Chapter 2924: No Charge

Zhou Buqi is very confident about this trip to the EU.

If this cannot be achieved, his strategic tilt towards Europe over the past few years will be in vain.

No matter how poorly they do, they are still better than American technology giants, right?

With Qualcomm as the representative, it has really reached the point where both humans and gods are angry.

Other companies are not much better.

For example, Apple's annual profits in Europe are hundreds of billions of dollars, but the corporate income tax they paid to Europe in the past year was only a negligible few million dollars. Because American legal experts have created a fantastic tax avoidance system based on loopholes in European laws.

Apple can cleverly transfer profits from various European countries to tax depressions through legal means, and there is no corporate income tax in these tax depressions.

In this way, Apple saves tens of billions of dollars from Europe every year.

Looking at the overall situation, Europe and the United States are actually one family.

The relationship between them is very harmonious.

If we were not forced to the point of no return, it would be impossible for Europe, with its traditional culture of tolerance and appeasement, to change its philosophy and launch a series of administrative non-market behaviors to restrict American technology giants.

Huawei and ZTE were able to quickly blossom and take root in Europe because of this background.

Boss Zhou has even more advantages in this regard.

Not only is he the boss of Manchester United, he also single-handedly founded a local European Internet giant, Ziweixing Digital Media - a technology company engaged in "Internet + Football", which has now become increasingly influential in European football.

His "football diplomacy" is much better than that of the Middle Eastern tycoons in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

When I went to Switzerland, there were mainly three big guys who received Zhou Buqi and his party.

One is European Commission President Juncker, the other is Vice President Ansip who is responsible for digital markets, and the other is Vice President Carrel who is responsible for fair competition.

The first one to go into battle was Karel.

He is in charge of fair competition in the market.

There was no surprise. Within a few words of conversation, the other party impatiently directed the topic to Qualcomm.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "Qualcomm has indeed been in some trouble recently."

Carell asked with a smile: "Many media are reporting that Qualcomm's current predicament was planned by Tim Cook. It was he who teamed up with Samsung's Lee Jae-yong and found him through an opportunity to watch an NBA basketball game. You. This is why China and South Korea are now jointly taking action, and Apple is also suing Qualcomm locally. "

Zhou Buqi said: "Yes, Cook planned it, and I am his thug."

"No way?"

Karel couldn't help laughing.

Several other EU talkmakers also laughed and laughed.

Zhou Buqi said: "Cook did play a very important role in this matter."

Carell said: "I have had some communication with Cook recently about Qualcomm. He said that what the outside world said is not true, and the real operator is you. He originally had a series of plans, but they were all disrupted by you. The current situation is developing according to your plan."

"No, no!" Zhou Buqi laughed and waved his hands repeatedly, "I am a pragmatist, and what I dislike most is making plans. The meaning of planning is to break the plan."

"Qualcomm's various behaviors have become a global problem, and there are always some people who have to stand up. Monopolistic behavior is limiting the progress of the global technology industry. Whoever can stand up will be the hero of this world."

Karel didn't understand.

In his opinion, this is a good thing.

The first one to stand up can become a respected leader in the industry!

This is a bit like standing and talking without back pain.

If you don't charge, of course you are not afraid of charging.

There is no need for you to die anyway.

Just like marching and fighting in ancient times, in order to boost morale, there will be a reward system before the war. It is said that the first one to climb the city can be promoted to ten levels in a row and become a general!

Then, the soldiers charged enthusiastically.

Relatives of the emperor and the descendants of rich families will not fight.

They already have a high position of power.

Why rush?

If they charge forward and succeed, there will be no big reward for their personal power; if they fail, their lives may be lost and they will die under the city wall.

The benefits and risks are disproportionate!

However, for some ordinary soldiers from poor peasant families, it was a good opportunity to exchange their lives for wealth.

If you die, you will die.

Anyway, life is at the lowest level.

But once you succeed, your life will change forever!

This is actually entrepreneurship.

In the business world, everything is the same.

For example, science and technology research and development is like a star in the sea, so hurry up and rush... In fact, only the poor people among the people will respond to the call and rush. The officials and officials who truly control the most resources and wealth in society will not take this risk.

For another example, college students have to fight in the most difficult places, young people cannot lie down, there is a vast market space in rural areas, young people in big cities should return to their hometowns to start businesses, A-share investment has huge potential, hurry up, and US stocks will eventually Don’t go if it’s a bubble. Trade with Russia has huge market prospects. Come quickly. The United States is chaotic and dangerous. Don’t go.

In the years since Zhou Buqi started his business, his character has been somewhat cautious.

Because he has never been barefoot.

He himself is a rich second generation from a well-off family.

There is no need to be like those ordinary people from the bottom who have nothing and nothing, and risk all of themselves...even their lives to go into battle shirtless for an opportunity. For ordinary people, living is already exhausting. If you want to achieve something, don't you have to work hard?

Zhou Buqi had never been in such a predicament.

The way of thinking is also different.

The same thing is happening with Qualcomm now. Zhou Buqi is already a leader in the global technology industry, so why should he stand up and challenge Qualcomm? As long as we don't overturn the table and don't force things, there will still be a lot of room for maneuver in the future.

The EU Vice President Karel obviously does not understand the strategic lack of domestic mobile phone industry in the chip field.

Apple and Samsung can completely compete with Qualcomm, but the domestic mobile phone industry is not yet qualified.

This is the most essential difference between Asda, Apple and Samsung.

Carell narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "Whether it is you or Cook, it may be difficult for us outsiders to see clearly. But Qualcomm is in the middle of the situation, and I believe they can make a very accurate judgment." ”

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Yes, you can't fool Qualcomm."

This was originally a conspiracy.

It's like two people who hate each other and dislike each other.

But when we meet each other, we still exchange warm greetings.

Just like an old friend.

No one can lift that fig leaf.

Keep each other decent.

If the fig leaf is torn off and the two of them fall out, they will treat each other coldly when they meet again, without even making false greetings, and they will completely stop contacting each other.

Zhou Buqi further said: "Cook must take the lead in this matter. Whether it is China, South Korea or the European Union, they are in similar situations. These are Qualcomm's overseas markets. Only Qualcomm's local market can feel the Only when we face huge pressure can Qualcomm truly shake up. When choosing between internal and external problems, we must prioritize solving internal problems and stabilizing our fundamentals.”

With this said, the leaders of the European Union will understand.

Carell smiled: "So it doesn't matter whether you or Cook takes the lead in this matter, because as long as Cook appears, Qualcomm will definitely target Apple."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said nothing.

That's what I mean.

Carell pondered: "It seems that if the EU also adapts to the situation and launches an antitrust investigation against Qualcomm, it will have a high probability of success."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "If this is the case, I believe it will be difficult for Qualcomm to get through this predicament smoothly. In the past few years, Qualcomm has done all kinds of evil and seriously damaged the ecological structure of the global chip industry. If left unchecked, the damage will only be It will get bigger and bigger.”

Carell sighed, "We have received at least hundreds of complaints about Qualcomm's monopoly in recent years. Almost all competitors that have business intersections with Qualcomm have such complaints. There are even Many of Qualcomm’s partners also have such dissatisfaction.”

Zhou Buqi said in a deep voice: "In my opinion, it's not just Qualcomm. Many technology giants in the United States are taking advantage of their monopoly position in the industry to engage in some monopolistic behavior. Qualcomm is the most serious, but among Qualcomm Besides, other companies are not much better.”