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Chapter 193 Wheat grain technology, ideals shine into reality!
Zhang Shuo did not pay much attention to the new disturbance in the group buying industry.

Du Qingqing can handle it well.

Although the group buying war is very lively now, in fact it is still in the sub-exchange stage, and in the round after round of fighting, the weaker opponents will be eliminated one by one.

When there are only three or five strongest players left in the end, it is the time when Qingcheng Technology needs to be ready.

Now I can still eat melons quietly.

On the contrary, Zhang Shuo was very concerned about the mobile phone manufacturing industry that he was about to enter. As soon as he went to work on Tuesday, he called Wu Sheyuan, the director of human resources, to the office to talk.

"How is your contact with Gu Mingzhang?" Zhang Shuo asked with concern.

"During the May Day holiday, I had another in-depth conversation with Gu Mingzhang, and he was quite surprised."

"How to say?"

"According to my judgment, Gu Mingzhang probably thought that we were dismissed. I didn't expect Mr. Zhang that you didn't believe his rhetoric at all. Judging from Gu Mingzhang's reaction, you should be right."

Wu Sheyuan admired it very much.

He didn't even know how Zhang Shuo knew about Gu Mingzhang, and from which channel he got the information.

It seems a little mysterious.

In fact, not only Wu Sheyuan, but also Luo Changan, Jiang Yue, Cao Yanhua, Zhao Mingchuan and other executives, sometimes they are shocked by Zhang Shuo's judgment?
Gradually.

Zhang Shuo was shrouded in a mysterious halo.

"and then?"

Zhang Shuo didn't think there was anything wrong, what he cared about was the follow-up.

"how to say."

It was rare for Wu Sheyuan to be a little entangled, "After chatting with Gu Mingzhang, I did understand Gu Mingzhang's true thoughts. Simply put, he didn't even believe in himself."

"Aha?"

Zhang Shuo said he did not understand.

"Gu Mingzhang is very angry. He said that after leaving Nokia, he would either stop making mobile phones or become a Nokia in the field of smartphones. But he is very pragmatic and knows that it is almost impossible to achieve this goal. So I haven't made up my mind." Wu Sheyuan explained.

It's like saying.

Gu Mingzhang himself divides himself into two parts, one part is ideal and the other part is reality.

The ideal is very lofty, but the reality is very cold.

"Idealist? Coincidentally, I am too." Zhang Shuo laughed.

It was difficult for Wu Sheyuan to answer the conversation.

In literary works, idealism may still be a commendatory word, but in a real context, it is a compliment to say that it is a neutral word, and many people look at idealists with a teasing attitude.

"Then make an appointment and arrange for me to meet Gu Mingzhang." Zhang Shuo said.

"Ok."

Wu Sheyuan breathed a sigh of relief quietly, he had completed the task anyway.

…………

Gu Mingzhang seemed to be very curious about Zhang Shuo, and he quickly agreed to Zhang Shuo's invitation.

The two chose to meet in a teahouse.

"Mr. Gu wants to show his talents in the field of smart phones and realize domestic mobile phones overtaking European and American countries with a scimitar. This coincides with me." Zhang Shuo is also straight to the point.

"This is just a little delusion of mine, which made Mr. Zhang laugh."

Gu Mingzhang is still a pessimist, no wonder the original time and space failed to shine.

He needs a guide!

"Not necessarily? Today is different from the past. Huaxia has accumulated a wealth of manufacturing experience in the mobile phone industry chain. Whether it is components, or the design and assembly of the whole machine, it is complete in the entire supply chain. As long as you are willing to invest in R&D If you invest more in driving, you may not be able to achieve corner overtaking." Zhang Shuo is very domineering.

The success of Warwick, the original space-time, has already confirmed this point.

It's not that Huaxia can't do it, but it's very good at it, so good that it scares the barbarians in the west, and they don't hesitate to turn the table.

"Maybe." Gu Mingzhang was still noncommittal, "At the very least, how many domestic companies are willing to invest more in research and development?"

"I can't comment on other companies. At least Germination will not be left behind. You can take a look at this." Zhang Shuo also came prepared this time, and handed over the hundred-person plan within Germination.

There are also introductions about the Fertile Soil Award and Young Shooting Award.

"This……"

Gu Mingzhang was really shocked. He didn't expect Germination to be so ambitious in technology research and development.

"You don't have to worry about funds at all." Zhang Shuo added with a smile.

It doesn’t take much money to make a mobile phone, one billion is enough. The key is to make breakthroughs in technology research and development and product design. Once the finished product is recognized by the market, it will soon be profitable.

This is also the charm of manufacturing.

"But these are still only on paper after all."

Gu Mingzhang is still hesitating, if he is so persuasive, Wu Sheyuan will not have a headache.

"Of course it's on paper. If all of these are implemented, then I don't think we'll meet today. I'm only responsible for drawing the blueprint, and you are the engineer." Zhang Shuo is not used to it at all.

Gu Mingzhang was silent, calmed down for a while, and asked: "Mr. Zhang thinks, which link is the most difficult to break through if you want to catch up in the field of smart phones?"

"chip!"

Zhang Shuo's decisive answer was a pain in the hearts of countless Chinese people.

"chip?"

Gu Mingzhang was very surprised. He will be operating system or process design in the future, "Mr. Zhang is referring to chip design? This will indeed be a difficult point."

"No, I'm talking about chip manufacturing." Zhang Shuo corrected in time.

"????"

Gu Mingzhang was even more confused, "Chip manufacturing is not a key factor restricting smartphones at all, right? No mobile phone manufacturer will manufacture chips by itself, and they will design them and hand them over to foundry companies."

The chip industry is already an industrial chain with a very fine division of labor.

The market value of Thai Electromechanical, which is a chip foundry alone, will exceed most mobile phone manufacturers in the future. Even if it is as arrogant as Apple, it will not build its own factory to produce chips.

It's not necessary at all.

"Enterprises can't, but what about countries and countries?" Zhang Shuo simply had a showdown.

"???"

Gu Mingzhang was even more confused.

"You also said just now that if you want to start a business, the new company must become Nokia in the smartphone field. If you really want to achieve this goal, many people will have trouble sleeping and eating." Zhang Shuo said with a smile.

"This……"

Gu Mingzhang vaguely understood the meaning of Zhang Shuo's words, but he was speechless.

He didn't expect it.

Zhang Shuo will think so far, and the structure will be so high.

"Isn't it a bit unfounded to worry about?" Gu Mingzhang said.

"maybe."

Zhang Shuo can't say that Gu Mingzhang is wrong, after all, everyone has limitations of the times.

Not to mention it is now in 2011, even if it is five years later, I am afraid that not many people can predict that the international situation will change like this? !

It's just a pot of porridge.

"Of course, this will be another story. It has nothing to do with what we are talking about now." Zhang Shuo suppressed the topic of the chip and sent out an invitation at the right time: "Would you like to join Germination?"

"I"

Gu Mingzhang is still hesitating.

"If Germination buys a ten-year non-exclusive patent license from Nokia, will Nokia sell it? How much will it cost?" Zhang Shuo suddenly changed the subject.

A hundred-footed worm, dead but not stiff.

Although Nokia failed in the transformation of the smartphone business, and later sold the mobile phone business to Microsoft, it does not mean that Nokia has since disappeared.

In addition to being a mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia is also one of the top three communication equipment manufacturers in the world.

After that, it also made great achievements in the field of 5G.

Even in the mobile phone business, relying on the countless patented technologies accumulated in the feature phone era, even if you don’t make mobile phones, you can still earn 20 billion profits from patent licensing fees every year.

It really makes Xiao Mi and his like hard to come by.

Last month, Zhang Shuo asked Jiang Yue to register a new company, "Mai Li Technology", which will be the eighth first-tier subsidiary of Mengya as the operating entity of Mengya's entry into the mobile phone manufacturing industry.

Maili Technology is fundamentally different from Xiaomi.

To put it bluntly, Xiaomi is only responsible for a few links such as operating system adaptation, machine design, and marketing. The components are all purchased, and the production link is also completed by the foundry company.

No wonder it is said to be a small home appliance supplier.

Moreover, Xiaomi itself regards itself as an "Internet technology company", and has only half a foot in the manufacturing industry.

Wheat technology is different.

If you want to achieve a level comparable to Apple, you need to establish an extremely complete R&D system, and you must also have a considerable level of control over the upstream and downstream industry chains.

like an apple.

Although it does not produce mobile phones by itself, it has laid out the global industrial chain and supported hundreds of upstream and downstream suppliers through various methods such as investment, cooperation, and funding.

The result is.

When Apple sneezes, the entire industry chain trembles three times.

As a brand-new player in the mobile phone industry, Maili Technology wants to develop everything from scratch, which is almost impossible, and will be sued by mobile phone giants for infringement in minutes.

First things first.

It is to buy a patent license from a giant like Nokia, obtain a large number of basic patents, and then carry out follow-up research and development on this basis, and then accumulate its own patent pool.

Just like Warwick.

Even a mobile phone assembly manufacturer like Xiaomi has to pay a lot of patent licensing fees to Nokia every year, and Zhang Shuo just wants to do it in one step.

"Is it all the patented technologies related to mobile phone manufacturing?" Gu Mingzhang was a little surprised.

"of course."

Zhang Shuo made no secret of his ambition.

"I can't guarantee this. Even if Nokia agrees to sell it, it will be a sky-high price."

"How high can it be?" Zhang Shuo asked.

In fact, he has a general idea in his mind. In his impression, when Microsoft acquired Nokia's mobile phone business, there was a deal involving patent licenses.

At that time, the price Microsoft offered seemed to be $22 billion.

But that was in 2013. At this time, Nokia still has not made breakthroughs in many new technologies in the 4G and 5G fields, and the entire patent licensing fee must be lower.

"Conservative estimates, it will not be less than US$15 billion."

Gu Mingzhang's assessment was more professional, and he doubted whether Germination could afford such an astonishing fee.

(End of this chapter)