Silicon Valley

v2 Chapter 292: Hongnian Computer

Spielberg went to persuade David Geffen, and Henry was thinking about how to lay out the Chinese market. 【..】

In the recent wave of listing frenzy, the speed of China's interconnection development has increased by leaps and bounds. In fact, not only China, but also other countries.

Nasdaq has never been so crazy.

The rise of interconnection really stimulates everyone and all countries!

The speed of China's interconnection development has accelerated, but the income of Chinese people has not been so fast. The vast majority of Chinese people cannot afford a computer, so Henry plans to launch a cheap computer! His idea is to acquire Apple to make high-end computers in the future, and to rebuild a brand to make low-end computers. Open the Chinese market with low-end computers and make layouts. In China, it takes a long time for home personal computers to become popular. Therefore, control it, which is equivalent to controlling the entrance of China Internet!

At present, Hongnian Technology, which is rooted in China, is the most suitable for low-end computers!

Henry was busy deploying China this time. Another reason was that on March 26, 1994, the Mobile Communications Bureau of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of China was established. Prior to this, Qualcomm has been lobbying the Chinese government to adopt a network. This time, the establishment of the Mobile Communications Bureau of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of China is also the result of Qualcomm's efforts! Because the Mobile Communications Bureau of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications decided to use a network.

This decision is of great significance. If other mobile phone manufacturers want to sell mobile phones in China, they must use Qualcomm's a technology. The patent fee is huge! If you use the gsm network, Williams Electronics has to produce gsm mobile phones, isn't it just sending money to others?

After a telecommunications company selects a network standard, it will only upgrade on this basis, and will not say that I am using a now, and then immediately change to gsm. How big is the construction cost! The Mobile Communications Bureau of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is the predecessor of China Mobile. Think about how many people will be mobile users in the future, how many mobile phones there will be, and how much patent fee does each mobile phone have to pay to Qualcomm? Did all the saliva come out...

At the same time, the mobile phone developed by Williams Electronics has also been completed. How can it be sold worldwide without China? And Williams pagers have also been developed, and these are urgently needed to be sold in China!

Henry knows the price of land in China very well, and it will only go up "cengceng". Many people will not be able to buy a house for a lifetime of working! Too horrible Nima!

Therefore, taking advantage of the cheap price now, let's talk about it first, the first step is to establish a Williams retail store!

It is not a big problem to build retail stores in enclosures, and Williams Electronics will send a few more teams over!

The key now is how to make low-end cheap computers? Hard disk, display, memory, etc. Fortunately, the key is the processor!

The processor designed by arm is not suitable for personal computers. Henry must find a company that produces microprocessors again!

Henry’s first thought was Cyrix, a company that specializes in supplying cheap processors. It was established in 1988, and it’s pretty awesome*, and it’s the world’s third largest micro processor after intemd. Manufacturer! However, the market value of cyrix is ​​not high. Although it is known as the third, it is far from the previous two, and because it is cheap, it makes little profit.

In 1997, it was acquired by National Semiconductor Corporation at a price of 550 million yuan, and then was acquired by VIA Electronics. The fate was bumpy!

But at this moment, Cyrix is ​​exactly what Henry needs!

Henry then initiated a purchase request to Cyrix in the name of Williams Electronics, and Cyrix also happily accepted the negotiation offer. If cyrix can rely on the mountain of Williams Electronics, the company can definitely develop faster!

In just one week, the two sides reached an agreement after three rounds of negotiations. Williams Electronics raised $500 million in Cyrix, holding 75% of its shares.

In fact, cyrix is ​​currently in a very bad situation. Since Intel launched the "Pentium" processor in 1993, it has slaughtered the Quartet, and cyrix will inevitably suffer a severe impact. The farther behind, the lower the market value! Cyrix is ​​eager to find a way out of trouble, and joining Williams Electronics is a good choice!

After taking cyrix, Henry asked cyrix to design a cheap processor chip specifically for the Chinese market.

Williams Electronics can dump its products in China, such as hard drives, memory, monitors, etc. The more production, the lower the cost, even if it doesn’t make much money in the Chinese market, but because of the low cost and strong competitiveness , Can seize more market share in the international market, on the one hand to strengthen oneself, on the other hand to suppress opponents.

Japan’s current economy is not good, and electronic products are also declining, but South Korea has suddenly emerged, and its rise is too fast. It makes Henry feel a feeling of palpitations, so it is extremely necessary to suppress them! And product price reduction is the most effective means!

Subsequently, Hongnian Technology established a computer department, but its main task was to engage in the research of computer motherboards and complete machines. The rest of the components were all provided by Williams Electronics.

Work is in full swing, Williams retail stores will settle in a big city every three days, and the development speed is very fast.

And a month later, cyrix designed a cheap processor called "486zg" for the Chinese market on the basis of other 486 chips, and its manufacturing cost was less than RMB 1,000.

Later, Cyrix assisted Hongnian Technology to develop a motherboard based on "486zg". Although the United States has imposed a strict blockade of semiconductors and chips on China, such technical support is a normal category. Shouldn't Chinese customers use iel company to send someone over to help them develop the whole machine, and at the very least, they have to send a technical description document, otherwise, how can others develop your product!

With the assistance of cyrix, Hongnian Technology spent more than three months to develop its own motherboard. Soon afterwards, Hongnian Technology produced a prototype-Hongnian Computer. The manufacturing cost of Hongnian Computer is only 3,000 RMB!

After a period of testing ~lightnovelpub.net~ Hongnian Computer has no major problems and can be mass-produced and sold!

During this time, Williams retail stores have also been opened in major cities in China, with a total of more than 300 retail stores, of which 45 have been renovated and are ready for business! But currently the only products that can be sold are Williams pagers, Hongnian computers, and ipod music players!

As for the Williams cell phone, the time is not yet, at least until the Mobile Communications Bureau of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has built a network!

At present, China’s computer companies are well-known such as Lenovo, New Wave, etc., but their computer prices are really too expensive, basically tens of thousands of yuan.

The cost of Hongnian Computer is 3,000 RMB, and the retail price is only 3,500 RMB. Earning 500 RMB is not too much. Lenovo's computer cost is estimated to be around 4,000, but it is so expensive, you can imagine how much it made!

Seeing the injustice, the road roared, Henry is coming to break this situation!

(To be continued.)

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