Chapter 673: Acquisition with one hand, blocking with the other
"Sanctions, how do they want to sanction us?"
Cao Weidong was a little puzzled.
Since losing the government order, the former China region general manager Zhou Qingyu resigned, and the newly appointed regional manager did not mention the matter again.
He thought it was over.
Unexpectedly, the other party quietly created an international EDA software alliance, and even issued a high-profile document condemning itself.
He took the newspaper and looked at it, and found that the content was basically consistent with what his secretary said.
Cao Weidong suddenly laughed a little angrily.
This was after you found that legal means were ineffective, so you changed your strategy?
Thinking about it, it is reasonable and compliant to distribute learning software by yourself, and Cadence has no reason to sue.
You can't bear legal liability just because other companies' policies are different from your own, which affects the sales of your own products in China, right?
As for sanctioning himself through commercial means, Cao Weidong really doesn't think the other party has any means to restrict himself.
After all, this is not the entertainment industry. If you say ban, just ban it.
Yang Xiaoxu said.
"It is said that this alliance has reached an agreement with international chip foundries and major chip manufacturers. All chip architectures designed using Spark EDA will not be selected, nor will they accept commissions for chip production."
Cao Weidong just laughed. Businessmen pursue profits. As long as there is money to be made, they can do whatever they want.
Who has such powerful means to make all supporting companies in the entire industry cooperate obediently?
And how do they know what software is used to create the chip architecture?
Of course, if Yingjiang uses the power of one country to block Spark, it can still be done.
but......
This is unrealistic.
Xinghuo is an electronics factory that develops EDA. How can He Dehe make Yingjiang take notice?
Well, if Yingjiang knew that Spark sponsored the investment and successfully developed the world's most advanced photolithography machine technology, it might have been another ending.
Cao Weidong rubbed his chin, thoughtfully.
After a pause, he said nonchalantly.
"Ignore them and continue to advance according to our original plan. After a while, the learning version of version 3.0 will also be released through an upgrade, and 4.0 will be a commercial version exclusive to members."
After finalizing the matter, Cao Weidong walked out of the research base and rested in the office for a while, when he suddenly thought of the idea he had just had.
Lenovo.......
After Academician Ni Guangnan joined Spark, Cao Weidong paid attention to Lenovo for a period of time out of curiosity.
It is said that Mr. Liu later hired an academician named Fang.
As for the future, because Cao Weidong has been busy researching EDA software and lithography machines, and the two parties did not have much business dealings, they did not pay attention to it anymore.
Lenovo has an inextricable relationship with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Leader Wen should be familiar with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and you can ask him.
With this in mind, Cao Weidong dialed Leader Wen's phone number.
Fortunately, Mr. Wen happened to be in the office.
After listening to Cao Weidong's question, his tone was faint and his emotions seemed complicated.
"You said this company..."
Cao Weidong's heart moved and he quickly asked.
It turns out that in the same year, 1994, Lenovo reached a fork in the road in history——
Fierce internal conflicts broke out due to disputes over internal development lines.
Cao Weidong said.
"Leader Wen, are you talking about the dispute between trade, industry and technology?"
Wen Youming was stunned for a moment.
"you know?"
Cao Weidong nodded.
Soon he woke up and realized that he was talking to Wen Youming on the phone. The other party couldn't see his expression, so he said.
"Well, I've probably heard a little bit about it."
Wen Youming sighed.
"We also want to eliminate the conflict, but it is difficult. No one wants to withdraw. After most people in the department have expressed their opinions, everyone still chooses to support Mr. Liu. It is estimated that this internal conflict will subside by next year at the latest, Academician Fang
There is a high probability that he will be eliminated.”
"Why?"
Cao Weidong felt strange.
He also thought that the leaders of the Chinese Academy of Sciences would choose to support Academician Fang and support the path of prioritizing technological development.
Wen Youming sighed.
"When we have to choose one of the two, it can only be Mr. Liu."
"Because the number of scientists in our country is still larger than that of entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs are a scarce resource in China."
"And we have given Lenovo ten years. Now we can no longer delay, time does not allow..."
He spoke vaguely.
But Cao Weidong remembered another thing at this time.
In 1994, the tariff on imported computers was reduced from 200% to 26%, and the approval document was cancelled.
This policy had a huge impact on China’s national brand.
It is equivalent to putting a number of domestic computer manufacturers represented by Lenovo in front of PC-side behemoths such as IBM and Pad, and letting them fight.
This is like comparing a small sampan to an aircraft carrier.
Wanting to win is simply unrealistic.
At this time, if we continue to engage in scientific research slowly, we won’t even know how the company will die.
Therefore, priority should be given to protecting enterprises, and then developing technology when capital is available.
This should be what the leaders had in mind at the time.
However, they may not have expected that Mr. Liu would choose a path to death, focusing solely on trade and not touching anything related to technology.
After understanding the specific situation, Cao Weidong hung up the phone and had a vague idea in his mind.
After Lenovo officially breaks up, a large number of chip-side experts will inevitably leave. They can attract those people to fill their own talent reserves and research domestic CPUs and GPUs.
After silently going through the whole thing in his mind to make sure that there were no omissions, Cao Weidong called a cadre who was good at this aspect and asked him to pay attention to the internal dynamics of Lenovo. If anything unusual happened, he must tell himself in time.
"Well, the next step is to quietly wait for time and develop for a while before talking..."
Cao Weidong thought so.
........
However, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop.
A few days later, a group of Americans came to the Xinghuo Electronics Factory and wanted to talk to Cao Weidong.
"You said they are from the International EDA Software Alliance and are representatives appointed by the alliance?"
Cao Weidong looked a little strange.
Secretary Yang Xiaoxu said.
"Yes, that's what they said."
Cao Weidong originally didn't want to meet these people. After all, the two sides had different positions, but the people had already arrived, and it would be inappropriate not to meet them.
After thinking about it, he decided to meet him and at least find out what the purpose of these people was.
The meeting place is in the conference room.
The two parties sat down, and Cao Weidong looked at each other carefully.
The leader was a middle-aged white man wearing a black suit and a mustache.
After introducing myself in English, I spoke very directly.
"Mr. Cao, you can call me Mike Hugh. I am a member of the International EDA Software Alliance and a senior employee of Cadence. I am here to express our goodwill."
Cao Weidong narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Oh, I wonder what kind of kindness it is?"
Mike said leisurely.
"Xinghuo Electronics Factory is a company with great potential. We hope to acquire Xinghuo Electronics Factory."
"Acquisition..."
Cao Weidong leaned back slightly and asked, "What if I refuse?"
Mike sighed.
"Then what's waiting for you will most likely be sanctions from us."