America's Big Hero

It's so real!

In the chip industry in the 80s, the whole world did not add up to a few dollars, and it was really not much more expensive than the production of screws...

Don't look down on those who produce screws. The scale of the industry is much larger than the current chip industry. Are there any products that don't need screws?

What's more, the production process of screws on those high-precision instruments is not low at all.

Saying everything else is false, making money is real!

In 1983, Intel's operating income had just exceeded $10 billion, which was too little.

The real embargo began in July 1996 when 7 countries formally signed the Wassenaar Agreement. The civilian technology control list includes nine categories including electronic devices, computers, and sensors.

Therefore, the people in the Wanwan government just felt that Xiao En didn't pay much attention to them when he poached people in front of them, and the others... didn't feel too much.

Talk about loss?

It's not that they own shares in TSMC, and the money didn't fall into their own hands. Even if they really lost money because of Xiao En's poaching, the money they lost was the government's money, and it has nothing to do with them.

It was just one of many failed investments.

Besides, judging by Xiao En's attitude now, this project may be really good. Even if the factory is built again, it will be a year or two before it is fully completed, and it can make money now that it is completed.

When it is really withdrawn from Wanwan to the mainland, that will be a matter for the next government.

What does the mess have to do with them!

To understand, the officials on both sides looked at each other and forced a smile, "Of course not, our Wanwan is an open bay, and we support all reasonable and legal business activities, and we will never set up any obstacles in it. "

"As for Mr. Xiao En, of course you are law-abiding, no problem, no problem at all!"

Guo Kongcheng: Damn it, if I hadn’t experienced the whole process, I would have almost believed it!

Those who engage in politics really have no morals!

Zhang Zhongmou stared blankly at the comings and goings on both sides, and he really wanted to yell: "As for me, I am the protagonist. The factory needs me. Have you asked me for my opinion?"Do I agree?

In Sean's opinion, this is obviously not the most important thing.

Talent is true, but whether one can realize one's wish and be able to display it depends on whether one has the approval of a big shot!

"What do you think of Mr. Zhang?" Sean turned his head and looked at Zhang Zhongmou with a smile, "Would you like to cooperate with me, sir?"

"Of course, the specific investment will be the Asian Investment Bank. I will not personally come forward, so you don't need to worry about management. I will only make a move when you encounter any difficulties."

"This, it's too hasty." Zhang Zhongmou frowned and forced a smile. He didn't want to go back to the mainland to set up some factories, and he didn't have any good memories there.

He spent his entire childhood and adolescence in the east, although he moved many families to escape the war. His father was the director of finance in Ningboyin County during the Republic of China.

The subordinate of the county magistrate is responsible for the role of bringing taxes to 90 years later, 2010 in the Western calendar.

Being able to move back and forth in those days at least showed one thing, their family was very rich!

Those who have no money are staying in the local area to fight against Japan...

He had no money and no money to go to Harvard, so at least he was a small capitalist, and he followed the flow to Wanwan.

don't go?

If you don't take away your property, it will be confiscated, and people will be arrested and paraded through the streets!

Of course, if you leave, you will lose a lot.

Based on this encounter, if Zhang Zhongmou can still have a good impression of Dongfang, he will really repay his grievances with virtue.

Of course, what you think in your heart is not important, and it will not affect your business.

Business is business!

"Why, if Mr. Zhang has any concerns, you can tell them directly." Sean asked with a smile. Sean has always been very polite to people who can create profits for himself, "You have to trust me, trust the United States, there is no problem If it can’t be solved, there are always more solutions than difficulties.”

The corners of Zhang Zhongmou's mouth twitched, are you sure it was said by an American.

"Chip manufacturing is not just any factory. Its construction period is very long. It is a capital-heavy industry, but the benefits will not be immediate. Therefore, this requires a high level of stability in the local political situation. Big changes." Zhang Zhongmou said more tactfully, he is not optimistic about the East.

On the one hand, it is influenced by the American media, and on the other hand, it is the facts.

In the 70s, the East introduced three wafer production lines, imported from the United States.

Later, more advanced ones were introduced. As a result, the demonstration took three years, the approval took three years, and the implementation took three years. When it was implemented, it became an obsolete production line again...

This makes Zhang Zhongmou so confident.

"Well, you don't have to worry about this. Now TSMC is only using the 3-inch wafer production line that it built eight years ago. There is a ready-made one in the east. I can complete the acquisition and relocation at any time. Of course, if you want, I can Bring you a 4-inch production line from Intel, or simply import 6-inch wafers."

"You don't have to worry about policy issues. Today is different. Besides, investment is my business. Just like here, you don't have much money. Loss is also my problem and has nothing to do with you." Sean Smiling and waving his hands.

"As for talents, we will need a large number of relevant high-end talents. If we build a factory in the east, it will be difficult for us to recruit high-end talents. Wanwan will not let people go, and it will be difficult to recruit people from the United States or Europe." Zhang Zhongmou raised the question again .

"Ha, and when I, Sean, can't recruit people? As far as the current level of IC is concerned, there are not many lagging behind in the east. Besides..." Sean laughed twice, and turned his head to look at the Wanwan government. People, "Forcibly detaining people against their will is a violation of human rights. I believe the Wanwan government will not be so unwise!"

"Of course, of course." People from the government laughed dryly. According to the policy, it is forbidden to communicate with Wanwan at this time.

"Look, they are very open-minded!" Sean pouted with a smile.

Zhang Zhongmou looked at these officials with contempt, bah, morality.

"Any more questions?" Sean asked again.

Zhang Zhongmou opened his mouth, and didn't know what to say for a while, money, the other party invested, policies, the other party guaranteed, talents, the other party came to invite, management, the other party let go... Then he had no reason to refuse.

"I remember that you are also an American. Think about it carefully. Don't worry, I will never force others." Seeing that Zhang Zhongmou didn't speak, Xiao En's face gradually turned cold, and he turned and left after leaving a meaningful sentence.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became dignified.

Everyone knows that when we talked about the acquisition with that Qu Hongzhi, this guy held a gun to his head.

Sean: You slandered me, obviously you didn't hold your head up, so far away.

Now there are dozens of American soldiers with live ammunition outside. How can everyone not be surprised when they suddenly have such a good attitude.

I don't know when, if you don't have that gun to your head to negotiate with people, you have a good attitude.

It can be seen how flexible the standard is.

Of course, this also makes sense, a good person, everyone will ask him to be polite, and it is wrong to go beyond the slightest.

But for the bad guys, everyone's request naturally becomes not to hurt others...

It's just that Xiao En's words when he left obviously wouldn't be so easy to let go.

Now, Wanwan officials don't blame Zhang Zhongmou any more.

Zhang Zhongmou was always worried, he didn't think about food and drink, and he was in a bad mood.

This bad mood came true in the evening, "Hello, is this Zhongmou Zhang? This is the IRS. We have some doubts about the taxes you have reported in the past few years. Please resubmit within 48 hours. Report the taxes for the last three years, and if you fail to report after the deadline, we will take some necessary measures.”

"Hello, Zhongmou Zhang, this is the FBI. We suspect that you have something to do with a technology proliferation case..."

"Hello, Zhongmou Zhang, this is the customs..."

"Hello, Zhongmou Zhang, this is...we suspect that TSMC is dumping in the United States..."

A dozen or so calls were connected, all from various departments in the United States. It was completely suspicious. Zhang Zhongmou was sure that he had nothing to do with these matters.

However, if you want to trouble you, there will always be a way, especially when there is a big shot.

Let's talk about taxes, if he does something to his bank account...

Even if it is only a few hundred dollars found in tax evasion, it is enough for him to drink a pot.

It is difficult for others to do something about his bank account, but for Sean, it is not too simple.

This kind of method is rarely used by people, it is not used by ordinary people, and it is not used by great people.

It is very suitable for people like them.

The U.S. government will protect Americans, but if it is an internal conflict, it depends entirely on personal means.

Any one of these reasons that Sean made can make it difficult for TSMC to move forward. His current business mainly comes from part of Intel's foundry, and he got it by relying on some of the relationships he left in the United States back then.

Kobi has a relationship with Rockefeller... don't make trouble.

After a series of blows, Zhang Zhongmou honestly called Sean the next morning and agreed to all Sean's suggestions.

As for the Wanwan official side, it doesn't matter much.

Half of TSMC's shares are funded by official funds in the Gulf region, and the remaining half is jointly resolved by private funds and foreign capital.

However, because private funds are afraid of risks, the contributions are very sporadic, and they only pay a little money for the sake of the government. In fact, the official funds completely occupy the dominant position.

In fact, TSMC really gained a foothold when it was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1997, and shortly after the listing, the original private capital began to cash out...

Baywan Capital is not optimistic about TSMC as a whole, and from a global perspective, capital is not optimistic about the IC industry.

Just like Motorola is not optimistic about smartphones, and Nokia is not optimistic about capacitive screen mobile phones. Who can say clearly about these things.

In addition, Sean is the real father among American fathers, so if he wants to acquire a part of TSMC's shares, then naturally there is no problem.

Sean took out 1300 million US dollars to complete the share acquisition from private capital, and then invested in the acquisition of some shares from local officials. After the complete acquisition, Sean controlled 65% of TSMC's shares.

At this time, TSMC was still a small company...the production lines were all obsolete 3-inch wafer production lines introduced by Wanwan eight years ago. The price of this production line was 1500 million US dollars back then.

Sean is already a premium acquisition.

And just when everything was negotiated and before the acquisition was fully settled, Sean used his own relationship to attract 4500 million chip foundry contracts for TSMC.

For TVs, for air conditioners, for refrigerators, for vehicles...

Zhang Zhongmou, who was not very willing at first, immediately changed his attitude, from being conflicted and half pushing, to taking the initiative to get on the horse and frantically asking for it.

Man, the speed of change is so unexpected.

……

Guo Taiming knew that Xiao En suddenly went to Wanwan, and when there was such a big commotion, he was still resentful that the government was weak and did nothing, and he was complacent about his foresighted decision to come to Pengcheng to set up a factory.

But a few days later, when Qu Hongzhi received news from the company that he sold all the shares in his hand to Sean, he was completely dumbfounded.

He is very greedy for the orders of super-large-scale factories that have been buzzing in mainland China recently, and hopes to win the orders so that Foxconn can tide over the difficulties, but he never thought that his company would be targeted by Sean one day.

Yes, that's what he thought, keep an eye on it!

Capital has always been the most ruthless and cold-blooded. If there is no profit, capital will not even look at you. When capital pays attention to you, there is only one reason. They see the benefits, huge Interests!

And this kind of emphasis is not always a good thing. Capital will not just watch profits slip through their fingers, they will try their best to squeeze every drop of oil and water.

The result is often that the company changes its face and becomes another exquisite snack in the capital market, and the founder has long since died.

Guo Taiming can cite a dozen of such examples casually, especially his company is not a high-tech company with high technology content, and he himself is not an indispensable talent, just a foundry, the most important It's nothing more than management.

Do capitalists lack management talents?

He said that he was not afraid, but he had already thought out the means, which were reasonable and legal, and a capital injection could slowly wash away his shares.

So, what is it about Foxconn that you are worth tens of billions of dollars?

I can't change it!

This heart has been raised in his throat since he received the news, even the fact that he got the order he dreamed of couldn't make him happy.

How does he think these orders are the feed provided by the breeder, and the livestock can be slaughtered after they are fattened up...

……

In November 1989, Xiao En finally settled the affairs of Wanwan. Instead of returning to Pengcheng immediately, he went to Hong Kong Island, returned to his mansion, and took a good rest with a group of Yingyingyanyans in his arms...

Uh, actually quite tired.

After resting for a few days, Sean finally remembered Guo Taiming.

After Guo Taiming received the news, he didn't fall asleep all night. The next day, he hurried to cross the border to Hong Kong Island by car. When he arrived at Xiao En's mansion, he was brought in.

When we met for the first time, Sean was taken aback. Guo Taiming's big bags under the eyes and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes could kill words, "The data shows that you are only 39. Looking at your appearance, I said, have you changed your age! "

"Ah, haha, no, no." Guo Taiming was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile, "I've been too busy recently."

Unexpectedly, this was the first sentence he said when he saw Xiao En. Although it sounded a bit offensive, Guo Taiming felt a lot better.

You have no identity, no status, if you say that when you meet for the first time, it is called no rules, no manners, no quality, no education, no brains!

You have status, status, and strength. If you say this when you meet for the first time, it is called being approachable, that is called elegance and easy-going, that is called down-to-earth, and that is called treating you as a friend!

"Are you too busy? I think you have a burden in your heart." Xiao En smiled and didn't get up. He just waved and said, "Come and sit."

"Okay." Guo Taiming immediately stepped forward and sat beside Sean.

"any drinks?"