Enemies meet on a narrow road

After coming out of a microelectronic equipment company, Hu Yang couldn't help but sigh, Zhang Xiao is really a talent.

The difficulty of developing high-end lithography equipment is universally recognized. Unexpectedly, he came up with a 110-nanometer prototype in such a short period of time.

Of course, after all, microelectronic equipment is not completely built from scratch. From the 1960s to the late 1980s, domestic research in this area has been ongoing.

Microelectronic equipment has inherited many research results in this area, but it is still not easy to achieve today's results.

However, the current technical level of microelectronic equipment is still far behind that of advanced foreign companies. The next step is 90-nanometer lithography machines, which will be another difficulty.

"Mr. Hu, Mr. Wu from Yicheng Real Estate called me before. He boarded the plane an hour ago and will arrive in Shanghai in about an hour and a half."

Just now, when Zhang Xiao and Hu Yang were chatting happily, Wu Xinhui received a call from Wu Maosheng. Since the matter was not urgent, she told Hu Yang only after getting in the car.

"Now call Mr. Wang from Pudong Company and ask him to send a car to pick up Mr. Wu at the airport. In addition, if Mr. Wu has not booked a hotel in advance, let him take care of it as well."

Hu Yang knew that Wu Maosheng came to Shanghai to develop business here, so he was not in a hurry to meet him.

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

While Wu Xinhui was on the phone, Hu Yang closed his eyes and rested for a while.

Many people don't quite understand why Hu Yang always has a sense of urgency. In fact, it would be very easy for him to invest purely in the financial field, such as investing in Penguin and Amazon equity.

If nothing else, just these two investments would bring him hundreds of billions of dollars in income within ten or eight years.

The semiconductor industry that Hu Yang has devoted his efforts to, whether it is Xintong International or Charming Semiconductor, has not brought him much profit so far.

Only Hu Yang himself knows that he has no great ideals. He only hopes that when a certain day comes, at least he will not be choked by others in the field of semiconductors.

He felt that he had had enough of this kind of saltiness in his previous life, and he didn't want to experience it again. This was actually just a simple emotion he had as an ordinary person.

Wu Xinhui finished the phone call in a low voice and turned around just in time to see Hu Yang, who had fallen asleep unconsciously. She did not dare to touch him, but motioned to Li Jie to close the car window.

When the car stopped, Populus euphratica suddenly opened his eyes.

"Oh? We're home now? Xiao Wu, how long have I slept?"

"It won't take long, less than twenty minutes. Mr. Hu, why don't you go upstairs and take a nap first? I'll call you when dinner is ready."

"I'm not sleepy now."

Hu Yang said, opened the car door and walked out, without stopping in the living room, and went directly to the study.

Wu Xinhui then made him a pot of tea and brought it in.

"Miss Wu, I have decided to hire you as my personal assistant. If there are no problems, we will sign the contract tomorrow. What do you think?"

Hu Yang opened his laptop while talking.

At this moment, Wu Xinhui couldn't even react. She knew that Hu Yang asked her to act as a temporary assistant and originally intended to examine her. She wondered why it would take a while, but she didn't expect it to be so fast.

"Thank you, Mr. Hu. Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely work hard."

When Wu Xinhui reacted, she felt as if she had been hit in the head by a gold ingot falling from the sky. Fortunately, she was not completely confused by the joy, and she still knew how to say a few polite words.

"Okay, now it's time to call you 'Assistant Wu'. Assistant Wu, you go and take a rest first, and then call me again during dinner."

Hu Yang smiled and sent Wu Xinhui away. He needed to answer a few emails in person.

While having dinner, Wu Maosheng called and he had already checked in at the hotel.

"Amao, I've already eaten. You might as well have something to eat at the hotel. If you're not tired at night, come and sit here. I'll ask Dacheng to pick you up later."

"No need to pick up, it's too troublesome. Send me your address later and I'll take a taxi there."

Wu Maosheng didn't let Hu Yang send a car to pick him up. He didn't want to eat anything at night, he just wanted to eat a bowl of Little Chaos.

Hu Yang did not insist. After hanging up the phone, he sent his home address to Wu Maosheng.

More than an hour later, Wu Maosheng came to the door.

"Your house is nice. I like this style of architecture. After I finish my work, I will look around the city to see if I can still find a suitable old bungalow."

Wu Maosheng was full of praise for this house from the moment he walked in the door.

"You are engaged in real estate. Is this a big deal for you? Do you drink coffee or tea?"

Hu Yang and Wu Maosheng sat down in the study, and Wu Xinhui brought in two cups of white coffee according to the guest's request.

"Mr. Hu, is this the newly hired assistant? She's really pretty."

After Wu Xinhui turned around and went out, Wu Maosheng laughed.

"Looking at what you said, it is certainly a good thing to be able to hire an assistant who is both eye-catching and capable. Could it be that I want to find an ugly one on purpose?"

Hu Yang felt that everyone has a love for beauty, and Wu Maosheng could say whatever he liked.

"Hehe, that's what I said casually. Mr. Hu, to be honest, I'm still a little nervous about entering the Magic City this time. If you encounter any difficult problems, you can't just ignore them."

The real estate industry is relatively special, and Wu Maosheng hopes that Hu Yang can introduce him to some connections.

Hu Yang pondered for a moment and said: "Don't worry, our Yicheng Real Estate won't lose its foothold in Shanghai. You register the branch first, and then I just have a project for you to do."

Wu Maosheng knew that Hu Yang was talking about Xintong International's employee dormitories and welfare housing projects. This kind of project is not very profitable, but as the first project in the Magic City, it is very suitable in all aspects.

The next day, Hu Yang took Wu Maosheng to visit several departments in the city.

His reputation in the city is actually quite good. After all, he is a big shot in the domestic semiconductor industry. All departments in the city will give him some respect.

Hu Yang never thought that Yicheng Real Estate would be given special treatment. He just brought Wu Maosheng to get familiar with him first. He didn't ask for special treatment, he just wanted to treat everyone equally.

This circle went smoothly. When they finally arrived at the Land and Resources Department, Hu Yang and Wu Maosheng were entering the building when they met Mr. Li head-on.

"Mr. Hu, what a coincidence. Are you here to do something?"

Hu Yang noticed that the man standing next to Mr. Li looked at him in an unfriendly way.

Looking at the similarity in appearance between the two, Hu Yang was 100% sure that this man was the boss of the Li family.

"Mr. Li, long time no see. I don't have anything special to do here. I just came here to take a look. How about I go in first? Let's talk later when we are free."

Hu Yang did not give Mr. Li time to introduce everyone. After saying hello, he, Wu Maosheng and others walked in without looking back.

"Hmph! He looks like a arrogant villain at first glance. I tell you, second brother, don't be polite to this kind of person in the future. He's just a bastard, and he's not worthy of your high regard."

Li Ershao was surprised when he heard his brother's words. His brother was famously kind, and he didn't know why he had such resentment against Populus euphratica.

Mr. Li always smiles in front of his face and smiles behind his back.

"Brother, you can't underestimate Mr. Hu. Forget it, let's not talk about it. He basically has nothing to do with you anyway."

"Kaiser, it's not that I'm arrogant, it's just that the quality of these people is so poor. Look at the junk companies he has brought to Hong Kong to raise funds before. Fortunately, he didn't succeed."

Second Young Master Li subconsciously looked around, but fortunately there was no one else around.

He knew that Hu Yang had failed to raise funds in Xiangjiang several times before, and it was all related to his eldest brother. Li Ershao had also secretly laughed at Hu Yang.

However, there are some things that can and cannot be said. He really doesn't understand why his elder brother insists on sending Hu Yang to death.

It's normal to compete with each other in the business world, including to set each other up, and there's really no need to form a deadly feud with someone unless it's absolutely necessary.

However, Mr. Li would not try to persuade his eldest brother on this matter. To put it bluntly, everyone has his or her own way of doing things, so just do whatever you want.

"Mr. Hu, do you have a grudge against one of those two people? That guy's eyes are not very kind."

Wu Maosheng had fought many times with the Li family's agents, but he really didn't know the two young masters of the Li family.

"Those two are Lao Li's sons. Do you think they should be very affectionate with me?"

Hu Yang rolled his eyes at Wu Maosheng, and then took him to several offices upstairs.

afternoon.

Wu Maosheng followed Hu Yang to the International Building.

"Haha, we are really enemies on a narrow road. I am afraid that we will have to face the Li family again in the land auction in three days. Amao, please be prepared."

Going to Land and Resources today, Hu Yang and Wu Maosheng learned that there was a large-scale land auction in the city recently.

Wu Maosheng registered at that time, and then asked someone to transfer the deposit to the designated account. Thinking of the two people he met outside the office building, Hu Yang was almost certain that this auction would collide with the Li family again.

"Don't worry, I know what I know. When I get back to the hotel later, I will ask them to conduct project evaluation. Anyway, I am bound to get this land."

Wu Maosheng wanted to make a name for himself in the Magic City, so successfully purchasing a piece of "King of Land" was actually a good way. It was equivalent to a free advertisement.

He now has no shortage of funds, and has the support of several banks behind him, so he is really not shy about competing with anyone.

Hu Yang knew that Wu Maosheng came to Shanghai this time and brought a small team with him. They were all professionals, so he just stopped there. Naturally, someone would worry about the auction.

Three days later, Hu Yang accompanied Wu Maosheng to the land auction site.

In the past few days, Hu Yang has basically been inspecting Xintong International, Charming Semiconductor (Modu) R&D Center and Charming Semiconductor's factory in Magic City.
Chapter completed!