Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 344: Krypton Gold to Increase Favorability
There was once a company that invited foreign customers to visit Shenzhen to discuss a big contract.

As a result, the company's receptionist waited at the airport for a whole day but didn't pick up anyone.

It was only afterwards that it was discovered that the customer was sent by a competitor who pretended to be their own employee, and intercepted the customer in advance and took the customer directly to Dongguan, where they had food, drinks, and fun, and served him well for a whole day.

As for what both parties said during the period, it is no longer known. However, after that day, the client went home directly and the contract was never heard of again.

One day later, all parties received the news that Liang Mengsong was not intercepted but flew to London alone.

This puzzled Morris Chang and Lee Kun-hee after they learned the news.

Apple, Nvidia, and Intel are all in the United States, so why did Liang Mengsong go to the UK? Was he trying to cover up his mistake by transferring from the UK to the US? Was this a long detour?

If it wasn't a detour, then the British company ARM had contacted it in advance? But there was no sign or news before?
I don't think I'm going to watch the Olympics.

No matter how hard they think about it, they can't figure it out, but both of them have their own bottom line, that is, as long as Liang Mengsong's next company is not TSMC/Samsung Electronics/Apple, they can accept any other option!

Not only did the two big guys not understand, Liang's movements also made the other parties a little confused. What was this old man running around for? Then the headhunters all changed their reservations for the fastest flight to London.
At the closing ceremony of the London Olympics, Chen Mo was indeed not the only one in the box. He was just a guest, and the protagonist was Liang Mengsong, who was invited by him to relax.

After he invited Liang Mengsong and his wife to London to have a look around and relax, Chen Mo was one of the sponsors. That’s why the photo on Weibo appeared.
In everything, we should talk about the input first and then the output. Similarly, people should put themselves in others' shoes. During this trip to the UK, Chen Mo followed the plan made before and only accompanied others (eating, chatting and playing) without discussing business.

Liang Mengsong was well aware of Chen Mo's intentions, but the old couple were happy to see the result. Since their children were away from home most of the year, their impression of this young generation became better and better as time went by.

Liang Mengsong saw Chen Mo's performance and thought it was a good idea to come out for a relaxation. After decades of busy work, it was rare for him to travel with his wife. Their food, clothing, housing and transportation could be described as extremely luxurious. He didn't have to worry about anything and was isolated from the harassment of the outside world. It was a rare quiet time.

Although Chen Mo seemed to be taking care of them, Liang Mengsong knew that an invisible and meticulous team was silently playing a role around them while they were traveling.

This old man who has been engaged in research all his life felt flattered, and sometimes even forgot about the bad lawsuit that happened some time ago.

However, the other party was reluctant to talk about the business, so Liang Mengsong was still calm. However, his wife started to worry. In the suite at night, Mrs. Liang Mengsong expressed her concerns.
"If someone shows kindness for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. It's not going to work this way. How about we make it clear in advance?"

Liang Mengsong was quite calm and smiled to comfort him, "Look at you, you are anxious again. Have you forgotten the countermeasures we discussed on the first night?"

“Not taking the initiative, not refusing, not taking responsibility?”

"Don't think too much. What bad intentions could Xiao Chen have? He just wants to win me over. What else do I have besides this little skill? Is he after me because I'm older than him?"

"If you really think highly of this young man, when we return to Korea, why don't I invite him to come to my house and we can set the record straight and see what this little Chen is up to."

"Well, okay, after hearing what you said, I also want to see how much patience and sincerity this young man has."

During this week-long trip to the UK, the Liangs first watched the Olympics for two days in the spacious VIP box, attended the closing ceremony, and then checked in at some British royal attractions.

Even Liang Mengsong, who was well-informed, was secretly astonished by this extravagant trip. The other party really spent a lot of money to win him over, and the other party was the head of the group. He didn't see any work arranged for him during the day. In the eyes of the surrounding tourists, Chen Mo was just a young man who was accompanying his elders out for fun.

Along the way, the young man talked to him about various local customs and practices, mainly about China, and also about China and Taiwan, and then about the current situation and global Internet trends, but he didn't talk about chips.

This made Liang Mengsong a little curious, wondering whether this young man would speak before returning.

Before returning, under Chen Mo's arrangement, he also "took the opportunity" to visit the subsidiary of Bi'an in London. Liang Mengsong originally thought that this guy would finally show his true colors and want to use the home advantage to win him over, but this guy gave a general introduction to Bi'an's situation, but stopped there and did not talk in depth.

Until mid-to-late August when they returned to South Korea and the two sides were about to say goodbye, this guy remained low-key and looked like he was just making friends.

This incident made Liang Mengsong a little confused. Did he guess wrong?

But no matter how to say it, it is impolite not to reciprocate. Before parting, Liang Mengsong gave his wife a wink, and the latter understood and warmly invited Chen Mo to come to their home tomorrow, saying that it was a family dinner.

Chen Mo readily agreed.

Liang Mengsong's wife is Korean. She was also an engineer doing semiconductor research and was a colleague of the former when he worked in the United States.

In fact, whether it is Liang Mengsong or Zhang Rujing, people of the older generation, all have a special sense of patriotism in their hearts. When he left TSMC, his first choice was to return to China to see if he could make some contributions. Otherwise, he would not have taught at National Tsing Hua University (located in Hsinchu, Taiwan, not the same university as Tsinghua) for half a year.

But at that time, the domestic environment in China was too complicated. Zhang Rujing was sued by TSMC for 8 years and was at the center of the storm. Liang was afraid of following Zhang's footsteps. In addition, SMIC's internal management was complicated and there were many factions. He wanted to do research, not politics. Other companies did not have any suitable soil for him to display his knowledge. So at the suggestion of his wife and his wife's relatives, he chose to go to Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea, which led to his later employment at Samsung.

In fact, his wife has always been in contact with Samsung, and Liang Mengsong was aware of her little plan at the time. It was indeed the best choice for him to go to Samsung at that time.

The next evening, there was a family dinner at Liang Mengsong’s residence.

There were no outsiders at the family dinner, only Liang Mengsong and his wife and Chen Mo.

Since Liang Mengsong's children are busy outside all year round, the old couple have treated Chen Mo as their own son or nephew, and the latter also respects them as elders.

There was much laughter and chatter at the table, and the atmosphere was very joyful.

After the meal, Mrs. Liang cleaned up the mess, while Liang Mengsong took Chen Mo to his study.

After a while, Mrs. Liang came in and brought each of them a cup of tea, then she went out and closed the door behind her.

Liang Mengsong took a sip of tea, but he looked at Chen Mo and said with a smile, "Tell me, Xiao Chen, what do you want me to do? If you don't tell me tonight, you'll never get the chance again."

After half an hour,

"Mr. Liang, you are familiar with your salary, position, the scale of Mi'an Xinsheng, and the current development of Bi'an and Xiaomi. If you have any concerns, as long as you can come to Mi'an, as long as you tell me, I can do everything I can!"

Seeing this young man looking at him with burning eyes, Liang Mengsong felt for the first time that he was a little old.
I also looked at the financial reports of Bi'an and Xiaomi. The development was indeed rapid, even beyond my understanding of the normal development laws of a company.

The two companies have both achieved revenues of over 10 billion in just two years since their establishment. According to statistical trends this year, the revenues of the two companies are expected to increase several times by the end of the year. Chen Mo and Lei Jun, one is less than 30 and the other is just over 40, both are in their prime. This is too fast.
When it comes to chips, he only focuses on three things: time, space and money.

Mi'an Xinsheng currently has an investment scale of 10 billion yuan, and promises billions of research and development expenses every year. There is also Xiaomi's chip order demand in the fields of mobile phones and home appliances, as well as generous treatment, especially the other party's sincere attitude. Liang Mengsong knows that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in front of him.
As for the funding, Chen Mo gave a guarantee on the time. Three to five years is no problem, even eight to ten years is enough!

In terms of space, he came to Mi'an Xinsheng as CTO (Chief Technology Officer), and had complete autonomy over the chip technology route, second only to the chairman.

Moreover, he looked at the list of core personnel of Mi'an Xinsheng, and found many old acquaintances on the list who were indeed capable of doing the job, and he would be the most suitable person to go there.

Finally, in terms of personal treatment, Chen Mo not only gave higher than Samsung, but even provided equivalent compensation for TSMC's stocks worth tens of millions that were invalidated due to the freeze.

No one doesn't like money, but what Liang Mengsong values ​​is the other party's recognition of his own value through this series of things.

Perhaps 10 years earlier, Liang Mengsong would have packed his bags and left with Chen Mo without any hesitation.

But this is exactly the reason for his concern. He is almost 60 years old, and according to the Chinese system, he has reached the retirement age.

Liang Mengsong knew clearly in his heart that this might be the last choice in his life, so he couldn't help but be cautious.

The business world is ever-changing. Now it seems that everything is peaceful and prosperous, but what if a crisis occurs in two years at Bian or Xiaomi, resulting in Xiaomi's inability to be self-sufficient and its food supply being cut off prematurely? All my years of hard work would then be in vain. This is a choice, but more like a gamble.

Besides, his wife is Korean, and he has to consider her feelings when settling in China. Fortunately, she has always supported his decisions.

After thinking it over again and again, Liang Mengsong put down his teacup and stared at Chen Mo. "I've learned about Mi'an Xinsheng before. The current CTO is Ji Minghua. Will he accept me coming here to take over his position?"

"I have communicated this in advance. Ji Minghua will be your deputy. I know what your concerns are. The red line of our Mi'an Xinsheng is that we are comrades who work together. There is no factional dispute. If anyone dares to waste energy, he will disappear from Mi'an directly!"

In fact, Chen Mo thought of this problem the first time he made the plan. For this purpose, he made a special trip to Shanghai and consulted Zhang Rujing, Mr. Zhang, in person.

Then, under his coordination and communication, Ji Minghua had no objection at all. If it was someone else who obtained it, he would have objections, but the other party was Liang Mengsong, he still accepted it. After all, for these technical experts, whoever is the best is the boss.

Besides, Liang Mengsong's technical ability and past achievements are enough to intimidate Mi'an and other technical experts.

"Don't blame the old man for being long-winded. One last question."

(End of this chapter)