Chapter 453 Email Bombing Patterns
Although Intel was present at the Hardware Alliance conference, Xing Baohua didn't have time for a detailed discussion. He could only say that they would talk about cooperation matters after the conference.
Regardless, Xiaomi is a major Intel customer. We could ignore them before because of their small order volume, but now we have to take them seriously. If we mishandle them and they switch to AMD, our annual revenue will suffer a significant loss.
So Intel sent its sales director over to discuss their thoughts on Xing Baohua.
The sales director, Lennart, extended his hand to Xing Baohua upon seeing her.
After exchanging pleasantries, the two sat down, and Xing Baohua explained that next year's order volume would be increased by 10%.
The increased order volume is good news for Intel! The only concern was that Xing Baohua might not order enough, but they've now found a reliable contract manufacturer. No matter how much Xing Baohua needs, they're guaranteed to have enough.
After the order was finalized, the next step was to discuss cooperation. Xing Baohua requested licenses for 286 and 386 microcontroller chips, as well as other models.
Lennart said, "Xing, we have a new OEM manufacturer. There are no quality issues. No matter how much you need, we will meet your supply requirements."
Xing Baohua smiled and said, "Linate, I can guarantee to pay you patent fees for every chip you license. Cooperation is a win-win situation, and my equipment needs to be operational."
“Xing, listen to me. I know you have chip manufacturing equipment, but can your production volume compare to ours? Production volume represents cost. Whatever kind of chip you need, our company can design it for you until you are satisfied,” Lennart said. His words implied a desire to prevent Xing Baohua from producing chips himself, even at the cost of lowering prices.
Xing Baohua shook his head slightly and said, "Linate, I am a manufacturer with production equipment. I am actively purchasing licensing schemes. You can earn US dollars just the same whether you sell me chips or license me to produce them."
Lennart squinted, especially as Xing Baohua emphasized that I was a manufacturer with production equipment.
That's a very threatening statement: "Give me authorization and you can make money; don't give me authorization and you won't get a penny, but I'll still produce."
"It seems what R-speaker said is true; you guys are secretly producing chips?"
Xing Baohua shook his head slightly and said, "If I said I didn't produce it, would you believe me? They can't compete with us in the market, so they talk nonsense. If they can produce any evidence, I will not only face losing the market, but also face huge compensation from you. I know this debt better than anyone else."
Unfazed and composed, Xing Baohua spoke eloquently. He stubbornly refused to admit that he had ever copied anything.
Even if the other party knows he's fabricating evidence, the key is there's no proof! You want to publicly say the investigation failed? Try saying that yourself.
Intel doesn't want to lose a customer and is still hoping to salvage the situation.
Intel is in a difficult position, facing a choice. If they grant Xing Baohua the license, he'll learn the skills, and within a few years, he definitely won't want their products anymore.
If we refuse to grant authorization for the rice, and Xing Baohua continues to counterfeit it, not only will he not receive a single penny in authorization fees, but he will also face the onslaught of counterfeit products.
Intel is not the only chip manufacturer in the world. Although they are leading, it does not mean they are leading in technology by much.
Rice also has other brands of chips to choose from!
Lennart couldn't make that decision; the company had to decide.
The two also discussed the Japanese complaint against Xing Baohua for replicating Intel chips.
Xing Baohua insisted that he had never done such a despicable thing. He said that if they didn't believe him, they could send two people to the company to visit and inspect their equipment production. His equipment was being used to manufacture microcontrollers to provide chips for the low-cost Mi Note mobile phone.
Xing Baohua used a strategy of advancing as a form of retreat, and still managed to fool the other party.
If the other party publicly announces their investigation into chip counterfeiting, then I'm sorry, the situation has escalated.
If Xing Baohua had invited them to come and inspect, that would have been a different story. Intel knew they couldn't afford to escalate the situation, so they kept things under control and prevented it from getting out of hand.
As for the licensing agreement, Lennart said he would give Xing Baohua a reply in a while, and that was the end of that.
Xing Baohua hurried over to the server room; things here were also important.
Fortunately, Kazuo Fujiwara didn't take any action; now all that's needed is to patiently wait for him to power on. Xing Baohua also checked the monitoring status of other IP addresses.
There was still no activity. This puzzled Xing Baohua. The world's first online payment system, with its terrible defenses, should have attracted a lot of people who would actively commit fraud, but there was no sign of it. Had everyone changed their ways?
That's impossible!
Let's catch Fujiwara Kazuo first and see what he's up to.
Xing Baohua was truly determined to keep up with the other party. They ate, drank, and slept in this small office. The three of them worked in shifts of eight hours each, keeping a 24-hour watch.
Logically speaking, Xing Baohua could have just found someone to do it; he's such a big boss, why make such a fuss?
Isn't this a sign of distrust towards the company's technicians? They don't have "I'm a hacker" written on their faces, so everyone is a suspect, and we can only investigate step by step.
Xing Baohua firmly believed that the gang that stole his money must have had insiders providing information.
Without collusion between insiders and outsiders, things wouldn't have been handled so cleanly and efficiently.
He kept an eye on things for three more days. Fortunately, the company was staffed by professional managers, and they could handle most of the tasks, so he didn't need to do them.
While keeping an eye on his email, Xing Baohua also discussed firewall issues with his two assistants.
In fact, it was an attack and defense exercise based on Xing Baohua's scanning software.
He can hack into other people's computers and deploy surveillance software, and so can others. Don't underestimate the world's elites; many amazing tools are released by top experts when they're not busy.
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