"Li Sheng, IBM is biting the price very hard, and is no longer willing to continue to raise the price!" Han Peng reported to his boss.

As the president of Dongfang Electronics Holding Company, the parent company of Dongfang Software, Han Peng was responsible for negotiating with IBM.

"It's them who are desperate to buy shares, not us, we don't need to be in a hurry, grind slowly with them, as long as we maintain the negotiation and don't break down! Time is on our side, the sales of ABC computers have been growing, and the market share of the East-DOS system is getting higher and higher!"

Li Xuan shrugged his shoulders and said lightly: "It is said that Kemodo will launch a new computer next month, which also uses an ERM-1 processor and East-DOS operating system. By the time the entire OS market is taken over by East-DOS, my offer will increase at least tenfold!"

The first compatible machine of ABC computer is about to come out, which is good news for Li Xuan, which means that the personal computer standard he has established is becoming more and more recognized by the entire industry. But this is not good news for Aikang, because it means more fierce market competition. The technological superiority of the ABC computer will no longer be apparent with the advent of other computers that also use ERM-1 chips and the East-DOS operating system.

"There was a director who asked iKang to buy out the ERM architecture and East-DOS system software from the Oriental Research Institute and Dongfang Software Company!" said Han Peng with a wry smile, and he also served as the chairman of the board of directors of Aikang.

This mention is naturally impossible to achieve. In Li Xuan's eyes, the value of Oriental Research Institute and Oriental Software Company is higher than that of Aikang. This is also one of the fetters brought about by the company's listing, Li Xuan cannot control the entire company as he wants. Even though he is the absolute controlling shareholder of Aikang. However, the interests of other minority shareholders need to be taken into account.

Many smart people have discovered that with the hot sales of the ABC series of computers, in addition to the Aikang company, there are also Oriental Research Institute and Oriental Software Company. Relying on the ABC computer platform, these two companies have established enough popularity in one fell swoop.

In the early stage, the interests of both parties were unified, but with the ERM-1 chip and the East-DOS system, the authorized supply of other computer companies began. Contradictions in everyone's interests began to emerge. In order to maximize their own profits, Oriental Research Institute and Oriental Software Company must license their own products. It is undoubtedly conducive to other competitors to catch up with Aikang's technology, which weakens the competitiveness of ABC computer in disguise.

So there was some murmur on the board of directors of Aikang. It's also a normal thing. However, since the listing of Aikang, the number of statements in each quarter has become better and better, and the stock price has also climbed. Such a good performance is enough to suppress the voices of dissent. What's more, Li Xuan also holds an absolute controlling stake in the company.

"If anyone has an opinion on the development of Aikang. They are welcome to sell their shares. There are more people waiting to accept the purchase of shares, and your management is not still worried about the lack of liquidity in the market!" Li Xuan said with a smile.

Of course, he was joking, and if Aikang's management dared to speak in such a tone, his reputation would immediately become stinky.

"How is our cooperation with IBM progressing in other areas?" Li Xuan asked again.

Dongfang Electronics Company took advantage of the honeymoon period with IBM to launch a series of cooperation. For example, from IBM's bottomless patent pool, select a large number of basic patents that you may use to be authorized.

"Everything else is quite smooth, and Dongfang Semiconductor has just cooperated with IBM. Started a sixth fab in Otistin, Texas!" said Han Peng.

Although IBM is not a semiconductor manufacturer, it is not inferior to other companies in terms of technical reserves. The latest fab will use 5-inch monocrystalline silicon rods. A 1.2 micron photolithography process is used. This will be the most technologically advanced wafer fab under Dongfang Semiconductor, with technical support from IBM, and is expected to be completed and put into production in June next year.

"I already know this, Zhang Zhongmou has just signed an agreement with the mayor of Austin, and Mr. Vice President specially called me to congratulate me!" Li Xuan nodded and said.

The new fab was not built in Silicon Valley, but in Austin, Texas, which not only took into account the continuous rise in land prices in Silicon Valley, but also sold Bush Sr. a face.

Texas is ready to rely on the University of Texas to develop the semiconductor industry in Austin, and Bush Sr., as a Texan, is his old nest, and naturally wants to contribute to the economic development of Texas.

The newly elected mayor of Austin happened to be a Republican, so he asked him, the vice president, to come forward and invite Dongfang Semiconductor Company to set up a factory in Texas. So Li Xuan simply pushed the boat to Austin to set up a factory. Going there to set up a factory has another advantage for Dongfang Semiconductor Company, which is convenient for Zhang Zhongmou to poach people from Deyi Company.

Of course, this kind of poaching operation is not random, and there are some tacit understandings between large companies in the United States, and each company has its own list of priorities. The people on the list and other companies will never go straight to the other company without the consent of the other party.

For example, Li Xuan invited Zhang Zhongmou to join Dongfang Semiconductor, a very important reason is that Zhang Zhongmou himself has the intention to go, and Li Xuan also specially greeted the CEO of Deyi Company. As for the ordinary people who are not on the list, there is no limit, as long as you can provide better treatment.

Dongfang Semiconductor Company was established for a short time, and it was impossible to cultivate technical talents by itself slowly, and the best way was to poach from other companies. In the past, most of Dongfang Electronics' factories were located in Silicon Valley, while most of Deyi's factories were located in Texas, and many technicians were not willing to travel thousands of miles from Texas to California to join their bosses.

"Politicians in the United States are also working hard for votes!" Han Peng sighed.

"The most motivating campaign slogan is always to raise the economy and increase employment! Since the voters have elected you, you must fulfill your promises! Austin's geographical location is superior, and the University of Texas provides academic and talent support, and the conditions for developing high-tech industries such as semiconductors are unique, and the new mayor has a very good vision!" Li Xuan praised that Austin began to develop rapidly in the early 80s and became the second largest semiconductor industry gathering center in the United States after Silicon Valley.

Li Xuan looked at the time, and Han Peng knew that he should have arrangements next, so he got up and said goodbye. Li Xuan is going to CUHK to attend a public lecture by Professor Hennessy. John Hennessy, encouraged by Li Xuan, intends to come to Hong Kong to work for a few years. Therefore, he himself is more concerned about this trip to Hong Kong, and regards it as a preliminary investigation for his next trip to Hong Kong.

If Hennessy had come to Hong Kong as a professor at Stanford University, he would definitely have taught at CUHK. Therefore, the Department of Electronics at CUHK invited him to give a public lecture, and Hennessy readily agreed. Professor Hennessy's popularity is not high now, and his fame will not come up until a few years after the MIPS architecture processor sells well in the world.

But now the only thing that can attract the attention of CUHK students is naturally the professorship of the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, and Li Xuan specially decided to stand on a platform for him.

Chinese University still attaches great importance to Professor Hennessy's public lectures and has made full publicity in advance. When Li Xuan walked out of the lounge and walked into the small auditorium, he found that there were more than 100 teachers and students in the entire auditorium.

My brother is no longer in school, but the school still has the legend of my brother. Li Xuan's face is unique, and he is the most recognizable face of CUHK. The moment he appeared, many people had already noticed him and couldn't help but start talking to each other.

"'God of Wealth Li' is actually here, fortunately there is no notice on the poster, otherwise the girl in the school will have to crowd the small auditorium!" said a boy with a grin.

"Superficial, I think I played with 'God of Wealth Li' back then, and he didn't know how many times he was shaken down by my dashing cycling skills!" said another student to a few juniors next to him with a smug face.

"You brag and don't play drafts, the God of Wealth Li played as a striker back then, did you step on a bicycle in your own restricted area and shake him down?" The other person immediately punctured his cowhide, which immediately caused a chuckle from the people around him.

The theme of Hennessy's speech today is "Microprocessor Structure and Design", and he made a very meaningful discussion on the design and R&D ideas of microprocessors based on the examples of MIPS architecture that he has led the scientific research team in the past few years.

The lecture lasted for two hours and did not leave the audience, which showed that Professor Hennessy's presentation was very engaging. Of course, the audience below are all teachers and students of the Department of Electronics, and it is rare to have such an opportunity to communicate with professors from the world's top universities.

In the discussion session after the presentation, the students were not enthusiastic about asking questions. Microprocessor design was a little high-end for them, but many CUHK teachers in the front row discussed several academic issues with Hennessy.

Originally, this lecture should have ended here, but Professor Gu, the head of the department, proposed to invite Li Xuan to speak a few words on stage, which attracted cheers from the students in the audience. Li Xuan had never spoken in public before, and he politely declined several invitations from CUHK.

Li Xuan also walked up to the podium happily, glanced around, and then said loudly: "Today's protagonist is Professor Hennessy from afar, so naturally I can't take the lead. Professor Hennessy is a very talented technical genius, and he and his team have just developed one of the most advanced computer architectures in the world. The S-100, the first commercial processor based on the MIPS architecture, will soon be used in Icon's workstation computers.

Of course, the capabilities of the MIPS architecture are much more than that, and I am very honored to take this opportunity to announce good news to you. The Oriental Research Institute will cooperate with the University of Hong Kong and the University of Chinese to develop the first supercomputer in Hong Kong using the MIPS architecture as the processor core, and we will name this project 'Pearl of the Orient'!" (To be continued......