In Shanghai, Wu Hao landed smoothly on a civil airliner, and then boarded the long-awaited motorcade to the hotel. The company's business jet is in Europe and is used by Tong Juan and the others, so Wu Hao chose to call it a civil airliner this time.
In fact, if he needs it, he can borrow a business jet or rent one. The former only requires a word from him, while the expenses incurred by the latter are a drop in the bucket for him.
But in Wu Hao's opinion, taking a passenger plane is also very good, just for traveling. Anyway, I was traveling in first class and the riding environment was very comfortable.
Of course, there was one thing that made him a little dissatisfied. That is, he encountered a first-class passenger who struck up a conversation during the ride. Although the flight attendant stopped him in time, it still affected his riding experience.
Wu Hao came to Shanghai this time to attend the press conference of the new domestic EUV extreme ultraviolet lithography machine project, a public investment project of eight of their companies and Shanghai Microelectronics Research Institute.
In fact, the development progress of this project has lagged behind for a long time. According to the plan, it should have been released last year, but it was delayed until this summer to hold this press conference.
This is enough to illustrate the difficulty of this project, especially how to break through these technical blockades and develop its own high-performance domestic new EUV extreme ultraviolet lithography machine under heavy overseas blockades.
Compared to Wu Hao's low profile, the others who came were relatively high-profile. Whether they were in a convoy of special planes or reporters accompanying them for interviews, they were all diverse and each showed their special abilities.
In comparison, Wu Hao seems a bit too low-key and unremarkable. But the more this happens, the more attention Wu Hao receives during his trip.
Especially the large-scale patent rights litigation ongoing in Europe, as well as the news that Wu Hao and others are about to hold a summer new product & new technology launch conference, made these reporters swarm in like sharks smelling blood.
If it weren't for the hotel's strong security, these reporters might have touched his room long ago.
According to the plan, the press conference will be held at ten o'clock the next morning, and the first night will be a private party. Lao Ma entertained the guests, and the party venue was placed in a high-end club by the Huangpu River.
Tonight, the entire club is closed, which means that the entire club is occupied by Lao Ma. Standing by the windows of the clubhouse, you can clearly see the scenery on both sides of the Huangpu River. It can be said to be the place with the best views on both sides of the river.
To be able to open such a high-end club in such a place, its background and ability are average. Of course, no matter how powerful you are, you can't compare to these people who came to the party.
When Wu Hao walked into the club, Lao Ma was chatting with Brother Xiao Ma and the others who had already arrived. Seeing Wu Hao come in, these people greeted him with smiles.
Upon seeing this, Wu Hao quickly apologized with a smile: "Sorry, sorry, I'm late, I'm late."
Seeing this, Lao Ma smiled and shook his head: "It's not too late, it's not too late, it's still early, and there are still people who haven't arrived yet."
Oh, Wu Hao looked around and then nodded, it must be those few people.
While Wu Hao was surveying the environment, Lao Ma smiled and said, "Let's go over and sit down and chat while waiting for them. What do you want to drink?"
Have a glass of juice. Wu Hao made a sound and the tree fell.
Hahahaha, forget about the juice, let’s have a glass of white wine first. Let's wait until everyone is here to get ready. Lao Ma smiled at Wu Hao and asked the waiter to bring him a glass of white wine, and then said to him, Brother Xiao Ma and Tao Zhengyang.
Let me tell you, this time I have prepared two cans of good rice wine, which is truly aged for 35 years, which is very rare.
Hearing Lao Ma's introduction, Brother Ma couldn't help but ask: "Is it suitable to drink rice wine on such a hot day?"
Haha, Lao Ma smiled and showed off (introduced): "This rice wine is not only better to drink warm, but also suitable for cold drinks. Put the clay pot containing the rice wine into ice cubes to refrigerate, so that the temperature of the wine When it reaches about one degree, it tastes best when you drink it.
Of course, for young people like you, you can just add ice cubes to the wine and drink it. "Lao Ma looked at Wu Hao and said.
Haha, Wu Hao smiled and waved his hand: "I don't have much research on drinking. Anyway, there is only one thing, don't get drunk, it will affect tomorrow's press conference."
"That's for sure. Our main purpose tonight is to reminisce about old times, so we won't delay things." Lao Ma gave Wu Hao a reassuring look, then changed the subject and started teasing him.
"Haha, you guys have been very prosperous during this period. Now not only us, but also the world's technology and Internet circles and the media are paying attention to you.
I heard that many media directly surrounded the hotel where you were staying. "
Yes, flesh and blood cannot escape. Wu Hao smiled bitterly in his heart, then nodded helplessly at Lao Ma and the other two people and said, "If the hotel security hadn't been okay, I guess I wouldn't have been able to get out of the hotel right now."
Hahahaha, several people chuckled when they heard his words, and Brother Ma immediately asked: "How come there is such a big fuss, and 1,439 patent infringement cases involving 1,439 patent infringement cases were filed against seven companies in 27 countries at the same time? Isn’t it a little too risky?”
After hearing Brother Xiao Ma's question, Lao Ma and Tao Zhengyang immediately looked at him, waiting for his answer.
Wu Hao smiled bitterly when he heard this and said: "There is no way, we are forced into a corner, we can't just sit back and wait for death. So we thought that we would be submissive and let others be slaughtered, so we might as well concentrate our strength and fight back."
No one will be at the mercy of others, and none of us can accept this. Lao Ma nodded and said: "But it is a bit unwise to litigate 1,439 patent infringement cases against seven companies in 27 countries at the same time. You should do it separately, and concentrate on dealing with one company first. Then each company If we come together as a family, it will be safer and more likely to win than now."
Of course, we originally planned to do it this way, but time waits for no one. Wu Hao sighed and said: "Our overseas market has been jointly blocked by several giants. They are no longer limited to the European and American markets, but have turned their targets to Southeast Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, West Asia and other countries. And they have begun They are eroding our consumer markets in various places. Faced with this situation, if we do not take any action. Once these companies open the gap and expand rapidly, then if we want to limit and organize the expansion and growth of each other, then we will It’s even more impossible.”
After hearing Wu Hao's words, the three of them nodded. They should have thought that this matter was far from simple as it seemed, and there should be other reasons. Now I know the answer from Wu Hao's mouth. Although Wu Hao only introduced the situation in this regard and did not say much. But based on the rich experience of the three people present, they could imagine that Wu Hao and the others must have a bigger plan.
