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If given a choice, domestic manufacturers would definitely not want to participate in Galaxy Technology's press conference.

Although they know that as long as Galaxy Technology comes up with such technology, it will inevitably have a huge impact on the smartphone market, they still don't want to see Galaxy Technology promote the artificial intelligence assistant to the point where it becomes a household name so easily.

Because then they lose their bargaining power.

Either accept it or increase research and development, betting that you can still catch up.

After the press conference, domestic mobile phone manufacturers held countless meetings.

No matter what everyone thinks, every time they see the performance of Tiangong's artificial intelligence assistant at a press conference, many people feel despair.

Xiaomi.

In the past two days, Lei Jun has been making phone calls, trying to convince investors and company executives.

In the conference room.

A meeting concerning Xiaomi is being held.

Not only did the company's executives gather together, but even the investors sent representatives, or the investors came in person.

Lei Bushi, who was sitting at the top, said, "Today is already the third day, and we must settle this matter!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Lei Jun set the tone.

Zhou Guangping coughed lightly, then stood up and said, "Through questionnaires and online surveys over the past two days, AI assistants have become a focus of many young people, and more than half of users have clearly stated that they hope to have AI assistants on their phones."

"So, my opinion is very simple, that is to cooperate with Galaxy Technology!"

In fact, no one present had any objection to the cooperation.

The reason why we have not reached a consensus until now is very simple.

That’s because the conditions Wang Donglai offered were too harsh.

The previous Meipai program algorithm charged 0.5% of the mobile phone’s selling price.

This artificial intelligence assistant also charges patent fees in this way, and the ratio is set at 1.5 percent!

In this case, Meipai and this artificial intelligence assistant alone will take away 2 percent of the phone's selling price.

However, as a manufacturer that started out with cost-effectiveness, Xiaomi set its profit margin very low, much lower than other domestic manufacturers.

It is precisely for this reason that Xiaomi has been unable to make a decision.

"There is no problem with cooperation. I agree with it. However, 1.5% of the mobile phone sales price as a patent licensing fee is too expensive. Is there any room for negotiation on this point?"

An investor asked.

Zhou Guangping immediately responded, "The 1.5% patent licensing fee is for all domestic manufacturers, and no bargaining is allowed."

"Oh, it seems that the patent licensing fees for foreign manufacturers are more expensive than those for domestic ones?" the investor asked curiously.

"That's true. The patent licensing fee for foreign mobile phone manufacturers is 3% of the mobile phone's selling price!"

Zhou Guangping nodded and said affirmatively.

"hiss……"

"This is just an artificial intelligence software. Can't our technical team develop it? If it's really not possible, we can poach the technical team from Galaxy Technology and double, triple, or even five times their salary, as long as we can develop it."

"It's fine even if we have to file a lawsuit. At worst, we can just drag it out until we develop our own artificial intelligence software."

"I am willing to pay this price!"

The investor waved his hand and spoke with a hint of heroism and viciousness.

The two contradictory temperaments are strangely harmonious.

After hearing what the investor said, the Xiaomi executives and others present were all embarrassed, and there was even a hint of anger in Lei Jun's eyes.

"Boss Han, this AI assistant has little to do with the technical team of Galaxy Technology. It was mainly written by Wang Donglai himself. According to analysis, the AI ​​big data model that Galaxy Technology and Academician Yao of Wudaokou collaborated on some time ago is probably the database of this AI assistant!"

Although Zhou Guangping also disliked this investor in his heart, he still patiently explained.

After hearing this answer, the investor surnamed Han shut up.

After a while, he said, "I still think that the patent licensing fee of 1.5% is too high!"

After saying the first sentence, Lei Jun remained silent, observing the changes in everyone's expressions.

At this time, Lei Jun suddenly said: "The sales brought by mobile phone fast charging technology to the company are roughly estimated to have reached 3 million units. The Meipai incident some time ago also caused a huge impact on the entire network and was loved by female users. It can be foreseen that if our mobile phones are equipped with the Meipai program algorithm, then our user group will be expanded to young women."

“AI assistants, without mentioning the effects of their use, are already ahead of other manufacturers at home and abroad in terms of technical difficulty alone.”

"If Galaxy Technology had directly launched Tiangong Software, only Galaxy Technology would have benefited from it. However, Galaxy Technology chose to license the patents and make personalized changes based on the operating systems and requirements of each company. Even the name of Tiangong does not need to be retained."

"This is a win-win-win situation for all three parties: users get a better experience, Galaxy Technology benefits, and we consolidate and expand the market."

"Indeed! The 1.5% patent licensing fee is indeed expensive, but if we don't pay this fee, our backwardness in the smartphone market will cause us to lose more."

"Now, vote to decide whether to cooperate!"

After saying that, Lei Jun directly expressed his agreement to cooperate!
Brush brush!
All the executives of Xiaomi Company raised their hands to indicate that they would not say anything, and most of the investors also raised their hands to indicate their agreement.

Upon seeing this, investor Han and a few other investors did not say anything else.

So, Xiaomi immediately contacted Galaxy Technology to express his intention to cooperate.

……

the other side.

Samsung and Apple were also caught in a dilemma after the press conference.

Because of the Meipai incident, Galaxy Technology was about to sue both companies, but now it suddenly came up with a product like an artificial intelligence assistant.

This is undoubtedly a blatant threat.

If Samsung and Apple do not admit their mistakes, this artificial intelligence assistant will appear on other brands of mobile phones, striking a blow to the high-end market occupied by the two companies.

Although it may not have much impact in the short term, if it continues, the high-end brand image of the two companies will be seriously questioned.

Moreover, neither family dared to be sure.

How fast will the iteration speed of artificial intelligence assistants be? If they can achieve this level now, will there be massive progress in what they can do in the next two years?

As a result, the pressure on the two families became greater and greater.

Kimchi country.

Samsung.

"We must never bow down to Chinese companies!"

"We will immediately invest 1 billion yuan in the research and development of artificial intelligence assistants. If we don't have enough manpower, we will go to Silicon Valley to recruit people. If the Chinese can do it, we can definitely do it too!"

"Wang Donglai's intention is very clear. He wants to use the appearance of this product to force us to surrender! We absolutely cannot give in like this!" "Three percent patent licensing fee, this is simply a dream, it is impossible!"

After two days of arguing, Samsung executives still couldn't reach a consensus.

Most people are unwilling to bow to Galaxy Technology because it would damage Samsung's reputation.

At the same time, they could not accept bowing to a Chinese.

However, some people expressed strong opposition, and naturally there were also people who abandoned these useless things and thought rationally about what to do.

“Although AI assistants have not yet redefined smartphones, they have greatly influenced the subsequent development of smartphones, not to mention the excellence of this smartphone assistant.”

"Just from the performance at the launch event, the algorithm program of this smartphone assistant has reached another level. Deep learning, machine language and other technologies are far beyond our technical level."

"We simply can't catch up in a short period of time."

"Before, our mobile phone market share in China did not grow as expected. One of the important reasons was that Chinese mobile phones had super-fast charging technology, which met user needs, resulting in a less than ideal growth rate that year."

"At present, the playability and appeal of artificial intelligence mobile assistants for young people are several times stronger than super fast charging. Coupled with the beauty effect of the Meipai algorithm, the user group directly includes young men and women, and the market potential is huge!"

"Based on the above reasons, I think it is necessary to settle and successfully obtain the patent authorization!"

"..."

One executive after another expressed their thoughts and opinions.

Li Zairong listened to the discussion silently.

Finally, Li Zairong spoke.

"Contact Galaxy Technology immediately to negotiate a settlement, but we absolutely cannot accept a clear apology. Everything else is negotiable, and the patent authorization also needs to be guaranteed!"

As Li Zairong said this, the conference room suddenly became quiet.

Some executives wanted to speak up to persuade him, but after looking at Li Zairong, they did not dare to say anything.

Soon, Samsung contacted Galaxy Technology.

Tangdu, Galaxy Technology.

Chen Lingyue ran to Wang Donglai's office with an excited look on his face, not trying to hide the joy on his face at all.

"Boss, that's great!"

"Samsung is ready to settle with us!"

Wang Donglai sat on his desk, looked up at Chen Lingyue, and said, "You know the company's plan. Samsung's reconciliation is expected. It would be strange if they really insisted on not reconciling!"

Chen Lingyue nodded. This was indeed the truth, but he understood more clearly that the main reason for this change was Wang Donglai and the artificial intelligence assistant he developed.

"Boss, what should the terms of the settlement be? Should we focus on patent infringement or demand compensation for losses?" Chen Lingyue asked seriously.

Wang Donglai thought about this question for a while and said, "Samsung will never explicitly admit that they plagiarized. At most, they will only accept that there was a problem with the technology, they were deceived by the outsourced personnel, it was an unintentional mistake, etc."

"So, don't bother with them. Just ask for compensation for the losses. That's the price!"

As he spoke, Wang Donglai spread out his five fingers.

"Five hundred million?"

Chen Lingyue asked tentatively, with a hint of disbelief in his tone.

"Five hundred million? For Midea, the settlement fee is 1.5 billion!" Wang Donglai said in a light tone.

"hiss……"

Chen Lingyue couldn't help but gasp, looking slightly shocked.

"Be brave, Samsung will definitely pay for this, and 1.5 billion is not a lot!"

"Remember, this time when we talk to Samsung, we want 1.5 billion in settlement fees, 3% of the phone's sales price as patent licensing fees, plus 1% of Meipai's patent licensing fees. You can use your own ideas for the rest!"

Wang Donglai was very confident, and this confidence also infected Chen Lingyue, who said, "Well, I'll communicate with Samsung when I get down!"

"Is there any news from domestic mobile phone manufacturers?" Wang Donglai asked.

"Xiao Mi expressed his willingness to cooperate and agreed to a 1.5% patent licensing fee!"

"As for other mobile phone manufacturers, they have not yet made a decision. Most of them think that 1.5% of the mobile phone sales price as patent licensing fee is too expensive."

Hearing this, Wang Donglai waved his hand and said, "Alright, never mind. I have already decided on the price, so you guys should negotiate based on it. You absolutely cannot compromise. If you are willing to cooperate, then cooperate. If you are not willing, forget it. Don't force it!"

Chen Lingyue hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"Well, how is the company's employee resignation situation in the past two days?"

Chen Lingyue was well prepared and immediately reported the situation, saying, "Six middle-level managers have resigned and eighteen programmers have changed jobs in the past two days."

"Privately, as far as I know, some friendly companies have already offered wages three times the minimum. If this continues, the resignation situation may continue!"

Chen Lingyue also knew what Wang Donglai had said to Zhou Rui before.

Not only him, Huang Yidao and Zhang Bietian also knew about it.

Therefore, Chen Lingyue did not put forward any suggestions to restrict these job-hopping employees.

This is also because Chen Lingyue clearly knows the true abilities of these programmers and middle-level managers who have changed jobs.

If you count the products produced by Galaxy Technology, they are all created by Wang Donglai.

The relationship with the technical team is not that great.

Therefore, Chen Lingyue was not worried about these programmers changing jobs.

Wang Donglai nodded and said, "Those who want to resign can resign and come and go freely, but those who have changed jobs are not allowed to come back. Spread this message. For those idiots who cannot see their own abilities, once they have left, don't let them come back."

Chen Lingyue nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give the order in a moment."

Chen Lingyue can actually understand those people who change jobs. A minimum salary of three times is definitely a big deal.

You know, because of Wang Donglai's insistence, Galaxy Technology is extremely generous and reasonable in setting the salaries of its employees.

Compared with the same technical level in the market, Galaxy Technology's salary and benefits are the best.

Now, competitors are poaching people at three times the price, and their purpose is obvious.

Isn't it just about wanting to replicate the success of Galaxy Technology and make progress in certain projects?

Chen Lingyue knew what would happen next without even having to think about it.

These people who were poached here may not even stay for three months. They are poached at such a high price in order to make achievements.

However, many of Galaxy Technology’s successful projects have little to do with them.

All I can say is that these competitors’ attempts to poach talent will inevitably end in failure. (End of this chapter)