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Chapter 779: Battle of Xiangji Temple

Boss Liu's words are in line with the characteristics of this era. The most popular words nowadays are internationalization, globalization, global village, information superhighway, etc.

No matter whether you understand the meaning or not, if you don’t use a few of these words when you meet with celebrities and big shots, you might seem a little out of date.

There are many people in China who believe in these words. The famous saying that it is better to buy than to make, and it is better to rent than to buy has been circulating for a long time.

After Boss Liu's remarks, those manufacturers who had just complained about the high prices of Intel chips became silent again.

After saying this, Boss Liu said something that was really heartbreaking, "What will be the price of Tianji chips when they are supplied to computer manufacturers other than Shenzhou Computer?
If everyone chooses Tianji, what will happen if the price of Doxin Semiconductor increases in the future?
In the future, if everyone chooses Tianji, domestic computers will lag behind overseas computers by one or even two generations, and there will be a gap between domestic and foreign technology. Who can afford such a loss at that time? "

Of course, Dongxin Semiconductor's Tianji chip is cheaper than Intel's, but that is supplied to its fellow Shenzhou computer brand, so the cost of a Tianji chip can be reduced to US$320. However, if it is supplied to other brands, even if it is cheaper, it will probably cost four or five hundred US dollars.

Similarly, as Boss Liu said, if everyone chooses Tianji, then Intel's Pentium II can be used to produce 350-nanometer chips for high-end computer models. Do they want it?

In fact, Boss Liu had grasped the unwillingness of the computer manufacturers present. The computer manufacturers who were able to come here must have wanted to compete for it and were unwilling to let Shenzhou snatch away their market share.

Once the Tianji chip is used, it is equivalent to joining the camp of Dongxin Semiconductor. In the future, Dongxin Semiconductor's high-end chips will definitely be supplied to Shenzhou first.

So, will these computer manufacturers who have joined forces with Doxin Semiconductor always lag behind Shenzhou? How can they compete with Shenzhou?

There are countless similar incidents in China. In the past, there was an era when electric vehicles exploded in China.

The intelligent driving system launched by the Chrysanthemum Factory and the electric cars launched by the old oil car companies would rather use the driving system developed by the Hebrews than join the driving system camp of the Chrysanthemum Factory. They say that once they join the Chrysanthemum Factory, they will lose their soul...

The same is true in the computer industry. Once using chips from Dongxin Semiconductor, it seems that they have lost their class, and it is more like losing the opportunity to challenge Shenzhou Computer, so these computer manufacturers are very conflicted.

I have to say that Boss Liu's ability to manipulate people's hearts is really first-rate. With just a few words, he planted a thorn in the hearts of the executives of these computer brands and between them and Doxin Semiconductor.

"If Intel's chips, Toshiba's hard drives, and Samsung's memory sticks can be reduced in price, we are certainly willing to use more advanced products!"

"Yes, if there are more advanced chips at a fair price, everyone will definitely be willing to use them!"

Boss Liu's words prompted many computer manufacturers to speak out, saying that if Intel was not so harsh in cutting their profits, they would definitely be willing to use Intel's big-brand chips.

After all, even among computer users, most users are willing to use Intel chips. After all, the world's "famous" brand is definitely more reliable.

Dongxin has only been established for a few years. Apart from domestic chips, it is hard to say whether they are reliable and how long they can be used.

"This is also the purpose of the Mainland Computer Manufacturers Association holding this meeting. Lianxiang is willing to work together with everyone!

The banner of domestic computer brands will definitely not fall in our hands. In the future, we will also plant the banner of domestic computer brands overseas!"

Boss Liu raised his arms and shouted, drawing applause from the audience.

Subsequently, the Mainland Computer Manufacturers Association nominated representatives to negotiate with Intel and other overseas computer component manufacturers.

As expected, the companies that ultimately represented the Mainland Computer Manufacturers Association were Lenovo, Solitaire, Great Wall, Tongfang, and Founder. Boss Liu became the person in charge of the negotiations. In a sense, this was equivalent to the leader of the computer industry.

Although it is the Mainland Computer Manufacturers Association, which represents many domestic computer brands, the ones who really have the final say are still the large manufacturers with the largest shipments. As for other small brands, they can just wave flags and shout slogans and vote.

But it does not mean that they are really qualified to give orders to several large factories like Lianxiang. What Boss Liu needs are computer manufacturers such as Donghai, Muzhe, and Xinlan to fight for him, not to give orders to Lianxiang.

After the vote was over, the scene entered the break and meal time. Fang Zhicheng of Tongfang, Lu Ning, general manager of Great Wall Computer, as well as Zhang Yufeng, Duan Yongji and others, all gathered around Boss Liu.

"Boss Liu, how confident are we that Intel will make concessions in this negotiation?"

Lu Ning is most concerned about this matter. After all, it is related to whether the stock price of Great Wall Computer can be maintained after its listing. It is closely related to their net worth. How can he not be concerned?

"I personally think there is great hope!" Boss Liu expressed confidence. "If Intel does not want to lose the mainland market, it must make concessions. As long as it makes concessions, the chip price can be reduced, and then Toshiba, Samsung, Sharp, Maxtor and other foreign component manufacturers will definitely follow suit!"

To put it bluntly, Boss Liu is still preparing to launch the Shenzhou threat theory, which is to clearly tell Intel's manufacturers that if they do not make concessions and lower the prices of components, Shenzhou will dominate the market, and Intel will then lose the entire mainland market.

When Lu Ning heard this, he felt that something was a little strange, but since his own interests were involved, he didn't care about the morality of the underworld.

"Intel also needs to transfer its latest Pentium 350nd generation nanometer chip to us. Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist the attack of Shenzhou Computer!"

After Lu Ning finished speaking, Zhang Yufeng, who had been watching the show, suddenly said, "If Intel agrees to supply the latest Pentium chips to the Mainland Computer Manufacturers Association, how will these Pentium second-generation chips be distributed?"

Just now, Boss Liu declared with great confidence that Lianxiang would stand together with the members of the Mainland Computer Manufacturers Association, that we would eat meat together and use advanced chips together.

"Things have their priorities. As domestic brands, we should advance and retreat together, but..."

Boss Liu looked back at the computer manufacturers who were gathered in twos and threes, and said something a little cold, "A real man should not be too fussy about details. When two armies are fighting, they should first rescue the soldiers. If you don't rescue the soldiers first, how can you protect the people?!"

"That's the truth!"

Lu Ning, Fang Zhicheng and others understood what this meant as soon as they heard it. Of course, after obtaining the second-generation Pentium chips from Intel, they were first distributed to major manufacturers such as Lenovo, Great Wall, and Tongfang.

After all, they are still needed to carry the banner of domestic computer brands. As for computer brands like Donghai and Xinlan, they will definitely be saved, but they will have to wait until factories like Lianxiang have had their fill before they will be given the "leftover" Pentium chips.

As for whether those manufacturers will get angry, Boss Liu is not worried at all. As long as he controls the Mainland Computer Manufacturers Association, Intel's chips will enter the country through this association in the future. Then the distribution rights of Intel chips in the mainland will fall into the hands of Boss Liu!

Any domestic computer brand that wants to equip the Pentium second-generation chip and launch the most advanced computer has to ask Boss Liu for help!

Zhang Yufeng looked at Boss Liu and felt a chill in his heart. Boss Liu's words were understated, but his one word determined the fate of countless domestic computer manufacturers.

It may even completely change the domestic computer industry. In the future, the domestic computer industry may really be divided into two camps.

One is the camp backed by overseas component manufacturers such as Intel, Samsung, and Toshiba, and the other is the independent camp of Shenzhou and Dongxin Semiconductor!

Both camps hold high the banner of domestic brands, both consider themselves to be orthodox, and both have their own reasons for not retreating. This will probably be a technological version of the Xiangji Temple war. Only the one who survives in the end will be qualified to declare himself as orthodox and the other side as a rebel!
After a day of socializing, Boss Liu didn't have time to rest and hurried back to Lianxiang. During this period, he lived and ate in the company. After all, it was a special period and he, as the head of the company, needed to lead by example.

Furthermore, most of Lianxiang's industries have now been transferred to Gangcheng Lianxiang Company, and most of Gangcheng Lianxiang's shares are in the hands of the management team headed by Boss Liu. In other words, Lianxiang is now Boss Liu's company, so how can he not do his best?

During this period, Lianxiang's stock price plummeted and its market value evaporated a lot, but it was not without benefits. Boss Liu took the opportunity to join hands with people from Taishan Industrial Federation to obtain a lot of Gangcheng Lianxiang's stocks, which deepened his control over the entire Lianxiang.

"Boss Liu, there's news coming back from Yangcheng and other places!"

Boss Liu just sat down and drank a few sips of tea to wake himself up, then called Gregory, Intel's spokesperson in the Asia-Pacific region, to start formal negotiations between the two sides.

When Boss Liu saw Guo Wei pushing the door open, he had a bad feeling in his heart. This kind of thing had happened several times during this period, and there was no good news every time.

"Say!"

Boss Liu forced himself to calm down and looked straight at Guo Wei.

"This week, we have lost several orders in succession, including the computer procurement orders for the Guangzhou Municipal Government, the Pudong Hospital in Shanghai, the computer procurement orders for the Hangzhou Bank, and the computer procurement orders for Galaxy Securities.

Especially now, some people are competing with us for the large orders from the Chemical Import and Export Corporation. The total number of computer orders lost is close to 10,000 machines!"

Upon hearing the news, Boss Liu clenched his fists, but then relaxed them. However, Guo Wei, who was familiar with Boss Liu's character, knew that Boss Liu was already quite angry at this time.

"Is it the order that was snatched by the Shenzhou Computer Marketing Department?"

(End of this chapter)