The purpose of doing business is to make profits, and as we all know, "Hanjierong Investment Company" is absolutely no exception.

If the research and development cost of a lithography machine is 20 to 30 million yuan, based on current bank interest rates, the interest cost on occupied funds alone will be close to 10,000 yuan a day.

How many one-micron line width integrated circuits can this photolithography machine produce in a day? Can the yield rate exceed half?

After subtracting defective products and scraps, the capital cost of a qualified chip is 10,000 yuan, plus the depreciation cost. The price is probably ridiculously high. Who should I sell it to?

Principal Hua and several others have high IQs. After calculating the financial calculations, they found it unrealistic and depressed.

Who is willing to do a business that is obviously losing money?

They don't know that Huang Han only wants photolithography machines for the sake of photolithography machines. As long as he has them, as long as he can keep the research and development of photolithography machines in progress, regardless of cost.

Principal Hua sighed: "The problem is that using a photolithography machine that is expensive to develop may result in losses of tens of millions or more a year. Can your 'Hanjierong Investment Company' afford the losses?"

Huang Handao: "You don't have to worry about this, as long as the lithography machines developed by the country's centralized scientific research forces are not just like those in the laboratory, but are equipment that can really produce products, even if the yield rate is lower and the cost is higher."

"If this is lower, if it is higher, it will directly double the price of the integrated circuits produced, or even several times the cost of Western countries. It is not competitive!"

“It doesn’t matter how many times the price is, as long as you may be willing to pay several times the price and still not be able to buy it.

Anyway, no matter what it is, as long as we Chinese can produce it, Western countries will not be able to sell it at a high price and they will not be able to strangle us!

Moreover, our R&D and optimization will never stop. I can guarantee continuous follow-up funding. If a large number of scientific researchers tackle key problems with a sense of mission, the yield rate will increase and the cost will decrease.

After ten years of sharpening a sword, there is no guarantee that when you try the frost blade again, you will be able to kill your Western counterparts!"

Secretary Xie clapped his hands and praised: "Well said, right! It takes ten years to sharpen a sword, and if it really takes ten years to catch up, how can it be possible that we can't catch up or win?"

Director Ye said: "Our previous lithography machine projects were not too backward, and there were many talents in this area. The reason was that the country was too short of money, so some projects that could not reflect economic benefits were suspended.

If we can really guarantee scientific research funding for ten years, and with the strong support of the country, I believe we can catch up with the international advanced level."

Huang Handao: "Don't worry, even if 'Hanjierong Investment Company' sells it, it can't shorten the cost of developing the photolithography machine."

Principal Hua said: "But we can't just listen to your words and alert the higher-ups!"

"How about we sign an agreement to order a photolithography machine, and Hanjierong Investment Company can pay a 30% deposit in advance."

"You can decide such a big thing by yourself!"

"This matter is not a big deal, I have the right to decide!"

"Hey! Don't brag!"

"How about I pay you 10 million tomorrow to prove that I will keep my word?"

Principal Hua said: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, I'm old, let me slow down."

"Hey, I'd love to be able to bring the country's lithography machine research and development project to Fudan University! For this, I'm afraid you have to go to the capital to quarrel with other scholars!"

Secretary Xie said: "Huang Han, you are the number one contributor to the lithography machine project being brought to Fudan University."

“I am a Fudan student, so of course I must be proud of my alma mater, and it is my duty to contribute to my alma mater!”

Director Ye said: "Principal Hua's initiative is bound to succeed. With the strength of our Microelectronics Department and the support of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and sister universities, we will definitely be able to do a good job in the lithography machine project!"

"Then this matter is finalized, I will arrange the payment tomorrow!"

Principal Hua has a rigorous style, so there is no way he can hit the target without aim. He said:

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, it doesn't matter if the payment is delayed for a few days. Let me call the capital tomorrow to learn about the current status of lithography machine research and development."

"I'm entirely at your disposal."

"You are very good. I now fully understand your purpose."

Huang Han said shamelessly: "Without him, I have pure love and serve the country with my fists!"

President Hua nodded in approval, with a loving look on his face, and said, "We have reason to believe that you will become the glory of our Fudan University!"

"No, please don't say anything, I will be proud!"

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed again.

Director Fan of Jiaotong University raised his glass and said: "I really envy you for having such a good student as Huang Han. I would like to toast you all! I can represent the school and actively participate in the research and development of lithography machines!"

Director Ye said happily: "Welcome, welcome! Warm welcome! I'll do it first as a courtesy!"

It was a big deal to bring the lithography machine research and development project to Fudan University. President Hua called several members of the academic department the next morning and expressed his thoughts.

Without exception, I received their support and affirmation.

President Hua, who had strengthened his confidence, immediately contacted his superiors and flew to the capital with several professors that afternoon for interviews.

However, the matter is not as difficult as Principal Hua thought. The reason is of course that the development of photolithography machines has become useless, and it is a pity to discard it if it is tasteless.

Fudan University is willing to take over the photolithography machine project and undertake future scientific research investment, which is highly desired by the upper management.

Should we make up for the initial research and development expenses?

No one talks about this topic. In the past, scientific and technological research and development were all funded by the state, hired people, and coordinated various units. How much is the value? Can it be calculated clearly?

Fudan University, like Tsinghua University, Peking University, and University of Science and Technology, is one of the country's leading universities. Even if its lithography machines produce products, they are still national.

The most important thing at this time is to successfully create a photolithography machine so that this project can demonstrate economic benefits.

At the same time, Huang Han is also preparing for the photolithography machine project.

He does not think there will be any difficulty in settling the lithography machine research and development project in Fudan University, because the School of Microelectronics of Fudan University originally had this project and has achieved certain results.

In addition, Huang Han was determined to support the lithography machine project. Even if he could not get support from above, he still found funding for the research and development to be led by the Department of Microelectronics of Fudan University.

Therefore, Huang Han did not wait for Principal Hua to go to the capital to discuss the results and started operations directly.

"Hanjierong Investment Company" is Hong Kong-owned and may be in trouble as an investor.

So Huang Han called Qin Shujie to discuss it.

Huang Han did not deceive Qin Shujie, saying clearly that this project might suffer losses for ten years or even more than ten years.

However, after Qin Shujie knew the significance of the lithography machine project, she not only agreed without hesitation, but also praised Huang Han for doing the right thing and said that she was also proud of Huang Han!

She also said that those of them who have studied abroad and worked abroad can best understand the feeling of being left behind!

If she can contribute to the scientific and technological progress of her motherland, she is willing to do her best!

What else could Huang Han say? The only thing he said was: "We share the same goals and are of the same mind!"

Qin Shujie smiled, her smile was extremely sweet, and then she said with regret: "I wish we had met when we were young!"

The atmosphere is wrong! Huang Han started teasing Menzi, saying: "You are a young man, I am just a baby, so I still have no time to hate!"

"Alas!" Qin Shujie hung up the phone after a long sigh.

Qin Shujie acted vigorously and resolutely. She sent someone to Shanghai on the same day and started to go through the relevant procedures for registering an investment company the next day.

This achievement in attracting investment must not be attributed to others, so Qin Shujie called Shen Jianhua.

Leading cadres should all show their talents in attracting investment. This is a national call. Shen Jianhua's ability to attract such a large investment has made many colleagues envious!

Huang Han had already decided on a name for the company and called it "Qian Baidu Angel Investment Company". "Hanjierong Investment Company" invested HK$70 million for 40% of the shares.

Zhang Fangfen, Huang Xin and Huang Qian invested 10 million yuan each in their own names, each holding 10% of the shares.

"Ziqiang Construction Company" and "Huameifeng" each invested 15 million and held 15% of the shares.

Investing in the research and development of photolithography machines is destined to lose money in the early stage, and it will be a big loss.

Who knows if I can make a lot of money in the future!

Because China has independently developed photolithography machines, which is not something Huang Han has ever experienced. He does not have the aura of a prophet and cannot judge.

However, judging from the virtues of capitalist countries, as long as China's lithography machine technology is not backward, the price of chips in the international market cannot be artificially high.

Companies like Huawei, without suffering the pain of being strangled by developed countries, will definitely consider economic interests and capital interests.

It is very likely that they will hand over the chips designed by Huawei to TSMC or foreign foundries for production.

If domestic lithography machines want to get orders, they must compare quality, service, and price, three to two. How much profit can there be?

Of course there is no such thing as huge profits. Whether it is profitable or not is a question mark.

Why?

Because most of the reason why Chinese products are internationally competitive is that labor is not only cheap, but labor is also the most disciplined group.

However, in the high-tech field, labor costs are no longer the same! The advantage naturally no longer exists!

Therefore, the sophisticated Huang Han can conclude that as long as China has advanced photolithography machines with independent intellectual property rights, the price of integrated circuits in the international market cannot be high, and the OEM price can be imagined.

Investing in photolithography machine research and development will most likely result in a huge loss!

This is nothing! Huang Han has money, so he has personality

Too much money is just a number, is it meaningful?

"If you have a solid warehouse, you will know etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace!"

Huang Han is not a miser. He thinks that tens of millions of RMB is enough to live a happy life, and the extra money is actually meaningless.

Only by using those meaningless money to do some major things that are meaningful to the country and the nation can we live two lives in vain.

Therefore, Huang Han operated the lithography machine project as "Qianbaidu Angel Investment Company". He did not think about making money from the lithography machine project, but just came to be an angel.
To be continued...