1991 Starting from the core

In the hotel, Su Yuanshan told Zhou Xiaohui and Cui Taiyuan about Gu Benmao's demands.

When the two of them suddenly heard it, they fell into a brief shock just like Su Yuanshan at that time. But soon, enlightenment appeared on Cui Taiyuan's face.

"I see."

Su Yuanshan and Zhou Xiaohui looked at him at the same time.

Cui Taiyuan gently clasped his hands on the coffee table and said slowly: "At the beginning, when we contacted Venus, they did have the idea of ​​​​getting rid of the semiconductor department to tide over the difficulties. But as the international speculators left the market, financial The gradual restoration of order and the reform of domestic financial investment policies... In the past six months, they should have overcome the difficulties."

"At the very least, selling the semiconductor division is no longer their only option."

Su Yuanshan nodded slightly and agreed with Cui Taiyuan's analysis - historically, SK's acquisition of LG's semiconductor division was only completed in 2001.

And on the way back, Su Yuanshan kept thinking about what caused Gu Benmao to suddenly want to continue in the semiconductor field.

After thinking about it, he finally brightened up when Wen Xiaoqian reminded him, "She probably wants to hang out with us."

Yes, compared to the previous life, there are more distant cores.

Even Yuanxin entered the country in a big way just after the country "surrendered". This in itself shows a posture and trend - yes, in addition to maintaining advantages in the field of YX architecture, Yuanxin only maintains advantages in the field of communications and Small achievements have been made in the field of flash memory.

In the most critical and most intuitive top technology field - desktop computer processors, they are still being squeezed by Intel, AMD, and even their compatriots Xinghai.

But this cannot conceal the rapid rise of Yuanxin, largely due to its excellent investment vision and technical acumen.

——Some time ago, a conversation between Su Yuanshan and Bill Gates triggered a surge in Internet stocks, which is clear evidence of this.

Driven by this kind of influence, whether it is capital or the country's semiconductor industry itself, there is no doubt that confidence is higher.

In addition, after the financial crisis, the country's chaebols also began to transform their management. LG, in particular, has transformed the fastest and most thoroughly among the major chaebols. There has been no scandal over power struggles, and it can be said to be a breath of fresh air in the plutocratic world.

So much so that Koo Bon-moo once said such a classic saying - "LG is not a Korean multinational company, it is a global company, but its headquarters happens to be in Seoul."

Under the flapping of many butterfly wings, Gu Benmao made a decision - follow Yuan Xin and have meat to eat.

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"The electronic product business involved in Goldstar (LG's name before it changed its name) is inseparable from the semiconductor industry, especially consumer electronics products." Cui Taiyuan slowly analyzed Gu Benmao's thoughts: " Not to mention that they were only involved in the DRAM field before. If they can exchange the DRAM business unit for the opportunity to fully enter the entire semiconductor field, thereby feeding back their electronic product business... this is undoubtedly a very cost-effective deal."

"Their previous premium was not to scare us away, but to gain a higher voice."

"Yes, Mr. Cui and I have the same opinion." Su Yuanshan nodded in agreement.

Zhou Xiaohui also hummed, and then laughed: "Also, as everyone knows, LG Electronics' goal has always been Samsung Electronics, but if they can't keep up with Samsung in the industry chain, I'm afraid it will be a bit embarrassing."

Cui Taiyuan also laughed: "Obviously, they hugged the right person."

The three of them laughed together.

In terms of the industrial chain of electronic products, even if Yuanxin is not as good as those crazy guys in Niguo... it is actually not far behind Yuan Yuan. In the field of consumer electronics products, such as mobile phones, it is even more extreme than the people of Ni country.

From chip design to motherboard design and finally to product shipment, from chip to screen to battery... Yuanxin has almost all the industrial chain capabilities.

Even for small items such as miniaturized cameras, Yuanxin is actively supporting the localization.

In a word, Yuanxin wants to form a perfect supply chain platform in the field of mobile phones.

Wen Xiaoqian, who was writing documents silently on the side, was also smiling, but she was muttering in her heart - you are hugging the right person.

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After confirming that Gu Benmao really hoped to gain a competitive advantage with Samsung in the entire electronic consumer products through marriage with SYD and even SK Telecom, SK Telecom and SYD quickly changed their strategies and began to discuss the merger proposal—— In a sense, mergers are more conducive to team stability than acquisitions.

After entering the merger process, Gu Benmao's attitude changed and he became more positive. At the same time, he frequently had private contacts with Su Yuanshan.

It seems that LG's strategy is still the same as it has historically been - practice in the mainland market first, and then gradually expand into the world.

Historically, Bangguo’s products have been synonymous with low-end and inferior products in Western society—of course, this synonym has been taken away by Giant and Zhongxin now—but in China, they are truly noble “imported products.”

However, compared to domestic products, Bangguo’s “imported products” are really hard to describe. Only Samsung has truly achieved a brand breakthrough.

With the active promotion of both parties, the two parties completed the last critical equity negotiation in mid-September - if it were not for the equity negotiation, the two parties would probably make an announcement the next day.

After the announcement, negotiations between SK Telecom and Hyundai Electronics became smoother. But compared to LG, Hyundai Electronics is determined to sell Hynix.

The reason is simple - in the past six months, they have reached a preliminary agreement with Capital Automobile Group, and the two parties will jointly invest in forming a joint venture automobile company - Capital Hyundai.

Faced with increasingly fierce competition in the semiconductor industry, which is prone to a cold winter at every turn, Hyundai Group is obviously giving in. They believe that instead of competing with big players like Samsung, Yuanxin and Deyuan, it is better to sell them as early as possible. Focus on building cars.

After all, being able to get a ticket to the mainland's automobile industry at this time is like giving a ticket to the future for Hyundai Group. Not to mention selling modern electronics, even if you want to sell iron, you have to invest in it.

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On September 16, Su Yuanshan returned to the provincial capital from Seoul.

On the same day, Shi Dazhu and Wang Chaoxin, who were worried, also arrived in the provincial capital early.

In the past half month, the two have become familiar and even somewhat sympathetic to each other because the United States initiated an anti-dumping lawsuit at the same time.

——You know, both Giant and Zhongxin are targeting the mid-to-low-end market, and the two brands often fight domestically and internationally.