If you can buy advanced and reliable equipment for money, who is willing to take the risk?
This is Xiao Bai's words within the Times Department, requiring his companies to purchase as much domestic equipment and raw materials as possible, otherwise some domestic manufacturers may have disappeared.This time, ASML's approach is actually behind the mistakes of international giants such as Taipower, and it has also sounded the alarm for the entire Department of the Times.Therefore, according to the practices of international giants such as Intel and Taipower, Xiao Bai decided to increase the capital of the only promising lithography equipment manufacturer in China, Pudong Microelectronic Equipment Company."
Xiao Dong, you still have a long-term view!
We should support more domestic equipment and raw materials, otherwise one day we will be completely stuck. ”Li Dong let out a long sigh and was very supportive of Xiao Bai's idea.Xu Changqing also said: "Xiao Dong, although far water can't quench the thirst of the near, we have to take action."
I support your capital increase. ”"Good!
Without further ado, I'll rush to the magic capital as soon as possible and talk to the other party.If it is difficult to increase capital and shares, you can even consider other financing methods. ”Xiao Bai didn't know what the Demon Capital was thinking, he needed to communicate with the other party.It's not long before the Chinese New Year, so he has to act quickly, and he won't have to rest for the New Year.After making a decision, Xiao Bai handed over the work arrangements during the Spring Festival to the decision-making committee.Then he discussed the New Year with Liu Xiaoling and Tian Chunxiu."
Brother Xiao, my parents will go back to Xintun with my grandmother and Aunt Man for the New Year, and you are also alone in the magic capital."
Liu Xiaoling knew that Liang Yufen and Xiao Tianfang missed Chenchen very much, but Xiao Bai was going to the magic capital again, which made her very embarrassed.Besides, Liu Xiaoling's mother also wants to go back to her hometown for the New Year."
That's it, Xiaoling, you take Chenchen back to Xintun.Oda, what are you going to do?
”Xiao Bai was not verbose, and directly helped Liu Xiaoling make arrangements.Tian Chunxiu also rushed back deliberately, she heard Xiao Bai ask herself, thought for a while and said: "I'll go to the magic capital with you, my parents have always been with me, and I won't go back with them during the Chinese New Year." ”"Alright, that's it."
Xiao Bai smiled and nodded, and the three of them reached an agreement.Two days passed.Xiao Bai and Tian Chunxiu flew to the magic capital with Ziyu, and Liu Xiaoling then took Chenchen with her mother and returned to Xintun.Liang Yufen and Xiao Tianfang hadn't left the magic capital yet, and they deliberately stayed with Ziyu for two days before leaving.And after Xiao Bai arrived in the magic capital, he began to get busy.He first contacted Director Lu, and then talked about his thoughts with the leaders of the state-owned assets.He plans to increase his capital in Pudong Microelectronics, hoping to get support from the city.The city did not refuse outright, but said that it needed to be studied."
Dong Xiao, it looks like the Chinese New Year is coming, and you are still running around outside, which is indeed very hard."
Director Lu sent Xiao Bai downstairs."
It's not hard work, the main thing is that this matter is more important, and if you can have results one day earlier, you can feel at ease one day earlier."
Xiao Bai was not hypocritical, and expressed his mood in a timely manner.In fact, he is willing to increase the capital of Pudong Microelectronic Equipment Company, which is also a win-win situation, and he did not plan to seek a controlling position.He has clearly discussed this attitude with the state-owned assets, and the rest depends on how the other party thinks about it.After Xiao Bai left the city, he drove to Pudong Microelectronic Equipment Company."
Xiao Dong, welcome to the company to inspect and guide the work!"
Fan Donglin, chairman of the company, personally greeted Xiao Bai and his party under the administrative building, and he stepped forward with a smile and shook hands with Xiao Bai."
Fan Dong, I still bother you when I see that the Chinese New Year is coming, forgive me!"
Xiao Bai's impression of Fan Donglin is not bad, the chairman is a practical person, and he doesn't have so many fancy intestines.In general, the two sides have always gotten along well."
Look at what you said, I can't hope for it.Please, let's go up and sit down first. ”Fan Donglin led Xiao Bai and his entourage upstairs, held a briefing in the conference room, and reported the company's operation to the company's major shareholder (Xiao Bai)."
Xiao Dong, we have achieved success in the development of 130N lithography machine.At present, the equipment is being verified by several companies such as Times IC Manufacturing Company, and the results will be available in about half a year. ”Fan Donglin is very proud, don't look at the 130N lithography machine and the foreign advanced level There is a big gap, but at present, there are not many manufacturers that can produce this kind of equipment in the world.However, the company's equipment is still in the technical verification stage, and there is still some time before mass production.Moreover, there are still very few IC manufacturers who are willing to verify the technology of the equipment, and they are basically concentrated in China."
Fan Dong, this is a great thing.Let me first state that as long as the company's equipment can pass the technical verification, our era Ibsp; The factories under the manufacturing company will definitely purchase them. ”The difficulty of the development of lithography machine is not only in the technology, but also in the market.At present, Pudong Microelectronic Equipment Co., Ltd.'
s revenue mainly comes from back-end lithography machines, such as advanced packaging lithography machines, which have been widely adopted by AUO.The front-end lithography machine, that is, the high-end lithography machine used for IC production, the company's equipment sales are not large, and the market share is almost negligible.Therefore, Xiao Bai's statement is very important, after all, Times IC Manufacturing and its factories are the largest customers of Pudong Microelectronic Equipment Company."
Thank you Dong Xiao for your support!"
Later, Fan Donglin introduced the company's revenue and profits, the company's annual revenue is about 3 billion yuan, and the profit is about 500 million yuan.At present, the company is also developing lithography equipment for LED production, as well as lithography equipment for the manufacture of TFT circuits for AMOLED displays.Of course, the company's efforts in low-end lithography equipment can indeed bring revenue and profit growth.However, for the research and development of high-end lithography equipment, the company is a little inadequate.For example, so far, the company has not substantially promoted the research and development of 90N immersion lithography machine, technology is only one aspect, and the key is the problem of funding."
Fan Dong, let's go to the factory and have a look."
Xiao Bai didn't say anything after hearing this, and he immediately asked to go to the factory to have a look."
Dong Xiao, it's time to get off work at noon soon, why don't we go to the factory after dinner?"
Fan Donglin looked at his watch, and planned to go to lunch with Xiao Bai and the others first, and then go to the factory after eating and resting for a while."
Let's go to the factory first, and then eat in the factory's staff canteen, I think it's good."
Xiao Bai smiled and waved his hand, ignoring Fan Donglin's dissuasion, and got up directly and walked out of the conference room.Fan Donglin looked at the company's high-level faces, but he didn't expect Xiao Bai to have such a personality.But it wasn't a big deal, and he got up and followed.When they arrived at the factory, Xiao Bai and others entered the factory.Xiao Bai was still the same as before, walking around and talking with production technicians.Of course, the premise is that it does not affect the normal work of others.After taking a turn in the workshop, Xiao Bai and Fan Donglin then went to the staff canteen to eat.After eating, Xiao Bai rested for a while, and went to the company's R&D department in the afternoon.The Times Science and Technology Research Institute also has some technical personnel stationed here for a long time, and the two sides have had in-depth cooperation on the 130N lithography machine project before, and now the project is almost over.Xiao Bai chatted with the technicians of the R&D department for a while to understand the difficulties they encountered in the R&D process and the solutions they proposed.Subsequently, Xiao Bai and Fan Donglin came to each other's office."
Fan Dong, can the 90N lithography machine be officially approved?"
The two sat down in the office, and Fan Donglin asked someone to make a pot of tea and send it over, chatting while drinking tea.Xiao Bai will not interfere in the daily operation of the company, but as a major shareholder, he still has the right to put forward his own suggestions."
Dong Xiao, I also want to set up a project.The problem is that the huge R&D expenses invested by the company have not been recovered, and I simply do not have the financial strength to continue to invest. ”Fan Donglin shook his head and expressed his helplessness.The annual profit of the whole company is only about 500 million yuan, and the pressure of research and development is not only high-end lithography machines, so the research and development funds are also stretched."
Fan Dong, in fact, the development of the 90N lithography machine can also adopt the previous cooperation model, that is, we will pay for and man, and work with you to carry out technical research.In the future, we will have 50% of the equity.You tell me?
”Xiao Bai smiled slightly and proposed this plan.It is relatively easy to carry out technical cooperation between enterprises.At the very least, it's much easier than increasing capital and shares.This matter itself also falls within Fan Donglin's purview, and as long as it is approved by the company's board of directors, the cooperation project can be signed.The capital increase and share expansion must be agreed by the state-owned assets, and the difficulty of these two things is not the same."
Xiao Dong, I'm just waiting for your words.To be honest, I originally planned to visit you in person in Shencheng after the year and talk about this matter, but I didn't expect you to come to the magic capital a year ago. ”After Fan Donglin met Xiao Bai today, he has been thinking about how to talk to the other party about project cooperation.After the successful development of the lithography machine, the income is not high, and basically no other investment institutions will be interested.That is to say, the era department has an IC manufacturing factory, otherwise the other party would not participate in such a thankless project.Unexpectedly, Xiao Bai took the initiative to talk about cooperation, which somewhat moved Fan Donglin."
Then let's not play false, this matter will be settled in principle.I'll send someone to sign a contract with you when I go back, and the research and development work should be sooner rather than later. ”Xiao Bai took precautions and was determined to actively promote the development of domestic lithography equipment.There is no conflict between the capital increase and the project cooperation, so he decided to cooperate first, and strive to take down the 90N immersion lithography machine this morning to prepare for future changes in advance.The two then talked about the details, mainly the investment of funds.According to Fan Donglin, the development of 90N lithography machine will require more funds, about 2.5 billion yuan.