Chapter 498 Private Friendship (Two in One)

It takes more than six hours to drive from Lin'an to Luzhou.

Fang Zhuo and his group set off at 1 pm and arrived at the place just in time for dinner.

Along the way, Fang Zhuo switched three identities: a bachelor, an investor of Dangdang, and the chairman of Bingxin.

Regarding Lao Qiu's introduction, although he was not brought up to the marriage issue that the older generation talked about all the time, he did consider it after Yike successfully went public.

When Fang Zhuo sat in the car and thought about it, he couldn't help but reflect on the word he used in his mind - consideration.

When talking about feelings and marriage, do we still have to use business thinking to deal with them?

Is it because of a stage that we have to think about personal problems, or is it because of emotional needs that we enter a stage?

Like Tao Shuyao introduced by Lao Qiu, does the other party or the other party behind the other party also regard each other's resources as weights on both ends of the scale?

Fang Zhuo thought about this and felt helpless. People's hearts are separated from their stomachs. Now, pure emotional pursuit is not so realistic.

People, when they have no money, they look down on feelings, but when they have money, they think about purity.

The experiences of two lives intertwined in their hearts.

Halfway through the journey, Fang Zhuo put aside the thoughts that hindered his work, took out his mobile phone and called Yu Yu, the female boss of Dangdang.

He cheered up and said straight to the point: "Mr. Yu, I met Mr. Li in Lin'an this time, and also met the aggressive president of eBay."

"eBay regards Dangdang.com as a competitor, and is extremely optimistic about the domestic e-commerce market. I think Dangdang should not only not be afraid of competition, but also increase its efforts."

"Mr. Li is very familiar with the book field, but this is a niche field after all, which can be appropriately expanded. Yike is very optimistic about Dangdang, and I am also optimistic about the future of domestic e-commerce."

Fang Zhuo made such a statement and waited for Yu Yu's response.

There was silence on the phone for a few seconds.

Yu Yu's first reaction did not surprise Fang Zhuo or disappoint him.

"Mr. Fang, we talked about this before. Yike Investment will not interfere with Dangdang's operations."

This sentence alone represents the true thoughts of the Dangdang husband-and-wife store, and there is no need to seriously analyze the following greetings and courtesies.

Fang Zhuo chatted with him for a while, just to kill time during the boring car ride, and finally ended the call with a sigh.

Secretary Zhao Zhishan in the passenger seat could clearly hear Mr. Fang's voice.

He then used his peripheral vision to gauge the boss's expression and said carefully, "Mr. Fang, Dangdang's business strategy is relatively cautious."

"Yes, very cautious. They have to observe the competitive situation this time." Fang Zhuo shook his head slightly, "Mr. Yu said there are multi-category B2C plans, but Dangdang has its own strategic pace."

He continued, "Mr. Yu believes that it is okay to burn money, but it must be burned cautiously under Dangdang's control."

Zhao Zhishan pondered the meaning of this, and asked after a moment, "Does Dangdang have doubts about subsequent funds?"

"Not all about funding concerns." Fang Zhuo hit the nail on the head, "Mr. Yu believes that I am optimistic about e-commerce, but he does not believe that I am so optimistic about e-commerce. If Dangdang dares to burn money to occupy the market at this juncture, whether it is Amazon's B2C or Ali Taobao's C2C, I will fully support it."

Zhao Zhishan was shocked. Mr. Fang's full support may not only be the support of Yike, but also the support of many friends and institutions.

This full support is worth a lot of money and will definitely change the current e-commerce landscape.

She turned to understand Mr. Yu from Dangdang, and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Fang, as your secretary, I didn't know you were so optimistic about domestic e-commerce. It's normal that Dangdang doesn't dare to burn money to move forward."

Dangdang used part of the money it got from Yike Investment to stabilize its shareholding ratio. If it really continued to burn money, Dangdang might have a surname problem in the end.

Zhao Zhishan believed from the bottom of her heart that the boss's investment in Dangdang was out of his optimism about e-commerce, but even so...

For example, with the increase in Yike Investment, Dangdang made mistakes in its money-burning expansion. At this time, the boss, who is recognized for his strong ability and vision, sent a team to give correct guidance. How should Li Guoqing and Yu Yu deal with it?

Was there a possibility of mutiny within Dangdang at that time?

Zhao Zhishan still believed from the bottom of his heart that the boss would not have such a malicious plan, but who knows, Yu Yu and Li Guoqing thought that Sina's experience and lessons were worthy of warning, so they would rather guard their own piece of land, and would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix...

How can it not make people have small ambitions?

Zhao Zhishan sorted out the relationship and understood the boss's regret and regret.

According to this situation and Mr. Yu's reaction, even if the boss wanted to give full support, he had to consider whether he would entrust the wrong person.

"Mr. Fang, if it really doesn't work, we can do it ourselves." Zhao Zhishan suggested, "Not to mention repelling international giants such as eBay and Amazon, we can always compete with Dangdang and Taobao, right?"

"Too energy-consuming." Fang Zhuo has been thinking about this issue these two days and has come to a negative answer, "E-commerce is another field. At the very least, we have to wait until Bingxin has a look."

Of course, this does not prevent us from making a hasty layout with the help of medical science to see the future situation.

To really get involved in this field, I am afraid that we need a better entry time and more adequate preparation.

Fang Zhuo stopped talking about this topic. If Dangdang didn't want to, then he would still consider it a financial investment and make a profit when it goes public.

He slowed down his thoughts, picked up the phone and started communicating with Qiu Ciyun in Luzhou.

Currently, the construction of Bingxin's plant in Luzhou is going smoothly. The waffle plate was poured at the end of March. The main plant is about to be capped, and the next step is the positive pressure ventilation of the clean room.

Some equipment has also arrived in Luzhou. Regarding the approval of equipment purchases from the United States, Qiu Ciyun has made two sets of plans. If Mr. Fang is successful in June, then everything will be fine. If not, immediately purchase the next-level equipment from all over the world.

Fang Zhuo talked about equipment purchases for a short time. What he really wanted to inspect when he arrived in Luzhou was the treatment of engineers.

In terms of technology, even if there is a cram school of conventional knowledge, it is only the fur. In addition to funding, Fang Zhuo can do everything possible to coordinate personnel configuration and treat engineers as his dearest comrades.

That night, Fang Zhuo, who arrived in Luzhou, did not alarm the always enthusiastic local leaders. He just had a simple dinner and had a hotel symposium with Qiu Ciyun and other Bingxin executives to listen to the difficulties they are facing now.

Money, people, equipment

In addition to the three deficiencies, technology integration and introduction are also important and complicated matters.

According to Qiu Ciyun's contacts, the introduction of technology from Belgium is more reliable, which is also his experience when he was in SMIC.

However, some patent technologies also require approval from the United States, and the long-arm jurisdiction involved is an inherent phenomenon.

Qiu Ciyun has led the team to fly to Leuven, Belgium, and now they have to wait for Mr. Fang's situation in the United States. At the same time, because of the current patent situation of SMIC, I am afraid that some necessary business processing will have to be done.

After all, the people Qiu Ciyun brought from SMIC are also familiar with TSMC's technology.

We talked for a long time that night. Compared with the last meeting, all the executives of Bingxin have lost weight, which made Fang Zhuo feel distressed and full of respect.

But what can I say?

You take a break, let's take it slowly?

You don't have to work so hard, just enjoy life after getting the money?

Of course, this is possible. Bingxin poached people at a high price in the industry at this time, but since they came here, many people just want to make a career and want to contribute to the weak domestic semiconductor industry.

Among them, some engineers from SMIC and Taiwan were even better than many engineers from the mainland, and a few engineers from overseas were also quite impressed by the atmosphere.

Anyway, for money or for the industry, everyone knew that only by running Bingxin's production line effectively could they stay here for a long time.

Judging from Qiu Ciyun and other senior executives and the feelings of the inspection the next day, Fang Zhuo had a feeling that Bingxin was really popular at this time.

The next night, the news that the richest man in the mainland inspected Bingxin was still known to the leaders. Secretary-General Luo Minghua drove over directly, holding President Fang's arm to fulfill his promise, and planned to cook and drink two cups himself.

Fang Zhuo refused repeatedly.

"Mr. Fang, I know you don't like socializing. Today, we are not socializing." Luo Minghua insisted, "Whether it is Bingxin settling down or Changhong coming to Lu, I thank you from the bottom of my heart."

"As for me, I am old and stupid. If you don't mind, let's talk about private friendship tonight."

It's really hard to continue to offend the secretary-general of the city who can rank like this. Fang Zhuo can only postpone his plan to return to Shen and discuss private friendship with Brother Luo.

Luo Minghua did what he said and really pulled the chairman of Bingxin to his home and cooked four dishes for him personally.

So... how to say it?

Even if you know that others are intentionally getting closer, you have done this to this extent, what else can you say?

Fang Zhuo ate the dishes and sipped the wine. Now he was afraid that when the door opened, another pretty daughter of the Luo family would walk out.

Fortunately, this did not happen.

After three rounds of wine.

Luo Minghua called Mr. Fang "Brother Fang" and Fang Zhuo called Secretary Luo "Brother Luo".

These dishes and wine were like a seal that stamped the private friendship with legal principles.

Luo Minghua basically didn't talk about business, but he was serious and simple about the education security of the family members of Bingxin employees in Luzhou. Well... it was something that touched Fang Zhuo's heart.

In the end, both of them were almost exhausted.

Luo Minghua smiled and talked about something: "Oh, yes, brother Fang, the last time you called me in Tokyo, you mentioned Mr. Hu Zhengda, he doesn't seem to have contact with us in Luzhou. I want to provide investment promotion policies but I can't get in touch."

Fang Zhuo was stunned. He was too busy and didn't follow up on this.

He pondered for two seconds and said: "Mr. Hu holds an important position in TSMC. I'm afraid it won't be easy for him to come openly for a while. I'll ask around. If we can build a semiconductor industry cluster in Luzhou, it will be a win-win situation that I'd like to see."

Luo Minghua nodded repeatedly, and he didn't mention it again.

After the private family dinner, Fang Zhuo returned to the hotel and asked Mr. Hu about the IC design entrepreneurial project that he had been thinking about.

TSMC's marketing vice president Hu Zhengda wants to cross fields and get involved in IC design, seeking both investment and preferential policies in the mainland.

After meeting the client in Tokyo, Fang Zhuo greeted all the friends in the investment institution and was willing to provide convenience to Mr. Hu.

However, Mr. Hu didn't seem to want to use this line.

"Mr. Fang, I really helped you keep an eye out." Xiong Xiaoge was contacted late at night without any resentment, but said in a very organized manner, "Mr. Hu didn't look for investment, he didn't look for me."

"What do you mean? What's the rumor?" Fang Zhuo was a little surprised. Judging from the Hu Zhengda he had contacted, he should still be in need of start-up funds.

"He has been exposed to the policies of Pengcheng and the venture capital there." Xiong Xiaoge gave a clear message, "This was told to me by Mr. Zhou Zisen of Dachen Venture Capital."

Fang Zhuo greeted his domestic investment friends in Tokyo, and Xiong Xiaoge, a veteran mainland investor, helped his friends to pay attention.

As for Dachen Venture Capital, it is an institutional shareholder of Yike and was one of the besiegers who followed Mr. Xiong to rush into Hang Lung 23.

In addition, the full name of Dachen Venture Capital is Pengcheng Dachen Venture Capital Co., Ltd., which is the first batch of domestic venture capital institutions established in Pengcheng according to market operation.

Hu Zhengda was exposed to the policies of the city of Pengcheng and was looking for investment institutions here, and he ran into Dachen Venture Capital.

The investment circle in the mainland is not big. Fang Zhuo and Xiong Xiaoge are interested in this aspect of news. Except for the two or three companies that are really on bad terms, everyone else is willing to give face.

Especially, as Fang Zhuo said, Hu Zhengda has entered the field of IC design, which he had not been responsible for before. This project belongs to the group that is not optimistic.

"Strange, really strange." Fang Zhuo frowned, "I have a sincere heart for President Hu, and I have a good start with his brother. Why do you avoid me like this?"

"Actually, I didn't avoid it." Xiong Xiaoge smiled, "I guess Pengcheng is willing to invest in his project. Not much, and the amount is not right. President Hu may come to you after hitting a wall a few more times."

Fang Zhuo said, "Hmm," and said, "I'm just a little confused."

"What's there to be confused about? If someone wants to do a project, does he want to be tied to Bingxin from the beginning? If you want to build an industrial cluster, he just wants to be gathered by you?" Xiong Xiaoge said it in one sentence.

"You are still experienced, old Xiong." Fang Zhuo sighed.

Xiong Xiaoge felt that this guy had something behind his words.

Fang Zhuo made a small request: "In this case, Mr. Xiong, if any of your friends ask, can you express your pessimism about this IC design project?"

"I am indeed pessimistic, are you optimistic?" Xiong Xiaoge asked, and added, "Tell the truth."

"I think it is worth it even if it is used to bring me closer to his brother. Moreover, if this project fails, this guy has done well at TSMC, and it would be great to bring in Bingxin to make a 'brother-in-arms'." Fang Zhuo told the truth.

"You are trying every possible way to make Bingxin, really, Mr. Fang, if it really doesn't work, it's purely God's will." Xiong Xiaoge has been paying attention to SMIC's patent lawsuit recently, and it can be said that he was inspired.

Fang Zhuo sneered: "I will return to Shanghai in two days, and then fly to the United States. If the procurement approval is not passed at that time..."

"What do you want?" Xiong Xiaoge asked.

Just wait for the opportunity to pull the fuse of public opinion on the US subprime debt to relieve the hatred in his heart.

"Sell the equipment quickly, come back to do real estate, live a life of luxury, and live a life of drunkenness and dreams, so that your life will not be in vain." Fang Zhuo said seriously.

"Mr. Fang's personal life is so simple, I, Old Xiong, don't agree with it either." Xiong Xiaoge joked, "If I were the richest man in the mainland, I would have..."

Fang Zhuo asked, "What?"

"I have already invested in all the projects I am optimistic about." Xiong Xiaoge enviously imagined, "The higher the risk, the more money you invest. You are not afraid of losing money, so you just invest."

Fang Zhuo: "..."