Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 297: Vigorous Development

"The invention of blue LED has opened the door to color. As a technology invention company, Xinghai Group must have more advanced patents."

Today is the monthly meeting of Xinghai Group, and Masato Takeshita directly made LED technology the focus of today.

As he was speaking, he suddenly turned his head and looked at the person in charge of Xinghai Technology.

"Mr. Guo Shina, Xinghai Technology needs to invest more manpower in the research and development of color LED technology."

"Hey, please rest assured, President. Xinghai Technology will definitely be at the forefront of the times and have the most advanced LED technology."

Influenced by the youth's long-term indoctrination, Lou Gerstner also believed that LED technology would be greatly developed. It happened that color LED technology was just beginning, so it was natural to invest more heavily in its development.

The president's idea is right. As a high-tech company, we must have enough hidden technologies. This way, even if we face a bad situation, we will not be blocked by patents.

"Very good. If the company can master the color LED technology earlier and use it in Xinghai mobile phones and Xinghai computers, the sales of our company's mobile phones and computers will definitely be able to reach a higher level."

"Hi, got it!"

What Lou Gerstner was thinking about was applying new technologies to mobile phones and computers to develop more popular related products.

"Ah That's good."

Masato Takeshita nodded, then looked at Hiroaki Kobayashi.

"Xinghai Life should also pay attention to this. If it can fully understand LED lighting technology, the company will have another tool to make money."

As time goes by, LED lights will increasingly replace incandescent lamps.

If Xinghai Life can produce relevant patents early, it can make a lot of money just like its trolley suitcases.

"I understand. The company will vigorously develop LED lighting technology."

The future of LED lighting is obvious, and Kobayashi Hiroaki sees it clearly. Even if his own chairman doesn't say so, he will invest heavily.

"Yes, Not Bad."

After talking about today's main topic, LED technology, the young man turned the topic to the field of flash memory chips.

"Mr. Masuoka, how far has the company's digital camera collaboration with Sony progressed?"

"It is still in the experimental stage. If we want to see results, we have to wait until at least the middle of next year."

"That's it."

After hearing this, the young man lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and continued to ask.

"So how is our memory card technology going now?"

Memory cards are electronic components invented by Xinghai Electronics specifically for the storage field. Currently, they are mainly used in computers, but they have been planning to expand to the field of digital cameras.

"The company has developed 8MB SD memory cards and 16MB solid-state drives. The 16MB solid-state drives have been used in Xinghai notebook computers and NEC notebook computers."

"Well, has it only reached this stage?"

The young man thought about it, and finally decided in his heart to reject the idea of entering the mobile phone market right now.

Flash memory technology is not up to standard yet. Even if we force a flash memory chip into a mobile phone, there won’t be much storage capacity.

In addition, the current mobile phone CPU technology capabilities are also insufficient, which is also the main reason for him to give up temporarily.

If the mobile phone does not have functions such as taking photos, MP3, and e-books, it will be of no use even if a flash memory chip is installed.

We still need to wait for technological advancement.

Thinking of this, he simply changed the direction of his orders.

"The company will conduct further research in the field of flash memory chips to produce flash memory storage parts with larger capacity without changing the size of flash memory chips."

"At the same time, the exploration of mobile phone and computer CPU technology cannot be left behind."

"Especially mobile phone CPU technology, which is not taken seriously by everyone at present. If we invest enough efforts, we can have a leading position in this field."

Although mobile phone CPU technology will not develop until the era of smart phones, it doesn’t matter. Xinghai Group has enough time to wait for it to grow.

"Hi!"

Fujio Masuoka showed a happy smile on his face, because the chairman's request meant that the company's research funds would increase further.

As for Lou Gerstner, he felt a little bitter deep down.

Xinghai Technology may continue to be in a loss-making state this year.

The R&D investment is too large, and the money the company earns is far from satisfying the chairman's appetite.

Masato Takeshita didn't know much about the chip field, so he didn't talk much about it.

He then extended the topic to Xinghai Computer.

"How is the adaptation of Xinghai Computer and Xinghai Operating System going?"

"The cooperation between the two sides is very smooth, and the fluency of the system has been greatly improved."

"Well, hurry up. Our computers and operating systems need to be put into use by the end of July."

"Yes, no problem."

After talking about technical matters with Fujio Masuoka, the young man looked at Lou Gerstner again.

"The company will officially launch the Internet cafe alliance plan starting tomorrow, and we must achieve the primary goal of opening 8 Internet cafes around the world at the same time on August 1st."

There are 3000 Internet cafes, and the investment in computers is only a small target of 1 US dollar, and the bulk of the money is spent on real estate.

However, young people are well aware of the development trends of the times, so the policy of buying shops to open Internet cafes is mainly implemented in developing countries.

As for developed countries such as the United States, they only purchase flagship stores, and choose to rent ordinary stores.

Real estate prices in developed countries are too expensive, and properties will only be open for a few years, so there is no need to spend too much money.

In fact, Japan should be considered a special case among developed countries, as the Internet cafe industry has always been relatively prosperous.

However, the main purpose of Internet cafes in Japan in later generations was to provide cheap places to sleep, and Internet access was a secondary purpose. In addition, the current Japanese real estate market is still falling, so Xinghai Group naturally has no need to buy it.

Despite this, Masato Takeshita still attaches great importance to the Japanese Internet cafe market because he can help Xinghai Group to achieve the full popularization of Xinghai operating system in China.

In addition, young people also attach great importance to the Internet cafe market in China, Southeast Asia, South Korea, the CIS and other countries.

This is because the Internet cafes in these places can not only operate for a long time and make money, but are also likely to become the property of the Xinghai operating system.

As for developing its own Xinghai operating system in the United States, it is just a strategy of Xinghai Group to advance and retreat.

He has to take an aggressive stance to realize his dream of dividing the world into two in the operating system field.

Yes, the ultimate goal of young people is just to divide the world into two.

The operating system markets in Asia, Latin America, Australia and other countries are controlled by Xinghai Group, while the operating system markets in North America, Western Europe and other countries are still dominated by Microsoft.

There's nothing we can do about it, this is the American era.

Even if the Xinghai operating system is technologically advanced, it can only occupy some marginal markets.

"Understood. Please rest assured, President. Our Internet Cafe Alliance will surely create a sensation around the world."

Lou Gerstner was very clear about the purpose of his chairman opening an Internet cafe. Making money was indeed important, but promoting his own operating system was more important.

To achieve this goal, it would be best to take advantage of the topic of opening thousands of Internet cafes at the same time.

Of course, the theme of the promotion should be more lofty, such as popularizing computer knowledge and allowing more people to realize their dream of surfing the Internet.

"Well, the company should not be stingy with publicity expenses. The advertising investment of the Internet Cafe Alliance must not be less than 2 million US dollars." In the era of mobile Internet, 2 million US dollars of publicity expenses may not be as high as the publicity expenses of top 3A games.

But in the 20s, it was already a rather exaggerated investment.

Xinghai Technology will spend a lot of money on advertising this time. In addition to the Internet Cafe Alliance, Xinghai Technology will also advertise Xinghai Computer, which will also cost no less than 2 million US dollars.

As for the advertising of Xinghai operating system, it will be mainly carried out by the software company. Masato Takeshita plans to have Xinghai Capital pay for it.

There is no way. Xinghai Software is still a small company and has no money for advertising.

"Yes!"

The Internet Cafe Alliance was the most important thing for the Xinghai Group in 1993, and it was related to the development of many strategies of the group.

Therefore, after the meeting, Masato Takeshita and Lou Gerstner basically focused all their energy on this matter.

However, in order to better complete the plan, the two people simply divided the rights and responsibilities.

He is mainly responsible for China, Japan and South Korea, while Lou Gerstner is mainly responsible for the North American, Western European and Southeast Asian markets.

The problem was easily solved between Japan and South Korea, and several telecommunications companies quickly recognized the young people’s cooperation plan.

Because Japan's NTT and Xinghai Group have always had good cooperation, and Xinghai Group has shares in several Korean telecom operators.

More importantly, the economies of the two countries are relatively developed, and it is easy to find that opening an Internet cafe is very profitable now.

Naturally, I agreed very readily.

As for China, young people are somewhat unsure.

China's current economy is still mediocre and people are generally short of money.

He didn't know whether that person would agree to his request, so he asked Lin Qingqian to ask tentatively first.

In case of failure, there will be room for maneuver in the future.

Of course, it is up to your lover to be responsible for the matter, but you still need to keep an eye on it.

"What did the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications say? Do they agree with our plan?"

"Minister Wu was quite interested in our plan and discussed it with us for several hours."

"More interested?"

Masato Takeshita muttered something to himself, and then began to think about the reason.

This man, who was later called the Emperor of Telecommunications, was definitely not motivated by money, but by the desire to popularize the telecommunications industry and let more people know about computers.

The more he thought about it, the more it made sense. He then solemnly warned: "It looks like a great chance, but you must not take it lightly and try to get it as soon as possible."

"I know. Minister Wu invited us to continue the discussion tomorrow. I will try to get it right away."

"Well, that's great. If the telecommunications company doesn't have the money, we can provide advance payment. If the Internet cafe loses money in the future, the telecommunications company doesn't have to pay back the money."

In order to promote his own operating system and office software, Masato Takeshita doesn't care whether the Internet cafe can make a profit.

Of course, no matter how bad the business is, you will definitely not lose money in the end, because you can make the money back by selling the shops in the future.

"But we must remember that we must own 51% of the equity."

The work style of retail staff in state-owned enterprises in the 90s was much better than that in the 80s, but it was still not good enough.

If these uncles are allowed to interfere in the daily operations of Internet cafes, their competitiveness will plummet.

"Well, don't worry, I know."

As a person of this era, the girl naturally knows more about the working style of state-owned enterprise workers at that time. She doesn't want to make a profitable industry miserable.

Lin Qingqian, feeling confident, took a bus to the headquarters of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications early the next day.

After a brief greeting between the two sides, the telecom emperor said straightforwardly.

"I went back and thought about it carefully for a long time, and talked with my colleagues for a long time. In the end, everyone felt that the investment was too large and hoped to reduce the scale."

"For example, we can try to open a few stores in Shanghai and Beijing first to see how things go."

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has money, but it needs to be used in key areas.

For example, building more telephone lines to meet the people's growing communication needs.

The Internet Cafe Alliance is indeed conducive to the popularization of computer technology, but it is far from being critical. The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications can make small-scale contributions, but large-scale investment is out of the question.

The girl thought thankfully that her lover had given her a new trump card yesterday.

However, she didn't show any expression on her face and remained calm and composed.

"Our company is aware of your difficulties, so the group has a new policy. We can help you with advance payment, and if the Internet cafe loses money, you don't have to pay it back in the future."

Minister Wu frowned, thinking that with such favorable conditions, the other contents of the contract must be very harsh.

But he still planned to give it a listen first, and if it didn't work, he would just refuse directly.

“I wonder what price we have to pay?”

"Lin Qingqian smiled slightly and said in a gentle tone: "Our Xinghai Group owns 70% of the equity of the joint venture, and your department owns 30%."

Although the company's bottom line is 51%, the girl naturally cannot reveal her cards directly.

If the 70% stake is successful, she can create more benefits for the company. If the opposition is strong, it will be easier to achieve the plan.

"Is that so? Okay, I get it. Let's talk about it at the same time tomorrow?"

Although she was very anxious and wanted to achieve her wish as soon as possible, Lin Qingqian did not show it on her face.

She smiled and responded softly, "Yes, thank you for your help, Minister Wu."

"It's not a big deal. See you tomorrow."

"Ok, see you tomorrow!"

After watching the girl leave, Minister Wu immediately held a meeting and told everyone about the new conditions of Xinghai Group.

"It seems urgent over there, which is our advantage. So in terms of shares, we can fight for more."

"Indeed, but we can't be too oppressive. If our conditions are too harsh, they will just switch to another company in the end."

"Yes, but we still have an advantage. If you want cheap internet, you can only come to us."

"That's right, so I think we can increase our stake to 40%."

"That's fine. I guess the other party is asking for an exorbitant price. We can split the shares 40% to 60%, so we have a high chance of success."

The conditions offered by Xinghai Group were too favorable, and the bigwigs in the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications did not dare to ask for an exorbitant amount.

They are worried that if they are not careful, they will scare away such a sincere partner.

After listening to the opinions of many colleagues, Minister Wu made the decision confidently.

"We want a 45% stake, and they will definitely agree."

After Minister Wu learned about Xinghai Group's global Internet cafe plan yesterday, he has been thinking about gaining more benefits for the country.

This time's share distribution is another attempt on his part.

(End of this chapter)