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With Boss Zhou coming forward, the seemingly intractable cooperation dispute was quickly sorted out.

The main thing is that he also has the right to speak.

Moreover, he attaches great importance to the relationship with Hyundai, and there is no need to worry about petty profits. This is not conducive to the development of his overall business territory in the Korean market.

According to the contract between Asda and Hyundai, this is a "breach of contract" by Hyundai.

All the terms were originally signed.

Now that Hyundai Mobile is in trouble, it wants to not abide by the contract, which will undoubtedly harm Asda's interests to a certain extent.

Hyundai fired the person in charge of the mobile phone business and replaced him with the new Zheng Zaihao. Logically speaking, he should also implement the previous contract.

However, Zhou Buqi could understand the current predicament the other party was in, and immediately expressed his willingness to make some adjustments to the way of cooperation.

Yan Guangming doesn't know Korean or English, so it's a bit difficult for him.

Rejecting Zheng Zaihao's invitation, Zhou Buqi, Yan Guangming and their group left the modern era. The specific cooperation plan still needs to be decided by an executive meeting held by Aisda.

Yan Guangming didn't quite understand and asked, "Do you want to modify the contract?"

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Yes, I need to change it."

Yan Guangming frowned, "You agreed to them so easily?"

Zhou Buqi said amusedly: "Then what else do you want?"

Yan Guangming said matter-of-factly: "Compensate!"

Zhou Buqi said: "Isn't the compensation given? Don't you understand? They want to share the terms of the customized flash memory chip signed with SK Hynix, which originally belonged to Hyundai mobile phones, to Asda!"

"Can't?" Yan Guangming doesn't believe it, "At most, it can be supplied to modern OEM machines."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "Aren't they all the same? The OEM machine is Asda's mobile phone. If there is a larger order, Hynix has no reason to refuse."

Yan Guangming asked again: "Aren't you saying that the style needs to be changed? We can't simply rebrand Asda's mobile phones and sell them as modern mobile phones. We need new models, even new configurations, and new supply components." "

Zhou Buqi said: "It's nothing more than a rhetoric to the market. The core structure can still remain consistent."

How to design the casing of a mobile phone, or which manufacturers' spare parts are used... these are all non-technical fields. The core architecture of a mobile phone is circuit layout.

Just arrange the entire circuit board, and then install some spare parts at the door. Some are installed with 1G memory, and some are installed with 2G memory. They are all based on the same architecture.

The same principle applies to computers.

Computers from the 1970s and 1980s were extremely expensive, with any computer costing tens of thousands of dollars. Most people simply couldn't afford it. When Apple was first founded, Steve Jobs also had a headache. How to solve this problem?

Steve Jobs adopted a strategy that goes back to the roots - selling circuit boards.

The Apple 1st generation and Apple 2nd generation computers are not actually selling computers, but computer circuit boards, which are only a few thousand dollars, and the price is relatively low.

After consumers buy back the circuit board, they then configure their own main chassis, keyboard, mouse, screen, fan, etc.

As a result, the price will come down.

Because the core performance of the computer is this circuit board.

As for the other things...it doesn't matter if you buy them second-hand or third-hand, as long as the core things are new, it's a new computer.

On the contrary, the computers that many people buy in computer malls have new screens, chassis, mice, keyboards, optical drives, etc., and they look beautiful, but the core circuit boards are most likely to be replaced by unscrupulous vendors with old ones.

What I bought is actually an old computer.

In the technology industry, most products basically follow this routine, such as chips.

The processor chips of mobile phones all use the ARM architecture.

This is the core thing.

Some chip manufacturers purchased the license for the ARM architecture from the ARM company at a high price, and then added some "CD-ROM", "mouse", "screen" and other things, and then combined them together to develop it. A self-developed mobile phone CPU chip.

In the past few years, more than a dozen chip companies around the world have started competing in the field of mobile phone chips... all playing this same trick.

However, there are differences.

Apple and Qualcomm are on the same level, not even Samsung.

Samsung's processor chips use the ARM architecture because they are not good enough and can only develop chips using the ARM architecture;

Apple and Qualcomm are different. They have stronger technical strength and can completely modify the bottom layer of the ARM architecture.

However, based on the terms of cooperation, ARM does not allow partners to modify its underlying layer.

The former is unable to modify it, while the latter wants to modify it but is not allowed to do so.

A few years later, the situation will be different again.

Apple is too powerful, so powerful that even ARM companies dare not propose hard terms with them... If ARM does not agree with Apple to modify the lowest level of the ARM architecture, then Apple will not purchase ARM's intellectual property rights, but will develop its own Apple architecture. Got it!

Once Apple succeeds in self-research, ARM will no longer be able to make a penny from Apple.

Apple is worried that if self-research fails, hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars in scientific research funding will be wasted; ARM is worried that if Apple succeeds in self-research, billions of dollars of Apple orders every year will be completely missed...

In the end, the two sides finally reached a plan.

ARM compromised.

After agreeing with Apple to modify the bottom layer of the ARM architecture for customized development, Apple's A-series chips were out of control, one or two generations ahead of the entire industry.

Technology giants like Samsung, which were originally ambitious for their own mobile phone chip business and wanted to focus on self-research, had to face the gap after a few years and had no choice but to join the Qualcomm camp. Like domestic mobile phone manufacturers, they all The mobile phone is equipped with Qualcomm chips. If Samsung mobile phones still dare to use its own developed processor chips, then Samsung mobile phones will undoubtedly die in the international market and will be killed by domestic mobile phone manufacturers.

Zhou Buqi is very optimistic about the cooperation between Hyundai Mobile and Asda.

The OEM machine needs to be modified appropriately.

But the core architecture is still the same, and the development cost can be greatly reduced. As for the subsequent matching of some different "CDs", "mouse", "screen" and the like, some costs will be wasted, but not too much.

Things like "disc", "mouse", and "screen" can be exchanged. As long as modern parties don't try to interfere with Asda's development and design of mobile phone architecture, then the OEM mobile phone business will be completely fine.

Yan Guangming sighed, "I have to tell Lao Zhou when I get back. The business of the OEM machine must be left to others. I will not participate in it in the future."

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "I told you many years ago that you should learn more English."

"I have learned it!" Yan Guangming said helplessly, "I have been learning. I am almost fifty, what else can I learn? I have also read it. In two years, I will retire. Or put it aside. We will get rid of the market business and be mainly responsible for handling domestic political and business relations.”

Zhou Buqi said: "If you really have this idea, I will talk to Zhou Shaoning later."

Yan Guangming coughed, "Don't be too anxious yet..."

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "Okay, then don't be in a hurry."

"Then this matter is over?"

"Um."

"Then go back to China?"

"I'll go to Cui's house first and say hello."

"Cui family?" Yan Guangming raised his eyebrows, "What Cui family?"

Zhou Buqi said: "That Cui family from SK Group!"

Yan Guangming said in surprise: "Are you going to negotiate cooperation with Hynix? Are you moving so quickly?"

Zhou Buqi said vaguely: "Yes, Hynix."

Involving the cooperation of Hynix, this is really just a coincidence.

Zhou Buqi is planning to return to China tomorrow and will meet with the Cui family of SK Group this afternoon, mainly focusing on the share transaction of JYP Entertainment.

The Cui family expressed their willingness to transfer 10% of JYP Entertainment's shares to Zhou Buqi at a low price of US$1 million.

Zhou Buqi was not polite and said that he would invest in the company in the name of Ziweixing Global.

The relationship between the two parties was established.

SK can be said to be the largest chaebol in South Korea after Samsung and Hyundai. Being able to establish a relationship with the SK Group can provide more possibilities for future development of the Korean market.

The more friends you have, the easier the road will be.

As for what Director Cui said, JYP Entertainment will devote all its efforts to create a phenomenal girl group and invest all resources to support it... The choice of several female idols can be decided by Boss Zhou. This kind of beauty The sexual temptation is really not important at all compared to the cooperation with Hynix.

If we really establish a cooperative relationship with SK Hynix and can provide some customized flash memory chips for Asda's mid-range and low-end machines, it will be really profitable.

Customized chips can have lower costs and better performance, and mobile phones of the same grade can be more competitive in the market.

…

In the afternoon, Zhou Buqi went to the headquarters of SK Telecom as promised.

Sure enough, I saw Director Cui who waved warmly.

However, this time he is not the protagonist.

It can be seen from his position that he is standing on the edge... It can be seen that Director Cui's status within the Cui family is not very high.

The one in the middle is an old man.

It's uncle Cui Taiyuan, the current chairman of SK Group. Now that Cui Taiyuan has been arrested and imprisoned, the Cui family is a little panicked, but the elders have come out to hold the line.

Walk all the way there and do some simple research.

SK Telecom is equivalent to the three major domestic operators in South Korea, so the entire Korean TV station industry basically depends on SK Telecom.

Zhou Buqi actually didn't have much to say to them. They just walked around, took a look, chatted casually, became familiar with each other, and established a friendly relationship.

First there is the cooperation with JYP Entertainment, and then there will be cooperation with Hynix.

Especially Hynix.

Now is an important stage for smartphones to move from their early stages to maturity. If Hynix’s flash memory chips can capture a piece of the market, it will have a strategic and positive effect.

In the evening, the other party had to make arrangements again.

Zhou Buqi declined.

Lao Yan finally came to South Korea. It’s not like he didn’t know about his interests and hobbies, so he had to take good care of them. Zhou Buqi has already said hello to S/M Entertainment. The evening entertainment must be done so that Lao Yan can come and leave satisfied.

But before leaving, Director Cui suddenly ran over.

"Director Cui?" Zhou Buqi smiled, "Is something wrong?"

Director Cui said: "I really have something and I want to ask your help."

Zhou Buqi's heart skipped a beat.

help?

Isn't this guy giving gifts in different ways again?

Director Cui whispered: "Our president Cui Taiyuan has two daughters, the younger one is studying in your country."

"Ah?" Zhou Buqi was a little surprised, "Really?"

Director Cui smiled and said: "Yes, SK attaches great importance to the mainland market. It is one of the first Korean companies to enter the mainland market and has maintained friendly exchanges for more than 20 years. Chairman Cui Taiyuan has two daughters. The eldest daughter While studying in the United States, my youngest daughter went to study in China. China and the United States are the two markets that President Choi Taiyuan attaches most importance to."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Since you are studying in our country, it's easy. If you need anything, just ask and I can help take care of it."

Director Cui said: "Her name is Cui Minjing. She just graduated from Peking University's international trade major this year. I heard that she is starting a business."

"Start a business?" Zhou Buqi nodded, "Where to start a business? In our country?"

Director Cui said: "Yes, she has been working on this project for more than a year. It is an Internet entrepreneurial project."

"ah?"

Zhou Buqi just wanted to grease the soles of his feet and run away.

When a foreigner starts a business in China, his business is still in the direction of the Internet... There is no need to examine this at all. This Cui Minjing's business will definitely not be too successful.

Director Cui whispered: "Come to think of it, she wants to call me Uncle San. Last night, I chatted with her for more than an hour, and she said that she is an e-commerce platform for China-Korea trade."

"E-commerce..."

Zhou Buqi twitched his lips and sentenced this entrepreneurial project to death.

Director Cui continued: "She said she was inspired by the school network. There is an e-commerce project on the school network..."

"Group buying on campus."

"Yes, that's it. She said she is a loyal user of on-campus group buying. However, she found that there are not many Korean products on the on-campus group buying. Especially cosmetics. Many young people nowadays like to use Korean cosmetics. On the on-campus group buying There are too few categories.”

"oh."

Zhou Buqi's reaction was relatively dull.

The e-commerce between China and South Korea can be regarded as riding on the cross-border e-commerce trend that has been very popular in the e-commerce industry recently. But even so, it is impossible to succeed.

Director Cui also saw some of his attitude and sighed, "SK Group actually has some Internet projects, but they are not doing very well. The children are outside... somewhat rebellious, want to prove themselves, want to break away from the family and be self-reliant. ."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Having ambition is a good thing."

Director Cui said: "You are an Internet expert. You will definitely be able to tell at a glance whether the e-commerce project she is doing will succeed. This month, she said that the financing failed and she wanted her family to give her $5 million in financing. "

Zhou Buqi shook his head, "Let alone 5 million US dollars, even if it is 500 million US dollars, it is impossible to do it."

After hearing what Boss Zhou said, Director Cui said, "Mr. Zhou, please do me a favor. After you return to the capital, take the time to meet with her and persuade her..."

Zhou Buqi asked: "How old is she this year?"

Director Cui said: "I was born in 1991, and I am 22 years old this year."

"That's it..." Zhou Buqi nodded, "Girls at this age are still very rebellious. Okay, I will meet with her. If her e-commerce project is really good, I will try my best to Please help me more."

Director Cui was overjoyed, "Thank you so much! With you here, it will definitely be possible!"