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Chapter 3000: Unique Taboo

First two bottles of red wine, then a few glasses of whiskey.

The key is that this whiskey is drunk in a very rustic way, mixed with Sprite.

As a result, after drinking the mixed drinks, Zhou Buqi felt a little drunk.

After returning home, he dazedly dragged two Korean girls, Zheng Yilin and Ding Enfei, back to his room.

After everything was done, I took a shower, put on my bathrobe and walked out of the master bedroom, and only then did I sober up a little.

After walking around, I found that Ning Lu, Yan Qiqi and several other secretaries were all asleep.

Only the light in the study was still on.

When I got closer, I saw Xu Baihui writing materials in a notebook.

"Is it done?"

Xu Baihui saw him and smiled.

Zhou Buqi cleared his throat and said, "I drank too much and was too reckless."

Xu Baihui pursed her lips and said, "Drink as much as you want... Are you hungry? How about I give you something to eat?"

"what?"

Zhou Buqi was slightly stunned, as if he had not yet recovered from what had just happened in the room.

Xu Baihui rolled her eyes at him and said coquettishly, "Noodles! Noodles!"

Zhou Buqi laughed, "What about you? Do you want to eat?"

Xu Baihui said: "A little bit."

Zhou Buqi said, "Let's go and make a bowl of egg noodles for a midnight snack! I'll go see if there's anything else in the kitchen... You go check on the two Korean girls, if they're hungry, come and have some too. I was a little drunk just now, so my movements may not be too gentle."

Because Xu Baihui had long-term cooperative exchanges with South Korea and had learned some Korean, he went to visit two Korean girls who were having sex for the first time.

Zhou Buqi went downstairs to the kitchen.

I haven’t cooked for many years, but my basic cooking skills are still there.

The ingredients in the kitchen are very simple, just beef, eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, and eggplants.

Zhou Buqi designed it quickly.

Fried beef can be made into a plate of crispy pork; tomatoes and eggs can be stewed into a stew to make tomato and egg noodles; cucumbers can be pounded to make a simple plate of pounded cucumbers; eggplant can be braised to make a plate of braised eggplant.

It is easier said than done.

Fortunately, the assistant came soon.

Xu Baihui brought Zheng Yilin and Ding Enfei over to help him wash and cut vegetables and assist Chef Zhou.

Ding Enfei's face was flushed, and she looked shy and embarrassed; Zheng Yilin's face was a little pale, probably because of excessive bleeding.

After Zhou Buqi got over the effects of the alcohol, he started to become gentle.

From time to time, he would give a kiss or a hug to the children, showing great care and concern.

After working for more than half an hour, I can finally eat.

It's already past one in the morning.

Each person had a bowl of noodles with gravy, three hot and cold dishes with both meat and vegetables, plus four or five kinds of Korean kimchi in the refrigerator, so the midnight snack was quite rich. Zhou Buqi was especially caring, not only picking food for the two Korean girls, but sometimes even bringing it to their mouths to feed them.

The scene was quite warm.

It's a pity that the two girls' English is very poor, so it's difficult to communicate effectively. Zhou Buqi also wants to give each of them a house, but it doesn't need to be a high-end luxury house. The housing prices in Seoul are quite high. An ordinary 100-square-meter residential building costs more than 30 US dollars.

One set for each person would be enough.

However, Zhou Buqi understood Zheng Yilin's poor English and said that she had many beautiful and lovely female classmates in Seoul Arts High School who could be introduced to him. After all, compared with many playboys, being able to know and interact with Boss Zhou was simply the happiest thing in the world.

Even if you eat a bowl of ordinary tomato and egg noodles, you will feel sweet in your heart; even if your lower body is still in pain, you will feel comfortable in your heart.

Zhou Buqi made up for his excessive recklessness after drinking by having a midnight snack.

As a result, his rest was delayed.

I have to discuss serious matters with Lee Jae-yong in the morning!

I slept for less than four hours that night. I went to the headquarters of Samsung Electronics to meet Li Zairong, Zhou Shaoning and Fu Sheng were also there.

The cooperation mainly revolves around OLED display panels.

Lee Zairong did not hide it and said: "LG is also a giant in the display industry. However, they are not interested in OLED screens. They are still continuing to work hard in the field of LCD screens. A very important reason is from Apple. In the next few years, the iPhone will still insist on using LCD screens."

Zhou Buqi said calmly: "Apple does not dominate the mobile phone market alone. Samsung and Asda's sales account for half of the smartphone industry. As long as both parties work together and recognize OLED screens, it will be easy to jointly promote the development of the industry towards OLED screens."

Li Zairong smiled and said: "That's true. Technological progress is often driven by the market. With the power of the market behind it, I believe that many disadvantages and weaknesses of OLED screens can be overcome soon."

Technology is about solving needs.

Demand comes from the market.

If Asda and Samsung join forces to jointly boost the popularity of OLED display panels, then materials and optical scientists around the world will pay more attention to OLED screens, and more practitioners will get involved to overcome the technical difficulties of OLED displays.

Without such market drive, it will be difficult to attract a large influx of scientific and technological talents, and the technological iteration of OLED screens will be slow.

So many times when making products, we cannot wait until the technology matures.

It is often the case that only by entering the market first can technology mature quickly.

One of the important reasons why the domestic IT industry is so efficient and has exploded so quickly is the "latecomer advantage". When the technology is immature, foreigners are the first to do it. When they are almost done and the technology is mature, China will follow up.

Whether it is the electric car industry that Zhou Buqi had promoted before, or the display screen industry that he is promoting now, the logic is the same, and there must be a leader.

Zhou Buqi now wants to push Samsung to become the leader as a partner.

As a partner and risk-sharer, Boss Zhou naturally has to get some benefits.

Zhou Buqi was not polite and said, "There is no need to compete for the patent of diamond arrangement, right?"

Lee Jae-yong smiled and said, "We have leased the license for 10 years."

Zhou Buqi said: "Cooperation means sharing risks. Aster will use OLED display screens in the Aster series next, which is also a huge risk. Why take risks if there is no benefit? Risks must be accompanied by benefits."

Li Zairong was afraid that he would use force, so he said tentatively: "We also spent a lot of money to rent this 10-year license."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Family members are cooperating, and the costs must be shared. What I mean is that we should join forces to buy that small American company together. If the OLED screen is successful, we will all make money together; if it fails, we will all bear the losses together."

Li Zairong was silent for a moment.

Zhou Buqi said: "The patent is only for 20 years in total. If it is divided, you take the first 10 years and I take the last 10 years. You will suffer a loss. What do you think?"

Li Zairong smiled and said, "Why are you so confident about the diamond arrangement?"

Zhou Buqi glanced at him and said, "I heard that you have successfully applied for a patent for diamond arrangement in our country?"

"is it?"

Li Zairong didn't know whether he was really unaware or pretending to be unaware.

Zhou Buqi said, "We can be frank. What I hate most when discussing business is hiding something. We cannot deny that Samsung and Estar are competitors in the field of smartphones. The display panel industry is closely related to Samsung. I don't want you to restrict me after I help Samsung develop the OLED screen industry. What do you think? Is this the truth?"

Li Zairong nodded and said, "Samsung will not do this. Samsung Mobile and Samsung Display are two companies with their own accounts."

Zhou Buqi laughed.

You can't believe even a single punctuation mark in this statement.

Zhou Shaoning said: "When we make mobile phones, the most taboo thing when choosing the supply chain is 'uniqueness'. Isn't it for this reason that we join forces to check and balance Qualcomm? Qualcomm's chips have become 'unique' and irreplaceable in the smartphone industry. As a competitor and the most powerful mobile phone manufacturer in the world, Estar cannot put all its hopes on Samsung from any angle."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "I believe Mr. Li Zairong can understand, right?"

Li Zairong smiled and shook his head.

But we have to admit that this is the reality.

If all the patents for diamond arrangement belong to Samsung, then there is a great possibility that Samsung's display panels will become "unique" in the industry, which is a potentially fatal hidden danger for every mobile phone manufacturer.

However, from Samsung's perspective, only by being "unique" can it gain the most benefits.

Zhou Buqi could only threaten and intimidate a little, saying lightly: "If the direction of OLED is wrong and the diamond arrangement method is surpassed, there is of course no problem. If all this is achieved, it will be a huge hidden danger for Samsung. You have also seen the situation of Qualcomm. Now it can be said that it is facing internal and external troubles and is on the verge of life and death. In the US market, it has been accused by Apple. In overseas markets, we have also joined forces with China and South Korea to initiate antitrust lawsuits. Next, the European Union will also take action. Mr. Li, this is a lesson for us!"

Li Zairong's expression changed slightly and he took a deep breath.

Zhou Buqi glanced at him and said with a smile: "What do you think? Do you really want to fight for the 'uniqueness' in display panels like Qualcomm?"

Li Zairong said: "I haven't thought about it that way."

Zhou Buqi didn't care whether he was sincere or not, and said calmly: "Qualcomm is an American company and an iconic technology giant. Although it is facing such great external pressure now, I believe Qualcomm will be able to survive in the end. If it really comes to a critical moment, I believe the White House will stand up to balance the situation and save Qualcomm. Samsung may not have such ability? The Blue House cannot have the international influence of the White House. I believe we are all familiar with what happened to those technology giants in Japan in the 1980s!"