522: Chapter 522 The Forced Agreement of Lenovo

The faces of President Chen Ming and Liu Jun instantly turned pale; what on earth was going on?

They just wanted to simply negotiate a price reduction, yet the other party started kicking them out?

Jensen Huang remained silent; in the current gaming laptop market, NVIDIA was hard currency.

With the same configuration, slapping a GTX label on it allowed it to sell for 1,000 yuan more than an AMD card, and it sold even better, too.

The first thing gamers asked when buying a gaming laptop was whether it had an NVIDIA card; if they really switched everything to AMD graphics cards, Lenovo's gaming laptop sales would be cut by at least half.

However, he also knew that getting the other party to accept a 3% rebate would be somewhat difficult.

After all, the other party wouldn't be willing to accept it; one-third—they couldn't possibly have that kind of authority.

"Mr. Huang, we've been working together for so many years, supporting each other to get to where we are today."

President Chen Ming played the emotional card again, as if the person who had been making threats just moments ago wasn't him.

"Can't you make an exception? 8% would be fine, or even 5%?"

"3% is really too little; we have no way to explain this back home."

Jensen Huang looked at him, seemingly lost in thought; just then, Jensen Huang's secretary walked in:

"Mr. Huang, Mechrevo has already signed; the first batch is 100,000 cards, with a total order expected to reach 300,000."

Jensen Huang signed his name on it and then placed it in front of President Chen Ming.

But he continued, looking at the secretary: "Ship the batch of goods that were produced in advance in the warehouse over there."

"Since they've offered their loyalty pledge, we shouldn't treat them poorly."

The secretary nodded and quickly left the conference room.

President Chen Ming and Liu Jun exchanged glances again, unable to believe the result.

After all... this was a 3% discount; they worked so hard to earn this little bit of money; how could this be possible!

"President Chen, if you won't sign, there are others who are willing to."

"You think that with AMD and Qualcomm, the market has become a buyer's market."

"Perhaps that will be the case in the future, but for now, it is still a seller's market!"

President Chen Ming and Liu Jun remained quiet, heads bowed, seemingly calculating something.

It was just Mechrevo; although they had decent traffic, they were a new brand after all, with hardly any after-sales service locations; they didn't pose a significant threat to them yet.

Seeing the two of them hesitate, Jensen Huang completely extinguished their remaining sliver of hope.

"President Chen, as you said earlier, our cooperation has been quite smooth, so I can reveal a piece of news to you in advance."

"What news??"

Although President Chen Ming asked subconsciously, his eyes remained on that cooperation list; after all, he really wanted to curse out the person in charge of Mechrevo.

Being able to sign under such outrageous conditions immediately put those of them who were still holding out at a disadvantage.

[Ji Ge: Who the hell is your partner? I'm the one stealing your partners!]

Seeing their dismissive attitude, Leather Jacket Huang calmly dropped a line that instantly made them lose their composure:

"Transsion Terminals will officially establish an independent computer division next month."

"Focusing on high-performance gaming laptops and workstations."

"The entire series will come standard with NVIDIA graphics cards and NVIDIA CPUs, with full-link self-development from chips to the finished machine."

"In terms of pricing, we will leave you some room for survival in the short term."

President Chen Ming's heart sank, and he could no longer worry about that traitor.

Liu Jun, in particular, was even more flustered.

After all, Transsion was the competitor he feared the most.

Don't look at how many new forces are grabbing market share right now; they are all just a ragtag bunch; but if this giant crocodile, Transsion, comes in, then they would...

If one were to compare Transsion and Lenovo, while Lenovo wouldn't be considered a ragtag bunch, their competitiveness definitely wouldn't measure up to Transsion.

As for whether Transsion could succeed?

That goes without saying!

They only need to apply their strategy from mobile phones to computers, and all these established manufacturers will have to bow down.

Furthermore, once Transsion takes off, how production capacity is allocated will just be an internal matter for them.

By then, it would be hard to say whether third-party manufacturers like them could even get stock, let alone negotiate discounts.

Leather Jacket Huang wasn't just revealing inside information; this was a naked threat.

It's fine if they don't accept the 3% rebate, but once their own brand takes off, they won't even get a 3% rebate.

President Chen Ming and Liu Jun exchanged glances, then said to Jensen Huang:

"Mr. Huang, the two of us need to discuss this; we originally thought the authority we held was sufficient, but it's still a little small, and we also need to communicate this matter with headquarters."

"Rest assured, we won't leak the news of Transsion entering the PC market."

"It doesn't matter if you leak it; it's news that's about to be officially announced anyway."

Jensen Huang said casually, then stood up and picked up the contract from the table; he was going to other conference rooms to see if other partners had signed.

"President Chen, should we sign?"

"If we really are the last ones to sign, not only will we not get better discounts, but we might also offend people."

"After all, this negotiation table is one that President Wang personally set up; if we really are the last ones..."

President Chen Ming understood clearly what Liu Jun hadn't finished saying.

"This matter isn't in our hands; send it to headquarters; let Boss Liu worry about it."

After saying this, President Chen Ming sighed again.

This negotiation hadn't succeeded, but digging up such an important piece of news could be considered a contribution.

After discussion, Boss Liu and CEO sent a message.

Agree.

After all, Lenovo appeared to be the world's largest PC manufacturer, but in reality, it had no bargaining power when it came to core components.

It was like meat on a chopping block; people could cut it however they wanted.

Especially for domestic companies, without needing them to do anything special, there was even less value in a united front.

After a long while, Jensen Huang knocked on the office door again:

"How have you two considered it? Another large order was signed outside; production capacity might be insufficient."

"Since Mr. Huang has put it this way, there's no need for us to be coy anymore."

"3% is 3%; we accept."

"But there's one thing: regarding the production capacity of the new cards, we hope that in light of our order, you can prioritize guaranteeing our order."

"The second half of the year's gaming laptops all depend on this batch of new cards."

"Rest assured about that, President Chen."

Jensen Huang immediately agreed; after all... that large order just now was used to bluff them; others were also making a fuss.

"Only our core partners can be prioritized for production scheduling."

"For the upcoming monthly orders, we will reserve a 30% share for you."

"Many thanks."

...

The two returned to their hotel, and President Chen Ming angrily pounded the table, as if wanting to vent all the frustration from the negotiation onto it.

"This Jensen Huang is too much; he didn't give us any face at all."

"A 3% discount—isn't that just sending off a beggar?"

Liu Jun also sighed: "There's no way around it; they have the goods in their hands, and we have no choice."

"I just hope AMD and Qualcomm can step up their game next year."

"By the way, let's research the matter of Transsion entering the computer market first, shall we?"