Technology: Start by selling mobile phones

[With the improvement of chip computing power, it is detected that the world where the host is located is about to enter the "AI era". 】

[In the "AI era", artificial intelligence, driverless technology, big data, intelligent manufacturing, voice assistants and other functions will become the mainstream development direction of science and technology, and more and more enterprises and scientific research institutions will also invest in more AI Come to the application. 】

[In the face of the coming "AI wave", not only powerful "AI computing power" is needed as support, but also a matching "parallel computing platform" and "compilation model" are needed as support. 】

【so……】

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: MTX-1 universal parallel computing platform, quality: A-level (excellent), downloadable, and scalable. 】

[Remarks: The "Computing Platform Architecture" and "Compilation Model" have generated software packages and can be used directly in the form of compiled software! 】

[Remark 2: The software supports NPU chips and GPU chip computing engines, and also provides a large number of deep learning frameworks, which can help users quickly build AI learning models and reduce technical difficulty. 】

[Note 3: The software can be used for image and video processing, computational biology, chemistry, fluid dynamics simulation, and AI simulation training such as ‘speech recognition’ and ‘autonomous driving’. 】

At the end, Mo Ran's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

What's this? !

This is giving myself a software, an "AI learning programming software"!

For a moment, Mo Ran didn't know whether he had made money or lost money by using the "A-level lottery gift package" to draw such a software.

But soon, he calmed down. In any case, this was an unexpected surprise, and it could even be called a bumper harvest.

1.5 million mall points;

A B-level laptop computer design drawing;

A Class B medical device color ultrasound machine production drawing;

And an A-level quality software for "AI learning programming".

Not bad!

Next, Mo Ran didn't hesitate anymore. After having 1.5 million points, plus the original 850,000 points, it was more than enough to purchase the "PX Architecture" and the supporting chip drawings for 2 million points!

[Dear host, are you sure you want to purchase the "LD-1 type" mobile phone SOC chip design drawings, quality: Class A (excellent); process: 38 nanometers; improveable drawings? 】

[It has been detected that you have not purchased "PX Architecture", and the required points have been automatically consolidated and settled for you. 】

[Points required: 2 million points (including "38nm LD-1 mobile phone SOC design drawings" and "PX architecture patent"). 】

No hesitation.

"Sure!"

【Ding……】

[Congratulations to the host for successful purchase, remaining points: 350,000. 】

A blue light flashed,

Seeing the unexpected "PX architecture" and the 38nm Class A quality mobile phone SOC chip drawings appearing in front of him, Mo Ran narrowed his eyes slightly and clenched his fists tightly.

Nietzsche's own mobile phone SOC chip - is here.

…

And the other side.

Just when Mo Ran had summarized the gains brought by the "Brilliant S1" and even started to prepare for the next step of secretly developing Nietzsche's own mobile phone SOC chip,

Nietzsche's friends and businessmen are still immersed in the explosive sales of "Brilliant S1".

Xiaomi, Viov, Opop, even Huawei and Apple were all shocked. How could a brand that only appeared in the past two years suddenly emerge and create such an awesome flagship phone?

This is a high-end flagship phone!

A high-end flagship phone with monthly sales reaching one million levels!

Especially Xiaomi, Vivo and Opop. Before this, they did not pay much attention to Nietzsche mobile phones. Their main energy was thinking about how to carve up the mobile phone market share that originally belonged to Huawei after Huawei was restricted.

but now……

Unexpectedly, before his plan had even begun, Nietzsche suddenly appeared and gave everyone a slap in the face.

Not to mention carving up Huawei's share, if you are not careful, even your own high-end flagship will be impacted by Nietzsche's "Brilliant S1"!

And Huawei was also greatly touched.

Originally, they were worried that after the Kirin 970 chip was restricted, chip shortages would lead to a decline in Meta 10 sales, which would in turn affect the entire mobile phone business.

Now it seems that I haven't started to be restricted yet, the Kirin 970 chip is still sufficient, and the sales of Meta 10 will be trampled by Nietzsche's "Brilliant S1".

This... is simply unexpected!

It can be said that the "Brilliant S1" has brought great shock to major mobile phone manufacturers.

At Xiaomi headquarters, Rebus took the lead in holding a high-level seminar on the "Brilliant S1".

"Now that everyone is here, I won't talk nonsense."

"Everyone must be aware of the recent launch of Nietzsche's 'Brilliant S1', which is selling very well. According to statistics from various platforms, sales have exceeded one million units in a single month. It is undoubtedly the most popular flagship phone!"

Let’s get straight to the point. The speaker is Rebus, the talker of Xiaomi mobile phones.

He was sitting at the top of the conference table, his brows slightly furrowed and his expression serious. It was obvious that he was not in a very happy mood recently.

Sitting on both sides of him were the top managers and technical core of Xiaomi mobile phones.

Seeing that no one spoke, Rebus was not polite and continued:

“The purpose of convening everyone for today’s meeting is also very simple, which is to discuss the advantages of ‘Brilliant S1’.

It just so happens that our flagship 'Xiaomi 8', which is to be released in June, has not yet been finalized and mass-produced. If appropriate, our 'Xiaomi 8' can also learn from some of the successful experiences of the 'Brilliant S1'! "

"Right? Deng Lang."

The named Deng Lang is the head of the "Xiaomi 8" research and development team. On the way to the meeting just now, he knew that it was a meeting about the "Brilliant S1".

but.

At this time, when I heard Rebus personally asking questions by name, I couldn't help but feel troubled.

According to the plan, Xiaomi's new generation flagship "Xiaomi 8" will be released in June. It is already early April, and the last few days have been the final time for finalization. Next, it will be handed over to the foundry to start mass production and stocking!

If it is delayed at this time, it will undoubtedly completely disrupt the entire release plan of "Xiaomi 8", which will be a huge trouble for his entire team.

After a while, Deng Lang said bravely:

"Mr. Lei, according to the original plan, we will hand over the final plan of 'Xiaomi 8' to Foxconn this afternoon. I'm afraid it's too late."

“Furthermore, although Nietzsche’s ‘Brilliant S1’ suddenly sold like hotcakes this month, the design ideas of our ‘Xiaomi Mi 8’ have always been based on the Iphone X, and the data parameters are also based on the Iphone X.

The sales of Iphone "

Rebus was obviously not satisfied with Deng Lang's answer.

His frown deepened and his tone became more unhappy:

"What do you think? What do you think?!"

"Nietzsche's mobile phone brand is not as good as ours, their advertising costs are not as good as ours, and their number of fans is not as good as ours! But they are just such a second-rate mobile phone manufacturer that just created a high-end flagship model with sales exceeding one million in a month!"

"And how many units of our most high-end flagship phone 'MIX 2' from Xiaomi were sold in just one month after its launch last year? 160,000 units!"

“Aren’t results like ‘Brilliant S1’ worth learning from?”

"As you just said, time is not a problem. We can postpone the launch of 'Xiaomi 8' a little bit. As long as we can learn from 'Brilliant S1' and improve the selling points of Xiaomi 8, it will be worth it!"

The entire conference room suddenly became silent after an angry outburst, and everyone felt the strong pressure from Rebus.

soon.

Another project manager sitting on one side suddenly stood up.

"Mr. Lei, I would like to make some suggestions."

Rebus glanced at the senior executive who was speaking and paused:

"you say."

"I totally agree with you!"

"As you just said, Nietzsche's mobile phones are inferior to us in all aspects, but the 'Brilliant S1' they produced has been enthusiastically sought after by the market. This must have captured the needs of the vast majority of people in the market!"

"Our 'Xiaomi 8' has not yet been finalized, and we can definitely learn from some of the well-reputed functions and configurations of the 'Brilliant S1'!"

After the words fell, Rebus, who was sitting above him, nodded slightly, and finally a smile appeared on his stern face.

At this time, everyone present also understood Rebus's true attitude, and voices of agreement immediately resounded throughout the room.

Instantly, the pressure fell on Deng Lang, the head of the "Xiaomi 8" project research and development team.

Deng Lang also saw the current situation clearly and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, so he had to say:

"Mr. Lei, I have carefully analyzed the 'Brilliant S1' and read a lot of reviews about them on the Internet."

"The first one is the 'TF memory card slot' configuration they used on the 'Brilliant S1', which has really won a lot of praise. The maximum support for 512GB of memory really meets the needs of many customers."

"The second one...their 'photography function' is indeed very powerful. With the support of the NPU chip and the good optimization algorithm, it almost maximizes the hardware performance of the three-camera lens!"

"One thing to say, the camera effect of our 'Xiaomi 8' is indeed slightly worse. I even think the camera capabilities of the Iphone X are a little worse than that of the 'Brilliant S1'."

At this point, Deng Lang stopped.

Seeing that Rebsley did not interrupt, he continued:

"However, our 'Xiaomi 8' camera module has been finalized. Changing the hardware will require at least several months of adjustments, so... there is almost no way to change it at the moment."

"We can only make some changes on the 'Mix 3' that will be released in the second half of this year, such as improving our 'AI photography optimization algorithm', such as adding an NPU chip to increase the 'AI computing power' like Nietzsche!"

"Of course, we can learn from the first configuration. Adding a TF memory card slot is not a big technical problem for us..."

After the words fell, Rebus finally nodded with satisfaction.

After a moment, he looked at everyone again.

"Let's talk about the other advantages of 'Brilliant S1' and see which ones we can learn from..."

…

Just when Xiaomi headquarters was urgently revising the configuration and functions of the 'Xiaomi 8' due to the popularity of the 'Brilliant S1', the other two companies Vovi and Opop also held almost the same meeting.

The emergence of the "Brilliant S1" shocked the three manufacturers, but at the same time they began to change their design ideas for top flagships.

The flagships of the three manufacturers no longer completely refer to the Iphone X, but gradually incorporate other factors.

And the other side.

Although Huawei was also shocked by the sudden rise of the "Brilliant S1", compared with other manufacturers, Huawei has had too many troubles recently and can no longer care about the "Brilliant S1".

There is a depressing atmosphere hanging over Huawei.

For more than a month, Huawei has tried its best, but the results are not very good.

In the conference room, the meeting between Huawei executives and officials was not as optimistic as the last time.

As soon as he entered the conference room, Zhang Jun, a staff member from the Ministry of Commerce who had been in charge of Huawei's affairs, saw Xu Mingkai, a senior executive who had been waiting for a long time, with a serious look on his face.

"Mr. Xu, I've been waiting for a long time."

Only then did Xu Mingkai notice Zhang Jun's arrival, forced a smile and nodded.

"Captain Zhang, please take a seat."

"Um."

After a brief polite exchange, the two sat down and Zhang Jun took the lead to break the silence.

"Mr. Xu, there is still one day until the US's 'one-month deadline' is reached. At present, you may have to prepare for the worst."

"After tomorrow, you may not be able to produce your Kirin chips in a short time."

Xu Mingkai nodded heavily.

After a moment, he said slowly

"Don't worry, Bureau Zhang. We have lowered our psychological expectations many times in the past half month. Now everyone in the group is mentally prepared, and we also have a plan for the worst outcome."

"That's good."

Zhang Jun took a deep breath and asked:

"In this one-month period, how much inventory do we have of our high-end Kirin 970 chips?"

"There are more than 20 million more."

"More than 20 million? So few?!"

Compared with companies like Nietzsche who are hoarding one million "Snapdragon 845 chips" and feel huge pressure, companies like Huawei that ship 200 million mobile phones annually, 20 million is just a drizzle.

During the last meeting, Zhang Jun learned about Huawei’s current inventory of Kirin 970 chips. A month ago, it was close to 20 million chips. This month has passed, and the inventory has not increased significantly? !

Before he could ask questions, Xu Mingkai had already seen the doubt in Zhang Jun's eyes and said:

"We contacted TSMC. We originally hoped that for the sake of our long-term cooperation, they would do us a favor and use all their production capacity to produce Kirin 970 chips this month. We also offered to pay more!"

"They refused?!"

Xu Mingkai nodded heavily.

"Not only did they refuse, their original excuse was that their production capacity was full and they couldn't help with emergency production."

"But when we contacted MediaTek, MediaTek was also willing to release their production, but TSMC directly stated that it refused such an approach."

"In the end, we had to spend a lot of money to find Samsung to urgently produce a batch of Kirin 970, but it was only a drop in the bucket... so the inventory did not increase much."

Zhang Jun suddenly snorted coldly.

"Humph, they are determined to leave no escape route!"

Xu Mingkai sighed. At this time, he finally understood TSMC's position.

Before, I even hoped to see if I could help secretly even after being restricted. Now, let alone after the blockade, even within a one-month period, TSMC did not give any face at all, and had no idea of ​​​​mediating.

Everything is just wishful thinking.

However, the current pain is not as good as the confusion in the future. The most troublesome and thorny problem now is that there are still more than 20 million Kirin 970 chips available for Meta 10.

But what about the future?

Without advanced process OEM, the future

Meta 20? !

Meta 30?

Meta 40?

Meta 50?

What to use? !

The two fell into a brief silence. After several seconds, Zhang Jun spoke again:

"Recently there is a mobile phone brand on the Internet - Nietzsche. They have launched a mobile phone 'Brilliant S1' and it seems to be selling well!"

"Moreover, they also equipped their mobile phones with an NPU chip that was completely designed and produced by them."

"I understand that this is very rare among domestic mobile phone companies. What do you think about this... Mr. Xu?"

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