Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

"I, Zhang, am not a coward. I will never come to Wang Yi's house and beg him for forgiveness in person!"

"I'm too stubborn to learn to bend down. I can't afford to lose face like that!"

Every word Lao Zhang spoke was passionate.

The major shareholder laughed and said, "Old Zhang, who can you blame for this? It was you who chose to cut off the supply to Xingyi Technology and offended Director Wang so much. Now you don't come to his house, but just call to apologize. Will he accept it?"

"That's right. If you had given them some leeway, Xingyi Technology would still be a major customer of TSMC, and we wouldn't be unable to get even one order for the 16nm process! Lao Zhang, you have to take full responsibility. Coming to apologize is the best solution."

"I! @#￥%..." Lao Zhang really wanted to curse!

Qualcomm initially threatened TSMC and demanded that it cut off the supply of chips to Xingyi Technology, but the board of directors voted and approved it unanimously.

At the beginning, these two fat and big shareholders were the representatives who absolutely supported Qualcomm, firmly supported Qualcomm, and actively demanded to cut off the supply to Xingyi Technology!

Now that Xingyi Technology has become powerful and Qualcomm has declined, these two bastards refuse to take responsibility and it becomes his sole responsibility!

How shameless.

However, before Lao Zhang could say anything, another major shareholder also sighed:

"Well, forget it. Since you don't want to, we won't force you. I'd better sell the stocks. It's better to lose a little than to lose everything."

The corner of Lao Zhang's mouth twitched: "..."

Other shareholders also spoke up:

"Yes, if you cash out now, you can save some money. By next year, TSMC's 20nm process will lag behind Samsung by a large generation, and there will be no orders for its 16nm process. By then, TSMC's stock price will surely fall even more miserably. If you cash out then, the loss will be much greater."

"Yeah, it's better to cash out now. Anyway, Zhang has given up and has no intention of saving TSMC."

"That's right, Zhang is not doing his job well. TSMC is not worth investing in. Everyone should cash out as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Lao Zhang's face turned extremely pale, but he knew in his heart that these bastards were really capable of doing this.

As the chairman and founder of TSMC, Zhang can share the ups and downs with TSMC, but the major shareholders will not, because they are just in it to make money.

What TSMC's major shareholders care about most is not how TSMC is doing, but how much money they can make.

TSMC has a good development momentum, its stock price is rising steadily, and it has a bright future. Naturally, they are willing to hold TSMC's shares for a long time, or even continue to buy and support them.

But when TSMC encounters a crisis, its prospects are bleak, and its stock price is about to plummet, the major shareholders will naturally cash out and leave as soon as possible in order to protect their own interests.

In this case, TSMC is really finished!

Lao Zhang took a deep breath and suppressed his anger: "Okay, I'll go! You guys can do it, I'll go!"

After saying this, there was a lot more loneliness and sadness on Lao Zhang's old face.

He is 83 years old!

And Wang Yi is only 22 years old!

Let the 83-year-old man go to the 22-year-old young man’s house to apologize in person, ask for forgiveness, and ask for orders!

This is really a bit frustrating, too frustrating.

But for the orders and the development of TSMC, Zhang had to do so.

"Mr. Zhang, thank you for your hard work. Don't worry, we are all major shareholders of TSMC and will firmly support TSMC."

Seeing that Lao Zhang agreed, several major shareholders quickly spoke up:

"Yes, Lao Zhang, just go ahead. We will face this crisis of TSMC together. As long as we can get Mr. Wang's forgiveness and win the huge order from Xingyi Technology, the matter will be settled."

"That's right. Maybe crises will turn into opportunities. Thank you for your hard work, Lao Zhang!"

Looking at the old friends whose faces changed instantly, Lao Zhang was so angry that he didn't know what to say.

This expression changes so quickly.

The last second, he was forcing himself to apologize to Wang Yi in person by reducing his stake in TSMC, but now he has to face it together and firmly support it...

Really... hehe.

But Zhang, who has lived for more than 16 years, is also a very clear-headed person. He smiled and replied, "Book a ticket for me. I will go to the capital tomorrow. Even if it means losing my reputation, I must win the -nanometer chip order from Xingyi Technology."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhang!"

"Bon Voyage!"

Several people spoke up, in a good mood.

"Oh!" Old Zhang let out a long sigh, and the high-level meeting ended here.

Other senior executives of TSMC quickly followed suit.

Several major shareholder representatives came together and spoke up:

"Will this work?"

"It's not a big problem. After all, Lao Zhang is so shameless that he came to apologize to Director Wang in person. Director Wang should accept it."

"The most important thing is that Xingyi Technology only achieved mass production of 28-nanometer technology last year, and it will not be able to achieve 20-nanometer technology next year. They can only use our 16-nanometer technology of TSMC."

"Yes, I'm worried that Wang Yi will bear a grudge, so he would rather use Samsung's 14nm process than our 16nm."

"That depends on Lao Zhang. Why did we ask him to come and apologize? It's to show our sincerity!"

"Oh, if I had known this would happen, I would have never done it. Everyone thought Qualcomm was great and Xingyi Technology was not. But I didn't expect that Qualcomm would fail, while Xingyi Technology exploded and even became international."

"Yes, the chip with the highest sales volume is not Apple A8, nor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, 801, 805, but Kunpeng 902 and 906 from Xingyi Technology!"

"Last year, we sold 902 million Kunpeng 1s to third parties, and Xingyi Technology used 2 million for itself. This year, we sold more than 906 million Kunpeng 1s to third parties, and with our own use, we have another 3 million. The same will be true for the next generation of Kunpeng next year, at least 3 million!"

"If TSMC wins the Kunpeng order from Xingyi Technology, it will be at least 3 million 16nm chips, which is even more powerful than Apple + Qualcomm."

"Yes, for this matter, it's not shameful for Lao Zhang to come to our house in person."

"Don't even mention coming to Wang Yi's house. He should kneel down to Wang Yi."

"Hahaha, that's too much. It's just a big order of 80 million chips. We make 240 yuan per chip, which is billion yuan."

"For 240 billion, I'm willing to kneel down."

"And it's not just about the 240 billion. With this 500 million chip order, TSMC's revenue soared by 240 billion, its profit soared by 240 billion, and its stock price soared. Without the 240 billion, TSMC's revenue plummeted, its profit plummeted, its losses were severe, and its stock price also plummeted. The difference is not billion, but hundreds of billions, or even tens of billions."

"Yes, for hundreds of billions, Lao Zhang's sacrifice is worth it! Hahaha."

The shrill laughter echoed throughout the corridor of the conference room.

Although they are all TSMC executives and shareholders, their interests are not the same.

Lao Zhang was helpless and could only ask his subordinates to buy tickets and set off on the journey to fly directly to the imperial capital.

After arriving in the imperial capital, Lao Zhang stayed in a hotel near Xingyi Technology.

The next day, he came to Xingyi Technology headquarters and asked to see Wang Yi.

Jian Ziyan reported the matter to Wang Yi: "Chairman, TSMC Chairman Zhang is here and hopes to meet you."

"Is Lao Deng here?"

Wang Yi frowned and felt that the tea in his hand no longer had any fragrance.

Zhu Changlin beside him was also startled: "What is he doing here? Is he asking for an order?"

Wang Yi nodded: "Haha, it seems that this old guy was forced into a corner and had to come and apologize."

"I see. Last time, this bastard listened to Qualcomm's threat and cut off our supply of 40-nanometer chips, causing us to suffer heavy losses. We had no choice but to completely cut off a large number of 40-nanometer products and launch new 28-nanometer products ahead of schedule. Only then did we get through the crisis."

"Now that Qualcomm is ruined and Snapdragon 805 sales are low, he is starting to do this again? What a joke!"

Ever since Wang Yi said that Snapdragon 805 would fail seriously, it has aroused doubts from major mobile phone manufacturers.

In addition, the early release and simultaneous sale of Kunpeng 906 made the originally hesitant major mobile phone manufacturers quickly abandon the 32-bit Snapdragon 805 and choose the 64-bit Kunpeng 906.

This caused Qualcomm to decline again. From Snapdragon 600 to Snapdragon 800/801, to Snapdragon 805, the performance of three consecutive generations was poor, and sales plummeted for three consecutive years.

This directly led to the shaking of Qualcomm's dominant position, and the chip orders placed with TSMC and Samsung were constantly cut and reduced.

Xingyi Technology has achieved excellent performance for three consecutive generations from Kunpeng 702 to Kunpeng 902 and then to Kunpeng 906, with explosive sales for three consecutive years!

As one thing grows, another shrinks, and the chip landscape has completely changed.

Qualcomm, once the dominant player, has now fallen to the bottom of the first-tier market. If it continues to decline, it will become a second-tier company along with Samsung and MediaTek.

Xingyi Semiconductor has grown from a small chip manufacturer to a first-tier large manufacturer!

Whether it is word of mouth, chip sales, or market share, they have all skyrocketed, especially in the high-end chip field, where it has surpassed Qualcomm.

Such an incredible change made the boss of TSMC feel extremely regretful and he had to come and apologize.

Wang Yi smiled: "Just because he came to apologize, we have to give him this face?"

"That's right. It was him who cut off our chip supply and screwed us over so badly. How can we cooperate with them again?" Zhu Changlin was very angry.

Wang Yi smiled coldly: "It's okay, whether you cooperate or not, give him some hope first."

"Chairman, what you mean is... to paint him a rosy picture? To make him mistakenly believe that we have won our 16-nanometer chip next year? Then we can produce it ourselves and leave TSMC helpless?"

Zhu Changlin took a deep breath and said, "But isn't this a bit too much? TSMC will be screwed by us, hahaha!"

Wang Yi smiled faintly: "Is it a loss? It's just that I return the favor to others."

"That's right. Last year, TSMC broke the contract and cancelled our chip orders for Qualcomm, leaving us without chips. Next year, we will achieve a breakthrough in self-production and also break the contract and cancel the chip orders to TSMC, causing TSMC to suffer heavy losses. This is perfect!"

The more Zhu Changlin thought about it, the better he felt: "This is called a gentleman's revenge. Two years is not too late!"

"But by then, TSMC will be in trouble. Apple A9 was given to Samsung, and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 is probably also given to Samsung. Huawei's Kirin 950 was given to us, and our new Kunpeng flagship is also produced by ourselves. Nvidia is probably giving up, and TSMC will be finished by then."

Wang Yi said: "By then, TSMC will only have MediaTek's flagship chips left, which are not worth mentioning at all. After all, MediaTek's flagship is just a foil. As for mid- and low-end chips, 16 nanometers is not necessary at all, 20 nanometers is enough."

"In addition, there are some chips from AMD, but the volume of AMD's chips is not large, only tens of millions at most, and many of them are 28-nanometer chips produced by GlobalFoundries."

Zhu Changlin agreed very much: "Yes, GlobalFoundries is a spin-off of AMD after all. AMD has to take good care of its own son, no matter how useless he is. The low-end and mid-end chips are all given to GlobalFoundries, and the high-end ones are given to TSMC. There are not many at all."

"As a result, TSMC will suffer heavy losses, and the 16nm process will not be able to recover the cost at all!"

Wang Yi nodded: "Yes, this is the plan we set for TSMC, and it is also revenge for the supply cut last year!"

"Haha, that's perfect. We are not the Leshan Giant Buddha. We only care about revenge and grievances." Zhu Changlin said with a smile: "Then I will invite Lao Zhang in now?"

Wang Yi waved his hand: "Why rush? Let's leave him alone for two days first."

"Ah?" Zhu Changlin was a little surprised: "Chairman, if we leave him alone for two days, will Lao Zhang get angry and go back directly? Then our revenge plan..."