Reborn in America, I'm serious about making money.

Just as Zhang San was investing in Europe, a major event occurred on the mainland. A press conference was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

"Welcome, everyone. I am Lin Decheng, General Manager of Dacheng Precision. Today, we are here to announce some good news. After years of hard work and with the strong support of the Da Sima Foundation, we have finally successfully developed a lithography machine with our own core patents. Its technology can be described as..."

Behind him was a PowerPoint presentation introducing some parameters of the new generation of lithography machines; of course, it was just an introduction, without any specific details.

"Although our lithography machines are currently somewhat inferior to the world's most advanced products, our low cost and high output make us fully capable of manufacturing chips for most of the world's chip companies. We..."

Da Cheng Precision's candid words puzzled the media reporters below. They wondered if this guy was out of his mind, why he kept telling the truth.

Shouldn't businessmen be big talkers? How come he's become an honest and kind gentleman?

What they don't know is that this is just a strategy. Their chip manufacturing is only for Zhang San's companies. They already have lithography machine technology and have come to Europe. They just keep it hidden so that they can digest that technology, bypass those patents, and apply for new patents. Even if there are traces of those European patents, Europe will not sue them.

Behind them all stood Zhang San, this "low-profile" guy. He went to Europe to avoid suspicion, and also for money.

Without money, you can't move an inch; with money, you can go anywhere in the world.

Buying technology and patents to support those engineers and experts—which of these doesn't cost money?

This press conference was also a business recruitment event. Since they were exposing their weaknesses, they knew not many people would approach them. But recruitment wasn't the goal; it was to let everyone know, "I'm here!"

No technology company can immediately possess the technology; it takes time to accumulate it. Dacheng Precision has been established for many years and has been committed to developing these advanced technologies. However, for the past few years, it has been buying lithography machines from other companies, mainly from Europe, for OEM manufacturing.

Soon after the press conference, Dacheng Precision's information appeared on the desks of many chip companies; it was Dacheng Precision's investment promotion brochure.

"Heh... Their technology isn't as good as CAN's, nor is it as good as North America's. With such technology, what kind of effect can OEM manufacturing achieve? They can't even guarantee the yield rate."

"However, their prices are indeed very low, only 10% of what you'd find in some places. Letting them try is worthwhile. Our business in mainland China requires a large number of chips. If we let them manufacture for us, we can increase our profits by at least 0.5%. Moreover, producing in mainland China will significantly reduce taxes."

At INTL headquarters, people from several departments are discussing this matter.

"Won't they steal our chip technology?"

"No, our people will follow, and we keep the key ourselves. They've done a good job with that."

"Won't Taiwan have any objections?"

"Hehe... If they're willing to lower the price, then everything will remain the same."

After losing the European company, Taiwan can only import lithography machines from island nations or North America, and their technology is definitely not as advanced as before.

Da Cheng Precision has four factories. One is located in Hong Kong, where it purchased a piece of land in Tin Shui Wai in 1999. There is a small contract manufacturing plant there because the land was too expensive. Another is located in Dongguan, which is very close to Shenzhen and has many electronics companies nearby. Another is located in Suzhou, where there are also many contract manufacturing companies and electronics companies. The third is located in Beijing, because there is also a mobile phone company there, and Da Cheng Precision manufactures various chips for that company.

This Hong Kong-based company, which owns three chip foundries in mainland China, has established laboratories in collaboration with various universities. Compared to Europe and the United States, the cost of talent and scientific research in mainland China is relatively low. In Europe and the United States, there would not be such a large R&D team.

The best graduates each year are recruited with a starting annual salary of 100,000. Although it's not as high as it is twenty years later when graduates earn millions of steps, the impact is different here if you can produce results. One is that you can be awarded a doctoral degree, and the other is that the technology you develop will not only bring you bonuses but also profit sharing.

The reward mechanism is very comprehensive. Every year, people majoring in mathematics, physics, and chemistry are admitted, while only the top three computer science majors are admitted. The main reason is that computer science is not as useful as mathematics.

All of Zhang San's electronic chip manufacturing is done by Da Cheng Precision.

Although Dacheng Precision's equipment is somewhat outdated, it can win by sheer quantity. In its production bases in Dongguan and Suzhou, while others have one, ten, or even a hundred machines, Dacheng Precision starts with a hundred machines. It has numerous factories on 3,000 acres of land, and a large number of security guards patrol the area.

If the production capacity of the same machine is 10% lower, then the production capacity of that machine is insufficient. Adding one more machine will make two machines more than enough. Da Cheng Precision's OEM manufacturing is not just for three mobile phone manufacturers, but also for seventeen other mobile phone manufacturers around the world. After all, they all have the same boss behind them.

The previous press conference and OEM recruitment campaign weren't entirely useless; they attracted INTL, a North American chip giant, who sent a delegation to investigate.

Inside the chip manufacturing workshop of Dacheng Precision, representatives from INTL were conducting an in-depth inspection. Dressed in neat work clothes, they entered the cleanroom and intently observed every detail.

The workshop was clean and bright, with equipment arranged neatly and orderly. The representatives moved slowly along the production line, carefully examining each step of the production process. They stopped from time to time to talk with the staff, asking about technical issues and processes related to chip production.

These processes were the same as what they knew, and there was nothing special about them.

The staff enthusiastically introduced the workshop's advanced equipment and rigorous quality control system to the delegates. The delegates praised Dacheng Precision's professional and efficient production model and highly commended the quality and performance of the wafers.

During the visit, the delegates also noticed that the workers in the workshop were working attentively, and their rigorous work attitude and superb skills left a deep impression on them.

This visit gave INTL's representatives a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of Dacheng Precision's chip manufacturing workshop, and also made future cooperation between the two parties possible.