Global monopoly of technology

In mid-September, today Luo Sheng and Qualcomm formally signed a three-year 3G standard authorization contract, the contract period is 2012.

Paul Jacobs left in a very satisfied winner posture. For the next three years, he will just lie down and make money. For Qualcomm, it will establish 4G patent barriers as soon as possible in the past three years. Then it will be a cycle again. The royalties can definitely be charged higher.

Qin Weimu, who was also in the hall, was sorting out the contract materials. As soon as Qualcomm's people left, he and Luo Sheng were left. Seeing his unhappy expression, Qin Weimu couldn't help but smile:

"It turns out that you have today too. Some time ago, the NSA was tortured to death by you. See how you were squashed, did you taste this? How about it? Isn't it uncomfortable?"

Luo Sheng glanced at her helplessly: "Hehe, I think you are jumping more and more after three days, right?"

After finishing the materials, Qin Weimu skipped this topic decisively and started talking about the business: "Qualcomm's collection of'double patents' is really too ugly. Now the rise of major smartphone brands can foresee the next few days. Qualcomm will earn a lot of money."

Now even the Côte d’Azur has no good way to take Qualcomm. For the newly established domestic mobile phone brands like Xiaomi, there is no bargaining power in front of Qualcomm.

Luo Sheng smiled and said faintly: "Qualcomm is also jumping in the 3G era. We have 4G communication baseband as this substitute player. Then I will see if Jacob can be in front of labor and management like today. Show off your power."

Of course, Luo Sheng knows that he can view all the secret R&D plans of Lens Semiconductor. Since 2004, when Lens Semiconductor was established, it has begun to invest in research and development in the field of wireless communication baseband. A very important time node, because of the popularity of Azure mobile phones, Huawei is also as excited as a chicken blood.

Since 2006, we have been struggling with communication basebands at all costs. We are confident that the strategic partner of the Cote d'Azur, as long as the product technology is in place, we can immediately obtain a high-quality global major customer.

From 2006 to this year, the R&D investment in the field of communication baseband alone has burned nearly 7.5 billion US dollars in the past three years. It is really a life-threatening loss of money. 3G technology is completely used for technology precipitation, because It is true that Qualcomm can't do it here, so I set my sights on the future 4G era.

At this time, Luo Sheng said suddenly: "By the way, this has to be laid out in advance. Once a series of troubles are faced by Qualcomm, such as the blockade in North America, chip foundry has become a key part."

Huaxin International can't do it at all. The IC design link has Lens Semiconductor. Luo Sheng doesn't need to worry too much here. Industrial software has already been laid out. What he is more worried about now is chip foundry.

No matter how good your design is, no matter how excellent the product is, if no one helps you produce it, you will end up staring. Every aspect of the semiconductor industry is very important.

As for the issue of lithography machines, it is a hard bone that must be eaten last. Anyway, the West will not sell the most advanced lithography machines to the Chinese.

Qin Weimu was thoughtful, and immediately looked at Luo Sheng: "Do you mean the layout to promote the accumulation of power?"

Luo Sheng nodded: "Liji is now one of the key'tools' in our hands. On the premise that our own semiconductor industry chain has not yet entered the world-class foundry link, Liji is Mingmen, if they don’t work for me, it’s troublesome."

Qin Weimu said concisely: "How are you going to do it?"

Luo Sheng snapped his fingers and said: "Simple, let the Côte d'Azur invest in the accumulation of power, with this prerequisite, and then sign a five-year OEM contract with the Côte d’Azur, and wait five years for the tool Humans have little use value, but they can be discarded at any time."

In five years' time, Luo Sheng has the confidence and ability to work independently in the field of chip foundry and lead the world.

Qin Weimu asked concisely: "How much to vote?"

Luo Sheng thought for a while and said: "It's probably more than 10 billion U.S. dollars, which is almost one-eighth of the current market value of JPC, but I only need about 7% of the equity."

Simply and rudely use money to smash the crooked legs and walk without moving.

In fact, there is no financial crisis in SPC, but who cares about the money?

Still personally delivered the money.

The thing that can be settled with money is definitely the easiest thing for Luo Sheng. This trick is to learn the operation of ASML. ASML sells the lithography machine to its own customers, and the customers are their own shareholders. .

Cargo Semiconductor is one of ASML's shareholders. At this time, only money can be used to stabilize the tool man.

Qin Weimu: "Okay, I'll take care of the matter of accumulating power, and wait for me to give you news."

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After entering September, the NSA is absolutely relieved, because at least the global netizens and the general public have not paid much attention to the "Prism Gate" issue, and the news media reports have gradually shifted elsewhere.

Among them, Luo Sheng’s two technology companies have once again appeared in the news media and the public’s vision. Although NSA is very upset about this, it is relatively better for Luo Sheng to attract the attention of the media and the public than to continue here with a magnifying glass. It's good to keep taking pictures.

After entering September, the market value of Bluestar Technology Group continues to break its own records and continue to set new highs. Now the total market value has exceeded 280 billion US dollars, and the distance to exceed 300 billion US dollars is expected in the future.

It can only be said that after a series of monitoring incidents such as the "Prism Gate" scandal were exposed last month, it suddenly made the world see who is the messenger of justice and who is the real evildoer.

Another factor worth mentioning that the market value of Bluestar Technology Group has taken off all the way is that Warren Buffett, who has never been very interested in Internet technology companies, shot.

The stock god Buffett has all shot, and Berkshire Hathaway under his leadership suddenly has a heavy stake in BTC. This is the first time that Buffett has made a large-scale purchase among Internet technology companies.

The reason for Bafit’s external response is that Luo Sheng, the leader of Bluestar Technology, is a person willing to do long-term business, and likes to do projects that can only make big money after ten years or even longer.

This point has the same philosophy as Barfeet, and it seems to explain why he made the move.

Indeed, compared with other Internet companies that like to make quick cash, Bluestar Technology insists on not making a cent for three years even if it can make money in its early development stage.

It was an alternative in the Internet world at that time.

Also in mid-September, Zhang Bowen, the global executive vice president of Bluestar Technology Group, held a media conference and officially announced that the group company once again issued a astronomical 3A corporate bond with a face value of US$20 billion.

The interest rate is the same as last time, also for five years.

Among them, 2.2 billion US dollars, or about 15 billion yuan, issued bonds in the Mainland.

The other $17.8 billion is for issuing bonds overseas, with Europe accounting for $3.7 billion, and the remaining denomination is for Wall Street capital consortia.

This incident caused a sensation in the capital circle as soon as it was disclosed. Many netizens who eat melons said that they did not understand Luo Sheng's operation at all. Does Bluestar Technology have a free cash flow of 24 billion US dollars?

As a listed company, these are disclosed, so it is normal for ordinary netizens to know.

If you are so rich, why do you still issue debt crazily?

This is incomprehensible to the public, and the price is 20 billion U.S. dollars. According to the issuance interest rate, 1.5 billion U.S. dollars will be paid for just one year of interest, which is undoubtedly a sky-high price.

In the eyes of ordinary netizens, this is no different from throwing coins.

Yes, this is coin throwing.

The purpose of Luo Sheng's move is to gather wealth and people, because Bluestar Technology is really not short of money now, and its free cash flow can meet the current business plan expansion while still having a large surplus.

Moreover, the company’s high net profit has soared towards 30%, and it insists on not paying dividends. It can be said that the accumulation of assets is better than one year.

The purpose of dispersing money is to wear a thicker protective clothing for yourself.

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Not long after the announcement of the second large-scale issuance of corporate bonds, the world’s largest investment bank Moroccan and Chase announced that it had contracted US$6.5 billion in corporate bonds, Goldman Sachs announced that it had contracted US$2 billion, and Deutsche Bank announced that it had contracted US$2.2 billion. and many more.

The $17.8 billion corporate bonds were divided up by major global capital consortia, which can be described as a gluttonous feast.

This makes small and medium-sized enterprises around the world resentful, but helpless, they can only vent their dissatisfaction by cursing the bankers behind their backs.

These bankers only like to madly lend money to large companies that are not short of money, while small and medium-sized enterprises that are really short of money are rejected in various ways, and they will not easily lend money to grandpa and grandma.

Capital chasing profit is natural, and it is normal for this phenomenon to occur. From the standpoint of a banker, lending money to a large company that is not short of money is not afraid of the other party's debt or failure to pay. The probability of becoming a bad asset is extremely low, and the risk is extremely low. Of course it is low.

On the contrary, the SME ghost knows if you will go bankrupt that day, and will be unlucky with you at that time, and the bankers are not stupid, knowing that the kind of money is made more and safe.

It is worth mentioning that Luo Sheng’s current personal wealth has continued to increase as the market value of Bluestar Technology Group has risen. Among them, he holds about 25% of the shares of Bluestar Technology Group, based on the current market value of US$280 billion. , The value has exceeded 70 billion US dollars.

This value alone is already the richest man in the world.

In addition, the family fund holds 9% of Bluestar Technology stocks, and its current nominal value has reached 25.2 billion U.S. dollars. It was originally purchased for more than 10 billion U.S. dollars. Now the value has more than doubled in about a year. The original principal and interest were paid to Bluestar Technology, and the net profit was more than 10 billion US dollars.

Of course, the principal will not be paid to Bluestar Technology now. According to the agreement, Luo Sheng’s family fund will pay interest regularly every year. In the fifth year, the principal and interest will be settled together. By that time, the 9% of the stock’s market value may have been Doubled the rhythm again.

It can be said that the net profit is as much as the increase.

This matter was also brought up by the media that Luo Sheng lost his first investment. If he did not sell the 9% of the repurchased treasury stocks, he would have earned more than 10 billion US dollars for the company.

In this regard, of course Luo Sheng smiled and said nothing.

The shareholders of Bluestar Technology have a bit of pain, but there is no way. After all, they agreed a year ago, and they are very happy. They definitely made a lot of money, but compared to today, they made a lot of money. .

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