Chapter 920 Chapter 930 Leading the Trend, the Opponent's Actions Are Not Slow Either

"Mr. Qian, the traditional satellite phone has been used in a new way by Honor Technology."

"I think the group can also consider taking some actions in this regard to see if there are any companies willing to cooperate with us?"

Zhu Yuanming has always been very concerned about the movements of Venusstar Technology.

Although the previous Starlink satellite system had already gained a reputation when it was combined with the car machine.

But at that time, Zhu Yuanming did not think that this matter had anything to do with aerospace technology.

But this time Venusstar Technology cooperated with Honor Technology to combine the Starlink satellite system with mobile phone satellite calls, and he smelled a business opportunity.

Before, China's satellites were all launched and managed by their group.

Satellite calls were something that Aerospace Technology had been involved in for a long time.

Even equipment such as satellite phones can be produced by companies under Aerospace Technology.

It's just that I never thought of combining this thing with mobile phones.

Now that Honor Technology has done it, he thinks Aerospace Technology can also get a share of the pie.

"Compared with Venustech's solution, our satellite phone solution has a big flaw."

"A small number of users use it in the wild, and the data flow is enough. It is not possible to use it on a large scale for ordinary consumers with just a few satellites."

Qian Junfeng is also an expert who understands technology. He is not someone who can be fooled by a few words from his subordinates.

So even if Zhu Yuanming's words make people feel a little excited, he is not particularly interested for the time being.

With this time, it is better to work with Venustech to develop the space station project and implement some ideas for the moon.

However, Zhu Yuanming will definitely not give up so easily.

"There is definitely a gap, but any kind of product actually has different demands."

"It doesn't mean that the best thing can meet everyone's needs."

"Just like the automotive industry, Nanshan Automobile Group's products are excellent, but it also needs Chery, Geely and other independent brands of low-end and mid-end models to meet the needs of different customers."

"The same is true for mobile phones. Honor mobile phones have taken the high-end route, but it does not prevent other companies such as Xiaomi from taking the low-end route to seize the market."

"In terms of satellite calls, I admit that Honor Technology and Venus Technology's solutions are the best in the industry, and we can't compare."

"But the needs of this industry are also diversified."

"Not every mobile phone company wants to cooperate with Venus Technology. It can even be said that there must be some people who can't get along with Venus Technology."

"I think these companies actually have the need to combine satellite calls with mobile phones. This is our opportunity."

"When the mobile phone satellite call market in the Chinese market is at that time, Venus Technology will take 80% and we will enjoy 20%. It is actually a very good situation."

Zhu Yuanming changed a dimension to persuade Qian Junfeng, and the effect was different.

After all, his statement made sense, and Qian Junfeng felt that it seemed possible to do it.

"Do you have any specific potential partners?"

Qian Junfeng was ready to listen to what Zhu Yuanming had to say.

Was this idea just a flash in the pan, or did he already have a more specific feasibility plan?

"The competition in the mobile phone market is quite complicated. On the one hand, after international mobile phone brands enter China, if they want to launch mobile phone satellite calling functions in the market, they must cooperate with partners in China."

"Mobile phone manufacturers such as Samsung and Apple have a very poor relationship with Honor Technology and will definitely not cooperate with Venus Technology."

"On the other hand, in the domestic market, manufacturers such as Lenovo should also have a relatively poor relationship with the Nanshan system."

"Although their market share is not particularly large, it is already hundreds or thousands of times larger than our previous satellite phone market."

"So I think we can start with these customers."

Since Zhu Yuanming chose to report his ideas to Qian Junfeng, he had some plans in hand.

He even arranged for people to contact some people from Lenovo and Samsung to discuss their opinions.

Although Aerospace Science and Technology has a special position in China, cooperation with foreign countries is more sensitive.

However, Aerospace Science and Technology has countless subsidiaries, and when the time comes, it can completely separate the satellite phone-related business and cooperate with mobile phone manufacturers separately.

So the problem in this regard is actually very easy to solve.

After all, development is the hard truth.

"Since you already have a specific plan, then go and give it a try."

"I will communicate with General Manager Cao later to avoid any misunderstandings between the two sides."

Qian Junfeng no longer opposed Zhu Yuanming's plan.

No one would dislike that their group has too many businesses.

In recent years, much of the limelight in aerospace technology has been taken away by Venusstar Technology. It would be a lie to say that Qian Junfeng has no pressure at all.

Fortunately, Venusstar Technology is a Chinese enterprise, which has greatly relieved his pressure in this regard.

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Compared to the manufacturers' concern for the satellite call function of Honor mobile phones, some companies have focused on the 14-nanometer process chips.

"President, we have arranged to disassemble and compare the Honor mobile phones and Honor computers."

"Especially in terms of chips, people have been arranged to do detailed tests."

"From the current situation, the other party does use the 14-nanometer process technology, and the yield rate should have reached an acceptable level, otherwise the output would not be so high."

Li Zai Lin personally flew back to Goryeo with a batch of Honor Technology products and reported the relevant situation to Li Zairong.

Samsung Group has a very high status in Goryeo. It can be said that many people cannot live without Samsung for their entire lives.

But in the Samsung Group, the most important thing is Samsung Electronics.

And in Samsung Electronics, the business related to Samsung mobile phones and semiconductor components is the top priority.

Nowadays, Honor Technology has brought tremendous pressure to Samsung in the mobile phone business. There are even special reports every month to compare the development of the mobile phone business of the two companies.

After Nanshan Semiconductor officially announced that it had mastered the 14-nanometer process last year, Samsung accelerated its research on chip production technology.

Now that their 14-nanometer process factory is finally going to be put into production, they will naturally pay more attention to the situation of Nanshan Semiconductor.

As the first product to use mobile phone chips produced by Nanshan Semiconductor, HONOR6 will definitely be disassembled and analyzed by Samsung.

In fact, many HONOR6s in the hands of scalpers were bought by some friendly companies and media in order to complete the disassembly and benchmarking in the shortest time.

Although such benchmarking may not solve any practical problems, it can at least show that you are working hard.

In the workplace, it is actually very important to make the leader feel that you are working very hard.

After all, impression points are very important in many cases.

"I didn't expect Nanshan Semiconductor to improve its yield rate so quickly. It seems that we need to speed up the improvement of our yield rate."

"We will strive to use 14-nanometer chips in all new-generation mobile phones and computers within this year."

Li Zairong naturally doesn't want Honor Technology to always be on top of Samsung, as that will definitely affect Samsung's brand influence.

In the high-end market, brand influence is too important.

If you change the name of the LOGO of LV bags, will anyone be willing to pay such a high price to buy them?

"Then in terms of the satellite call function of mobile phones, I think it also needs to be considered when it comes to chips."

"We can cooperate with Space Exploration Technologies in overseas markets and with Aerospace Science and Technology in China."

"In this way, our flagship mobile phones can quickly have the function of mobile phone calls, so as not to fall into a passive situation in publicity."

After Li Zairin said this, everyone at the meeting became interested.

After Honor Technology made the satellite call function popular, everyone naturally heard about it.

However, Samsung headquarters has not yet come up with any decent solutions to deal with this situation.

Now Li Zai Lin directly put forward two options, which can be said to be a bit beyond everyone's expectations.

"Can you tell me specifically how to implement these two plans?"

"There is definitely no big problem in chip design. The key is to implement the functions."

With Li Zai Rong's words, Li Zai Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

Some of the preparatory work he did before reporting back to the headquarters seems to have worked.

Who knows, after this incident, he will be able to make further progress in the group.

Although he is the general manager of the Huaxia branch, his ranking at the headquarters is actually relatively low.

A lot of people are higher than him.

This is also a common problem in large enterprises.

"I'm sure everyone has heard about the situation at Space Exploration Technologies Corporation. It is a well-known company that focuses on the development of reusable rockets and the launch of spacecraft such as satellites."

"Their Falcon 9 is a reusable rocket that is as famous as the Venus 9 under China Venusstar Technology."

"Using the Falcon 9 to launch Starlink satellites, they have preliminarily completed the layout of the Starlink satellite system and are beginning to consider networking and providing services."

"So I think in the American market and most other markets, we can consider cooperating with Space Exploration Technologies Corporation to launch our mobile phone satellite call function."

"In China, it is quite special. Space Exploration Technologies Corporation is unlikely to be able to obtain access."

"In this case, it is a very good solution to find a leading company in China's aerospace field, Aerospace Science and Technology, to cooperate."

"Although our sales in China are not very ideal now, they will recover sooner or later."

"So our flagship mobile phone must also have a satellite call function."

Li Zairin quickly reported his plan.

Although there are not many details of the plan, from a general perspective, the participants all think it is quite feasible.

As a result, Samsung immediately took action quickly.

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"Mr. Cao, the sales of our HONOR6 and 6PLUS in the first week after the launch are out."

"Although the overseas market has not yet been fully rolled out, the domestic sales in a week have exceeded 2 million units, which has fully met our expectations."

Xia Qingqing can finally put down her heart.

In the past, when new products were launched every year, the prices were basically the same as the previous generation, and the product line was improved by lowering the sales price of the previous generation of mobile phones at the same time.

But this will definitely have a certain impact on the profitability of Honor mobile phones.

Considering that this generation of mobile phone products uses a lot of advanced technologies and the production cost has increased significantly, Honor Technology finally chose to raise the sales price of the new mobile phone.

This method is more or less risky.

Xia Qingqing has always been worried that the price is too high, which will lead to a decline in sales.

Now the sales of the first week are out. Although it has not increased much compared with the previous generation, it has at least stabilized.

The new product has stabilized, and the overall sales of the old product are not bad. Then the sales of Honor mobile phones this year are worth looking forward to.

Now it is basically certain that Honor mobile phones will definitely set a new record in sales in 2014.

The goal of surpassing Samsung mobile phones is getting closer and closer.

"I feel that the domestic market potential is about the same as it is now. Even if there is an increase, the increase is relatively limited."

"The next step is to continue to increase the expansion of overseas markets."

Although this is not the first time Cao Yang has said this, it naturally has different meanings in different periods.

If you want to become the world's number one, you can't ignore the impact of overseas markets.

Otherwise, it will be difficult for Honor Technology to surpass Samsung in mobile phone sales.

It is even possible that Apple's global sales will exceed Honor's in the future.

This is definitely not what Cao Yang wants to see.

"We have basically started selling mobile phones in major countries in the world."

"We have also adopted different cooperation methods for different markets."

"Some places give part of the profits to dealers, and some places cooperate deeply with communication service providers, taking flexible and diverse methods to expand business."

"Starting this year, our sales in overseas markets will slowly approach the goal of half of the overall share."

Xia Qingqing actually attaches great importance to overseas markets.

However, it is obviously not that easy to expand overseas markets.

Especially for Chinese companies, going to overseas markets has mostly only happened in the past ten years.

Unlike some European and American companies, they have been doing this work one or two hundred years ago.

They have more experience in facing complex and changing international environments.

"This time we used chips with 14 nanometer process technology and satellite phone functions. What is the reaction of the industry?"

Although Cao Yang can generally guess what some manufacturers are doing.

But without investigation, there is no right to speak. Just listening to Xia Qingqing's report directly can obviously see the changes in the market more intuitively.

"Samsung has officially announced the production of 14-nanometer chips this week, and will be installed in the flagship mobile phones launched at the end of this year."

"TSMC is said to have put into production a 14-nanometer chip factory next month, and then officially start accepting foundry orders."

"I heard that Qualcomm and Apple have completed the chip design work of the 14-nanometer process technology, and are waiting for Samsung and TSMC to help them produce it."

"According to current speculation, the entire consumer electronics industry will completely enter the 14-nanometer process era next year."

"The flagship mobile phones of mainstream brands will use chips with this process."

Xia Qingqing is naturally very concerned about the performance of his peers.

Although Honor Technology's mobile phone business is now the second in the world and the first in China, its position is not particularly stable.

Apple mobile phones have always wanted to surpass Honor Technology.

"Then in terms of mobile satellite calls, SpaceX should be communicating with a number of mobile phone manufacturers."

"They have also officially announced that they will launch satellite communication services within this year."

"I guess they should refer to our plan to cooperate with mobile phone manufacturers."

"In addition, there are some institutions, such as Aerospace Science and Technology, European Space Agency and Polar Bear United Rocket Aviation Company, who seem to have a certain interest in this business, but they will not pose a big threat to us."

"The next step we need to focus on is the cooperation between Space Exploration Technologies and Apple and other companies."

Although there are many satellites in the sky, each major country has its own satellite to a greater or lesser extent.

In terms of satellite phones, there are also many institutions that can provide related services.

But the only one that is truly deterrent is obviously Space Exploration Technologies.

This point, whether it is Xia Qingqing or Cao Yang, is very clear.

"It is normal to have these movements, we can't eat alone."

"But as the first manufacturer to propose these functions, it is inevitable that we will enjoy the biggest dividends."

"The next step is to focus on foldable screen mobile phones, which may be another outlet at that time."

Cao Yang did not entangle too much with Xia Qingqing, and he was busy with other things after understanding the situation.

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Nanshan Semiconductor is now fully operational, providing Honor Technology with various 14nm process chips.

Some other manufacturers have also begun to approach Nanshan Semiconductor to discuss the purchase and foundry of 14nm process chips.

For this situation, Nanshan Semiconductor can only deal with it by speeding up the construction of the Chang'an factory.

As for the factory in the imperial capital, it can already meet the needs of the group at full capacity.

It must be said that this is also an important benefit of the complementarity of enterprises within the group.

"Mr. Cao, Chang'an Province and Chang'an City have now arranged a special working group to connect with the construction of Nanshan Semiconductor's Chang'an factory."

"Whether it is various procedures or other matters that need to be coordinated, you can always find the working group to solve them."

Cao Yang flew to Chang'an City with Zhang Jing to confirm the construction of the Chang'an factory, which can also be regarded as urging the construction progress of all parties.

Liu Tianwu, an old acquaintance, personally accompanied Cao Yang to visit the factory under construction.

At present, the main building of the factory has been completed, and relevant preparations have begun to be made for the introduction of various equipment.

This speed can be said to be very fast.

Some construction teams even work in three shifts.

For many construction teams in China, as long as the money is in place, everything is fine.

Things like two-day weekends and eight-hour work are not a problem.

They can't wait to work every day.

"Thanks to the support of the leaders, the progress of various projects is very smooth. We should be able to start the final debugging of the equipment in December this year, and start formal mass production in the first quarter of next year."

Cao Yang can understand why Liu Tianwu is so positive.

Nanshan Semiconductor's Chang'an factory can be said to be the most advanced semiconductor factory in the world.

After it is completed and put into production, it will also be very beneficial to improve the industrial structure layout of Chang'an City.

The key is that after building a factory now, there will probably be a second and third one in the future.

This means something very different.

Who knows, in a few years, Chang'an City will also become a big city in China's semiconductor industry.

"I heard that the products using the latest chip technology of Nanshan Semiconductor have very good sales in Honor Technology."

"Now many mobile phone, computer and other consumer electronics manufacturers want to use this advanced chip."

"Mr. Cao, if the production capacity of the Chang'an factory still cannot meet the market demand, the construction of the second factory can be started at any time."

"We have completed the land acquisition work nearby in advance, and it can be delivered to Nanshan Semiconductor for use at any time."

Semiconductor factories are too popular now.

If we attract investment step by step, the effect will definitely not be very ideal.

Liu Tianwu is also very clear about this.

Even if he has a good personal relationship with Cao Yang, it is impossible to easily resist some preferential policies.

So he also made great efforts to let Chang'an City fully escort the development of Nanshan Semiconductor.

For this situation, Cao Yang doesn't care.

Although it will bring some pressure to Nanshan Semiconductor invisibly, even if Chang'an City, Magic City, Imperial City, Yangcheng and other places adopt similar plans, the pressure will be even greater.

However, with Nanshan Semiconductor's current strength, as long as it operates in compliance with regulations and disciplines, there is no need to worry so much.

Besides, at most, the four bases will be developed in turn, and no one can have any objections at that time.

Anyway, according to Nanshan Semiconductor's layout, these four bases are very important.

If the local government has done a good job in land acquisition and other aspects in advance, it will indeed be very beneficial for Nanshan Semiconductor's subsequent capacity expansion.

Otherwise, building a brand new factory may take two years, not to mention one year.

After all, land acquisition can take a long time.

Just look at how difficult it is for ordinary companies to invest in a new place if the project is not very attractive.

"The Chang'an factory will consider the construction of the second phase of the factory after the staff is stable."

"By then, it may not be a 14-nanometer process factory, but a 7-nanometer process factory."

Cao Yang will definitely not make a promise directly at this time.

But the big pie that should be given still has to be given.

Otherwise, Chang'an City will definitely have some pressure.

"Then I wish Nanshan Semiconductor to become the world's first semiconductor manufacturer to master the 7-nanometer process technology."

Liu Tianwu also knows some chip technology.

After all, when he was in Lingnan Province, he had a relatively deep communication with Nanshan Semiconductor.

However, at this time, Cao Yang's phone suddenly rang.