Although Chen Hansheng was willing to join the "Open Mobile Phone Alliance" and agreed to attend the conference in Silicon Valley, he did not understand technology at all.
However, Li Xiaokai was the person in charge of the research and development of Fruit 3, so he could not leave unless absolutely necessary. Fortunately, there was still a tech guru in Nutshell. He was the chief scientist and director of the Nutshell Research Institute, Feng Nanqi.
Director Feng was actually one of the board members. He was in his early forties and looked ordinary. He spoke slowly and softly. He did not like to get involved in any administrative matters. To put it simply, he did not like to take over power.
However, Feng Nanqi's resume was very impressive. Like Li Xiaokai, he also graduated from Stanford and worked as a chief engineer at Qualcomm and TSMC. He was also one of the first people to study "big data algorithms" in China.
In order to hire Feng Nanqi, Chen Hansheng had hired many middlemen to persuade him, in addition to the generous conditions.
Therefore, there should not be any problems with Feng Nanqi at Nutshell Research Institute for this kind of international conference. Chen Hansheng was just going to take a walk around and take a photo to prove that he was "here". Then, he would go visit Little Silly Bun according to the original plan.
Silicon Valley was also in the San Francisco Bay Area, so the two places were relatively close.
On the 2nd of July, when the popularity of the "Nutshell Third Generation" and "Blue and White Porcelain" was still rising in China, Chen Hansheng and Feng Nanqi boarded a private jet and went to the United States for a conference.
Other than a few technical engineers, Chen Lan and Nie Xiaoyu were also in the entourage.
Chen Lan was on summer vacation and she did not have any pressure to take the master's or PhD exams, so she followed them shamelessly.
Nie Xiaoyu was still his personal secretary. Chen Hansheng now had three secretaries. The "First Secretary" was always Nie Xiaoyu and the "Second Secretary" was Tan Ying.
However, in order to gain some experience and lay a foundation for future promotions, Tan Ying was temporarily transferred to the Fruit 3 project team. Chen Hansheng did not disturb her.
The "Third Secretary" was Zhu Saiwen who was in the United States. However, after the Shuraba was solved, Seven would definitely be promoted.
It could not be helped. The secretaries were always in a favorable position.
Because of Chen Lan and Nie Xiaoyu, the ten-hour flight was very enjoyable. They brought a lot of snacks and comic books with them and chatted about the two-dimensional plot.
Chen Hansheng would sometimes join in, but he hated it because he always used all kinds of jokes to ridicule her.
For example, when Chen Lan and Nie Xiaoyu were talking about One Piece, the two girls were praising Luffy's courage. Chen Hansheng interrupted with a grin, "Wang Luffy may look reckless, but he's actually full of evil tricks. He calls himself 'One Piece King Luffy' whenever he meets a weakling, but when he meets a general, he calls himself 'Monkey D. Luffy.' He's afraid that people won't know about his family background and end up killing him with a single punch."
When talking about "Naruto", Chen Hansheng commented on Sakura Haruno – She was a typical green tea bitch.
In the end, his sister and the little secretary ignored him and went to the lounge to discuss. However, when they saw that their boss was so approachable, some engineers who went on a business trip for the first time relaxed a lot.
As for Director Feng, he was just drinking the hot tea made by the stewardess while reading the news about the "Android smart operating system". He had the bearing of an intellectual big shot.
After arriving in Silicon Valley, Chen Hansheng met the representatives of Mobile, Unicom, Telecom and Huawei in the hotel arranged by Google.
Among the five companies, the three national companies had more internal conflicts. On the contrary, Nutshell and Huawei did not have much competition, so both sides were polite to each other.
One said, "Director Chen is young and promising. If Director Ren knows that Director Chen is going to attend, he will definitely come." The other said, "Director Ren is very busy. If I have the chance, I will visit him in Shencheng."
Chen Hansheng respected Huawei. Of course, respect was one thing. If Huawei also started to develop mobile phones in the future, he would not hesitate to suppress Nutshell. This was probably the true essence of modern business.
Friendship was friendship. Competition was competition. Find opportunities to cooperate in the competition.
… ….
It was a quiet night. The next day, during the meeting, Chen Hansheng saw many awesome global companies, such as Intel, DE Instrument, Softbank, Sony, and even his "old acquaintance" Samsung Electronics.
The executive deputy director of Samsung Electronics, Kim Jae-hwan, was the representative. In Samsung Electronics, the executive deputy director was equivalent to the vice president. Kim Jae-hwan was also familiar with China. Last year, when Chen Hansheng went to South Korea for business, he was the one who received him.
The two sides had a good negotiation at that time. If Zheng Baoxu had not interfered, Nutshell might have already reconciled with Samsung.
However, thanks to Zheng Baoxu, Chen Hansheng gained a lot of honor points. Of course, in the end, it was Kim Jae-hwan who forced Zheng Baoxu to commit suicide.
Kim Jae-hwan also noticed Chen Hansheng. In fact, he had been looking for Chen Hansheng. He waved his hand and greeted Chen Hansheng enthusiastically, as if he had forgotten the conflict between the two companies.
"F * ck you …"
Chen Hansheng spat on the ground. He wasn't scolding Kim Jae-hwan.
In the domestic competition between Nutshell and Samsung Electronics, Nutshell always had the advantage. However, Samsung Group was more powerful internationally, so other representatives were willing to communicate with Kim Jae-hwan.
On the contrary, Nutshell Electronics, which was used to being the center of the competition, suddenly felt marginalized.
Hearing Chen Hansheng's words, Feng Nanqi adjusted his glasses and comforted him, "Right now, our electronics industry is still at the bottom of the international supply chain. It's inevitable that people will look down on us. However, I believe that the situation will change gradually. Maybe 20 years later, you'll be able to sit at the forefront and enjoy other people's compliments."
"Feng, you're very ambitious!"
Chen Hansheng was also temperamental. Just now, he had a sinister look on his face. Now, he patted Feng Nanqi's shoulder and said with a smile, "If that day comes, the first credit will definitely go to you researchers. I'm just a boss who doesn't know anything about technology. I can only work hard to create more opportunities and platforms so that everyone can work together to destroy those foreigners' chrysanthemums!"
Feng Nanqi shook his head helplessly. It seemed that a quiet technical worker like him didn't match Chen Hansheng's magnetic field. In fact, it was the opposite. Feng Nanqi liked Chen Hansheng's boss the most.
Firstly, he was generous. In Nutshell Electronics, Chen Hansheng rarely rejected the application for funding for technical research.
Secondly, he was generous. As long as the research results were presented within the specified time, no matter what the R&D department did during the process, even if they went on a trip to Mars, Chen Hansheng would pretend that he didn't see it.
Thirdly, he was generous. When Feng Nanqi and the others submitted the middle management positions, Chen Hansheng only understood, but he didn't interfere.
Lastly, he never painted a big picture. Chen Hansheng liked to brag, but he never told his subordinates poisonous chicken soup. He liked to use "bonuses" to communicate with his subordinates, and his subordinates also liked this method very much.
Only a declining company would talk about its feelings all day long. A big company like Nutshell Electronics, which was thriving day by day, didn't need to play this trick at all.
… ….
After the conference started, Google's CTO gave a speech first. Although Chen Hansheng didn't even pass CET-4 in English, there was simultaneous interpretation in the conference room, which could solve this problem completely.
According to Google, there were two reasons for developing the Android system. First, the current Symbian was too backward, and they needed to develop a new smart operating system. Moreover, this system was completely open source, and any mobile terminal manufacturer could join the Android alliance.
Chen Hansheng looked at the row of Huawei representatives in front of him. Their future "Hongmeng System" was derived from Android, but because it was open source, it didn't constitute infringement at all. On the contrary, it would promote the maturity of the Android platform application.
The second reason for developing Android was that Apple's first generation mobile phone had already been released. If they didn't make sufficient preparations, when faced with the more advanced iOS system, everyone's current cake would be squeezed out.
It seemed that Chen Hansheng wasn't the only one who recognized the threat of the iPhone.
This conference lasted for a week, but Chen Hansheng planned to stay here for one night, and the rest of the work would be handed over to Director Feng.
No matter what the other companies in the alliance thought, Chen Hansheng had his own set of plans.
First, he would use the Android system to surpass Nokia and Motorola's market share in the domestic market. When Apple fully entered the domestic market in 2011, he would work together with Xiaomi to set up obstacles.
If he wanted to easily make money in a market with a population of 1.4 billion, he would have to ask the local tyrant for permission.
… ….
After a day of meetings, Chen Hansheng played in Nie Xiaoyu and Chen Lan's room. In fact, he mainly wanted to complain that those bastard multinational companies didn't even talk to Nutshell Electronics.
Another reason was that he wanted to "get some Internet connection". Since Chen Lan was video-chatting with Xiao Rongyu, he could take a few more glances at Chen Zipei.
Chen Zipei was now nine months old, but she was still naive. She sat in Xiao Rongyu's arms and stared at the webcam without blinking.
She was probably curious about the other version of herself that appeared on the computer screen. She tilted her round head, and the light from the webcam was reflected in her beautiful little eyes.
Occasionally, when no one was paying attention, she would spit out bubbles. But before the corners of her mouth were wet, Xiao Rongyu stretched out her slender fingers and gently wiped them away.
"Ah …"
Chen Lan was a little mad. She yelled at her niece, "Chen Zipei, why are you so cute? Do you believe that I won't bite off your chubby little face when I see you tomorrow?"
Ever since they switched babies, Chen Lan could only see Chen Zipei through video calls. She missed Chen Zipei a lot.
Nie Xiaoyu was also teasing her through the computer screen, but the naive little girl didn't have much reaction. She just stared blankly at her two aunts.
"This silly girl."
In the end, Chen Lan shook her head in disappointment. The two sisters were too much like their mothers.
It was obvious that Chen Zijin had a lively and sweet personality. Even if she was made to cry, as long as the adults coaxed her a little, she would giggle.
Chen Zipei was very quiet. In the past, Liang Meijuan used to worry that her cute little granddaughter would be bullied when she grew up.
It was purely groundless worry. With a hooligan like Chen Hansheng as her father, who could bully his daughter?
"Who's silly? We're not silly."
To their surprise, Xiao Rongyu disagreed. She seemed to be trying her best to prove that her daughter was very smart. She lowered her head and said to Chen Zipei, "Baby, what have we learned today? Show me."
"Oh."
Chen Zipei raised her head and looked at her "mother". She seemed to understand her mother's words.
"It's what we always do when grandma goes out to buy groceries."
Xiao Rongyu reminded her, "Bye, bye, bye …"
The naive little girl was struck dumb for a while. She suddenly raised her short arms and waved them up and down in front of the camera. That was probably the meaning of "bye".
Her clumsy action made everyone laugh. Chen Hansheng couldn't wait to kiss Chen Zipei. However, at this moment, Kim Jae-hwan, the vice president of Samsung Electronics, asked the representatives of Mobile and Unicom to pass on his request to meet with Chen Hansheng.
"Meet?"
Chen Hansheng held his phone and thought quickly. At the same time, he replied jokingly, "Kim Jae-hwan isn't a playboy. Why would I want to meet him in the middle of the night?"
In fact, the representatives of Mobile and Unicom were aware of the past between Nutshell and Samsung, but they had to persuade him patiently on the phone, "Chairman Chen, just treat it as having a cup of tea. Samsung and we are still working on some projects …"
Before Samsung's mobile phones were very popular in China, it had a deep relationship with the three major operators. Some of their projects had even been going on until now. It was understandable that the leaders of state-owned enterprises didn't want to be the middleman.
However, Chen Hansheng didn't figure out Samsung's real intention. He temporarily used the tactic of delaying. He wiped his shorts and patted his thighs several times. He said with a smile, "Leader, I'm actually taking a shower. If there's anything urgent, we can talk about it after the shower. I can't talk to you on the phone naked all the time, right?"
"Okay, okay, okay."
The leader could only hang up the phone. Chen Hansheng's unscrupulous style was really difficult for ordinary people to deal with.
"Brother, you're fooling people again."
Chen Lan pursed her lips. She then said to her little niece in the video, "Baby, when you grow up, please don't be like daddy."
"You can't meet a boy like him either."
Xiao Rongyu, who had been ignoring Chen Hansheng, suddenly said.
At this moment, even the thick-skinned Chen Hansheng felt very embarrassed. He secretly glanced at the video on the computer.
Little Yu'er must have just taken a shower. Her slightly wet hair fell on her shoulders. She was wearing a light pink nightgown. The cotton material stuck to her body, outlining her attractive breasts and waist. The outline of her oval face was very delicate. Her curly eyelashes fluttered with her eyes.
As expected, a girl's heart was a lifelong thing, even if she was already a mother.
However, because of Little Yu'er's words, Chen Hansheng felt embarrassed to continue staying in the room. He also needed to discuss with Feng Nanqi what Kim Jae-hwan was up to.
When Feng Nanqi heard about it, his first reaction was that Samsung wanted to re-enter the Chinese market.
"That's not possible."
Chen Hansheng thought for a while and said, "Samsung's mobile phones are already out of business in China. Even if we give up some market share, the consumers won't accept it. I think they want to renegotiate our cooperation."
Chen Hansheng talked tirelessly. Feng Nanqi was also lost in thought.
Ever since Nutshell and Samsung had a falling out, Nutshell had stopped purchasing Samsung's products even before Samsung had taken the initiative to take action.
It could be said that Apple 3 had nothing to do with Samsung from beginning to end.
Nutshell's influence in China was not to be underestimated. When Nutshell stopped purchasing from Samsung's supply chain, Xiaomi also unilaterally stopped their supply chain. They had shown that they were in the same boat.
The two biggest mobile phone manufacturers in China had both said "No" to Samsung. It was easy to follow the trend. The other manufacturers thought that they would suffer losses if they continued to do business with Samsung. Hence, they simply followed Nutshell and Xiaomi and chose other suppliers.
Therefore, Samsung not only suffered losses in the China market, but also in the supply chain behind the scenes.
Of course, Nutshell and Xiaomi were able to be so stubborn because Samsung didn't achieve a real technological monopoly in this era. Even the electronic screen that they were proud of could be perfectly replaced by Sharp.
Therefore, Chen Hansheng guessed that Kim Jae-hwan wanted to renegotiate the cooperation between Nutshell and Samsung.
Of course, this was not the key point. The main point was to guide the other manufacturers in China who followed the trend to not hate Samsung for no reason.
"Then …"
Feng Nanqi frowned and asked, "Should we agree?"
"Director Feng, what do you think?"
Chen Hansheng asked back.
"We don't need to cooperate at all in the short term, but in the long term …"
Feng Nanqi was impartial and only analyzed from the technical point of view. "First of all, Samsung is currently developing a flexible OLED screen. Director Li and I have analyzed that this is a development trend. We can use the Sharp OLED screen for the third generation, and there is no problem with the fourth generation. But what about the Apple 5, Apple 6, and Apple 7 in the future?"
Chen Hansheng nodded slightly. Li Xiaokai had also mentioned this before.
"The second is the chip."
Feng Nanqi continued, "Currently, we have been using Qualcomm chips from the United States. We are afraid that they will suddenly stop supplying us one day. Although the possibility is very small, in case it happens, Samsung can still be our backup."
"Well …"
Chen Hansheng rubbed between his eyebrows. The chip problem still existed 10 years later, but there was no other way, because their country was too slow in this field.
In fact, the simplest way was for the wealthy Nutshell Electronics to acquire the most advanced chip technology in the future. They would directly acquire foreign chip companies in order to obtain the most advanced chip technology.
It seemed to cost a lot of money, but compared to the manpower, material resources, and time spent in the research and development process, it was the most cost-effective.
"The last point."
Old Feng sighed and said, "I have been studying Apple these days. To be honest, IOS is a great invention in the history of mankind, just like Windows. Therefore, the biggest pressure on us in the future is probably not Samsung phones, but Apple phones."
"Wow!"
Chen Hansheng grinned. Director Feng was really far-sighted.
"Then, shall we try to negotiate with Samsung?"
Chen Hansheng asked.
"Yes, we can negotiate."
Feng Nanqi paused for a while. "But the attitude …"
"You have to be tough."
Chen Hansheng understood tacitly. "Otherwise, with the character of the Koreans, they will climb up the pole, right?"
"Director Chen, you are the most accurate person I have ever met."
Feng Nanqi praised sincerely. "This is probably an indispensable ability for entrepreneurs."
"Wow!"
Chen Hansheng made another joke. "Director Feng, even if you praise me, I will not be happy, stupid human!"
"What?"
Old Feng had never watched One Piece, so he did not know Choba's famous quote.
"Nothing."
Chen Hansheng shrugged. "What I mean is, I am the best at acting."
… ….
After the discussion, Chen Hansheng even deliberately wet his hair, pretending that he had just taken a shower.
Feng Nanqi was not surprised by his boss's strange actions. After arriving at the coffee shop on the first floor, Kim Jaihwan was chatting happily with the leaders of Mobile Connect.
When they saw Chen Hansheng walking over, their expressions changed slightly.
Chen Hansheng did not care about their behavior at all. As long as it did not affect Nutshell's interests, Chen Hansheng did not care who he was with.
"Director Chen, long time no see."
Kim Jaihwan took the initiative to extend his hand. His Chinese had improved a lot.
"Ha!"
Chen Hansheng shook his hand casually, raised his eyebrows and said, "Good night."
After that, he pulled out a chair and sat down casually. He gestured to Feng Nanqi with his mouth. "Director Feng from Guomi Research Institute."
In the eyes of ordinary people, Feng Nanqi was low-key and did not have a reputation. However, he was very famous in the industry. Everyone knew him.
After some meaningless greetings, Kim Jaihwan slowly got to the point. "Director Chen, the pre-sales of your third-generation phone are very popular. I think that when it is officially launched, the sales in the first month will probably exceed Motorola's."
"Is that so?"
Chen Hansheng crossed his legs and said half-jokingly, "This is all thanks to your company."
After Samsung's phones were withdrawn from the market in China, most of the remaining market was occupied by Nutshell. According to the inference of "whoever benefits in the end is the murderer", Samsung could basically confirm that Nutshell was behind all the phone explosions.
Now that Chen Hansheng said this, there was a hint of murderous intent.
Facing Nutshell's uncooperative attitude, the leaders of the two state-owned enterprises acted as if they did not hear it. They could only be the middleman, and this was already the limit.
If they spoke for Samsung again, Nutshell was not a pushover. He might even complain to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
"Damn it! Chen Hansheng is really a bastard who is difficult to communicate with! "
In fact, Kim Jaihwan was also complaining in his heart. However, Samsung really needed Nutshell's help at the moment, so he still replied in a dignified manner, "Samsung's mission is to contribute to the human society. It is also within our responsibility to help Nutshell."
"Hehe, I almost believed the bullsh * t of this bastard."
Chen Hansheng nodded with a fake smile.
However, Chen Hansheng was not active, and Feng Nanqi did not say a word either. The atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.
The leaders of the two state-owned enterprises were a little restless. As a middleman, they were most afraid of this kind of situation. Just when the atmosphere was about to become completely cold, Kim Jaihwan did not forget his task. He crossed his hands on the table and leaned forward slightly, showing a dignified and steady look.
As expected, when Kim Jaihwan opened his mouth again, he spoke slowly with a little seriousness and sincerity, "Chairman Chen, due to unavoidable historical reasons, there are some prejudices between our two companies. Of course, I admit that the prejudices mainly come from Korea …"
Several leaders of the state-owned enterprises exchanged glances with each other. They were a little surprised. It was rare to see a senior executive of a Korean company speak like this. Normally, this group of Koreans would raise their eyelids to the sky.
“stop！”
To their surprise, Chen Hansheng did not give them face at all. He interrupted impatiently, "Chairman Kim, I want to make one thing clear. In fact, we have never cared about the prejudices against you Koreans. You always think that China is chasing after you, but in fact, we have never regarded Korea as an opponent."
"That's what I think."
Chen Hansheng said arrogantly, "Old Feng also thinks the same. You can also ask the leaders of the state-owned enterprises whether they regard Korea as an opponent in their hearts."
"Cough, cough, cough …"
Several leaders cleared their throats at the same time. In fact, Chen Hansheng's words made them suddenly understand one thing.
Why was it that when they were negotiating with the Koreans, no matter how arrogant they were, they didn't seem to take it to heart? The reason behind this "not fussing" was because they didn't treat the other party as an opponent of the same level.
Even tonight, they invited Chen Hansheng to come downstairs for coffee because they couldn't dissuade Kim Jaihwan, so they had to satisfy his request.
"As someone who started his own business from scratch, he's always right on the mark."
The leaders of the state-owned enterprises looked calm on the surface, but they admired Fruit Shell Chen in their hearts. Fruit Shell Chen's performance tonight had left a deep impression on them.
No matter in public or in private, Fruit Shell Chen was always the one who showed off the prestige of their country.
However, Chen Hansheng's words were like a slap to Kim Jaihwan's face. Kim Jaihwan's eyes suddenly became unkind.
Unfortunately, Chen Hansheng was a serious ruffian. He wasn't afraid of this kind of threat at all. He leaned back on the sofa without any scruples, staring at Kim Jaihwan fiercely. He even picked up the coffee and took a big sip.
After drinking the coffee, he was ready to stand up and leave, which meant that tonight's exchange was over.
Now, the scene between the two sides was very similar to the scene when they were buying and selling clothes.
The customer said, "Boss, can I sell this dress for 80 yuan?"
The boss replied, "The purchase price is 90 yuan. If you really like it, I can sell it to you for 100 yuan. I'll make 10 yuan for my travel expenses."
The customer said, "80 yuan! If you don't sell it to me, I'll leave. "
The boss said, "Then you can leave. You really can't get it at this price."
The customer turned around and left. The boss didn't ask him to stay in the beginning.
Obviously, both sides wanted it. It was just a matter of who gave up first. Would the boss take the initiative to say, "Wait a minute, I'll sell it to you at a loss?" Or would the customer give up in advance and say, "Fine, fine, 100 yuan it is. I really like it, otherwise I wouldn't buy it."
Chen Hansheng and Kim Jaihwan were also in a deadlock. As time passed, Chen Hansheng's coffee was emptied little by little.
Just when he was about to stand up, Kim Jaihwan suddenly sighed and said, "Chairman Chen, I asked you out tonight not to talk about those ideological things. I just feel that there is still a lot of room for cooperation, especially in the face of such a strong opponent like Apple."
"Bastard!"
Chen Hansheng snorted in his heart. Samsung's demand was obviously more urgent. However, he had already taken the initiative in the conversation, so he wouldn't continue to provoke and force them. Therefore, he snapped his fingers and shouted pretentiously, "Waitress, please refill my coffee!"
Kim Jaihwan breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Hansheng was willing to continue to stay.
F * ck, this guy is really a super difficult Chinese to deal with.
"Is that so? Let's just have a drink. Don't talk about those political topics …"
The leaders of state-owned enterprises were all good at reading people's expressions. They immediately seized the opportunity to smooth things over, and the atmosphere became lively.
Feng Nanqi still didn't say a word. However, when he adjusted his glasses, Old Feng's lips curved up into a smile.
The big boss's performance tonight was perfect!
… ….
That night, no one knew what Chen Hansheng and Kim Jaihwan talked about. However, Li Xiaokai, who was supposed to be in charge of the "Shell 3" business in Jianye, suddenly flew to Silicon Valley.
He wouldn't leave Jianye unless it was absolutely necessary. It meant that the situation needed him now.
At the same time, Cao Jiande, who was likely to take over the position of "Shell 3", directly flew to the headquarters of Samsung Electronics in South Korea. It was said that he received a warm welcome this time.
Only Chen Hansheng left Silicon Valley secretly according to his original plan. He went to look for his White Moonlight and his youngest daughter.
… ….
(This chapter is probably some foreshadowing. In the future, when I mention some business developments, it won't be too abrupt.)
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