Chapter 1392 Heartbeat Game

"It's really annoying Mr. APLUS! The day before yesterday, your remarks about the yield rate and cost control of our production line were very inappropriate! Your company's CEO Yasa visited here not long ago and gave a very high evaluation!"

NEC chip factory, together with Sega and Hitachi, as 3DFX and Microsoft are abandoning them to make XBOX game console news, NEC executives are very upset. In the face of the visiting group, they reprimanded Song Ya unceremoniously: "You guys Deliberately blinding us, this violates the agreement we signed before, in black and white..."

"I'm just stating the truth."

Song Ya retorted tit-for-tat, "The 3DFX chips are handed over to you and TSMC at the same time, and you are completely behind! You swore to me before that it would improve the product yield? The purchase price of each Voodoo3 we paid to you is even higher than TSMC!"

"That's because of the shipment problem of the Sega DC mainframe, our orders are insufficient, and it is difficult to spread the cost." A person from NEC said.

"Then I don't care. That's not something we need to consider. And I just got the notice from Microsoft. If you think about it with your brain, you will definitely be able to analyze that it is impossible for me and Microsoft to have a tacit understanding. Split up." Song Ya said.

"What about the future cooperation?" NEC asked.

"Sorry, the Voodoo5X chip we customized for Microsoft's XBOX console will be handed over to TSMC along with other product lines, and the packaging and testing will be placed in the mainland of China. The Voodoo3 chip order here will only be used to meet Sega's follow-up needs, and the purchase price It will be reduced to half of the original level, and if you agree, continue to cooperate."

Song Ya issued the notice ruthlessly.

Sega's DC mainframe shipments have long been suppressed by Sony's PS2. NEC's executives closed their eyes for a while, and the staff around them asked: "Your company's Voodoo5 series has adopted the TSMC220 nanometer process, right?"

"Yes." Song Ya nodded.

"Can you transfer the 250nm Voodoo4 series that is no longer advanced to us?" NEC's person suggested: "According to the information we have learned, you are using Voodoo4 to replace Voodoo5mini and other low-end series to compete with NV for cheap displays. Chip market?"

"impossible."

Song Ya shook her head, and then looked up at the manufacturing process display board prepared by NEC for her group to visit, "TSMC has scale effect and is cheaper."

"We are willing to take the initiative to cut prices and compete with TSMC, all you need is to give us another chance, Mr. APLUS!" NEC people begged.

"Later, let's talk about it later, there is a chance." Song Ya still shook his head.

"APLUS..."

He refused to stick to the soft and hard, and the NEC executives laughed back in anger, and instantly changed their faces and said sullenly: "You still have a war in France, right?"

"No."

"Don't pretend, you came to Tokyo to raise funds, right? We heard that Julian Robertson of Tiger Fund borrowed a large amount of yen not long ago..." NEC executives continued.

"How much money Julian Robertson borrowed from your bank has anything to do with me?"

Benzi used this incident to threaten himself to touch Song Ya's backlash, and the fans of the book didn't like Blade Runner 2. Song Ya, who was in a bad mood, immediately retorted, "It's just because your interest rates are low and the price of funds is cheap. , Julian Robertson borrowed yen, Buffett borrowed yen, and Ross also borrowed yen, and then used them to speculate in the international market. Who would not like to borrow at a one percent interest rate... Don't forget how Buffett borrowed money in 1998 Commenting on you, he said that even though your capital price is so low, he still can’t find a local company worth investing in, because your company’s return on net assets is also extremely low, borrowing your money and investing it in your country At most, the locals can only make a little money by picking up cigarette butts!"

"We don't want to spoil your business. I mean, as long as we can help us keep the operating rate of the production line, we are willing to help you with your yen financing..." The threat did not work and was humiliated by the other party quoting Buffett. People had no choice but to swallow their anger and continue to pester with soft words.

"No need! We have nothing to say!"

The words were not speculative, and Song Ya interrupted the other party roughly, "Harry, let's go!" Immediately took Harry's hand and walked away. If it wasn't because NEC has a director of 3DFX, he would not be affected today. invited.

"APLUS-san!"

When Party A is cool, Song Ya is only soft when NEC is hard. A book yells at his back and then slips and kneels on the spot, grabs his dangling other hand, and then touches his forehead lightly, "Please be sure." Help, save us!"

Harry was stunned by this scene, turned his head to look at the extremely humble book on the floor, and opened his mouth wide.

"Sorry, business is business..."

Song Ya's heart is very hard, so he doesn't accept this, "Actually, you don't have to be like this. Losing the 3DFX OEM business is not a big loss for your company."

"APLUS-san!"

The book fell back on its knees and made a standard Dogeza again, "Please help us! Please help us no matter what!"

"APLUS-san!" Other notebooks also joined in, and immediately knelt on the floor.

Their leader knocked hard at first, and then begged bitterly: "We need an order, and we can meet your company's request of lowering the price by half, but we need to move Voodoo3's 350nm production line to our joint venture in Shanghai. Company NEC Huahong to reduce costs... The export of this technology will be restricted by the Wassenaar agreement, I wonder if you can help in Washington!?"

"Well……"

This year happened to be approaching the window period when the current commander-in-chief was about to step down, and Song Ya rubbed his chin a little emotionally.

"Please! APLUS-san!"

"Those notebooks scared me today, have they always done business like this?"

As soon as I got back to the hotel, Harley got into the bathroom, and after washing it deliciously, she wiped her body with a towel and asked Song Ya, "What's wrong with you?"

He noticed the man staring at the TV in silence, his face serious.

On the small screen, the Vivendi Universal Group is holding a dinner party in France. In addition to Vivendi CEO Messier and Seagram Global Chairman Jr. Bronfman, Song Ya can also recognize the top figures of Bank of Merrill Lynch, and It should be some big names in the French and European financial circles.

In addition, stars from the Universal and Vivendi series, such as Shania Twain from Country DIVA, the ace anchor of French Canal+ TV station, etc., all showed up to support them. Dingsheng completely crushed himself and Julian Robertson and their poor Avengers. Everyone had bright and confident smiles on their faces, which made Song Ya feel jealous.

'On June 20, Vivendi will officially resume trading on the Paris Stock Exchange under the new name of Vivendi Universal Group...'

The voice-over broadcast, and then Messier delivered a long speech, 'I firmly believe that the 21st century is the world of telecommunications. Disseminated to the world by telecommunications and the Internet...'

Messier didn't mention the short report at all.

This news is followed by a promotional video, starting from the water network of Vivendi Group all over the world, to the railway trains, buses and even power stations operated by Vivendi’s companies, and to the scenery of providing raw grapes for Seagram Wine Industry The beautiful scenery of the plantation, the tourist-filled Universal Studios, the CG of Blizzard's popular game all over the world, the anchor station of Canal+ TV station that is broadcasting the important news of current affairs... and so on and so on. Tang En's pretty face ends.

"Some former small and medium-sized investors suddenly attacked Julian Robertson and other Tiger Fund management... saying that they suspected Julian Robertson and others were guarding against themselves, and that their personal assets had not shrunk significantly under the background of Tiger Fund's continuous huge losses. They said no to the media. Excludes Securities Fraud Action Against Julian Robertson et al. '

The cell phone in her pocket vibrated at the same time, and Ms. Sloan sent a text message.

"Honey?"

Song Ya also didn't notice Harley who was posing beside her at all. She hadn't even started playing with leverage yet, and it was already so exciting, although she had already expected that the French and the third generation of rich people would not be able to hold their hands foolishly.

Just catch, buy some small investors to attack Tiger Fund's appeal, this move is accurate and ruthless.

'Boom! Boom! Boom! ’ He could even hear the sound of his heart beating faster, and he typed rapidly on the keyboard of the mobile phone with both hands, and sent it back to Sloan.

"Don't worry APLUS, small scene, this kind of thing is too normal in Wall Street, I will properly handle the troubles on my side."

In Manhattan, New York, Julian Robertson tidied up his suit slowly, and confessed to his cronies before leaving the house, "Explain to him, my intention of issuing the short report so early is to mobilize the bearish sentiment in the market as much as possible, so the enemy will naturally have more Reaction time, this is the price we have to bear. We will see who can hold Thermopylae... The Persian army on the opposite side is far less powerful than he imagined."

"Doug! Come in!"

Another office in New York, Wall Street Sheriff, and New York State Attorney General Spitzer warmly welcomed Doug, Underwood's chief of staff, through the door.

Also in New York, David Geffen smiled and opened his arms to the first lady, and the two embraced warmly, "David..." He then sent a message to David Patterson, a political star of the Manhattan gang, a New York state senator, and a blind politician. greet.

"Mr. Geffen." David Patterson narrowed his eyes and stretched out his hand to the vague figure in front of him.

"So we're done?"

In San Francisco, A+ Apparel did not choose multinational companies such as Wal-Mart or GAP as buyers. Sears Department Store, the former owner of President Scott, was also out early. Song Ya and Scott chose clothing that started in 1987 The chain brand Aeropostale, because they are currently being sought after by young people and are in the period of aggressively expanding their stores, is willing to keep an independent product line for Song Ya, and the acquisition price is also the most generous.

"Yes, we can't wait." The founder of Aeropostale shook hands with Scout excitedly. They have long been drooling over the manufacturing and supply chain of A+ clothing in China. "When will the formal agreement be signed? Or wait for APLUS to come back." Shall we talk again?"

"The boss is running the announcement of Blade Runner 2 abroad. Let me ask. It may take a while. I think it's better to sign the formal agreement at the end of June, or earlier? I need time to deal with some internal affairs." Si Ge special answer.

"oh?"

At this point in time... it is somewhat reminiscent of the legendary battle between APLUS and the Bronfman family.

"Perhaps he'll need cash urgently then, Scout?"

The founder of Aeropostale was very well informed, and he exchanged a tacit glance with his business partners and lawyers around him with a smile.

"No, his financial situation is much better than the outside rumors. It's just that artists...you know, they can't bear to do clothing and other industries. It's a pity..." Scout laughed with a complicated mood.

It's not far from the twentieth, and all the people in the center are starting to release all their energy and play this heartbeat game.

"Give Lyle Cohen a break and let him hide as far away as he can!"

In Paris, the situation is far worse than the harmonious and relaxed little Bronfman in the news screen. After socializing, he was flushed with alcohol and rubbed his heart. He drunkenly called Doug Morris, the president of Universal Music who is still in the United States, "As soon as you are fine. Come back, I'm almost done with Messier and Barry Diller."

"Uh, boss, Mr. Messier thinks it might be better for me to stay in the United States." Doug Morris made up his mind to stay in Los Angeles, and he replied: "I will continue to watch the public opinion here."

"Yes, our current situation requires him to stay there." Messier came from behind.

"I'm the chairman of Seagram Global, maybe you should discuss it with me before making a decision!"

Little Bronfman put away his phone in a nonchalant manner, "In the second half of the year, I plan to let that guy Doug Morris go. He is the one who caused the trouble. Do you have any objection?"

"Don't take it personally, little Edgar."

Messier smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "In short, let's get through this difficulty first, and then we can keep senior managers at the level of Doug Morris, and we can discuss it together at that time."

"call!"

Bronfman Jr. was very vigilant about the power in his hands, but the situation was stronger than others. He took a deep breath and decided to endure this encounter and not engage in internal strife.

"Let's watch the news..." Messier asked his subordinates to turn on the TV.

'The Nasdaq and Dow continue to recover lost ground today...'

The market value of technology companies such as YAHOO, Microsoft, and Cisco has picked up. After Microsoft, which has just been exempted from spin-off, announced its dot NET strategy and plans for a new game console XBOX, the stock prices of related companies such as SUN, Sega, Hitachi, and NEC plummeted... and XBOX The first batch of partners, 3DFX and other companies' stock prices soared...'

'Def Jam Records was exposed by Tiger Fund and the financial fraud scandal continues to spread... The actual value of Universal Music Group has been questioned by the market. At the beginning of the year, the group's parent company, Seagram Universal, was just acquired by France's Vivendi for more than 30 billion dollars... ...'

'Def Jam President Lyle Cohen declined to respond to our reporter, who denounced the report as 'Wall Street rubbish without a single sentence of the truth'...'

'Universal Music Group...'

'Seagram Global Group...'

'Vivendi Universal...'

"After Microsoft was spared from splitting and the New York stock market rebounded, Quanmi Media began to pay attention to us again...especially." His subordinates explained during the broadcast of the financial news they selected and edited.

"Of course APLUS will make things worse, but his financial category doesn't have much influence, right?" Messier asked.

"Yes, not much. Financial influence is one of the weakest links in their station." The subordinate nodded.

"Your grievances are boring, little Edgar." Messier looked at Fu Sandai and said.

"Whether he comes to participate on the 20th or not, I will blow him and the Tiger Fund!" Bronfman Jr. replied domineeringly.

"I checked the announcement schedule of Blade Warrior 2, and he should come to Paris to attend the premiere here on the 23rd." The subordinate reminded.

"Damn N..." Little Bronfman's heart beat wildly when he heard this, "I won't lose!" He growled like a beast.

At Universal Music Headquarters in Los Angeles, Doug Morris is also watching the news with a heavy heart. His place is very clean. He has already made a choice and is too old to bother with the mess of his subsidiaries. He can even steal it for the time being. Free time some days...

"You are...Miss Connery!?"

On a commercial street near Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, a salesman of an electronics chain store stared at the face of a female customer in front of him for a long time, and then shouted in surprise.

"Uh, I don't want to be bothered."

Jennifer Connelly has not been in a good state recently. After being ruthlessly threatened by Song Ya at the premiere of Blade Warrior 2, she never contacted him again, and she also left the small circle of Xue Linfen. Today I personally took my son Kai out for shopping, and took a break by the way.

Passing by the door of this store, she remembered that the computer at home was broken, which affected her to eat melons online, so she walked in.

"Of course, of course, what do you want to buy?" It opened near Beverly Hills, and celebrities are often seen there. The salesman immediately adjusted his mood, rubbed his hands and enthusiastically led her in.

"personal computer."

Jennifer Connelly took her son by the hand and followed him through the printer area at the door, which was composed of Xerox, Epson and other brands.

"Ha, I think this Apple IMAC is very suitable for you." The salesman knows the preferences of female customers very well. Those IMAC computers with cute color shells are their first choice, so they bring the other party under the Apple Logo, "pink How is it?"

"Uh... do you have any other brands?"

Jennifer Connelly has a good memory, and she seems to have heard him complain about the performance of Apple computers when she was with Song Ya, so she shook her head and refused.

"Uh, what about this high-end HP model?" The salesman took him to the HP area again.

"Oh?" She noticed the Intel and ATI stickers on the front of this PC host, and reached out to stroke it.

"Ha, you know it very well, Miss Connery, this computer is equipped with the latest high-performance CPU and graphics card from Intel and ATI..." The salesman complimented immediately.

"Isn't 3DFX better?" Jennifer Connelly asked.

"Well……"

Do you really understand? This is the only one among Hollywood actresses. The salesman wiped his sweat, "Of course, of course, then this..." Another HP PC host has a 3DFX logo on the front face, "Voodoo5 graphics card from 3DFX company."

"Voodoo5 what?" Jennifer Connelly asked again.

"what? What?"

"Is there a specific model in the back?"

"Uh...it's Voodoo5."

Jennifer Connelly raised her eyelids and recalled, "Is there a model with Voodoo5Sli?"

"That performance is a bit excessive, right? These stars are really rich, and they pick the best of everything..."

The salesman complained in his heart, but the business came to the door, forget it, "Of course, Sli is the top-level card with two 3DFX in the case... very expensive, not many people buy it, there is no stock here, if you need it, we will send it later. Delivery."

"Okay, I want this."

"Then please follow me."

Jennifer Connelly went to the cashier to pay and fill in the address, when he saw that familiar face, "Do you still sell records?" There is a small record rack on the side of the cashier, on which are Song Ya's Sanzhuo and Fergie, etc. Most of his records are from his acquaintances.

"Yes, it seems that some company put it on consignment for us." The cashier replied, "Please choose as you like..."

"Forget it." Jennifer Connelly had mixed feelings about the face on the CD case, and she already had a full set of CDs at home, without missing a single one.

At this time, a group of technical geeks who completely turned a blind eye to the female star and focused their attention on the TV set in the store cheered.

She followed the sound and looked over, Song Ya was holding the microphone in one hand, leaning forward with her elbow on her knees in the other, and sat domineeringly reprimanding the book reporters in the audience, "I can't answer the XBOX specification question, but 3DFX will continue to cooperate with Microsoft cooperating! '

This sentence she didn't feel felt like a sound to those nerds, they applauded excitedly again, whistled, "XBOX! XBOX! XBOX!" The group roared and screamed neatly, celebrating like a festival.

"Why!"

Why is he everywhere, with such a strong sense of presence? Jennifer Connelly touched her chest with a racing heart, looked away, and sighed silently.