Shockingly, a counterfeit factory has produced a 3-nanometer chip.

Chapter 361 The Pressure on Qualcomm

"In the future, we will increase our support for Honor, and everyone will see more and more great things."

Hearing this, Zhao Ming seized the opportunity: "President Shen, do you have any Taishan new series debut models or Qilin models?"

The director's close-up shot was fixed firmly on Zhao Ming's face.

The guy's expression changed instantly; his eyes lit up, his lips curled into an uncontrollable smile, and his eyes were filled with anticipation, as well as an undisguised ruthlessness to crush his competitors.

Meanwhile, Lei Jun, far away in Kyoto, listened in his office with a frozen expression.

Zhao Ming's slightly smug question pierced his heart like a needle.

He gripped his phone tightly, but that couldn't hide his nervousness.

Taishan New Series, Qilin Debut... These two phrases are simply terrifying.

Qualcomm's original plan to be the first to launch the game seems to have little advantage over Honor.

"Holy crap, this is really his own son. Old Yu is speechless."

"Brothers, I have a suggestion: from now on, Honor and Transsion will be the twin stars of China's tech industry. As for Yu Dazui... who doesn't know him?"

"Lei Jun is probably watching the live stream, right? I want to know when he'll follow up? After all, other manufacturers have bought TaiShan 6 series chips to some extent, but only he..."

"Hey upstairs, don't worry about it. Our 'Boss Lei' is still in India delivering welfare to the locals."

"MediaTek is doing alright, thanks to its clients from Transsion and its mid-to-low-end customers. Qualcomm is really struggling; it has almost no customers except for rice!"

After the developer conference ended, a reporter stopped Zhao Ming outside the venue.

"Mr. Zhao, currently domestic technology is at a leading stage, but leading means a surge in costs."

Will Honor's decision to use 100% domestically produced chips result in high costs?

Zhao Ming's answer was straightforward: "The issue of cost does not exist."

With larger quantities, costs naturally decrease.

Moreover, the Kirin chip is designed by HiSilicon Semiconductor itself, and it's not as expensive as some other chips.

Some reporters also pressed for an answer: "Will the performance lead of domestically produced chips continue?"

Will Qualcomm surpass us in the future?

Have you ever used a Honor phone?

"I've used it."

"How does it compare to Qualcomm's?"

"It doesn't lag, it's even smoother."

That's it. Most users don't care about benchmark scores; they care about the actual user experience.

We not only outperform our competitors in benchmark scores, but we also far surpass them in actual user experience.

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Meanwhile, many Mi fans commented on Rex's Weibo post:

"Mr. Lei, TaiShan chips seem really good. Their six-star transformation is also better than Qualcomm's. Why don't we switch to TaiShan?"

"Just don't use the MTK6573. That's a chip from 5 years ago. No matter how powerful or how many versions it's been updated... it's still a single-core processor. Our competitors have already released quad-core processors."

Under pressure from many Xiaomi fans, Lei Jun responded: "Xiaomi is evaluating domestically produced chips."

But everyone knows that's just polite talk.

When the supply chain is tied to Qualcomm for too long, it's not something that can be easily switched.

For example, adapting, tuning, and optimizing capabilities are very complex when adapting to a new brand.

Moreover, given the relationship between Shen Fei and Lei Jun, even if Transsion were to be sold to Da Mi Company, Lei Jun might not necessarily buy it.

At the same time, Zhao Ming saw this message and deliberately added insult to injury:

"Evaluation can be done slowly. Good chips can't wait."

Zhao Ming also added a smiling emoji...

"Zhao Ming really doesn't hold back. He knows the competitor is just saying polite things, but Brother Ming directly called him out... It's hilarious."

"Stop evaluating, stop evaluating. If you keep evaluating, our competitors' quad-core chips have already gone through two generations, and you're still using a 5-year-old single-core modification... It's really too outdated."

"Hilarious! Huawei fans are back to their self-consolation. What's wrong with evaluating domestically produced chips? Huawei is being responsible to its users and doesn't want to use immature chips as guinea pigs, unlike some manufacturers who dare to cram any kind of garbage chip into their phones."

"What's wrong with using the MTK6573? With proper planning, it can still be used for photography. You domestic chips are hyped up to the skies, but in reality, they might not be as stable as older chips. Stop using single-core and quad-core as gimmicks."

"Was the rice optimized well? [doge emoji]"

One sentence from the pollen was enough to seal the victory.

At the same time, Qualcomm CEO Jacobs made a phone call to Lei Jun:

"Mr. Lei, Qualcomm has noticed the statement made at the Honor Developer Conference, and it's a bit..."

"Glory is glory, and rice is rice."

Before the other person could finish speaking, Reps quickly made a promise.

"I know, but Qualcomm doesn't want this to happen to Rice."

If rice adopts industrial-grade chips, Qualcomm may make certain adjustments, and Qualcomm will also reassess its patent licensing agreement with rice.

At this point, Lei Jun faced a dilemma: users were urging him to use Transsion, but Qualcomm didn't want him to...

"Of course, Qualcomm respects free trade, and Rice Company is already our strategic partner. If there are no problems, I believe we will have a pleasant time together."

"Mr. Jacob, Rice did not say anything about using a transceiver chip."

"I hope so! Mr. Lei, I brought you a gift; I'm sure you'll like it."

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After hanging up the phone, Qualcomm's official written notification was delivered to Lei Jun's desk early the next morning.

When Lin Bing knocked on the door and came in with the document, Lei Jun was looking at the design drawings of the Mi 5. Compared to the Mi 4, this generation was obviously much more meticulously crafted.

The design went through 12 revisions, but Lei Jun was still not satisfied.

Huawei's metal frame and curved glass design is a huge success; no matter what Xiaomi does, it just looks like they're copying it.

"Lei, here's Qualcomm's official offer."

Lin Bin slammed the document on Lei Jun's desk...

"He gained all the glory and prestige, but in the end, we're the ones who have to pay the price."

Lin Bin was really angry at this moment... Why should their rice company suffer the consequences of what Glory did?

Lei Jun looked at the document: the price of chips released this year and those to be released next, such as the Fire Dragon 800 and Fire Dragon 600 chips, will increase by 5%.

However, if the rice supplier promises not to purchase the audio chips, the other party can reduce the final payment by 15%.

One option increases and the other decreases by 20 points; even if you choose option 2, the decrease is only 10%.

"Qualcomm is forcing us to take sides."

Lin Bin nodded, but he wasn't angry... After all, a 5% reduction in the final payment was still a disguised price cut, but it preserved Qualcomm's international reputation.

"Jacob has put a lot of effort into this. We've seen the specs of the Snapdragon 800 and 600. They're quad-core and their benchmark scores are 50% higher than the previous generation."

Although it can't compare to Mount Tai's 910, at least it wasn't completely crushed.