Chen Wenqi, the head of Weisheng Electronics, was naturally ecstatic about this.
Then he continued to ask about the subsequent SSE3 instruction set authorization and the hyper-threading technology that can double Vise Electronics' market share.
However, faced with the matter of licensing its core technology, Intel was naturally hesitant.
However, in the face of repeated questioning by Chen Wenqi, the head of Weisheng Electronics, Intel President Barrett still issued a deadline.
This deadline is three months later, in September 2004, the SSE3 instruction set will be authorized by Vise Electronics, and five months later, on January 1, 2005, the hyper-threading technology will be authorized.
Of course, Intel claims that Vise Electronics can now develop a CPU using the SSE3 instruction set and hyper-threading technology.
There is no difference between claiming authorization now and claiming authorization later.
And this is also the second countermeasure in addition to the US$30 million contract liquidated damages. It is also a countermeasure to prevent Weisheng Electronics from figuring out how to sell the CPU business during this period.
We need to know the specific time result, and there is indeed company D at the Wandao headquarters coming to prepare to sign the contract.
Chen Wenqi and his wife also returned directly from Pengcheng to Wandao to show their sincerity and prepare to sign the next patent licensing contract.
In this regard, the negotiation team of Sugon R&D Center was naturally confused.
I don’t know why Chen Wenqi, who was the leader of the negotiations, suddenly returned to Bay Island, but based on their work experience, they already knew that something was not going well.
Faced with this situation, Lin Chen, who received the report, also called Chen Wenqi:
"Why did Mr. Chen suddenly leave without saying goodbye? This is a critical period of negotiations."
"I'm very sorry. I think we should think about the sale of the CPU and graphics card business again."
"But what happened?"
If I suddenly don’t want to sell it, something bad must have happened for Sugon R&D Center.
However, in the face of Lin Chen's questioning, Chen Wenqi on the other side of the phone hesitated for a moment and finally decided to reveal Intel's "three patent authorizations."
After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for Lin Chen to speak, leaving Lin Chen with a calm expression.
Obviously, Chen Wenqi didn't need to say the next words if he didn't want to. He believed that Lin Chen knew what to do.
Of course, it was impossible if Lin Chen didn't know, because in less than an hour, the negotiation team of Sugon R&D Center sent over the latest negotiation progress report.
The theme of this negotiation progress report is that Weisheng Electronics suddenly raised its quotation from the original 2 billion quotation to 2.5 billion, and the bottom line of this 2.5 billion quotation is absolutely unshakable!
After learning the result, Ni Guangnan, who was standing with Lin Chen, couldn't help but burst into flames on the spot:
"Why is Xiangjian so anxious? I saw him taking the initiative to develop domestic CPUs before and I had a good impression of him, but after this move, I really recognize him."
At this time, Ni Guangnan had a very uncomfortable expression on his face. This discomfort had many aspects, but the more important one was the disappointment and discomfort of seeing the wrong person.
"Mr. Ni, don't be angry. Aren't all businessmen like this? It's normal to be capricious. It's unreasonable to expect them to be really willing to help each other out of patriotism."
At this time, Lin Chen did not have an angry or sad expression, but a calm expression.
In response, Ni Guangnan sighed deeply, and then said with a worried look:
"Well, the price has soared from US$2 billion to US$2.5 billion in just a few hours. If these US$500 million are used for research and development, a lot of things can be done.
But Weisheng Electronics’ CPU and graphics card business, as well as chipset patent licensing, are indeed what we need.
Acquiring them will avoid many detours and save a lot of money and energy. Do we really have to accept this condition?
It’s a bit disheartening to think about it. This is equivalent to US$500 million in R&D funding. "
Ni Guangnan still couldn't care less at this time. After all, the price went from US$2 billion to US$2.5 billion in a few hours, requiring an additional expenditure of US$500 million. This was unacceptable to anyone.
"Don't worry, Weisheng Electronics can't support it, because although Intel has come up with three patent licenses to seduce Weisheng Electronics, Weisheng Electronics really can't support it.
Even if they want to raise funds externally, the funds they can obtain are very meager. After all, the credibility of Weisheng Electronics has been lost through financing and development. "
Facing Lin Chen's confident words, Ni Guangnan frowned and said:
"Behind Mrs. Wang of Kewandao Weisheng Electronics is the plastic king. The plastic king can definitely lend money to Weisheng Electronics."
Faced with Ni Guangnan's worries, Lin Chen shook his head slightly, then said with a smile:
“I can’t borrow it because the plastic king expanded its factory aggressively in June last year, with a total investment of NT$650 billion.
The plastic king himself is short of money, so where can he find the money to lend it to Weisheng Electronics?
Moreover, Weisheng Electronics has been working on CPUs for so many years and has not come up with any tricks. The plastic king is definitely not optimistic about this matter. "
"Is it like this?"
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Ni Guangnan breathed a sigh of relief, and the pressure suddenly eased.
As long as Weisheng Electronics is really short of funds and unsustainable, Intel will be powerless even if it licenses 10 technologies, let alone three technology licenses.
"Now let's focus on acquiring SIS. SIS also has the authorization for the X86 instruction set, although it does not have the authorization for the MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 and other instruction sets.
But after taking the X86 instruction set, you can always find a way to break the situation.
At worst, we can just change and expand the multimedia instruction set of the mobile phone into a computer multimedia instruction set. A living person cannot be suffocated to death. "
“This is a good idea. In this way, our CPU processor can perfectly support mobile phone games and software directly from the hardware level.
And after doing so, the boundaries between computers and mobile phones will become blurred. Maybe in the future, mobile phones will be computers and computers will be mobile phones.
I suggest developing a computer version of the Sugon Multimedia instruction set directly, and then making it compatible with other instruction sets. "
"Well, okay, Mr. Ni, I'll leave this matter to you."
Speaking of this, Lin Chen unconsciously recalled his past life.
Speaking of which, in the previous life of 2023, the boundaries between computers and mobile phones had really become blurred, and even Weisoft System was one of the active promoters.
For example, the famous Weisoft WIN10 system is different from the previous Weisoft system. Its setting interface and many functions are very much like a mobile phone system.
And this is also true. The WIN10 system can not only be used in notebooks and desktop computers, but can also be perfectly used in mobile phones and tablets.
And why does Weiruan do this?
(End of chapter)
