Chapter 951
Lu Yang's Determination to Make Mobile Phones
Lu Yang put pressure on Niu Lili.
But he doesn't really expect Niu Lili to solve his problems.
The current predicament faced by domestic mobile phone manufacturers is not something that Niu Lili can solve on her own.
He just said those words.
They even made Lu Nini write it down and then relay it to her in detail.
Ultimately, it's about winding up the other party.
The other party needs to understand that the position of president of Century Electronics after the restructuring is not easy to hold, and they must be psychologically prepared to withstand enormous pressure.
otherwise!
If it doesn't even have the slightest ability to withstand pressure.
If we encounter suppression from foreign brands or siege from domestic competitors and other Chinese mobile phone brands in the process of making mobile phones, that will be the most difficult time. Wouldn't we be mentally on the verge of collapse?
If you can't withstand the pressure, you won't be able to break through!
As far as Lu Yang knew, there were hundreds or even thousands of domestic mobile phone brands in the early 2000s, all vying for a single spot. But in the later era of smartphones, only a few dozen remained. Many domestic mobile phone brands were squeezed off the single-plank bridge and shattered in the fierce competition.
But then again...
Those who survived thrived, not only defeating foreign mobile phone brands in the domestic market but also securing a place in the global mobile phone market. In the future, many domestic brands will go global, selling their own brand mobile phones in Europe, America, and even in impoverished and underdeveloped Africa!
"Never mind."
"Thinking too much is useless; you have to survive first."
"It is unrealistic to expect Niu Li to solve the predicament faced by existing domestic mobile phone brands."
"I still have to do it myself."
"However, fortunately, I am not completely without reserves."
"Others can only assemble foreign brands and sell some rebranded phones, but I am fundamentally different from them. I own Century Microelectronics, a large-scale chip manufacturing company. Although we currently only make decoding chips that can be used in VCDs and DVDs, the technology inside these chips actually has many similarities with the technology of mobile phone chips. For example, MediaTek across the sea could only make video decoding chips before they started making mobile phone chips. Later, seeing that mobile phone sales were soaring globally while DVD sales were stagnating, they took the initiative to transform into making mobile phone chips and quickly gained a foothold."
"As for the time..."
"It should start at least next year. At least now, I have never heard of MediaTek selling baseband chips for mobile phones to the outside world, no matter what channel it is."
"If I take advantage of the fact that I haven't yet transformed my business."
"By having its subsidiary Century Microelectronics enter the mobile phone baseband chip field first, and by storing up the relevant technologies in advance, we may be able to seize the initiative in the future and take over all the mobile phone chip market share that should have belonged to MediaTek in advance."
"That's right, let's do it that way."
Lu Yang acted on his ideas immediately.
Once he made up his mind, he immediately picked up his phone and called Lin Chunsheng at the China headquarters of Century Microelectronics in Luzhou.
"Hey, Lao Lin."
"It's me. The group recently discussed entering the mobile phone industry and decided to entrust the task to Century Electronics, which has just undergone restructuring. What are your thoughts? Can you help us with the complete nationalization of internal components for mobile phones, such as baseband chips and radio frequency chips?"
"Don't mention the difficulties to me; I don't understand the technical aspects either..."
"I'll just say one thing: I had someone find out that MediaTek across the sea is preparing to try to transform itself. They also want to make mobile phone chips. You came from MediaTek. We are all companies with the same ability to make video decoding chips. We should be evenly matched. What they can do, we can definitely do too, and we may even do it better than them."
"You're confident, aren't you?"
"That's good, I'll wait for your good news." After hanging up the phone.
Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction.
Not finished yet.
He then called the head of Century Microelectronics in Singapore.
The same old rhetoric is still being used.
What remains unchanged is the form of address.
Two wafer fabs and a supporting chip research center.
He has invested almost all of his wealth.
In the coming years, and even decades, massive amounts of money will continue to be invested in it.
What for?
It's all so that we can speak freely like we do today.
If you have any requests, just state them.
If you don't understand a technology, as long as someone else does, that's fine. As long as you're willing to invest and pour money into it, you're sure to get what you want.
"The chip problem seems to be solvable."
"The era of brick-like phones was different from the era of smartphones later on; the requirements for their internal chips were not as high..."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yang said quietly.
"But what else can I do besides making chips?"
"Batteries, right, batteries are also crucial. Speaking of which, I need to acquire a battery factory, or invest in a battery giant that is destined to become number one in the future."
Write it down!
"anything else?"
"Display screen, yes, the same goes for display screens. Either acquire one, or invest in one. Of course, we can also build our own and find someone to redevelop it. I don't think there are any color screen phones on the market yet, right?"
"Well, if they do exist, the technology is probably too immature to be sold in the domestic market. Blue screen phones, on the other hand, have already been released. I remember my old Nokia 8250, which was a classic blue screen phone. Haha, I even used it to crack walnuts. It's typical Nokia, a phone that can be used like a brick."
"Let's do it this way. Acquire or invest in a domestic display giant that is destined to reach the top in the future... We don't necessarily have to rely on domestic companies to take advantage of us. If there are opportunities abroad, and there are companies that make displays, preferably with relevant technology patents, we can buy them with money when they are in a slump. That would be the best."
Write it down.
"anything else?"
"Memory and flash storage are not a problem. Just focus on supporting the future development of Century Langke!"
I believe that since Deng Guoshun and Cheng Xiaohua are so talented that they came up with such an amazing solution as the USB flash drive, as long as we let them continue to delve into technology, focus more on research and development, spend less time on administrative positions, provide them with sufficient resources, and ensure their year-end bonuses are in place, we can alleviate some of their worries!
I refuse to believe that in the end, neither of them will produce a single result.
Well then, let time tell!
Lu Yang decided to observe Deng Guoshun and Cheng Xiaohua first to see if they were truly capable.
If that's feasible, then we'll continue to support their research and development in the field of memory and flash memory.
If that doesn't work, then try poaching people.
They poach talent from memory industry giants like Toshiba, even at exorbitant prices, hiring headhunters specifically to recruit their top researchers. (End of Chapter)