Chapter 467

"Fingerprint identification?" Mr. Lei was surprised. He knew that Huichuang patent alliance, another company founded by Fang Zhe, seemed to have a research direction of fingerprint identification, but he didn't know why Fang zhe mentioned the same company now.

Before President Lei spoke, Fang zhe explained: "you should also know that Huichuang now has a team specializing in fingerprint identification and biometric research and development. Although this team has made great progress and achievements in the past two years, it is difficult for some core patents to bypass some patented technologies, and the company mastering these patented technologies is authen.

Authen has been established for more than ten years and was listed on NASDAQ in 2007, and their main business is biometric technology including fingerprint recognition, facial recognition and other technologies. I mean, let Huichuang take the controlling stake in the company, or simply buy the company! "

Lei and Lin Xiaobin were surprised. Before talking a few words, Fang zhe planned to buy a company, and it was still a listed company. Even if the company was a small and beautiful technology company common in the United States, the price should be in US $100 million.

Although Mr. Lei knows Fang Zhe's character and has always been vigorous and resolute, he believes that Fang zhe had thought carefully before coming. If Xiaomi was not now one of Huichuang's shareholders and had the right to know and make decisions, Mr. Lei believes that Huizhong has announced the acquisition of authen company.

"Is fingerprint identification technology so important? Even if it is, I think with Huichuang's current R & D strength, I should be able to think of other solutions in another year or two!"

Lin Xiaobin thought carefully and said that in his opinion, Huichuang company just spent a lot of money to buy many patents at the beginning of last year. These patents alone are enough for Huichuang company to digest for a while. At this time, Huichuang will expand again. If the funds are tight, let alone say. Even if it buys authen company, it doesn't know that it will be a long time before it can fully digest authen's technology.

Fang zhe did not directly answer Lin Xiaobin's question. The response of Lei Zong and Lin Xiaobin had long been within Fang Zhe's expectation. The current Huichuang is not Fang Zhe's own Huichuang. Several major domestic mobile phone manufacturers, including Huizhong, Xiaomi and Huawei, are all shareholders of the company. Fang zhe can't ignore their opinions.

With Mr. Lei's character and the current development of Xiaomi company, even his own company has to break a penny into two. How can he be willing to spend wronged money to buy a fingerprint identification company that looks like it can't beat eight poles.

"If there is no accident, even if we don't buy it, someone else will buy the company!" Fang zhe bypassed Lin Xiaobin's question and said.

"Who?" Mr. Lei asked subconsciously.

"Apple!" Fang Zhe's answer made Lei and Lin Xiaobin's face change slightly.

Apple is now a well deserved No.1 and wind leader in the global mobile phone industry. Apple mobile phone is the best mobile phone in the world. Apple mobile phone represents the trend and wind direction of the global mobile phone industry. These two points are Apple's reputation with real strength in the five years since Apple released the iPhone!

You're welcome to say that at present, most mobile phone manufacturers in the world, including domestic Xiaomi Huawei and so on, their most important reference for mobile phones is to keep up with apple mobile phones!

Apple has led the era of smart phones and the era of mobile Internet. It is a well deserved leader in the global mobile phone industry. Even when Xiaomi was founded two years ago, President Lei specially chose the establishment time on the same day when the iPhone entered China. It can be imagined that President Lei's admiration for apple and ambitious challenges!

"Ah Zhe, is the news reliable? Why did they buy a fingerprint identification company? Is it the function of the new iPhone?" President Lei asked Fang zhe three questions in a row, and then he said thoughtfully:

"It must be to add a fingerprint identification company to the new iPhone. The revenue of iPhone now accounts for more than 90% of Apple's total revenue. Except that the phone may be unlocked with fingerprint, the economic benefits of using it in other places are not so great. However, if Apple also intends to acquire this company, we are unlikely to compete with apple!"

Lei always thought of Apple's wealth, and smiled helplessly.

Although Huizhong is often described as "rich and powerful", it is a little small compared with apple. Of course, Huizhong is better than apple because Huizhong is not as stingy as apple.

After decades of ups and downs, Apple's equity has been highly dispersed. If you want the board of directors to spend some money, you have to convince more than a dozen mouths. This has led to Apple's cash reserves of hundreds of billions of dollars in the previous life. Only a small part of the money is spent on innovation and future technology. When the old iPhone capital that jobbs hit is eaten up, this group of capitalists will break up, When abandoning apples.

In contrast, although Huizhong still has a big gap with apple at this stage, it can be predicted that in the next 5 to 10 years, Huizhong will have a great probability of surpassing apple to ascend the throne of the world's first technology company, whether it is the future development of wechat or Huizhong's investment in various emerging fields!

"Apple's people haven't contacted them yet. I learned this news from other channels, so I made up my mind to persuade you and other shareholders of Huichuang to invest to control or buy authen company as soon as possible!" Fang zhe said and continued:

"As for the fingerprint identification function, you should also know that at this stage, most mobile phones use 9-palace digital password locks. Adding fingerprint identification unlocking is a gimmick with a great sense of science and technology and selling points. This is also the reason why Huichuang has been studying fingerprint identification patents, but the relevant patents currently held by Huichuang are for fingerprint identification on the back and front of mobile phones Patents are in the hands of this company called authen! "

"As a biometric company, why do they hold the patent of this kind of mobile phone?" Lin Xiaobin interrupted.

"It's hard to say, but I sent someone to check the application time of this patent. It was more than two years ago. At that time, adding functions such as fingerprint recognition and facial recognition to smart phones had a high degree of online topics abroad, but it had not been concerned by major mobile phone manufacturers!" Fang zhe replied.

"Even if we cut the beard and apple grabbed the patents related to mobile phone fingerprint identification, we must increase the selling price of mobile phones at our current mobile phone cost. In this way, it is inconsistent with our original intention, and it is easy to affect the cost performance and sales volume of mobile phones."

Mr. Lei has been a little excited. Since this company is valued by apple, it naturally shows that the fingerprint identification function is likely to become the selling point and pastry of the mobile phone industry in the next two to three years.

Fang zhe looked at him and said slowly, "so, you asked me how to become No.1 in the mobile phone industry. One of my answers is to take this opportunity to plan to enter the field of high-end mobile phones!"