Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 490 Another old friend from the previous life
The handsome guy saw this side and walked over.

Cui Zhenxue stood up and called the man over.

As expected, the handsome guy who came in was the partner Cui Zhenxue mentioned.

Out of politeness, Lu Shulei also stood up.

Cui Zhenxue introduced: "This is Boss Hu Jiangshan, the partner I just mentioned."

Cui Zhenxue also introduced Lu Shulei.

Hu Jiangshan was also quite surprised. The artificial intelligence department of the Ali Group has a very high status within the group, even ranking in the top three.

It’s amazing that such a department has such a beautiful female executive.

Although there are still many female executives in the technology circle and the Internet industry, and they are all very beautiful, but to be honest, many companies set up such positions, which is equivalent to setting up an image spokesperson, or to put it more bluntly, it is just putting a vase.

However, the important departments of the Ali Group, especially the artificial intelligence department, should not do this.

Since Lu Shulei has reached this position, it means that she has the real talent, or at least her ability is not a problem.

Moreover, Hu Jiangshan always felt that Lu Shulei looked very familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere, but he couldn't remember where.

At this moment, Lu Shulei felt Hu Jiangshan's gaze and seemed to have misunderstood.

After all, Lu Shulei is a beauty, and there are many people who stare at her like this, and most of them have that kind of thoughts.

But Hu Jiangshan had one advantage, that was he was handsome. At least he wouldn't cause Lu Shulei to be disgusted. Lu Shulei just lowered her head and took a sip of coffee.

When Hu Jiangshan saw Lu Shulei from this angle, he suddenly remembered where he had seen her.

In the previous life, Hu Jiangshan was giving a speech at a university. There was a female student sitting in the front row, who looked like Lu Shulei. Unless she was someone who looked very similar, she should be one.

Hu Jiangshan remembered that the female student should have been a graduate student at the time, and was probably not much younger than Lu Shulei is now.

By the way, that university is really in Nanhang City, its name is Nanhang University, and the headquarters of the Ali Group is also in that city.

Could it be that this girl joined the Ali Group after graduation and became a department executive?
This girl is quite amazing. Not only is she smart, but she's also so beautiful.

But then again, Hu Jiangshan felt that the women he had come into contact with in this life were not ordinary people. They were intelligent and beautiful.

This situation is even more exaggerated than in the previous life.

Hu Jiangshan was filled with emotion when he saw a new old friend, and naturally couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Hu Jiangshan thought of another thing and felt strange.

When Hu Jiangshan met Lu Shulei in his previous life, Lu Shulei was probably two or three years younger than she is now. Hu Jiangshan was much older at that time, otherwise he would not have been a visiting professor at Nanhang University and stood on the stage to give speeches.

As a result, after a lifetime, the age gap between the two was basically narrowed.

Cui Zhenxue smiled: "Boss Hu, stop staring at the beauties. What would you like to drink?"

Hu Jiangshan smiled sheepishly and said, "Have a cup of coffee."

Cui Zhenxue asked again: "Do you want to eat anything? Let's order together."

Hu Jiangshan and Lu Shulei shook their heads at the same time.

"I'm not hungry."

"I don't eat at night."

Cui Zhenxue laughed and said, "Wow, you two are so compatible right after you met. That's really rare."

Hu Jiangshan also laughed: "It's good to be able to have a tacit understanding with a beautiful woman. It means we have a common language."

Hu Jiangshan finally returned to normal and entered into the role he played in this life.

Lu Shulei looked at Hu Jiangshan a few more times, but didn't seem to care about it.

Lu Shulei asked: "Boss Hu, I heard that you can make photoresist?"

Hu Jiangshan nodded: "That's right, so Boss Cui and I became partners and old friends."

Cui Zhenxue said: "Yes, to be honest, Boss Hu can be said to be a great benefactor to our Juxing Technology. In times of crisis, Boss Hu helped us and solved the problem of photoresist supply. Otherwise, Juxing Technology would definitely not be able to support itself, let alone continue to develop."

What Cui Zhenxue said was indeed true, but he also gave Hu Jiangshan enough face. Most bosses would not say it so bluntly.

This is what is going on, but it also depends on how you say it.

This shows that Cui Zhenxue is grateful to Hu Jiangshan without reservation.

Lu Shulei said, "I heard a while ago that a company that can produce high-end photoresists has emerged in China, and it has several large customers. Is it Boss Hu's company?"

Hu Jiangshan said: "That should be the case."

Hu Jiangshan is very sure that there is now only one company in China that can produce high-purity photoresist.

Several photoresist companies that emerged later are still in the research and development stage, so Hu Jiangshan does not intend to promote his own photoresist products, so as not to cause major changes in the course of history.

For example, if those companies that could have produced high-end photoresists were to go bankrupt, that would be counterproductive.

Hu Jiangshan doesn't make a living by selling photoresist, so there is no need for him to snatch this business.

Lu Shulei asked: "Is your company listed now?"

Hu Jiangshan smiled and said, "It's not possible to go public. We are a small company."

"So, don't you consider expanding the scale?"

Lu Shulei was probably worried that Hu Jiangshan might misunderstand her, so she continued, "I mean, Boss Hu's company has such excellent products and is so competitive, it should be easy to find investors, and it should be relatively simple to expand the scale."

Hu Jiangshan waved his hand: "To be honest, I don't have any ambitions for this. I don't want to expand the scale. I just want to be a small and beautiful company."

"...Huh? This..."

Lu Shulei was indeed surprised by Hu Jiangshan's words. Hu Jiangshan was so capable, but he didn't want to make the company bigger and stronger. He just wanted to run a small company. How could such a thing happen?

Of course, there are people who just want to run a small convenience store, but they are rarely seen in reality. Normal people want to make their company bigger and stronger and create more glory. Isn't this human nature?

Is there some hidden story behind this?
Cui Zhenxue quickly explained: "Boss Hu's business is not just about making photoresist. This is just his sideline."

"Huh? A side job?"

Lu Shulei's eyes widened, with a puzzled look on her face. High-end photoresist is just a sideline? This is like listening to a science fiction story.

"Then Mr. Hu's main business is..."

Hu Jiangshan replied: "My main business now is in Hong Kong Island."

"Ah, Hong Kong Island? Is that a real estate company? Or a financial company?"

Cui Zhenxue smiled and helped Hu Jiangshan explain: "Boss Lu may not know that Boss Hu built a space launch site in Hong Kong Island."

Lu Shulei's eyes widened. Just now, Lu Shulei was still thinking that she was listening to a science fiction story, but she didn't expect that the truth was really science fiction. The boss Hu in front of her was actually the owner of a space launch site.

It sounds really outrageous. Not only does Hong Kong Island have a space launch site, but it is actually privately operated.

If it weren't for Cui Zhenxue's endorsement, Lu Shulei would never have believed that such a thing existed.

Hu Jiangshan understood Lu Shulei's feelings and said, "Mr. Lu, if you have time to come to Hong Kong Island, you can visit the space launch site."

Lu Shulei nodded quickly and agreed. It seemed that what Hu Jiangshan said was true and he had indeed built a space launch site.

This guy is really not an ordinary person!
Hu Jiangshan is still wondering whether Cui Zhenxue calling him over and inviting Lu Shulei has anything to do with the Ali Group?

Does Ali Group also need photoresist?

This is certainly possible, and the likelihood is not small.

Hu Jiangshan was very familiar with the Ali Group. Although this company started out as an e-commerce platform, it had actually done a lot of technological research and development, especially investing heavily in underlying technology, and had made considerable contributions to China.

Among domestic technology companies, apart from Huayao, Ali has the highest investment in underlying technology.

However, since the Ali Group is a listed company, there are many constraints and concerns. The results produced are not as dazzling as Huayao, but they are also quite good.

From this perspective, although the founder of Ali has some shortcomings and has done some wrong things, his merits generally outweigh his faults.

For example, Ali Cloud did a pretty good job. Although its operating system failed, it was impressive for the company to dare to try in that era.

Later, Ali's artificial intelligence model was ranked among the best in Blue Star, and even once ranked first in the open source community.

Of course, this is a story.

As for chips, Ali Group certainly can't do it. In fact, Ali started its semiconductor business very early, no later than Huayao, and has achieved some success.

However, since the Ali Group is subject to severe constraints and restrictions, many things can only be done secretly, so it does not look as glamorous as Huayao.

In his previous life, Hu Jiangshan had come into contact with the Ali Group many times. He even gave lectures and helped out at the Ali Group's headquarters. It can be said that they had a great connection.

But then again, the Ali Group should not be involved in semiconductor manufacturing business, but only chip IC design, so photoresist should not be needed.

Could it be that the course of history has changed? Has the Ali Group begun to get involved in semiconductor manufacturing?

Or it is possible that the Ali Group provides its partners with supply information of photoresist.

Hu Jiangshan asked Cui Zhenxue: "Mr. Cui, what did you want to talk to me about? About photoresist?"

Cui Zhenxue shook his head: "That's not the case. It's more complicated than photoresist."

"what?"

Hu Jiangshan glanced at Lu Shulei, who quickly said, "It actually has nothing to do with me, just chat about your own things."

"……what?"

Hu Jiangshan was confused.

Cui Zhenxue smiled: "Boss Lu, it is still related to your Ali Group."

Lu Shulei asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

"It's a problem with the memory chip."

"High-bandwidth memory chips?"

"Yes, this is what I want to discuss with Boss Hu and you."

Hu Jiangshan finally understood: "Boss Cui, are you at Juxing Technology developing memory chips?"

"Yes, it was going smoothly at first, but it got stuck recently, so I wanted to ask Boss Hu for advice to see if there is any solution."

Lu Shulei said: "Recently, our artificial intelligence department does need suitable high-bandwidth memory chips. For some reason, foreign suppliers are no longer reliable, so it is better to solve the supply problem from domestic companies, but..."

Lu Shulei glanced at Cui Zhenxue and said nothing further.

Although Cui Zhenxue's Juxing Technology has certain technical strength and a certain scale, it is not a major semiconductor manufacturer after all. The artificial intelligence department of Ali Group does not place its hopes on Juxing Technology, but on other manufacturers, such as Changjin Semiconductor, which has been making memory chips for a long time.

In fact, according to the historical process of Hu Jiangshan's previous life, it was Changjin Semiconductor that took on the responsibility of memory chips in China. About three or four years later, it mastered high-bandwidth memory technology, but the production capacity has always been insufficient, resulting in a large number of orders for artificial intelligence chips for companies such as Huayao, but insufficient production capacity and inability to produce them.

After another two or three years, this situation was alleviated after Changjin's production lines were increased and upgraded.

Anyway, the domestic market is large enough, and Changjin Technology alone cannot handle such a large number of orders. The excess order demand will still have to be given to foreign companies.

It would be a great thing if Cui Zhenxue's Juxing Technology could master high-bandwidth memory technology.

But this is indeed difficult. Hu Jiangshan is very familiar with high-bandwidth memory chip technology. It requires a lot of research to produce it, and it also requires a large factory with more talents and more complete equipment. Juxing Technology's strength is still barely enough at the moment.

Cui Zhenxue asked Hu Jiangshan: "Boss Hu, I want you to help me figure it out and see if there is any way to solve the current problem."

Hu Jiangshan asked: "What specific problems are you facing now?"

Cui Zhenxue replied: "It may be mainly due to the process. The processed chips cannot achieve the designed effect, the performance loss is very large, and the heat is also very high. In many cases, they will burn out after being powered on for a few hours."

Hu Jiangshan was stunned. "It burned out after just a few hours of power on? If there is no problem with the design, then it must be a problem with the processing technology."

Cui Zhenxue coughed lightly and said, "There should be no problem with the IC design of the chip. The level is very high."

Having said that, Cui Zhenxue glanced at Lu Shulei intentionally or unintentionally.

Hu Jiangshan understood that it seemed that Lu Shulei might be responsible for the IC design of the chip.

When Lu Shulei was in graduate school at university, she must have had a lot of experience in chip design, which is why she joined the Ali Group as a senior executive.

Lu Shulei didn't care either. This was a normal discussion, not criticism.

Besides, if there really is a problem with the IC design of the chip, it would be okay to criticize it, as she still has some magnanimity.

Hu Jiangshan thought for a moment and said, "We still need to start with the specific manufacturing process. If it's convenient for you one day, I can help you take a look."

Cui Zhenxue's face lit up: "Sure, I'm always here! You can watch it anytime!"

Hu Jiangshan laughed: "No way, Boss Cui, your company doesn't have holidays? The Chinese New Year is just a few days away."

Cui Zhenxue patted his forehead and said, "Yes, yes, yes. The New Year is coming. I've been too busy recently and forgot about this. Let's wait until after the New Year. After the New Year, I'll ask Boss Hu to come to my place and give me some guidance. How do you think?"

"Oh, I'm not worthy of that. I can't guarantee that I can solve the problem."

"Of course. I'd be very grateful if you could go."

Lu Shulei looked at Cui Zhenxue, then at Hu Jiangshan, and was somewhat curious as to why Cui Zhenxue trusted Hu Jiangshan so much? Did he have the technical ability?

Not quite like it.

(End of this chapter)