Chapter 2894: Not a chess piece

As Zhou Buqi, I definitely can't lie to everyone by lying.

However, the truth cannot be told entirely.

The specific details of how to do this, as well as development plans for the international market, have not been disclosed.

It will only be said that the supply chain shortage problem that is extremely troublesome to the current smartphone industry will be completely solved within half a year.

End of the meeting.

Very smooth.

The arrangement that originally took two and a half days was completed in one day.

Zhou Buqi wanted to go home quickly.

I had a good relationship with Wang Yihuan last night. When I woke up in the morning, my eyes were still filled with pain and tears. I had to go back to warm up and take care of her emotions. In the end, Lei Jun dragged him out for a drink no matter what, just to get him to reveal his truth and understand his big plan.

He had no choice but to drag Zhou Buqi to a wine-themed bar in a five-star hotel.

Just the two of them.

Not even a female companion.

Zhou Buqi was a little helpless, "Xiaomi isn't bothered by any bad products, so why are you worrying so much?"

Lei Jun is a regular customer here. He ordered two bottles of Australian red wine of an unknown brand and said with a smile: "I generally don't like to drink dry red wine. I'm not used to it, but this wine is okay. You can try it."

Zhou Buqi said sternly: "Try to avoid alcohol and sex as much as possible."

"Well……"

Lei Jun twitched his lips.

He belongs to Boss Zhou's circle, so he has naturally heard some rumors. Coupled with the frequent replacement of beautiful female secretaries, he can basically guess this kind of thing. It's just that he is a workaholic and doesn't like to participate in discussions on such topics.

After pouring the wine and sitting down, Lei Jun talked about work matters as expected, "The Qualcomm matter should be fine, right?"

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Absolutely! If this can't get the authorities to launch an antitrust investigation against Qualcomm, then I really don't know what to do."

Lei Jun raised his glass and clinked it with him, then lowered his voice and said, "What about the United States? How is it?"

"America?" Zhou Buqi guessed what he meant, "Apple?"

Lei Jundao: "An antitrust investigation has been launched in South Korea, and the domestic side may also take action next. If Qualcomm and Apple start a war in the United States, then Qualcomm will be faced with internal and external troubles and enemies from both sides."

Zhou Buqi is Xiaomi’s second shareholder, and the two have had a personal relationship for so many years, so they have nothing to hide. “I don’t know yet when Apple and Qualcomm will go to war. But one thing can be confirmed, they will definitely Start a war."

Lei Jun said: "The news in the United States has reported that Qualcomm seems to have broken up with Apple."

"Really or not?" Zhou Buqi glanced at him, "How come I haven't heard of it? With your English skills, can you understand American news reports?"

Lei Jun said angrily: "If you can't read it, you can always watch it, right? I have always had the habit of watching Yahoo News for so many years."

"Yahoo news..." This is his own company, so Zhou Buqi couldn't say much. "If this is the case, it might be true. However, if it happens one day sooner or later, Qualcomm and Apple will definitely fight against each other." Shameless."

Lei Jun said: "It seems that Samsung's Lee Jae-yong talked about patent differences with Qualcomm in an interview, and also mentioned Apple, which further intensified the conflict between Qualcomm and Apple. It's similar to your interview."

"Oh?" Zhou Buqi's eyes lit up, "Li Zairong was interviewed? This is very efficient!"

Lei Jun laughed and said, "Sure enough, you are the one behind this."

Zhou Buqi said: "As long as the country launches an antitrust investigation against Qualcomm, it will definitely be punished before South Korea. I don't want to fight Qualcomm like this. There is no need."

Lei Jun smiled and said: "So you want to find a way to lure Apple into the water?"

"If the sky falls, you have to find someone taller to hold it up."

"You're the tall one."

"Then I'll sit back and let Apple stand up." Zhou Buqi snorted, "Cook is a bit clever. He is causing trouble behind China and South Korea. Can I make him succeed? Qualcomm must be punished domestically. Before going out, let Apple and Qualcomm go to war head-on. It’s hard for Qualcomm to start a war on both fronts at the same time, right?”

Lei Jun said: "I feel like it's getting better. The situation is quite tense."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Qualcomm has just changed its CEO, and the situation is already quite chaotic."

Lei Jun pondered and said: "But no matter how chaotic it is, Qualcomm has the core technology in the field of communications. Whether it is the previous 3G chips, the current 4G chips, or the future 5G and 6G chips, it is difficult to bypass them." The technological moat formed by Qualcomm in terms of intellectual property rights will give Qualcomm real competitiveness in the long term, and it is an unavoidable hurdle in terms of processor chips and baseband chips.”

"Huh?" Zhou Buqi was a little surprised, "What do you mean by beating around the bush?"

Lei Jun said: "I think we still need to have a backup plan."

"What back-up plan?"

"Xiaomi is the back-up player."

"You have eight more tricks than Cook." Zhou Buqi couldn't help laughing, "Just tell me, what are your plans?"

Lei Jun drank half of the red wine in the glass, and then said slowly: "Whether Apple can enter the venue or not, whether it can help you share the firepower, the relationship between you and Qualcomm has been forged, and you represent It’s Asda. Qualcomm won’t do anything to you, and it may be restrained in cooperating with Asda.”

"Then what?"

Zhou Buqi has no worries in this regard.

He has very clear judgment.

The current CEO of Qualcomm is expected to step down soon.

Not only does the CEO step down, but the board of directors also has to be reorganized.

In fact, something more serious happened later.

Qualcomm's board of directors and management were sued by shareholders, who believed that they had deceived shareholders by making false statements. This led to Qualcomm encountering a series of antitrust penalties around the world, causing its stock to plummet.

Qualcomm's statement is that the intellectual property business and chip business are completely independent.

This statement is used to prove that it will not facilitate the development of its own chip business because of its monopoly position in the field of intellectual property rights.

But in fact, there is no independence at all.

The two businesses have been forcibly tied together.

Although Qualcomm is in chaos now, Qualcomm is at its most prosperous now. Its market value exceeds that of Intel, and it is the chip company with the highest market value in the world. After this wave of war between Qualcomm and the mobile phone industry is over... even if Apple is defeated by Qualcomm, Qualcomm's overall appearance will plummet. Since then, it has been constantly under antitrust investigation and heavily fined.

Zhou Buqi never worried about what Qualcomm would do to Asda.

After this wave of wars, even if Qualcomm beats Apple everywhere and finds teeth, Qualcomm will also be discouraged and will have to put its tail between its legs.

Lei Jun analyzed and said: "I told you last time, even though Qualcomm is developing so well now and is the largest company in the chip industry, in fact there are many crises, it is very chaotic internally, and even more chaotic externally. This kind of chaos must not only be at the financial level and management level, but all chaos will be reflected in the products.”

"oh?"

Zhou Buqi's eyes lit up.

Such a point of view is really clear enough, and the angle of looking at the problem is also tricky enough. It is indeed Rebus's perspective.

Lei Jundao: "Although Qualcomm has not yet received any substantive antitrust penalties, its reputation has long been bad. Many members of the European Union have stood up to condemn Qualcomm's various behaviors, which have seriously damaged the European chip industry. I I don’t believe that Qualcomm’s scientists and technical teams don’t know. Qualcomm is making high-tech products with hard core technology. The mentality of the technicians is damaged. I don’t believe they can develop perfect products.”

Zhou Buqi glanced at him, a little strange, "Did you hear something?"

Lei Jundao: "There are some rumors that Qualcomm's next-generation chips may not be as good as expected in some performance indicators. Or MediaTek has been so anxious recently that the product has not even reached the testing stage and started to compete with domestic mobile phone manufacturers. Got in touch. I guess I saw such an opportunity and wanted to take advantage of Qualcomm’s illness to grab a share of the market.”

"Well, it's possible!"

After a brief analysis, Zhou Buqi felt that Apple CEO Cook probably thought the same way.

Kill you while you are sick.

It seems that Cook heard some confidential information, and then contacted Samsung behind the scenes and launched an antitrust investigation against Qualcomm in South Korea. Then, he contacted Zhou Buqi and planned to make a splash in China.

After all, Cook is a master of supply chain management.

In the supply chain of Apple products, Apple has always been at the core. They have to do whatever Apple tells them to do, and no resistance is allowed! You have to have priority, you have to do it if you can, and you have to do it if you can't!

There is only one aspect where Apple is always out of control.

This is the chip field where Qualcomm dominates.

Listening to what Lei Jun said, maybe this is really a game played by Cook behind the scenes. He wants to use the relationship between China and South Korea to take the lead in attacking and set off a peripheral battlefield. After the external war is won, Apple will take action again and compete head-on with Qualcomm in the U.S. market for a decisive battle.

Um!

It is very possible. I heard that Apple has placed a large order for their A-series chips to Samsung for OEM.

It is estimated that this kind of exchange condition made Li Zaiyong decide to start a war with Qualcomm in the Korean market.

But now there are some surprises.

The biggest uncertainty is the lack of equipment.

He will not be used as a pawn for Tim Cook!

He wants to play chess behind the scenes?

Come on!

Zhou Buqi will not give him this opportunity. He has to be brought to the table and let him play chess with Qualcomm as the main force. Let Apple and Qualcomm compete with each other, and Asda can have a better and larger living space in the cracks.