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Chapter 336 The Mountain Belonging to Dongling Hi-Tech
In a rather quiet hotel suite in Yanjing, there is no television or other electronic equipment, and mobile phones are not allowed in.

At any meeting of the Taishan Industry Research Association, recording, record-keeping, and media reporters are not allowed to be present.

In fact, Taishan Industry Research Association is acting very low-key at the moment. People in the industry know that there is such a circle, but the media has not reported it.

It was not until ten years later that the Taishan Industry Research Association moved its gathering place to Taiwan, which was exposed by the media there. Only then did the Taishan Industry Research Association come to the public's attention. Those years were also the most glorious moments for Boss Liu and the Taishan Industry Research Association.

The members of Taishan Industry Research Association are scattered all over the country. Those who came to the gathering today are mainly people in Yanjing, including Boss Liu, Duan Yongji, Zhang Yue, Boss Lin of Xinyuan Real Estate in Yanjing, and several consultants of Taishan Industry Research Association. They are all influential figures in their respective industries.

But today, Duan Yongji and Boss Liu are present, so they are basically the ones in charge. What they decide basically represents the attitude of the Taishan Industrial Research Association.

"I wanted to maintain peace. We are all mainland companies. At this critical moment when foreign brands are attacking the domestic market, we should unite as one. Unfortunately..."

Boss Liu, who was speaking, sighed deeply with a look of compassion, as if he was quite helpless that Li Dongling did not understand his intentions.

"Li Dongling is unwilling to join the Taishan Industry Research Association. I'm afraid that Dongling Hi-Tech will be our enemy rather than our friend in the future!" Duan Yongji said after taking a long puff of cigarette.

Boss Liu nodded, frowning, "I thought that this time Lenovo could start cooperating with Dongling Hi-Tech to purchase chips, storage, screens and other computer components from Dongling Hi-Tech.

The world doesn’t understand me, Old Liu. Lenovo Computer is willing to support domestic components, but now it seems that there is no chance to cooperate with Dongling Hi-Tech! "

Boss Liu sighed. Whether to purchase computer parts from Dongling Hi-Tech's brand was another matter, but he had indeed discussed with Duan Yongji about getting Li Dongling to join the Taishan Industrial Research Association, and the two of them hit it off almost immediately.

Duan Yongji wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to indirectly get investment or even acquire a stake in Dongling Hi-Tech, while Boss Liu was also a little overwhelmed by Lenovo's mess this year and wanted to use Dongling Hi-Tech to get out of trouble.

Lenovo failed in developing motherboards, suffered a loss of several hundred million Hong Kong dollars, and its stock price collapsed. Lenovo is now on the verge of collapse, and Boss Liu is not having a good time either.

If Lenovo can get involved with Dongling Hi-Tech and release news of cooperation, or even cooperate with Shenzhou Storage on the popular USB flash drive project, then Lenovo will probably be able to get rid of its current troubles immediately.

But Li Dongling's refusal ruined all Lenovo's plans. Boss Liu was more worried about another question, "Will Dongling Hi-Tech want to enter the computer industry itself?"

Boss Liu's heart sank when he thought of this possibility. Dongling Hi-Tech had never said that it would launch its own brand of computers, but it had never denied it either.

But according to the information publicly released by Dongling Hi-Tech, Dongxin Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Dongling Hi-Tech, is developing computer chips, Oriental Optoelectronics is developing LCD screens, and Shenzhou Storage is developing storage-related products. In addition, Dongling Hi-Tech also owns the first domestic computer peripheral brand, Silver Sable.

If Dongling Hi-Tech develops all these components in the future, it will be almost easy to assemble a computer of its own brand.

Although Lenovo, Great Wall, and Founder are all clamoring to develop their own computers with domestic components, most of them are just clamoring, and the key components are all purchased from overseas companies. But Dongling Hi-Tech is serious...

Boss Liu was somewhat disdainful of Academician Ni's joining Doxin Semiconductor to develop domestic chips, and thought it was a waste of money and just for fame.

But whether he should be panicked or not, only Boss Liu himself knows. If Dongling Hi-Tech really launches a computer with domestically produced parts, Lenovo will challenge Dongling Hi-Tech.

Boss Liu's mentality basically represents the attitude of domestic computer brands towards Dongling Hi-Tech's self-developed computer chips. They have no objection to Dongling Hi-Tech being able to develop these computer components on its own, but if Dongling Hi-Tech launches its own brand of computers, the domestic computer industry will be worried.

The domestic computer industry has been exhausted from fighting with companies such as IBM, Dell, and HP, and has barely managed to hold on to the low-end computer market. If Dongling Hi-Tech enters the market, will they still have a chance to survive?

This has nothing to do with stance or anything, it is purely a matter of butt. Just like the battlefield of domestic mobile phones in the past, if you ask domestic mobile phone manufacturers which one they fear most, Apple or the chrysanthemum factory, the answer will probably surprise many people. The reason is simple, Apple, Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, etc. are all overseas brands. No matter how powerful they are, they are still outsiders after all. It is impossible for them to kill all domestic mobile phone manufacturers. There will always be room for domestic mobile phone brands to survive.

But when domestic mobile phone giants like Juhua Factory emerged, they not only seized the market from foreign mobile phone brands, but also from domestic mobile phone brands. The delicate balance was broken, and many domestic mobile phone brands had a harder time than before.

The same is true for the computer industry. No one knows what will happen if Dongling Hi-Tech launches its own computer brand.

But what scares Boss Liu the most is that Dongling Hi-Tech will replicate its performance overseas. With that kind of momentum that can sweep away thousands of enemies, who can stop Dongling Hi-Tech?

Lenovo has already become the number one domestic computer brand, but compared with Dongling Hi-Tech, which was able to defeat Siemens overseas, Boss Liu is not sure of its chances of winning.

As for using connections and relationships to gain favor, Taishan Industry Research Association has a lot of connections and support from powerful people, but Dongling Hi-Tech doesn't have that?
Look at the recent period when Ericsson and other foreign brands forced Xiaolingtong to abdicate. After Xiaolingtong's parent company shouted that it was about to go bankrupt, many departments jumped out to support Xiaolingtong. Boss Liu felt that Lenovo could not do that.

"We need to prepare in advance, otherwise, it will be too late to regret it!"

Boss Liu said in a deep voice. Everyone could hear the harshness in his words. Boss Liu's methods were not much worse than Duan Yongping's. His most proud student in the past had offended him, but he still sent him to prison for several years without mercy. After he was released, he had to bow his head and apologize to him before he could get a chance to live. Boss Liu's methods were even more ruthless than Duan Yongji's.

"What do you mean, Old Liu?" Duan Yongji asked Boss Liu.

Boss Liu paused for a moment and said, "I think that domestic computer brands should unite as one to maintain the order of the computer industry. We cannot let certain people ruin the years of hard work of our domestic computer brands!"

As someone who has mastered the skills of office struggle, Duan Yongji knew what Boss Liu was planning when he heard this.

What does it mean for domestic computer brands to unite? Isn't that just banding together to prevent Dongling Hi-Tech from launching its own computer brand, not purchasing computer brands from Dongling Hi-Tech, and keeping Dongling Hi-Tech out of the computer industry?

If it does not have its own computer brand and does not allow agents to sell Dongling Hi-Tech brand computers, the chips, computer screens and memory that Dongling Hi-Tech has spent a lot of money to develop will not be sold. At that time, in the face of huge losses, what else can it do but not exit the market?
"Indeed, we should have made preparations early. Li Dongling is indeed a genius, especially in terms of strategic vision. In the domestic science and technology industry, no one can match him.

But he was too overbearing sometimes. For example, he prohibited foreign companies from entering the optical mouse and USB flash drive market, but he also prohibited domestic companies from having a share of the profits. This was a bit too much..."

When Duan Yongji mentioned Li Dongling, he was full of admiration and resentment. Dongling Hi-Tech has been the most watched and discussed company in the domestic technology industry in recent years, and it has also been the most studied. However, the more it is studied, the more helpless people feel, because the rise of Dongling Hi-Tech has no logic at all.

Companies like Lenovo, Solitaire, Giant, Kingsoft, and Chrysanthemum Factory all followed the example of overseas companies, or tried bit by bit to find a path that suits them.

Lenovo's development of the motherboard was just an attempt, but it ended up leading the entire Lenovo into trouble. Today, with the typewriter declining, Soitong can't see the future direction and keeps trying and failing.

Kingsoft is in an even worse situation. After its office software business was replaced by Microsoft, it is now struggling to get back on its feet. In order to find a way to make money to continue developing office software, Kingsoft has tried everything, including Kingsoft PowerWord, antivirus software, games, etc. For this reason, Kingsoft's Qiu Bojun and Boss Lei have become enemies with their former colleagues.

But Dongling Hi-Tech is different. The internal employees of Dongling Hi-Tech may not feel it, but outsiders of Dongling Hi-Tech like Duan Yongji can see it clearly.

Dongling Hi-Tech has taken every step very "accurately" and has almost never taken a wrong path. This may sound like nothing, but this is what makes people who study Dongling Hi-Tech feel scared!

Think about it, while other companies are working hard and paying huge costs to find a way out, Dongling Hi-Tech is heading towards the "correct" path, step by step, and climbing up the mountain that belongs to Dongling Hi-Tech. Although there are gaps and mistakes in the process, Dongling Hi-Tech does not need to worry about taking the wrong path and can let go and climb up!

When other companies looked up again, Dongling Hi-Tech had already become the peak in their eyes. How could this not make people feel desperate? The path of Dongling Hi-Tech was pointed out by its founder. This is how Duan Yongji and others feel about Dongling Hi-Tech and Li Dongling.

This is also the reason why they want to pull Li Dongling onto their chariot. Li Dongling's vision is so unique that every step he takes for Dongling Hi-Tech is on the forefront and can bring huge returns. Imitators will find it difficult to imitate him!
(End of this chapter)