When I am reborn, I just want to be a top student

in the office.

Lei Jun couldn't hide his disappointment. Through a 20% stake, he had become completely tied to Wang Donglai.

Before coming, Lei Jun had considered the possibility of failure.

When you get to the level of Lei Jun and Wang Donglai in business, simply having a lot of money or a little money no longer matters much.

In terms of personal enjoyment, there is no difference between 10 billion and 50 billion.

However, different types of funds will determine different statuses.

Five hundred billion in cash, or five hundred billion in physical assets, or five hundred billion in net worth, are different concepts.

Between Lei Jun and Wang Donglai, they reached this level.

Whether their net worth increases or decreases is not that important to them.

What matters most is the resources that the two of them possess.

Just like Pony Ma's two major social tools, they have become an indispensable part of people's lives. In particular, WeChat has also integrated basic functions such as water and electricity bill payment, which further highlights its irreplaceable nature.

The reason why Lei Jun has never given up on the idea of ​​whole-house intelligence is that he wants to break through this barrier and make Xiaomi an irreplaceable company, just like Tencent with WeChat.

As for Galaxy Technology, there's even less to worry about.

If you rely on technology, as long as you always stay ahead in technology, you almost don't need to worry about the market.

Lei Jun wanted to be associated with Wang Donglai for this very purpose, to add an extra layer of insurance.

Soon, Lei Jun put away the look of disappointment on his face and said, "Mr. Wang, to be honest, besides what I just mentioned, there is another matter I came here for."

"The revolutionary function of the Xuanwu Battery will change the whole world, and I would like to be a part of it. I wonder if Mr. Wang would be willing to give me this opportunity?"

Wang Donglai chuckled and said, "Could it be that President Lei is also planning to build a factory in Tangdu City?"

Lei Jun looked slightly embarrassed before speaking, "If the conditions are right, we do have that plan."

"If Mr. Lei wants to invest and build a factory in Tangdu City, I believe Tangdu City will definitely welcome him and give him the greatest support."

Wang Donglai spoke softly, as if he hadn't understood the meaning behind Lei Jun's words.

"Mr. Wang, let's be frank. If your company can offer some preferential treatment in terms of supply and cooperation with Xuanwu Battery, I can move the manufacturing plant of Xmi Motors and other product factories to Tangdu City."

"Roughly estimated, the investment in this area will be no less than 30 billion."

Hearing Lei Jun finally reveal his true thoughts.

Wang Donglai's smile slowly faded, and after a while he spoke up: "President Lei, I think you've probably misunderstood something."

“This money was invested in Tangdu City and has nothing to do with Galaxy Technology. Galaxy Technology has no obligation or responsibility to do so.”

"I have always believed that cooperation and mutual benefit are the only ways to make cooperation last longer and make everyone more willing to cooperate."

“When I built the factory in Tangdu City, I did not force anyone else to do so, and I also left them enough room for profit and development.”

"Therefore, Mr. Lei's idea is wrong."

"We will strictly adhere to business rules when supplying Xuanwu batteries."

"However, Mr. Lei can rest assured that, in order to show our support for the domestic operating system, we will give priority to providing batteries to smartphone brands to enhance their competitiveness."

"As for new energy vehicles, we will also give preference to them and support domestically produced ones."

Wang Donglai was able to maintain Galaxy Technology's high welfare benefits by leveraging its technological advantages to make money from overseas and other industry giants.

This business model is also quite different from that of other giant companies.

Wang Donglai spoke casually, but Lei Jun was not at ease with it.

Given the performance of Xuanwu batteries, once they go into production, they will inevitably squeeze the market share of gasoline-powered vehicles.

The phasing out of gasoline-powered cars is not a big deal in itself; the important thing is the impact on oil.

Oil=USD

If oil prices fluctuate, it means that the value of the US dollar is also in question.

Given the domineering nature of the Bald Eagle Federation, how could they allow such a situation to occur?

Intense conflict is inevitable between the old and new energy giants, but it will also create numerous opportunities.

Whoever can seize the opportunity will be able to earn huge profits and gain a voice in the new era.

Currently, Galaxy Technology possesses core technologies and holds the patent for Xuanwu batteries, making it the core of the core.

What Lei Jun wanted was a second-tier company below Galaxy Technology.

Seeing that Wang Donglai rejected his proposal again, Lei Busi understood that this was an inevitable outcome of the previous events.

With a sigh, Lei Jun changed the subject, asking, "Mr. Wang, how is the construction of the lithography factory progressing?"

"If possible, I would like to be able to manufacture the Surge S1 chip."

"After all, this chip was developed by your company, and I believe your manufacturing process is definitely the best."

Wang Donglai thought for a moment and said, "The lithography factory should officially start trial operation at the end of the year. If the production capacity increases significantly, it may take about a month to adapt."

"Manufacturing the Surge S1 chip is not a problem, but the price may not be cheap. Mr. Lei should be prepared."

Lei Jun laughed heartily and said, "I haven't even thanked President Wang yet for his help in designing and improving the Surge S1."

"If it weren't for Mr. Wang's intervention, it would have taken many years for the S1 to reach this level."

"Now, I've gotten something ready-made; I've already gotten a huge advantage."

“Even if Mr. Wang hadn’t mentioned it, I would have paid the highest standard for the manufacturing fee.”

The design of a chip inherently has a market price.

When Galaxy Technology unveiled its 7nm Surge S1 chip, it shocked countless industry insiders.

It's important to know that chips manufactured using this process are undoubtedly among the most advanced chips on the international stage.

This also applies to top-tier laboratories.

Otherwise, people wouldn't have accepted the lithography factory's technology so easily.

If you were to say that China has developed a lithography machine capable of manufacturing 7nm process chips, no one would believe it.

But lithography factories are different.

If breakthroughs are achieved in the field of synchrotron radiation light sources, it is not impossible to realize a photolithography factory.

The Surge S1 chip from Galaxy Technology, including 7nm, 14nm, and 28nm processes, is something that people can't help but believe, no matter how much they doubt it.

The success of the lithography factory signifies that the biggest technical challenge in China's semiconductor industry has been overcome.

The semiconductor market, worth trillions of dollars annually, has historically been dominated by overseas brands.

Now, as soon as the lithography factory is established, it will be able to immediately take a bite out of this huge market.

Lei Jun brought up this topic, which was actually an attempt to curry favor with Wang Donglai.

It's perfectly normal for Samsung to outsource its lithography to Galaxy Technologies' factory. Samsung has a history of fires, and everyone knows this fire was unusual.

They didn't come earlier or later, but they just happened to arrive at the most important moment.

The consequence is that chip prices have risen.

If domestic smartphone brands don't accept it, they won't have access to chips and will be eliminated from the market.

So, no matter how frustrated I felt, I had no choice but to endure it.

Now that Galaxy Technology has finally completed the construction of its lithography factory, Lei Jun is naturally going to make a bet.

Not putting all your eggs in one basket is also a form of business wisdom.

"Mr. Lei, aren't you afraid that Samsung or Qualcomm will have any objections to what you've done?"

Wang Donglai immediately asked this pointed question.

Lei Jun's face stiffened.

Previously, in order to install the domestic HarmonyOS operating system on Xiaomi phones.

Lei Jun also paid a heavy price.

Lei Jun only owns a portion of X-meter's shares; the other portion is held by venture capital firms, specifically by the White Eagle Federation.

Promoting the HarmonyOS operating system naturally conflicts with the interests of the Bald Eagle Federal Capital Group.

Therefore, in order to achieve this, Lei Jun spent more than 10 billion yuan to buy back a portion of the shares at a high price, and then gained the support of some shareholders through share swaps and profit sharing.

This was the only way the decision to load the HarmonyOS system onto Xiaomi phones was barely approved.

Upon hearing Wang Donglai mention this matter, Lei Jun couldn't help but recall his feelings at the time.

"We are all Chinese. In the past, we didn't have the means or options, so we chose overseas products, which is understandable."

"But now that President Wang has led Galaxy Technology to overcome the technical difficulties, it would be really unreasonable for me not to support them."

"I remember very clearly that in just five years, Samsung's global factories caught fire eight times when it was supplying chips."

Without exception, the price has gone up every time.

"But strangely, they kept saying it would affect product production, but in the end they shipped the goods on time and the quality didn't decline at all."

"The fire dragon burns the granary, and the ghost soldiers borrow grain. Our ancestors were already tired of this trick."

When Lei Jun said these words, his tone was filled with barely suppressed anger.

Indeed, everyone knows there's something fishy about the Samsung factory fire; it was just an excuse to raise prices.

However, Samsung controls the chips, so no matter how dissatisfied or angry domestic manufacturers are, they can only accept it.

If there was no other way, that would be one thing, but now that China has made a breakthrough in lithography factory technology, it is naturally impossible to tolerate it any longer.

Even if it's just for the sake of checks and balances, they will still place some orders with Galaxy Technology.

“Xmi is a company I founded. Although I don’t have absolute control, this small matter is no problem.”

"Moreover, we still have the Surge S1 chip that Mr. Wang helped us improve. Even if Samsung and Qualcomm cut off the supply, we will have a backup chip."

"Most importantly, I believe in Mr. Wang's abilities!"

Lei Jun wasn't actually praising Wang Donglai when he said that.

This is what he really thinks.

The 7nm Surge S1 chip certainly cannot be mass-produced in a short time, but the 28nm and 14nm chips may be able to.

If Qualcomm and Samsung really cut off supplies, we can simply abandon both companies and let Galaxy Technology handle the contract manufacturing.

At most, it's just that chip production is insufficient, causing the product launch to be delayed.

For many years, Xiaomi has never shaken off its reputation for being a gimmick.

"Mr. Lei, have you considered readjusting the equity structure?"

Wang Donglai looked at Lei Jun and suddenly asked this question.

Lei Jun's eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "Mr. Wang, if your company is interested, I think we can have a good talk."

Upon hearing Lei Jun's words, Wang Donglai realized that he had misunderstood.

"Mr. Lei, if you look at the domestic internet companies, many of them received funding from overseas venture capital when they were just starting out."

"After all, we learned from the West in the field of the Internet, which is normal."

"But now that we have caught up with the West in many areas, I think it is absolutely necessary to change this situation."

“For some companies, foreign ownership exceeds half. I think it’s questionable whether these are still domestic companies.”

"With our economic development, the money that overseas venture capital firms invested back then has long since multiplied many times over, bringing them enormous returns."

"It is absolutely necessary to keep the control of the company firmly in the hands of the founder."

"Only in this way can a company develop well according to the founder's ideas."

“Xmi has come a long way and has experienced a lot. I think Mr. Lei should feel it even more than I do.”

"As I said before, behind commercial competition lies a contest of national strength."

"Mr. Lei can see clearly what our current relationship with the Bald Eagle Federation is like."

"It would be very important to take back control of the company as soon as possible and avoid the influence of some noise."

"President Lei, what happened to Daqiangzi may continue to happen in the future."

"The Bald Eagle Federation touts itself as democratic and free, but many people haven't considered what the true meaning of democracy is, or what the price of freedom is."

“In the capitalist world, only the rich and powerful can be called ‘the people,’ while the poor are not worthy of the title. As for freedom, it’s even simpler: the rich live a life of revelry and peace, with tight security and extremely low crime rates, but in the slums, the crime rate is extremely high, with countless crimes such as drug addicts, brawls, theft, robbery, shootings, and rape. This is the price of freedom.”

"China is actually the place that treats the rich the most well. There is no high inheritance tax, no strict legal compensation system, and no need to recall products and issue huge compensation fines for quality issues."

"But many people can't see this point; they only think about running away."

"How ridiculous, how absurd!"

"Mr. Lei, that's all I have to say. You can decide what to do next yourself!"

Wang Donglai's words were simply a matter of doing his best and leaving the rest to fate.

Some things can only be understood after experiencing them.

Some lessons can only be remembered after they have been learned.

It's normal for Wang Donglai to mention Da Qiangzi's situation now.

Lei Jun clearly didn't take Wang Donglai's words to heart.

He knew that doing as Wang Dong suggested would be quite difficult and would come at a high price. (End of Chapter)