Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

"Bringing the technical team to the mainland? I'm afraid it's impossible. The salary, living environment and here are completely incomparable..." Zhang Rujing pondered for a moment and shook his head.

Yang Mo smiled and said: "These are not problems. You can visit Zhiyuan Group's manufacturing base in Pengcheng, the expert villa area, and the canteen that takes into account both Eastern and Western cultures. The salary and benefits are not a problem..."

Zhang Rujing still shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There are still some differences between chip manufacturing companies and traditional manufacturing industries, especially the technology and management teams. They have some special requirements for quality of life, living environment, and salary..."

"The location can be chosen in a metropolis like Donghai. You can freely decide on 5% of the option incentives for your technology and management team. In addition, you will be given 5% of your personal equity, with an initial investment of US$1 million..." Yang Mo Without any further explanation, he directly offered a bargain that was hard to refuse!

Zhang Rujing was stunned again. No one could refuse such a bargaining chip, not only the equity options worth US$1000 million, but also the valued trust...

After pondering for a long time, Zhang Rujing asked: "Mr. Yang, do you want to establish a company like TSMC that focuses on chip foundry?"

Yang Mo nodded and said: "Yes, the future integrated circuit industry chain must be a global division of labor and collaboration model. If you can achieve the ultimate in chip foundry, you will also have a certain say!"

Zhang Rujing pondered for a long time and then said: "Okay! Mr. Yang, I accept your invitation to join Zhiyuan Group and start building a management and technical team..."

Yang Mo shook his head and said: "You don't need to join Zhiyuan Group. You register a chip manufacturing and processing company in Silicon Valley. We will help you raise funds from the capital market. After getting the money, we will put the production and R&D base in Donghai!"

Zhang Rujing asked in confusion: "Why go in such a big circle and set up a shell company in Silicon Valley?"

Yang Mo chuckled and said, "Do you still remember the US-Japan "Semiconductor Agreement" a few years ago?"

Zhang Rujing nodded and said with familiarity: "Of course I remember that in September 1986, the United States and Japan signed the "Semiconductor Agreement": 9. Japanese semiconductor-related products will stop dumping in the U.S. market and cost records will be kept. 20. U.S. companies will receive Japan’s [-]% semiconductor market share.”

Yang Mo continued: "The U.S. government will not allow one company to dominate Japan's semiconductor industry. They will try every means to suppress it and move the relevant industry chain away from Japan. If you are the U.S. government, do you think the industry chain will move forward? Where is the transfer more appropriate and in the national interest?"

Zhang Rujing said thoughtfully: "In addition to domestic companies in the United States, the only ones that can undertake the transfer of the semiconductor industry chain are South Korea, Taipei, and Europe..."

Yang Mo nodded and smiled: "Yes! But Europe is too big. If a complete semiconductor industry chain is formed, it will also threaten the absolute right to speak that Americans want!"

Zhang Rujing pondered for a moment and then said: "We are just a chip manufacturing company, not a full industry chain model like Toshiba and Hitachi, so we shouldn't be suppressed, right?"

Yang Mo chuckled and said: "Of course not now, who knows what will happen in the future? Setting up a shell company is a piece of cake anyway. Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, we will never interfere with the company's normal operations unless it involves major decisions of life and death. , we will have limited participation..."

Fortunately, registering a new company in Silicon Valley is as simple as buying a new car license plate. Within three days, Zhang Rujing registered a semiconductor company called World Semiconductor Company (WSMC).

What makes Yang Mo find it incredible is that the first person Zhang Rujing found to build the technical team was actually Jiang Shangyi...

Zhang Rujing eloquently introduced the No. 1 member of the core team he built: "Mr. Yang, Jiang Shangyi received a master's degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University in 70, and a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 74, and then worked for American Telephone and Telegraph. Corporation, Texas Instruments and Hewlett-Packard…”

Yang Mo was secretly happy that TSMC's technical vice president had been cut off in advance, but he said with a calm smile: "Mr. Zhang, you are fully responsible for all business operations and personnel arrangements of Shida, but this I have heard people say that Mr. Jiang is a rare technical talent. You have found a treasure. It is best to use option incentives and non-compete agreements to firmly bind him to Shida Semiconductor... …”

Not long after Shida Semiconductor was registered, Jingwei International Capital Company, registered in the Cayman Islands, invested US$50 in Shida Semiconductor and obtained 30% of the equity of Shida Semiconductor.

Subsequently, Shida Semiconductor received financing from seven or eight capital companies including Andy Venture Capital, Qianhai Asset Management, and Yuanda Capital, completed the transfer of equity, and established the management and technology of Shida Semiconductor in Silicon Valley. Team rack.

In March 94, Zhang Rujing arrived at Donghai International Airport with his core team.

Until he stepped off the spiral staircase of the plane, Zhang Rujing still felt like he was dreaming. In less than a month, he completed his resignation from Texas Instruments and became the CEO of a semiconductor company with assets of tens of millions of dollars.

Xu Guangdi, the mayor of Donghai City, attaches great importance to Shida Semiconductor's visit. More than a month ago, German Sima Semiconductor was planning to invest in a project in Donghai, but it was snatched away by Pingjiang City. Xu Guangdi was annoyed for a while.

Xu Guangdi issued a fatal order to the Donghai Investment Promotion Office: This time, the Shida Semiconductor Company project must be kept in Donghai at all costs!

After only one day in Donghai, Zhang Rujing understood the reason why Yang Mo went in such a big circle and set up the wafer factory in the mainland. The Donghai city government was too friendly to foreign businessmen. A large number of people came to shout at him every day. Accompanied by Hou Yong, he almost agreed to the various requests he made without any discount.

Zhangjiang Town, Binjiang District, Donghai City.

Zhang Rujing looked at the large piece of land overgrown with weeds in front of him, with a complicated expression on his face. Is this a high-tech park?

Xu Guangdi handed over a bottle of water and pulled up his family: "President Zhang, I heard that your ancestral home was from Jiangnan Province?"

"Yes, it's a pity that I went to Taipei when I was one year old, and have been studying, working and living in the United States since then. My parents have always hoped that I could return to my roots..." Zhang Rujing said with emotion.

"My father-in-law's pure heart is touching! If the World University of Science and Technology of China semiconductor project can be successfully settled in the East China Sea this time, it will be regarded as fulfilling the wish of the two elders!" Xu Guangdi played the emotional card!

"Alas! Mayor Xu, to tell you the truth, the company's partners and management are also very worried about choosing to go back to the mainland to build a wafer fab this time!" Zhang Rujing said with a long sigh.