"Yes, we've seen Jobs' blueprints, and his own description is a landing spaceship!" Cook thought about comparing the ship's headquarters to the Neutron Battlestar, and understood what it meant to be dwarfed.

"It's a pity it's not finished yet!"

It will take seven or eight months for the entire headquarters to be completely completed.

More than a year has passed since the start of construction in June last year, and June next year is the deadline for completion.

This kind of project in China can be completed in two years, and the Apple spaceship headquarters, if memory serves, took 8 years.

In terms of floor area, the Neutron Battlestar is about the same as the spaceship headquarters, but it is several times more difficult to build, not to mention the Star Ring Building and other areas on the side.

......

The two chatted about China's development and neutron star technology all the way, and slowly walked into the information building.

As soon as he entered the door, Cook was a little surprised.

A casually dressed technician goes back and forth, not at all, and the style is somewhat similar to Google's but more casual.

Some even sat on the floor and fell into deep thought, telling their thoughts to the countless LCD screens in the aisle, where the artificial intelligence Andromeda recorded the thoughts of these people.

These people were a little selfless in their thinking, and they didn't even notice Zhong Zixing and Cook who were passing by.

"Whoa!"

Startled by the sound of objects shattering, Cook quickly turned his head to see a man in one-piece frog pajamas picking up a smashed drone on the ground.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhong! There are still defects in the intelligent follow-up of this drone, it should be a hardware problem...... "The technician of the frog pajamas picked up the fragments, as if he had a new solution, and left in a hurry.

The drone hardware is provided by DJI, and the software is naturally provided by the information technology department of Neutron Star Technology.

Now DJI has begun to manufacture smart drones in advance, and after the first batch was marketed, there was a great response, and the order wave after wave.

"It's ......" Cook wasn't very used to this style.

"In addition to more than 50 people from the Ministry of Commerce, more than 30 people from the Legal Department, and more than 50 people from the Personnel Department, the rest of our company are technical personnel." Zhong Zixing explained.

All the partners are their own door-to-door, so the business personnel do not need a lot, just deal with it, and the company has extremely strict requirements for the recruited employees, basically have to come to the door in person, so the members of the personnel department are just enough.

The legal department is used to solve the problem of contract loopholes and lawsuits.

In addition, there are nine scientific research departments, and all members write theories and develop technologies on their own.

Because there is no need to face the market, there are only a handful of products made, so whether it is attendance, finance, or inspection, it is solved by artificial intelligence, and marketing and publicity are all not needed.

"No wonder Neutron Star Technology is called a laboratory company, it is." Cook looked abrupt and followed Zhong Zixing into the office.

"Mr. Cook, I've seen it, now we can talk......" Zhong Zixing didn't care if he could drink tea or not, he directly poured a cup and pushed it over.

"I always thought that Neutron Star Technology was biased against Apple by not releasing translation software and intelligent assistants in the Apple Store, but today I found out that this is not the case."

"If it were really biased, my other company, Pan Entertainment Group, would not have followed the rules of the Apple Store." Zhong Zixing took a sip of tea and said.

30% Apple tax, if it weren't for the pan-entertainment group's urgent need for users, Apple would have been an outbreak period in the past two years, and Zhong Zixing would not have killed him at all.

I heard that in a few months, Apple computers will also implement the rules on mobile phones, and the developer is divided 3:7.

Pan Entertainment Group has no choice, and if it wants users, it can only accept this kind of overlord clause, but Neutron Star Technology is different, and in line with the idea of loving to use it, it does not release any products on the App Store at all.

So much so that overseas users who have used Samsung mobile phones and love Andromeda can't stand life without Andromeda at all, so they can only give up Apple.

Because many people treat Andromeda as a relative, they will chat with Andromeda if they have anything to do, and they will ask her if they have any questions.

"Since I have no bias and I don't want to publish it on the App Store...... Cook said the purpose of coming to China, and he can shock people as soon as he opens his mouth.

"For $8 billion, how about Neutron Star Technology sell the entire project of Andromeda Intelligent Assistant to Apple?"

"$8 billion? That's a lot of money. ”

If it is accepted directly, then Neutron Star Technology can immediately set up a new department, the Micro Integration Department, to start researching and designing chips.

This money is more than enough for the initial investment, and after the early stage, Neutron Star Technology will be able to survive a period of no money.

"Apple has a lot of money, but I'm sorry!" Zhong Zixing directly refused.

The sale of the Andromeda intelligent assistant project as a whole means that not only will a part of the AI technology patents be sold, but also the Andromeda intelligence will be missing an arm to collect data, which will cause even greater damage to the future.

It is impossible for Neutron Star Technology to sell the Andromeda assistant and use it illegally.

"Even though I thought I would be rejected, I was still a little disappointed!" Cook looked regretful, and then asked: "It can't be acquired, so what about exclusive licensing?" Liquidated damages are paid by Apple! ”

"Breaking credibility in exchange for money? This kind of thing can't be done by Neutron Star Technology. Zhong Zixing did not hesitate and continued to refuse.

Reputation is an invisible property, once violated, others want to cooperate with you before you have to think about it, when you have a very good reputation, others are making choices, the first thing that comes to mind must be you.

"Refuse to acquire, refuse exclusive authorization, and cooperate with Neutron Star Technology like Samsung's smartphone, right?" Rejected twice in a row, Cook asked without changing his face.

Released on the App Store to be pumped by Apple, and the cooperation, it is Neutron Star who takes money from Apple, how could Zhong Zixing refuse this kind of good thing, and immediately nodded and agreed.

"Samsung cooperates with Neutron Star Technology, I heard that it is a 10% licensing fee, and they currently only carry Andromeda on flagship mobile phones, covering only a few million users." Cook swallowed a slightly bitter tea, and found that it tasted different from coffee, but the taste was too light to suit his taste.

"We Apple is taking the high-end route, covering users not as wide as Samsung, but definitely more than Samsung's flagship mobile phone users, so I think 10% of Neutron Star Technology is too high!"

"Is it high?" Zhong Zixing laughed silently, Apple still has a time when he dislikes others for a higher rate?

However, he soon realized that the discussion just now was probably a negotiation tactic.

Cook first proposed an acquisition, which was rejected, and then he proposed an exclusive license, and was rejected again, probably in preparation for the current reduction of the licensing fee.

was rejected twice first, and the third time if Zhong Zixing still refused, it would be a little ugly.

"Talking about cooperation with this kind of business elite, if you are not careful, you will get his way!" Zhong Zixing scolded secretly in his heart and quickly corrected his mentality.

If it is a developer on the App Store, because it wants to use Apple's channel to acquire more users, it is very reasonable to take 30%, even if it is 40 or 50 percent, the developer will grit his teeth and agree.

After all, that's for hundreds of millions of users around the world.

The 30% commission seems like a lot, but it is actually very friendly to many developers who do not have enough users.

Once it is a partnership of equal status, then it is really not kind, but ...... Again, that's the same sentence.

Now Apple has no choice!

Because no matter how Siri develops, it is impossible to surpass Andromeda!

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