Our Rise Era

Chapter 197 Ambition

Chapter 197 Ambition
Some people have said...

The raw material of the chip is actually sand.

It seems ridiculous.

But in fact……

That’s right.

The main material of chips is silicon, and silicon mainly exists in the earth's crust in the form of silicon dioxide, which is the main component of sand.

In order to manufacture chips, pure silicon needs to be extracted from sand. This process involves heating silicon dioxide to extremely high temperatures, reacting with carbon to produce elemental silicon, and then purifying it multiple times to achieve high purity. High-purity single crystal silicon is the key material for manufacturing chips. The purified elemental silicon needs to be further processed into single crystal silicon rods, which are [single crystal silicon].

To put it in more detail, the raw material polysilicon in the current photovoltaic industry market must be refined to obtain single crystal silicon.

And single crystal silicon.

Then...

Basic materials for chip manufacturing.

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Over the past two years...

For China's photovoltaic industry giants [Suzhou Deshang] and [Chuangli], this is the most desperate year.

The price of polysilicon raw materials, which was signed in advance for five years at 400 US dollars per kilogram, suddenly plummeted to 50 US dollars per kilogram...

The sky-high liquidated damages and pre-orders issued by the American polysilicon giant [MEMC], led by Wall Street, were like sharp knives that stabbed into the hearts of these two Chinese giant companies...

Suzhou Deshang and Chuangli, two photovoltaic giants that once competed to be the richest men in China, have fallen into the crisis of bankruptcy and restructuring and are unable to extricate themselves!

And in this storm...

The industrial restructuring failed, and Chuangli, which had no capital willing to invest, was the first to be eliminated. It officially declared bankruptcy at the beginning of 2009 and withdrew from the photovoltaic stage.

[Suzhou Deschamps] After several rounds of restructuring, relying on its past foundation and the assistance of many parties, it finally waited for the dawn of national support...

Although he survived in the end.

but……

The glory is gone, and it is only able to survive by relying on subsidies.

9 month 8 day.

“Is the Ministry of Commerce going to hold another meeting?”

"Yes! I heard that this time, there is a big announcement..."

"Big thing... the development of the West?"

“No, it seems that the Western photovoltaic industry has once again opened the door for us!”

"..."

The boss of [Suzhou Deschamps] is Zhou Xinsheng.

No one could have imagined that Mr. Zhou, who was once a powerful figure in China and once declared, "From now on, I will never earn a penny, I will just spend money," now has gray hair.

The former arrogance and passion have been worn away in the past two years, like an old man...

After the reorganization of [Suzhou Deschamps], although Zhou Xinsheng is still the person in charge and has a certain say, his ambition is no longer there.

After dealing with trivial matters within Suzhou Deshang Company every day, I go home to grow flowers and grass.

He no longer pays attention to the international situation of the photovoltaic industry, and even the financial crisis.

I have tried hard, struggled, and reached the top, but in the end, it was all in vain...

This process can easily destroy a person.

After hearing his assistant say that the "Western" photovoltaic market had opened the door to him, there was no smile on his face, but he looked extremely tired.

Over the past two years...

He had already lost his spirit due to the torment of reality.

The West controls the prices of raw materials, and they can raise or lower them as they wish. Apart from signing the contract and working for them, you are completely useless.

Even if the door of the West opens wider, what will it matter?
Whatever people give you, they can take it back whenever they want, as long as they manipulate the price of the raw materials a little bit.

What can you do?
and……

China's photovoltaic industry...

Apart from generous subsidies from the state, there is still a long way to go before true profitability can be achieved.

Even at this moment, their warehouse is piled with a large amount of polysilicon raw materials, all of which were purchased at high prices!

Now it is piled up in the corner like garbage.

Although he did not have much hope for the future and had some thoughts of just living a life of idleness and waiting for death, Zhou Xinsheng still got into the car silently and drove towards the Ministry of Commerce.

Along the way...

He got a call.

The call came from Zhang Yang.

"boss Zhang……"

"Mr. Zhou, hello!"

When Zhou Xinsheng received Zhang Yang's call, a hint of sigh appeared on his face.

Since the financial crisis hit...

After the decline of Suzhou Deschamps, China's two major photovoltaic giants, and the collapse of Chuanli, half of China's photovoltaic industry has actually fallen into the hands of the young man Zhang Yang without anyone noticing.

Zhou Xinsheng once did a very simple investigation.

That is, in the past year or so, the photovoltaic industry company invested by Zhang Yang has received about 52% of the total subsidies for China's [Golden Sun] project. Except for a few old photovoltaic giants other than [Suzhou Deshang], Zhang Yang's photovoltaic industry is almost everywhere!
Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west…

The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead!
Zhou Xinsheng, who was once a powerful figure, was particularly complicated when facing Zhang Yang, a young man at this moment: "Mr. Zhang, I called. Do you have any instructions?"

"Mr. Zhou, you have stockpiled a lot of [polysilicon] raw materials in the past year, right? I vaguely remember that you bought it at $400 per kilogram?"

"..."

When Zhou Xinsheng heard this, his expression changed slightly, and then he said coldly: "Yes."

"I remember you also have a polysilicon raw material plant, right?"

"Yes!"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while.

Zhou Xinsheng's voice became increasingly cold: "Mr. Zhang, if the election for the next vice president of the Photovoltaic Association is held today, I will vote for you. You don't need to be sarcastic or claim sovereignty!"

When Zhang Yang heard this, he was not angry, but suddenly said: "We have made a breakthrough!"

"What breakthrough did you make? You..."

Zhou Xinsheng's cold voice suddenly froze for a moment, as if he had thought of something, and then his voice trembled slightly: "Polysilicon?"

"Not only polysilicon, but also monocrystalline silicon refining technology has also made breakthroughs... I know the polysilicon wafers in your warehouse, and I have a huge market in Africa. If possible, I hope you will join our camp... We can't take it all on our own!"

"You, you..." Zhou Xinsheng suddenly became a little agitated.

He took a deep breath to keep himself rational, then narrowed his eyes: "How do you need me to cooperate with you?"

"Let me use your factory!"

"Okay, what else?"

"Meet! Let's talk in detail!"

"it is good!"

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"Boss Zhou!!"

"Boss Zhou, you're here!"

"Mr. Zhou..."

"Mr. Zhou!"

"Boss Zhou, how come you have aged so much all of a sudden?"

"Mr. Chen, the same goes for you..."

"..."

10 o'clock in the morning.

The Ministry of Commerce conference room was packed with people.

The noisy noise and excited emotions made Zhou Xinsheng dazed.

[Zhenjiang Technology], [Songxiang Photovoltaic], [Han Tang Photovoltaic]...

He saw familiar faces standing up and shaking his hand.

He took a deep breath. It seemed like it had been a long time since so many colleagues had crowded into the same conference room since the launch of the "Golden Sun" conference.

Over the past year...

Everyone seems to have only one goal, which is to find ways to survive.

Zhou Xinsheng saw people following him and saying hello...

Finally, he sat down in front of his identity plate.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even though Suzhou Deschamps is not as good as before, its position is still in the front, close to Shenglan Technology.

And in front of [Shenglan Technology], there is an empty space, and the words [Xiaomi Technology] are written on it.

Zhou Xinsheng looked at the words "Wheat Technology"...

An indescribable feeling of emptiness welled up in my heart again.

Only two years!
like……

The whole world has changed.

Of course, this mood did not last long, and then the sound of the door being pushed open was heard.

"boss Zhang!"

"Mr. Zhang, congratulations!"

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Diao, congratulations!"

"Joy and rejoice together!"

"boss Zhang……"

"..."

As the door opened...

At this moment, all the people at the scene stood up and walked towards the door.

Zhou Xinsheng looked in that direction.

He saw Zhang Yang, accompanied by Diao Guangdou, walking out amidst a crowd of excited eyes.

He was very young, and seemed to have not changed at all compared to a year ago. He looked so out of place in front of a group of middle-aged people in their forties and fifties...

Among these people, there are companies invested by Zhang Yang, as well as bosses of old-established photovoltaic companies that Zhang Yang has not invested in.

Zhou Xinsheng also stood up subconsciously, his eyes a little dazed...

I don’t know if it’s an illusion!

Although they are now considered remnants of a defeated army, it seems that China's photovoltaic industry has been completely controlled by Zhang Yang at once.

"Mr. Zhang!" "Mr. Zhou!"

"Boss Diao!"

"Mr. Zhou!"

Zhang Yang came over to him and shook his hand briefly.

Afterwards, Diao Guangdou sat in the position of [Shenglan Technology], and Zhang Yang sat in the position of [Xiaomi Technology].

As the two of them sat down...

The door to the business department was opened again.

this moment……

Zhang Yang, Diao Guangdou, Zhou Xinsheng and everyone else stood up almost at the same time, watching Song Guifang coming over with a rather dignified middle-aged man.

That is Ding Guosong, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, who is responsible for internal affairs!
"Everyone, sit down, sit down nicely. We are not the protagonists today. We are just service staff who come here to listen and assist... We are also witnesses..."

"..."

Ding Guosong smiled and waved to everyone. Finally, he looked at Diao Guangdou and Zhang Yang.

After sitting in the main seat, Ding Guosong looked at everyone.

"Save me from the long introduction, let's just get started with the meeting!"

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"For a long time, our polysilicon could only be produced in the laboratory..."

"It costs a lot, the output is low, and it is impossible to mass produce it. Moreover, the core compression and fusing technologies are in the hands of foreign companies..."

"In the past five years, I have been thinking about how to break through, from polycrystalline silicon to monocrystalline silicon, and breaking through mass production..."

"And today..."

"We made it!"

"..."

"This is the photovoltaic raw material, polysilicon, that we imported from Europe and the United States!"

"This is the photovoltaic raw material we developed ourselves, polysilicon!"

"..."

The cicadas are chirping loudly outside the window.

Today's meeting.

It is completely different from some previous political meetings.

There are no long speeches from leaders, no official words...

Everyone is more like staying in a private place, witnessing the rise of an era.

In the conference room.

Zhou Xinsheng watched Diao Guangdou stand up and took a deep breath.

Immediately afterwards...

He glanced at the experts sitting below, as well as Zhang Yang and others, took a deep breath, and took out two almost identical silicon wafers under everyone's eyes. Then, he walked to the projection area in front and put down the two silicon wafers!

Song Guifang looked at Diao Guangdou on the stage silently.

The atmosphere at the scene was a bit solemn.

Everyone stared at the two silicon wafers as if they were witnessing history.

The two silicon wafers looked identical in appearance, but the magnified data showed that their purity was slightly different.

Although this is a very slight difference, in the semiconductor field, any slight difference is enough to affect the operating energy consumption and performance of a circuit board.

"us!"

"Pureer than them!"

"In the field of polysilicon, we are purer than them! In fact, in a sense, our polysilicon can be used in low-end integrated circuits!"

"..."

Maybe because of some excitement.

There was a slight tremor in Diao Guangdou's voice.

but……

The content of that sentence was like a bolt from the blue, causing everyone in the conference room to open their eyes wide.

Zhou Xinsheng felt a buzzing sound in his ears and stared at the data displayed by Diao Guangdou on the screen.

"We have also made some breakthroughs in the field of monocrystalline silicon. Although there is still a long way to go compared to the international monocrystalline silicon field, at least in the future, we will not be stuck in the field of low-end integrated circuits..."

As these words fell, the experts involved in the research and development were very calm, while the invited experts were whispering...

More people stared at the series of data on the screen in disbelief.

Immediately afterwards...

Ding Guosong led the applause, and thunderous applause broke out instantly and lasted for a long time.

In applause...

Diao Guangdou suppressed his excitement and walked back to his seat silently.

Zhang Yang took one and stood up silently.

Under everyone's gaze, he walked onto the stage step by step.

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"Minister Ding..."

"Please allow me to report a set of data first!"

"In the past year or so..."

"We actively respond to the call of leaders to develop domestic demand and expand foreign demand markets..."

"Our [Wheat Technology] team passed through Africa and observed that Africa has a good photovoltaic industry market..."

“Africa lacks electricity!”

"Africa is a vast land. Although traditional transmission lines are effective in Africa, the distances between tribes and cities are very long. If we want to maintain electricity, we have to take an unusual route..."

"Why not take the usual route?"

“That’s it, the photovoltaic industry!”

"In fact, we have already done a pilot project. We took Abuja, Nigeria as a pilot project. While promoting mobile phones, we also set up a photovoltaic market..."

"Everyone, please watch a video that just came from the front line!"

"..."

When Zhang Yang finished saying this.

He pushed up his glasses and turned on the screen projection on his computer.

That was a video transmitted from Africa.

Ding Guosong, who was sitting in the main seat, sat up straight and stared at the video seriously.

It is a village in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria.

What was overwhelming was chaos, poverty, backwardness, and a group of dark-skinned, curious African brothers.

"For a long time..."

"Every time I go to a region in Africa, I will hold a press conference..."

“Promoting my [Lion 1] camera phone!”

"I found that not only was it difficult to charge mobile phones there, but many household appliances also had difficulty using electricity..."

"Then, I came up with an idea. I wondered if I could use photovoltaic energy there..."

"I started to sell mobile phones and build similar charging stations gradually..."

"During this period, we have installed 13 similar charging stations in the pilot project in Abuja, Nigeria, from charging mobile phones to charging electric vehicles to charging..."

"And this charging station is one of them..."

"..."

Zhang Yang watched the video with a smile on his face, explaining the scenes in the video to everyone!

Following Zhang Yang's words, everyone saw a charging station sign called "Lion Energy".

They saw that under the curious gaze of countless African brothers, young people from China were busy assembling photovoltaic panels!
Seeing this scene...

Several leaders of the Ministry of Commerce showed moving expressions on their faces...

And the photovoltaic bosses below all showed some surprise on their faces!
In the video, they saw photovoltaic panels forming solar power transmission networks...

They saw wires and sockets...

Perfectly replicated the photovoltaic assembly site...

In the second half of the video, the playback speed starts to speed up...

Speed up until the charging station is built, speed up until countless African brothers gather here with their newly bought [Lion 1] mobile phones, speed up until the [charging station] is finished with photovoltaic charging, those plugs, one by one, gradually charge the [Lion 1] mobile phone...

Even, I saw people pushing [White Pigeon] electric bikes slowly coming over to charge their [White Pigeon electric bikes]...

……

But when he saw this scene, Ding Guosong's face gradually showed some emotion.

Then he nodded to Zhang Yang on the stage.

then……

Lead the applause.

In applause...

Zhang Yang turned off the video and looked at everyone present silently.

finally……

His eyes turned to Zhou Xinsheng and other company leaders in the established photovoltaic industry.

He smiled.

"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Xu, Mr. Chen..."