Chapter 503 Unlimited Computing Power Plan

May 5th is the beginning of summer.

The weather in Peking has lost the last bit of coolness of spring, and the sun is shining with the unique heat of early summer.

Outside the car, the cityscape with tall buildings was rapidly receding, and the area around Guomao Bridge was bustling with traffic, a scene of busyness and prosperity.

Inside the car, the hustle and bustle of the world and the heat were isolated from the outside. Song Ci withdrew his gaze from the window and fixed it on Lei Jun beside him.

The latter was looking down at the information on the tablet, frowning slightly, preparing for the JD.com shareholders' meeting later.

"Boss Lei," Song Ci said slowly, his voice calm, "Is Xiaomi 3 going to be released soon?"

Lei Jun raised his head when he heard the voice, and the solemnity on his face was instantly replaced by excitement and anticipation, as if the mention of the upcoming new product could ignite the fire in his heart.

"The launch event is scheduled for June 12th, the Dragon Boat Festival." He couldn't hide his excitement. "The launch of Xiaomi 3 is crucial."

He carefully chose his words, the light in his eyes growing brighter:

"It not only features the latest fingerprint recognition unlocking technology, but is also the first domestically produced mobile phone to apply artificial intelligence technology."

Song Ci raised his eyebrows slightly, and understood in his heart that he had contributed a lot to the launch of Xiaomi 3.

Lei Jun's tone was filled with pride:

"Thanks to Tenda Technology's accumulated expertise in AI and its open interfaces, we successfully developed the first generation of the AI ​​voice recognition assistant, 'Xiao Ai'!"

Leaning forward slightly, I happily share:

“Although it is currently only the most basic voice interaction, it can realize functions such as voice wake-up, setting alarms, querying information, and simple conversations.

However, after repeated internal testing, its response speed and understanding accuracy in the Chinese context are slightly better than Apple's Siri.

This is a key step for Xiaomi to enter the mid-to-high-end market and build a differentiated competitive advantage!"

The excitement is beyond words.

For Lei Jun, this new product launch, especially a product like Xiaomi 3 that carries major technological breakthroughs, is an important sprint for Xiaomi Group.

Despite his excitement, Lei Jun didn't forget who was sitting before him. Tenda Technology wasn't just a technology provider; Song Ci himself was a leader in the internet industry.

He then extended a sincere invitation: "Mr. Song, please come to the press conference on June 12th and support Xiaomi."

He then added with a smile: “Shishi is the spokesperson for Xiaomi mobile phones and has promised me that she will be there to support us.

If the two of them could show up together, the wealthiest couple attending together, the excitement it would bring to the press conference would be absolutely unprecedented."

Lei Jun is well aware of the power of public opinion and attention, and sincerely hopes that Song Ci can be present. This is not only a support for Xiaomi, but also a highly symbolic display of the cooperative relationship between the two parties.

Song Ci shook his head slightly, a trace of apology on his face: "I'm afraid not. I will have important foreign affairs activities at that time and need to travel with the delegation. I will not be in the country."

His itinerary for visiting the United States with the leader has been set, and it is inconvenient to say more about confidential matters, so I will just mention it briefly.

Lei Jun's face showed regret at hearing this, but he quickly adjusted his attitude. At their level, they naturally understood the force majeure and confidentiality of certain schedules.

"That's a shame. I can only look forward to the next opportunity."

The car was silent for a few seconds, with only the subtle sound of tires rolling over the road and the low hum of the air-conditioning vents.

Lei Jun's smile gradually faded, his expression became serious. He took a deep breath and spoke again: "Mr. Song, I actually have some deeper thoughts about the cooperation between Xiaomi and Tengda."

Song Ci nodded slightly, signaled with his eyes to continue, and quietly played the role of the best listener.

Lei Jun's thoughts flashed back to a few days ago. On May 1st, Tenda Technology dropped a bombshell: the launch of its "Unlimited Computing Power" plan.

The announcement was grand and ambitious. Tenda will unleash its powerful computing power to the world, empowering enterprises across the country and even the world, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, and fully launching a "computing power sharing service model."

According to the release plan, the service levels provided by Tenda Technology are very clear:

The first layer directly provides elastic virtual servers and massive storage space.

Enterprises can independently install operating systems and various software, completely eliminating the burden of building their own expensive data centers.

The second layer is Tenda Technology's open and powerful database services, big data analysis platform, and artificial intelligence development toolkit.

Developers can focus on innovative application development and operation on the Tenda Cloud platform without having to worry about complex maintenance work such as underlying servers and databases.

This news caused a huge shock in the industry, and Lei Jun studied it repeatedly.

He was keenly aware that this was a huge opportunity for Xiaomi, which was in a period of rapid expansion and had an increasing demand for computing power and data.

"Mr. Song, Tengda's 'Infinite Computing Power' plan is ambitious and admirable."

Lei Jun first gave a sincere compliment, then changed the subject, "For Xiaomi, we hope to become one of Tenda's closest partners. We need more than just general computing resources."

"Boss Lei, it's okay to speak frankly."

"First and foremost is a highly available cloud server cluster. Xiaomi's app store and cloud services host tens of millions of daily active users, and any instability will significantly degrade the user experience.

"It's actually a secure data storage and disaster recovery backup service. We hope to rely on Tenda Cloud to achieve cross-regional multi-active backup and rapid disaster recovery."

"Finally, and most importantly," Lei Jun said with a gleaming gaze, "we hope to utilize Tenda's cutting-edge AI computing power to train and iterate Xiao Ai.

Speech models, natural language processing, user intent recognition...all of these require massive amounts of data and incredible computing power to optimize.”

He finished speaking in one breath and looked at Song Ci with a hint of anticipation.

These requirements have gone beyond the scope of ordinary customers and are seeking in-depth, strategic-level bundled cooperation.

Song Ci listened quietly, his fingers tapping unconsciously on his knees, his face showing no emotion.

After Lei Jun finished speaking, the car fell into a brief silence again.

After a few seconds, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a faint but affirmative smile.

"No problem." The answer was crisp and clear, "What Mr. Lei said is within the scope of Tenda Cloud's service capabilities and open plans.

'Unlimited Computing Power' is available to all customers worldwide, and Xiaomi is the partner we most want and should prioritize serving."

Song Ci's eyes were deep, and his tone was even more profound: "At the National Conference in March, I proposed the 'Internet Plus' strategy.

Its core is to use Internet technology, especially new-generation information technologies such as cloud computing and big data, to empower traditional industries and fully support the digital transformation of the real economy.

Now is the time for Tenda to deliver on this promise and implement its strategy.”

He tilted his head slightly, his gaze seemingly penetrating the car window, gazing into the more distant future: "Unleashing computing power can lower the threshold for entrepreneurship and technological innovation.

This eliminates the need for small and medium-sized enterprises to invest heavily in hardware and establish large IT teams, greatly alleviating initial capital pressure and allowing them to focus their resources on business innovation.”

"In the future, as Tenda Technology continues to iterate and upgrade its technology, even a small team of just a few people will be able to mobilize the world's top computing power and develop complex applications that only giants could imagine in the past."

His voice was steady and powerful: "Future digital economic competition will, to some extent, be a competition for the right to allocate computing power.

Whoever controls the efficient, inclusive, and intelligent distribution of computing power will have a crucial voice in the future economic landscape."

Song Ci agreed to all of Lei Jun's requests for in-depth cooperation almost without hesitation.

For Tenda, attracting benchmark customers like Xiaomi, who have huge industry influence and complex needs, is itself a key part of "infinite computing power."

Xiaomi's full integration will be an excellent stress test and real-world verification of the stability, security, and performance limits of Tenda Cloud services.

Upon hearing this, Lei Jun's thoughts suddenly became clear. Through social networking and mobile payments, Tenda has built an almost unshakable ecological barrier and traffic moat.

Now, we finally have the time to shift our strategic focus to the more basic, fundamental, yet more dominant areas: cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

The ambitious "Infinite Computing Power" plan is not just about selling computing resources, but about building a new development ecosystem with Tenda Cloud at its core, just like the construction of social networks back then.

By releasing computing power as a "bait", it attracts countless developers and small and medium-sized enterprises to develop and deploy applications on the Tenda platform.

As more and more applications, services, and data accumulate on Tenda Cloud, the platform's value will snowball, forming a powerful network effect and user stickiness.

Ultimately, a larger and more resilient business ecosystem will naturally form around Tenda's core technological barriers, which will constitute Tenda's core competitiveness and growth engine for the next decade.

Thinking through all this, Lei Jun couldn't help but sigh inwardly at Song Ci's foresight. However, collaborating with such a giant was both an opportunity and required sobriety.

The car slowed down, and through the window, the outline of the JD.com building came into view. A moment later, the convoy came to a smooth stop under the magnificent glass curtain wall of the JD.com headquarters building.

The car door opened, and Song Ci and Lei Jun got out almost at the same time. Liu Xiangdong, who had been waiting at the door of the first-floor lobby, immediately came up to them with a smile on his face.

At this time, Dong Ge was in his prime. Although there was a hint of fatigue between his brows from preparing for the IPO for several days, he was more excited about reaching the end of the stage and was determined to win.

He was sturdy and walked with a powerful stride. He extended his hand from a few steps away. "Mr. Song! Mr. Lei! Welcome, welcome! Thank you for your hard work!"

Liu Xiangdong has a loud voice with a slight northern Jiangsu accent, and his enthusiasm is measured.

"Brother Dong, sorry for the long wait." Song Ci smiled and shook hands with Liu Xiangdong in a calm manner.

Although Tengda Group is the second largest shareholder of JD.com and Song Ci himself has an independent status, he has always respected entrepreneurs like Liu Xiangdong who work hard.

"Mr. Liu, your place is becoming more and more magnificent." Lei Jun also came forward and greeted him with a smile, warm and familiar.

Xiaomi and JD.com have close cooperation in online sales channels, Shunwei Capital is a shareholder of JD.com, and the two also have a good personal relationship.

"No, no, compared to Tengda and Xiaomi, we are just laborers."

Liu Xiangdong waved his hand modestly, then leaned over to invite them in. "Please come in, both of you. The other directors and shareholder representatives are already here, so we're just waiting for you."

The three of them chatted and laughed as they walked through the spacious and bright lobby on the first floor. The elevator was already ready and took them directly to the dedicated conference room on the top floor.

In the elevator, Liu Xiangdong briefly asked about the traffic conditions. The atmosphere was relaxed and harmonious, but both of them knew that the next meeting was the highlight of the day.

The elevator door dinged open, and a dark-carpeted corridor led to a set of heavy double doors.

A secretary in a professional suit was standing at the door. When she saw the three people, she immediately bowed and pushed the door open.

The scene inside the conference room suddenly came into view. Just as Liu Xiangdong had said, there were already more than ten people sitting in the room, chatting in low voices in groups of three or four.

These people are all dignified and well-dressed, representing JD.com Group’s most important investment institutions: top international venture capital funds and long-term strategic investors.

When the door opened, the whispered conversation in the room stopped instantly, and everyone's eyes turned to the door.

Seeing Song Ci, Lei Jun and Liu Xiangdong come in together, everyone stood up almost at the same time, and quickly put on warm and polite smiles on their faces.

"Mr. Song, Mr. Lei!" "Oh, Mr. Song is here!" "Mr. Liu, you two are here."

Although they were all shareholders, their status and weight were worlds apart.

Putting aside the fact that Song Ci himself is the richest man in Asia, the Tenda Technology he represents is not only a financial investor, but also a strategic partner with two super traffic portals, WeChat and Weibo, and its influence is crucial.

Lei Jun’s Shunwei Capital and Xiaomi behind it are also important partners in online channels and ecological cooperation.

The arrival of the two people means that the meeting can enter the core agenda.

Liu Xiangdong, the host, skillfully introduced the two parties. In fact, most of them were old acquaintances, at least familiar with each other through various financial news and investment circles.

"This is Mr. Li, the head of Tiger Fund's China region." "This is Mr. Zhou, a partner at DST Global Fund."

"This is Ms. Xu from Today Capital, our early investor and our heroine." "This is..."

Song Ci and Lei Jun shook hands with everyone one by one, exchanging a few words of "I've heard a lot about you" and "Nice to meet you", and the atmosphere was warm and formal.

Behind everyone's smile lies a careful calculation of their own interests and anticipation for the upcoming meeting.

After the greetings, everyone took their seats according to the name tags on the table.

Liu Xiangdong naturally sat in the main seat, with Song Ci on his left and Xu Xin from Today Capital on his right. The rest of the people sat in order.

After the secretary quietly confirmed everyone was present, he quietly exited the meeting room, closing the door. The room fell silent, with only the faint sound of the central air conditioning blasting air.

Liu Xiangdong cleared his throat, looked around the audience, and his expression became serious and focused.

"Well, fellow directors, fellow shareholder representatives, good afternoon. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit JD.com."

His opening remarks were crisp and clear, full of energy. "The main purpose of inviting everyone here today is to discuss matters related to JD.com's listing in the United States."

Without much preparation, he got straight to the point, which lifted everyone's spirits.

"Before we move on to the specific proposals, please allow me to briefly brief you on the company's operating conditions in recent years."

As Liu Xiangdong spoke, he signaled his assistant to turn on the projector, and the carefully prepared PPT chart instantly appeared on the screen.

(End of this chapter)