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Intel was a world-renowned company. Whether it was personal desktop CPUs, server CPUs, or even mobile devices, Intel was the overlord of the industry.
Kissinger looked at Shi Lei eagerly. If they followed Shi Lei's plan, as long as the sales volume was not bad, Intel would reap huge profits.
After all, Shi Lei had chosen Intel's top-notch server CPUs.
"Mr. Shi, are you sure you want to do this?" Kissinger asked.
Shi Lei laughed and did not answer the question. "Mr. Kissinger, have you completed the testing of the Xeon 7000 series server CPUs?"
Kissinger did not hide anything and nodded proudly. "That's right!
Intel has completed the testing of the Xeon 7000 series server CPUs!
According to our company's plan, we are not ready to enter the consumer market yet.
However, in the OEM market, Intel can sell them in advance. "
Shi Lei looked at Kissinger with a smile and asked, "Mr. Kissinger, I heard that your company has a good relationship with nVIDIA?
As for the graphics card equipment, I'll leave it to Intel to contact nVIDIA, right? "
In fact, the relationship between Intel and nVIDIA was not that good!
Intel and Windows had a good relationship. One was the overlord of the hardware industry, while the other was the king of the software industry. The two were known as the ultimate alliance of Wintel!
Kissinger smiled and the think tank staff beside him replied, "Mr. Shi, regarding the graphics card equipment, Intel can solve it."
"That's good!
Dream Entertainment only needs to get the final product. "
Shi Lei narrowed his eyes. "Mr. Kissinger, regarding the servers that Dream Entertainment custom-made, in terms of branding, should we just put our logo on it?"
Kissinger frowned. Although Intel was nominally the OEM, Kissinger didn't want to put the Dream Entertainment logo on the personal game server.
"Mister Shi, we can postpone the discussion of this matter for later.
Now, let's discuss if your company has any specific requirements for the three types of servers with different performance and discuss the price. "Kissinger weakened the concept of branding and directed the issue to money.
Shi Lei was not good at negotiating prices. He shrugged and said, "Mr. Kissinger, you can give me a quote for the three servers."
Kissinger nodded. "Sorry, give us some time. We need to discuss this.
After all, Mr. Shi, as you know, the Xeon 7000 series of server processors has not been officially launched by Intel. "
On the surface, Shi Lei readily agreed, but in his heart, he snorted disdainfully.
Although the Xeon 7000 series server CPU was not on the market yet, would Intel not set a price?
Go and fool me!
The five people from Intel stood by the floor-to-ceiling window and discussed in a low voice. Shi Lei texted the price of the Xeon 7000 series server CPU in his memory and showed it to Mu Shuang.
"Mu Shuang, I'll leave the negotiations to you.
Be careful later, the price should not exceed the base price I gave you. "Shi Lei said in a low voice.
"Don't worry. In this negotiation, we have a bigger advantage.
We have many choices. If we can't reach an agreement with Intel, we can still choose AMD. "Mu Shuang said calmly.
Shi Lei frowned and whispered, "Mu Shuang, we can't work with AMD this time!
Even if we can't reach an agreement with Intel, we can't work with AMD. "
"Huh?"
Mu Shuang looked at Shi Lei strangely. "If that's the case, we can only choose Intel. In the negotiations later, we can only choose to give up a part of the profits!"
"No need!
You can negotiate however you want!
It's good that Intel agrees, but it's also fine if they don't agree.
The players will finish the hardware configuration by themselves. Dream Entertainment doesn't need to worry.
Cooperating with Intel to release a customized personal game server is just to better utilize the advantages of the Brave World. "Shi Lei reduced Mu Shuang's negotiating pressure.
The performance of the hardware in 2007 was indeed not very good. However, due to Moore's Law, the performance of the computer doubled every 18 months.
After 2008, the Brave World's somatosensory operating platform would be launched on a large scale.
Therefore, even if they couldn't complete the cooperation with Intel, Dream Entertainment had no problem!
15 minutes later, the five representatives of Intel returned to the conference table.
Kissinger took out a handwritten draft of A4 paper and placed it on the conference table, indicating for Shi Lei to take a look.
Shi Lei held the draft with his right hand and pushed it in front of Mu Shuang. He smiled and said, "Mr. Kissinger, regarding the price negotiation, the Senior Deputy General Manager of the Xia Xia region will be in charge.
You all know each other, right? "
Kissinger nodded and didn't say anything. He just stared at Mu Shuang, hoping that Mu Shuang would nod and accept the price.
On the A4 paper, the overall price of the three servers was written in English.
Mu Shuang's English was very good. She didn't have any reading and writing difficulties. She frowned slightly and tapped the surface of the conference table with a pen to attract the attention of the Intel representatives.
"Mr. Kissinger, is the price of the low-end server 3400 USD?" Mu Shuang asked.
In 2007, the exchange rate between USD and Xia Xia Yuan was still 1: 8. 3400 USD to Xia Xia Yuan was more than 27000 Yuan.
This price was a little expensive. After all, it was just a low-end server. Even if it used a high-end CPU, it shouldn't be so expensive.
"That's right. Considering your company's high requirements for the hardware, this price is very reasonable," Kissinger replied.
Mu Shuang didn't budge an inch. She said, "Mr. Kissinger, regarding the price of the server platform, can you explain it in detail?"
"No problem!
Madam Mu, according to Mr. Shi's request, the low-end version of the server uses a Xeon 7330 @ 2.6GHz quad-core four-threaded processor. Each processor costs 999 USD. Just two processors alone cost 1,998 USD.
In addition, we will equip it with the best nVIDIA graphics processor. It will cost about 800 to 1000 USD.
As for the remaining 400 USD, we will equip it with 16GB of ECC memory, Intel's original server motherboard, WD's server hard disk, and a custom-made power supply for the server.
In total, 3400 USD is the lowest price! "
Kissinger said with a straight face. His expression made people want to believe him and accept this price as the lowest price.
But how could Mu Shuang believe him?
"Mr. Kissinger, regarding the price of the Xeon 7330 server CPU, Dream Entertainment's ideal price is 500 USD," Mu Shuang slashed the price fiercely.
"No!
No!
This price is absolutely not acceptable! "
Kissinger shook his head and refused. Intel's internal listing price for the Xeon 7330 was 799 USD.
Mu Shuang's price was 299 USD lower than Intel's custom listing price. It was absolutely impossible!
As for the price of 500 USD, Mu Shuang did not expect Kissinger to agree to it.
Intel's price was sky-high. Of course, Dream Entertainment could bargain!
Mu Shuang smiled and said, "Mr. Kissinger, why don't we both take a step back?
Dream Entertainment can raise the price to 600 USD. What do you think? "
Shi Lei was sitting beside her, writing a list of items on a blank A4 paper with a pen.
This time, Mu Shuang was the only one in charge of the negotiation.
Mu Shuang was indeed an expert in business negotiations. However, the content of the negotiation this time was not conventional. It involved the performance and price of the computer hardware.
Obviously, Shi Lei was more familiar with this area. Mu Shuang did not know much about it.
Shi Lei quickly wrote down the detailed configuration of the three sets of servers and the price of each item. He then passed the A4 paper to Mu Shuang.
Mu Shuang glanced at Shi Lei. Then, according to the information provided by Shi Lei, she started to bargain with Intel.
During the negotiation, Shi Lei saw the power of a professional.
Mu Shuang did not know the price of the hardware. However, after Shi Lei gave her some guidance, Mu Shuang quickly stabilized the situation. During the negotiation, she repeatedly suppressed Kissinger from Intel.
Mu Shuang fully demonstrated what was called bluffing. Shi Lei had clearly said that they could not cooperate with AMD. However, Mu Shuang still used AMD's name to negotiate some price concessions.
In the end, the negotiation lasted for two hours. Finally, they reached a basic agreement.
The low-end personal game server, codenamed "Excellent Q," used two Xeon 7330 server CPUs. The processor's main frequency was 2.6GHz. It was equipped with 16GB ECC memory, a top-notch nVIDIA professional graphics card, and a new solid-state hard drive. There was also a 64GB hard drive, which was used to build a hybrid disk system.
It had to be said that Mu Shuang's negotiation skills were very strong. The global price of such a server was only 1999 USD. The low-end price of Xia's server was 15999 RMB.
The mid-end version, codenamed "Glittering S," was designed by Mu Shuang. After Xie Hui's verification, it could perfectly operate the Hero's World.
Therefore, in terms of the CPU, the Xeon 7310 was downgraded.
Compared to the Xeon 7330, the Xeon 7310's processor's main frequency was reduced from 2.6GHzto 1.6GHz. The main frequency was reduced by about 40%!
However, because the Glittering S used a four-way design and had four Xeon 7310 working together, its final performance surpassed the Xeon 7330's dual configuration by a large margin.
The Glittering S was also equipped with a top-notch professional graphics card. It was a dual-card SLI design and was specially optimized for temperature. Its price was 5,999 USD and 47999 RMB.
The high-end personal game server, codenamed Tianci G, used a Xeon 7350 processor, and its main frequency reached 2.93GHz.
Of course, the price of a single unit had reached 1,200 USD.
The price of a four-way Xeon 7350 was almost 5,000 USD!
There was also a 256GB solid-state hard drive and graphics processing center to support the special effects of the Hero's World to the greatest extent.
The price of the Tianci G series personal game server reached 17999 USD or 143999 Xia Guoyuan.
However, even the Tianci G series, a high-end personal game server, could not fully activate the full special effects and high-definition resolution settings of the Hero's World.
If one wanted to fully experience the charm of the Hero's World, one had to use a million-class graphics processing server to achieve the perfect operation of the Hero's World.
For ballers who needed a million-class graphics processing server, Dream Entertainment would provide the final custom-made server and let Intel handle it.
After a two-hour business negotiation meeting, Mu Shuang gathered the legal staff and discussed the contract with Intel's legal staff.
An hour later, the two parties finalized the contract. Intel would customize three personal game servers for Dream Entertainment, and Dream Entertainment would sell them online on their official website.
Intel was unwilling to give in regarding the brand of the server, and neither was Dream Entertainment. In the end, they compromised and announced that the server would be a joint product. It would have both Intel's and Dream Entertainment's logos.
After signing the contract, they naturally had to hold a celebratory banquet and a press conference to let the public know that Dream Entertainment and Intel were collaborating.
Mu Shuang had already made arrangements for these things. When the negotiation was completed, Mu Shuang had already given the order.
From the location of the celebratory banquet to the press conference and the invitation of reporters, everything was done.
When Dream Entertainment announced that they had officially reached a cooperation agreement with Intel, it caused an uproar!
In the past few months, Dream Entertainment had been a staunch supporter of AMD. Whether it was the AMD central processing unit sales lucky draw or the bundled sales strategy with ATI graphics cards under AMD, it showed that Dream Entertainment and AMD had a close working relationship.
There was even news that Dream Entertainment's main server was also using AMD's supercomputer.
It was already April 7th. The Hero's World would be officially open for beta testing on April 30th.
At this juncture, Dream Entertainment and Intel announced their cooperation. Did this mean that Dream Entertainment had switched sides to Intel?
Dream Entertainment first revealed the news through the press conference. Some reporters spread the news online, but most players did not believe it.
However, when it was close to 5 PM, Dream Entertainment's official website released a new announcement.
When it was close to 5 AM in Lijian Province, Intel announced their cooperation with Dream Entertainment on their official website.
The announcement on both websites had undoubtedly caused an uproar in the internet world. Players all over the world were guessing what Dream Entertainment was going to do.
Dream Entertainment's official forum was especially lively because players from all over the world had gathered there.
Players in Lijian Province rejoiced. Intel was located in Lijian Province. This meant that they would be the first to experience the fruits of their cooperation.
A portion of AMD's staunch supporters protested against Dream Entertainment. They felt that Dream Entertainment had betrayed AMD and the players.
However, such comments were immediately drowned out by other players.
This was because Dream Entertainment was not a subsidiary of AMD. How was it related to betrayal?
Dream Entertainment's official forum had thousands of guesses. However, how could they have guessed that Shi Lei's goal was to acquire AMD?
All of this was just to promote the acquisition of AMD …
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