"One billion dollars? I heard it right? You are blackmailing our company!" Hearing Xu Zhenming's offer, Johnson flew like a mad dog with his tail trampled on.
"Huh? Our boss's knife is also horrible, bloody."
"Hey...Xu Dong made such an offer, how can we continue to negotiate?"
Zhang Nyujin and Hu Mingzhen, who were sitting around Xu Zhenming, felt that Xu Zhenming was not sincere and wanted to disturb the negotiation.
But Xu Zhenming didn't think so. "We have invested more than 100 million dollars in capital and human resources in the foundry process of the chip. How can we sell it cheaply? If the Americans do not give in, I would rather not trade these two technologies. Everyone continues. The battle is over, why care about the attitude of the Americans?"
Thinking of this, Xu Zhenming is as steady as Mount Tai, holding a tea cup and casually sips tea.He was not in a hurry, but waited for Johnson to calm down and obediently submit.
Sure enough.
Johnson recalled the words from the boss before Huaguo, "I don’t care about you. No matter what method you use, you must get the Foundry process technology of Yiming Group. Otherwise, AMD will come to our forefront, Intel It is difficult for the company to maintain its position as the world's leading leader."
Nowadays, CYRIX and AMD companies in the United States are competing with Intel, and the situation is not optimistic.X86 architecture series CPUs are not worry-free.
Therefore, Intel attaches great importance to this negotiation, which can be described as “willing to win”.Even if they use money to buy technology, it doesn't matter.This fee allows Intel’s brothers to pay the bill.Not only the US government likes to do this, American companies also like to play.
Thinking of these reasons, Johnson calmed down.
He looked at Xu Zhenming coldly, "Xu Dong, your offer is a bit high. Up to 100 million dollars, we bought the patent technology license of your group company. And we can invite your group company to join the core enterprise of the X86 architecture agreement. Let's make a plan for the instruction set."
If the plan is unsuccessful, Johnson has another plan.
He made concessions on the X86 architecture agreement and included Yiming Group as the drafting unit of the instruction set.
This alone is worth more than $1 billion?
If Xu Zhenming agrees, only Intel, Yiming Group and AMD will be able to use the X86 architecture in the future.
Where can I find such a good thing?
Therefore, when Zhang Nyjin and Hu Mingzhen heard this good news, their breathing became very heavy.They all looked at Xu Zhenming with scorching eyes, winking vigorously, hoping Xu Zhenming could agree.
At this time, Xu Zhenming was indeed hesitating, "I know the development direction of the X86 architecture. Once Yiming Group joins this system, the future will definitely be guaranteed. But what can I do? The X86 architecture has always been American, always It’s from Intel. I don’t want to learn from AMD and follow behind."
There was a time when AMD was run on by Intel and almost went bankrupt.If it were not for the protection of the US Monopoly Law, AMD would actually go bankrupt.
If Yiming Group enters this system, what should the U.S. government do to restrict Yiming Group for a national security reason?
People without thought, he must worry about.
With this little bargain in front of him, Xu Zhenming didn't want to touch his hands, nor bothered to touch them!
Thinking of this, he shook his head calmly, "We Yiming Group insists on following our own path, and will always use the Suzaku architecture CPU as the core of our development in the future. Thank you for your kindness. Therefore, the patent licensing fee of 1 billion US dollars, One cannot be less!"
"Hey..." Hearing this, Hu Mingzhen and Zhang Nyjin shook their heads helplessly.
Now that the boss has made a decision, what else can they do?
But at this time, they both had a slight admiration for Xu Zhenming: "We Xu Dong's willpower is still relatively strong, and we will not be fooled by the enemy's petty profits."
Like the two of them, Johnson couldn't help being shocked at this time: "Why is Xu Zhenming unwilling to join our X86 system? Does he already know our plan? Does our planning department have commercial spies? Probably not..."
Regarding the invitation of Yiming Group to join the X86 system, Intel’s Planning Department has formulated a detailed action plan.Once Xu Zhenming is recruited, what awaits Yiming Group will be a series of effective obstruction measures.At that time, Yiming Group Company is likely to be destroyed.
But at this time Xu Zhenming did not agree with this plan, and Johnson had to implement another set of plans.His face was gloomy, and he seemed to be able to soak in cold water.
"Xu Dong's price of $1 billion is really high. Does your group company's experiment cost so much? I don't think so." Johnson suddenly smiled and began to bargain with Xu Zhenming.
He also gave a series of preferential conditions, such as the transfer of Intel’s silicon wafer production line and second-hand chip production line.
"Mr. Johnson, in order to obtain the world's most advanced Foundry process technology, we have burned more than 700 million US dollars. So the price of 1 billion US dollars is not expensive!"
"We, Mr. Hu, are right. The $700 million is only the cost of materials, and does not include labor costs, management fees, financial costs, etc."
At this time, Zhang Nyujin and Hu Mingzhen began to help Xu Zhenming get rid of them, telling why Xu Zhenming made such an offer.The two of them are experts, so they can explain clearly the status of the test costs.
By the way, the analysis of Hu Mingzhen and Zhang Nyujin is very consistent with the chip manufacturing situation.
Intel will burn a billion or even billions of dollars every 18 months to upgrade the Foundry equipment and technology.
In order to develop the third-generation violet lithography machine, Canon and Nikon in the island country burned billions of dollars and failed to produce new products.It was because this investment failed to achieve results that they were left behind by the Dutch AMSL company.
Therefore, Johnson has some faith in the explanation of Hu Mingzhen and Zhang Nyjin.But what can it do?When it's time to counter-offer, there will be a counter-offer.
"500 million US dollars. Our company is willing to spend 500 million US dollars. In addition, immediately transfer three KrF lithography machines to your group company." Johnson said for the first time that there was a gold offer, depending on how Xu Zhenming reacted.
If Xu Zhenming was interested in the three lithography machines, he immediately increased the difficulty again.Negotiation is an act of wrestling, and you must not breathe a sigh of relief.
Hearing these words, Hu Mingzhen and Zhang Nyjin suddenly looked happy.
"This is all right, even if we transfer the Foundry technology out, it doesn't matter. With three KrF lithography machines, the chip manufacturing accuracy of our group company will not lag behind Intel." They both thought.
Although it was an instant surprise, their expressions were already seen by Johnson, revealing a trace of flaws.Johnson thought: "This negotiation has a door, and I can lower the offer appropriately."
However, things were beyond his expectation.
Xu Zhenming shook his head indifferently, "Our company does not need to use KrF lithography machines now. Without $1 billion, we can't negotiate this deal."
"Huh?" Johnson, Zhang Nyjin, Hu Mingzhen and others were very surprised when they heard this.They did not expect that Xu Zhenming insisted that Qingshan would not relax, and killed the $1 billion patent transfer fee.
In this way, the quotation has exceeded Johnson's authority.He asked to suspend the meeting and immediately contact the headquarters to get the approval of the boss to negotiate.
After half an hour, the two sides reached the negotiating table again.This time, Johnson was not in a hurry. He bargained little by little. After more than two hours of negotiation, the two sides reached an agreement.
The content of the agreement is as follows:
First, Intel used US$800 million in cash and 4 KrF lithography machines to purchase the FinFET and immersion lithography process technology patents of Yiming Group.
Second, Yiming Group and Intel should simultaneously launch the same precision process technology.
This agreement is very important, Intel is to strive for the best value of the profit of the process technology.Otherwise, the chip production line and process technology will be upgraded once a year. Who can suffer this cost?
So Xu Zhenming also agrees with Johnson and Intel.He doesn't agree. Yiming Group doesn't have so many banknotes to burn, and it can't play with Americans.Fortunately, this surprising victory frightened the Americans and gave Yiming Group a chance to catch their breath.
As soon as the victory of the negotiation battle was announced in China, the media, experts, colleagues and leaders were shocked.
The UC Shock Department is also ahead of schedule, but now it has become a Chinese online website called Sobao.
"Shocked: Huaguo's chip manufacturing technology is the world's leading, and now it has already achieved foreign transfer. Intel Corporation of the United States will also come to our Yiming Group to buy chip Foundry process technology!"-Sobao Chinese website reported the news.
"Congratulations to Yiming Group for its breakthrough in chip manufacturing technology, allowing my country's chip electronic technology to lead the world."-This is what the "People Daily" commented on August 5.
They also specially published commentators’ articles and gave positive comments and praise to Yiming Group for transferring two sets of Foundry process technology to Intel at a price of 800 million US dollars.
"What is FinFET process technology? What is immersion lithography?"
"I don't know, it's a bit hungry anyway!"
"Bujue Mingli!"
"Bujue Mingli +10086!"
Netizens commented on the scarf of Sobao Chinese Online.
Almost all of their netizens are computer enthusiasts, and their desire for technical knowledge is relatively high.
Ever since, there has been a wave of microelectronics among Chinese people, and everyone has to talk about chip manufacturing technology and microelectronic technology when they meet.
Although the public praised Yiming Group Company relatively high, Xu Zhenming did not show off.How can my family know their old roots, so "shocked" and "wow" like laymen?
China's microelectronics technology and semiconductor technology are much worse than that of Americans, and even those of islanders cannot match them.
Therefore, Xu Zhenming said when talking with Gui Changshu on the phone: "President Gui, if your Longteng Computer Company wants to purchase these two sets of Foundry process technology, we will give preferential prices and give certain support."
"Uh? Are you so enlightened now?" Gui Changshu's laughter came over the phone.
"It's not that I have a high level of consciousness, but that China needs to cultivate a chip manufacturing industry. Otherwise, if foreigners stare at Yiming Group to fight, sooner or later we will suffer."
Xu Zhenming considered the problem from the perspective of holding a group for warmth, and wanted to support the Longteng Computer Company to start the computer industry in China.At that time, American computer companies' products will be completely squeezed out of the Chinese market, just like computer embroidery machines.
However, he has a different view on another request made by Gui Changshu, "We will not transfer the process technology to Huaxin Chip Company and SMIC Chip Company. It is said that the two companies will cooperate with NEC and Xiangjiang companies. . How can this work?"
Xu Zhenming told Gui Changshu that the technology of Yiming Group will not be expanded to the outside world.Especially if the island NEC company joins, it will not be considered.He didn't want to violate the secret agreement signed with Intel and disclose advanced technology to the islanders.
Huajing Chip Company has a good relationship with NEC in the island country. It used to introduce NEC production lines to produce TV chips and developed it.
SMIC’s predecessor was "Nanba Shangwu 19 Factory", and now it is also introducing technology from islanders and is included in the 909 project plan.
These two companies, Xu Zhenming does not want to transfer technology easily.Unless the Yiming Group Company is allowed to directly control the shares, the islanders and the shares of Xiangjiang Company are bought out.
"Hey...I know what you mean." At this moment, Gui Changshu's sigh came from the phone.
He also knows that this kind of introduction is not easy to do.Huajing Chip Company and SMIC have too many institutions involved, their relationship is complicated, and their interests are complicated.He is not easy to get involved.But the leader told him to come forward and explore Xu Zhenming's tone, and he had to do so.
The two chatted for a long time before hanging up the phone.
Xu Zhenming’s work in Nan’an has basically been completed. Zhang Nyjin’s team can manage the transfer of 800 million US dollars, the arrival of 4 KrF lithography machines, and the transfer of two sets of patented technologies to Intel.
He called Jiang Wanchun to explain, and drove towards the Modu Economic Development Zone with Hu Chunmei, members of the investment team and others.
The plan for the investment project in Magic City has been drawn up a long time ago. The investment team members of the Planning Department have negotiated with each other many times, and the project landing procedures have been discussed.
What Xu Zhenming is going to negotiate is to acquire Magic City Optical Instrument Factory and Magic City Radio Fifth Factory.
The sites of these two companies are in Xujiahui, a prosperous area of the Magic City.With the land of these two enterprises, Yiming Group will be able to own 300 acres of land in Modu.
How much is this worth?
If you can't count, you can refer to Li Run!
Xu Zhenming won't count, but he knows anyway that hoarding land to build a CBD square is to make money.
In order to develop a chip manufacturing plant, he had to invest in the layout and build the cash cow of Yiming Group.Otherwise, Yiming Group still cannot keep up with Intel's development.
"One billion dollars? I heard it right? You are blackmailing our company!" Hearing Xu Zhenming's offer, Johnson flew like a mad dog with his tail trampled on.
"Huh? Our boss's knife is also horrible, bloody."
"Hey...Xu Dong made such an offer, how can we continue to negotiate?"
Zhang Nyujin and Hu Mingzhen, who were sitting around Xu Zhenming, felt that Xu Zhenming was not sincere and wanted to disturb the negotiation.
But Xu Zhenming didn't think so. "We have invested more than 100 million dollars in capital and human resources in the foundry process of the chip. How can we sell it cheaply? If the Americans do not give in, I would rather not trade these two technologies. Everyone continues. The battle is over, why care about the attitude of the Americans?"
Thinking of this, Xu Zhenming is as steady as Mount Tai, holding a tea cup and casually sips tea.He was not in a hurry, but waited for Johnson to calm down and obediently submit.
Sure enough.
Johnson recalled the words from the boss before Huaguo, "I don’t care about you. No matter what method you use, you must get the Foundry process technology of Yiming Group. Otherwise, AMD will come to our forefront, Intel It is difficult for the company to maintain its position as the world's leading leader."
Nowadays, CYRIX and AMD companies in the United States are competing with Intel, and the situation is not optimistic.X86 architecture series CPUs are not worry-free.
Therefore, Intel attaches great importance to this negotiation, which can be described as “willing to win”.Even if they use money to buy technology, it doesn't matter.This fee allows Intel’s brothers to pay the bill.Not only the US government likes to do this, American companies also like to play.
Thinking of these reasons, Johnson calmed down.
He looked at Xu Zhenming coldly, "Xu Dong, your offer is a bit high. Up to 100 million dollars, we bought the patent technology license of your group company. And we can invite your group company to join the core enterprise of the X86 architecture agreement. Let's make a plan for the instruction set."
If the plan is unsuccessful, Johnson has another plan.
He made concessions on the X86 architecture agreement and included Yiming Group as the drafting unit of the instruction set.
This alone is worth more than $1 billion?
If Xu Zhenming agrees, only Intel, Yiming Group and AMD will be able to use the X86 architecture in the future.
Where can I find such a good thing?
Therefore, when Zhang Nyjin and Hu Mingzhen heard this good news, their breathing became very heavy.They all looked at Xu Zhenming with scorching eyes, winking vigorously, hoping Xu Zhenming could agree.
At this time, Xu Zhenming was indeed hesitating, "I know the development direction of the X86 architecture. Once Yiming Group joins this system, the future will definitely be guaranteed. But what can I do? The X86 architecture has always been American, always It’s from Intel. I don’t want to learn from AMD and follow behind."
There was a time when AMD was run on by Intel and almost went bankrupt.If it were not for the protection of the US Monopoly Law, AMD would actually go bankrupt.
If Yiming Group enters this system, what should the U.S. government do to restrict Yiming Group for a national security reason?
People without thought, he must worry about.
With this little bargain in front of him, Xu Zhenming didn't want to touch his hands, nor bothered to touch them!
Thinking of this, he shook his head calmly, "We Yiming Group insists on following our own path, and will always use the Suzaku architecture CPU as the core of our development in the future. Thank you for your kindness. Therefore, the patent licensing fee of 1 billion US dollars, One cannot be less!"
"Hey..." Hearing this, Hu Mingzhen and Zhang Nyjin shook their heads helplessly.
Now that the boss has made a decision, what else can they do?
But at this time, they both had a slight admiration for Xu Zhenming: "We Xu Dong's willpower is still relatively strong, and we will not be fooled by the enemy's petty profits."
Like the two of them, Johnson couldn't help being shocked at this time: "Why is Xu Zhenming unwilling to join our X86 system? Does he already know our plan? Does our planning department have commercial spies? Probably not..."
Regarding the invitation of Yiming Group to join the X86 system, Intel’s Planning Department has formulated a detailed action plan.Once Xu Zhenming is recruited, what awaits Yiming Group will be a series of effective obstruction measures.At that time, Yiming Group Company is likely to be destroyed.
But at this time Xu Zhenming did not agree with this plan, and Johnson had to implement another set of plans.His face was gloomy, and he seemed to be able to soak in cold water.
"Xu Dong's price of $1 billion is really high. Does your group company's experiment cost so much? I don't think so." Johnson suddenly smiled and began to bargain with Xu Zhenming.
He also gave a series of preferential conditions, such as the transfer of Intel’s silicon wafer production line and second-hand chip production line.
"Mr. Johnson, in order to obtain the world's most advanced Foundry process technology, we have burned more than 700 million US dollars. So the price of 1 billion US dollars is not expensive!"
"We, Mr. Hu, are right. The $700 million is only the cost of materials, and does not include labor costs, management fees, financial costs, etc."
At this time, Zhang Nyujin and Hu Mingzhen began to help Xu Zhenming get rid of them, telling why Xu Zhenming made such an offer.The two of them are experts, so they can explain clearly the status of the test costs.
By the way, the analysis of Hu Mingzhen and Zhang Nyujin is very consistent with the chip manufacturing situation.
Intel will burn a billion or even billions of dollars every 18 months to upgrade the Foundry equipment and technology.
In order to develop the third-generation violet lithography machine, Canon and Nikon in the island country burned billions of dollars and failed to produce new products.It was because this investment failed to achieve results that they were left behind by the Dutch AMSL company.
Therefore, Johnson has some faith in the explanation of Hu Mingzhen and Zhang Nyjin.But what can it do?When it's time to counter-offer, there will be a counter-offer.
"500 million US dollars. Our company is willing to spend 500 million US dollars. In addition, immediately transfer three KrF lithography machines to your group company." Johnson said for the first time that there was a gold offer, depending on how Xu Zhenming reacted.
If Xu Zhenming was interested in the three lithography machines, he immediately increased the difficulty again.Negotiation is an act of wrestling, and you must not breathe a sigh of relief.
Hearing these words, Hu Mingzhen and Zhang Nyjin suddenly looked happy.
"This is all right, even if we transfer the Foundry technology out, it doesn't matter. With three KrF lithography machines, the chip manufacturing accuracy of our group company will not lag behind Intel." They both thought.
Although it was an instant surprise, their expressions were already seen by Johnson, revealing a trace of flaws.Johnson thought: "This negotiation has a door, and I can lower the offer appropriately."
However, things were beyond his expectation.
Xu Zhenming shook his head indifferently, "Our company does not need to use KrF lithography machines now. Without $1 billion, we can't negotiate this deal."
"Huh?" Johnson, Zhang Nyjin, Hu Mingzhen and others were very surprised when they heard this.They did not expect that Xu Zhenming insisted that Qingshan would not relax, and killed the $1 billion patent transfer fee.
In this way, the quotation has exceeded Johnson's authority.He asked to suspend the meeting and immediately contact the headquarters to get the approval of the boss to negotiate.
After half an hour, the two sides reached the negotiating table again.This time, Johnson was not in a hurry. He bargained little by little. After more than two hours of negotiation, the two sides reached an agreement.
The content of the agreement is as follows:
First, Intel used US$800 million in cash and 4 KrF lithography machines to purchase the FinFET and immersion lithography process technology patents of Yiming Group.
Second, Yiming Group and Intel should simultaneously launch the same precision process technology.
This agreement is very important, Intel is to strive for the best value of the profit of the process technology.Otherwise, the chip production line and process technology will be upgraded once a year. Who can suffer this cost?
So Xu Zhenming also agrees with Johnson and Intel.He doesn't agree. Yiming Group doesn't have so many banknotes to burn, and it can't play with Americans.Fortunately, this surprising victory frightened the Americans and gave Yiming Group a chance to catch their breath.
As soon as the victory of the negotiation battle was announced in China, the media, experts, colleagues and leaders were shocked.
The UC Shock Department is also ahead of schedule, but now it has become a Chinese online website called Sobao.
"Shocked: Huaguo's chip manufacturing technology is the world's leading, and now it has already achieved foreign transfer. Intel Corporation of the United States will also come to our Yiming Group to buy chip Foundry process technology!"-Sobao Chinese website reported the news.
"Congratulations to Yiming Group for its breakthrough in chip manufacturing technology, allowing my country's chip electronic technology to lead the world."-This is what the "People Daily" commented on August 5.
They also specially published commentators’ articles and gave positive comments and praise to Yiming Group for transferring two sets of Foundry process technology to Intel at a price of 800 million US dollars.
"What is FinFET process technology? What is immersion lithography?"
"I don't know, it's a bit hungry anyway!"
"Bujue Mingli!"
"Bujue Mingli +10086!"
Netizens commented on the scarf of Sobao Chinese Online.
Almost all of their netizens are computer enthusiasts, and their desire for technical knowledge is relatively high.
Ever since, there has been a wave of microelectronics among Chinese people, and everyone has to talk about chip manufacturing technology and microelectronic technology when they meet.
Although the public praised Yiming Group Company relatively high, Xu Zhenming did not show off.How can my family know their old roots, so "shocked" and "wow" like laymen?
China's microelectronics technology and semiconductor technology are much worse than that of Americans, and even those of islanders cannot match them.
Therefore, Xu Zhenming said when talking with Gui Changshu on the phone: "President Gui, if your Longteng Computer Company wants to purchase these two sets of Foundry process technology, we will give preferential prices and give certain support."
"Uh? Are you so enlightened now?" Gui Changshu's laughter came over the phone.
"It's not that I have a high level of consciousness, but that China needs to cultivate a chip manufacturing industry. Otherwise, if foreigners stare at Yiming Group to fight, sooner or later we will suffer."
Xu Zhenming considered the problem from the perspective of holding a group for warmth, and wanted to support the Longteng Computer Company to start the computer industry in China.At that time, American computer companies' products will be completely squeezed out of the Chinese market, just like computer embroidery machines.
However, he has a different view on another request made by Gui Changshu, "We will not transfer the process technology to Huaxin Chip Company and SMIC Chip Company. It is said that the two companies will cooperate with NEC and Xiangjiang companies. . How can this work?"
Xu Zhenming told Gui Changshu that the technology of Yiming Group will not be expanded to the outside world.Especially if the island NEC company joins, it will not be considered.He didn't want to violate the secret agreement signed with Intel and disclose advanced technology to the islanders.
Huajing Chip Company has a good relationship with NEC in the island country. It used to introduce NEC production lines to produce TV chips and developed it.
SMIC’s predecessor was "Nanba Shangwu 19 Factory", and now it is also introducing technology from islanders and is included in the 909 project plan.
These two companies, Xu Zhenming does not want to transfer technology easily.Unless the Yiming Group Company is allowed to directly control the shares, the islanders and the shares of Xiangjiang Company are bought out.
"Hey...I know what you mean." At this moment, Gui Changshu's sigh came from the phone.
He also knows that this kind of introduction is not easy to do.Huajing Chip Company and SMIC have too many institutions involved, their relationship is complicated, and their interests are complicated.He is not easy to get involved.But the leader told him to come forward and explore Xu Zhenming's tone, and he had to do so.
The two chatted for a long time before hanging up the phone.
Xu Zhenming’s work in Nan’an has basically been completed. Zhang Nyjin’s team can manage the transfer of 800 million US dollars, the arrival of 4 KrF lithography machines, and the transfer of two sets of patented technologies to Intel.
He called Jiang Wanchun to explain, and drove towards the Modu Economic Development Zone with Hu Chunmei, members of the investment team and others.
The plan for the investment project in Magic City has been drawn up a long time ago. The investment team members of the Planning Department have negotiated with each other many times, and the project landing procedures have been discussed.
What Xu Zhenming is going to negotiate is to acquire Magic City Optical Instrument Factory and Magic City Radio Fifth Factory.
The sites of these two companies are in Xujiahui, a prosperous area of the Magic City.With the land of these two enterprises, Yiming Group will be able to own 300 acres of land in Modu.
How much is this worth?
If you can't count, you can refer to Li Run!
Xu Zhenming won't count, but he knows anyway that hoarding land to build a CBD square is to make money.
In order to develop a chip manufacturing plant, he had to invest in the layout and build the cash cow of Yiming Group.Otherwise, Yiming Group still cannot keep up with Intel's development.
