Our Rise Era

Chapter 268 A shocking gamble!

"Mr. Qiao Taike, Zhang Yang rejected Qualcomm's chip contract and procurement plan, and the Wheat Series factories are also gradually reducing their production capacity and production lines. They seem to have completely given up on China's mobile phone industry."

8 month 5 day.

【Android Open Source Alliance】.

When Qiao Taik saw the message, he was a little bit unbelievable for a moment.

The sun shone on his face as he looked at the recent negotiation documents between Zhang Yang and Qualcomm.

After reading it, he shook his head: "I don't think he gave up, but he is using the stupidest and most unlikely method in the world to stick to his [Wheat]..."

When Qiao Taike finished saying this, his eyes began to become extremely complicated.

[Qualcomm] secretly bypassed their alliance to find Zhang Yang...

This made Qiao Taik feel a little uneasy.

With Zhang Yang's influence in China, plus Qualcomm's chips and those popular games...

It is very likely that it will break through the siege in this system war and become their second opponent after [IOS].

however……

The development of the plot was beyond everyone's expectations.

Even though Qualcomm approached Zhang Yang with sincerity and offered the same price as the Android Alliance, Zhang Yang still refused to cooperate.

During this period, chip suppliers such as Intel also approached Zhang Yang, but were ultimately rejected.

For Chotech...

Very stupid!

There is nothing more stupid in the world than this.

"How is the research and development going at Shengxing?"

"According to the latest data, the products developed still cannot support the operation of multiple apps..."

“Will there be a breakthrough in September?”

"Mr. Chotek, in September, if we give them another year, they won't be able to break through. Haha, Mr. Chotek, this joke is probably the funniest one I've heard in 9!"

JoeTech: A very serious question.

But the secretary was stunned, and then he suddenly couldn't help laughing.

Seeing the secretary's smile, Qiao Taike did not smile but stared at her very seriously: "Pride is the original sin. Remember, the two years that [Novia] lost were due to pride and infighting..."

"I understand." The secretary put away his smile.

Just at this moment, the secretary received a call.

Then looked at Chotech.

"Xun Teng Technology called and said they have already adapted WeChat and various mini programs..."

"agreed?"

"Agreed! Not only has Xunteng Technology agreed to join our Android camp, but Zhang Yang's Xiaomai Mall and a series of other games have also agreed to cooperate with us..."

"..."

"Mr. Qiao Taike, should we take this opportunity to ban the APP under Zhang Yang's system?" The secretary suddenly asked this question.

When Qiao Taike heard this, he narrowed his eyes and then asked an irrelevant question: "How much money did [Wheat A] lose?"

"The current sales volume is 3300 million, and the profit per unit is only 32 yuan, which means a profit of 12 billion yuan. However, the amount of investment in the industrial chain and the factory area has far exceeded this figure... Conservatively estimated, the loss is at least billion yuan..."

"What if he used [Qualcomm chips]? He signed a ten-year contract. What about the purchase price for a five-year contract?"

"He has to advance a lot of money to get the purchase price, but the annual advance payment for the purchase of chip processors is basically 50 billion yuan or more. If he can stabilize the sales volume, he can complete the task. However, now even if he uses [Qualcomm chips], he has no price advantage, and it is even more impossible to sell 3300 million [Wheat A] sales. The several low-priced smartphones we have launched have a greater price advantage than him, and he does not have an advantage in the field of games. There are endless similar games on the market, and no game is irreplaceable..." The more the secretary spoke, the more he realized that Zhang Yang's bowing this time seemed to be a kind of compromise.

"He is very smart. He knows that if he continues to compete in the mobile phone market, he will only end up in failure. So, he simply gave up the competition. He also gave us his industrial APP to hint us that he will temporarily withdraw from the industry and he will not play it anymore..." Qiao Taik smiled. At this moment, he figured out what Zhang Yang was going to do.

"Then, should we ban it..." asked the secretary.

"The people behind [Xiaomi Mall], several games under Zhang Yang, and major food delivery apps are all Zhang Yang... He has a large market share and can add color to our [Android]. Moreover, we cannot guarantee that they will not cooperate with IOS, but at least we must have the first-mover advantage..."

"I understand!"

"However, we have to give [BaoTao.com] some built-in advantages... As for [Xiaomi Mall], let users download it themselves..." Qiao Taik smiled.

Although all Zhangyang apps will not be banned.

However, I will not recommend APPs that are flashy.

Let them slowly die out under the Android system without any recommendation advantage.

"Ok!"

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August.

China's mobile phone industry has ushered in a flourishing scene.

Novia, once the king of the mobile phone field, updated the system of the cheap mobile phone Novia ASHA 510 in front of all users.

After the system update is complete...

[Novia] has its own application, and within the application, there are many more software.

At the same time, the head of the Dahua region of [Novia], headed by Davis, personally led the team and began to visit Internet companies one after another.

From XunTeng Technology to Sodu Technology, and then to Ali Langlang Technology, no company was missed.

It’s also very simple to discuss cooperation with them.

That is……

Taking advantage of the 499, we started to expand our APP and build a channel industry chain...

Among them, including [WeChat], [BaoTao.com], and even the flamboyant [Xiaomi Mall] were invited by [Novia]...

At Davis' invitation, China's Internet giants considered repeatedly, and in order to expand their channels and have another way out, they all chose to cooperate with Novia in the end.

With the participation of these Internet companies...

【Novia】’s app store is becoming more and more diverse…

Even overnight!

Nearly dozens of game applications were added to the entire application, which briefly expanded the ecological chain of [Novia]...

……

In order to respond to the challenge, Android began to release several low-end mobile phones of different brands in August, priced at 599.

These mobile phones have completely opened up the downloading and application of various APPs, and for the first time, they are equipped with an Android voice system that is not inferior to the iPhone 5, which has surprised countless people!
at the same time……

[BaoTao.com] and [Xiaomi Mall], two e-commerce companies, announced their own APP systems at the first opportunity, paving the way for the upcoming 4G era...

……

8 month 15 day.

Under the watchful eyes of the public...

iPhone5S held a thorough global launch event.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, it announced its fingerprint unlocking system, which instantly amazed all mobile phone users in China.

This time, iPhone 5S seems to be the first time that the official iPhone is released simultaneously around the world, which also includes the Chinese market.

After the iPhone 5S launch conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook personally went to the Chinese market for the first time and took photos with many Chinese Apple fans. His attitude showed how much the entire iPhone company values ​​the Chinese market...

There is no doubt that this time it won the appreciation of all fans.

The sales volume of iPhone 5S also reached an unprecedented height in the world. In three days, an astonishing 900 million mobile phones were sold worldwide, and 460 million were sold in China. In the field of high-end mobile phones, it was once far ahead...

The highly anticipated Novia Lumia 1020 also held a press conference under the attention of the public.

However, the launch of the Novia Lumia 1020 phone, which claimed to be a return to the high-end market, was very disappointing.

In addition to the 4200 million pixels...

There is no black technology at all... There is no voice assistant system, no fingerprint system, and although it has started to have a large screen, users have found that the core [Microsoft system] is still like a brick, and is not even as good as the low-end [Novia ASHA 510]...

Are you so good at taking photos?
Why don't I buy a digital camera?

This confident launch was met with a cold reception from the Chinese market and even the global market.

In one week, only 1020 units of Novia Lumia 30 were sold, causing the entire Novia brand to suffer an unprecedented blow.

To make matters worse...

[Novia ASHA 510] After the low-end machine underwent system updates and could run various games, it won some sales not long after...

All users found that because the software was not fully compatible with the Microsoft system and was hastily launched, the coordination between the system and the APP was not properly adjusted...

I found that many software have various flashbacks, freezes, and direct crashes...

Amid numerous controversies, [Novia ASHA 510] was abandoned overnight.

High-end machine...

Beaten by iPhone 5S.

Low-end machine...

Beaten by Android phones.

Novia, once the king of mobile phones, seemed to have lost the Chinese market overnight!
……

The wheels of the 4G era are rolling forward.

Those companies that run slowly, fall down, become arrogant, stop to rest, and have no autonomy will all be crushed to pieces.

The law of survival of the fittest is constantly being played out in the field of science and technology...

Even Novia, a former mobile phone giant, could not avoid it...

……

Time flies!

In the blink of an eye, it's September.

With the defeat of Novia...

【Xiaomi A】 was forced to disappear due to hardware reasons and Zhang Yang’s choice...

[Samsung] and other established companies continue to innovate in the [Android Open Source Alliance]...

The once vigorous system war!
It seems the curtain has fallen...

In just a few months, the entire Chinese market has officially become the world of [Android] and [IOS].

……

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"Boss Ge, I'm sorry, we failed!"

"..."

"Boss Ge, we are a little short of money now..."

"..."

"Boss Ge, we need time, a very long time, but the funds are running out. We can't hold out for much longer... We can't hold out for a few days. These instruments are too expensive. We can't afford them, and we can't afford to use them!"

"..."

"Mr. Ge, I'm sorry, I can't see any hope... I'm sorry..."

"..."

"Boss Ge, the merchants we work with have all said that our chips are a bit outdated. Don't we have any new products?"

"..."

"Boss Ge, they have withdrawn their investment. Is there anything else we can do?"

"..."

9 month 15 day.

late at night.

Ge Guoxing stood on the balcony, and words emerged in his mind.

A team left...

[Shengxing] The senior executives of the older generation have all passed away in the past few months.

There are also investors withdrawing their capital...

I devoted myself to the research with a paranoid mindset, but in the end, I failed to produce the results as required...

No one is willing to invest in them anymore...

……

The night wind is a little chilly.

Looking at the vehicles below, Ge Guoxing's face was full of despair.

Half a lifetime of hard work, at this moment, completely turned to ashes.

From 06 to 2013...

8 years of hard work...

finally……

A complete failure.

And he will have to pay for his own paranoia and decision...

He took out his cell phone.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm sorry, we failed!"

"Mr. Zhang, because you were waiting for me, you missed the Qualcomm agreement, and your system and mobile phone completely lost their advantages in this fierce competition..."

"This is all my fault."

When he said this, he closed his eyes.

Let out a long sigh.

There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.

Then...

He heard a serious voice: "I see divestment, right?"

"Yes, the situation is more serious than you think... The gap in R&D is big. We can only use obsolete lithography machines. We cannot break through the technology of lithography machines. We have completely reached a dead end..." Ge Guoxing sighed.

"I will continue to invest in you, and we will continue to do research and development! Don't give up..."

"An investment of tens of billions has yielded no results..." Ge Guoxing shook his head, not feeling relieved at all.

The endless sense of frustration made him feel suffocated.

"Then invest another 10 billion! I'll find a way to get the money, and we'll also find a way to get the talent..."

"For mobile phones, the chip processors we developed can only stabilize some apps... Forget it, don't fall into this trap... This gamble will kill you."

"I'll find a way!" Zhang Yang's voice became more serious: "I'll give you the chips, and I'll gamble with you again."

"This is a gamble with a winning rate of less than 1%. Are you still betting?" Ge Guoxing was still looking at the vehicles below.

"bet!"

The other party's response was straightforward and resolute.

Even, like a madman, it seems that he has not thought about it at all.

(End of this chapter)