kingnovel Chapter 355 Mayor Zhou’s Questions
Chapter 355 Mayor Zhou’s Questions
The next morning, Hao Qiang set off for Shenzhen to discuss new investments with the local government.
The accompanying senior executives included Jiang Ying, Luo Hao and Wang He.
At the Pengcheng Government Building, Mayor Zhou Ze personally met with Hao Qiang and others.
When Zhou Ze received a call yesterday from Hao Qiang expressing his intention to expand investment, he was filled with anticipation and surprise.
The first phase of Future Technology Group's factory in Pengcheng is about to be put into use. The actual investment has reached 180 billion yuan, which not only exceeds expectations, but also has an amazing construction progress.
Recalling the bet agreement signed with Future Technology Group in August 2007, one of the clauses was "invest 10 billion yuan within three years after the signing of the agreement, and a cumulative investment of 50 billion yuan within seven years."
Now, only a year and a half has passed, and Future Technology Group's investment has reached nearly 180 billion yuan, far exceeding expectations.
What the government is most worried about is that companies delay investment or take the opportunity to defraud loans.
It is rare to find a company like Future Technology Group that keeps its promises and is so sincere.
Not only did the investment amount exceed the agreement, but the execution efficiency was also amazing.
"Hello, Mr. Hao! How are you?" Zhou Ze's face was filled with a sincere smile and he extended his hand enthusiastically.
Every time I see this extremely young man in front of me, I feel deeply moved.
"Hello, Director Zhou Shi." Hao Qiang smiled and shook hands with Zhou Ze, while introducing the group's top management.
Afterwards, Hao Qiang shook hands with other government leaders.
After the greetings, everyone came to the government meeting room.
On behalf of the group, Jiang Ying introduced to the government leaders the achievements of Future Technology Group in the past year and some investment plans in Shenzhen this year.
After she finished speaking, Hao Qiang took over: "The first phase of investment is ready to be put into use, and the automobile company will enter mass production in August this year.
Today, the country lists new energy vehicles as one of the seven strategic emerging industries.
Our company plans to invest 50 billion yuan to invest in dedicated fast-charging stations.
We plan to conduct pilot projects in Pengcheng, Yuecheng, and Dongguan first, and we hope to gain support from the Pengcheng government."
"Mr. Hao, can you tell me more about this dedicated charging station?" Zhou Ze was slightly surprised.
Future Technology Group has not yet started producing cars, but it is in such a hurry to build charging stations.
They are so confident that new energy vehicles will sell well?
If the new energy vehicle market receives a lukewarm response, will this investment be wasted?
"We plan to build 50 dedicated charging stations in Pengcheng, 30 in Dongguancheng, and 50 in Yuecheng.
On average, each charging station covers an area of about 1 mu, and the investment amount of each charging station mainly depends on the land cost.
"The more troublesome issues now are land and land acquisition," Hao Qiang explained.
By 2023, Shenzhen will have approximately 150 charging stations, including many dedicated brand charging stations.
Today, the development area of Shenzhen is not as large as it was in 2023.
So, 50 charging stations are enough for now.
Hao Qiang discussed the land use for the charging station with the company's management.
The distribution box does not occupy a large area.
The charging area occupies the largest area, so it depends on how many charging parking spaces are needed.
The area of a parking space is about 16 square meters, and including the passage, it requires about 40 square meters.
If you only need one parking space for battery replacement, including the area occupied by the configuration facilities, sixty or seventy square meters can be used.
Hao Qiang thought that if it was to be done, it should be made bigger so that the car owner would not have to wait too long.
One acre of land is enough to arrange 8 charging parking spaces, and an automatic car wash area can also be configured next door.
The charging stations in later generations were very simple, with only a sunshade.
The amount of investment mainly depends on the land cost.
If you are in a more remote area, the land cost may be lower.
If there is government support, even land payment is not needed.
It is easy to obtain land now, but it will be difficult in a few years.
Hao Qiang then talked about the planning of charging stations.
After listening to this, Zhou Ze felt that the problem was not serious and stated, "The charging station is not a problem, it's just that the land is scattered and it is difficult to collect it. The government will assist your company."
Hao Qiang is quite satisfied with the government's support.
"Our company plans to invest in a wafer fab, and this trip is mainly to discuss this matter."
"Fab?!"
Zhou Ze and other government leaders were shocked.
This is a major project that not only requires a huge investment but also high-end technical support.
They can't help but wonder: Does Future Technology Group have such technical capabilities?
Zhou Ze quickly recovered from his shock and realized that this might be a major development opportunity.
Not only for Shenzhen, but also for the country.
At present, there are indeed wafer fabs in China.
The most advanced Zhongxin International is already able to produce chips using 65nm process technology.
[Explanation: The process technology of wafers and chips is different.
For example, manufacturing 12-inch wafers is relatively easy compared to chips, but manufacturing high-quality wafers is very difficult.
Zhongxin International is not yet able to produce wafers that meet the 28nm process.
The 28nm process chip is definitely higher in wafer (raw material) than the 65nm process chip.
High-quality wafers are the foundation for advanced process technology.
That is, high-purity, low-defect wafers are crucial to achieving small-size processes. Crystal defects can cause electron mobility to decrease, affecting chip performance.
Among other things, trace impurities in the wafer can affect the electrical characteristics of the transistor;
Factors such as wafer orientation consistency, surface flatness, warpage resistance, doping uniformity, and stress control all directly affect chip manufacturing.
Zhou Ze asked cautiously: "Mr. Hao, could you give us a detailed introduction to your wafer factory plan?"
What is the investment scale, technology level, and expected production capacity?
Hao Qiang smiled and nodded, then began to elaborate: “We plan to invest in a 12-inch wafer fab using 28nm process technology.
The initial investment is estimated to be around 200 billion yuan, and the total investment may reach 500 billion yuan in the next five years, with a monthly production capacity of 5 wafers.
As for the technical aspects, it is still under preparation.
Of course, this technology is extremely difficult, and I might invest hundreds of billions of yuan but end up with no results. But I want to give it a try and make some preparations in the early stages.
If we don’t succeed in the end, at least we have trained talents for the country.”
After listening to Hao Qiang's plan, Zhou Ze sighed inwardly.
Alas, there is no technical support.
Carrying out research and development with passion can only mean that you have money and can do whatever you want.
But no matter what, he definitely supports and admires Hao Qiang very much.
If successful, this project will not only bring considerable economic benefits to Shenzhen, but will also promote the upgrading of the entire electronic information industry chain and make unimaginable contributions to the country's development in this key field.
Zhou Ze took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Mr. Hao, thank you for your trust in Pengcheng.
We will fully support this project, including land, talent introduction, supporting facilities and other aspects.
We hope to bring this project to fruition as soon as possible.”
For semiconductor projects, they can only do their best to support them.
But, not optimistic.
Afterwards, the two sides began to discuss the specific details of the project in depth.
At the end of the meeting, Zhou Ze personally saw Hao Qiang and others off and once again expressed the government's full support.
Watching Hao Qiang leave, Zhou Ze turned to his colleagues and said, "We will hold another meeting tomorrow and we must go all out to promote this project.
Semiconductors are difficult, but I believe Mr. Hao must have confidence to be willing to invest so much money."
In fact, he himself didn't believe it, but that was all he could say.