"It seems NVIDIA has chosen to compromise too. Silicon Valley has beco a joke," David Hopkins forced a smile and said.
"There’s no better way. Mr. Huang hopes NVIDIA can survive. Once I return, I might as well resign voluntarily."
Chris Malaki succinctly stated. At this point, saying more was pointless. As CEO, he couldn’t decide the company’s direction anymore, and continuing would be aningless.
Of course, since the board of directors chose another path, he, as CEO, couldn’t continue either.
After all, he had already failed negotiations with Huaxia.
Even though he was executing the board’s will at the ti, now that the board has changed its strategy, he naturally beca the sacrifice.
As always, when the strength on the other side forms a system, individual power is insignificant.
Even the so-called emperors of ancient tis, whose words were as powerful as nine tripods, if they lacked sufficient ans and power, might not even have their orders leave the palace.
Not to ntion that the so-called CEO position, despite sounding grand, is essentially just a senior employee hired by the board.
A CEO who takes the fall for the board’s decisions, he is not the first, nor will he be the last.
When things happen, those truly irreplaceable are often the senior researchers who are usually undervalued.
"Actually, it’s not too bad. When Mr. Huang cos in, you can finally pass the burden on. Unlike , I have to wait until the board stops arguing to do anything," David Hopkins said self-deprecatingly.
"Before I leave, I want to advise you, there’s no hope left. The more you invest, the greater the disappointnt in the end. It’s better to give up and let them do as they please!" Chris Malaki said lightly.
"Heh..."
Upon hearing this, David Hopkins could only laugh.
What else could he invest in?
He didn’t even have his dignity anymore. Yesterday, at this ti, he was still indignantly wanting to reclaim his dignity, but now he just wanted to hurry back to headquarters, and then whatever, the destruction of the world had nothing to do with him.
He even began to envy Chris Malaki. Finally, he could leave this ss behind.
"By the way, on the board’s request, before I leave, I have to et with Brad. Do you want to co?"
David Hopkins was stunned for a mont, then rembered the conversation with Brad Smith yesterday.
He had thought he would et this Microsoft leader last night, but who would have thought that this guy attended a banquet organized by the Huaxia people just for him, and he even saw footage of this guy clinking glasses and chatting happily with a bunch of Huaxia people.
He still rembered how he felt upon seeing those videos yesterday. Honestly, he wished he could have just shot Brad on the spot.
Of course, he also understood why the NVIDIA board wanted Chris to et Brad before leaving.
The most ironic part of this world is that those who capitulate quickly secure a slightly better position than those who do it slowly.
David Hopkins wasn’t sure if the people in the White House had realized this. But clearly, this trend has already started to form, and these people will undoubtedly be nailed to the pillar of historical sha...
Unfortunately, historical judgnt is entirely useless for the current situation.
After hesitating for a second, David Hopkins shook his head and said, "Forget it, I won’t et with him."
As long as there was a choice, he absolutely did not want to see that smug face of Brad Smith!
That damned traitor!
...
David Hopkins disdained eting with Brad Smith, but in reality, it was quite difficult to even get a eting with Brad Smith at this ti.
Brad Smith was genuinely very busy.
It’s not being pretentious, he’s just truly busy!
On one hand, Qiao Yu had already made prior arrangents, and negotiations with the Quantum Simulation Computing Alliance were beginning to be conducted in an orderly manner.
Starting with the basic ga developnt, wanting to develop gas suitable for virtual screens is not sothing that can be done with a simple sentence. There are many technical details that need to be discussed, especially since so technical details might be confidential.
Besides negotiating with the Quantum Simulation Computing Alliance, many Western tech giants were also lining up to talk to Brad.
From the current situation, even companies like Google and INS, pure software enterprises, that surrendered earlier hadn’t established a communication bridge with the pivotal figure of this technological revolution, Qiao Yu.
But Brad Smith was different.
At yesterday’s banquet, Qiao Yu very publicly displayed the extrely close relationship he had established with Brad Smith.
This was a signal.
Honestly, nobody was entirely confident yet. The progress of the negotiations with the Quantum Simulation Computing Alliance was not proceeding too smoothly either.
The main reason was that changes had been occurring too rapidly these past few days!
Originally, everyone felt pretty confident. After all, they were still backed by one of the world’s most powerful countries, which was the biggest source of confidence for businessn.
The fundantal logic of business is rules.
Only when everyone follows the rules can there be a good environnt for business developnt.
This is also why everyone wants to beco the rule-maker. Establishing rules more favorable to oneself and having all participants act according to these rules is the ideal business environnt.
But clearly, to achieve this, a strong backing is needed, and that’s where the strength of a powerful country cos in.
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