206: Chapter 206 LX: I Want to Be a Stepfather

The previous few procurement teams that arrived barely said a word; they just looked at the screens, checked the test data, and then readily signed their names on the contracts.

Huawei, in particular, sent a direct message: "Brother, save some stock for us, don't just be in a rush to sell for money. Don't worry about the defective products; Honor will handle them."

Of course, there were some interludes. When leaving, a vice president from ZTE shook Manager Chen's hand and said: "You have paved this path, and the road for domestic Smartphones will be much easier to walk in the future. By the way, Manager Chen, can we discuss more, such as deeper technical cooperation?"

This vice president had more ambitious ideas; he wanted to obtain deep support from the industrial supply chain, such as the Taishan 900. With this chip, their Smartphone business could also take off.

The landscape of the Zhonghua Kulian could still be maintained.

Regarding this, Manager Chen pointed out the direction, which was to go to the headquarters to discuss it.

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The other companies were also quite straightforward; most of them took some samples back for testing, with some taking a few dozen pieces and others taking a few hundred...

But the one that Manager Chen found truly difficult to deal with was Lenovo.

After all, Transsion and Lenovo had almost no overlap in business; Lenovo focused on PCs and domestic mobile phones, and the two companies rarely crossed paths in their supply chains.

But since they were guests, Manager Chen still went to greet them personally.

The person who came was a middle-aged man in his early 40s, surnamed Chen, and his business card bore the title of Senior President of the Strategic Investment Department of Lenovo Group.

His gaze swept across the panel showroom, as if evaluating something, and then he smiled and reached out his hand: "I heard that your company's screens have had a breakthrough, and our President Liu specifically asked me to come and take a look."

Manager Chen took them to visit the evaluation room, showed them the comparative tests of the screens, and also showed the demonstration effect of the screen installed in the engineering prototype.

Chen Lang watched very carefully and asked many technical details.

Manager Chen noticed that although he kept looking around, his mind didn't seem to be on this screen.

"The effect is indeed stunning." Chen Lang put down the phone and suddenly said casually, "Actually, besides looking at this screen, I also want to talk to your company about another matter this time."

Manager Chen nodded without saying a word...

Chen Lang weighed his words carefully. After all, he was eager to be the stepfather, and this was an attempt to poach their cash-flow business, so he had to be careful with his wording...

"Last year, your side acquired the mobile phone business of Motorola from Google. However, this brand has not been launched in the domestic market, and in fact, the losses are quite significant."

Manager Chen held his teacup and still didn't speak, but he had already guessed Chen Lang's purpose.

"To be honest, it's a bit of a pity that the Motorola brand is in your hands." Chen Lang's tone became eager, as if they were discussing something everyone knew.

"We have been thinking, if your company could find a partner who understands emerging markets, has channels, and has supply chain capabilities to revitalize this brand..."

He paused and looked at Manager Chen opposite him...

"I wonder if Transsion has considered transferring Motorola? We can negotiate the price. After all, except for the United States market, Transsion phones enter most markets directly. Motorola is just a rebadged product, and it's more expensive, which wastes a lot of Motorola's potential."

This was not a challenge, but an acquisition offer—the right choice made by Lenovo for its mobile phone market layout.

Manager Chen put down his teacup but sighed helplessly.

"Who's to say it isn't? Last year, the acquisition of Motorola cost over 10 billion. US dollars. Now... sigh... I also think it's a pity. If we could find a brand that understands it better, and someone to revitalize it, that would be a good thing."

"We have one!"

Chen Lang did not hide Lenovo Group's intentions; after all, the whole industry knew that Lenovo had been preparing to acquire Motorola. They had been preparing since the financial crisis began, but at the time, Motorola's price was too high, and Lenovo was short on funds, so they could only helplessly submit a quote... and then they were beaten by Transsion.

Now they had finally found a few banks, and the other party agreed to a mortgage plan, so they naturally had to make good use of it.

"Manager Chen, I have seen your sincerity. But selling the brand is not something I, a person in charge of screen R&D, can decide. How about this, I will help you schedule a meeting with Mr. Huang Tianya, the person in charge of our investment department."

Chen Lang waved his hand: "No rush, no rush. I just came to ask. I know that in order to buy the Motorola brand, your side has paid a high price, and you have encountered many issues regarding favors and the acquisition... If Transsion wants to sell, they will definitely look for a brand that understands it."

The meaning in his words was very clear: Lenovo was that brand that understood it, and as long as Transsion was willing to sell, the price could be negotiated.

Before leaving, to express his sincerity, Chen Lang also bought a batch of screens, a full 1 million pieces...

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After the other party left, Manager Chen immediately reported this news.

Whether it was Shen Fei or Huang Tianya, neither of them was surprised by this matter, only saying one sentence: Don't rush, let them wait for a while.

The news somehow leaked out...

[Huang Tianya: I don't know anything about this!]

That afternoon, #Lenovo Group May Acquire Motorola# went to the top of the hot search on wechat.

"Brothers, domestic products are rising!"

"Transsion has entered the European market; as long as they acquire Motorola, Lenovo can also have this capability. In the future, all mobile phones abroad will be Made in China."

"The idiot above, Motorola is now Transsion's."

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Lan Yangyang Assistant looked at this news and was also a bit confused. Especially those tech bloggers, who were all hyping up Lenovo's acquisition of Motorola, completing an "ant swallowing an elephant" move, entering the United States market together, and sprinting for the global number one spot! From then on, it wouldn't be Zhonghua Chuanlian, but World Lenovo...

So he curiously asked in the comment section: "But I'm very curious, what's the point of Lenovo acquiring Motorola now? As far as I know, Motorola has already been hollowed out by Transsion, leaving only an empty shell. How many billions are they going to spend to acquire it?"

"Holy crap! I originally thought it was the right choice, but now it seems that no matter how much money it is, Lenovo is the big sucker..."

"Not necessarily, Transsion might not sell"

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Meanwhile, in the headquarters building of Texas Instruments in the United States, a matter that would shock the world was being discussed.

CEO Rich Spluton sat there, with several shocking reports in front of him. The first was about the Taishan 900 chip. The second was about Huawei's K3V1 chip. The third was about the patent layout of these two companies in the communication baseband field. As for the last one, it was a report on the continuous decline of Texas Instruments' chip sales business.

Qualcomm was once an insurmountable mountain in the communication industry, but now... this mountain seems to have moved to a country called the "semiconductor desert," and it has become even higher.

Rich Spluton gritted his teeth, finished reading these reports, then looked up at the executives present.

"Who can tell me how we reached this point?"