Chapter 532 Electronic Calculators and the Initial Layout of Hong Kong Chips
After hearing this, Lin Youjing said: "Okay, what about other races?"
Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "Look at the law. If there is no stipulation, don't use it. If there is a stipulation, just give it the lowest share and the most ordinary position. In short, we must abide by the law, but we must also consider our best interests.
However, not all other races are bastards. If they perform well, they can be promoted appropriately or recruit more. ”
"Okay, I understand." Lin Youjing asked again: "It's just that it's okay for me to be in charge now, but if the new team is in charge in the future, they may not listen to us."
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "It's okay, the new team may be mainly white people, but in the future, in each branch and even in other companies of our group in the United States, the personnel department must be Chinese, and the same is true for finance;
I don’t say that these two departments are all Chinese, but at least if they are in charge, or even worse, the Chinese must have the power to speak out. I will transfer people from Hong Kong, or find appropriate Chinese Americans in the United States. ”
Investing overseas is something that Hong Kong capital cannot do. After all, if you want to expand, you must build factories, after-sales or sales points, etc. overseas;
For the sake of localized operations, in addition to factories, it is best for overseas business management teams to be local. However, the most important personnel and financial rights are still handled by the Hong Kong headquarters. Large amounts require the approval of the headquarters, plus the personnel of overseas branches. The financial team is mainly our own people.
Lin Youjing nodded and said: "As a Chinese-American, you may not be able to believe it absolutely, right?"
"Do you think you can absolutely trust people sent from Hong Kong?" Yang Wendong asked: "The important thing is not where they come from, but that there is a certain conflict of interest between Chinese and white people in these companies, which is the most beneficial to our control;
As long as the overseas company is not integrated internally, that is enough, even if one party is slightly less capable. ”
The most untrustworthy thing in this world is loyalty. For example, in the party disputes in the late Ming Dynasty, it doesn't matter who is right or wrong, who is good or bad. What is important is confrontation. If the court is united, the emperor will definitely not be able to sleep.
"Yes, Yang Sheng." Lin Youjing didn't ask any more questions after hearing this;
The boss does have a strong hand in controlling overseas companies. Even for Hong Kong companies, human resources and financial rights are in the hands of the headquarters. Professional managers only have operational rights and have no decision-making power on major matters;
Even he, the person in charge of the United States, is the same. It seems that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, but he does not have any financial rights and needs authorization from his boss.
Yang Wendong added: "As for the details, we will wait until the professional team arrives. You will first arrange for people to build the infrastructure, which will be larger and more luxurious."
"Yes, Yang Sheng." Lin Youjing agreed.
On the way back, Su Yiyi asked: "Brother Dong, when building a chain store, shouldn't you first have a team and then build it?"
"I think so too." Yang Wendong explained: "But without a base, it is a bit difficult to recruit a stronger team. Although Changxing Group is somewhat famous in Asia, it is not so good in Europe and the United States. At most, only the Chinese may know a little bit about it. .”
In the era without the Internet, information dissemination was very difficult. Even if there was the Internet or the mobile Internet, how many mainland netizens in the previous life knew about large European companies? In addition to BBA Volkswagen and other civilian products.
Without the Internet, it would be very troublesome to actively inquire. Therefore, in the early years, Changxing Group mainly recruited Chinese overseas. Engineers involved in research and development also had to have decent research institutions before they could recruit them.
"That's right." Su Yiyi nodded.
Yang Wendong added: "This won't be a big problem in the future. The products of my company are preparing to enter the United States on a large scale, and we will gradually invest in publicity. In a few years, many people in the United States will know our company. ”
In the future, electronic products, Red Bull and some products of Changxing Industrial will enter the United States on a large scale. Even in channels like Best Buy, he will invest large sums of money to expand;
Only in this way can Hong Kong capital truly go global.
Su Yiyi smiled and said: "That's good. When you succeed, my Yiyi Home may also be able to enter the United States."
"It's possible. As long as we integrate the supply chain and reduce costs to a minimum, the franchise model in the United States will definitely be developed." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "But this only means low-end and high-end. No, high-end requires brand support and top-notch clothing design.”
The core of industrial competition is cost-effectiveness, which is the most important, especially for products with low technical content. Whoever has the lowest price and the best quality will win all;
However, for high-end products or those with very high technical content, the demand for cost performance is not very high.
Su Yiyi said: "I don't need to go high-end. It will be good if I can do the current model well."
"Yes, the ordinary model market is the largest, and this is what we need." Yang Wendong said: "The high-end route can only succeed unless it is a new industry and has the technology itself;
Either it is possible if the country you are in is an economically powerful country and has a strong historical foundation. ”
In the previous life, European luxury goods sold for tens of thousands per package and had little technology, but many people were willing to buy them because of their historical heritage. In this regard, even the United States would find it difficult to catch up;
Or there are opportunities like Apple, which rely on technology and new industries to rise;
Of course, this possibility also exists in the new markets after the mainland’s reform.
"Yeah." Su Yiyi nodded.
The next day, Yang Wendong took Su Yiyi to a small warehouse office building near Stanford University and met two acquaintances.
"Hello, Mr. Moore, Mr. Noyce." Yang Wendong introduced: "This is my wife."
"Hello, Mr. Yang, your wife is so beautiful." Moore praised and smiled.
"Thank you." Su Yiyi replied.
Over the years, she has also learned English. Although she is not as good as Yang Wendong, I basically heard that there is no big problem.
After a few people chatted casually for a while, they walked around Intel's company; the company was very small, with only a few people, and they were all watching in a few minutes. Moore said: "Mr. Yang, the company has just been established and the company is a bit small."
"It's okay. Every big company starts from a small company. My entrepreneurial environment was much worse than yours." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
When he started from scratch, that was the real hardship. He had to work outdoors in such hot summers. But at that time, most people in Hong Kong were working hard, and there was nothing comparable;
Moore smiled and said: "Thanks to Mr. Yang's investment, otherwise we would not have been able to get started so easily."
Although he and Noyce had some savings after working for many years, it was basically family wealth and not much could be used to start a business. Although it was possible, Yang Wendong's investment prevented them from having to start a business in the early stage. Save every penny you spend.
Yang Wendong said: "Having a good economic foundation is also a must for starting a business, but the sustainability of funds also needs to be considered. How is your chip plan?"
Moore smiled and said: "I'm about to introduce it to you. This is our latest product, 3101 storage, which is a 64-bit SRAM. We are preparing to use it to bid for Honeywell's orders.
Honeywell is a big company in the United States. If we can get this order, our future development will be much smoother. ”
"Honeywell? Okay." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "But I also have some orders here that I can give to you."
"What order?" Moore and Noyce were also interested. No company would feel that there were too many orders, especially a start-up like them, and they would not mind even a small one.
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Yang Wendong said: "I need you to help me design a chip that can carry digital calculations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division."
As time progresses, electronic calculators will also come out. The market for this product is very considerable, especially when it was first released, the price was very expensive and the profit was also high;
Of course, just like electronic watches, the market is big but competition is also big, it all depends on who can control costs and advantages;
"Is this going to replace today's calculators?" Moore asked: "But how do you display numbers?"
"You don't need to worry about this." Yang Wendong smiled and said: "I need you to help me design such a chip. The algorithm inside is also good, and the price will not be low."
There are calculators on the market in Europe and the United States, but they are purely mechanical. It can be said that they are real industrial crowns with extremely high technical content, but the cost is also very expensive and not cost-effective at all. Only a few universities in Europe and the United States will buy them. Toys;
Not to mention in Asia, not to mention the cost, its efficiency is far inferior to that of an abacus. Even hand calculations are faster than mechanical calculators.
Now that the development of the electronics industry has reached a level where calculators can be produced, I naturally have to seize this opportunity. Let’s not talk about how much money I will make. Just earning a patent and reputation for being the first to invent will have a great impact on the future promotion of Honor Electronics. Great help.
It's just that unlike electronic watches, complex devices like calculators cannot be controlled by transistors, or even if they can, the cost and size cannot be controlled, so chips are the best choice.
Moore didn't ask any more questions. After communicating with Noyce for a while, he said: "Mr. Yang, such a chip can be made in theory, but I'm not sure how much it will cost for the time being. It requires in-depth research and development after the project is established." That’s it.”
"No problem, you set up the project first, and then report the price of entrusted research and development to me." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "There are also many chip research and development companies in the United States, and the approximate cost can still be known."
At present, in the field of chip development in the world, the United States is the only one, and even Europe cannot catch up. Japan may also have some technology in this area, but it is still far behind at this point in time.
If you want to make a calculator or a more complex chip, you have to rely on the United States, and Intel is your best choice, and you are also a shareholder of this company;
"Okay." Moore agreed.
Yang Wendong added: "I have another request here. If the research and development is completed, the production can be placed in the United States in the early stage, but I will need to move it to Hong Kong in the later stage; so I will arrange for people to come over to study in the early stage."
"Produced in Hong Kong? Mr. Yang means closed testing? Is this okay?" Moore replied.
Yang Wendong shook his head and said: "No, it is the entire production process. Unless there are certain processes that cannot be produced in Hong Kong, then they should be placed overseas."
Hong Kong is not without a chip industry. In the 1970s, many electronics companies placed packaging and testing in Hong Kong, making full use of the low labor costs and high-quality personnel here;
But later, due to some things and Singapore's attraction of foreign investment, these industries eventually left Hong Kong;
Moore said: "Mr. Yang, this operation is not cost-effective."
"I know that moving the entire industry chain to Hong Kong is very costly, but as long as there are enough orders from Hong Kong or Asia in the future, it will still be cost-effective." Yang Wendong added: "The same was not true for transistors in the past. In the early years, it was most cost-effective to produce them in the United States. But didn’t Japan later surpass the United States in cost control? ”
In the future, the demand for chips in the industry chain alone will be very high. So many appliances will actually use chips in the future. As long as the cost of chips is reduced after iterations, when it is lower than that of traditional controllers, spring is coming. ;
Not to mention there are computers, game consoles, music players, etc., and he can even learn the foundry model;
Of course, in the next few years, when the scale of the computer industry is large enough and the electronics industry is important enough to the United States, it may restrict the development of other places, but that will be a long time later, and we will talk about it later. The worst outcome is also If you can produce the chips you need for your own home appliances, that's enough. At worst, it's the same if you invest in TSMC and Samsung.
"Okay, that makes sense." Moore nodded and agreed: "Okay, if the design is completed, you can send people over to study. In fact, it is not difficult, but various equipment needs to be purchased, and additional personnel need to be You must have a certain degree of education, know how to operate the equipment, and also know some electronic technology.”
"I know this. I have already prepared it in Hong Kong." Yang Wendong replied.
In order to lay out the future electronics industry, as early as a few years ago, Yang Wendong asked Honor Electronics to train professional talents in Hong Kong, especially some overseas technologies, etc., not to mention mastering R&D, but at least understanding the basic knowledge;
Priority will be given to those who are willing to learn and grow within the company, or high-quality college students who have just graduated. There are also international students who have returned to Hong Kong, but there are not many such people;
The cost of developing an industry alone in an underdeveloped industrial place is very high, and it is basically promoted by the government. For example, in the 1970s, Japan joined forces with several major consortiums to develop the chip industry;
In Hong Kong, he can only rely on himself. However, he does not want to build Hong Kong into a chip capital in the future. He only needs to be able to meet his own needs.
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