124: Chapter 124 just wanted to make sure Vanmi died knowing why!

Kyoto, a private room in a high-end restaurant.

Piao Qianshu frowned slightly, looking at the delicacies before him, but he had no appetite at all.

With the launch of the Samsung camera phone, it had indeed helped him reclaim a portion of the market, but as the hype faded, things had settled down, and sales were not as good as he had imagined.

Coupled with the news announced at the Fanmi second-generation mobile phone launch, he started to lose sleep and appetite again.

Suddenly, the private room door opened.

Lu Qun walked in.

"President Lu!"

Piao Qianshu stood up, forcing a smile on his face as he greeted him.

"President Piao, sorry to keep you waiting. You don't look like you're in a very good mood!" Lu Qun also greeted him, then keenly sensed Piao Qianshu's mood and said with a smile.

"President Lu, you flatter me. You must have heard the news about the Fanmi second-generation mobile phone launch, right?"

"Of course!" Lu Qun nodded.

"Then you should know why I'm in a bad mood. Aren't you worried?"

Piao Qianshu smiled bitterly.

"What's there to be worried about? They are launching their second-generation mobile phone now, we should be happy!"

Lu Qun sat down, poured himself a glass of red wine without standing on ceremony, and said with a smile.

"Happy?" Piao Qianshu looked at Lu Qun, frowning.

He knew very well the current situation of Samsung; one camera phone was simply not enough for them to regain their footing. Once the Fanmi second-generation mobile phone hit the market, the market share they had previously reclaimed would likely be snatched back.

Their market share was already low to begin with, and if this continued, he might end up like the former general manager of the mobile phone business department, Jae-wook Cha, completely removed from his position. How could he possibly be happy at a time like this?

Lu Qun shook his head, a smile still on his face, then spoke again:

"You shouldn't have received any news about Fanmi having a deep collaboration with Likely a semiconductor company name, right?"

"No!" Piao Qianshu shook his head.

"Then what are you worried about?"

"...Do you think the Fanmi second-generation mobile phone launch won't pose a threat to us?"

At this moment, Piao Qianshu gradually understood what Lu Qun meant, but he still frowned; he dared not have any illusions now.

"The reason Fanmi mobile phone has its current influence is largely due to their self-developed system and cheap prices."

"Since Likely a semiconductor company name isn't collaborating with them, it means their system still can't get rid of the android application architecture. What are we afraid of with such a hodgepodge system?"

Lu Qun's tone was filled with confidence.

He really wasn't worried now, because he was very clear about the advantages of apple 4. The Apple system paired with Apple's self-developed A4 chip was absolutely an ace-level advantage.

Even if Fanmi innovated in other directions, as long as the system remained constrained, he had absolute confidence.

"That may be so, but given Fanmi's R&D capabilities, who knows if they are hiding something behind the scenes? Aren't you worried, what if they developed their own chip?"

Piao Qianshu's tone remained serious as he frowned at Lu Qun.

"Self-developed chip? Do you think that's possible?" Lu Qun laughed.

He believed that with Fanmi Technology's R&D capabilities, this new phone would definitely have some highlights, such as the camera function, which had already been leaked previously.

But he didn't believe Fanmi could really produce a self-developed chip.

The time was too short. A mere half a year; technological development needs to follow basic logic. Fanmi's self-developed chip couldn't just appear out of thin air.

Since he could be certain of this, there was nothing to worry about.

He had absolute confidence in the advantages of apple 4!

"Perhaps, I really am overthinking it!" Piao Qianshu smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Looking at the confidence in Lu Qun's eyes, he suddenly felt an inexplicable irritability. Samsung's next flagship phone would take at least another half a year to come out.

Now he had absolutely no trump cards left.

He could only watch helplessly as Fanmi and Apple fought for the market, always feeling an inner sense of unease, sensing that this Fanmi phone wouldn't be that simple.

There were also some people online guessing that this phone was targeting their Samsung camera phone, but thinking about it carefully, even he felt it was unlikely.

This wasn't the style of Fanmi.

"The outcome is not yet decided, you and I are both dark horses. President Piao, you don't need to worry too much. We are allies after all. As long as we suppress Fanmi, won't this market be ours in the future?"

"Looking at the current situation, Fanmi's second-generation mobile phone is clearly a product launched in a rush and definitely won't pose any threat to us!"

"At most, it will be just like the camera phone you launched before, jumping around for a while before quieting down!"

Lu Qun said meaningfully, his expression somewhat intriguing.

Whether it was Fanmi or Samsung, in the end, they were all in a competitive relationship with Apple. The cooperation with Samsung was only temporary. The reason he was still appearing here now was because Fanmi hadn't been completely suppressed yet.

Once apple 4 hit the market, perhaps there would be a result.

As for what Samsung's fate would be when that time came, he actually didn't care. Although he might feel a little sympathy for Piao Qianshu, reality was just that cruel.

Now was the time of rapid development for smartphones. Whoever couldn't keep up would have to exit, or honestly settle for the leftovers.

"President Lu, what you said..." Piao Qianshu smiled bitterly and shook his head.

What did he mean by just like the camera phone they launched before, jumping around for a bit and then quieting down? This made him feel very uncomfortable; he always felt Lu Qun had a hidden meaning in his words.

But at this time, it was not good to point it out.

"Sorry, President Piao, I was just using an analogy, don't overthink it!" Lu Qun looked at Piao Qianshu and smiled, then continued: "Rest assured, leave this to me!"

"Our apple 4 launch date is also about the same as Fanmi's. I can try to apply to headquarters to move our launch event to the same day as Fanmi!"

"You want to go head-to-head with Fanmi?" Piao Qianshu's eyes brightened slightly.

"It's not that serious..." Lu Qun smiled, shook his head gently, then his expression revealed a hint of sharpness: "I just want to let Fanmi die knowing why!"

Hearing this, Piao Qianshu's heart stirred.

Looking at Lu Qun's expression, although there was still a smile on his face, a sense of inexplicable urgency arose in his heart.

This feeling came very suddenly, making him even more uneasy.

This meal was not that pleasant.

Watching Lu Qun's back as he walked out of the private room, the smile on Piao Qianshu's face gradually disappeared, and his brows furrowed again.

Both were thousand-year-old foxes.

Today's meal made Piao Qianshu feel a slight difference from the past.

"Lu Qun... Apple... do you really just want to let Fanmi die?"

He didn't think Lu Qun was bragging.

It was just that he felt that hint of sharpness in Lu Qun's eyes just now.

He dared not harbor any wishful thinking.

If Fanmi really died, then who would be next?

The result was already very obvious.

The strong sense of urgency in his heart made him feel that he must make preparations early!