my gilded age

Chapter 786 The standard secret!Vote for hope!
The 3GPP conference can actually be regarded as a very useful and busy conference around the world.

Because it really has to be opened many times, many, many times.

There was already one meeting in South Korea in mid-June. This meeting was just about talking and getting ready for voting. The general things were pretty much the same.

Now, in August, when we came to Europe, there are nearly 8 manufacturers participating in the conference. Everyone knows that the standard must be set now, and the sooner the better, there should be no further delay.

In fact, it is a question of 5G standards, long codes and short codes, which one is used.

At present, there are three main standards, but the main ones, which have more technical advantages, are Chrysanthemum Factory and Qualcomm. These two camps are quite large.

Chrysanthemum Factory is now the de facto world's largest communications provider. There is no problem with this, but Qualcomm is now the No. 1 mobile phone chip.

It's really hard to say who is more powerful between the two sides. The key now is who to listen to.

We have been arguing for a long time. We were arguing before, but now we have to vote to find out the result.

Back then, I didn’t expect that 3Gpp would be so valuable, but from 2G to 3G, and then to 4G, the business here was really too big, and people couldn’t help but pay attention to it. This standard was all It's money.

Let's put it this way, whoever masters this standard can collect patent fees. Is it awesome or not?
The key is that mastering this standard requires great strength and huge market share.

Our country in China is actually at the top in terms of market share. This is communications. Whether it is Chrysanthemum Factory or Chongxing, they are among the top four companies in the world. They are really very capable if they live in one place.

As for Qualcomm, in fact, this company mainly produces chips, which is a component in communications. Yes, we must admit that this component is very powerful, but it is just a component, but its share is also very strong.

How to vote, in fact, everyone has their own way.

Bai Shiqiu really doesn't know much about this kind of technical things, but as a popular figure in China, he is also the founder of TT Mobile, TT Communications, TT Home, TT...

Bai Shiqiu is very important. Even if he doesn't understand, he still came to the venue this time. But this venue is not urgent for the time being. Let's get together with some of the main responsible persons of our Chinese manufacturers.

There are actually a lot of us Chinese here in the Netherlands, but for many of them, their identities are somewhat problematic. This time, in order not to cause trouble, after all, everyone was just part of the scene, so we didn’t go to any guild hall or anything like that. Instead, I found a local Michelin restaurant.

This is a social event. As you can tell by the name, it is organized by representatives of manufacturers from Taiwan. It’s interesting. Taiwan has quite a lot of connections with the underworld in the Netherlands, but they don’t want to attend such an occasion. , show your strength.

There are many manufacturers in Taiwan, such as MediaTek, Asus, etc. There are a lot of them, many of which I have never heard of in mainland China, but their main business is packaging and testing.

why?
Because there is TSMC.

Packaging testing is to test TSMC's products. From this point of view, TSMC's importance to Taiwan is indescribable.

But despite this, TSMC did not come, which is quite interesting.

The entire restaurant has been booked. After all, you are all people who have seen the world. When the banquet started... Bai Shiqiu did not show up. He is an important person. Lin Rong said, "Wait a minute."

Just wait, but he met someone in the car.

Yes, the car he took arrived, but he didn't get off, and this man was also very interesting.

"Old Bai, haha..."

"Brother Lei, haha..."

It was Rebs.

When the two met, they were very happy and hugged each other with smiles.After a little chatting, I'm sure they won't say anything messy, like getting up to pee.

Straight to the point.

"Today's vote, Lao Bai, you are all here, so the situation is quite...Let me put it this way, even Mr. Liu who thinks about it has already given a pretty good plan, which is basically possible. What we have taken care of is that we support Qualcomm for long codes. In fact, Qualcomm still has a great advantage, but for short codes, we support Chrysanthemum Factory, so that people will not say that we are white-eyed. As for revitalization, you I understand, they will definitely not support Chrysanthemum Factory, they have a closer relationship with Qualcomm..."

"Oh."

Bai Shiqiu didn't expect that this vote had such a hidden meaning.

But it's not surprising.

To put it simply, as far as the current situation is concerned, there are actually three companies doing things. The comparative advantages of the three companies are that except Qualcomm, which is Chrysanthemum Factory, the other one is Chongxing.

Zhongxing is a very powerful company. They have demonstrated their strong 3G capabilities at many 5GPP meetings.Even in this aspect, at least in terms of presentation, it surpasses Chrysanthemum Factory.

But there's a problem. . .

"But if we do this, won't we still be choked by others?"

Bai Shiqiu's words were completely from a layman's point of view, but he grasped an important point.

This is definitely not to say that Chongxing is in bad shape. In fact, Chongxing is a very strong company, and its investment in research and development has always been very large.

However, this industry has a division of labor. The division of labor for Zhongxing is mainly about integration, regardless of chip matters.

Under the conditions of market economy and globalization, this is absolutely correct, and it is in line with the original work of market economy, free market.

In fact, as far as the overall issue is concerned, everyone has a division of labor. When I do this, I invest all the resources in this field. Then when you do that, you also invest all the resources. In this way, if you and I cooperate again, this is not The best.

The truth is actually really simple, but... . .

"Old Bai, your idea is too unnecessary. Let's just sum it up like this. Could it be that the Yankees will not sell our goods?" Rebus's words are also very reasonable.

In fact, many people do not think of one aspect.

As far as the Internet is concerned, many people are complaining that China does not have chips or CPUs. In fact, it is not the case. We do have them. However, in terms of cost and performance, purchasing American products is a good choice.

There is another important point here, that is, our domestic manufacturer is the largest customer of American chips.

Not bragging, any manufacturers in our country go out, they are all big customers, and other countries do not have such demand.

The logic of what Rebus said is very simple.Our China is the largest market and the customer of the largest US chip company. According to the normal business model, it is impossible for them not to sell our products, which is almost non-existent.

but.

"Brother Lei, will we always be led by the Yankees?"

"This is not leading the way!"

"Where's our own new film?"

"Lao Bai, we are also doing it, but according to the current level, we are one year behind the United States."

One year away, this is the truth of the current Chinese chip industry.

There is really only so much difference, and there are also some legal issues involved.

To be honest, what Americans really want is to do the easiest work and get the best enjoyment, so they are so concerned about intellectual property rights and patents.

This is not to say that patents are bad, but if a company continues to make money just because of the patent, and lives on the patent like a vampire, is this okay?

There are too many vampire companies like this in America.

In fact, the real reason for the decline of the United States is this, that is, they have too many vampire companies. Moreover, after many years of experience, many companies can no longer suck blood and they fail.

"Brother Lei, do you really think..."

"The entire voting plan is well thought out. It's not that we won't vote for Chrysanthemum Factory. We've already said it before. It's not that we won't vote. Moreover, they have an advantage in short codes. When the final results come out, that's what I said. With this plan, we will get the maximum benefit. You see, we have attacked the Chrysanthemum Factory and stopped them from being so arrogant, and then we have a good relationship with Qualcomm. How great is that."

I must say, what Rebus said is right and makes sense.

But what about Bai Shiqiu?
"Brother Lei, I still can't turn my elbow outward."

"Old Bai, you are too stubborn."

"Brother Lei, I actually agree with your reasoning, but I really can't help it."

"Can you tell me why? What exactly did you see?"

When Rebs came this time, he had already contacted Mr. Huang at Lianxiang. Huang was always a woman and was in charge of 3GPP standard issues. In a company like Lianxiang, the hierarchy is very strict. This kind of thing, Mr. Liu and Boss Yang will not happen, there is no need for them at all, this is a trivial matter.

Just remote control will do.

The plan had been completed before, and many domestic manufacturers said it was good. Rebus did not believe that his persuasive ability was so poor.

And, most importantly, he felt that Bai Shiqiu would be able to figure out the huge benefits involved.

So, there must be a reason for Bai Shiqiu's behavior. To put it simply, Bai Shiqiu may have seen something more beneficial than this plan, that is, Boss Liu's plan.

Contrary to Mr. Liu, he just supports the Chrysanthemum Factory.

What is Bai Shiqiu doing?

But Bai Shiqiu smiled and said, "I actually don't make any sense, but I see one thing, and that is hope."

hope?

Rebus really never dreamed that Bai Shiqiu would give such a literary statement. This was really too literary.

"So……"

"Brother Lei, I will definitely support our competitors."

"That……"

"Brother Lei, it's up to you."

"No! I am still Bai brother this time!"

After speaking, both of them laughed.

The results were interesting. When Bai Shiqiu showed up at the banquet, all the manufacturers, especially the big guys from Taiwan, were very enthusiastic.

The most interesting thing is that everyone mentioned voting.

Yes, this is a real business banquet, not business.

What about voting?

TT, Xiaomi, and what is particularly interesting are Taiwanese manufacturers. Almost all Taiwanese manufacturers have invested in Chrysanthemum Factory!
Some people saw this posture and made a powerful move.

Strongly disagree!

In the end, after four rounds of voting, everyone almost vomited.

Qualcomm got the long code, and Chrysanthemum Factory got the short code.

　Thank you so much everyone!sincere gratitude!

　　So what, the World Cup is of course OK, but I regret it again, I regret it again.

　　Black car, what did I say before, right?

　　Not much to say, I will write a little bit about this aspect, thank you very much.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)