Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 761 Sweet Pastry (Two in One)

First Google, then Qualcomm, and then Morningstar.

Even though Fang Zhuo has always been good at dealing with the interests of different positions, the related parties surrounding the Yike mobile phone project feel a little dizzy.

Accompanied by these three parties and the twitching Deyi, Yike's R&D center needs to process a large amount of data, and Liang Gongwei and others from Morningstar are still unwilling to leave after staying for two days. The offices of the Morningstar team.

"Your people haven't come yet, when they come, can I still lose my office?" Fang Zhuo felt dumbfounded.

Liang Gongwei was extremely serious: "It's safe to put it in your bag, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

Fang Zhuo had no choice but to assign an office on the spot.

The chip project connected with Morningstar was previously named "Vulcan" by Fang Zhuo. Considering the need for confidentiality, Morningstar took the initiative to suggest a project code name called "礻鬲", which is exactly half of "Zhu Rong" .

It's not that Fang Zhuo doesn't know the pronunciation, it's gé, it's just that the style of the Morning Star executives is a bit... hard to say.

Just when he took a breather from the judgment of various information and began to pay attention to the data after the domestic Taobao 6 event, an uninvited guest visited the R&D center in Silicon Valley.

Cai Mingjie, chairman of MediaTek, led a team to visit in a hurry.

Coincidentally, Liang Gongwei of Morningstar planned to leave Silicon Valley at night, but he just walked out of the gate of the R&D center chatting and laughing with his colleagues, and happened to see Cai Mingjie, who was looking at the signboard below, and his face immediately changed.

"Mr. Cai, what are you doing here?" Liang Gongwei subconsciously wanted to yell loudly, but when he saw the smile on Cai Mingjie's face in a blink of an eye, he realized that the expression was not for him, and lowered his voice again.

Cai Mingjie led the people up the steps quickly, reached out his hands in advance to hold the right hand of Mr. Fang who showed up, and said with a hearty smile: "Mr. Liang, I came to Silicon Valley, of course to tell Mr. Fang that MediaTek is a better company than Morningstar." company of."

Liang Gongwei's complexion has returned to normal, but there is a little bit of grievance in the eyes looking at Mr. Fang, agreed, Mr. Fang, shall we agree?

Fang Zhuo was shaken by Cai Mingjie's right hand again and again, and he smiled helplessly: "Mr. Cai, you have come here with such a sudden attack, it really frustrates me. How can Yike Hede win the favor of Mr. Cai and Mr. Liang? "

Yesterday, the R&D center received a request from MediaTek, which was declined by Fang Zhuo.

However, when I answered the phone again today, the chairman of MediaTek was almost at the door.

MediaTek was established in 1997, and now it has been nearly 10 years, and it is now a company with a market value of nearly 70 billion US dollars.

There is no reason why Fang Zhuo avoided seeing Cai Mingjie traveling all the way as the chairman to visit him.

Cai Mingjie said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that there is a great talent in the mainland. First, Yike went abroad to compete with foreign giants, and then the launch of Ice Core opened a new chapter in the development of semiconductors in the mainland. This time, taking advantage of Yike's desire to enter the mobile phone market, I Only then did Cai Mingjie get what he wanted to see Mr. Fang, and he had the possibility of cooperating with Mr. Fang."

This is also a semiconductor senior, and he is in his fifties. When he speaks, he is a "big talent" and "gets what he wants", and his posture is quite low.

Fang Zhuo smiled and waved his hands again and again: "President Cai is ridiculous, President Cai is ridiculous."

Liang Gongwei next to him was a little anxious, but he turned slowly to this, he couldn't keep his mouth shut, and there were faint sweat stains on his forehead.

Later Wei Boyun was unafraid in this regard, and immediately stood out.

He laughed and said: "Mr. Fang is indeed a great talent, but what I admire most is Mr. Fang's tenacity when he is in a low place. If it were me, Yi Ke would face giants like Sony and Apple. I lost my nerve."

Wei Boyun glanced at Mr. Fang with admiration, and continued: "Ice core is even more so. Mainland semiconductors are weak. For example, Mr. Cai's contact with Tektronix is ​​really the best in the world. If it were me, think about the gap. It's just a promise."

"There are only two people I have always admired, one is Fang who is persistent, and the other is Mr. Liang who is far-sighted."

"At the beginning, Mr. Liang made the decision to cooperate fully between Chenxing and Bingxin. I still had objections. Now it seems that I am really short-sighted. Without Bingxin and Mr. Liang, Morningstar would never be able to alarm Mr. Cai today. Thinking about it this way, I can't wait to drink three cups with Mr. Fang and Mr. Liang!"

Fang Zhuo laughed out loud, and Liang Gongwei heaved a sigh of relief.

Cai Mingjie squinted his eyes, the general of Chen Xing was a bit quick-witted.

"Guys, you're really flattering me. Both Yi Ke and Bing Xin still have a long way to go. Fortunately, I always know how much I have. Let's go, Mr. Cai, let's go in and drink tea." Fang Zhuo held back his amused mood, Cai Mingjie was invited, and he said to Liang Gongwei, "Mr. Liang, there must be no problem with the TV chip cooperation."

Liang Gongwei knew that Fang always made a fuss in front of Cai Mingjie, and said with a smile: "Mr. Fang, Mr. Cai, you are busy. We all still have many opportunities to cooperate."

Fang Zhuo nodded slightly, leading the team of the chairman of MediaTek into the R&D center.

Liang Gongwei and his party continued to walk down, but they all glanced at Cai Mingjie and his party from the corner of their eyes.

When their figures disappeared, Chen Xing and his group immediately stopped in their tracks.

But the business car borrowed by Yike came in front of him. The general manager Yang Weiyi acted as the driver, lowered the window, and shouted at his colleagues: "Let's go, get in the car, and go shopping."

Liang Gongwei said angrily: "What are you still shopping for? Cai Mingjie came here after smelling it!"

Surprised, Yang Weiyi immediately turned off the engine, opened the door and got out of the car.

MediaTek is MStar's real competitor.

Now Morningstar is still learning from MediaTek, but because it is more competitive than MediaTek, it has the upper hand in the field of TV chips. It is easy to see the development entrance of the mobile phone field. Cai Mingjie actually came to Silicon Valley in person?
"Why did he come here? How did he know this place? Who leaked the secret?" Yang Weiyi was very annoyed.

Liang Gongwei shook his head, suspecting that Cai Mingjie had heard about it from Baodao's entangled semiconductor relationship.

Yang Weiyi asked with concern: "What's Mr. Fang's attitude?"

Liang Gongwei replied solemnly: "Cai Mingjie came to the door in person, what attitude can Fang always have? They went in and talked. MediaTek has mature experience in mobile phone chip design. This is beyond our comparison. It's time to test Morningstar."

Yang Weiyi remained silent.

After a while, he sighed: "At first I was thinking about Zhu Rong, but now it would be nice to get Vulcan out."

Chenxing and the others felt sorry for each other.

Liang Gongwei sighed: "The road to the Vulcan is long and difficult."

Wei Boyun immediately continued: "Mr. Liang is right, the road is long and obstructive, but the road will come soon."

Considering the importance of project development and the severity of the competition, Liang Gongwei thought that Wei Boyun's position could be raised.

……

The meeting room ushered in the fourth wave of guests in a short time.

Fang Zhuo didn't have much politeness with Cai Mingjie, but he was a little curious about the reason why MediaTek made such a big move this time.

After all, the two sides have never dealt with each other before, and Yike's mobile phone project is only half a prototype.

Cai Mingjie listened to Mr. Fang's expression, and said seriously: "Mr. Fang, if you say that there is no competition with Morningstar Semiconductor, then you must not believe it, but if you say that it is all for the purpose of attacking Morningstar Semiconductor, that is also a big distortion. .”

Fang Zhuo said slowly: "Mr. Cai should know that I have a good cooperative relationship with Morningstar."

"Yes, Morningstar has a very harmonious cooperation with Bingxin and mainland TV manufacturers. I also know that Bingxin still holds a small share of Morningstar, but this should not be an obstacle for Yi Keduo's cooperation option." Cai Mingjie said The speed is not slow, and he said solemnly, "The most important factor for me to come here this time is because I am optimistic about the Android system."

Fang Zhuo was a little surprised. I don't know if this Cai is always pretending to be surprising. The Android system has not made any big moves in the industry, and the Open Mobile Alliance that Google wants to promote has not yet officially started.

"I don't know if Mr. Fang knows the current situation of mobile phones in the mainland?" Cai Mingjie slowed down his speech a little. Mainland customers."

He said confidently: "This year, this number will increase by at least half."

Fang Zhuo was not shocked, and MediaTek's current market value naturally has its reasons: "I don't know much about it."

"Sometimes, I am surprised by the idea of ​​white-brand mobile phones in the mainland, those dual-card dual-standby, four-card four-standby, loud roar, subwoofer, marquee lamp, ambient light, long standby time, use of dry batteries, integrated radio ..." Cai Mingjie said with a smile, "There is only what I can't think of, and there is nothing they can't do."

Fang Zhuo nodded: "Huaqiangbei, Motrola, Sanxin, song Ericsson."

White brand mobile phones are counterfeit mobile phones, and Huaqiangbei is now the largest distribution center for counterfeit mobile phones in China.

"Mr. Fang, you, Yike, are engaged in consumer electronics. You must know that there are demands in different stages. Low-end, mid-end, high-end, white-brand mobile phones are so popular, so there is naturally a market demand for them." Cai Mingjie said. Said.

He continued: "This demand is now being eaten by white cards. If there is a free and open source mobile phone system, if it is as described by Google, the market order under this demand will definitely be reshaped."

"I think Morningstar didn't come here to compete with Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, did they?"

"Mr. Fang, do you think the Android system wants to develop, is it top-down or bottom-up?"

Cai Mingjie raised a question.

Fang Zhuo pondered for a while, then jumped out of the preset answer: "Up and down don't seem to be contradictory."

"No matter how it is laid up and down, for entry-level products in the entire market, MediaTek is the best choice for Yike, and it is also the most powerful choice for the Android system." What Cai Mingjie wants to say is this.

Fang Zhuo didn't say a word, the popularization of Android system is of great benefit to him, and because of Bingxin, Android company, experienced channels and relationship with BOE, if Yike makes an entry-level mobile phone, it is definitely a regular army. Scattered soldiers.

However, the greatest significance of calling Morningstar here is to enhance the ability of IC design, which is the possibility of more autonomy.

Bingxin holds shares in Morningstar Semiconductor, and there are some follow-up designs. It is barely half a godson. MediaTek is different. It always focuses on its own interests.

However, after thinking about it, it is not necessarily a bad thing to have MediaTek to put pressure on.

More commercially, for example, a company in the industry first decides to cooperate with Party B, and then adopts another company's plan after Party B spends a lot of money, and then buys Party B who is precarious due to the loss of a major customer. This is not impossible.

Seeing Mr. Fang's silence, Cai Mingjie asked, "Mr. Fang always doesn't trust our technical ability to rely on counterfeit phones?"

This is the first time that the chairman of MediaTek mentioned "cottage" instead of "white card" when he entered the conference room.

Fang Zhuo noticed the mood swings in the other party, and shook his head: "It's not a shame to be born in a copycat village. He can bend and stretch. Fang is a husband. I admire President Cai for MediaTek's success. I was just thinking about the completion of the Android system. "

"To be honest, the Android system is still far from being put into use. Mr. Liang and the others are here mainly for the TV chip market, and the entry-level mobile phone is just a passing mention."

Cai Mingjie believed [-]% of the other party's general "truth".

Fang Zhuo said sincerely: "Mr. Cai, I am a businessman, and it will take time to complete the Android system. If Yike has plans for entry-level products, MediaTek is definitely the highest priority option. This is a technology And the experience deserves it.”

Cai Mingjie then flipped the chips: "I heard that Ice Core's manufacturing process has made a breakthrough at 90nm. Mr. Fang, there is no shortage of entry-level products. MediaTek's sales are increasing year by year. This is the space for our cooperation."

Fang Zhuo sighed slightly in his heart. From some time ago, people who came to the door often wanted to mention Bing Xin. Is his love for Bing Xin so obvious?
He smiled, talked a few words about the production capacity of the ice core, and finally reiterated the progress of the Android system, indicating that it is not yet time to talk about cooperation.

Cai Mingjie gave a comprehensive introduction to MediaTek's technical team. Last year, in order to make a difference in the field of mobile phone chips, they spent a lot of money to acquire an overseas team.

This reminded Fang Zhuo of Morningstar Semiconductor, which had similar actions this year.

It can only be said that, as expected of the big and small M, the competition between these two companies is indeed considerable.

"Mr. Fang, I wonder if Yike's first mobile phone will use Texas Instruments or Qualcomm as the chip?" Cai Mingjie finally asked about Yike's mobile phone.

"It's not confirmed yet, it still depends on the progress of the Android system, but we used Texas Instruments' 2420 in our prototype, and the effect looks pretty good." Fang Zhuo revealed a piece of news.

Cai Mingjie nodded, and when it was time to leave, he expressed his ambition: "I hope that one day in the future, the name of MediaTek can also be added to the options of Yike's mid-to-high-end mobile phones."

"Scholars cannot live without Hongyi. There is a long way to go, and I hope to see this day soon." Fang Zhuo shook hands with the chairman of MediaTek, and personally sent them out.

Cai Mingjie left a copy of MediaTek's research on the white-brand mobile phone market in the mainland, which can be regarded as a small gift.

After this group of people left, not long after, Liang Gongwei still couldn't hold back his emotions, and came to Mr. Fang, intending to inquire about the situation.

Fang Zhuo did not hide his attitude: "Mr. Liang, of course I would prefer to cooperate with Morningstar, otherwise I would not have approached you from the beginning, but the real choice will depend on the performance of the chips."

Seeing Liang Gongwei's complicated expression, he asked with a smile, "If Mr. Liang were to decide now, how would you choose between MediaTek and Morningstar?"

As it stands, this is a question that needs no answer.

Liang Gongwei did not betray his conscience, but said: "Fortunately, there is still time. Fortunately, it is not me who decides, but Mr. Fang. Mr. Fang's foresight is beyond my comparability. Chenxing is self-improving, and will definitely cherish this opportunity."

Fang Zhuo likes such a statement, and the opportunity is in front of him. Even if there is a certain standard floating range, it must be able to reach the threshold.

As for what is far-sighted but not far-sighted, in the future, Chen Xing will get closer to Bing Xin, and there will always be times when those who are close to red are red.

(End of this chapter)