Rekindle 2003

Chapter 881: Insufficient Strength, Cooperation and Development

Wang Xuehong had a complicated look on her face as she moved back and forth between her husband and Qing Yun.

She knew that her husband had always been a very proud man.

Qing Yun is indeed not an ordinary person, as he can make him bow his head in such a short time.

At the same time, she realized that she could no longer underestimate this young entrepreneur.

Qing Yun on the other side spoke again, "At the same time, we need to expose negative information intensively against D-Link."

As soon as Qing Yun finished speaking, Wang Xuehong thought for a moment, a hint of determination flashed in her eyes. She approved of this plan and added,

“Mr. Qing’s suggestion is very insightful. In fact, D-Link did a lot of tricks when VIA routers and switches were released.

This includes maliciously slandering our product quality, spreading false user experience reports, and even attempting to poach our R&D team.

Now is the time for us to take the initiative and expose their unfair competition. Wenqi will make arrangements immediately. I will see the results of the report and negative information about D-Link tomorrow morning."

Wang Xuehong's words made Qing Yun couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

Everyone's butts are dirty.

But this kind of decisiveness in killing is worthy of Wang Yongqing.

Qing Yun thought to himself that this negative information war initiated by VIA Technologies would undoubtedly cause quite a stir in the industry.

D-Link will not sit still and wait for death. They must have a lot of leverage over VIA and are waiting to strike back at the right time.

Qing Yun was thinking in his mind, when you guys and D-Xun fight to the death, you have some dirty laundry on D-Xun, and D-Xun will definitely have some on you too.

After the fierce competition, it will depend on whether Huawei and TP-Link can seize the opportunity to overtake in the domestic home router and switch market.

No matter how small a mosquito leg is, it is still meat. Only when some grains of sand come together can a tower be built. The counterattacks of each market segment can be combined into a counterattack of the industry.

Wang Xuehong and Chen Wenqi obviously also realized this.

The fight could give other rivals an opening, especially in China's fiercely competitive domestic market.

But they had to fight this battle.

If you don't fight, you will only die more miserably.

There is no need to deduce anything. Wang Xuehong and Chen Wenqi know better than anyone that if they do not take action and passively accept the impact of the Zhang Zhihao incident, VIA Technologies will suffer greater losses.

As a public company, the consequences of its head facing imprisonment are self-evident.

The two looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes.

They knew that this was a battle of life and death for VIA Technologies and they had to give it their all.

"If you don't make a decision, you will suffer the consequences! That's it!"

Wang Yongqing finally spoke, and there was a firmness in his voice, as if a general was issuing a decisive order on the battlefield.

"Xuehong, Wenqi, act immediately and follow Qingyun's advice.

At the same time, we must also be prepared to deal with possible counterattacks from D-Link and not give them any opportunity to take advantage of us.”

Wang Yongqing's words set the tone for this crisis public relations. Chen Wenqi walked aside and made a phone call and made arrangements. The whispers on the phone and the tapping sounds of his fingertips became the prelude to this crisis public relations.

Wang Yongqing glanced at his daughter, then turned to look at Qingyun, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, "Tell me, Qingyun, what do you want from VIA?"

Qing Yun said without hesitation, "CDMA, audio and video codec technology, power management, and graphics processing."

He knew that neither Wang Yongqing nor Wang Xuehong had the time to play around with him.

Wang Xuehong's brows were furrowed as she quickly weighed the pros and cons in her mind.

Although Qingyun's request was unexpected, it seemed reasonable.

In her opinion, apart from the strategic value of CDMA technology, patents such as audio and video coding technology, power management, and graphics processing, although important, are not indispensable to VIA.

It is undeniable that these are the key technologies that constitute VIA's core competitiveness, but they are all subsidiary technologies that rely on the chipset.

In her opinion, Qing Yun must have had some big agenda when he came to the island to meet her.

She originally thought that Qing Yun would directly ask for the license for VIA's most core chipset technology.

For Yanhuang Group, it seems that the most important sector at present is PC. With the addition of self-developed chipsets, it is like adding wings to a tiger.

"Boss Xiaoqing, I don't understand something. Can you help me clear it up?"

Wang Xuehong finally spoke, with a hint of inquiry in her tone, as if she was tasting a cup of freshly brewed tea, with a bit of curiosity and expectation.
“VIA’s chipset technology is our core competitiveness and the foundation for VIA to become a world-class company. Why do you seem to have no interest in it?
Even if you just make mobile phones, chipsets are indispensable."

Qing Yun smiled slightly, with a hint of cunning in her smile.

He had expected this question, and answered straightforwardly, "Boss Wang, of course I am interested in the chipset, but I know you won't give it to me.

Forcing others to do something is not the right attitude for cooperation.”

Wang Xuehong smiled and nodded. She knew that there was another meaning in Qing Yun's words.

Chipset technology is the lifeblood of VIA, and the two companies have conflicting interests in this regard.

This is no longer a competitive or cooperative relationship between VIA and Intel. If Qingyun masters the chipset technology, VIA's motherboard share in China will be reduced to zero.

This is a matter of life and death. Qing Yun's eyes moved between Wang Xuehong and Wang Yongqing, as if looking for the most appropriate way to express himself.

He went on to say, "Mr. Wang, I would rather Yanhuang and VIA become partners in chipsets, rather than one-sided demands or dependence, let alone me blackmailing you based on a small information gap."

Wang Xuehong understood and smiled, "I believe we will become a good partnership."

Emperor Yun also smiled, "The Chinese market is huge, and our Yanhuang Group is willing to jointly develop it with VIA Technologies."

After that, he turned to look at Wang Yongqing, "Old man, under the grand narrative, I think this will definitely pave the way for the third cooperation between Xiaodao and us."

He knew that Wang Yongqing would know how to use this relationship better than he did.

Especially the island at this time and the national army at this time.

They need this especially.

As expected, Wang Yongqing's cloudy old eyes sparkled when he heard the words. He nodded slightly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he slowly spoke.

"Xuehong, this is 'righteousness'!"

Wang Xuehong was startled and nodded quickly.

Her father has always taught her that when doing things, one must have a reason.

With this "great cause" attached, the development of VIA and even the Wang family in China will enter a new fast lane.

Compared with the gains and losses at the business level, this is a big plan at the family level.

Even if it means loss, she has to do it.

Working in the semiconductor industry, Wang Xuehong knows very well how to make the best choice for herself.

Otherwise, the slogan of "Huaguoxin" would not have been shouted out N years in advance.

But for Qingyun, this was not an act of inviting a wolf into the house.

As for chipset technology, he had no way of touching it at that moment because the technological gap was too huge.

There are only a handful of companies in the world that have mastered this technology. They can be counted on two hands, and many of them are just for the sake of numbers. They are all half-dead.

Even if he wanted to take it, he didn't have the technical skills to do so.

Besides, he couldn't go to pick it up.

The so-called chipset technology focuses on the word "group". It is not just a single chip.

Rather, it is a collection of functions, an evolved version of the very large-scale integrated circuit control chip of the past 286 era.

Its essence is a supporting technology that works closely with the CPU architecture.

If VIA's chipset technology is acquired, it will actually be tied to the X86 architecture.

In the long run, if Yanhuang relies on the X86 architecture, it will always be controlled by others.

What China needs is an independent and controllable technological route.

At present, Yanhuang Group cannot obtain the X86 architecture, nor is it possible to obtain it, and can only bypass it, so Yanhuang can only develop its own architecture.

Unlike the researchers in previous lives who had illusions, Yun Di understood from the beginning that X86 would ultimately be a dead end.

Therefore, at this moment, whether purchasing or obtaining technology transfer, it is not a cost-effective thing for Yanhuang Group.

Fortunately, he is not fighting alone.

He is correcting the wrong path that Huaqing and Loongson have taken, and Ren's HiSilicon is also developing rapidly.

When you are not strong enough, cooperate to develop. When you are strong enough, that is the day to shout "since ancient times".

Yun Di licked his lips and said, "So, Mr. Wang, can you license the CDMA technology patents that VIA holds to me? Or can I share this technology by becoming a shareholder?"

Wang Xuehong frowned and said nothing, her mind quickly weighing the pros and cons.

The cooperative development plan proposed by Qing Yun is undoubtedly beneficial to VIA Technologies. As a PC manufacturer, Yanhuang Group can complement VIA Technologies' chipset technology and jointly develop China's huge market, and a good cooperative relationship is bound to be formed from then on.

But CDMA...

VIA Technologies' CDMA technology patents come from Qualcomm's authorization, which it acquired through the merger of LSI Logic in the United States last year.

The co-developers of CDMA's native patent group are Nvidia and Qualcomm, which cross-license patents to each other.

Before being acquired by VIA, VISION had signed an agreement with Qualcomm in 1997, obtaining full authorization from Qualcomm to develop, produce and sell CDMA chips. After the acquisition, VIA automatically obtained this authorization.

She felt that other technologies could be licensed or even transferred to Qingyun and it didn't matter.

However, CDMA technology is different. It is her ambitious work and also a key layout of VIA Electronics in the field of mobile communications.

She knew that Qingyun was making mobile phones, and after giving this technology to Qingyun, the two would inevitably form a competitive relationship.

Ke Qingyun's warning this time was a life-saving favor to Weisheng, and they had to repay it.

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(End of this chapter)