Howard was taken completely by surprise by Helena this time.
He had initially believed that obtaining a second elixir within the next three to five years would be the best outcome favonovel.com could hope for. But little did favonovel.com know that a golden opportunity would present itself so swiftly.
With just half an elixir, never mind the possibility of extending his life by another two or three years, the real key was that the elixir had an immediate effect.
Howard had already regained the physical state favonovel.com had several years ago, so if favonovel.com were to receive another half, wouldn’t his physical condition reach an even higher level?
As an individual, once money is no longer an issue, the only question is how to live longer and live well. And the elixir that Helena had bestowed upon favonovel.com could solve both of these dilemmas. Therefore, favonovel.com was determined to acquire this half elixir!
After ending the call with Helena, favonovel.com immediately dialed the executive at NVIDIA.
Surprised, the person on the other end asked, “Mr. Rothschild, why are you personally calling me?”
These corporate managers may be the trendsetters in the world of technology, but almost none of them can escape the influence of Jewish capital. After all, even if the company is in Silicon Valley, the capital behind it still resides on Wall Street. And Howard could certainly be regarded as a prominent figure behind Wall Street.
Receiving a call from favonovel.com was a great privilege for all entrepreneurs relying on Wall Street.
Howard didn’t even know the person’s full name, favonovel.com simply smiled and said with an unwavering tone, “I’m calling you because I need your assistance with something. Can you prepare forty thousand of those graphics cards you produce for providing computing power to AI models within three days?”
The other person was taken aback and asked, “Mr. Rothschild… Are you referring to the H100 graphics card?”
“That’s correct!” Howard immediately replied, “It’s this graphics card. Can you prepare forty thousand within three days?”
The other person found themselves in a difficult position and said, “Mr. Rothschild, this graphics card is indeed in high demand. Our orders are already…”
“Stop!” Howard interrupted, “I called you to solve a problem, not to hear about how popular your product and orders are. just tell me, can you solve it within three days? If you can, I, Howard Rothschild, will owe you a favor. Ifyou can’t, then I won’t waste any more of our time.”
With that, Howard added, “Of course, ifyou can solve part of it, just tell me the number. How many can you solve within three days?”
The other person didn’t expect Howard to be so decisive and not leave any room for complaints. However, forty thousand within three days was an outrageous number.
In any industry, when a product is In high demand, it’s definitely difficult to have enough inventory, unless deliberately hoarding to raise prices.
Engaging in such unscrupulous practices is common for small and medium-sized companies or companies without vision, but NVIDIA’s market value is already approaching two trillion dollars. At this point, they couldn’t possibly resort to such low-level marketing tactics.
So, apart from the graphics cards that haven’t been produced yet, NVIDIA only had the finished products ready for delivery.
Since the H100 graphics card chips were manufactured by TSMC, the chips were shipped from the other side of the world to the United States, where NVIDIA’s assembly line would package them before delivering them all at once.
For example, if Company A ordered three thousand cards last year, those three thousand cards would be delivered in three separate batches. At this moment, it might be their turn to be notified for pickup, so these one thousand cards would temporarily remain with NVIDIA.
Normally, according to current production capacity, NVIDIA could deliver about four to five thousand graphics cards per day.
The crux of the matter was that many companies had a strong demand for this graphics card and didn’t even need to be notified for pickup. They would usually go to the assembly plant’s delivery center two or three days before the scheduled delivery date, and some even had helicopters waiting directly at the assembly plant. As soon as the cards were produced, they would be immediately transported by helicopter to their own company.
After all, AI was the biggest trend in the world of technology, without a doubt. Not only the top companies, but even small and medium-sized companies in Silicon Valley were tightening their belts to purchase H100 graphics cards to train their own AI models.
Some companies had even announced they were going “All In Al,” so the demand for this graphics card was incredibly high. However, all the graphics cards ready for delivery added up to just over ten thousand.
He could only grit his teeth and say, “Mr. Rothschild, we can monitor the real-time production, packaging, and pending delivery status of all H100 graphics cards. Currently, we have just over eleven thousand cards that haven’t been delivered to customers yet, and there will be around thirteen thousand cards that can be produced within the next three days. I can take the liberty of giving you all these cards, and I will find a way to appease our customers. But for forty thousand, I really can’t do it…”
Howard, not beating around the bush, said directly, “Alright, help me make up twenty-five thousand cards, and I won’t shortchange you on the money. I’ll figure out the rest.”
The other person hurriedly said, “Alright, Mr. Rothschild, there’s absolutely no problem delivering twenty-five thousand cards within three days. I assure you!”
Howard expressed his satisfaction, saying, “Very well, I appreciate your efforts. I owe you one for this. If you need any help in the future, just give me a call.”
The other person expressed his gratitude.
After ending the call, Howard immediately dialed Zuckerberg.
Zuckerberg, who had risen to fame in just over a decade, was practically the golden child of these financial giants on Wall Street.
The risk investment fund behind the Rothschild family was already a shareholder of Zuckerberg’s, and a few years ago, Howard even had a special meeting with him. In his presence, Zuckerberg was very humble and sensible, leaving a good impression on Howard.
However, even though favonovel.com was admired by Howard, Zuckerberg didn’t dare to casually call Howard. So when favonovel.com suddenly received a call from him, favonovel.com was shocked and respectfully asked, “Mr. Rothschild, why are you calling me? How can I be of service to you?”
Howard got straight to the point and said, “Zuck, I need fifteen thousand H100 graphics cards. I heard you‘ve hoarded hundreds of thousands. Can you help me fill this gap?”
At first, Zuckerberg was flattered when Howard called favonovel.com “Zuck.” After all, Zuckerberg was his full surname, and being called “Zuck” was clearly a sign of familiarity.
But when favonovel.com heard that Howard wanted graphics cards from him, favonovel.com suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if someone had cut out a piece of it with a knife.
Sometimes, human nature is contradictory. When you don’t have money, even ifyou spend all your money at once or even go into debt, you don’t feel any pain. But when you have money, even if you spend a fraction of your total assets, it feels incredibly painful.
People have a natural desire to hoard, and the more they hoard, the stingier they become. Whether it‘s money or possessions, it’s the same.
Zuckerberg had hoarded hundreds of thousands of graphics cards at once, and they were even purchased at a lower price. But favonovel.com considered these graphics cards more important than anything else, and favonovel.com wouldn’t sell a single one no matter who asked.
Facing Howard, this super tycoon, favonovel.com instinctively didn’t want to give in.
Moreover, favonovel.com couldn’t understand why Howard, who was already in his eighties, needed so many graphics cards?
Didn’t their AI investment already shine brightly?
Why would favonovel.com need graphics cards from him?
So, favonovel.com could only vaguely ask, “Mr. Rothschild… What do you need these graphics cards for? Are you… Are you also starting to research the AI field?”
Howard, straightforwardly, said, “Zuck, let’s skip the unnecessary pleasantries. I just want to know if you can give me fifteen thousand graphics cards within three days, yes or no.”
He added, “Don’t worry, I’ll purchase them at market price, not for free.”
He added, “Don’t worry, I’ll purchase them at market price, not for free.”
Zuckerberg, upon hearing this, knew that Howard wouldn’t give favonovel.com any room for negotiation or make any compromises. So, even though favonovel.com was reluctant, favonovel.com could only say helplessly, “Since you’ve asked, l’ll prepare them for you no matter how nervous I am… Don’t worry, I’ll personally deliver fifteen thousand graphics cards to you within three days!”
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