Reborn Tycoon Rise

"What? This video was shot by a Chinese?" In the archives room of ABC headquarters, Thomas looked at the information in front of him and almost vomited out his lunch in surprise.

Rudiff was also very unconvinced. He took the portfolio over again and looked at the passport on it carefully. It didn't look like it was fake. He asked the clerk next to him, "Did you register it wrong?"

The clerk was very innocent and said: "No, there is a number on the video tape. The number corresponds to the one on the document and was engraved on it at the same time. There can be no mistakes."

Thomas nodded and said: "Okay, I understand, you can go about your business!"

The clerk immediately felt relaxed, said a polite word and left.

Rudiff said: "It seems we have to find this Chinese!"

Thomas said: "Of course, but there is no phone number or address in the information, so it may not be easy to find it."

Rudiff smiled and said: "It's not easy for others, but it's not easy for us. Don't forget that we are the media. How difficult can it be to find someone?"

Thomas smiled and said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. Don't contact me after you find him. Let me know and I'll talk to him in person."

Rudiff said: "No problem, finding people is our strength, negotiation is your strength, we each have our own duties."

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On the third day after Xu Zhi arrived in the United States, Matthew, the manager of Texas Instruments' San Francisco factory, also rushed over.

In fact, they had made an appointment a long time ago. If Xu Zhi hadn't come to the United States again, I'm afraid Matthew would have boarded a plane and gone to Xiangjiang.

"Eric, out of cost considerations for customers, our company has decided to reduce the prices of two Midea motherboards by $30 at the same time!" After a few casual remarks, Matthew went straight to the topic!

Xu Zhi smiled and said, "Thank you very much!"

Of course, Texas Instruments is not so kind. The capitalists in this world are eager to squeeze every drop of blood from their customers. The reason why they took the initiative to lower prices is because the two games Xiangjiang Cube have become popular in the United States.

The products shipped from Xiangjiang simply could not meet the demand of the American market. After confirming the supply and sales contract with Reading, Xu Zhi immediately sent TI's motherboards to the American foundry.

Although the efficiency of American workers is not as high as that of Asian workers, they are better because they have more people. In more than a month, tens of thousands of arcade machines left six foundries around Los Angeles and were sent to all parts of the country.

The skyrocketing popularity of Xiangjiang cube arcade machines has also attracted the attention of many semiconductor companies in the United States. Most of these companies have become half-dead under the competition from RB peers. After learning that TI is the only supplier of Midea, many companies The company sent letters of inquiry to the company headquarters in Xiangjiang.

In fact, this is not only the case for American companies, but also for some small semiconductor companies in RB. In the era before the personal computer exploded, the market demand of the semiconductor industry was far lower than the output. Even if the cost of RB's company was low, the cake was too small and there were not many people. Can eat enough.

"Yes, the purpose of our company is to consider customers!" Matthew smiled and said: "But for the purpose of maximizing the interests of both parties, I hope that Midea can form a long-term strategic cooperative relationship with our TI. After all, semiconductors In an industry, the more operations are started, the lower the costs will be.”

"Texas Instruments is a top Fortune 500 company. We at Midea are of course very willing to form a strategic partnership with such a company." Xu Zhi paused again and said: "However, due to cost and strategic security considerations, we at Midea Midea has decided to build a motherboard factory in Xiangjiang, and I also hope that TI can provide technical assistance in this regard!"

"Build a motherboard factory in Xiangjiang?" Matthew's face turned ugly after hearing this. He was here to stabilize this big customer. If he helped the other party build a motherboard factory in Xiangjiang, what else would the other party need to do?

But this kind of motherboard is not a high-end monopoly technology like chip manufacturing. Not to mention the United States, there are many companies in Asia that can produce this kind of motherboard. If they refuse at this moment, it means that the order has really disappeared completely. .

Of course Xu Zhi understood what he was thinking and said, "Matthew, you should understand that although this society has become industrially globalized, if a company wants to be based in this forest, it must control some of its own core technologies or core components. This is our thinking at Midea. Even if our motherboard factory is established in the future, many orders will still be sent out. As long as TI helps us build the factory, then of course TI will have priority for these orders."

For Midea, the motherboard factory is actually a necessary step in the company's development plan. In terms of production, it can have its own production capacity and have a stronger bottom line when negotiating with external suppliers.

The more important purpose is research and development. There will definitely be many Midea games in the future. If the motherboards of these games are all outsourced during the research and development stage, even if they are protected by copyright patents, it will be extremely easy to cause game leaks. Moreover, external intervention will lead to low efficiency, which will seriously delay the progress of game development.

On the other hand, other products, such as household appliances, computers, TVs and other products, have begun to implement IC board control. This area will be a huge market in the future.

Of course, Matthew also knew the importance of high-tech self-production, but he still said: "To help build a factory in Xiangjiang, this is not something I can decide alone. I will report this matter to the board of directors when I go back. Can I approve it?" I’m not sure yet, but if Eric you can give us the chip orders needed for the motherboard factory to TI, I think there shouldn’t be any big problem with building the factory!”

"So that's the idea!" Xu Zhi smiled inwardly. The electronic industry in Xiangjiang is basically an OEM industry. The technology of the motherboard factory is already very high, but it should be possible to establish the factory by spending money on training and recruiting people. .

But chips are different. The chip factories of this era are not as scary as the billions of dollars of investment in later generations, but it is still impossible to play with less than a few million dollars. However, this thing is actually the same as winter oil tin, and it is not expensive to buy. , but it’s painful to use. Without countless years of dedicated research, the scrap rate would make people vomit blood.

Moreover, Xiangjiang is basically a desert for the chip industry, and the number of talents in this field is basically zero. Even if Xu Zhi had money to invest, he would probably be stuck in a situation where no one would start work.

Therefore, in a short period of time, the chip can only be outsourced, so TI wants to lock in this order. After all, Xu Zhi said it is good now, but after the motherboard factory is completed, who knows whether it will all be produced by itself, even if it is again For outsourcing, you don’t have to buy it from Texas Instruments.

Xu Zhi refused directly: "I can only say that for the sake of everyone's friends, if the price is the same and the quality is the same, Deyi has priority."

Seeing that he couldn't convince Xu Zhi, Matthew said: "In that case, I can't guarantee that the board of directors will agree to this matter!"

Xu Zhi sneered: "Really? I asked Deyi to build this factory because I hope we can have long-term friendly cooperation. Do you really think I can't build this factory even if I have money?"

The reason why the motherboard order was given to TI is because it is an industrial giant and will not enter the consumer electronics market casually. Compared with the consortium model between RB companies, if the order is given to RB companies, it is likely to be leaked. To some RB game companies, so they would rather be more expensive, but also give orders to American companies before the games are launched.

But the Moss 6502 chip is different. This thing has actually become a standard part in the electronics industry. RB can be mass-produced in the United States and even Europe and South Korea. The market price has fallen to the bottom, and it is a complete buyer's market.

Moreover, the cost of RB is lower, which also leads to the high ex-factory price of 6502 in American chip factories. How stupid would Xu Zhide be to give this order to the other party?

Seeing that he couldn't convince Xu Zhi, Matthew could only say: "Okay, then I will contact you after I go back and make sure. Eric, our cooperation has always been very good, and I hope this cooperation can continue for a long time."