Chapter 148: The Butt Decides the Brain

The car stopped at the entrance of the Pingyang Municipal Family Courtyard residential area. Outside, snowflakes had already covered the ground. Stepping on it made a creaking sound.

Yao Luoying, who got out of the car, no longer had the seriousness she had in front of her subordinates at Feiyan Technology during the day. With a playful heart, she stepped out different patterns on the falling snow. Li Dongling walked behind Yao Luoying.

Li Dongling and Yao Luoying walked in the family courtyard. When they came to a small garden for viewing, Yao Luoying suddenly pulled up the hem of her trench coat, stood on tiptoe, and suddenly spun around like a butterfly. Seeing this, Li Dongling was afraid she would fall and hurriedly stepped forward.

"I learned dance before!"

Seeing Li Dongling's expression, Yao Luoying smiled and said to Li Dongling. Li Dongling still stepped forward and put his arms around her. "You drank too much today!"

Yao Luoying, whose face was flushed, did not deny Li Dongling's words. After her gaze lingered on Li Dongling's face for several rounds, she suddenly reached out and hugged Li Dongling, pressing her face against Li Dongling's chest.

Li Dongling paused for a moment and put his arms around Yao Luoying. Yao Luoying took a breath, and her ears and nose were filled with the scent on Li Dongling's body.

"Old Comrade Yao, I want to invite you to have a meal at home!" Yao Luoying raised her head and said to Li Dongling.

With Dongling Gao Ke's current status in Pingyang, quite a few big figures in the Pingyang municipal government all had more or less a relationship with Dongling Gao Ke, but there were also degrees of closeness. And Li Dongling going to Yao Zhengru's home for a meal was actually also showing his relationship and attitude toward Yao Zhengru to the outside world.

"I will definitely be there when the time comes!"

Li Dongling did not decline and agreed directly. Going to the Yao family for this meal basically represented Li Dongling's attitude. In Pingyang, the person closest to Li Dongling was Yao Zhengru. Sometimes, the attitude that should be expressed must be expressed.

Hearing Li Dongling's words, Yao Luoying pursed her lips, pecked Li Dongling on the face, and then waved her hand and ran back toward the Yao family.

After the Dongling Gao Ke annual meeting, there was less than half a month left until the New Year. Some department personnel began to take vacations, while production line personnel would take turns taking vacations. Staff who were willing to stay and work overtime could receive triple wages if they worked during the New Year. After the New Year, Dongling Gao Ke would arrange paid leave for them. Doing so was also to minimize the impact on production capacity.

But as the New Year approached, Li Dongling became even busier. Various awards began to be presented to Dongling Gao Ke and Li Dongling. Some of these awards didn't need to be attended in person, while some required Li Dongling to go personally.

These awards had nothing to do with whether they were important or influential; the key was the organizer behind them. Like the "Hanxi Top Ten Entrepreneurs Award," it was jointly organized by the Hanxi Provincial Government, in conjunction with multiple departments and units including the Hanxi State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Hanxi Taxation, Hanxi Industry and Commerce, Hanxi Propaganda Committee, and Hanxi Provincial TV Station.

This award, let alone Dongling Gao Ke, which had been selected, even companies in Hanxi Province that hadn't been selected all had to go and show their support. Li Dongling was definitely also required to attend the award ceremony in person.

Besides receiving awards, during this period, quite a few people came to Hanxi to find Li Dongling, such as He Heng from the Foreign Exchange Department, Luo Zheng, a disciple of Ni Guangnan, etc. Li Dongling had to meet them personally.

And while Li Dongling and Dongling Gao Ke were busy, Yanjing Shougang NEC Semiconductor also suddenly received an order from Hanxi. Shougang NEC, which was originally preparing for the holiday, suddenly fell into a dispute.

As the most wealthy and "not short of money" company in Yanjing and even the country, with a staff scale of over 200,000, Yanjing Shougang also shouted the slogan "Shougang's future will not be surnamed 'Steel'" three years ago, beginning to develop across multiple industries, acquiring everywhere domestically and overseas, and establishing a group of companies including the Bank of China, which also included the Shougang NEC company that cooperated with Japan's NEC Semiconductor!

Although there were a bunch of companies in the country that could produce chips, the truly capable ones were only a few companies like Huajing Semiconductor and Shougang NEC. But Huajing's latest 800-nanometer chip production line had just been built after seven years of bickering.

And now, semiconductor companies in Japan, the "Stick" (Korea), America, and Europe were already able to mass-produce 250-nanometer chips, which also meant that when Huajing went into production, the technology was already lagging behind overseas semiconductor companies!

Originally, Huajing's technology was not as good as that of manufacturers in Japan, the Stick, and America. Now, the chips produced were still lagging behind overseas manufacturers. One could imagine how many orders they could get.

On the contrary, Shougang, relying on being wealthy, hooked up with Japan's NEC, which was currently ranked second in the world, second only to Intel. The two sides jointly established Yanjing Shougang NEC Semiconductor, in which Yanjing Shougang held 60% of the equity, and Japan's NEC held 40% of the equity.

These two years were the most prosperous period for semiconductors. Global chip prices remained high, and semiconductor companies were all making huge profits. This was also the reason why countless companies poured into this industry.

Yanjing Shougang NEC currently mainly produced 1200-nanometer 6-inch chips for Japan's NEC. This year, relying on selling chips, Shougang NEC's revenue exceeded 900 million yuan, becoming one of the most profitable companies in the domestic semiconductor industry.

But Shougang NEC's biggest problem was technology and orders, which all came from the Japan NEC Group. It was tied too deeply to Japan's NEC. If one day Japan's NEC was not prosperous, then Shougang NEC would also have to undergo drastic changes.

"Our orders are already full now. How can we take such a large order for Dongxin Semiconductor? Don't forget the contract we signed with NEC; we must prioritize production orders for Japan's NEC company!"

Inside the Yanjing Shougang NEC company meeting, they were arguing endlessly about whether or not to take this sudden order from Dongxin Semiconductor.

The first to speak was the Vice General Manager of Shougang NEC company, Fang Yuanlu, who was also mainly responsible for docking with Japan's NEC company. He opposed taking this order.

The reason was very sufficient: Shougang NEC company now relied completely on Japan's NEC, whether it was technical guidance, personnel training, production orders, or sales channels, almost all relied on NEC. If, because of OEM production of chips for Dongxin Semiconductor, they delayed NEC's orders, then once NEC got angry, for Shougang NEC company, it would be the wrath of thunder. Even if they severed cooperation, Fang Yuanlu felt that Shougang NEC could not bear such a loss.

"I would like to ask, who is the major shareholder of Shougang NEC? For whom do we do OEM? Do we still have to apply to Japan's NEC side?!"

Factional strife always existed. The larger the giant company, the more intense this dispute was. Lin Zhongrui, who had long been unable to stand Fang Yuanlu acting as Japan's NEC representative in Shougang NEC everywhere, couldn't help but mock.

Fang Yuanlu and Lin Zhongrui were both transferred from the Shougang Group to Shougang NEC, but since being transferred over, their situations were very different.

Fang Yuanlu quickly turned to favor comprehensive cooperation with NEC, acting as NEC's representative in Shougang. NEC was also happy that there was Fang Yuanlu acting as their representative within the Shougang NEC company, which quickly made Fang Yuanlu the most powerful figure in the Shougang NEC company.

Of course, this also led to quite a few people who couldn't stand Fang Yuanlu, but helplessly, Shougang was too dependent on NEC in the chip industry, which made Fang Yuanlu's right to speak grow larger and larger.

Fang Yuanlu's face changed, and he slapped the table. "Lin, I am also doing this for the public. Why splash dirty water and put labels on me? Now everyone is clear that Shougang NEC cannot leave Japan's NEC, especially since we have to introduce a 700-nanometer production line from the NEC company next year. If you delay this matter, can you afford the responsibility?!"

Hearing Fang Yuanlu use Japan's NEC to suppress people again, Lin Zhongrui felt a burst of annoyance. But if one's skills were not as good as others, one had to look at others' faces. Shougang NEC was looking at the faces of the Japanese side, which destined them to be unable to be tough when facing the other side.

"Have you seen what kind of order Dongxin Semiconductor entrusted? The first domestic independently researched and developed telephone chip in China. Do you know what this represents?!"

Lin Zhongrui couldn't help but raise his tone. "If it can be successfully taped out, it means that from now on, domestic telephone chips will no longer need to be imported. How much foreign exchange can be saved every year, and how much foreign exchange can be earned?!"

"And," looking at Fang Yuanlu, Lin Zhongrui's expression carried anger, "OEMing chips for Dongxin Semiconductor, we earn even more. Shougang's production of chips for NEC has a price far lower than other companies!"

Fang Yuanlu, hearing Lin Zhongrui poke out this matter, had an expression that also became a bit ugly for a time, but he still didn't want to be outdone, spraying back at Lin Zhongrui. "Can you guarantee that Dongxin Semiconductor's so-called 'Sirius' chip can be successfully taped out and trial-produced in one go?

How many scammers are there in the semiconductor chip industry these years? Don't you know it yourself? How long has Dongxin Semiconductor been established, and it can overcome telephone chip technology?!"

Seeing Fang Yuanlu and Lin Zhongrui arguing endlessly, Shougang NEC General Manager Meng Zongwei felt a burst of headache. Lin Zhongrui and Fang Yuanlu, although both had small thoughts, were both reasonable, making it difficult for him to make a decision for a time. Japan's NEC could not be offended, but the significance of Dongxin Semiconductor's Sirius chip being researched and developed was equally significant!

Finally, Meng Zongwei finally made up his mind. "First trial-produce the Sirius chip for Dongxin Semiconductor. If Japan's NEC has requirements later, we will then stop producing Dongxin Semiconductor's orders and produce for Japan's NEC."

Hearing this plan that offended neither side but actually might offend both, Lin Zhongrui and Fang Yuanlu both knew that Meng Zongwei was "mixing mud," but this was the best plan currently. Even if the two were dissatisfied, they could only snort at each other.

Luo Zheng didn't wait for the New Year to pass before rushing to the Yuhe Leisure Resort. The entire Yuhe Leisure Resort was currently a large construction site. When Luo Zheng arrived at a tennis stadium, two people were playing tennis on the court.

Looking at the two people on the tennis court, for Li Dongling, Luo Zheng had only seen him in newspapers and media, but the other person, he was no stranger to. Even if the other party didn't often appear in the media, it was clearly He Heng from the Foreign Exchange Department!

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