My Return to Life

As early as years ago, after the 50 billion investment fund from the fund arrived immediately, Frontier allocated as much as 7.6 billion funds to prepare for the production of DUV lithography machines needed for the first and second phases of Baize Semiconductor.

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

This was at the time when Tsinghua was expected to be able to solve the stability of the 'workpiece table system'.

Fortunately, last year's huge capital investment and fund investment arrived in time, and finally all the core components were settled.

The entrusted orders of Frontier Microelectronics 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 the theoretical design standard, this batch of lithography machines can support lithography in the intermediate stages of 28-10 nanometers.

Only the core components need to be upgraded.

With 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, smiled and said, "It's just that you continue to bite the straw, I'll give Minister Miao a call."

For more than a year, Lu Xuejie still kept the short hair style, which is like a thief.

Hearing Fang Nian's words, he immediately tossed his hair and murmured deliberately: "Hmph~ You must not like me anymore!"

"Hiss~~~" Fang Nian gasped.

Lu Wei smiled triumphantly.

When I'm a girl, won't every family act like a baby?

However, although Fang Nian liked this, he didn't like it very much, so he picked up his mobile phone and made a call.

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

"Hey, it turns out that the Miao Department already knew about it, and I thought about reporting it." Fang Nian frowned slightly.

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

"The lithography machine, 28 nanometers will be officially mass-produced today." Fang Nian said casually. Although he realized that the two were not talking about the same thing, it did not hinder the casual tone.

After all, there must be a conclusion.

Miao Wei was amazed: "I still feel that there is too little financial support for Frontier.

Your frontier is a place where miracles can be created!

That is one year, from the unstable 90nm all the way to the 28nm stable version, what a miracle! "

Fang Nian laughed: "I'm afraid Minister Miao has forgotten 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, "Boss Fang said it lightly. Could it be that he bullied me for not being technically ignorant?"

"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.

Miao Wei: "..."

He almost felt that what Fang Nian said made sense.

In fact, there is a reason for this thing to have a hammer.

Who knows where Frontier has the courage to invest so much money, and is not afraid of bottomless pits.

Who knows where Frontier bought so much technology.

Anyway, who knows.

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

With so many scientific research institutes and companies in China, why haven't others seen success for so many years?

Why is it cutting-edge?

This is also a skill, isn't it?

Thinking about it, Miao Wei said: "Your news came at a really good time."

"I planned to tell you tomorrow, but now I will 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."

At the end, Miao Wei hurriedly added: "Don't ask me the exact date."

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

"Don't be so anxious, a day or two later is fine, understand what I mean." Miao Wei mentioned.

Fang Nian replied humbly: "Thanks to the Ministry of 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 old man to think about the frontier. If he wasn't afraid of going in, I really want to send him a few hundred million as a thank you."

"..."

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

"Good thing, Pingshu 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 who was humming a little song sitting at the workstation, Fang Nian greeted him, "Hey, Wen Mi, you are here, it will save trouble."

Wen Ye got up and said, "Mr. Fang, please tell me."

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

I really didn't know the year before.

Speaking of which, both Wen Ye and Gu Yu were still Fang Nian's secretary, but Wen Ye was still more comfortable to use.

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

Fang Nian made a gesture: "Collate the progress of the company's core R\u0026D projects, focus on the progress and key points of various outreach affairs with Lao Wu, and the latest key progress of cutting-edge ecology with Lao Bai, and give it to me in the afternoon."

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

"It's fine, don't worry too much." 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 is so easy to have such a rare opportunity, of course Fang Nian will take advantage of it.

Crying children have candy to eat, this statement can be relatively applicable anywhere.

Appropriately showing cutting-edge difficulties at the right time will make many things go smoothly.

"..."

After collecting relevant information, Fang Nian went through it.

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

Finally, Fang Nian called everyone over for a small meeting.

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

Wu Fucheng and Bai Congee looked at me and I looked at you, and shook their heads: "No, no, it was fine before, but now I dare not go."

"Don't look at me, I don't want to go either, I feel that I have a strong businessman's air." Guan Qiuhe also shook his head.

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

"..."

The meaning is the surface meaning, not complicated at all.

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

Fang Nian almost lost his mind.

But when I think about it carefully, I don’t think it’s incomprehensible. Identity is really important sometimes.

"..."

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

Other people in the front office of this plane have taken it before, but it is the first time for Fang Nian to take it.

Fang Nian only used it under the strong persuasion of Guan Qiuhe.

In Mr. Guan's words, corporate jets are different from private jets.

Fang Nian: ...

What can he say.

Fang Nian's sudden arrival made Su Zifeng feel a little strange.

Of course she knows that the lithography core system suitable for the 28nm lithography process has been transferred from the test line to various manufacturers for production, and finally handed over to SMIC, which is big news.

But Fang Nian himself did not pay much attention to the previous report.

Fang Nian didn't say much, he also wanted to do some operations in order to cope with the inspection by his superiors, but it was a bit too wasteful to do some operations in the 10,000-acre industrial park in the frontier of Luzhou, and it was a waste of money;

He just asked Su Zifeng to arrange a spare staff villa for him to live in.

Then there are no other arrangements.

At first, the executives at the frontier of Luzhou were at a loss. The chairman of the company came here, firstly, he didn’t visit the company, and secondly, he didn’t have other orders, so he came here for vacation?

What's so special about Luzhou?

In this way, there has been no movement from the 9th to the 10th and 11th.

On the morning of the 12th, Su Zifeng suddenly received a call from the relevant unit, and she was somewhat flustered.

In the past one and a half years, Su Zifeng has already gone to the countryside to do as the Romans do, and knows what the meaning of Pingshu represents.

Then Su Zifeng remembered that Fang Nian was in Luzhou.

Fang Nian also appeared in the administrative office building in time.

Simply said to a few executives: "Don't panic, everything is business as usual, and other things can be cooperated with relevant departments."

"Alright Director Fang." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

This will make it clear why Fang Nian came to Luzhou several days earlier.

But I don't understand why Fang Nian didn't make any arrangements.

It's still just saying business as usual.

Why don't you deal with it?

Fang Nian didn't know that everyone had so many projects in mind, he just walked slowly while looking at his watch, and then received a call.

And then many people filed in.

Then Fang Nian went downstairs unhurriedly, and waited at the entrance of the park with Su Zifeng and other executives.

After a short time, several Coster drove over.

Stop in a row in an orderly manner.

Only then did Fang Nian go up to him.

It can be called a familiar road.

Pingshu was the first to get out of the car.

Fang Nian hurriedly greeted with a smile: "Hi Ping Shu, welcome to guide me."

Ping Shu greeted with a smile: "Xiao Fang, let's come and bother you."

Then he stretched out his hand, and Fang Nian quickly stretched out both hands to hold it.

Then he shook hands with a group of people in turn, including the old man Miao Wei.

Except for Ping Shu who called Xiao Fang, everyone basically called Mr. Fang.

Su Zifeng and the others somehow felt that Fang Nian's popularity was really high.

After exchanging pleasantries, Pingshu greeted: "Xiao Fang, I heard from Minister Miao that you have built a 10,000-mu industrial park here and you want to come and see it. Please take us for a walk."

Fang Nian nodded again and again, and made a gesture of invitation: "Please lead the battery cars in the park, the area of ​​the industrial park is a bit big."

"..."

Compared with Miaowei's inspection at the end of last month, there are some new changes in the Frontier Industrial Park.

Don't look at it's only half a month, some of the buildings that were under construction before have been capped.

Frontier has always been willing to maximize investment in this kind of infrastructure in exchange for time.

Let Miao Wei say something with emotion: "I only came to see it at the end of last month, and I saw it again today, and it feels like it's changing with each passing day."

"It's the hard work of the workers." Fang Nian said with a smile.

Ping Shu smiled slightly and didn't interrupt.

The industrial park is almost the same as usual. Those who should be working are still working, and the contractors should be doing construction.

It's just that it will cooperate with the work of the corresponding department to reduce the frequency of shaking around.

Someone said: "This is the Semiconductor Industrial Park, it's really spectacular."

"It also covers an area of ​​several thousand acres. If it is fully constructed, it may be an industrial town."

"Spectacular."

"..."

The leaders who followed were quite amazed.

Based on the overall design style and floor space, the industrial park in Luzhou Frontier is quite impressive in the whole country.

If you add high-tech content, it should be the only one.

This is also really thanks to the strong support of Sun Ganlong and Wu Yurong, who served as Luzhou secretaries successively.

Otherwise, it would not have been so smooth.

Pingshu's inspection was more detailed, and he went around the entire park, even the living area.

At the end, I still commented: "Your living area is very impressive, very good."

"..."

…………

In the large conference room, all parties were seated separately.

Miao Wei took the initiative to speak: "Mr. Fang, please introduce this industrial park to us."

Fang Nian did his part, and briefly described the classification of industrial parks in as simple a language as possible.

It also briefly mentioned the progress of some projects.

Probably took less than four minutes.

It is very restrained, does not brag about the results at all, and is completely unscripted.

This is the necessary skill for Fang Nian to be a top student.

After listening to Fang Nian's speech, a leader asked a question: "According to relevant information, your company's investment in research and development funds last year was very considerable. I wonder if Mr. Fang can just say a few words."

Fang Nian nodded slightly, and introduced: "In 2011, the expenditure on cutting-edge research and development was 33.7 billion yuan;

In 2012, cutting-edge research and development expenditures were RMB 49.6 billion.

The 2013 budget R\u0026D expenditure is about 70 billion RMB.

As of December 31, 2012, there were more than 21,000 frontier research and development personnel, accounting for 65% of the company's total headcount. "

Someone asked: "Mr. Fang hasn't said why your company spends so much on research and development?"

Fang Nian smiled slightly: "Of course it is because of need, there is no product for no reason."

"..."

"Your company has invested so much in research and development, what achievements have you made?"

Fang Nian calmly said, "I don't know what the leader wants to know."

The leader said: "All of them."

Hearing this, Fang Nian was stunned for a moment, and then said frankly: "Sorry, I don't understand this, I only care about the progress of a few key projects;

There are seven laboratories under Frontier, hundreds of research centers in the 12 frontier institutes it mainly cooperates with, and thousands of university research institutes and scientific research units across the country, and tens of thousands of registered projects have been carried out. fruitful;

In addition, there are some projects carried out by engineers and even scientists themselves;

And the hundreds of thousands of research projects involved in frontier academics and frontier ecology through capital and intellectual property have produced or are producing results...

So, your question is a bit difficult for me. "

There are ten thousand Cao Nima rushing past in the leader's heart.

This is too much.

In fact, the more you understand the frontier, the more you will know how terrible the frontier is.

Fang Nian's words made many leaders think about it.

Many people are thinking in their hearts: "It seems that the frontier is going very deep and smoothly in the integration of production, education, research, government and application!"

The frontier community that many people ignore is actually the core. It is like a thread that strings all the "pearls" across the country into a "bead curtain".

Ultimately, Frontiers will be able to carry out research projects of any kind in any field without hindrance.

It was also one of the reasons why Shengyu Lab was so amazing at about this time last year.

On the surface, everyone thinks that the frontier is that several laboratories have strong research and development capabilities.

In fact, there is no limit to cutting-edge research and development capabilities.

As long as it is something that can be done by human beings, the frontier has the ability to do it, it is nothing more than the time and the amount of investment.

"..."

After everyone has a simple understanding.

Ping Shu suddenly opened his mouth and said: "Xiao Fang, seeing you several times, I found that you seem to be very urgent all the time, and I even heard that some academicians complained that the pressure from the frontier was too great;

Frontier has achieved remarkable results, could you tell us why. "

Hearing this, Fang Nian sorted it out a bit, and said a few words solemnly: "Because we don't have standards."

Then Fang Nian said calmly: "Let's not talk about the frontier, let's talk about our colleges and universities, how many professional courses under the science and engineering category with many sub-subjects are just learning how to use the same tool?

The use of tools is important, but for institutions of higher learning, isn't it more important to understand the working principles of tools, and to conduct in-depth research on this basis to make tools more useful?

Especially the pan-industrial category is particularly shocking. "

"Let me put it bluntly, how many of these tools are in our own hands?"

"If one day these tools are not available to us, don't we even know how to work properly?"

"Actually, such a big event has nothing to do with me, a small businessman."

At this point, Fang Nian changed the subject: "Speaking of frontiers, it's very simple. I don't want to be the object of other people's division of labor."

"No matter how beautiful other people's standard rules are, they belong to others and have nothing to do with us."

"Yes, I have a sense of urgency, because social development is so fast that we can easily fall behind. If we don't establish our standards as soon as possible, we will always be unable to escape the possibility of being divided by others;

This kind of thing can't allow today to delay tomorrow, tomorrow to delay next year, the sooner the better, otherwise every day that passes, you have to pay an extra price. "

"The habits of human beings are terrible. To give a simple practical example, Nuwa's "Taishan" system is not inferior to Microsoft's Windows in the neutral evaluation organization, but the penetration rate of "Taishan" is so pitiful.

Even if it is not advanced, Apple's OSX is far easier to operate than Microsoft's Windows, and its market share is also very poor. "

"In countless industries, the habit of human beings is a standard, that's all."

"..."

After Fang Nian finished speaking, no one made a sound in the conference room for a long time.

Fang Nian knows how to use tone reasonably, so that everyone pays more attention to every word he says.

It still turned out great.

As the minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Miao Wei quickly asked a question: "In other words, all the breakthroughs in frontier scientific research are not aimed at solving the problem of being stuck in the West?"

Hearing this, Fang Nian smiled slightly: "It actually means the same thing. The reason why we are stuck is not because we are not good enough, but because we are not good enough according to their standards. Of course, there are indeed things that are not good enough."

"But if we have our own standards and can define the excellence accepted by the world, we will have the direction to work hard to get rid of the shackles and freedom, instead of following the rules in other people's standards."

In fact, the meaning of Fang Nian is very simple.

As I mentioned to Miaowei before, the future will definitely be an era of two sets of standards.

The country must have its own standards, and only by relying on its own standards can it be possible to establish a stable and reliable ecology.

It's not a castle built on sand.

With its own standards, the established ecology belongs to itself.

Rather than saying that Frontier is trying its best to break through the technological blockade of European and American countries, it is better to say that Frontier is mobilizing the independent thinking ability of many people and establishing its own system.

In addition to standards, there are neutral evaluation methods in this world.

Only by successfully taking the lead in the neutral evaluation method, and then popularizing your own standards and ecology, can you escape the possibility of forced division of labor.

This is of course difficult, because many of the crystallization of science and technology today was developed due to several wars in the last century, and they are naturally controlled by bald eagles.

Miao Wei pursed her lips and said, "No wonder to you, those achievements that sound miraculous don't make you feel proud."

Fang Nian blinked slightly, but said nothing.

In my heart: "It really is a bad old man, when will I not be proud, I think I am awesome!"

"..."

Everyone, you have said a lot in one sentence.

In the end, Ping Shu smiled slightly and said, "Xiao Fang taught us a lesson. I think Xiao Fang understands it much better than many of our comrades."

"..."

…………

Before noon, Ping Shu and the others took a photo with Fang Nian and the others, and then got into the car separately.

Not long after, Fang Nian was called to Coster again.

As soon as he got in the car, Fang Nian saw Ping Shu sitting there waving at him, and there was only Ping Shu on Coster.

Sitting opposite Ping Shu, Ping Shu said calmly: "Xiao Fang, what you said today is deafening."

"We have been shouting the slogan that technology is the primary productive force for a long time, but the result is not optimistic."

"..."

Pingshu said a few words, then changed the topic: "Mr. Miao really wants to apply for some subsidies for you, is it because of this reason?"

Hearing this, Fang Nian scratched his head, and said truthfully, "No, the Miao Department just watched the industrial park on the roof for a long time, and suddenly wanted to apply for a subsidy for Frontier."

"Oh?" Ping Shu was slightly surprised.

"..."

After saying a few more words, just when Fang Nian was thinking about whether he should get up and leave, Ping Shu suddenly said: "I heard that your hometown is a relatively backward and poor mountain village, what do you think about poverty?"

Fang Nian was taken aback, and just about to speak, he saw Ping Shu's peaceful eyes staring at him.

He understood right away, so he had to tell the truth: "In my actual example, I passed the college entrance examination and left my hometown by luck. Now that I have some abilities, I will find ways to repay my hometown. If more and more capable It is easy to form a virtuous circle, and poverty will disappear;

Of course, the proportion of talented people in small mountain villages will be small, but if there is a good educational environment, the proportion will increase from generation to generation. "

After listening to Fang Nian, Ping Shu seemed to ponder for a while, and then said: "Xiao Fang, work hard!"

Fang Nian didn't understand what Pingshu said suddenly, so he just nodded seriously.

Of course, Pingshu knew that Fang Nian had contributed to the Dangkang Public Welfare Fund, and he could also see Frontier's massive investment in the field of higher education.

even……

He once had a comprehensive analysis report from the think tank Fang Fang on his desk.

For example, he thinks that Fang Nian is a rare genius who has a keen intuition about business that is difficult for ordinary people to match.

For example, Fang Nian has an extreme dislike for the West.

For example, Fang Nian has the ultimate sense of national pride.

But these external things are still not as comprehensive as direct contact with Fang Nian.

From Pingshu's point of view, Fang Nian has a strange trait, a stubborn insistence on certain things that outsiders can't understand.

It's not as simple as throwing away fantasy or something.

This is very contradictory to another trait in him, that trait is called: laziness.

And after more than a year, seeing Fang Nian face to face again, Pingshu felt a strange intuition:

Fang Nian may have some extreme patriotic populism in his bones.

To put it simply, he yearns for equal rights, which is equal rights for all beings in a certain sense, but he has the ultimate sense of national pride, which makes his yearning limited to this region of China.

When Fang Nian was about to stand up and leave, Pingshu said again: "Xiao Fang, have you ever thought about joining a think tank?"

Fang Nian was taken aback again, and after a while he shook his head and said, "I never thought about it."

Finally, Ping Shu said: "Go to the capital for a walk, sit and sit, don't be stingy with your free time."

"Congratulations in advance on your graduation from college."

"..."

Coster has been away for a long time, and Fang Nian still hasn't looked back. He has a lot of thoughts in his mind, and he always feels that there are many meanings in Pingshu...

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PS: Good night~