Reborn in America, I'm serious about making money.

Not HK$5998, not HK$4998, not HK$3998, the basic model is only HK$2998...

This statement spread across the internet; a survey was conducted online asking what the most anticipated electronic product was in 2004, and many people answered that it was the smartphone.

And they are really looking forward to it because current mobile phones are too simple, so they need new toys to liberate them from computer entertainment.

Although everyone was looking forward to it, they still had doubts about the phone.

"This phone has such a big screen, doesn't it consume a lot of power? We didn't see them mention standby time or talk time."

"There are no buttons, how can this phone be used? Can you just talk? It's so inconvenient."

"A phone without buttons is soulless; I won't buy it, it's garbage."

"I heard that his screen is touch-sensitive and works very well."

"What if the touchscreen breaks?"

"The basic model is HK$2998, which is more than three thousand. With tax, it will be close to four thousand. It's too expensive. I don't want to buy it. I can use other phones."

"Mobile internet? Haha... what can you even browse? Don't you know how expensive data is these days?"

"For entertainment, I'd rather use a computer."

Smartphones were still considered somewhat impractical by many, so naturally, many people were skeptical. But that's alright; it's just the beginning. Back then, an iPhone cost 5288, and later even 9999. At those prices, people still bought them, and quite a lot of them.

All I can say is that the fiercer the boycott, the more people will buy it in the end. All I can say is: it's really good!

Some people say that this phone couldn't possibly be released so early, and they don't believe their technology is that advanced. Do they even have technology in Hong Kong? Is it technology real estate or technology finance?

This issue has received a lot of support. Indeed, that's the reality in Hong Kong, and that's the impression people get from it.

"Hehe... That place is so small, it can't do anything else besides real estate and finance."

"Even though that place has a high density of wealthy people, would they invest in these kinds of things?"

Where are the laboratories? Where are the researchers? Where are the factories?

Zhang San also saw these things. He knew that this was just the surface of Hong Kong. In reality, they were still very enthusiastic about science and technology; otherwise, Hong Kong University wouldn't be ranked so high in Asia. In the early 1990s, Hong Kong's program-controlled telephones held 80% of the global market share. Even earlier, they had manufactured chips for INTL and MOT. They manufactured a great many electronic products back then, but due to limited space, many of them didn't take off.

Between 1945 and 1950, a large number of business elites from mainland China flocked to Hong Kong. It can be said that a significant portion of the elites at that time went to Hong Kong, laying the talent and material foundation for Hong Kong's later development.

The most typical example of technology investment is Mr. Li. He not only invests in the Internet in North America, but also in many high-tech companies in Israel. In this respect, he is ahead of many people.

Of course, he also profited immensely, in a way that no one else could match.

As rumors of potential delays in smartphone releases became increasingly common on the internet, a news item appeared online.

A rumor circulated online that the twenty global mobile phone companies attending the meeting would simultaneously announce the launch of their first-generation smartphones two days before Christmas.

In their view, how could it be so fast? It must be fake news. However, not long after the rumor spread, another piece of news appeared before them: three mainland mobile phone manufacturers would hold press conferences on December 1st to prepare for the launch of their first generation of smartphones.

These three mobile phone manufacturers are coincidentally all located in Shenzhen. They mainly produce CDMA phones, and their individual sales have never been able to compete with Nokia. However, when they are combined, they surpass Nokia.

This news, once it circulated on the internet, was met with skepticism from many. However, considering that after the Da Sima Foundation ended, these three mobile phone manufacturers became members of the foundation, providing an annual membership fee to support its research and development, they knew that this time, it might really be a genuine IPO.

All of the technologies and patents of the Da Sima Foundation are open to its members. It's just a membership fee, not a production fee, so they naturally accept it.

Spokespersons from the three mobile phone manufacturers naturally agreed to be interviewed by the media, allowing them to reveal some information.

A spokesperson for Shenzhen Shangyin Communications Co., Ltd. revealed some inside information, saying, "We adopted the latest chip technology from Dasima, which comes from the British company MRA. MRA provides communication solutions for Q-com in North America and is the technology provider for SOC chipsets... The chips can be produced entirely independently, so... Therefore, the self-sufficiency rate of the entire smartphone reached 43%."

A spokesperson for Shenzhen Micro-Sound Communications Co., Ltd. naturally refused to be outdone, saying, "Although we all use the technology and systems of Da Sima Fund, our mobile phone self-sufficiency rate has reached 43.5%. It can be said that 43.5% of the cost is purchased from our subsidiaries."

A spokesperson for another company, Shenzhen Deep Communications, upon hearing the comments from the other two competitors, immediately told reporters: "Although we are all member companies and were among the first batch of members, their description of costs in this way is very incorrect, or not entirely accurate. For example, 44.2% of our costs are self-procured, self-developed, and we have our own patents. But have we said that? We don't. Those two companies are just making things up, which is very bad."

When these news stories appeared in the media, they believed that at least two of the three companies were exaggerating; it was just a numbers game, something anyone could do.

Soon, someone exposed their boasting, revealing the secret of their cost by examining each component.

"These three companies, apart from screens and SOC chipsets, can produce everything else themselves through their subsidiaries. The freed-up capacity can be outsourced to other factories. The 43%-44.2% range they mentioned is their absolute cost limit; otherwise, they could have exaggerated their figures."

This makes many people laugh; these businesses really know how to play the game, they can even bring this up.