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

Chapter 811 Revenue of 300 billion, losses of billions?
"It was all worth it."

"Yes, you're right."

"I heard there's a kissing scene?"

"It did exist before, but I deleted it later. Brother Jing knows about my relationship with you, so even if it were just a camera trick, he wouldn't dare."

Chen Mo nodded in agreement with Wu Jing's awareness.

Actually, when Wolf Warrior 2 was first being prepared, Wu Jing had initially decided on a mixed-race actress for the female lead. However, just before filming was about to begin, when the actress heard that the filming would take place in Africa and that the filming conditions would be very harsh, she took advantage of her status as the female lead to demand a higher salary and threatened to quit if she wasn't paid more.

Who are you trying to scare by refusing to perform? Wu Jing didn't tolerate it at all and terminated the contract on the spot, but this left her without a leading lady.

At the time, Chen Mo was unaware of the matter because of the crucial struggle between Li Yanhong and Lu Qi. He only heard Chen Tong mention it briefly during a meeting.

On a whim, he recommended Yifei, who was studying in a master class, to him.

What were the audition results for "The Wandering Earth"?

"Passed easily!"

"so smart?"

"My sister's acting skills are so much better now; she's just waiting for an award-winning actress."

As she said this, a confident glint shone in Yifei's eyes.

Since following Chen Mo's plan for her acting career, she and Tian Tian chose different paths: Tian Tian went behind the scenes and became a producer at Beyond Pictures.
In the past two years, she chose to take a break from acting to further hone her acting skills and learn theoretical knowledge in master classes. Then she went to the stage to challenge the role of Gu Xianglan, a famous opera singer in Shanghai, in director Stan Lai's "A Dream Like a Dream", to further hone her acting skills.

Because stage plays have no close-up shots and are performed in real-time without retakes, everything relies on the actors' body language, voice, and micro-expressions to convey emotions, which is a huge challenge for every actor.

The 8-hour immersive performance, from the initial slight awkwardness to the later smooth portrayal of Gu Xianglan's transformation from a peerless beauty to a destitute and impoverished woman, showed significant improvement in her physical strength, the fluency of her lines, and her stage presence.

After six months of honing her skills in "Wolf Warrior 2", she has undergone a complete transformation.

Although she receives less media attention, her life is exceptionally fulfilling.
Thinking of this, Yifei looked at the man in front of her who valued his career more than love, and silently added in her heart, "Actually, he's not quite fulfilled in some aspects."
Chen Mo brought this up because there was a Hollywood project called "Mulan" that planned to hold open auditions this year, and they had also sent an invitation to Yifei. However, after he found out, he made her refuse it. The reason was simple: it was a bad movie and a waste of time.

Just as the crew of "The Wandering Earth" was starting to prepare, he immediately recommended Yifei to Guo Fan to play Han Duoduo. Of course, the audition process still had to be followed, but it posed no challenge for Yifei at the time.

In the original version, Han Duoduo was played by 14-year-old Zhao Jinmai, and her acting was criticized by many netizens for being immature after the film was released.

So this time, replacing her with Yifei, whose acting skills have clearly improved, is just right. Although she is only just turned 30, women are not defined by age.

Whether he's young or not, he's already walking right through the house, don't you know?
Looking at the lovely woman before him, who had transformed from a "fairy sister" to a "celebrity sister," Chen Mo's eyes ignited with a hidden fire, and he wrapped one arm around her slender waist:
"I just praised you, and you're already getting cocky. Well then, I'll see just how good your acting skills really are, you so-called 'famous Shanghai actress'."

Yifei's beautiful eyes darted around, and she immediately sensed something was wrong. She jumped out of Chen Mo's arms as if fleeing, stumbling and staggering...
"I'm going to take a shower."

The woman, who had been as still as a virgin just moments before, now moved with the agility of a rabbit.
"Let's do it together, I can give you a back rub."

In Northeast China, back rubbing is a skill. You need to find a good point of leverage with one hand beforehand, then stand with your feet neither too far apart nor too far back. The force should originate from the ground, travel up the legs, through the buttocks, back, waist, and hips, and be coordinated. Only in this way can the force be applied more effectively, and the person being rubbed will feel more comfortable.
Chen Mo smiled meaningfully, then stood up and followed.

26 minutes and 19 seconds later
The two lay on the bed. The man, dressed gruffly, changed the subject, saying he would visit her home in a couple of years.

Unfortunately, this trick of shifting stars and changing positions clearly failed; the star, caught up in her theatrical passion, displayed her charm with captivating eyes.
"Come on, hero!" he said, licking his lips at the end.
Five short words, yet they took eighteen turns.
Scholars can be killed but not humiliated!
Chen Mo slapped him across the face, cursing at the same time, "Damn it!"

A night of silence.
At noon on March 28, Lei Jun was startled when he saw the young man in front of him holding a thermos cup in the style of an old cadre and with dark circles under his eyes.

The next moment, he snatched the thermos from the other person's hand, unscrewed the lid, and a rich aroma of goji berries mixed with ginseng wafted out.

Lei Jun, having been through similar experiences, was still unaware of what was going on. He patted Chen Mo on the shoulder and said earnestly,

"You're not a child anymore; there are some things you should exercise restraint in."

Chen Mo nodded awkwardly.

Everyone understands the principle, but putting it into practice is another matter entirely.

Recently, these girls seem to know that he has a lot of free time. As if they had planned it together, they put on a show of wanting to have a few illegitimate children for him and seize his inheritance. They used every trick in the book, and he almost couldn't handle it.

Fortunately, he retained a sliver of rationality at the last moment and held firm to the last line of defense.

He knew that these girls had created another group that didn't include him, and he also knew what they were thinking.

The women's careers are currently on the rise, so now is not the time to have children; they should wait a few years.
By 21, Feifei will be 33, Tiantian 32, Mengmeng 29, and Ningning 30, which will be just the right age.

It's just that Lin Chi-ling was a bit older then, and childbirth was riskier for her at that time.

Moreover, in recent years she's acted like a stay-at-home wife, completely submissive to him, and Chen Mo was quite satisfied with both her demeanor and attitude, so he made an exception for her. Ultimately, having too many women has its downsides; you always feel like you don't have enough energy.

So there's a reason why he's so obsessed with work. Putting aside Fu Zhen, with whom he rarely sees each other, all five of his colleagues are like that. No wonder emperors throughout history haven't lived long.
In the afternoon, two black Mercedes-Benz cars drove towards the outskirts of Beijing.

An hour and a half later.

Mi'an Xinsheng Semiconductor Industrial Park, on the outskirts of Beijing.

The towering cleanroom gleamed with a cold metallic sheen in the afternoon sun, and engineers in dustproof suits hurried about as the production line ran at full speed.

At 2:00 PM sharp, Zhang Rujing, along with CTO Liang Mengsong and CEO Qiu Ciyun, waited in front of the main building.

Seeing the two investors get out of the car, the godfather of China's semiconductor industry quickly stepped forward, a smile playing on his lips: "President Chen, President Lei, we've been waiting for you!"

Mianxinsheng's success today is inseparable from the dedicated assistance of these two individuals: "4 years, 100 billion, no interference!"

The two young men did just as they promised, and he lived up to their expectations, turning their original blueprint into reality and even exceeding the initial planning.

As the two approached, Zhang Rujing noticed Chen Mo's slightly tired appearance and asked with concern, "President Chen, work is never-ending, you still need to take more rest."

Lei Jun was trying so hard not to laugh that his shoulders were shaking, while Chen Mo could only cough dryly, saying, "Old Zhang, you're too kind."

He then changed the subject, looking into the park, "Wow, it's much bigger than when I came last time. Before I came, I heard from Boss Lei that the Xuanjie O2 had already been taped out?"

"Indeed, Mr. Lei comes here quite frequently. The last time you came was a year ago. In that year, our Mi'an has undergone tremendous changes in terms of progress, production capacity, and scale. There's no rush for the Xuanjie."

Ciyun, please give Mr. Chen a general introduction first.

“No problem, Mr. Chen, Mr. Lei, this way please~” Qiu Ciyun gestured and then led the way.

Before long, the group entered a conference room, where a large screen displayed various data about Mianxinsheng.

Qiu Ciyun began to introduce the overall situation of Mi'an Xinsheng to the two investors.

"President Chen, President Lei, please look at this chart. Currently, our Mianxin has become the world's fourth largest wafer foundry, second only to TSMC, Samsung, and GlobalFoundries, with a market share of about 8%, surpassing UMC and SMIC."

In 16, which was last year, Mianxin's annual revenue was US$53 billion, equivalent to approximately RMB357 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 67.2%.

Revenue sources: 57.6% are domestic, mainly benefiting from Xiaomi's smart home development and its strategy of domestic chip substitution;
40nm and below processes accounted for 68.2%, while 28nm contributed approximately 43%.

Chen Mo didn't take notes, but listened attentively, since the materials would be sent to his email afterward, so there was no need to record them.

"There are still 42.4% of overseas orders?" Chen Mo suddenly interrupted.

"The main customers are the mid-to-low-end mobile phone market in Southeast Asia. Of course, this is inseparable from the channel support of OBJECT International and Xiaomi."

"You didn't mention net profit when you said revenue. How much was it?"

Qiu Ciyun looked embarrassed. After all, which investor would be happy to see a project that had been poured into with hundreds of billions of dollars but never returned? Even though he was sixty years old, he was still a little embarrassed, afraid that if he didn't explain well, he would anger these two money gods.

After all, countless researchers had poured their hearts and souls into Mi'an, and they were extremely worried about any unforeseen complications, especially if the investors withdrew their funding, which would render all their efforts futile.
The more you care, the easier it is to lose your composure.

Seeing that Chiu Tzu-yun's rhythm was a bit off, Chang Yu-ching took over the conversation at the right time, saying, "The net profit was a negative $5.67 million."

With annual revenue exceeding 300 billion yuan, the company was still operating at a loss, a situation that Chen Mo and Lei Jun had not anticipated.

Chen Mo did a quick mental calculation and asked, "So that means you lost nearly 40 billion?"

Seeing the two investors frown slightly, the old man calmly explained, "Yes, but I think this strategic loss is normal."

There are two reasons: First, R&D investment has surged. Through the introduction of equipment such as DUV and EUV and the recruitment of scientific research personnel, we have basically brought in senior engineers from TSMC and Samsung with high salaries, resulting in a 240% year-on-year increase in R&D investment.

Secondly, we expanded production. Last year, we built seven new factories in four cities, which are expected to be completed next year. This represents an investment of nearly 30 billion yuan.

In addition to our main campus in Yizhuang, Beijing, our Mianxinsheng has put into operation 12 wafer fabs in the past two years in six cities across China, including Zhangjiang in Shanghai, Pingshan in Shenzhen, Xiqing in Tianjin, East Lake in Wuhan, and the Economic and Technological Development Zone in Guizhou.

In addition to the seven wafer fabs that were just mentioned that are under construction, there will be 19 wafer fabs by this time next year, and the monthly production capacity will increase from the current 800,000 wafers to 1.2 million wafers. As the process technology gradually matures, the output will be even better.
In other words, all of your previous investments of nearly 100 billion yuan, plus the tens of billions of yuan in revenue generated by Mianxinsheng in recent years, have been poured into it.

It's fair to say that we're living paycheck to paycheck every year, spending all our money wisely.

"I have not failed you two."

With a full head of white hair and nearing seventy, Zhang Rujing's heartfelt words moved Lei and Chen deeply.
(End of this chapter)