I can become stronger by paying salaries. I have one billion employees!

Chapter 474 Breaking into the North American Market! Tiangong A100 Loses Another Weak Link!
"Mr. Chen bought a house? Congratulations!"

Is Mr. Chen's name on the property certificate?

"Mr. Chen, I'm a loyal fan of Orange phones. My first smartphone was the Orange C1, and I'm currently using an Orange C3S. When Senlian Capital moves in, may I have a visit?"

"Mr. Chen, I've been a fan of yours for ten years. I just graduated this year. Could you give me an interview opportunity?"

"What the hell? A ten-year veteran fan? Ten years ago, Mr. Chen was still in elementary school!"

The netizens in the comments section were all talking at once.

The posts Chen Yansen made on Mimo and Facebook quickly garnered hundreds of thousands of likes, comments, and shares.

The happiest person about the news of Senlian Capital's impending relocation is Meng Yuanzhi, while the most upset is Xu Zhenhui.

Their precious baby, whom they had raised for three or four years, was snatched away by Luzhou.

What a fucking beast!

Xu Zhenhui cursed loudly in Xucheng, while Meng Yuanzhi was all smiles in Luzhou.

A freshman who was just about to register at Xucheng Academy felt like the sky had fallen after seeing Chen Yansen's Weibo post.

They had read the guides from senior students on the Lingxi forum. The first thing to do upon entering university was to register and pay the fees. The second thing to do was to find a part-time customer service job at Pinbei, Orange Technology, or Jinri Technology.

12 yuan per hour, 20 hours a week, that's 1000 yuan a month!
Working 40 hours a week, that's 2000 yuan a month!
Prices are low in the virtual city, and even lower in the virtual college. With 2000 yuan a month plus living expenses, you can live a carefree life in college.

"Senior, please don't! We can't bear to part with you!"

"Senior, I chose to apply to Xucheng Academy because of you. What will we do now that you're gone?"

"I'm going to Luzhou University of Technology next week to register. I hope Senlian Capital can move to Luzhou soon so I can find a part-time job then."

"Luzhou University is truly envious; Luzhou University of Technology and Senlian Science and Technology Park are so close together."

Suddenly, many prospective college students appeared in Chen Yansen's comment section.

Meanwhile, some people joked, "Luzhou truly lives up to its reputation as the 'vacuum cleaner' of Hui'an; Xucheng is going to cry now."

Jinling: Xuzi, call me Brother Nan, and I'll take you under my wing from now on.

"Xu Cheng: Sorry, I only play with Peng Cheng!"

Several witty netizens started making fun of the comments section.

the other side.

After dealing with Meng Yuanzhi and the others, Chen Yansen said goodbye to Meng Jie and then returned to Xucheng by car.

On the way back, he took out his phone and opened Toutiao, only to see 99 unread messages. The same thing happened when he opened Weibo.

There were too many messages, and he didn't even bother to open them. He simply browsed the comments section and randomly looked at the comment with the most likes.

When he saw the message that wanted to visit the Senlian Technology Park, he thought for a moment and replied: "If everyone has time, I would also welcome every Orange Mobile fan to visit the headquarters."

We'll be holding a lucky draw to select 1,000 fans, who will receive round-trip airfare and accommodation, and get a firsthand look at our R&D lab.

After all, many technical details aren't as intuitive as they seem; you need to see them in person to truly understand the design details of the Orange phone. I'll have the brand department provide further updates on the specific timing; please keep an eye on official announcements.

Does it include round-trip airfare and accommodation?

Although there aren't many spots available, their sincerity is undeniable.

Based on an average consumption of 5000 yuan per person, 1000 people would cost 500 million yuan.

As a result, a bunch of sycophants popped up in the comments section.

Chen Yansen smiled slightly, exited Toutiao, and then left a message for Wang Shixiang on Yunzhou, asking him to write it down: after the official entry next year, fans will be arranged to visit the headquarters in batches.

Huang Boxiang, in the driver's seat, gripped the steering wheel, looked straight ahead, and focused on driving.

To the right rear of the Ghost, a black Mercedes MPV trailed far behind.

"Old Huang, you've worked hard these past few days. I'll give you two days off. Go home and visit your family," Chen Yansen said, putting down his phone.

"Boss, can I take August 31st and September 1st off?" Huang Boxiang asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"Are you sending your niece to university?" Chen Yansen asked rhetorically.

"Yes, my older brother is gone, so as his uncle, I can only worry about things more," Huang Boxiang replied.

“Sure, just tell Xiao Li.” Chen Yansen readily agreed.

"Thank you, boss," Huang Boxiang said with a face full of gratitude.

"It's just a time off in lieu of leave, why are you thanking me?" Chen Yansen waved his hand, then habitually started making empty promises: "Work hard, and I'll give you a raise at the end of the year."

"Thank you, boss. I'm usually very tight-lipped."

As Huang Boxiang ate his flatbread, he realized this was hush money from his boss and quickly expressed his agreement.

Chen Yansen smiled but didn't reply.

Compared to Xiao Li, Huang Boxiang is still too honest.

If it were Xiao Li, he would only nod and thank her, and would not say a word more.

However, this was all due to each person's personality, and Chen Yansen didn't take it to heart.

As long as the person is reliable!
As evening approached, the car exited the highway and headed towards the delta.

at the same time.

Foxconn received a notification from Apple, which, in short, stated that the company plans to reduce production capacity and will decrease its order volume by 30% in the third quarter.

Guo Mingtai couldn't understand why Cook would do that.

Is it because they lack confidence in the market prospects of the iPhone 5s? Or do they want to distribute more manufacturing orders to Pegatron to reduce Apple's dependence on Foxconn?

After thinking for a moment, he considered several possibilities.

But this problem didn't bother him for long, because the next day Orange Mobile announced that it would take on part of the iPhone 5s manufacturing business.

"So it was Orange Phone Factory that stole my business?"

Guo Mingtai suddenly realized.

Realizing what was happening, he couldn't help but frown.

In the past two years, Orange Mobile Phone Factory has been stealing his business quite a bit, and has even poached a lot of middle-level managers from Foxconn behind the scenes.

I thought that Orange Mobile's factory started late, and even though its parent company was very powerful, its production technology was definitely not as good as Foxconn's.

But now they've been proven wrong!

Based on Guo Mingtai's understanding of Apple, if Orange Phone's production capacity, performance, and yield rate do not meet the requirements, Apple will not place orders with them.

Faced with the Orange Mobile Phone Factory's aggressive order-grabbing tactics, Guo Mingtai immediately felt considerable pressure.

He knew that Senlian Capital's strength was not to be underestimated, and he also understood Chen Yansen's character.

Since entering this industry, I have never made a single deal that lost money.

"Is this guy crazy? Manufacturing is hard and tiring, and you can't earn a penny at all. Is it necessary for him to compete with me for business?"

Guo Mingtai looked annoyed and muttered to himself.

He then proactively lowered his OEM price by 5%, but Cook remained unmoved.

When he learned that the iPhone 5s not only had different memory sizes but also a new version with longer battery life, he finally understood the intricacies of the situation.

But he was powerless to do anything about it and could only accept the reality of lost orders.

Fortunately, Apple only cut 30% of its orders!

Little did he know that when President Chen made a move, he always wanted it all!

……

……

August 28, Virtual City, Sky Garden.

Chen Yansen and Huang Renxun signed an equity transfer agreement to exchange US$1.6 million for 2% of Nvidia's equity.

At the same time, a patent cross-licensing agreement was signed!
Tiangong Technology exchanged its patented technologies of the Xuanshu architecture and Orange Z1 instruction set with NVIDIA, allowing them to use CUDA general-purpose computing cores, Tesla acceleration models, PhysX physics engine, and Adaptive VSync variable update frequency technology for free.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chen, for your support of NVIDIA." Huang Renxun said with a smile, shaking Chen Yansen's right hand tightly.

In his view, reaching a patent cross-licensing cooperation with Tiangong Technology is also a good thing for Nvidia.

As can be seen from Apple's A7 chip, the energy efficiency and coding efficiency of the Orange Z1 instruction set are clearly superior to ARM's technology.

Otherwise, given Cook's shrewdness, why would he abandon the ARM instruction set and choose the Orange Z1 instead?
Instruction sets are interface specifications between computer hardware and software. As a bridge between software and hardware, they ensure that instructions written in software can be correctly interpreted and executed by hardware, much like the skeleton of a skyscraper.

CPU and GPU architectures, on the other hand, are 'decoration schemes' derived from instruction sets, that is, hardware design schemes, which can determine the chip's computing power, parallel efficiency, power consumption and other characteristics.

After obtaining the license for the Orange Z1 instruction set, NVIDIA can further optimize its Tegra series CPU products based on it.

Logically speaking, the consecutive failures of Tegra 3 and Tegra 4 should have led Huang Renxun to consider abandoning the mobile phone business.

But the Orange Z1 instruction set rekindled his hope!
In addition, the Xuanshu architecture is ready to use and its performance far surpasses Nvidia's Kepler architecture.

"The shipments of Meitu 1S and 360 F1 Mini are quite good. The Xiaomi 3, which will be released next month, will also be equipped with the Tegra 4 processor. Mr. Huang, a simple thank you won't do. Shouldn't the procurement price for next quarter also be reduced?"

With a smile on his face, Chen Yansen made his request directly.

“Since Mr. Chen has brought it up, let’s reduce the original supply price by another three percent,” Huang Renxun said, gesturing with his fingers.

“Five points,” Chen Yansen said.

Huang Renxun raised his head, stared at Chen Yansen for a while, and finally nodded in agreement.

Orange MagicBook laptops have always used NVIDIA graphics cards, and their sales volume has never been high. Whether the discount is 5% or 3%, the difference is actually not significant.

There's no need to haggle with Chen Yansen over the price difference of just two points.

After signing the contract, Chen Yansen treated Huang Renxun to another meal. Huang got slightly drunk and then flew to Yanjing overnight to support Lei Yijun's new product launch.

Although the other party agreed to use the Tegra 4 processor in the Xiaomi 3 entirely because of the price and Chen Yansen's influence, attending Xiaomi's launch event was also the best opportunity to promote Tegra system products.

After acquiring the technology of the Orange Z1 instruction set, he conceived the idea of ​​developing the Tegra 5.

If the Xiaomi Mi 3 can achieve good market feedback in China, the Tegra 5 will be able to win the favor of other mobile phone manufacturers.

As for the Tegra 3 and Tegra 4, which performed poorly previously, consider them as stepping stones and tuition fees for opening up the Chinese market.

The collaboration between Tiangong Technology and Nvidia was conducted in a very low-key manner. The outside world originally thought that Huang Renxun was there to promote chips, but unexpectedly, he was there to exchange patent technology.

For Chen Yansen, with NVIDIA's multiple graphics processing patents, the Tiangong A100 chip has one less weakness.

The next day.

The 4890 power battery produced by DeepBlue Technology has finally reached its first customers in North America after being installed in the Tesla Model S LR.

Despite its high price, the ultra-long range of 1200 kilometers still makes it highly sought after.

Following the Alexa smart speaker, Mimo short video, and Orange B1 smart bracelet, Senlian Capital's fourth product—lithium-sulfur batteries—is also set to enter the North American market.

(End of this chapter)