Chapter 245
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Japan, Edo International Airport. Lu Zixin and the rest arrived at the airport as scheduled. On the other side, the KDDI receptionist had been waiting for a long time.
"Hello, Mr. Lu. I am Yoshimi Kitajima from KDDI Corporation. Welcome to our company. Please let me know if you need anything."
The leader of the group was a young Japanese woman who could speak fluent Chinese.
"Thank you," Lu Zixin replied politely. They got into the car heading to KDDI's headquarters and went to the company first.
At the headquarters, Lu Zixin met with the president of KDDI Corporation, Tetsuhei Mitsuda. Corporation is a limited company in Japan. The president is equivalent to the general manager, and the chairman is the chairman.
Tetsuhei Mitsuda is in his fifties. He is thin, but his eyes are sharp like an eagle's.
"Mr. Lu, I am very happy to work with Hongxin. The launch will be held tomorrow afternoon. I hope you can attend the ceremony."
Tetsuhei Mitsuda spoke in Japanese, but the HX2S mobile phone on the table translated his Japanese into Chinese.
This is the universal translation function launched by Hongxin after they decided to enter the overseas market. It can translate the speech of several major languages. However, other than Chinese, the language library of other languages is not very rich. Therefore, it will be difficult to recognize if the accent is very strong.
However, with Hongxin's smart speech technology, this translation function is better than 90% of the translators in the market. More importantly, it is only an app. There is no need to buy a translator.
"I am also looking forward to it," Lu Zixin said.
After that, Lu Zixin and the accompanying staff visited KDDI to understand their business.
Yoshimi Kitajima was in charge of explaining. She said, "Our company's main business is mobile data service. It is divided into Japanese business and international communication network."
"Our mobile network and telecommunication services are not only outstanding in Japan, but also internationally. We are ranked 231 in the world's top 500. We have reached an agreement with a communication network company in the United States to jointly develop 5G communication technology … "
Lu Zixin looked around and indeed found a lot of redeeming qualities. However, he also noticed that KDDI's services were not limited to traditional fixed services and mobile data services. They also provided new services such as music downloads and cloud services.
This meant that KDDI Telecom was also looking for a new direction of profit. This was probably the reason why they were cooperating with Hongxin this time.
In Teppei Mita's office, he was reporting to the president about the arrival of Hongxin's representative.
"President, will you be going to the press conference tomorrow?" Tehei Mitsuda asked.
"No, I'm going to America tomorrow. I'll leave the press conference and the rest to you. " A calm and steady voice came from the other end of the phone. The person speaking was the chairman of KDDI Corporation, Keigo Takeshita.
"Yes, I understand. I will do a good job as the agent for Hongxin's smart products!" Tehei Mitsuda promised.
"I hope so. I hope that by the end of the year, there won't be any other board members who say anything bad to me." Keigo Takeshita wasn't in a good mood, and even had a hint of warning.
Tehei Mitsuda immediately nodded, but he sighed in his heart. The president also doesn't have high hopes for this project.
When Tehei Mitsuda decided to be the agent for Hongxin's smart products, he had tested it himself and understood the situation of Hongxin's smart products in China.
But many of the higher-ups did not agree to be the agent for Hongxin's smart products. Even the president doesn't have high hopes for this project. Firstly, this project will cost a lot of the company's funds and resources. Secondly, they don't believe in China's high-end technology. Thirdly, some Chinese brands, even Samsung, etc. are at a disadvantage in the Japanese market. This made them feel that Hongxin's products will also suffer the same fate.
When Tehei Mitsuda reached this agreement, he was under immense pressure. He was the one who pushed for this project, and if Hongxin's products don't perform well in the Japanese market, many people will be unhappy with him as the president.
At night, Lu Zixin was still reading the latest Japanese news in the hotel he was staying at. It was about Hongxin's smart products being sold in Japan.
The Japanese version of Hongxin's smart phones had translated all the news into Chinese.
: "KDDI Corporation has decided to be the agent for China's Hongxin brand smart products, and it is expected to be launched in China this month."
The news report said: "China's Hongxin Electronics is a rising high-tech company in China in recent years. Their Hongxin brand smart phones are well received in China, and they have even surpassed Apple's sales in China. "
"KDDI announced that Hongxin's smart phones will exceed Apple's phones and China's smart phones. They have the most advanced chips, Hongxin's operating system, smart voice control, etc."
… …
There were hundreds of comments from Japanese netizens at the bottom of the news report. Lu Zixin clicked on the comments and realized the situation was not as he expected.
One of the most popular comments was: "Better than Apple's phones and all our smart phones? How much did KDDI's top management get from that Chinese company? "
There were also many comments below: "China only sells rubbish imitation products. I never buy them."
"What Hongxin? I have never heard of this company. Better than Apple? China does not have this technology! "
"Everyone should support China's products. Buy Kyoceri and Sony's products and boycott Hongxin phones!"
"Rubbish KDDI is going to be the agent for Hongxin products. Is their company going to close down?"
"I hope they can't sell a single one of their phones, just like Samsung."
… …
Of course, there were also some neutral comments. For example, someone commented: "Everyone, don't listen to those people. Hongxin's smart phones are better than ours. You will know when you use them."
This person was then scolded by a group of people. "Are you a spy?"
"No one will believe you!"
"This person must be Chinese."
Someone advised: "I think everyone should not be so against it. Let's see how good it is. If it is not good, just don't buy it."
… …
Other than this news, there was also news about the press conference. Someone commented: "I will never watch it. Don't post such rubbish news!"
"That's right. I will also not buy it. Don't sell such rubbish!"
"I did not want to go at first. But they had invited my favorite Kotono Ishihara. I can't not go! But I am going for my goddess. It has nothing to do with their phones. "
"Me too. Kotono Ishihara is my favorite female celebrity. I will also attend this event!"
"Damn it. I don't want to go. Why is Kotono Ishihara there?"
"Kotono Ishihara is attending this event. She is too pitiful! I feel sorry for my goddess. "
Lu Zixin is familiar with Kotono Ishihara's name. She is a Japanese female celebrity who had become popular in the past six months. News about her can be seen on some of China's entertainment news. She also has a large number of fans in China.
"Could it be that only female celebrities can attend Hongxin's press conference?" Lu Zixin recalled that when he was in China, Hong Xin could easily make the headlines with just a press conference, let alone hold one.
"Seems like the Chinese market is still waiting for Hongxin to conquer it!"
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