Chapter 56 Cooperation
"Wait a minute, wait for my call!"
Inside the Kyoto Optical Instruments Research Institute, Yan Wentai hung up the phone with a serious expression.
The sudden call from his apprentice brought news that really surprised him.
The transformation project of lithography equipment cannot be solved by just talking and investing tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars.
The cost of a machine is 2-5 million yuan. If it suffers damage during the transformation process, the investment will easily be doubled.
Why is Xinghai, a new enterprise, so bold and radical in this project?
For confidentiality reasons, Ke Fengyun complied, but this gave his master a headache.
After thinking about it, Yan Wentai picked up the phone and dialed.
"Hello, I'm Yan Wentai from the Institute of Optics. Is this Mr. Luo from National Core Technology?"
"Hello, Director Yan. I'm Luo Yong. You can just call me Xiao Luo."
Yan Wentai cleared his throat and continued, "This is what I mean. I want to ask if there is a company called Xinghai Technology that has consulted you about purchasing photolithography machines?"
The only company in China that is qualified to sell lithography machines is Sinochip Technology.
Yan Wentai believes that as long as it involves lithography equipment, it cannot escape the eyes of Guoxin Technology.
Their research institute is the technology provider of Guoxin Technology. To some extent, although Luo Yong's rank is higher than his, his status in the industry is definitely not as high as Yan Wentai's.
So there is nothing strange about asking this question.
Sure enough, after Luo Yong said "wait a moment", the voice came again not long after.
But there was a hint of doubt in his voice.
"Director Yan, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I just checked and I wonder if you know that a few days ago, Xinghai Technology had the 'fortune' to be included in the White Covenant Alliance's embargo list of high-tech equipment."
"Ah? Are you sure it's Xinghai Technology?"
This could not help but surprise Yan Wentai. He had a general understanding of this technology company. Although it was founded not long ago, it had made outstanding contributions in the fields of radio and batteries, as well as a high status in the industry.
However, these two have always been China's advantageous technological projects. Generally speaking, only China has embargoed them to the White Alliance. How come the White Alliance suddenly included Xinghai Technology in the embargo list?
Luo Yong was also very confused. He nodded subconsciously and said, "Yes, it is Xinghai Technology Co., Ltd. in Linhai City. The legal representative is a young man named Fan Ren who graduated more than a year ago, right?"
Yan Wentai was not surprised that the other party knew so little about Xinghai Technology. After all, they were not in the same field.
He immediately said, "It's this company. Why are they included in the embargo list? It doesn't make sense."
As he spoke, he briefly explained to Luo Yong the general information about Xinghai Technology.
"That's right, Director Yan. I may have guessed something. This company discussed with us the procurement cycle of 14-nanometer process lithography machines half a year ago, but then nothing happened.
But just three days ago, the day after the Baiyue ban list was released, Xinghai Technology called us again to inquire about the purchase of the process lithography machine, and the caller said that they could pay more in order to shorten the purchase cycle. "
"No way!"
Yan Wentai made a surprised sound, and Luo Yong continued with a smile: "According to my guess, they should be developing their own chips. What an amazing young man, that is..."
Yan Wentai was speechless when he heard this. He knew what Luo Yong meant by his unspoken words, and he didn't say anything else. He just said a few polite words and hung up the phone.
"What a great Xinghai Technology! Do you think you are ignorant and fearless, or..." He sat in the office, thinking about the requests from his apprentice in his mind, muttering to himself and finally his voice became smaller.
Then he picked up the phone and called his apprentice back.
"Is Mr. Fan next to you? Give him a call."
Ke Fengyun was stunned for a moment, then a hint of excitement appeared on his face. He opened the door and handed the phone to Fan Ren who was still lying on the sofa.
"My master, the director of our institute, has the surname Yan."
He was not stupid. Since the master wanted to talk to Mr. Fan directly, it proved that there was hope for cooperation. After introducing Fan Ren in a low voice, he stood quietly aside.
"Hello, Director Yan."
"Hello, Mr. Fan. I'll keep it short since it's not convenient over the phone."
Fan Ren nodded, secretly sighing that it was indeed easy for these technical people to communicate, and said, "You talk, I'm listening."
"Mr. Fan should know the relationship between us and Guoxin Technology. After learning about Xinghai's recent situation from them just now, I think I can roughly guess what projects Xinghai Technology is currently carrying out.
Of course, please don't misunderstand, because we are a matter of nature. When seeking partners, we will conduct a qualification review in this regard.
On my behalf, I welcome the cooperation model you proposed. If it is convenient for you, Mr. Fan, you can come to our office with the relevant review materials in the next two days.
Yan Wentai spoke for a long time before he stopped.
"Okay, no problem. I'll be heading to Kyoto tomorrow."
"Okay then, I'll hang up first." Fan Ren's answer was also extremely concise.
Seeing this, Ke Fengyun took the phone with an excited expression on his face. He knew that this meant that his master had initially expressed his willingness to cooperate with him.
Otherwise, with the master's temper, many investors wouldn't even be able to meet him.
Xinghai General Manager's Office.
"That's it. Let's put off the purchase with Guoxin Technology for a few days. If we can reach a cooperation with the Institute of Optics, I think within half a year, we can use the upgraded 14-nanometer lithography machine, which is more accurate and efficient."
Fan Ren simply told Jin Qiaoying his idea. As it was the direction of the company's investment, Jin Qiaoying must be the first to know it.
"Wouldn't it cost us less than if we purchased the optical technology directly?"
Jin Qiaoying looked a little worried. Fan Ren shook his head and explained, "The investment is definitely much higher than if we purchased a single lithography machine. But considering that we can purchase it at cost later and the many advantages of the new lithography machine, it seems that our chip costs can be greatly reduced in future production."
After saying this, Jin Qiaoying agreed without hesitation.
They still have a dividend from Nebula Manufacturing that has not yet been transferred to their account, and they also have nearly 10 billion in patent income every month.
Since we have decided to carry out the graphene chip project, we can just trust Fanren with the technical issues.
He nodded immediately and said, "Okay, if you can reach an agreement tomorrow, please give me an approximate investment amount so that I can prepare the funds in advance."
Upon hearing this, Fan Ren felt that this was the benefit of having a dedicated person in charge of company affairs. He only needed to control the general direction and did not need to worry about anything else.
(End of this chapter)
