Global monopoly of technology

Côte d'Azur company headquarters, CEO office.

"Now the major media are reporting on the recent actions of friends and businessmen. The headlines are eye-catching. What is "Azure-5, all peers retreat" and "too scared to release new products" are discussed online. In general, it is beneficial to Azure's brand image and can expand the number of user base disks."

Sitting on the sofa in the lounge area is the number one or two people of the company. The speaker is Yao Jianhong, and An Qingxue is also nearby. However, as Luo Sheng’s assistant and personal secretary, she rarely talks to each other, and spends most of the time waiting for Luo. Sheng’s arrangements or important matters.

When Luo Sheng heard the cloud calmly said: "Title party, most of the people who will kill you, believe it or not, if you can't sell it, you will see the opposite of the title, just have fun."

An Qingxue said with a small smile: "The June sky, the child's face, it will be sunny for a while, rain for a while, and it will change when you say it changes, the consistent nature of the media."

However, Luo Sheng didn't want to express any prejudice against the media. As Qing Xuemei said, this is the consistent urination of the media. Their attributes and jobs determine that this is inevitable. They will either go to heaven or step on the ground. , All to attract clickthrough rate.

Although the report is exaggerated, it has factual basis.

It’s true that no well-known big factory dares to open the ring frontally with the Cote d’Azur in the next year. The PK is abnormal. They all admit that they are thinking about waiting for Azure-5 to be on the market for a year and a half. End.

In this way, the popularity of Azure-5 has gone down, the strong sales period has passed, and consumers have almost returned blood. At this time, it is more appropriate to release their own products. It is not guilty to take huge risks. It is the nature of the business to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. .

The public opinion of the outside Luo Sheng did not care too much, and immediately talked about another matter.

"I have read the email report you sent, and the management should have discussed it. What do you think?"

In this so-called email report, the content reported is that several well-known domestic friends came to the company to ask about some possible cooperation issues, which is the distribution of technology authorization. The reason is that Luo Sheng answered the questions to the questioner on the day of the press conference.

And this so-called technology authorization distribution is to hope that each manufacturer can obtain a certain individual technical advantage from the Côte d’Azur, and the rest will compete by their ability. For example, manufacturer A can be the main screen technology, and manufacturer B can be the main camera. Wait.

Azure-5 mobile phones are now leading domestic and foreign advantages in almost all aspects. Screens, systems, cameras, processors, etc. are all, and a single manufacturer’s technology authorization does not threaten Azure-5 mobile phones.

Friends of businessmen want to be able to obtain "one skill" from the Blue Coast, so that they can increase the price of their own products. The technology is still the golden sign of the Blue Coast Laboratory, and Luo Sheng will not let Azure-5 reduce the price. Friends businessmen are very confident that they can raise prices if they get technology, and consumers will pay the bill.

Yao Jianhong heard Luo Sheng’s inquiry and immediately replied: “The management has already discussed this matter once and thinks it might be a try.”

Luo Sheng: "Reason?"

An Qingxue, who was sitting next to him, helped Luo Sheng make a cup of tea, and the cup for Yao Jianhong was half full, and then she didn't listen too much. Luo Sheng would only respond if she told her.

"Thank you." Yao Jianhong took his teacup and took a sip, and then analyzed: "First of all, Azure mobile phones can only increase the price but not reduce the price. This is not only to stabilize the industry pyramid to ensure that our company is at the top of the structure, but also to avoid absolute monopoly in the industry. Price reduction, this is the basic problem."

It is a well-known fact that the Côte d’Azur took 80% of the industry’s profits, but the market share has now fallen to about 12%, and the proportion of industry profits is increasing, which is a bit exaggerated.

With such a market share, anti-monopoly investigations will never fall on the Cote d’Azur, at least not on the smart phone business of the group company.

Luo Sheng nodded in recognition. He continued to listen and did not speak, but Yao Jianhong analyzed one by one: "But the problem lies in the long-term hidden dangers. If friends and businessmen cannot keep up with the speed of technological progress, the Matthew effect will eventually take shape, because It is impossible for our group company to stop the pace of technological progress and wait for them. This is unreasonable and unrealistic. As a result, the technological gap is getting bigger and bigger, the industry dividends are eaten up, and those without technology will eventually be eliminated by the market."

When Luo Sheng heard it, he couldn't help but shook his head with a smile, and sighed: "Ha...too fast technological development these days is also a trouble. No matter how you do it, you won't worry about it."

Yao Jianhong couldn’t help laughing. The big BOSS is troublesome. I don’t know how many friends and business colleagues hope to get into trouble. But in Luo Sheng’s context and the long-term consideration of the Blue Coast, it is indeed a trouble. Different.

The problem here does not lie with friends, but with the supply chain system.

The technology of the Côte d’Azur is advancing rapidly, and it is impossible to stop and wait for others. This means that suppliers have to keep up with the pace of the Côte d’Azur. That’s why Luo Sheng will share more profits with the suppliers. The suppliers also know this. There is nothing in the world. Free lunch given.

Suppliers have to keep up, what should friends do?

Another unavoidable real problem has also come.

Why do suppliers have to take orders that are not profitable, or even those that might lose money in the general ledger?For example, for Xiaomi’s orders, the supplier has every reason to reject the order. First, they can't make a lot of money, and second, they can cut down the backward production capacity, optimize the allocation, and eliminate unreasonable operating costs.

This is an inevitable behavior of the enterprise, and the supplier is not a big good person, and they are the real masters, and there is nothing to say.

But the supplier’s behavior is a catastrophe of chronic death for other mobile phone manufacturers with backward technology. At that time, they can only get it on their own, but this requires more money, such as Xiaomi, and orders from suppliers. You can’t afford to pay the fees. If you want to keep the price down, you can still count on Xiao Mi to start a new stove on its own. Unless financing is provided, will the VC give it?

This is also a real problem.

Obviously, this is impossible, and the result is that this unsustainable development model will sooner or later burst into thunder and collapse. If it can't continue, it will eventually go bankrupt or undergo transformation.

Since then declared out.

If this series of problems occur in the future, as a leading company in the industry, the Cote d'Azur will not encounter trouble now, but what about the future?I ignore it now, and I can't avoid any of the problems we should face.

Precaution is the characteristic of Luo Sheng. As a world-renowned crossover technology giant group, the Cote d'Azur has always been looking for a trend ten or even twenty years later.

Luo Sheng said in a deep voice: “It’s okay to license and distribute technology, and cooperation is okay. You have to add money. This is actually a good thing. It will help maintain the stability of the industry’s pyramid structure and will also help the blue mobile phone's position in the high-end zone. ."

An Qingxue couldn't help but glanced at Luo Sheng. The latter looked at Yao Jianhong when he said this: "But have your management considered the issue of honoring Hua?"

Côte d’Azur and Hua have a strategic cooperation agreement for Honor. In fact, this agreement is actually an authorization method. This model has already been implemented. This is how Honor has emerged. It is only an exclusive license to next-generation technology, and there is no With the sign of the Blue Coast Lab, the outside world, especially consumers, do not know that the glory technology is actually the legacy of Azure's next-generation technology.

And if the Côte d’Azur cooperates with other friends, the cooperation agreement with Huayi Glory will be difficult to circumvent. The former strategic partners who do not handle it well will confront Bo in court.

At this time, Yao Jianhong and Luo Sheng looked at each other and said: “The management has considered it, and the person from the Legal Department has analyzed the potential legal risks. Judging from the mutual agreement between the two parties, we exclusively authorized the next-generation technology. , And this time we authorized the distribution of technology at the same level, and we did not violate the contract in law. We really started a lawsuit and we were 100% able to win."

Hearing this, Luo Sheng held the back of his head with both hands and leaned back against the sofa, tilted Erlang's legs, and immediately stretched out his hand and nodded towards Yao Jianhong and retracted it.

Seeing BOSS's move, Yao Jianhong added: "Mr. Luo, isn't it right?"

Luo Sheng said: "This is even more excessive, old Yao. Although the mall is sly and unsophisticated, it can't be completely innocent. Even if we win the lawsuit, this matter will also reveal scorn. In fact What loses is morality. We are not a small workshop, but a world-renowned top technology manufacturer. Are you right or wrong?"

Yao Jianhong: "This..."

Luo Sheng added: “As an industry leader and a technological oligarch, the Blue Coast should have a big structure and a big mind. Others are thinking about whether they can make money. Our group company does not have this problem and jump to a higher level. , Then we have to further consider the question of whether money can be earned or not, and we must do something or not."

In the end, the office fell into silence. Yao Jianhong couldn't help but secretly detail what the big BOSS meant. He heard the meaning of the words, and his thoughts immediately spoke again:

"What Luo Sheng said is that I have not considered it. This is indeed a powerful force. The Côte d’Azur stood up and stood up when it was founded in 2004. Whether or not each of them obtains the required business cooperation, the company can rise. So fast, Huawei’s generosity is indelible. Lens Semiconductor’s shareholding structure and shareholder agreement are the testimony and evidence of all this. If it is done, it is not illegal but ultimately unrighteous."

Speaking of this, Yao Jianhong turned his head and added: "But Mr. Luo, I suddenly had a temporary idea, so I just went to talk to Yu Dazui about this and said it openly."

"The first is to make a ceremony. The gift is first to show the sincerity of our group company. We really want to do this, but we care more about the relationship between the two parties. We have not forgotten that you have pulled me out. Promise that we will not do it, and the right should be a repayment."

"Secondly, clarify the purpose of authorized technology distribution. Both in the short-term and long-term perspectives are good for the entire industry. In the short term, peers can raise prices. Of course, Glory also has to participate in and take a share. If the plate is bigger, even if the market share remains unchanged, the profit from eating will also be because the cake is bigger and the food is fuller."

The Qingxue sister next to me was quite distracted when she heard what Yao Jianhong said. After all, she was the number two person in the company. First, she affirmed the words of the big boss, and then came to a turning point. At first glance, she is a master who will be able to become a company. The second-ranked figure of the real power faction naturally has something.

Qingxue sister paper has followed Luo Sheng's ears and eyes for so many years, and she is not the girl who has not been involved in the world. She also found that Yao Jianhong's move is very good, this ball is a bit good.

What is a temporary idea?I'm afraid I've already thought about it in my heart.

After listening to Yao Jianhong's suggestion, Luo Sheng smiled and gave him a meaningful look: "Or maybe give it a try."

When Old Yao heard it, he knew that he had guessed Luo Sheng's true thoughts correctly.Sure enough, what you say in your mouth should be understood separately from what you want to do in your heart, and you can often understand it in reverse.

Big BOSS is a typical case of catching up and saying no, but I still want it in my heart, and want everything, life and profit.

Yao Jianhong actually knew that Luo Sheng would definitely agree to the management's proposal, otherwise he would not personally raise an e-mail report to talk about this matter. Old Yao knew the result from here.

Sooner or later, this problem is obvious to the Côte d’Azur. It will be unavoidable in the future. In the end, we will still have to face it, whether we should plan ahead now or hold ourselves in the future. With Luo Sheng’s style of handling things, it is obvious how to deal with it.

Yao Jianhong put down the coffee table and got up and said, "Mr. Luo, let me talk to my friend about this matter. I will first prepare to have a phone call with Yu Dazui."

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