Overbearing Immortal Doctor Chapter 1758 - 1857: Cooperation Models

But they still had another model of cooperation.

Top-up at the business hall, then get a phone for free. For this plan, one is 199 Ou Yuan for a phone, you top up

Ou Yuan and the phone belongs to the user, but they all sign a roughly two-year contract, with monthly usage fees. Overall,

whether it’s the carrier or the handset maker, they’re all making money. Strip 10 Ou Yuan off the phone, 12 US Dollar

basically doesn’t cause them any impact at all. Mr. Su said, if you all don’t agree, our Zhe Li

Technology will run a tender to select G** operators and handset manufacturers in Europe and America! Or

we’ll just find partners on our own to build the network! Su Zhe wasn’t afraid these guys would refuse.

After all, the G** network patents are in his hands; he’s already the exclusive monopolist. But the reason he doesn’t just

open a company himself and go lay out networks in Europe is mainly because of the regulatory control between European countries.

Although in Europe you can start an independent telecom company, Motorola and Siemens have been operating there for years; as an

outsider trying to break in, it’s definitely not easy.

Besides, even if Su Zhe could build out the network, with years of operation behind companies like Motorola and Siemens,

they’d have ways to hedge with other standards. Globally, there’s more than one communication mode.

America uses CDMA, a communications technology that works for both 2G and 3G. If it really got to a burn-the-boats scenario,

Europe would definitely choose to cooperate with America to build out CDMA. The reason they don’t want to do that now

is because GSM has been deployed for years; fully switching to a new system is absolutely not a matter of tens or hundreds of billions,

but a trillion-level cost.

Right now, they absolutely won’t do that.

But if Su Zhe went straight to Europe to roll out G** networks, the big giants would definitely join hands to

resist together. That would clearly be a losing proposition.

So what Su Zhe just said also had a bit of intimidation baked in. And the price he named wasn’t outrageous; it’s within

a range everyone can live with.

If they don’t agree, picking one through open tender actually wouldn’t be impossible either. If Nokia

were to take the entire G** network deal alone, they’d probably be thrilled out of their minds... but that would easily offend the other vendors,

and a single license deal will definitely earn less than licensing to everyone.

That would end up being a bargain for Nokia.

Before the final moment, it was obvious Su Zhe wouldn’t do that.

Better for everyone to share the fun than for Lele to enjoy it alone. Even if negotiations are unpleasant now, once they start working together, they’ll all be business

partners.

The CEOs looked at one another, all weighing the pros and cons in the middle. They also picked up

on what Su Zhe’s words implied.

Tendering—this introduces uncertainty.

No one wants the other side to win it; in that case everyone’s losing. But with the price fixed, at this level,

it’s actually still within all the CEOs’ psychological tolerance. It’s just that there’s no wiggle room at all, which makes them

unhappy inside, that’s all.

Then... we go back and discuss it?

Fine, go back and discuss.

Motorola’s CEO and a few colleagues were talking there as the group all got up, but they all kept an eye

on each other, afraid someone might contact Su Xi alone. If someone pulled off an exclusive buyout or something, that would definitely not be

a good thing. Everyone held something back from everyone else. But Ericsson, Motorola, and Nokia

walked off together. How about we go talk to Su Zhe and swallow the whole G** network? The four of us

build it together. Worst case, Saban System plus Zhe Li Technology, one to one—

isn’t he trying to make phones? We’ll do him a favor!

Still, a newly founded company’s phone—I don’t believe it’ll have any kind of reputation!

Ericsson, Motorola, and Nokia had been deeply rooted in the handset business for years; they simply didn’t rate Su Zhe’s

ability to make phones, so they felt at ease about sharing out the Saban System.

If it were swapped for some other outfit, they’d only give out licenses and would lock down the entire chain. Come on, if Su Zhe

agrees, it’ll be good for all of us. Ericsson’s CEO Kedew was actually

quite supportive of this idea—licensing swapped for OS licensing. This is the key battleground in the future smartphone market, just

like the Internet and PC operating systems; both are indispensable.

In these three’s eyes, Su Zhe would obviously agree to this proposal. That way they could get the G** network license

for free, and handing out the Saban license didn’t worry them at all. In the handset market

they’re Overlord Level; what kind of phones could Su Zhe make to compete with them?

We’ve got to sit down and have a good talk with Su Zhe!

Nuo Miya’s CEO Yoma Yulila glanced over the whole International Conference Center and had no idea

where Su Zhe was!

Let’s go to the hotel. I heard he’s staying at the Hilton Hotel too. Then we can have a private meeting

later, which will be better!

Okay, then let’s head back to the hotel now and say a word to that guy Lu Yi. Lu Yi is the head of Saban,

also the founder of the team, mainly responsible for development of the Saban System, while Motorola and the other four companies

hold about 80% of Saban’s shares, basically total control. And by 2008, the Saban

company was directly acquired by Nokia to become its subsidiary—but no one expected

that just after Nokia bought it, Huayi’s Gu and Apple would in succession launch the Android and iOS mobile OSes, directly

pulling off a kill-shot,

smashing the "king" Saban’s 95% market share down to 3% in an instant!

Nokia from then on never recovered, its market cap massively shrank, teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, surviving

by selling off various patents and its handset business.

This lifetime, Su Zhe decided to speed up that collapse.

That was obviously something the three companies hadn’t thought of.

Su Zhe had just come out from talking with Dong; he and the think tank spent over an hour

dissecting the future of the Internet, and he’d won their support.

That was equivalent to gaining another imperial treasure sword. They finally realized the role of the Internet—

this is a weapon that can let China overtake on the curve.

In the first industrial Great Destiny, Huayi was knocked off the throne of the world’s strongest nation; in the second industrial Great

Destiny, China was turned into a punching bag for everyone. This time, in the third industrial Great Destiny, they

won’t give up again. This is China’s chance to stand once more at the peak of the world.

In the previous life, without Su Zhe, Huahuang needed 20 years to become number two in the world. In this life, Su Zhe believed

they wouldn’t need 20 years—10 years would be enough. And not to be second, but to be number one!

By 2009, Su Zhe planned for China to stand atop the world. That was his promise, and what he got in return

was everyone’s full support.

With the strongest backing in this world behind him, all Su Zhe needed to do was grow the companies currently in his hands,

at least to make them world number one in their industries. BOE is just the first!

Next there’s Zhe Li Technology, Sui Xun, Alibaba, Gu, Alipay... In the future these will all become the companies with the highest market caps in the world.

At that time, Su Zhe felt that just relying on the total market cap of his own companies might be enough to go head-to-head

with America. The Enemy Country would no longer be a dream.

Ten years... I hope I can pull it off.

Su Zhe let out a long breath, then took out his phone and gave Buffett a call. Lunch

could be scheduled at the same time.