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Chapter 2895 Messenger

After confirming the approval from Mr. Zhou, Lei Jun continued, "So from all aspects, Qualcomm's stock will definitely fall sharply in the coming period of time."

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "What? You still want to short Qualcomm's stock? Go and make some money in the capital market?"

Lei Jun shook his head. "I'm not as omnipotent as you. I don't know how to trade stocks."

Zhou Buqi said: "I also think that Qualcomm's stock will plummet. The few Qualcomm stocks I have are being sold off in batches."

“Short?”

Lei Jun admired this very much and felt that Boss Zhou was really proficient in everything. Not only was he rich enough to rival a country, but he also had the leisure time to make financial investments by buying and selling stocks in the secondary market.

“If not, sell it.”

Zhou Buqi didn't say much about this.

He really didn't short Qualcomm, he just told Senior Sister Zhen Yu to sell all the Qualcomm shares held by Pluto and Neptune Capital.

If you go short, you can definitely make more money.

But in fact, Zhou Buqi has not engaged in any short selling in the US financial market since the subprime mortgage crisis in 08. Although short selling is a common practice in the financial market, it is often malicious. It is enough to have tasted the sweetness once, and there is no need to arouse the market's vigilance and panic again.

Lei Jun poured more wine, clinked glasses, and drank it all in one gulp. This buddy drinks quite cheerfully. "Not only has the stock price plummeted in the capital market, but with the antitrust complaints from China and South Korea, and the entry of Apple, Qualcomm will also face huge operational pressures at the legal, business and commercial levels. Even as you said, their new CEO may be deposed because of this."

Zhou Buqi jokingly said, "Boss Lei, are you targeting Qualcomm? Do you want to add insult to injury or help us out?"

"It's not advisable to kick someone when he's down. Xiaomi doesn't have the strength to do that. And with Qualcomm's isolated patent portfolio in the communications industry, it's impossible for it to defeat Qualcomm." Lei Jun looked serious, not joking at all. "Xiaomi should seize this opportunity to gain the greatest benefits for itself, especially in terms of strategic significance."

Zhou Buqi narrowed his eyes, "So that's timely help?"

Lei Jun said in a deep voice: "Based on the cycle of antitrust lawsuits and the progress of the lawsuits in the United States, Qualcomm will fall into an unprecedented low in the next two to three years. In two to three years, I believe Xiaomi will have grown up and become one of the top three domestic and top five mobile phone manufacturers in the world. It has enough strength and market scale to negotiate with Qualcomm."

Zhou Buqi understood his plan, "Help Qualcomm stabilize its business base?"

"Yes, we need to help." Lei Jun was not stating his own opinion, but rather asking for help. "Qualcomm is very powerful, and they control the most core intellectual property rights in this industry. Even Apple may not be able to gain an advantage in a direct confrontation with Qualcomm. In the next two or three years, even if Qualcomm encounters difficulties, I believe that it will only be temporary, and Qualcomm will recover soon. If Xiaomi extends an olive branch to Qualcomm when it is in a trough, cooperates with it, and accompanies it all the way through the recovery process, it can promote the establishment of an unbreakable strategic partnership between Qualcomm and Xiaomi."

"Ah."

Zhou Buqi nodded.

In fact, it is just going with the flow.

Zhou Buqi was very familiar with this business strategy and he used it frequently.

For example, promoting the handling of the domestic mobile phone industry's tail goods dilemma, and promoting the development of the domestic new energy vehicle industry, are actually all "going with the flow" by Zhou Buqi. With or without him, it can be accomplished. If he participates in it and waves the flag as an industry leader, he can take on such prestige and achievements and constantly add weight to his social weight.

Lei Jun has a similar idea.

Whether Xiaomi exists or not, with Qualcomm's strength, even if they suffer a fatal blow from the joint efforts of China and South Korea, or even if they go into direct war with Apple, they will be able to recover quickly and regain their position as the industry leader.

In this process, if Xiaomi played an important role and helped Qualcomm stabilize its basic business with its large orders, it would be equivalent to becoming an important propellant for Qualcomm's business recovery, and the cooperative relationship between the two parties would be further stabilized and strengthened.

This is of vital strategic significance to Xiaomi!

Although Xiaomi is a high-tech company, its strategic strategy is not to focus on technology research and development, but on intelligent hardware ecology. Now that Xiaomi has money, it will continue to improve its own hardware ecological product chain, rather than investing heavily in technology development.

This means that Xiaomi will never be very strong in the field of technology.

Apple, Samsung, Asda, Huawei, ZTE, Nokia, Sony and others can develop their own chips, which can make up for their own weaknesses strategically and will not be completely controlled by Qualcomm. Xiaomi is not so good in this regard, and it is difficult for it to have the technology and talents to do this.

  How to do?

How to solve Xiaomi’s strategic shortcomings?

Lei Da's proposal is to promote strategic cooperation between Xiaomi and Qualcomm, so that Xiaomi can get priority in Qualcomm's supply process. Zhou Buqi thinks this is a good idea, "It is very likely to be done."

Lei Jun smiled and said: "If possible, when Qualcomm's stock price drops to a certain level and the opportunity is ripe, I will further promote the stock swap between Qualcomm and Xiaomi. Through cross-holding and strategic cooperation, I will ensure that Xiaomi can get priority and get Qualcomm chips as soon as possible."

Zhou Buqi said: "I think it's OK, it's quite reliable."

For a company like Xiaomi that is not good at technology development but driven by business development, this is indeed the best choice. A comparison will show that Lenovo, which is also driven by business operations, does not have such a brilliant business strategy.

Also restricted by chips, Lenovo was tortured by Intel, but Xiaomi was able to stand in front of Qualcomm as a savior.

In terms of ability, vision and talent, Lei Jun is truly worthy of being called the hidden "Lei Bus" in China.

A secretary once complained that Mr. Zhou Shaoning of Estar was not as good as Mr. Lei.

  This is so normal!

This is not even on the same level.

Lei Jun was very happy to see that he had received his approval. The wine he had drunk tonight was not in vain. He said, "Then I will not rush forward when you fight with Qualcomm this time. Anyway, as long as the country launches an antitrust investigation into Qualcomm, there will definitely be a result in the end. I will communicate with Qualcomm first and maintain a healthy relationship so as to promote further cooperation in the future."

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "No wonder you want to treat me to a drink! You are trying to contradict me!"

Lei Jun explained: "The industry has been so successful, and with your boss Zhou leading it, it's only a matter of time before we take over Qualcomm. One more or one less won't make a difference. It's better to just open a hole and keep a backup plan!"

"So this is the back-up plan you mentioned!"

"Well, Xiaomi is the backup."

"Why does it feel like a roundabout way to save the country?"

Zhou Buqi laughed and joked.

Lei Jun was startled and said quickly: "This is different. Without Xiaomi, your chances of winning against Qualcomm will be greatly reduced, and I will definitely not go against you behind your back. Isn't this a victory in sight? It gives you another choice in the face of a fait accompli. The most important point is that this can share your pressure and prevent Qualcomm from spending more energy on dealing with conflicts in China."

Zhou Buqi was just joking with him and agreed with this strategy. The commercial market is full of twists and turns, and all the divisions of interests are sorted out in the back and forth tug-of-war. He said, "Well, I think it's okay. If the domestic mobile phone industry forms an alliance to oppose Qualcomm, Qualcomm will probably be scared silly. Compared with the fines for antitrust, industrial alliances are a bigger taboo and a bigger fear. You can sing a different tune behind the scenes, which can reassure Qualcomm."

Lei Jun smiled and said, "Yes, only when Qualcomm is relieved can they use all their strength to fight Apple head-on. If the domestic industry alliance is formed and Qualcomm is scared, they may try to delay the war and make peace with Apple first, and then find a way to deal with domestic mobile phone manufacturers. At that time, you will be under the greatest pressure."

Zhou Buqi was really reluctant to stand up to Qualcomm, so Xiaomi's intervention to ease the relationship was a good choice. "Okay, Xiaomi is the messenger."

Lei Jun smiled and said, "Yes, messenger, you are the messenger connecting the industrial alliance with Qualcomm, so you won't intensify the conflict between the two sides. Any company will have countless conflicts internally. According to your plan, you should divert Qualcomm's main conflict to Apple. Xiaomi plays this role. If Xiaomi doesn't show up, it won't be very safe."

"Then let's do it!"

Zhou Buqi is the core shareholder of Astar and also the core shareholder of Xiaomi.

With this wave of operations, we can really get the best of both worlds.

At this time, two glamorous and beautiful girls, each holding a glass of red wine, walked over quietly, then bent over and squatted down together, squatting beside the booth.

Zhou Buqi was slightly startled and turned his head to look.

Quite beautiful!

  Ho!

Turns out he’s a celebrity!

He could even recognize one of them. Wasn't she Chen Yanxi, who played the role of Little Dragon Girl in the controversial new version of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" in the domestic entertainment circle? The girl next to her also seemed to be an actress who came to the mainland from Taiwan to develop her career.

Chen Yanxi was wearing black trousers and a white short-sleeved shirt. She looked pretty and elegant, with two dimples at the corners of her mouth. She whispered, "Boss Zhou, can we both offer you a glass of wine?"