June 1, 1973, Lookout Mountain, Silicon Valley, Intel.

In the conference room, the atmosphere was extremely depressing.

Zhang Heng looked at the other side silently, Grove looked indifferent, but the disdain that could not be hidden at the corner of his mouth ruthlessly stung Zhang Heng's heart.

He came to the United States this time, most importantly, for Mirova, for Odyssey's pioneering patents on video game consoles, and for the patent of table tennis games.

The second thing is to come to Intel to solve the resignation of Fajin, and to solve the long-term supply and foundry of the follow-up CPU of the first generation of arcade machines.

As for the finalized and universal films, they are just handy, and Olivia's work, it is really just unintentional.

I don't know if Olivia, who is working hard for the new arcade advertisement in San Francisco, will destroy the scepter of the great king in her mind after knowing the truth, anyway, Zhang Heng has no other distracting thoughts at this time, and there is only one strong thought in his heart:

Either beat up the future Intel king, buy Intel, or destroy it!

Of course, the last thought was only fleeting in his mind, and at this time he at least knew his own catties.

Andrew Grove, Intel's first vice president at this time, was sent by Noyce to play the role of the villain, and he was also a good move.

Grove really did not let go of Fakin, a great hero, and did not be soft on Zhang Heng, an old customer, and took out an employment contract, demanding a severance compensation of 100,000 US dollars, and signing a three-year contract to prevent competition in the same industry.

Zhang Heng can accept this, don't talk about human feelings, then do things according to the law.

But when it comes to the 8008 contract contract, Grove only promises to follow the previously signed contract, and is unwilling to sign an incremental contract.

However, even for the implementation of the original contract, he also reminded Zhang Heng "kindly" that Intel's wafer factory in Mountain View needs to be updated next year, and Intel apologizes for the short-term supply failure caused by that time, and is willing to pay a certain amount of compensation or price reduction in accordance with the contract.

I don't know if this is a naked threat, or if Intel really doesn't care about the sale of 8008.

Zhang Heng thought for a long time, thinking that it was the second reason, and he said sincerely: "Andrew, as an old customer of Intel and a friend of Noyce, I suggest that you carefully consider the decision to expand the DRAM production line in the next few years, I think in the short term, this may bring huge profits, but if more funds are involved, then this market may quickly become a flesh and blood field." ”

"Dong Zhang, thank you for your advice, we will consider it carefully. Grove was dismissive that Intel had a monopoly on DRAM, so he wouldn't think that a market with few competitors would collapse in just a few years.

If he understood his true thoughts, Zhang Heng would definitely scold him for "doing death".

The so-called exclusive technological advantages will be quickly thrown into the abyss after TI and Toshiba each invent a new DRAM process, and Intel has paid a painful lesson for five years, until the cross-era 286CPU is born, which is to catch the carriage of IBM-PC, and the road has been smooth since then.

That afternoon, at the Cleveland Hotel where he stayed last time, Zhang Heng hung up the phone, a little stunned, and Olivia dedicatedly refused the invitation to come from San Francisco on the grounds of work tension.

There was a knock on the door, Chen Zhenning opened the door, and Lin Liang came in lightly and walked to his side, a little hesitant to interrupt his contemplation.

"Lin Liang, you're here, sit down and talk. Zhang Heng found Lin Liang and pointed to the sofa opposite.

Lin Liang greeted slightly, sat down and said, "Boss, we have completed the legal procedures for Fa Jin's resignation, and the compensation has also been transferred." ”

"Very well, I'll call Faggin right away, he should still be in the lab. Zhang Heng looked at his watch, dialed the phone number of Xiangjiang Daheng Science and Technology Laboratory, and told the other party the good news in a flat tone.

Fakin was not so bland, he knew how much the boss had paid for himself, and after hanging up the phone, he was busy in the laboratory for the first time, until his wife knocked on the door of the laboratory with his daughter in her arms and brought a hot Hong Kong-style breakfast to the world.

When Zhang Heng hung up the phone, Lin Liang reminded professionally: "Boss, there is a huge threat to our chip supply contract. ”

"yes, it was too conservative at the time. Zhang Heng sighed deeply.

In the original contract of 1973, the purchase quantity of 8008 was only determined to be 1,000 pieces, and now the Xiangjiang factory is already assembling the last batch of 100 pieces, which is still the goods for which the deposit has been paid.

That is to say, from May 1st to June 1st, in one month, the first generation of Daheng Technology's arcade machine sold 1,000 units in Xiangjiang.

This time, Lu Yuanzhen also reported that He Hongtu had already negotiated with the local associations in Wanwan and Haojiang, and that arcades would be distributed to the two places from June, and it was said that the mountain owner of He Hongtu personally led a team to Siam and Xingma to prepare for the development of the South Asian market.

Zhang Heng really didn't expect the arcade to open the market so quickly, he planned that it would take at least half a year to promote and cultivate, and three months ago, he could use no more than 30,000 US dollars, where did he dare to sign a contract too big with Intel.

Fortunately, the 5000 pieces of 8008 prepared by Intel for CTC were returned, and this time they were swept away by Daheng, and the price was 10% cheaper, only $90.

Thinking that even such a good sales situation could not make Neuss and Grove change their views on the market, Zhang Heng frowned deeply.

"You must no longer pin your hopes on Intel!" he made up his mind and instructed, "You urged those two consulting firms in San Francisco and Los Angeles for me, we paid a high fee a month ago, and we still haven't heard an accurate message." ”

Lin Liang hurriedly went out, Jiexi staggered past him, came in and sat on the sofa, took a deep look at Zhang Heng, and said, "Boss, we have sorted out Mi Luohua's patents and completed the transfer to Daheng Holdings." ”

She also flew to the United States with Lu Yuanzhen, accompanied by two newly hired patent attorneys from Daheng Group, and Lu Yun and Tian Lenong also joined her team temporarily.

After all, Mirohua is a veteran enterprise with a history of nearly 60 years, with hundreds of patents large and small, in addition to the Odyssey, table tennis, laser-related patents that Daheng urgently needs, and there are also many patents related to speakers and car radios, which can also become a useful supplement to the patent pool of Daheng Group, which requires a strong professional team to do this.

"You have worked hard, I thank you on behalf of the company, and everyone will have a big red envelope when they go back. Zhang Heng smiled and rewarded him with a smile, and then issued a new order:

"Your team can't go back for the time being, I need you to collect all the CMOS integrated circuit related patents that can be acquired for the company in the next two weeks, make a catalog and hand it over to me and the law, and wait for the follow-up notice."

You can turn to two professional consulting firms commissioned by the company and ask them to come up with a reference list, and we also need a list of manufacturers of fab production equipment, as well as a list of relevant patents. ”

"You're going to open your own fab?" Jessia was keenly aware of his intentions and looked at him incredulously.

Zhang Heng nodded solemnly: "You also know very well that Intel's supply may be risky in the future, we must be prepared with both hands, with the forward-looking core of Fajin, Lin Liang is responsible for finding the right members to join, and you are responsible for finding patents and suitable acquisition targets!"

"I understand!" Jiexi also nodded solemnly, "Is there anything else?"

"One more thing, sorry, I think too much and forget it. Zhang Heng smiled apologetically and opened his notebook, "It is said that the first game that appeared on the screen in the United States was not an Odyssey, but an oscilloscope game invented by a staff member of the Meteorological Bureau, which seems to be related to the nuclear industry, you find a way to find this person, figure out the patent owner, if the price is not very high, buy it!"

This is an old news that Zhang Heng accidentally saw in his previous life, and I vaguely remember that at the end of the seventies, Nintendo had a lawsuit with Mirohua on this ground, wanting to overturn Mirohua's patent on the video game console, and the result was naturally lost.

Now that Zhang Heng already knows about this matter, it is better to spend a small amount of money in advance and nip the troublesome lawsuits in the future.

"I made a note of it, goodbye!" Jessie closed her notebook and got up to walk to the door.

"Jiexi!" Zhang Heng suddenly shouted, and said to her who looked back in confusion a little shyly, "Don't you have news of Catherine yet?"

"No!" Jiexi turned around and walked out of the door with a cold face, leaving Zhang Heng slumped on the sofa.