Chapter 2897 Verbal Sparring

Hearing Lao Li's sincere congratulations, Feng Yiping couldn't help but shudder, and his whole body was almost covered with goose bumps - this was a real weasel wishing a happy New Year to a chicken.

After knowing what Lao Li and Xiao Li had probably done, he didn't think that Lao Li could really be so happy at this time.

However, in the business world, such things are also common. Competition, or back-stabbing, happens all the time, and no one should say anything about anyone else.

Although the calculations between each other, whether open or secret, will continue, on the surface, they can still get by. Few people at their level would personally go out shirtless to curse each other.

So Lao Li is in Seoul now, most of the time, he is so angry that he can't breathe well, but he still pretends to be very happy and calls Feng Yiping to congratulate him.

Feng Yiping also understands that at this time, such a call, in addition to expressing congratulations, at least contains another meaning, that is, to show his magnanimity.

And showing his magnanimity can also be interpreted in another way: even if you acquire Qimonda, it will not pose any threat to me!

"Haha, thank you," Feng Yiping responded with great enthusiasm.

If he said that he was not proud of himself for successfully defeating Samsung, that would be a lie.

But he was proud not because Samsung was so strong and still lost to him, but because this victory laid a solid foundation for his entry into the memory chip industry. To put it in a higher way, it greatly shortened the gap between us and the world's first-class level in the semiconductor field, which was what he cared about more.

Chairman Li clearly felt the sincere happiness in Feng Yiping's words, which made him even more unhappy.

He was a well-known madman. Even though he was not young now, he was still hot-tempered because he was always respected, that is, everyone followed him. But when he thought that the guy on the other end of the phone was Feng Yiping, and Samsung mobile phones could not do without his Android for the time being, he had to suppress his anger.

"My son is on his way back home. He told me that he gained a lot from this trip to Munich. He hopes that he will have the opportunity to learn from you again in the future."

Is learning very hard, so you can't help but use stress?

"Feng, your actions this time are really beautiful. You have successfully made the outside world think that you have really given up Qimonda, but at the same time, you have already arranged everything in secret."

"I admire you very much in this regard!"

"Haha," Feng Yiping laughed, "No, no,"

Downstairs in the Victoria Harbour, there are yachts returning to the port, flashing their lights happily. Feng Yiping smiled and sat on the sofa. Haha, Lao Li, Lao Li, you can't help it.

The more you do this, the happier I am, haha.

"This time, I'm sorry, I was ready to give up, but who knew that Peter Bauer of Infineon, in order to improve Infineon's current situation, invited us to cooperate in the field of automotive chips,"

"You probably know that the response to our first Tesla car was quite good, and our positioning of Tesla, in addition to pure electric, is also a focus on intelligence. We are also doing well in this regard. The first batch of customers who got the car, including those who must invest in Tesla, such as Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon... Those guys, after grabbing the car, all appreciated the new features we provided,"

Wu Qian, who had just finished a call with a senior official, was a little surprised after hearing these words from Feng Yiping. Why did the boss talk about this?

Also, why did the smile on the boss's face look a little naughty?

"But according to our idea, these functions still have a lot of room for improvement, and we still have a lot of new functions that have not been realized. Therefore, in order to make Tesla better and not disappoint those users who are looking forward to Tesla..."

In Seoul, Chairman Lee had to put his phone away from himself at this time, otherwise, Feng Yiping on the other side could hear his heavy breathing.

Did he say this in front of me on purpose?

He must have done it on purpose!

To be honest, Chairman Lee, who is the same age as Feng Yiping's father, has been very successful in the past 60 years, whether it is successfully winning among his three brothers and becoming his father's successor; or after taking over, he carried out a thorough reform and successfully built Samsung into the first in Korea and a world-renowned enterprise group... Sometimes, when he thinks about it, he can't help but admire himself.

However, he has not been without failures in the past few decades.

And his most well-known failure is not anything else, but the automobile aspect that Feng Yiping talked about so happily.

In the late 1990s, Samsung achieved great success in all aspects after he promoted the "new management" reform, that is, the reform of "everything except wife and children must be changed".

This success was inevitably a bit exaggerated. At that time, when the domestic automobile market in South Korea was in oversupply, he announced his entry into the automobile industry in a high-profile manner and publicly declared many times, "For the benefit of the country, we are about to launch Samsung Motors. Since we promoted the development of the country with electronic products and semiconductors in the 1970s and 1980s, respectively, then in the 1990s, we should certainly lead the national economy with the automobile industry..."

"...For this reason, we must ensure that we produce 1.5 million cars every year and rank among the top ten automobile manufacturers in the world as soon as possible."

Although many executives opposed his decision, he did not waver at all, insisting that the automobile industry is the result of a variety of industries, and Samsung's involvement in the automobile industry will help the cooperation between the group's subsidiaries (such as Samsung Heavy Industries and Samsung Electronics).

Later, under his strong push, Samsung established Samsung Motors in 1994, and soon spent $3 billion in Busan to build an automobile manufacturing plant with an annual output of more than 240,000 vehicles. A placard with the words "Our Dreams and the Future of Korea" was erected outside the factory, which was very impressive and quite arrogant.

But unfortunately, Samsung Motors, which has an annual production capacity of more than 240,000 vehicles, has only produced 50,000 vehicles in total after operating for several years, most of which were sold to employees.

Under the impact of the Asian financial crisis, Samsung Motors lost 156 billion won in the first half of 1998 alone. In early 1999, it had to file for bankruptcy with the bank. In 2000, it was sold to Renault at a low price... Therefore, let alone joining the top ten automobile manufacturers in the world as soon as possible, it has no name in the automobile industry outside of Korea since then.

The relevant lessons are very painful. He, who was originally very popular in China, has been criticized intensively and was once criticized by investors as a "failed manager". The mainstream view is that the establishment of Samsung Motors is the result of his blind decision.

Because Koreans know that the head of the chaebol is an avid car enthusiast. The establishment of Samsung Motors is not based on commercial reasons, but on his interest.

Chairman Lee, whose reputation has been declining, had to declare himself responsible for the failure and donated 2 billion won of his personal property in order to reduce related criticisms...

For him, this amount of money is certainly nothing, but it is really quite embarrassing.

But that's not all. The disastrous failure of the automobile industry and the financial crisis forced Samsung to undergo a painful reorganization in order to survive. For this reason, Samsung was forced to sell 10 subsidiaries and lay off 50,000 employees.

It can be said that the automobile industry is a permanent pain in the heart of Chairman Lee, who has lost both face and substance. Feng Yiping talked to him about the success and popularity of Tesla, which really made him very uncomfortable.

It's even more uncomfortable than bidding for Qimonda.

But Feng Yiping didn't finish yet, "... Therefore, Tesla does need to work with semiconductor companies to develop related chips, but for the sake of our friendship, I did not accept Peter Bauer's proposal,"

President Li listened quietly, too lazy to respond, for our friendship you reject Infineon? Just pretend!

"But Peter Bauer is a very stubborn person. It may be because the current pressure is very great and urgently needs investment, so he actually contacted other members of Tesla's board of directors and even other investors,"

"You know, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon," he counted again, "... many founders and heads of companies are Tesla investors,"

President Li panted, you show off!

"Considering Infineon's advantages in the field of automotive semiconductors, they unanimously agreed that we should seize such an opportunity. I have to consider the opinions of so many of them..."

President Li thought, you are still showing off, showing off that so many well-known business people are optimistic about Tesla and care about Tesla.

"So, I'm really sorry this time. Please convey my apology to President Li!"

Who wants your apology? Are you sorry? Who can't hear that you are showing off, you are slapping yourself in the face!

After a while, he said, "Feng, you worry too much," Feng Yiping couldn't help but curl his lips.

Let you do so many things behind my back to target me and design me, then don't blame me for sprinkling a handful of pepper and salt on your deepest wound, it feels good!

Thank me.

"Feng, we welcome outstanding talents like you to join this industry. The semiconductor industry is an industry completely different from other fields. It has high technical requirements and large investment scale, but the returns are quite unguaranteed,"

"We have been immersed in this industry for decades. Although we are now the first in the storage market, you can see that we are also losing money recently?"

Feng Yiping shook his head. Don't think I can't hear that you are showing off.

"Therefore, we really need excellent practitioners like you to bring new hope to this industry,"

I can also hear that this is irony.

"But at the same time, Feng, precisely because this industry is so risky, as a person who has been through it and as a friend, I really don't want you to enter this industry,"

"We all know that you have been very successful in other fields, so you have long been an entrepreneurial idol for young people around the world. If you are not satisfied with the semiconductor field, the loss of related investments is not a big deal, but it will be extremely detrimental to your image..."

"Haha," Feng Yiping interrupted him with a big laugh, "Thank you for your concern, but please rest assured that such a thing will never happen,"

"With Qimonda's technology and related talents, and such a large market as China, plus, I don't seem to be short of money, whether now or in the future, not to mention the success and failure experience of you pioneers, I will definitely succeed,"

"At least, hehe, I really don't see the possibility of failure,"

Scare me?

Am I scared?

"You will soon see that for me, entering the semiconductor industry is not only not a risk, but also the best opportunity for me to achieve another success."

Whether you scare me or curse me, it will not have any effect.

"Although I don't care about those aspects, I am sure that those who regard me as an entrepreneurial idol will definitely admire me more because of this."

Chairman Li's panting became heavier again, crazy, you are really crazy!

"Haha, of course, a senior like you should not care about these things a long time ago,"

Chairman Li clearly felt that Feng Yiping emphasized the word "senior" when he said it. Why, do you really want to be like your Chinese saying, the back wave beats the front wave to death on the beach?

You will soon be like many young people in South Korea, helplessly discovering that the senior is the peak that you can never surpass.

"Then Feng, I'm waiting for your good news!"

"Yes, Li, you will hear it soon,"

"Goodbye!"

"Bye, Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!"

The two hung up the phone almost at the same time, and almost at the same time "hummed", and said in their hearts at the same time, the future is still long, let's wait and see!