Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 255: Get the chip sample in advance

Peng Xiaojun thought for a moment and said, "Since Boss Hu has said so, then it's almost certain."

Fang Xiaoya also said: "Yes, I think Boss Hu should be reliable."

Liu Chao still didn't quite believe it and shook his head: "Could there be any truth in what Boss Hu said?"

Peng Xiaojun said: "How can there be any moisture?"

Liu Chao said: "I don't like to speculate about others with bad intentions, but is there a possibility that Mr. Hu may not understand chip manufacturing technology, and he may not understand or even misunderstand what the technicians told him?"

The other two also understood what Liu Chao meant.

If Hu Jiangshan was not a semiconductor manufacturing technician.

If a real technician in Hu Jiangshan's company told him something, Hu Jiangshan might not understand it and might even misunderstand some of the details.

If Hu Jiangshan then relayed his misunderstanding to Peng Xiaojun, the deviation would become even more outrageous.

Is there such a possibility?
Of course there is.

There are some bosses and managers in technology companies who don't understand technology. They sometimes do misunderstand what technical personnel say, or even don't understand anything at all.

But Peng Xiaojun felt that Hu Jiangshan was not that unreliable. Although he was a little young, he was quite experienced in dealing with people and things.

Even if Hu Jiangshan really doesn't understand technology, how can he not be sure about such an important matter?
But then again, the tape-out has not been completed yet, so it is indeed not the time to be happy.

As long as we haven't received the chip sample and haven't passed the test, we can't relax and must follow up to the end.

Fang Xiaoya said, "Boss Peng, Boss Hu said that chip samples will be made tomorrow?"

Peng Xiaojun nodded: "Maybe he won't be able to come out tomorrow, but Boss Hu said he should be able to come out the day after tomorrow."

"Shall we go tomorrow?"

Peng Xiaojun said immediately, "Yes, of course. I'll ask my assistant to book a flight ticket right away... Oh, I really can't go tomorrow because I have an important meeting to attend. How about this, Lao Liu, Xiaoya, you two go."

Fang Xiaoya nodded.

Liu Chao thought for a moment and said, "Boss Peng, it would be best if we could bring someone who is good at chip technology with us."

Peng Xiaojun nodded: "Okay, let's find someone with high skills from the technical department to take him there."

Liu Chao responded.

Fang Xiaoya had no objection to Liu Chao's plan to bring a chip technician with him.

In fact, Liu Chao’s starting point was good.

Although Liu Chao was a little too cautious, it is always better to be cautious in such matters to avoid any irreparable accidents.

The next day, at Hong Kong International Airport, a plane had just landed.

This is a passenger plane from the mainland's imperial capital.

A moment later, Fang Xiaoya, Liu Chao and Yuan Binbin arrived at the exit hall.

The three of them pulled their suitcases, stopped at the exit, found the right direction, and walked towards the airport pick-up area.

They are all employees of Star Glory, and this is their second visit to Hong Kong Island in a week.

Obviously, they are not here for tourism but for business trip.

Fang Xiaoya and Liu Chao came to Hong Kong Island a few days ago to meet Hu Jiangshan, and they did not notify Hu Jiangshan when they came this time.

Firstly, the other party was very busy, and it would be embarrassing for Hu Jiangshan to arrange someone to pick him up.

Secondly, they can move around more freely and plan their itinerary better.

Fang Xiaoya and Liu Chao have been mentioned before. They are both core executives of Starry Glory.

Starry Sky Glory is a private aerospace company in China. For a super high-tech and unpopular company like this, almost all of its management are technical personnel.

Although Yuan Binbin is not a core executive, he is a senior semiconductor engineer.

Yuan Binbin came here just for a chip.

According to Hu Jiangshan's promise, the tape-out can be completed today or tomorrow, and some chip samples will naturally be produced. Yuan Binbin can come along and verify the level of some chip samples in time.

Of course, to test the quality of a chip requires a series of full-process performance tests, but as long as you are a senior and experienced chip engineer, you can roughly judge the quality of the chip by looking at the chip's appearance.

Judgment by the naked eye may not be accurate, but it can be used as a reference.

Liu Chao was fed up with the taxis in Hong Kong Island, so he contacted a friend in Hong Kong Island in advance and asked him to come and pick up the three of them to the hotel.

A moment later, the friend arrived in a Toyota Alpha.

In Hong Kong Island, this type of nanny car is very popular and can be seen everywhere on the streets.

The three of them got in the car, Liu Chao exchanged a few words with his friends, then started the engine and set off.

Liu Chao's friend is named Du Shanping, a mainlander who has been working in Hong Kong for more than ten years. He has become an expert on Hong Kong and speaks fluent Cantonese, with no difference from the locals.

Liu Chao and Du Shanping sat in the front row, chatting casually.

At this time, Liu Chao asked: "By the way, Brother Ping, have you heard of a man named Hu?"

Du Shanping was stunned: "Who has the surname Hu? There are many people with the surname Hu in Hong Kong Island."

Liu Chao said: "His name is Hu Jiangshan."

Du Shanping laughed when he heard this: "Oh, I've heard of him. He's a celebrity."

Liu Chao and Fang Xiaoya were both stunned. They didn't expect that Du Shanping had actually heard of Hu Jiangshan.

"Brother Ping, what's the situation with Hu Jiangshan? Who is he?"

"Who's your background? Don't you know? Hu Jiangshan is Hu Yingxiang's grandson, his biological grandson."

Liu Chao was stunned: "Hu, the grandson of Hu Yingxiang? Wow, that's pretty impressive."

Du Shanping held the steering wheel with one hand and waved his hand: "His family background is quite impressive, but he is not that great as a person?"

Liu Chao became excited: "What do you mean?"

"This Hu Jiangshan is indeed a character. He is very famous in Hong Kong Island, but it's not a good reputation. Can you guess what his nickname is?"

"How can I guess? What's the nickname?"

"He's called Hong Kong Island's No. 1 Prodigal Son."

Liu Chao was stunned after hearing this.

Fang Xiaoya was also shocked.

Even Yuan Binbin only half understood what he heard and felt it was incredible.

Why is there such a nickname?

"Prodigal son" is much more unpleasant than names like "dandy boy" or "young master".

Liu Chao asked: "What did he do? Why did he have such a nickname?"

Du Shanping was very happy to share these gossips with everyone, and told several people in detail about the various incidents that Hu Jiangshan had done.

My goodness, this shocked everyone. They were stunned and dumbfounded.

I didn't expect Hu Jiangshan to have done so many bad, immoral and stupid things.

Liu Chao couldn't help but ask: "Is this true or false? Did he do all this? Or did you hear it from others?"

Du Shanping said: "I did hear it from others, but he definitely did these things. Anyone in Hong Kong Island has heard of them."

"It shouldn't be like this. How could Hu Yingxiang have such a grandson?"

"Hey, what can the wealthy families in Hong Kong do? Each generation is worse than the previous one."

Liu Chao followed Du Shanping and shook his head and smiled bitterly, then turned back to look at Fang Xiaoya with a meaningful smile. Fang Xiaoya knew what Liu Chao wanted to say, which was that people like Hu Jiangshan could not be trusted.

When Fang Xiaoya heard about Hu Jiangshan’s “deeds”, she shook her head and thought that such a person was so hateful.

But he still felt strange, because when he thought of Hu Jiangshan's calm and composed face, his extraordinary conversation and temperament, and his experienced and natural attitude towards people, it was really difficult to connect this person with the deeds that Du Shanping had just mentioned.

Fang Xiaoya thought it was fine to say that Hu Jiangshan was a young man from a wealthy family, but to say that he was such a despicable prodigal son, she felt that the match was too low.

Of course, although Fang Xiaoya is very young, she also knows the truth that people’s hearts are hidden and you can only know a person’s face but not his heart.

I also understand that to judge a person's nature, you can't just look at the appearance.

As the saying goes, time reveals a person's true character. Only by spending enough time together can you know what kind of person he is.

But girls like Fang Xiaoya are really obsessed with appearance and rely more on intuition, so she feels that Hu Jiangshan may not be as bad as Du Shanping said.

Of course, Fang Xiaoya became more wary of Hu Jiangshan and could not be too careless.

As soon as Fang Xiaoya arrived at the hotel and put down her luggage, she received a call from Liu Chao.

"Xiaoya, come down."

"Lao Liu, what's the matter?"

"Hu Jiangshan called and said he would come to see us right away."

Fang Xiaoya was very surprised when she heard this: "Ah? How did he know we were here?"

"Maybe he contacted General Peng."

"So what's the matter with him coming here?"

"I don't know. He didn't say anything. It must be something important. Anyway, you can come down."

Fang Xiaoya responded, and without even bothering to change her clothes, she went downstairs and went to the coffee shop in the hotel lobby.

At this time, Liu Chao and Yuan Binbin were already waiting there.

Fang Xiaoya sat down and ordered a cup of coffee.

Liu Chao said: "Hu Jiangshan came here in such a hurry, he must have something important to say to him in person, but we should also be mentally prepared, it won't be good news."

Fang Xiaoya was stunned: "Why is it not good news?"

"Nothing, just a feeling. And think about it, the tape-out is expected to be completed tomorrow. What do you think he will say when he comes here today?"

Yuan Binbin said: "It may be said that there is a problem with the tape-out."

Liu Chao sighed: "Yes, this is most likely the result."

Fang Xiaoya was speechless for a moment. Although she wanted to argue, she had to admit that Liu Chao's statement was indeed more logical.

Hu Jiangshan's coming at this time may indeed bring about changes, but generally speaking, these changes are not good ones.

Fang Xiaoya said: "Is it possible that the tape-out was completed ahead of schedule?"

Liu Chao laughed and said, "Yuan Gong, what do you think? Is it possible to complete the tape-out ahead of schedule?"

Yuan Binbin looked cautious and shook his head. "It's unlikely. The tape-out process is very long and usually it will be delayed. I've never heard of it being advanced, unless the other party is TSMC."

Liu Chao said to Fang Xiaoya, "Anyway, let's listen to what the other party has to say first. If it really doesn't work, then explain the situation to General Peng and quickly contact Sansang. There should still be a chance to reach an agreement."

Fang Xiaoya frowned.

To be honest, as long as there is any way, Fang Xiaoya does not agree to any form of cooperation with Sansang Group.

Sansang is a company with no bottom line, and too many companies have been cheated by it.

But Liu Chao's reasons were very sufficient and Fang Xiaoya couldn't say anything.

Chips are the top priority now.

Now we can only take one step at a time.

Just then, someone came in, a tall and handsome figure.

It was the person the three of them were talking about just now - Hu Jiangshan.

Liu Chao stood up first and said with a smile: "Boss Hu, you are here. Speak of the devil and he will appear."

Hu Jiangshan smiled slightly, greeted the three of them and exchanged a few words with them.

Hu Jiangshan sat down and said, "I just contacted General Peng and found out that you guys are here. I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

Liu Chao waved his hands and said "It's okay" repeatedly.

Fang Xiaoya looked at Hu Jiangshan a few more times, thinking back to all the shit Du Shanping had said in the car, and still found it difficult to get along with Hu Jiangshan.

Moreover, most of those crappy things were related to women, as if Hu Jiangshan was so disgusting to women.

But how is it possible?
With Hu Jiangshan's looks, temperament, and conversation, Fang Xiaoya couldn't believe that so many young girls would reject him.

At this time, Liu Chao asked: "Boss Hu, we should have an appointment to meet tomorrow, what's the matter with you coming here today?"

Hu Jiangshan took a sip of coffee and replied, "I was afraid you would be anxious, so I brought this in advance."

"This...what?"

Hu Jiangshan didn't say anything, but picked up the bag he brought with him, took out something similar to a mooncake box from it, and placed it on the coffee table.

Liu Chao and Fang Xiaoya were both stunned.

This box is obviously a protective box for precision instruments. Could it be...

It shouldn't be possible.

Fang Xiaoya asked: "Boss Hu, what's in this?"

Hu Jiangshan smiled and said, "Mr. Fang, you will know if you open it and take a look."

Fang Xiaoya was stunned, wondering why Hu Jiangshan called her "Engineer Fang".

Does Hu Jiangshan know her identity?
Thinking of this, Fang Xiaoya still reached out to open the box.

With a "click", the switch popped open and the lid opened.

Fang Xiaoya and Liu Chao both widened their eyes in disbelief.

I didn't expect there were actually a few chips inside.

There are a total of ten chips, arranged in two rows and placed in the soft grooves inside the box.

Fang Xiaoya showed a delighted look on her face: "Boss Hu, this is...is this a sample of the chip we designed?"

Liu Chao couldn't help but say, "That's impossible. The tape-out hasn't been completed yet!"

Hu Jiangshan smiled and said, "The tape-out has been completed. These are your chip samples. I was afraid you were in a hurry, so I brought ten of them here first."

"This……"

Liu Chao had an expression of disbelief and gestured to Yuan Binbin.

Yuan Binbin immediately understood and said, "Can you take it out so I can have a look?"

"Okay, you guys take a look."

Hu Jiangshan didn't say much and just drank his coffee.

Yuan Binbin rubbed his hands, took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket and put them on, then carefully took out a chip from the box.

Fang Xiaoya was very nervous.

Now is the time for Yuan Binbin to play his role. He needs to test whether these chip samples are the ones developed by Starry Glory.

(End of this chapter)