The Millennium Semiconductor Survival Guide.

Chapter 22 Xie Yao just finished eating with Gates

"I can understand you.

The more practitioners, the more aware of the huge gap between Huaguo's semiconductor industry and foreign countries.

Not to mention the comparison with American, the size, scale and technology of Huaguo's semiconductor industry are probably similar to those of Malaysia.

Your idea is very good, but the difficulty is really too great. "

Hu Zhengming couldn't be more clear about how difficult it is to return to China to engage in the semiconductor industry.

In 1985, he was invited by Academician Yan Dongsheng to give Huaguo a material called: Strategic and Important Consulting Suggestions for the Development of Huaguo Microelectronics Science and Technology.

Of course, for Huaguo at that time, it was true that there were no resources to develop such an intensive industry, and capital-intensive and engineer-intensive coexisted.

If you fell behind before, it will be even more difficult to catch up later.

Now returning to Huaguo to start an integrated circuit business can only make money by transferring some low-end industries back. Putting the mid-range semiconductor industry in Huaguo will not make much profit.

The reason is that everything from accessories to equipment to technical support relies on imports, and the only advantage is labor costs.

"As long as you can meet the graduation requirements, I will let you graduate.

If you really go back to Huaguo to start a business in the future, I will recommend a few talents to you.

Also your brother.

Their brains are not as flexible as yours, but their accumulation in the field of integrated circuits is very deep.

I mainly recruit foreign students from Huaguo, and in a sense, I also want to contribute to the development of integrated circuits in Huaguo.

It's just that few of them return to China after graduation.

Some returned to Huaguo for two years, and then went to Xiangjiang through various channels, and then returned to American.

I chatted with them, and everyone can't bear the low treatment.

You can earn [-] US dollars a month in American, and about [-] RMB in a state-owned enterprise after you go back.

Not everyone can bear the gap between them. "

"I also hope that when you return to Huaguo to start a business successfully, you can provide better jobs and train some talents for Huaguo."

Zhou Xin knew that it took 18 years for Lao Hu's wish to come true.

After 18 years, there are not too many international students in the field of integrated circuits returning to China for employment.

This is a materialistic world, and simply talking about dedication is unsustainable.

Citrus is at 6703 Melrose Avenue, and this is Zhou Xin's first visit to this restaurant.

Maybe when he comes to Los Angeles in the future, this restaurant will no longer exist, maybe close down, maybe change the address, maybe change the name.

"Hello, Newman, you are younger than I thought."

Similarly, Bill Gates is much younger than Zhou Xin imagined.

Since Zhou Xin realized it, Bill Gates has retired, and occasionally appearing in public is mostly slovenly, making him look older than his actual age.

"Hi, it's hard for me to imagine that I was eating in the cafeteria of Yenching University a year ago, and having dinner with the world's richest man a year later."

Gates nodded: "I know you were a student of Yanda before, and now you transferred to Berkeley.

Yanda is very good. I have given lectures at Yanda, and your students have left a deep impression on me.

I only went to Shuimu University last year, but unfortunately I did not go to Yanda.

If I had gone to Yanda last year, then we might have known each other last year. "

Bill Gates has a good impression of Huaguo, not only because of Huaguo's vast market.

Since his first visit to Huaguo in 94, he has been going to Huaguo once a year throughout the 90s.

"When you gave a speech at Yanda University, I hadn't even enrolled yet."

"Yes, it's really a pity.

Every time I see young people, it always makes me feel very good, because I was so young and full of energy when I started my business.

I don't think any problem will bother me.

You can try this, although this restaurant is an Italian restaurant, but their chef skills are obviously French.

I love the taste of this fusion of styles.

Originally, I was looking for a Chinese restaurant, but I really don't know which Chinese restaurant is better in the Los Angeles area.

Next time you come to Seattle, I will take you to Louie's Cuisine of China, which has been the most popular Chinese restaurant in Seattle since many years ago, and the taste is very good. "

In many conspiracy theories in the West, Bill Gates is the image of the boss behind it.

Some friends around Zhou Xin also told him about it on the Huaguo Internet and after he went to Los Angeles, which had a profound impact on him.

After actually getting in touch with the other party, Zhou Xin found that Bill Gates was very humble and dressed very plainly.

Simple khaki button down shirt.

"Thank you very much. If I have the opportunity, I will definitely visit Seattle."

"There will definitely be a chance.

I also played the Angry Birds you developed, which is very interesting.

In other words, many people have played it, and I have seen the red bird icon on the desktops of many executives.

Great game idea. "

"It's a credit to our entire team.

There are a lot of great people at Microsoft, and we formed a small game development team and built this game. "

Bill Gates smiled and did not pursue Zhou Xin's poaching of his corner: "If it hadn't been for such a thing, I would not have realized that Microsoft also has game development talents.

We've actually been publishing games.

Last year, I represented Age of Empires developed by Ensemble Studios. This game is a real-time strategy game, which is different from yours.

Also an excellent video game. "

"I've played it, and it's really good."

"But what amazed me the most was the payment method you designed.

After I studied it carefully, I had the urge to just tell Ed to fuck off.

You probably don't know much about Ed.

Ed Frith

He is the head of our game publishing department.

There are more than 1000 people in the entire game distribution department. No one thought that we could adopt such a method to realize the distribution of games.

We also need to take the traditional way of going to the game developer to copy the packaging, and then distribute the game to every channel.

Just plain stupid isn't it?
We have more than 1000 people in charge of this business.

But in fact, through the payment system you developed, we can reduce the number of people to less than 100.

At the same time, the game can be released to the world through a purely online method.

What a great creation.

Your idea is very good, and Microsoft will apply it in the future.

This is a reference in a sense, which is inevitable for large enterprises.

But I still want you to take charge of this department for me and be responsible for the entire game publishing work.

This is your forte.

We will start the development of home game consoles next year. I plan to hand over the entire game field to you, and you will be directly responsible to me.

what do you think? "

Ed Vries has been Microsoft's vice president of game publishing for a long time.

Bill Gates is not drawing cakes. He will be in charge of the game publishing department this year. After proving his ability, he does plan to hand over the Xbox to Zhou Xin.

(End of this chapter)