Chapter 430 Caught Off Guard
When Xing Baohua first passed by Acer's showroom, he only glanced at it briefly and lost interest in learning about the four or five desktop computers displayed on the table.
They all started by copying other people's computers, so the style is still the same, and the internal structure is probably the same too.
The group then quickly approached the 'lifting the electromechanical equipment' area.
The staff here had just set up a few products. To be honest, they were also quite embarrassed, as they only had a dozen or so circuit boards, and those were chips from other companies.
The staff inside, seeing five or six people approaching, assumed they were exhibition organizers. However, when one of the young men walked up to the counter and examined the motherboards and chips closely, he even asked them to take the motherboards out of the counter so he could have a look.
Suddenly it dawned on me: they weren't exhibition staff, but clients? No, the people who would be here at this time were probably competitors, here to gather information, right?
One of the employees at 'Tiji Electric' said, "I'm sorry, gentlemen, it's not open yet. You can come to visit tomorrow as usual, and we will give you a detailed explanation."
Despite being rejected, Xing Baohua nodded slightly, said sorry, and then led Wei Laisong and the others back to his exhibition hall.
The employee who was "carrying the electromechanical equipment" had someone follow them from a distance to find out which company they belonged to, so that he could report it to the higher-ups later.
The returning employee told him that the people from earlier were probably from the rice company.
"How is it?" Wei Laisong asked Xing Baohua, actually worried that the other party might be a competitor. Seeing how cautious Xing Baohua was, the other party must be very powerful.
"Not so great!" Xing Baohua said casually.
"Judging from your serious expression just now, I thought you were something special?" Wei Laisong said with a smile.
“There are indeed areas that we value, but unfortunately we can’t use them. Remember, we are the upstream top chain, and they are the downstream top chain.”
"I don't understand what you mean. Top and bottom? I'd understand if you were talking about the food chain." Wei Laisong said, pointing to the door, indicating that they should go outside to talk, while smoking a cigarette.
Xing Baohua nodded to his chief secretary, instructing him to keep an eye on things, and then accompanied Wei Laisong out.
"'Taijiedian' is just a chip manufacturer." As Xing Baohua walked to the door, he suddenly explained to Wei Laisong the nature of the factory that brought circuit boards to the exhibition.
"So, does that mean we can source chips from them in the future?" Wei Laisong paused slightly and turned to ask Xing Baohua.
Xing Baohua shook his head slightly and said, "We can't get the goods! They're just OEM manufacturers. They don't have their own R&D team right now, but maybe they will in the future. Right now, they're just processing chips for Intel, Motorola, and even other chip companies."
"So that's how the supply chain works! Does that mean we can also outsource rice production to them in the future?" Wei Laisong asked.
"I've been thinking about whether or not to give them food the whole way here, but now I've figured it out, I can't!"
Upon hearing Xing Baohua's statement that he couldn't afford the reward, Wei Laisong didn't ask any questions. He simply took out a cigarette and handed it to Xing Baohua. The two lit it and looked at the bustling scene outside.
In fact, Wei Laisong also admired Xing Baohua, who worked hard to bring things home from outside and even created them at all costs.
People from the outside world look at us with discrimination and hostility, imposing this restriction and that restriction, not giving us this and not giving us that.
As Xing Baohua just mentioned regarding the upstream supply chain, this involves companies with their own chip R&D technology, but whose chip production capacity is insufficient. They can outsource this. Currently, 'Taiji Electric' is one such company that can outsource.
They also realized that the other party came to the exhibition seeking outsourcing business, and that they not only produce mainstream chips, but also other chips, and were not limited to the world's top chip manufacturers.
Is 'Tiji Electric' a competitor? Yes and no.
Philips provided several lithography machines to itself, a result of a strategic partnership. However, providing lithography equipment to 'Taikeji' was perfectly legitimate, as Philips also holds a stake in 'Taikeji'.
So, can rice be used as a shareholder in "Tiji Electric"? No doubt about it, another shareholder is a government official.
Moreover, the "Taiji Electric" also has a predecessor, which was derived from the Electronics Research Institute of the Industrial Technology Research Institute, abbreviated as KTRI.
Like Mouxiang, it also separated from the Computer Research Institute. It's just that Mouxiang started earlier. They are similar in nature but took different paths.
If "chip manufacturers" (likely referring to companies that rely on semiconductors for their production) were to disappear, those companies waiting for chips would be starving. But if Lenovo (likely referring to a specific company or organization) were to disappear, people wouldn't lack computers and mobile phones. They wouldn't even lack servers.
It is said that a certain company has shut down the mobile phone brand it created.
They kept the motorcycle brand to maintain the nostalgia market.
Look, that's the difference. IBM sold off departments it didn't want for a few billion dollars. When the motorcycle business was sluggish, fearing heavy losses, it sold it off for several billion dollars while the brand still had value.
These are all recycled waste products, and they sell for a ridiculously high price!
As the saying goes, even a broken boat can yield three pounds of iron, let alone an old brand that has been around for one or two decades.
In short, production, sales, and storage must be halted.
Even Mr. Jia, who used to work in the US to make cars, sold his mobile phone business, didn't he?
They don't have any core technology at all. Any random knock-off phone manufacturer in the south could compete with Lenovo for a while.
There was actually still a chance to save him, but who knew they would go to such extremes and just pull the tube and give up on treatment.
Xing Baohua and Wei Laisong were smoking and chatting outside when they saw several trucks of mineral water arrive and prepare to unload at the entrance of the exhibition hall. They were directed by the security guards to unload the water at the back.
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