Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 938 Friendship (4K)

The press conference that Nokia held suddenly in Paris on December 12 was quite boring. It lasted two hours, and the chief technology officer explained Yike's patent infringement one by one throughout the whole process.

The press conference was attended by a number of executives including CEO Kallasvuo Kallasvuo, which can be described as quite formal and serious.

The chief technology officer's explanation was very detailed, and there was a real machine demonstration on site, which seems to be conclusive evidence.

So... is Yike really infringing?
"Nokia has developed for so long and has so many patents, it is difficult for us not to infringe."

"But I don't understand one thing. It is clear that Nokia has sued two companies in the United States. Why does it never mention Apple?"

"Anyway, let me know when the press conference is over."

The targeted actions of the industry giants naturally attracted Fang Zhuo's attention. He temporarily summoned executives in the middle of the Nokia press conference to watch Nokia's patent explanation together.

Fang Zhuo expressed his sincere emotion after watching the press conference.

Nokia has too many patents, and Yike has taken advantage of the financial crisis to acquire patents in the market in the past two months, hoping to slightly check and balance Nokia's actions.

but……

Judging from the current situation, the internal cognition is relatively consistent and sober, Yike really can't win this lawsuit.

A consoling news is that peers should not win.

Therefore, the final way to discuss patent fees should be considered the most.

Directly negotiating sky-high patent fees is one way, and promoting and renegotiating patent fees is also another way.

The current situation is that Apple and Yike are unwilling to pay patent fees directly, and are going through the legal process.

Fang Zhuo talked about this matter internally, not about the defensive counterattack in the financial field, but about Yike’s response—the longer the time drags on, the stronger Yike will become, and Nokia has shown signs of decline. Ke is a big event, but it is only a small matter for Yi Ke in the future.

However, the press conference held by Nokia after LG was banned seems to want to use the pressure of public opinion, and it also directly and publicly displayed a very clear patent situation.

This is obviously not good for Yike, but because the Christmas promotion is approaching, the legal process generally takes time, and the stock price fluctuates only slightly.

"Maybe because Yike is more conspicuous, our open mobile phone alliance with Google and other companies is also very powerful." Yu Hong only said so at the meeting, without mentioning the scene of the press conference in June this year.

Mr. Fang probably forgot that he once spent half of the press conference evaluating Nokia's new touch-screen phone, and the direct consequence was to blow up a lot of the other party's stock.

This hatred... can be big or small, after all, Nokia has launched a new phone now.

"The press conference is actually easy to deal with, especially since they are still in Paris. If they go directly to the opposite side of the ITC, the effect will probably be much better." Fang Zhuo reassured his colleagues after feeling, "Everything is business as usual. Just wait for the legal process.”

After the onlooker meeting was over, Fang Zhuo returned to his office, no matter how he thought about it, he was still a little puzzled and a little bit upset, but Apple's infringement was not so small at all.

Thinking of his friendship with Jobs as a gift machine and cross-patent licensing, he simply called the head of Apple and asked if Apple had made a private settlement with Nokia.

Jobs was already surprised to receive a call from Fang Zhuo, but even more surprised to hear the inquiry.

It is known that this person's psychological quality is very good, but he really didn't expect it to be so good.

He thought for ten seconds, and said honestly, "No, Nokia has a bigger appetite."

"Then why did Kallasvuo only talk about Yi Ke today?" Fang Zhuo asked.

Jobs suggested: "Do you want to find the reason from yourself?"

"For such a press conference, will Kallasvuo just ignore the other party just because of some personal emotions?" Fang Zhuo thought so.

When Jobs heard this, he put away his surprise and joke.

Apple has already licensed patents with Yike, and it only intends to compete in the market, and they have been sued by Nokia, so they can be regarded as comrades-in-arms who challenge the industry giants.

He thought carefully for a while, and gave his own answer: "Android is indeed developing very fast. Is Samsung going to leave the Symbian alliance?"

The Symbian Alliance was previously formed by Nokia and Sony Ericsson, Siemens, Motorola, Samsung, LG and other companies.

Today, although some members have withdrawn and Samsung has begun to carry Android, the world's second mobile phone company is still one of the members.

However, the movement of Samsung's steering is also obvious.

Alliance member LG has been banned from selling, Microsoft foundry manufacturer HTC is rumored to join Android, Samsung has launched Android phones and has follow-up plans. Compared with Apple, which is fighting alone, such a camp has a different momentum.

Yike is only a manufacturer of Android, but it is also a representative manufacturer of Android.

This is a battle of camps.

Dozens of manufacturers of the Android Open Handset Alliance are joining the battle together. Everyone should pay attention to this battle, and Nokia is now picking the first one to deal with it.

Fang Zhuo and Jobs exchanged ideas, which also connected information and competition situations, and sighed: "It seems that Nokia may really adopt two methods to deal with patent infringement?"

Jobs didn't give his opinion this time.

"Okay, let's just put it this way, next time I'll give you a newest Mars, the kind that doesn't require an interactive lottery." Fang Zhuo didn't know whether Jobs had signed for the gift last time, but he just expressed his gratitude.

Jobs suddenly asked another matter through this phone call: "How is the progress of the hummingbird chip?"

Apple's current chip design and foundry come from Samsung, and the outline of Samsung's future chips lies in Hummingbird.

"Semi-finished products may take a long time." Fang Zhuo replied.

"If Echo is sued by Nokia, remember to split off the Hummingbird team and sell it to me. I can increase the price by 50% at whatever price you bought it at the beginning." Jobs laughed.

Fang Zhuo agreed straight away, no problem, absolutely no problem.

He ended the call, put down the phone, and first told his secretary Liu Zonghong to see if there was any new news from the Siri company that he had failed to contact before.

Siri is reluctant to be acquired, believing that the success of its joint project with speech recognition maker Nuance will significantly increase the price.

Not long after the call ended, Google CEO Schmidt took the initiative to break the deadlock caused by a little unhappiness.

In any case, Yike Mars is still the king of Android.

Before Samsung came up with its flagship product, Yike mobile phone was the most representative product of Android.

Schmidt believes that Nokia cannot catalyze the ITC's ruling process in a short period of time. As for the mobile services that Echo wants to do in China... he is willing to make a concession on behalf of Google, and Echo can do its own mobile service bundle in China. , but Google wants to take [-]% of the revenue.

Fang Zhuo categorically refused: "Google wants to share, and Yike will always lose money in this regard."

Schmidt: "..."

He laughed angrily: "Can't you restrain your face a little bit?"

Fang Zhuo argues: "Has Yike asked Google to pay for the income from overseas mobile services? As a shareholder of Android, has he asked Android to agree on the income? Faced with unreasonable demands, this is the only way I can do it."

He also took a step back: "Since you took the initiative to call, Schmidt, that's fine. Yike is now doing local mobile services first. If Google is sure that it can provide smooth services for Chinese users, it will still be handed over to Google, but Google's profits in China will be distributed to Yike [-]%."

Schmidt said with a sneer, "Then you are always trying to stop Google's business in China?"

Fang Zhuo said calmly: "Until now, without my stop, will Google's business in China be fine?"

The two sides were silent.

Silence will not solve the problem.

"Twenty percent." Schmidt said simply.

"Fifty percent." Fang Zhuo felt that persistence was the only way to show sincerity.

"Twenty percent." Schmidt insisted.

Fang Zhuo took another step back for friendship: "Thirty percent, no less, we need to face Nokia together, reduce internal fighting, strengthen the strength of the Android camp, and erode the Saipan market as soon as possible. The bigger the cake, the stronger Yike, the more Can calmly deal with patent competition."

Schmidt acquiesced.

He said directly: "Tomorrow, we will first solve the HTC matter. HTC is positioned at the low-end and has rich OEM experience. It is a very good supplement to the Android camp."

"I'll wait for you in New York." Fang Zhuo agreed.

Before ending the call, Schmidt said one last sentence: "Mr. Fang, I hope you will be better."

He no longer expected Fang Zhuo to mediate, so he hoped not to push in the opposite direction.

Before Fang Zhuo could speak, he heard a blind tone on the phone.

He put down the phone sadly, pondered for a while, and suddenly sighed: "Schmidt is really a bad person."

The secretary Liu Zonghong next to him was thinking in his heart, no wonder he was able to be tied with the boss in the Iron Triangle.

"Let the legal department draw up the patent licensing terms with HTC, and then let the country prepare for the YMS push." ​​Fang Zhuo murmured and ordered, since Google has no problem, the first wave of YMS can be equipped with Yike, HTC, Han Wang these three.

Subsequent domestic manufacturers will discuss this matter one by one, and if they cannot reach an agreement, they will leave it to the market.

Yike Mars is a pilot project in China this year, and the 3G license will be officially issued next year. It is presumed that competitors such as the iPhone will also enter the Chinese market.

There is a wave of cooperation between domestic manufacturers, and there is also a wave of foreign manufacturers such as Samsung who are willing to carry Android. However, Samsung is likely to insist on not carrying YMS, and it is up to consumers to choose and compare the differences between this Android and that Android.

The characteristics of YMS, such as the unified push of software messages like Apple's iOS, will bring different changes to mobile phones.

The night of April 12th.

The night was still cold, and the speakers from Yike, Google, and HTC were eating hot pot, and the atmosphere naturally warmed up.

In particular, Fang Zhuo made self-criticism first.

"I always want to bring the best experience to consumers, because if I don't think so, Yike will not be where it is today."

"However, the process of doing things can be more artistic. I have such shortcomings. Sometimes I tend to be blunt and ugly. Please bear with me."

Fang Zhuo took a glass of self-punishment and apologized for the previous skirmish within the Android camp.

"I think Mr. Fang's spirit is the soul of Yike Company." Schmidt's face was full of spring breeze in the cold night, "You are not responsible to consumers, and consumers will not pay for you. Instead, I work too hard for Google's business in China." Too anxious."

He also raised his glass: "I will also learn from Mr. Fang and punish myself with a drink."

Fang Zhuo and Schmidt looked at each other and smiled.

Wang Xuehong felt a little... at a loss in the hazy heat of the hot pot.

The... friendship of these two.

So mellow!

She ignored the capriciousness of these two, and said sincerely: "HTC is very optimistic about the development of the Android system. It is led by Google and Yike Mars. I believe that Android can usher in a better tomorrow."

The three drink together.

While Fang Zhuo was interested in teaching Schmidt how to use chopsticks, he talked about the patent authorization of the PRO Alliance and the patent fees of HTC and Yike.

Wang Xuehong was stunned: "Since I joined the PRO alliance..."

She thought that today's trip was due to external forces, so she could leave the past behind and look forward.

Schmidt used his chopsticks crookedly, conveying a consistent attitude: "After all, you HTC has infringed Yike's patent."

"Actually, this has not yet been ruled." Wang Xuehong had a little objection.

Then, she noticed that the eyes of Mr. Fang and Schmidt seemed to have a cold light in an instant.

For just that moment, Wang Xuehong even felt that it was her own illusion.

She took a breath: "But Yike has indeed made a good exploration and innovation in touch screen, and HTC is willing to learn from Yike in this part."

"Well, I don't own the company alone. There must be an explanation from top to bottom." Fang Zhuo nodded and said, "It's only 1000 million US dollars. To be honest, it's not too much. The specifics can be negotiated with both parties. I agree with what Mr. Wang said, Android will be better tomorrow."

He raised his glass: "Welcome Mr. Wang and HTC to join the Android family."

Listening to the number, Wang Xuehong saw that Mr. Fang had already raised his glass, and then saw that Schmidt on the opposite side also picked up the glass. After all, he no longer entangled in patent fees and completed a turn of HTC: "I hope that the Android system can To bring a better user experience to consumers around the world, we also hope that HTC can make a contribution.”

"Cheers to Android, and friendship." Fang Zhuo smiled and clinked glasses.

The three drink the wine of friendship together.

After Wang Xuehong put down her wine glass, she couldn't help talking about yesterday's Nokia press conference and asked Yi Ke how to deal with it.

"It's time for change." Fang Zhuo shook his head slightly, "They're all my own, so I'll just say it, Nokia's patents are hard to get around, and even I have nothing to do for the time being, let's see."

For some reason, Wang Xuehong felt a lot of relief in her heart.

……

Chicago, Wrigley Building 23rd floor, private equity fund Pursue office.

Angus, the investment manager, suddenly received a call from a big boss in Europe, asking to evaluate the stock prospects of the emerging mobile phone manufacturer Yike, and asked to confirm and analyze the situation of Yike with his peers.

Pursue has not been established for a long time, and the scale of funds under management is not large, but it has successfully survived the financial crisis and made profits, which is also considered a small name in Chicago.

Angus cherishes the work under the current situation very much. Although he was a little strange about the sudden order, he did not hesitate to execute it, and soon noticed the possible bad news of Yi Ke.

"Come on, ask a few other friends to see what their judgments are about Yike, whether there is any problem with the data, and what is the situation with regard to patents." Angus directed his colleagues to deal with the new work.

It seems that the mysterious European boss is interested in shorting Yike this time.

(End of this chapter)