained.
Wang Xinchao's anger was resurfacing. Starkey was the target that Changdian had already been in contact with, and he was the one who told President Fang about this in the beginning. Now he wanted to intercept him. Wasn't this destroying Changdian's development plan and forcing a takeover?
What a misunderstanding you are!
No misunderstanding at all!
He said with a cold face: "Boss Fang, forcing us like this is not at all..."
"Boss Wang, what do you mean by forcing you?" Fang Zhuo interrupted, "Does Bingxin have to report to Changdian and ask for your approval when acquiring other companies? If you don't want to sell, then this matter ends here. We are all competing on the same field. What else do you want?"
He continued, "Is Changdian the only company in the world that wants to develop? Bingxin is so focused on Changdian's interests that it cannot even acquire other companies in the same field as you? Does that make sense?"
Wang Xinchao remained silent. There was no way to argue with this statement, so Fang Zhuo retorted with his previous words.
The problem is, competing with Bing Xin and Mr. Fang... can they win?
The main factor for the acquisition is capital. Changdian had to piece together funds from many sources. How could it compare with the powerful Yike system?
Thinking about it this way, Mr. Fang is still forcing Changdian by doing this.
Unfortunately, Bingxin itself is still Changdian’s largest customer and is the main factor behind the company’s substantial performance growth in recent years.
Wang Xinchao had to remain silent.
He stared at Mr. Fang, looking into his eyes, and saw only an unwavering look.
After a moment, Wang Xinchao sighed, "Boss Fang, are you forcing me or forcing me to do something I can't do?"
"I have said everything I need to say, Mr. Wang. If you think I am forcing you, you may not know more coercive methods." Fang Zhuo paused and reminded, "Although Xinchao Technology is the controlling shareholder of Changdian, it only holds 14.11% of the shares. The company's equity structure is dispersed."
This was what Mr. Qiu Ciyu had mentioned before when he talked about integration. Fang Zhuo didn't expect that he would eventually say it to Wang Xinchao, the head of Changdian, in person.
A thought flashed through Fang Zhuo's mind: Could Mr. Qiu have such a brilliant plan?
Wang Xinchao looked at the old demon Henglong in front of him, thinking about the situation of his own company, thinking about the old demon's rich experience in using capital power to fight for control of the company, thinking about the development of the domestic semiconductor industry, after all...
He shook his head, not wanting to talk anymore, and turned around to end his communication with Mr. Fang.
That's it, that's it.
Fang Zhuo did not try to keep him as time was running out. Bingxin had worked wholeheartedly with Changdian for advanced packaging, but the latter's progress was not satisfactory.
He didn't lie. If Changdian was really determined to refuse, it would find a way to acquire Star Semiconductor.
Fang Zhuo glanced at Wang Xinchao's back, trying to guess what he was thinking. When he turned around, he saw Su Zifeng's eyes.
"Help Mr. Zhang to the hotel first and wait for him to sober up. He shouldn't drink anymore at night." Fang Zhuo instructed his secretary. Mr. Zhang was happy at noon and drank a little too much.
Liu Zonghong nodded and left.
"Mr. Su, let's go to Luzhou together in two days. It will be more appropriate to discuss cooperation between companies there." Fang Zhuo further expressed his agreement to cooperate.
Su Zifeng smiled and agreed naturally.
She asked curiously, "Boss Fang, has Changdian agreed to be acquired?"
"Not necessarily. We have to wait for news." Fang Zhuo shook his head.
Su Zifeng just saw Wang Xinchao's expression when he turned around, and felt that there was some sadness, anger, helplessness, and frustration on it. She was afraid that he had already given in to Mr. Fang in his heart.
She smiled and said, "Boss Fang, forgive me for being blunt, but I think Boss Wang respects and loves Boss Zhang 50%."
Fang Zhuo understood the meaning behind his words and asked, "What about me?"
"Boss Wang respects you three parts, fears you three parts, and is afraid of you three parts." Su Zifeng said with a slight sarcasm.
Fang Zhuo thought: "It's not bad to still have a little love."
Su Zifeng filled in the last point: "In the end, there is only one point left."
Fang Zhuo laughed: "It's up to him to do whatever he wants. Anyway, I love everyone. It's just that sometimes, this form of love is not understood."
Su Zifeng understood that what Changdian might face was the strict love from Bing Xin or Mr. Fang.
At least, that's what Mr. Fang himself thinks.
(End of this chapter)