Chapter 381 Zhi Yuan's Ambition
Chen Jianguo could never have guessed what Su Yuanshan truly meant by "history changing."
After all, having worked at UMC, he knew that compared to UMC, TSMC was still a mere follower... and compared to Yuanxin, it was little more than a small enterprise.
He thought Su Yuanshan's comment was just a sigh about the end of an era when domestic firms lacked high-end chips—which suited Su Yuanshan's lofty ambitions perfectly.
The two senior brothers chatted casually for a while.
When the conversation turned to their other senior brothers, Su Yuanshan simply called California and dragged Tang Wenjie into a long chat before finally letting him go.
In the following days, Su Yuanshan stayed in Shanghai, immersing himself in the wafer fab's frontlines.
He knew that as chip design and semiconductor manufacturing became more intertwined, chip designers needed to have real "internship" experience on production lines.
Only then could they design chips that truly enhanced yield rates and production capacity.
After the Spring Festival holiday ended, Jiang Wanchao also arrived in Shanghai.
By now, Zhi Yuan EDA had increasingly begun to resemble a world-class service company.
Although its headquarters remained in the provincial capital—mainly because the provincial authorities had gone to great lengths to keep them.
At first, they tried to pull strings through Su Yuanshan, but he refused to intervene, saying Yuanxin and Zhi Yuan EDA had cleanly separated.
When that didn't work, the provincial Science and Technology Bureau and even the city mayor personally visited Jiang Wanchao's office.
Whatever promises or deals they made, Jiang Wanchao was clearly pleased.
After all, Zhi Yuan EDA was a nationally designated joint venture, a flagship project involving multiple countries, regions, and companies.
It was the only Chinese company standing at the pinnacle of the global EDA industry.
Jokes were even made that half of the foreigners living in the provincial capital worked for Zhi Yuan EDA.
Now, Zhi Yuan EDA had over 5,000 employees worldwide,
more than half of whom were after-sales engineers working directly with fabs and chip design companies—
not just fixing software bugs, but actively participating in chip design and process upgrades.
...
"Got a meeting with Shanghai city leaders tomorrow. If you're free, wanna come with me?"
Hiding out in a private room, Jiang Wanchao winked at Su Yuanshan with a laugh.
"They said it was your idea."
"I'm not going," Su Yuanshan chuckled. "And don't blame it on me. I never suggested you should come here."
"He's easy to deal with. And right now, he needs you more than you need him.
Just ask for whatever you want," Su Yuanshan added with a grin.
"Fine, I'll tell them tomorrow you told me to ask high," Jiang Wanchao joked.
"..."
Su Yuanshan was speechless—but he knew Jiang Wanchao was kidding.
Over the past two years, Zhi Yuan EDA, under Jiang Wanchao and Zhu Jianting's leadership, had steadily shed Yuanxin's shadow and become a truly global service company.
Unlike before, when he needed Su Yuanshan's constant advice, Jiang Wanchao now had his own clear vision for EDA development.
He had embraced Su Yuanshan's recommendation to expand the service team aggressively and had established standardized workflows and collaboration models.
He had also set up branches around the world, heavily recruiting international teams.
In short, Zhi Yuan EDA had turned out much better than Su Yuanshan had initially expected.
This time, Shanghai had invited Zhi Yuan EDA to open a branch there, aiming to boost the city's chip industry by deepening cooperation with universities, enhancing domestic chip design, and improving EDA software application and development capabilities.
Frankly, Su Yuanshan wholeheartedly supported this initiative.
After their laughter subsided, Su Yuanshan advised seriously,
"You should be honest with them.
They don't like haggling, nor do they appreciate 'clever' negotiators."
Jiang Wanchao nodded. "Yeah, I can feel that. They prefer straightforward deals."
"Exactly. Just lay your bottom line out clearly.
Also tell them that partnering with Shanghai will become a model for Zhi Yuan EDA's future global expansion."
"From that higher perspective, I think they'll respect your position," Su Yuanshan said.
Jiang Wanchao nodded again. "Alright, I'll do that."
"Haha, then send my regards to them.
Tell them I'll visit in a few days," Su Yuanshan said with a smile.
"A few days?
You'll probably be meeting the big boss with Academician Su by then, right?"
Su Yuanshan nodded with a sigh. "Yeah...
Originally, I wanted President Chen to come too, but...
Her background is still a bit sensitive.
If she met the big boss, she might never dare return to the island again."
"Is it really that serious?"
"It is..."
Even if Yuanxin's butterfly effect was massive, it couldn't change the collective emotions and ambitions across the strait.
Su Yuanshan had realized this early on, which was why he had rushed to launch so many projects last year.
Thankfully, those projects were progressing smoothly.
From now on, it would be up to Yuanxin itself.
...
The next day, Professor Su Xinghe arrived in Shanghai with one of his graduate students.
After picking them up, Su Yuanshan spent a long time rehearsing possible conversation topics with his father—
anticipating what kinds of questions the big boss might ask, and preparing carefully thought-out answers.
They decided that Su Yuanshan would handle most of the talking, while his father would lend authority and endorsement by standing beside him.
Su Yuanshan was extremely cautious because he knew the big boss had the power to influence the direction of entire industries.
This conversation could have far greater consequences than anyone imagined.
On the sixteenth day of the lunar new year, the big boss's plane landed on schedule in Shanghai.
With Shanghai city leaders coordinating, Zhang Rujin, representing Derun Semiconductor, attended the reception along with city officials.
Meanwhile, Su Yuanshan and his father stayed at their hotel,
waiting to join the ribbon-cutting ceremony the next morning, followed by a tour of the fab, and finally, a scheduled three-hour private meeting.
Three hours!
That alone showed this was no mere formality—the big boss genuinely wanted to have an in-depth talk with the Su family.
After dinner, Su Yuanshan returned to his hotel room to catch up on reading.
But just as he opened his laptop, there was a knock at the door.
When Zhou Xiaohui opened it, she found Secretary Chen from Shanghai and a middle-aged man with a square face standing outside.
"Secretary Chen... what brings you here?"
"Hello, Secretary Zhou," Secretary Chen said, smiling as he shook hands with Zhou Xiaohui. He already knew she was Su Yuanshan's trusted assistant and held a high position at Yuanxin.
"Is President Shan busy?"
Hearing this from across the room, Su Yuanshan's heart skipped a beat.
Damn it—was the big boss in such a hurry already?
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Chapter 382 The Big Boss
For a long time, immersed in a middle-aged mentality, Su Yuanshan often forgot his age and the advantages that came with it.
Given that the schedule for tomorrow was already set, if Su Yuanshan were truly acting as the formal chairman of Yuanxin, then being summoned by the big boss at this moment would seem inappropriate.
But he was only in his early twenties, famed as a young genius, and the actual helmsman of the Yuanxin ship.
Thus, from any angle, the big boss wanting to meet him a little earlier was understandable and perfectly appropriate.
—On the way to the municipal guesthouse hotel, Su Yuanshan figured this out.
"Director Gao, Secretary Chen, could you give me a hint? Besides the big leader, who else will be there tonight?"
Since meeting Su Yuanshan, Director Gao had been quietly observing him—not with malice, but with curiosity and interest.
Now, seeing that Su Yuanshan was more relaxed, he smiled teasingly, "Which people would Director Shan like to see?"
"Uh... it would be great if there were some familiar faces. You see, I'm so nervous..." Su Yuanshan lifted his hand, but it was so dark inside the car that he couldn't even see if he was sweating.
"Haha, don't be nervous. It's just an informal chat," Director Gao reassured with a laugh. "The elder is also a technical person, very fond of discussing technology—I heard you like that too.
Just stick to what you're good at."
"Yeah, I heard he once considered becoming a teacher..."
"Haha, that's right."
With their casual conversation, Su Yuanshan fully relaxed.
From his limited memory, he knew the elder was talkative and deeply interested in technology—especially in semiconductors.
This was someone who had truly seen the world.
If that was the case, there was no need to be overly cautious.
...
The guesthouse was a suite: a large living room, but decorated very simply.
It was clear that this wasn't some official formal setting, but more like a private elder meeting an impressive young junior.
Su Yuanshan immediately remembered when the heads of the State Planning Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation had once visited Yuanxin for a long discussion.
Yang Guangxin even brought a tape recorder back then.
Su Yuanshan had thought it was just for note-taking, but the recording was actually passed up to the top levels.
It was clear that the state truly valued Yuanxin.
Su Yuanshan smiled nervously—not from fear, but because it was impossible to feel entirely indifferent.
"...but as reform and opening deepens, as Yuanxin steps into ever more cutting-edge technology markets, we've realized..." Su Yuanshan's expression grew serious.
"Sometimes, we are too naive."
"We open our markets, but we don't gain equivalent market status or access to technology.
Certain countries preach fairness and openness, but in reality... even in joint ventures, technological cooperation faces endless obstacles."
Su Yuanshan paused:
"I'm specifically referring to the wafer fab that will have its ribbon-cutting tomorrow—
On one hand, it will have a dedicated department to verify operations, strictly ensuring technology is used only for civilian purposes.
On the other, shamelessly, they occupy 48% of the shares."
"And that's not all. Texas Instruments withheld even more advanced process technology breakthroughs from us."
"The reason is simple—they must maintain technological superiority, even though Derun Semiconductor is nearly half-owned by them."
"Beyond that, all of Yuanxin's foreign partnerships have been based on our own technological advantages—never purely on technology imports.
To put it bluntly, the West always seeks to maintain technological superiority over us."
"That's why Yuanxin is willing to invest heavily in certain fields—because these technologies cannot be obtained through any exchange."
After saying all this in one breath, Su Yuanshan gave a self-deprecating smile.
"Even if I opened up Yuanxin's equity to foreign investment, they wouldn't dare bring critical technologies here.
At most, they'd sell products—products that come with anti-tampering mechanisms."
"It's not that opening our markets to gain technology is wrong."
"But we must not rely on it."
Su Yuanshan said slowly:
"Opening our markets can bring in advanced management practices, products, and production lines—even if outdated, they still enhance productivity.
More importantly, they help build a complete industrial chain."
"But when it comes to technology—especially core technology—it must rely on our own investment and breakthroughs."
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Chapter 383 Ribbon Cutting
In his previous life, Su Yuanshan hadn't paid much attention to the concept of "technology in exchange for market access"; he only knew that it was said to have first been proposed by the automotive industry before spreading to other sectors.
In this life, being a direct participant, he took the time to seriously study the current state of related industries.
The conclusion he reached was not very optimistic.
However, that didn't mean opening markets and bringing in foreign investment to set up joint ventures domestically was meaningless.
"You just mentioned the industrial chain. I've also been following the reports from the Special Economic Zone.
They say Yuanxin is planning to implement a vertical procurement system there to drive the improvement and upgrading of the entire industrial chain."
"Can your approach achieve its goals and be promoted or replicated?"
"It can," Su Yuanshan said confidently, nodding.
If Apple could do it back then... Yuanxin certainly could too.
"As for promotion and replication, it's possible, but each industry requires specific segmentation.
In fact, as technology advances, we're moving into an era where 'winner-takes-all' will dominate, and that inevitably comes with increasing industrial specialization."
"This concept—wasn't it your team who proposed it a few years ago?"
"Yes, when we first completed EDA, we realized it.
In fact, the global technology trend is heading in this exact direction," Su Yuanshan said, pressing his lips together.
"In the future, a high-end piece of equipment—like a lithography machine—will gather the most cutting-edge technology and wisdom from many industries.
It won't be something any single company can build alone. It will require collective global effort."
"And so?"
"And so, Yuanxin plans to start by focusing on light sources and wafer stages, investing heavily without regard for cost, striving to become indispensable in the next generation of the most advanced lithography machines."
"This is one way to break through the blockade, right?"
"Exactly," Su Yuanshan nodded. "Besides that, we aim to bring in capital and technology, use mutual capital investment and technology sharing, and gradually create a deeply intertwined structure—where you are part of me and I am part of you."
"And finally, it's about building a complete industrial production system.
If we are the only ones able to offer the best cost-performance manufacturing at a given quality level, then we will secure our rightful place."
Su Yuanshan calmed himself, speaking softly:
"We have an unparalleled labor force advantage.
Combined with our open policies, we can provide extremely competitive conditions for penny-pinching enterprises—they will naturally come to invest and build factories."
"Moreover, with the country's continuous investment in education, especially by expanding higher education enrollment...
Combined with our population scale of over a billion people, this will eventually become an unmatched advantage—particularly in STEM fields and the supply of engineers."
"Even though our weaknesses in fundamental sciences may make it harder for us to push the absolute cutting edge,
once our university graduate base takes shape, it will create a powerful foundation for industrial strength across society and companies."
"And properly guiding that advantage will no longer just be a matter of corporate strategy."
Su Yuanshan smiled lightly.
"Think about it: with the rate we're expanding college enrollment,
in twenty years, how many talents will we be supplying to society?
At least a hundred million."
"After the reforms, with the entire country united toward prosperity,
and with countless outstanding technical talents being born—
that's why I firmly believe that twenty-five years from now, we will have fully achieved industrialization."
When Su Yuanshan returned to the hotel, it was already close to eleven o'clock.
He could easily guess that his father was still waiting for him.
Sure enough, Professor Su Xinghe was sitting on the sofa, chatting idly with Zhou Xiaohui.
When Su Yuanshan entered, his father immediately stood up.
"We just had a simple chat, didn't dare go too deep," Professor Su said.
Su Yuanshan exhaled lightly, handed his bag to Zhou Xiaohui, stretched his neck, and smiled at his father.
"I get the feeling the leadership has a generally cautious attitude toward the future.
But Yuanxin's performance makes it impossible to be pessimistic—so the big boss just wanted to hear me talk big, to see if there's still reason for optimism."
Hearing Su Yuanshan's casual tone, Professor Su Xinghe relaxed and chuckled, "What do you mean, talking big?
But yes, Yuanxin's performance is worth celebrating.
Do you know why Project 909 got the green light so quickly?"
"Why?"
"After visiting Samsung last year, they got... inspired," Professor Su laughed.
"When they came back, 909 was launched.
Now Yuanxin has basically completed 909 two years ahead of schedule...
Of course the big boss had to show up."
"Too bad we didn't get a chance to discuss semiconductor industry support tonight," Su Yuanshan said, rubbing his forehead and sighing.
"Tonight's chat was just answering questions—we couldn't steer the conversation that way.
Looks like it'll have to be you to bring it up during tomorrow afternoon's formal meeting."
Tonight's meeting with Su Yuanshan had been informal, private, meant to gather impressions.
Tomorrow's formal meeting would be the real occasion to send signals publicly and officially.
Thus, it was natural for an academician like Professor Su Xinghe to raise the topic.
"Mm, understood," Professor Su said.
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Chapter 384 New Year's Conference
That evening, Professor Su Xinghe, in his capacity as chairman of Yuanxin, hosted a banquet for the senior executives of the wafer fab and the Science Park.
At the dinner, Su Yuanshan finally realized why his father had brought along Senior Brother Jia Pengjun, whose business contributions weren't particularly outstanding—it turned out he had been brought to drink on his behalf.
The next day, Professor Su Xinghe returned to the provincial capital first, while Su Yuanshan stayed an extra day before heading back to the Science Park.
This unspoken arrangement between father and son was well understood—
even Su Yuanshan and Chen Jing never took the same flight together.
...
Three days later, as executives from all over began arriving, Yuanxin's 1995 New Year's Conference officially commenced.
Chen Jing, seemingly having gotten used to her 800-yuan glasses, now wore them almost constantly.
However, before the meeting formally started, she removed them and placed them on the table.
To her right sat Yuanxin's oldest-serving vice president, Wan Yongliang, followed by Wang Rui and Duan Yongping, then Jiang Qingchuan, Wang Chuanfu, and various heads of the administrative departments.
On her left, the seating order remained unchanged, though two new faces had been added:
Li Yinan and Zhang Xiaolong.
Although Zhou Xiaohui had risen to the position of assistant to the chairman, she still sat behind at the secretarial table, recording the meeting alongside Chen Jing's secretary, An Siying.
"Everyone's here. Let's officially begin," Chen Jing said as she opened her notebook, glancing at it only briefly before looking around the room.
"This meeting is not just to summarize last year's work, but also to lay out plans and expectations for this year. I hope everyone has prepared their reports and work plans accordingly."
"Last year, our total expenditure approached one billion yuan,"
Chen Jing said calmly, delivering the staggering figure without so much as a flicker in her expression.
She then quietly glanced at Su Yuanshan.
...
After Chen Jing's summary, it was time for each department to present their individual reports.
During these sessions, both Chen Jing and Su Yuanshan would occasionally interrupt to raise questions,
so it took the entire morning just to complete the annual review.
The afternoon was dedicated to setting departmental goals and budgets—
in other words, everyone asking for money.
Naturally, this led to some sharp debates.
Especially from the R&D departments.
Though Seat Xiaoding usually remained quiet like a good-luck charm, when the business and financial auditing teams, led by Chen Jing, began questioning the R&D Center's high spending,
Seat immediately stepped up to defend.
As for Su Yuanshan—
given how extravagantly he had spent last year, he simply kept his mouth shut during the budget discussions.
To be fair, Chen Jing had convinced him.
Or rather, Su Yuanshan himself had realized—
unless faced with absolute necessity, he shouldn't recklessly inject Xinghai's capital into Yuanxin.
The reason was simple: Yuanxin was no longer just a company.
It had become a symbol of domestic breakthroughs in high technology—
a company with representative and guiding significance.
If Yuanxin's growth relied solely on "blood transfusions" instead of healthy business operations,
then its success would hold no broader lessons or meaning.
Chen Jing also understood Su Yuanshan's stubborn commitment to R&D spending.
When the financial report had come out two months ago,
she had worked with the auditing department to review corporate and R&D expenses.
They had identified what expenditures were wasted due to Su Yuanshan's extravagance—
and what expenditures had been necessary and should not be cut.
Thus, Su Yuanshan supported her approach.
—Hard times lay ahead.
Opening new revenue streams and cutting costs was the right path forward.
After a long afternoon of spirited debate,
the final R&D budget was settled at an 80% increase over last year—
Chen Jing managed to negotiate it down by five percentage points,
which still amounted to hundreds of millions of yuan.
...
"And it's not like we're just saving this money for nothing.
We're planning to buy a business jet this year,"
Chen Jing said with a smile to Seat Xiaoding and Li Mingliu—the two who had argued most fiercely.
"It'll make travel easier, whether you're going out or coming back."
Li Mingliu was stunned. "President Chen, that's a bit much... How often would we even use it?
Based on frequency, the expense should be covered by your side."
"We've already tightened our belts," Wang Rui said, pulling out a cigarette and tossing one to Li Mingliu before handing out more to the others.
He chuckled,
"You can't expect me to fly coach internationally, can you? My knees can't take it."
Li Mingliu: "..."
Executives at Yuanxin always traveled business class—
and that was a non-negotiable rule.
"Besides, the business jet will mainly be for Director Shan," Wang Rui said, smiling at Su Yuanshan.
"He'll be based in the Special Economic Zone this year, right?
Director Shan, maybe you should just pay for it yourself."
Su Yuanshan coughed several times in a row.
He had spent the afternoon pretending to be indifferent to everything,
but now, seeing how relaxed the mood had become,
he immediately retorted,
"Don't look at me. I'm not even on payroll—I have no money."
Everyone: "..."
Chen Jing smiled lightly and tapped her pen on the table.
"Alright, let's stay focused. Let's take a look at the situation next door."
At the mention of "next door,"
everyone's expressions immediately turned serious.
Whether from the business side or the R&D side,
everyone's eyes turned toward the notebook in Chen Jing's hand.
That notebook contained all the crucial data:
Starsea High-Tech, Xinghai Venture Capital, Xinghai Trading, and Zhongxin Technologies.
Technically speaking, only Su Yuanshan was supposed to have access to these reports.
But since all these companies' initial capital had come from Yuanxin,
they were nominally sister companies—but in reality,
they were Yuanxin's blood relatives.
"Last year, Xinghai Technology successfully developed the Thunder series CPUs and completed its IPO,
eventually listing at $80 per share three days ago.
As of today, Xinghai Technology's market cap has reached $4 billion," Chen Jing said softly, glancing around the room.
"I don't know how you all feel about it. But for me... Xinghai is excellent,
very successful.
And it's something we should learn from."
Chen Jing paused, then looked at Su Yuanshan again and emphasized,
"In every respect, it's worth learning from."
The room fell into silence.
Li Mingliu lightly twirled his pen, slowly tapping it on the table.
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Chapter 385 The First Shot of the New Year
Seeing Chen Jing, who rarely criticized openly, "fire a shot" at Su Yuanshan, most people at the table remained silent—except for Li Mingliu, who kept tapping his pen.
Starting from Chen Jing's right, the seating order was Seat Xiaoding, Tian Yaoming, Qin Weimin, Li Mingliu—while Su Yuanshan sat one position back.
Of course, Su Yuanshan's seating was always somewhat random; one could say he sat at the center of the R&D team.
Behind him were others like Gao Xiaodi, Zhu Yuanxin, Li Yinan, and Zhang Xiaolong.
Qin Weimin, without changing his expression, lightly nudged Li Mingliu under the table.
Li Mingliu stopped tapping.
Su Yuanshan caught their small interaction and found it a little amusing.
Li Mingliu had always been proud and stubborn, and his field of work wasn't directly touched by Xinghai's rise; he was working on truly cutting-edge tech.
Naturally, he wasn't too happy about Chen Jing praising Xinghai.
Under Yuanxin's longstanding policy of prioritizing technology, the confidence and pride of R&D personnel had been preserved well.
So much so that while the senior executives handled it better, the younger researchers—especially the talented ones—were starting to show signs of arrogance.
If left unchecked, it would become a problem.
Plus, while Yuanxin had earned the nickname "Little Chinese Academy of Sciences,"
it was still a self-sufficient commercial enterprise, not a government-funded institution.
Thus, Chen Jing realized it was time to rein things in.
Whether by auditing budgets or by using Xinghai as a benchmark,
the goal was to make the R&D department recognize reality and the gaps that remained.
Since Yuanxin aimed to become a world-class company, it needed to compare itself against the world's best.
And Xinghai was a perfect reference point—even if it had only recently gone public.
"Although Xinghai enjoys the advantages of being in Silicon Valley," Chen Jing said, sweeping her gaze across the room again, "we have advantages that even Silicon Valley doesn't—
and I think you all know what I mean."
She paused and then looked at Su Yuanshan:
"Our decision-making and strategic direction—so far, we haven't made a single mistake."
Su Yuanshan coughed lightly, looking a bit embarrassed.
"But even while we're on the right path,
our pace has been a little too slow," Chen Jing said with a smile.
"Take the CPU team's transfer to Shanghai, for example—
how many people needed to be persuaded?
And we had to send two logistical support groups to Shanghai just to settle them properly."
"Come on, everyone.
We're a young company—
not just in years since founding, but in terms of our average employee age—just twenty-six, and that includes the security guards and cafeteria workers."
"Yet many of us are already living like retirees—only missing a birdcage and a cup of tea after work."
Everyone from the headquarters Science Park fell silent.
Yuanxin had tried hard to provide a comfortable environment for its researchers—
and this had led, inevitably, to a certain complacency.
By contrast, the corporate departments had to remain highly competitive,
especially with tight oversight from both the legal and finance departments.
And with the commission-based pay model in production and sales,
the corporate side had far more hustle.
"Of course, I'm not saying we should interfere with what everyone does after hours," Chen Jing continued.
"But this attitude has undoubtedly affected work morale—
I have here the quarterly progress plans from last year's R&D departments,
and every single one fell behind schedule."
"Wake up, everyone...
We haven't won yet.
We're not even truly leading yet.
How can we afford to slack off?"
After speaking, Chen Jing folded her hands and let out a soft sigh.
The room remained silent.
Then, almost at the same time, Su Yuanshan and Seat Xiaoding moved slightly.
"Brother Seat, you go first," Su Yuanshan smiled at him.
"Alright," Seat Xiaoding smiled back, then turned slightly to his left and spoke slowly:
"Although many research projects are hard to measure by simple progress milestones,
design-based projects can and should be pushed harder.
And President Chen is right—the R&D atmosphere has become too lax."
"Therefore, I propose forming progress supervision teams within each R&D department,
and accelerating the organization of small R&D groups focused on specific directions, fields, and technical challenges."
"Also, we should learn from Xinghai and other companies' incentive systems..."
...
After Seat Xiaoding finished speaking, Su Yuanshan keenly sensed the delight hidden in the eyes of the corporate side executives.
Clearly, they had long felt frustrated with the "lords" in the R&D departments.
"Let me summarize," Su Yuanshan said.
"In principle, I agree with President Chen and President Seat.
But we are not just ruthless capitalists..."
He chuckled self-deprecatingly.
"So I suggest:
the incentive system should cover both R&D and corporate sides, and it should be based primarily on equity."
"This year, Yuanxin will complete its shareholding restructuring,
and we'll issue virtual shares internally.
How many shares exactly—we'll discuss later."
"In addition, this year's R&D progress must accelerate.
And with the wafer fab's completion, the industrial park's start-up, and the lithium battery project underway,
we must also hasten Yuanxin's transition into a manufacturing-oriented company."
"Of course, that's only from a management perspective.
From our mission perspective, Yuanxin remains a technology-driven enterprise."
"Now,
the hammer of production has fallen—
the question is whether our R&D chisel is sharp enough to carve a bloody path forward in future tech fields."
After finishing, Su Yuanshan looked at Chen Jing.
She met his gaze for a moment,
and they both smiled simultaneously.
"Alright, let's wrap it up here for today.
Tomorrow, we'll discuss the specific work plans for this quarter," Chen Jing said, getting up first.
The scraping of chairs filled the room as everyone stood up and began filing out.
Su Yuanshan and Chen Jing stayed behind,
both signaling for their secretaries to leave first.
"I don't understand why you're so against promoting a culture of hard work," Chen Jing said, casually half-sitting on the conference table in front of Su Yuanshan.
"Is fighting spirit something to be ashamed of?"
"It's not shameful," Su Yuanshan said, leaning back and looking up at her with a grin.
"I just don't like the 'wolf culture' mindset—
it's fine for a startup,
but Yuanxin has already outgrown that stage..."
Chen Jing glared at him.
"So you want to build a retirement home instead?"
"Uh..."
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