Chapter 322

What?

Zhang Rujin felt a surge of surprise.

This time he came over, his heart was nervous; after all, he didn't even know how Ha Gong Da would arrange him.

He is an overseas Chinese with American citizenship!

Looking at Qin Miao's attitude toward Chá'ěrsī, it was practically an insult! And looking at how he treats me, it's practically a meteoric rise.

Ha Gong Da's technology is highly advanced; it can now produce 1-micrometer chips. One could say this technology is something even Silicon Valley lacks. Now, for someone like him who came from Silicon Valley, they trust him so much as to directly appoint him as Factory Director of the chip factory.

"Qin Miao, you trust me this much? Aren't you afraid..."

This question must be asked; Zhang Rujin is never the type to pretend ignorance.

"What's there to fear? Engineer Zhang, from the moment you stepped off the plane, we've been comrades! Now the whole world discriminates against us, and domestically many people like to fawn over foreigners, taking pride in going abroad, thinking it makes them superior."

Qin Miao looked at the other party and said: "And you, willing to return to the motherland under these circumstances—what reason do I have not to trust you? Engineer Zhang, you are the talent I most look forward to! Engineer Ni has to handle both design and production, already overwhelmed; now you've arrived just in time, so I'll entrust the entire production to you."

Zhang Rujin's heart was filled with emotion.

As soon as he returned to the country, he was given important responsibility—this is absolutely beyond imagination!

How was that saying put? 'A scholar dies for those who understand him!' Now he truly would willingly die for domestically produced chips.

"Good, Qin Miao, since you've entrusted me with this task, I will certainly not disappoint you! Once I'm there, I will adjust our production equipment to meet the demand for 0.8-micrometer production."

Qin Miao nodded: "Hmm, good, then we'll look forward to it; as for your salary and benefits, they will be the same as when you were in the United States."

"No, no, that won't do." Zhang Rujin shook his head: "I came to the East not for money, and I've heard that salaries here are uniform, determined by grade; if I were to take an excessively high salary, I'm afraid it would..."

"Affect unity? Engineer Zhang, you're underestimating Ha Gong Da too much—our profitability is no boast, especially our microelectronics company; salaries and benefits must match global standards! After all, there will be more people like you choosing to return home to develop; we can't just shout slogans, we must put them into action."

Over these years, slogans have been shouted too much; many people have an innate pursuit of honor, but what use is honor? One needs real, tangible benefits! To attract talent internationally, we must offer high salaries.

"Qin Miao, you mean there will be more people returning home to develop in the future?"

Qin Miao nodded: "Exactly!"

In the 1980s, it was the peak of the overseas study craze; at that time, overseas Chinese choosing to return home did so with a childlike heart, but in another thirty years it will be the opposite—by then we should not want overseas students.

"Then when shall we start work?"

"No rush; first stay a few days in the Capital, Professor Xu will take you to see the new-generation lithography machine, you can raise any suggestions, and meanwhile visit a few supporting companies, then return to Ha Cheng..."

"Good, I've finished eating; let's go now!"

Zhang Rujin now can't wait to dive into work!

"Good, then let's..."

He hadn't finished speaking when someone walked over.

"Comrade Qin Miao, we've just received new word: two more Intel engineers have taken off from the United States, flying to our Capital, expected to arrive tonight."

"Oh? Intel engineers?" Qin Miao felt a surge of excitement: "Who are they?"

"Chen Wen and Lin Mu."

"These two are close buddies?"

Qin Miao's eyes lit up instantly: "Good, tonight I'll go pick them up again!"

Beside him, Engineer Ni felt somewhat... worried.

Comrade Qin Miao, aren't you... placing too much trust in people? Engineer Zhang, you've entrusted him with heavy responsibility as Factory Director of the chip factory, and we all agree—after all, our recent conversation showed his ability is strong, making him a capable hand for running a chip factory.

But... what are the identities and backgrounds of Chen Wen and Lin Mu? The key point is they come from Intel; could they be coming here to steal our secrets?

Qin Miao smiled: "Engineer Ni, our chipset plan was originally intended to be developed independently; now we can entrust it to these two, and then select some students from Ha Gong Da's Computer Science Department..."

Engineer Ni's eyes lit up instantly.

How is the internal structure of Dragon Core No. 1? That's confidential, and the upcoming Dragon Core No. 2 must not be leaked either; otherwise Intel could obtain the confidential data, rely on their experience, and beat us to mass production, which would be troublesome.

Moreover, we lack the extra energy to work on any chipset plan.

Now it's fine: the newcomers have arrived, entrusted with the chipset task, while our team can devote itself wholeheartedly to developing Dragon Core No. 2, so...

"Ahem, Qin Miao, Qinghua Daxue also has a Computer Science Department; the students from Ha Gong Da's Computer Science Department are probably busy, right? Should we select a batch of students from Qinghua Daxue instead?" Professor Xu spoke up.

Qin Miao readily agreed: "Of course no problem!"

Beside him, Zhang Rujin watched, deeply moved.

"Qin Miao, aren't you afraid that some of them might have issues?"

"Even if one or two have problems, that cannot stop our determination to accept overseas Chinese; they can give up superior conditions to return, and we must not let them feel cold-hearted."

Although Qin Miao doesn't know many people, these individuals are all in his memory now!

Chen Wen, born in 1955, graduated from Wanwan University's Department of Electrical Engineering, then entered the California Institute of Technology to study for a master's in Computer Science; after graduating, he joined Intel, and in 1987 founded the company Majestic Prosperous.

His ideal was also to produce our own chips for the Chinese people!

His business began with motherboard chipsets, driving Intel's own chipsets to lose direction, market share continually falling; at its peak, Majestic Prosperous also started producing X86 processors, and just as it seemed poised to catch up with Intel, Intel launched a patent lawsuit.

After the settlement, Majestic Prosperous was also severely weakened, and from then on it has been limping along.

Later, Majestic Prosperous entered the mainland and, together with domestic enterprises, developed China's chip!

Now, Chen Wen should have just joined Intel not long ago, and Wanwan's electronics industry hasn't developed yet, so choosing to come to the mainland is quite normal; we should accept him and then set up a dedicated project department for designing motherboard chipsets.

As for Lin Mu, although not famous, he is actually a mathematical genius! At Intel, he has always collaborated with Chen Wen, and later in founding Majestic Prosperous, he was also a co-founder.

Computer science and mathematics have always been intertwined!