After the 50 billion investment from the fund was immediately received two years ago, Frontier allocated as much as 7.6 billion in funds to prepare for the production of DUV lithography machines required for the first and second phases of Baize Semiconductor.

According to relevant plans, in order to achieve an annual production of one million 12-inch wafers, 38 photolithography machines are needed.

This was based on the expectation that Tsinghua University could solve the problem of stability of the ‘workpiece table system’.

Fortunately, last year's massive capital investment and fund investment came in time, and we finally got all the core components.

Frontier Microelectronics' entrusted orders have not been interrupted at all due to changes in the external environment.

Therefore, it is expected that this batch of lithography machines will be offline in half a year at most.

Moreover, according to theoretical design standards, this batch of lithography machines can support lithography at several stages in between from 28 to 10 nanometers.

Only the core components need to be upgraded.

There was such good news at the beginning of 2013. Fang Nian was in a very happy mood. At least he had solved a major issue and had the most basic confidence.

Fang Nian looked at Lu Weiyu and said with a smile: "Just in case you continue to bite the straw, I'll call Minister Miao Da."

For more than a year, Senior Lu has kept her short hair style, giving her a royal-sister style.

After hearing what Fang Nian said, he immediately shook his hair and mumbled on purpose: "Humph~ You must not like me anymore!"

"Hiss~~~" Fang Nian took a breath of cold air.

Lu Weiyu smiled proudly.

When I am a girl, won’t everyone act coquettishly?

Ran Ge, although Fang Nian did this, he didn't like it very much, so he still picked up his cell phone and made a call.

After the call was connected, Miao Wei's voice came out: "Is Mr. Fang so well-informed now?"

"Oh, it turns out that the Miao Ministry already knew about it, and I was thinking of reporting it." Fang Nian frowned slightly.

Miao Wei quickly reacted: "What needs to be reported?"

"The lithography machine, 28nm, will be officially mass-produced today." Fang Nian said casually. Although he realized that the two of them were talking about different things, his tone did not prevent him from speaking casually.

After all, there must be a conclusion.

Miao Wei marveled: "I still feel that there is too little financial support for Frontier, and Frontier is a place where miracles are created!

In just one year, we developed all the way from the unstable 90nm to the stable 28nm version, which is really a miracle!"

Fang Nian laughed: "Isn't Minister Miao forgetting that the international laboratory standard has reached 16/14 nanometers?"

"From 90 nanometers to 28 nanometers, it is nothing more than changing some materials, adjusting the lens, and solving the immersion photoresist. There is not much change, and it is not an essential breakthrough."

Hearing this, Miao Wei snorted coldly: "Mr. Fang said it very lightly. Could it be that he was bullying me for not knowing technology?"

"I don't understand either. Anyway, I think it's simple." Fang Nian looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water. "It just cost tens of billions or two. Engineers said it was just picking people's brains."

Miao Wei: "..."

He almost felt that what Fang Nian said made sense.

In fact, this thing has a hammer meaning.

You don’t know where Frontier got the courage to invest so much money, and it’s not afraid of a bottomless pit.

Who knows where Frontier bought so much technology from?

Anyway, everyone knows.

But Miao Wei thought about it again and felt that Fang Nian did have the confidence to speak lightly, who made Qianfeng succeed.

There are so many scientific research units and companies in the country, but why haven’t others succeeded in so many years?

But can it work at the frontier?

This is also a skill, isn’t it?

Thinking about it, Miao Wei said: "This news comes at the right time."

"I originally planned to tell you tomorrow, but now I want to tell you by the way, Pingshu listened to my report, studied it in the office, and just decided to go to Luzhou for an inspection in the afternoon. This is the first time this year."

Finally, Miao Wei quickly added: "Don't ask me about the specific day."

Fang Nian continued: "I understand, I understand, I will go there tomorrow."

"There's no need to be in such a hurry. It's okay to wait a day or two later. You understand what I mean." Miao Wei mentioned.

Fang Nian agreed hummingly: "Thanks to the Ministry of Miao Miao for taking care of the frontier, thank you very much."

Miao Wei smiled and said nothing more.

After hanging up the phone, Fang Nian muttered: "It's really hard for this bad old man to still think about the frontier. If he wasn't afraid of going in, I would have given him hundreds of millions to thank him."

"..."

Lu Weiyu blinked and looked at Fang Nian: "What are you so happy about?"

"Good thing, Ping Shu is going to Luzhou for inspection." Fang Nian said with a smile.

Lu Weiyu's eyes widened a little: "I also think I'm a lucky star~"

"..."

The next day.

Fang Nian went to the front office.

Seeing Wen Ye sitting at the workstation and humming a tune, Fang Nian greeted: "Hey, Secretary Wen, you are here, it saves trouble."

Wen Ye stood up and said, "Mr. Fang, please give me your orders."

After Wen Ye handed over the CEO position to Gu Yu, he stayed more in the front office.

I really didn’t know about it until the year before.

Speaking of which, Wen Ye and Gu Yu are still Fang Nian's secretaries, but Wen Ye is still more comfortable to use.

Fang Nian gave her a little signal and she knew what to do.

Fang Nian made a gesture: "Compile the progress of the company's core R&D projects, focus on asking Lao Wu for the progress and key points of various external relations affairs, and ask Lao Bai for the latest key developments in the cutting-edge ecology. Give it to me in the afternoon."

Wen Ye wrote them down one by one and replied, "I can give them to you in two hours at most."

"That's fine, there's no rush." ​​Fang Nian didn't care.

Then he looked at Liu Xi: "Liu Xi, highlight the financial difficulties you are facing and give me a document."

"Okay." Liu Xi agreed.

"..."

It was so easy to get such a rare opportunity, so Fang Nian would certainly take advantage of it.

Crying children get candy, this saying can be applied anywhere.

At the right time, appropriately expressing cutting-edge difficulties will make many things go smoothly.

"..."

After gathering the relevant information, Fang Nian read through it.

Generally speaking, the development situation at the frontier is good.

Finally, Fang Nian called everyone over and held a small meeting.

"...It's probably something like this. Does anyone want to show up? The number of places is limited."

Wu Fucheng and Bai Zou looked at me and I looked at you, and they both shook their heads: "I won't go, I won't go. It was fine before, but now I don't dare to go."

"Don't look at me. I don't want to go. I feel like I have too much of a businessman vibe." Guan Qiuhe also shook his head.

Fang Nian was stunned: "What do you mean?"

"..."

The meaning is what it means on the surface, not complicated at all.

Even Lu Weiyu didn't really want to go because of her position in the company, but as Fang Nian's wife, she had the courage to go.

Fang Nian almost got screwed.

But when I think about it carefully, I think it’s not incomprehensible. Sometimes identity is really important.

"..."

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On the afternoon of January 9, Fang Nian finally arrived in Luzhou alone on the Gulfstream G650, a business jet owned by the front office.

Others in the front office have flown on this plane, but this is the first time I have flown on it.

It was only after Guan Qiuhe's strong advice that Fang Nian used it.

In Mr. Guan’s words, company business jets are different from private business jets.

Fang Nian:……
To be continued...