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Chapter 262 The Last Dance! (6k views, please subscribe)

Within Silla, whether sympathizing with and supporting Yang Baek-song or opposing and despising him, everyone was extremely dismissive of Samsung's response, and a flood of negative voices spread across the internet.

Foreign semiconductor companies, as well as semiconductor research associations and institutions, have strongly condemned Samsung's actions. Some key players in the semiconductor industry supply chain have even stated that they will reconsider their cooperation with Samsung.

International capital has taken the opportunity to continuously short Samsung, hoping to profit from the situation while simultaneously driving down Samsung's stock price so they can buy more shares at a lower price and wait for the stock to rebound in the future.

Furthermore, some semiconductor giants are trying to take advantage of the situation by aggressively acquiring Samsung's stock in an attempt to seize control.

Faced with such a complex and aggressive market situation, Samsung's response was that its senior management was arguing, and different shareholders were arguing fiercely at the shareholders' meeting because of their different decision-making approaches.

Some shareholders criticized Lee Jae-young for appearing too weak at the shareholders' meeting, which led to widespread resentment among the people of Silla.

Although the press conference was unanimously approved at Samsung's shareholders' meeting, the specific implementation plan was not approved by the shareholders' meeting due to the urgency of the situation, which gave other shareholders an opportunity to shift the blame.

The Silla National Pension Service frankly stated that they must regain the trust of the Silla people in the Samsung Group.

Given that Liang Bosong has not responded, foreign capital seeking profits has no choice but to strongly demand that Lee Jae-young stop the sharp drop in Samsung's stock price as soon as possible, while also trying to prove to the outside world that even without Liang Bosong, they are still a leading company in the semiconductor industry.

Ultimately, all of this is a chain reaction caused by the lack of sufficient confidence in Samsung's technological capabilities in the external market.

As long as Samsung remains at the forefront of semiconductor research, external confidence in Samsung will be maintained, and its stock price will naturally stabilize and rise.

Lee Jae-young accepted this arrangement.

He knew they had really offended Liang Bosong's team badly this time, and it would be difficult to persuade Liang Bosong. Under these circumstances, it would be better to give up on recruiting Liang Bosong.

This also allows them to recruit Samsung's existing technical team.

On September 3, Samsung Group directly disclosed to the outside world the latest research results of its local research team, namely the "gate-all-around transistor" technology. This technology will help Samsung break through smaller process technology in the chip field, and the production process of future 10nm and even 7nm chips is already on the way.

The press conference on September 3rd was a highlight for Samsung's local research team.

The head of the R&D team stood proudly in front of countless cameras, promoting their technological achievements to the Silla media and even semiconductor companies around the world, proving to the people of Silla that Samsung's advanced technologies could be developed by the people of Silla themselves, without the need for foreign leaders.

Later, Samsung's current chairman, Lee Jae-young, also attended the press conference. He expressed his regret that Yang Baek-song's team refused to respond to him, and firmly stated that Samsung Group would activate its internal disciplinary inspection mechanism to ensure that similar incidents would not happen again.

Lee Jae-young then bowed deeply to the camera, earnestly requesting everyone to give Samsung Group another chance. He said they would become better and better under everyone's supervision and lead Shilla to a more glorious future.

It must be said that Samsung Group's press conference was a success.

At least this press conference successfully restored Samsung Group's standing in the hearts of Silla people. Speculative investors immediately began snapping up Samsung Group's low-priced shares, and the immediate rebound in stock prices also prompted most ordinary Silla people to belatedly start buying Samsung shares.

Samsung's stock price stopped falling on the day the press conference ended, and by the close of trading that day, it had risen by more than 50 points compared to the previous day.

Even if overseas institutions sell off large quantities of Samsung stock in the over-the-counter market, the trading volume of Samsung stock in the Land of Light's over-the-counter market is not large to begin with, so it will not affect the overall situation.

In Silla's home country, Samsung enjoys extremely high national recognition. Even if all the chips obtained from previous bulk purchases and subsequent resales are sold, they can still be completely absorbed by the local people of Silla.

This is the strength of a national-level enterprise.

After Samsung announced the development of new technologies, semiconductor companies such as TSMC, MediaTek, UMC, and GlobalFoundries all fell silent. This is because each company has encountered numerous difficulties in exploring more advanced and precise manufacturing processes. Therefore, at present, companies in the semiconductor industry are basically feeling their way across the river.

No one knows which technological approach has a brighter future.

However, the recruitment of Mr. Liang Bosong never stopped.

Not to mention major international semiconductor companies, even SMIC has extended an invitation to Mr. Liang Bosong, with salary offered at their discretion.

However, Mr. Liang Bosong has not responded to the invitations from all sides, and all the messages sent to him seem to have disappeared without a trace.

This made the locals in Silla feel that his reputation as one of the "Six Knights of TSMC R&D" and a "giant in the semiconductor industry" was nothing but hype, and that his previous silence was just a way to gain fame and put on airs.

On Silla's website, one can find contempt and ridicule directed at Mr. Liang Bosong everywhere:
"Why is the so-called god of semiconductors remaining silent? I think he has lost the ability to continue tackling difficult problems."

"Liang has already run out of ideas when it comes to more advanced technologies."

"Our great Silla Semiconductor Industry is unparalleled in the world. It cannot be compared by one or two people or one or two teams. Do you even know what the accumulation of technological foundation means?"

Seeing the various clamors on the Xinluo website, Lü Yao was amused.

In fact, Mr. Liang Bosong's silence was at the behest of Lü Yao. Public opinion always needs time to ferment. Only when it has fermented to its most intense point can a strong dose of spice be added to stimulate an even stronger aroma.

When the discussions and contempt for Mr. Liang Bosong on the Sinlo website gradually reached a near-manic level, Lü Yao posted the various comments he had collected during this period on domestic website forums.

They also posted these messages on online communities in Taiwan and Japan.

The East Asian region was later jokingly referred to by netizens as the "monster house," meaning that any country in this small area of ​​the earth, even the least capable Indonesia, could be considered a world power on its own.

Not to mention the more economically developed countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Silla, and Japan.

Especially the neon lights.

This thing almost broke through the entire East Asia by squeezing through the cracks in the power struggle between various parties.

These powerful nations, however, were trapped in a vicious cycle by the international situation due to the existence of the "Eastern Roman Empire," fighting, devouring, and consuming each other.

It is precisely because of the long-standing feud that these neighboring countries look down on each other.

Especially at this point in time, 2015.

Because Japan was too arrogant back then, it was severely punished by Ultraman, causing it to lose its priority position in the global division of labor in high-tech manufacturing fields such as semiconductors, thus missing out on the technological accumulation and development of the semiconductor industry.

Because Shilla was weak and vulnerable, it was given a good opportunity by Ultraman. After the rise of consumer electronics, companies like Samsung and LG quickly emerged and took on a more desirable part of the global division of labor.

This distribution method made the Japanese very unhappy.

So when Lü Yao copied and forwarded the Silla people's arrogant remarks to Japanese online communities, the Japanese people were truly amused and exasperated.

Although we were all vassal states of the neighboring Eastern Rome in the past, don't you, Silla, have any self-awareness about your own worth? Have you forgotten the days when we could easily mold and manipulate you hundreds of years ago and even decades ago?
If it weren't for Ultraman's dad chasing after you and feeding you, with your naturally weak bones, would you even be able to stand up?

As a result, Japanese netizens flocked to the Silla online community to hurl insults:
"You've only had a few good days and you're already getting cocky? A peasant is still a peasant. You've only been successful for a couple of days and you already think you're all that."

"The most outstanding research group in the semiconductor industry is still of Chinese descent. What are you, Shilla? If it weren't for Mr. Liang's help, how could you have broken through the 14nm process technology six months ahead of TSMC?"

"Moreover, I've heard that the 14nm process technology is just a name used by Samsung itself, and that the performance of Samsung's 14nm chips is about the same as that of TSMC's 16nm chips."

"If it weren't for Ultraman's support, the country of Shinra would have disappeared long ago. This country is simply a disgrace to the nation."

Faced with the fierce attacks from Japanese netizens, Silla netizens were not to be outdone:
"If we're talking about disgusting things, who can be more disgusting than you Japanese? Don't you have any self-awareness about what you did back then? The crimes you committed are not only a disgrace to humanity, but also an insult to humanity itself."

"Defeated nations shall die!"

"It's like you Japanese don't have Ultraman Daddy."

Because neither Japan nor Shilla has an internal network firewall, people on both sides can freely log into each other's online communities and freely hurl insults.

Because of the firewall in China, there are relatively few people who go overseas to fight.

The fighting strength of that group that could go overseas... can only be described as relatively average. After all, in 2015, people who could bypass the Great Firewall to access the internet, find translators, or understand Silla and Japanese were considered a relatively highly educated group.

This group of people can be said to have no fighting ability, but it's better than nothing.

The large-scale overseas expansion of netizens from Dongda University didn't happen until 2017, which coincided with the period when the post-95 generation began to become active in all aspects of society. This group of post-95s are quick-witted, have many novel ideas, and are also very capable. In addition, many of them have caught up with the period of Dongda University's rapid development, and their identification with and pride in Dongda University is incomparable to that of the post-80s and post-90s generations.

While the post-95 generation identifies with and is proud of Southeast University, they are also beginning to demystify the foreign-worshipping influencers among the post-70s and post-80s generations and are developing more independent ideas.

Without a large number of online users, the voices of students from Southeast University are relatively few on foreign websites.

However, these posts that were copied and brought to China still attracted widespread attention on platforms such as Zhihu, Tianya, Hupu, Neihan Duanzi, Weibo, and WeChat official accounts.

Lü Yao's MCN made a lot of money from traffic exposure just by reposting these posts and articles.

Not to mention his use of online trolls and marketing accounts to stir up trouble, which has reignited the recently extinguished enthusiasm for boycotts in China.

Back in 2012, Japan's actions sparked a boycott of Japanese goods in China. Now, with Shilla doing so much to Mr. Liang Bosong, the rising national pride at Tokyo University has enraged many netizens.

Coupled with the hype stirred up by the marketing accounts that preceded Lü Yao, other marketing accounts and influential bloggers in China saw that there was profit to be made here and were all ready to take a bite out of patriotism.

Some people took the lead in live-streaming, smashing Samsung phones and declaring that they would never use any Samsung products again.

Some stormed into Samsung product counters and angrily shouted insults. A small group of opportunists seemed particularly eager to profit from patriotism, even going so far as to make outrageous statements online, calling for a boycott of all Shilla products.

Fortunately, many netizens are sensible, and there are also many who criticize this statement.

Lu Yao, who was in Silla, was amused by the chaos on the Chinese internet.

I wonder what will happen to these people who are calling for rationality and objectivity when the restrictions on Silla are issued next year. At that time, those netizens who are being criticized for being irrational and who are eager to make a living from patriotism will probably be even more excited.

but.

The voices of most netizens are never important; what matters is the voices they shout and the atmosphere they create. These things will become the "justification" in "having a legitimate reason for their actions."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lü Yao contacted several domestic financial and technology media outlets and began to criticize Samsung in China.

Samsung's actions demonstrate a contempt for science and technology; how far can it go?

Samsung's behavior demonstrates contempt for domestic cooperation and the market. Is Samsung still worth cooperating with?

After more authoritative and official media outlets began to pay attention to this matter, many domestic companies began to observe and re-examine their cooperation with Samsung. At the same time, some domestic investment institutions, at Rong Nianqing's suggestion, began to short Samsung.

When Lü Yao relayed the domestic reactions to online communities in Silla through online trolls, the majority of the responses were mockery.

"That's ridiculous. What qualifications does the University of Tokyo have to talk to us about cooperation? What technology do they have that they can use to control us?"

"What else do they have besides the market? If they don't use my products, what will they use? Their own panels, storage, and chips? Hahaha, that's hilarious."

"Without Samsung, most people in their country probably won't be able to afford any decent mobile phones, right?"

These comments were extremely sarcastic.

So when Lü Yao forwarded these posts and comments back to China, Chinese netizens were in an uproar. Those who had been idly browsing various online communities began to venture overseas, raising their output threshold.

The attack on Silla netizens covers everything from history to customs.

It's purely about output, without any logic.

In addition, domestic investment institutions are shorting Samsung's stock price, causing Samsung's stock price to fluctuate wildly in the coming days.

But the more this happened, the more it fueled the Silla people's desire to support the stock price. Many Silla people took out real money to support Samsung's stock price, as if the money in their hands had turned into bullets.

Rong Nianqing was prepared to lose money for a while, but thanks to the desperate support of the Silla people, they actually made a small profit.

And all of this is what Lü Yao hoped to see.

The Silla people's inherent inferiority complex, combined with the arrogance brought about by modern economic development, has shaped their very conflicted and awkward personality. If there are internal problems, they will jump out and cause trouble.

But once external pressure comes in, they will instantly twist together.

This characteristic is not unique to Silla; Dongdaemun and Japan also possess it.

Therefore, Lu Yao created a public opinion atmosphere in Dongda and Japan, followed by bringing up financial media, and used Rong Nianqing's side to short Samsung, so that the Silla people, who were humble inside and arrogant outside, would take the initiative to defend the stock price.

So next, he's going to start dumping shares.

This wave of public opinion surrounding Samsung lasted from early September to mid-September.

On September 12th, Liang Bosong, who had been silent for a long time, published a paper. In this paper, Mr. Liang Bosong used very detailed and easy-to-understand language to explain the differences in the process of his proposed "fin field-effect transistor" and "gate-all-around transistor", as well as the differences in performance and power consumption brought about by the different processes.

The final conclusion is:

The FinFET is far superior to the Gate All-Around Transistor in terms of process concept. The Gate All-Around Transistor not only requires a more advanced EUV lithography machine to manufacture, but also consumes 10% more power and performs about 7% weaker than the chip manufactured by the FinFET process.

The more precise and microscopic the "fin field-effect transistor," the more significant the performance improvement and the lower the power consumption.

The most critical issue is that the yield rate of the route currently being developed by Samsung's local technical team cannot be effectively controlled.

When chip manufacturing processes advance to 7nm and 5nm, the "fin field-effect transistor" technology he has mastered will outperform Samsung's technology by about 15% in performance, reduce power consumption by about 20%, and achieve a yield rate of 95%.

The publication of this paper caused an uproar in the industry.

Doesn't that mean that the "fin field-effect transistor" that Liang Bosong has mastered is the answer to the future of semiconductor chips?
Many industry leaders began studying the paper that very day, and because of it, Samsung's stock price plummeted again, dropping by 10% in just two days.

This caused many Silla employees who were trying to support Samsung to instantly lose 10% of their assets.

Even the strongest sense of national pride is no match for the dramatic shrinkage of assets.

Many Silla people, sensing the unfavorable situation, were simultaneously shouting online not to sell and to hold on for a sure win, while secretly starting to frantically unload their shares.

Five days later, faced with the continued plunge in Samsung's stock price, many Silla residents followed suit and sold off their Samsung shares.

Behind the scenes, Lu Yao, Jian Xiaojie, Rong Nianqing, and Li Rongzhen, who had been preparing for this for a long time, began to secretly enter the market, snapping up these blood-stained chips like a shopping spree.

At its lowest point, Samsung's stock price even fell to 903.

It has fallen by more than 300 points compared to before.

Although Samsung's stock price will continue to fall for some time to come, there's only so much stock available on the market, and Lu Yao and his group won't easily give up these low-priced shares.

In response to Lu Yao and his team's aggressive questioning, Samsung's semiconductor R&D team also released more technical details and data to refute Liang Bosong's published paper.

Although Liang Bosong's "fin field-effect transistor" does perform better than current products, it also has its own problems, namely, the large amount of R&D investment, R&D time required, and too many technical difficulties to overcome.

Any company that has participated in semiconductor chip manufacturing process research should understand that the more sophisticated the chip process, the greater the cost required.

Even more critically, it is unknown whether these investments will yield results.

Whether the "fin field-effect transistor" can break through to higher and smaller physical scales in the process technology of 10nm or less is still uncertain.

However, Samsung's "all-around gate transistor" is easier to break through than Liang Bosong's process and has a better chance of breaking through to 7nm, or even 3nm, which represents the future.

Then the two sides began to discuss professional academic issues.

Both sides, sticking to their own arguments, believed their own path represented the future, and neither was willing to concede to the other.

In this almost defiant debate, Mr. Liang Bosong made a public statement saying that he would accept CJ Electronics' invitation to join the company and help it build its chip manufacturing process from scratch. He wanted to prove to the world that his path was the more correct one.

Even if CJ Electronics is currently penniless, as long as Liang Bosong is there, CJ Electronics will transform from its current state of having nothing to become a group comparable to the world's top semiconductor companies within the next few years.

Although Mr. Liang Bosong did not say it, his public statement, drafted by Lü Yao, was full of his dissatisfaction and resentment towards Samsung Electronics.

Joining CJ Electronics is not just about proving myself.

at the same time!

This is also his revenge against Samsung.

Because of Mr. Liang Bosong's strong statement, CJ Group's stock price surged that day, hitting the daily limit.

Such a favorable situation prompted Li Mengxi, who was receiving treatment in Dongda Jingcheng and was on the verge of death, like a candle flickering in the wind, to post a video message from his hospital room.

In the video message, he was wearing a breathing mask. Although he looked like he was about to die, he still firmly told the camera that CJ Group would use all its resources to help Mr. Liang Bosong build a semiconductor company and conduct technological research and development.

Even in front of the cameras, Li Mengxi hired a lawyer to directly transfer half of his shares in CJ Group to Mr. Liang Bosong.

Such a grand gesture!

Such a strong determination!

This gave countless Silla netizens a huge dose of gossip.

The succession battle within the Samsung Group, which has continued for decades, is still raging fiercely!

Even though the former chairman of Samsung Group has passed away, and even though the former chairman's elder brother, the eldest son of Samsung, is old and frail and could die at any moment, their war is still raging on.

Xiba!

Burn!
So burning!
This was Li Mengxi's last dance!
This was also the final grave-digging dance that Lee Meng-seok gave to Samsung!
Such a thrilling plot further fueled the rise in CJ Group's stock price. The continuous surge in stock prices for several days silenced the usually conservative Lee Jae-hyun, whose ambition, which he had kept well hidden, gradually began to ignite in the face of this raging situation.

(End of this chapter)