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Chapter 408 The mud can't support the wall, and the candle dragon chip is caught in the whirlpool of public opinion again, and the budding is about to overturn?

next week.

Due to the release of the official rectification notice, the Internet industry has finally stopped for a while without any major problems.

Everyone is busy with rectification.

Even if someone like Ari chooses to carry it to death, in the face of the official list of rectifications, he must make a show of it, and add a list of personal information to the app settings such as Mobao and Zhifubao.

To know.

After the rectification opinions came out, the share price of Ahli, which had just been listed, stopped rising the next day.

Just ask Ah Li if she is afraid?
.........

Although Germination Group had nothing to rectify, it also encountered another bad thing.

"Chairman, after Xiaomi, OV has also made a similar request, hoping that the mobile version will use the Candle Dragon Z1 chip, and other versions, including the overseas version, will all use the Gaotong Snapdragon chip."

Gu Mingzhang came to report.

The former Zhang Shuo let go of Rebus, and the OV who got the news naturally followed suit.

And judging from OV's appeal, it is not difficult to judge that from the beginning, OV, just like Xiaomi, has made two-handed preparations. In essence, it still does not trust the candle dragon chip.

The withdrawal of Meizhuo at the beginning may have been a domino that was pushed down.

"How are you going to deal with it?" Zhang Shuo asked.

"I mean, never get used to it."

Gu Mingzhang took a tough attitude, "Either simply take back Xiaomi and OV's equity in Candle Dragon Technology and complete the cut. Or revise the articles of association of Candle Dragon Technology to cancel all the preferential treatment enjoyed by Xiaomi and OV in Candle Dragon Technology, including but not It is limited to picking up goods at internal prices, early design cooperation, etc.”

As shareholders of Zhulong Technology, Xiaomi and OV actually enjoy a lot of convenience.

Take the Zhulong Z1 chip as an example. In fact, it is subdivided into several versions, which are respectively supplied to cooperative manufacturers such as Maili, Xiaomi, and OV, similar to customized versions.

After all, different models of mobile phones have different requirements for baseband chips and processor chips.

Xiaomi and OV adopt this configuration of different versions, obviously there is also the meaning of betting on both sides. They want to please Gaotong, but they are unwilling to give up the potential target of Zhulong Technology.

What if the candle dragon chip is really made?

Just like what Zhang Shuo said to Rebs before, once the Zhulong Z series chips are manufactured, the cost of subsequent models can be gradually controlled, which will be beneficial in the long run.

And Gu Mingzhang's attitude is also very clear, that is, to cut off the delusions of Xiaomi and OV.

How can there be any reason to occupy both ends?
"If Xiaomi and OV's shares in Zhulong Technology are withdrawn, will it affect our bargaining chip against Thai Electromechanical?" Zhang Shuo's main concern is this.

"I don't think so."

Gu Mingzhang is very confident, "The total global sales of Maili X1 has reached 4985 million units, and it is expected to exceed the sales volume of 50 million units before the first anniversary of its launch, far exceeding previous expectations."

Such impressive results are not only due to the excellent quality of Maili X1 itself, but also thanks to the development of overseas markets.

"The Maili X2, which will be released in September, will definitely reach a new level without any surprises. It is conservatively estimated that the global sales of Maili X2 will also be around 70 million units."

This is not Gu Mingzhang's random prediction, but a factual basis.

After more than half a year of development, Maili mobile phone has completely opened up the situation in the Southeast Asian market, and Maili X2 is also planned to be released simultaneously in Southeast Asia, which shows that it attaches great importance to the Southeast Asian market.

In the Greater China region, apart from the retreat of the Korean market, other markets such as Dongying also performed very well.

Then there is the Europa market. After the preliminary testing of the Maili X1, coupled with the marketing of the intellectual property lawsuit with Samsung, the Maili mobile phone has also opened a hole in the Europa market.

Just wait for the release of Wheat X2, as a vanguard, completely attack the Europa market.

It is precisely based on the development of overseas markets and the growth potential of China's local market, under the blessing of double favorable factors, that Maili X2 dared to set a global sales target of 70 million units.

In other words.

The sales volume of mobile phones of Maili Group alone can be used as a bargaining chip in the negotiation with Thai Electromechanical.

Taking Xiaomi as an example, before the release of Xiaomi 3, the sales volume of all mobile phone models under Xiaomi could barely reach 9 million units.

It is not at the same level as the Maili mobile phone.

In fact, OV and Huawei are the same. To some extent, because of the later launch, the sales of OV and Huawei mobile phones are even inferior to Xiaomi.

Domestic mobile phones in 13 can only be regarded as emerging, and the real explosion will have to wait until 14 or 15.

"In this case, let's make a clean break and take back Xiaomi and OV's equity in Zhulong Technology." Zhang Shuo finally made up his mind.

Xiaomi, OV, etc. are unkind first, so don't blame Germination for being unrighteous.

"it is good!"

Gu Mingzhang was very excited.

Once Xiaomi and OV withdraw from Candle Dragon Technology, the R&D team of Candle Dragon Technology can wholeheartedly connect with Maili Group and concentrate on serving Maili mobile phones.

This is definitely a major plus.

.........

Gu Mingzhang was happy, but Rebs was upset. After receiving the offer of "equity acquisition" from the Rice Ear Group, he immediately called Zhang Shuo.

"Mr. Zhang, you didn't agree with Xiao Mi's arrangement in the capital before, why did you change your mind?"

It's a little bit like asking a teacher to ask a crime.

"It's not that I changed my mind, it's that after Xiaomi proposed two configuration requirements, OV followed suit and made similar requirements, which made Zhulong Technology very passive. I was also very embarrassed."

If you pretend to be pitiful, Zhang Shuo will too.

"Uh, this..."

Rebs on the opposite side was a little misfired, "But this, isn't it too rude?"

"not at all."

Zhang Shuo shook his head and said sincerely: "Until now, I still respect Xiaomi's choice, either choose to fulfill the contract, or choose to quit. It's fair, right?"

"I"

Rebs didn't know what to say at all, and said with a wry smile: "Then Xiaomi can only choose to quit."

Gao Tong.

It is still an existence that Xiaomi cannot refuse.

"Really? Then of course I still respect Xiaomi's choice." Zhang Shuo didn't change his face either.

"Hey, this happened."

Rebs was a little upset, "I hope this unhappiness will not affect the relationship between our two families."

If possible, Rebs certainly didn't want to freeze the relationship with Germination, especially he didn't want to say that if the personal relationship with Zhang Shuo was frozen, it would be a big loss.

"Of course."

Zhang Shuo is not so petty. Business is business, and friends are friends.

not conflict.

"Next time, if there is a plan, Mengya can also cooperate with Xiaomi."

Of course, Zhang Shuo is no longer the paranoid boy he was back then, and he knows the truth of staying on the front line in everything.

Who knows.

Will Xiaomi be useful in the future?

"must!"

Rebus just hung up the phone, but he was still a little uneasy after all, so he let out a long sigh.

"This time, I don't know if I made the right bet."

Rationally speaking, choosing Gaotong is of course better than choosing Zhulong; but when he thinks of Germination's past achievements and Zhang Shuo's miraculous hands, Rebs suddenly has no idea.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have made two-handed preparations.

It's good now, Meng Ya is not used to it at all, and directly blocked Xiao Mi's double choice.

"I hope you're right!"

.........

Three days later, Inaosui Group signed an equity transfer agreement with Xiaomi and OV in a low-key manner, and took back the shares of Zhulong Technology held by Xiaomi and OV at the "original price" of 25 billion.

Dao Sui Group regained control of Candle Dragon Technology, and its shareholding ratio rose to 90%.

Xiaomi and OV suffered a lot.

They took the 12.5 billion funds that invested in Candle Dragon Technology, and exited "clean and clear", not to mention that they didn't get any benefits, and let Candle Dragon Technology use the funds for more than eight months.

Tens of millions of losses in interest alone.

This is not counting the time and energy spent by the R&D teams of Xiaomi and OV in order to adapt the Zhulong Z1 chip, and now it is all in vain.

It can be said that the bamboo basket fetches water in vain.

This is not to blame for the domineering of the Dao Sui Group. When the investment agreement was signed, one of the clauses clearly stipulated that if Xiaomi, OV and other friends defaulted first, the Dao Sui Group had the right to redeem the equity at the original price.

It's written in black and white on the contract.

Because this matter is somewhat disgraceful to Dao Sui Group, Xiaomi, and OV, so it was not publicized with great fanfare.

But there is no impenetrable wall in the industry, and everything that should be known will be known soon.

.........

Wednesday, April 7.

As soon as the uncle came back from the beautiful country, the eldest brother hosted a banquet in the capital.

Small circles get together.

After drinking for three rounds, a group of people chatted and chatted, and they talked about Mengya, and the big brother said proudly: "Xiao Mi and OV have quit Candle Dragon Technology. This time, Mengya is really going to betray everyone."

He pushed this matter behind his back, so he was naturally in a dark mood.

It can be regarded as revenge.

Ever since Zhang Shuo publicly pissed him off, Big Brother's prestige in the circle has dropped a lot.

How could he not bear a grudge against Zhang Shuo?
When the opportunity arises, Germination will be disgusted, so as to let out a sigh of relief.

There is no one else who has this kind of character of vengeance.

"Self-developed chips, the risk is still too high."

Although the uncle is abroad, he is also concerned about what happens in China.

Especially related to germination.

"Who says it isn't? Zhang Shuo is a fool. He thinks that with a little money and a research and development team, he can catch up with decades of experience accumulated overseas. Isn't that a joke?" Big Brother was in a happy mood.

"And that 60 billion, it's even more crazy."

What he said smacked of vinegar.

"60 billion..."

The uncle's eyes were sharp for a moment, and then calmed down again.

Being robbed of Ahri's listing by 60 billion, the uncle must be uncomfortable, but it's not just because of this, but the existence of the bud itself, which makes him very uncomfortable.

What is the reason for the discomfort?
Probably because Mengya eats so well and is too unique. In comparison, colleagues like Ari and Tengda seem "very different".

Some of the eating habits that were originally the default in the industry are a bit embarrassing.

Doesn't this tell the truth?

Although this may not be Germination's original intention, it also made the aura of successful people like the uncle inevitably dimmed a lot in the past two or three years.

I don't feel as comfortable as I used to.

Just like this time, even if Ahri was successfully listed, the market value approached the trillion mark, and the uncle himself had skyrocketed, but he failed to trigger a tsunami of support on the Chinese Internet.

It is because of the existence of Zhang Shuo as a benchmark.

It seems to be a shadow that haunts everyone's headaches, and they can't get rid of it all the time.

Of course, this made the uncle very unhappy.

As if aware of the mood of the uncle, the eldest brother said with a smile: "If you want me to say, it doesn't matter if Zhang Shuo is drifting away, there will always be a day when he stumbles."

Some people just like to rely on the old to sell the old, and always use their own experience to benchmark against the world.

"Just like this time, if the Candle Dragon chip is really going to die, the Maili phone will also die together. Gaotong has made it clear that even if the Maili Group begs to buy the Snapdragon chip, they will not sell it."

obviously.

The ambition of Maili mobile phone makes Gaotong very uneasy, and he is determined to suppress it.

Coupled with the assists secretly sent by Samsung, if it wasn't for the Maili mobile phone that has not completely threatened Pingguo, it is afraid that it has been collectively rejected by these overseas giants.

"The Maili Group is one of the main sources of profit for the Germina Group. Now that Germind's booth is so large, once the Maili mobile phone encounters Waterloo, it will inevitably trigger a chain effect."

It can be seen that Big Brother is still looking forward to it.

"Once Germinal's capital chain collapses, the fun behind it will be great, and if you don't die, you will peel off your skin."

"That's really worth looking forward to."

After being analyzed by the big brother, the uncle is a little excited.

"right?"

The big brother was also very excited, he drank the red wine in the glass, then changed the subject, narrowed his eyes into a line, and tentatively said: "Ahri raised nearly [-] billion this time, how about it, are you interested in increasing your investment in the mobile phone industry?" investment? I can tell that there is still a lot of money to be made in smartphones.”

"talk later."

As soon as the investment was mentioned, the uncle's eyes flickered a little, and he explained: "After getting the financing, Ahli's priority is to increase mergers and acquisitions in the Internet field and build a strong moat."

Taking advantage of Tengda's flameout and Germination's focus on manufacturing, the uncle is very ambitious.

Ari wants to make a difference in Internet businesses such as social networking, games, big entertainment, browsers, and news clients, and expand Ari's territory in the Internet field.

In order to consolidate the absolute advantage over Tengda.

"It's not a conflict."

Big Brother's expression faltered slightly, and then he smiled brighter, "Anyway, Ari is rich now."

The two have their own ghosts.

"Okay, I'll think about it seriously." The uncle couldn't resist, and finally let go, and didn't completely refuse, otherwise it would be embarrassing for each other.

Goofy, that's all.

"it is good!"

Big Brother smiled and raised his glass, everything was in the wine.

.........

The news that Xiaomi and OV quit Zhulong Technology at the same time quickly spread on the Internet, causing heated discussions.

It can be seen that paper cannot contain fire after all.

"What's going on, why is it so good, Xiao Mi and OV suddenly quit?"

Netizens were obviously surprised.

"It can't be that the performance of the Candle Dragon chip didn't meet expectations, right? When Meiqiu withdrew from Candle Dragon Technology, there was news that the Candle Dragon chip still had various problems."

Well, it all comes together.

"It's really possible. Except for Huawei, which has no plan to use the Candle Dragon chip, the remaining three companies have all withdrawn, and only Maili Phone is still fighting hard. Isn't it strange?"

"Domestic chips have a long way to go!"

In fact, it's not just Rebs and the others. Chinese people are instinctively skeptical about domestic chips, especially high-end chips related to smartphones.

The high-end road of the original space-time Warwick has not been smooth sailing.

Compared with Huawei's accumulated background in the field of communications, Candle Dragon Technology seems to be even less trustworthy.

It's normal to be suspicious.

"But Maili Group didn't issue an announcement saying that it will switch to the Gaotong Snapdragon chip?"

"Do you think that Gaotong will cooperate with Maili Group? The two sides have already broken up." Some well-informed people took the opportunity to sneak in and continue to muddy the water.

Deliberately guide the emotions of netizens.

Sure enough, someone was soon fooled, "So, the Maili X2, which will be released next month, is not facing the risk of chip defects, so is it worth buying?"

"Then you must be cautious. I will wait and see for those who squat to eat crabs."

"Wait and see +1"

"Yes, yes, let's take a look first!"

As soon as this wave of public opinion came out, the Maili X2, which was still highly anticipated, was cast a shadow before it was released. It can be said that the prospect is not good.

.........

Friday, April 8.

In the new month, after Zhang Shuo arrived at the company, he began to sign and approve the appropriation application for the current month as usual.

Allocate 10 billion research and development funds to the Fertile Research Institute;
Allocate 27 billion operating funds to Mango Group, including 10 billion research and development funds;
Appropriate 30 billion operating funds to Dao Sui Group, including 12 billion research and development funds;
Appropriate 2 million operating funds to Xingyun Technology, including 1 million research and development funds;
Appropriate 3 million operating funds to Sunshine Holdings;
Appropriate 1 million construction funds to Mengya Real Estate.

A total of 73 billion funds.

Last month, there was actually another major event in the Germination Department, which was to recruit 5000 more than [-] fresh graduates at one go. While adding new blood, it also brought considerable pressure on operating costs.

Among these fresh graduates, there are more than [-] masters and more than [-] doctors.

The quality of new hires can be described as very high.

In fact, with the current threshold of the Germination Department, it is difficult for ordinary college graduates to pass the Germination interview unless they are particularly outstanding.

Even for undergraduates, they all started from 211 colleges.

Especially these masters and doctors are all graduates from prestigious prestigious schools, not those who went to Southeast Asia, Korea, Daiying and other countries to pour water.

The gold content is very high.

After all, Germination is recruited for research and development, not for water papers.

Five of them are Ph.D. students who have been selected for the Budding Talents Program. The entry and settlement fee alone is as high as 3 million, which is enough to solve their worries.

The masters who are selected into the genius plan can also get a one-million-dollar settling allowance in one go.

together.

The research and development funds of the Fertile Soil Research Institute, Mango Group, and Dao Sui Group have also ushered in a wave of increases.

It is a foregone conclusion that the annual R&D expenditure of the Bud series will exceed 30 billion. According to the current trend, it has even exceeded 40 billion and is approaching the 50 billion mark.

Next year's R&D expenditure is likely to be on a scale of [-] billion.

In terms of research and development alone, Germination Group has surpassed Huawei and become the leader among Chinese private enterprises.

The number of patent applications is also rising.

Specifically for Inaho Group, because Weijing Semiconductor is preparing to build a 28nm wafer foundry project, the operating costs of Inaho Group have soared again, reaching an astonishing 3 billion.

The semiconductor industry is really burning money.

Pinxixi Group plans to raise funds in August, so in the new month, Germination Group will no longer allocate additional funds to Pinxixi Group, and the follow-up operations will mainly rely on financing.

It has lightened a lot of the burden on the parent company.

As for the newly registered Xingyun Technology, although there are not yet a large number of R&D personnel in place, under the auspices of Guan Zuo, this month plans to build a launch vehicle technology laboratory and a communication satellite technology laboratory.

Although Guan Zai is still stranded in the capital.

While busy with the handover of technical materials, he took the opportunity to recruit elite soldiers and generals in the capital.

That is to say, the Sprout Group's allocation to Nebula Technology in August should be the least, and the subsequent demand for research and development funds will only increase.

It might even be a money-burning machine.

In addition to the fixed allocation, the Sprout Group also allocated an additional 10 billion to Nebula Technology last month, which was used to pay the first technology licensing fee to Huaxia Aerospace.

In addition, 25 billion funds were used to recover 5% of Zhulong Technology's shares held by Xiaomi and OV.

Profit.

Last month, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment turned in a profit of 58 billion, Maili Group turned in a profit of 43.2 billion, Qinghe Technology turned in a profit of 4 million, and Germination Financial Holdings turned in a profit of 4.8 million.

A total of 110 billion profits were turned in, a new high.

This is mainly due to the "skyrocketing" of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment's profits. The reason is also very simple, that is, "Monster Pinball", which was launched in June, sold overseas agency rights and made a fortune in the Japanese market.

Affected by the public opinion turmoil last month, the profit of Qinghe Technology has also reached a new high.

Whether it is Weixin or Tiantian Toutiao, the number of daily active users has ushered in a small increase, which in turn has driven the growth of advertising revenue.

In contrast, after the profit of Sprout Financial Holdings broke through the 4 million mark, the growth rate began to slow down, and did not break through the [-] million mark as expected.

But it's already pretty good.

--slightly--

[Level]: Level 10 (4000 million/5000 million)
[Cash]: 174 billion

[Loans]: 145 billion (bank loans) + 110 billion (corporate bonds) + 84 billion (overseas loans)

--slightly--

Relying on the 110 billion profit paid in a single month, plus the 154 billion "investment income" obtained from the transfer of wichat shares and Qingyun Data shares, Sprout Group has rarely achieved positive growth in cash flow.

And it added 66 billion in liquidity in one go.

Let the funds on the Germination Group's books approach the 20 billion mark at once, and finally get rid of the risk of shortage of capital chain for the time being, and don't worry about lack of money.

In addition, due to the soaring profit and expenditure of the Germination Department, even the entrepreneurial experience has reached 40 million points, and it is only one step away from being promoted to level 11.

It is still worth looking forward to.

(End of this chapter)