Starting out as a drug dealer in 1988

September 1996, 9, was destined to be an extraordinary day.

On this day, the Hong Kong stock market was booming, with the Hang Seng Index rising sharply by 2.43%, successfully breaking through the 12000 point mark.

At the same time, Hengyuan Electronics Co., Ltd. also ushered in its highlight moment - it was officially listed!

The stock issue price of Hengyuan Electronics Co., Ltd. was 8 yuan per share, and it opened at a staggering price of 8.5 yuan per share, attracting widespread attention from the market.

However, the surprise is yet to come.

As trading time progressed, the stock price continued to rise, and finally settled at 12.25 yuan at the close of the day, an increase of 53.125%.

This achievement undoubtedly made Hengyuan Electronics a star company in the stock market that day.

As the stock price soared, the total market value of Hengyuan Electronics also rose sharply, reaching a staggering 306.25 billion yuan.

Behind this number, Zhao Wenhao and Yang Yue, as important shareholders of the company, hold 35% of the shares.

This means that on this day, their personal wealth instantly increased to 107.19 billion yuan, surpassing many competitors in one fell swoop and becoming the richest man in mainland China.

Such a huge amount of wealth is enough to rank among the top ten even in the prosperous Hong Kong Island.

After the news broke, the entire Hong Kong media went into a frenzy.

Major financial newspapers made this a headline news, competing to report on Hengyuan Electronics' brilliant achievements and Zhao Wenhao's legend of getting rich quickly.

For a time, Hengyuan Electronics Company and Zhao Wenhao became the focus of attention of the whole of Hong Kong.

What's more, many TV stations, newspapers and magazines have invited Zhao Wenhao, hoping to get an exclusive interview opportunity with him.

However, Zhao Wenhao politely declined all these invitations.

On September 9th, the Hong Kong stock market remained buoyant, with the technology sector in particular enjoying strong demand from global investors. Hengyuan Electronics also performed exceptionally well, with its share price soaring.

As of the closing, the Hang Seng Index rose again by 1.58% to close at 12680.13 points.

Hengyuan Electronics' stock price lived up to expectations, rising again by 9.57% to 13.42 yuan per share.

In the following days, Hengyuan Electronics' stock price continued to rise, reaching a high of 15.8 yuan per share, and the company's market value has reached 395 billion yuan.

"Mr. Zhao, congratulations! Hengyuan Electronics' stock price has risen to 15.8 yuan per share today, and the company's market value has reached 395 billion yuan. If this trend continues, it will definitely break through the 400 billion mark tomorrow if nothing unexpected happens." Song Weixuan said excitedly.

"Haha, Mr. Song, you're too polite. Since you congratulate me, shouldn't I congratulate you too! Hahaha..." Zhao Wenhao laughed and raised his glass to Song Weixuan.

"Congratulations, congratulations! Come, let's drink this cup!" Song Weixuan also had a smile on his face. He clinked his glass with Zhao Wenhao and then drank it all in one gulp.

"Cheers!" Zhao Wenhao also raised his head and drank the wine, then turned to look at Wells and Doug. "I'm very happy that you two can come. The smooth listing is inseparable from your support. Thank you for your hard work!"

What Zhao Wenhao said was genuine. Citigroup and Goldman Sachs had deep connections in Hong Kong. It was thanks to their arrangements that the company's IPO went so smoothly.

Wells appeared very polite. He also raised his glass. "No, no, we are all part of the company and have all contributed. Moreover, the company's current success is mainly due to Mr. Zhao's ability. We are just sharing a small piece of the pie."

"That's right. The company's current success is inseparable from the contributions of everyone. Come, let's raise our glasses and toast to the company's future!" Song Weixuan stood up and proposed loudly.

"Cheers!" Everyone responded, raised their glasses and shouted in unison.

On the top floor of the hotel, in the most luxurious private room, the atmosphere was extremely warm.

Zhao Wenhao, Song Weixuan, Zhang Peng, Wells, Doug and others had flushed faces and were chatting enthusiastically.

Zhao Wenhao will leave Hong Kong Island and return to Xuanzhou tomorrow, so tonight, Song Weixuan specially prepared a sumptuous dinner to see Zhao Wenhao off.

As for Zhang Peng, since he didn't get a share of the pie before, he wanted to build a good relationship for future cooperation in advance, so he also came to attend the dinner.

Zhang Peng raised his glass with a smile and said to Zhao Wenhao: "Mr. Zhao, although we missed an opportunity to cooperate before, I hope there will be more possibilities for cooperation in the future. I'll drink this glass of wine first as a toast!"

After saying that, Zhang Peng stood up and walked to Zhao Wenhao's side.

He was very humble and drank a glass of Moutai liquor, which was about one or two taels in one breath, without even waiting for Zhao Wenhao's response.

After drinking, he deliberately turned the glass upside down to show everyone the empty glass to express his sincerity and respect.

Zhao Wenhao smiled slightly. He knew exactly what Zhang Peng was thinking.

But in his eyes, these are just human nature, so he doesn't care.

He stood up, finished his drink, and then said, "Mr. Zhang, I believe we will have a chance to work together. Earlier this year, I founded a semiconductor company. If you're interested, you can come and look around."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Peng immediately became energetic.

He really didn't know about this matter, and not only him, but other people obviously didn't pay attention to it either.

However, it's not their fault. When Zhao Wenhao founded Hengyuan Semiconductor, he kept a low profile and didn't inform anyone.

In addition, the Internet was not well developed at that time, and such information could not be found on the Internet.

If you don’t deliberately find out, no one will know that such a company was quietly established.

"Mr. Zhao wants to enter the semiconductor industry?" Zhang Peng became interested and started asking immediately.

The others all looked at Zhao Wenhao intently, as if waiting for his answer.

Zhao Wenhao didn't mince words and directly introduced: "As you think, it is true. Last year, I recruited a number of technical talents and began to specialize in memory and hard disk.

At present, we are still focusing on conquering 32K memory, and there is indeed a certain gap between it and market requirements.

But believe me, within a few years, we will be able to gain a foothold in the market."

Zhao Wenhao didn't hide anything and told everyone about how he had poached the team from Jin Dongfang. He also explained the current situation to everyone present.

In today's atmosphere, even if Zhang Peng did not take the initiative to express his desire to cooperate with Zhao Wenhao, Zhao Wenhao would have said such a thing.

Since the establishment of semiconductor companies, although a lot of money has been invested, the results have been minimal.

Zhao Wenhao knew that this was a long-term project and that immediate results were unlikely. Furthermore, he was prepared for three, five, or even ten years of work.

But in the semiconductor industry, breakthroughs don't just rely on time and money. They also require a large number of dedicated talents.