Reinventing the Millennium

The Rockets have home-court advantage in this year's Finals. The first two games are in Houston, the last three games are in Miami, and the last two games are in Houston.

Because Yao Ming is injured and is doubtful, public opinion is generally more optimistic about the Heat.

But Fang Zhuo felt in his heart that he might not be able to get through.

Before the Heat defeated the Pistons, most people thought that the Pistons, who ranked first in the league's regular season, could get out of the Eastern Conference. However, Wade's hot state and O'Neal, who could barely catch the tail of his peak, gave the Heat the last laugh.

On the evening of June 2nd, at the Houston Arena, Fang Zhuo greeted domestic fans and friends before the game started and chatted about the situation.

Because the team has a Chinese owner and because of Yao Ming's presence, CCTV moved the commentary and guest teams to the live broadcast this year to bring the grand finals to domestic fans closer.

Fang Zhuo had no plans to appear on the scene, but when he passed by the commentary box, he suddenly stepped in and chatted about the situation of the game.

"Dayao is injured and will not be able to play in this match."

"However, when we look at the lineups of both sides, it is not impossible to play. Fans may be more familiar with the dazzling stars, but what really supports our team to this point, including breaking out of the Western Conference last year, is the balance of offense and defense."

"It goes without saying that the offensive firepower of the Trident, and the tough defense that Kurt Thomas and Nazr Muhammad can provide are the gifts we have prepared for Duncan of the Western Conference rival Spurs."

"Unexpectedly, I didn't meet Duncan this year, so I left this gift to O'Neal."

"I believe that interior defense can limit this big shark. The key is to limit Wade. He is in great shape this year and is very popular in the league. Carter must respond with 100% concentration."

Fang Zhuo talked eloquently in front of the CCTV sports cameras. Although Yao Ming wanted to play against O'Neal, he felt that the performance of both sides on the outside was the key to the outcome of this round of games.

Nash is facing the mediocre Jason Williams. His shooting and breakthrough are average, and his defense is also limited by his physical fitness. He often needs teammates to cover up defense, which is a major advantage.

And the opponent's Wade is bound to bear more pressure on the team's arrows.

Fang Zhuo chatted for ten minutes before leaving the commentary box.

After Mr. Fang left, the CCTV commentators praised the team owner who knows the most about football.

There were quite a few friends who came to watch the game this year. Wang Yan, Chen Tong, Jay Chou, Yu Hong and others all sat in the front row, but Fang Zhuo, the team owner, did not appear at the front as usual.

Today he was watching the game with a mysterious guest in the box.

It was Dr. Liang Mengsongliang who flew in from Taipei.

Although Dr. Liang still rejected Fang Zhuo's invitation to represent Bingxin on the phone, judging from the travel time, he came from there almost not long after receiving the call, which gave Fang Zhuo some idea.

Liang Mengsong entered the arena through the employee passage. He did not expect that Xiangjiang would meet the head of Bingxin in this way after meeting him once. He thought it would be somewhat awkward, but Mr. Fang never mentioned Bingxin after meeting him. It's just a matter of worrying about pre-game analysis.

Seeing that the game was about to begin, both Fang Zhuo and Liang Mengsong set their sights on the field.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the box, and secretary Liu Zonghong came in to report something. Qualcomm's Vice President Anderson had been invited outside the arena. He had been unable to come through because of something he had called before, and there was a temporary change.

After hearing this, Fang Zhuo was shocked and immediately said to Liang Mengsong: "Dr. Liang, people from Qualcomm are coming. Do you want to stay away?"

When Liang Mengsong heard the word Qualcomm, he stood up in a hurry and was about to leave the box. Suddenly he felt his posture was inelegant and said with a straight face: "I came to watch the game. It's okay if I bump into Qualcomm."

Fang Zhuo also suddenly realized: "Ah, yes, yes, we are watching football together, not talking about anything else."

He pondered for a moment: "But we know in our hearts that others, especially people in the industry, will not know what to think when they see it. In this way, Dr. Liang, you can watch the game in the box, and I will take the vice president of Qualcomm to the front row."

Liang Mengsong nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, but he still said to himself: "It's okay for him to come to the box. I have a clear conscience."

Fang Zhuo smiled and said: "Dr. Liang, I'm afraid that I have a guilty conscience. When people from Qualcomm asked me about Dr. Liang's style, I couldn't answer. I'd better go outside to watch the game. If you do it at noon tomorrow, If I have time, I’ll treat you to dinner.”

Liang Mengsong was stunned and didn't say anything this time. He just nodded and agreed to the meal date.

Soon, he saw Mr. Fang and Qualcomm Vice President Anderson in the box actually sitting in the front row. The two seemed to be talking and laughing, and he didn't know what they were talking about.

Liang Mengsong looked at the two figures in the front row, thinking about the news circulating in the industry, with a somewhat complicated expression.

Fang Zhuo on the other side was in a very happy mood. Anderson came to visit him on behalf of Qualcomm and wanted to hear the opinion of the Ice Core leader on the cooperation between the two parties.

This is certainly a good thing overall.

In addition to supporting Morningstar Semiconductor, which specializes in TV chips, Bingxin has also obtained some foundry orders through Qiu Ciyun's contacts in the industry, but Qualcomm is definitely among the major customers.

Moreover, Qualcomm’s technical requirement threshold is 90nm, which is exactly what Ice Core can handle.

However, Qualcomm's conditions in the foundry field are somewhat harsh. In addition, it also hopes to have further cooperation with Yike on mobile phone chips.

Unlike Apple, Yike is making a lot of noise in making mobile phones. It has successively established R\u0026D centers in New York and Silicon Valley and has poached a large number of people from its friends. Moreover, China is an emerging market with strong growth.

Currently, Texas Instruments accounts for 69% of the global mobile phone application processor market, Qualcomm accounts for 17%, and Intel accounts for 7%.

However, there is definite news that because mobile terminal chips are far less profitable than desktop PC and server chips, Intel plans to sell its mobile phone chip design business and is in intensive negotiations with its next company, Marvell.

Qualcomm hopes to take some of Intel's share when it exits the market, and then compete with TI in the 3G market. Therefore, it is expanding production capacity and looking for end customers all over the world.

Huaxia's ice core can be noticed not only because its technical strength and financial background meet the standards, but also because this semiconductor company has the same boss as another Yike.

Qualcomm analyzed Yike, Bingxin, and Fangzhuo at an internal meeting and believed that this Chinese person could bring great potential for cooperation.

Even if he cannot enter the first or second tier of the world in the mobile phone market, he can always achieve success in the Eastern market by virtue of China's geographical location. At the very least, looking at his posture of integrating upstream and downstream, he can be a Chinese little Samsung, right?

But...the progress of the negotiations is stuck here.

Bingxin President Qiu Ciyun has enough say in the foundry business, but he cannot make a commitment to the mobile phone business. This matter must be approved by Mr. Fang.

The fighting was fierce on the court, and Fang Zhuo, who was sitting in the front row, completely listened to Anderson's statement of his purpose in person.

He had already heard Mr. Qiu's report, but although he was willing to promote the ice core business, he had to consider the importance of chips to mobile phones.

Of course Qualcomm is famous and will be a very powerful company.

But when did it become powerful?

If nothing else, you currently have a market share of 17%, why don’t you give priority to TI’s chips?

Or, it’s not that you can’t use Qualcomm’s chips, but you can’t make do with the first mobile phone.

Fang Zhuo deliberately messed with Anderson, but he didn't want to cause any trouble for the ice core brand that he had worked so hard for.

He did not hide the hesitation on his face and did not respond to Anderson for a long time.

"Mr. Fang, we have accumulated a lot of patented technologies in the 3G field. I have analysis reports on CDMA and 3G here." Anderson waited for a while and continued to sell, "With CDMA technology patents, Mr. Fang, Qualcomm will get it sooner or later. More and more markets.”

GSM and CDMA are the two major technical standards in the 2G era, but communication technology is mainly focused on voice communication. Qualcomm's CDMA technology is indeed developing rapidly, and it is bound to shine in the 3G era with these patented technologies.

Fang Zhuo knew this.

But, again, when it comes to the chip model, can your brilliant performance help my first mobile phone?

If you get up early to catch a late market, you will waste development opportunities.

"Anderson, I admire Qualcomm's strength, but when you talk to me about technology, I may not be able to judge very well. It still depends on what the experts in the company say." Fang Zhuo first laid out a practical situation and then said, "In principle, As long as your chips are at the same level as TI, I will definitely give priority to Ice Core's partners."

Anderson was not satisfied with that answer.

What Qualcomm wants is not principles, but breaking principles.

After all, Deyi really shouldn’t be underestimated.

He said regretfully: "Mr. Fang, just speaking of principles, Qualcomm in principle still has many choices in the foundry field. If you want to get an absolute standard, then Qualcomm will definitely have the same idea."

Fang Zhuo was silent, this was the dilemma.

It is not easy for Bingxin to find such a big customer in the foundry market, but it cannot afford to miss out on mobile phones.

The more Qualcomm actively promotes it, the more excited he becomes.

"Anderson, let's watch the ball first." Fang Zhuo pointed to the court without getting angry.

Anderson is someone who knows about football. He once worked as a referee part-time in college. At this time, he glanced at the court and reminded: "Mr. Fang, you misjudged again. You are in trouble this time."

Fang Zhuo had been thinking about something in his mind. After being reminded, he immediately jumped up angrily and roared at the venue.

The referee heard the sound, looked at it twice, and ignored it.

But this can be regarded as allowing the audience and the fans in front of the TV to relive the classic scene from last year.

In last year's finals, the scene in which the Rockets boss hinted that players committed crimes is still fresh in our memory, and it also made many people extremely unconvinced, claiming that this was an O'Brien Trophy stolen by the Rockets.

"Drink water, drink water. I may need you later." Yu Hong, who was sitting next to her, handed over a water bottle. She came here to concentrate on watching the game today and found that Wade's whistle of the Heat was better than the home whistle.

Fang Zhuo took a sip of water and sighed, "It's even harder to beat."

The league creates stars from time to time. Historically, Wade's whistle this year is a famous example. Now that the Rockets are the opponent, there are still signs of this situation.

After two quarters, O'Neal was locked inside. Even if he tried to catch the ball in a good position, he was immediately fouled. He made 2 of 10 free throws in the first half, which was completely inaccurate.

However, in the third quarter, thanks to Wade's whistle inside, Thomas and Muhammad committed five fouls and were forced to take a rotation off the court, freeing up O'Neal who still had room to spare.

The originally stalemate between the Heat and Rockets gradually changed in favor of the former.

Fang Zhuo watched the fourth quarter with a dark face. Seeing that the score difference reached double digits, he simply asked Anderson again: "Have you ever looked for Apple?"

"Wade used his elbow to clear the way, and he almost didn't get called an offensive foul!" Anderson, who has experience as a referee, was filled with indignation at first, and then replied, "I have looked for it, but there is no consensus."

Fang Zhuo frowned and said, "Why?"

Anderson glanced sideways at Mr. Fang: "It's not like Steve Jobs needs to seize the foundry opportunity."

Fang Zhuo: "..."

You don’t need to explain it so clearly!

He asked again: "Then do you know which company's chips Apple will use?"

Anderson shook his head: "Mr. Fang, Apple's confidentiality is very strict. I don't know this, but Jobs wanted to build a secret mobile phone from scratch. He didn't have too many choices, just a few. .”

He suggested: "Even if there is a gap in the first-line parts on the market, the gap will not be too big. If mobile phones want to be successful, they still need to integrate, and they need to seize the arrival of 3G. This is the key to the success of Yike mobile phones."

Fang Zhuo feels that this is not unreasonable, but he also knows that Qualcomm’s SOC also does not fully evaluate the intelligent era.

He thought for a while and said: "Yike is building smartphones based on the Android system. We still have a long time, and 3G in the United States also needs time. No matter how you use Ice Core as a bargaining chip, I have to give priority to the mobile phone itself. The right comes first, but I very much welcome Qualcomm to participate in the design of our mobile phones."

Anderson frowned and said, "Is this Mr. Fang's rejection?"

Fang Zhuo's eyes were bright: "No, Anderson, this is a sincere invitation. When the finals are over, I hope you can come to Yike's Silicon Valley Laboratory. That will also be the place I use to convince Google." .”

Anderson did not hesitate and nodded in agreement.

The buzzer sounded at the end of the first game, and the Rockets lost to the visiting Heat 92:95.

Yao Ming, who was wearing a suit and sitting in the player's box, came over immediately and made a strong suggestion with almost angrily eyes: "President Fang, I'm going to end the game!"

With the score difference so close, Fang Zhuo also hesitated. He used Yao Ming's previous words to block it: "As you said, watch one more game. If you recover well in the third game and can get permission from the medical team, then let's go."

The medical team has permission, the team has needs, and the players have a strong professionalism.

There is no way, if Yao Ming is really injured again after playing and his career is not extended, then he may have to retire and return to his country to become a leader.

Fang Zhuo looked at the joy in Yao Ming's eyes and looked back in the direction of the box. There was also a sneaky Dr. Liang there.