Logically speaking, it is indeed a good choice to engage in chips in this era.
Because it was at this point in 2004 that Qualcomm seized the dividends of the 3G era and achieved an annual revenue of US$4.9 billion with the shipment of 140 million CDMA chips, laying the foundation for the coming smart era. The foundation was laid, and in less than 15 years, its annual revenue reached US$30 billion.
The average annual profit rate is as high as 15%.
In other words, if the chip industry layout can be launched at this time, in the next few years, the country will receive tens of billions of net capital inflows every year on average.
Looks like a good deal.
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But the problem is that the chip industry is an industry dominated by private enterprises, and it is not easy to mobilize and coordinate it.
And if you want to build a purely domestic chip company, it will not be cost-effective in terms of time and cost.
Therefore, after hearing this suggestion, Chen Nian did not nod immediately.
"Chip is a good route, but I suggest that we don't go out personally - especially Spark, don't go out personally."
"There are two reasons."
"First, we must leave space for the private economy to develop. Otherwise, the economy will gradually lose its vitality."
"Second, this thing can't bring much cash flow in the short term, and it can't quench the thirst of the near future."
After hearing his words, everyone in the conference room nodded.
Especially the economists here, for the first point put forward by Chen Nian, they wanted to stand up and applaud.
In fact, after these people were included in the Spark working group, what they were most worried about was that Chen Nian would rely on his "technical hegemony" in Spark and even in China to develop Spark into a dictatorial, monolithic top-level organization, trying to Keeping everything in hand will eventually lead to disordered management.
But now, Chen Nian’s statement clearly proves that his insights on this issue are profound.
This also surprised several economists:
Where did this kid come from?
You’re young and you know a little bit about everything?
Of course, he doesn't know much about things other than technology, but at least the conclusions and directions he puts forward are always correct.
This is rare enough.
"I agree with Chen Nian's point of view."
Chen Feiyun stood up first to express his position.
"I believe that squeezing the space of the private economy to make up for the shortcomings of military industry projects is a serious damage to the national economy and is not conducive to the development of people's livelihood."
"People's livelihood is the foundation of everything. If a boat wants to go fast and far, the waterway must be deep. We cannot drain the lake to catch fish."
"Then according to your opinion, we should start from the state-owned economy?"
As soon as Chen Feiyu finished speaking, someone not far away asked.
"Yes, that's what I meant."
He looked directly at the questioner without fear and answered firmly.
"Be specific, what kind of economy, which company?"
Chen Feiyu frowned slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he replied:
"There is no answer to this yet. I am just making a suggestion here. The specific implementation requires coordination and discussion from all parties."
In fact, this is not an easy question to answer.
Most of the people here represent the significance of a certain industry or department. This is something Chen Nian cannot rule out no matter how hard he works.
If it is said that it is going to harm the development of a certain type of industry with related interests, then someone will definitely come out to oppose it.
So even if I want to say it, I can’t say it now.
At least they must communicate privately, reach a consensus, and coordinate the interests of all parties before...
"High-speed rail."
However, before he could finish his train of thought, a reply sounded clearly in the conference room.
He turned to look at the speaker in shock. There was no doubt that it was Chen Nian.
"With the current high-speed rail introduction plan, our estimated technology transfer fee for each high-speed rail is 140 million euros, equivalent to 1.4 billion yuan."
"And the tender size is 140 trains."
"This is equivalent to a total investment of 196 billion yuan for technology introduction."
"This is a huge investment - if we save this money, wouldn't the budget problems of various projects within Spark be solved?"
After hearing his words, expressions of hesitation and doubt appeared on everyone's faces.
Aren't you talking nonsense?
Who doesn’t know that this can save money, but the problem is, we don’t have the technology either!
If you don’t introduce it, where will you get it?
But Chen Nian's thoughts were different from theirs.
In the final analysis, the core technology of high-speed rail EMUs is nothing more than a traction transmission system.
The traction transmission system mainly refers to the electrical equipment of the train. Generally speaking, it is divided into transmission circuit system, auxiliary circuit system and electronic and control circuit system.
The main transmission circuit system mainly includes main transformer, main converter and traction motor.
These three major technologies are all related to high voltage, capacitors, and motors.
Their technical difficulty is very high, and the requirements for craftsmanship are also very high. According to the normal timeline, China does not have such technology in this year.
But the problem is that in the previous manufacturing process of hot isostatic pressing equipment, we have already made certain developments and breakthroughs in these technologies.
So, moving forward, the difficulty has been reduced.
In the system, Chen Nian saw the source point consumption of 6.7 points in the traction transmission system, which already illustrates this problem.
In this case, why buy other people’s technology?
Killing three soldiers for two peaches, strategizing, and intrigues?
No need to go to so much trouble, I can just do it myself, and even when the technology develops, I will sell it back to you guys!
"This is indeed a solution, but the question is how to solve it with technology?"
Someone asked in the conference room.
Chen Nian smiled and asked:
"I've brought it up, what do you think?"
Half an hour later, Chen Nian returned to his office after the meeting, while Chen Guo and Chen Feiyun sat opposite him.
"If we want to build high-speed rail, our entire upper-level layout will have to change. We will not touch the negotiations at this stage for the time being, but there will definitely be changes in the overall strategy."
"I will go and communicate with CRRC, CSR and CNR."
"But the most important thing is to convey the information to Zhang Shuguang."
"He is responsible for the overall introduction work. As long as he can pass, everything will be easy."
Chen Nian nodded slightly and said:
"Just deal with Zhang Shuguang - no, Zhang always has a lot of ideas. Now the plan of self-developed technology that I have proposed is actually still incomplete."
"You can have a chat with him first. Maybe he will have more ideas. Take this opportunity to get a good taste of the West."
Hearing this, Chen Guo couldn't help laughing:
"Hahahaha. I've dealt with Mr. Zhang before. He's a nice guy, but he's bad. He's someone who can do such a thing."
Chen Nian smiled and thought to himself:
He is so capable!
Thinking back then, in his previous life, Zhang Shuguang killed three people with two peaches and two peaches at one hand. It can be said that he outsmarted the four major international suppliers.
He first determined a target bid price that was ridiculously low compared to the quoted price, and directly cut the technology transfer fee of 390 million euros in half and then in half again, reaching 150 million euros.
Subsequently, the bidding entities were restricted, stipulating that those participating in the bidding must be Chinese companies. In this way, the four major suppliers cannot participate in bidding as independent legal persons and must cooperate with domestic companies.
Moreover, he also stipulated that the cooperative enterprises must have mature foreign technical support.
what does that mean? Even before the bidding started, funds and technology began to flow to the country.
After that, he sealed the negotiation path, designated CSR and CNR as the entry points for negotiation, and created a drama of choosing two out of four, which greatly strengthened the competition and internal friction among the four suppliers, and completely ruled out joint price increases. possibility.
Do you want to raise the price? Okay, then I'll go talk to Alstom. Do you want to sell it or not?
Why, Alstom doesn’t do it either?
If you think clearly, if you make me anxious, I will find Bombardier. At worst, we will slow down and develop for two more years.
I can afford to wait, but you may not be able to wait.
Relying on this combination of punches, Zhang Shuguang directly kicked out Siemens, which had the lowest willingness to cooperate, and finally won the technology transfer from other companies at a very low price.
Since then, domestic high-speed rail has developed rapidly. More than ten years later, China has transformed from a technology importer to a technology exporter.
However, in the current timeline, none of this has happened yet.
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But it is obvious that once Chen Nian analyzes the core technology of high-speed rail and has more chips in his hands, what Zhang Shuguang can do will only be more outrageous.
The three of them discussed this topic in more detail. After determining the general goal, they stopped discussing it.
Chen Feiyun poured a cup of tea for Chen Nian and said slightly teasingly:
"I thought you would choose the chip solution."
"Why?"
Chen Nian asked doubtfully.
"Because this thing has large space, high profits, and is privately owned. From a certain perspective, it will benefit you more."
"If you are willing, you can even put the newly established chip company in your name. In this way, in a very short period of time, you can get something that others cannot get in several lifetimes."
"-Of course, I'm just giving an example."
"I mean, young people like you, no matter how noble they are, will still have some personal pursuits."
Chen Nian shook his head and asked in a funny tone:
"Personal pursuit? Money? Women? Boss Chen, are you testing me?"
"Absolutely not that."
Chen Feiyun quickly denied:
"I'm just proposing a possibility from the perspective of universal values. Of course, I know your choice, but it's just a little strange why you made such a choice in the first place."
"After all, ideals do not come out of thin air. Relying on ideals alone is indeed a bit insufficient in persuasion."
"I am different from other young people - Professor Chen Guo may know this better than you. After all, he is the chief manager of Spark."
Chen Nian interrupted him and continued to ask after thinking for a moment:
"Boss Chen, do you think it is more difficult for an ordinary person to get into a fighter plane or a female star?"
".Fighter, right?"
Although Chen Feiyun does not belong to the military industry, he still understands some basic rules.
"Okay. Professor Chen, I want to fly with the J-22 tomorrow. Is that okay?"
Chen Nian said to Chen Guo.
"The only obstacle is safety. When the two-seater version is released, I will let you sit in it."
Chen Guo replied with a look on her face.
Chen Nian turned to Chen Feiyun aside and said:
"Look, Boss Chen, this is the answer."
"In this case, do you think it is really necessary for me to launch a project specifically to pursue those 'personal pursuits' based on 'universal' values?"
1+4, same thing, before 11:30 pm
(End of chapter)
