Chapter 1081 Why Blackmail Ninety-Million USD

After the ceremony, everyone exchanged greetings and got into the car to cross the river.

When he came over, Wang Haisu followed behind and the car parked outside the parking lot; when he left, he still had to let the ministries, municipal officials and Japanese representatives go first. Wang Haisu got into the car and watched small cars go out one after another before him.

At this time, Wang Haisu noticed that the factory opposite was Aida Crystal Screen Electronics Co., Ltd., the STN LCD screen production base in Kumho. He started the car and followed the convoy toward the second bridge. He turned onto the bridge deck of the second bridge. He could also see a corner of Zhongjing Microchip Xinpu factory from the rearview mirror. Then he looked at the convoy in front. There were not many cars behind him. But no matter what, he finally squeezed into this circle and truly manipulated the world behind him.

The cell phone that was thrown on the dashboard rang, and Wang Haisu took it to see that it was Lin Xue's phone number.

"You accompany me to the airport to see someone off. Chi Zuoxuezang will not leave Jianye today. His secretary just called me and said he would meet at night..."

Although Jianye is a city that should never be friendly to RB, in 1999, there were more than 12,000 RB people living in Jianye for a short period of time. In Changqing Lane in the northeast corner of Xinshi Street, there are many Japanese-style wine houses and clubs, which have flourished.

The Japanese-style barbecue and club here usually only accept guests invited by RB or RB people. Xie Jiannan got off the car in front of the Sendai barbecue and asked the driver to park the car farther away. He walked into the barbecue and looked at the exposed-clad lady who was huddled in the inside of the entrance and greeted him in broken Japanese. He frowned.

"Sorry, I won't receive Chinese people here..." The manager seemed to see through Xie Jiannan's identity and ran over to stop him from entering.

Xie Jiannan wanted to turn around and leave. Compared to RB people, the faces of these Chinese people made people feel even more disgusted. He took a breath and said slowly: "I am a guest invited by Chi Zuo..." He deliberately ignored the respect.

"Ah, it's Mr. Chizuo's guest," the manager suddenly became eager again, "I'll take you over..."

Xie Jiannan took off his shoes in Kawafu, and took this time to look at the people who had already taken the seat in Kawafu. Lin Xue, Wang Haisu, Zhou Xingdong, general manager of Huaxia Electronics Southern Company, and Yan Wenjie were also there. No one who saw him at the daytime ceremony, and he didn't know when he would come to Jianye. In terms of RB people, Chi Zuoxue, NEC's Ozawa Yuki, and Sony's Nakamura Yuyu are all old faces. Chi Zuoxue was not in a hurry to leave Jianye, but stayed to host everyone. It was really confusing. Xie Jiannan walked in and said, "I delayed it for a while..."

"Then let's start." Hirozo Ikesa clapped his hands, walked in from behind the curtains on the inside of the house, walked to everyone to sit down, greeted him in broken Japanese, and helped pour wine.

Xie Jiannan held the wine glass to his mouth and sniffed the unpleasant RB sake, looked at the people sitting opposite him, thinking: Are they all scared for possible cooperation between Kumho and Microsoft?

In 1997, Kumho introduced the disc player business to Hong Kong through backdoor listing and took 4 billion yuan. It was through these 4 billion that Kumho developed to this day that made Asian electronics industry giants feel a little threat. If it weren't for the backdoor listing of the disc player business, it would take at least six or seven years to save up to 4 billion yuan by relying solely on the disc player business's own hematopoietic ability.

Now everyone generally predicts that about 30% of Quantung Online's stocks will be listed and transferred to ESS or Kumho's North American companies. At this time, Quantung Online's market value on Nasdaq exceeds US$1.2 billion. These stocks will have to pass the restricted period in more than a month, which means that more than a month of more than 300 million US dollars in cash will be added in hand.

It is now rumored that Kumho may receive $900 million in cash from Microsoft, which is incredible.

Xie Jiannan looked at Zhou Xingdong. The playboy who came to Jianye from the capital to frown, frowned. What was he thinking?

Kewang wanted to survive and was forced to accept the capital injection from NEC and Huaxia Electronics. Zhou Xingdong also represented Huaxia Electronics as the director of Kewang, who accompanied the drinker. According to convention, everyone only drank and talked about love and mist, not other things.

Xie Jiannan really can't understand why China NEC is in a hurry to start production. The external market environment is so harsh. The opening of China NEC without core intellectual property means huge losses. Zhongjing Microchip also has the internal market provided by Kumho to gain a foothold...

When Zhou Xingdong saw Xie Jiannan looking at him, he didn't know what he was thinking, so he forced a smile and raised his cup toast.

The technology transfer agreement between Zhongjing Microchip and Deyi has always been the focus of everyone's attention. Huaxia Electronics is eager to promote the production of Huaxia NEC. In addition to Chi Zuoxuezang and others promised to resolve the order questions for Huaxia NEC, the main reason is here. The agreement between Zhongjing Microchip and Deyi passed the review of the US authorities, which means that the gap in the technology blockade has been broken, and it will not be difficult for Huaxia NEC to obtain the same specifications of technology from RB. At that time, Zhongjing Microchip has the technology of Deyi and Huaxia NEC has the technology of NEC or other Japanese companies. It is obvious who will be inclined between Zhongjing Microchip and Huaxia NEC.

Therefore, Huaxia NEC must grit its teeth and start production, otherwise there will be no excuse to compete for preferential policy resources from Zhongjing Microchip.

Without the central government's policy inclination, even if Zhongjing Microchip obtains Deyi technology, where can it raise funds to build a new factory?

Although the chip market is sluggish, powerful chip manufacturers in Europe and the United States are all using the low period to expand production capacity, which has led to the continuous increase in the prices of wafer manufacturing equipment. In 1997, Zhongjing Microchip invested in a twelve-inch wafer factory to build six production lines, which was enough for one billion US dollars; by this year, only four production lines could be built with one billion US dollars.

Zhongjing Microchip obtains two generations of technology from Deyi at one time. It costs 2 billion US dollars to build eight lines, and it costs 3 billion US dollars to build twelve lines.

Without the central government's policy preference, even if the local governments in Donghai Province are supporting Kumho, they will not be able to help much.

The total loan scale of Donghai Province in 1998 was less than 70 billion yuan, and there were too many places that needed financing support. Even if they had spare time, they would first cooperate with Jiangnan Province to support Dongshan Port's ten million ton steel industry base project - a ten million ton steel industry base, which is a super project with a capital of more than 5 billion US dollars. According to the merger agreement between Donghai United Steel Group and Dongshan Steel, the construction of a ten million ton steel industry base will also consume Kumho's ten billion US dollars in funding reserves.

Even though he is interested in Jinhu's strength, he has weaknesses in financing. With such thoughts, Huaxia Electronics has tied the bullet and promoted Huaxia NEC to start production. Unfortunately, no matter how clever the plan is, it cannot keep up with the changes in the situation. Ge Jiande is going to go back to Beijing today according to the established plan, but he personally instructed Zhou Xingdong to meet with Chi Zuoxue, Yan Wenjie and others to see if there is any way to suppress Jinhu. If Jinhu continues to be so glorious, their lives will be more and more difficult.

Zhou Xingdong also knew why Yan Wenjie was sitting here. The construction of Xinting's tens of million-ton steel industry base directly formed a strong competition for the Hongxin Group Wenzhou Iron and Steel Group. Yan Wenjie hoped to see Kumho fall into the quagmire of capital collapse and directly drag the tens of million-ton steel industry base to nothing, which is best for him.

It is indeed shocking that Kumho may extort $900 million from Microsoft.

In addition to feeling incredible that Kumho dared to offer Microsoft $900 million, Yan Wenjie was also thinking, which also proves that the new technology economy has great potential in capital operations.

Who would have thought that Quantung Online, which has been operating at a loss, could soar to $1.2 billion on Nasdaq, and who would have thought that Amazon, which has been operating at a loss, could soar to $30 billion? Compared with Amazon's market value, Kumho's quotation of $900 million does not seem to be too outrageous.

Yan Wenjie was wondering: Is the pace they are going to take now still small?

Kewang Hi-Tech has built Kerry Real Estate on the south side of the Hudong Apartment Building Group and the north side of the administrative center of the Hi-Tech Zone. A 12-storey office building built on the east bank of Yangui Lake was purchased as the R&D center of Kewang Hi-Tech in Jianye.

After leaving the R&D center, there is a narrow and long lakeside green belt along the lake. You can walk back to Yanyuan in seven or eight minutes.

In Jianye, Chen Jing likes to walk to the company by the lakeside green belt, and then walk back to Yanyuan from the company. After nightfall, the moonlight is light, and the leisure green space facing the lake in the southeast of Yanyuan is quiet. Walking in it, it feels more freehand.

"Kumho really offered a price of 900 million US dollars with Microsoft?" Chen Jing turned her head and stared at Zhang Ke under the moonlight.

"Microsoft is strong and fat, and I'm here to take it. I don't open my mouth and take a bite. Are you sorry for Uncle Bill?" Zhang Ke said with a smile.

"..." Chen Jingyan smiled and said, "The distance is getting bigger and bigger. You don't have the same way as you grab money."

"I asked for a lot of prices, and paid back the money by sitting on the ground... I did something and let some people come out and make trouble. Who can believe that Microsoft really agrees with our offer?" Zhang Ke said.

"You don't have confidence either?" Chen Jing's head tilted slightly. In front of Zhang Ke, there seemed to be no need to restrain the little woman's posture. In the blurred and vague night, her eyes were clear and charming, and her lips were also shining with a delicate luster.

"This confidence depends on what aspect," Zhang Ke smiled. "From our standpoint, it is true that the lion has spoken out loud. Besides, there are many people who think about bad things behind the scenes. The hope of successful blackmail is really slim; but how many people will consider it from the standpoint of Uncle Bill?"

"Uncle Bill?" Chen Jing couldn't help but chuckled when he heard Zhang Ke call Bill Gates. He thought that this middle-aged uncle, as the richest man in the world, has the highest market value and the most valuable technology company in the world. He said, "What will Uncle Bill think about it?"

"Some economists are writing articles calling for vigilance against the serious bubble problems in the new technology economy such as the Internet. Microsoft should also have corresponding assessments on this. If Bill Gates is the kind of person who easily blows the new technology bubble, Microsoft will not have the dominance today," said Zhang Ke. "Microsoft chose such an opportunity to enter the Internet paid music market and the digital music player hardware market. Guess what kind of considerations are they doing?"

Someone passed by, Chen Jing gave in and got closer to Zhang Ke, but he was not willing to let go. He could almost feel the heat from his nose, which was itchy on his lips. Unfortunately, there were many people going out for a walk at this time, and he could only talk about things seriously. He smiled and said, "The net profit of 8 billion US dollars a year is huge. How can I guess what my mind is thinking? If I guess, I guess 900 million US dollars is too drizzling for Microsoft..."

The wave of new technology is surging, and Microsoft's market value soars from $120 billion in the early 1998 to $290 billion now. Compared with Microsoft's astronomical market value, it seems really inconspicuous.

Zhang Ke smiled, his eyes fell on Chen Jingxiu's straight nose bridge, and he reached out to hold her hand. Before he could reach the corner, a couple walked out of the corner and walked out of the night to the lake for a walk. He raised his hand and touched his nose, hugged it in front of his chest, and said: "Microsoft's entire product system is basically in a closed application environment. Microsoft's commercial tool software can only be applied under the window system. For example, web browsers, online businesses including MSN can only be regarded as derivative services outside of core products. At this time, they entered the Internet paid music market and digital music player hardware market, with only two intentions, either to use the market advantages of the window system to develop derivative products to make profits, or to develop new products to consolidate the strong position of the window system in the current market; it is unlikely that they will suddenly break through the original closed application environment and enter a brand new market field..."

Chen Jing tilted his head slightly and asked: "Are you judging that the Internet paid music market and the digital music player hardware market have a role in promoting Microsoft's monopoly position in the Windows system?"

"It should be possible," Zhang Ke nodded and said, "In the field of network audio, MP3 audio format occupies an absolute strong position. Although we know that this audio format cannot be considered the optimal solution, it is not so easy for anyone to develop a new audio format to replace it. In addition to user habits, many interest groups have also been gathered in MP3 audio format. I think it will be quite difficult for Microsoft to promote new audio formats..."

"..." Chen Jing's eyes lit up, and she stretched out her hand to cover her lips lightly. Only then did she understand what Zhang Ke expressed. She was swaying and smiling, holding her finger at her tail, scratching her hair behind her ears, and said, "I was bored sitting there with Zijia in the afternoon, thinking about how the 30% equity of Global Music Online is worth $900 million. We were thinking, paying users will pay 99 cents for every song downloaded from a global music website... 60 cents of which are to be paid to the producer. The remaining 39 cents have a net income of 20 cents. With a price-to-earnings ratio of 30 times, the global music website will sell 500 million songs every year to be worth this price. Based on the average purchase of fifty songs per paying user per year, the global music website must develop at least 10 million paid users... Alas," Chen Jing smiled and sighed again, saying, "It's up to you to grab the money..."

The number of paid users of global music websites is still quite far from one million. Even if there is huge room for growth, the 30% equity is offered at a price of US$900 million, which is indeed a bit too much. However, after Kumho tied the hardware sales of IPlayer with Global Music Online, it is actually a condition to develop new audio formats in the Internet paid music field to completely replace the strong position of MP3. Internet resources have always flowed from the paid field to the free field. As long as they occupy the high point of global music websites, the new audio formats dominate the entire Internet field, which is not unimaginable.

Not to mention the huge patent fees, a closed application environment for audio formats widely accepted by the public and related playback software and Microsoft Windows systems can undoubtedly further consolidate the monopoly position of Microsoft Windows systems in the global personal computer and commercial computer market.

Everything comes from Kumho pioneering the creation of a brand new and difficult-to-replicate business model.

No wonder the outside world has been hyping up the quotation of Kumho, but Microsoft unexpectedly remained silent and has not made any statement yet. If Microsoft had not had such a mind, it would have been a public response to the quotation.

Chen Jing was very happy to hear Zhang Ke explain her doubts. A feeling of being trusted can satisfy people more than anything else.

In front of Yanyuan, before night was late, there were many scientists and senior engineers from Oak Garden with their wives and daughters for a walk there. When they saw Chen Jing and Zhang Ke walking side by side, they would take the initiative to say hello. Even if Chen Jing and Zhang Ke were in love with each other, they could only pretend to be talking about business seriously when they walked back from Kewang High-Tech's research and development.

Everyone was surprised by the $900 million offer from Kumho when he returned to Jianye. What Zhang Ke was most concerned about when he returned to Jianye was the development of new mobile phones based on ESS baseband chip technology.

At dusk, Zhang Ke took time to go to the R&D center of Kewang Hi-Tech to see the development of their new models. If all aspects of work go smoothly, in early November, Jinhu, Kewang Hi-Tech and Lianxin, the three companies will be able to launch real domestic mobile phones less than 1,500 yuan to the low-end mobile phone market at the same time. From shell to core, it will completely realize domestic production, and it will also be the first time that the domestic mobile phone price will be reduced to less than 200 US dollars.

The functions of new phones will be relatively single. These require improvements to be gradually improved after the core technology level is improved. It is easier to simplify the shape, at least not as bulky as low-end phones two years ago. In addition, Zhang Ke’s biggest requirement is that the new phones should be strong and durable. The technology and production are ready, and the next period of time will be to test the strength of the new phones.

At least in 1999, foreign mobile phone brands almost focused on the domestic mid-to-high-end mobile phone market, which left a broad low-end market space for the development of Kumho's own baseband chip technology from the beginning. If it dragged on for another two years, the situation would not be so favorable.

After seeing their preparations at Kewang High-tech R&D Center, Zhang Ke walked to Yanyuan on foot. In mid-October, the temperature difference between day and night in Jianye was large. The temperature could be up to 25 or 6 degrees during the day. It was just right to wear a single clothes. At night, especially when the lakeside is blown by the lake, you will shivering if you wear only a single clothes.

Chen Jing put on the coat given to him by Zhang Ke. Instead of putting his hand into the sleeve, he grabbed the lantern tightly to prevent the coat from sliding down. He walked to the entrance of Yanyuan, took off the coat and returned it to Zhang Ke, and waved his hand to part with him.

Yanyuan is almost the backyard of the family of Oak Garden, and most of the middle and senior researchers who knew Zhang Ke live in it. No matter how thick-skinned Zhang Ke is, he dare not follow Chen Jing in. After making a phone call, he walked from the cement corridor west of Yanyuan to Xuefu Lane; the driver drove behind him bored.

When Zhang Ke walked through the Dongda University campus and walked to the Youth Apartment, Li Xinyucha also hugged two books on his chest and walked into the apartment building.

"Uh..." Li Xinyu stopped and stood there, instead of walking towards Zhang Ke, she signaled him to leave first.

"Why did you become so irritable?" Zhang Ke stood there waiting for Li Xinyu to come over and asked her with a smile.

Li Xinyu hesitated for a moment before walking towards Zhang Ke with her mouth slightly, with a naive and cute expression. She walked side by side with Zhang Ke into the lobby of the apartment building, stood there waiting for the elevator, looking at the number of floors displayed on the elevator, but did not talk to Zhang Ke.

"Will Samsung be doing any conspiracy against Kumho? You also know that, and you feel guilty if you don't say anything to me?"

"Ah," Li Xinyu asked with a pursed lips, "You are too smart, so guess what conspiracy we will target Jinhu?"

"What Samsung dislikes the most recently is probably the fact that Kumho is going to blackmail $900 million from Microsoft. Are some people in Samsung trying to make bad things behind their backs?" Zhang Ke asked with a smile.

"You guessed it all, it has nothing to do with me..."

Seeing that Li Xinyu's eyes were still avoiding him, Zhang Ke said, "Some people's bad plans are probably not approved by your father..."

After hearing what Zhang Ke said, Li Xinyu looked at Zhang Ke with a smile, very sweet, and said, "It turns out that you know very well in your heart... Some people rejected my father as soon as they reported it, but there was no explanation for why it was rejected. Some people still can't figure it out."

Listening to Lee Xinyu's tone, "some people" refer to Lee Jae-soo and the others. Zhang Ke did not expect Lee Kun-hee to see so thoroughly: Microsoft saw the possibility of implementing new network audio standards from the bundling model of global music online and IPlayer hardware platform. This possibility lies in the larger the global music online monopoly on the Internet paid music market, the better, rather than starting a new business and rebuilding another ** system that is highly confronting global music online.

In this sense, the cooperation between Microsoft and Kumho cannot be destroyed casually. Zhang Ke cannot remember when Microsoft released the WMA audio format, but it does not prevent him from asking for a lot of money. From the current signs, especially Microsoft's silence, it can basically be judged that Microsoft should have long seen the potential market value of the new digital audio standards and its role in strengthening the monopoly position of the window system.
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