Chapter 96: Shocked, a large number of chips are stored

Li Zhenye was stunned: "What do you mean? Who said the chips are running out?"

Duan Xi said: "Isn't this obvious? Why is the operating rate of your production line declining now? Isn't it because of the chip shortage?"

Li Zhenye shook his head: "That's not right. Although the chips are consumed more now, there are still replenishments."

Liu Dingjun waved his hand: "If Huayao really solves the chip supply problem, there will be no shortage of chips."

"This……"

Li Zhenye was speechless for a moment.

Li Zhenye didn’t know the specific situation, but he knew that new chips had indeed been put into storage recently, and they were high-end Kirin 990 chips.

But what Duan Xilai and Liu Dingjun said was indeed true.

Now several production lines in the southern factory are indeed experiencing the problem of insufficient operating rates.

There is even one production line whose operating rate has been less than 30 percent in recent days.

Anyone who has come into contact with the accessories can see that this is because the chip inventory is insufficient, and in order to ensure production can start, assembly must be carried out sparingly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Xie Tao quickly said, "Brother Duan, Brother Liu, what you said is true. There are indeed not enough chips."

Liu Dingjun glanced at Li Zhenye and said, "If you think about it carefully, you will know that TSMC cannot manufacture chips for Huayao now. Huayao's chip inventory cannot be replenished. The situation will get worse and worse in the future."

Xie Tao nodded in agreement.

Li Zhenye remained silent.

Liu Dingjun added: "We know that both of you are talented, so we invited you to Honghai and we promise that we will not treat you unfairly!"

Xie Tao smiled when he heard this: "I wonder what kind of treatment I will get?"

Duan Xilai took over the conversation: "The details are not confirmed yet, but the position will definitely not be lower than your current one, and the salary will definitely be much higher."

Xie Tao's eyes lit up: "This matter can be considered."

Duan Xilai laughed and poured tea for Xie Tao: "I think there is no need to think about it. Just make a decision now. As long as you nod, our personnel department will start processing the procedures immediately."

Liu Dingjun patted Xie Tao on the shoulder and said, "Yes, this is a rare opportunity. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again. We are in need of people in Honghai right now. Next year, the parks in Nanyue and Bharata will be almost completed, so we will definitely send people there."

Xie Tao raised his eyebrows: "Being assigned abroad? We also have a chance?"

"of course."

"Okay! This treatment is acceptable!"

Anyone who works in the electronics assembly industry knows that working abroad pays more and provides more subsidies.

Especially in the Kingdom of Nanyue, there is a rich nightlife and one can live a life of debauchery. Who wouldn’t want to go there!
Duan Xilai said: "How is it? Can you make a decision now?"

With a "bang", Xie Tao slapped the table and said, "No problem on my end!"

Duan Xilai looked at Li Zhenye again: "Where's Brother Li? Is it OK or not? Give me a definite answer."

Li Zhenye waved his hand: "Forget it, you guys chat, I won't join in the fun."

Having said that, Li Zhenye was about to leave.

Liu Dingjun quickly winked at Xie Tao.

Xie Tao was a smart man and immediately pulled Li Zhenye aside.

"Lao Li, the situation at the factory is really bad now. We don't know how long we can hold out. We still have to consider a way out. Think about it. We still have a lot of mortgage payments and a wife and children to support. What will we do if we really lose our jobs?"

Li Zhenye waved his hand: "We'll talk about it later. Anyway, I won't go to Honghai."

"Why not go to Honghai? It's a giant in the industry, the salary is so good, and there are opportunities to be sent abroad."

"I'm not interested. You go if you want."

"Come on, Lao Li, you are being a little weird!"

Li Zhenye said, "Who is confused? Don't you want to think about why they picked us two?"

Xie Tao was stunned: "Why do you say that? Because we are more capable."

Li Zhenye waved his hand: "Don't be naive. We are all in charge of the production line. Pulling us over there means pulling a lot of people over there!"

Xie Tao raised his eyebrows: "That's fine, what's wrong with that? Let's eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks together!"

Li Zhenye frowned: "Do you think this is a good thing? Isn't this cheating the southern factory?"

"What kind of trap is this? The Southern Factory is going to go bankrupt, we are just looking for the next buyer in advance." "I tell you, the Southern Factory will not go bankrupt!"

"Old Li, without chips, we will collapse sooner or later."

Xie Tao spoke with confidence, which made Li Zhenye very angry.

"Then go ahead, I won't leave anyway!"

After saying that, Li Zhenye turned away and left, and Xie Tao couldn't stop him even if he shouted.

Xie Tao returned to the dinner table and shook his head at Duan Xilai and Liu Dingjun.

"You don't know, Lao Li is stubborn and won't listen to advice at all."

Duan and Liu looked at each other, and there was nothing they could do, so they had to give up.

At the same time, Li Zhenye left the restaurant and walked towards the gate of the Nanfang factory angrily.

At this time, Li Zhenye heard the roar of a car engine behind him.

Looking back, I saw a truck coming, and it was a heavy-duty single-bucket truck.

Li Zhenye quickly pulled over to let the truck pass.

Then, there was one, two, three...

The trucks entered the southern factory park one after another.

Li Zhenye was a little surprised, this was obviously a truck for transporting spare parts.

With so many trucks mobilized at once, the amount transported must be enormous.

What could it be?
As soon as Li Zhenye returned to the office, someone notified him to attend a meeting.

Li Zhenye asked: "What kind of meeting is this?"

"Production mobilization meeting."

"……what?"

A moment later, Li Zhenye came out of the conference room and saw Xie Tao.

Xie Tao hurried over and showed the documents in his hand to Li Zhenye.

"what?"

“Receipt of resignation application.”

Li Zhenye was a little surprised. He didn't expect Xie Tao to act so quickly and submit his resignation letter as soon as he came back.

Xie Tao whispered, "Old Li, don't blame me for not reminding you. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again."

Li Zhenye shook his head and was too lazy to speak.

Xie Tao asked curiously again: "By the way, what did you talk about in the meeting?"

“We need to expand the scale of production.”

"What? Expand production?"

Xie Tao's eyes widened, as if he had heard it wrongly.

Seeing that Li Zhenye was silent, Xie Tao quickly asked: "Old Li, why do you suddenly want to expand the scale of production? Can the spare parts be supplied?"

Li Zhenye waved his hand: "Another batch of chips have been brought in."

"W-what!? How many chips?"

Li Zhenye looked at what Xie Tao was holding and said, "You are about to resign. There is no point in asking about this. I have something else to do. I will leave first."

Looking at Li Zhenye's back, Xie Tao felt like he was going to collapse.

This is really weird, how come more chips are suddenly delivered?

And it looks like a lot, otherwise they wouldn't suddenly want to expand their production scale.

How many chips were replenished? Could it be one million?
"Oh my god, no way..."

Xie Tao looked at the receipt of the resignation application form in his hand, feeling a little regretful.

If I had known this earlier, I would have made the decision later.

(End of this chapter)

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