Chapter 182: Conversation with Musk (5K)

Not only digital bloggers are queuing up on Huawei's official website to get their hands on Extraordinary Master, foreign technology giants are also rushing to buy it, but their methods are more brutal. They directly allocate budgets to Greater China and then let them buy it mindlessly from Xianyu.

Even though the US dollar has depreciated now and the exchange rate of USD to RMB has dropped to less than 7, this amount of money is still a small amount.

Digital bloggers want to buy, foreign technology giants want to buy, and domestic mobile phone manufacturers also want to buy for research. 20,000 units a day are simply not enough.

"I finally got it. Do you know how much the price of this Huawei Feifan Master in my hand has increased? A full 30,000 yuan, which has doubled. I watched the price of Feifan Master on Xianyu soar from 40,000 to 60,000. I was afraid that it would continue to rise, so I placed an order decisively.

Today, a SF Express deliveryman delivered a product to me. On the way to pick it up, I took a look at the price on Xianyu. It has now stabilized at 80,000 yuan. Is this the appeal of domestic chips? It's too exaggerated.

Although I am not the first one to open the box and review the product in the digital zone, I am one of the first batch. I hope that my friends in front of the screen can give me a three-hit recovery with one click, but I really can't afford to pay for it out of my own pocket.

Let’s unbox it as usual. It’s the same black and red box as the previous generation of Extraordinary Master. The appearance of the phone is also the same as the previous generation. It uses the Porsche design language, and it will be thinner than the previous generation.

According to the parameters on Huawei's official website, this is because they used a thinner battery, which reduced the weight of the phone by 13 grams and the battery capacity by 500 mAh.

According to the explanation given by a Huawei blogger on the Internet, the battery capacity was reduced because chips made based on topological semimetals have better energy consumption performance. Therefore, even with a battery capacity of only 4500 mAh, its battery life is still 20% longer than that of the previous generation of Extraordinary Master.

Therefore, Huawei took the hand feel into consideration and reduced the battery capacity in exchange for a better grip.

Now that the weight has been reduced to 230 grams, it does feel better than the previous generation.

As for whether sacrificing battery life in exchange for hand feel is worth it, that depends on personal opinion. At least for me, I think it is worth it, because everyone has long developed the habit of charging regularly every day.

Not to mention that compared to the previous generation, it has increased the battery life, not reduced it.”

The blogger talks a lot, from the appearance design language to the photo effects, in order to increase the completion rate of the video as much as possible, so he will save the most important things for the end.

"I think the biggest difference between this generation of extraordinary masters is their confidence. Previously, Huawei needed to create some impressive terms for its technology to give people a sense of luxury and make customers willing to pay for it.

Including inviting King Liu to be the spokesperson, which is an extension of this method.

In fact, in my opinion, this is a performance that is not confident enough, because in the past, the customer base of Huawei's Extraordinary Masters, to put it bluntly, they buy your mobile phone because you are Huawei, and buying Huawei means supporting domestic products. This is the concept.

The technologies you promote are meaningless to these target customers.

Users who pursue cost-effectiveness or high technology are unwilling to pay a high premium to buy Huawei products. After all, the Extraordinary Master is more expensive than Apple, and these users are unwilling to pay for these technologies.

This generation is completely different. Ark 100, a chip equivalent to 1 nanometer, uses revolutionary topological semimetal as raw material, a technology unique to China. Currently, Huawei is the only mobile phone manufacturer in the world that can do this.

Such an awesome product, such a great technological breakthrough, a chip launch conference was held, and half a year later the phone was quietly launched, and it didn’t even have a more impressive name. Before the change, it should have been called something like Suzaku Metal: The Ark chip is made of Suzaku Metal.

Then run a test and compare it with the test results of other competitors' phones, and then shout out the iconic slogan "leading by a wide margin". This is the familiar taste.

This may not seem like Huawei's style, but I think it is Huawei's style.

There is no need to introduce anything more, 1nm and topological semimetals have already explained everything, and this is the selling point.

This is also the first time that a domestically produced mobile phone has achieved a leading position in technology. In the past, we always saw Cook squeezing toothpaste at press conferences, talking a lot about how powerful Apple's M chip is, how much its computing power and efficiency have been improved compared to before, and how it uses a brand-new technology.

Domestic manufacturers can only follow Apple and try hard to catch up with Qualcomm chips. However, even Qualcomm's chips are behind Apple in technology.

TSMC optimistically estimated that it would take until 1 to produce 2030nm. Sorry, Chinese manufacturers have already produced it in 2024 and have officially launched it into the market.

Apple squeezed out more toothpaste and ran more benchmarks at the press conference. China has topological semi-metal chips. Do you have them?

Subsequent consumers will buy Huawei's 1nm chip for the unique experience of the 1nm chip. Once the 5000nm topological semi-metal chip is put into domestic mobile phones priced at yuan, Apple will no longer have a market in China.

I dare to make a conclusion here that after Xiaomi's digital series is equipped with topological semi-metal chips, Apple will quietly disappear from the Chinese market like Samsung.

Okay, I'm really excited. Next, let's take a look at its gaming performance. With the release of this generation of Extraordinary Master, domestic mainstream game manufacturers such as MiHoYo, Tencent, and QQ have announced special adaptations of their own games for Extraordinary Master. It is said that this is to maximize the performance of Extraordinary Master.

Take Honor of Kings from TiMi Studio as an example. Previously, the highest frame rate of Honor of Kings was 120HZ, and only a few mobile phones could adapt to such a high frame rate.

The frame rate of Honor of Kings downloaded from the Feifan Master App Store can reach 240Hz. Similarly, the highest frame rate of several other mainstream mobile games in Feifan Master has reached 240Hz.

The game frame rate means the number of frames of the game image transmitted in one second, which can also be understood as how many times the graphics are refreshed.

"We can see that among the most popular games at the moment, Genshin Impact and Honor of Kings have performed well, at least compared to the previous generation Mate 60, the improvement is too obvious, it's like going straight from Earth to Mars.

The two most obvious ones are: the first is naturally the frame rate, which goes without saying. A 240Hz frame rate allows users to have smoother and more realistic animation effects; the second is temperature and power control.

The previous generation of mate60 did not perform well in terms of temperature. After playing for twenty minutes, the temperature of the phone soared and quickly exceeded 40 degrees. I remember that the barrage was full of comments using the word "fire dragon" to make fun of it.

Huawei's supporters also joked that Huawei users don't play games.

As for this generation of extraordinary masters, I can say responsibly that after playing King of Glory for an hour, the temperature rose by a maximum of two degrees, which is almost negligible. I even thought that the temperature of my palms rose because of the nervousness of playing the game.

What is even more shocking is the power consumption. I asked our studio's most game-loving friend to play at the highest frame rate from morning to night, and its maximum battery life was as high as 11 hours.

要知道上一代的mate60在60帧率的情况下只能坚持8个小时，而非凡大师在240Hz的帧率下居然能坚持11个小时。

Keep in mind that its battery capacity is 500 mAh less.

This is a completely new change brought about by topological semimetal, a new material, because Kirin chips were not good at temperature control in the past.

From the perspective of gaming alone, I have a feeling that as more and more mobile phones are equipped with topological semi-metal chips, Apple will not only lose the Chinese market, but their overseas markets may also be lost."

Since China's Digimon can make such a judgment, Wall Street's elites are no exception.

Since the release of the Extraordinary Master, Apple's stock price has begun to fall. When various review videos of the Extraordinary Master began to circulate and specific parameters appeared in various media, Apple's stock price continued to fall.

After falling by $4000 billion from its high of $2.6 trillion, the market value has fallen from $2 trillion to $ trillion in just one week, and it is visibly impossible to stop the decline.

So much so that the technology media in Silicon Valley are wailing that we should negotiate with China to introduce topological semimetal chips.

Otherwise, Apple will lose the global market and Chinese smartphones will sweep the world.

Unlike cars, China's new energy vehicles need to build their own reputation before going overseas. China's smartphones have established a reputation around the world in the past decade. Chinese smartphones have never been synonymous with low-end and copycat, but have been linked to a sense of technology and the rise of China's industry.

Just as Deutsche and Neon’s cars swept the global market, no one cared that Deutsche and Neon started out by copying others.

Therefore, according to the prediction of American media, Chinese smartphones have brands and user base, and with the breakthrough of chip technology, neither Apple nor Samsung will be able to hold on to the market.

Considering the cost and production capacity factors of topological semi-metal chips, Apple may lose market share even faster.

In Silicon Valley, Huawei's extraordinary masters have become the new objects of pursuit, and everyone wants a smartphone equipped with a topological semimetal chip.

"Thank you, Chinese boss. I am shocked by the performance of the latest Huawei phone." Musk, who flew to Yanjing to meet the boss, also posted a Weibo after receiving a return gift from Huawei's extraordinary master.

Then he posted another one: "I am considering using China's topological semimetal technology to launch a Tesla phone. I am preparing to mention my idea to Wright Chen when I meet with him. I think it would be a good idea." This tweet dealt another blow to Apple's already plummeting stock price, and it fell again in early trading the next day.

As everyone knows, given the relationship between China and America, Chinese smartphones will definitely not be able to enter the federal market, which means that the country with the strongest consumer power in the world will be Apple's base.

But if Tesla starts making mobile phones and uses Chinese technology, Apple will also face the risk of losing its position in its home turf.

As for whether Musk can do this, after the completion of Tesla's Shenhai Super Factory, no one will doubt his relationship with China.

Especially when Chinese smartphones cannot enter the American market, and Chinese mobile phone chips hope to enter the American market, China will not give up this piece of cake, Washington thinks.

"As I learned more about the amazing properties of topological semimetals, I decided that electric vehicles would be the perfect place for them to work."

"If the next generation of Tesla can be equipped with topological semimetal chips, I think we can achieve L4 level autonomous driving. We can even use topological semimetal chips to move large autonomous driving models directly into the car."

“I think the cars of the future will only have two things inside: batteries and chips.”

“Tesla will facilitate the cooperation between AMD and LightMech, and we will work together to create the most powerful smart car in history.”

Earlier, when Musk said Tesla was going to make mobile phones, Tesla’s stock price only rose slightly. However, after the news that topological semimetals would be used in automotive chips came out, Tesla’s stock price soared, reversing its past downward trend.

Even though he just said he would do so, the capital market responded enthusiastically.

So much so that Chen Yuanguang still saw from the news that he was going to cooperate with Musk: "Has Musk contacted Light Armor Technology?"

Lin Jia was next to Chen Yuanguang at this time. She flew to Mianyang almost every week recently. In order to meet such frequent travel, she started to look at some private jets.

After hearing his question, Lin Jia shook his head and said, “No, according to my information, after he came to Yanjing, he immediately went to Shenhai to inspect the Tesla Gigafactory.

No executive responded. Musk wanted to talk to me, and he wanted to talk about cooperation on topological semimetals, which should be a talk about cutting-edge technology.

The patent and production of this technology are not under the name of Light Armor Technology or Light Armor Aerospace. "

Chen Yuanguang was speechless about Musk's style of doing things.

When Musk was in Shenhai, he asked the officials around him, "Where is Mr. Chen? I know him well. We have a lot of cooperation in the aerospace field. I hope to talk to him.

Can you help me make an appointment with Mr. Chen?" He learned from Tesla's channels that Tesla could not make an appointment with Chen Yuanguang, so he asked the relevant Chinese officials directly.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen is not in Shenhai at the moment, so I'm afraid there will be no chance this time. If Mr. Chen is free later, we will arrange it again."

Musk nodded thoughtfully. He didn't want to give up and said, "I am willing to fly to see him wherever he is. In order to see Wright, I am willing to accept the most stringent security measures."

Musk shared what he heard from Tesla Greater China executives about the current difficulties in meeting Chen Yuanguang and provided a solution himself.

Tesla executives and Musk said that China was afraid that Chen Yuanguang would be assassinated, so they deliberately placed him in a city where China had stronger control, rather than an international city like Shenhai.

Sure enough, after Musk took the initiative to mention that he was willing to accept the security check, the official's face looked better. "I'll ask Mr. Wright for you."

Chen Yuanguang was obviously also very interested in Musk. To be precise, he was bored in Mianyang and thought he could chat with anyone who came.

After obtaining Chen Yuanguang's permission, Musk met Chen Yuanguang in Mianyang the next afternoon.

"Wright, long time no see." Musk went up and gave him a hug. The Chinese security guards around him knew that he had no weapons, so they did not stop him.

Tesla executives were quietly taking photos.

Just the news of the cooperation caused Tesla's stock price to rise by 12 points. If these photos were to be leaked, wouldn't Tesla's stock price soar to the sky?

Tesla executives who hold options are very realistic.

"Okay." Chen Yuanguang also guessed the other party's intention. Whether they could cooperate was another matter. The most important thing was to boost the stock price.

He is not in prison in Mianyang, so he can still see the news. He knows the vague relationship between the surge in Tesla's stock price and him.

“Wright, your perovskite battery technology has helped our Cybertruck achieve unprecedented success worldwide. The Cybertruck equipped with perovskite battery technology is also hailed as the most successful new energy vehicle.

To thank you, I originally planned to give you a Cybertruck pickup truck. However, considering that the Cybertruck pickup truck cannot be driven on the road in China, I want to replace it with the latest model S.

Tom, please remember this."

Chen Yuanguang thought, I don’t even drive a Xiaomi Ultra, let alone a Tesla.

"well."

Musk continued: "We are very similar in many ways, so I knew we would be friends, and I often follow the developments of LightMech Aerospace in Silicon Valley.

The extraordinary strength you have demonstrated in reusable rockets has put a lot of pressure on SpaceX."

Musk himself does think so. You know, Bezos' Blue Origin snatched the order from SpaceX, and he cursed at Bezos on Twitter and mocked him in the most sarcastic way.

Light Mech Aerospace is doing something similar, and is also competing for SpaceX orders around the world, including in Europe and South America. Compared with Blue Origin, Light Mech Aerospace, which initially chose SpaceX to complete its launch mission, undoubtedly has more points to complain about. However, Musk did not say a word about this on social media.

He also sent a tweet to congratulate after the successful launch of Pioneer 2.

In Musk's philosophy of doing things, this is the maximum gesture of goodwill.

“Elon, you are right that the Pioneer 2 is more advanced than the Falcon 9, but that does not satisfy me because the Falcon 9 is a decade old technology and the Pioneer 2 is our latest achievement.

If we can't even match SpaceX's latest achievements, then we should forget about going into space mining," said Chen Yuanguang.

Musk said, as if he was amused by Chen Yuanguang’s sense of humor: “Wright, you are right, but in the past ten years, you are the only company that has surpassed SpaceX.

Bezos's X, their Blue Origin will only burn money and cause trouble for SpaceX, and will not do anything else.

The attempts of space agencies of various countries on reusable rockets are still at a very low level.

The success of Guangjia Aerospace and SpaceX shows the similarities between the two of us, that we do not follow authority and insist on believing in ourselves. "

"Elon, I also think Starship is a great project that will help SpaceX reduce the cost per kilogram from $4000 to $10.

But its engine has fundamental technical problems that cannot be solved.

It is not a good idea to use methane and liquid oxygen without limiting it.”

Seeing that Musk was flattering him so much, Chen Yuanguang didn't mind giving him some advice about why Starship had failed repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)