Chapter two hundred and ninety fourth old land
To be honest, Zhou Liwen admired Cai Mingjie's tenacity and methods at this time. It is impossible for ordinary people to do this in a businessman to turn over in this way when he was frustrated.
If Zhou Liwen predicted correctly, it only takes one year for Cai Mingjie's Taiwan Connect Technology to surpass MediaTek's previous and become a copycat mobile phone or the world's largest mobile phone chip system manufacturer.
Perhaps, some people would say that Zhou Liwen's idea is too much. The world's largest? This is absolutely impossible? But Zhou Liwen knows more than anyone about the huge market for counterfeit mobile phones and the desire of merchants to pursue interests. You should know that in the original history, after the copier mobile phones were released, it was like an irresistible wave that started around the world in just half a year. In China alone, more than 100 million counterfeit mobile phones are produced every year, reaching a maximum of 145 million. These chip systems are all made by MediaTek. MediaTek's history was able to become a huge company, and it was due to these outputs that made astronomical profits. Cai Mingjie is still the same Cai Mingjie, but MediaTek has replaced it with Taiwan United Technology, but the result should not be too many changes.
Zhou Liwen really doesn't have many ways to solve this problem. The only way to solve the problem is to compete with updated and more powerful smartphones and counterfeit phones.
The only weakness of counterfeit mobile phones is its system. Although counterfeit mobile phones are also called smartphones in the later stages of their development, they do not have a reliable and secure mobile phone system platform, resulting in great shortcomings and defects in smartphone applications.
Although these shortcomings and defects were not a big problem at first, the gap became larger and larger with the development of application software and platforms. This is also the main reason why many factories that made counterfeit mobile phones began to decline after 2010. The main reason why many manufacturers of counterfeit mobile phones began to be "incorporated" was the transformation into regular mobile phone brands. By then, MediaTek, which had been accumulated through the original, also saw its weaknesses clearly, and actively cooperated with major companies such as Apple and Samsung to reduce counterfeit mobile phone chip products, thus investing in the work of customizing and developing a new generation of mobile phone chips for these mobile phone manufacturers.
The launch of counterfeit mobile phones is inevitable for Zhou Liwen and Mr. Li. For this reason, Zhou Liwen talked with Mr. Li and decided to launch TCL's smartphones as soon as possible to counter the current market impact of counterfeit mobile phones on TCL's traditional 2G mobile phones. Mr. Li was also a little helpless about this situation, but in fact, he could only accept it.
The resurgence of counterfeit mobile phones has allowed Zhou Liwen to extend his stay in Huacheng. In order to fight the counterfeit wave, Zhou Liwen decided to promote the software store platform of smartphones in advance, that is, the application software development of smartphones. For this reason, he met with Penguin, which is also in Southeast Province through relationships, and invited them to jointly design a communication software for Orz smartphones in the name of Orz.
If this software is familiar to many people after 2011, it is the WeChat software that is the most frequently used in mobile communication software. Of course, from a technical perspective, Zhou Liwen can be developed by his own network company, but he still chose this company that develops WeChat. The reason is very simple. He values the other party's huge existing user base. The most important thing about communication software is to have a sufficient number of user bases, which is exactly what Zhou Liwen lacks. Moreover, the other party has unique business and development capabilities in this kind of product. Instead of Zhou Liwen's efforts to make money and make money to make a similar software, it is better to let the original developer do this.
Zhou Liwen's suggestion made Penguin Company extremely interested. After initial contact, Zhou Liwen proposed to inject 30 million yuan into the other party. As the owner of WeChat 51%, Zhou Liwen made concessions in developing and operating this product and handed over the operating rights of WeChat to Penguin Company. In other words, Zhou Liwen only needs the results and does not look at the process. He can only enjoy the ownership and profit dividends of WeChat, but can give up the operating rights. Such investors will not refuse.
After the two parties reached a preliminary agreement, Zhou Liwen handed over the work to Liu Ting. At this time, there was no idea where Cisco heard about this and proposed to Zhou Liwen that he would also have a kick. In response, Zhou Liwen agreed after considering this, which was equivalent to the joint development of Orz, Cisco and Penguin Company, and Zhou Liwen's initial capital injection was also increased from 30 million to 50 million.
After Liu Ting arrived in Pengcheng, she would take over the rest of her work. Zhou Liwen drove back to Huacheng, and after a day of rest, she would take tomorrow's flight back to Shanghai. When she thought of her precious son and wife who had not seen each other for many days, Zhou Liwen's mood became much more relaxed.
After getting off the highway, Zhou Liwen drove by the nearest of his previous branch. While waiting for the red light, he suddenly had a whim and turned around from the right with the steering wheel, preparing to go to the place where he used to work.
More than two years have passed in a flash. In these two years, in addition to the initial time Zhou Liwen also paid attention to the logistics cooperation between Guo and Huacheng Branch. However, as Zhou Liwen's career grew bigger and bigger, the businesses of Huacheng Branch were no longer big in his eyes. Moreover, since last year, Zhou Liwen has stopped caring about Guo's side, and has only the title of chairman and has thrown all the specific work to Guo Tao and Zhang Zhen to handle.
Time flies so fast, and the scenes of that year are still vivid in my mind. When I think back, Zhou Liwen feels a little moved. At the same time, he also thought of Mr. Chen who promoted him. Although Mr. Chen almost dragged himself into the water before leaving, he really needs to be discussed. If it weren't for Mr. Chen's appreciation and promotion, Zhou Liwen would not have come to this point so quickly.
There is also the seemingly reckless and actually careful Liu, Zhou Liwen, who doesn’t know how they are doing in Australia now. Maybe they may meet in the future, and maybe there will be no chance to meet again, but no matter what, Zhou Liwen cannot forget them.
Although Zhou Liwen has only worked here for more than a year, its significance is profound for Zhou Liwen. In this place, Zhou Liwen dug up his first-time financial position, and because of his position in the Huacheng branch, he knew Zhang Zhen, Liao Yuancheng, Pang Yishan, Sha Zihao... these right-hand assistants.
Time flies, and I don’t know how my old colleague is now. At this time, Zhou Liwen even remembered Huang Jianbo who was tortured by him. I don’t know if he is still serving his sentence or has been released from prison. Looking back on every bit of the past, Zhou Liwen even felt like a different life.
The car shop near Huacheng Branch, Zhou Liwen parked his car at the intersection opposite the small building of the branch, and looked at the place where he had worked from afar. Everything seemed to be the same, and it had not changed at all. Even the sign hanging in the gatehouse was still the same, but Zhou Liwen did not go in, and he didn't even have the idea of getting closer. After all, it had been so long, and he just came over to take a look.
After looking out for a few minutes, Zhou Liwen touched the cigarette and wanted to light one, but who would have thought that the cigarette box had already been finished when touching the cigarette. Zhou Liwen frowned and pinched the empty cigarette box into a ball, opened the door and got out of the car and walked to the nearby supermarket to buy a cigarette.
"Manager Zhou?" When Zhou Liwen just bought a cigarette and was about to return to the car to leave, a voice suddenly rang behind her.
"Zhang Guangdu?" Zhou Liwen looked back and saw that it was Zhang Guangdu, his former subordinate. He was carrying a shoulder bag on his back, and seemed to have just returned from outside.
"Oh, it's really you! I almost thought I had recognized the wrong person just now." Zhang Guangdu quickly stepped forward and said in surprise, but there was a hint of restraint in his expression.
After all, Zhou Liwen impressed Zhang Guangdu back then. The Huang Jianbo incident almost broke Zhang Guangdu in. In the end, Zhou Liwen pulled him and let him escape. Later, Zhang Guangdu was placed in the position of business manager by Zhou Liwen. Although Zhang Guangdu himself understood that Zhou Liwen was not actually using him, but just using him as a pawn to control the entire business department, but after all, Zhou Liwen helped him. If it weren't for Zhou Liwen, Zhang Guangdu would have been finished long ago.
"You are here to visit the old unit today? It's a coincidence that I just came back from visiting a customer and saw you when I crossed the street."
Zhou Liwen nodded with a smile, looked at Zhang Guangdu, whom he hadn't seen for more than two years, and found that he looked much older than before, and even his hair was a little gray.
"Let's go and have a seat in the building?" Zhang Guangdu pointed to the small building of the branch and smiled.
"No need, I happened to pass by today. Besides, I have been away for so long, and working hours are not suitable." Zhou Liwen smiled and rejected his kindness.
"That's true..." Zhang Guangdu nodded, and as he saw Zhou Liwen holding the undisassembled cigarette in his hand, he quickly woke up and took out the cigarette from his pocket and handed it.
"You smoke, Manager Zhou, are you doing well over the years?"
"Thank you." Zhou Liwen took the cigarette and pointed it at the fire he handed it over: "It's okay, how are you? All the old colleagues in the past are still there, right?"
Hearing Zhou Liwen's question, Zhang Guangdu smiled bitterly and said, "You can't starve to death if you don't have enough food. Some people are still there, but some are no longer there."
"Have you gone back to the headquarters?" Zhou Liwen asked casually.
"What are you going back to the headquarters? Those who are laid off, those who are resigned..."
"How could it be?" Zhou Liwen was stunned. You should know that he was referring to formal staff, not locally employed personnel. How could a large company like the group be laid off in just two years? I had never heard of this situation in my previous life!
Chapter completed!