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Chapter 851: The Poisonous Taste of Delicious Food

"At present, the president of Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Company, Nakamura Yufu, and the acquisition team of UTStarcom have arrived at the headquarters of Dongling Hi-Tech and will participate in the acquisition of Xiaolingtong!"

"Hanxi Provincial Television Station will report this acquisition in real time..."

Standing in front of the gate of Dongling Hi-Tech headquarters, the host of Hanxi Provincial TV Station was speaking. Just as he got to this point, there was a commotion at the gate, and many reporters were seen rushing in one direction.

The reporter from Hanxi TV also held down his headset and said to the camera, "I just received news that Microsoft has also joined the acquisition!"

No one expected that Microsoft would actually send people over to join in the fun, but this unexpected situation made the media and reporters on the scene excited.

Microsoft has always been known for its wealth and power. Its participation in this acquisition will make the acquisition of Xiaolingtong even more intense, and may even set a new record for sky-high acquisition prices!
Although Bird Company knew that the acquisition was hopeless and had already withdrawn from the process, Xu Lihua was still a little shocked when he saw the news.

According to the information constantly dug out by the media, the major companies that dared to join the acquisition this time are either giant companies, such as Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Company and Microsoft, or they are conglomerates themselves.

Or it could be UTStarcom, which has the support of Japan's SoftBank and is also a tough nut to crack. The media has uncovered news that SoftBank has joined forces with several major Japanese telecom companies and some Wall Street institutions in America to form an acquisition consortium.

Xu Lihua couldn't help but sigh. He didn't know what kind of sky-high price Dongling Hi-Tech would get when it sold the Xiaolingtong phone this time!

More importantly, once Xiaolingtong, the leader of mainland mobile phones, is sold, what will happen to domestic mobile phones?

Should they continue to follow the technical route of Xiaolingtong, or change their strategy and cooperate with overseas mobile phone manufacturers to introduce GSM technology?

At this time, there were also many foreign mobile phone manufacturers who wanted to open up the domestic market, but due to mobile phone license issues, they could not enter the domestic market directly and could only cooperate with domestic manufacturers.

Among them is Sagem, one of the top three mobile phone manufacturers in Europe. It is also a manufacturer of communication equipment such as base stations and is also well-known in the military industry. The famous slogan of Bird in its previous life, "the fighter jet among mobile phones", came from Sagem.

Sagem also has contact with Bird, hoping to enter the domestic market through Bird's OEM approach.

But now in the domestic mobile phone market, PHS phones represented by Xiaolingtong are selling well, and the golden age of GSM phones has not yet arrived. Xu Lihua is somewhat hesitant about whether to make the transition.

Why was the domestic technology industry so shocked by Dongling Hi-Tech's decision this time? It is because without Dongling Hi-Tech as a guiding light in the industry, the domestic mobile phone industry has also begun to fall into confusion.

Dongling Hi-Tech has never been defeated since its debut, and this is not an empty statement. Although its peers are wary, envious and even jealous, and want to replace Dongling Hi-Tech, there is one thing that is recognized: the path taken by Dongling Hi-Tech is the future path of the industry, which means it is "correct"!

Now that they have lost the guiding light of Dongling Hi-Tech, mobile phone manufacturers including Bird and others are a little confused, not knowing whether to continue on the old path or to change their business!
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"Long time no see, Mr. Li!"

The conference room at Dongling Hi-Tech's headquarters was packed with people, and several major acquirers brought a large number of people with them.

The most impressive of them all was of course the Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Company, which had the largest number of people and performed the most aggressively.

"President Nakamura Weifu!"

After Li Dongling and other senior executives including Ren Yuefeng, Hu Zixian, Zhang Ao, and Zhu Zhaojiang entered the conference room, they also shook hands with Nakamura Yuio.

"Mr. Li, as an ally, Dongling Hi-Tech should first notify Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Company. This transaction does not need to be so troublesome. Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Company will provide Dongling Hi-Tech with a sufficiently satisfactory compensation!"

When Nakamura Weifu shook hands, he complained to Li Dongling in a low voice with some dissatisfaction.

Li Dongling's face was naturally full of "apology". Today the other party was the victim, no, it was the big money sponsor. What's wrong with letting the big money sponsor complain a few words?
"I'm sorry, President Nakamura, no one expected that the situation in Southeast Asia would become what it is today. However, Dongling Hi-Tech also hopes to reach an acquisition agreement with Nippon Benzene Telephone and Telegraph Company."

After talking with Nakamura Weifu, Li Dongling also chatted with UTStarcom.

"Mr. Li!"

Wu Ying also spoke to Li Dongling with a sigh on her face, her words full of emotion about the changing fortunes of the world.

Back then, when UTStarcom transformed into PHS, it was Wu Ying, Lu Hongliang and others who personally went to see Li Dongling to obtain the patent license for PHS from Dongling Hi-Tech, and UTStarcom soared from then on. But who could have imagined that it was the industry's big brother who started selling first, and UTStarcom, which was considered the industry's perennial runner-up, became the acquirer. It can only be said that fate played tricks on people.

Li Dongling, however, showed no emotion, and acted very carefree, praising the other party, "Situations change over time, victory and defeat are common in the military, and in the future, domestic mobile phones will need UTStarcom to carry the banner!"

At UTStarcom, Li Dongling glanced at the slightly silent man in a suit standing behind Wu Ying, knowing that he was probably the person sent by Japan's SoftBank to supervise the army.

After talking with Nakamura Weifu and Wu Ying for a few words, Li Dongling walked towards another major sponsor today. Compared with the previous two groups of people, Li Dongling was obviously more enthusiastic about the last Microsoft side.

After all, NTT and UTStarcom are at most superficial allies of Dongling Hi-Tech, while Microsoft is a close ally of Dongling Hi-Tech, the kind that needs to pay extra...

"Ed!"

Li Dongling first hugged Ed Fleiss, an old acquaintance of Dongling Hi-Tech, who had represented Microsoft in cooperation with Dongling Hi-Tech many times.

There is another big deal going on between Dongling Hi-Tech and Microsoft, which is the sale of stargazing recorders, which is also handled by Ed Fries.

After coughing, Ed Fleiss said to Li Dongling, "This is Panos, the head of Microsoft's hardware department and the head of Microsoft's team this time!"

After hearing what Ed Fleiss said, Li Dongling understood what he meant. This time, the company Microsoft sent to explore the acquisition was its hardware department.

After the discussion, the four parties sat in the conference room in clear divisions. This negotiation had a bit of an auction feel to it, and in the end it all depended on whoever offered the highest price.

Ren Yuefeng glanced at everyone in the conference room and took a deep breath. For him, this was also a career opportunity. Leading such a large-scale acquisition, it would be nonsense to say that there was no pressure.

He glanced at Hu Zixian, who handed over several documents to Nippon Telephone and Telegraph, UTStarcom, and Microsoft respectively.

"Dongling Hi-Tech is very grateful for your coming. What you are seeing now is the revenue of Xiaolingtong in the past two years!"

Ren Yuefeng said, "Currently, Xiaolingtong has been sold to many countries in Asia, South America, Eastern Europe, and Africa, including the mainland, Formosa, Japan, Siam, Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, Brazil, Colombia, Nigeria, etc. Among them, the mainland, Japan, and Brazil are the top three markets for Xiaolingtong mobile phones.

Last year, PHS's global revenue was $39 billion. In the first half of this year, PHS's global sales volume was 975 million units. The current profit margin of PHS phones is around 19%!"

Just by hearing these data, Nakamura Weifu, Wu Ying and Microsoft also felt the huge profits of Xiaolingtong. At first glance, this is definitely a hot industry.

"Currently, the revenue of Xiaolingtong mobile phones is mainly divided into three parts. The first part is the revenue from the production and sales of Xiaolingtong mobile phones, and the second part is the PHS patent licensing!

Currently, Xiaolingtong is the world's largest PHS mobile phone patent holder, and all PHS mobile phone brands around the world need to use Xiaolingtong's mobile phone patents. "

"The last part is the supply of mobile phone parts. According to the agreement reached between Xiaolingtong and other brands, all manufacturers in mainland China that use Xiaolingtong's mobile phone patents need to purchase chips, screens, storage and other parts from Xiaolingtong."

After hearing Ren Yuefeng's words, everyone present had an idea in their mind, that is, Xiaolingtong almost monopolized the PHS mobile phone industry, and other mobile phone manufacturers entering this industry were all working for Xiaolingtong!
“Dongling Hi-Tech will sell all of PHS’s businesses, including technology, patents, production lines, agent channels, etc.!

Of course, if the future acquirer requires Xiaolingtong to use Dongling Hi-Tech's self-built sales channels and stores, Dongling Hi-Tech also welcomes it, but it will need to pay a certain profit. "

Li Dongling also said to everyone in the conference room that after selling Xiaolingtong, if they wanted Xiaolingtong to use Dongling Hi-Tech's Shenzhou stores, Focus Media TV shopping platform, Wanjia Electrical Appliance City, etc., they would have to do it in a fair and just manner and pay the channel fee!
Dongling Hi-Tech has informed several major acquirers of the basic information about the Xiaolingtong mobile phone, and it is up to them whether to buy it or not.

Professionals from UTStarcom, NTT, and Microsoft each reviewed several documents. Even if they believed there were flaws in them, they all acknowledged the authenticity of the documents.

"Mr. Li, in the future, Xiaolingtong and PHS mobile phones will have certain risks both in terms of technology and in the overseas market.

No one can be sure that the future of the communications industry will be dominated by PHS technology. In addition, there is a certain degree of uncertainty about the popularity of PHS phones overseas. GSM base stations are constantly expanding around the world, and the PHS market is facing fierce competition from GSM!"

UTStarcom was the first to speak. Wu Ying talked about the disadvantages of the Xiaolingtong mobile phone. Her meaning was very clear, that is, bargaining. She thought that the price of 14 billion US dollars was too expensive, and they might not be able to make a profit even if they bought it back.

(End of this chapter)