God-level Trader of Rebirth

Chapter 182

But Infinity Corporation is different.

They have been established for a short time and have a weak scientific research foundation. They can only narrow the technological gap with Western countries through this tricky method.

In China during this period, it can be said that almost 100% of semiconductors and chips were imported, including mobile phones, which were also imported from abroad.

Many capable scientific research institutions have not yet realized the importance of chips, let alone imagine that this thing will be stuck in their necks for decades in the future.

One step behind, one step behind.

Wait until time enters the 21st century, the era of information explosion.

People suddenly woke up!
In the field of semiconductors, we have fallen behind Western countries by so much.

[-], June.

Sitting in the office, Chen Weidong drew a sketch, and a rectangular box-like thing was gradually revealed.

"Is this the player?"

Rieko picked up the blueprint on the table and asked suspiciously.

She had a cold war with Chen Weidong for several days, but in the end she chose to forgive him. After all, he had no real contact with that woman.

Otherwise, this matter would never be put down so lightly.

"This is a cell phone."

Chen Weidong put down his pen, heaved a sigh of relief, and explained to her.

In this era, the full-screen mobile phone is indeed too advanced. At first glance, the design drawing is thought to be a small display.

"Then why isn't there even a button, how to control it?"

Li Keiko frowned, and looked carefully at the drawings. Ordinary mobile phones have a bunch of buttons on them, but this "mobile phone" has nothing.

"All of its operations are performed by touching the screen, which can be called a smartphone."

At this time, there is no such term.

Chen Weidong's explanation is a bit abstract. Maybe Li Keiko can have a clear understanding only when the real thing is presented.

However, Rieko blinked again and said, "If it's all screens, it's too easy to break. Can the market accept such a phone?"

This sentence made Chen Weidong stunned, not knowing how to explain it.

In the early days of the development of smart phones, it was not all smooth sailing. Many people said that this kind of mobile phone is full of screens, and it is easy to break if it is bumped or bumped.

No matter how careful you are, there will always be times when you accidentally drop it, and the price of replacing a screen is very high.

Basically, it accounts for one-third of the price of a mobile phone.

Ordinary people can't afford it at all.

This is also one of the reasons why smartphones did not explode in the early days.

Of course, more importantly, the software ecology supporting smartphones at that time had not yet been completed, and it was impossible to widen the gap with ordinary mobile phones.

The function is almost not much different from that of a button phone.

That makes it less attractive.

It was not until later that a giant company entered the market that people really realized the concept of "smart machine".

"As for now, it depends on the quality of the screen produced by Sony."

Chen Weidong murmured.

At the same time, the beginning of June of this year.

An important computer company in Huaxia held a meeting that would affect the future trend of the semiconductor industry in the world.

Zhongguancun Academy of Sciences South Road, meeting room on the sixth floor of Lenovo Group.

Liu Chuanzhi and Ni Guangnan sat on either side of the first row.

One of them is the company's president and CEO, and the other is the company's chief engineer.

In addition, more than 200 Lenovo middle-level cadres also participated in this meeting.

However, before the meeting even started, many people felt that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit weird, as if something big was about to happen.

"The meeting begins!"

After Lenovo Chairman Zeng Chaomao finished speaking, he handed the microphone to the representative of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Li Zhijie.

Li Zhijie bowed her head in thought for a moment, stood up, and read a document.

The specific content will not be elaborated here.

The general meaning is: dismiss Ni Guangnan from Lenovo's chief engineer and director positions.

In a word, Ni Guangnan was fired by Lenovo.

At this time, Liu Chuanzhi stood up and said in tears: "I have different views from Comrade Ni Guangnan on Lenovo's technology development direction and route, as well as specific management methods."

"For an enterprise, it is very normal and common for the president and the chief engineer to have different opinions, but it is abnormal when the chief engineer cannot obey the decision of the president and opposes it in a violent way.
"Although I can understand it, but because of this kind of disagreement at work, it has developed into a vicious slander of personal quality and an attempt to defeat the other party. I cannot accept it."

Unlike Liu Chuanzhi's emotional speech, Ni Guangnan appeared extremely calm.

He did not prepare the speech script in advance, which was in sharp contrast to Liu Chuanzhi holding the script and reading it. He said slowly: "I have a deep understanding of this science and technology conference."

"Since 1995, foreign computers have entered China on a large scale. We are facing a powerful opponent, and the pressure can be imagined."

"But we, Lenovo Group, are not just an enterprise, we also shoulder the responsibility of developing the national computer industry."

"Only by independently developing core technologies and seizing the commanding heights of technology can we control the future trend of the computer industry and avoid being eliminated by the market."

"Lenovo should be targeting the Intel Corporation of the United States. From now on, take action and design a chip that belongs to Huaxia. This will definitely make a breakthrough."

At this point, he paused, and continued: "Zhongguancun, if it only relies on being a trade center, it won't last long. Silicon Valley is not a trade center. Silicon Valley is the birthplace of new technologies."

Liu Chuanzhi snorted coldly and said, "We are an enterprise, not a research institute. If we want to take the route of independent research and development, Lenovo does not yet have such conditions!"

"What's more, the company's annual net profit is only about one billion. The chip industry you mentioned, even if it succeeds, will take several years to see returns, and there is also the risk of research failure. It is better to directly import foreign countries. How much money can I save?"

Ni Guangnan remained silent, and did not conspire with each other when they disagreed.

It has been 45 years since he joined Lenovo at the age of 15 as chief engineer.

During this period, everyone has been working closely together, but now there are also major differences.

As early as a few years ago, he reached a joint venture with Fudan University and Huanghe Computer Company to establish an integrated circuit design center.

His ideas have also been recognized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the electronics industry.

And promised that Lenovo can take the lead in organizing a group of powerful computer companies to jointly participate in the formulation of a long-term investment plan.

However, Liu Chuanzhi voted against his proposal.

The conflict between the two sides accumulated until June 1999, when it finally broke out at this moment, ending with Liu Chuanzhi's victory.

So far, Lenovo has changed from the original "technology, industry and trade" to "trade, industry and technology".

Ni Guangnan left sadly.

This was also the lowest moment of his life.

(End of this chapter)