Life 1984

In Tokyo in May, the temperature is gradually rising, the sun is shining brightly, and the weather is dry, which has reduced the bustling crowds during the cherry blossom season. The freshness and brightness in spring and summer are naturally the most gentle, with the gentle breeze blowing on your face, and the ephemeral sunshine shining brightly. .

Li Yunhai was invited by Nikon President Yoshida to visit their company's headquarters building and factory.

Seeing their modern office buildings and factories that strictly implement 5S management standards, Li Yunhai's heart has always been heavy.

Others may not know it, but Li Yunhai can't forget what this company has done before.

By the middle of World War II, Nikon had 19 factories and 23000 employees. The optical instruments it produced included telescopes, periscopes, aviation reconnaissance lenses, optical sights, etc.

Seeing these products, anyone with a discerning eye will know who they are used to equip and what they are used for!
The use of these optical instruments in war has brought great suffering to our people.

After the war, they began to transform into civilian products. Production of the first single-lens reflex camera F began in 1959, establishing a solid position in the professional market.After that, they produced one famous camera after another, always occupying the dominant position in the 135 professional camera market.

They launched the first stepper lithography machine in 1980. This high-performance lithography machine was more stable and automated and quickly occupied the market.

In the factory, Li Yunhai saw the operation of the photolithography machine and the production process of the entire DRAM chip production line. He also saw their finished products and took samples for testing.

Yoshida told Li Yunhai that they not only provide hardware and software support, but also provide strong follow-up technical support to Sihai Group, including training in operating and maintenance techniques for our staff, to solve all our worries.

The way Japanese people run businesses is indeed different from that of Americans. This is a difference in business philosophy and management methods.

Li Yunhai stayed at Nikon Company for a day and returned to Okura Hotel at five o'clock in the afternoon.

This city is always full of bustling pressure and rapid energy during the day. It is probably only at sunset that you can finally have a short respite.The sunset makes the sky more three-dimensional and rich, and echoes it with the buildings in the city. When summer comes, the rolling heat waves are accompanied by the gentle evening breeze, and the fiery sunset and the tranquil sky accompany each other. It’s beautiful to see It makes people always fall in love.

When Li Yunhai and the others came back, they happened to encounter the princess's motorcade returning from attending the ceremony outside.

The prince and princess were sitting in a convertible, and countless people crowded on both sides of the street to get a glimpse of the British rose.

The car in front was driving very slowly, and Li Yunhai's car could only follow slowly behind.

The crazy fans shouted and stretched their arms to shake hands with the princess.

As we were approaching Okura Hotel, the convertible suddenly stopped.

The princess lifted her elegant long skirt and stepped out of the car. Her height of 1.79 meters, coupled with the blessing of high heels, made her stand out in front of a group of Asian people.

She knelt down and shook hands with a little girl outside the street railing.

Countless hands stretched out through the gaps in the railings.

The princess bent slightly, smiled and shook hands with them.

The Oriental people who shook hands with her were so excited that they were so lucky that they were lucky in this life!That flushed face and tightly closed eyes seemed to suffocate at any moment.

Li Yunhai doesn't chase stars, so he can't understand other people's crazy behavior.

Gong Jie is a star and is used to being admired by others. It is not surprising to see such scenes.

Michiko looked outside against the car window. She was as excited as the people on the sidewalk outside.

The princess shook hands with people all the way to Okura Hotel.

The prince sat in the convertible with a noble look on his face.

The couple's behavior, even in public, was always so out of place.

It is said that the reason is that the second little prince born by the princess has red hair.

The crazy star-chasing behavior ended outside the Taicang Hotel.

Li Yunhai's car drove to the entrance of the hotel after the people in front of them entered.

Yoshida, Michiko and others invited Li Yunhai to the restaurant for dinner.

The princess was chatting with a group of people in the lobby, surrounded by security guards.

Li Yunhai glanced at her and saw her standing elegantly and dignified, holding a black Dior bag in her hand. Because this bag was customized for her, it was also called the Princess Diana bag in later generations. Although it was worth It's expensive, but it has also become the object of pursuit by the upper class.

She is so noble and elegant, with high chest, sloping shoulders, beautiful neck, black eyes and golden curly hair, three-dimensional facial features, and high bridge of nose, as charming as a swan.

Gong Jie whispered: "She is such a beauty."

Li Yunhai hummed: "You too."

Gong Jie smiled shyly: "She is a princess! I don't dare to compare with her."

Li Yunhai said calmly: "The princess may not be happy. Every move is restricted. There are certain rules for standing, sitting, and what to wear. I'm afraid you may not be willing to live that kind of life. Haven't you noticed? She always smiles when she is alone, but when she stands next to the prince, she always frowns."

"You are very observant of her!"

"Uh--"

Li Yunhai and the others came to the Western restaurant to eat.

Yoshida asked Li Yunhai if he could sign a purchase and supply contract tomorrow?
Li Yunhai had no better choice and promised to sign the contract at Okura Hotel at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.

Yoshida was very happy and toasted Li Yunhai with a glass of wine.

After the meal, Yoshida told Michiko to entertain Li Yunhai and the others well before saying goodbye and leaving.

After Li Yunhai returned to the hotel room, he discussed it with Professor Ni.

Both of them felt that they could just buy Nikon equipment and there was no need to contact GCA.

This set of equipment needs to be customized. The contract will be signed tomorrow and a 30% deposit will be required. It will take about 5 months for Nikon to produce it, which means it will not be delivered until the second half of the year.

What makes Li Yunhai worry-free is that President Yoshida said that the US$7 million includes shipping and installation fees.

But he was still afraid of long nights and many dreams.

Li Yunhai still remembers that before his rebirth, the average cost of the lithography machines ordered by our country from Azimai was almost 2 million euros, but the shipping and installation fees were as high as 10 billion yuan, which was almost the same as the price of the equipment.

What they are doing is a monopoly business. They are the only ones with no sub-colon, and the prices are really set at will.

Even so, Ashimai Company has repeatedly delayed shipments.

The price that Nikon has given Li Yunhai is relatively fair, and it depends on whether it can be delivered on time.

Professor Ni said that before the equipment is delivered, we can get the software first and then design the chip.

Li Yunhai agreed.

We may not yet have the conditions to produce the most advanced photolithography machines and production lines in China.

But there are a lot of talents in the country, and there is definitely no problem in designing high-end chips.

Chip design and production are two different things.

Companies like Apple and Intel only design chips and hand them over to foundries for production.

Li Yunhai not only wants to design his own chips, but also produces his own chips.

Not only that, he also wants to build a huge domestic supply chain.

The ideal is lofty, but he can't say yet whether it will succeed.

This matter is a completely unfamiliar road for him and our country!

Since Li Yunhai was reborn at this point in time, and happened to be in the semiconductor business, and had made so much money, he was willing to use it to fight.

At night, Li Yunhai suffered from insomnia again.

During this period, he kept flying back and forth, experiencing jet lag and then back again. Coupled with the high mental pressure, his biological clock was completely disrupted.

He admired Professor Ni and Gong Jie very much. Why did these two people sleep so well?
Li Yunhai came to the hotel bar, and only with the help of alcohol anesthesia could he have a good sleep.

He will participate in the most important contract signing ceremony in his life tomorrow and must remain absolutely awake.

Li Yunhai came to the door of Gong Jie's room, raised his hand, and put it down again, thinking that she must have fallen asleep, so he would not disturb her again.

He went downstairs alone and came to the bar.

There were not many people in the bar at night.

Li Yunhai ordered a cocktail and sat down to drink it slowly.

He brought a book and opened it on the table to read.

Several people walked in at the door of the bar.

The leader was the tall and tall princess.

The people next to her looked at the bar and said, "Let's clear the place first."

The princess waved her hand gracefully and said no, the people who came here to drink at this time were all VIPs of the Okura Hotel.

Okura Hotel is famous for being expensive.

The imperial suite here in later generations covers an area of ​​730 square meters and has two floors. It is equivalent to a sky villa and costs 25 yuan a night.

Sometimes poverty really limits people's imagination. It is difficult for ordinary people to earn 25 yuan, but for rich people, it costs 25 yuan to stay in a hotel for one night.

There were only Li Yunhai and a few other tourists in the bar.

The princess stepped back and asked them to wait outside the door. She walked over gracefully, sat down on the bar, pointed to the wine glass in Li Yunhai's hand, and said to the bartender: "Have a drink like this."

Of course the bartender knew the princess and respectfully replied: "Princess, this is the special cocktail that Bond 007 drank at our place. It tastes a bit strong. How about I recommend another one to you?"

"No, I want this drink. I heard that Bond drank here, and I came here specifically to experience it."

"Okay, princess."

Li Yunhai heard their conversation, raised his head and nodded slightly towards her.

The princess smiled back, showing her white teeth, and asked politely: "What are you reading?"

"A martial arts novel."

"Martial arts novels? Are you studying kung fu?"

"Haha, no, it's just a popular novel."

"I also like to read books. I like to read romantic novels."

"Oh, for example?"

"Ms. Cattelan wrote, Love Thief, Love's Fire, Lisbon Love, Love's Confusion, oh, there are many more. I have read more than 30 of her novels in this category."

"Do you only read her books?"

"Yes, I think she writes very well, but most of you men can't stand it. What is a martial arts novel about?"

"For a book, I think it is better to read it yourself than to introduce it."

"I thought so too."

"However, I think it is not good to only read one person's books, because you will be influenced by the writer's ideas. I suggest you read more books by other writers."

"Thank you. I'm very busy now and don't have much time to read."

"You can take some time off when you are busy. I am also very busy, but I use books to hypnotize me. Whenever I can't fall asleep, I will read a book to encourage myself to fall asleep."

"Are you Chinese? Taiwan or Xiangjiang?"

"I'm from China, mainland China."

"Oh, that's a great country, I think I'll have a chance to visit."

"Of course, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. If you listen to others introduce Chinese civilization [-] times, it is better to go there in person. Everyone's thoughts and words have certain prejudices, and only your own Only by seeing and hearing can I give you the truest judgment.”

"I'm not used to using chopsticks. You know, I've always used knives and forks. Today's luncheon was held in the royal family, but they didn't prepare a knife and fork for me. I couldn't hold the food with my chopsticks."

As the princess spoke, she flipped her blond hair and let out a laugh like a silver bell. She gently covered her mouth and said with a smile: "I also think that if I come out for a visit in the future, I will have to bring a set of knives and forks in my bag." Okay, otherwise I won’t have enough to eat and will have to sneak out to drink in the middle of the night.”

Li Yunhai stretched out his two fingers and shook them, and said: "Chopsticks are easy to use. The upper part is fixed and the lower part is loose. In the romance novels you have read, they must be about men and women, yin and yang, spirit and spirit." The description of meat, right? It’s the same with chopsticks, split in two and merged into one.”

"Oh! Very interesting explanation! I suddenly have a different understanding of chopsticks. You are a very interesting person."

"You too."

The more the two talked, the more they became more and more speculative. Li Yunhai was knowledgeable, well-versed in ancient and modern China and foreign countries, well-read, humorous in conversation, and well-informed. What he said was often recognized by the princess.The princess smiled happily from time to time.

Li Yunhai finished his glass of wine and said, "I'm going upstairs to rest. Goodbye."

The princess showed a charming smile: "Goodbye."

The two met by chance and did not ask each other's names.

Li Yunhai closed the book, stood up, and walked out of the bar.

The smile on the princess's face slowly disappeared. She picked up the wine glass and took a sip, full of loneliness and loneliness.

Li Yunhai returned to the room and fell asleep quickly due to the influence of alcohol.

The contract was signed the next day at the Okura Hotel.

Li Yunhai didn't have to get up early, but he still woke up early.

He went downstairs with Professor Ni and Gong Jie and went to the garden restaurant to have breakfast and discuss the details that needed to be added to the contract.

Professor Ni said that after signing the contract today, he plans to go shopping in Tokyo and buy some local semiconductor materials to study.

In his opinion, the copiers of Canon, Ricoh, Xerox, and HP are all worthy of learning. If Sihai Group wants to develop its own copier products, it must combine the strengths of these existing products.

Canon's text printing is more delicate, Ricoh's printing speed is faster, Xerox's has always been American style, a bit casual, and HP's latest products have added a lot of new technologies and are better at printing images.

Li Yunhai listened to his eloquent discussion and asked: "Professor Ni, should we develop it from scratch? Or acquire some kind of domestic copy machine factory?"

Professor Ni thought about it seriously and said: "The technology of domestic copiers is relatively immature. It is okay for us to acquire their factories. What we value is not their technology, but their talents. The most important thing for M&A companies is The most important thing is to recruit talents from related industries to the company. I have always believed that talents are the core competitiveness."

Li Yunhai said: "Then buy one! Or both! Professor Ni, you have to be responsible for contacting this matter. Don't look at those domestic factories, but if you really want to buy them, you will have to put in a lot of effort. !”

Professor Ni said with a smile: "This is easy. All the copiers on the market now are foreign brand copiers. Domestic copier factories either cooperate with foreign capital or can only wait to be reformed."

Breakfast includes fried eggs, bacon, avocado, cherries, and strawberry yogurt.

Li Yunhai took a sip of yogurt and looked out the window at the garden.

He saw the princess taking a walk, followed by several attendants from a distance.

When the princess passed the walk outside the window, she saw Li Yunhai through the glass window and waved to him.

Li Yunhai also waved.

Gong Jie asked: "Do you know her?"

"Princess!"

"I know she is the princess, are you familiar with her?"

"Unfamiliar."

"Then why did she say hello to you?"

"I don't know, maybe she thinks I'm kind! Or maybe she regards me as one of her fans in Japan."

"Hee! Interesting!"

"Haha! There is another possibility. She said hello to you, but you didn't respond to her. Maybe she has watched your movie and is a fan of yours?"

"Gegege!" Gong Jie smiled.

Michiko ran in, out of breath, and couldn't speak for a long time.

Li Yunhai looked at her and asked, "Miss Michiko, what's wrong with you?"

Michiko caressed her chest and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Li, I'm late. I came out late, I squeezed into the tram but didn't get on. I just ran all the way here and ran upstairs first. When I saw that you were not there, I thought that you were there." I had breakfast downstairs and then ran down again.”

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "You are not at work, so you don't have to rush like this. Sit down and take a rest."

"No, I'm accompanying you and I'm at work." Michiko sat down, her heart heaving violently because she was running too fast.

Li Yunhai looked at her innocent smile, and then at her plump figure, thinking that this little girl was very well developed, with a childlike appearance but a huge figure.

The little girl he thought was actually a college graduate, two years older than him!

Li Yunhai asked her if she had had breakfast?
Michiko said she had eaten. On the way here, she ate sandwiches and milk.

She said that President Yoshida and the others came over at 09:30 in the morning and signed the contract at Okura Hotel on time at ten o'clock. They had already rented a conference room in Okura's room.

Li Yunhai said hello.

After breakfast, Li Yunhai said to Professor Ni: "It's still early, let's go to the chess room and play a game of Go?"

"Okay!" Professor Ni said with a smile, "I like to play Go. I just can't find an opponent. There are many people in China who like to play chess and military chess."

Li Yunhai and others came to the chess room, where two tables of people were sitting, playing chess.

Professor Ni and Li Yunhai sat down at the chess table. It is a tatami-style table that requires sitting cross-legged or kneeling.

Li Yunhai felt uncomfortable, so he sat on the floor and asked Professor Ni to go first.

Gong Jie and Michiko watched from the side.

Li Yunhai rarely plays Go, but he knows the rules.

Any game of chess is a kind of drill for war, arranging troops, deceiving each other, taking the opponent's chess, and occupying the opponent's territory.

Professor Ni only knows Go and doesn’t have much time to play with others.

The two of them were at loggerheads for a while.

Playing Go is the most time-consuming game, but if you have very different levels, you can still win quickly.

The two of them are of the same level and have similar intelligence, but they are very slow to get up.

The game of chess has not been played yet, and it is almost ten o'clock in the morning.

President Yoshida brought people to Okura Hotel.

Li Yunhai walked into the conference room with them.

Yoshida brought the contract and handed one to Li Yunhai.

Li Yunhai read it carefully first, and then handed it to Professor Ni to read.

The contract is printed in Chinese, English and Japanese, with clear and neat handwriting.

Li Yunhai can understand both Chinese and English, and [-]% of Japanese.

For a contract like this, Li Yunhai can be said to be mainly in Chinese because he is Han Chinese.

Professor Ni looked it over and said there was no problem.

All necessary negotiations between the two parties were concluded yesterday. President Yoshida made many concessions and agreed to Li Yunhai's wishes within the scope of his power.

The contract stipulates in detail the entire purchase order, including complete machines, parts, software, and various accessories.

Freight, installation, training, after-sales, transaction methods, delivery time, etc. are also explained in detail.

Li Yunhai will transfer 30% of the payment to Nikon's account as a deposit within seven days.

The total order price is US$7 million, and the deposit is US$2.1 million.

Yoshida promised Li Yunhai that after the deposit is received, he can give them the relevant software to use.

Both parties checked and signed the contract.

Yoshida shook hands with Li Yunhai and said, please stay in Tokyo for a few more days. I will help you with the visa matter.

Li Yunhai said that the matter is settled here and we will return to China tomorrow.

Yoshida said, let’s have dinner together today at noon and ask Mr. Li for a favor.

Li Yunhai smiled and said yes.

A group of them walked out of the conference room.

It was already past ten o'clock, and Yoshida did not leave, but accompanied Li Yunhai in the hotel.

The group of people chatted and walked to the lobby.

Several people walked over there, two of whom Li Yunhai knew, Kimura, the president of Baotugu Company, and Ono Jiro, the president of Oriental Chemical Company.

Ono and Kimura saw Yoshida and Li Yunhai and came over to say hello.

It turns out that Yoshida also knows them.

Li Yunhai now has a cooperative relationship with Ono and Kimura. When they meet each other, they naturally have to maintain superficial harmony.

Kimura was very enthusiastic and polite, and asked Li Yunhai when he came to Dongyang?What's the point of coming here?He also said that he would not look for them when he came, and he would not treat them as friends.

Li Yunhai and Yoshida actually didn't want too many people to know about their cooperation, especially the two devils in front of him, because he knew that these two people were deeply scheming and not good people.

But Yoshida didn't put so much thought into it, and directly talked about his cooperation with Li Yunhai.

Kimura's eyes flashed, and he laughed and said, "Mr. Li, you are really generous! A purchase plan of US$7 million!"

Li Yunhai smiled calmly and did not answer the question.

Yoshida was naturally happy after signing such a large order, and said: "Mr. Li is our company's largest customer. He did not choose an American company, but chose us, Nikon. This is his trust in us!"

He invited Li Yunhai and others to the restaurant for dinner, and also invited Kimura and Ono.

Kimura said he had important clients to accompany him and would make an appointment another day.

Yoshida and Li Yunhai headed to the restaurant.

Looking at their retreating figures, Kimura's face slowly darkened and he said, "Mr. Ono, Sihai Group is getting bigger and bigger! What do you think of this?"

Ono put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Mr. Li is very ambitious. He is planning to lay out the entire semiconductor industry. What can we do? Can you still prevent Nikon from selling machinery and equipment to him?"

Kimura sneered: "We can't stop it, but we can suggest the Ministry of International Trade and Industry to restrict the export of high-end semiconductor machines to the Chinese. Especially Sihai Group, we must not sell to them. Sihai Group has very strong R&D capabilities, they can If they develop a CCA that is more advanced than us, one day they will definitely be able to develop a lithography machine and chip that are more advanced than Nikon."

Ono shook his head, feeling that this matter was too difficult, and said, "Do you think those people from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry can listen to our suggestions?"

Kimura thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps, we can talk to Yoshida first. Ask him to terminate the contract and not sell the machine to Sihai Group."

Ono smiled sarcastically: "Yoshida can benefit from it, so how could he not sell it? Mr. Kimura, if it were you, would you terminate the order? This is impossible."

Kimura said solemnly: "The Chinese are a terrible nation. Now that they are falling behind, we must hold them down and prevent them from getting up. If they master advanced semiconductor technology, we will be the ones who get beaten in the future."

Ono said: "Mr. Kimura, are you worrying too much? Even if we don't sell to them, Mr. Li can still find the GCA company in the United States to purchase. Unless you can unite the Americans to restrict and suppress the Sihai Group. Otherwise, we It’s useless no matter what you do. I know you want to take revenge on CCA!”

"Don't you want revenge?"

"I want to too! But -"

"Then we are on the same front. We will talk to Yoshida first, and then propose to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry to restrict the export of high-tech equipment to the Sihai Group."

The two looked at each other and nodded.

I have to say that Li Yunhai really saw through the dirty minds of these two people!

At this moment, Li Yunhai, Yoshida and others came to the restaurant and took their seats.

Li Yunhai felt that it was necessary to give Yoshida a vaccination, so he said: "Mr. Yoshida, I had an unpleasant experience with Ono and Kimura just now. I'm afraid they will interfere with it and mess with us. cooperative projects.”

Yoshida was stunned and said, "Oh? What's going on?"

Li Yunhai then talked about the CCA battle.

Yoshida had heard about it, but didn't know the truth. After listening to Li Yunhai's words, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, the most important thing when we do business is honesty. We have signed a contract. There’s no way I’m going to go back on my word.”

Li Yunhai thought to himself that the relationship between the two countries was still in the honeymoon period. With the abilities of those two people, they shouldn't be able to convince the entire East to deal with the Sihai Group, right?

However, he still had this worry in his heart, so he emphasized the importance of fulfilling the contract with Yoshida.

Yoshida has repeatedly said, please rest assured that no one can influence our decision! (End of chapter)