Chapter 596 Shareholding in MediaTek and HTC was frustrated
Seeing that Jobs was soft, Yang Yun smiled and asked tentatively again: "Then Apple and Longteng cooperate, everyone happens to complement each other's advantages and grow together, this is a good thing, why do you have to think about it again and again?" ”
Jobs replied angrily: "You want Apple's equity, but you don't need Longteng's equity replacement, this kind of cooperation will never be accepted by the board of directors." ”
Yang Yun pouted, don't think about it, Longteng's equity will never be divided, he must absolutely control Longteng Group, at most he can only set up a subsidiary, so that the subsidiary can exchange equity with Apple and cooperate in depth.
After the development of Longteng chips, there have been many powerful forces to come to the door, to cooperate with Longteng to jointly develop chips, this big fat meat, people or ghosts want to take a bite, Yang Yun stubbornly withstood the pressure, resolutely did not agree to any requirements, he wants to return to China and then sit down in person, and sit down with the bigwigs of all parties to negotiate.
Apple is no exception, Yang Yun is interested in Apple's ability to develop digital products, so he has been grinding with Jobs again and again, how can he give up Longteng's equity lightly?
At this point, the third card is about to be played.
Yang Yun smiled faintly: "Apple is designing an iMac computer, right?" I think this computer is nothing more than a beautiful appearance, and the real core is not original to Apple, so I don't think it should be too difficult technically. After the launch of the Longteng chip, we have received a chip order of 1 billion US dollars, and a number of powerful computer maintenance companies have extended an olive branch to us, if Apple is not willing to cooperate with us, I can only go back and consider Motorola. Dell, HP these companies too. Longteng also happened to enter the computer hardware manufacturing industry. Here, cheers! ”
Jobs put down the dishes. Leaning back on the seat, he was not even in the mood to drink wine, and looked at Yang Yun without saying a word.
He was a little angry, the iMac computer was the first innovation project he put forward after returning to the helm of Apple, Apple was counting on relying on this computer salted fish to be born, if it was shocked by the stunned boy of Longteng, it really entered the computer industry through Motorola and Dell, with the Chinese's low-price dumping habits, Apple's rise does not know how long it will be delayed.
Yang Yun drank the wine in his own car. I closed my eyes and tasted it, and I was very satisfied with the taste.
In his heart, Jobs does have a lot to respect and learn from him, and if he can win over the interests of Longteng, it will save him a considerable part of his energy, and he does not have to care about iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iPad and other digital consumer goods. You don't have to worry about the MacOS operating system, you don't have to care about Unix, you don't have to care about the design of the best-selling computer like the iMac.
If Steve Jobs had acquainted, everyone would have been happy. Anyway, Apple has also been the world's largest market capitalization.
If Jobs really didn't take him seriously, then don't blame him for being ruthless and reborn more than ten years early. What other electronic consumer products are not clear? Loongson can smash billions, can't a Chinese apple be smashed? It's just a little tired. Maybe it will force Apple to find other giants to cling to, which will be quite troublesome.
That's why Yang Yun will patiently negotiate with Jobs. After three moves, Jobs was beaten without any power to fight back, his face was cloudy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After a long time, Jobs sat up straight and said solemnly: "I will try to convince the board of directors, but I also hope that you can come up with a replacement of the same value, equity, patents, or other things with long-term investment value, instead of money, fixed assets, these things are not bad." ”
Yang Yun breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Jobs was moved, but as a businessman, he naturally would not agree to the other party's conditions lightly, and the negotiations would continue.
"If Intel's equity can be swapped, I certainly don't mind. Steve, you should be aware of the special situation in China, and some things are not up to me alone, but I will try to treat Apple as an equal partner as much as possible. Oh yes, if Apple joins and all of the handheld and mobile console divisions of Dragon Entertainment Games are merged into Apple, are you interested? ”
"Yang, you're such a shrewd businessman......"
"Each other! Steve, can you toast to me now? ”
"I also report to the Board of Directors......"
"Don't! It's a celebration of personal friendship, and it's not about work! ”
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After a battle with Steve Jobs, Yang Yun returned to the hotel, the most luxurious area in San Francisco, California, where the 48th-floor Presidential Suite offers the most beautiful night view of San Francisco from the 270-degree balcony.
Yang Yun thought that Lin Zhiling was taking a bath or looking at the scenery, but after entering the door, he saw her holding a mobile phone, speaking Taiwanese Mandarin like a coquette.
"Mommy is alright~ He's back, I'm going to hang up~ Oh! I see~"
Lin Zhiling whispered, looked up a little shyly, handed the phone to Yang Yun, and whispered, "Dad has something to find you......"
Yang Yun took off his coat while listening to the phone, this is the latest portable mobile phone produced by Motorola, finally got rid of the appearance of a big brick, and became small, you can use your head to clip it on your shoulder, and do things while listening.
Lin Fannan's voice came, a little lost: "Xiao Yang, the things you entrusted me with are very tricky. ”
Yang Yun sighed secretly in his heart, he knew something.
In May 1997, the biggest and most sensational thing that happened in the world's IT industry was the listing of Longteng chips, and IT companies around the world were established and bankrupt every day, and there were countless more.
Therefore, in the eyes of some people, HTC International Electronics Co., Ltd., which was established on May 15, and Taiwan MediaTek Co., Ltd., which was established on May 28, no one noticed that if it were not for the task released by Yang Yun to the Longteng strategic department in advance, the strategic department may not have collected the information of these two companies.
Yang Yun's request is to invest in these two companies as much as possible, but Lin Fannan, the best candidate for this matter, told him that it is very tricky, which must be bad news.
"Don't worry, let's talk about it one by one, let's start with MediaTek!" Yang Yun came to the study, motioned for Lin Zhiling to bring pen and paper, then turned on the mobile phone speakerphone and began to record.
MediaTek's core technology is optical disc drive technology, although the initial is very weak, the team is only about 20 people, but it is established in Hsinchu Science Industrial Park, in this way, Lin Fannan wants to quietly invest in MediaTek It becomes extremely difficult, because all semiconductor and optoelectronic enterprises in the jurisdiction of the Science Industrial Park are under the supervision of the Hsinchu Science Industrial Park Administration of the "Ministry of Science and Technology of the Executive Yuan".
To exaggerate a little, Hsinchu Science Park is the second Silicon Valley of the United States, they learn from the experience of Silicon Valley in the United States, absorb the essence, and adapt measures to local conditions, the Administration Bureau directly involved in the construction and planning of the park, the park enterprises for scientific, efficient, standardized management, to fix the plant, tax reduction, and support project funds and other forms of support for small and medium-sized enterprises, is a market-led, government-assisted operation mode.
To put it simply, all the enterprises in the park have more or less the shadow of the Taiwan government, and if Lin Fannan wants to move MediaTek, I am afraid that he will not be able to bypass the management bureau.
"Since our Lin family shifted its focus to the mainland and was preparing to leave Taiwan and become American citizens, the Taiwan government has been quite sensitive to our business practices."
Lin Fannan reluctantly explained: "Oceanwide Technology Company is our largest investment in the mainland, I will poach a large number of core personnel of several wafer foundry enterprises in Hsinchu Park, which has caused protests from the Hsinchu Park Administration, TSMC These large enterprises are eyeing our Oceanwide Technology, coupled with the LED patent a few years ago, I am afraid that I have been blacklisted by the authorities." ”
There is no way to do this, Yang Yun is also helpless, he can't play politics in the first place, and it is this kind of sensitive matter, he can only resign himself to fate.
"We also have a branch in Taipei, we also have partners, Parker Brothers has built the largest toy factory in Asia in Taoyuan, you should have a lot of friends in Taiwan, can't we find a helper? Backdoor, agent, intermediary, or a U.S.-funded company that seems to have nothing to do with us, should we have many means? ”
"These are not the key, since the advent of the Longteng chip, the Taiwanese authorities have become vigilant, and they have begun to strictly control those high-tech enterprises with huge potential. Do you know about TSMC's lawsuit against SMIC? This is what the Hsinchu Authority promotes! ”
Yang Yun felt irritable and asked, "What about HTC?" ”
Lin Fannan was even more depressed: "HTC is not a subsidiary of Hsinchu Industrial Park, but the investor of this company is VIA Electronics, the chairman is Wang Xuehong, and her father is Wang Yongqing, the richest man in Taiwan. I approached them personally, and they actually let me eat two closed doors, and then sent someone to tell me that HTC was rejecting any kind of investment. ”
Yang Yun was dumbfounded, he knew HTC mobile phones in later generations, and he once bought one of the HTC wildfire series, and he had a good impression of Android and HTC mobile phones.
But he really doesn't know who the boss of HTC is, and now he hears that he is the richest man in Taiwan's family, yes, Formosa Plastics is in business, even if he wants to stumble on the other party and put eye medicine or something, he can't reach out!
However, only Long Teng has always given others a look, but he didn't expect that now Lin Fannan would be frustrated in Taiwan again and again, Yang Yun's heart was horizontal, and he scolded angrily in his heart: "What are you dragging?" Is it great to have the support of the government? What happened to the richest man in Taiwan? Isn't it the semiconductor industry, my Longteng chips are all made, can't a broken Android phone be developed? ”
There is also Apple's assistance, and in the future, he will personally involve both Apple and Android!
Yang Yun made up his mind and sneered: "Hmph! Come back, leave those two companies alone, we'll do it ourselves! (To be continued......)