However, after Dean Zhu's speech at a science and technology conference and the news that the "909" project was being prepared, he really knew that Huajing Factory had not only failed, but had been abandoned.

To be honest, when he looked at Huajing Factory these days, there were obviously people coming and going, but he felt that it was a lifeless place, and everyone was like zombies, living like a walking dead.

Just take it one day at a time.

But with the arrival of a big shot like Fang Chen, everything seemed to have changed. He suddenly felt that the Huajing Factory he was familiar with suddenly had a hint of vitality.

This is not nonsense.

Based on his experience over the years, when these big people come to inspect the company, it is not just a matter of walking around, they also want to provide benefits. After all, only in this way can they truly show their support for the company.

If the canteen in the factory suddenly becomes a little meaty and the rice is eaten open, it is usually from the Food Department. If there is a announcement on the radio that each employee in the factory can receive three meters more cloth, then it must be from the Light Industry Bureau.

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As for building houses, increasing the number of employees, etc., most of them can only be done by the big shots in the province.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look forward to what kind of benefits Fang Chen could bring to Huajing Factory, and whether these benefits could help Huajing Factory get out of trouble.

He was sincerely looking forward to it.

At this moment, Fang Chen, a big shot in the eyes of the guard, was at the Huajing Factory. Accompanied by factory director Zhao Hongjin, he was slowly wandering around the silicon wafer workshop.

Looking at the 5-inch silicon wafer diffusion furnace, molecular beam epitaxy equipment, and computers running some kind of chip testing software system and small and medium-sized chip dynamic parameter database one after another, Fang Chen's eyes were filled with excitement.

Curious.

"This 5-inch chip production line was introduced from Toshiba in the early 1980s. It can be said that not only was it originally, but it is also the most advanced chip production line in China now. As for the molecular beam epitaxy equipment, it was applied by the Institute of Semiconductors of the Academy of Sciences.

It was jointly developed by the City Metallurgical Institute and Fengtian Scientific Instrument Factory specifically for our Huajing Factory. It is also the first molecular beam epitaxy equipment in China!"

The corners of Zhao Hongjin's mouth were slightly raised, his face was calm, and he said with a little pride.

But the rolling eyes in his eyes seemed to be enough to prove that his mood at the moment was not as calm and composed as he appeared on the surface. There was also a little doubt in his eyes when he looked at Fang Chen from time to time.

To be honest, he couldn't understand why Fang Chen, the richest man in the world, wanted to visit Huajing Factory.

Last night, the provincial government called directly and told him that Tian Fangchen was coming to visit and asked him to give him a good reception, which made him stunned.

You must know that Huajing Factory is a subordinate unit of the Provincial Department of Electronics Industry. Even if something happens on weekdays, it is communicated by the Department of Electronics Industry. When does the province actually need to talk to him directly?

For a moment, he was a little flattered.

However, then a deep question emerged from his heart.

According to his understanding, Fang Chen, the world's richest man with great reputation, has no business dealings with their Huajing factory, and has not even had any contact with them at all. Moreover, none of Qingtian's business and products are related to semiconductors.

It can be said that Fang Chen and their Huajing Factory have a completely unrelated relationship, but the province actually called him directly and asked him to receive him well, which is really unreasonable.

Last night, he turned over and over again and thought about it, and the only answer he got was that Fang Chen had a lot of face, so the province was like this.

As for Fang Chen's purpose of this trip, he couldn't guess at all.

However, what he didn't expect was that Fang Chen actually asked to visit the production line as soon as he arrived.

Hearing what Zhao Hongjin said, Fang Chen glanced at Zhao Hongjin with a half-smile, and then said: "Director Zhao, if I am wrong, this molecular beam epitaxy equipment is not only the first, but also the only one so far.

One by one."

Speaking of this, Fang Chen paused and said seriously: "From a certain perspective, this should be the tragedy of China's semiconductor industry."

Hearing this, Zhao Hongjin was stunned for a moment, then his old face turned red, and he said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Fang, you are really sharp-eyed and can see thousands of miles. This is indeed the only molecular beam epitaxy equipment in the country. As for the sadness, it's not nothing.

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Having said this, he suddenly shut up, pondered for a moment, and then nodded silently.

Molecular beam epitaxy equipment is one of the important equipment for chip production and plays an important role in improving the uniformity and repeatability of epitaxial films on wafers.

Therefore, when Huajing Factory was preparing to purchase Toshiba's 5-inch chip production line, three units including the Institute of Semiconductor Research of the Academy of Sciences took the initiative to develop molecular beam epitaxy equipment for Huajing Factory, and what is rare is that it actually succeeded.

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Now, Huajing Factory no longer needs to purchase second-hand molecular beam epitaxy equipment from Toshiba, saving a lot of foreign exchange reserves for the country.

It can even be said that this molecular beam epitaxy equipment is an important milestone for Huaxia Semiconductor Equipment and Instruments.

But unfortunately, this molecular beam epitaxy equipment was specially developed for 5-inch chip production lines. In the whole of China, apart from Huajing Factory, the only company with 5-inch production lines is the Shanghai-Shanghai Philips Semiconductor Company, a joint venture between Shanghai and Philips.

, own one.

Shanghai Philips Semiconductor Company uses all Philips technology, so it does not need molecular beam epitaxy equipment produced in China.

In other words, since China has not added another 5-inch production line in the past ten years, it will naturally no longer produce molecular beam epitaxy equipment.

Moreover, he estimated that after ten years, the chief engineers who were in charge of R&D and production are basically old and should retire.

The new chief engineers have not taken charge of this aspect of work seriously. At most, they have been involved in one or two scientific research tasks in the past.

If you want to produce another molecular beam epitaxy equipment, you may have to start all over again.

There is no way, who made it happen?

When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart, and he understood what the sadness in Fang Chen's words meant.

If China Semiconductor Enterprises does not say too much and can introduce one or two more 5-inch production lines in this decade, perhaps molecular beam epitaxy equipment can continue to be produced, so that a new generation of engineers can be trained, and it will not be said that the generation will be discontinued and must start from scratch.

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But the problem is that he also wants to introduce a new 5-inch production line, but the superiors think it will cost too much and do not approve it. They think that China's existing production capacity can already meet China's own needs. What can he do?

When he thought about it, five years after the "908" project was officially launched, the result was that Lucent had only negotiated the introduction of a 6-inch chip production line, and the actual implementation would take at least two years, and he felt even more sad.

After being in a daze for a long time, Zhao Hongjin suddenly woke up. When he looked up, he saw Fang Chen looking at him with a half-smile. He couldn't help but look embarrassed, and then said with self-deprecation: "Maybe it's because I'm older, and I always lose my mind."

"Director Zhao is only in his forties now. He is in the prime of life. How can he be said to be old? And as far as I know, Director Zhao was already a deputy division-level unit in Huajing Factory when he was less than forty years old.

I'm the director of the factory." Fang Chen said approvingly.

Although Huajing Factory did not completely develop and achieve glory in the hands of Zhao Hongjin, looking at the achievements of Huajing Factory over the years, I am afraid that everyone has to admit that Zhao Hongjin has two brushes.

But who knew, Zhao Hongjin actually shook his head silently with a somewhat forlorn expression.

In the past few years, let alone youth, strength, and rich experience, he felt that he could be worthy of being a young talent and a hero among people, and he often heard leaders at all levels praise him in this way.

But now, under the shadow of the imminent failure of the "908" project, and the pressure of where the Huajing Factory will go, and where the more than 3,000 workers of the Huajing Factory will go, and in front of Fang Chen, a world-famous young man,

He really couldn't afford to say this in front of the richest man in the world who was a bit over the top.

Seeing this, Fang Chen smiled brightly and said: "I won't go into this workshop anymore. Let's go to the office to chat. Anyway, I'm just a layman. I don't know any of the equipment here. I just did a little homework before coming here."

, so that I can have a few words with you, Director Zhao, otherwise, I would have shown my timidity long ago."

Listening to Fang Chen's extremely hypocritical words, Wu Maocai and Huiming couldn't help but roll their eyes.

According to their understanding of Fang Chen, Fang Chen has always been a stickler for the rabbit and will not give up until he achieves his goal. Since he can mention going to the office to chat, it must be that his goal has been achieved.

I have to say that these two are indeed Fang Chen's people. They have followed Fang Chen for five or six years, and they really know Fang Chen very well.

Fang Chen's purpose of coming to the workshop has indeed been achieved.

However, what he said just now is not a lie. He does know everything about these semiconductor devices - but he knows nothing about them.

So, the reason why he came to the workshop was to see people.

Take a look at the mental outlook and professionalism of the Huajing Factory employees, as well as their attitude towards work, as well as the maintenance of the equipment.

He does not have extravagant expectations that Huajing Factory can quickly catch up with the United States, punch Intel, and kick AMD. It is even foreseeable that in the future, it will be difficult for Huajing Factory to be proud of itself in three, five, or even ten years.

This requires that the cadres and workers of Huajing Factory can maintain a good working condition in the face of adversity, among which mental outlook and equipment maintenance are the top priorities.

Obviously, the conditions of Huajing Factory's employees and equipment passed Fang Chen's test.

But it is fair to say that what Fang Chen inspected was originally the strength of state-owned enterprises, and since Huajing Factory can achieve the top spot in domestic semiconductor production, it is naturally not too bad in this aspect.

Unlike later generations where migrant workers were everywhere and had a working spirit, at this time, state-owned enterprise employees truly regarded themselves as the masters of the enterprise and the country, and the enterprise where they worked was their home.

As for equipment maintenance, let alone the equipment that Fang Chen looked at were basically introduced in the 1980s.

In some state-owned enterprises, even in the 1920s, the equipment purchased from the Soviet period sixty or seventy years ago is still playing its due role.

Why can a piece of equipment be used for fifty or sixty years, far exceeding its scrappage period? Isn't it because it is well maintained, with small maintenance every day, major maintenance before holidays, and even more during holidays?

Needless to say, at least one day is spent maintaining the equipment.

Hearing that Fang Chen was going to the office to talk, Zhao Hongjin was overjoyed and quickly invited Fang Chen to the office.

It's strange to say that this Huajing Factory is his territory, but when he was walking around with Fang Chen, he was trembling with fear, while Fang Chen seemed to be strolling around in a leisurely manner, free of rein.

This is wrong!

Sitting in the office, the place he was most familiar with, Zhao Hongjin suddenly regained some confidence. After hesitating for a few seconds, he couldn't help but take the initiative and said: "Mr. Fang, I can take the liberty to ask you, when you come to China this time,

What is the purpose of the crystal factory inspection?"

Fang Chen chuckled lightly and said slowly: "If I say that I am here to acquire Huajing Factory, I don't know what Factory Director Zhao wants. Do you feel surprised?"

Accident! How could it not be a surprise!

As soon as Fang Chen said these words, Zhao Hongjin felt as if he had been struck by lightning and could not recover for a long time.

After a long time, he came back to his senses and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Fang, don't be kidding me. How can you like Huajing Factory? Moreover, your products and business have nothing to do with Huajing Factory.

Why did you acquire Huajing Factory?"
To be continued...