Chapter 573: An Eventful Autumn

It wasn't just Shougang NEC that envied Dongxin; even the domestic semiconductor industry's big brother, Huajing, was even a bit broken when seeing the news that Dongxin's own chip factory had started construction.

Huajing had tossed for so many years and finally achieved difficult mass production, but it was outdated as soon as it was built. Now Huajing's most advanced production line was only 6 inches, and it mainly operated 4-inch and 5-inch production lines introduced from Japan and Germany. But whether it was 4, 5, or 6-inch production lines, looking at the world, they were all second-hand production lines bought from abroad that had been eliminated.

In the few years since its establishment, regardless of the global semiconductor market, Huajing lost money every year because its technology and production capacity destined it to only eat some leftover chip orders. Fat orders didn't fall to its turn, and it couldn't do them either. It was basically certain that it would lose more than 100 million this year.

Watching the younger brothers behind one by one surpass themselves, Dongxin directly launched an 8-inch chip factory. How could Huajing, which couldn't even handle 6 inches, not be broken?

Especially since Dongxin's general manager, Wu Xinyi, was a general who came out of Huajing, which made Huajing even more awkward. After all, Wu Xinyi's performance in Huajing was what it was, but he turned the tide at Dongxin.

Comparing the two, Huajing was even more speechless, but Huajing didn't dare to say anything and had to express congratulations to Dongxin, because a large part of Huajing's orders came from Dongxin Semiconductor!

Hanxi media blew hard for the Dongxin Hanxi chip factory project, but other media didn't have so much praise.

Especially since the mainstream media voice now was "building is not as good as buying." Plus, they hadn't experienced the embarrassment of not being able to buy overseas chips, making many domestic media look on coldly at Dongxin Semiconductor's move to engage in the entire chip industrial chain.

This way of playing, from design to research and development to production, all done by themselves, made it appear even more alien.

"Dongxin Semiconductor's approach of the entire industrial chain is destined to be outdated. Now global division of labor is popular. Every company has its own positioning and strengths. Being greedy and not chewing well, Dongxin adopts a backward model and may suffer in the future!"

On a television station, a certain guest commentator believed that Dongxin was cutting itself off from globalization. Dongxin's entire industrial chain had no advantage in technology and price compared to manufacturers like Intel!

"Our newspaper interviewed many computer brands, and they all hold a wait-and-see attitude toward Dongxin's self-produced chips. A purchasing manager of a computer brand in Yanjing who did not want to be named declared that they would not consider purchasing chips from Dongxin."

"Because they hold a worried attitude toward the performance and stability of Dongxin's self-produced chips and do not want to lose user reputation!"

Jiangnan City Daily interviewed many domestic computer brands. Regarding whether they would purchase computer chips from Dongxin in the future, they were all tight-lipped.

There was also a computer manufacturer that directly released words in the industry that it would never purchase chips from Dongxin. Who this computer brand from Yanjing was, everyone in the industry knew well!

Regarding Dongxin's attitude toward building a chip factory, the technology industry such as semiconductors and computers basically held a wait-and-see attitude.

Some were even pessimistic, believing that Dongxin's chip factory might be like those chip factories in the country before—all thunder and little rain, receiving a few subsidies, and after burning out the money borrowed from the bank, it would slowly disappear...

But regardless of what public opinion was, whether they were optimistic about the construction of the Dongxin Hanxi chip factory, Dongxin was now the only seedling in the domestic chip industry and also represented the ceiling of the domestic chip industry's self-developed technology. Whether they were optimistic or pessimistic, Dongxin was there!

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"Look up at the starry sky, finally reaching the stars."

This was the slogan hanging at the entrance of the Dongxin chip factory office. When Chen Zuhan came in, he couldn't help but stop and look a few more times.

The Dongxin Hanxi chip factory was now a construction site. Dongxin Semiconductor vacated an office building for Lin Benjian's team to use, and they would move there after the chip production base was built.

"This is the slogan proposed by General Li Zong for the chip factory!"

Wu Xinyi said to Chen Zuhan when he saw him stop.

Chen Zuhan withdrew his gaze. "This slogan is very suitable for Dongxin Semiconductor now!"

When Chen Zuhan and Wu Xinyi went in, they saw Li Dongling talking happily with Zhang Ailun, who represented Gao Sheng.

"Did I disturb the two's interest?"

Chen Zuhan said to Li Dongling and Zhang Ailun with a smile.

Zhang Ailun shook his head with a smile. His Mandarin had a slight foreign accent, but it wasn't obvious. This time, Gao Sheng was very fast.

After Chen Zuhan contacted Gao Sheng, Gao Sheng sent Zhang Ailun, who was responsible for technology investment at Gao Sheng, to the country.

After auditing the chip factory project, Gao Sheng decided to invest without any hesitation, but agreed to invest in this project.

"I just told General Li Zong that Gao Sheng had long had the idea of cooperating with Dongling High-Tech, but unfortunately, I didn't get the opportunity before!" Zhang Ailun said.

Gao Sheng' investment in Dongxin this time, the part that was optimistic about the Dongxin project, actually only accounted for a part. Another large part was because of Dongling High-Tech!

Gao Sheng didn't care that much about the success or failure of a chip factory, but it cared very much about Dongling High-Tech. For this reason, even if the chip production base project really lost money, Gao Sheng was willing to start cooperation with Dongling High-Tech.

In Gao Sheng' eyes, Dongling High-Tech was a piece of fat meat, no different from Samsung, Hyundai, and Daewoo in Korea, which Gao Sheng had long been drooling over.

"In the future, I will represent Gao Sheng and be stationed in Hanxi, responsible for the Dongxin chip project and other investment projects of Gao Sheng. I hope to have more cooperation with Dongling High-Tech!" Zhang Ailun said to Li Dongling.

"There will be opportunities. I think that day is not far away!"

Li Dongling also said with a double meaning. Gao Sheng was a fierce tiger. Cooperating with it was no different from skinning a tiger for its hide, but Gao Sheng indeed had a lot of US dollars, connections, and resources, which were exactly what Dongling High-Tech was short of.

At the latest in the next year or two, the Digital Port company established by Dongling High-Tech in Hong Kong would have to try to eat Hong Kong Telecom. At that time, it would need a lot of cash. Pulling Gao Sheng in could reduce a lot of pressure.

As for who would win and who would lose between Dongling High-Tech and Gao Sheng in the end, it would depend on who was more skilled. Before the end, who dared to easily claim victory?

However, as long as Gao Sheng entered the game, Li Dongling was prepared to take advantage of the internet craze, and after operating Digital Port to go public in Hong Kong, he would give Gao Sheng a "please enter the urn" (trap).

Relying on fooling alone couldn't fool Gao Sheng; he had to make it move its heart itself. Wealth fascinates the eyes. At that time, it would depend on whether Gao Sheng wanted the soaring Digital Port stock or US dollars; it would depend on how deep Gao Sheng' practice was!

"For the Dongxin Hanxi chip factory project, everyone must work together in the future. For Hanxi, it will be left to Dongling High-Tech and Hanxi State Investment. In America, it will need Walden and Gao Sheng!"

Li Dongling looked at the shareholders of the Hanxi chip factory in front of him. Pulling Walden and Gao Sheng in was equivalent to forming a community of interests.

In the future, for the R&D, production equipment, technology, and patents Dongxin needed, Walden and Gao Sheng would have to purchase them overseas for Dongxin Semiconductor. When bills targeting Dongxin appeared, they would also need them to do public relations for Dongxin!

In the future, if Dongxin went public on NASDAQ, a group of people led by Gao Sheng who were interested in Dongxin would appear in America.

The higher Dongxin's revenue and stock price, the more those institutions at Gao Sheng would support Dongxin. If one day, Dongxin led AI computing power chips like Nvidia in the previous life, and the stock price flew to the sky, then at that time, if America wanted to target Dongxin, the first to get anxious would probably be the Wall Street institutions at Gao Sheng that invested in Dongxin!

Things like Dongxin being banned from selling chips or being fined by the American Trade Commission wouldn't be Dongxin's turn to worry. Gao Sheng would probably be the one getting anxious.

Fortresses are all broken from the inside. Relying on Dongxin Semiconductor and Dongling High-Tech to fight against the empire of America is unrealistic. But if there is a large group of double agents inside who are all interested in Dongling High-Tech, then at that time, it will be internal fighting among their own people. Dealing with their own people, those "second devils" are truly ruthless!

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At the Dongling High-Tech headquarters in Pingyang, Li Dongling had just returned to Pingyang from the provincial capital and hadn't even rested when he received the news of the establishment of the Wassenaar Arrangement.

"Starting from November 1, 1996, 33 countries including America, Japan, and England will officially implement the Wassenaar Arrangement, implementing control lists and information exchange rules for member countries..."

Looking at the news on TV, everyone at the Dongling High-Tech headquarters was a bit silent. After this agreement, it would also have a considerable impact on Dongling High-Tech's future. It would probably be even harder to get overseas technology and equipment in the future.

At this moment, countless technology companies in the country also saw this news, and their reactions were different. The Wassenaar Arrangement didn't name the country, but it wasn't difficult for it to target the country!

Technology companies that wanted to engage in self-research all knew that in the future, if they wanted to get overseas technology and equipment, they didn't know how much price they would have to pay, and they might not even be able to buy them at all.

Of course, for some manufacturers that relied on purchasing overseas components to play with assembly, it was instead good news. Once the Wassenaar Arrangement came out, it meant that if domestic companies didn't have overseas channels, it was basically impossible to purchase products and equipment from overseas.

These agents of overseas brands and components in the country could do exclusive business, could sell more expensively, and earn more!

"Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover; the road still has to be walked!"

Li Dongling shook his head and said, and then said to Ren Yuefeng, Hu Zixian, Zhang Ao, Gao Peng, and others, "The technology department has completed the final test of the Shenzhou electronic dictionary. Starting from now, the production department will conduct trial mass production of the electronic dictionary!"

"The marketing department will start promoting the electronic dictionary now, notify channel merchants to prepare to stock up, and Dongling High-Tech will start promoting the electronic dictionary with all its strength!"

"Dongling High-Tech hasn't launched any new products this year. The outside world probably has forgotten Dongling High-Tech a bit. It's time to let the outside world see Dongling High-Tech again!"

"Yes!"

Ren Yuefeng and others responded in a deep voice. After the crowd dispersed for a moment, the originally quiet Dongling High-Tech headquarters stood up like a sleeping giant, and the major departments became visibly noisy.

Then it was the Dongling High-Tech electronic industrial park, and then the industrial chain companies that supplied components for Dongling High-Tech, all started to operate like precision instruments.

When Dongling High-Tech's channel merchants and distributors heard the news of Dongling High-Tech releasing new products, the flight tickets from cities like Yanjing, Shanghai, and Yangcheng to Hanxi Provincial Capital were all snapped up in less than an hour, and the train and bus tickets to Pingyang also suddenly became tense. ===== CHAPTER 574 =====