"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.

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

"It's them who are eager 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 the ERM-1 processor and East-DOS operating system. By the time the entire OS market is occupied by east-dos, my offer will be at least tenfold higher!"

The first compatible machine for ABC computers is about to come out, which is good news for Li Xuan, which means that the personal computer standards he has established are 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 advantages of the ABC computer will no longer be evident with the advent of other computers that also use the ERM-1 chip and the East-DOS operating system.

"There was a director who wanted Aikang to buy out the ERM architecture and East-DOS system software from the Oriental Research Institute and Oriental 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. Oriental Research Institute and Oriental Software are more valuable than 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 found out that with the hot sale of ABC series computers. In addition to Aikang, there are also Oriental Research Institute and Oriental Software Company. These two companies rely on the platform of ABC computer and establish enough popularity in one fell swoop.

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

Therefore, it is normal for there to be some noise on the board of directors of Aikang. But since the company went public. The number of statements in each quarter is getting better and better, and the stock price is also climbing. Such a good performance is enough to suppress those dissenting voices, not to mention that Li Xuan also holds an absolute controlling stake in the company.

"If anyone has an opinion about 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 is now in a honeymoon period with IBM. A series of collaborations were launched. For example, from IBM's bottomless patent pool, select a large number of basic patents that you may use to be licensed.

"Everything else is quite smooth, Dongfang Semiconductor has just cooperated with IBM to build a sixth wafer factory in Otistin, Texas!" Han Peng said.

IBM is not a semiconductor producer though. But in terms of technical reserves, it is not inferior to other companies at all. The latest fab will use a 5-inch monocrystalline silicon rod using a 1.2-micron lithography process. This will be one of the most technologically advanced fabs owned by Dongfang Semiconductor, powered by IBM. It is expected to be completed and put into operation in June next year.

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

Instead of Silicon Valley, the new fab was built in Austin, Texas. In addition to taking into account the factors of the continuous rise in land prices in Silicon Valley, it is also a way to sell Bush Sr. 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 a will, 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. At present, Professor Hennessy's popularity is not high, 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 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 iKang'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 collaborate with the University of Hong Kong and the University of Chinese to develop Hong Kong's first supercomputer using the MIPS architecture as the processor core, and we will name this project 'Pearl of the Orient'!" (To be continued......