Rebirth: My 80s

Half past nine in the morning.

The Huadian Auditorium located on the east side of the industrial park was packed with guests.

Below the platform, there were guns and cannons everywhere.

It is worth mentioning that there are hundreds of reporters attending today's event.

Some of them come from mainstream media in the mainland.

Part of it comes from Hongcheng Gamma Media and friendly media.

At this time, the originally huge auditorium seemed a bit crowded. Most of the staff could only stay in the aisles. The audience seats were full. On the podium, there was a huge blue background board symbolizing technology, with the words:

【Longteng 1 launch and ordering conference】

The activity officially begins.

A handsome man and a beautiful woman, holding wireless microphones which were rare in this era, walked up to the platform covered with red carpet together.

The man was wearing a black tuxedo and a matching bow tie.

The woman was wearing a gorgeous white ink-style floor-length dress.

The high standards and excellent appearance are better than many TV programs.

Male host: "Dear guests."

Female host: "Dear media friends."

All: "Good morning, everyone."

Male host: "On this scorching day, all Huadian people warmly welcome everyone with the fullest enthusiasm, deepest expectations and most sincere gratitude..."

After the two hosts made some opening remarks.

Slowly retreat to the edge of the stage.

At the same time, a young man in a suit and tie, holding a speech, walked onto the stage with firm steps.

Along with the warm applause, many people in the audience began to whisper.

"He is the president of Huadian Group?"

"I thought Li Jiankun was the boss."

"Li Jiankun is the biggest one, and Huadian Group is just one of the many companies under his name."

"At such a young age, I really don't know how Li Jiankun managed to do it. Does he have 48 hours in a day?"

...

Lin Xinjia, who just returned from Northeast China yesterday, delivered the opening speech as the president of Huadian Group.

The words are finished.

Yu Guangxian, product manager of SEZ Huadian Company, and He Yuanwei, sales manager, took turns to go on stage to explain the products and introduce the market application of Longteng 1.

"Wow, Manager Yu and Manager He just gave a very detailed explanation. Forgive my ignorance, but I never thought that DRAM chips have such a wide range of applications."

After making fun of herself, the female host came to the center of the stage again with a playful expression.

Male host: "More importantly, our DRAM chips are so good that they are already world-leading."

Female host: “That’s not true!”

The two of them sang in unison. This unconventional hosting style was extremely new to mainlanders, as if it were a crosstalk.

Many people in the audience laughed.

Both hosts are from Hong Kong, from Asia Television, which is owned by Gamma Media.

Male host: "After saying so much, I believe that the merchants in the audience must be eager to know a question now. How much does such a good chip cost?"

Female host: “How is it?”

There was a chorus of laughter and scolding from the audience.

Someone yelled, "Stop keeping us in suspense!"

The female host (with an apologetic smile): "I'm not trying to keep you in suspense. How can we be qualified to announce something this important?"

Male host: "Can you all feel assured if we two really make the announcement? Next -"

Female host: "Let us invite——"

All: "Huadian Group Chairman, Mr. Li Jiankun, came on stage to announce the ex-factory price of Longteng 1!"

clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap...

The applause was thunderous.

Just as the two hosts said, this is the issue that all the merchants are most concerned about.

They are indeed looking forward to it.

It would be best to hear it from Li Jiankun’s own words.

The people below suddenly widened their eyes and looked at one side of the platform.

I have to say, the scene is indeed different when this person appears.

Two cheongsam girls with good looks and first-class figures were standing one in front and one behind.

The former led the way, making an inviting gesture.

The latter was holding a mahogany tray covered with red silk cloth.

Li Jiankun was in the middle, striding onto the stage leisurely. He was dressed very casually, in a grey casual suit and no tie.

At this moment when the ex-factory price of Longteng 1 is about to be announced, people started discussing and speculating.

"Hey, how much do you think it will sell for?"

"It's about the same. The mainstream 1M DRAM chip in the market now costs 1.5 US dollars per piece—"

"What? 1.5 dollars, you can get this price?"

"I'm talking about the factory price, where can I get it?"

"In fact, the DRAM market is still in a downturn. At the same time last year, prices doubled."

"Why don't you double it when you take it now?"

The DRAM market is very transparent.

For example, the factory price of a 1M DRAM chip is now US$1.5 per piece, and many customers are aware of this.

However, few merchants can get this price.

The ones that can get it are well-known large manufacturers or international first-tier wholesalers.

Even for large companies like Post and Telecommunications, the current prices of purchasing from abroad are roughly as follows:

The price of 1M DRAM chips in Japan, the United States and South Korea is US$1.7 per piece.

The Taiwan-made ones are 1.6 USD per piece.

However, this is only the contract price for purchase. Add in costs such as transportation and tariffs. Usually, the cost will double after the chip is received, and the price will be more than US$3 per piece.

For some small-scale private enterprises, the price of a single chip may even be as high as more than US$10 due to extremely small purchase quantities.

On the stage, after Li Jiankun took the microphone from the concierge lady.

The whole place fell silent.

Everyone pricked up their ears, including the Huadian staff.

Currently, there may be less than a handful of people who know the factory price of Longteng 1.

These are the people they want to call “Boss”.

Swish!

Li Jiankun used his other hand to lift the red silk cloth on the tray held by the concierge lady.

Inside are ten Dragon 1 chips stacked in a pyramid.

In the audience, many people were looking with their necks stretched long.

In fact, judging from the appearance alone, there is no difference between Longteng 1 and the chips they purchased before.

However, for Li Jiankun, who is used to seeing the DDR series memory sticks of later generations, the difference is still quite big.

This type of memory stick from the 1980s was all black and had pins, so it looked more like a chip than a stick.

The workmanship is much more shabby.

The performance is incomparable to DDR series memory sticks.

Of course, the price is also much cheaper.

Outsiders may not know that DRAM chips use a miniaturized process to increase storage density.

Every upgrade of the manufacturing process requires a huge investment.

After the 20s, when DRAM process technology entered nm, manufacturing encountered a bottleneck. If it continued in this way, the cost would be too high and the performance would not improve much.

Therefore, manufacturers began to explore new approaches and study the expansion capabilities in the "Z" direction.

That is, the so-called 3D packaging technology.

To put it bluntly, we no longer work on it in two dimensions, but just stack it up.

Therefore, the DDR series memory sticks with leapfrog performance improvements were born.

Of course, the price has also increased dramatically.

In the future, a DDR5 memory stick will retail for three to five hundred yuan, which is considered cheap.

Li Jiankun picked up a piece of Longteng 1, held it in his hand, and while showing it to the audience, he said, "This small chip is not easy to come by..."

He said this not to lay the groundwork for anything.

I just want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the staff who have worked silently behind the scenes for the birth of Longteng 1.

however.

The merchants below thought he was laying the groundwork.

Why do we say it’s hard-earned?

So you want to sell it at a higher price?

Many merchants who have been relying on this supply channel at their doorstep are anxious.

At this time, Li Jiankun changed the subject and said:

“Now, I declare that the ex-factory price of Longteng 1 is:

“$0.99 per piece.”

Quiet.

The whole audience could hear the needle drop.

But soon.

Wow!

The scene suddenly boiled like boiling water.

"what?"

"0.99 dollars?"

"sure?"

"Mr. Li, you said this!"

"Where are the people from the sales department? I need to place an order!"

Many people below stood up at once.

Even those who didn't stand up mostly stared at Li Jiankun's face with wide eyes, paying attention to his expression.

I thought he had slipped up.

What does $0.99 mean?

Compared with the purchase price of Japanese benzene chips that large customers can get from the international market, it is almost cut in half!

Also, you should know that there are no tariffs when purchasing here!

Shipping costs are also negligible!

But Li Jiankun's smiling expression made the customers understand that he did not make a mistake.

Longteng 1 really only sells for $0.99 per piece.

After confirming this clearly.

There was a sudden cheer at the scene.

"Boss Li is so generous!"

“Huadian is awesome!”

"If you don't buy, who will you buy from?"

"Hey, it saves a lot of money."

"I'm serious, where are the people from the sales department? Hurry up and bring me a contract. What if we don't have the goods?"

...

Some people at the scene even started to worry about Li Jiankun, fearing that he would suffer a huge loss.

Because no matter how you look at it, it's a losing business.

A female reporter who should be from the Dong family's newspaper crouched under the platform and raised her hand to ask, "Mr. Li, can a Longteng 0.99 chip be made for $1?"

Now was not the time for reporters to ask questions, so Li Jiankun did not respond, but just nodded.

He knew clearly whether it was a loss or not.

In order to get into the battle, he can now give up making money.

But he was not willing to do business at a loss, and malicious competition was not the business philosophy he advocated.

Unless, absolutely necessary.

Li Jiankun is considered to be patient, having made preparations for so many years. In fact, the development of South Korea's semiconductor industry has only been in recent years, but they have the support of the United States, the purpose of which is to restrict the development of South Korea's semiconductor industry.

Look at Samsung Semiconductor. It built its first DRAM memory factory in 64, and began mass production of K DRAM chips in the same year.

And what about Huadian Group?

Let me tell you something like this:

In the wafer factory of Huadian Industrial Park, the third-generation lithography machines that were first shipped from the capital were not put into production because they were "expired" and have now been eliminated.

After all, the years of preparation were not in vain.

Huadian Group can now independently produce core materials needed for chip manufacturing, such as photoresist, photomasks, wafers, and special gases. If there are materials that it cannot produce independently, it must mean that it has found qualified suppliers in the mainland.

Over the years, in addition to using many unspeakable means and investing heavily in research and development, Li Jiankun has also invested in and supported many scientific research institutions.

Isn't he the head of two national projects?

It does bring a lot of convenience.

In other words, the production materials of Longteng 1 have been % domestically produced.

In the area of ​​manufacturing, my country has an unparalleled labor cost advantage over its competitors.

Although the salary at Huadian is considered high, can people from Japan, the United States, South Korea and Taiwan accept a salary of only a hundred yuan per month for ordinary workers?

Therefore, even if the Longteng 1 is sold at US$0.99 per piece, it just doesn't make any profit, but it doesn't lose money.

Li Jiankun also knows that the cost of the same type of chips from competitors is between US$1.2 and US$1.5 per piece.

Therefore, Li Jiankun did not hide the fact that his pricing was indeed extremely cruel.

However, kind-hearted people are not suitable to survive in a race where the fighting is so fierce.

He doesn't care how the international DRAM market will evaluate him, as it doesn't cost him anything.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.

Only those who survive can write the future.