Reaching for the stars with one hand

Chapter 143 Battle of Chips 1
"Brother Yong, I don't know what Francois thinks. I'm just the director of the supply chain. You'd better ask Francois directly about these things. I just analyze from the scope of my duties, even Francois Can't change the plan. I think the biggest possibility is,..."

"What is it?"

"A person like Francois will not make decisions casually. He will not do meaningless things to joke with you. I understand that even if he does not have no confidence in you, he will never believe that you will Complete this within a year. So even if you do something, he puts what you do in the plan for next year. I suggest you not to work too hard. If you complete the goal ahead of time, you can only start Wait. This is just my personal opinion, you can communicate with François."

Zhang Yong frowned slightly, "My idea is half a year. It's not half a year to complete the design, but to be able to supply in batches after half a year. Looking at it now, this goal is possible to achieve, but if the chip problem is not resolved, we really have to wait longer." It's half a year." He paused, and continued firmly: "I don't want to do this, all my resources can only support half a year's operation, and I have to finish this within 6 months."

Christopher, who was eating, raised his head, "What do you mean by your resources? Not Mag's resources?"

"It's my own money. Everything I do now is spent on my money. I'm not a rich person. I spend all I have, and I can only maintain the operation for half a year."

"My God, are you Chinese all so adventurous? Isn't it crazy that you use your own money to make Mag boards?"

"I don't think it's crazy, it's too late. Christopher, let me ask you, let's not consider the plan first. If there is no problem with Emel's production plan now, what will be the process when you supply me chips?"

"No, no, brother Yong, your question is wrong, no matter what the process is, I can't provide you with chips."

"What do you mean? How can I add this chip to my board?" Zhang Yong's face became more serious.

"Send me the board you finished, and I'll add Emel's chips."

"How do you add it? French factory? Or let T-key do it?"

"It must be T-key to do it."

"Does that mean I send the finished board to T-key, and T-key will return it to me after adding the chip."

"No, no, it's not right at all..." A little excited, Christopher finally put down the knife and fork in his hand, and looked up to face Zhang Yong.

"Ok, Brother Yong, let me explain the process. Although I don't know Francois' final plan, but, again, from my job responsibilities, this is the case. It is impossible for us to put A semi-finished board is sent to T-key, and the factory you choose is not the supplier of T-key. So you have to send your completed board to France. I am not sure how Mag will solve the problem with you. This is not me. It is decided. Then we send your semi-finished product back to China and send it to T-key. After T-key finishes the last patch, it will send the finished product back to France. Then when you need the board, you need to place an order with Mag formally , pay, and Mag sends you the board from France."

Zhang Yong was completely stunned, this process was far beyond his imagination, it was simply a mentally handicapped game.

China-France-China-France-China, the whole process is not only a long cycle, but also goes through several times of international logistics, the cost is extremely high, and these costs will definitely be added to the board in the future.Then the future pricing may be much higher than his psychological price, and all his subsequent plans may have to be changed.

These are not the worst, Zhang Yong began to understand why Xiao Sewa and Fang Shu were so opposed to Da Sewa's decision, and Da Sewa was so confident that Oliver gave him all the information.

Because no matter how much he did, in the end everything was still firmly in Mag's hands.No matter what conditions Da Se Wa agreed to him, if one day there is a disagreement between the two parties, Da Se Wa can easily take back everything.Even the OEM transformation that he worked so hard to complete with his own mortgaged house, Da Sewa can easily take the results back to Mag.

Even if he doesn't give Mag any information, Mag can easily copy his board to imitate, because Mag copied his own board, so there will be no legal issues involved.

Even Mag doesn't have to do this at all, they can negotiate with Zhang Yong and buy his achievements for a small price.These achievements are useless to other companies at all, and Zhang Yong cannot get the chip, and this board is equivalent to a scrap circuit board that should be discarded.

The outcome of the negotiations is almost self-evident.

Thinking of all this, Zhang Yong felt chills running down his back. He bet everything that his first project would become someone else's wedding dress, and he might be doomed.

Mag, the company he likes so much, brings him far more danger than Skydon and Eka.

Christophe looked at Zhang Yong with a bitter face, and realized something. He regretted that he had said too much.

He comforted: "Don't be too nervous, Brother Yong, this is just my personal thought. Maybe François has a plan, maybe he has other arrangements. If you have any questions, it's best to communicate with him directly. I It doesn't count."

Zhang Yong regained his composure, and a resolute expression appeared on his face again.

"Thank you, Christopher, I believe what you said, thank you for your frankness, it helped me a lot. With your reminder, I can prepare early." He said, holding up the beer.

"Cheers, Christopher. I will never allow something to happen, and I will never allow someone to take my work easily. I will figure out a way. May I ask a question?"

"Okay, brother Yong, I believe you. What's your problem?"

"Without a plan, is there any possible channel to buy Emel chips?"

Christopher shook his head again, "This is too difficult. This chip cannot be bought with money. And companies that are qualified to use this chip will basically not resell this product in the market."

"Based on your understanding, what is the most likely opportunity to buy this chip?"

"Unless a certain company is on the verge of bankruptcy or changes direction, in short, the company has changed, but there is still Aimel chip inventory in hand, so it is possible to sell it. This kind of thing may not happen, I'm afraid it will have to wait for the opportunity. But Aimel Because Mel pays too much attention to planning, his users generally don’t need additional chips. This phenomenon is very interesting. What you want to buy can’t be bought, and what you want to sell is not easy to sell. So when encountering this kind of opportunity, it is very big. Chances are you can buy it. But..."

"Didn't Oliver tell you?..."

"It's useless if you buy it. It's not a chip purchased directly from Aimel. They won't provide burning services. What you buy is just a pile of seemingly valuable electronic waste, which is useless at all."

Zhang Yong was noncommittal, "Thank you for your reminder, but you have been to China so many times, you should know China's manufacturing industry very well. Do you think it is possible for the Chinese to handle a programmer for Emel chips?"

"I'm not sure about this, although China's technological level in certain gray areas is indeed very high. However, if someone other than Aimel can handle this burner, then I think it must be in China. But I To remind you of one thing..."

"You said."

“I am a staunch supporter of intellectual property rights, and I don’t like the “Shan Zhai” behavior and products that can be seen everywhere in China,” he said, using a Chinese term.

"And in Mag, I absolutely disagree with you using some improper means to accomplish this matter...."

"I know that the Europeans, especially the French, have a lot of problems with us. But when it comes to intellectual property rights, we will never give in. Brother Yong, although the complicated process I said is unfair to you, and I don't really believe that Fer Lonçois will really have a better arrangement. I think he just wants to control everything through this process and rules. From his perspective, he did nothing wrong. If you use some illegal means to participate in Mag's products Come on. Brother Yong, you will lose my respect."

A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Yong’s mouth, “Is your western logic always like this? Maybe what we did was not good enough or fair enough, but you can’t use illegal means to fight. If we didn’t do well, we can say sorry, But if you use violent means to fight, we will use law, human rights, and even force to solve the problem. Is there a bit of Pir... logic."

Zhang Yong swallowed half a word.

Christophe blushed a little, "We did not violate the law, and the whole world knows that it is wrong to disrespect intellectual property rights and pirate copies."

"Then you use your own technological advantages to make huge profits in developing countries at a small cost. Is this commendable?"

Christophe narrowed his eyes, which meant that he had entered a state of confrontation.

"There is a man named Xiaowei in China, I wonder if you know him?"

Zhang Yong suddenly heard this familiar name, his heart skipped a beat, and his expression already admitted it.

"Looks like you know him, I think the Chinese in the satellite navigation industry know him. I've heard some of his stories, so what I want to say is that it's not all Westerners who make huge profits in developing countries, Do you agree?" He smiled maliciously.

"I agree that it is more appropriate to apply your logic here. He did something wrong, but it doesn't mean you are right."

"Brother Yong, I'm hungry. I looked at my watch just now. It's been at least 15 minutes. I haven't eaten a bite. I'm just talking to you here." He pointed at the food on the plate in front of him, "I think I'm sorry They're gone."

Zhang Yong smiled, "Okay, friends, go ahead, don't let them down. Do you want beer?"

"Well, get me a drink."

A verbal dispute disappeared, and Zhang Yong also began to enjoy his dinner, but a trace of worry in his eyes could not dissipate.

Chip, chip, once this question entered his mind, he couldn't let it go.

He gritted his teeth secretly, "It's just burning the chip, not making the chip yourself, how can it be so difficult? Get it done."

He thought about Christopher's talk on intellectual property rights again. Yes, he could confront Christopher with words, but in his heart, he himself was also an advocate for the protection of intellectual property rights.Especially what he did with Mag, although he used a lot of methods that are not aboveboard, but he can have a clear conscience, because everything is supported by Mag and Da Sewa.

But if he really copied Mag's program, the nature of this matter would change completely.Da Se Wa will bring him to justice as a plagiarist.As for Xiao Sewa and Fang Shu, no matter how much they sympathized with him, they probably would never, or dare not, speak up for him on this matter, which is totally intolerable by Western values ​​and Chinese laws.

Zhang Yong said to himself, "Francois, I still underestimated you. I really should think twice about the conditions you offered. But since this is the case, I will not let you get too complacent. I will definitely Use reasonable and legal means to protect your own rights. I also want to teach you a lesson for such a high-ranking person who plays with others in the palm of your hand."

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Wujiang, on a sunny weekend, Zhang Yong and Mu Yuntian had another hearty game.

Now this "elderly group of four" is actually quite famous in La Basketball Park, which made Mu Yuntian completely let go of his grievances and completely forgave Zhang Yong.

At the same time, he was also a little curious about his court partner. The crisis that happened in the workshop that day, Zhang Yong turned the crisis into safety with a wave of his hand. It might be a coincidence that he knew the foreigner, but the foreigner actually helped him smooth things over.

"What is your relationship with that foreigner? How did you meet?"

"He is your client, a person from Mag in France. Of course it is not surprising that I know him. As I said earlier, I work for Mag, and Mag agreed to visit T-key, so Mag will help me out. I Said that I never really lied to you, do you believe it now?"

"Okay, seeing how well you play, I trust you. Pick me up at the gate of my community at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, and we'll go to Kunshan."

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Kunshan, known as the top 2020 counties in the country, Zhang Yong naturally did not expect that this top spot will continue until [-].

There are dotted here, full of large and small factories, including internationally renowned manufacturing companies, as well as small factories established by three or five confidantes and enthusiastic young people.

Unlike low-end manufacturing in many regions, according to the latest statistics, the proportion of advanced manufacturing products here is almost half.

Zhang Yong's car navigation seems to be lost in the face of thousands of processing companies just like his owner.Later, relying entirely on Mu Yuntian, who was sitting in the co-pilot, to guide the way, Zhang Yong drove the car around a small turn and turned into a small town, then drove out quickly, and finally entered a courtyard not far from the town.There are a few iron-cast typography on the gate of the courtyard, made by Yuexin.

Yuexin's boss, Wang Yuexin, was Mu Yuntian's former T-key colleague, and has maintained a cooperative relationship with T-key. T-key occasionally throws some small projects to them that he doesn't want to do.

There are a huge number of such small businesses in Kunshan, relying on big trees to enjoy the shade.

Different from the arrogance of big companies, Wang Yuexin is extremely polite to guests. He calls Mu Yuntian Brother Tian and Zhang Yong Boss Zhang.Respectfully invite you into the office, offer cigarettes and serve tea.

Zhang Yong took a brief tour of Wang Yuexin's production line. Although it is far from being comparable to T-key in terms of scale and advanced level, there should be no problem in completing Zhang Yong's board manufacturing.

Speaking of the supply of raw materials, before Wang Yuexin could speak, Mu Yuntian replied next to him, "It's no problem, I'll take care of it for him."

Zhang Yong felt more at ease in his heart, this was the purpose of his coming to T-key, with Mu Yuntian's cooperation, these things would definitely be done with half the effort.

When all the dust settled, Zhang Yong remembered his biggest worry, he took out a board and handed it to Wang Yuexin.

"This chip, yes, this is it. Is it possible for you to get it programmed and make a burner?"

Wang Yuexin shook his head immediately, "This is not our director, I can't do it. I suggest you go to Shenzhen Huaqiangbei to have a look. We can help you with a little favor, for example, remove this chip for you."

Zhang Yong was stunned, "Of course this chip can be removed, I can do it myself. But it is a one-time use, if you remove it, there will be problems with the pins, basically it will be scrapped."

Mu Yuntian and Wang Yuexin smiled at the same time, "Boss Zhang, this type of chip may be considered disposable, but in our hands, it can be used repeatedly. If you believe me, let us try it and we will give it to you later." You have a chip, intact, and you can use it again anytime.”

(End of this chapter)