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Zhou Buqi is preparing to go on a business trip again. This time to Germany, he wants to deal with Lufthansa in one fell swoop.

According to the good news from Kurian, IBM also made an offer to Lufthansa, and the price was shockingly low, only US$850 million. Coupled with the deceit and deception in this cooperation between IBM and Suning.com, it is enough to convince the Germans.

However, before going abroad, Zhou Buqi walked around the city very busy. Accompanied by Zhou Shaoning, he visited some companies in the mobile phone supply chain.

After visiting two companies, Zhou Buqi was not satisfied. He looked at Zhou Shaoning in the car and said, "Why do I feel that they are so unsure? There is such a big gap in technology?"

Zhou Shaoning nodded, "Well, it's very big. It can't be supplied to our mobile phones yet."

Zhou Buqi asked: "How to solve it?"

Zhou Shaoning said: "The market uses market means to exchange technology for technology."

"Um?"

Zhou Buqi raised his eyebrows.

Zhou Shaoning said: "Let's cooperate with Apple. In this regard, Apple mainly has the right to speak."

Zhou Buqi looked at him deeply and said, "Work with Apple to build a domestic supply chain system?"

In the past two years, he has contacted a group of people and worked hard to build a domestic smartphone supply chain system. Looking at it now, a prototype has basically been built. Ziweixing alone has invested in more than 20 companies, with a total investment amount of 750 million yuan.

However, the effect is not satisfactory.

At least it will be difficult to meet Aster's own needs. By next year's Aster4, 70%-80% of spare parts will have to be provided by foreign supply chain systems.

Asda is not satisfied, and Apple is certainly not satisfied either.

At this time, it is necessary to trade the market for technology.

For example, there are two sensor suppliers in the world, A and B. Apple, as the most important purchaser in the market, can make requests. If you want to sign a purchase order, there is an additional condition. A sensor supplier C in China has encountered some technical problems and hopes that its partners can send a technical team to provide guidance.

In order to grab the order, A and B can only accept such conditions.

Then, domestic sensor supply chain company C developed.

No matter who A or B takes the order, this is actually an act of drinking poison to quench thirst. But there is no way, the competition in the market is so fierce, and the best way is to get over the current difficulties first.

As for what happens next... I can’t control that much!

A and B are both listed companies and are run by professional managers. They will not think too far ahead. They will first win orders from Apple, improve their performance in recent years, and then get a large sum of money for themselves. Let’s talk about options and bonuses!

If it doesn't work in the future, the worst possible thing is to just pat your butt and leave.

This is the drawback of the listed company and professional manager model.

In fact, this is also true. Apple has helped China build the most complete and powerful mobile phone supply chain system in the world. Then the foreign system only has high-end businesses that cannot be done domestically, and the rest are dead.

Even when BOE, which makes the screen, encounters technical obstacles, Apple will ask Samsung to send engineers to help, and Samsung has not been able to refuse.

Therefore, for the domestic supply chain system, the most popular brands are not domestic brands such as Huami OV, ZTE and Lenovo, but Apple.

If there is good stuff, give apples first; if there is a shortage, give apples first.

The same is true at the national level. Apple makes a lot of wealth domestically every year, but it has always adopted a positive, friendly and encouraging attitude toward it.

Because the domestic supply chain system needs to be further upgraded, there are still many problems that require help from Apple's dominant position in the "Apple Pyramid Industry" structure.

Companies at the top of the pyramid are public-facing, well-known, and earn a lot of profits.

But for the country and society, what can really solve the problem of employment, create wealth and improve people's livelihood are the layers of "offline" that support the pyramid.

Regardless of whether the top of the tower is Apple, Lenovo, Tesla, Huawei, Gree, Haier, BMW, or Samsung, whether it is a foreign company, a state-owned company, or a private company, there is actually no big difference in terms of the structure of the cornerstone of society.

But Zhou Buqi was not satisfied.

It would be too unstable if the entire domestic industrial chain and supply system were to be built entirely on an American company like Apple. This will also put Asda at a disadvantage in future competition with Apple.

Overseas, Apple is free to sue Asda. Domestically, if Asda sues Apple, the authorities will have to weigh the pros and cons and consider Apple's help to the domestic industrial chain system... Asida will not be able to earn back the losses it has suffered overseas, and it will be seriously affected. constraints from the international situation.

So start this matter as soon as possible.

Asda did this alone and was a little too ambitious. Fortunately, Asda and Apple have now reached a comprehensive cooperation agreement, and it is justifiable for both parties to work together to do this.

Zhou Shaoning has no foresight, and for the time being he cannot see Boss Zhou’s macro-plan for the future. He only feels that building a smart phone industry chain in China will be of great significance to Asda, the mobile phone industry, society and the country. Big benefits.

Of course!

"Apple and Asda are the two brands with the largest sales of smartphones in the world. If the two parties join forces, they can take advantage of the market for technology to build a domestic industrial chain."

Zhou Shaoning is very confident in this.

Zhou Buqi nodded and asked, "How is Apple's cooperative attitude?"

"Okay, very good!" Zhou Shaoning was very satisfied with this and said with a smile, "Cook has been directly communicating with me, and he is also very urgent about this matter. If the domestic industrial chain is established, the number of smartphones will The cost will be greatly reduced, which will be beneficial to everyone.”

Zhou Buqi knew it and was very happy.

It seems that Apple has little confidence in this matter. The powerful combination of Apple and Asda is of course the best solution.

For example, sensor suppliers A and B, when the time comes, Apple can definitely join hands with Asda and hand over the order to A at the same time. An additional requirement is that A should help domestic C solve some technical problems.

That way, it's easier.

China is even faster.

Zhou Buqi further said: "We don't play coercion. For some foreign supplier partners who are willing to help, we can give them the opportunity to buy shares at a low price."

Zhou Shaoning glanced at him, "Can you decide?"

"I can't decide?" Zhou Buqi was amused, and then snorted coldly, "This is about the overall situation of the industry, society and the country. If anyone disagrees, get out!"

Of course, A is very reluctant to ask A to help C solve technical problems. A can be promoted to invest in C at a preferential price and enter the board of directors. In this way, A and C are partners and can cooperate more conveniently.

As for C's disagreement... This kind of thing is almost impossible to happen. The technology is already backward and I need to find someone to help. Behind this is also the promotion of Ziweixing, the employer, and the suggestions of suppliers Apple and Asda. It is impossible to refuse as long as you have some brains.

Zhou Buqi continued: "Ziweixing has invested in and integrated a total of 21 supply chain-related companies. The shareholdings are generally between 20% and 30%, and it has a large say. In this way, you can set up a temporary coordinating committee , to coordinate the relationship between these 21 suppliers, Asda and Apple, and use market advantages to solve some technical problems."

Zhou Shaoning suggested: "How about letting Liu Qing lead this temporary coordinating committee?"

"also."

Zhou Buqi nodded.

These more than 20 component companies in the smartphone industry chain are all invested and promoted by Liu Qing, and she is more familiar with them.

The domestic PC industry chain was integrated and developed by her father under the leadership of Lenovo through similar market methods. Now it is up to her to integrate and dominate the smartphone industry chain, and she also has advantages in experience and connections.

Not to mention overseas, Liu Qing’s English is good enough to negotiate with Apple.

However, in this case, the work of Ziweixing's international department may be affected, and a capable person must be sent to take over this part of the work.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Shaoning was still not satisfied. He looked at him thoughtfully and said, "If you want to build a domestic smartphone supply chain system as quickly as possible, the best partner is not Apple."

Zhou Buqi reacted immediately, "It's Google!"

"Yes, Google."

Zhou Shaoning's tone was rather serious.

Zhou Buqi was also speechless.

Depend on!

This time I really shot myself in the foot.

Weidian, a subsidiary of Ziweixing, and Baidu, have squeezed Google to the point where it cannot survive in China. Coupled with some policy restrictions, Google has already moved out of the mainland market.

There will certainly be a lot of grumbling and dissatisfaction at Google.

It is almost impossible to get Google to help build a domestic supply chain system.

When the Android system dominates the world, all mobile phone accessories need to be adapted to the Android system, which is equivalent to getting a "permission" from Google.

If Google wanted to do this, it would have an advantage over Apple. At least Google can call on Samsung to do this, and then Samsung, Apple, and ASDA will take action together, which will be even more foolproof.

Zhou Shaoning said: "If the spare parts under the supply chain system are divided into three parts: high, middle and low. For the low-end part, China has done very well and is a global concentration center. Counterfeit mobile phones are all purely domestic; for the high-end part, through Lenovo It can also be seen from the PC industry chain that it is almost impossible to rely on the market for exchange. We still have to rely on our own efforts and engage in self-research. Now, what needs to be solved is the mid-range part of the mobile phone industry chain. This part can be done domestically, and there are Some cannot be done, and the foreign restrictions will not be too big. Only after we have solved all the mid-range problems and completed the accumulation of layers can we attack the higher levels of the pyramid and study some high-end spare parts."

Zhou Buqi understood what he meant, "Improving the mid-range, the faster the better."

"Yes!" Zhou Shaoning is a component engineer, and he understands it very well. "If we can't solve the problem in the mid-range, it's impossible to reach out to the high-end."

Zhou Buqi asked: "Is there a way to defeat Google?"

Zhou Shaoning said simply, "I can't do it here. It all depends on your ability, Boss Zhou!"

"Depend on!"