Chapter 503: Reweaving a New Path
Wu Zuhua went back to do things very quickly, and people who did business during this period basically had this attitude.
Once in the state, what 996 is not a problem at all, and even 711 is a commonplace thing, the so-called 711 is to start work at 7 o'clock in the morning to 11 o'clock in the evening, and then work 7 days a week.
For foreigners in this era, these people in the mainland are simply like working maniacs.
However, time does not wait, it is the mentality of most technical people at that time, after opening the door to go out, seeing the real situation of the world, everyone was shocked to find that almost every technical field is far from the world's leading level.
If you don't work hard, you desperately chase where there are opportunities, and now it has become a global village, and it is impossible to laugh at yourself behind closed doors.
Liu Ruoyi's problem, Wu Zuhua's team quickly came up with a technical analysis feasibility, including a preliminary application analysis of MIPS architecture processors in the Android system.
Wu Zuhua's feasibility report is very technical, and more than ten pages of technical feasibility have been demonstrated, which is the strength of their team, and it is easy to write the application report.
But Liu Ruoyi didn't look at their masterpiece in this proud place at all, but her eyes jumped directly to the concluding chapter.
From the current MIPS32 core power consumption analysis, technically there is a feasibility of improving MIPS32 to support mobile phone applications, and in terms of performance, the CPU computing power of the MIPS32 core with the same frequency is stronger than that of the current ARM core.
Of course, the power consumption is also higher now, but with the same RISC structure, MIPS32 has some performance options to reduce power consumption after optimizing the design, so as to meet the strict requirements of mobile phone power consumption.
Of course, this is equivalent to reconstructing a new core, and the expenditure on R&D investment is relatively large.
As for the Android system, it comes from the Linux kernel, and there is no problem at all after doing MIPS adaptation, if you don't consider the power supply problem, this system can now run well on the MIPS kernel after adaptation!
Seeing this conclusion, Liu Ruoyi basically had a number in her heart.
As for R&D investment, if there is a huge prospect to support it, is it still a problem?
For Liu Ruoyi, what can be solved with money is not a problem.
In view of this, Liu Ruoyi probably had a decision of her own in her heart. So he flew to the capital and started a formal negotiation with Wu Zuhua.
Of course, this is not a reciprocal negotiation either, because the two sides are not on the same level at all.
"Mr. Wu, frankly speaking, I am not interested in the plan you mentioned earlier, if we want to cooperate in this matter, I only need you to consider two things or conditions. Liu Ruoyi stretched out her hand and compared a number.
"First, I don't care what you want to do in the first place, but now if you want me to invest, you have to rethink the application.
In the near future, the market direction of my product design is video decoding application, as far as possible to create a cost-effective video decoding chip, as well as a complete set of related software and hardware integration solutions.
So that the application provider can get this set of solutions and quickly introduce them into their own product development, whether he is a camera, or a set-top box, digital TV.
We want to provide the most cost-effective and technically difficult overall solution in this field. ”
"The second is that after the research and development of the video decoding chip is completed, which can be realized and made money, further consideration will be given to the research and development of mobile applications, and the problem of low power consumption and heat dissipation will be solved as much as possible, so that it is suitable for the needs of mobile phones and future mobile computers.
By the way, when I mean mobile computers, I don't think about computers that support Windows.
Under the condition of satisfying these two conditions, I also agree with you to invest part of the profits earned in the research and development of general-purpose processor chips according to the original idea, but the investment in the research and development of general-purpose chips cannot exceed one-third of the company's R&D investment. ”
This is not like a memory chip, Liu Ruoyi can see that when making money in mobile communications, he can invest heavily in it to get a piece of the pie, which is basically a perfect combination of industrial integration with Zhongxin International and Dragon Factory.
If Wu Zuhua is willing to make concessions in terms of R&D direction and market, Liu Ruoyi believes that there is also a time to make money, and no one can know better than her how many domestic video cameras will be in the future.
As the world's largest camera user, the size of the domestic market alone is enough for Wu Zuhua and his family to earn money to support their own research and development.
Instead of Liu Ruoyi's own endless blood transfusions.
This road can be said to be the best road that Liu Ruoyi found for Wu Zuhua and them.
Moreover, the layout of the mobile market is also a grand blueprint for the company to go further in the future.
After listening to Liu Ruoyi's request, Wu Zuhua fell into deep thought.
Obviously, this is very different from what he originally intended.
However, what Liu Ruoyi said is also good, in fact, Wu Zuhua has met many investors for his own hard work and commercialization, and the story has been told many times.
But no one is willing to accept the recruitment.
Everyone actually knows that playing this thing is basically a bottomless pit.
Liu Ruoyi is now willing to accept the recruitment, which is already a breakthrough for Wu Zuhua.
One-third of the investment is made into a general-purpose CPU, which means that the other party did not slap the general-purpose CPU to death.
"Miss Annie, I would like to ask, if your company is willing to invest, how much R&D investment will be for this new company every year?" Wu Zuhua asked tentatively.
"You will be able to do it first in five years, and you will not be able to realize self-financing in five years, even if my money is wasted. Liu Ruoyi basically reported it without thinking.
"In addition, I am considering buying the parent company of MIPS technology to completely solve the intellectual property problem. ”
As soon as Wu Zuhua heard this number, he slapped his thigh, and he could do it!
Not to mention anything else, 200 million a year, one-third is not about the same as the current investment.
So what else is there to say, even if it is the research and development of video decoding chips, many things can be figured out with the research and development of general-purpose CPUs.
This matter also bought the source company, which is the icing on the cake. If you can get the native MIPS hardware design data, it will play an immeasurable role in their research and development.
After all, they have accumulated decades of technical experience.
Although it is now a bit outdated compared to its competitors. But emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and they are not comparable in terms of technological accumulation.
Although it is not said that Liu Ruoyi acquired it, they can see these materials if they want to see it, and they will definitely achieve this goal in the future in the form of commercial cooperation.
It's just that both sides are Liu Ruoyi's investment, and of course there are not too many obstacles to the cooperation between the two sides, and MIPS itself is also for IP core licensing, and there is no technical blockade.
It can be said that this is the best choice at the moment.
"If that's the case, we don't have a problem, the market direction can be developed according to Miss Annie's strategy, and in terms of shares, Miss Annie, how do you think about it?" Wu Zuhua asked a new question with some hesitation.
"The issue of shares can be discussed with our professional team in detail, but considering that you are people in the system, I personally recommend that you try to take care of the preservation and appreciation of national assets.
I initially propose that the amount of R&D investment in previous years can be at least doubled to calculate the state-owned shares.
In this way, we can avoid the flaws of many asset losses, and we can go further in the future without burden, of course, I hope that the professional and authoritative valuation department in the mainland can give specific results. ”
Liu Ruoyi doesn't want to take advantage of this cheapness, in fact, now her investment is not as much as possible to provoke state-owned companies in addition to Zhongxin International and financial companies in the mainland, involving too many aspects, Liu Ruoyi can't take care of it at all.
I don't know if I fall into the pit one day.
"As for the issue of the shares of the management and technical backbones, according to my practice in Zhongxin International, 15% is given to the management and technical backbones, I don't know what you think about this condition?"
Although she has now changed her identity to a resident of Xiangjiang, she is not afraid of anything, but she can avoid a lot of trouble by doing some standardization.
Wu Zuhua They have worked hard for so many years, and it is inappropriate to say nothing at all, and they take out 15 percent, and now according to Liu Ruoyi's investment and the state-owned part, the valuation is at least 2 billion, and compared to the research and development, there is a book net worth of about 300 million if you don't have a penny.
Liu Ruoyi is also very interesting to them.
"Personally, I don't have an opinion on this, but there are a lot of people involved, what their opinions are, and now I can't answer this question accurately. Of course, Wu Zuhua has no opinion, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for other investors to think of this for them.
Because in the final analysis, this project is the result of state-owned investment in research and development, although the research and development personnel have merit and hard work, but shouldn't they serve the country?
This is also a major reason why it is difficult for Wu Zuhua to find investors in the mainland, and the investment of R&D personnel is really difficult to handle.
However, Liu Ruoyi will not be so careful, for her, the bottom line of the first stage of the project is to smash about 2 billion into it, which can be done, with the Skynet project that can be seen everywhere in the future, as an upstream video processor, it will definitely not be able to lose money.
Liu Ruoyi does not believe that in terms of cost, it will not be able to kill these current international competitors. Her R&D costs are basically all in the mainland, and the foundry also has relatively low-cost manufacturers such as Zhongxin International. As long as Wu Zuhua and them do things seriously, there is basically no possibility that they can't do it.
The hundreds of millions of shares given out were not given for nothing, everyone didn't work hard, and the shares they got would be worthless when Liu Ruoyi withdrew them.
If you take 10,000 steps back, it won't work, that is, 2 billion sprinkles.
Therefore, more shares in this company will not affect any aspect of her, on the contrary, if this share can make everyone work seriously, it will be better than anything else.
She is not doing this for some people, everything has to be done to get the options and shares she wants.
Obviously, the evaluation of this company in the future should also be the same as that of Xiangjiang Zhongxin International Dragon Factory, on the one hand, it is necessary to examine the research and development results, and on the other hand, it is necessary to examine the market performance, that is, the two major indicators of revenue and profit.
This is not a strategic investment for her, she can't make money, and she will stop the bleeding on time when the time comes.
But for the parent company of MIPS and Sun Microsystems, she is ready to consider it as a strategic investment.
Because Wu Zuhua affirmed the feasibility of entering the mobile market, Liu Ruoyi's interest in MIPS companies has increased greatly, which is the future development trend, if you can enter this market, then there is nothing to consider.
The rumors of the bankruptcy of the solar microsystem have injected the last condition into Liu Ruoyi, and the solar microsystem has huge R&D resources and strong R&D strength, which plays a huge role in completing Liu Ruoyi's mobile computing layout.
What's more, Sun Microsystem is still the overlord of the server, and the server market is also the market she wants to enter, and there will be a large increase in server demand for cloud services in the future.
Of course, Sun Microsystems' current self-developed and independent system from processor chips to products is very unsuitable. In the current pursuit of cost-effectiveness, it can only be a dead end.
This is also the most fundamental reason why Sun Microsystems, which used to be a server giant, has come to the end of its life today. If the solar microsystem is swallowed up, what Liu Ruoyi wants to do most is to reconstruct its business model and release R&D resources into the field of mobile computing.
Now that the company is going bankrupt, the price should not be much higher, at least compared to giants like Qualcomm and Intel.
In this way, Liu Ruoyi will be able to afford the capital expenditure of the acquisition. Now she has also deposited a large amount of money in the United States, which cannot be transferred directly, and it is just right to use it for these future investments.
Liu Ruoyi decided to let North American West Coast capital contact to see if there was any possibility of acquisition.
On the other side of the ocean, Tony Tsai, who has more idle capital on the West Coast, is a bit of a fussier.
"Acquisition of MIPS and Sun Microsystems?" Tony Tsai opened the email, looking at Liu Ruoyi's latest investment order with some confusion.
After shorting oil at a high level and making another profit, this year's Tony Tsai has actually entered a state of cautious operation.
There is no way, the funds in the trading are a bit large now, although Liu Ruoyi has taken some to buy companies, such as Qimonda, which has a large amount of money withdrawn from the West Coast capital.
But there are too many gains, and now the West Coast capital is silently digesting the fruits of victory.
And it can't be too public, fortunately, most of its private equity funds are invested by various private institutions under Liu Ruoyi's name, and there is no need to announce the income to the public, so the current West Coast capital is still unknown on Wall Street in the United States.