Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 419 Good News About Chips (Second Update)

"That's good." Li Song already knew this, because it was a well-developed design.

"Mr. Li, what about Amei and the others regarding the flying motorcycle...?" Ma Shengli asked.

“Mr. Ma, in America, arms is a business. Before the parliament votes on the budget, certain companies have already been selected. You could say that certain companies and politicians work together to secure certain budgets.” Of course, Li Song couldn’t say that America didn’t have that, so he could only say this.

"Huh?" Ma Shengli still found it hard to accept, after all, many people thought that a parliamentary vote would be fairer.
“Mr. Ma, the Ami Congress, the parliament, is nothing more than a means for capitalists to divide up tax revenue.”

“Boeing spent tens of millions of dollars pushing for new aviation safety standards, but they didn’t pass in the House of Representatives last time because some people didn’t get the benefits,” Li Song continued.

Li Song really wanted to say that some companies in Aramco could quote $9 for screws that cost a few hundred dollars. How many times that is the profit margin?
“The US wouldn’t use such cheap weapons. After all, there are many shady dealings in military spending. The more expensive the weapons, the higher the military budget. Some of the US’s equipment was even damaged in battle while still on transport planes,” Li Song continued.

"Okay!" Ma Shengli felt like he had an answer, but also like he hadn't.

"Mr. Li, the medicine you gave us last time has been successfully produced in the laboratory. The preliminary experimental results and data are perfect. The next step is for the relevant laboratory to conduct experiments according to the procedures." Ma Shengli was referring to the small blue pill.

Li Song nodded. Baiyunshan Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Company had been established, and its factory was located in the BMW Industrial Park.

The Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Factory was established in 1992, while the only pharmaceutical factory in Guangzhou today is the Huacheng Pharmaceutical Factory, which was established in 71.

Of course, the laboratory for drug testing is commissioned by Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Factory to manufacture the drugs, and then conducts animal experiments and clinical trials.

Drug patent registration will be carried out at a certain time, because drug patent registration requires certain experimental data to support it.

"That's good." Li Song wasn't in a hurry because the pharmaceutical factory had just been built, and by the time the factory was completed, the drug trials might not even be finished.

"There's another piece of good news: the projection lithography machine has started testing, and the wafer manufacturing equipment is also being debugged. If all goes well, the chip can be successfully fabricated by October 1st," Ma Shengli said.

"Great!" Li Song thought this was the best news ever.

Wafer technology and lithography technology are the core foundation of semiconductors.

Fortunately, at that time, the gap between mainland China and foreign countries in semiconductors was not significant.

These two companies are located in Wuxi. The wafer fab is called Huazhong Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. Li Song holds 49% of the shares, which is the largest shareholder, because the other 51% of the shares are held by local governments and state-owned assets, etc.

The lithography machine is manufactured by Qiansheng Technology Co., Ltd., a local company that previously made contact lithography machines.

Li Song initially wanted to form joint ventures because these factories had a foundation.

Moreover, the semiconductor and chip industries have enormous profit margins.

Anyway, the patented technology is in Li Song's hands.

Moreover, in many subsequent chip applications, such as CNC modules, automation modules, computers, mobile phones, etc., can China match Li Song's technology?

Once the chip manufacturing is successful, Li Song can directly customize various applications on second-hand platforms, which will then directly boost the development of semiconductor technology, automation equipment, and CNC equipment in mainland China.

Because these basic applications on second-hand platforms don't cost much, but in this era, they are leading the world.

"Once the computer is built, I'll just open-source the operating system for free." Li Song decided that once he successfully built his own computer, he would open-source the operating system directly.

Microsoft won't be as powerful as it has been in the past then.

Although Microsoft is very powerful and has a strong family background, with free alternatives eyeing the market, others can't go too far.

They may have connections, but don't forget that neither Amer International nor the government speaks with one voice.

Moreover, Aramco's semiconductor company still mainly focuses on memory, while Intel only began to focus its main business on chips in the mid-80s.

At this time, even America's semiconductor companies were having a tough time. Texas Instruments, Intel, and others were being repeatedly defeated by Japan's semiconductors.

Later, Aramco implemented policies to protect its domestic semiconductor industry.

Then they supported Samsung. Before being valued by Aramco, Samsung initially focused on agricultural products, then textiles and sugar, started a joint venture to produce black and white televisions in 69, and only invested in semiconductors in 80.

It's essentially a shift in manufacturing, like shipbuilding. During World War II, Aramco built over a hundred aircraft carriers.

Later, as domestic costs rose, the shipbuilding industry shifted to Japan.

The economic boom of the 80s was due to the transfer of Western manufacturing.

In the 80s, the Japanese were incredibly arrogant, boasting that they would buy America. After the Plaza Accord, the Japanese government's wages almost stagnated for thirty years.

Because all the wealth was taken by Ami.

To be precise, if the US hadn't seized the opportunity presented by the Plaza Accord, it might have split up with the US first.

The main problem is that Fat Bear's little brothers are all poor, so they can't rob him even if they want to.

There are two reasons why Fat Bear Brothers are poor: first, their geographical location, and second, their management style. Fat Bear Brothers are basically in a state of disarray because the people in charge of these villages are all Fat Bear's people. If you elect a local as a leader, Fat Bear's tanks, planes, and artillery will arrive the next day.

Little Brother Fat Bear has no autonomy at all; he's driven mad by Fat Bear's planned economy.

This is why, even decades after the split of the Fat Bear family, many people are still trying to de-fat bear-ize their culture, drive out the Fat Bear, and create policies that prohibit the use of the Fat Bear's language, because the Fat Bear never treated its underlings as human beings.

"I'll go to Wuxi tomorrow to take a look." Li Song hadn't visited those two factories before, since he figured it wouldn't make much of a difference, but now that there was good news, of course he had to go check it out.

Li Song guessed that the two factories wanted to present a gift for National Day, and he must say, this was a good idea. With this goal in mind, no one dared to say anything.

This can be considered a unique culture, though some people may see it as somewhat formalistic.

In fact, what many companies call corporate culture is nothing more than a form of formalism.

The key issue is that some companies, in their so-called corporate culture, are just a way to torment people, especially frontline employees, while the management reaps all the benefits.

"Okay." Ma Shengli nodded.

There are many foreign-invested enterprises in China now, mostly in the textile industry. These foreign-invested enterprises are completely different from Li Song, who basically acts as a hands-off manager.

Other foreign-owned businesses have their own ways of making trouble and implementing various management practices.

Of course, the mainland still has to keep an eye on Li Song, who is a hands-off manager. On the one hand, Li Song is a role model, and we can't just mess with other people's companies because he is a hands-off manager.

On the other hand, it's because Li Song has made such great contributions to the mainland that anyone who tries to mess with Li Song's businesses will definitely come to a bad end.

To put it simply, given the merits Li Song has made, as long as he doesn't betray the country, his descendants will be well off.

Li Song felt somewhat excited; chips, electronics, and intelligence.

"Oh, right, I have another technology here, but it's not very mature yet." Li Song took out a document from his bag: blue LED.

This even won the Nobel Prize. Current technology can actually achieve this, whether it's meteorological deposition or dual heterostructures.

This is the core technology of LCD screens; red, yellow, and blue light sources can create a wide variety of colors.

"I'd like to commission a relevant research institute to study this; we can discuss the specific cost."

"The main thing is to keep it confidential. We need to produce results before the foreign technology comes out, and then apply for a patent." Li Song only has the technology, not the physical product, so it's inconvenient for him to apply for a patent.

“Okay, I’ll report right away. Mr. Li, you can rest assured about the confidentiality issue,” Ma Shengli said.

"Okay, I'll give this document to you to assess how much it costs. I'm not short of money; there are people lining up to give me money right now," Li Song hummed in agreement.

Li Song didn't know which domestic research institutes had an advantage in this area, so he had no choice but to do it this way.

Li Song wasn't worried about keeping it a secret. After all, there was relatively little interaction between the mainland and foreign countries at that time. In a few years, more people would go abroad, see the dazzling world, and then be lured and corrupted.

"it is good."

"Another product is BMW cars, especially minivans. There's a huge market demand right now, and I hope we can produce them under their brand," Li Song continued.

“This shouldn’t be a problem.” Ma Shengli knew what OEM meant; half of BMW’s motorcycle exports were produced under OEM agreements.

Moreover, Li Song uses foreign exchange for settlement when it is an OEM manufacturer, so the motorcycle factories are very strict about quality control, especially for exports. Li Song has regulations that if a product is not up to standard, it will be downgraded, and once it is downgraded, OEM production will be suspended.

The same applies to outboard motors.

"Another reason is that the supply of cars to China will decrease, mainly due to dealers in London..." Li Song explained that local London car companies were struggling and needed to seize market share.

Other European countries, such as Paris and Bonn, also have car factories, and they are quite good, including the famous French and German brands.

There are also many Italian car brands.

Moreover, Italy has many high-end luxury car brands, such as Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani, and Alfa Romeo.

Of course, there are many well-known British brands, such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Land Rover, and Jaguar. Rolls-Royce was acquired by BMW in 03, and Bentley was acquired by BMW in 98.

Li Song isn't interested in those two brands right now.

Moreover, in this timeline, Volkswagen has lost the mainland market and gained a competitor, so it probably won't be as glorious as it was in the past.

Of course, Li Song also wants to create his own luxury brand, and he also wants to acquire Western luxury brands if he has the opportunity.

Isn't that just the capitalist way? It's like they think they can do it all by themselves.

(End of this chapter)