Reborn multinational giant

"Fingerprint recognition?" There was a surprise on Mr. Lei’s face. He knew that another company founded by Fang Zhe, Huichuang Patent Alliance, seemed to have a research direction on fingerprint recognition, but he didn’t know why Fang Zhe mentioned this company now. The same company that does fingerprint recognition.

Before Mr. Lei could speak, Fang Zhe explained: “You should also know that Huichuang now has a team specializing in the research and development of fingerprint recognition and biometrics. In the past two years, this team has made considerable progress and achievements. , But some core patents are difficult to bypass some patented technologies, and the company that masters these patented technologies is this Authen.

Authen has been established for more than ten years. It was listed on NASDAQ in 2007. Their main business is biometric technology including fingerprint recognition, facial recognition and other technologies. I mean, let Huichuang win this A controlling stake in this company, or simply buy this company!"

President Lei and Lin Xiaobin were taken aback. Before we talked a few words, Fang Zhe planned to buy a company, and it was still a listed company. Even if this company is a small and beautiful technology company that is common in the United States, the price should be in the hundreds of millions. The unit is US dollars.

Although Mr. Lei understands that Fang Zhe’s character has always been vigorous and vigorous, he believes that Fang Zhe had thought carefully before he came. If it weren’t for Xiaomi now, one of the shareholders of Huichuang, he has the right to know and make decisions. Huizhong has already announced the acquisition of Authen.

"Is the fingerprint recognition technology that important? Even if it does, I think with the current R&D strength of Huichuang, we should be able to come up with other solutions in one or two years!"

Lin Xiaobin deliberately said that in his opinion, Huichuang had just spent a large sum of money to buy many patents early last year. These patents alone would be enough for Huichuang to digest for a while. Don’t worry about it. Even if you buy Authen, you don’t know that Authen’s technology will be fully digested in the Year of the Monkey.

Fang Zhe did not directly answer Lin Xiaobin’s question. The reactions of President Lei and Lin Xiaobin were already within Fang Zhe’s expectations. The current Huichuang is not Fang Zhe’s own, including Huizhong, Xiaomi, Huawei and other domestic companies. Mobile phone manufacturers are one of the shareholders of this company, and Fang Zhe can't help but consider their opinions.

With Mr. Lei’s personality and the current development of Xiaomi, even his own company has to spend 1 cent in half, so how could he be willing to spend the wrong money to buy a fingerprint recognition company that seems to be ineffective.

"If nothing else, even if we don't buy it, someone else will buy this company!" Fang Zhe said, bypassing Lin Xiaobin's question.

"Who?" Mr. Lei asked subconsciously.

"Apple!" Fang Zhe's answer changed the expressions of President Lei and Lin Xiaobin.

Apple is now the well-deserved No.1 and wind direction leader in the global mobile phone industry. Apple mobile phones are the best mobile phones in the world. Apple mobile phones represent the trend and wind direction of the global mobile phone industry. These two points are Apple's release of the iPhone 5 In the past few years, he used his tangible strength to break out his prestigious name!

To put it bluntly, most of the world's mobile phone manufacturers, including domestic Xiaomi Huawei, etc., their most important reference point for mobile phones is to follow Apple's mobile phone!

Apple has led the era of smartphones and mobile Internet. It is a well-deserved leader in the global mobile phone industry. Even when Xiaomi was founded two years ago, Mr. Lei deliberately chose the date of its establishment on the same day that the iPhone entered China. And know, Mr. Lei's admiration for Apple and his ambitious challenge!

"Azhe, is the news reliable? Why did they buy a fingerprint recognition company? Is it the function of the new iphone?" Mr. Lei asked Fang Zhe three questions in succession, and then he said thoughtfully:

"It should definitely be to add a fingerprint recognition company to the new iPhone. iPhone revenue now accounts for more than 90% of Apple's total revenue. Except for the possibility of fingerprint unlocking on mobile phones, the economic benefits of using it in other places are not so great. However, if Apple also intends to acquire this company, so we are unlikely to hope to compete with Apple!"

Lei always thought of Apple's wealth and wealth, and smiled helplessly.

Even if Huizhong is often described as "wealthy and wealthy", it is a little insignificant compared to Apple. Of course, one thing that Huizhong is better than Apple is that Huizhong is not as stingy as Apple.

After decades of ups and downs, Apple's equity has been highly dispersed. If the board of directors wants to spend some money to convince a dozen mouths, this has led to Apple's cash reserves of hundreds of billions of dollars in the past life, only a small part of it. Money invests in innovation and future technology, and waits until after Jobs's iPhone is eaten up, that is, when this group of capitalists are scattered and abandoned Apple.

On the other hand, Huizhong, although there is still a big gap with Apple at this stage, whether it is the future development of WeChat or Huizhong’s investment in various emerging fields, it can be foreseen that Huizhong will have a great deal in the next 5 to 10 years. The probability surpasses that of Apple ascending the throne of the world's number one technology company!

"The people at Apple, haven't contacted them yet. I learned this news from other channels. Only then did I make up my mind to convince you and other shareholders of Huichuang to invest in holding or buy Authen as soon as possible!" Fang Zhe said After that, he continued:

"As for the fingerprint recognition function, you should also know that most of the mobile phones at this stage are using 9-square digital password locks. Adding fingerprint recognition to unlock is a very technological and selling gimmick. This is also what Huichuang has been researching. The reason for the fingerprint recognition patent is that the related patents currently held by Huichuang are the fingerprint recognition patents on the back of the mobile phone and the front fingerprint recognition, which is in the hands of this company called Authen!"

"They are a biometric company, why do they have such mobile phone patents?" Lin Xiaobin interjected.

"This is hard to say, but I sent someone to check the time of application for this patent. It was more than two years ago. At that time, there was a period of time when fingerprint recognition and facial recognition functions were added to smart phones. The degree is quite high, but it has not received the attention of major mobile phone manufacturers!" Fang Zhe replied.

"Even if we intercept Apple and grab the relevant patents for mobile phone fingerprint recognition, with the cost of our current mobile phone, we must increase the price of the mobile phone. This way, it will not match our original intention, and it will easily affect the cost and performance of the mobile phone. Sales."

Mr. Lei is already a little excited. Since this company is valued by Apple, it naturally means that the fingerprint recognition function is likely to become a selling point and sweet pastry in the mobile phone industry in the next two to three years.

Fang Zhe looked at him and slowly said, "So, didn't you ask me how to become the No.1 mobile phone industry? One of my answers is to take this opportunity to plan to enter the high-end mobile phone field!"