"Mr. Zhongmou, long time no see."
"Indeed, long time no see."
"Mr. Zhongmou, you don't seem to want to see me."
"If you don't want to see me, then it's impossible for us to meet."
Tai City.
Zhang Zhongmou met with Bill.
Actually, when Bill said that he was coming, Zhang Zhongmou did not want to see Bill.
He knew the purpose of Bill's visit.
It was just that he had not thought it through.
Recently, he clearly saw the hostility between Microsoft and Huanyu Technologies.
It could be said that.
No one would benefit from a PK between the two camps.
As TSMC's OEM chip manufacturer, Zhang Zhongmou did not want to get involved in the competition between the two camps.
Although Huanyu Technologies had always been TSMC's competitor.
But competition was one thing, and choosing between the two was another.
However …
Because of a series of reasons, Zhang Zhongmou still met with Bill.
"Mr. Zhongmou is wise. I believe you know the purpose of my visit. This time, I would like to ask for your help. "
Bill did not say what he would help with, but at this time, everyone knew what he would help with.
TSMC was the world's largest OEM chip manufacturer.
Other than Intel's own chips, TSMC's OEM chip manufacturers were all the chip manufacturers in the world.
AMD, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Infineon, as well as VIA Electronics, MediaTek, and even Huanyu Technologies' chips in Tai City.
Even if it was Intel's own chips, it was said that Intel would choose to cooperate with TSMC in the future and let TSMC's OEM chip manufacturers.
The help that Bill mentioned was very simple. That was, to cut off the OEM chip manufacturing business for Huanyu Technologies.
"Bill, even if we join in, we may not be able to put much pressure on Huanyu Technologies. You have to know that Huanyu Technologies also has its own OEM chip manufacturing business. "
"Mr. Zhongmou, you know better than me. Although Centrum International also has OEM technology, they only produce mid-to-low-end chips. VIA Electronics' C4 chip, C5 chip, and Huanyu Technologies' Tianwen's strongest core were all produced by you guys. Once TSMC stops cooperating with Huanyu Technologies, not only will Huanyu Technologies' PC business be greatly affected, but it will also be a fatal blow to their smartphone business. "
"Then this is a competition between Microsoft and Huanyu Technologies. It has nothing to do with TSMC."
"On the surface, it looks like it has nothing to do with TSMC. However, Huanyu Technologies's Central International will one day threaten TSMC's position."
"This is our business. Microsoft doesn't have to worry about it."
Bill knew about the situation at TSMC.
Similarly, Zhang Zhongmou knows Microsoft very well.
Microsoft naturally wants to drag TSMC down with them.
Although Zhang Zhongmou also wanted to destroy Huanyu Technologies, Zhang Zhongmou knew better.
If TSMC were to enter the water, it would be hard for them to get out of the water.
TSMC was located in Tai City.
Although Huanyu Technologies was Huanyu Technologies, it represented China.
Tai City's economy was very dependent on China. Zhang Zhongmou would not make this decision before he thought it through.
Of course.
If this was a normal business competition, Zhang Zhongmou would not hesitate.
But the problem was …
This was no longer a normal business competition.
If they were to suddenly stop cooperating with Microsoft, it would be a fatal disaster for TSMC in the future.
"Seems like Mr. Zhongmou has not thought it through. It's okay. You can think about it for a few more days. But I suggest you don't take too long. "
"What do you mean?"
"This time, I am not only representing Microsoft. I am also representing …"
At this point, Bill didn't continue.
But Zhang Zhongmou's expression changed drastically.
If it was only Microsoft and Intel's actions, although it was shameless to ban them, it was reasonable.
But …
If it was not only Microsoft and Intel's intention, and there were other forces supporting them …
Zhang Zhongmou closed his eyes. He did not dare to think further.
As global technology giants, Microsoft and Intel are considered to be powerful in their own right.
Can you imagine who is even more powerful than them?
…
"Boss Chen, Dell and HP have launched a business to recycle keyboards, cases, and mice."
"To think that they can think of such an operation. It must be hard on them."
"They have no choice. But from the recent feedback, the data is not ideal. Firstly, many of the second-hand parts are too old and have no value to recycle. Secondly, they need to build a larger OEM base to recycle them. This will take time. But we have to be careful about this. "
"It's useless to be careful. There is no technical content in this. As long as they do not make money, we can't do anything to them. Now, let's see who can last until the end."
At the headquarters of Huanyu Technologies, Zhang Jianming reported to Chen Yu about the recent situation with Microsoft.
"Also, Taitai Hongji and Asustek have not agreed to our full cooperation plan for the time being. They only increased their business by 30%. I heard that Bill from Microsoft personally went to Taitai to meet with Old Master Shi. "
"An increase of 30% is already very good. This has nothing to do with whether Bill meets Old Master Shi or not."
Chen Yu was not surprised by this.
He had a good relationship with Old Master Shi, and Old Master Shi was the first international PC manufacturer to support Huanyu's operating system and C4 processor. However, at the end of the day, they were still a commercial company. In order to survive, they couldn't place all their hopes on Huanyu Technology. Even if Chen Yu's words made sense, they had to consider things beyond the market.
"That's true. Old Master Shi has always been cautious. We can't force him to take a side."
"Regardless, we still have to thank Old Master Shi."
"Boss Chen, don't worry. I will personally go to Taitai in a few days."
"That's good."
"Boss Chen, one more thing."
Zhang Jianming hesitated for a while. He did not know whether to say it or not.
"What is it?"
"I heard that Bill not only went to Taitai to meet Old Master Shi, but he also went to meet Zhang Zhongmou."
"TSMC."
Chen Yu said in a serious tone.
"Yes."
Zhang Jianming knew the seriousness of the problem. He continued, "We have a lot of high-end chips that are OEM by TSMC. If TSMC attacks us …"
"Do you think that's possible?"
"With Microsoft's strength, TSMC doesn't have to care. Although Zhang Zhongmou is our competitor, he has only been OEM for chips for decades and has never done anything else. It seems that he is not someone who will easily take sides. However … "
"If you have anything to say, just say it."
"What I mean is, if Microsoft has backing …"
"I understand."
Chen Yu nodded.
Chen Yu had been fighting with Microsoft for a long time. In fact, he already knew that this was beyond the competition between commercial companies.
In fact …
At the beginning of the competition, Chen Yu already knew that this would be the case.
Otherwise …
Would Microsoft dare to do such a thing casually?
However …
In his previous life, Chen Yu knew that TSMC would make a move. In this life, how could Chen Yu not have a backup plan?
"Brother Jian, let's go. Let's make a trip to Centre International."
"Centre International?"
Zhang Jianming did not know why Chen Yu wanted to go to Centre International.
Although Centre International had chip OEM services, they only manufactured mid-to-low-end chips.
It was useless even if they went to Centre International.
However, seeing Chen Yu's extremely calm expression, Zhang Jianming asked, "Boss Chen, are you saying that our photolithography machine …"
(End of Chapter)
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