Global Monopoly of Technology

In the afternoon, Luo Sheng was alone in the large, empty living room. After receiving his authorization, Xiaona connected the video signal to a display screen in the living room.

But for a moment, a live image of Qualcomm's then-head Steve Mollenkopf appeared on the screen, sitting in his office.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Luo, I hope my presumptuous communication request didn't disturb you..."

Mollenkopf came up and took the initiative to say hello, and the momentum between his words had softened by three points. You must know that the people of Magnus have always been arrogant.

However, the person he faced was Luo Sheng. With his achievements and influence today, the head of any multinational giant in the world would have a three-point restraint when facing him, even Larry Ellison's The same is true of goods. Although the goods are jumpy, they are not stupid.

How to show a person, after all, depends on the strength of the other party.

"It doesn't matter, I have nothing to do now, but Mr. Molenkov, you haven't gotten off work yet. It's quite a surprise to call me at this time." Luo Sheng said with a smile. Smiley people, not to mention Luo Sheng is a Chinese, and there is a tradition of hitting people in the face if they don't come up.

On the other end of the signal, Mollenkopf had already cursed in his heart when he heard these words. Luo Sheng's words seemed to be fine, like a conversation between old friends, but after thinking about it, it was not difficult to understand the smugness in it. and overlooking the situation.

After all, one side called in the middle of the night to show that he had something to ask for, and the other side had nothing to do.

The tricks between the bosses are all silent.

After chatting a few words, Luo Sheng asked bluntly with a calm voice: "I wonder what is the matter with Mr. Mollenkopf's late-night visit?"

This afternoon, I have made an appointment with a young lady to have a SPA. I estimate the time, and they are probably waiting in the next room.

Mollenkopf asked rhetorically, "Mr. Luo, I wonder if you watched yesterday's hearing?"

"The hearing? Oh, I just watched it." Luo Sheng nodded and smiled again: "I heard you talk about this matter, I think I should say thank you to Qualcomm for its trust in our company."

Mollenkopf smiled and said, "Haha, it's nothing, trust is the basis for both parties to build a consensus on cooperation, isn't it?"

When he heard the other party mention the hearing, Luo Sheng knew what the head of Qualcomm was thinking about. Not surprisingly, this was paving the way for the serious business he was going to talk about later.

You see, I, Qualcomm, are so righteous, I can say good things to you, but you can't do some unrighteous things.

But Luo Sheng didn't appreciate it at all, because stealing the technology of the so-called American technology company was a non-existent thing, and his own technology was more advanced than the other party's, which was simply not true.

Sure enough, Mollenkopf immediately said: "Mr. Luo, the cooperation between Qualcomm and Côte d'Azur has lasted for more than ten years. Will the cargo rights be handed over to Hua Wei?"

The foreshadowing is for this sentence. The implication is that your Riviera is too inauthentic. I defended you at the hearing over there. Your Riviera is better, and you abandoned your partner for more than ten years. The head is better than others, and it is simply a "scumbag".

Luo Sheng asked back: "Of course I will not doubt the sincere cooperation and long-term friendship between Côte d'Azur and Qualcomm, Mr. Mollenkopf, but the cooperation between the two parties is based on a stable foundation. I can, Can Qualcomm do it? I don’t think you will be talking about the next five to ten years. Can you ensure that you can supply me stably in the short term in the next one to two years?”

"This……"

Mollenkopf was at a loss for words for a while, and he didn't dare to say what he promised, because Qualcomm really couldn't decide on this issue. He had to understand the baby's face and understand that if the baby signed the ban, Qualcomm also had to abide by the administrative order.

"But we have been fighting, and you have also seen that not only Qualcomm, but most of the Silicon Valley tech giants are opposed to decoupling from you." Mollenkopf said.

"To be honest, I'm not optimistic about the future international situation, and I don't like unstable factors." Having said that, Luo Sheng stared at the image on the display screen and added: "Mr. Mollenkopf, you guys People in power want to decouple from me, and now I actually want to.”

When he heard this, Mollenkopf's eyes narrowed. He didn't say anything immediately, but his heart was inexplicably cold.

Thinking that the other party can say such words lightly and elegantly at the moment, it seems that they really have the confidence to put it there. Now they really need technology and technology, capital and capital, and the market to have a market. Nothing will be cowardly.

After a while, Luo Sheng continued: "Côte d'Azur has nearly one million employees, they and their families have to eat and need stable jobs, and the company's partners need profits and a stable environment. That's millions of people. I want to take responsibility for them.”

At the end, Luo Sheng simply said: "So the conclusion is obvious, no matter whether Qualcomm can really provide me with stable supply in the next one or two years, the cooperation with Hua Wei will not change. When Hua Wei jointly established Lens Semiconductor, the two parties had already signed a strategic contract, as long as Hua Wei can achieve world-class standards in communication baseband chips, it will be the baseband provider of our products under the Cote d'Azur."

Mollenkopf couldn't help being secretly surprised when he heard this. It was the first time he heard such a secret. Since the other party said it frankly, it has proved to be a success, indicating that Qualcomm is no longer an indispensable part of the Azure mobile phone baseband chip. alternate roles.

What really shocked him was that the other party had already started planning in 2004. How terrifying strategic forward-looking would it have to be to achieve this?

Did he... did he expect such a situation to occur today?

Mollenkopf didn't engage in psychological activities for too long. He put away his thoughts and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Luo, has the fifteen-year cooperation and friendship between us come to an end?"

He doesn't want to say such slightly humiliating words, but the 5G technology has fallen behind, and the world's largest customer, the Côte d'Azur, is something that Qualcomm must not lose.

If there is one, there will be two, and other customers will be lost one after another. At least other smartphone manufacturers in the Greater China market have the risk of losing, which is a fatal blow to Qualcomm.

You must know that Huaguo is the place with the most smartphone manufacturers in the world, and it is also the largest consumer market for smartphones. Not to mention the Cote d'Azur, it sells globally. Another major customer, Xiaomi, is also expanding in the subcontinent market. It is dazzling, and its cost performance is favored by local users.

Losing customers in the Greater China market means that another market with a population of more than 1 billion will also be indirectly lost. Qualcomm really can't afford to lose.

When Mollenkopf said something nasty and aggrieved, Luo Sheng smiled in the face of the crocodile's tears: "NO! NO! NO! Mollen, Cote d'Azur has always emphasized that we like to make friends, Whether it is a friend from the East or a friend from the West, I am willing to make friends, and I am happy to make friends, and the more the better.”

Mollenkopf rolled his eyes in his heart and cursed secretly: "Damn, come on again..."

The matter of the Cell chip to Sony suddenly appeared in front of my eyes, as if it reappeared yesterday, vividly in my eyes.

Sony is already crying and fainting in the toilet. When I think of its contribution, it has created a strong competitor in the home console market, and it has become an international laughing stock twice in a row. Thinking of this Sony, I want to slap myself a few times. ear photons.

I don't know why, when Luo Sheng said these words with a sunny smile in the real-time video image, Mollenkopf immediately became extremely vigilant, for fear that he would not know the trick.

The more Luo Sheng appeared to be harmless to humans and animals, the more Molenkopf felt at the bottom of his heart.

He didn't forget those people who were smothered by Luo Sheng. They were all smothered one vote after another, not to mention Sony and the subprime mortgage crisis. The last time he was smothered on a large scale was Wall Street. Those gangsters, a wave of Bluestar technology call options once again harvested a wave of Wall Street.

Mollenkopf is very clear and has not forgotten that Qualcomm was also one of the victims, and he was not able to escape the disaster.

When working with this person, you must be careful, careful, and careful, because if you are not careful, you may jump into the trap set by the other party. If you are sold by him, you will happily help him count the money.

It is too difficult for the head of Qualcomm to speak directly in his heart at this moment.

After a while, Mollenkopf put away those unbearable past events and asked curiously, "Then I don't know how Mr. Luo intends to maintain our friendship?"

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