Shockingly, a counterfeit factory has produced a 3-nanometer chip.

Chapter 55 Joining the Waveguide Supply Chain

"11 yuan?"

Zhao Zhi was instantly surprised and couldn't believe it. He even slowed down his smoking. This price was 1 yuan lower than their previous purchase price.

You should know that they are definitely major clients.

At the time, the MediaTek representative confidently assured him that there was no company in the entire country that offered a more favorable deal.

Could it be... that MediaTek's representative lied to him?

"MediaTek's official distributors charge 15 yuan, is your stuff... reliable?"

Could it be a used chip salvaged from a secondhand, discarded mobile phone?

"You silly kid, if you can't speak properly, then don't talk nonsense. I've been in Huaqiangbei for over ten years, and I've never cheated anyone, young or old."

The vendor took the test version off the counter and threw it directly in front of him.

"Test it yourself. Inspect the goods on the spot. Money back guarantee if it's fake, money back guarantee if it's refurbished or second-hand. You get your money back for every item you buy."

"The boss is very generous. However... we still need to be careful when purchasing. But don't worry, boss, I have a large quantity. Once the testing is complete and there are no problems, I will definitely give you a satisfactory order."

The stall owner ignored him and continued looking at the computer next to him, as if he didn't believe what he was saying.

Zhao Zhi ignored him; as long as the price was right, that was fine. He immediately plugged the chip into the test board, powered it on, and started running the test program.

All the parameters on the screen were normal, and the performance was even more stable than the parts he got from MediaTek.

But he looked closely at the silkscreen print. 2007.

The chips were from two years ago, which seemed a bit odd, so he carefully searched through that batch of goods for a while.

Some are from 2007, some from 2008, but none from this year; they're all from older batches.

"Strange..." Zhao Zhi muttered to himself. "The chip is stable, and it's not refurbished, but why are the batches so...mixed? Where did this come from? Could it be...?"

At this moment, the stall owner came forward again, his attitude had changed a bit, clearly having been won over by Zhao Zhi's "professional methods".

"Don't worry, boss, it's all from legitimate channels." He smiled mysteriously, leaned close to his ear, and whispered.

"I can tell you're not a typical small factory buyer. To be honest, these are MediaTek's inventory chips."

We acquired them as a package. I can guarantee that these chips are all brand new and unused, just a bit from an older batch.

If it's unreliable, I'll give you a full refund, don't worry.

Upon hearing that it was MediaTek's inventory chips, Zhao Zhi's thoughts instantly expanded. Birdway was currently facing a cash crunch; if they used cheaper chips to reduce costs…

"Boss, you said it yourself, I'm not an ordinary person. So how about this, I want 10 yuan, can you make it a little cheaper?"

"No bargaining for anything under 20 yuan. You should know what level that price represents. You simply couldn't buy it if it weren't for existing stock chips."

"Sure. I'll take 20 yuan then, how much cheaper can you offer?"

"200,000 units, minimum price 10.5 yuan. If your order exceeds one million, it'll be 10 yuan. However, I don't have much MTK6225 in stock, so if you want it, hurry up and test it..."

Or you could buy other chips, such as the MTK6226 or 6227.

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The following afternoon, 20 chips were delivered to the waveguide assembly plant. Zhao Zhi immediately ordered more detailed testing to begin, after all, this was worth over 200 million yuan.

The resulting mobile phone is even more valuable.

But after testing, the results instantly surprised him: the yield rate of this batch of inventory chips was as high as 99.8%, the performance fully met the standards, the power consumption was not a problem, and it was even slightly lower. It was impossible for them to be refurbished products.

Zhao Zhi realized he had struck gold and excitedly went to report to Li Xiangdong: "President Li, we've found an even cheaper supply chain."

It's cheaper than MediaTek's official price, and even 1.5 yuan lower than our internal price.

The performance is pretty good.

Moreover, they also have lenses, batteries, and a whole range of accessories that perform very well, and crucially, they're all very affordable. We were able to reduce the cost of our long-lasting battery phone by 20 yuan.

Li Xiangdong looked at the sample test report, but his brows did not relax.

"Has it really been tested?"

"We've tested it, but due to time constraints, we tested multiple chips together. There were no problems after 2000 hours of testing, and we're still continuing to test it."

Under these special circumstances, Li Xiangdong didn't say much. He picked up the old chip and vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

"Have you checked the source of the goods? Which company is the agent?" Having experienced the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation scam, Li Xiangdong was much more cautious.

However, Zhao Zhi, seeing this, felt that his boss was overreacting. Who cares who provided it, as long as the price is right.

"Still investigating... but as long as the boss is cheap, we can use it for now. We don't have much money right now... and he promised a series of conditions."

"That's true," Li Xiangdong nodded. Anyway, the stall had made a promise that if there were any problems, they could just cancel the order.

Although Bird has begun to decline, its legal team is not something a small stall owner like him can compete with.

[Stall owner: Really?]

"First, place a large order and allocate some of the models we need to them. After all, MediaTek's attitude has changed slightly, and we need to have multiple options."

"clear."

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Zhao Zhi handed the message and immediately changed flights to Huaqiangbei.

After detailed negotiations, he purchased a large quantity of MTk6225 chips, totaling 150 million, with the price of each chip dropping to 10 yuan.

We also purchased 100 million MTK6226 chips at a price of 13 yuan each, and the corresponding matching screens were also purchased here.

In the end, the stall owner gave him a friendly price.

After acquiring these cheap chips, Waveguide assembled a large batch of inexpensive chips and sent them to the African market, preparing for a decisive battle to synthesize them.

However, thanks to Huang Tianya's deliberate leniency, they were able to uncover the controlling shareholder of Sinyuan Technology.

Upon seeing that it was Huaxin Investment Holdings, the investigators immediately sent the report to Li Xiangdong's office.

Holding the latest investigation report, Li Xiangdong's face turned deathly pale when he saw the four large characters "Huaxin Investment".

"Huaxin Investment... Huaxin Investment..." Li Xiangdong said softly, but then he suddenly stood up. He felt that the name was familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

"Is this company... is it one of the investors in Transsion?"

Another vice president whispered, "It shouldn't be... right? Maybe it's just a coincidence of names or..."

"Investigate! Immediately investigate the legal representative, shareholders, and affiliated companies of Huaxin Investment..." Li Xiangdong roared before he could finish speaking.

At that moment, he sensed a conspiracy, and... Waveguide was...

Two days later, with Huang Tianya's intervention once again, they successfully obtained the relevant information.

Huaxin Investment, registered in the Cayman Islands, has an unknown actual controller. However, through a complex equity tracing process, it ultimately points to a person named Huang Tianya.

This name has appeared in several of Transsion's major transactions.

Most importantly, the general manager of Sinyuan Technology was the deputy director of Transsion's supply chain management department just a month ago.