What the film “Home Away” moves you the most?

The film “Home Away” reflects the real life of Shanghai people. I was born and grew up in Shanghai, so I am very familiar with the film. The plot that the lonely old man wishes to spend more time with his children moves me the most 

Which scene in the film “Home Away” is the most unforgettable for you? 

The most unforgettable scene is that the old man and his son fell over on the street, cried and embraced each other.

As we know, you have invested in a lot of projects and set up many enterprises. So before you invest in this film, have you ever participated in other films?  And will you share with us what’s the difference between the investment in films and that in other types of projects? 

I have never invested in any film project before.

There is great difference between the investment in films and that in other types of projects. For example, I will focus on the team, product and market prospect when I make investments in science and technology projects, and I know a lot about them and I could participate in both product development and market expansion; while as for the investment in films, it completely depends on the resource integration ability of directors and producers as well as their capabilities of comprehending the film industry, so I can’t give them a hand, but only understand and assist the director in his work.

So far, this film has won over 30 global awards and honors, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, etc. So, how do you evaluate Director Oliver Yan?

Director Oliver Yan is a new prominent director, with the background of science and technology, the spirit of craftsmanship for excellence and the feelings of an artist. I believe that he will bring more excellent works for audiences.

You won the Highest Achievement Award of Intel in 1990, and you are an iconic figure in the field of semiconductors and chips. You have founded IC Education and you are the author of the best-seller “The Big Bang of the Chip”. Besides, you have your own radio station at www.ximalaya.com. Will you share your experience with us?

Yes, I have been engaged in the chip industry for over 30 years, and I used to hold many posts ranging from an engineer to an enterprise manager, a technician to a marketing person, a student to a professor, an entrepreneur to a founder, and a science writer for chips to a We-Media worker, and recently I have shifted from a film viewer to a film investor. I enjoy the opportunity for cross-industry development in this new era. I hope that we can make contributions to Chinese film industry together, to show the charm and influence of Chinese films to the world.

Finally, what are you up to lately?

Recently, the chip industry has been a very trending topic and the overall localization of the chip industry is of the greatest investment potential. Both my colleagues in IC Technology and I are busy with integrating resources, developing the new generation of chip materials and chip production, especially the extra-high voltage chip and communication chip related to 5G. We hope that we can launch such new products in 2021 or 2022.