Top of the Great Era

Chapter 2130 Containing counterfeit machines

It happened to be early morning when Zhou Buqi returned to China.He was not in a hurry to go to the company, he settled Baoshan first, and then cooked himself, making a sumptuous breakfast.

Then, he made an appointment with Lei Jun.

It wasn't that he wanted to see Boss Lei, but that Boss Lei had been contacting him all the time in the past, looking for a chance to meet him, probably because there was something important.

Zhou Buqi was too lazy to go so far to Xiaomi's headquarters, so he contacted Mr. Lei early and met in the Xingguang Cafe near Ziweixing's headquarters.

This store is Ziweixing's property, mainly for business entertainment.

However, the outsourcing mechanism is adopted, and you have to pay for coffee here.

Zhou Buqi arrived late after 10 o'clock in the morning, and Lei Jun had already called twice to remind him.

"I just came back from the United States and accidentally fell asleep."

"Just a cup of coffee, Americano?"

"It's all right."

Zhou Buqi was more casual, without a secretary by his side, and sat opposite him.

Lei Jun called the waiter, ordered coffee, and talked about the recent events in Silicon Valley with a smile. The movement was not small.The biggest thing is the review of the blockbuster deal of Google's acquisition of Twitter.

There was even a mention of Yahoo.

Domestic reports are also overwhelming. They are all discussing Boss Ma's use of troops against Yahoo. Many media even believe that Boss Ma may acquire Yahoo!
"Acquire Yahoo?" Zhou Buqi was a little amused, "The media in the Internet age is just too much sensationalism. Yahoo is a technology giant with a market value of more than 200 billion US dollars. Who can afford it?"

Lei Jun smiled and said: "Isn't this a trend? Geely can buy Volvo, and Asda can buy Motorola. There are many opinions and discussions."

Zhou Buqi snorted, "Is there a lot of scolding?"

Lei Jun said: "Esta's side is actually alright. The one who scolded the most was Geely's acquisition of Volvo. It was almost ridiculed by a group of people, saying that a poor boy in China married a European princess and his face was swollen to make him fat. He couldn't afford it." .”

"anything else?"

"It's the same, but the big international car companies can't save Volvo. If domestic companies buy it, they can save it? They will go bankrupt sooner or later. There are even some conspiracy theories that big companies go overseas to make big acquisitions. It is the transfer of assets by the rich to foreign countries. There is also such an argument for the acquisition of Motorola by Asda.”

"cliche!"

Zhou Buqi didn't think it was unusual, he was a bit used to it, this is the mainstream trend in China in recent years.

From Lenovo's acquisition of IBM, to TCL's acquisition of Alcatel, to Geely's acquisition of Volvo, Asda's acquisition of Motorola, including Wanda's operation of the American AMC theater chain that it wants to acquire... The foreign media exclaimed that the rise of China is unstoppable, It feels like a wolf is coming.

On the domestic side, I always feel that meat buns are beating dogs, and they are all looking down.

But it's not without reason.

After the subprime mortgage crisis, the world's economy collapsed, and the most stable and richest country became the savior of the world. The authorities held hundreds of billions of dollars in cash and began to hunt for bottoms in overseas markets.

Of course, this is the behavior of state-owned enterprises.

Every transaction is a history of bitterness, blood and tears.

Some were heavily fined because they did not understand international rules; some were easily broken by others because they did not find any loopholes in the contract;

Some cases were finally reached after all kinds of hardships. The Chinese capital took control of the board of directors and began to implement new strategies and corporate policies, but they couldn’t implement them at all, and the trade unions jumped out.Foreign trade unions are not at all the same as domestic trade unions.

However, many similar things like this should not be reported in China.

When private enterprises or private enterprises restructured from state-owned enterprises go abroad to initiate some acquisitions, the media can widely report them, and there will be a kind of thinking inertia and emotional transfer.

Private enterprises have become the object of widespread criticism, and it is also believed that overseas business is bound to fail.

Zhou Buqi is very calm about this, he is used to it, "Being scolded just shows that our companies have done a good job, and we can divert our attention to hide those who cannot be scolded. It is actually like football."

Lei Jun knew he was a fan, "Football?"

Zhou Buqi said: "In comparison, the football industry is the cleanest and most transparent, so it is the most scolded, so the head of the association can be arrested in one go. Not to mention anything else, the billiards player Crooked neck, do you know? It was saved because of its great reputation."

"Who?"

"It's okay if you don't know. Anyway, it's "Journey to the West". Nine-nine-nine-eight-one disasters, all kinds of evil spirits are all around the gods in the sky. The wild little fairies were beaten to death by Wukong; The Buddha was rescued. The little goblin also does bad things, but compared with the big goblin, the little goblin is simply wronged."

Lei Jun smiled and said, "I didn't come here to listen to your lecture on literature."

Zhou Buqi drank his coffee without looking up, "What's the matter?"

Lei Jun asked: "How about Asda's acquisition of Motorola? Are you sure it will pass?"

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Almost, next month at the latest, the United States will be able to give a response. The EU and China are not a problem, as long as the United States passes it, this matter will be settled. It is not Motorola, it is Motorola's The mobile phone business department and some low-end patents of the intellectual property department, about 3000."

Lei Jun nodded and said in a low voice, "Motorola has a R&D center in Shanghai to develop smartphones."

"Really?" Zhou Buqi shook his head, "Not sure."

Lei Jun said: "Yes, I have found out. It is quite strong. It is the second R&D center for Motorola's smartphone business. The first R&D center is in Silicon Valley."

Zhou Buqi glanced at him, "What are you doing? Are you interested?"

Lei Jun was somewhat embarrassed, "Xiaomi mobile phones are very popular in the market, and the price is very low. In addition, you helped me solve the supply chain problem. If the first generation of Xiaomi is open for supply and sale, I estimate that it can sell 500 million units a year. But , This is a new product after all, and there are too many technical problems.”

There is actually no high-end technology in making mobile phones.

However, even low-end assembly has technical content, and not everyone can understand it.Xiaomi has just made mobile phones, and the products it launches will be very immature and have many problems.

These questions are actually not too difficult.

As long as Xiaomi is given time, they can solve it slowly.

In three or four years, Xiaomi may solve the basic technical problems of all smartphones and form its own set of technical solutions and experience system.

But this will delay things and affect efficiency.

In the previous life, as a spoiler, Xiaomi was not welcomed by the industry. Looking around, they were all enemies, trying to suppress Xiaomi. Without a helper, the initial stage was very hard.

If it weren't for Rebs's marketing ability comparable to Jobs, this phone might really have fallen into the sea.

This life is different.

Lei Jun discovered a very different entrepreneur.

That is Zhou Buqi.

This person has a broad mind and a great structure, which makes Lei Jun see an opportunity for Xiaomi to rise rapidly.

Excellent people are always blessed.

Of course, Zhou Buqi admired Lei Jun's ability and was willing to help him. He said angrily: "I told you at the beginning, what kind of business do you want to start? How about joining Estar directly? The 10 I personally hold % of the shares, the original plan was to hold it for you. If you join, it will be given to you.”

Lei Jun believes that Mr. Zhou can do this kind of thing with his courage.

However, he also has his own pride, a mere 10% of the shares cannot buy him.If it is 30% of the shares, plus the position of chairman with absolute right to speak, maybe he will not start Xiaomi and join Astar.

"A gentleman doesn't take what others like." Lei Jun smiled perfunctorily.

Zhou Buqi snorted and said, "Asda has not fully completed the acquisition of Motorola's mobile phone business. You have already set your sights on Motorola's Smartphone R&D Center in Shanghai. Isn't that what you like?"

Lei Jun said bluntly: "That's different. Asda has 7 R&D studios in Europe and Silicon Valley. It has been making smartphones for so many years. Why do we need the second R&D center in Shanghai? After the transaction is completed, Maybe you will downsize or lay off staff in that R&D center."

Zhou Buqi shook his head, "This is impossible. The core production area of ​​smartphones in the future must be domestic. You can see it by looking at the supply chain. Except for a few high-end spare parts that are still abroad, all other businesses are in China. Get together. The R&D center in Shanghai will only expand, not shrink. Domestic is the core."

In the past few years, the domestic smartphone business has not developed, and there is a lack of relevant talents. Many R&D institutions of Astar are in Europe and the United States.But when it develops, it must be mainly domestic.Foreign R&D institutions mainly do things that cannot be done domestically.

Lei Jun said: "Motorola is such a mobile phone giant, it's too complicated to reorganize..."

"Okay, don't make excuses." Zhou Buqi waved his hand and looked up at him, "Xiaomi really needs it?"

"Need!" Lei Jun was very firm, "With this research and development center, Xiaomi can become the second largest mobile phone manufacturer in China after Asda within three years... within two years." "China Cool Union" Nothing, they don't understand smartphones at all."

Zhou Buqi said: "Then go find Zhou Shaoning."

"Looking for him?" Lei Jun had a complex expression on his face. "There is only one Zhou Buqi in the whole world, who has enough heart and confidence to help competitors develop. Zhou Shaoning, it would be good not to restrict Xiaomi's development."

Zhou Buqi smiled, "Not at all."

Lei Jun said meaningfully: "By the way, you still have 20% of Xiaomi's shares."

Zhou Buqi said indifferently: "First of all, I will help Xiaomi. I will help you deal with the R&D center. Second, I will help Xiaomi, not the 20% of the shares. How much is Xiaomi worth? Is it worth my attention? I It’s because I feel that Xiaomi mobile phones with high quality and low price can really promote the development of the domestic smartphone industry, and can limit the momentum of the notorious knockoff mobile phones that have been thrown into the international arena from the market level!”

(End of this chapter)