Chapter 143, Songjiang Electronics’ Impact on the Industry
In early February, the day before Jiang Hao was going to Mianyang 624 Institute to participate in the development of the power system for the "Haohan" project, Jiang Hao took time to meet with Mr. Ren, the chairman of Huawei, who was brought by Huo Yaowen.
"Hello, Mr. Jiang."
The old man greeted Jiang Hao cordially, and Jiang Hao quickly and respectfully replied, "Hello, Mr. Ren, hello!"
In his previous life, Jiang Hao was a poor guy. He always thought that Huawei was too expensive and never bought any of Huawei's products. However, adhering to the principle of "what the enemy opposes, I support", Jiang Hao still supported this national enterprise.
Moreover, it was precisely because of his understanding of the development of this company in his previous life that Jiang Hao in this life did not value the virtual "Pinduoduo" that made Jiang Hao rich overnight, but instead attached great importance to the "Jiangsong Electronics" with an uncertain future.
Unlike "Pinduoduo" which has such complicated shareholders, the shareholders of "Jiangsong Electronics" are only him and Song Wan, as well as Jiang Hao's Jiangfa Group and Song Wan's Bo Ming Petrochemical.
This shows that Jiang Hao really wants to work hard on "Jiang Song Electronics".
Mr. Ren is not very famous now, and his Hua Wei has not reached the same high status as in his previous life, but Jiang Hao is still in awe when he sees him.
Mr. Ren smiled and glanced at this unrealistically young man. He had known that Jiang Hao was very young, but when he sat face to face with him, he was still shocked by Jiang Hao's youth.
Before, this young man had met someone with him, hoping to act as a matchmaker and get some of the most advanced lithography machines for Warwick.
Warwick was still very tempted by this, but no matter how tempted he was, Mr. Ren clearly saw that Warwick was not capable of operating the lithography machine.
In the chip industry, advanced chips cannot be produced just by having advanced lithography machines.
If things go wrong, those advanced lithography machines might bring down Warwick.
So Warwick refused.
This young man is not only the richest man in the world, but also the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. With his status and influence, he can call the shots in the financial market with just a few clicks of his fingers and a few words. It is very easy for him to make money.
But he gave up simplicity and resolutely took such a big risk to enter the chip industry, which made Mr. Ren admire him very much.
After taking a sip of tea, Mr. Ren said, “It’s really embarrassing. Your people approached us before and asked us if we wanted to produce chip lithography, but we really didn’t have the ability to fiddle with it, so we refused.”
"After I heard that you had entered the chip industry, I wanted to give you orders and provide you with financial support as much as possible. Unfortunately, you are the richest man in the world, and it seems that the thing you lack the least is financial support."
"Hahaha!" Jiang Hao and Mr. Ren laughed.
In the previous life, many netizens complained about Warwick’s high prices, but it was this high price that supported Warwick’s research and development, and it was this high price that supported the development of the entire upstream and downstream industrial chain in the country. Suppliers who cooperated with Warwick could make money.
Then, the old man continued to speak to Jiang Hao: "But don't worry, our chip technology team will do our best to help your company's chip production!"
"Thank you so much!" Jiang Hao hurriedly thanked him upon hearing this, and then returned the favor by saying, "I will notify Pinduoduo and ask them to purchase your company's services for their related network projects."
Facing Jiang Hao's thanks, the old man smiled and said, "You have nothing to thank me for, and you don't need to repay me. We are just leaving a way out for ourselves."
"Now the production capacity of high-end chips is controlled by foreign countries. What if one day we want to buy them and they don't sell them anymore? That would be troublesome!"
"Hahaha!" Jiang Hao laughed. Although he didn't say anything more, Jiang Hao admired the old man's vision.
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While Jiang Hao was meeting with Huawei's CEO Ren, Song Wan also met with Lian Xiang's CEO Liu. Liu Xiang, who was sitting opposite Song Wan, crossed his legs and spoke to Song Wan with a superior boss temperament:
"Mr. Song, we heard that you are going to enter the chip industry. We would like to invest in you."
For Lenovo, "Jiang Song Electronics" is just an assembly factory. After acquiring shares in "Jiang Song Electronics", it integrated foreign chip production technology into it, and used the domestic low productivity to reduce chip production costs. The chips produced were just provided to Lenovo for use.
Looking at the arrogant business tycoon opposite, Song Wan felt that he was like a clown. Song Wan shook her head and refused. She didn't need and didn't look down on Lianxiang's funds. As for Lianxiang's technology? Do they have the technology?
Seeing Song Wan shaking her head, Liu Xiang was stunned. He didn't expect that the other party would dare to refuse his "olive branch". In this era, Lian Xiang was a "technology tycoon".
Liu Xiang frowned and said to Song Wan with a hint of playful threat, "Mr. Song, the chip industry cannot be run with just a lithography machine."
"Moreover, our Lianxiang company is the world's largest mobile terminal manufacturer. We are the largest demander of chips and will be your largest customer."
Liu Xiang was right. Around 2017, the computer market was still very large, and Lian Xiang's orders would determine the rise and fall of a chip industry.
However, facing the threat from the other party, Song Wan not only did not feel any pressure, but her face was full of contempt. She also imitated the other party and said with a hint of playfulness:
"Indeed, your company is the largest demander of chips, but it doesn't matter. We will acquire the shares of Lianxiang, control Lianxiang, and kick you out. We have the final say, and we can give orders to whoever we want."
Then, with the arrogance that a top second-generation person has cultivated since childhood, young Song Wan smiled provocatively at Liu Xiang and said, "Mr. Liu, don't you think your financial strength is stronger than ours? If we make an effort, Mr. Liu, don't you think you can still hold your current position?"
Song Wan's words made Liu Xiang's face turn red with anger. He was very angry, but he could only try his best to suppress his anger, because this damn girl was right!
The young man represents Jiang Hao, and Jiang Hao represents the top five people on the world's rich list. However, Liu Xiang cannot even make it onto that list.
Because of extreme anger, the corners of Liu Xiang's mouth twitched uncontrollably, but facing the damn young girl in front of him, he was angry but helpless. He then realized that he dared not anger this girl.
Liu Xiang, who was always arrogant, didn't even dare to say anything harsh at this moment. He stood up, straightened his suit, and just said "Goodbye!"
"Damn it, you can't discuss business with women!"
After leaving the meeting room, Liu Xiang cursed angrily, and then he looked at his assistant viciously: "Didn't I ask you to make an appointment with Jiang Hao?"
The assistant hurriedly said, "Mr. Liu, we can't make an appointment with him!"
"Waste!" Liu Xiang cursed viciously. At this moment, he was overwhelmed by a strong sense of crisis.
"Comprador" refers to middlemen and managers employed by foreign businessmen to assist them in conducting trade activities in China.
The premise for the existence of "compradors" is that foreign products are superior to domestic products. The reason why Lenovo has been able to reach its current height is entirely due to the backwardness of the domestic electronics industry.
And if "Jiang Song Electronics" is really successful, with "Jiang Song Electronics" as the core, the domestic electronics industry can be independent and even superior to foreign countries. It can completely produce and sell by itself, so why do we need their "compradors"?
Liu Xiang really wanted to meet Jiang Hao. In order to meet Jiang Hao, he used all his connections to get the chance, but he and Jiang Hao were no longer on the same level. If Jiang Hao didn't want to see him, he couldn't see him.
Especially after Song Wan said the words "acquire Lian Xiang", he didn't even dare to complain loudly about Jiang Hao.
"Damn it, what can a bunch of little brats do!"
After getting into the car, Liu Xiang cursed. Although he felt a sense of crisis, he was not optimistic about "Jiang Song Technology". High-tech manufacturing industry cannot be run by money alone.
(End of this chapter)
