Chapter Eighty-Eight: Self-Recommendation from Wafer Power

The press conference was carried out in an orderly manner, but Li Xiaoming had no interest in continuing to listen.

This is a phone that can only be said to be decent, and the only selling point that can be used as a promotional gimmick is feelings.

What is made in China, getting rid of the technological shackles of the Western world and the like.

It's okay to listen to these words to a layman, but to an insider is to really laugh off your big teeth.

Besides, it's been 03 years, and Sony, as a company that has also made great achievements in entertainment, didn't even think of developing a music playback function for this joint venture mobile phone, so what else can Li Xiaoming say?

It seems that they are still ready to squeeze the value of the products made by second- and third-rate technologies to the last penny before they are willing to let go, no, after talking about mobile phones, the press conference began to introduce MP3 and other things.

It's an indisputable fact that the current listening market is being frantically eaten away by MP3, and it's no wonder that they can't think of integrating such a feature into their mobile phones, after all, the first person to eat crabs may make a lot of money, but more often than not, there is no place to die.

What's more, for Bird, the first mobile phone of their joint venture has just been unveiled, and seeking stability is an inevitable choice.

However, this also illustrates the impact of the limitations of the times on the development of new products and new industries, which is a good thing for Li Xiaoming.

The only thing to worry about is that Bird's sales channels will seize most of the market share, and the other is that the production capacity of their production line will be much higher than that of Longtu, which will be a severe test for Longtu.

After this unnutritious press conference ended, Li Xiaoming and Depp walked out of the door alone, and after politely declining interviews from all walks of life, they came to the side of the road and were about to take a taxi, when a middle-aged man next to them came over.

In Li Xiaoming's surprised gaze, the middle-aged man smiled and stretched out his hand to introduce himself: "Hello Mr. Li from Longtu, I am Mu Hang from TSMC. ”

Li Xiaoming shook hands with him with a confused expression, and then asked in hindsight, "Do you know me?"

The middle-aged man named Mu Hang laughed: "Of course, there are not many people in Huaxia who spend a lot of money to introduce technology and engage in self-research and development like Mr. Li, if you don't mind, how about we have a meal together at noon?"

Li Xiaoming listened to his English with a thick Baodao accent, his eyebrows suddenly raised, and he agreed with a smile.

The three of them didn't take another taxi, walked to the beach not far away, and randomly found a restaurant that looked good and walked into it.

After sitting down, Li Xiaoming asked curiously, "Does Mr. Mu have any advice?"

Mu Hang pondered for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "Mr. Li, can you choose TSMC for the processing of integrated circuit boards and chips of Longtu Electronics in the future?"

Li Xiaoming's heart moved, but the expression on his face did not change.

TSMC now has a 0.18 micron production line, UMC only has a 0.25 micron production line, technically Longtu Electronics has no choice but TSMC, you suddenly came out today to talk about this, and your brain is almost broken.

Now among the best wafer factories in Asia, TSMC can rank among the top ten in the world, and with such strength, there is no need for a person who is qualified to participate in the mobile phone conference alone to negotiate orders with Li Xiaoming.

"Why did Mr. Mu see that we would choose a fab other than TSMC?"

Mu Hang smiled slightly: "Mr. Li may not choose UMC, but from the appetite of Longtu Electronics to apply for technology patents recently, I don't rule out the possibility that you will build your own wafer factory!"

"Oh, Mr. Mu, how can you see it? The investment in the wafer factory is not something that a three-legged cat company like Longtu can afford, and we have no plans to do so for the time being. Li Xiaoming frowned and replied cautiously.

This Mu Hang seems to know Long Tu very well, and he seems to be coming for Long Tu today, because his next sentence completely made Li Xiaoming vigilant.

"Mr. Li, as far as I know, Longtu has started the self-development of baseband chips, and some time ago your company has some considerable moves in capital reserves, in my opinion, you should have begun to prepare for the wafer factory project. ”

Dai Pu didn't have such a good temper as Li Xiaoming, he frowned directly when he heard this: "This gentleman, I think you need to explain to us your intentions and the channels through which you got the news, these are the company's trade secrets, and I think if it is serious, we have a reason to sue you." ”

Mu Hang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood where the incongruity he felt from just now came from, to put it bluntly, he was too careful, which made Li Xiaoming and Depp vigilant.

So he hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "Believe me, you two, I have no ill intentions, I understand this only because of ......"

Speaking of this, he sighed helplessly: "It's just because I want to have a brighter future." ”

Depp suddenly turned his head to look at Li Xiaoming with inquiring eyes, but he found that Li Xiaoming's expression was very shocked at this time, so he asked, "Li, what does he mean by this?"

Li Xiaoming did not respond to Dai Pu, but showed an unprecedentedly serious expression: "Mr. Mu, do you know what you mean by what you are saying today?"

Mu Hang nodded solemnly, and then said helplessly: "I understand, in fact, I am desperate." ”

"Oh? Speaking of this, Li Xiaoming was not in a hurry, and Dai Pu seemed to have heard something, so he quickly shut up and waited patiently to see what this Mr. Mu was going to say.

Gradually, with Mu Hang's narration, the truth of a historical case seems to begin to emerge gradually.

Mu Hang, the former senior management of UMC, finally had to switch jobs to TSMC because of internal exclusion, but the time for him to change jobs was too inappropriate.

In the past few years, UMC has steadily held down TSMC in all aspects, but in the past two years, TSMC has sprung up, leaving UMC far behind.

It just so happened that the time when Mu Hang chose to change jobs was when UMC was overwhelmed by TSMC, which made him directly saddled with the infamy of "anti-bone".

As a result, after TSMC, it was really not reused, and his future at this time can only be said to be bleak.

The key is not only himself, the technical team he took away at the beginning is now like an abandoned child adopted by his stepmother in TSMC, and none of them can be reused.

In the end, he had to find a way to see if he could come back to life again.

It wasn't until he heard something about Long Tu from an old friend that this meeting took place.

"Who is that old friend of yours?" asked Li Xiaoming curiously.

"Well, that old friend is TI's president of Asia, Mr. Douglas. ”

When Mu Hang said this, Dai Pu's cheeks turned red at the strange gaze of Li Xiaoming.