Only after being reborn did I realize how fascinating the world of the rich is.

Li Xiaofeng smiled, shook his head, and said, "Mr. Chen, no matter how high-tech you describe chips, in the end, it's just a business."

Since it's a business, technology is just one aspect. Besides technology, there are many other aspects such as capital, marketing, and personal connections.

"Even if you're just a technical department contributing your expertise as equity, you're still only a minor shareholder. What gives you the right to represent the company's overall interests?"

"Mr. Li, don't forget, our technical department is a key core department of the company. Without us, you can't do this, and no one will help you do this."

Besides, we're not just technically skilled; we also have our own client base and network. If the company isn't run by experts like us, are you going to send an outsider to give us random directions?

"Didn't I agree to temporarily hand over the operation and management rights to you? If you manage it well, and can make the company continue to be profitable and develop better and better, then of course I am willing to let you continue to control it."

But what if you mess things up? As the major shareholder of the company, and the one who actually invests money in it, who will protect my interests?

"But what if you want to abandon me after you've served your purpose?" Chen Jianfeng finally stopped beating around the bush and put the problem directly on the table.

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, since you've already put it this way, let's just get straight to the point."

Under what circumstances do you think I would do something like "crossing the river and then burning the bridge" (meaning I've already served my purpose)?

"Of course, it's because we trained a large number of technical talents for you, and now that you don't need us anymore, you kick us out!"

"Mr. Chen, what you're saying is a bit ridiculous. A boss can fire an employee, but have you ever seen a company chairman fire a shareholder?"

Even if the chairman can remove all the shareholders from their positions, he doesn't have the right to erase the shareholders' shares!

In other words, if I were to forcibly dismiss you, I could remove you from your positions, but I couldn't remove your team's shares!

According to the contract, your technical team is valued at 20 billion yuan. Unless you leave on your own, I have to pay you at least 20 billion yuan to forcibly remove you.

This doesn't even include the share premium after the company's growth, or the company's profit dividends. If I were to do that, just ask your technical team; they'd be laughing in their sleep!

Chen Jianfeng said somewhat unwillingly, "But we built this company from scratch, and we can't even call the shots? Aren't we just doing all this for you?"

"Mr. Chen, first of all, you've already messed things up once, otherwise you wouldn't have come to the mainland to seek cooperation opportunities. What makes you think you can guarantee that you won't mess things up this time?"

If you want absolute operating and management rights, that's fine too, but what will you use to protect my interests? To be honest, my current plan for this chip foundry is a total investment of 80 billion yuan, which will be divided into three phases to build the factory.

Of this, each phase of investment is 20 billion yuan, and another 20 billion yuan is used to develop more advanced chip manufacturing processes. If the prospects are optimistic, I will continue to invest.

"Then let me ask you this: I've invested so much money, and as the company's majority shareholder, if I don't have the final say, I can only watch helplessly as you mess things up. Who will compensate me then?"

Li Xiaofeng's words not only shocked Secretary Li, who was presiding over the meeting, but also made Chen Jianfeng, who was opposite him, raise his head with a look of surprise on his face.

It's worth noting that when the well-known domestic chip company, a certain chip manufacturer, was founded, it only raised 10 billion US dollars with the combined support of domestic and foreign funds, which was approximately 80 billion RMB at the exchange rate at the time.

Of course, prices back then couldn't compare to today, but it was still quite astonishing that a single shareholder would invest 80 billion yuan at once.

Chen Jianfeng was clearly a bit dazed by the amount of money he was being given. Ignoring his negotiating position, he hurriedly asked, "President Li, can you really invest 80 billion yuan all at once?"

Li Xiaofeng smiled, gestured to Secretary Li, and said with a slightly proud tone, "As for the payment of bank loan funds, Secretary Li personally coordinated it for us, so you don't need to worry about that."

As for the strength of our Li Group, you can easily inquire in Shanghai. Providing one or two hundred billion yuan wouldn't have a significant impact on us.

Secretary Li, who was standing to the side, also said with a smile: "Do you know Hongxing Electric Vehicle Factory, the largest two-wheeled electric vehicle manufacturer in China? It is a company under the Li Group."

Do you know Dingdian Media, which is known as the "entertainment aircraft carrier" in the mainland entertainment industry? It is also a company under the Li Group.

Also, do you know Tesco.com, which is currently very popular in the e-commerce sector? It's a subsidiary of the Lee Group.

Oh, by the way, the Lee Group also owns a drone company, which is also a high-tech company.

The Lee Group is a large, diversified conglomerate spanning manufacturing, entertainment and cultural industries, and the internet industry. Its strength is definitely enough to place it among the top ten richest people in the world.

However, Mr. Li is a low-key person, and his companies are not very willing to go public. Only one of his early advertising companies, called Wanzhong Media, is listed on NASDAQ.

If Mr. Li were willing to package all his companies and list them on the stock exchange, I believe he would be the richest person in China!

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "The main purpose of going public is to raise funds. I have enough funds on hand now, so I'm not in a hurry to go public. I'll consider going public when I run out of funds!"

Secretary Li continued to speak well of Li Xiaofeng with a smile: "Mr. Chen, if you can cooperate with President Li, the Li Group can complete the investment on its own."

Another advantage of this is that it avoids having to explain things to a large group of shareholders, thus reducing communication costs significantly.

Chen Jianfeng was somewhat tempted, but did not immediately agree, saying he needed to think about it.

Watching Chen Jianfeng's departing figure, Secretary Li asked somewhat nervously, "Xiaofeng, do you think he will agree?"

Li Xiaofeng said with a grin, "I don't care. Let him do whatever he wants. Anyway, the money is in my hands. If he doesn't agree, he can go find someone else to cooperate with. I'm not going to put up with it."

Are you really willing to invest that much money?

Li Xiaofeng said solemnly, "Secretary Li, I, Li Xiaofeng, have a principle in doing things: if I'm going to do something, I won't do it at all, but if I'm going to do it, I'll do it well. Now that I, Li Xiaofeng, have taken action, I must contribute to our country's chip industry."