Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 750 A Clear Conscience (Two in One)

The Rockets have home court advantage in this year's Finals. The first two games were played in Houston, the next three games were moved to Miami, and the last two games were played in Houston.

Because of Yao Ming's injury and doubts about playing, public opinion is generally more optimistic about the Heat.

But Fang Zhuo felt in his heart that he might not be able to pass the fight.

Before the Heat defeated the Pistons, most people believed that the Pistons, which ranked first in the regular season in the league, would be able to get out of the East, but Wade's fiery state and O'Neal, who could barely catch the tail of the peak, made the Heat have the last laugh.

On the evening of June 6, at the Houston Arena, Fang Zhuo greeted domestic fans and friends before the game started, and chatted a few words about the match situation.

Because the team has a Chinese owner, and because of the presence of Yao Ming, CCTV moved the commentary and guest team to the live broadcast this year, which can bring the grand finals to domestic fans at a closer distance.

Fang Zhuo originally had no plans to appear on camera, but when passing by the commentary booth, he stepped in on a whim and chatted about the situation of the game.

"Dayao is injured, so he won't be able to play this time."

"However, we look at the lineups of both sides, and it's not impossible to play. Fans and friends may be more familiar with the dazzling stars, but what really supports our team to the present, including last year's rush to the West is the balance of offense and defense."

"Needless to say the offensive firepower of the Trident, the tough defense that Kurt Thomas and Nazr Mohammad can provide is a gift we have prepared for Duncan of the Western Conference rival Spurs."

"I didn't meet Duncan this year by accident, so I left this gift to O'Neill."

"I believe that inside defense can limit this big shark. The key is to limit Wade. He is in great shape this year and is also very sought after by the league. Carter must respond with [-]% concentration."

Fang Zhuo talked eloquently in front of the CCTV sports cameras. Although Yao Ming wanted to play against O'Neal, he felt that the outside performance of both sides was the key to the outcome of this round.

Nash is facing the mediocre Jason Williams. His shooting and breakthrough are very average, and his defense is also limited in physical fitness. He often needs his teammates to defend, which is a big advantage.

And the opponent's Wade is bound to bear more pressure on the team's arrows.

Fang Zhuo chatted for 10 minutes before leaving the commentary booth.

After Mr. Fang left, the CCTV commentators boasted a few more words about the team owner who knows the ball best.

There are a lot of friends who have come to watch the game this year. Wang Yan, Chen Tong, Zhou Jielun, Yu Hong and others all sat in the first row, but Fang Zhuo, the team owner, did not appear at the forefront as usual.

Today he was watching a game with a mysterious guest in the box.

It was Dr. Liang Mengsongliang, the Taiwan reporter who flew from Taipei.

Although Dr. Liang still rejected Fang Zhuo's invitation on behalf of Bing Xin on the phone, judging from the travel time, he came from there almost not long after receiving the call, which gave Fang Zhuo some points in his heart.

Liang Mengsong entered the arena through the staff passage. He didn't expect that Xiangjiang would meet the head of Bingxin in this way after meeting him once. He thought it would be somewhat embarrassing, but Mr. Fang never mentioned Bingxin after meeting. It's just a worried chat about pre-match analysis.

Seeing that the game was about to start, both Fang Zhuo and Liang Mengsong set their sights on the field.

At this moment, the door of the box was knocked, and the secretary Liu Zonghong came in to report something. Qualcomm's vice president Anderson had been invited outside the arena.

Fang Zhuo was taken aback after hearing this, and immediately said to Liang Mengsong: "Dr. Liang, the people from Qualcomm are here, do you want to avoid it?"

When Liang Mengsong heard Qualcomm's words, he hurriedly got up and was about to leave the box, but suddenly felt that his posture was indecent, and said with a straight face: "I'm here to watch the game, and it's okay to meet Qualcomm."

Fang Zhuo was also stunned: "Ah, yes, yes, we are watching the game together, not talking about anything else."

He pondered for a while: "But we know in our hearts that others, especially those in the industry, don't know what to think when they see it. In this way, Dr. Liang, you can watch the game in the box, and I will take the vice president of Qualcomm to the front row."

Liang Mengsong nodded, and he was relieved, but he still said to himself: "It's nothing if he came to the box, I have a clear conscience."

Fang Zhuo said with a smile: "Dr. Liang, I'm afraid that I have a guilty conscience. When people from Qualcomm ask me about Dr. Liang's demeanor, I can't answer. I'd better go watch the football outside. If you If I have time, I invite you to dinner."

Liang Mengsong was taken aback for a moment, but this time he didn't speak, just nodded and agreed to the meal appointment.

Soon, he saw Mr. Fang and Anderson, the vice president of Qualcomm, in the box. The two seemed to be chatting and laughing. He didn't know what they were talking about.

Liang Mengsong looked at the two figures in the front row, thinking about the news circulating in the industry, his expression was a little complicated.

On the other side, Fang Zhuo was in a very happy mood. Anderson came to visit him on behalf of Qualcomm, and wanted to hear the opinion of the head of Bingxin on the cooperation between the two parties.

This is of course a good thing overall.

In addition to supporting Morningstar Semiconductor, which focuses on TV chips, Bingxin also obtained some OEM orders through Qiu Ciyun's contacts in the industry, but Qualcomm is definitely among the major customers.

Moreover, the threshold for Qualcomm's technical requirements is 90nm, which is exactly what the ice core can hold.

However, Qualcomm's conditions in the field of foundry are somewhat harsh. In addition, it also hopes to have further cooperation with Yike in mobile phone chips.

Yike is different from Apple. There is a lot of movement in making mobile phones. The R&D centers established in New York and Silicon Valley have recruited a large number of people from friends. Moreover, China is an emerging market with strong growth.

At present, in the global mobile application processor market, Texas Instruments accounts for 69%, Qualcomm accounts for 17%, and Intel accounts for 7%.

However, there is definite news that Intel intends to sell its mobile phone chip design business because mobile terminal chips are far less profitable than desktop PC and server chips, and it is in intensive negotiations with its next company, Marvell.

Qualcomm hopes to take part of Intel's share in the event of Intel's exit, and then compete with Texas Instruments for the 3G trend. Therefore, it is expanding production capacity and looking for end customers all over the world.

Huaxia's ice core was included not only because of its technical strength and financial background, but also because this semiconductor company has the same boss as another Yike.

Qualcomm analyzed Yike, Bingxin, and Fang Zhuo at an internal meeting, and believed that this Chinese person can bring very good cooperation potential.

Even if he can't enter the world's first and second tiers in the mobile phone market, he can always make some achievements in the eastern market by virtue of China's geographical advantage. At the very least, judging by his posture of integrating upstream and downstream, he can be a small Samsung in China, right?

But... the progress of the negotiation is stuck here.

Qiu Ciyun, president of Bingxin, has enough say in the foundry business, but he can't make a commitment to the mobile phone business. This matter must be approved by Mr. Fang.

The fighting on the court was fierce, and Fang Zhuo, who was sitting in the first row, also listened to Anderson's face-to-face statement of his intentions.

He had heard Mr. Qiu's report a long time ago, but although he was willing to promote the ice core business, he had to consider the importance of chips to mobile phones.

Qualcomm is of course well-known and will be a very powerful company.

But when did it start to be so powerful?

Among other things, you now have a market share of 17%, so why don't you give priority to Texas Instruments chips?
Or, it's not that you can't use Qualcomm's chips, but you can't make do with the first phone.

Fang Zhuo wanted to fool around with Anderson, but he didn't want to cause any disturbance to the hard-working Bingxin brand.

He didn't hide the hesitation on his face, and he didn't respond to Anderson for a long time.

"Mr. Fang, we have accumulated a lot of patented technologies in the 3G field. I have an analysis report on CDMA and 3G here." Anderson waited for a while and continued to sell, "With the technology patents of CDMA, Mr. Fang, Qualcomm will get it sooner or later." More and more markets."

GSM and CDMA are the two major technical standards in the 2G era, but communication technology is mainly focused on voice communication. Qualcomm's CDMA technology is indeed developing rapidly, and it is bound to shine in the 3G era with these patented technologies.

Fang Zhuo knew this.

But, still the same sentence, specifically implemented on the chip model, can your brilliant performance help my first mobile phone?
If you get up early in the morning to catch an evening episode, it will be a waste of development opportunities.

"Anderson, I admire Qualcomm's strength, but when you talk about technology, I may not be able to judge it well. I still have to see what the experts in the company say." Fang Zhuo first put forward a practical situation, and then said, "In principle, As long as your chips are at the same level as Texas Instruments, I will definitely give priority to Ice Core's partners."

Anderson wasn't satisfied with that answer.

What Qualcomm wants is not principles, but breaking principles.

After all, Deyi really should not be underestimated.

He said regretfully: "Mr. Fang, if you are only talking about principles, Qualcomm still has a lot of options in the foundry field in principle. If you want to get an absolute standard, then Qualcomm will definitely have the same idea."

Fang Zhuo remained silent, this was the difficulty.

It is not easy for Bingxin to find such a big customer in the foundry market, but the mobile phone must not be lost.

The more Qualcomm actively promotes it, the more drums he feels in his heart.

"Anderson, let's watch the game first." Fang Zhuo was not angry, and pointed to the field.

Anderson knows football. He used to be a part-time referee when he was in college. At this time, he glanced at the field and reminded: "Mr. Fang, you made a misjudgment again. This is going to be difficult for you."

Fang Zhuo had been thinking about something, and after being reminded, he immediately jumped up angrily and roared at the arena.

The referee heard the sound, glanced twice, and ignored it.

But this can be regarded as allowing the audience and fans in front of the TV to relive the classic scene of last year.

In last year's Finals, the scene where the owner of the Rockets suggested that the players were criminals was still fresh in my memory, and many people were extremely unconvinced, claiming that this was an O'Brien Cup that the Rockets had stolen.

"Drink water, drink water, I might need you later." Yu Hong, who was seated next to her, handed over the water bottle. She came to concentrate on watching the game today, and found that Wade's whistle for the Heat was a bit better than the home whistle.

Fang Zhuo took a big sip of water and sighed, "It's even harder to beat."

The league makes stars from time to time. Wade's whistle this year is a famous example in history. Now that the Rockets are the opponents, there are still signs of this situation.

After two quarters, O'Neal was locked inside, and even if he tried to catch the ball in a good position, he was immediately fouled. In the first half, he made 10 of 2 free throws and was completely inaccurate.

However, in the third quarter, relying on the whistle obtained by Wade's attack on the inside, Thomas and Muhammad committed 5 fouls successively and were forced to rotate off the court, which liberated O'Neal who still had power.

The stalemate between the Heat and the Rockets has gradually changed in favor of the former.

Fang Zhuo watched the fourth quarter with a dark face. Seeing that the point difference reached double digits, he simply asked Anderson again: "Have you ever looked for Apple?"

"Wade used his elbow to clear the way, and he was almost never called for an offensive foul!" Anderson, who had experience as a referee, was filled with righteous indignation at first, and then replied, "I have searched, but there is no consensus."

Fang Zhuo frowned and said, "Why?"

Anderson glanced at Mr. Fang sideways: "Jobs doesn't need to seize the opportunity of foundry."

Fang Zhuo: "..."

You don't need to say it so clearly!
He asked again: "Then do you know which chip Apple will use?"

Anderson shook his head: "Mr. Fang, Apple's secrecy is very strict. I don't know about this, but Jobs wants to build a secret mobile phone from scratch, so he doesn't have too many choices, nothing more than a few companies." .”

He suggested: "Even if there is a gap in the first-line parts in the market, there will not be too much gap. If the mobile phone wants to succeed, it still needs to look at integration, and more importantly, it needs to grasp the arrival of 3G. This is the key to the success of Yike mobile phone."

Fang Zhuo thinks this is not unreasonable, but he also knows that Qualcomm's SOC is not enough to evaluate the intelligent era.

He thought for a while and said: "Yike is building smartphones based on the Android system. We still have a long time to go. 3G in the United States will also take time. No matter how you use the ice core as a bargaining chip, I have to give priority to the mobile phone itself." That's up front, but I very much welcome Qualcomm's involvement in the design of our phones."

Anderson frowned and said, "Is this a refusal from Mr. Fang?"

Fang Zhuo's eyes were piercing: "No, Anderson, this is a sincere invitation. After the finals are over, I hope you can come to Yike's Silicon Valley laboratory, and that will be the place I will use to convince Google .”

Anderson nodded without hesitation.

The whistle sounded at the end of the first game, and the Rockets lost 92:95 to the visiting Heat.

Yao Ming, who was wearing a suit and sitting on the player's bench, came over at the first time, and made a strong suggestion almost with glaring eyes: "Mr. Fang, I'm going to play!"

With such a close score, Fang Zhuo hesitated a bit. He took what Yao Ming said before and blocked back: "According to what you said, watch one more game. If you recover well and have the medical team's permission for the third game, then let's go."

The medical team has permission, the team has needs, and the players have a strong professionalism.

There is no way, if Yao Ming is injured again after playing and his career is not continued, then he may have to retire and return to China to become a leader.

Fang Zhuo looked at the joy in Yao Ming's eyes, and turned his head to the direction of the box, where there was a sneaky Dr. Liang.

(End of this chapter)