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Inside Mu Shuang's office on the top floor of the Jade Building.
Shi Lei and Mu Shuang were sitting opposite each other in the business conference area, discussing the possibility of acquiring AMD with a loan. Mu Shuang was not familiar with the network-related industry, but she had carefully studied the information of AMD and Intel, as well as the relationship between the two companies.
Last time, the negotiations between AMD and Dream Entertainment were suddenly terminated. Dream Entertainment had mindlessly jumped into the arms of Intel and did not receive a single cent of dividends.
Although Intel was in a leading position in terms of technology, AMD's products also met Dream Entertainment's requirements.
Why did they give up on the cooperation with AMD?
Mu Shuang had thought about this for a long time, but she still could not figure it out.
Now, Mu Shuang finally understood!
The reason was simple. The reason for giving up a part of the profits was because they had a bigger plan and wanted to obtain more profits.
Although Intel and Dream Entertainment's cooperation had allowed Intel to gain a huge advantage, and it seemed that Dream Entertainment did not benefit at all, it allowed Intel to suppress AMD and further plunge AMD into a debt crisis. This created a good opportunity for the acquisition of AMD.
However, after Mu Shuang investigated AMD's background, she found a very serious problem!
AMD did have the technology to independently produce CPUs, but during this process, Intel continuously authorized AMD's patents. For example, the authorization of the X86 framework. If AMD lost this authorization, it would face a very painful patent barrier.
Some investigation data even showed that Intel held a considerable amount of AMD's shares. If it were not for the country's anti-monopoly law, AMD would have collapsed or been acquired by Intel.
Dream Entertainment wanted to acquire AMD, but the biggest resistance came from Intel's patent blockade and Intel's equity opposition.
In 2009, Qualcomm tried to acquire AMD, but it was suppressed by Intel in many ways. In the end, the acquisition was left unsettled. Of course, it was not that the acquisition was not completed.
Qualcomm acquired a part of AMD. To be precise, it acquired ATI's graphics processing business for handheld devices under AMD.
This acquisition was later shown in Qualcomm's Adreno GPU series and received good reviews from the market.
Unfortunately, Qualcomm did not acquire the complete AMD company.
Intel needed AMD to stay in the PC market, not only because of anti-monopoly issues, but also because of customer choice.
AMD's products gave people the feeling of low-end goods. In contrast, Intel's products were high-end and classy.
Intel needed this contrast. They needed a contrast to give their customers a more intuitive image.
Without such a comparison, who would know that Intel's CPU was better?
Intel was more than happy to maintain the current status quo. Keeping a weak competitor like AMD around was definitely better than letting AMD be acquired and entering the hands of a strong competitor!
Of course, Shi Lei was aware of AMD's situation. However, Shi Lei also had a solution. Even if Intel used patents as a reason to stop licensing AMD's x86 framework, Shi Lei still had a way to deal with it.
As early as 2003, AMD developed an AMD64 framework based on the x86 framework in an attempt to get rid of Intel's nightmare.
Although the AMD64 framework felt very advanced, it was not only close to the advanced RISC framework environment, but also compatible with the x86 framework.
But in the end, AMD64 failed!
Not only the AMD64 framework failed, even the more advanced DEC.ALPHA. 64-bit processing framework also failed!
The reason was that the x86 application ecosystem was too big. Most of the application software supported the outdated and changeable x86 framework and not the more advanced 64-bit processing framework.
Even Microsoft supported DEC.ALPHA. In the end, they gave up on it and focused on the x86 framework.
If Dream Entertainment wanted to acquire AMD, they were destined to be suppressed by Intel mercilessly!
"Mu Shuang, I know about the entanglement between AMD and Intel!
But I am optimistic about AMD, especially the AMD64 framework. AMD's marketing ability is limited. Even if they can't market independently, it doesn't mean that Dream Entertainment can't market it! "Shi Lei said confidently.
To market a system, it depends on whether the users buy it or not.
Once the users buy it, there will be no problems.
Look at Apple's proprietary system. Although there are many problems, the whole world still bought it.
Look at the PS series of game consoles. They also have a closed system and do not have many functions. They are mainly used to play games. But the users still bought it. Who can say that the PS series of game consoles is not successful?
Sony can make the PS series of game consoles so successful, why can't Dream Entertainment do the same?
Dream Entertainment relies on the sense of motion to operate games. They can treat AMD as their own game console manufacturer and produce machines to support Dream Entertainment's games.
The AMD64 framework can be developed into a FreeBSD system to support it. When there are enough users, they can even …
Mu Shuang rolled her eyes at Shi Lei and showed a rare playful look. She pouted and said, "Anyway, I don't know much about technology. You can just treat me as a computer noob!"
Shi Lei scratched his head and tried to explain some technical knowledge to Mu Shuang. But he was stopped by Mu Shuang.
"Shi Lei, you don't have to explain these things to me.
I just want to ask, are we really going to acquire AMD?
If we really want to acquire AMD, I need to prepare the information in advance. "Mu Shuang looked at Shi Lei and asked seriously.
"Okay!"
Shi Lei nodded. "We must acquire AMD. Only by acquiring AMD can we have real hope of rising up!
If not for the acquisition of AMD, we would have made a profit from the last cooperation with Intel! "
"Okay!"
Mu Shuang thought for a while and continued, "I will secretly collect information about AMD, including information about AMD's shareholders, debts, and related legal information."
Shi Lei liked Mu Shuang's professional attitude in business!
"Mu Shuang, regarding the acquisition of AMD, I will set up some offshore companies in the Cayman Islands through Mirage Technology. Then, I will inject funds into the offshore companies. You can use those offshore companies to operate them remotely.
First, absorb the idle shares in the market and let us get the shares that are scattered outside.
Then, we will consider acquiring AMD's shares from the major shareholders. "
Shi Lei gave the general instructions. Mu Shuang was an expert in business, so Mu Shuang would handle it better.
A smile appeared in Mu Shuang's eyes. She liked this kind of challenging mission. "No problem. Leave it to me!"
May 2nd, 12 PM.
The reporters stationed outside the Jade Building had only seen a police car drive into the Jade Building, but they did not see that it was Shi Lei who drove in.
Shuangqing City's noon news report. The ace news host, Hu Ke, reported to the audience with a sweet smile on the TV screen.
"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
Now, I have important news for everyone. Shuangqing City's iconic company, Dream Entertainment, has been investigated by the police this morning.
Coupled with the Internet Entertainment Review Department's review of the Brave World, Dream Entertainment's current situation is not very clear. "
In addition to Shuangqing TV station, the surrounding TV stations, online news portals, and forums all reported on Dream Entertainment's police investigation.
These reports, without exception, were all accompanied by pictures of Shi Lei driving the police car into the Jade Building.
The major news media's reports didn't cause much of a stir. After all, the Shuangqing City government had already announced that they supported Dream Entertainment. The Internet Entertainment Review Department also said that they would discuss with Dream Entertainment again.
However, after the news media's reports, the Internet Entertainment Review Department's official website issued an announcement rejecting the Shuangqing City government's mediation and rejecting Dream Entertainment's compromise conditions. They had to follow the Internet Entertainment Review Department's requirements and conduct a comprehensive review of the Brave World.
Dream Entertainment's public relations department immediately reported the situation to Mu Shuang and Shi Lei. After receiving the news, Shi Lei immediately frowned.
"What are these Internet Entertainment Review Department guys up to?
Are they playing with us? "Shi Lei couldn't help being angry and slammed the table.
The Internet Entertainment Review Department, the Shuangqing City government, and Dream Entertainment had reached an agreement in Shuangqing City. Even if the Internet Entertainment Review Department wanted to go back on their words, they should consider the Shuangqing City government's face regardless of Dream Entertainment's influence.
As a city directly under the jurisdiction of Shuangqing City, Shuangqing City had a high political status in the country and a developed economy. If the Internet Entertainment Review Department didn't give face to the Shuangqing City government, it would be unreasonable.
Mu Shuang was not in a hurry. "Shi Lei, don't worry. This matter is not so simple.
I've heard some rumors about Wan Shuquan. He has been the director of the Internet Entertainment Review Department for many years. He always means what he says and won't do anything that goes back on his words.
The Internet Entertainment Review Department might go back on their words for other reasons. "
As soon as Mu Shuang finished speaking, Shi Lei's cell phone rang. The caller ID showed a strange number. Shi Lei was angry, so he didn't care who it was. He pressed the answer button and said in a harsh tone, "Who is it?"
A slow voice came from the phone. "I'm Wan Shuquan …"
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