Chapter 617: Unreliable
"The Chinese are developing rapidly in the field of electronic technology, which is a big threat to us. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"No one would have thought that they would be able to reach the world's advanced level in semiconductor manufacturing technology, which has formed a serious threat to the current market structure. ”
"But fortunately, the Chinese are not rich enough after all, and this time we have joined forces with several companies, and I believe that we will be able to incorporate the new technology group into our system." ”
"Well, Hu Wenhai is a smart person, he had better know how to choose. ”
Glitter, Crowe and Jude Law elegantly exchanged information with wine glasses, their identities representing Philips, Siemens and Ericsson, and now there were Alcatel and Nokia people in the luncheon room.
If these five European multinationals were to band together to put pressure on a single company, the mere imagination would be enough to bring people to the brink of an abyss.
But it is clear that this situation is far from just an imagination, but a reality.
In the face of China's strong rise in mobile communication technology, Europeans feel a strong sense of threat.
The physical mobile phones obtained from China have been sent to Europe in the shortest possible time, and then they have been tested.
The conclusion of the five European communication equipment manufacturers is no different from Qualcomm, even if it is a cat and a tiger, if they want to catch up with the technology of the Chinese, it will take as little as three years or as long as five years.
In such a long time, it is enough for the Chinese to develop another generation of technology and then completely throw them off the market.
This is something that the Europeans absolutely cannot accept.
Although Europe has established the adoption of GSM standards instead of CDMA technology. But the mobile phone market is not just in Europe, and it is really reluctant to feed five large multinational telecommunications companies in that fragmented market in Europe.
The GSM standard must not only be used in Europe, but must be used as much as possible to expand its market share worldwide. In this way, mobile phone manufacturing technology is crucial.
If the function and performance of GSM mobile phones are much worse than those of CDMA technology, operators will definitely be affected when choosing the standard.
ST Group's attitude towards CDMA technology will also play a decisive role in the entire market. The reason why GSM standards have been able to dominate the history of the rivers and lakes is inseparable from the GSM Alliance's open patent strategy.
Qualcomm's closed patent strategy has naturally excluded this option when many countries and regions choose a standard.
But the problem is that now that the CDMA technology is in the hands of ST Group, who knows if Hu Wenhai will stick to Qualcomm's closed patent strategy?
As time went on, Adrian, the general manager of Alcatel China, and Mason, the correspondent of Nokia, also gathered. The wine glasses in the hands of the five people did not decrease a little bit of wine, but the saliva was a lot of waste.
Although it is a joint pressure from the five companies, it is necessary to hold the ST Group under their five fingers this time. But how to do it is still a tricky task.
On the face of it, what happened in China this time seems to have nothing to do with ST. The mobile phone was launched by Tietong Company, and the lithography machine was nominally developed and produced by Jiangguang General Factory.
But in the eyes of those in the know, all the clues ultimately boiled down to one point, Hu Wenhai of the ST Group.
The technology of Tietong's mobile phone is provided by Xinke Group, which is essentially just an operator, and Tietong's mobile phone is at most a customized contract machine model, and does not have R&D and production capacity.
As long as you check the relevant patents involved in Tietong mobile phones, it is easy to find that they are all applied for by ST Group.
As for the lithography machine of Jiangguang General Factory, no one has yet investigated how the technology broke through.
But one thing is certain, as early as a few years ago, Hu Wenhai had already connected Jiangguang General Factory with East German Zeiss. It is a mystery how much of the benefits of the cooperation between the two companies established in Romania were exchanged.
Whether or not the technology of East German Zeiss was transferred to Jiangguang has become the focus of the pursuit of these commercial research agencies in Europe.
But regardless of the source of Chinese technology, there are some things that cannot be changed, that is, the West's blockade of China in semiconductor technology is obviously a major mistake.
To regain China's historical status as it should be, this is the common idea of the five European semiconductor multinational groups.
At this time, the semiconductor market is crowded enough and has completed the distribution of market share, and it is really impossible to accommodate such a behemoth as China.
ST Group can either accept their control, or it can only choose to be suppressed by their joint efforts.
But the problem is that they are facing no one else, but Hu Wenhai, who has repeatedly performed miracles and is the richest man in the world.
The shadow of the famous tree of the person, it is impossible to say that it is not nervous.
"Hu Wenhai is here, look at that!"
The sharp-eyed Crow spotted Hu Wenhai entering through the corner door on the other side, and then the next moment, the luncheon venue, which was still a little noisy, suddenly quieted down.
The crisp sound of a silver spoon tapping a glass sounded, and everyone's eyes gathered towards the center of the room. Hu Wenhai, who was dressed in sports casual clothes, nodded around with a smile, and occupied everyone's attention.
"On behalf of ST Group, I would like to welcome you to China. There is a big event going on in my home country, and I believe that everyone can find a project here that interests them. ST Group is committed to providing satisfactory service to all friends......"
Of course, there will be no more than five European companies in the luncheon venue, in fact, many foreign companies with offices in the Imperial Capital will be present here.
Although they may not be interested in mobile phones and lithography machines, they see hope in other projects that China has thrown out this time.
Things like train speed, shipbuilding, automobiles and heavy industry, China has all had an intensive coverage before the Asian Games.
At the same time, a series of ambitious development plans have been launched, and it is clear that there will be plenty of business opportunities in these plans.
With the relationship between ST Group and Hu Wenhai in China's industrial system, of course, it has a lot of say in these projects, which will be a good channel to enter the Chinese market.
With the new leadership coming to power this year, China's political environment is stabilizing. After the special report on the achievements of reform and opening up before the Asian Games, the Chinese market is not only no longer politically uncertain, but also very attractive.
In the past, China only had the prospect of a huge market, but it was still very short of capital, and it was even more difficult to generate sufficient profits. But today's China, in some areas, obviously has a strong capital, can be capricious.
At this time, if the major multinational companies do not take action, it will be too dereliction of duty.
"Hello Mr. Hu Wenhai, I am Bill, General Manager of Shell Greater China, and I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate in the future. ”
Hu Wenhai had just finished a brief speech when someone walked over. After the person revealed his identity, Gretel, who was about to squeeze in, suddenly stopped.
Shell is the business of Royal Dutch, the full name of this world-famous company is actually "Royal Dutch Shell", is the world's main international oil company, and its influence in the Netherlands is even stronger than Philips.
Are they going to be in contact with ST as well?
Hu Wenhai took the business card handed over by Bill, smiled and nodded: "Of course, hello Mr. Bill." We at ST Group are preparing to invest in several new large chemical projects, and we have a wide range of cooperation prospects in this regard. ”
Jude Law glanced at Glitter, who had stopped moving, and shook his head slightly, the Dutch are really unreliable!
He had just taken a step, and as soon as Bill left Hu Wenhai's side, someone else came up to him.
"Hello Mr. Hu Wenhai, I am Wheeler, the newly appointed General Manager of ABB China, and ABB is willing to develop together with China in terms of power and automation technology. ”
Wheeler, who is fluent in Chinese, made Hu Wenhai's smile expand a little, and after taking his business card, he nodded.
"Manager Wheeler can go to Bohai Province to have a look, where China's first self-produced supercritical unit thermal power station is being built. If ABB can participate, it will be of great significance to China's subsequent supercritical power station construction. ”
China's industrialization will inevitably be accompanied by explosive growth in power construction, and the gap in China's energy and electricity demand in the next decade is likely to be inevitable. In this feast, ABB saw a clear mountain of gold that could not be hollowed out.
If ABB's products can be used in the construction of China's first self-produced supercritical thermal power plant, it will be possible to promote it to become an industry standard in the future.
The temptation was too great for ABB.
Jude Law couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Wheeler, compared to Ericsson, ABB's voice in Sweden is much stronger.
Well, the Swedes may not be able to be relied on!
The rest of Crowe, Mason, and Adrian couldn't help but glance at each other. Their eyes scanned the field, and in the crowd that was about to squeeze into Hu Wenhai's side, there would probably be no shortage of large multinational companies from Germany and Finland, right?
Again, just wait......
Towards the end of the luncheon, there were not so many people around Hu Wenhai. Representatives of many multinational companies gathered in groups to exchange useful information.
At this time, the five representatives of European semiconductors can be regarded as finding an opportunity to get close to Hu Wenhai.
"Mr. Gretel Philips, Mr. Claus Siemens, Jude Law, Mason, and Adrian, I don't think you need to be introduced to each other, do you?"
"Philips, Siemens, Ericsson and Nokia and Alcatel, welcome to China. ”
Hu Wenhai opened his hands and smiled: "In China, we have an old saying, "When a friend comes, there is a good wine, and when an enemy comes, there is a shotgun. ”