Reborn in the red age

The superior leaders attached great importance to the launch of this graphics card. The press conference hall in the Great Hall was only rented out in the morning. In order to allow Huaxin to fully display its achievements, the relevant departments made special coordination and lent the press conference hall to Huaxin three days before the launch conference.

Li Qingfeng, who had not been seen for a long time, also appeared in the Huaxin Building three days before the press conference.

Trevor and Pullen, who had been squatting in Huaxin Building for a month without any results, were cursing Li Qingfeng in the hotel room when they suddenly received a notice from Huaxin informing them that Li Qingfeng had recovered and would meet them in Huaxin Building this afternoon.

The two looked at each other, cursed a few words in a low voice, then simply tidied their clothes and hurried to Huaxin Building.

"Teacher Li, the Intel representative has arrived downstairs and is heading to the conference room," He Guangqin hurried into the office to report to Li Qingfeng.

Li Qingfeng nodded. They had been left alone for a month. It was time to meet. Trevor was nothing. After all, Pullen was Intel's vice president, so he still had to give him some face.

After watching Story Time for twenty minutes in the office, Li Qingfeng thought it was about time, so he called Xu Yuanming.

After Xu Yuanming came up, he walked into the meeting room at a leisurely pace.

In the conference room, the first thing you see is Trevor and Pullen sitting there with slightly unhappy expressions on their faces.

Qingfeng Li smiled and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

Trevor was about to complain, but Pullen extended his hand first: "Mr. Li, I'm glad to finally meet you."

"Mr. Pullen, nice to meet you. I haven't been feeling well recently. I apologize for taking up your time."

After a few simple polite words and a seat, Trevor directly explained the purpose of his visit:

"We have completed the testing of Huaxin's graphics accelerator card. We have to admit that Swift 95 Pro is an astonishing product with an absolutely genius design. We at Intel are very interested in Huaxin. I wonder if you will choose Intel as Huaxin's partner in going global?"

During this month of being left out, the two of them did not do nothing.

Accompanied by He Guangqin, the two of them not only tested the performance of the graphics card, but also visited the wafer factory.

After going through the whole process, the two had to admit that this product was even better than they had expected, surpassing similar products on the market. It was simply a groundbreaking product.

After delivering the test results to Intel headquarters, Intel headquarters immediately asked the two to continue staying in China and to meet with Li Qingfeng to discuss matters related to investing in Huaxin, or at least to discuss cooperation.

After glancing at the two of them, Li Qingfeng smiled faintly and said nothing. Instead, he winked at Xu Yuanming, indicating that it was his turn to speak.

Xu Yuanming immediately understood the hint and coughed to attract the attention of the two. Then he said slowly, "Mr. Trevor, we at Huaxin will consider your idea, but I would like to state my and Huaxin's attitude first."

At this point, Xu Yuanming's tone became more serious, and he said loudly: "Huaxin has developed all the way to the present by relying on its own efforts and hard work. We have always been open to cooperation, but it is definitely not an unprincipled compromise."

The meaning of these words is very clear. Put away your condescending attitude. Although Huaxin is not large in scale, it is definitely not a soft persimmon that can be bullied by anyone.

Trevor and the other man looked at each other and ignored Xu Yuanming. Instead, they looked at Li Qingfeng, waiting for Li Qingfeng's reply.

Facing the two people's gazes, Li Qingfeng smiled slightly, picked up the teacup and took a sip: "I am just one of Huaxin's shareholders, and I don't hold any position in Huaxin. Whether it's cooperation or investment, I can talk to Mr. Xu."

After understanding Li Qingfeng's meaning, Trevor clasped his hands on the table and stared at Xu Yuanming: "General Manager Xu, as a businessman, I think you should understand that in the semiconductor industry, Intel is the industry giant. The technology, capital and global market channels we can provide can instantly make Huaxin a world-renowned manufacturer. I don't know how many companies dream of getting on the Intel train."

"We are certainly aware of the advantages you mentioned, but Huaxin is not bad either. As the major shareholder of Huaxin, Lemon Company can provide everything else besides technology."

At this point, Xu Yuanming looked at the two of them sarcastically and continued, "And after you successfully acquire shares, what advanced technologies can Intel provide us?"

Pulun straightened up and said confidently: "Mr. Xu, if Intel acquires a stake in Huaxin, Huaxin will naturally be incorporated into Intel's system, and the two sides can appropriately exchange some patent licenses."

"Mr. Pullen, you've said so much, but the most important thing is the exchange of patent licenses, right? Get our patents on graphics accelerator cards and use them to develop Intel's own accelerator cards, am I right?"

"Mr. Xu, you misunderstood. Intel's purpose is by no means so narrow. Patent exchange is a mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation method. We will also license some of Intel's core technology patents to Huaxin to help Huaxin achieve greater breakthroughs in other fields."

"Forget it. Huaxin's patents cannot be exchanged with any company. If you come here with this purpose, then forget about the investment." Xu Yuanming interrupted Pullen with a wave of his hand before he could finish his words.

Pu Lun's face turned gloomy, and he raised his voice and said, "Mr. Xu, your decision is too hasty. In business cooperation, patent exchange is a common and reasonable means, which can make the technical resources of both parties more efficiently integrated and utilized."

"I still say that Huaxin will not exchange patents with any company. We welcome investment, but please don't mention patent exchange anymore."

Xu Yuanming's firm attitude left Pullen speechless for a moment.

Trevor suppressed his anger and said, "Mr. Xu, you are pushing Huaxin down a difficult path. Without Intel's support, it will be difficult for Huaxin to gain a foothold in the international market."

Li Qingfeng did not interfere in their negotiation, but since Huaxin was threatened in front of Li Qingfeng, he had to interrupt.

Placing the teacup heavily on the table, Li Qingfeng said coldly: "Semiconductors are not finance, and Intel is not Wall Street. Although Huaxin is weak, it cannot be threatened at will. What? Do you think Lemon Company is made of clay?"

Trevor's face turned pale and blue after hearing what Qingfeng Li said. Just as he was about to open his mouth to refute, Pullen grabbed his arm tightly.

Compared to Trevor, Pullen saw clearly that Lemon Company was quite powerful and Qingfeng Li was also a well-known figure in the world. If he was willing to join America, he would instantly become one of the world's top capitalists.

People like me seem to be in a very good position, but in the final analysis, we are just employees. At most, we are senior employees. We cannot represent Intel and we have neither the qualifications nor the ability to argue with others.

Pullen put on a smiling face and said, "Mr. Li, calm down. Trevor definitely didn't mean to threaten me. He was just anxious for a moment and his expression was a little inappropriate."

"I know whether you are anxious or not. Don't mention the issue of equity investment. Even if you want to mention it, it's not you who should bring it up. Let Noyce and Moore come to talk to me." (Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, founders of Intel)
Having said that, Qingfeng Li began to serve tea to the guests.

Unfortunately, the two people who came were foreigners. They didn't understand what this meant and remained sitting in their seats with no signs of getting up.

As a last resort, he could only give a look to He Guangqin who was waiting on the side, indicating that he should chase the man away immediately.

After sending the two annoying guys away, Xu Yuanming asked hesitantly, "Teacher Li, have you figured out how to deal with those troublemakers on Wall Street?"

After Li Qingfeng mentioned Wall Street just now, Xu Yuanming suddenly remembered one thing, that is, how could that unlucky guy on Wall Street watch Huaxin make a lot of money?
After all, Wall Street is a world-famous troublemaker and is notorious for not doing its job. Even Lemon Companies have cut their profits to feed them.

If you don't let them make money from you, they will stick to you like a dog-skin plaster and try every means to trip you up all over the world.

Until you agree to give them concessions, or give up the international market and just play your own game domestically.

There is no way. This is the operating rule of this world. Any company must go through this step, even American companies are no exception.

If one day China can overwhelm America in all aspects, then the Magic City will replace Wall Street and begin to reap the whole world.

Li Qingfeng spread his hands and said very straightforwardly: "No, there is no rush. Let's take it one step at a time. I still have some face on Wall Street. They won't come up and cause trouble directly."

"Ok"

Seeing that Li Qingfeng knew what was going on, Xu Yuanming stopped asking questions and could put his worries aside for the time being.

At present, the more urgent task facing Huaxin is the upcoming graphics card launch conference.

From the penultimate day after the press conference, foreign companies and media began to board planes to China one after another.

Huaxin also took action, starting from the airport, and replacing all the signs and road signs along the way with huge posters of Huaxin.

On the main traffic arteries of the capital, colorful propaganda flags fluttered in the wind, and slogans and banners written in Chinese and English could be seen everywhere.

At the entrance of the Great Hall, a giant domestically produced LED screen covering an area of ​​1,000 square meters was erected overnight.

This LED screen was removed from Tianjin. It was originally used in the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships. It was used again for Huaxin's press conference, shouldering the responsibility of showcasing the country's technological level.

It’s a pity that this thing cannot play videos yet. It can only be used to display the technical parameters of the graphics card and the slogan and welcome message of this press conference.

In recent days, residents of the capital have been discussing the arrangements for the Huaxin press conference. Neighbors gathered together and came to the street closest to their homes, pointing and commenting on the fluttering promotional flags and the eye-catching large posters.

"See? This Huaxin is incredible. I heard that the graphics accelerator card that will be released this time can compete with those big foreign brands, and it is also internationally leading!"

A middle-aged man in a military coat pointed at the poster and spoke excitedly to the neighbors nearby with anticipation in his eyes.

A gray-haired old man next to him scratched his head in confusion: "What is a graphics accelerator card? I don't understand it, but it sounds pretty cool."

"Didn't they say on TV that it was used on 586?"

"What is 586?"

A young man came over, pushed up his glasses and explained: "586 is a computer."

"Now I know what you mean. It's just a computer. I've seen it on TV." The old man looked at the young man and asked him what a graphics accelerator card was.

The young man said excitedly: "Uncle, didn't you see the advertisement on TV? It can be used to play games on the computer. It's just like going to the battlefield, holding a gun and shooting at people. The scene is so exciting. If I had money, I would definitely buy a computer and an acceleration card and play games at home for a year."

The old man smacked his lips and suddenly felt that this graphics accelerator card was not a good thing. However, when he thought that it was a high-tech product developed by his own company, he did not dare to say anything bad.

"How is it? Are there many media visiting this time?"

The afternoon before the press conference, Li Qingfeng asked the press conference preparation team about the current media visits.

A young man quickly replied, "Chairman, the number of media coming this time far exceeded our expectations. All the domestic media, whether invited or not, are here. There are also many influential international science and technology publications and news agencies that have sent teams of reporters here. We are a little short of camera space on site."

"All the camera spaces are tight? Good, good, this shows that the outside world is paying a lot of attention to us," Li Qingfeng said with great satisfaction.

He Guangqin, who was standing aside, looked at the pleased Li Qingfeng with an expression that seemed to want to say something but hesitated. He couldn't help but secretly thought in his heart that among so many media, most of them were probably here to laugh at us and expose our fakery.

After all, Huaxin's international reputation has not been very good in the past month, and this press conference has a resounding nickname, called "the largest international fraud scene at the end of the 20th century."

"Yes, the camera space is a bit crowded. Do you want to kick out the media who are not on the list?"

"Well, crowded camera seats are indeed a problem." Li Qingfeng nodded in agreement and said, "So, only CCTV will be kept as domestic media, and all other media will be driven out. Don't let them take up space."

"Ah? Many of these are companies that have received our invitation letters."

"No big deal. I was worried that there weren't many foreign media, so I wanted to bring them in to make up the numbers. Now that there are so many international media, we don't need them to support the scene, so of course we have to send them away."

The young man opened his mouth, looked down at the ground strangely, and nodded repeatedly to indicate that he would make arrangements immediately. (End of this chapter)