Reaching for the stars with one hand

Chapter 167 Seeing Xiaowei Again
Liu Yining smiled, "As you just said, the carrier is equally important. The cost of domestic GNSS receivers is too high. I want to find a new solution."

Zhang Yong's heartbeat accelerated a few times, and it turned out that he had the same purpose as him.

"You may not know that China's receivers are already the cheapest in the world. If you just want to find a better cost-effective hardware, you should stay in China instead of coming to the United States."

"No," Liu Yining shook his head, "it's still too high. As a service carrier, I hope its price can be so low that users don't need to sign up for a plan, and they can buy it directly. In the first stage, I hope it can reach less than [-] yuan. .”

Zhang Yong shook his head, "It seems impossible."

"It's still the same topic. Many people think that what the Internet has done is impossible."

"But hardware has its basic cost. No matter how amazing the Internet traffic is, it cannot be reduced endlessly."

"We will have an account, and we can settle it slowly when we have the opportunity. Can you tell me what you came to the United States for? By the way, you are still in SKydon, right?"

Zhang Yong answered honestly: "Yes, I'm in Skydon." Liu Yining didn't pay attention to the smile on the corner of Zhang Yong's mouth.Of course he didn't lie, it's just that the experience in SKydon has completed a cycle, and now it's the 2.0 era.

"I'm here to participate in the training. But I'm very interested in what you said. If you have suitable goals and potential partners, I would also like to meet with you."

Liu Yining said with a smile: "We can keep in touch at any time. But whether to meet certain people or companies together is up for discussion. SKydon is very dangerous, and I won't be surprised if you make some acquisitions."

Zhang Yong was not discouraged by this polite refusal, "Maybe you have too many mileage points to use up, but what is the purpose of upgrading me? Is it just to listen to your stories? Are people on the Internet so rich and free? "

Liu Yining still smiled and said: "Actually, this is the main reason. We broke up in the special zone that day, and I haven't seen each other for so many years. Now I start doing location services, and it has nothing to do with hearing your conversation. At this moment, you and I Suddenly appearing on the same flight, don’t you think this encounter is very strange? Maybe there is an arrangement in the sky, so we must get to know each other. But as for what to talk about, it will be a matter of future. But I think, after all, location-based services are different from Ali’s now For online shopping, it requires professional equipment, professional talents, and professional technology. Although I always believe that with a good direction, there is no shortage of money. With money, you can have everything, including technology. Talent has always been highly respected, and it will never change because of the explosive growth of the Internet."

"What is the concept of not being short of money? If you want to build a website nationwide, it should require a huge amount of funds."

"Indeed. And this is closely related to the cost of hardware, so we have been looking for a solution. Zhang Yong, if you have a financing opportunity now, how much do you want?"

Zhang Yong thought about it seriously, "It depends on what to do, now I want to make a board, according to my idea, 5000 million to [-] million, about the same."

Liu Yining suddenly laughed out loud, with obvious sarcasm in the laughter.

"What's so funny?"

"I don't know if you really have no idea, 5000 million? People who can make a board chip, their annual salary may be worth that much."

Zhang Yong was really stunned, he never asked about Chen Xiaoming's salary, but it wasn't the main reason for his stunned, but the figure was far beyond his comprehension.He has made boards, although the core algorithm is not involved, but he is familiar with other links. He went back and forth between Nantes and Beijing, Kunshan and Shenzhen, and built the entire production line bit by bit, and he also profited from it .But he never felt such a thing was so valuable.

The closest scholar to him, that is, his madman brother, doesn't seem to have such an income.

President Peng?He thought about it, and wondered how much Mr. Peng had shared from Mr. Zhao, but no matter how much he had, his personal income would definitely not be so high now.

He thought silently in his heart, "Maybe it's only people on the Internet who pay salaries like this. Isn't that so-and-so an annual salary of hundreds of millions? Their way of thinking is also simple, and compared to the traffic they bring, these are nothing worth mentioning." .”

So he was noncommittal, did not continue this topic, but asked instead: "Does your Zhongxun need financing? How much?"

"One billion in the first round, it's better to go directly to two billion."

"Two billion?" Zhang Yong felt his lips dry, he picked up the glass of juice and drank it down.

"The industry of satellite navigation is only a few billion a year, and you invest half of it at once."

"This is the different way of thinking between the two of us, or the Internet and traditional industries. Who said that the satellite navigation industry has an annual output value of only a few billion? We think it is worth tens of billions, or even hundreds of billions. It is you professionals, Hold it high and only provide services to a few industries. If we reduce the cost and improve the service, it will serve more industries, such as transportation, logistics, precision agriculture, drones that are emerging now, and in the future It can even be used in some 2C applications, but we need to solve some problems first. One day when GNSS services are no longer high-end and everyone can locate them, its value will be the greatest. "

Zhang Yong felt that many things were wrong, but he didn't know how to refute them. More importantly, he was very yearning for the vision Liu Yining described, so he didn't want to refute.Isn't this also his dream?

"Professional services require professional qualifications. I think Ali and Tencent also acquired certain companies to enter this field. Can Zhongxun obtain relevant qualifications? China's definition and management of illegal surveying and mapping are very strict. I am very happy See you in first class, but it's best not to go to prison to visit you in the future."

"Haha, thank you for your kindness. One day, I will be very grateful if you can come to visit me. But it is still the same reason, Internet thinking, you see Uber and now the domestic online car-hailing has started to operate. They have been attacked Boycotts and protests by taxi companies have led to many conflicts. Management departments are also troubled, and some local governments directly regard online car-hailing as an illegal operation. But we can bet that it won’t take long, one or two Within this year, online car-hailing will definitely become a legal existence. This is not only a change in the Internet, but also a change in people's thinking patterns. In the future, we will definitely provide location-based services reasonably and legally. The government has invested so much money in Beidou, in addition to military significance , I definitely hope that the whole system can benefit the public. If I take the lead and reach a certain scale, I think the government will support us and give us the green light.”

Zhang Yong's expression gradually became serious, "If the government gives you the green light, who will guarantee the interests of our professional companies and professionals?"

"You keep doing your thing, we are just serving you, you don't need protection."

……

The two of them stayed up all the time and chatted for nearly ten hours on the plane.

After landing, the two bid farewell at the airport.

This night of information input made Zhang Yong feel that he had been brainwashed but not cleansed. He was still a professional Beidou practitioner, but he had many disorganized thoughts, all of which made his headache worse.

"Mr. Liu, I like and even yearn for all the prospects you described. But I can neither support you nor trust you now. Many things are beyond my understanding, and I can only digest them slowly. Let us look forward to the future Alright. Thank you for the first class, see you when we get a chance."

"Zhang Yong, I hope we can meet again soon."

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Zhang Yong took the salute and left the customs, only to feel extremely sleepy, MD, he cursed, he didn't sleep all the way.No wonder only a few people take the first class, it turns out that the first class is so tiring.

He walked out of the arrival gate, and among the tens of thousands of people who were waiting for the airport, he saw a fat man at a glance, looking at him with a smile.He was suddenly a little excited, Xiaowei, it's been a long time.

Zhang Yong got into Xiaowei's car, which was a huge pickup truck.Xiaowei, who is potbellied, tucks the hem of his plaid shirt into his jeans, exuding a cowboy image, which is quite different from his domestic image, but it can be seen that Xiaowei actually enjoys his current life.

"Why are you so fat?"

"The diet in the United States is too unhealthy. There are too many carbohydrates. I have a good appetite. I soon became like this. I think it's good. They say that fat people are more friendly than thin people. Zhang Yong, have you seen me? I feel very kind."

Xiaowei's tone reveals a kind of optimism and cheerfulness, an extremely easy-going fat man.It seems to be very different from his aggressiveness in China, Zhang Yong almost forgot that he just stole Zhonghe's business.

"You don't seem to have changed much, you're still the same. It's been more than ten years, and I don't think you have become more mature. I heard from Yimu that you seem to be very dissatisfied with me and want to come over to settle accounts with me. Is that right?"

Zhang Yong didn't know how to speak for a while, he really wanted to condemn Xiao Wei, but when he really met, the joy of reunion after a long absence suddenly diluted the emotions in his heart.He had to admit that although he disagreed with nine out of ten things Xiaowei did, he still liked Xiaowei very much and admired the fat man in front of him.

"You really haven't changed at all. Yimu boasted that you have grown at an amazing speed in the past ten years. I didn't see it at all, but fortunately, you are what I want to see. Finally, there is someone who didn't let me too much disappointment.……"

"Hold the injustice for everyone? But what did I do wrong?"

"You are Xiaowei, you will never be wrong, and you can be right if you are wrong."

"I don't agree with what you said. We have to be reasonable in everything. You, Zhang Yong, are not a simple-minded guy. If I secretly change concepts and make unreasonable words, you won't be able to see through them at a glance."

Zhang Yong shook his head, "That's for others, I'm not so capable about you."

"That's your problem, it has nothing to do with me. You remember, when I was doing SKydon, I tried my best to confuse SKydon with Tiangong, to prevent users from getting in touch with SKydon, and everything has to communicate with Tiangong. Why? You think it's just For profit? It's very simple, I also want to protect my own interests. At that time, the information was not so developed, and the Internet in China was not popular. But even so, do you think that no one bypassed us to find Skydon? Not only that, And a lot...”

"Since someone plotted against me back then, now I can plot against others in the same way. This is the case in shopping malls. It is hard to say whether Gao Ping also approached SKydon at the beginning. He was born in navigation and has always had a dream of making high-precision products. Don't think I don't I know. So what I do is just normal business practices, and the problem is Hardy and Pyson. They are unruly and broke their promises."

Zhang Yong said: "Well, Hardy is the main criminal, and you are the accessory."

"Why did I never think about SKydon again after I left Skydon? Everyone knows that their products are the best sellers. It's very simple. SKydon has strict management in the sales area. They would rather lose business than strictly abide by their rules. This Very good, so I don’t touch it. As for Hardy, he doesn’t have the character of SKydon, but he pretends to be proud of SKydon. To be more polite, he is a middle-eastern turkey. He has a Ph.D. in the United States and has done research and development in SKydon for several years. He feels that he is capable. It’s too big. In fact, I haven’t even learned the basics of being a human being. I want to take advantage of the loopholes, and of course I’m looking for someone like this, but do you want me to look for someone like you? Don’t forget, you forced me to refund Shao Wenjie’s board.”

Zhang Yong's heart suddenly felt a little warm, and at the same time felt a little guilty.No matter how Xiaowei behaved, he treated him well.He could no longer utter the words of condemning Xiaowei.

Xiaowei drove the pickup truck skillfully, and continued: "It was Hardy, a bitch, who gave me this opportunity, and I can seize every opportunity. Has anyone ever said that I am not an entrepreneur? Of course I am not, I am just a Lovers of making money. When there is a company, I make money, and when the company fails, I still make money. It is too tiring for investors to earn money from financing and listing. I don’t think it’s too big if I have a net worth of [-] million or several billion. The difference. I like the feeling of earning money.  …”

"What's more, whoever said that what I do is risk-free, I have to spend real money to order. Also, a person like Hardy can betray Gao Ping, so one day he will not betray me?..."

"Since everyone knows that Payson's board is an opportunity now, why is no one willing to do this kind of thing except me? Do you think they are all nobler than me, Xiaowei? I guess even you foolish Zhang Yong would not think so. ?..."

"So, back to the previous topic. What did I do wrong? What are you going to blame me for?"

Sitting in the passenger seat, Zhang Yong suddenly felt speechless, but he smiled happily.

It's been a long time since I've seen someone like Xiaowei, and I haven't heard such a reasoning. Xiaowei's witty words made him dazed, and he remembered the scene where the two had a conversation because of the equipment upgrade.

"You didn't do anything wrong, but I was wrong. I should have condemned you when I met you, and I shouldn't have waited for you to speak. I can't refute your reasoning. It used to be, more than ten years later, I thought I had seen it In many situations, at least I can compete with you, but unexpectedly, I still have no power to fight back."

Xiaowei looked serious: "Because what I said is reasonable, there is no way. I dare to say what I said loudly in Tiananmen Square. It is reasonable to travel all over the world."

Zhang Yong smiled happily, but in his heart, he apologized to Gao Ping, "I'm sorry, Mr. Gao, I can't help you get justice."

"If one day, Hardy betrays you, what will you do?"

"Of course I have a solution. I'm not an entrepreneur like Gao Ping. I'm a middle-east idiot like Hadi. It's okay to deceive Americans. If you dare to play tricks on me, I can make his ancestor Ishmael angry."

Zhang Yong suddenly became curious, "Xiaowei, have you never suffered a disadvantage in all these years in the United States?"

"How can there be people in the world who never lose money? I just take advantage of it a lot more than ordinary people. Sometimes, the more scheming a person is, the easier it is to deceive. A wooden person like you is actually not easy to calculate."

"Thank you for the compliment. Can you tell me who took advantage of you? I want to write it down in a notebook."

"Actually, there are really not a few of them. It's just that I usually don't suffer too much. I will quit in time. These small things can't hurt my fundamentals."

"for example?"

"On the west coast of the United States, in a small town not far from Phoenix, there is a company that makes beacons, Hertz, have you heard of it?"

Zhang Yong nodded, "Their beacon products are not bad, and there are many users in China. Because I mainly do land and sea, so I don't have much contact with them."

"Yes, it is this company. I communicated with them. I am not talking about the beacon machine business. For this business, Yimu can just get the goods directly. But I am interested in their beacon differential station and want to apply this technology to In other respects, it is a fee-based system, and the hardware of the beacon machine is free. This is a brand-new GNSS service model.”

Zhang Yong suddenly became serious. He heard the familiar content. Although there are still many differences in the technical essence, the whole pattern is almost the same.

He had to admire Xiaowei, he didn't have any internet background, he just thought of these things by himself.And Liu Yining entered the field of location services because of his Internet thinking. These two people actually thought of exactly the same thing.Zhang Yong felt that he was too far behind, and after not seeing him for many years, his admiration for Xiaowei deepened.

"What happened later? How did they deceive you?"

"Hertz's few pieces of materials can't deceive me. It's just that they talked with us that to support such a model, they need a suitable terminal. They have accumulated a certain amount of accumulation, and then persuaded me to support them in developing their own GNSS board. I'm so tempted, you know, I'm not really interested in participating in shares, I just signed an agreement at the cost of ordering, future product ownership and sales rights, and then gave them a sum of money. Don't worry, the money There are not many, and domestic investors may not like it, but in Europe and the United States, one or two million US dollars is enough to support a small R&D team, and then I am grateful to you.”

There was a gleam of light in Zhang Yong's eyes, but the expression on his face still seemed calm.

"What happened later? They took your money and didn't produce results?"

"They still made some things, and the money was spent on research and development, which is definitely no problem. But recently, the CEO suddenly came to me and said that their direction is changing, and they are focusing on precision agriculture. The board card is a big investment, and it is not a problem. Making money, they are going to stop. As for the money I invested, they want to sell this department, and then the money will compensate me.  …”

"I left without saying anything. For sale? To whom? The global economy is not doing well now, and their stuff is just a semi-finished product that has just taken shape. I checked, and they still haven't completely got rid of the sea service. The idea. The so-called selling and repaying the money is just empty talk. You see, I don’t always make money, and sometimes I am tricked by others. Hey, Zhang Yong, what’s the matter with you? This expression is a bit weird.”

Xiaowei, who was talking about Xingchu, accidentally turned his head and glanced at Zhang Yong.But he found that Zhang Yong was staring blankly at the front, in a daze.

(End of this chapter)