Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 1057 Dust Settled (5k)

The communication between minority shareholders and the CEO is limited to a very small range, just like Fang Zhuo avoids suspicion by absent from the board of directors and still does not intervene in the affairs of SMIC, and there is no redundant communication with Datang.

However, Wang Ningguo obviously reported this communication to chairman Jiang Shangzhou. Only one day later, Jiang Shangzhou called Fang Zhuo and talked about this increase in holdings.

When Wang Ningguo had just accepted the SMIC CEO job invitation, Fang Zhuo bid farewell to Zhang Rujing and asked the founder of SMIC what he thought of him.

At that time, Zhang Rujing believed that Wang Ningguo was a suitable candidate, very "stable", able to stabilize customers, employees, investors and management.

Today, Wang Ningguo has been working in SMIC for 10 months, which also proves that Zhang Rujing's evaluation is very accurate. SMIC has indeed stabilized the situation slowly after being bloodletted by the Taiwan reporter.

The economic environment is not good, the morale of the company is shaken, the progress of research and development is hindered, and the funds are not sufficient. All kinds of unfavorable factors are supported by the management headed by Wang Ningguo.

Appease the top and bottom employees, focus on advanced manufacturing processes, dig deep into the domestic market, adjust non-core businesses, and increase core competitiveness. This is Wang Ningguo's strategy since he took office.

Fang Zhuo is very aware of SMIC's situation in the past period of time, and has a very good evaluation of Wang Ningguo's ability to gradually improve the situation under such a heavy burden.

Therefore, when he received Dr. Jiang's call, he did not hesitate to praise himself, but at the same time, he also raised a little worry in his heart.

When Jiang Shangzhou talked about changes, he became more outspoken.

In addition to what Wang Ningguo said, with the investment actions of large semiconductor funds this year, many leaders hope to build stronger industrial strength, and SMIC, which has just experienced shocks, is a part of the complement.

Although the current ice core has come from behind, SMIC still has a large scale and considerable strength, and is still the only OEM company in the Mainland that can smoothly purchase equipment and introduce technology.

In Fang Zhuo's view, Datang's increase in holdings may make SMIC unbalanced, but the people above think that this is not only to deepen cooperation, but also to directly send money to SMIC, so there is nothing wrong with it.

In the future, if SMIC still lacks funds, it will continue to allow suitable institutions to invest in shares.

Listening to Dr. Jiang's patient explanation, Fang Zhuo said with a smile: "I can roughly guess some intentions in this regard, which is to habitually review the equity situation. As long as the management considers it comprehensively, then I will support it."

The ice core and center core are the only ones in China.

Fang Zhuo's avoidance of suspicion also has some factors like this. Bingxin is already doing well now. Whether there is a taboo about the possibility of turning two into one with his own shares in SMIC may be overthinking, but he still tries to be as thorough as possible in doing things.

He continued: "I talked to Mr. Wang again yesterday about the funds, but I think he is still hesitating in his heart. In this way, Dr. Jiang, let me tell you again, there won't be such a relationship between us." Be more thoughtful, if SMIC has funding needs, you can tell me."

Jiang Shangzhou said with a smile on the phone: "I won't be polite to you, but Datang really wants to engage in strategic investment. Wang Ningguo and I had an in-depth discussion, and there shouldn't be any problem."

"Well, then I'm relieved." Fang Zhuo pondered for a while, "It's a good thing that the higher-ups have an attitude and are willing to give money. When necessary, I don't have to keep my position as an independent director. Let's see how I can make greater use of it." value."

"No, Mr. Fang, if you want to say that, I'll take a car to your place later." Jiang Shangzhou said immediately.

"I just said that we don't need to think so much between us." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "I've thought about it for the past two days. I just took this board seat by chance. Since you all have arrangements, I don't agree with you every day. Go to a meeting, or put it in a more appropriate position."

Jiang Shangzhou said again: "If you want to say this, then I really have to ask without thinking. If Zhongxin needs Bingxin's technical help, should it be useful to call Fang Dong, or Fang Boss?"

At that time, SMIC dispatched a team of experts to Luzhou during the Spring Festival to help Ice Core overcome the 130nm risk mass production difficulties.

Now, the ice core is already doing 45nm, and the 65nm of the core is still not mass-produced.

When Jiang Shangzhou communicated with Wang Ningguo, he also talked about the "communication of the same spirit" in Mr. Fang's mouth. This is not only a question of funds, but more importantly, it can communicate with each other technically.

Ice Core is not only ahead of SMIC by a whole generation, but also the FinFET technology reserved by the two teams of Hu Zhengming and Liang Mengsong. It is inevitable that SMIC will seek guidance under the same spirit.

What's more, the wafer service alliance that Bingxin has been working on has been effective. The combination of these is the extraordinary influence of Mr. Fang, the head of Bingxin, in the domestic semiconductor industry.

SMIC has such an ally that can be used as a source of support. No matter who is in charge of the administration, he must respect Mr. Fang's views and not push him away.

Jiang Shangzhou could feel some of Wang Ningguo's ideas, and he gave a clear definition - the two companies compete, but cooperation must be greater than competition. The stronger the ice core, the greater the space for cooperation.

This is the position that SMIC should have, and it is also the main attitude of the leaders above.

"Call Mr. Fang directly, so how can I not answer? Mr. Zhang is gone, and it's not like he's gone. If I answer, he won't come from Qingdao overnight to point my nose and scold me?" Fang Zhuo laughed, " I now realize that when I say something sincerely, others really want to think about it from eight angles, and it’s not that complicated between us.”

"Then I really believe it." Jiang Shangzhou sighed, "Not only others have to think about it, but I also have to think about it. If you are not angry when you say this and plan, do you want to restrain your edge? Is it going to go with the flow?"

"There is only a little bit of it, purely for the good of SMIC." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "Dr. Jiang, I am a Scorpio, and I am very loyal."

Jiang Shangzhou laughed, no matter what, he was relieved.

After he finished the call, he thought about the communication with Mr. Fang for a while, and then entered the three words "Scorpio" on the computer to search, and saw the full-screen constellation analysis.

Curiously, Jiang Shangzhou clicked on a link, and saw the character traits that he spoke clearly.

——Scorpio men have a clear distinction between love and hate.

He thought for a while, Mr. Fang seemed to be a little bit, but Mr. Fang was more powerful, and he didn't show it in many cases.

- High self-esteem and aggressive.

Jiang Shangzhou felt that the second half of the sentence was quite suitable, and Mr. Fang's aggressiveness had been tested for a long time.

He continued to look down, but he really didn't see the words "honoring loyalty".

Jiang Shangzhou shook his head and laughed it off, no, no, most of the analysis of this constellation is not allowed.

He suddenly searched himself out of curiosity, so at the age of 62, he knew his zodiac sign—Aries.

There was a knock on the door of the room, and then a nurse walked in.

"Today's infusion task has begun." Jiang Shangzhou greeted today's task with some helplessness.

The nurse said: "Today's task is not heavy, there are only two bottles."

Jiang Shangzhou said as usual: "A bottle of drip for 4 hours, right?"

The nurse pursed her lips and smiled, knowing that Mr. Jiang was in a good mood.

While accepting the injection, Jiang Shangzhou said, "Come on, as long as there is an effect, it doesn't matter how long it takes. It is said on the Internet that Aries people are brave, fearless, and have heroism. Naturally, they are not afraid of infusion."

The nurse looked at Jiang Shangzhou in surprise. The old Aries man was quite trendy, but he wasn't impatient this time.

She confirmed that the infusion speed was okay, and when she turned around and was about to leave the ward, she heard Jiang Shangzhou's complaint again.

"This drop is too slow, speed me up, twice as fast."

The nurse turned around, and said angrily: "Mr. Jiang, did you say that Aries has different opinions on the Internet? It can only be done at this speed! Don't move, I will come to see it later!"

Jiang Shangzhou resentfully picked up the document and looked at SMIC's recent business performance report.

……

On July 7, at 2 o'clock in the morning, a high-level YMS business seminar was held in the conference room of Hang Lung 9.

Fang Zhuo, the head of Yike, presided over it personally. The three major regions of the United States, Europe, and China, including Yu Hong, Pan Ben, and many other high-level executives, as well as middle and high-level executives of various departments, nominally aimed to discuss the company's strategic direction. .

In fact, everyone knows that Mr. Fang's main purpose is to announce the person in charge of the YMS business group and formally fully promote the development of this business in the Chinese market.

Is it Qi He from Europe, Liu Qiangdong from China, or Chen Weixiang from the supply chain?

The atmosphere in the meeting room before the start was peaceful, but the eyes of most people were full of curiosity.

Judging from the current news, Chen Weixiang, the real power faction boss, has the highest possibility. He would rather jump from the supply chain to the newly opened YMS. .

And, for him, entering the board of directors this time is also a breakthrough, and it is difficult for him to bring such an opportunity in his original position.

As for Qi He and Liu Qiangdong, these two have their own advantages, so the possibilities are almost the same.

The meeting room was full of people, and this was the most recent meeting with the largest number of participants.

"Come on, it's a meeting, sit down, sit down."

Fang Zhuo walked quickly into the conference room punctually, pressed his right hand falsely, and signaled everyone who got up to sit down.

"There are many things, and the important ones are put first. Everyone knows that the company will be reorganized this year. This needs to be discussed and researched. However, the establishment of the YMS business group has started first."

"I have talked with different people here. YMS is an important step for Yike Company to move from hardware to the combination of software and hardware. It involves many businesses. Therefore, we need to coordinate and coordinate resources."

"Since the second quarter of this year, our competition with Baidu, Penguin, and Ali has intensified. Recently, there has also been a chain reaction caused by search engines in the YMS ecosystem."

"It can be said that this kind of competition will not weaken for quite some time in the future, but will become stronger and stronger. With the development of the mobile Internet, it will form a confrontation in the pan-ecological business field."

Fang Zhuo used the word "confrontation" to describe the situation in the future.

The financial crisis has impacted many industries around the world, but in the second quarter, as far as domestic companies are concerned, all Internet companies are making rapid adjustments, making the Internet the first industry to recover.

The market capitalizations of Baidu and Penguin are on the rise, both exceeding US$200 billion, while Ali’s listing in Xiangjiang is a B2B business. Its fast-growing C2C business only needs to look at the most representative annual increase of 618 transaction volume. Just know.

The executives in the conference room all knew what kind of opponent the company was facing and nodded their heads.

Fang Zhuo also talked about the development of the ecological link that YMS already has now. The embedding of the mailbox is the best. Sina Mailbox itself is a domestic first-line brand, and Weibo is also very good. The two are also regarded by everyone as part of the "Fanyi Department".

However, ecological links and functions such as search, maps, games, and videos, including data exchange, backup, and synchronization between Yike accounts and email accounts, have yet to be promoted.

"As for the president of the BG of the YMS business group, at present, Chen Weixiang, Qi He, and Liu Qiangdong are all very interested and capable enough to take up this position." Fang Zhuo put down the document and glanced at the three of them.

This sentence cheered up the people in the meeting room at the same time, and the boss called the roll call directly.

"The BG president of YMS is very important. I hope whoever it is can help the company to a new level."

When Fang Zhuo said this, he suddenly stopped talking.

Chen Weixiang held a pen in his hand, with a calm expression, waiting for the outcome of the final assignment.

Qi He picked up the teacup and took a sip of water. At this moment, he was thinking about what kind of chemical reaction the linkage between software ecology and hardware products could bring.

Liu Qiangdong's expression was a little dignified. YMS is only implemented in China. It stands to reason that he, the domestic president, should be in charge. If he can get it in one fell swoop this time, the company's internal sequence will be greatly improved.

Fang Zhuo paused for a long time, so long that others felt that Fang Zong might still be hesitant.

"Before talking about this, let me talk about the work of the company's supply chain." Fang Zhuo spoke again, mentioning the content in charge of the senior vice president Chen Weixiang.

Liu Qiangdong and Qi He were a little disappointed at the same time. Mr. Chen is in charge, and his supply chain will definitely be replaced.

Needless to say, the importance of a company's supply chain, especially for a company like Yike, with customers and suppliers all over the world, how to provide a solid foundation for mobile phone products through the supply chain is not only important, but also very difficult.

Fortunately, Yike has been doing a good job in this area.

There was Sun Qi in the front and Chen Weixiang in the back. The former laid a very good foundation, and the latter developed on this foundation.

Fang Zhuo finished all this calmly, and then described Chen Weixiang's contributions over the past few years.

Almost everyone, including Chen Weixiang himself, feels that the BU president of YMS has been settled.

Only Yu Hong's expression is slightly complicated. She has dealt with Chen Weixiang a lot. It's a pity that this will end like this, but as Mr. Fang said, Tang Shangde, the former direct descendant, set a model internally. The current senior deputy The president is also another benchmark.

Fang Zhuo counted the past work and contributions of senior vice presidents. Chen Weixiang actually joined Yike not long after Sun Qi joined the company. This year is the eighth year.

He has basically participated in the cooperation with suppliers of various hardware products from players to mobile phones to charging treasures and earphones, both credit and hard work.

Similarly, Yi Ke did not treat him badly, such as promotion, salary increase, and stock. As of today, although Chen Weixiang is not as well-known and well-known as Liu Qiangdong, who is in contact with the media from time to time, he is also among the top ten in the company. exists.

Fang Zhuo didn't stay silent for a long time after he finished speaking this time, and he directly called Chen Weixiang, but the topic changed: "However, three days ago, the President's Office received a response to Mr. Chen's question. Mr. Chen, Hongxin Company and you are what relationship?"

There was a "buzz" in the meeting room, and then everyone stopped, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

Chen Weixiang looked up in astonishment, saw Mr. Fang's eyes, his thoughts turned quickly, and three seconds later he said: "Mr. Fang, I have the impression that Hongxin Company has no business relationship with Yike, but it provides heat dissipation for some domestic manufacturers. module."

Fang Zhuo nodded, opened a page of information in his hand, and asked, "What is the relationship between Chen Weichao of Hongxin Company and you?"

Chen Weixiang looked at Mr. Fang who was expressionless, and saw the thick stack of materials in his hands, and was silent for a few more seconds this time: "He is my younger brother, but I don't know about his position in Hongxin."

He took the initiative to get up: "Mr. Fang, I will call Chen Weichao immediately. If there is any problem, I will never tolerate it, and I will never evade my responsibility."

Everyone in the meeting room looked strange, Mr. Chen is like this... Although he doesn't know how serious the problem is, but YMS's position is definitely dead, and he doesn't know whether his supply chain will be affected.

"Okay." Fang Zhuo agreed without hesitation, and after Chen Weixiang took a step forward, he pushed the information in his hand forward, "Mr. Chen, I have made calls from one company to another, and I understand everything clearly."

Everyone could see the thickness of such a stack of documents, and the atmosphere in the entire meeting room also dropped to freezing point.

Chen Weixiang saw Mr. Fang's statement, saw the materials on the table, and saw the eyes of his colleagues looking at him. His complexion gradually turned pale, and he remained silent for a while, before making a request to Mr. Fang: "Mr. Fang, don't use this occasion." ? Let's go to the office and talk."

"This is a capital transaction from three years ago." Fang Zhuo reached out and took out a document from the bottom, and sighed, "Chen Weixiang, three years ago, Yike was listed. Is it because the salary and bonus are not enough?"

Chen Weixiang could not answer this question.

"Mr. Chen." Secretary Liu Zonghong walked to the senior vice president and whispered, "Here, there are some situations that need to be investigated."

The door of the meeting room was opened, and the uniforms outside were already waiting.

Chen Weixiang glanced at the people outside, then at Mr. Fang, walked forward a few steps in a stupid way, and suddenly turned around: "Mr. Fang, I, I have been in the company since 02..."

Fang Zhuo gave a response: "So, today you are the senior vice president of Yike, a company with a market value of [-] billion."

Chen Weixiang had nothing to say.

Yike's senior vice president was taken away.

"The Compliance Department will be subordinate to the President's Office from today, and it is a department directly under the President's Office. No matter who it is, we will never tolerate it." Fang Zhuo announced a new message.

Before that, the compliance department was a subordinate department of the legal department, and neither the authority nor the resources were high enough.

There was silence in the conference room, and everyone was still immersed in Mr. Chen's overturned car.

Fang Zhuo continued to announce that Qi He will be the BG president of the YMS business group.

However, this news was far less shocking than the situation just now. Even Qi He himself was not very happy, and Liu Qiangdong, who failed to go any further, was not too disappointed.

The meeting is still going on.

Elevated compliance departments will light the first fire, targeting situations involving other executives in the supply chain.

……

There was a storm within Yike, the organizational structure was about to be adjusted, and Chen Weixiang, a powerful executive, was taken away for investigation.

The situation was not hidden or downplayed.

Just when many people were worried about whether the internally focused Yike would be affected by external competition, AutoNavi’s Beijing headquarters ushered in the technical team of Yike, who will help optimize the mobile software development of AutoNavi Maps.

However, even the chairman of AutoNavi was gossiping about the situation when receiving Yike's technical team: "I heard that Mr. Fang personally drove your senior vice president to the bureau? Is it true?"

"It's fake, of course it's fake, but Mr. Chen probably won't do it this time." The deputy technical director shook his head and said, "Mr. Fang said he was speaking from the facts. The fact is that Mr. Chen may have a serious problem."

"Is it really going on like this? Is there a power struggle?" Cheng Congwu asked curiously.

The deputy director of technology couldn't help rolling his eyes: "Who can compete with Mr. Fang in Yike Company? There may be factions, this market, that research and development, this United States, that Europe, but Mr. Fang is the biggest faction."

Cheng Congwu thought about it, and asked a stupid question. Even outsiders rushing into Hang Lung 23 can't handle Mr. Fang. He is inside Yike, so he has a home court bonus.

(End of this chapter)