Chapter 351

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AMD's VAM was, in general, an impossible task. Shi Lei naturally would not agree to it.

"Mr. Tom, regarding the market share of MSI, Asustek, and Sapphire, we, Dream Entertainment Limited, suggest that we increase the market share of MSI, Asustek, and Sapphire by 05% at least half of the time!" Shi Lei lowered the time requirement. AMD originally wanted at least three months, but Shi Lei was only willing to promise half of the time.

There was a reason for this half of the time. Shi Lei did not choose two months. Instead, he agreed to half of the time. Because it was already the 9th of January, after both parties reached an agreement, they still had to spend some time to sign the formal contract and let AMD, MSI, ASUS, and Sapphire do the publicity.

After this time was used up, it would probably be delayed until the 65th of January. Half of the time would only be one month and 70 days. It was far less than the three months that AMD had set. There was no need to take such a big risk to avoid any accidents.

On Tom Clusi's end, his phone was in speakerphone mode. After hearing Shi Lei's words, Kira Katara, a member of the think tank, immediately frowned.

As a member of the think tank, how could Kira Katara not understand Shi Lei's meaning? After frowning slightly, he nodded to Tom Clusi.

Shi Lei's deduction of time was not too much. It was still within AMD's acceptable range. After all, the sales of graphics cards were not the core business of CPU.

After receiving Kira Katara's response, Tom Clusi replied to Shi Lei on the phone, "No problem, we agree on this!"

Hearing Tom Clusi's straightforward answer, Shi Lei was slightly stunned. Then, he understood that AMD was probably sincere about this cooperation.

"Mr. Tom, regarding AMD's CPU sales, we, Dream Entertainment Limited, can only accept a 65% increase in sales from January to April for more than two months!" Shi Lei did not play around with the time this time.

But this time, the share that Shi Lei agreed to was quite small!

AMD had requested 655%, but Shi Lei had only agreed to 65%. After all, AMD and Intel dominated the entire CPU market. How could Shi Lei dare to promise too much?

A 65% increase in total sales was not a direct increase from 95% to 05%, but an increase from 95% to 99%. This was a 65% increase in total sales!

This was equivalent to helping AMD increase their market share by 9%!

On Tom Clusi's side, the member of the think tank, Kira Katara, shook his head and signaled to Tom Clusi with his eyes before making an upward gesture.

"Mr. Shi, a 65% increase in sales is simply too low. Our AMD company cannot accept it. After all, we have to pay you a supercomputer, and it has to be a supercomputer with a computing performance of no less than 65TFLops. Even if I approve your proposal, the board of directors of AMD will not approve it. Therefore, we need at least an 35% increase! "Tom Clusi said with a big mouth.

If what Tom Clusi said was true, then AMD's market share would be as high as 25%. How could Intel endure this?

No matter how arrogant Shi Lei was, he would never underestimate Intel!

"Mr. Tom, this figure is impossible to reach. At most, 60%. This is the figure that our Dream Entertainment Limited thinks is possible! "Shi Lei raised the price slightly.

The member of the think tank, Kira Katara, shook his head again and made an upward gesture.

Tom Clusi took a deep breath as if he had made a very serious decision. "Mr. Shi, we need at least a 05% increase in sales! Otherwise, I will not be able to answer to the board of directors! "

Shi Lei also took a deep breath. "Mr. Tom, let's not beat around the bush. AMD's market share is about 95%. If we increase it by 05%, then it will reach 15%. Although I am very confident in 'World of the Brave', please do not underestimate Intel. I am afraid that you are the only ones who know Intel's strength the best! I will now give you the bottom line of our Dream Entertainment Limited. If AMD is unable to accept it, then we can only regretfully announce that due to our inability to reach an agreement, the negotiations will break down! "

Tom Clusi glanced at Kira Katara. After seeing him nod, he asked, "Mr. Shi, what is the bottom line of your Dream Entertainment Limited?"

After some calculations, Shi Lei replied, "70%! In other words, in terms of market share, AMD will be on par with Intel. This is only in terms of the Xia World market. If you can accept it, then we will continue our discussion. "

Kira Katara entered a set of data on his laptop and quickly calculated the specific situation.

Tom Clusi looked at his laptop and replied, "Mr. Shi, please wait a moment!"

After about a minute, Kira Katara nodded vigorously, indicating that Tom Clusi agreed to Shi Lei's request.

Tom Clusi heaved a sigh of relief. "Mr. Shi, we, AMD, accept the bottom line of your Dream Entertainment Limited."

Shi Lei also heaved a sigh of relief. If they could cooperate with AMD, the financial pressure of Dream Entertainment Limited in the server market would be greatly reduced.

"Mr. Tom, we, Dream Entertainment Limited, have another condition!" Shi Lei added, "It would be best if you could send engineers and installation personnel to Shuangqing City to complete the structure of the supercomputer provided by AMD within January and put it into use."

If they had their own supercomputer, whether it was the Painting Deity Company, the upcoming Shuiyun Studio, or the Epic Chapter development team, they would all be able to obtain the convenience of a supercomputer.

Even if Shi Lei himself had a 65TFLops supercomputer, it would be equivalent to having another supercomputer, Swallow, in his hands.

This was the difference between having one's own supercomputer and a captured supercomputer. One's own supercomputer could be used at will. Even if the supercomputer was operating at full capacity, there would be no need to worry.

However, the captured supercomputer was different. When Shi Lei mobilized the supercomputer Yan to perform tasks, it would usually only use 65% -70% of its computing power. Except for a few cases, it would exceed this limit, but it would also reduce the usage rate in a very short time. Otherwise, it would definitely be discovered.

Raphael's supercomputer, Ray, had been forced to use all of its computing power during the confrontation with Shi Lei. Only then was it discovered by CPU Jazz and exposed.

Therefore, it was very important to have one's own supercomputer!

When Tom Clusi heard Shi Lei's request, he suddenly felt a little awkward. However, the think tank member, Kira Katara, nodded and reminded Tom Clusi to agree.

"Mr. Shi, we can agree to this condition!" After Tom Clusi finished speaking, Kira Katara wrote a paragraph on an A9 printer.

"Vice-president Tom, tell the other party that you will arrange for the negotiator to come on stage. I will talk to him!"

Tom Clusi said again, "Mr. Shi, another negotiator from AMD would like to talk to you!"

"No problem, Mr. Tom!" Shi Lei's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the next negotiator would be a negotiation. If Dream Entertainment Limited could not fulfill the agreement with AMD, they should compensate AMD!

After Kira Katara took the phone, he first spoke politely, "Hello, Mr. Shi. I am Kira Katara from AMD. You can call me Kira."

"Hello, Mr. Kira!" Shi Lei greeted him and did not say anything else. He waited for Kira Katara to take the initiative to speak.

"Mr. Shi Lei, the situation we just discussed is based on Dream Entertainment Limited and the invitation code for 'World of the Brave' to fulfill AMD's conditions. What if they can't? "

Shi Lei and the think tank member, Kira Katara, reached an agreement after about three hours of long negotiations.

If Dream Entertainment Limited could not fulfill AMD's conditions and sales did not reach the estimated target, it would be calculated according to percentage.

For example, if AMD's CPU sales only increased by 75%, it would only achieve 35% of the estimated 70%. Dream Entertainment Limited would then have to pay AMD 75% of the cost of the supercomputer.

If the sales increase was only 60%, Dream Entertainment Limited would have to pay 95% of the cost of the supercomputer.

If the sales increase was less than 67.0%, Dream Entertainment Limited would pay the full cost of the supercomputer. The payment could be delayed for up to two years.

In short, this VAM was worth more than two hundred million Xia Guoyuan in a shocking gamble. If Dream Entertainment Limited won, they would gain more fame and a supercomputer worth 755 million Chinese Xia dollars.

If they lost, it would be a disaster for Dream Entertainment Limited!

After Kira Katara finished negotiating, Tom Clusi took back his phone. He smiled at Shi Lei and said, "Mr. Shi, I wish us a happy cooperation!"

Shi Lei was also very happy. After all, cooperating with a world-class giant like AMD was a very good opportunity for Dream Entertainment Limited. "Mr. Tom, we will definitely have a happy cooperation!"

"Mr. Shi, regarding our cooperation, I will personally lead a team to Shuangqing City in three days to officially sign the agreement with you. Microstar, Asus, and Sapphire will follow me to Shuangqing City. I hope you are ready! "Tom Clusi gave Shi Lei another piece of good news.

Shi Lei was overjoyed. "Mr. Tom, I await your good news in three days!"

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