Reborn since 1993

Chapter 803 The calm before the storm

"Now is a critical period for Intel, and the threat posed by Nippon Semiconductor to Intel has not disappeared.

The 193-nanometer lithography machine cannot be improved, Moore's Law may fail, and Asia's Dongxin Semiconductor is becoming a new threat to Intel in the Far East..."

Gregory expressed his concerns to Grove, saying that the troubles Intel was facing required an iron-fisted emperor to lead the way in order to solve them.

Apart from Grove, Gregory didn't know who else could be the president of Intel and do all this.

Grove's skills and vision are unmatched by ordinary people as he was able to lead Intel from a company with a market value of more than a billion dollars to a giant with a market value of over 200 billion and revenue of nearly 20 to 30 billion dollars.

Reaching out to stop Gregory from continuing, Grove suppressed his trembling hands, looked at Gregory and said, "Gregory, my friend, I asked you to come back to the headquarters this time not to listen to your troubles. I understand your concerns, but Intel has more important things to do now!"

"The most important thing for Intel now is the selection of the next president. This is a major issue related to Intel's future. The only one who can defeat Intel is Intel itself, not some rival!"

Grove taught Gregory the true meaning of being the emperor of Intel. He knew too well what was the most important thing for Intel.

Only the position of Intel's president is the most important to Grove's faction. Only by sending people from his faction to the position of Intel's president can he continue to maintain his power in Intel and allow Intel to continue to move in the direction he has set. As for other opponents, Grove doesn't care at all now.

"Intel will sooner or later take care of Toshiba, NEC, and other semiconductor companies, as well as IBM and AMD, their rivals!"

Grove sneered, "As for the Dongxin Semiconductor you mentioned, I have noticed that Microsoft and Goldman Sachs are endorsing it, but that is a matter for the future.

I need you to return to Intel headquarters temporarily and help me deal with Intel headquarters affairs until Barrett takes the position of Intel president! "

Barrett is a loyal follower of Grove. Grove stepped down as president and appointed Barrett as the new president, which basically means that Grove will continue to rule Intel.

"Gregory, my friend, you are willing to help me and the Intel through this most critical period, right?!"

Gregory was stared at by Grove as if he was being stared at by a tiger. He knew that if he dared to say "no" at this time, he would probably be purged from Intel's power by Grove tomorrow.

If loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal. For an emperor at the end of his career, what he cares most about is someone challenging his authority. Once he finds such signs, he will do crazy things. This is the instinct of a power-hungry creature. As long as he is still the emperor, he must maintain the emperor's authority and will not allow anyone to dare to challenge him, let alone the existence of traitors.

Gregory's throat was a little dry. Intel was not sitting back and relax in Asia. There was the rival Nippon Semiconductor and the newly emerged Doxin. If he left Asia, it would be equivalent to Intel loosening its control over the Asian chip market.

Even if he can return to Asia smoothly next year, it is hard to say what his opponents will become after half a year or even a year!

But facing the eager Grove, can Gregory say "no"? !

"Of course," Gregory said with a bitter smile, "Intel will enter the next period under your leadership. The future belongs to Intel!"

……

Luck is something that cannot be seen or touched, but it always seems to carry some unfathomable cause and effect relationships.

As the overlord of the chip industry, Intel is now truly unrivaled, and no chip manufacturer can challenge it.

If Intel continues to put pressure on Doxin Semiconductor, even with the support of Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Walden International and other companies, Doxin will be blocked at every turn and will feel very uncomfortable being surrounded and blocked.

But Intel has also entered the stage of succession between the old and the new. The competition for the president has left Intel with no time to take care of other things. The biggest focus of the entire Intel in the next year or so will be on the selection of the new leader!
For Doxin Semiconductor, it is equivalent to having a window period of one and a half years for development. In this year and a half, there are also many things to do!
Grove's resignation basically marks the beginning of the retirement of the most capable generation of professional managers in America.

The president of IBM is about to retire, the head of General Electric is also rumored to be starting his retirement life, and the president of Disney has also been repeatedly involved in retirement rumors. Once they retire, it basically means that the old guns who led American companies to expand their territory are about to retire.

Grove and his generation of professional managers truly represent the top professional managers in America. Their ability, vision, and courage are unmatched among their contemporaries. When they were around, they were influencing Wall Street institutions.

After Grove and others retired, the only people of their generation left were Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and a few other veterans.

By the time they retire, America's professional managers who truly have a global vision and can carry the flag for America have basically retired.

From then on, major American companies began to enter a period where they were led by Wall Street institutions and entered an era where everything was aligned with stock prices.

...Li Dongling didn't know that Gregory had been transferred back to Intel headquarters to help Grove elect a new emperor.

Without Gregory to coordinate Intel's resources, the suppression of Doxin Semiconductor is indeed a relief for Doxin Semiconductor.

But for Doxin Semiconductor, the most important thing is itself. Only with technological breakthroughs and the qualifications to challenge Intel can it attack and defend against aliens. Otherwise, if it relies on external forces, it will eventually be exposed.

"boom!"

In a courtyard behind Dongling Hi-Tech's headquarters, Li Dongling was sparring with Yang Zhigao on a built boxing ring.

This courtyard is where the Dongling Hi-Tech people gather and relax. It has facilities such as a gym, a screening room, and a barbecue grill.

When Dongling Hi-Tech was first established, Li Dongling and his friends would come here to gather every now and then, and they also watched Tyson's boxing discs here. However, as Dongling Hi-Tech grew bigger and bigger, Li Dongling, Zhang Ao, Gao Peng and their friends came here less and less often, because they each had too many things to deal with.

But today, Zhang Ao, Gao Peng and others were all here. Li Dongling was practicing with Yang Zhigao, and Zhang Ao and Gao Peng were barbecuing in the courtyard.

After sweating all over, Li Dongling washed himself, went to the courtyard, took a bite of barbecue, took the wine glass handed to him by Zhang Ao, clinked glasses with him, and drank it all in one gulp.

After eating a skewer of barbecue, Li Dongling said to Zhang Ao, "When are you going to get married? Your old man has been talking about it countless times!"

In the past few years, the senior executives of Dongling Hi-Tech have all gotten married. Li Dongling is about to marry Yao Luoying, and Gao Peng is also engaged. The only one left is Zhang Ao, a famous bachelor in Pingyang and even Hanxi.

"The old man doesn't want me to get married, he wants to have a great-grandchild. I'll just bring one home for him one day!"

Zhang Ao took a sip of wine and said that there was never a shortage of women around him, but when it came to marriage, Zhang Ao had a playboy mentality and was obviously not ready to settle down.

Li Dongling shook his head, but said no more. Among all the veteran executives of Dongling Hi-Tech, the one who lived the most carefree life was undoubtedly Zhang Ao.

"Old Zhang," Li Dongling said to Zhang Ao and Gao Peng after he had eaten a bit of his fill. "I'm afraid you'll need to make a hard trip overseas in a while. By then, Dongling Hi-Tech will have some overseas business that you need to handle!"

After Soros has finished messing around in Southeast Asia, he will definitely send people over to pick up bargains. At this time, he will definitely have to send a general over to handle the matter.

Zhang Ao and Gao Peng looked at each other, and both of them became very cautious. Considering Dongling Hi-Tech's various actions from last year to this year, including huge borrowings and cost cuts, it would be a miracle if they didn't notice anything unusual.

"Brother Li, is something going to happen?" Zhang Ao asked Li Dongling with a serious expression.

Li Dongling felt that Soros had probably already launched the first wave of offensive in Siam, but it had not attracted too much attention from the outside world, and no one would have thought how much turmoil this would cause throughout Asia.

"There should be news coming out in a few days. The marketing and logistics departments should be prepared in advance!" said Li Dongling.

After hearing what Li Dongling said, Zhang Ao and Gao Peng both nodded cautiously. Even though they didn't know the reason yet, looking at Li Dongling's expression, they knew that this matter was probably not a small matter.

……

Hong Kong City, Baring Investment Company. At this moment, Baring had no idea of ​​the scene they would face next. At this moment, the interior of Baring was still a flourishing scene.

"So, Peregrine got a big order, right?!"

William Du, one of the two founders of Peregrine, held the power of attorney sent by Dongling Hi-Tech Port City Company and spoke to Liang Botao excitedly.

Liang Botao also looked at the letter of authorization, which was to entrust Peregrine to conduct an overall assessment of the stargazing digital video recorder project. In this line of work, Peregrine knew very well what this meant.

After the evaluation is completed, it is necessary to help the employer sell the project. If Dongling Hi-Tech asks Peregrine to evaluate the stargazing video recorder and Peregrine makes the final deal, it is conservatively estimated that Peregrine can get a commission of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars for this order. This is definitely Peregrine's largest single transaction this year.

In addition to earning Hong Kong dollars, if a huge deal can be completed, Peregrine's reputation will be further enhanced!

"I'm afraid this order will exceed our expectations. I need to go to Hanxi!" Liang Botao said to Du William.

(End of this chapter)