Chapter 2317: Informal Discussion (Part 2)

Xiao Qi's large-scale acquisition of SONY's high-end camera production in Japan has been a hot topic in the smart electronics industry in recent days.

Faced with the actions of this young genius from the world's number one consumer electronics company, everyone never dared to take it lightly, and many people were analyzing Xiao Qi's intentions from this.

Now that Li Jianxi asked suddenly, it proved that he had already noticed some of the mysteries, so he came to listen to Xiao Qi's tone.

In the previous life, the battle between the IOS camp and the Android camp was brutal.

But in fact, in terms of the running program of the mobile phone, that is, the software, after 2013, with the increasing investment and experience of GOOGLE, the Android system can basically reach 80% of the IOS level.

Coupled with mobile phone manufacturers' own optimization of the Android system, such as Xiaomi, Huawei, Meizu, Samsung, etc., their own programs developed based on the Android system are generally sufficient.

So in terms of software, the gap is not that big.

So everyone's competition has gradually become on various hardware facilities.

If you use a 5.5-inch LCD screen, I will use a 6-inch one.

You have 12 million pixels, and I have 18 million pixels.

You have a screen pixel density of 285, and I have a screen pixel density of 321.

You run 2G memory, I am 3G.

Your dual-core CPU, I am a 4-core CPU.

...

For a while, the major manufacturers were inextricably killed, and they all increased their advantages in places where they could be seen.

Although the competition in many aspects is only a difference in words and titles, they and the people who buy mobile phones still enjoy it.

But that was in 2013!

Now in 2009, everyone still thinks that we must work harder on the operating system in order to get a better user experience.

After all, if you look at the Fairy system of Fairy Company and Apple's IOS system, it is different from other companies in use, and it fully meets people's expectations for smartphones.

Of course, it is not to say that hardware equipment is not valued. But now on the market, most hardware devices, such as LCD screens, cameras, CPUs, and so on. None of them widened the gap. In people's perception, except for Fairy Company, the difference is not very big-even Apple's LCD screen is similar to Samsung's.

Li Jianxi was able to see the mystery hidden in Xiao Qi's big purchases. This is what sets him apart.

After Xiao Qi laughed, he said: "About the dispute between hardware and software, I don't think this matter has much to do with Samsung, right? Anyway, what you have is the entire industrial chain, so you don't need to ask others, just use It’s good to do a good job of your own products.”

"It's not the same." Li Jianxi shook his head, "Although Samsung also has a full industrial chain. But now they are more concerned about how to make the BADA system better. It can catch up with or even surpass the fairy system and IOS system. In terms of hardware, Many people think that Samsung's hardware is good enough, as long as it keeps developing like this.

I thought so too, but I saw that you spent a huge amount of 10 billion US dollars to control SONY's high-end cameras, which reminded me of your previous monopoly on DRAM and NAND flash memory chips...now many manufacturers They dare not enter the venue because they cannot find good DRAM and NAND flash memory chips. "

Xiao Qi laughed when he heard this, very happy.

What he learned was the trick that Qiao Gangzhu used back then, starting from the iPhone. Cook was ordered to monopolize many high-end components, one of which is the flash memory chip. As a result, in the next few years, other companies will not be as easy to use as Apple's IPHONE in terms of storage and operation of chips.

In this life, Xiao Qi has used this trick in advance since the Dream Pad, bought a large number of flash memory chips in his hands, in addition to his own spare, more is to limit the development of others.

When you make sophisticated smartphones and tablet computers, two kinds of flash memory chips, DRAM and NAND, are absolutely indispensable. And the fineness is definitely more demanding than that of desktop computers and laptop computers, so this must be taken into account when looking to make a smartphone.

But the problem is that Xiao Qi has already firmly grasped the production capacity of several major manufacturers, such as Bilda, Toshiba, LG, and Samsung. Smartphone and tablet PC manufacturers who have already entered the market are looting, and if they want to actively expand production and supply new shares to new manufacturers, I am afraid they will have to wait for a year or a half.

Since Xiao Qi launched the Dream Pad in 2007, other participating manufacturers have tacitly controlled the production capacity of DRAM and NAND flash memory chips in their hands, and tried not to let those electronic manufacturers who have not yet entered the market get it.

Because of this, many electronics manufacturers who have reacted, such as LG, Alcatel, Blackberry, mobile phone manufacturers in Huaguo, and domestic manufacturers in other second- and third-tier countries, have no way to enter.

However, it has been more than two years now, and many flash memory chip manufacturers who have seen business opportunities have gradually increased the development and production of flash memory chips used in smartphones and tablet computers. At most, this year, there will be at least ten companies. Mobile phone manufacturers will join the camp of smart electronics.

But being able to hold off his competitors for two years, Xiao Qi can already be called very successful.

While many people are complaining about Xiao Qi's approach, many people in the same industry are also admiring Xiao Qi's experience.

Li Jianxi is one of them. Along with Xiao Qi, besides his own production, he has almost monopolized half of the flash memory chips of South Korea's Hynix, the world's top three in the flash memory chip industry-the remaining half was taken away by Apple.

Now Xiao Qi's actions on the high-end camera immediately reminded him of the previous flash memory chips, and thus of Xiao Qi's another round of restricted stockpiling plans, and how much Xiao Qi attached importance to hardware.

"So now, President Li, what do you think?" Xiao Qi asked him.

"Qi Shao, I admire your vision." Li Jianxi said without hesitation, "In addition to Samsung, I will also take down half of the production capacity of LG's high-end cameras. I don't know if Qi Shao is interested in taking the rest. half?"

The several major conglomerates in South Korea are almost all following the same path.

LG, like Samsung, strives to produce all parts of all its products by itself. Therefore, they have very little demand for external components, and they are rarely restricted by people.

"LG also wants to make smartphones, right? Are they willing to give you high-end cameras? As far as I know, their own production capacity is very tight." Xiao Qi said.

"They will be the same as SONY. They wantonly expand their production line of hardware components. The camera is also a big aspect. The scale is about 300 million sets a year, but it has not been announced yet." Li Jianxi said seriously. "If Samsung and Fairy can win half of the market, then although the quality may not be as good as that of Sony and Samsung, it will still be a mid-to-high-end product in the entire market, which will help us control the market."

Xiao Qi asked, "But my needs are just so much. The cameras I customized with LG and Ricoh before can be used in the production expansion of Dream Snow. There will be an additional 150 million sets a year. Where am I? To produce so many mobile phones?"

"Even if we don't use it ourselves, we can sell it to other mobile phone manufacturers after we cover it for a year or two. Anyway, there are always people who are willing to make low-end mobile phones." Li Jianxi spread his hands and said, "Maybe we will still Make some more money."

"Hehe, Chairman Li is really good at calculating." Xiao Qi smiled and compared his thumbs, "In this case, then please leave the negotiation to Chairman Li. Fairy Company is willing to purchase LG products every year for five years. 150 million sets of high-end cameras."

Not to mention making money, this kind of thing can be done even if it is losing money.

Giving your phone and tablet a year or two head start isn't the kind of monopoly money can buy.

"It's a pleasure to talk about business with Qi Shao." Li Jianxi drank his coffee and said with satisfaction: "After we have completed the purchase of this high-end camera, if we want to come to other companies and want to enter the market, we can only do it in two or three years." It’s at the low-end. Even if they buy some high-end cameras, they can’t form a large-scale mass production. This is our opportunity to consolidate our market leadership!”

"After our deal is concluded, Chairman Li might as well release the news." Xiao Qi said knowingly, "I signed the high-end camera purchase list one after another, and they will understand it when they think about it."

"it is good!"

Li Jianxi nodded, Xiao Qi's words were exactly what he wanted, despite the fact that the Android camp and the Microsoft camp have been fighting against APP STORE, everyone is constantly fighting and fighting for market share, but in this regard, everyone's interests are are completely consistent.

Even if the market is going to be big, they should be the first entrants to make it big and enjoy it. Why should it be the turn of new entrants to enjoy it?

It's a pity that Li Jianxi didn't make up his mind before, otherwise he bought SONY and LG's high-end cameras before Xiao Qi, wouldn't even Fairy Company be controlled by Samsung?

However, he is not as far-sighted as Xiao Qi after all. The young genius on the opposite side has a very sharp grasp of the entire smart electronics market, and it is precisely because Xiao Qi purchased SONY's high-end cameras that Li Jianxi is determined to follow Xiao Qi's example. Strange idea!

This is the benefit of being one step ahead! (to be continued ~^~)

PS:  Although I don’t like Koreans, I am full of admiration for Samsung and Li Kunxi, and I admire them for making such a vast world. Don’t think that our company is the only one that suffers from all kinds of discrimination and embarrassment in foreign countries. Samsung is the same, and suffers more. Just look at the annual fines, sales bans, patent infringement lawsuits, etc.! When encountering this kind of thing, many state-owned enterprises and private enterprises immediately backed down and came back to complain about this and that... But Samsung and the others encountered difficulties, could withstand various pressures, persist forward, and develop to the point where we are today, that is what we need learned.