Chapter 39: Far Ahead, Wang Chengdong Calls

Chapter 39: Far Ahead, Wang Chengdong Calls

Chapter 39: Far Ahead, Wang Chengdong Calls
Hu Jiangshan smiled slightly: "Don't worry, there should be customers soon."

Zhang Rui couldn't help but ask, "Boss Hu, who will our client be?"

"You will know then."

Hu Jiangshan doesn't want to tell Zhang Rui and the others yet.

Of course, with Zhang Rui and his friends' intelligence, they should be able to guess it almost exactly.

Having said that, Hu Jiangshan can’t say he isn’t anxious.

Because he needs money. If he can't find customers, then there will be no income. Money will only go out and not come in. He will just eat up all the money and his life will be over sooner or later.

After talking about the main business, Hu Jiangshan began to admire the huge sea water tank again.

I have to say, this thing is really attractive. I don’t know how the Technology Engine APP handles such a complex project.

Just then, Hu Jiangshan's cell phone rang.

It was an unfamiliar number from Guangzhou and Shenzhen in mainland China.

Hu Jiangshan's heart moved, it's finally here!

Huayao is located in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, so the call was most likely from Huayao, but we don’t know who it was.

Hu Jiangshan said something to Zhang Rui and walked away.

I pressed the answer button and a deep voice came from the other end.

"Hello, is this Mr. Hu?"

He should be a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, and his Mandarin with a heavy accent sounded very familiar.

A strange voice appeared in Hu Jiangshan's mind.

"We are far ahead, far ahead, and we will continue to be far ahead, ahead of our peers..."

Okay, it’s confirmed. The other party is Huayao’s boss—Wang Chengdong.

But now Hu Jiangshan has to pretend not to know him.

"Hello, it's me, who is this?"

"I am Director Wang of Huayao."

Hu Jiangshan found it quite funny that Wang Chengdong called himself Supervisor Wang. He had demoted himself by so many levels.

"Hello, hello, what's up?"

"Here's the thing. Do you have a friend who can manufacture wafer chips and is a semiconductor company?"

"Yes, I have a friend who does that."

Wang Chengdong paused for a moment and said straight to the point: "I have an IC design for a chip here, and I would like to ask your friend to help with the tape-out."

Hu Jiangshan smiled slightly, and felt relieved immediately.

"Okay, send it to my email address and I'll forward it to my friend."

Wang Chengdong responded: "By the way, how long is the tape-out cycle? Please ask your friend."

Hu Jiangshan answered without hesitation: "About three days."

“…Wha, what!? Two days!?”

Wang Chengdong seemed very shocked, and his jaw probably dropped to the ground.

This is also normal, after all, the so-called tape-out is a very tedious and complicated process.

Even a large manufacturer like TSMC usually needs one or two months to prepare.

If things don't go smoothly, it may take three to four months, or even half a year to complete the tape-out.

Hu Jiangshan talked for three days, which was obviously against common sense.

Sure enough, Wang Chengdong said, "Mr. Hu, are you kidding? You'd better ask your friend. Tape-out is not a simple matter."

Hu Jiangshan said: "I told you this after I asked my friend."

"Ah? You asked in advance?"

"Yes, I asked in advance. Manager Wang...Manager Wang, don't worry, if we can't handle it, you won't suffer any loss."

"Well... there are losses." Hu Jiangshan said with a smile: "It's not difficult to get Huayao's chip IC design. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can get it on the dark web, unless it is a chip you are developing. But you won't send me such a chip. Am I right? Manager Wang."

Wang Chengdong was confused by what Hu Jiangshan said.

This is really straightforward, but what Hu Jiangshan said is also very reasonable and convincing.

Wang Chengdong said, "Okay, I'll have someone send it to you right away and tell your friend to arrange for tape-out as soon as possible."

"no problem."

Hu Jiangshan could hear that Wang Chengdong's tone was a little anxious, which showed that the situation was developing very quickly and was very unfavorable to Huayao.

On the other hand, Huayao may not have much hope for Hu Jiangshan, but is just trying it out as a last resort.

Wang Chengdong should have made up his mind by now. He exchanged a few more words with Hu Jiangshan and then hung up the phone.

A few minutes later, Hu Jiangshan received an email.

It is a complete set of IC design drawings for a chip.

Hu Jiangshan took a look and found out it was Huayao's Kirin 990.

Kirin 990 is a seven-nanometer mobile processor chip with a very high design level. It is used in Huayao's flagship mobile phones and tablets.

This surprised Hu Jiangshan that Wang Chengdong actually sent him such an important processor IC design.

But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense. If Hu Jiangshan can even handle Kirin 990, it means that he can fully meet Huayao's needs.

Hu Jiangshan forwarded the email to Zhang Rui's email box, then walked back and said to Zhang Rui: "Dr. Zhang, we need to change our work plan."

Zhang Rui was stunned: "Huh?"

Hu Jiangshan explained: "I have received a new chip IC design and have forwarded it to you. Please tape out this chip immediately. Try to be more efficient and complete it within two days."

Zhang Rui looked suspicious and quickly picked up his mobile phone to open his email and check for new emails.

After a moment, Zhang Rui's eyes flickered, and he whispered, "Is this... a Kirin chip?"

Hu Jiangshan was quite surprised because the chip's IC design did not indicate the chip's alias, only the internal code.

Zhang Rui could tell it was a Kirin chip just by looking at the requirement parameters. It was indeed of very high quality.

"Yes, Kirin chip, Dr. Zhang, please don't let this IC design spread out."

Zhang Rui nodded seriously, obviously a little excited.

What does this mean? It means that we are likely to cooperate with Huayao.

For a top semiconductor expert, being able to break the Bluestar Semiconductor pattern is a huge motivation.

Zhang Rui immediately rubbed his hands and was eager to start working right away.

At the same time, in Guangzhou-Shenzhen City, Huayao headquarters, Wang Chengdong’s office.

Xu Zhijun went to Wang Chengdong's office again to discuss something and have some coffee.

Xu Zhijun asked: "Lao Wang, did you ask someone to send the IC design of Kirin 990 to me?"

“Yes, I sent it.”

Xu Zhijun nodded.

Xu Zhijun and Wang Chengdong had already discussed this before.

Although I have some concerns, I can't care too much about it in this situation.

We must try every possible path as long as there is a glimmer of hope.

Although it is unlikely that Hong Kong will have a high-tech semiconductor manufacturing company, what if a miracle happens?

No one can say for sure.

Xu Zhijun asked: "When can the tape-out be completed? Did they give an approximate time?"

Wang Chengdong hesitated for a moment and replied, "They said it can be completed in three days."

"laugh!"

Xu Zhijun almost spit out the coffee in his mouth and jumped up from the sofa.

(End of this chapter)