Our Rise Era

Chapter 261 Qualcomm Visits

When you are squeezed into a group of tigers, sitting at the last seat, not accepted by others, with your life and death controlled by others, and anyone can restrain you...

No one will care about you...

But, when you leave the team and become a lone wolf, fighting alone in the wilderness, biting off bloody prey in the ferocious wilderness...

Some people will truly see you.

……

Qualcomm's previous attitude towards Wheat was condescending.

Before Zhang Yang left the team...

[Qualcomm] No one has ever had contact with Zhang Yang.

During the meeting, the person in charge did not actually shake hands with Zhang Yang.

This young man...

This so-called domestic system of "wheat technology" is really too small.

Even though the sales of [Wheat 3] were good, to the official leaders of [Qualcomm], it was still insignificant, a small thing that depended on them for a living.

The two of them have never been, and never really sat at the same table!
even……

When Zhang Yang went to Qualcomm's business department alone in order to deliver "Xiaomi 3" completely to more young people.

They offered a sky-high price which was much higher than the market price.

Then, Robert, the head of Qualcomm in China, crossed his arms and looked down at the young man as he silently signed the agreement.

but……

No one expected it.

A few months later, when [Xiaomi Technology] broke away from the [Android Open Source Alliance] and brought its own domestic hardware system and [Xiaomi A] into the market!
To everyone's shock, it achieved an astonishing sales volume of 2 million in just 1000 days...

……

This data naturally caught Robert's attention.

Although he was surprised, he still managed to remain calm.

However, when the sales figure exceeded 2000 million units, it was difficult for him to remain calm.

mid-December.

They focused on investigating the user groups of [Wheat A].

They found that the user group of [Wheat A] is very stable. At the same time, young people have an almost indescribable sense of trust in the [Wheat] brand.

A random sampling survey of 100 [Xiaomi] mobile phone users...

Nearly 80 mobile phone users said that as long as [Xiaomi] launches a new product, they will support it no matter what the product is like!
The remaining 20 said that they would support and trust the product, but it still depends on whether the product can surprise people...

However, when asked whether they would prefer [Wheat] or [Samsung] among the same products, they answered without hesitation that it would definitely be [Wheat].

When asked whether they would choose [Wheat] or [Samsung] at the same price, more than 9% of users would choose [Wheat] unless the price/performance ratio is too outrageous...

……

This investigation deeply touched Robert...

He even made a decision!
……

6 month 16 day.

"Mr. Robert, do we really want to bypass the Android Open Source Alliance and contact Zhang Yang? This will make the alliance suspicious..."

"Did we join the Android Open Source Alliance to establish the Android system in China, or to sell our own chip processors?"

"..."

The assistant looked at Robert with concern.

At this moment, Robert was playing the [Daily Parkour] game of [Wheat A] and responded to his assistant's words without turning his head.

The assistant was silent.

Robert put down his phone and looked at his assistant seriously: "He has sales, and we need sales... There are 25 international semiconductor companies in the world, and Qualcomm is not the only one that really makes chip processors. The Chinese market is so huge that everyone wants this market... He can sell so many mobile phones with his own domestic hardware, which is actually a dangerous signal."

"What signal?"

"Remember photovoltaics? Photovoltaics tells us one thing, that is, arrogance is the original sin..." Robert narrowed his eyes and recalled the years in the global photovoltaic field: "In 2010, when European and American industries were arrogantly preparing to harvest the Chinese market like in 08, who would have thought that China's [polysilicon] field would suddenly succeed in research and development?"

"..."

"That battle caught everyone off guard... and the leader behind this war was Zhang Yang, a young man who looked ordinary..."

"..."

"I have been studying China's affairs since the millennium. I found a very scary thing. That is, when we were at the top, Chinese companies actually broke many of our blockades without knowing it, pulling us down from the top, starting with shield machines, photovoltaic industry, shipbuilding industry, aerospace technology..." Robert's words at this moment no longer had any arrogance. Instead, he was very serious and sober in explaining one thing: "Who can guarantee that they won't make a breakthrough in the field of chips?"

"..."

"According to the survey, the users of [Xiaomi A] and Chinese mobile phone users, or the majority of users, actually have very simple needs. They pursue cost-effectiveness. There is still half a year before the start of China's 4G era. In this half year, can you guarantee that [Shengxing] will not make a breakthrough in the chip processor industry, or can you guarantee that their optimization of [Xiaomi System] will not be further improved?" "..."

"We do have the advantage of being a leader, but once this advantage is caught up a little, we have to start to be vigilant! Instead of letting the Chinese semiconductor people rise under high pressure, it is better to completely cooperate with them at this time, with good and high-quality prices, so that they can immerse themselves in warm water, not make progress, and make money for us! Don't drive them crazy!"

"..."

When Robert finished speaking, the car stopped.

They looked up.

I saw the words [Wheat Technology].

The assistant looked at Robert's serious expression.

Even though she didn't think that the Chinese semiconductor industry, which had such a huge gap with them, would catch up with them, she still seriously considered Robert's words.

..............................

"Hello, Mr. Robert!"

"Hello, Mr. Zhang Yang..."

"..."

Android conference 3 years ago.

Zhang Yang always sat at the last seat, no one paid attention to him, and was even treated coldly at one point.

Robert from Qualcomm was like a god high above, sitting in the most prominent position, shocking countless people.

Three years later, after shaking hands, the two sat at the same table, and Zhang Yangti made tea for Robert.

Everything in the business world is based on profit.

In fact, there is no such thing as 30 years in the east and 30 years in the west.

Just as Robert sat down and drank a few sips of tea, he put aside his former arrogance and congratulated Zhang Yang in a gentle manner...

His cell phone rang.

The call came from Samsung.

When Kim Jin-myeong of Samsung learned that Robert and Zhang Yang were in contact, he seemed very uneasy for a while.

He tried to talk to Robert, hoping that Robert would give up. After all, the impact of Zhang Yang's [Wheat 2] and [Wheat 3] on [Samsung] was too terrifying.

However, Robert did not answer the call. Instead, he hung up and turned his phone to silent mode.

……

"Mr. Zhang Yang, this time, I came to see you in person despite the pressure..." Robert smiled.

"I understand..." Zhang Yang nodded with a smile: "I actually didn't expect that someone like you, Robert, would come to my house in person and have tea with me..."

"Haha..." Robert laughed loudly, and after taking a sip of tea, his voice became gentler: "I came here this time in the hope that we can continue to cooperate. I know that you [Wheat Technology] are now in trouble with the hardware system... and we can give you help..."

"How much can you give us?" Zhang Yang said when he heard this: "If you give us double the price, we can't accept it..."

"Mr. Zhang Yang, you are joking. We can supply you with goods at the market price. Of course, if you buy in large quantities, we can offer you a discount..."

"Can you supply us at the same price as the Android Open Source Alliance?" Zhang Yang pushed his glasses and smiled even more brightly.

When Robert heard this, his smile froze for a moment, and then he became serious: "If your purchase volume can exceed the combined volume of all systems of the [Android Alliance], then... the price will be no problem..."

"How much is that?"

"Last year, our revenue in China was $114.6 billion, of which the Android system's revenue was $25 billion..."

"I need a purchase volume of 25 billion US dollars?" When Zhang Yang heard this, he immediately looked elsewhere.

“A purchase volume of $10 billion will do…” Robert laughed.

Zhang Yang silently calculated the chip shipment volume of 10 billion US dollars.

10 billion US dollars is equivalent to more than 70 billion RMB. If the profit of each mobile phone is 70, 300 million mobile phones will be sold.

If it can be equipped with Qualcomm's high-end chips, the sales volume of 2000 million is not high.

"Acceptable." Zhang Yang nodded.

"Of course, I have a request..." After seeing Zhang Yang nodded, Robert immediately smiled and stared at Zhang Yang.

"any request?"

"After signing the contract, even if you fail to sell the mobile phones, you still have to pay 70 billion RMB in sales. Otherwise, it will be considered a breach of contract and you have to compensate us for our losses... In addition, all of your future chip processor systems of [Xiaomi Technology] must use our [Qualcomm]. At least, within the ten-year contract period, no other chip processors are allowed to be involved... Well, as long as the mobile phone is equipped with the [Xiaomi system], it must comply with this requirement..." Robert finally looked at Zhang Yang and said these words.

When Zhang Yang heard this, he fell silent.

"I need time to consider the terms and see if I can accept them..."

"No problem...but please don't think about it for too long. After all, I came to you this time under pressure from many partners."

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)