Chapter 219: You Sing and I'll Appear 5
Bao Zixuan was watching intently at this time as IBM representatives introduced their new laptops, for this giant company. It is impossible for anyone to underestimate that this is an absolute authority in the field of computers.
The market share of large-scale computers has reached more than 70 percent, which is still the reason why people are afraid of monopoly investigations. Otherwise, the market share is definitely more than 90%, or because they do not do business with Warsaw Pact countries.
IBM saw that the Black Cloud Group was making a big splash in the United States, making many people forget about it. IBM immediately set up its own laptop R&D department, unlike other companies that want to buy patents in the hands of Black Cloud. Forty-five of the world's top 100 computer experts in this era work at IBM, and they quickly bypassed the patent barrier of the black cloud in laptops.
I developed another route on my own, although many of the features are not yet perfect. However, this is enough to make consumers pay, which is where the foundation and strength of the enterprise lies.
IBM laptops are on par with the Black Cloud Vision 1200 in terms of performance overall, but they have a huge price advantage. The IBM laptop costs only $3,188, and that's because they make all the parts themselves. They are the only ones in the world who make computers with such strength, and at least more than 50% of the parts and components of other companies have to be purchased.
That's the power of big business, as long as they want to dominate the market. will be unscrupulous, even a little radical. However, this is also the most effective way to quickly occupy the market, and it is definitely tried.
Now the biggest concern is not black clouds, but RB Toshiba. They are closest to IBM in terms of price and product performance. And the production cost is about the same, after all, RB labor and materials are relatively cheaper.
With the introduction of IBM representatives, the new product recommendation session of the main committee of the Berlin Consumer Electronics Exhibition has ended. The next step is when everyone gives full play to their strengths, and it depends on how many orders each company can receive. This is related to the survival lifeblood of enterprises in the second half of the year, and no one dares to be sloppy.
The number of people in the exhibition hall of the Black Cloud Group has decreased slightly compared to the morning, after all, many people are now walking towards IBM. Their laptops are the cheapest, which is a bit out of line with the company's positioning. But who cares now, everyone wants to get the goods as soon as possible, this is a cooperation with IBM, and people used to take money and ignore your business.
After reading IBM's product introduction, Bao Zixuan had a general understanding in his heart. Although the overall package is not very strong, the performance can fully meet the general commercial needs.
Microsoft has obtained some software licenses from Black Cloud, which has made it develop more rapidly than in previous lives. And the first big customer is IBM, after all, there are some favors to repay.
If Bao Zixuan hadn't seen this laptop, he might have forgotten that he was still Microsoft's third largest shareholder, and now it seems that many things have changed. Black cloud software has obtained too many patents that belonged to Microsoft and Apple in the previous life, and its rise is inevitable. But there is one more thing to worry about, and that is the suppression of black clouds by the US commerce department. Once an anti-monopoly investigation is launched, his small body will not be able to resist.
The exhibition has once again entered a large number of transaction mode, and customers have a general understanding of all products in their hearts after two days. It can be said that there is a clear goal for what to choose, and it is only a matter of signing a contract at present.
Although Heiyun Group has many competitors, it has already made a name for itself at the exhibition last year. In addition, the buffet service has also attracted many customers, and the overall transaction volume is still considerable.
However, since Heiyun did not launch new products in this exhibition, there were no other companies to come to negotiate patent swaps and authorizations. This is also in line with Bao Zixuan's intentions. You can serve customers with one mind, and pay close attention to negotiation and signing.
After a week, the Berlin electronica exhibition is over. Although Heiyun Group is still the first in total sales this time, the gap with the second place is very small.
Heiyun's sales at this exhibition reached 530 million US dollars, and the results were not as good as everyone imagined. This has a lot to do with Bao Zixuan's licensing of product patents, after all, it is not Heiyun who does exclusive business in the market.
The best performer was IBM, which was exhibiting civilian products in Berlin for the first time. And the main product is a laptop product, but I didn't expect it to sell 230 million US dollars. It can be said that many big dealers have bought this laptop, which makes RB companies very angry, especially Toshiba, which is even more obvious, and their share was forced away by the big brother in the United States. The most important thing is that you dare not speak out, so you can only knock out your teeth and swallow it in your stomach.
At this exhibition, it can be said that a hundred flowers are blooming and a hundred schools of thought are contending, which means that you will sing and I will appear. Although the employees of Heiyun Group are a little unwilling in their hearts, it can be said that it is rare to end this exhibition with the first place in sales.
Bao Zixuan did not ask for anything excessively, and still gave 7 days of paid vacation to the employees who came to participate in the exhibition according to the custom. The cost of the period is borne by the company, and the hearts of these hard-working employees cannot be chilled.
But as a boss he was not so lucky, he came to East Germany once. This time he was not only going to Carl Zeiss, but also to dig deeper into the industrial treasures of East Germany.
In West Germany, if you want to pick up the leak, it's simply impossible, and people won't pay attention to you. But East Germany is different, Bao Zixuan's main purpose this time is to come for large machinery and equipment.
With the acceleration of China's reform and opening up, infrastructure construction is increasing at a rapid pace every day. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if Black Cloud doesn't do it, then in the end it will only be cheap foreigners.
In the early days of reform and opening up, China's industrial technology was backward. As a result, many large-scale projects are controlled by others, and Bao Zixuan will never let this happen.
Bao Zixuan's entry information was learned by the intelligence department as soon as possible, but this time there was no deliberate temptation. After coming to Carl Zeiss, I saw that the factory had a new look. It has changed a lot from last year, and the workers are much better.
Seeing Bao Zixuan's arrival, Bach Kara smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Bao, welcome to Carl Zeiss again." ”
Bao Zixuan: "Mr. Kara, you have changed a lot here compared to a year ago!"
Bach Kara: "Then thanks to Mr. Bao, since working with Heiyun. We have received a lot of orders from other companies here, and now we have customized digital camera cameras for several companies. ”
Black clouds take away so many engineers and senior technicians from Carl Zeiss in East Germany, and the advantage of this is that many companies that want to enter the field of digital cameras do not have optical lens technology reserves. Seeking cooperation with Carl Zeiss was the best choice, which is why Carl Zeiss in East Germany is now also on the rise.
Bao Zixuan: "This is all due to the obvious technical advantages of Carl Zeiss, and I just play a catalytic role." The first is to increase the cooperation between us. Second, I would like to introduce Mr. Kara to a few East German heavy industry production companies and engineers. ”
Bach Kara: "The first point is fine, after all, we have always had a good time working with Black Cloud. But the second point is why I am introduced to heavy industry enterprises, Mr. Bao can go to the Foreign Trade Commission. This is their scope of work, you don't know about East Germany, here I just have to do my job well, I can't help anything else. ”
Bao Zixuan: "I like to talk about technology with engineers, and I don't want to have too much interaction with politicians. The people I want to meet have to be pure engineers so that they can understand the technical terms we communicate. Where do politicians know how to make professional engineering equipment, that's why they come to you. ”
"As one of the most well-known optical giants in East Germany, I think you know a lot of these engineers and scientists. ”