Chapter 1 The Semiconductor Industry

To get the semiconductor industrial park support plan off the ground, Vice President Zheng Yongwen racked his brains this time.

Some people clamored about a lack of money and planned to postpone the problem until next year.

Some were willing to help, but they wanted Su Yehao to put the planned park on their land.

Still others were deliberately stirring up trouble, finding all sorts of reasons to muddy the waters, such as destroying the ecological environment, consuming massive amounts of electricity, and wasting public funds on a project that wouldn't succeed.

Of course.

There were also those who chose to cozy up, tipping off Zheng Yongwen that some people had received benefits from the island and were unwilling to let Su Yehao disrupt the situation and seize their market share.

According to Zheng Yongwen, the problem seemed to lie with Mr. Zhang Rujing.

The boss of TSMC valued Zhang Rujing very highly and had previously suppressed him, not allowing Zhang Rujing to invest and open a wafer foundry in the mainland.

Now that Su Yehao had become Zhang Rujing's investor, those on the island were even more nervous.

This was mainly because Su Yehao not only had close ties with the wealthy in Hong Kong, but also had connections in the United States, which meant that funding would not be a problem, and the efficiency of private enterprises far exceeded that of the government.

So they chose to intervene decisively, wanting to delay the approval process for the industrial park.

When it came to the field of physical manufacturing, conflicts were bound to arise. The market share was only so large; if one party gained a little more, others would have to lose a little.

In order to get the plan approved.

Su Yehao specifically sent someone to negotiate with Pengcheng, planning to invest in the construction of two dedicated water pipes.

Hong Kong couldn't even guarantee the daily water consumption of its residents, let alone a water-guzzling foundry. In addition, they planned to build a wastewater recycling system and put some of the production links that consumed a lot of resources in the mainland, thereby solving the energy consumption problem.

Similarly, electricity would also be mainly transmitted from Pengcheng.

As for the location of the factories, it was expected to be in Yuen Long, Tai Po, and the North District, which could be said to be evenly distributed. This led to representatives from these three places helping Su Yehao's plan by cheering and shouting, and even pounding the table when they got excited, which helped a lot.

In any case, the plan was finally approved.

The strange thing was that there was more than one semiconductor industrial park, located near the wetland park in Yuen Long, Ma Tso Lung in the North District, and the west side of the Pat Sin Leng Country Park in Tai Po, all close to power plants, docks, or water pipelines.

Considering that the scale might be relatively large in the future, and that more than one foundry would be built, Su Yehao planned to use the area near Yuen Long as his base camp, and then realize his current promise if he had the opportunity.

If the business in Hong Kong was successful, there would naturally be no problem with fulfilling the contract, but if the project to develop the chip industry failed, then the location wouldn't matter, and he wouldn't invest again.

It is worth mentioning that Grandpa Tang also helped a lot this time. Anyway, they were just some farmlands and wastelands that no one cared about. The government only charged some symbolic fees for relocating residents, and the rest was considered a subsidy.

It couldn't be said that it was entirely given to Su Yehao, because if other semiconductor companies also wanted to come and develop, they could still enjoy the same treatment.

However, until now, only Su Yehao had decided to come to Hong Kong to pioneer, so it was not wrong to say that it was a subsidy for him alone.

The rest included tax reductions, exemptions for scientific research and development funds, and talent introduction programs, all of which were planned in detail.

The University of Hong Kong decided to establish a semiconductor academy to support him... the land was given by the government, and the building was donated by Su Yehao.

It seemed that Su Yehao was still at a disadvantage, but he had a long-term vision. The small problem of a hundred million Hong Kong dollars was not worth worrying about.

When the talents who chose to stay in Hong Kong had nowhere to work, wouldn't they have to come and work for him?

From the Spring Festival until now, half a year had passed in the blink of an eye.

After many twists and turns, the framework was finally built. The original mainland factory produced drA/

On September 20, 1999.

Su Yehao came to the Shek O Country Club to play golf. Nangong Tian and Jiang Yu went to the mainland to scout locations. The *Storm Riders* crew was about to start filming. Nie Feng was still Nie Feng, but Bu Jingyun was replaced by an actor signed by Tian Yu Entertainment.

Assistant Zhuang Wei was out of breath... She was exhausted from playing tennis with him. She sat down to rest, drank water, and asked, "Today is Monday, and the U.S. stock market will open tonight. Are you sure you want to sell all of your investments? I think the market has been doing very well recently, and Amazon's stock is still rising."

"Yes, investing in Maotai cost a lot of money, and subsequent investments will also cost a lot of money. While the price is still good, take more cash and keep it on hand, and continue to invest with options, so it doesn't take up funds."

Su Yehao was also exhausted and sweating profusely. He turned and asked, "Is there any news from ATV? They said they would consider it last week. Isn't earning two hundred million enough?"

The so-called two hundred million referred to the nine hundred million Hong Kong dollar acquisition offer.

Last year, Hong Kong Dragon Wei and Liuman jointly acquired 51% of ATV's shares for 700 million Hong Kong dollars, successfully gaining control.

This year, ATV's revenue data was not very good. TVB was still the leader. Su Yehao believed that the price of 900 million Hong Kong dollars that he offered was already very worthy of ATV's recent performance, but the offer sank without a trace.

As his agent, Zhuang Wei was aware of the various projects in the assistant's office.

After listening, she said with a smile, "It should be soon. They seem to be taking your offer and contacting several companies in the United States, including Time Warner, News Corporation, and Comcast, but those companies don't seem to be interested at all."

"... I'm probably the only one willing to take over, right? People in Europe and the United States are running to play computers, and the television business is declining anyway."

Su Yehao shook his head speechlessly and added, "Give them three more days, otherwise I'll lower my offer to 800 million Hong Kong dollars. Sir Run Run Shaw has retired from the world in recent years to enjoy his old age. Maybe he's willing to release TVB's shares. I'll just continue to sell everything and ask the bank to help me acquire it."

"Okay, I'll write it down."

Zhuang Wei rubbed her calf and changed the subject, saying, "I probably can't play tennis with you anymore. Should I find you a sparring partner?"

"Let's stop here today. Weight loss should be gradual, and I won't play anymore either."

Nearby, Linda Yun watched the excitement and interjected:

"That's right, you can't exercise if you're not full, right? If your weight continues to increase like this, the clothes you just bought in the first half of the year will have to be donated. Miss Nong just called and said that her father caught a rare golden flounder, as well as mantis shrimp, and asked if you wanted to go to her house for dinner, at her new house on Barker Road."

"How did she know I was free today? Then let's go to her place for dinner."

After saying that.

Su Yehao first went to take a shower. During this period, he met someone who was in the real estate business and asked him if he was interested in acquiring land in Mong Kok to develop together.

He was naked and really didn't want to talk about business at this time. He was simply cursing in his heart, but he still had to be polite, so as not to get a reputation for being arrogant and domineering.

After politely rejecting the other party, when Su Yehao came out again, Zhuang Wei had already left.

Chu Jun called to report the news that the Diamond computer in the warehouse had been officially shipped, and trucks were lining up to enter and exit, which was very lively.

It was just a business to make a name for himself.

Based on the current user scale, the sales scale can't go up, and he's bound to lose money.

Su Yehao didn't care too much. He only told Chu Jun to pay attention to the inventory, so as not to have the parts updated too quickly and accidentally get stuck with them...