Zhou Hongyi led the Liangshan heroes of Qihoo 360 to accept recruitment and accepted Series B exclusive investment from Penguin Empire.
As soon as the news came out, the entire domestic security software market was in shock and despair.
I originally expected 360 to fight Penguin for 300 rounds. New and old players such as Jinshan, Rising, and Baidu would watch the fire from the other side and reap the benefits. Now it’s better. 360 has become the pioneer general of Penguin. Whenever they want to challenge Penguin’s leading position——
You have to step over 360's body first.
Although he endured the fire from his peers for Penguin, he did not suffer any loss. Not only did he get money, but he also clung to Big Brother's lap.
Not only are the software of both parties compatible with each other, problems such as running lags have also been optimized to an epic level, and traffic has been increased.
Penguin only attracted one traffic to 360 Security Guard, and the decline in the number of users immediately stopped and began to rise again.
When everything improved, Zhou Hongyi could not suppress his excitement and made a special call to Lu Fei to express his loyalty:
There is no sun in the sky, but you are the only sun in my heart!
"Dududu~"
Lu Fei hung up the satellite phone and walked back to the cabin.
I saw Gao Yuanyuan, Guo Fan, Wu Jing and others taking off their blindfolds one by one, waking up from their lunch break and getting ready to get off the plane.
After a while, the Gulfstream G450 arrived in Los Angeles on time.
"Hey, Gao! Lu!"
Yin Fanka was wearing a red suspender skirt, with blond hair, fair skin, and flaming red lips. She had obviously dressed up carefully before coming.
Gao Yuanyuan, who was dressed in a blue dress and had long hair shawl, looked no less impressive. She shook hands with her with a smile.
Then right under her nose, she hooked Lu Fei's arm with her loosened hand, and her smile became even brighter in the sunshine.
"..."
Looking at the bastard men and women who farmed each other, Yin Fanka instantly felt like an outsider, and the corners of her eyes twitched slightly.
"Lu, come here, I have something to discuss with you."
"You guys can chat, I'll wait in the car."
Gao Yuanyuan winked at Lu Fei and waved away.
"What can't be said in the car?"
Lu Fei spit out the gum on the tissue.
Yin Fanka moved her steps and blocked his face with her body, blocking the sight of Gao Yuanyuan and others: "I'm pregnant."
Lu Fei was startled, but when he looked at her expression and her flat waist, he said calmly: "Oh, is it true?"
"It's really boring, of course it's fake."
Yin Fanka curled her lips.
"You can't joke about this kind of thing. You know what I mean. I won't do it again." Lu Fei gave him a cold look.
"But what if I want to get pregnant? Do you agree?"
"Then you have to make your father ready to accept the surprise of his precious daughter. Is he ready?"
"All right."
Yin Fanka was immediately discouraged and shook his hair depressedly.
The two chatted back to business. Because New Line went bankrupt and was merged by Warner Bros., Hantang wanted to get rid of the predicament of being dependent on others and publish independently, so it reached a merger agreement with Summit Entertainment——
With $200 million in cash, the remaining $50 million was paid in the form of shares in Hantang's North American business.
"Dingfeng currently has approximately US$120 million in foreign debt. This part is included in Dingfeng's accounts and does not need to be borne by us."
As she walked, she said: "After the merger, their CEO and co-chairman wanted board seats and leadership positions."
"I don't have any problem, let's leave it at that."
Lu Fei re-read the entire contract before coming.
After completing the acquisition, all the money earned from the four "Saw" movies was spent. Adding the "Twilight" and "Iron Man 2" currently being produced, the entire company still has almost 140 million US dollars on its books.
Cash, and $100 million in debt.
Thanks to "Saw 5" being released this Halloween.
"If everything goes well, the official announcement will be released as soon as next week." Yin Fanka took the signed agreement and said, "When the film library resources, production and distribution capabilities of the two companies are complementary, when "Twilight" and "
"Iron Man 2" also achieved high box office. We are the top second-rate film company in Hollywood. Marvel may agree to the merger. Are you ready for the check?"
"I'm ready to fill in the numbers."
Lu Fei shook the pen and then gave it back to her, "Then they will study in Hollywood. As per the old rules, you can arrange it."
"No problem, where's Gao?"
"She will go a few days later."
"All right……"
Yin Fanka took a sneak peek out of the car, but Gao Yuanyuan and others were nowhere to be seen. She hugged him boldly, kissed him on the cheek, and then ran away: "Remember to miss me."
"Um……"
Lu Fei smacked his lips, why did this girl suddenly change her gender?
He took out a tissue and wiped off the lipstick marks on his cheeks. When he returned to his tank-like car, he saw Gao Yuanyuan staring at her face non-stop. Although she had wiped it clean, she still felt guilty:
"What's wrong?"
"Wu Jing, Guo Fan goes to study, but I go on vacation with you first. Isn't it bad? Why don't you wait until I finish studying..."
Gao Yuanyuan tilts her head to look cute, playful and sweet.
"You are different from them. You are the CEO of the Han and Tang Dynasties!" Lu Fei closed the car door, "First rest for a few days to get rid of the jet lag, and then go to the crew, and finally get familiar with the business in North America. Yin Fanka and the others will help you
It will take at least three to five months to comb it. Let alone a vacation after that. If you want to rest, you may not even have the chance." He said and patted the back of her hand a few times:
"How about just Santa Monica Beach, just us?"
"You've said so, then let's just let the husband sing and the wife follow."
Gao Yuanyuan rested her head on his shoulder.
"Drive, drive."
Lu Fei laughed.
…………
During the three days, I was so happy here that I didn’t miss Shu.
Blue sky and white clouds, blue sea and white waves.
Although the two of them were not as wild as Zhang Ziyi, and they did not have endless waves, they were still in the same boat, and each wave was stronger than the last.
If you want to ask how high the waves are,
Lu Feiyao pointed to the tiger bone wine.
If you continue to drink more, you will drink up the remaining half of the bottle.
After the wave, we were reluctant to say goodbye for a short time.
Gao Yuanyuan flew to Portland to join the "Twilight" crew to explore production and industrial processes, and Lu Fei also arrived at the next stop -
San Francisco, Silicon Valley.
"Carlson, please check for me. Did Jianguo go bankrupt again because of subprime mortgages and real estate?"
In Logic Company, Lu Fei strode forward quickly.
Zhang Tianmei and other senior executives followed closely behind, and pairs of shoes made a "dongdongdong" sound on the marble floor.
As soon as the phone was hung up, the person arrived at the door of the office.
The moment he pushed the door open, Guo Xing stood up from the sofa and said, "Mr. Lu, this is Su Zifeng, Dr. Su."
"Mr. Lu, hello."
Su Zifeng is from Tainan, Taiwan. She can speak Chinese, but she doesn't have a girly accent. Just like her whole person, she has short hair, wears glasses, is capable, valiant, and full of heroic spirit.
In my previous life, I had to shout "Su Ma."
"Dr. Su, you are very welcome to join our big logic family." Lu Fei made a "everyone sit down" gesture.
"It is my dream honor to join Logic."
Su Zifeng kept smiling, "I am really excited to become the vice chairman and COO of Logic, working side by side with Mr. Lu, Mr. Guo, and all the employees of the company."
After exchanging pleasantries, Lu Fei crossed his legs and said, "I think Mr. Guo must have told you the reason why we want to hire you, right?"
"I didn't expect Logic to have such great ambitions for the future." Su Zifeng nodded solemnly.
Since I officially joined Logic in August, I have been exposed to and understood the entire business of Logic, especially chip design. What is incredible is that the vertical integration system is not just a showpiece.
In terms of chips, it is even more unexpected.
Not only are there processor R&D projects for PCs and laptops, but there are also processor projects for mobile devices such as mobile phones, as well as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, GPU, and even automotive semiconductor projects including future-oriented automotive systems.
The categories are terrifyingly complete, and the number of partners is terrifying.
CMOS sensor and optical camera imaging technology in cooperation with Sony and Leica, audio DSP digital power amplifier chip in cooperation with Philips, firewall in cooperation with Loongson...
The strategic partner with the most cooperation is Huawei HiSilicon.
"Balong" baseband chips, "Kunpeng" server chips, router chips, and even monitor chips are in-depth joint research.
No wonder the number of patented technologies declared is so terrifying!
The more I think about it, the more I feel that the logic of joining is the right one!
"Actually, this is not all logic."
The corners of Lu Fei's mouth raised slightly, revealing a hint of Versailles.
"It will take a while to fully understand." Guo Xing added, "But the overall strategic plan will not change. Cars and artificial intelligence are the future. Currently, it is consumer electronics, mobile communication and PC, plus a server.
end."
"The primary and secondary contradictions and the priority of the contradictions must be clearly distinguished."
Lu Fei gave a general idea that there is no competitiveness in PC-end CPU technology and can only be found at the low end. Not to mention the global market share, China's market share is less than 10%.
Basically it's Intel and AMD's world.
This is still the result of the support of Shenzhou Computer.
Not to mention the server-side CPU, but the chip of the mobile terminal device is remarkable and slightly successful.
"To be honest, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I couldn't believe that Logic has designed a processor that is not inferior to Samsung qsd8250 and Texas Instruments' OMAP 3 series."
Su Zifeng adjusted her glasses, "Once the tape-out is successful, as long as it develops step by step, there will be absolutely no problem. But Mr. Lu, didn't you name this chip when you established the project?"
"Zulong 221."
Lu Fei and Guo Xing looked at each other and smiled.
"Zulong 221?"
Su Zifeng was very curious.
"The Ancestral Dragon is said to be the oldest dragon in ancient Chinese myths and legends and the ancestor of all dragon clans. It also refers to Qin Shihuang, the first emperor to unify China, and '221' is the year he unified China, BC
221 years.”
"Mr. Lu, do you want to be the Qin Shihuang of China Chip?"
"If you can't do it, if you can't do it, Qin Shihuang will have to fight for the sixth generation to unify the world. Domestic chips don't have the wealth of the sixth generation."
Lu Fei said seriously: "I just want to complete the mission of my generation in my generation, so Dr. Su, can you understand what the Zulong chip means to logic and to me?"
"I totally understand."
Su Zifeng smiled and said that she understood why the computer processor was named Ark. The meaning was naturally Noah's Ark.
Lu Fei did not reveal the true meaning of "Ark", "We have high hopes for you. Your burden will never be light in the future. You must be mentally prepared."
Su Zifeng said confidently, I will take this job!
Lu Fei gave a thumbs up with satisfaction.
After all, she is a strong woman in Silicon Valley who has the ability to turn the tide and save AMD from the fire. Now the logic is almost a blank slate. She may not have much technology and talent, but she definitely has a lot of money.
What's more, there are also allies such as Huawei HiSilicon and Loongson.
"What we need most now is actually time."
Su Zifeng said in a serious tone: "For CPU to catch up with or even surpass Intel and AMD, and for GPU to catch up with Intel and NVIDIA, it may take designers a long time to draw a feasible final blueprint, and then to trial production and commercialization.
Renewal, some may take five years to see returns, some may take ten or fifteen years, and there may even be no returns, only losses..."
"We have long been prepared for a protracted war."
Lu Fei asked her to relax and do it boldly.
Su Zifeng couldn't help but sigh, daring to burn so much money during the subprime mortgage crisis is just the logic of a big family and a big business.
So out of an understanding of the company's business model and business strategy, I gave my own CPU strategic planning and deployment.
Since it is logical that Qualcomm and Samsung dominate the smartphone business and are dominant in consumer electronics such as headphones, music players, tablets, etc., they will continue to maintain their first-mover advantage.
On the server side and computer side, don’t compete head-on with Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA for the time being.
Because whether it is general computing power such as CPU, or intelligent computing power such as GPU, NPU, etc., the three companies account for almost 90% of the global market, and they have the final say.
Logic now needs to avoid its edge.
First, we need to attack Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA in the low-end market that PCs and laptops look down on. We will make small profits but quick turnover. After Ark based on the Zen architecture breaks through, we will then hit the mid-range market.
In addition, we should focus our efforts on personal game consoles.
"We have absolutely no experience with game consoles."
Guo Xing frowned, "Dr. Su may not understand our situation. The country regards games as a savage beast and has issued a 'game console ban'. There will not be any market in mainland China unless it is BBK's Xiaobawang learning machine."
…”
"Lao Guo, let Dr. Su continue."
Lu Fei and him looked at each other and touched their chins.
"Mr. Lu, Mr. Guo, the game console chip I developed is for the three major game console manufacturers in the world, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo." Su Zi said confidently, "I know that Mr. Lu has a close relationship with Microsoft and Sony. As long as
If we can successfully win the cooperation between Xbox and PS, Nintendo will also be pressured to proactively cooperate with us, and it will be able to monopolize the game console market."
"Are you sure?"
Lu Fei took a sip of Coke.
"I have worked at IBM for 12 years, and for five or six years I was the director of the game chip R&D department. I have quite a lot of experience. Although the development of personal game console chips is different from that of PC chips, I am very confident that I can work in this field.
In the block field, we will lead logic to overtake Intel and AMD in corners.”
Su Zifeng's eyes were full of determination.
"I understand your intention, just go ahead and do it."
Lu Fei showed admiration.
Personal game console chips can bring fame and fortune to Logic. Needless to say, profit, if you monopolize the three major game console markets, you can continue to make profits and continuously inject blood to the chip department.
In other words, it is the signature of logic chips.
Although the Zulong chip series is more suitable, just like Huawei's Kirin chips, it cannot be sold to friends publicly.
This is logie’s moat!
After smartphones, personal game consoles, and low-end computer chips gain a firm foothold, the next step will be to develop mid-range laptops and mid- to low-end server chips, and then hit mid-range PCs.
Finally, attack the mid-to-high end in an all-round way.
"Mr. Lu, we can still take advantage of this subprime mortgage crisis. AMD and Nvidia are both very weak."
Su Zifeng likes to deal with smart people.
"And your old employer, Freescale, what do you think about taking over its automotive semiconductor department?"
There was a hint of joking in Lu Fei's tone.
"Hahaha, that couldn't be better."
Su Zifeng smiled brightly and said: "But Schwarzman and Bayer probably won't agree easily, and there is also my non-compete agreement..."
