Top of the Great Era

Chapter 2196
Chapter 2196 AI Assistant

Li Zairong didn't understand for a while, and asked, "Help? Help for what?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Rokid."

"what?"

Li Zairong was shocked and opened his eyes wide, in disbelief.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "Although the functionality of this kind of AI assistant is not too strong, it is very popular in the market. Both iPhone and Aster have their own AI assistants. Don't Samsung's mobile phones need it?"

Li Zairong was speechless and speechless.

Need it!

Of course it is!
The key is that products like Siri and Rokid belong to the world's top technologies in the field of artificial intelligence, and they can't be done even if they want to!

In fact, there are many artificial intelligence start-up companies in the market. They have also developed some products similar to Rokid and Siri, and many of them are still launched in the form of third-party apps in the Apple Store and Android Store.

Samsung has long been concerned about this.

But after looking around, there was nothing suitable.

Not to mention comparing with Rokid, even Siri is inferior.

This leaves people with no choice.

How embarrassing would it be for a Samsung mobile phone to launch a smart assistant, and users would find it to be much worse than its competitors after using it?So I would rather not do it.

When the market matures and a product comparable to Rokid or Siri appears, Samsung will buy it and install it in Samsung mobile phones.

Zhou Buqi looked at him with a half-smile, "How is it? Do you need it?"

Li Zairong said in a daze: "Is it possible?"

Zhou Buqi said strangely, "Why not?"

"This this……"

Li Zairong still couldn't believe it.

Zhou Buqi laughed and said: "You may have misunderstood. Rokid is an AI product launched by Ziweixing. Ziweixing and Astar are two companies. Astar just purchased Rokid's service from Ziweixing. Ziweixing It can support Asda mobile phones, and of course it can also support Samsung mobile phones. The most important attribute of the Internet is equality.”

Li Zairong felt his throat dry, "Ziweixing is willing to authorize Rokid to Samsung?"

"Of course." Zhou Buqi waved his hands angrily, and said with a smile, "I guess you must have misunderstood something before. Ziweixing and Asda have a shareholding relationship, but these are two companies after all. I am the chairman and CEO of Ziwei Star, and of course I must focus on the interests of Ziwei Star."

Li Zairong was a little distracted.

Very surprised.

really?
Is this the truth?
This boss Zhou is really elusive!
You know, Rokid is an interesting product, because it is only available in the Aster series of mobile phones, so this has become a major selling point of the Aster series of mobile phones.

Many mobile phone users buy Aster mobile phones just to experience the Rokid product.If Samsung mobile phones are also equipped with Rokid products, wouldn't it greatly reduce the attractiveness of Aster mobile phones?Didn't many users buy Samsung mobile phones because of this?

Zhou Buqi stopped talking, so he followed Lee Jae-yong to visit the headquarters of Samsung Electronics, and made a full circle, and the impression was very good.

The overall working atmosphere in the workplace and the general environment in the park feel similar to those in China, much better than Japanese technology companies.

Turning around in Japan's technology giants, there is only one feeling-deadness.

Samsung Electronics is very good, with a kind of vitality.

During the period, Samsung employees greeted him in Chinese.

Zhou Buqi called over and questioned him, only to find out that he is of Korean ethnicity, and he studied in Tsinghua University for undergraduate, and studied in Germany for master's and doctoral degrees.

Originally, his plan was to be a teacher, but he got two offers, one from Tsinghua University and the other from Seoul National University.

Tsinghua gives associate professors, while Seoul National University directly gives full professors, and the salary is three times that of Tsinghua.

Then there is nothing to say.

He came to Korea.

In his early thirties, he was already a doctoral supervisor in the field of materials science at Seoul National University.Because the project with Samsung Electronics was very successful, he was recruited by Samsung and became a scientist of Samsung Electronics.

Zhou Buqi's mood was very complicated, so he smiled and encouraged him a few words.

I looked around in the afternoon.

I also met with a group of executives from Samsung Electronics.

Li Zairong also expressed apology, saying that his father was not in good health and was in the hospital, so he might not see him this time.

Zhou Buqi didn't poke him, and readily agreed.

His father was sentenced a few years ago, and he squatted in. Although he was pardoned by the president again, he is still in the stage of "probation" and "surveillance".

In addition to being old, I haven't shown up much in the past few years, and I feel that I can't afford to lose that person.

Many major events are dealt with by the prince, Li Zairong.

At night, it was naturally arranged by Li Zairong.

Tomorrow, Xu Baihui and Ma Pingshan will come from China.

Boss Zhou came over first today, mainly to make a stop before, and the two sides first had a friendly contact.When doing business, the first step is to pass the interpersonal test.

However, what Zhou Buqi said around Rokid during the day made Li Zairong feel uneasy.The mobile phone business is currently the most profitable business of Samsung Electronics, and it is also the business with the greatest influence and the highest brand. This is his heart and soul.

This is critical.

As early as 07, there were statistics that said that Samsung's mobile phone sales had surpassed Motorola, becoming the world's second only to Nokia.

By now, even Nokia is dying.

The decline of Nokia and Motorola, as well as the continuity of Samsung mobile phones, has a general consensus in the industry.Especially within Samsung, there is more theoretical analysis in this regard.

The most important reason is change!

Be able to keep up with the changes of the times!

Don't stick to the rules, keep up with the main trends of the mobile phone market in time!

The current Rokid and Siri are the existences that make Samsung very worried.

If this is an important development direction, but Samsung fails to keep up in time, will there be a risk of Samsung mobile phones following in the footsteps of Nokia and Motorola?

very worried!
Lee Jae-yong is now the vice chairman of Samsung Electronics and the designated successor.

But if the mobile phone business collapses in his hands, then he will basically be useless.

Unexpectedly, Boss Zhou came thousands of miles to help!
That's so exciting.

Dinner is Korean style, there are no chairs, there is a large tatami in the single room, and the electric heating is turned on.A large square table was set up on the tatami, Li Zairong and a few assistants sat on one side, and Zhou Buqi sat on the opposite side.

Men sit cross-legged, women need to be more graceful and kneel.

After a long time, my legs are numb.

On the left of Zhou Buqi is Ning Lu, and on the right is the "escort" Sun Yizhen.He is not interested in this Korean movie star at all. He has already told her in private before that he will let her go home after dinner.

Thirty years later, Li Zairong couldn't bear it anymore, and asked about Rokid, "Mr. Zhou, Ziweixing is really willing to authorize Rokid to more partners?"

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "What's so strange about this? Ziweixing has spent so much money to develop a relatively successful product, after all, it is for the market. The investment in the field of artificial intelligence is too large. If Rokid Being able to cash in properly has brought confidence to Ziweixing’s board of directors, so that they can continue to support the vigorous investment in artificial intelligence. At the same time, it can also inject confidence into the artificial intelligence team, and the blossoming and fruiting, and the joy of harvest , will have greater motivation to continue sowing seeds.”

Li Zairong said with great admiration: "Mr. Zhou is indeed a world-class entrepreneur, I admire! Admire!"

Zhou Buqi didn't care whether he said it was hypocrisy or sincere emotion, and said calmly: "However, Rokid is the trump product developed by Ziweixing in the field of artificial intelligence after all, and we can't authorize it for the sake of cash, regardless of brand image. A random mobile phone manufacturer."

Li Zairong's heart moved, "Samsung has a chance to cooperate."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Of course! For more than ten years, Samsung's mobile phones have always been one of the best brands in the world, and they are potential partners of Ziweixing."

The most important thing came, Li Zairong asked: "How to cooperate?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Just follow the cooperation model of Ziweixing and Asda, and be impartial. When I do business, I have always been fair and just."

"Oh?"

Li Zairong was very happy.

I'm afraid that this big boss will seize a small weakness in the field of AI assistants in Samsung's mobile phones, and then demand a sky-high price for the lion.

Unexpectedly, I was still overwhelmed.

He is the richest man in the world!

How could the pattern be so bad?

Zhou Buqi said: "Actually, the price is not high at all. It is a symbolic fee, and a machine is only 1 dollar."

Lee Jae-yong actually thinks that $1 is not too low.

In the past year, Samsung's Android smartphones sold more than 4000 million units worldwide.Doesn't it mean that, based on last year's data, Samsung will have to pay more than 4000 million US dollars for Ziweixing?
This is not low at all!

What kind of software can sell so much a year and make so much money?
Fortunately, Samsung Electronics is not short of money.

And this product is a strategic supplement to Samsung Electronics to a certain extent.In the field of high-end mobile phones, Samsung mobile phones sold less than 1000 million units last year, less than half of the Aster series.

Reached a cooperation with Ziweixing and won Rokid, even if it made up the gap between the two products at the software level.

Next up is the hardware...

hum!

Samsung has never been afraid of anyone!
Li Zairong has already thought about his little girl in his heart, "Samsung is looking forward to more business cooperation with Ziweixing. Samsung mobile phones can push Rokid to more users, which can meet the business development needs of both parties. "

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "A consensus has been reached?"

Li Zairong hesitated, "The contract period..."

Zhou Buqi said boldly: "When I do business, the biggest principle is to be considerate of my partners. I would rather lose money myself than embarrass my partners. For Samsung mobile phones, the best choice is of course to wait for future AI. It is in Samsung's best interest to develop its own AI assistant as its technology has become more mature. I understand that the cooperation period should not be too long, and it is necessary to leave imagination for the future of Samsung's mobile phones."

Li Zairong admired him from the bottom of his heart, "Mr. Zhou is indeed a big boss with a neat style."

(End of this chapter)