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The Spring Festival in 2015 is on February 19. In previous years, less than a month before the Spring Festival, there has been a gradually relaxing New Year atmosphere in Yike, but this year is different.
First, the market is booming this year, and various products have continued to be incredibly popular since their release. Second, there is a lingering shadow behind this popularity.
Others may not care about the company's future or its trends, but employees from top to bottom are very concerned about it.
As the president of the emerging industry business group EBG, Zhang Yaqin clearly felt this different atmosphere. He hurriedly flew back from Berlin to catch up with an offline meeting of the general office, and also caught up with colleagues who had been chatting in recent days.
side topics.
What does Washington really want?
What will be the direction of the company?
Whether it is the semiconductor industry seminar held by BIS or the closed-door meetings that Yike has participated in many times in Washington, more information has gradually leaked out of both.
According to Zhang Yaqin's feeling, the problem may be a bit serious.
On January 24, at nine o'clock in the morning, there was a general office meeting.
Zhang Yaqin heard the relevant situation described by Mr. Fang himself. The main theme was that the uncertainty in the global market was indeed increasing, and communication with Washington was still ongoing.
No one mentioned ice core cutting at this meeting. This situation made Zhang Yaqin feel that it was quite subtle. It was not that he supported cutting, but that Mr. Fang's strongman style was quite obvious at this juncture.
There was another thing that surprised Zhang Yaqin. President Fang mentioned something at the end of the meeting. Executive Vice President Yu Hong would pay more attention to the development of EBG.
Zhang Yaqin worked mostly in Asia when he was at Microsoft. Although he had heard of Mr. Yu, he had never interacted with him. After joining Yike, he only had brief communication at a routine general office meeting.
Now……
Zhang Yaqin returned to his office after the meeting, thinking about the situation. This didn't look like a formal appointment. So... maybe it was a transition after the "King of America" returned to China?
In the afternoon, he received a call from Mr. Yu, inviting him to meet and chat.
President Yu’s office is on the 26th floor. Compared to the president’s office on the 23rd floor, which impresses everyone, her office is much more normal. There are no fingerprints, no face recognition, no machines...
Well, just as this thought flashed through Zhang Yaqin's mind, he saw a small robot hidden behind the desk.
"This is a gift they gave me when I left the Silicon Valley R&D Center last month." Yu Hong keenly noticed Mr. Zhang's eyes and said with a smile, "I often don't understand what some people want to develop.
Therefore, it is very important to transform certain discursive and seemingly borderless technologies into more commercial ones.”
Zhang Yaqin nodded sincerely, this is precisely the purpose of EBG's establishment, technology transformation and market expansion.
"Mr. Fang once mentioned several future development directions. In the past few years, in addition to working on the Yike market in the United States, I have also been observing technology companies' judgments on cutting-edge directions."
“Last year, Google spent US$650 million to acquire the British machine learning company DeepMind, which was only established for more than three years.”
"Last year, in addition to internal research and development, Microsoft also increased its external investment in artificial intelligence and machine learning, such as Bonsai."
"If the world's largest technology companies can reach a consensus, then the future is likely to be artificial intelligence and machine learning."
Yu Hong did not say any pleasantries, but put one hand on the robot's head and described the changes she felt.
"Well, I still admire Google." Zhang Yaqin nodded in agreement with Mr. Yu's judgment, organized his words slightly, and said, "Google bought an advertising technology company like DoubleClick in 2007, a mobile company like Motorola in 2010, and DeepMind in 2014.
This kind of artificial intelligence company has undergone a very layered evolution in recent years. I think Mr. Yu’s feeling is right. Everyone is exploring and paying attention to a future that may not be so clear yet.”
"So, Mr. Zhang, do you think that part of the development based on machine learning will fall on trams?" Yu Hong said with a smile.
"No matter when artificial intelligence and machine learning arrive, they will inevitably set off an industrial revolution that may not be inferior to the Internet." Zhang Yaqin said, "It can expand too many areas. I just think that a huge automobile industry will have
A relatively bright future, Mr. Yu, have you ever seen Tesla in the United States? Last year, oh no, it was the year before last, it even started to make a profit."
Tesla announced its first profit in May 2013, and its stock price rose by 80% within a month, with its market value exceeding US$10 billion.
Yu Hong nodded. Because her business fields were different, she had not visited Tesla specifically, but many employees in New York and Silicon Valley had bought its electric sports car Model S.
"I think the automotive industry is a coexistence of old and new, and can be innovated. It is a relatively certain direction that suits our company. However, areas such as the company's cooperation with NVIDIA and AMD are also good explorations. Well, I don't know if Fang is always the same.
This cooperation is purely out of consideration for the ice core business, but I think there is an opportunity to have a chemical reaction with artificial intelligence." Zhang Yaqin said.
Just as he was about to drink water, he added: "Just like Ice Core uses 16nm to empower Yike's Mars 8.8 and AMD's products, artificial intelligence can obviously also empower many fields."
Zhang Yaqin drank two sips of water and said with some regret: "Unfortunately, Mr. Fang doesn't seem to agree with my idea about the tram."
"Mr. Fang just needs to face the current challenges more. If he has to confirm everything, then what does the general office need to do? What do we need to do?" Yu Hong said with a smile.
"I was afraid that I would miss opportunities if I started late. I didn't expect Tesla to make profits so quickly. Although it still faces many problems, it may not be too far away from greater success." Zhang Yaqin said about his
Feeling.
Because he was considering the location of Yike's R&D, he went to the United States to visit Tesla and found that development was far faster than he imagined.
"The challenges faced by Yike are also objective and realistic. When I come back from New York this time, an important factor is how to provide more support for your EBG." Yu Hong said very plainly without assuming the high profile of her executive vice president.
, "No matter what, I actually quite approve of your project idea."
"First set up an overall project, and then tighten the scattered technologies one by one around such a goal. Otherwise, what progress can be achieved by just shouting about 'technology transformation'?"
Zhang Yaqin gradually became a little excited as he told his story and received Mr. Yu's approval.
The situation seems to be a little different from what I imagined before. If Mr. Yu does not return to China for transition, then...such powerful figures within Yike will definitely bring strong support to EBG.
At the very least, the project application I applied for twice was not approved. Mr. Yu can definitely promote this progress!
"Yes, yes, since the establishment of EBG, although I am not in a hurry, I have only done some piecemeal work." Zhang Yaqin said, "EBG can only make greater contributions. Mr. Yu, I have been doing this for the past two days.
I’ll write you a detailed report, and many of Yike’s R&D can be focused on the tram project.”
Yu Hong nodded and agreed.
She can naturally see what EBG's new business group needs, and as executive vice president, she has no intention of grabbing the work done by her former subordinates.
Regardless of whether it is internal research and development or the actions of other external companies, Yu Hong feels that Mr. Fang's direction is relatively conservative, but this conservatism is understandable. From another perspective, it is "stable".
"Yike has the capital to withstand certain losses. This is my idea. However, Mr. Zhang, even if we establish an internal project, we are not a big one. Technology transformation is technology transformation. It takes more and more efforts to truly bring it to the market."
Verify." Yu Hong said.
Zhang Yaqin nodded repeatedly, and continued to talk about his thoughts in this regard, mainly comparing Yike's choice of technology research and development carriers.
Finally, when the secretary mentioned a new meeting in the afternoon, Zhang Yaqin saw that he was about to end his communication with the executive vice president and couldn't help but ask a question related to the challenge.
"Mr. Yu, does Washington really force us to end our cooperation with ice cores?"
This is a recent piece of gossip that has put the market on the sidelines.
Zhang Yaqin knew that Mr. Yu had previously attended a meeting in Washington, so her client's information must be the most accurate.
"It's considered implicit coercion." Yu Hong said thoughtfully, "But don't worry too much. Although the global market is facing uncertainty, this market is not unified. We have also done a lot of work in Europe, so there is strategic space.
It will definitely hurt, well, I think it’s still bearable, let’s see the changes.”
Zhang Yaqin asked again: "Has Washington given a deadline? How long will it take to take action?"
Yu Hong shook her head: "That must depend on them, Mr. Zhang, you don't have to worry too much. Well, so far, Ice Core is indeed our only supplier, but there is room for other things."
Zhang Yaqin asked again, but couldn't get an answer.
However, when he walked out of the office, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He didn't know what was going on at SMIC, and maybe they could come in together to operate it.
It didn’t take long for the communication between the executive vice president of Yike and the president of EBG to appear in front of Fang Zhuo.
When Yu Hong met Su Wei's mother and son, she brought her work to her home.
"Establish the project now? Don't worry, let's do more internal arguments. I don't have to object, nor am I afraid of unfamiliar fields." Fang Zhuo was a little surprised by the efficiency of communication between Mr. Yu.
"Overall project establishment is a way of demonstration. Only by focusing on a clear goal can we know what we can achieve, what the future will be like, and where the problems are." Yu Hong held Fang Xiaoman's immature little hand and said seriously.
, "Otherwise, you might as well cancel the EBG business group."
Fang Zhuo nodded and said: "Okay, you inform Zhang Yaqin that EBG has been cancelled."
Yu Hong refused to accept this, and directly took out her mobile phone to send a voice message to Zhang Yaqin, who had been looking forward to it for the past two days, conveying the boss's order.
"Hey, you..." Fang Zhuo shook his head, "Just withdraw it, what will this look like to Zhang Yaqin?"
Yu Hong glanced sideways at the boss: "Then call him over? Tell him face to face to cancel the emerging industry business group?"
"Don't you think it's a very disturbing decision for you to quickly provide support after only two days of contact?" Fang Zhuo became more serious.
"I just think this proves the correctness of Zhang Yaqin's opinion is quite convincing. Even if the company faces challenges in the global market, I think such a new direction deserves attention." Yu Hong argued hard.
Fang Zhuo frowned.
At this moment, Yu Hong's cell phone rang, and the EBG president quickly sent several messages.
Zhang Yaqin:Huh?
Zhang Yaqin: Mr. Yu, what do you mean?
Zhang Yaqin: Mr. Yu, EBG is going to be reorganized? Has the tram project been approved?
After a moment, Zhang Yaqin, who was thinking about his tone but felt that it was wrong, sent a "hippopotamus confused" expression, no, Mr. Yu, are you really here to **** EBG? How can you just wipe out the entire business group? It's really not possible.
We at EBG are not that anxious...
Yu Hong threw the phone directly to Mr. Fang to look at.
Fang Zhuo glanced at it twice and spread his hands helplessly: "Do you want me to let you start the project today?"
"I think you have a pre-determined decision in mind, so it is difficult to accept the current well-founded changes. I am not asking you to start the project today. I just want to say that you can seriously consider whether to give more support to EBG in the near future.
"Yu Hong softened her tone.
Fang Zhuo turned his head and glanced at Su Wei, who was smiling and holding up his mobile phone next to him, and sighed: "I really can't post this. If you post this, the stock prices of many companies may rise tomorrow." Executive Vice President of Yike
Actively support the establishment of the tram project, how beneficial it is."
Yu Hong also said: "Don't say it, Weiwei, don't say it."
Su Wei put away her phone and said with a smile: "If you don't post it, I will just record it. I will look at Yike's decision later to verify whether it is right or wrong."
Yu Hong is more serious about her work: "I don't want to argue with him about right or wrong, I just think EBG deserves more support."
"Okay, Mr. Yu will return to China and quickly move EBG to your own camp." Su Wei said with a smile, "The King of America is still awesome."
Yu Hong breathed out, and had no choice but to reach out and hug Fang Xiaoman: "One is stubborn, the other is heart-wrenching, your Xiaoman is in my hands, please think about it carefully."
The phone vibrates on the table.
Fang Zhuo took the phone and looked at the information. Well, Qualcomm sued Intel, which launched a new baseband chip, and the latter quickly launched a countersuit.
Choosing baseband chips to revitalize mobile strategy Intel and the new Qualcomm, which has been in constant turmoil recently, have also begun to fight.
He read out this new development.
"Qualcomm is very helpless. Both Intel and Yike are exchanging marginal business for its important business. It can't do anything without suing." Yu Hong commented calmly, "However, it still sues at this time. I'm afraid this time
The final lawsuit is really different."
The U.S. Supreme Court’s final review of Qualcomm is imminent, which is likely to change Qualcomm’s fate and set a benchmark for subsequent similar patent disputes.
This chapter has been completed!