Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 474 Semiconductor Production Line Upgraded to Advanced Level
Fang Yuchao is actually a bit like Zhang Rui. He is a bit of a workaholic and a careerist. If there is nothing important at hand, this trait will not be apparent. But if there is something important, Fang Yuchao will devote himself to it.

This is also the reason why Zhang Rui recruited Fang Yuchao at that time. This guy is ruthless and a capable person.

Since Fang Yuchao is the department leader and has invested a lot of effort in the work, the employees in the department certainly cannot be complacent and must quickly follow their leader and move forward, otherwise they will only get themselves into trouble.

At the same time, Hu Jiangshan, Zhang Rui, Du Jiahui and others walked and talked and came to the boss's office.

To be honest, if Zhang Rui hadn't led the way, Hu Jiangshan would have forgotten that he had an office in the main office building.

This office had been prepared long ago, and Hu Jiangshan had definitely not gone in more than twice.

The office door looks ordinary, but if you look closely, you can see that the material is somewhat different from that of other doors.

Needless to say, this door is absolutely explosion-proof, and the access control system operates independently, so the security level is maximized.

Hu Jiangshan scanned his fingerprint, opened the door and went in.

It was very spacious inside, and the overall area was not much smaller than the lounge we had just stayed in.

Because the room is located at the corner of an office building, the so-called "golden corner" in real estate, the window is curved and has a floor-to-ceiling window design.

The room has not been used for a long time, so the sunshades are closed.

Du Jiahui helped press the switch, and the sunshade slowly opened. The view in front of him suddenly became clear and the whole view was filled with the sea view.

Staying in this place will broaden your horizons and mind so that you will never suffer from depression.

Of course, the space launch site and Hu Jiangshan’s big villa on the island are not bad either.

This kind of scenery is very common on Tenglong Island, but it is particularly magnificent when seen in the boss's office. This is the so-called boss' privilege.

Although the office is rarely used, its sanitary condition is still quite good.

The entire office does not require too many cleaning staff, and most of the cleaning work is done by cleaning robots.

If not, there will still be some blind spots that the cleaning robot cannot reach and is powerless to do anything, and there will be no need to hire a cleaning staff.

Hu Jiangshan invited Zhang Rui, Du Jiahui and others to sit on the sofa, and immediately the feeling came.

This is what it feels like to be a big boss. I have never noticed it before.

Of course, Hu Jiangshan was a top technologist on Blue Star in his previous life. Wherever he went, he was the center of attention and the center of attention. However, the feeling was still different, and Hu Jiangshan at that time really had a bit of a nerdy mentality, so his mentality was very different from now.

Hu Jiangshan has lived two lives as a human being, and has made up for the shortcomings in his thinking from his previous life.

Soon someone brought iced coffee, tea and drinks.

This was arranged by Zhang Rui, and everyone chatted while drinking.

These people are the veterans of the semiconductor division's early days. They are very loyal and different from the executives who joined later.

Hu Jiangshan also attaches great importance to them, so after the executive meeting, he still has to chat with them for a while to understand their ideas.

After all, the semiconductor business is very sensitive now, and Jiangshan Group has done a very strict job of keeping secrets. Not to mention ordinary employees, even general managers don’t know all the inside stories. Only these core executives know it more clearly.

So the status of these people is very important.

In fact, these people are quite satisfied with the current situation of the company and have nothing to complain about. The questions they raise are basically about how to improve it and how to do better in management and production.

We were just chatting at this time and the atmosphere was quite relaxed.

Everyone had finished talking. Hu Jiangshan drank a sip of tea, stretched, and asked, "What else has happened recently?"

The others looked at each other and seemed to have nothing to say.

Zhang Rui said, "By the way, Boss, we have received several emails recently from organizers asking if we would like to participate in the event."

Hu Jiangshan was stunned: "Activity? What activity?"

"It's not just one event, it's several events, some overseas and some domestic."

Zhang Rui began to explain.

According to the formal process, some event organizers, media, or potential cooperative enterprises that want to cooperate with Jiangshan Group must first take the initiative to contact the office in Central, Hong Kong Island. However, the semiconductor division is now independently operated, so the division has also announced email addresses and other contact information, so occasionally we will receive some strange emails.

For example, recently, the Semiconductor Division received several event invitation emails in a row.

Hu Jiangshan smiled and asked, "What kind of activities are they?"

"Some are product exhibitions, some are industry seminars, and some are cocktail parties. They ask if we can send people to participate. Boss, do we need to participate in these activities? Or just ignore them."

Hu Jiangshan thought about it.

External product exhibitions don’t matter. Jiangshan Group has no shortage of orders, and the more orders is not necessarily better. Hu Jiangshan himself even has to select his customers. The truly important customers are contacted through special channels, so there is no need to participate.

As for the cocktail party, which is of a social nature, a boss like Hu Jiangshan must attend. He is not willing to go to such an unclear place and communicate with unclear people, so there is no need for him to attend.

Industry seminars are different. It is still necessary to participate in such professional activities.

Since you are in this industry, knowing more professional leaders will be helpful for your future development.

Moreover, Hu Jiangshan may not necessarily need to go to this kind of event in person. Company veterans like Zhang Rui and Du Jiahui can handle it on their own, so it is appropriate to let them go, which also shows that we value their performance.

Hu Jiangshan had planned to promote Zhang Rui and others before, so this was a good opportunity.

Thinking of this, Hu Jiangshan said, "How about this, forward me the emails about those industry seminars and activities. I'll take a look and if it's appropriate, we can send someone to participate."

Zhang Rui nodded and agreed.

They chatted for a while, and then Hu Jiangshan let them leave.

Although their work has basically been completed by the end of the year, there are still some management matters to deal with, and they can't just sit back and chat.

And Hu Jiangshan also has some things to do.

Hu Jiangshan was alone in the office, looking at the sea view outside the window and enjoying the rare quiet time.

He finished another cup of iced coffee, then picked up the phone on the coffee table and opened the Technology Engine APP.

Hu Jiangshan saw two areas.

[Control Area 1: General Island]

[Control Area 2: Tenglong Island]

Hu Jiangshan selected area 2, and a list of facilities immediately appeared.

Wow, Tenglong Island has quite a lot of facilities, there are already a lot of them.

Tenglong Island is large in area, and even with so many large facilities built, it doesn’t feel crowded.

【Semiconductor production line, intermediate, operating normally】

[Space launch site, intermediate, operating normally]

[Tidal power station, intermediate, operating normally]

【Desalination treatment facility, intermediate level, operating normally】

[Special tool R&D and manufacturing center, intermediate level, operating normally]

[Infrastructure Planning and Construction Center, primary, operating normally]

[Aerospace Equipment Design and Manufacturing Center, primary level, operating normally]...

All facilities are functioning normally.

Hu Jiangshan selected the semiconductor production line to check the detailed status.

It turns out that the semiconductor production line on Tenglong Island can be upgraded.

【Clue】: Semiconductor production line upgrading project
[Level]: Advanced
[Ability Improvement]: 120%-280%
【Basic requirements】: Intermediate semiconductor production line
【Construction period】: 40 days

【Capital Investment】: 300 million Hong Kong dollars
When Hu Jiangshan saw the capital investment, he was stunned.

It actually costs 300 million Hong Kong dollars. Wow, that’s really expensive.

Hu Jiangshan vaguely remembered that the last time he upgraded the semiconductor production line from primary to intermediate level, it cost 50 million Hong Kong dollars. This time it increased six times!

The money suddenly became so worthless that it was hard to accept for a while.

But on second thought, this is a high-level facility in a semiconductor production line, so it is normal that it is a bit more expensive.

For high-level semiconductor production lines, there is actually a range of capacity improvement, with a minimum of 120% and a maximum of 280%. The highest increase is acceptable, but I don't know how to judge it.

Hu Jiangshan looked at his personal account and found that he had nearly 400 million Hong Kong dollars in it, which was barely enough.

If Mr. Wang Chengdong had not made a generous move and paid Hu Jiangshan more money for the goods, Hu Jiangshan would obviously have been in trouble again.

Even so, once the semiconductor production line is upgraded, life will become tight again.

But there is no way around it. It is crucial to increase the current production capacity of semiconductor facilities. If it is not increased, order schedules will be too long, and payment collection will also take a long time, and the situation will become increasingly worse.

You should invest when it’s time to invest, don’t hesitate.

Moreover, the payments for the delivered orders are being received one after another, so there shouldn’t be any major problems with funds.

Thinking of this, Hu Jiangshan gritted his teeth and directly clicked the "OK" button.

【Facility improvement and environmental testing in progress...】

【Facility improvement environmental testing: passed】

[Deduction of HKD 3 million from the capital account: Success]

【Facility construction process: Successfully started】

The interface switches and a progress bar appears.

The progress bar is very long and progress is very slow.

The upgrade of the advanced facilities of the semiconductor production line is quite complicated and takes forty days, more than a month.

You know, it doesn’t seem to take that long to build a space launch site.

As for the high-end facilities, that’s normal.

Okay, now that the money has been spent, just wait patiently.

Once the semiconductor production line is upgraded to a higher level, the production efficiency and yield rate will be greatly improved. At that time, the pressure of order delivery will be much smaller, and Zhang Rui and his colleagues will naturally not have to worry.

Hu Jiangshan suddenly thought that there would be some engineering work involved in upgrading the facilities, and he thought he should inform Zhang Rui beforehand, so that they wouldn't make a fuss and call their boss Hu Jiangshan after seeing it.

So Hu Jiangshan called Zhang Rui and told him the general situation.

Of course, Hu Jiangshan would not mention the Technology Engine APP, nor would he explicitly say that the semiconductor production line was undergoing a large-scale upgrade. He would only explain that the machinery and equipment would undergo some upgrades to improve the efficiency parameters, so that Zhang Rui would not panic if he saw anything unusual, and could just send an email to Hu Jiangshan.

Although Zhang Rui is a workaholic, he is very smart and his emotional intelligence has improved considerably in this year. He does not ask too many questions about what Hu Jiangshan tells him to do. As long as he agrees and does his job well, that's all he needs to do.

A moment later, Hu Jiangshan received an email forwarded by Zhang Rui, which was an invitation to some events.

Zhang Rui sent over information about professional seminars and forums.

Hu Jiangshan took a rough look and found that there were both domestic and foreign organizers of these activities and the reporting locations were really varied and colorful.

Hu Jiangshan looked for a long time until he felt dizzy, and finally chose two activities, one was a professional forum held in Dibai City, UAE, and the other was a seminar held in the imperial capital.

Zhang Rui can just make the arrangements for the participants. He can go himself or send someone else. This gives Zhang Rui full freedom, allowing him to be a real CEO.

Hu Jiangshan doesn't even plan to interfere too much in such matters in the future. Zhang Rui can handle it well, so he just needs to inform Hu Jiangshan.

Just then, Hu Jiangshan's cell phone rang.

I looked at the caller ID and saw it was Wang Zhicheng calling.

Hu Jiangshan answered the phone and Wang Zhicheng's cheerful voice came from the other end.

"Hello, Mr. Hu, is it convenient for us to talk?"

Hu Jiangshan had a good impression of Wang Zhicheng.

Although Wang Zhicheng has a strong businessman flavor, he is still quite sincere in his dealings with people. At least he is nice to Hu Jiangshan, so we should still pay more attention to Wang Zhicheng.

Hu Jiangshan said, "It's convenient. Mr. Wang, please tell me."

"Mr. Hu, I heard you returned to China. Are you in Hong Kong Island?"

"Yes, I'm back."

Hu Jiangshan paused for a moment and then said, "Boss Wang, it's the end of the year now. Boss Zeng may not have time to see us before the New Year. It's best to arrange it after the New Year."

Wang Zhicheng laughed and said, "I understand. Of course I understand. I called you to invite you to a product launch event. I have invited a few friends who I get along well with to be the guests. If you have time, please come and attend."

Product launch? This is quite new.

Hu Jiangshan is not opposed to this kind of activity.

"Boss Wang, where are you?"

"It's in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. I'll send you the time and address of the venue in a moment. Mr. Hu must come."

Hu Jiangshan smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, that's fine. If I have time, I will definitely participate."

"Okay!"

Wang Zhicheng was obviously in a good mood.

The two chatted about some trivial matters, then said goodbye and hung up the phone.

Hu Jiangshan began to think about it.

I don’t know what the product launch related to Wang Zhicheng will be about.

As mentioned earlier, Wang Zhicheng is a big shot in the investment circle and prefers to invest in the technology industry.

The so-called products are mostly technological products.

A moment later, Hu Jiangshan received a text message from Wang Zhicheng, saying that the invitation letter had been sent.

Hu Jiangshan replied to the message and opened his email, and sure enough, he saw the email from Wang Zhicheng.

Hu Jiangshan opened the email and found it was written quite formally, with an invitation letter and some precautions.

(End of this chapter)