Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 101 The Lone Wolf of Silicon Valley

Although Tang Huan helped Lin Qingxia deal with Qin Xianglin as promised, his almost frivolous behavior seemed to make Lin Damei feel a little unhappy, and he did not contact him afterwards.

Tang Huan didn't take it seriously, and continued to focus on the complicated affairs of negotiations with many RB semiconductor companies.

History will always repeat some similar dramas. At this time, Baodao's enthusiasm for high-tech investment is about the same as that of mainland China in the future. In this way, the wrong signal was sent, and some small RBs put on airs. And dragged down the bidding process.

Nima, this is a rotten habit, especially after Tang Huan read the summary of the preliminary negotiation results of various manufacturers, he became more and more upset. The conditions are similar and there is suspicion of an alliance.

Tang Huan, who was flipping through the documents, picked up a pen and crossed out the names of Matsushita Semiconductor and Mitsubishi Semiconductor, and then told Shi Chongtang, "Notify these two companies that they are out."

Shi Chongtang was a little stunned, "The conditions are almost the same, so they are eliminated so quickly?"

"Helping investment in the Science and Technology Park is just a passing reference. They actually understand that it is my inevitable demand, which is too arrogant." Tang Huan snorted, "These two rank among the top six semiconductor companies. Let it go, express our attitude."

Shi Chongtang smiled wryly, nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll get rid of them, and hope that the science and technology park can understand our difficulties."

Seeing Shi Chongtang walk out of the office, Tang Huan rubbed the center of his brows, thinking, it seems that eggs really cannot be put in one basket, and the factory in Singapore needs to be properly promoted.

After the representatives of Panasonic Semiconductor and Mitsubishi Semiconductor knew that they were eliminated in the first round, they immediately showed the perseverance of RB people and revised their plans overnight, hoping to meet Tang Huan again, but were directly rejected, which made them both disappointed and disappointed. Annoyed, but helpless.

At the same time, NEC, which ranks first among the six major semiconductor companies, conveyed through Baodao officials that Zheru's order will be jointly undertaken by several of them. In return, they will build a memory production plant in the science and technology park.

"Let's put the cart before the horse and treat it like a donkey's liver and lungs." Tang Huan took a sip, dissatisfied with the attitude of the science and technology park, so he crossed out NEC's name again, and you are out of the game.

NEC Semiconductor's parent company, NEC, is so arrogant that it can even handle the business of artificial planets. Naturally, it is very arrogant. After being notified, its representative went home directly.

Tang Huan dismissed this. Anyway, he will soon compete with NEC's 16-bit personal computer PC-98 in the RB market.

Just when they were at an impasse, Masayoshi Son, who was busy selling the Little Overlord game console at RB, came to visit with a representative from Sharp Semiconductor. Tang Huan understood what this meant as soon as he saw this posture.

Sun Zhengyi earned his first pot of gold from Sharp. Naturally, there are some connections between the two. It is not surprising that this relationship is now being used.

Sharp is very persistent in the pursuit of the latest technology, and its semiconductors can also be ranked among the top 8088 global semiconductor companies, and it is the second source of supply for the 8-bit CPUZ80 compatible with Intel[-]. After comprehensive consideration, it is selected as the partner. Not bad.

Therefore, Tang Huan immediately gave Sun Zhengyi this face, and the representative of Sharp Semiconductor couldn't help but smile after receiving an affirmative answer.

At present, the business of Xiaobawang game machine in RB has also been merged into American EA, and Sun Zhengyi has become the president in charge of the operation in this region. The supply of goods mainly comes from the factory in Singapore, and the sales volume is also good, approaching one-third of the sales in the United States.

According to Tang Huan's idea of ​​acquiring several RB local game production companies, Sun Zhengyi is selecting targets.

"The falling cube game "Tetris" is really suitable for all ages. My family likes it very much, and related variants such as the reverse falling type have also been released, and the gameplay has been enriched a lot."

Because of the initial success in the game console market, Sun Zhengyi can be regarded as proud of his spring breeze. He continued: "How about we start a publication that can introduce video games and personal computers."

Tang Huan raised his brows and thought to himself, "Is this going to enter the media field? It seems that the founder of Softbank in his previous life has moved a little earlier in his development trajectory."

"Of course, if you need any resources, feel free to transfer them." Tang Huan agreed generously.

With Tang Huan's explicit support, Sun Zhengyi was very excited. Based on his detailed understanding of Zheru's current achievements, now Tang Huan has almost become his career idol.

Sun Zhengyi is a workaholic. After completing the task of leading the needle for Sharp Semiconductor, he returned to RB soon.

Seeing that Sharp Semiconductor has begun to finalize the formal contract, representatives of Toshiba Semiconductor, Hitachi Semiconductor, and Fujitsu Semiconductor finally couldn't sit still, and started a more active second round of negotiations.

Unexpectedly, at this time, another Cheng Yaojin came out halfway, and a competitor of RB - AMD jumped out.

This company was also born out of Fairchild Semiconductor and was founded in 1969. Its main business at this time was to redesign products for other companies, improve their speed and efficiency, and provide these to the market as a "second supplier" The product slogan is also very appropriate, it is "more excellent parameter performance".

In order to strengthen the sales advantage of its products, AMD has done a good job in quality assurance and has become one of Zheru's semiconductor component suppliers in the United States.

AMD invested in Asia very early. It started producing wafers in 1972 and issued shares. In 1973, it established its first production base in Penang, Malaysia.

Last year, another assembly production base in Manila, Philippines was completed, and the turnover reached 1 million US dollars that year.

This year, AMD stock went public in New York, and a production facility in Austin, Texas, was completed.

Although not as dazzling as Intel, AMD's development momentum is not bad.

AMD, which has heard the news, has the cost advantage of its Asian production base, but it can really compete with RB's semiconductor companies for an order.

What's more, this time one of AMD's founders and president Jerry Saunders personally took the initiative, which can be described as full of sincerity.

Sanders, who is in his 40s, was raised by his grandfather after his parents divorced when he was still in kindergarten.

Perhaps because of the lack of maternal love and parental education, Sanders gradually developed a withdrawn and surly personality, so that he became a well-known controversial figure in Silicon Valley.

Tang Huan didn't care about this. Although Saunders was frivolous and unrestrained, he also abided by his beliefs and worked hard. He did have a lot of credit for AMD's development, and he came all the way to find him in person, which is a clear proof.

After the guests and hosts were seated in the conference room, Tang Huan took another look at each other.

Sanders' appearance is very distinctive. His forehead bones are slightly sunken and his nose is slightly deformed. It is said that when he was in school, he fought for a classmate, and the classmate ran away. He was beaten all over, so that his appearance was disfigured. He became a star as an actor. The dream was shattered.

"This year, the Xiaobawang game console has really sprung up. It has become a standard gift during Christmas. Tang must have made a lot of money from it."

Sanders complimented with a smile. He never concealed his love for money. His dream in life was: "Become an actor, make a lot of money, and have many beautiful women."

But because of the broken appearance, this idea had to be abandoned.

After graduating from college with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Saunders joined Douglas Aircraft Company.

However, after dealing with a Motorola salesman once, he was very envious of the other party's income level, so he resigned and moved to Motorola to do sales work. After only two years, he was already a regional sales manager.

Later, Sanders joined the famous Fairchild Semiconductor, and his sales work also flourished.

With such a material foundation, Sanders bought a beautiful house in Hollywood, acquired a black Cadillac high-end convertible car, and lived a life like a movie star as he wished.

When Fairchild Semiconductor went downhill, personnel left one after another, and even a power struggle broke out, Sanders was swept out, so he and other colleagues founded AMD.

It can be seen that no matter what Sanders's reputation is, his talent is beyond doubt.

In his previous life, he was like a lone wolf, leading AMD and Intel to compete. Although he was defeated repeatedly, he made the other party fearful and did not dare to be too domineering in the market pricing. Invisibly, ordinary people can buy Wumart Inexpensive PCs.

There is a joke that explains this effect from the side, "We should thank AMD for letting people use cheap Intel processors."

From this point of view, Tang Huan, who is a grassroots engineer, still admires Sanders, the lone wolf of Silicon Valley.

"If you have money, everyone can make money together. I will consider AMD and RB's semiconductor companies together, and even raise the priority separately." Tang Huan responded with a big laugh, and replied directly to Sanders.

"If this is the case, then my trip is really worthwhile." Sanders said with satisfaction, "I don't know how AMD can meet this standard?"

"Have you heard that IBM has already started to enter the field of personal computers?" Tang Huan stared at Sanders and asked tentatively.

Sanders shrugged, "So what, IBM is so big, it can do anything alone in the industry, and no one can stop it."

"That's not the problem." Tang Huan paused, "I heard that most of the software and hardware of their personal computers will be purchased from outside IBM, and it seems that Intel has been inspected. Don't you think AMD should also prepare in advance and seize Are you taking this opportunity?"

Sanders rolled his eyes and smiled, "I understand, Apple is bound to be affected when IBM enters the field of personal computers, and your software products mainly serve Macs. Are you planning for a rainy day?"

Tang Huan nodded, "Zheru has made a lot of money on the Macintosh platform, and the entanglement of interests has already deepened. It is estimated that it will be difficult to become IBM's software development partner, so I need to inquire about some information in advance through other channels, and AMD is a good candidate, plus you are flexible and eclectic."

Speaking of this, Tang Huan smiled meaningfully, "If AMD enters IBM's eyes, then it is only necessary to report the relevant technical points of IBM's personal computer without notice."

"Okay," Sanders, who is a controversial figure anyway, agreed without much thought.

Tang Huan smiled lightly, approached Shi Chongtang, and ordered in front of Sanders: "Notify the representatives of Toshiba Semiconductor, Hitachi Semiconductor, and Fujitsu Semiconductor that we have identified a partner from the United States, and there are still two places left. will be born among the three of them."

"Two peaches kill three people?" Shi Chongtang said in a voiceless voice.

Tang Huan glanced at the other party, "That's right, let's see who among the three can make it to the end."

(End of this chapter)