“But now, the江南集团’s most crucial trump card is in our hands!” the old man’s secretary said with a grin. “Huang He, this Chinese man, probably never dreamed that everything he planned would pave the way for us!”
“Yes, he’s truly worked hard for us!” The old man showed a satisfied smile and said, “Since Huang He has already laid the groundwork for us, we just need to follow suit!”
“You immediately mobilize 1,000… no, directly mobilize various resources worth 200 billion US dollars, and then according to the companies on this list, invest. For companies that the Western Mustang Fund invested 100 million US dollars in, we will invest 1 billion. We must acquire a significant stake in these companies!”
“When our PT equipment appears on the market in the future, it will be the day these companies’ stock prices double! At the same time, we will control the future of the world!” the old man continued to command, and the secretary immediately accepted the order and began to arrange the subsequent matters.
The old man’s statement was actually somewhat inaccurate, because the stock prices of these companies would not just double in the future.
Take Qualcomm, for example. The entire Qualcomm’s market value at this time was only around 23 billion US dollars. In 2020, Qualcomm’s market value reached 200 billion US dollars, a tenfold increase.
As for Arm, that company has not yet been listed. The current estimated value in the capital market is around 5 billion US dollars. Twenty years later, the market value of this company will be 110 billion US dollars, a twentyfold increase.
Amd’s market value change is relatively small. It is now about 100 billion, and in 20 years it will be 170 billion. However, Amd was once a prominent company. In the 1990s, it even surpassed Intel’s market value, only to be crushed by Intel again in the chip market.
As for the most astonishing one, Google, its total market value will increase by nearly 100 times in twenty years.
In short, the companies on the list will at least have their market value more than double, with an average increase of about tenfold. If the old man makes these investments according to this list and the future develops as usual, it will only take about twenty years for 200 billion US dollars to become at least 2 trillion US dollars, with an astronomical rate of return.
This time, the old man has truly gone all out. Not only is he copying Huang boss’s homework, but he also wants to completely crush Huang boss into the mud.
Of course, the old man was still a bit uneasy. The next day, he had his secretary find several internal company experts to analyze whether Jiangnan Group still had a chance to turn the tables.
“Absolutely not!” After repeatedly reviewing all the materials, these experts said with absolute certainty.
“Why not?” the old man asked with a hint of surprise and curiosity.
“Sir, as long as we can execute this plan smoothly, we simply cannot think of any way for Jiangnan Group to make a comeback,” one of the leading experts said with a smile.
“Be specific!”
“Yes. First of all, the core of this PT equipment lies in the Android system. The creator of the Android system is already one of our Goldman Sachs people. As long as he doesn’t betray us again, Jiangnan Group will directly lose the Android system, and it will be impossible for them to get a backup system in a short period of time!” this expert said.
“Hmm, this guy will not betray us again!” the old man nodded, then looked at the name Andy Rubin with disdain. Although this guy is a traitor, and he might betray us again in the future, it doesn’t matter. I won’t give him a second chance to betray me. One betrayal is enough.
“Actually, it doesn’t matter if this guy betrays us or not!” another expert said with a smile. “For us, as long as we have advanced concepts, everything can be recreated! In fact, the Android system is not that difficult. It’s just a mobile system born from mobile chips. As long as the company is willing to invest heavily and spend money, and then invite a team to develop a completely new mobile operating system, it’s not a difficult thing. Google itself can do it.”
“Also, the most crucial thing is not the software but the hardware. Even if your system is designed well, without corresponding hardware support, everything is just a mirage.”
“From the functional descriptions of this PT equipment and multi-system, the hardware requirements for this PT equipment are not low. The core is that they need exclusive chips with high computing power. This chip may not achieve the massive computing power of computer chips, but it at least needs about 20% of that computing power to keep up with the demands of the times!”
“This is why Jiangnan Group is investing in companies according to this list, because all the companies on this list are related to electronic chips. I think Huang He is also worried about his future chip supply being choked by competitors, and he has also calculated that with the release of PT, the market value of these chip-related companies will rise. Therefore, he invested heavily in these companies, killing two birds with one stone – not only ensuring his supply but also making a fortune from the stocks of these companies.” the expert said.
“As long as we take control of these companies and directly cut off the chip supply, Jiangnan Group’s PT equipment will immediately collapse. After all, even the most skilled cook cannot cook without rice. Without chips, even if your software and systems are advanced and ingeniously designed, without product supply, it’s a dead end!”
“I know all of this. I just want to ask you, if we take control of all these companies, does Jiangnan Group have the ability to bypass our control and find other qualified chip sources on its own?” the old man retorted.
“Absolutely impossible!” These experts said in unison without hesitation. “Sir, don’t underestimate mobile chips. Although mobile chips are smaller in size and weaker in function than computer chips, the technical content of mobile chips far exceeds that of computer chips. The extremely critical point is that mobile chips require much higher manufacturing precision than computer chips.”
“Firstly, computer chips are larger in size, allowing for more circuits to be etched. At the same time, computers use power supplies of 6 million watts or even 10 million watts, so there is plenty of power available for the chips, and there is basically no problem with insufficient power. We just need to continuously increase the power supply.”
“But it’s not the case with mobile phones. Mobile phones have such limited space, and they need to accommodate various other components. The space available for mobile chips is only the size of a fingernail. Therefore, higher precision manufacturing equipment is required. Based on the computing power required for these functions, a basic qualified PT equipment chip would need to use a manufacturing process of 35 nanometers or more.”
“So, last year, ASML and Nikon both announced their 35-nanometer lithography machine production plans, aiming to ship in the first quarter of next year. However, they are using a completely new immersion lithography technology. This is an entirely new design concept, requiring a lot of work from scratch. The previous production lines cannot be used, and many parts even need to be handcrafted.”
“Therefore, at least before 2010, both of these companies will not be able to achieve mass production capacity. The number of lithography machines they can sell each year will probably not exceed 10 units. We can guarantee that within the next 5 years, the total number of 35-nanometer lithography machines in the world will not exceed 100 units.”
“As long as we acquire all the lithography machines from ASML and Nikon, even if Jiangnan Group has the ability to design chips on its own, it will have no way to produce them, thus completely blocking Jiangnan Group’s future development path in PT!”
“Can we guarantee this?” the old man asked his secretary in turn.
“ASML can be guaranteed, but Nikon… According to our investigation, Nikon has actually been secretly supplying lithography equipment to Jiangnan Group. Their memory chips are manufactured using Nikon’s lithography equipment!”
“It seems they have some kind of secret cooperation, but the transactions between these two companies are very secretive. They conduct transactions through numerous intermediary companies, and even we cannot obtain concrete evidence to prove the existence of such transactions now. It is only based on various clues that we infer that Nikon has sold at least 500 lithography machines to Jiangnan Group, otherwise Jiangnan Group would not be able to achieve its current output of memory chips!” the old man’s secretary said.
“No evidence is needed, just cut them off directly. You can send someone to tell Nikon that for past transactions, the great United States can overlook them. But if we find any further clues, I can shut down Nikon within three months without needing any intelligence!” the old man said unceremoniously, and the people around him did not find anything wrong, as if it were an easy task for this behind-the-scenes American mastermind to shut down a top Japanese company with a few words.
After all, Japan is a dog of the United States. If the owner cuts off food for the dog and wants to eat dog meat, how difficult can it be?
“Yes!” The secretary nodded and was about to carry out the order, but was stopped. “Wait, don’t rush Nikon. Since 500 ordinary lithography machines have already been exported, Jiangnan Group will not lack these old models. Our action now would only alert them!”
“You tell Nikon that they can sell non-immersion lithography machines to Jiangnan Group. We will give them room for cooperation, but they are not allowed to sell any immersion lithography machines. All of them must be exported to our controlled enterprises, otherwise…” the old man did not finish speaking, but the chill emanating from him was chilling.