Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1384 Cooperation Cancellation
After sending these American experts away, Duan Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

He is not worried that these Americans will copy the NAND design, because he has registered all the patents abroad, and now its R&D center has started the research and development of [-]-micron process NAND chips.

Although Tianyin Group has now developed the world's first NAND flash memory chip, there is still a long way to go if he wants his company to become a multinational entrepreneur. He still has a long way to go if he wants to cooperate with international manufacturers. International fame must be achieved.

For companies like Toshiba, Panasonic, HP, Intel, Apple, and IBM, they have many product launches and technical papers released to the public every year. Through these press conferences and internationally influential media, they can quickly publicize new products and technologies. , So as to occupy the right to speak in this industry for a long time.

Duan Yun's contribution is just the beginning. After the arrival of American experts, his next step is to ask Huang Lingyi and Jiang Mingwei to write more product technical papers, and to demonstrate the presence of Chinese technology in the international field as much as possible.

On the second day after sending off the American experts, Duan Yun suddenly received a call in the office. The call was from BJ, and the caller was none other than Liu Chuanzhi, the general manager of Lenovo Group.

"Manager Liu, I hope you can think about it carefully. I mentioned the matter of investing in shares before, but I am not empty-handed. In addition to providing you with technical and sales support, I also plan to give your company Inject another 300 million yuan..." Duan Yun said hastily after hearing Liu Chuanzhi's rejection of his request for a shareholding.

"Manager Duan, I'm really sorry. I can also see that you are very sincere. During our stay in Shenzhen, Chief Engineer Ni and I also thank you very much for your hospitality, but now this company is not mine alone. Our company's Several other key management personnel do not agree with the cooperation plan you proposed, so I really have no choice..." Liu Chuanzhi on the other end of the phone said euphemistically.

"Okay then..." Duan Yun paused for a moment, and then said: "You have to be willing to do business, if you feel that the conditions I give are not suitable, then forget it, but no matter what, we can't make a deal. Now, if there is a chance in the future, I still hope to cooperate with Lenovo Group, and Tianyin Group also welcomes Manager Liu to visit our Shenzhen at any time, and I will personally entertain you when the time comes."

At this stage, Duan Yun also knew that it was completely useless for him to become a shareholder of Lenovo Group, but in any case, he would not become enemies with Lenovo Group because of this matter. After all, they are both domestic high-tech companies. There is an opportunity for cooperation, Duan Yun is still very optimistic about this.

"Thank you, Manager Duan! I really admire Manager Duan's broad mind." On the other end of the phone, Liu Chuanzhi expressed his gratitude, and he continued, "Lenovo Group welcomes Manager Duan at any time. , I hope that our two companies will have opportunities to cooperate in the future.”

"Okay, that's how it is." After Duan Yun finished speaking, he hung up the phone directly.

"Who is calling?" Cheng Qingyan came to her husband's office at this time, saw Duan Yungang put down the phone and frowned, and asked casually.

"A call from Lenovo Liu Chuanzhi." Duan Yun said.

"What did Liu Chuanzhi say? Did he agree to our company's shareholding?" Cheng Qingyan asked.

Cheng Qingyan had already learned from her husband that he wanted to invest in Lenovo Group, but since Liu Chuanzhi left Shenzhen, there was no reply for several days, so she almost forgot about it.

In fact, Cheng Qingyan didn't take this matter to heart at all. In her opinion, Lenovo is just a small company. Although it has a reputation in China, it is not worth mentioning compared with Tianyin Group. There seems to be no difference between investing in other small and medium-sized enterprises in Shenzhen. Moreover, there are many private companies in Shenzhen who want to join Tianyin Group, and some are even willing to give away half of the shares for free in order to get more orders from Tianyin Group. According to China’s As the old saying goes, it is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree.

"No, the other party refused." Duan Yun said.

"Rejected?" Cheng Qingyan was stunned when she heard the words, so she asked, "How is this possible? Do you want to wholly control their company?"

"It's not a wholly-owned stake, I just want to buy 25% of the shares. In addition to giving them technical and sales resources, they will also provide us with 300 million yuan in research and development funds..."

"How could he refuse such a good offer?" Cheng Qingyan felt a little inconceivable upon hearing this.

From Cheng Qingyan's point of view, her husband's conditions for Lenovo Group are already very generous, and it can even be said to be too good, Lenovo Group has no reason not to agree to this condition.

"Lenovo Group has achieved good results in the past two years. They have their own research and development team. Lenovo Hanka is also selling very well in China. Many computers in our company use Lenovo Hanka. In addition, they are also IBM's China General agent in mainland China..." Duan Yun paused, and then said: "I wanted to jointly develop a domestic computer brand with their company, but they may have their own ideas..."

"He really has a personality. For a small company like his, you can easily find many companies. You don't need to lower your figure to cooperate with them." Cheng Qingyan said with a raised eyebrow.

"I'm not interested in this company, but Liu Chuanzhi and Ni Guangnan, the chief engineer of their company." Duan Yun shook his head lightly, but he continued, "Their company's research and development capabilities are very strong. Lenovo’s chief engineer, Ni Guangnan, used to be the head of the Computer Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He and Huang Lingyi were colleagues, but Huang Lingyi was researching chips, and Ni Guangnan was researching complete computers. If Lenovo Group is willing to cooperate with us, we can help them Developed a very good domestic computer brand..."

"Then why don't they agree?" Cheng Qingyan asked.

"Lenovo is now relying on IBM and acting as an agent, and can make a lot of money. The most important thing is that people don't believe in our company's technical strength. In any case, Tianyin Group can't compete with other American companies in terms of technology. In comparison, developing a computer brand by yourself is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it does not necessarily make money, and it is still comfortable to rely on old beauty, so people feel that there is no need to cooperate with our company." Duan Yun said.

"So that's how it is." Cheng Qingyan suddenly understood, so she continued: "Actually, I feel that our group company's current products are already very profitable, and there is no need to develop any domestic computers. American computer technology is indeed advanced. Our company What I use now is other people’s products. I have also used the domestic Great Wall computer. Although the price is slightly cheaper, the performance is quite inferior, and there is indeed a big gap in technology. With the strength of our group company, it is difficult to make such a Good computer product..."

(End of this chapter)