It had to be said that Wang Zhengfei was a remarkably shrewd businessman.
It was not that he had never considered bargaining with Lu Zhou, but just as he was about to speak, he keenly picked up on something unusual in the change in Lu Zhou's expression.
That unusual signal seemed to suggest that Lu Zhou was no longer particularly interested in working with them and was considering partnering with other domestic semiconductor companies instead.
For example, Tsinghua Unigroup, which was every bit as large as HiSilicon.
Almost in that very instant, Wang Zhengfei made his decision.
If Starry Sky Technology partnered with Tsinghua Unigroup or another company in the semiconductor industry, the key to the new era of carbon-based semiconductors would slip out of their hands and into those of their competitors.
When that happened, if Huawei did not want to miss out on the era of carbon-based chips, it would have to pay a higher price to buy those chips from the semiconductor companies that possessed the technology. By then, even if HiSilicon remained entirely under their control, it would no longer mean much.
HiSilicon was indeed Huawei's foundation, but if it could not keep pace with the times, it would eventually be rendered irrelevant, no matter how important it was.
On the surface, they had made a concession, but in reality, this could also be considered a step back to move forward.
They had paid a price, but the returns on that price would make HiSilicon Semiconductor stronger and give Huawei's products greater competitiveness in the international market...
That was far more dependable than clinging to a so-called foundation that could be overtaken or even eliminated at any moment when a new era arrived...
At this thought, Wang Zhengfei, whose heart had still felt somewhat heavy, suddenly