1991 Starting from the core

When he heard that Morita Akio wanted to see him, Su Yuanshan's first thought was that the old man was probably not joking - it was not Kutaragi Ken who was joking, but Morita Akio's joke.

The old man suffered a stroke two years ago and was in a coma for several hours. Doctors removed a blood clot said to be the size of a golf ball from his head. Since then, he has been paralyzed on the left side of his body and has lost the ability to speak.

But fortunately, the old man's consciousness was very clear and he was not affected by the stroke. As a result, although he has never been to the company again, he can simply handle some uncomplicated matters.

Now that the old man has handed over all authority, it means he has officially retired - what else can he do?

Perhaps seeing Su Yuanshan's doubts, Kutaragi Ken explained: "Actually, Mr. Morita is just curious about you. Although he has limited mobility, he is also very concerned about the development of Yuanxin."

"It's not that the old man's language function has been..."

"It has recovered a lot now, and we can have some communication." Kutaragi Ken said with a smile: "He wants to see you, obviously hoping to hear your attitude - Susan, you know, Mr. Morita is called the manager... "

"Well, the god of management." Su Yuanshan nodded: "Mr. Morita, Mr. Konosuke Matsushita, Mr. Soichiro Honda, and Mr. Kazuo Inamori - they are all seniors worthy of admiration."

"But Mr. Morita appreciates you very much, and he also appreciates Yuan Xin."

Su Yuanshan was startled for a moment, and immediately realized the meaning of Kutaragi Ken's words - perhaps the success of the cooperation between Yuanxin and Sony was related to the founder who still had strong control over Sony even if he suffered a stroke.

Thinking of this, Su Yuanshan immediately nodded: "It is my honor to visit Mr. Shengtian."

…

Kutaragi Ken personally sent Su Yuanshan out of the gate of Sony headquarters, and then arranged for a car to be taken directly to the hotel opposite.

After returning to the hotel, Zhou Xiaohui couldn't wait to ask Su Yuanshan what they had talked about today - she was also qualified to be with Su Yuanshan, but the corporate culture in Ni Country was really bad for women, so she was there. I spent the whole afternoon chatting outside with a group of girls from Ni Country who were extremely polite.

"The main thing is to help Sony recognize its facts and position."

Su Yuanshan smiled while reading the previously drafted cooperation draft: "Sony needs to seek greater benefits for the future. We need to use the influence of Niguo's semiconductor industry to speed up the layout of the future. In a sense, the needs of both parties are Consistent.”

"Besides... Mr. Akio Morita wants to see me."

"Ah? Didn't the old man have a stroke?"

"Yeah... I find it strange too." Su Yuanshan stared at the draft and shook his head slightly.

The first major project in the cooperation draft is the technical licensing and joint development of MP3 technology between Sony and Yuanxin, and to promote the extension of MP3 copyright offline.

This alone is a pain in the "transformation" for Sony.

Once it fully engages in MP3, it means that Sony will abandon the Walkman, the star product that once brought glory to Sony, as well as the MD that is being promoted.

This is an issue involving the interests of countless people... It may be difficult for Kutaragi Ken to push it forward alone.

Perhaps, this is one of the reasons why Mr. Akio Morita wants to see him?

But it has to go away - it is obviously impossible to quickly promote MP3 around the world just by relying on remote cores.

——Even if Su Yuanshan exaggerates the future of the domestic market, the current main consumer market... is still in the west.

Looking at the plan, Su Yuanshan rubbed his eyebrows and frowned: "I'm still a little too anxious this time."

"Yeah, I think so too. You came in a bit of a hurry this time... If it's a little later, it will be more convincing when our flash memory chip and MP3 are officially released and the mobile phone is launched." Zhou Xiaohui nodded. She had followed Su Yuanshan for so many years, even if No matter how stupid you are, you know the desire and curiosity of Ni people for new technologies - in the past, Yuanxin "conquered" giants like Sony with just a VCD. It is conceivable that when a revolutionary mobile phone appears, , how powerful the shock it will bring to the people of Ni country.

"Alas... time waits for no one, Sister Xiaohui."

Su Yuanshan sighed and put down the document.

Starting next year, there is no doubt about it.

But it’s always a good idea to take precautions before it happens and finalize cooperation with Chinese companies before next year’s announcement.

"Forget it, don't think about it anymore. Now that you're here, let's go step by step - where is your itinerary tomorrow?"

"NEC."

"Okay, you and Xiaoqian prepare some information, and then don't wait for me while you eat. I'll take a nap first."

As Su Yuanshan said that, he lay on the sofa and closed his eyes.

Zhou Xiaohui saw that he was rarely tired, so she stopped disturbing him, carefully put away the documents for him and left the room.

However, although Su Yuanshan closed his eyes, the thoughts in his mind could not stop.

NEC, which was the world's number one semiconductor company last year, was pushed out by Intel this year. And it is foreseeable that... it will never have a chance to return to the first place.

Compared to Sony, NEC is a truly century-old store. And in the past few decades, it has been leading the development of the country's semiconductor industry. The fields range from computers to picture tubes to switches to memory particles to satellite communications... and even game consoles. Can you believe it is involved?

If compared from the fields it is involved in, it is the IBM of Japan.

However, IBM is a well-deserved Big Blue and a pioneer in the computer age. NEC, on the other hand, relied on its scale to make "trivial" breakthroughs in the field and gradually became a giant.

Frankly speaking, Su Yuanshan's heart is actually quite... psychological towards this kind of "giant" who has declined in later generations.

But now, even if the ship is broken, there are still three thousand nails, not to mention that the ship is not broken yet.

Moreover, NEC is also the most active company in domestic investment among many companies in the country.

Whether it senses a sense of crisis and chooses the domestic market as a breakthrough point, or whether it invests blindly in a difficult situation, in short, objectively, it has brought "more advanced" technology and technology to the mainland. equipment.

From this point on, Su Yuanshan also needs to pay a visit.

It depends on whether NEC can get on the road. If NEC gets on board with flash memory particles, and with the support of Sony and FarCore in terms of products and content...then the glorious future of flash memory will arrive early.

At that time, there was probably nothing going on with Samsung.