Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 201: Eagle Weida's Abacus
Wang Chengdong took a sip of tea and shook his head: "Boss Sun, do you think this is reliable? Eagle Weida, a technology company in the Lighthouse Country, wants to cooperate with us and produce chips for us? Are they so kind?"

Sun Yafang smiled faintly: "This is not a question of good intentions. Eagle Weida's actions clearly violated the semiconductor law of the Lighthouse Country."

"Mr. Sun, so this matter is not reliable."

Sun Yafang said, "Let's put aside whether it's reliable or not. We still have to give face to Mr. Yin. He has made it clear that he won't endorse it anyway. So let's talk to the people from Ying Weida first and find out what they are up to."

Wang Chengdong thought about it and it made sense.

The people from Ying Weida came over and found a big shot like Yin Shiyuan to mediate. They must have some purpose.

It would be interesting to find out their purpose.

Wang Chengdong asked: "Mr. Sun, who will talk to them?"

Sun Yafang poured Wang Chengdong a cup of tea and said, "Mr. Xu is not at the headquarters, so you should take charge of the negotiations."

"Ah? Go ahead and talk."

"I won't talk about it. I have something else to do."

Wang Chengdong was speechless for a moment. He couldn't afford to offend Sun Yafang, so he could only bear the consequences himself.

The next day, after the regular high-level meeting, Wang Chengdong waited in the office.

A moment later, someone knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Li Long pushed the door open and came in.

Wang Chengdong said, "Old Li, please sit down."

Li Long sat on the sofa.

Wang Chengdong asked his assistant to bring in two cups of coffee.

Li Long asked: "Lao Wang, who are we going to meet later?"

Wang Chengdong took a sip of coffee and replied, "He's from Yingweida."

“…Huh? Which company?”

"Eagle Weida."

Li Long's eyes widened so wide that his eyeballs were about to pop out.

This matter is indeed outrageous, and no one from Huayao would believe it.

"Really? What are we going to discuss with Ying Wei Da? We didn't have any cooperative relationship with Ying Wei Da before."

It is not accurate to say that Huayao has no cooperative relationship with Eagle NVIDIA at all. At least they do have cooperation in laptops, and Eagle NVIDIA's GPU is superior.

However, since last year, Yingwei Da has been unable to supply Huayao.

In today's environment, why would Ying Weida come to talk to Huayao?

It's impossible to resume cooperation, right?

Li Long asked doubtfully: "Lao Wang, what do they want to do?"

Wang Chengdong shook his head: "I don't know either, but we have to talk about it first. The boss introduced him."

"…Which boss?"

Wang Chengdong told Li Long about Yin Shiyuan's coming as a middleman.

Li Long was confused. He couldn't understand why someone as famous as Yin Shiyuan would come to Huayao to be a lobbyist.

The key point is, what is the purpose of Ying Weida being so deliberate?
Fortunately, they don’t need to guess, because Ying Wei Da’s people will be here soon.

At the same time, there was a heavy flow of traffic on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Ring Expressway.

It's not rush hour now, but the ring road is still so busy.

A Toyota Mercedes commercial vehicle was driving in the traffic.

In addition to the driver, there were two other people in the car.

These two people are from the beacon country on the other side of the strait and only flew to Guangzhou and Shenzhen yesterday.

One of them was named Xie Dapeng and the other was named Luo Ailin.

Both of them have Chinese faces, but their temperaments are obviously different from those of Chinese people.

This is not an illusion. Chinese people who have lived in Western society for many years will indeed change in some aspects.

Xie Dapeng is an executive of Eagle Weida, while Luo Ailin is a senior employee.

The two came to China not for fun, but on a business trip.

Luo Ailin looked at the urban scenery of Guangzhou and Shenzhen outside and said, "I never thought that the mainland has developed so well in recent years. There are so many high-rise buildings, so many cars on the road, and many luxury cars."

Xie Dapeng smiled slightly: "This is not surprising. You have to know that China's first-tier cities are indeed well built, with tall buildings everywhere, but if you go further out, it's another world."

Luo Ailin glanced at Xie Dapeng and said, "Are you saying that the gap between the rich and the poor is too big?"

Xie Dapeng nodded: "It's so bad that you can't even imagine it."

"More homeless people? More than in the Lighthouse Country?"

"Of course, many people die of starvation and freezing every year."

When Loelin heard this, she stuck out her tongue and felt that those people who starved to death or froze to death were so pitiful.

But Luo Ailin was also very curious, how many homeless people are there in China? Are there more than in the Lighthouse Country?
Judging from what Xie Dapeng said, there must be more.

You have to know that there are countless homeless people in the Lighthouse Country, and in some places the entire street is filled with homeless people's tents.

Although many people think that they are all illegal immigrants, Roelin knows that many homeless people used to be middle-class and ordinary residents, but they went bankrupt for various reasons and became homeless and wandered around.

This is the case with someone Roelin knows.

The strange thing is that from the time she arrived at the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Airport yesterday until the time she was on her way to the hotel, Luo Ailin had never seen any homeless people.

I don’t know where the homeless people in mainland China are staying.

Luo Ailin had never been to the mainland before, and most of the information about the mainland was hearsay. This time she came here, she was indeed a little surprised.

Even though Guangzhou and Shenzhen are first-tier cities in mainland China, they are still too prosperous.

Moreover, Guangzhou and Shenzhen seem to be very large. After leaving the hotel, the Mercedes-Benz drove for a long time but had not yet left the city.

At this time, Luo Ailin said again: "We were indeed a little hasty in going there this time. I don't know what Huayao will think."

Xie Dapeng raised his eyebrows: "What else can they think? We came here with such sincerity, how can they not appreciate it?"

"They probably didn't understand our sincerity and thought we were here to take advantage of them," said Roelin.

Xie Dapeng said calmly: "It's not up to them now. If we can help them make the designed chips, they should feel lucky. At least they haven't been abandoned by the world."

Roelin was speechless.

Although they did come here to discuss cooperation this time, in essence they were taking advantage of the other party's misfortune and forcing them to lower their stance.

With Huayao's strength, this would indeed embarrass them, but what Xie Dapeng said was right. Now Huayao seemed to have no choice but to seek help from others.

Even if others are willing to help, Huayao may not be able to turn things around.

If others are unwilling to help, Huayao will definitely not be able to recover.

Luo Ailin suddenly thought of something and said, "But I heard that Huayao just released a new flagship phone, and it's selling very well and has received many orders. Don't they have no chips left? This is very abnormal."

Xie Dapeng shook his head: "Of course it's abnormal, because it's not true at all."

"what?"

"I'm sure this is just a propaganda trick used by the Chinese. Huayao must have run out of tricks. Even if they release a flagship phone and get a lot of orders, they won't be able to deliver many."

Luo Ailin nodded. Xie Dapeng's point of view was very logical and it was the best explanation for Huayao's current situation.

In fact, the top management of Eagle Weida also thinks so, which is why they would actively accept concessions from companies like Huayao, all for the sake of survival.

A moment later, the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle had entered the most special street in Guangzhou-Shenzhen City.

Xie Dapeng pointed out the window and said, "Look, there are tall buildings and bright office buildings. There are many Chinese technology companies here."

"Ah, is this the place? I heard that Penguin and Xiaojiang's headquarters are both on this street."

"Yes, Huayao is here too." At this time, a huge LOGO appeared on the tall building in front.

"That's it."

Roelin looked forward and saw a very luxurious office building.

That is the Huayao headquarters building.

They had heard that Huayao had many office locations, such as the Songshan Lake base, Bantian R&D center...

This location in Guangzhou and Shenzhen is Huayao’s most important office location.

It was here that Huayao flourished and emerged as a world-class technology company.

Objectively speaking, Huayao is much stronger than Yingweida.

Whether it is R&D strength, innovation ability, or market development ability, Yingweida cannot be compared with it at all.

But that was in the past, things are completely different now.

No person, company, or even country can compete with the Beacon Country.

As long as the Lighthouse Country makes a move, the other party will be finished.

Even if it's not finished yet, it's not far from being finished.

Hua Yao has been beaten to very low health now and is just barely surviving.

Fragile Chinese enterprises are good Chinese enterprises.

A moment later, Xie Dapeng and Luo Ailin sat in a conference room of Huayao.

When they came up just now, they paid special attention to Huayao's work area.

To their surprise, the work area was full.

This doesn't seem to be surprising, but Huayao is now in crisis and in a precarious situation.

The two of them have seen many companies like this. The workstations are definitely not filled, and even if employees come, they will definitely not be in the mood to work.

At this time, Huayao’s employees were different. Almost everyone was in a good working state, very dedicated and full of energy.

Luo Ailin whispered to Xie Dapeng, "Did you see that just now? Huayao's employees seem to be working very hard. This is not right."

Xie Dapeng smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. They knew we were coming, so they just had to put on an act."

"……makes sense."

Although Luo Ailin still felt something was wrong, she could accept Xie Dapeng's statement.

People say that the Chinese are very cunning, and they have obviously suffered losses.

No matter what the Chinese do, no one will find it strange.

Xie Dapeng said: "Erin, remember, the better they behave, the more guilty they are. This is the Chinese."

Roelin agreed and looked at the layout of the conference room.

It is worthy of being the most powerful technology company in China, and it is willing to invest heavily in the office environment.

While the two were talking, someone came in.

Xie Dapeng and Luo Ailin stood up and shook hands with two of them.

One is Wang Chengdong and the other is Li Long.

Xie Luo and his friend were quite familiar with Wang Chengdong and had often seen him at some technology exhibitions abroad.

Wang Chengdong is also the keynote speaker at most of Huayao’s overseas press conferences.

Li Long is no stranger to this either, having previously been active in overseas markets.

But things are different now. Neither Wang Chengdong nor Li Long have appeared overseas for a long time.

Of course they know that once they go overseas, the consequences will be disastrous.

Wang Chengdong and Li Longgen exchanged greetings with the two visitors and then sat down opposite them.

Wang Chengdong smiled and asked, "Where are you two coming from?"

Xie Dapeng smiled slightly: "We came from the lighthouse and just arrived yesterday."

Wang Chengdong and Li Long looked at each other with an incredible look on their faces.

You should know that Eagle Weida has an office in China.

Although it is not big, there are people available.

I didn't expect that Ying Weida would send someone directly from the headquarters. It seems that they attach great importance to this meeting.

This is also normal. After all, the other party has mobilized a big shot like Yin Shiyuan, so he must be trying to achieve some purpose.

Wang Chengdong took a sip of water and asked, "Then you two came here specially, is there something you want to discuss?"

Xie Dapeng replied: "Of course, we at Yingweida would like to discuss cooperation with you at Huayao."

"Cooperation? What kind of cooperation method?"

"Well, we heard that you have developed a chip that can perform artificial intelligence calculations independently."

Wang Chengdong showed a surprised expression: "I didn't expect the news to spread so quickly. Even the Lighthouse has heard about it. Yes, we have indeed developed a chip. The IC design has been finalized, but it has not yet been officially launched."

Xie Dapeng said: "I wonder how the performance of this chip is? Considering your company's R&D capabilities, it should be pretty good, right?"

Wang Chengdong smiled: "It's OK, but there's no other competitor to compare it to, so I can't describe it."

"You're right. It's the first artificial intelligence computing chip in the entire Blue Planet."

Xie Dapeng smiled and looked at Wang Chengdong and Li Long, trying to see each other's mental state.

The most important thing in negotiation is to read the other person's expressions.

If the other party is in a bad mental state, it means that the company is in trouble, which will be very beneficial to our side.

But now, nothing can be seen from Wang Chengdong and Li Long’s faces, and they even seem to be in good shape.

This made Xie Dapeng feel confused.

Shouldn’t Huayao be in big trouble?
Why are everyone so energetic and full of energy now?

Are they all pretending?

Very likely, otherwise the current situation cannot be explained.

Li Long said: "So, are you two here interested in this chip?"

Xie Dapeng said, "Let's not beat around the bush. We are indeed interested in your chip and would like to discuss cooperation."

"... Cooperation? How?"

Xie Dapeng said: "I wonder if our guess is correct? Although you have designed this chip, you are currently unable to mass produce it."

Wang Chengdong and Li Dong's expressions changed slightly.

Although it is normal for outsiders to speculate in this way, I still felt weird and uncomfortable when I heard the other party say it directly.

Wang Chengdong said: "Yes, that's right. Mass production is a bit difficult now, but it shouldn't be a problem in the future."

Xie Dapeng smiled: "The future? When is the future?"

"Well, I'm not sure. Does this matter have anything to do with the cooperation you want to discuss?"

"It does matter. We can come up with a solution and mass-produce this chip."

"Huh? What's the solution?"

Xie Dapeng gestured to Luo Ailin.

Luo Ailin took out several documents from her bag and gave two of them to Wang Chengdong and Li Long.

When they saw it, they immediately understood.

It turns out that the other party wanted to use the chicken to lay eggs, so they changed the name of Ascend 910 and sold it as an Eagle NVIDIA chip.

Wow, who was so smart to come up with this idea?

(End of this chapter)