Those Years When I Was Forced to Top the Forbes List

Chapter 248 is finished, and he's fallen for it.

The municipal government didn't delay for long at all.

Chen Xuebing asked He Zhiya to go with him in order to "show his achievements".

Leader Huang seemed to be in a good mood. After hearing the purpose of the visit, he didn't waste any time and asked He Zhiya to accompany him to the government canteen for a meal. He told him to go to Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications in the afternoon after he finished his work.

He Zhiya was happy to accompany him, and took the opportunity to ask Chen Xuebing for advice on those two profitable stocks.

In the afternoon, at Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications.

This university's experience is almost identical to that of Chongqing Jiaotong University.

In 2000, it was transferred from the Ministry of Information Industry to Chongqing's management. This year, it was upgraded from a "college" to a "university", but it has not yet obtained the qualification to grant doctoral degrees.

During the trip to the Three Gorges Dam, Huang's title of "Deputy Standing Committee Member" was changed to "Executive Deputy".

When Leader Huang visited the school in person, the newly appointed principal, Chen Liuting, along with two other school leaders, welcomed them to the reception room.

After a few minutes of laughter and conversation, another person arrived and hurriedly entered the reception room.

She has slightly wavy hair and wears glasses.

"Leader Huang! It's been a long time!"

The visitor shook hands warmly with Leader Huang, who smiled and politely said, "Principal Nie is here too."

He Zhiya, who was sitting next to Chen Xuebing, was about to introduce him in a low voice, but Chen Xuebing waved his hand.

Before coming, he had already looked up information about Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and he knew who "Principal Nie" was without any introduction.

Nie Neng, the recently retired president of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications.

They said they were withdrawing, but they didn't completely withdraw.

He also serves as the chairman of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Previously, Chen Xuebing had no impression of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, but when he found the company "Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Information Technology", his memories of his death were triggered.

Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Information Technology Co., Ltd. is actually a university-run enterprise of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications!
Damn, this company was involved in 3G, 4G, and 5G in its past life, and almost went public several times!

Why are their school-run enterprises so awesome?

However, the university's administration office...
They don't even have school-run enterprises.

It's a waste to hold so many experts and engineering patents in hand.

"Secretary-General He!"

After shaking hands with Leader Huang, Nie Neng came over to shake hands and greet He Zhiya. Before being transferred to Yufu, He Zhiya was the Deputy Secretary-General of the government, and Nie Neng still referred to him by his old official title.

The greetings were quite loud, and the new principal and two school leaders smiled obsequiously, which is enough to show that the old principal still wielded considerable influence.

"This must be Mr. Chen from Spreadtrum, right?" Nie Neng shook hands with Chen Xuebing again and said with a smile, "I heard you were coming and just spoke with Mr. Wu from Spreadtrum on the phone! I heard that a company from Chongqing has invested in Spreadtrum. I never expected it, I really never expected it! Mr. Chen, you've really gone all out!"

Chen Xuebing knew that Huang would not have much time to support him, so he got straight to the point: "Chairman Nie, I apologize for disturbing you. I am here today to discuss the licensing of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications' protocol stack technology. I would like to work with you to develop and optimize the version."

The HSDPA technology developed by Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications is an innovative reconstruction of the protocol stack. Obtaining their protocol stack license is equivalent to obtaining this technology.

"Hehe, I know, General Wu told me about your opinions!"

Nie Neng's smile faded slightly, but with Director Huang beside him, he couldn't refuse directly. He sat down on the sofa, and someone from the school office came over to serve tea.

Leader Huang picked up his teacup and said in a friendly tone, "On his way here, Xiao Chen told me about the technological progress of your Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications. It's really impressive! Chongqing needs your support to build a telecommunications industry hub."

The school leaders present all smiled, having worked hard for several years, and this time they had finally caught the eye of the city leaders.

Nie Neng said with some emotion, "We spent 50 million yuan researching this TD protocol stack, and last year we finally achieved results. We were overjoyed! However..."

The conversation turned.

"For this technology to be commercialized, we still need the support of Datang. You want the development rights of the technology and exclusive authorization. If we cooperate rashly, will it affect our subsequent project approvals? Datang is the Ministry of Information Industry's favorite son."

This wasn't said to Chen Xuebing, but rather to complain to Leader Huang.

Leader Huang didn't say anything, but simply opened the cup lid and blew on it.

On the way here, Chen Xuebing briefly explained the situation to him, knowing that Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications was in a difficult position, but Chen Xuebing had stated that he would come to persuade them.

Chen Xuebing waited a moment, letting Leader Huang give the other party a cold look, before interjecting, "It's not that we necessarily need exclusive authorization. Actually, we're doing this for the good of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications. It's not that we don't want to talk to Datang, but we need to have the disruptive technology in our hands before we can negotiate! If we sign an exclusive authorization agreement, we'll offend Datang later, which will reduce everyone's patent fees! If it's an exclusive cooperation, after we upgrade the technology, we can also give Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications more profits."

Nie Neng pondered for a moment and said, "Are you sure that if the Tang Dynasty obstructs us, your chips will still be able to be sold?"

Chen Xuebing chuckled: "It's just a patent on the underlying architecture. It's not like we can't get around it. To be honest, we're already in talks with other telecom operators. Even without Datang, we can get other underlying licenses. So, we need to make a complete modification and upgrade to the protocol stack of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, which is based on Datang's underlying patents."

Nie Neng instantly understood. Other authorizations?
Huawei?

Only Huawei can do it.

"Huawei's underlying technology overlaps significantly with Datang's, right? They just license each other's technologies," Nie Neng said, frowning.

Huawei's TD technology also relies on Datang's underlying technology, but Huawei has a deep foundation and also possesses many technologies that Datang does not have. The relationship between Huawei and Datang is not one of patent dependence, but rather one of cross-licensing.

Chen Xuebing laughed and said, "That's why we need to upgrade. Huawei can guarantee that our chips will sell. With better technology in our hands, we can negotiate with Datang and get them to make concessions."

Even if Spreadtrum upgrades its HSDPA technology, it's hard to say whether Huawei will offend Datang for this technology. Moreover, Spreadtrum's development direction is to break away from telecommunications companies and do things on its own.

However, negotiations are a mix of truth and deception; you always need to reassure the other party.

Seeing Chen Xuebing's confident demeanor and the fact that he could even get Leader Huang to help him, Nie had no doubts.

"So, how much profit can you offer us for the technology we've developed at such a high cost?"

At that moment, Leader Huang suddenly chuckled and interjected at the opportune moment:
"Fifty million is not much. Since Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications has achieved such good results, starting this year, the municipal government can increase your annual special research funding by twenty million."

The air fell silent after those words were spoken.

Twenty million a year?

Principal Chen couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

So, the technological investment made in the previous few years was recouped in just two and a half years?
Not only the school leaders, but Chen Xuebing was also a little surprised.

They didn't mention any subsidies from the municipal government when we arrived.

He met Huang's gaze and saw Huang raise his chin at He Zhiya with a strange smile.

I understood instantly.

They think they can help Yufu make money and get 20 million, so they want to put in more effort.

He earned Yufu 70 to 80 million yuan a month, so what is 20 million yuan a year?
Leader Huang has a good plan.

Since they've already asked for this favor, I have no choice but to accept it.

Leader Huang was willing, and the school leaders were also happy, because they were in administration and didn't know much about the telecommunications market.

But Chen Xuebing and Nie Neng knew that things weren't that simple.

The emergence of new technologies is often accidental; investing 50 million does not mean that the technology is only worth 50 million.

HSDPA is a technology that can affect the transmission efficiency of a generation of communication technology. If it can be further upgraded, it is no exaggeration to say that it is worth tens or hundreds of billions of dollars.

Nie Neng quickly coughed, signaling to his old subordinates not to be short-sighted.

Chen Xuebing immediately spoke up, raising the price.

"Hehe, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications (CQUPT) will certainly not charge a small amount for its technology licensing fees. We can adopt a tiered revenue sharing model. For every chip Spreadtrum sells, it will pay CQUPT a 0.5% patent fee. However, if we continue to optimize the protocol stack and achieve a technological advancement of more than 20% of the original HSDPA optimization effect, the fee will be reduced to 0.2%. Chairman Nie should know that if we reach this point, sales will increase several times over. Spreadtrum's chips are the mainstream for TD. Even at 0.2%, CQUPT can earn at least 200 million yuan. If the 3G market continues, 300 million or 400 million yuan is possible."

Upon hearing this, Nie Neng relaxed his posture considerably.

That's a reasonable price!

If Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications had the ability to market itself and could only focus on research and development, the price would have been at least doubled!
But everyone fell silent.

0.2%, two to four hundred million?
Even Leader Huang's expression turned serious, realizing that this was a very serious matter.

Chen Xuebing is really getting bigger and bigger things done.

About five seconds later, Leader Huang suddenly stood up and looked at his watch.

"Oh, I just remembered I have a meeting this afternoon. You guys go ahead and talk."

Without saying a word, he walked out, leaving a group of people standing there.

Reaching the door, he turned around and waved to He Zhiya, who immediately got up and ran out.

The two talked outside, but didn't leave for a long time, showing no sign that Leader Huang was in a hurry to start a meeting.

Seeing this, Chen Xuebing suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

Damn it, why am I even thinking about the numbers now?

Damn it, he was tempted.

(End of this chapter)