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Chapter 598 Letting go will allow you to cut more
The Shenzhou computer has not been developed yet, so it is too early to talk about sales. But as long as the sales of Shenzhou computers can exceed expectations, how can Microsoft not be tempted?

Entering the computer industry has been Microsoft's long-cherished wish. If the sales of Shenzhou computers meet expectations, it would not be a bad idea for Microsoft to act as the sales agent of Shenzhou computers in America in the name of joint research and development!
Boiling a frog in warm water, Microsoft first acted as an agent for computer sales to test the reaction of the American computer industry, and then tried to launch its own brand of computers. This was a natural outcome, as Dongling Hi-Tech already had a production line, so it was just a matter of putting a brand on it.

In the past, Microsoft was like a frog in boiling water, slowly entering the computer industry. Major computer manufacturers could not do anything to Microsoft. It was just that Microsoft was good at software, but it was really poor at hardware, and its computer sales were sluggish.

Now, Dongling High-Tech has helped Microsoft to enter the market early and act as a troublemaker in the computer industry. How will the overseas computer industry react then?
With Microsoft, the public enemy of the industry, attracting firepower, Dongling Hi-Tech's pressure will be reduced. Otherwise, Dongling Hi-Tech would be fighting alone and under too much pressure.

As for Microsoft selling computers, to be honest, whether it makes a profit or a loss is not that important to it. What it needs is the gimmicks and concepts.

Just like selling game consoles in the previous life, the company lost more than 10 billion US dollars. However, as long as the stock price is raised and there is a big surge, the board of directors and Wall Street investment institutions will make their money back!
But once Microsoft enters the computer industry, can its alliance with Intel be maintained?
In other words, Intel faces a question: should it continue to maintain the Microsoft-Intel alliance and supply chips for Microsoft computers?
If Intel supplies chips to Microsoft, how will it face a large number of computer manufacturers such as HP, Dell, Compaq, etc.? You know, these computer companies are mortal enemies of Microsoft, and they are more defensive against Microsoft than against Sichuan.

Intel's supplying to Microsoft means becoming a rival to Dell and HP. Will computer manufacturers like HP continue to purchase chips from Intel in the future?

If chips are not supplied to Microsoft, the Microsoft-Intel alliance will basically fall apart. Without the special optimization support of the Microsoft system, what is the difference between Intel chips, AMD and Dongxin?
The reason why Intel is so domineering now is that it can hit others while others cannot hit it. But if its home base is robbed, can Intel still be so domineering?

Intel has been making trouble for Donxin in recent years, but Dongling Hi-Tech has to settle this account with it once. It can't let it go in vain. If it makes trouble for Donxin in China, then Donxin will disgust Intel in America. Anyway, it won't have an easy time!
When Ni Guangnan heard what Li Dongling said, he would sell Dongxin's products to America in the future to launch a counterattack against Intel. It is impossible to say that Ni Guangnan did not have any expectations.

Although he felt that he didn't know whether he could see this day in his lifetime, but... what if? If the chip designed by him was really sold to America, then his career and status in the domestic technology industry would rise to an unimaginable position. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he would be the founder of a school of thought!
"Not only computer chips, Dongling Hi-Tech's mobile phone business department is developing a new 2G mobile phone, which needs to add many new functions compared to the current PHS mobile phone and other mobile phones.

I need Dongxin to help develop a mobile phone chip for this phone!"

Li Dongling said to Wu Xinyi, Ni Guangnan and others that his purpose of coming here this time was not only to stabilize the morale of Dongxin and protect it from the influence of public opinion, but also to allow Dongxin to increase the production capacity of Tianji and for Ni Guangnan to continue to develop the second-generation Tianji chip.

The most important thing is to ask Dongxin Semiconductor to develop chips that can support the functions of the new generation of mobile phones for Dongling Hi-Tech.

After launching the Xiaolingtong mobile phone, Dongling Hi-Tech also launched some "new products" this year, but they are basically just changing the shell, changing the incoming call ringtone, or adding some small functions. In essence, compared with the first generation of Xiaolingtong, it is still the same thing in a new bottle.

That is to say, the functions of GSM and CDMA mobile phones of other brands such as Nokia are also not many, and there is not much difference in function between them and Xiaolingtong. When users do not have much room for choice, they will definitely give priority to Xiaolingtong mobile phones which are cheap and have low call charges.

This year, the sales of Dongling Hi-Tech's PHS mobile phones continue to explode. Although the price war of PHS is raging in China, relying on the overseas market, Dongling Hi-Tech's PHS sales have still increased significantly this year.

But Xiaolingtong has no way to access the Internet. It’s not impossible to develop its Internet function, but it takes time. In addition, the base stations also need to be upgraded. But the whole process will probably take six or seven years. Even after the upgrade, can Xiaolingtong still maintain its advantage in terms of call charges?

In addition, will mobile phone manufacturers such as Nokia, Motorola, Sony, Ericsson, and Samsung give Xiaolingtong time to upgrade?
The advantages of Xiaolingtong now will become its disadvantage in the future. On the contrary, the expensive GSM and CDMA base stations will be able to play their advantages in the future. There is no such thing as perfection in this world.

For Dongling Hi-Tech, what it needs to do is to plan ahead and prepare for the post-PHS mobile phone era.

It is definitely impossible for Dongling Hi-Tech to stick to Xiaolingtong until the end. On the contrary, next year, or at the latest at the beginning of next year, Li Dongling is preparing to cash out the Xiaolingtong phones!
As for who will sell Xiaolingtong to, no, the destined person, it depends on who offers the highest bid. Li Dongling is ready to get all the profits of Xiaolingtong in the next ten or even fifteen years.

This requires selling the Xiaolingtong mobile phone business at its peak, without earning the last penny. Li Dongling does not want Dongling Hi-Tech to fall to the bottom with Xiaolingtong. Sometimes you have to let go, and you can earn more by giving up...

But Wu Xinyi, Ni Guangnan and Huang Lingyi were shocked when they heard this. They all knew the importance of the Xiaolingtong business to Dongling Hi-Tech. The explosive growth of Dongling Hi-Tech's performance last year was all dependent on the Xiaolingtong mobile phones.

This year, Xiaolingtong is selling extremely well in China. Basically, four out of every five phones sold are Xiaolingtong phones. It is really making money without doing anything.

Now, Li Dongling was actually going to start from scratch and develop a mobile phone that was completely independent of Xiaolingtong. The amount of information in it was so huge that they were all a little stunned. Wu Xinyi wanted to ask where Xiaolingtong mobile phones would go in the future, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

When it comes to the money-making business like Xiaolingtong, since Dongling Hi-Tech has taken action, it is definitely not a small move and it is impossible to reveal it in advance.

Wu Xinyi thought for a moment and said, "I will set up a new mobile phone chip research and development team to cooperate with Dongling High-tech Technology Department to develop qualified chips!"

"We will also fully support the research and development of new mobile phone chips!"

Ni Guangnan also spoke up and said that Doxin Semiconductor had been so supportive of him and helped him realize his long-cherished wish, allowing him to become one of the country's top scientific research experts. Now that Li Dongling had made a request, he could not refuse and had to help with the research and development.

"Dr. Lin, how is the progress at the Dongxin chip production base now?"

Li Dongling asked Lin Qijian who was sitting at the other end of the conference room.

"not bad!"

When talking about this, Lin Qijian smiled and looked towards Ni Guangnan. "Thanks to Academician Ni and Professor Huang for launching the Tianji chip, Walden International and Goldman Sachs are now providing great support to the chip factory!"

Donxin developed its own Tianji chip. The happiest people would be Walden International and Goldman Sachs, which invested in Donxin's Hanxi chip factory.

These two companies really didn't expect that Dongxin could come up with the big trick of Tianji chip. They don't care whether Intel is happy or not. Anyway, they know that the chip factory they invested in may be very profitable in the future!
Goldman Sachs and Walden International both have their own information channels in China. They don't even read the media reports. They know clearly that after Tianji is developed, it will be difficult for Dongxin to go bankrupt. As long as they can receive orders from domestic weapons companies, it will be enough for Dongxin to survive for many years.

"Walden International and Goldman Sachs have helped the Dongxin Hanxi chip factory bring in some chip production equipment from America in recent days, and have also invited several engineers who helped Intel and Texas Instruments build chip factories!"

Lin Qijian smiled and said that with Goldman Sachs and Walden acting as traitors in America, even with the Wassenaar Arrangement, these two companies are still helping Doxin to transport various equipment from overseas.

Now, Wu Xinyi and Lin Qijian have to admit that Li Dongling's decision to get Goldman Sachs and Walden International to invest in the Dongxin Hanxi chip factory was a wise choice.

"Zhang Ailun, the representative sent by Goldman Sachs to Hanxi, wants to meet with you, Mr. Li!" Lin Qijian said to Li Dongling.

Since Zhang Ailun came to Hanxi on behalf of Goldman Sachs, he has been quite active. He took the trouble to make the trip to allow Dongling Hi-Tech's industry in Hanxi to be displayed to the outside world. If he said that he did not come for Dongling Hi-Tech, no one would believe it.

After considering it for a while, Li Dongling nodded. Dongling Hi-Tech needs the support of Goldman Sachs in the next few years, just like the Dongxin Hanxi chip factory this time. With the support of Goldman Sachs, Dongxin will be much smaller due to the impact of the Wassenaar Arrangement.

It is true that Goldman Sachs loves the US dollar and has a dark heart, but it is also extremely bold and will do anything for the dollar. Reselling some equipment is not a big deal for Goldman Sachs. Anyway, those big guys on Capitol Hill in America don't dare to do anything to Goldman Sachs.

Li Dongling stayed at Doxin Semiconductor for a while and gave a large bonus to Ni Guangnan and Huang Lingyi's research and development team.

He then took a look around the Dongxin Hanxi Chip Factory which was still under construction, and then rushed to the place where he had agreed to meet Zhang Ailun.

(End of this chapter)