Reborn since 1993

Chapter 512 Fishing in troubled waters
There are certainly ways to cash out the investment in Feiyan Technology, but if it delays Feiyan Technology's listing plan, it would be a loss of the big picture.

As long as Feiyan Technology goes public, how many small amounts of US dollars can't be cashed out with proper hype?
After Feiyan Technology went public, it became extremely easy to hype its shares. For example, if it could create the next influential podcast creator like Jolly Kings on the Himalaya platform, the stock price would soar significantly.

It's just like a record company. Every time they sign a famous singer, their stock price will skyrocket. If a film and television company has a hit movie or TV series, their stock price will double.

Even when there is no market conditions on the stock exchange, a concept stock can be formed based on a Black Myth: Wukong game. A large number of concept stocks such as game publishers, game peripheral manufacturers, game co-branded customized fonts, co-branded coffee, game customized graphics cards, game controllers, game supply TVs, etc. are all experiencing a carnival. In fact, they all follow the same routine.

Moreover, the market value of these companies brought by the surge in stock prices, as long as they cash out a portion of it, can far exceed the revenue brought by a movie or a game. The Black Myth game was online for two days, and the pre-sale plus sales volume exceeded 200 million US dollars. However, hyping game concept stocks can bring more than ten times the revenue!

This is also the reason why so many companies are trying so hard to go public, because they can really make money!
Hearing this, Larson couldn't help but look towards Li Dongling, secretly astonished in his heart. If a person could give up the more than 300 million US dollars that could be cashed out from Feiyan Technology this time, then in the future, what he wants to get from Feiyan Technology is probably far more than this amount of US dollars. This is a certainty, only by playing the long game can you catch the big fish!
The commercial aircraft cut through the clouds in the sky and flew quickly towards New York. Li Dongling turned his head and looked at Zhou Hualiang beside him, "How is Lin Qijian doing now?"

When Li Dongling first arrived in America, he told Zhou Hualiang several things, the second of which was to recruit Lin Cijian.

Lin Qijian is not well-known in the domestic semiconductor industry now, but in his previous life, as the second-ranked person in TSMC, he made great contributions to TSMC's chip empire!
It can even be said that Lin Qijian is the key figure who completely distinguishes TSMC from other chip foundries.

You know, TSMC is not the only one involved in chip processing, but it is very skilled in this field and can even produce advanced process chips that even Intel and AMD cannot mass-produce. The most important thing is that its chip production technology exceeds the chip manufacturing level of Intel, the processor overlord.

The reason for this is because of Lin Qijian's existence. TSMC and ASML can both break through the chip foundry and lithography machine fields, entirely relying on the existence of EUV lithography machines!

In the past, the EUV lithography project was developed by a group of American chip manufacturers, including Intel, IBM, and AMD, in collaboration with American energy and trade departments to deal with Japanese companies, Canon and Nikon.
However, the two main companies involved in the research and development of EUV lithography machines are TSMC and ASML. In fact, the breakthrough point of EUV lithography machines, using water as a light source medium, was a theory first proposed by Lin Qijian. It is easy to imagine how important he is to TSMC.

"Lin Qijian is now working at the company he founded. He previously worked at IBM for more than 22 years, helping IBM develop the X-ray lithography project!"

Zhou Hualiang blurted out the information about Lin Qijian that he had found out, and it was obvious that he had put in a lot of effort to get it.

Nowadays, there are many types of lithography machines. Each company has a different approach, and they are all very wild and imaginative. Nikon and Canon, for example, use ArF argon oxide laser lithography machines, while IBM uses X-ray microlithography machines.

Other lithography machine manufacturers such as ASML also have their own directions for developing lithography machines. Before the winner is determined, it is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong. Everyone is running blindly to see who touches the decoration first. Of course, Dongxin Semiconductor is also one of them, but it is still unknown...

Zhou Hualiang handed some information about Lin Benjian and Lingchuang to Li Dongling, which also included the information collected about Lin Benjian's personality, hobbies, etc.

After reading the information, Li Dongling put it aside. He had a basic understanding of Lin Qijian's current situation. As a technician, Lin Qijian, who is now in his fifties, is still at the end of his peak.

Today's Lin Qijian is very similar to Ni Guangnan who works at Doxin Semiconductor. In terms of technology alone, he is not like the young technicians who have big imaginations and can run horses, but his experience has reached the pinnacle of his life. In addition, his management ability, ability to lead R&D teams, and ability to train developers are also at the pinnacle of his career.

To describe it in one sentence, an old man in the family is like a treasure. Now, whether it is Lin Qijian or Ni Guangnan, they are no longer suitable to lead the charge and act as vanguards. They are more suitable to stay in the center of the army and make plans!

When it comes to research and development, Lin Qijian is an expert and has a capable management team, but when it comes to running a company, Lin Qijian is not as outstanding as he is in research and development.

It cannot be said that the company he founded is doing badly, but it is definitely not as successful as when he was doing research and development.

However, this also provided an opportunity to poach Lin Qijian. If he was still working as an engineer at IBM, or if he was doing well at Leading Innovation, it would not necessarily be possible to poach him. After all, he is used to being the boss, so who would be willing to be a subordinate?

"You guys, prepare some things. I want to meet Lin Qijian as soon as possible!" Li Dongling said to Zhou Hualiang.

In the chip industry, which is truly a "sand-to-gold" industry, the modern electronic industry was created with just a handful of sand. Although the global chip industry is dominated by Chinese, it is really not easy to recruit top chip processor experts back to China, and it will become more and more difficult as time goes by!
That is to say, America and Japan are now competing in the semiconductor industry, and America is keeping a close eye on Canon and Nikon. This gives other companies in the industry an opportunity. Otherwise, if they want to poach technical giants like Lin Qijian, they probably won't have any chance at all.

"What about Microsoft?" Li Dongling asked the question he cared about most.

When Zhou Hualiang heard Li Dongling mention the cooperation with Microsoft, a look of worry appeared on his face. The Intel-Microsoft alliance is the key to Microsoft's dominance of the operating system. There are a large number of Intel supporters within Microsoft, and it is not easy to poach them.

After all, if the Microsoft-Intel alliance is destroyed and Intel is offended, Microsoft will become a "sinner", and the executives within Microsoft will not be willing to take the blame.

"I contacted several Microsoft executives through a public relations company, but none of them agreed to lobby for Doxin Semiconductor. Intel is still the most important ally for Microsoft!"

Zhou Hualiang said, "However, we have also contacted a Microsoft veteran, who may be able to help Dongxin Semiconductor get in touch with Bill Gates!"

"Fress, Ed Fress is the current director of Microsoft's gaming department!" "He is Bill Gates' confidant. He was appointed as the manager of Microsoft's Office software department, but Fress refused. He went to Microsoft's gaming department, which no one was optimistic about. Now he is leading the team to develop the "Age of Empires" game project!"

Zhou Hualiang said that, apart from the operating system, Office software is currently the most popular and profitable business within Microsoft. City governments, banks, hospitals, and giant companies in dozens of regions around the world are using this software.

As the biggest rival of Kingsoft WPS software, the Office family has demonstrated strong money-making ability since its birth, and will continue to provide revenue for Microsoft in the next few decades. Even more than 22 years later, it is still a software department with 487 billion users and annual revenue of more than US$ billion.

Fries gave up his position as manager of the office department and took over the unpopular gaming division within Microsoft. Only he himself knows whether he regrets it or not.

However, as Bill Gates' confidant, Fleiss's taking over of the gaming department may have been intended to help Bill Gates solve his problems. It is well known to the world that Bill Gates wants Microsoft to make a difference in the hardware business.

In fact, in Microsoft's previous life, the gaming department was led by Ed Fleiss, whether it was developing games or acquiring gaming companies. Even the Xbox gaming console project was strongly promoted by Ed Fleiss within Microsoft. The Xbox console also brought Microsoft $155 billion in revenue a year!

Without the support of Bill Gates, Flash would not be able to do all these things, especially when Xbox lost more than 10 billion US dollars when it first came out, and it was able to continue to fight with Sony. It is nonsense to say that Flash did not have the support of Bill Gates.

Li Dongling thought for a moment and vaguely guessed what Ed Fleiss was thinking. Fleiss was willing to meet with Doxin Semiconductor probably for Microsoft's hardware business.

Microsoft has not given up on its hardware business, but it is not easy for it to find helpers and allies in the hardware industry where everyone is against it. This time, Fries probably wants to test it out.

"Invite Ed Fries to New York. I want to meet him!"

Li Dongling looked at Zhou Hualiang and said, there are no eternal enemies or eternal allies in the world, only eternal interests. As long as there are enough benefits, mice can be friends just like cats!
It is not so easy to expect Doxin Semiconductor to cooperate with Microsoft, especially when the Microsoft-Intel alliance still exists, but... it is not impossible!
In the past, the Microsoft-Intel alliance seemed indestructible. However, after Microsoft saw the strength of the ARM camp, it stabbed Intel in the back and developed an ARM version of the Microsoft operating system, hoping to pull the huge ARM camp companies and users into the Microsoft camp.

ARM can do it, so why can't Doxin Semiconductor? The only difference is how big a stake Doxin Semiconductor can offer to make Microsoft stab Intel in the back.

Donxin Semiconductor cannot compete with Intel now, but Donxin Semiconductor is lucky. It was born with a silver spoon in its mouth. It cannot come up with any chips to impress Microsoft now, but its parent company Dongling Hi-Tech definitely has chips!
Dongling Hi-Tech is about to get involved in the computer business and launch Shenzhou-branded computers. Microsoft has been obsessed with computers for so many years. If Dongling Hi-Tech is willing to let Microsoft join in its computer business, will Bill Gates be tempted?
There is also the game console project. If Dongling Hi-Tech provides Microsoft with key components such as chips, graphics cards, memory, and OEM production of game consoles, Microsoft only needs to put a label on it and it can sell it. Will Ed Fleiss and Bill Gates be jealous of this big pie?

Anyway, I would rather die than have a friend. Dongling Hi-Tech has entered the computer industry and has a lot of competitors. In China, Lenovo, which is supported by Intel, Sharp, and Samsung, will definitely fight to the death with Shenzhou Computer, which is owned by Dongling Hi-Tech.

In the overseas market, the fact that Shenzhou computers use chips developed by Dongxin Semiconductor makes them a mortal enemy of Intel. In addition, their self-developed screens, memory sticks, hard drives, etc. make them at odds with global computer component manufacturers such as Samsung and Sharp.

Anyway, as long as Dongling Hi-Tech develops its own chips and other related components and launches computers using domestic components, it will have a lot of domestic and overseas competitors and will not be afraid of offending one or two more. It might as well bring Microsoft into the market and completely muddy the waters.

With Microsoft, a company that is naturally negatively targeted and has a villainous physique, Dongling Hi-Tech is no longer the most hated one. Instead, it makes Microsoft even more hated, and all the hatred is attracted by it!
The plane circled over New York and slowly landed at the airport. When getting off the plane, Larson whispered in Li Dongling's ear, "Would you like to have dinner with Johnny Reed tonight?"

Li Dongling nodded slightly. Johnny Reed was the powerful supporter that Feiyan Technology was looking for in America. If the cooperation went smoothly, Dongling Hi-Tech would also regard him as a supporter in America in the future.

The New York media and reporters, who have a keen sense of smell and information, had been waiting outside the airport for a long time. When Li Dongling arrived at the cabin, a burst of flash lights suddenly rang out.

Zhou Hualiang, Larson and others all smiled at this. The American media and reporters are quite realistic. The fact that so many media and reporters are paying attention to them right now shows that Feiyan Technology and Himalaya Radio are very popular. For them, it also means that fame and fortune are within their reach!

"Yao, when will Feiyan Technology go public?"

"Some Wall Street analysts believe that Feiyan Technology's valuation is seriously overestimated. What do you think?"

"Excuse me, General Manager of Feiyan Technology, I heard that you have a very special family background in the inland area. Is that true?"

"Excuse me, Li, what is the relationship between you and Yao? Will you get married?"

As soon as they got off the plane, a group of reporters threw a lot of questions at Li Dongling, Yao Luoying and others.

The media and reporters in New York are not only paying attention to Himalaya Radio, but also to Li Dongling and Yao Luoying. Even many gossip media in New York have come to join in the fun, which shows how popular Himalaya Radio is in America during this period.

But think about it, a company founded by Asians can actually make such a big splash in the Silicon Valley Internet, and even help many unknown people realize their American dreams. For the American media, there are simply too many things to pay attention to.

(End of this chapter)