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Chapter 218 It is indeed a competitor

Hearing Lin Zheng's words, Tan Na's face changed completely: if it were herself, she would also have two suppliers... Whether it was a supplier, an OEM or other merchant, she would arrange them in the same hotel and greet the hotel. It would be impossible for both parties or even three parties to meet without meeting each other, and even when they met, they would "inadvertently".

What after encountering it? It is conceivable that while being alert to your competitors, both parties will quickly lower the price they originally set in their minds. Dell computers have taken the lead without any effort, and a little bit of verbalism.

"It's too much!" The little witch said gritting her teeth. Although she had not seen the so-called competitor, just as Lin Zheng thought in her heart, 99% of the people in her heart would definitely meet the people of Hon Hai Group.

Lin Zheng didn't feel any surprise at all and laughed, "It's right to be too much. Do you expect Dell to take the initiative to think about it for us? Where can I go?"

"Bar, I heard that people on Bay Island like to learn from Americans to go to bars." After thinking about it, Tan Na said.

"Okay, go to the bar!"

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Hilton’s bar is not the same as the bar in the ordinary sense. It is not the kind of bar that makes people indulge in the traditional sense. It is better to say it is a coffee shop or chatting for people who are relaxing and leisurely. This is understandable. After all, it is a five-star hotel, and the people who live in the hotel are all people with status. What's the matter with the noisy and raucous bars outside?

Lin Zheng and Tan Na each asked for a glass of wine, but they didn't drink it. They leaned lazily on the sofa and chatted casually. The two hadn't had such a relaxed chat for some days. This was a rare opportunity. As for Ding Youjun, although he had also put a glass of wine in front of him, this guy didn't look like he was here to drink. He looked like he was not a strange person and even the waitress in the bar subconsciously walked around him.

However, the actual situation was beyond Lin Zheng's expectations. After sitting in the bar for an hour, he did not meet a more "suspicious" guy. This result made Lin Zheng frown: Could it be that his judgment was wrong? Looking at the detective with a tired but strong and energetic spirit, Lin Zheng shook his head and said helplessly to Tan Na, "Let's go, maybe I won't meet it today. Go back and rest early."

One hour was not short, even if it was business class when it came, the nearly 20-hour flight was so tired that Lin Zheng yawned.

"Okay." Tan Na nodded. She was a girl after all, and she was really exhausted.

But it was so coincidental that Lin Zheng and his group and his group had just stood up, and a group of five people walked in at the door of the bar. The five were all typical East Asian facial features, without the big pie faces and small squint eyes of Koreans. Excluding the five short figures of Japanese people, plus the more fashionable outfits and temperaments of these five people, Lin Zheng quickly determined in his heart that the possibility of this group being a Wandao people was more than 70%. Look at the vaguely familiar fat face. Lin Zheng felt moved: Yes, it was the real owner.

"Is it them?" Tan Na's judgment was quick and asked Lin Zheng in a low voice.

“It’s possible.”

"What should I do? Go back?" When Lin Zheng said that it might be the real owner, Tan Na was depressed: These damn guys didn't come here long ago, so why did they come at this time?

Lin Zheng's heart moved and he whispered, "Don't worry, wait for me to test it."

Test? How to test?

Before Tan Na could react, Lin Zheng was stunned for a moment and greeted him with joy, "Sorry, may I ask you... is Mr. Guo from Hon Hai?"

His face was very happy, but his tone was a little hesitant, obviously he was not very sure about the other party's identity.

Lin Zheng's demeanor was very confusing. Guo Taiqiang reached out to stop the bodyguard who was about to come forward to stop Lin Zheng. His eyes were a little confused. He looked at Lin Zheng but did not reach out, "I am Guo Taiqiang, are you?"

"It's really you, Mr. Guo," Lin Zheng's hesitant expression immediately turned into a complete surprise. "I am Kobayashi of TSMC. When you met Mr. Zhang last year, I saw you from a distance. Your style has always been deeply admired by the boy."

"Oh..." Guo Taiqiang nodded reservedly, but still did not reach out to shake hands with Lin Zheng.

Lin Zheng, who had already stretched out his hand slightly and waited for Guo Taiqiang to shake hands with Guo Taiqiang, had a slightly awkward expression.

Seeing Lin Zheng's small move, Guo Taiqiang thought for a moment and "confirmed" the other party's identity: it was probably a young man from TSMC. He seemed to be very valued by Zhang Zhongmou. Last year, he visited Mr. Zhang Zhongmou and was also present, but he had no chance to talk to him. This time he met him on a business trip in the United States.

As the most powerful semiconductor company in Wandao, Hon Hai Group naturally inevitably cooperates with TSMC in many businesses. As the general manager of Hon Hai Group, Gou Taiqiang interviewed Zhang Zhong no less than seven or eight times last year. How could he remember Lin Zheng's existence?

However, Lin Zheng's face seemed to have some impression. Guo Taiqiang frowned and thought about it carefully. He seemed to vaguely remember that he met this young man when he met Mr. Zhang Zhongmou in the second half of last year. However, nearly half a year has passed, and his memory is a bit blurry. He does not remember it very clearly, but it doesn't matter. Just a little impression is. With his own identity, there are not many young people who can make him feel a little impression.

But Guo Taiqiang was a little displeased with Lin Zheng's action that actively stopped him. In his opinion, Lin Zheng's action was a little unsteady: What is my identity as Guo Taiqiang? What is your identity? What is your qualification to come up and say hello to me?

But since the kid in front of him is from the most important partner company of Hon Hai Group, Guo Taiqiang did not want to make the other party too embarrassed, and just gave him a little lesson.

It felt like the atmosphere was almost done, so I reached out and touched Lin Zheng slightly, with a very arrogant and reserved tone, "What? Mr. Zhang sent you on a business trip to the United States?"

"Where can I have the opportunity to listen to Mr. Zhang's teachings?" Lin Zheng smiled awkwardly. He deliberately said to Guo Taiqiang in Mandarin with a slightly Minnan accent, "It was Mr. Ma who told me to come."

Guo Taiqiang was not surprised by Lin Zheng's answer. Yes, if it was really Zhang Zhongmou's order to come to the United States, he would definitely be someone who was highly valued by Zhang Zhongmou. He would not be unimpressed. However, this young man was less than 30 years old. He could actually make Ma Shangyi from the R&D department look at him with a bright eye. He is also a promising young man. "Oh. It turns out that he is Vice President Ma. It's good. Do it well, don't let you Mr. Ma and Mr. Zhang down."

Lin Zheng nodded desperately, his face turned red with excitement, "Thank you Mr. Guo for your encouragement... Oh, Mr. Guo. I'm really sorry. Please come in."

After saying that, he hurriedly turned to the side and bowed slightly, looking extremely respectful.

Guo Taiqiang chuckled. It was obvious that the young man was a little too excited just now, and then he realized the problem of blocking his own way. However, this was in line with the performance that a young man who admired him should have.

Since this kid is quite promising, Guo Taiqiang is not stingy with taking a good relationship and patted Lin Zheng on the shoulder, "Young man is good."

At the same time, he nodded slightly to the assistant beside him and signaled.

"This is the contact number of Mr. Guo's office. If Mr. Lin has anything important, you can contact Mr. Guo's office." Guo Taiqiang's assistant was well aware of the boss's meaning and handed Lin Zheng a business card with exquisite workmanship. His tone was very kind. But he was a little envious of Lin Zheng's good luck: As far as she knew, Mr. Guo rarely gave young people business cards, and those young people who were given business cards by Mr. Guo were all handsome and handsome. This kid was really lucky.

Lin Zheng was quite tactful. Although he had collected the business card with great value, he had no shortage of etiquette. "Please rest assured that unless it is an extremely important thing, the kid would definitely not dare to disturb Mr. Guo."

It turns out that Mr. Guo is interested in. If he changed to another young man, he would be so unhappy that he would go crazy when he suddenly came to Mr. Guo’s business card? Lin Zheng’s detailed performance made Guo Taiqiang’s assistant feel another sigh of praise.

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"Who is that person?" After coming out of the bar, Tan Na asked Lin Zheng quickly. Lin Zheng's presumptuous actions just now scared her, but it seemed that Lin Zheng had really tried something.

"Go Taiqiang, general manager of Hon Hai Group, and the younger brother of Hon Hai Group Chairman of Hon Hai Group," Lin Zheng's smile just now disappeared, replaced by a solemn face. "Go Taiming attaches much more importance to this OEM business than we imagined. He even sent out his own younger brother, but that's the same."

Lin Zheng smiled bitterly, "Terry Gou is not stupid, how can you not see the importance of this business to Hon Hai Group's next development and expansion? I think, most of the time, Guo Taiqiang is the one who plays the front-end station for Guo Taiming, and maybe Guo Taiming will take action in person next."

"Terry Gou personally?" Tan Na exclaimed, "No way? It's just an OEM contract."

"Did you forget the information we have seen? Last year, the total sales of Dell Computers for the whole year were 1.9875 million units, which was more than 100% year-on-year compared with 1993. It is estimated that the growth rate this year will not be lower than 50%. The total sales of Kangbo Computers for the whole year are more. Coincidentally, both of them are looking for new OEM manufacturers this year. If Guo Taiming's Hon Hai Group can take these two orders, it will be almost equivalent to producing at least 30 million computers in the next five years, and maybe reaching 40 million units. If the two parties have a happy cooperation, maybe the orders for the next 10 or even 15 years will be from Hon Hai for a few days. You said,

How can Terry Gou not be concerned about such a large order? Not to mention Terry Gou’s arrival in person, there is no problem for Terry Gou’s family to come in person.” Lin Zheng said with a wry smile.

When talking about this, Lin Zheng was a little dazed. In Lin Zheng's opinion, to a certain extent, Dell computers are very similar to Shenzhou, which was firmly in the second domestic computer transaction in later generations. They both hit the market with ultra-low prices. In many media comments, Shenzhou is indeed regarded as Dell of the Republic.

"40 million units..." Tan Na was shocked, "Gudong~~" swallowed, she could not imagine what the concept of 40 million computers was.

Although it produces 40 million units in five years... it may also be 30 million units... but the average annual production capacity of 6 million to 8 million units is still terrifying. Even if the profit of OEM is only $10, it will be $60 million a year, and it will be $80 million a year. When Tan Na thinks of this, her eyes are a little straight.

In fact, the profit of OEM production is certainly not only $10. In terms of Jabil and New Mexico, their profit of OEM production is 9% to 9.5%. According to different configurations, a computer can earn about OEM production costs ranging from $60 to $150. However, when the market competition is fierce in 10 years, there is no such high profit. The overall OEM profit in the industry is about 4%, entering the era of low profits. However, compared with the mid-1990s, the total scale of the global computer market after 2005 was much larger than this period. Although the profit margin of OEM manufacturers is a little lower, the absolute profit has increased a lot. Even if they can only get OEM orders of 600,000 computers per year, Lin Zheng can wake up laughing when he sleeps.

"There are so many?" The little witch suddenly shook her head and asked Lin Zheng anxiously, "If we can also take it down, can we make so much money?"

"There must be so many." Lin Zheng nodded affirmatively.

By the memory of Lin Zheng's life in Huaqiangbei for many years, the total number of workers in the Handa and Shunda factories of Foxconn in later generations exceeded 20,000, and all of these 20,000 workers were OEMs for Dell Computers. When he was in Huaqiangbei, Lin Zheng had heard a lot of things about the pickled stories from Handa and Shunda sweatshops, and also learned a lot of internal news about Foxconn.

"What else can we say? Even if we fight for this life, we have to take down the computer OEM business of Dell and Compaq!" The little girl's eyes shone brightly, "What is Jabil, what is New Meiya? Look at me, I will grab all your customers one by one!"

Jabil Technology and SANMINA-SCI (New Meiya), the two largest electronic OEM companies in the United States, are Dell Computer's current OEM companies. The little girl has a great ambition and actually thinks that even HP and DEC have snatched them from Jabil Technology and New Meiya. Although Lin Zheng really wants to say that his courage is commendable, he actually needs to think carefully when doing it, but this does not prevent him from expressing his affirmation of Tan Na's confidence, "Okay! Let's grab all their customers!"

At this time, the consequences will be miserable.

As expected, the little witch was very satisfied with Lin Zheng's "firm" position and sat on Lin Zheng's shoulder with a sweet face. As for Ding Youjun, he looked up at the ceiling with a constipation expression on his face.
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