Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 261 Xinghai SMS Cell Phone
"President Lou Gerstner, this is my resignation letter. I hope..."

"Resign?"

Lou Gerstner was very surprised and didn't understand what had happened to the head of his own operating system.

"Yes, I'm sorry that we can't continue to work together. I hope you can agree."

Ken Sakamura bowed 90 degrees again, with an apologetic look in his eyes.

"Hmm, it's actually the president's request. No problem, I hope we'll have the opportunity to work together again in the future."

When Lou Gerstner saw the resignation letter, which contained permission for his resignation from his own chairman, he had no choice but to accept it.

This is Masato Takeshita's company, he is just the manager.

"Thank you, President. I will. Don't worry."

Ken Sakamura bowed three times before leaving the president's office with a smile.

He wants to fight for his unfinished career and prove that his choice was not wrong.

The world cannot have only paid PC operating systems; free ones are equally important.

The incident involving Ken Sakamura caught Lou Gerstner off guard because he also wanted to develop a more advanced mobile operating system.

But it has already happened, so naturally we have to come up with a backup plan.

"In that case, let's promote Suzuki Daichi."

Suzuki Daichi is Ken Sakamura's deputy and is also a top programmer.

With him, the company's new generation of mobile operating system should be able to be developed in an orderly manner.

After making the decision, Lou Gerstner picked up Ken Sakamura's resignation letter again.

"The president actually has the same ambition for the PC operating system. I hope he won't get into trouble later."

No company is not afraid of the systematic suppression of the Tron operating system.

Lou Gerstner is now a little worried about the future fate of Xinghai Semiconductor.

"Well, probably not. There are already many copies of Unix operating systems on the market."

The Unix operating system is very different from Tron, and it has already had many variants in the operating system field.

More importantly, its roots come from the United States.

Therefore, these operating systems have not been directly suppressed by the United States.

If Ken Sakamura could develop a useful variant open source system based on Unix.

The US government should not overturn the table again.

Because of the underlying logic of Unix, this operating system is destined to be unable to surpass Microsoft and Apple.

However, fearing a black swan event, Lou Gerstner finally called his own chairman.

“Oh, it’s about the operating system?”

"Don't worry, the project will not be placed under Xinghai Semiconductor."

“It is completely independent, and even the funds are donated by Xinghai Capital.”

Yes, Masato Takeshita has decided to change the project sponsor company to Xinghai Investment.

Xinghai Investment has a strong background and a lot of American capital, so it can better protect itself from attacks.

"I see. I see."

"OK, Got it."

The young man's firm voice finally calmed Gerstner's anxiety.

Soon, the two stopped discussing the operating system and started talking about the Xinghai second-generation mobile phone.

After all, compared to the new mobile phone that is about to be released, the operating system is not that important.

"I'm going to the United States. Do you need me to go there?"

Although Masato Takeshita has a large business in the United States, he has not yet visited the U.S. subsidiaries.

Whenever there is something happening, several vice presidents of the company would go there, or they would come over from the United States.

Now, it's time for him to show his presence.

“Are you going this month?”

Lou Gerstner was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his president would go to the United States at this time.

December was a busy month for the United States, and it was not an easy month for Japan either.

It was the end of the year, and there was a pile of documents that needed Masato Takeshita's signature.

"It depends. This month or next month."

"If you need anything, I'll go over this month."

Masato Takeshita is very casual, he just has this idea. As for the specific execution time, anything is fine.

"That's it."

Gerstner nodded subconsciously, then smiled and declined, "The company has already made arrangements in the United States, please rest assured, President."

The Xinghai second-generation mobile phone has its own independent operating system and mobile text messaging function, so the company has great confidence in the sales of the new mobile phone.

Therefore, this time, Xinghai Mobile no longer confines itself to the domestic market, and simultaneously launches the game in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Spain.

If the German and French markets were not too closed, Xinghai Mobile would also like to achieve development in these two countries.

Speaking of which, in people's impression, the communications industry in Germany and France is very developed.

But in fact, before the mid-90s, the mobile communications industries of these two countries were far inferior to those of China.

Especially in France, due to the ultimate monopoly of France Telecom, the number of mobile users did not exceed 1997 million until 300.

Yes, that’s right, 300 million.

If the French government had not later broken the monopoly of France Telecom, the development of mobile communications in France would have been delayed.

This is also the main reason why the telecommunications industries in many major countries eventually have to undergo market-oriented reforms.

A monopoly by one dominant player is extremely detrimental to the development of the industry.

"Understood. No problem."

Since the young man didn't want to get involved too much in North American affairs, he didn't mind and could just focus on the Japanese market.

Although the Japanese market is much smaller than the US market, the competition is more intense.

Electronics giants such as Kyocera, Sony, NEC, Sharp, and Panasonic have already flocked into this industry.

If Xinghai Mobile wants to dominate the market, technology alone is not enough.

Of course, there is no need to be too nervous.

Xinghai Mobile has signed an agreement with NTT and has taken the first-mover advantage.

Time flies by, and before I knew it, it was the day when the second-generation Xinghai mobile phone was officially released.

"Hurry up and set it up, there are people queuing outside the door."

"Clean this place up, and make sure the guests feel comfortable."

"Check the cash register, make sure there's no problem."

……

Thanks to Xinghai Semiconductor's large-scale advertising, the Xinghai second-generation mobile phone is basically known to everyone in Japan.

Even with the example of Panasonic mobile phones, the emergence of functions such as phone book and text messaging has spontaneously triggered a rush to buy new mobile phones.

Especially successful people in society and college students have been looking forward to new mobile phones for a long time.

Soon, it was 9 o'clock and the store run by NTT officially opened.

“Here we go, here we go, please queue up in an orderly manner, thank you!”

Although NTT has little experience in panic buying, it has seen pigs run even if it has not eaten pork.

It is natural to assign one employee to supervise the queue and the rest to take care of sales.

"A Xinghai 2nd generation mobile phone, a battery, and an extra charger."

"Yes, sir, what color would you like?"

"Color, choose black."

The man took a quick look and finally decided to choose a more popular one. Pink, red, and white all seemed a little inappropriate.

"Hi, the total is 27. Would you like to pay by card or cash?"

"cash."

After saying this, the man arrogantly placed his handbag on the counter and counted out the required funds from it.

Large transactions also use cash, which is also a major characteristic of the Japanese during the bubble era.

The most typical example is the real estate industry.

Whether buying or selling a house, the transaction is conducted with a suitcase of banknotes, which is very characteristic of gangster movies.

"Hi, please wait."

Given the general social environment, NTT employees did not think there was anything wrong.

After quickly checking it with a money detector, he respectfully helped the man pack it.

After watching the man leave, the NTT teller lady greeted the next customer sweetly again.

"gentlemen……"

But she had just said two words when the young man interrupted her rudely.

"Give me two Xinghai second-generation phones, one black and one white, the normal models."

The young man also wants to buy one for his girlfriend so that they can communicate better in the future.

The TV commercials showing couples texting each other are so appealing.

"Okay, the total is 50 yen. Would you like to pay by cash or card?"

"Swipe your card."

The young man doesn't like to carry large amounts of cash with him as he is worried about thieves and robbers.

The current social security in Japan is not very good, and evil forces are rampant.

Even if Xinghai Semiconductor had been well prepared and had cooperated with local police departments to conduct patrols and supervision when mobile phones were sold, various problems could still easily occur.

"Hi, please wait."

The same scene is constantly being played out in major cities across Japan.

Especially in the Tokyo area, the shipment volume of mobile phones is obviously higher, perhaps because people are more indifferent and also because it is more developed.

Countless young men and women have become very interested in new mobile phones due to the emergence of text messaging functions.

The TV shows of young men and women who have just graduated from college falling in love via text messages are full of fantasy for today's young people.

In addition to advertising, the promotional effect of TV dramas cannot be ignored.

Many urban-themed TV series released in October were sponsored by Xinghai Company.

The scenes of communicating with mobile phones there also left a deep impression on everyone.

At this time, the Xinghai second-generation mobile phone is like the Apple of the future.

Although it does not have the exaggerated behavior of cutting the waist of Apple mobile phones, it has also become a fashion trend among young people.

The advertising is good and the quality of the new phone is very solid.

In some stores located in popular areas, the phones were sold out quickly.

"Some stores are out of stock. Don't worry, there is plenty of stock."

The sales of over one million of the first generation Xinghai mobile phones and the many innovations of the second generation Xinghai mobile phones have given Xinghai Semiconductor endless confidence.

Therefore, Xinghai Semiconductor directly pre-produced 100 million units.

There was no shortage of stock in the early stage.

In addition to the young population, the middle-aged and elderly people who dominate Japan are also the major users of mobile phones.

There are more than 5 orders from politicians alone.

They pay less attention to text messages and more attention to the phone book function.

This function is really convenient and you can contact the other party at any time.

If politicians can think of it, the business community will naturally be able to see the benefits.

Even if you have a secretary and carry a notebook with phone numbers on it, it is still not as convenient as a cell phone address book.

Therefore, major companies, especially those engaged in the financial field, have placed orders with Xinghai Company.

You have 1000, I have 500, he has 2000...

Orders from major companies soon exceeded 30.

The factory under Xinghai Semiconductor that specializes in producing mobile phones had to work overtime again.

One million units may not be enough.

It is selling like hot cakes in Japan, and also has good sales in the United States and the United Kingdom.

In the US market, Xinghai Mobile chose Southwestern Bell as its partner.

Yes, it is the Southwestern Bell Corporation that will turn the tables and acquire ATT in the future.

As for why it was chosen, it was mainly because of George W. Bush.

Ever since he became familiar with the appearance of Xinghai Group's new mobile phone, Bush has been very active.

He really wanted to get the agency of Xinghai Mobile in Texas, and also wanted to do a favor for Southwestern Bell.

Of course, Masato Takeshita was too stupid to refuse.

On the contrary, he is very generous.

Not only were the markets of several large southwestern states including Texas handed over to Bush Jr. as his agent, but the important New York state market was also handed over to him.

Anyway, the influence of Xinghai Group has not expanded to the east yet, so it doesn't matter who you give it to, it's better to hand it over to an old acquaintance.

"How's it going, George? I hope your new phone doesn't disappoint you."

“Yes, sales are fantastic.”

Bush was very excited and shouted on the phone: "I heard that the people at Motorola are very anxious. The top management is holding meetings non-stop, and the board of directors is also filled with smoke."

At this time, Bush Jr. was very gloating and even hoped that Motorola would fall into the trap.

On the one hand, in terms of mobile phone-related interests.

Bush Jr. is now a competitor with Motorola, so naturally he hopes that the king of the North American mobile phone market will be as chaotic as possible.

On the other hand, his main supporter, Texas Instruments, competes with Motorola in some areas.

He naturally hopes that his financial backers will become better and better, and his financial backers' opponents will become worse and worse.

"Motorola is still the dominant player in the mobile phone industry. The chaos is only temporary. I estimate that in a few months, Motorola will be able to launch a better quality mobile phone."

Motorola is just used to being a technological leader in the mobile phone field, which is why it was thrown off balance by Xinghai Mobile's unexpected attack.

However, the current corruption of Motorola is not serious, so it will soon stabilize and produce new mobile phones with higher technical content than Xinghai II.

In the era of analog signal technology, Motorola was the only dominant player and its mobile phone sales could never be surpassed.

This is just like the 2G mobile phone era, when mainstream technology originated in Europe. So the dominant 2G mobile phone company was naturally born in Europe.

In fact, the same rules apply in the 3G and 4G eras.

The two dominant players in the mobile phone industry are the United States and its vassal states.

Huawei, the only major country that has a chance to break this situation, also has a strong position in the 4G equipment field.

Unfortunately, because the software was preempted by the bald eagle, it ultimately had to retreat regretfully.

"I know, but the longer Motorola is in chaos, the better our sales will be."

Although the overall national policy of the United States is to restrict Japan's development in the field of semiconductor electronics, it is completely different when it comes to individuals.

Bush Jr. is a stakeholder, so naturally he hopes that Xinghai Mobile will be as strong as possible.

"That's right, I wish Xinghai mobile phones will continue to sell well in the United States."

“Yes, keep selling.”

Then, they both burst into laughter at the same time.

Although we were separated by the phone, there was an unspoken understanding between us.

(End of this chapter)