Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

The negotiation between Bai Chuanfeng and Toshiba has reached an oral agreement on the whole.

Firstly, SIC's chip authorization fee is really low, and Toshiba can't find any reason to refuse it.

Second, exchanging processor chip technology with flash memory, which is not yet perfect in theory, is a good deal no matter how you look at it.

In the past, Toshiba did not enter the field of processor chips because this part of the market was almost negligible at that time.

However, with the rapid development of personal computers in recent years, these major manufacturers have also shifted their attention to CPUs.

According to the current development trend, the processor chip market will become very impressive in less than ten years.

This is also the reason why the five hooligans started to play the SIC idea, everything is for the layout in advance.

However, Intel, Motorola and other top companies in the industry are owned by the father of the United States, and they can only pay for it if they want to use it.

So at this time, the existence of SIC becomes quite dazzling, why pay for it when you can prostitute for nothing.

But apparently their plans have not been going well recently, and the power of SIC is somewhat beyond the expectations of several major semiconductor manufacturers.

This is also the reason why Toshiba accepts mutual authorization now. If you can't force it, let's sit down and talk.

In addition, the mutual compromise between Fujitsu and Hitachi also made the original alliance useless, leaving only an empty shelf.

Yes, before talking with Toshiba, Bai Chuanfeng had reached an agreement with Fujitsu and Hitachi.

Needless to say, Fujitsu has a long history of cooperation with SIC. Both of them belong to the first persuasion camp, so the two families are naturally friendly in terms of origin.

After Bai Chuanfeng expressed that the authorization could be opened, the other party immediately promised not to respond to the calls of other companies on the processor chip in the future.

Hitachi is because they are still involved in the IBM espionage case, and SIC's technology is clean and has nothing to do with the United States.

Therefore, from the perspective of supply and demand, it most hopes to obtain the authorization of SIC, and then use the processor chip designed by itself.

With the rebellion of these two companies in front, Toshiba has no pressure to compromise.

The so-called alliance is brought together because of interests, and in turn, of course, it can also be disbanded because of interests.

Among the five families, three defected.

The remaining Mitsubishi, NEC, and Sharp, Ricoh, Rohm, Sony, Panasonic, etc. who are playing side drums, have not yet shown signs of compromise.

That's right, except for the Big Five. Neon and other companies with chip business all want to get a share of it.

This includes Sony and Panasonic, which have good cooperation with Shirakawa Electric.

Business is business, there is cooperation and there is competition.

Bai Chuanfeng would not feel angry because of this, but he would do the same.

But for them, Bai Chuanfeng had no intention of compromising.

Not only will it not compromise, but SIC will only have the current three processor licensors in Neon in the future, and there will be no additional ones.

If three of the five compromise, the goal will be achieved, and if the others want to use it, they will pay.

There is no doubt that even if SIC opens up some authorizations, the CPU with the highest performance will still be the exclusive product of SIC.

Authorization belongs to authorization, but that is not to take out one's own bottom-of-the-box technology.

Only after SIC guarantees that it has at least two generations of technological advantages will it open up the parts that were gradually eliminated.

Otherwise, wouldn't the disciples of the church starve to death of the master? He's not that stupid.

Moreover, the CPU companies that can survive in the future are all the top-notch technology.

Just look at Intel and AMD in the future. How many chip design companies in the world survive in the end?

Even major manufacturers such as Motorola and Texas Instruments have given up related businesses. It can be seen that the CPU industry is a winner-take-all rule.

If there is no accident, there are three companies authorized by SIC here in Neon. In the future, there is a high probability that it will give up the computer CPU business and enter the field of industrial equipment CPU.

Of course, this is something to say later. Now that the three companies have been settled, Bai Chuanfeng can also breathe a sigh of relief.

For the rest of the companies that were still preparing to prostitute themselves, Bai Chuanfeng dealt with them, and some even beat them.

Even the Ministry of International Trade and Industry will continue to promote it. After all, the combined influence of so many companies is still very large.

But this is not so urgent for SIC.

This is a protracted battle, dragging on is victory.

After solving the urgent need of SIC, Bai Chuanfeng can finally take a rest.

It has been more than a month since his child was born, and Bai Chuanfeng hasn't been with them properly yet.

Bai Chuanfeng, who finally had a rest at home this day, was ready to pick up the children one by one and go for a walk in the courtyard to bask in the sun.

As a result, before he took two steps, he felt a warmth between his arms.

"Hey" he looked down at his arm, the wet marks were slowly expanding, "Did you two do it on purpose?"

"Ha~" Yuko Tanaka who was with him couldn't help laughing.

She spent a month in the hospital and is now home.

Although Neon does not have the concept of confinement, doctors also recommend that mothers try to lie down and rest in the first month after delivery.

As for Bai Chuanfeng's family, then simply live in a luxury suite for a month.

Yuko Tanaka, who has almost recovered now, the first thing to do after leaving the hospital is to formulate a fitness plan.

Don't look at her gentle and weak appearance, but she has a very strong sense of crisis.

Restoring the body is the top priority, even more important than eating.

Seeing Bai Chuanfeng's embarrassment at this moment, she first laughed a bit, and then quickly took the child to change the diaper.

But she didn't need to do these things, and soon the two confinement ladies who were pushing the baby carriage not far behind came forward to take over the matter.

"Let them be busy, walk with me first." Bai Chuanfeng took Yuko Tanaka's hand and walked slowly towards his garden.

It is a pity that it is winter, many flowers and trees have withered, and there are not many scenery to see.

"What has Long San been up to lately?"

Tanaka Ryuzo is the younger brother of Tanaka Yuko, actually a little older than Bai Chuanfeng.

But since he was brother-in-law, Bai Chuanfeng also called "Long San" casually.

"Recently I've been thinking about becoming an actor, but it's not going well." Speaking of her younger brother, Yuko Tanaka couldn't help laughing.

He graduated from a serious acting department, and he also misses the career of being an artist.

Why do young people want to be artists now? Bai Chuanfeng smiled.

"Do you need my help?"

"No." Yuko Tanaka shook his head, "Let him exercise for two years first."

Artists who have never experienced hardships will not be in awe of this profession.

Yuko Tanaka firmly believes in this, so she doesn't want to open the back door to her brother.

Otherwise, with her own energy, it would be very easy to arrange a relationship partner now.

Since she didn't need it, Bai Chuanfeng didn't ask any more questions.

"By the way, if it's feasible next year, I might as well take a look at the comics at Tokuma Shoten and see which characters are suitable for making toys.

Gaode's sense of smell in this area is too poor. Although several figures have been released, the effect is not ideal. "

Yuko Tanaka likes to read, and sometimes she likes to write and draw by herself.

Bai Chuanfeng saw some of the cartoon characters she drew, let alone pretty kawaii.

Since you are interested in this area, you might as well find something for her to do.

Wouldn't it be a good match for her to design characters for figures?

Sure enough, Yuko Tanaka's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she asked with some interest.

"Design character toys for comics, then... I'll try later?"

"Hay, it's okay, you have to believe in yourself~"

Having just given birth and retired from the entertainment industry, Bai Chuanfeng was worried that she would not get used to it for a while.

So it's better to find something interesting for her, anyway, Gothe has been half-dead, and it's just for her to practice.

Time flies, and before December at the end of the year, Bai Chuanfeng flew to Beimi again.

The main purpose is to see Keiko Matsuzaka, it is not easy for her to hold her stomach up by herself.

I spent more than half a month with her there, and talked about a few business deals by the way.

Especially at Apple, Jobs proudly took him to appreciate the Macintosh series of computers.

As the predecessor of the Mac, it also appeared as the first graphical operating system.

Although the function is still relatively simple, it is shocking enough for people of this era.

The computer will be launched in January next year, equipped with the 80281 of the SIC. It not only places high hopes on Gang Leader Qiao, but also Bai Chuanfeng.

However, after experiencing the Mac computer, Bai Chuanfeng also gave some suggestions.

For example, the design of the operation logic, and it is strongly recommended that Joe help the master to increase the memory from 128K to 512K, or even 1MB.

Regarding Gangzhu Qiao's doubts, Bai Chuanfeng told him directly that he would know after a week of multi-program experience with his existing Mac computer.

Of course, there are a series of tests at Apple, and he himself stopped paying attention after making suggestions.

Improvement takes time, and everything needs to be patient, waiting for the day when the Macintosh will shock the world.

And in the last few days before the end of the year, Bai Chuanfeng flew back to Neon in a hurry.

Because it is the end of the year again, it is time for Baichuan Holdings to hold its annual summary as usual.

Compared with last year, the team participating in the conference this year is even larger.

With the profitability of Shirakawa Energy and LCD factories, the backs of the heads of these two factories are obviously much straighter this year than last year.

After more than two years of continuous investment, Shirakawa Energy finally came up with such a well-known product as the chewing gum battery.

Since April and May, Shirakawa Electric and Sony's products have applied the design one after another. It has been popular for more than half a year, but it has also gained a certain reputation.

According to internal statistics, as of the end of the year, Shirakawa Energy had shipped nearly 20 million chewing gum batteries.

This is the statistics of all domestic and foreign sales.

The bulk of the consumption is portable CD players, each with 4 knots, and Neon's domestic sales of more than one million units alone is more than 5 million knots.

Including many series of Walkmans and new models from Sony, the cumulative total is almost this amount.

The manufacturing cost of the battery is actually not high, and this thing is originally profitable on the basis of volume.

The retail price of 450 yen can guarantee a profit of at least 250 yen.

If calculated in this way, Shirakawa Energy will have a profit of more than 5 billion yen this year alone.

Even if the cost of 600 million yen invested in the previous two years is removed, Shirakawa Energy still retains considerable profits.

Now that the factory he is in charge of has made money, the person in charge of Baichuan Energy can certainly stand up straight.

And if nothing else, this number will be even bigger next year.

In addition to the increase in popularity with the promotion of the market. Sony, Panasonic, and Sanyo will also have to pay patent fees.

Baichuan Electric has reached an agreement with them, and several companies have joined forces to promote chewing gum batteries on their products.

And every time they produce a battery, they need to pay Shirakawa Energy a patent fee of 45 yen.

In return, Shirakawa Energy handed over the gum battery formula to them and authorized the production.

Collecting patent fees is the high-end gameplay. The profit of its own battery factory compared with the patent fee may become a drizzle in the future.

In addition to the battery factory that turned losses into profits, the profit of LCD factories this year is also a big step forward compared with last year.

Leaving aside the TN screens that supply its own products, the real profit is of course the income brought by that brain hole product.