Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 729 Tenderness (Two in One)

The invitation to Jay Chou did not give Fang Zhuo much sense of accomplishment. Although Yike's overseas iMusic is gradually transforming into a music platform, he really doesn't understand this field.

At the same time, the commercial assessment of the domestic music industry is not optimistic.

On the one hand, records are in decline, and on the other hand, electronic music on the Internet is not mature enough. Even if the deputy director’s suggestion of poaching is completed, it seems that there is nothing left and right. Compared with Yike’s mobile phone, ice core’s e-commerce, the impact is much smaller.

Perhaps, it will be more convenient to find someone to perform at the annual meeting in the future.

Fang Zhuo notified the deputy director of the possibility of the invitation being successful, and asked him to decide whether any preparations needed to be made, and Yi Ke's actions in this regard should be handled by other people.

In the blink of an eye, it was the second day, which was also the first day of March. Before Fang Zhuo had time to read the data observation of the e-commerce industry and the comprehensive evaluation of Morningstar Semiconductor, he first received a call from Yu Hong.

The previous interview in Turin appeared in the newspaper.

Both Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal have published the interview content of Yike President with greater exposure.

The competition between Yike and Apple music players has been going on, but this competition has not hindered the rapid development of this market-according to feedback, two months have passed this year, and this high speed still has no meaning of stopping.

From the sales of hundreds of thousands of music players in the first year of release to more than 400 million in the whole of last year, music players based on the Internet have completely swept walkman into the corner of the old era.

There is a statistic worthy of the industry's lamentation. In 2005, the Mp3 player in Japan surpassed the Walkman for the first time. This is Sony's stronghold, and the market has always been stubborn. However, its stubbornness has also reached the moment of disintegration.

According to the fact that this development trend has not slowed down in January and February 2006, the minimum player sales this year is also the goal of 1 million.

In addition, the in-depth cooperation between iMusic and iTunes and major record companies has allowed both to play a role in further promoting the transformation of the music industry.

Therefore, the content announced by Fang Zhuo, the founder and president of the company, has attracted the attention of the industry.

However, when he personally confirmed that the company will enter the mobile phone market, the news is still surprising, and, affected by this, the company's stock price has dropped slightly-the mobile phone market is really not an easy place to compete.

The Wall Street media analyzed a lot of Yike's business, but... Apple's Jobs didn't care about that, he discovered a shocking little detail.

what?
Yours is an iPhone?

So what's mine?
Jobs was shocked. Apple's secrecy on the mobile phone project was strict, strict, and stricter. Even the prototypes sent to operators were disguised, and all employees who secretly participated in the project signed complex non-disclosure agreements.

Under such circumstances, a competitor of an important business came to a collision with a new business with the same name, and the secret was leaked!

While Jobs ordered a thorough investigation of the situation, he also accepted media interviews, accusing Yike of being suspected of commercial theft.

Yu Hong, who lives in New York, is not to be outdone. Looking at this meaning, it really verifies the accuracy of Mr. Fang's news. Apple is really secretly entering the mobile phone business. She also accepts media interviews and retorts. Her boss obviously didn't say much, just Announcing the news of expanding new business, where is there any secret?
As a result, Jobs announced a part of the project plan. According to the date, Apple's name is impressively iPhone.

This time, Yu Hong murmured in her heart, could it be that Mr. Fang really asked someone to steal Apple's secrets?

Mr. Fang is indeed that kind of person.

She didn't care about her own thoughts, and gave a very clear reason in the interview again-our Yike's music software is iMusic, and our mobile phone is of course an iPhone. Obviously, your Apple's naming is deliberately close to ours.

In addition, Yu Hong also accused Apple of being unethical, cooperating with Motorola on music phones, and silently poaching people from them. It should be condemned.

Until Fang Zhuo received the call, Motorola was still silent, but Apple seems to have resigned. I don't know if it was affected by the leak.

Listening to Yu Hong's narration, Fang Zhuo quacked with joy.

"What are you laughing at? Hey, Mr. Fang, you've lost your composure. What are you laughing at?" Yu Hong was puzzled when she heard Mr. Fang's undisguised laughter.

"It's nothing, it's interesting. Hey, someone from Apple has left?" Fang Zhuo suppressed a smile.

Yu Hong confirmed: "Yes, it's a pity that I can't invite you to the company. Mr. Fang, are you putting people on Apple's side?"

"No, I don't have that ability." Fang Zhuo couldn't help laughing.

"Then how did this project name collide?" Yu Hong asked.

Fang Zhuo replied earnestly: "It's a coincidence, it's a coincidence, and besides, you've answered it before. Ours is iMusic, so it's a matter of course. However, theirs is similar, coincidence, coincidence."

Yu Hong always felt that this was not the case, but it also made sense logically.

She pondered for a moment and said, "People are generally not optimistic about our entry into the mobile phone market. According to Jobs' reaction, they have probably reached a certain stage. Google still needs more reminders, and the scale of the R&D department also needs to be further expanded. .”

"No problem, it can be regarded as a banner, and the recruiting is also well-known." Fang Zhuo reviewed the progress of Yike in all aspects, and said, "Although the player business is still growing, mobile phones are our life and death. Fighting, you can't be careless, the priority has to be raised, and you can't learn from Sony."

Yu Hong agrees with this judgment. It’s okay for other companies to say that once Apple starts making mobile phones, it will definitely take care of the music business, which will directly squeeze Yike’s living space.

The two continued to exchange ideas, and they didn't give up until the internal calls of the president's office rang one after another.

Fang Zhuo flipped through the evaluation document of Morningstar Semiconductor, and asked about the report on the internal call.

"Mr. Fang, there is an administrative team in Sichuan Province who would like to make an appointment to come to the company for communication."

When Fang Zhuo heard that it was Sichuan Province, he guessed that he still had something to do with Changhong. After pondering for a second, he refused: "I declined, just saying that the company is very busy recently."

Hang Lung has never lacked administrative exchanges, but these are often of no real value, either to seek local business from Yike and Tesco, or to seek investment in the name of the richest man in the mainland.

Fang Zhuo is usually quite busy, and is usually received by the vice president, trying not to offend others.

But there are also some people who want to see him, so I have no choice but to offend others.

Administrative figures are sometimes strange. Although their positions are not high, their spirits are held high from time to time. Fang Zhuo is unwilling to make such an opening. After a long time, he will be forgiven for being semi-passive.

"Boss Fang, it is said that there is a reform..." The voice of the report on the phone was a little dragged on, and a key name was reported.

It's another story if there is such a relationship.

Fang Zhuo met a lot of people there several times through his work, and his brother Zheng Danrui was also born there.

"Then make an appointment tomorrow afternoon, um, three o'clock."

He sold his face, guessing that this relationship was not a lobbyist for the replacement of Changhong's head, but maybe just a stepping stone.

The time has been set, and [-]% will have to express his opinion in person tomorrow.

Fang Zhuo doesn't think it's a big deal. Changhong's development is much better than before, and he has a clear conscience.

He drank a cup of tea and began to carefully read Bingxin's assessment of Morningstar Semiconductor.

MStar Semiconductor was established in May 2002. Its headquarters is in Hsinchu Science and Technology Park, Taiwan. There are hundreds of companies there and a complete semiconductor ecosystem. Among them, Taiji, UMC, and Acer are very famous.

From May 2002 to March 5, Morningstar was established for less than 2006 years, but it can already be said to have a firm foothold. Relying on chip solutions and high-quality services, it has already captured almost 3/4 of the mainland market .

This speed can be described as quite astonishing, because it also needs to consider the contract issues between some manufacturers and the original chip partners, such as Philips, the solution it provides is not simply procurement, but also has additional requirements.

If this contract comes to an end, Morningstar Semiconductor's business territory will definitely expand.

And, its business is not limited to the mainland, but is also actively expanding into the European and American markets.

Fang Zhuo read the document carefully, and seriously thought about the basis of the cooperation between the two parties.

Indeed, as Lao Ni said, the development of Morningstar is too fast. If you really want to spread the industrial chain of ice core, now is a good time.

But there are also some objective problems. Although Morningstar has set up departments in different cities in the Mainland for business and services, its main research and development is still in Baodao. The title is empty.

There is no shortage of semiconductor entrepreneurial environment in Hsinchu, and there is no shortage of IC design-related positions, plus some circumstances... It is really inconvenient to force acquisitions.

Bingxin once followed the opportunity of TV Eight Heroes and Morningstar to offer 10-20% of the shareholding conditions, and finally negotiated for 5%. At that time, the overall valuation was 17 billion.

Its development prospect this year, 20 billion will definitely not be able to hold it.

Fang Zhuo drank his tea and thought silently.

What he wants is not Morningstar's prospects in TV chip design, but Morningstar's talent team and design extension. Violent premium acquisitions are not advisable, and it is not appropriate to threaten the TV business in the mainland.

Fang Zhuo thought about it for a while, and felt that he should touch gently.

He called Xiong Xiaoge from IDG.

"Old Xiong, I remember that you told me that you wanted to take over IDG USA in reverse. When will you do it? I'm back from Turin." Fang Zhuo asked something that Old Xiong had mentioned.

Clinker, Xiong Xiaoge was completely ungrateful, and said directly: "If you have anything else to say, hurry up and don't make friends. I will see the project person in 10 minutes."

Fang Zhuo saw that he was so ruthless, so he had no choice but to say: "There is something. Do you know Bingxin's partner, Morningstar Semiconductor? It is developing at a speed that surprises me. I think it is a high-quality target suitable for investment. "

"Purpose, purpose, just tell me your purpose," Xiong Xiaoge urged.

"Morningstar has a goal of listing, but it is considering listing on Taiwan Island. I wonder if it can introduce investors from the mainland, and then let it go to the mainland or Hong Kong for listing, preferably in the mainland." Fang Zhuo said to himself considerations.

Xiong Xiaoge was startled: "What do you want to do?"

"I want Bingxin to have a closer relationship with Morningstar. Although it has not been established for a long time, its core technical team is very mature and is from Texas Instruments. I am very optimistic about its development in the field of IC design." Fang Zhuo said seriously .

Xiong Xiaoge chewed on the words "closer relationship", guessing Mr. Fang's intentions to go around Chen Xing in this way.

After a while, he asked: "Morningstar's research and development is not in the mainland, is it?"

"Morningstar needs to develop. With new investment, it can open up the LCD TV market faster. If investors promote its listing in the mainland, some teams can consider coming to Shanghai." Fang Zhuo talked about his plan, and the water flowed slowly.

If Morningstar is to be listed on Baodao step by step, the talent team will definitely be extremely strong in the Hsinchu Science and Technology Park. On the contrary, the promotion of investors and the increase of mainland factors can bring more prospects that meet the requirements.

Xiong Xiaoge thought for a while and said, "I need a comprehensive and detailed assessment."

Fang Zhuo replied: "It's in my hands, and I'll send you an electronic version later. What I mean is, this time, taking advantage of the financing opportunity, I can invite a few more companies to invest together and get as many shares as possible."

Xiong Xiaoge always felt that these words were full of malice.

He said noncommittally: "Send me the information first."

"Okay, let the people in IDG understand more, don't listen to my one-sided words." Fang Zhuo said thoughtfully, "I'm hanging up, and I will contact you tomorrow night."

Just as Xiong Xiaoge was about to continue talking, he heard a blind voice.

He called back a little annoyed, and asked, "What are you doing so fast? Did you forget something?"

Fang Zhuo said concisely: "Say it."

"What about the domestic version of Quora?" Xiong Xiaoge reminded.

"Oh, I see, within two months." Fang Zhuo didn't pay much attention to this, and mainly played it for fun.

Xiong Xiaoge was a little dissatisfied with Mr. Fang's moji: "The research on Morningstar will take time. When Zhihu goes online, let's talk to Morningstar together."

Fang Zhuo said concisely: "Okay, it will be online within a week."

Xiong Xiaoge felt that this person had to be stroked backwards.

He finally asked: "Who do you want to recruit to vote for Morning Star?"

"Shenxin Science and Technology Innovation is a more suitable role. After it invests, it can promote more, and others can be done by its own people." Fang Zhuo values ​​​​Shenxin's local state-owned assets background.

"Are you considering buying Morningstar?" Xiong Xiaoge asked out the guess in his heart.

"It depends on the situation. From the current point of view, it is inappropriate to talk about acquisitions. It depends on the attitude of Morningstar and the development of Bingxin." Fang Zhuo said truthfully, "This possibility may not be ruled out in the future, Old Xiong. As you know, our money is in the bank now."

Xiong Xiaoge knew that his money was deposited in the bank, so he couldn't tell for sure.

He ended the call, confirming that Mr. Fang had the idea of ​​acquisition, it was just a matter of time.

(End of this chapter)