Lucy didn't continue, but looked at him, Xu Xincheng knew that Lucy wanted him to talk about his views and thoughts first, he quickly organized the language, and said: "The fundamental reason why H6 will fail is that the chip performance is not up to par, and we have not been able to buy high-performance chips." In my opinion, to avoid similar failures again, we must reach cooperation agreements with well-known chip companies, and if possible, we must reach long-term strategic cooperation agreements with Q Company in the United States to ensure a stable supply of high-quality chips.

Before, when General Manager Li and Director Qiao visited Q Company, people felt that Hongfei AI Division was just a small company, a small company with few funds and weak strength, and the order volume was small, so they didn't pay attention to it at all.

Now, the situation is completely different, and with the strength of our Sino-American Xinfei Company to negotiate with them, they will definitely attach great importance to it. ”

"Yes, they will definitely pay attention. Our first-generation smartphones, the planned output is 30 million units, that is to say, we need to order 30 million highest-end chips, the planned output of the second-generation smartphones will be higher, with such a high order volume, with the strength of our Sino-American Xinfei company, we should be able to smoothly reach a strategic cooperation with Q company. ”

"30 million units!" Xu Xincheng was taken aback, the first generation of smart phones were launched on the market for the first time, it was 30 million units, which is really a bit amazing.

"The planned output of 30 million units was determined after rigorous analysis and careful consideration. Don't forget, Sino-American Xinfei is an international company, and we are not only facing the domestic market, but the global market. ”

Xu Xincheng immediately nodded abruptly, "Well, if it's a global market, then this amount should be reasonable." ”

"However, even if we have reached a strategic cooperation with Q Company, as long as the chip technology is in their hands, as long as we have requests from others, we will always be in a very passive position. Even if Sino-US Xinfei cooperates with them, they will still add a lot of overlord clauses to the cooperation agreement. The 'ZTE ban incident' that happened before is the best lesson for us. ”

Xu Xincheng immediately nodded subconsciously. The "ZTE ban incident" can be said to have shaken the entire Chinese high-tech industry, which is simply a super punch, hitting the most painful part of China's manufacturing. Lucy is right, even a giant company like ZTE has been abused by Company Q, and it is hard to guarantee that they will not attack Zhongmei Xinfei Company in the future.

Luck said calmly: "We already have our own operating system in terms of software for smartphones and smart computers, in terms of operating systems, and it is a more advanced and disruptive intelligent operating system. In other words, we already have and mastered the core technology in terms of software. But that's not enough, next, we must also have and master other core technologies, such as batteries, glass screens and other hardware technologies, among them, especially chips as the first priority.

We can find other companies to order chips for the first and second generation of smartphones and computers, but from the third generation of smartphones and computers, we have to realize the chip self-owning. That's my goal. ”

Xu Xincheng was taken aback in his heart. Of course, he also hopes that the company can achieve this goal, but to achieve this goal, it is absolutely difficult to have and master mobile phone chip technology and computer chip technology.

Yes, that's harder than climbing to the sky.

As early as 2003, China's "Shenzhou" No. 5 spacecraft sent Yang Liwei into space, realizing the feat of "Chinese ascending to the sky" for the first time, and then sending many space pilots into space many times, achieving the feat of landing into space many times. We can design and manufacture such a large and advanced manned spacecraft, but all along, small chips have stumped us.

We have and mastered most of the technologies in those spacecraft, and most of the components are also designed and manufactured by us Chinese, but almost all the chips in the spacecraft are imported from abroad.

According to reports, all the chips of China's smart products, about 80 of the high-end ones have to be imported from abroad, and the most high-end ones have to be imported from abroad for 100 years.

Xu Xincheng asked in surprise: "Lucy, you mean, we want to establish a chip company integrating design, R&D and manufacturing?"

Lucy said firmly, "Yes. We want to start a chip company by ourselves, or invest in a domestic chip company with sufficient potential. In short, we have to make our chips our owned. ”

"Oh. Xu Xincheng then remembered that ten minutes ago, Lucy had already mentioned this, she said, among several core technologies and hardware equipment, there is one of the most critical, it hopes to achieve a breakthrough in China, and achieve mass production in China, and said that she hopes that he and General Manager Li can fully assist her to achieve this goal. The most important thing she said was the chip.

However, the chip industry is recognized as one of the most high-end industries in the world, and it is an industry with the largest capital, the most high-end technology, and the most top talents.

General Manager Li once told him that not to mention starting a chip company integrating design, R&D and manufacturing, even if it is just to set up a factory focusing on manufacturing, it is a very difficult thing to do, and it is also a thing that requires billions of yuan to be invested. First of all, you have to buy several ready-made chip lithography machines, and each chip lithography machine is sky-high, it is said that each chip lithography machine is at least 120 million US dollars, and thirdly, you have to pay tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars in chip design fees and technology patent royalties.

However, General Manager Li said that capital is not the biggest problem, the biggest problem is technology and talent.

Those chip lithography machines that can be bought are not the most advanced, and the design and technology patents that can be bought are not the most advanced. And those of the most advanced and high-end, no matter how much money they pay, they will not be able to sell them.

In recent years, in China, there have been many people and companies investing in the chip industry, but most of them can only set up factories focusing on manufacturing. The biggest reason is not that they don't have enough funds, but that they don't master the most high-end chip technology and don't have the top chip talents.

Lucy said lightly: "I know it's a very difficult thing to do, but it's something we have to do, something we have to achieve.

Moreover, we must not only realize the self-ownership of mobile phone and computer chips, but also realize the chip self-ownership of all fist products, including micro drones, future VR glasses and other fist products. In short, my goal is to have a 'China Chip' for all our products. ”

"China's 'core'", the three words spoken by Lucy made Xu Xincheng's blood boil immediately, and he said excitedly: "Lucy, that goal, from this moment on, is also my goal." I believe that General Manager Li, Director Qiao and other senior managers, all of us in the company, are willing to take it as their own goal and are willing to go all out for it!"

Lucy nodded appreciatively and asked, "Steve, do you want to know why I set this goal?"