Reborn Entrepreneurial Giant.

Chapter 429 Complex Multiple Choice Questions

The general trend of the smartphone industry is becoming more and more obvious, and Apple and Honor have become the most dazzling ones. Although Google has Android, its development is not smooth due to the lack of mobile phone patents. For example, the Nexus phone designed by Honor for Google uses native Android. The system and user experience are not as good as Honor’s optimized KOS system. Last year’s sales were less than 100 million units, which is considered lackluster.

For this year’s Nexus 2 mobile phone, Google chose to cooperate with HTC. Many people commented that there was a gap between Google and Honor. This is indeed the case. Google’s interests in Android are inconsistent with Honor’s interests, and Honor withstood the test of last year’s sales explosion. In terms of delivery capabilities and We are confident in all aspects of patent protection.

Honor is the king of Android phones and Google’s closest partner before, and can influence the choices of other mobile phone companies. Nokia saw the example of Honor, so it entered the Android camp with one foot and cooperated with Intel on development with the other. MeeGo system.

It is important for Google to secure Honor and confirm their leadership position in the Android camp, which can ensure their position in the mobile Internet era.It is very difficult to achieve this goal. First, we must have more choices, cultivate more obedient brothers such as HTC, and win over major manufacturers such as Samsung and Nokia.

Therefore, Google actually does not want Honor to be too powerful, and to cultivate its younger brothers, it must have patents. The bankrupt Nortel Networks is about to sell their patents.Attracting a large number of companies to participate, Google was very determined and signed a fake horse bidding acquisition offer.

"What is a fake horse auction?" Qu Li asked without understanding.

"Stalking horse bidding refers to a bankrupt company selecting an interested company to set a minimum bidding price, so that other potential bidders cannot offer a purchase price lower than this price..."

"Still don't understand!" Qu Li continued to listen to the explanation.

"Google bids US$9 million. If other potential bidders obtain these patents through auction, Nortel Networks will pay Google a breakup fee of US$2500 million."

Qu Li probably understood that Google wanted to buy these patents and directly set a minimum price to scare away a group of competitors and avoid getting into a fight.

“So it’s basically certain that Google can buy these patents?”

"Not necessarily, but Google has the best hope."

Qu Li thought about Apple, Microsoft and other companies joining forces and eventually acquiring these patents at a super high price of US$45 billion. He thought that Google also did not expect this surprise. The question now is whether Honor should help Google.

The process of Honor obtaining the patent authorization from Nortel Networks is very complicated. Qu Li himself is not confident that it is fully compliant. If these patents are acquired by the Apple Alliance and then initiate a lawsuit, the patent authorization agreement between Nortel Networks and Honor will become invalid. , the possibility exists.

The complexity of modern business wars is far beyond what novels can explain clearly. Of course, a simple one can also be used, that is, a certain idea and a coarse grain mobile phone model, which does not involve their core interests and gives up most of their interests, and they will naturally be fine.

Honor is now on the path of independence and self-reliance, and has opened up a new industry together with Apple, which is a plus in the eyes of global consumers. But now there are also voices doubting the increasingly closed measures of Honor phones and questioning their information security capabilities.

Not only Honor, but also Shopee has suffered several rounds of hacker attacks. There are always people who want to prove themselves in a special way, maybe they are competitors.

In such a chaotic situation, Honor has been making rapid progress. Enterprises in the industry admire Qu Li's extraordinary ability, and Qu Li's ability to solve problems like a cocoon is widely recognized.

"Continue to maintain contact with Motorola, we want to acquire..."

"A real acquisition?"

"Really!" Qu Li gave an affirmative reply to Chen Jingqiu on the phone. No matter what methods Google, Apple, or Microsoft have, I will directly reduce it to a blow. After acquiring Motorola, all problems can be easily solved.

What should you do if the acquisition fails?I don’t understand. This is like a large-scale military training event. Honor has the courage to acquire an established mobile phone company. Even if it fails, it can improve the spirit of internal employees and enhance its own confidence.

It seems quite imaginary, but how to explain that after a certain person wanted to acquire IBM's PC business, it showed a completely different competitive state from before?It is almost impossible for an idea to succeed ten years later. The key is that public opinion and accumulated wealth are destroyed, the public does not trust, and internal employees are not confident. It falls into this vicious circle. If Yang Yuanqing can turn around, I can only say that everyone is happy. Evaluate the impact of the Internet on real life.

Dare to fight a tough battle is a kind of self-confidence. Although it will cost a lot of money, Qu Li is willing to pay for something that is invisible and intangible. No matter whether he is stupid or smart, nothing can shake his knowledge. He can use A small amount of money can buy you the possibility of going from excellence to greatness, even if the probability is only [-]%, why not do it?

There are still many things that Quli people cannot avoid in Xingsha. Honor G4Pro mobile phone sales are good, especially in the domestic market. Many high-end users are full of enthusiasm for this phone, which is almost fully self-developed by Honor.

Two nationally renowned geniuses, Zhang Yaqin and Li Yinan, work together in the same company. One is responsible for software and the other is responsible for hardware. They are called the "Glory Double Wall".It is these two geniuses who have broadened the imagination of domestic consumers towards the company Honor.

But even so, there are still many things to plan. For example, Honor wants to improve its pure electric vehicle solutions. Now that the industrial chain is imperfect, there are too many things that need to be done by hand, such as charging piles, super charging stations, and MCU chips. IGBT and other power components, silicon carbide raw materials, etc.

Although Vision Investment is a major shareholder of Infineon, the prospects of the pure electric vehicle industry are not obvious, and it is difficult for them to develop special chips for Honor.Therefore, self-research has become an option that Honor needs to consider.

Honor has now established a pure electric vehicle and autonomous driving solutions division. The capital invested before the company was not listed was not very large. After the listing, it will increase investment year by year. It also has a chip department, self-developed automotive chips and so on. Of course, it will enter is under consideration.

Honor is not a start-up company. If it can save time through acquisitions, it will not start from scratch. Many domestic companies have come into their sights, among which Jiaxing Star is the focus of inspection.Founder Shen Hua's excellent resume is an important reason. This company has accumulated a lot of technology since its establishment in 2005. The other ones are Sanan Optoelectronics and Spansion Semiconductor's domestic subsidiary GigaDevice...

Star Semiconductor first made packaging for Infineon, and its technology was gradually accumulated in the process. It is not very strong now, but it later surpassed BYD Semiconductor.Spansion Semiconductor GigaDevice is half of its own people.

Which method is better for cooperative acquisition and investment?Who knows? It’s too metaphysical!