Chapter 1050

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Shi Lei did not want to cooperate with other manufacturers regarding the second generation of personal game servers. This was because choosing to cooperate with other manufacturers would reduce profits.

Especially for some key technologies, Shi Lei could not tolerate if other manufacturers wanted a share of the profits instead of a fixed patent or licensing fee.

"Old Dirk, if we choose to cooperate with other manufacturers to solve the wireless display technology problem, do you have any recommendations?" Shi Lei asked.

If the other party wasn't insatiably greedy, Shi Lei wouldn't be unwilling to work with them.

Dirk Mayer thought for a while and decided on the company to cooperate with. "If we want to solve the wireless display technology problem, we should choose WHDI technology, not WIFI or UWB technology. Currently, in the field of WHDI technology, only Israel's Amimon has achieved real commercial application. We should choose Amimon to cooperate with. They have a mature product, and we don't need to pay patent fees or share the profits. We only need to buy their product and install it in our product. Then, we can solve the problem perfectly. "

"Oh?" Shi Lei immediately used hand signals to command Izur to search for Amimon and WHDI technology.

A few seconds later, Izur displayed the corresponding information through the projector in the living room for Shi Lei to check.

Shi Lei quickly checked the relevant information. According to Amimon's product introduction, the price of a set of WHDI equipment was about 6,555 yuan in West World dollars.

This price was not including the tariff. Shi Lei could not accept it!

It was just the sending and receiving side of the wireless display technology, yet the cost was increased by 6,555 yuan. This was obviously Amimon trying to make huge profits.

"Old Dirk, do you know what price Amimon's commercial product of WHDI equipment will be sold at?" Shi Lei asked rhetorically.

Dirk Mayer replied directly, "I don't know. WHDI technology's range of application is relatively narrow. Most products do not require WHDI technology. At least, as far as the current information industry is concerned, WHDI technology is not suitable for large-scale application. "

Wireless display technology was indeed an unpopular technology. This was not to say that wireless display technology was not good. On the contrary, this was a very good technology that could free the display device from the need for cables. Especially for projectors and computer screens, there was a huge demand for wireless display technology.

However, the cost of wireless display technology limited its development!

Even before Shi Lei's rebirth, the application range of wireless display technology was very limited. Whether it was a wireless display LCD or a projector, there were almost no commercial products.

In the future, the retail price of a wireless display terminal module exceeded 6,055 yuan. This price was a stumbling block for the promotion of wireless display technology.

If the retail price of a 79-inch computer monitor was 355 yuan, and only the wireless display technology was added, the retail price would be as high as 7,855 yuan. How many people would buy it?

This also proved that an excellent product needed a price that everyone was satisfied with in order to be successful!

"Old Dirk, the price of AMIMON's wireless display module is about 670 USD when it's sold in bulk. Even if we buy it on a large scale, the price can be reduced to 655 USD. This means that the cost of our second-generation personal game server needs to be increased by 655 USD. Do you think this is acceptable? "Shi Lei asked Dirk Mayer.

The cost of the second-generation personal game server produced by AMD, the lowest model, was about 305 USD. If they added a wireless display technology and increased the cost by 655 USD, it was definitely not a good deal.

According to the pricing of the first-generation personal game server, the retail price of the server was about 6,455 USD. That meant that the gross profit would be about 6,605 USD. After deducting all kinds of taxes, packaging, transportation, management and other costs, the profit would be about 6,555 USD. If they increased the cost by 655 USD and did not increase the selling price, it was equivalent to reducing the profit margin by 655 USD.

This was not a good deal. No matter if it was Dirk Mayer or Shi Lei, neither of them was willing to do it!

Capital was selfish. Everything was for the sake of high profits!

"Shi, maybe we can increase the selling price of the second-generation personal game server?" Dirk Mayer asked tentatively.

Although Dirk Mayer only owned 8% of AMD's shares, compared to the loss-making AMD, the current AMD was about to make a lot of profits.

Even if AMD only owned 8% of the shares, what if AMD's profits reached 6 billion USD? 8% of the dividends was equivalent to 85 million USD!

To be honest, Dirk Mayer's personal cash flow had never exceeded three million US dollars!

In order to make more profits, Dirk Mayer was more inclined to increase the selling price of the second-generation personal game server. It would be best if it could be increased from 6,455 USD to 7,444 USD!

"This is not possible!" Shi Lei directly rejected Dirk Mayer's suggestion. Increasing the price of personal game servers wasn't something that could be done just because he said so.

If they wanted to increase the selling price of the personal game server, they must at least have a suitable product. If the production cost was only 305 USD, it was not impossible to sell it for 8,555 USD. But it was very difficult in the PC industry. The price of the PC industry was too transparent. Also, there were too many options for the players to install it. The profits would not be high.

With the first-generation personal game server as a precedent, it was not a good idea to increase the selling price of the second-generation personal game server. Unless, the second-generation personal game server had some technological breakthrough.

"Old Dirk, arrange for some trustworthy personnel to contact AMIMON. Think of a way to lower the selling price of their product. Also, test them and see if they will authorize us to use their WHDI technology! "Shi Lei instructed.

Other than manufacturing the CPU, AMD also had to manufacture the GPU. In the field of graphics cards and GPUs, it was reasonable for them to develop wireless display technology.

After all, it was also an innovative way to add the corresponding chip into the graphics card and allow the graphics card to support wireless display technology.

"Shi, what is our ideal selling price?" Dirk Mayer asked. He was no longer in charge of AMD. All major decisions required Shi Lei's approval.

Shi Lei thought for a while and did not give a final answer. "Negotiate with AMIMON. The lower the price, the better!"

"But how should we negotiate with AMIMON?" Dirk Mayer scratched his head and asked.

A smile appeared on Shi Lei's face as he thought of Apple once again. Apple's iPhone 9S was dismantled by a third party in Britain. This third party said that the cost of the iPhone 9S was only 6,605 Xia dollars. This calculation was not very accurate.

The cost of the hardware of the iPhone 9S was indeed only 6,605 Xia dollars. But what about the cost of the design and software? These intangible and intangible costs were subconsciously ignored!

Shi Lei planned to do the same this time. He gave Dirk Mayer a bad idea. "Old Dirk, buy some of AMIMON's products and dismantle them by force. Then, analyze the price of each component one by one. In the end, you will get a comprehensive price. Based on this price, you can estimate AMIMON's bottom line! "

In fact, Shi Lei had already obtained Izur's preliminary price through Izur's virtual analysis. The cost of the hardware of AMIMON's WHDI technology products was about 70 USD. Converted to Xia Xia dollars, it was only 755 USD.

Dirk Mayer coughed twice. He understood that the cost of the hardware did not represent all the costs. After all, AMD's CPU's cost of the hardware was not too high. However, the cost of research and development was very high.

If AMD's CPU's price was calculated based on the cost of the hardware, AMD would suffer a huge loss!

"Shi, this is not a good idea, right?" Dirk Mayer was afraid that Shi Lei did not understand the cost of research and development and technology. He explained a little and finally said, "If we negotiate with AMIMON based on the cost of the hardware, I'm afraid they will not even negotiate with us."

"Old Dirk, you will have to slowly raise the price!" Shi Lei said with a smile. "Try to get AMIMON's WHDI products at the lowest price possible. Only in this way can our second-generation personal game server earn more profits. Old Dirk, you hold 8% of AMD's shares. This time, after the second-generation personal game server is sold, we will distribute the net profits according to the shares for the first time. As for how much you will get, it will depend on your own efforts! Do you understand? "

Dirk Mayer swallowed his saliva and said seriously, "Okay! Shi, I have to admit that you are a devil from hell. You only lead people to commit crimes! "

Shi Lei laughed loudly and did not answer Dirk Mayer. Shi Lei was not a devil from hell. Shi Lei was just a greedy reincarnator. He only wanted to gain more profits.

Everything was for the sake of more profits!

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