Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

After Shougang made the decision, Chen Yiran arranged to meet with Ted the next day.

It just so happens that after the last contract with Kaiden was finalized, we didn't even have a celebration banquet because of the tight schedule. This time, we can make up for it.

The location was chosen by Chen Yiran; it was still his favorite Lao Cheng Yi Guo Lamb Spine Hot Pot.

Ted's ancestral home is in Sichuan, but he actually prefers Sichuan cuisine, and he kept complaining while eating.

"If you order it with a mild numbing or spicy flavor, the pure soy sauce flavor is really boring."

Chen Yiran looked at the pile of bones in front of Ted and teased, "You haven't eaten a single bite less! Tell me quickly, how's the situation now?"

While gnawing on a lamb bone, Ted said, "Among the Big Four, I still recommend Deloitte. Although PwC is more famous, Deloitte is doing better in China, especially its business research department in Beijing."

Deloitte China is the only one of the Big Four accounting firms to completely separate business due diligence and financial auditing into two separate reports, a practice widely recognized in the industry as a high-quality practice.

"Okay, it's just a formality anyway. Just clarify the details for me. To be honest, I trust Shougang quite a bit, so I don't think they'll try to scam me. Having the Big Four investigate is just a precaution."

"Okay, I got it. How about another pot of plum juice, or some fruit juice?"

"Plum juice, please. It'll help neutralize the heatiness caused by the lamb spine."

Chen Yiran waved to the waiter and ordered a pound of lamb tail in addition to the plum juice.

Ted exclaimed in shock, "You can eat so much! I'm almost full, and you still want more?"

"You have the nerve to say that? You're like a starving ghost reincarnated, eating so fast! I haven't even eaten much. Slow down, tell me about the situation in Japan first."

"Our Japanese partner has already been in contact with Renesas."

"How was your attitude?"

"They were very cooperative. They internally reduced the investment to zero this year, and they couldn't wait to close the deal if someone came to take it over."

"So there's absolutely no problem, right?"

"No, there's a legal issue I need to discuss with you. Shougang NEC is a Sino-foreign joint venture. According to Article 20 of the 'Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Sino-Foreign Joint Ventures,' if one party to the joint venture transfers all or part of its equity to a third party, it must obtain the consent of the other party to the joint venture, obtain approval from the approval authority, and complete the change registration procedures with the registration management authority. The other party to the joint venture has the right of first refusal under the same conditions."

[His point was that Renesas couldn't sell its shares secretly. Without Shougang's approval, Renesas couldn't even begin formal equity transfer negotiations.]

Chen Yiran coughed and said, "So that means that without Shougang's approval, Renesas can't even start formal equity transfer negotiations?"

"You understand correctly, so I need Shougang's cooperation."

"It's not a big problem. I'll give you their contact information in a bit, and you can coordinate with them later. Shougang is also in a hurry; they hope to get this sorted out before the Chinese New Year."

Ted took out his phone, glanced at it, sighed, and said, "Sigh, Chinese New Year is February 2nd this year. That means there's only one month left. It's going to be tough. Sigh, Intel is also signing a contract, and I have to go back to the US first, then go to Japan. It's going to be exhausting."

Chen Yiran felt a chill run down her spine and quickly lowered her head to eat, refusing to continue.

Ted continued to play the victim, saying with a gloomy face, "We started the survey around Thanksgiving, worked overtime through Christmas, and now we'll be spending New Year's Day in Japan. Sigh, it's been over a month of hard work. Sigh, I just hope this can help you guys. ┭┮﹏┭┮"

"Alright, alright! It's a holiday, triple pay is acceptable, right?"

"Thank you, boss, you're very generous. Sigh, it's not easy for me either; there are so many mouths to feed in the firm. We don't cheat people, and no amount of money is enough. By the way, do you have any plans to go public? There are so many advantages to being listed!"

"Look at how fast I make money, do I need to go public? If I need money, I can just write some program and make money in seconds."

"Sigh, that's true. I'm afraid I won't be able to make the money from your IPO."

"Don't be discouraged. If my company is valued at two trillion US dollars in the future, I will go public and raise some funds."

Ted was stunned. Chen Yiran's tone was so confident, but what she said was so unreliable.

But he just had a feeling that it might work out.

"Okay, let's make an agreement. This time it's a business deal for the law firm, and I can't control it all by myself. Next time your company needs legal issues, if I can handle it on my own, I won't go through the law firm; I'll handle it for you for free."

"When your company goes public, how about leaving me some pre-IPO shares? If it's worth 2 trillion US dollars, I can easily get 0.1%, and my son and daughter won't need to go to school anymore. I'll just follow the old money and let them enjoy life."

The two got into a good conversation and ordered a few more bottles of beer.

This was only the second time Chen Yiran had ever drunk alcohol, and his body was clearly not used to it yet. Ted was also clearly not a big drinker, and the two of them quickly turned red in the face and their necks became thick.

Fortunately, they all had great self-control and stopped drinking when they felt they couldn't drink anymore.

Ted called his assistant to pick him up, while Chen Yiran called his father.

When they parted, Ted suddenly shouted loudly to Chen Yiran, "When it reaches 2 trillion, you must keep your promise! 0.1%, my dream of making a billion dollars in this lifetime depends on you."

The next day, Chen Yiran felt like a complete loser; two bottles of beer were enough to give him a hangover.

But he still had to do his work, so he made a few phone calls while lying in bed.

I contacted the staff of the Chinese American Association and asked for a few names.

These are all SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International) staff in China. Let professionals handle their professional work. How much of NEC's technology can still be retained needs to be assessed by professionals. Deloitte can't handle this; they only look at commercial situations.

The Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) is a global non-profit industry association founded in California in 1970. Its main work is to promote the development of semiconductors, flat panel displays and solar photovoltaics.

With over 3,000 member companies worldwide, covering 1.5 million employees, this is a massive organization that cannot be bypassed if you want to work in the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

They are the ones who do most of the equipment evaluations for the acquisitions of domestic wafer fabs in China. They are very good at wafer fab equipment due diligence, capacity assessment, and production line technology audits.

NEC was a member of theirs before, so they already had a list of NEC's equipment archived. It wasn't an evaluation from scratch, which made it much faster.

Moreover, one-third of the members of this association are of Chinese descent, making the connections within the Chinese American Association extremely useful.

After contacting them by phone, they promised that a complete report would be available within a week.

As a non-profit organization, they don't even ask for money; they only need to reimburse your food, lodging, and travel expenses. It's incredibly kind of them.

The acquisition was straightforward, but Chen Yiran was a bit clueless when it came to the subsequent staffing.

He began instructing Jasmine to dig into the depths of his mind, to find some big names he had overlooked from watching videos and reading the news throughout his life.

The best option is definitely Liang Mengsong! He has a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University and later a PhD in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley, where he studied under Professor Hu Zhengming. This guy is suspicious! I suspect he's cheating, just like you!

During his time at TSMC, he held 500 patents! After joining Samsung, he helped them master the 14nm process and secured orders from Qualcomm and Apple. Later, due to a non-compete agreement dispute with TSMC, he left Samsung. In 2017, he joined SMIC and, in just 300 days, led SMIC to successfully break through the 14nm barrier, achieving a 95% yield rate. Furthermore, he quickly mastered the 7nm process as well.

"That's not right. I don't remember such a powerful person, but you remember them so clearly."

[Because you have a bad memory, you searched for this during the US-China trade war. Choose this one; with it, success is almost guaranteed.]

"Give us some alternatives. This one is so good, we might not be able to fool them. They can go straight to Samsung, what would they want from our small factory that has nothing?"

[What about Richard Chang? The creator of China's largest wafer fab, the greatest contributor to China's semiconductor manufacturing. A charismatic and versatile technical and management talent, capable of recruiting four or five hundred people from around the world with a single command. He left SMIC last year due to a lawsuit with TSMC; we could totally poach him!]

"Go to hell, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you? This guy is even harder to dig up than Liang Mengsong! There's no way he'll come over!"

【╮(╯▽╰)╭Give it a try, just in case. Or, I have an idea, although it's a bit extreme.】

"Speak plainly, and I will pardon you."

[We'll snatch them from SMIC! They're currently engaged in internal strife, so we'll come over and poach the CEO and all that. We'll start from scratch here, clean and efficient. Technical staff who dislike internal conflicts will definitely be happy to come.]

"SMIC is our customer. We have a good relationship with them. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for them to poach our talent like this?"

Strictly speaking, it's FlowEDA that has a good relationship with them; what does that have to do with Wanguoyuan?

"Really, there's nothing special. Is it possible for us to pick up the scraps from someone like the 'Sweeping Monk,' someone incredibly skilled but unknown to everyone?"

Dreaming is a normal phenomenon that occurs when the brain doesn't fully rest during sleep. Most people have 4-6 dreams each night, and it's normal not to remember them all. Daydreams refer to fantasies and images that occur in the brain while awake, usually containing happy thoughts, hopes, or ambitions.

"Am I that knowledgeable? I've seen all of these? Fine, just give me a list. I'll try to get them, even if it's not perfect. It would be good if I could get even one."

Don't underestimate the breadth of knowledge people have in the internet age; you've searched for far too much random stuff. As for a list, I suggest asking in order of ranking: Liang Mengsong, Zhang Rujing, Lin Benjian, Jiang Shangyi, Qiu Ciyun, Ji Minghua, Yang Shining, Wang Ningguo.

"Alright, I'll give it a try and see how much influence I have now."