"Go ahead," Han Luyi said.
There was no such thing as a free lunch.
Chengjiang Technology's claim that one of its clients had delayed a project might not even have been true.
It was just another negotiating tactic.
What the Origin Group lacked right now was computing power it could put to use immediately, so Chengjiang Technology could naturally hold out for a good price on its available stock.
"They want to issue a joint statement with us, announcing that the cluster solution provided by Chengjiang Technology can now support inference for Glutinous Rice Ball."
Ha! Han Luyi was amused.
That claim was fair enough. A cluster made up of two thousand Chengjiang cards was already running at Origin's Lingang Intelligent Computing Center.
Except Origin had implemented the technology itself.
"How many cards do they have in stock?" Han Luyi asked.
"Over five thousand."
"Are you negotiating with their CEO?" Han Luyi asked again.
"No, their vice president of sales."
"All right. Have their CEO come to Origin headquarters and talk to me," Han Luyi said.
"Huh?" Jiang Songran was momentarily thrown by Han Luyi's answer.
"You don't need to keep negotiating with Chengjiang Technology. Have their CEO come directly to me," Han Luyi repeated.
"Use your own judgment with the other companies. Prioritize those with stock available and products that are a good fit for ours. Have them bring their teams and cards to Origin headquarters, and we'll help them get everything compatible."
With his instructions given, Han Luyi hung up.
Jiang Songran was left feeling rather bewildered. Yue Xiangdong was still waiting for his reply.
But did Boss Han mean this was a no?
Five thousand cards in stock in exchange for a joint statement, and that still wasn't enough?
*Then why have their CEO meet Boss Han