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Everyone looked at Xia Chuan blankly, wondering how he could believe that these two people could break through?

Xia Chuan looked at Aris and smiled playfully: "If you can guess who I will appoint as the general manager, you will be the chairman and general manager of ASML from now on."

Aris's pupils suddenly dilated, adrenaline was secreted sharply, and his eyes lit up like a cat.

She took it all over and blurted out: "Jiang Shangyi."

Xia Chuan was shocked, Aris was really a caring person.

Jiang Shangyi received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Wanwan University in 68, a master's degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University in 70, and a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 74.

Since then, Jiang Shangyi worked at Texas Instruments.He is a colleague with Zhang Zhongmou, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Later, he worked at Hewlett-Packard for two years. In 97, Jiang Shangyi was invited back to TSMC by Zhang Zhongmou as vice president of R&D. He has always been the number two person. Employees have always called him Dad Jiang, which is very prestigious.

This kind of talent is the backbone of the enterprise.

Shiyun and Zang Hong both looked at Xia Chuan.

Xia Chuan smiled, "Yes, your vision is superb. You guessed three of my four choices correctly. But you didn't consider that we are starting from scratch and what we need is a pioneering general. Jiang Shangyi can only be the vice president. Number one."

Aris was at a loss, "You want to find a warehouse builder as the general manager? Then you can replace him after the development is completed?"

"No, I will give him another place to continue developing, such as SIPG."

"Would he?" Aris asked curiously.

"Why don't you want to? Yike is not my own, and I can only pay according to the agreed rules. But if I use 20 billion US dollars to build a chip company in Shanghai SIPG and give him [-]% of the equity, will he be unwilling?"

Aris took a breath, Xia Chuan was so generous.

She sighed: "I understand, your candidate for general manager is Zhang Rujing. You have a grudge against Texas Instruments, how can you recruit people from this company?"

Hahaha, Xia Chuan laughed happily.

He didn't want to be built by Texas Instruments, but the talents were there, so he had no choice.

Especially this Zhang Rujing, no one can do without him. He is the only one who is determined to sacrifice his life and blood for China's chip industry.

Zhang Rujing graduated from Bend Bay University, received a master's degree in engineering from the State University of New York, and a doctorate in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University. He has worked at Texas Instruments for 20 years.

For Texas Instruments, he successfully established and managed the construction of 10 large-scale chip manufacturing plants in the United States, Japan, Singapore, Italy and other regions. He accumulated rich experience in factory construction and became a recognized "factory construction master" in the industry.

In 97, the development of China's semiconductor industry was just beginning. Zhang Rujing was keenly aware that China's chip field was about to usher in a wave of great development, and came up with the idea of ​​returning to China to develop the chip industry.

It's a pity that the mainland is short of talents, so he took a curve to save the country.

In 98, Zhang Rujing returned to Wanwan and founded Shida Semiconductor, which became the third largest chip company in Wanwan at that time.

At that time, the largest company in the chip foundry industry was TSMC. Zhang Rujing and Zhang Zhongmou reached an intention to merge, preparing to use the combined strength to revitalize China's chip industry.

In 2000, TSMC acquired Shida Corporation for US$50 billion.

However, Zhang Zhongmou failed to fulfill his promise to build a factory in mainland China.

Zhang Rujing is popular, and he doesn’t want the money, the company, or the stocks.

In April 2000, Zhang Rujing came to SIPG with his wife and children. He responded to his call and raised US$4 billion to found SMIC.

In just three years, SMIC was listed in the United States and Hong Kong at the same time. In the ranking of global semiconductor manufacturers, it jumped into the top three in the world and created a "world record" in the history of chip manufacturing.

But he also finally left SMIC because the equity was too complicated and the internal friction was too serious.

Xia Chuan had already made up his mind to give Zhang Rujing the most perfect stage this time.

……

The next day, the acquisition was approved in a flash.

There is no doubt that He Lanzheng's government wants to achieve the truth before the United States exerts pressure.

Immediately after reporters gathered, a press conference had to be held.

Xia Chuan and Aris each preached about the significance and prospects of cooperation. Of course, they didn't mention a word about R&D projects, and then they answered reporters' questions.

A beautiful lady with long hair at the front of the queue was the first to ask:

"Mr. Xia Chuan, you have risen to become the youngest billionaire on the Forbes list in just two years. I would like to ask you what is the secret of your success?"

Xia Chuan smiled and said: "I don't think human society has changed because of my promotion. It took me a long time to take the first step. If you must think that I have succeeded, then I want to say one thing: People who are just to make money are It's hard to succeed.

This principle is very simple. For example, in chip manufacturing, if you only want to make money, and your choice is how to make money, you will easily go down the wrong path. Instead, you will take many detours, making the development of science and technology tortuous.

By the way, Moore's Law is an economic law, not a scientific law, and the cycle can be shortened.

How can we make this development path smoother?

Don't think about interests, be humble and look at what the needs of human society are.This is the mistake our entrepreneurs make most often. When interests and needs are presented in front of them at the same time, the vast majority of people choose interests.

If you think I'm successful, it's not because I'm smart, it's just that I chose the needs, that's all.

But the result is that for those who choose profit, the road is rough and crowded.Those who choose their needs are only lonely for a short time, and then they see the vast sea of ​​stars. "

Everyone was moved.

Aris fell into deep thought. She found that chip manufacturing was indeed as Xia Chuan said. If you consider the demand, wet lithography should be used, but no one is doing research and development, because dry lithography makes money.

Regardless of whether it is stable or unstable, whether it is overheated or not, what are you spending that wasted money on? As long as it can be sold.

But when Xia Chuan developed wet lithography, they were overtaken and eliminated.

There was a look of reverence in Aris's eyes. Xia Chuan had reached the realm of a master, and every word and deed carried an aura of enlightenment.

Another reporter asked:

"You said that science and technology will be used to promote the development of human society. Can I understand that ASML will turn from backward to leading and lead the development of the lithography machine industry?"

Xia Chuan smiled: "Of course. We will monopolize the high-end lithography machine market, and we will not accept the accusation of monopoly because others cannot produce it. If anyone dares to say that we have a monopoly, we will not sell it and give him the entire market. Let's see who is unlucky. .”

Everyone was smiling and in high spirits, this news bomb was so powerful.

Xia Chuan continued: “The current development of the chip industry is very slow, which has seriously hindered the development of all walks of life, especially the development of the Internet.

Tracing back to the source, the short-sightedness of entrepreneurs is on the one hand, and the barriers to governance are on the other. These two aspects lead to insufficient investment... Oh, I am talking from the perspective of all mankind - insufficient investment in optical lenses, insufficient investment in lithography machines, insufficient investment in chips There is not enough manufacturing, so I intervene in these key links. "

Another reporter asked: "Mr. Xia Chuan, can you reveal in advance which chip manufacturing company you plan to acquire?"

"Acquisition is impossible. This is determined by Zhengzhi barriers. I am ready to invest US$20 billion to directly establish a chip manufacturing company. The company address has not been determined yet, and the team has not been formed. Don't ask anyone behind me."

Everyone laughed, and a reporter asked: "Can I understand that ASML and your chip company, R&D projects are different from those giants like Intel?"

"Of course, they are all about making money, and I am aiming at demand. The two aspects overlap, but they do not overlap. We will know who is right when the specific products are released. Now that we have said it, we can only give them a chance to criticize them verbally. After all, in their eyes, I am a spoiler and have infringed on their interests, so let’s end the issue here.”

The reporters were extremely excited. This was enough. This was like declaring war with Intel.