Chapter 307: A Fool with Personality
Zhang Wenyi, who was nearly seventy years old, wanted to maintain his last bit of dignity and allowed the younger generations he had gathered to attack Xie Jingxing at the wine table.

Then the younger generations performed a show for him of "people leave and tea gets cold". It would be much better for the 70-year-old senior who is going to retire next month to go home and enjoy his old age in peace. Why should he show up in public and make use of his remaining energy before leaving?

The party ended in a way that was beyond his control. There was no bridge-building or introduction to resolve grudges. It was just a meaningless business drinking party.

"Zhu Yiming asked us to meet."

The next morning, Xie Jingxing sat on the bed with bloodshot eyes recalling what happened yesterday afternoon. Yu Nian suddenly rushed into the room and gestured with his cell phone.

"When?" His mind was a little slow.

Yu Nian raised his wrist to look at his watch: "It's nearby, we can go anytime when it's convenient for us."

"Today then."

Xie Jingxing rolled over and got out of bed, but he didn't stand steadily, so he sat back on the bed: "Wait, let's make an appointment with Wang Ningguo, the former CEO of SMIC first."

"Wang Ningguo left me his contact information, but he seems to be returning to Taiwan soon." Yu Nian turned around, grabbed a bottle of mineral water from the table and threw it to him.

"Whether there is a date or not, we will hit it with one stick."

Xie Jing Xing drank half a bottle of water to ease the dryness in his mouth: "Call him first, I'll wash up in ten minutes."

As soon as he finished speaking, his cell phone vibrated, and then Yu Nian's cell phone also rang.

The two looked at each other, walked to the window and door of the room respectively to answer the phone, and hung up after a few words. Xie Jingxing said first: "Zhang Wenyi, please introduce a talent to me alone."

"Huachuang Xinyuan's Chen Zhibin asked us to meet to discuss Sicheng's acquisition project. Will Semiconductor's Lu Dalong is a shareholder of Huachuang. He may want to clarify and show goodwill." Yu Nian made a judgment.

Xie Jingxing threw down his phone and turned his neck, which seemed to be sore from sleeping with a stiff neck: "It's not meaningless. At least it can help us distinguish between neutral and friendly potential partners."

"In fact, it's not like everyone present yesterday was here to disgust you on purpose and completely offend Zhang Wenyi."

Yu Nian didn't drink yesterday and was sober and could see clearly: "Wei'an is one of the current big names in Beijing's chip circle and is being watched by many people. The big chip fund is in the hands of Huaxin. Lv Dalong's bad tendencies are too obvious."

"He doesn't have to come, right?" Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows.

Yu Nian was speechless. It was really hard to accept that he was still saying good things about the other person after being drunk.

It's not emotionality that's at work, just a rational analysis. If you have no shortage of money and resources but still have to kneel down and beg for food to enter the chip industry, you will inevitably be seen as someone who is easy to bully and everyone will want to step on you.

"Zhang Wenyi is indeed old, but we should show him basic respect. We will arrange a strategic advisory position for him in Xinhai Fund." Xie Jingxing continued.

Yu Nian shrugged helplessly: "Then let's arrange it like this. I'll call Wang Ningguo first. If he's willing to meet, we'll meet immediately. Next is Zhu Yiming. And finally Zhang Wenyi?"

"Okay, thank you very much. I will recommend you to be a member of the investment decision-making committee of Xinhai Fund in the future." Xie Jingxing walked into the bathroom, grabbing his messy hair.

Yu Nian frowned: "I didn't say I wanted to be Xinhai's LP."

"Then hire it under an external expert agreement."

There was a splash, water was sprayed out from the shower head and the sound of the door opening and closing was heard, and the conversation ended there.

Xie Jingxing's mind gradually became clear and he sorted out the order of priorities. When he met Wang Ningguo yesterday, he had a good impression of him. It seemed that he had recovered from the defeat in the internal strife of SMIC and wanted to do something out of loneliness.

Whether bringing him to Xinhai to serve as an industry expert in the investment process or recommending him as a talent to the invested projects, he is a valuable bargaining chip, so you have to meet him first.

The only reason Zhu Yiming took the initiative to arrange a meeting could be to discuss investment cooperation, so it would be a natural second meeting.

As for Zhang Wenyi, since ancient times, beauties like famous generals are not allowed to grow old in the world, and old heroes are getting old.

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In fact, Wang Ningguo and Zhang Wenyi are of the same age, 69 years old this year, but the desire for power is the best aphrodisiac, and his eagle-like eyes show no signs of aging.

He readily agreed to a temporary meeting at Yu Nian's courtyard.

"I think Dr. Wang should have heard that Grapefruit Capital is cooperating with Luzhou to set up a semiconductor industry fund worth hundreds of billions of yuan." Xie Jingxing went straight to the point.

Wang Ningguo stared at his slightly crooked neck and asked, "Mr. Xie, are you feeling unwell?"

"stiff neck."

"Oh, that's right. You drank a lot yesterday. Everyone welcomed you as the God of Wealth."

Wang Ningguo interrupted bluntly and took the initiative in the conversation: "But getting things done in the chip industry depends on 'the right time, the right place, and the right people'. Take memory chips as an example, they account for almost one-third of the consumption of the entire semiconductor market." "The domestic memory chip market accounts for one-third of the world's memory chip market, but currently the domestically produced memory chips are almost zero. In my opinion, this is the wrong time."

He played with the teacup and nodded to Yu Nian with a smile: "The so-called geographical advantage means that the domestic semiconductor industry can only grow if the entire industrial chain, from semiconductor chip design, production equipment, materials to later maintenance services, is established."

"In the end, it's about harmony between people and talent. Nothing is more important than this. For example, I worked in technology in my early years and later focused on management, so I had to neglect technology. But I have at least more than 100 personal patents. I personally think this is the basic standard that technical talents should achieve."

Wang Ningguo said: "So Mr. Xie wants to invest in the chip industry. These three are indispensable. Industrial technology has hard standards. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it doesn't. There is no room for fancy words. Enthusiasm alone cannot defeat Moore's Law."

Idiot, these two words flashed through Xie Jingxing's mind.

Every word makes sense but is empty in substance. If you randomly pick an intern from Xiyou and read a few industry research reports, you will find that they can come up with more beautiful clichés than this.

"As far as I know, Dr. Wang has worked at Hua Hong?" Xie Jingxing thought and changed the subject.

Wang Ningguo sighed: "When I was the president of Asia for Applied Materials in the United States, I forged a deep friendship with Lao Zhang (Zhang Wenyi), who was then the chairman of Huahong Group. Later, I returned to China and joined Huahong as CEO. It can be said that Lao Zhang guided me back to China."

"You later joined SMIC first, and Mr. Zhang joined after you. It seems that you two guided each other, which is a good story."

Xie Jingxing spoke in a light tone, but Wang Ningguo felt something ambiguous in his ears.

Zhang Wenyi lured him into Huahong with the promise of an important position, but after only two years of work, he achieved nothing and was kicked out by the board of directors.

After being idle at home for two and a half years, a huge pie suddenly came to him as the CEO of SMIC. He received the offer call and within three hours of thinking, he flew directly to Shanghai to take up the post.

After that, he spent high salaries to recruit his most trusted men to take charge of the finance and sales departments, and also fired the original CEO's secretary and replaced him with his own secretary.

This went on for another two and a half years. When the second-generation leader died and passed on the throne, he was unable to defeat the mainland faction that had risen to power, and was suppressed by Zhang Wenyi who came in from behind.

Therefore, compared to the public criticism of his internal strife and his bad character, people in the industry, especially the small circle of top industry figures, are more questioning his low-level management ability shown in his two work experiences from Huahong to SMIC.

He occupied the CEO's position for two and a half years and formed factions of hundreds of talented people in the internal network. In the end, they both suffered losses in the fight and were scared to hand over power and run away. What kind of management level is this?
Wang Ningguo could not hide his displeasure at being bullied in front of by a young man who was younger than his grandson. He lowered his head and drank his tea with drooped eyelids. The atmosphere fell silent for a while.

"From what Dr. Wang said just now, he has a lot of insights into memory chips. Can you talk about it?" Xie Jingxing pretended to be unaware.

It doesn’t matter that his management skills are poor. He has hundreds of patents and the title of the King of Chinese Semiconductor Materials. These two things are enough for him to live on in the field of technology for a lifetime.

Qingcha Liuxiang, with the identity of the general manager of China Merchants Capital, is equivalent to a female leader at the department level, quietly playing the role of a tea artist.

Wang Ningguo slowly swallowed his breath. Although he was a technical person, he really liked being a leader. He was so confused when he saw the position that he couldn't move... Otherwise, he wouldn't have joined SMIC so quickly without even pretending... Judging from himself, seeing Yu Nian's obedient attitude now...

If you think about it carefully, there is no need to argue with a young man.

"I have just said that the application market of memory chips is very broad."

Wang Ningguo used his self-persuasion ability to the fullest and cheered up, saying: "Then let's discuss the product side. There are many technical forms of memory chips, among which DRAM is the most popular. It can be simply understood as a computer memory stick, and its technical difficulty and application end are both top-notch."

"This niche field is currently monopolized by Japanese and Korean companies, and there is an opportunity for us to overtake them in the corner."

He paused and said vaguely: "The opportunity lies in Europe and the United States. There are some patented technologies that can bypass the barriers of Japan and South Korea, greatly reducing our progress in catching up."

"You mean that the development of the domestic memory chip industry should be based on DRAM?" Xie Jingxing confirmed.

Wang Ningguo corrected: "In my opinion, DRAM is the most valuable segment in the field of memory chips."

"Are there any companies worth investing in in the domestic DRAM field at present?" Xie Jingxing asked again.

Wang Ningguo did not answer but picked up the teacup to taste the tea brewed by the female leader. His attitude was very cordial and friendly, just like a kind old grandfather.

This guy is really a fool with a unique personality. Xie Jingxing couldn't help laughing. In his foresighted memory, the importance of DRAM and the entire memory chip industry is unquestionable.

Since China has been able to independently produce computer memory sticks, memory stick factories in Japan and South Korea no longer have power outages or unexpected production cuts.

But Wang Ningguo's attitude is very clear. He is unwilling to join Xinhai to do industrial investment, and would rather do the DRAM business himself so that he can become a leader.

"Dr. Wang, I think you should go to Luzhou to get a closer look at Xinhai's investment vision and Luzhou's determination to build a chip industry."

Xie Jing Xing said slowly: "If you have the confidence to start a new business, I personally will not be stingy with my investment."

"I'm already this old." Dr. Wang shook his head modestly.

Xie Jingxing glanced at Yu Nian, who took over the conversation and encouraged him, "The old saying goes that a martyr's ambition remains strong in his old age. As long as his heart is not old, Dr. Wang is still young."

(End of this chapter)