Chapter 447: Invited to Develop Chips (Part 1)

Ma Huateng was nearly rebuffed to death.

The saying goes, there’s specialization in every field, and he had some knowledge of chips, but he had never imagined Zhao Qingfeng could speak so authoritatively on the subject.

There were chip experts among the audience, and they too were taken aback.

They were familiar with the first, second, and third generations of semiconductors, as these are applied in mobile phones, computers, and televisions.

But as for what operational amplifier chips and accelerated integrated architecture chips were, they had never even heard of them.

“President Zhao…”

Unable to hold back, an expert stood up and politely asked, “Could you explain the meanings of the last two types of chips?”

Ma Huateng also urged, “Tell us, we want to hear.”

Zhao Qingfeng shook his head, “That’s not possible. This is a national-level secret. The talk about charging was just a joke with President Ma. Of course, I also wanted to remind everyone not to spy for money. We, as internet industry practitioners, should always uphold the core concept of considering the nation’s interests. As for what President Ma wanted to ask about our company’s future development structure, I can reveal a little bit, and that is we want to make mobile phones.”

Making mobile phones had long been in Zhao Qingfeng’s plans.

To accelerate the development of the internet, including the subsequent production of various APP applications, mere feature phones like Nokia or Philips were clearly not enough.

The market did have the Symbian system, which might run smoothly now, but compared to the smartphones 20 years later, it could only be seen as merely adequate.

Of course.

He couldn’t possibly develop as fast as 20 years later so quickly.

But.

Investing in Apple and then developing Google’s Android system a few years earlier, combining Apple’s mobile technology with the Android system to reduce costs and launch the first real smartphone in China, was very likely achievable within a year.

However, saying this nearly made Ma Huateng die of laughter.

Make mobile phones?

Not even dogs would do it!

The market was dominated by Nokia.

With such a strong brand and widespread stores, competing against it would require a vast amount of capital and was simply suicidal.

“I support it!”

Ma Huateng was the first to raise his hand, “President Zhao is truly considering the people, knowing the current exorbitant prices of mobile phones on the market and wanting to break the bubble. Tencent supports this first!”

Zhao Qingfeng was not surprised at all and joked, “So, President Ma, would you like to invest a bit?”

Unfortunately, they lacked the foresight. If they invested now, the future market value could increase by at least a hundredfold.

Ma Huateng decisively shook his head, “No, we’re developing new products and don’t have the money to invest. You should ask someone else; I can only support you in spirit.”

The meeting ended quickly.

Zhao Qingfeng stepped down amidst a round of applause.

Ma Huateng and the others left with mixed feelings, nearly all thinking Zhao Qingfeng’s plan to make mobile phones was utterly fantastical.

Zhao Qingfeng couldn’t be bothered to explain too much.

He just discussed the benefits of smartphones with Shen Lingyao.

Others might not believe, but Shen Lingyao believed unconditionally, “My Brother Qingfeng is the best, capable of achieving anything! Brother Qingfeng, Li from Baidu just told me that if we need it, we can use their lowest internal price to advertise our shopping platform on their Baidu, but without your permission, I didn’t dare agree. Oh, and he also gave me his wife’s LeXin contact; should I add her?”

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