Our Rise Era

Chapter 258: The Afterglow of the Empire (Part )
In this world...

many people……

Some people live in a muddle-headed way, spending day after day, and eventually become unknown...

Some people go crazy for their dreams, chasing after something illusory at all costs.

Some people are extremely conceited. When the whole world thinks they are crazy, they still insist on their madness and eventually walk away step by step.

……

In the coffee shop box.

The romantic tunes unique to Finland can be heard faintly.

Jonas looked at the suitcase silently...

Then, looking at Zhang Yang in his suit and tie, he was elegant like a gentleman and gently sipped the mellow and fragrant coffee.

Finland is a country with relatively good public security, and Jonas himself is a victim of a commercial war with limited value, so he is not worried about anything.

Three million dollars for a dinner.

No one has ever said this to me...

This struck Jonas as interesting.

then……

He did not go home or contact anyone else. Instead, he went to his favorite coffee shop and sat in the familiar box.

"Mr. Jonas, I heard about you in the year 2000. That was the year when Saipan rose to prominence, and it was also the beginning of Novia's decade of global domination..."

Zhang Yang placed the suitcase on the table.

He looked at Jonas calmly, his face seemed to be lost in memories, and he said these words with a smile.

"Mr. Zhang Yang, all that is in the past. Now I am just a loser..."

"Everyone will experience lows. In a sense, in this small space of this cafe, Mr. Thomson and I, we are all losers..."

"Mr. Zhang Yang, if I remember correctly, your [Wheat A] series of mobile phones in China sold nearly 1500 million units in just five days. At this moment, it has turned the entire Chinese mobile phone market upside down. Your [Lion] series of mobile phones in Africa are sweeping major cities almost every day. Other brands, like our [Novia] mobile phones, can't enter..." Jonas stared at Zhang Yang seriously.

"I have to correct one thing, Mr. Jonas. It's not our [Novia]. You have nothing to do with [Novia] and [Saipan] now..."

"..." Zhang Yang's words stunned Jonas for a moment.

After a while, he fell into a long silence, eating bread and drinking coffee silently.

An indescribable feeling of frustration surged into my heart.

"I was kicked out of the Android camp, and Thomson's [QTK] company was acquired. We just made a trivial attempt to prove ourselves..."

"This attempt can be considered a success, but the data in front of us is only temporary... The brief glory is only a flash in the pan... Mr. Thomson and I know better than anyone that the time left for us is running out... We are just struggling to climb out of the quagmire and have only jumped a certain distance, but if we can't jump higher next time, we will be pressed into the quagmire and will never be able to breathe again." Zhang Yang was very gentle.

He ate his steak slowly and leisurely, like an old European aristocrat, with every movement being particularly particular and meticulous.

Even Thomson and Jonas next to them were shocked.

"We just want to live!"

After saying the last sentence, Zhang Yang took a bite of the meat and began to chew.

"Mr. Zhang Yang, I have a question..."

"You asked."

"Three million dollars to invite me to dinner, I don't know what you can get from me... Let me tell you one thing, I have a non-compete agreement, I can't join any other company of the same level, the term is three years, I can't breach the contract, the penalty is close to 1.2 million US dollars, I can't afford the high penalty..."

"I know."

"Besides, I cannot provide you with many things and technologies [inside Symbian] due to the agreement. Otherwise, I will be held legally responsible..."

"I also know..."

"Mr. Zhang Yang, since you know my situation, why did you invite me to dinner?"

After seeing Zhang Yang's calm expression, Jonas was a little shocked.

In his opinion……

Neither the non-compete agreement he had currently signed nor the confidentiality agreement he had signed could create any profit for Zhang Yang's [Wheat System].

As a businessman, with a small capital, why would he be willing to invest in something that has no returns?

"I respect any talent, I also respect technology, and I respect market rules even more. I have never thought about you joining our company. I just want to find a suitable teacher for more young people who want to gain knowledge, that's all..." After Zhang Yang finished eating the steak, he tidied his clothes.

"The non-compete agreement states that I am not allowed to disclose any confidential information about Saipan... From the date of resignation, resigned employees are prohibited from participating in or engaging in any activities in industries or companies that compete with our company within the period agreed upon in the agreement..." Jonas was silent for a while, and finally answered as if he felt that Zhang Yang did not mean that.

"I think you misunderstood something. I didn't ask you to work in our company, nor did I ask you to do anything related to our company's activities. I just wanted to treat you to a meal. If possible, I hope you can become a trial user of our [Xiaomi System] without involving any confidential information... And, I hope you can teach some of our young people the most basic programming knowledge... A lot of programming knowledge is already rubbish... Does this count as a non-compete agreement?"

"..."

When Jonas heard this, he was stunned.

After a long time, he squinted his eyes and asked, "You want me to be a trial customer of the [Wheat System]?"

"Yes! The non-compete agreement does not stipulate what phone or product you use, right?"

Zhang Yang pushed up his glasses, then took out the latest [Wheat A1] mobile phone and handed it to Jonas.

"I hope that you can, as our No.1 customer of [Wheat A1], experience our [Wheat System] and tell us how your experience is..."

"..."

Jonas took the phone, looked at it for a long time, and nodded seriously: "I will use this phone well as my backup phone."

"Okay! Okay, let's eat!"

"it is good!"

As Jonas put his phone in his pocket.

Then, they stopped talking about any issues related to the mobile phone system.

Instead, we talked about the customs and culture of Finland, the hot Finnish girls, the beach, and the West Coast...

The chat process was very pleasant...

When we talked about the Great Wall of China and various landscape paintings...

Jonas even shook off the shadow of being kicked out and began to look forward to the starting point of his round-the-world trip...night.

Gradually it got deeper.

"Mr. Zhang Yang, thank you for your hospitality. This box is a bit heavy..."

"Haha, it's not heavy, not heavy. If there is a chance in the future, I still hope to invite you to dinner again..."

"Haha, OK, next time I come to China, let's eat your barbecue again."

"Ok!"

"..."

under night.

Jonas carried the box with a smile on his face.

And Zhang Yang was also laughing.

After a few minutes, when everyone was about to say goodbye, Jonas hesitated for a moment, and finally looked at Zhang Yang seriously.

"Mr. Zhang Yang..."

"You say."

"Are there any phones with the [Xiaomi System]? Some of my friends and I may also need to change our phones. I think your [Xiaomi System] experience is pretty good..."

"We don't have after-sales service in Finland. If there is a problem with the system, we may not be able to update it in time..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang Yang, my friends will update the system themselves and it won't affect the use."

"it is good!"

night.

Deep.

Zhang Yang nodded with a smile.

Then he took out more [Wheat A2] mobile phones from his bag and handed them to Jonas.

Jonas laughed.

Then I got into the car with my luggage.

..........................................

Finnish night.

It’s afternoon in China.

【Novia】China Headquarters.

Davis, standing on a tall building, silently looked at the sky in the distance...

In the distance, the earth was still very hot, but the sun was gradually moving westward, and the sunlight gradually turned orange.

Davis received a message from headquarters.

The Symbian system, which had accompanied Novia for decades, was officially renamed the AOS system and incorporated into Microsoft's business.

At the same time, Novia began to adjust its subsequent systems, and after the adjustments, the models have completely begun to embrace Microsoft.

but……

For Davis.

Not happy.

At this moment, he was sitting in a chair, watching the sun gradually moving westward in the distance, his heart filled with inexplicable bitterness.

Just like the sip of coffee I drank a few days ago to refresh myself.

"Mr. Davis, do you think that the era of [Novia] is over?"

“Isn’t it a new beginning for us to embrace [Microsoft]?”

"..."

Next to him, the secretary stood aside, looking at the tired Davis, and said this silently.

Davis did not respond...

Instead, I watched the sunset gradually setting.

A very dry sound finally came out of his throat.

"How much is the sales volume of [Wheat A]?"

"As of May 5th... [Wheat A] sales have exceeded 6 million!"

"1500 million in less than a week!"

"What about our sales in the low-end segment?"

"us……"

The secretary suddenly fell silent.

do not know why……

When she saw the sunset in the distance...

There is always a feeling of the afterglow of the empire.

399 smartphone price...

this price……

This signal!

Already obvious!

They are devouring the market of Novia's low-end machines!
The high-end market was taken away by iPhone...

If we can no longer defend the low-end market, then...

(End of this chapter)