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Chapter 538 Entering the Trap
Guo Fanqin, who originally just wanted to complain and give it a try, was visibly stunned when he heard Li Dongling's words. He obviously did not expect that there would really be any fruit falling from the sky.

Zhou Shuyang and Li Weimin couldn't help but look towards Li Dongling. The Tianji chip project was of course important, and it would even become the most concerned engineering project in the province by the Hanxi Provincial Government Office in the future.

But haste makes waste. Research and development cannot be rushed. Tianji has not yet been taped out. Once the tape-out is completed, and the trial production, packaging and testing processes are completed, even if everything goes well, the news of Tianji's release is estimated to have to wait until the end of this year or next year.

It is estimated that it will take until next year at the earliest for Dongling Hi-Tech to launch a computer equipped with the Tianji chip and it will be available on the market, and that is assuming everything goes well.

Before Tianji goes into mass production, there is actually not much that the Hanxi Provincial Government can do. The only way to make a real splash is after Tianji is released, when the Hanxi Provincial Government builds a provincial or even national semiconductor industrial park. That would be a big deal. Now the Hanxi Provincial Government can only wait.

In addition to the Microsoft game console, Li Dongling also has a new project, which naturally attracted the attention of Zhou Shuyang, Li Weimin and others. After all, there is a chance that they can eat this piece of meat immediately.

"I wonder if Dongling Hi-Tech has any new projects?" Li Weimin couldn't help but ask.

Li Dongling took a sip of tea and then said, "Dongling Hi-Tech is preparing to restart the "Stargazing" brand!"

"Stargazing?"

Hearing this brand, Guo Fanqin, Zhou Shuyang and others were obviously stunned for a moment. They were not "familiar" with the products of Dongling Hi-Tech, but as the largest taxpayer in Hanxi Province, they had basically heard of the products of Dongling Hi-Tech, but they also felt that it was a bit "unpopular".

"Stargazing is a satellite receiver brand that Dongling Hi-Tech and Torch Group's predecessor cooperated on before!"

Li Weimin, who is in charge of the Hanxi Industrial Department, is quite familiar with Dongling Hi-Tech. "There are quite a few companies in Hanxi Province that are producing satellite dishes."

As one of the earliest companies to develop satellite dishes, Dongling Hi-Tech has long since discontinued this project. However, Li Weimin knows that there are still many companies in Hanxi Province that are producing them, and some are even selling them under the guise of "stargazing".

Because the Stargazing Satellite Dish has the best reputation, it was made of real materials and had guaranteed quality. It also cooperated with local TV stations and supply and marketing cooperatives. This meant that TV users who installed genuine Stargazing Satellite Dish did not have to worry about the satellite dish being fined or taken away.

For many TV users, the Guanxing satellite dish brand has a very good reputation. Even though the Guanxing satellite dish has been discontinued, there are still many satellite dish manufacturers that use the Guanxing brand. There are even many satellite dish workshops that are engaged in counterfeiting and pirating. They keep changing their ways and no one can be found even if you sue them.

After knowing the origin of the stargazing sign, Zhou Shuyang, Guo Fanqin and others couldn't help but look at each other and looked at Li Dongling with some curiosity.

The satellite dish market has long been ruined. The market exists, but the price war has been too fierce.

Dongling Hi-Tech stopped its stargazing satellite dish business a few years ago, but now it is bringing up stargazing again, which makes them curious.

"Mr. Li, Dongling Hi-Tech is going to redo the satellite dish project?"

Zhou Shuyang asked Li Dongling, frowning a little, "The attitude of the Yanjing Radio and Television Bureau towards satellite dishes is unclear. There is news that the radio and television drama department intends to launch a genuine satellite dish that meets the standards of the Radio and Television Bureau, but it is not certain when the standards will be issued!"

Regarding satellite dishes, the previous attitude of the Yanjing Radio and Television Bureau was to prohibit their installation. A few years ago, it even issued a special law to prohibit TV users from installing satellite dishes privately, in order to protect the cable TV business under the Radio and Television Bureau.

But a few years later, even though star-gazing satellite dishes have been discontinued, this thing has become rampant across the country. No TV users who have installed satellite dishes have been confiscated or fined, but it is still of no avail. TV users in towns and rural areas and families installing satellite dishes are almost like the influx of people, and it cannot be stopped at all.

So, now there are voices coming out again that the proliferation of satellite dishes cannot be stopped, and news has come out within the Radio and Television Bureau that it is better to guide than to block. Since the proliferation of satellite dishes cannot be stopped, the Radio and Television Bureau will launch a "genuine" satellite dish for TV users to install, so as to eliminate those counterfeit goods.

It is hard to say whether the news is true or false, but there is indeed a rumor that whichever satellite dish brand wins the bid for the satellite dish project of the Radio and Television Bureau will win a fortune.

Once satellite dishes that cooperate with the Radio and Television Bureau are legalized in the country, with hundreds of millions of TV household users in the country, as well as subsequent after-sales and maintenance, a huge market for satellite dishes will be created, and it will be a legitimate profit, and it will no longer be in a gray area as before.

“If the Radio and Television Bureau can issue satellite dish standards, then Guanxing may re-enter the satellite dish market. However, this time, the new products that Guanxing is going to launch are not satellite dishes, but digital video equipment and Internet set-top boxes. The early user markets for these two products will mainly be in the Americas, old Europe and other markets. Microsoft has also invested in the Guanxing brand!”

When they heard that stargazing was not about playing with satellite dishes but about developing new products and exporting them to overseas markets to earn foreign exchange, Wu Yaoguo, Li Weimin, Zhou Shuyang and others all perked up.

If this was said by other companies, saying they want to export to earn foreign exchange or something, then they would have to weigh the truth. But if it was said by Dongling Hi-Tech, there would be no doubt at all, because Dongling Hi-Tech can really earn foreign exchange!

Up to now, Dongling Hi-Tech is still the technology company that earns the most foreign exchange from exports in Hanxi and even in the country. And it is not the kind of foreign exchange that is earned by exporting overseas at a loss and then relying on domestic subsidies to earn back the foreign exchange, but real overseas revenue.

Digital cordless phones are still popular in old Europe and America. Although PHS phones have not been able to enter America and old Europe, they are selling well in Japan, Brazil, Colombia, Siam, Malaysia and other places, earning a lot of foreign exchange such as Japanese yen, Thai baht, and real.

Foreign currencies like the real do not have as strong purchasing power as the US dollar, but these currencies can definitely be used to import energy such as soybeans and iron ore from Brazil, and there is no loss to be made.

Hearing that Dongling Hi-Tech was going to develop export products again, Li Weimin and his companions suddenly became serious. These projects, not to mention Hanxi, I'm afraid that the Economic and Trade Commission, the Foreign Exchange Bureau, the Development and Reform Commission, the Electronic Information Industry and other departments in Yanjing would pay special attention to them after hearing the news.

"What is the potential of the digital video equipment and Internet set-top box projects? What do we need the Hanxi Provincial Government to do?"

Li Weimin spoke first. As long as Dongling Hi-Tech's foreign exchange project has potential, the Hanxi Provincial Government will basically give its full support, providing resources and money... The provincial government is also nervous, but there is no problem in getting support from banks in Hanxi Province. The banks even hope that Dongling Hi-Tech will borrow more from them.

For banks and investment institutions, customers like Dongling Hi-Tech are top lending targets, but Dongling Hi-Tech has abundant cash flow, with funds remaining in its account all year round, which can sustain the cash flow of the entire Dongling Hi-Tech for more than two years.

What Dongling Hi-Tech needs is US dollars. Dongling Hi-Tech now has some foreign debt, but those are US dollars borrowed from banks in Japan Mitsubishi, South Korea, Siam, Malaysia and other places. Dongling Hi-Tech Port City Company started raising US dollars last year, and now there is a staggering amount of US dollar cash flow in its account!
“Before they go on sale, no one knows whether they will be accepted by users, but digital video recording equipment and Internet set-top boxes are an opportunity for stargazing.

I think that if the two star-gazing products can be successfully developed and accepted by overseas users, the revenue may exceed the current satellite dish revenue!"

Li Dongling said that he didn't know how long the digital video equipment would be popular, but the set-top box project was enough for Stargazing to survive for many, many years, and it was worth it for this first brand established by Li Dongling.

After hearing what Li Dongling said, Wu Yaoguo, Li Weimin and others looked at each other. They had no doubt about what Li Dongling said. Li Dongling claimed that these two products could make more money than satellite dishes, so the profits were absolutely guaranteed, and Hanxi's foreign exchange income might also increase significantly.

"As for the stargazing project, Hanxi Guotou will fully support it!"

Wu Yaoguo also said that with the statements made by Wu Yaoguo, Li Weimin, Zhou Shuyang and others, the stargazing digital video equipment and stargazing Internet set-top boxes can get a lot of support in the provincial capital, and there is no need to worry about funds, land, etc.

Of course, investing in the stargazing project is also an opportunity for Hanxi Guotou. If the stargazing machine really sells well overseas, it will be a great achievement for Hanxi Guotou to be able to invest in such a project to earn foreign exchange. As the head of Hanxi Guotou, Wu Yaoguo has to make achievements too.

For Zhou Shuyang, Li Weimin and other staff members of the Hanxi Provincial Government, this inspection of Dongxin Semiconductor was definitely an unexpected gain. Dongxin Semiconductor and Dongling Hi-Tech brought them much more surprises than they expected!
Li Weimin and his colleagues did not stay in Dongxin Semiconductor for long. They were in a hurry to go back and report the situation to the provincial government. After staying in Dongxin Semiconductor for a while, they left in a hurry.

But Wu Yaoguo did not leave. He and Li Dongling still had important things to discuss. He could not go back with peace of mind until he finished the discussion, especially after seeing the Tianji chip.

In the conference room, Li Dongling, Wu Xinyi, Lin Qijian, Wu Yaoguo, and several executives from Doxin Semiconductor were present.

Wu Yaoguo is now considered one of us. He and Dongling Hi-Tech are in the same camp. The outside world is also aware of this and it cannot be washed away. If he says that he is not familiar with Dongling Hi-Tech, probably no one in Hanxi will believe him.

Therefore, Li Dongling was not afraid of Wu Yaoguo's presence. Li Dongling also asked someone to invite Zhou Shi and several other chief engineers from Dongxin Lithography Machine to come over.

At this time, Dongxin Semiconductor is about to jointly establish a chip production base with Hanxi Guotou. There is no need to hide some things from Wu Yaoguo. Anyway, he has fallen into the pit, so it doesn't matter if he knows how big the pit is...

(End of this chapter)