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Chapter 435 0425 [Another Dialogue with CCTV]

Before leaving home, Chen Guiliang glanced at BOE's stock price using a stock trading software.

It has actually risen to more than 7 yuan recently.

Let's wait until it drops to one or two dollars before we talk about it.

Don't be fooled by the fact that BOE's stock price is still only a few yuan more than ten years later; that price reflects multiple share issuances. Even if you bought in at 7 yuan now, and the stock price drops to 4 yuan in ten years, you would still have a return of several dozen times your initial investment.

"You're going to be on CCTV, can't you dress a little more formally?" Bian Guanyue complained, holding up her suit jacket.

Chen Guiliang smiled and took the suit: "Then I'll wear this when I'm recording the show. You don't understand, T-shirts and jeans are also a persona."

Bian Guanyue pursed her lips, too lazy to argue with him.

Wearing a T-shirt and jeans with a suit jacket over it doesn't look like the style of a successful person at all.

Chen Guiliang arrived at the underground parking lot, where Yang Shuo was already waiting with the steering wheel in his hand.

Yang Shuo's wedding date has also been set, just like Dong Qianqiu's, on National Day...

The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is of special commemorative significance, as countless couples across the country are getting married!

By the way, Li Yulin and Wang Yu, who started dating in high school, are still together! They're planning to get married this National Day holiday, and they even sent Chen Guiliang a wedding invitation a couple of days ago.

On the same day, Chen Guiliang received three wedding invitations, and he didn't know how to arrange them.

Yang Shuo drove straight to the old CCTV building, instead of going to the CCTV headquarters.

Now, only a few departments of CCTV have moved to the old building; the main programs are still recorded in the old building.

This program not only features Chen Guiliang and Wu Ying, but also Meng Pu, President of Qualcomm China.

Currently, there are relatively few smartphones using Qualcomm chips, and the market is on the eve of explosive growth.

Symbian system phones mainly use Texas Instruments chips.

Apple's iOS phones primarily use Samsung chips.

For Microsoft's operating system phones, Texas Instruments is the first choice, followed by Samsung, and Qualcomm is the last choice.

For BlackBerry phones, Intel is the preferred choice, followed by Qualcomm.

Qualcomm's chip solutions are very advanced, but its market share just can't seem to take off, and its largest smartphone customer is actually Ham.

Therefore, Qualcomm is eager to open up the market and is willing to fully support the HarmonyOS camp!
"Mr. Chen, hello, we meet again. Haha, this time I'm still on the opposing side; they always think I'm suited to be the villain." Professor Lang shook hands with Chen Guiliang.

Chen Guiliang smiled and said, "Professor Lang, you've been wronged."

Wu Ying said, "President Chen, I don't need to introduce this person, do I?"

Wu Ying has such a big reputation that she invited Zhang Weiyin as a guest as well.

Regardless of his impression of Professor Zhang, Chen Guiliang had to be enthusiastic, smiling as he stepped forward to shake hands and said, "Of course, there's no need for introductions. I just graduated from Peking University, and Professor Zhang is the dean of the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University."

Professor Zhang shook hands and said, "Mr. Chen is young and promising. I also attended the graduation ceremony and was deeply impressed by Mr. Chen's ancient costume."

"Haha, I made a fool of myself. I was dressed a bit too flashy back then," Chen Guiliang said.

Wu Ying then introduced: "This is Director Jiang Qipin of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and also the editor-in-chief of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Internet Weekly."

"Director Jiang, I've heard so much about you!" Chen Guiliang quickly shook hands.

Director Jiang laughed and said, "Likewise. When I was the editor-in-chief of Internet Weekly, I also heard a lot about Mr. Chen's name and read many articles about Mr. Chen's company."

Wu Ying is amazing; every time he appears on a show, the guests he invites are different.

Professor Lang is probably the least impressive of the three guests.

In today's program, Professor Zhang is on the affirmative side, supporting the HarmonyOS camp. Professor Lang is on the negative side, questioning the HarmonyOS camp. Director Jiang is a special commentator, responsible for objective analysis and evaluation.

These are all part of the program's arrangements. No matter how fiercely they argue during filming, they can still drink and chat together in private.

Of course, there have also been instances where arguments during filming have escalated into real fights.

Because many television programs are designed with only a general framework and flow, it's impossible to write out all the lines. If the two sides in a debate have seriously conflicting viewpoints, and both are genuinely expressing their thoughts, then it's perfectly normal for them to become enemies on the show.

As the group was chatting, the host, Chen Weihong, appeared and discussed the recording arrangements with them.

Although "Dialogue" has been revamped in recent years, the basic content has remained the same. It's just that the studio has become more upscale, and when talking with "high-end" figures, they try to avoid inviting older people to avoid any unreasonable or argumentative situations.

Today's audience mainly consists of teachers, students, civil servants, programmers, and so on.

It's unlikely that any parents will criticize Chen Guiliang for making games; even if they do, it will definitely be cut out in post-production.

The applause ended.

Host Chen Weihong said, "Okay, thank you everyone. Welcome to our viewers, please tune in to CCTV Finance Channel's 'Dialogue'..."

"With the development of China's economy and science and technology, more and more people can afford to use mobile phones. At the end of last year, there were about 6.41 million mobile phone users in China. By the end of June this year, that number had reached 6.95 million. That is to say, there was a net increase of about 54 million mobile phone users in half a year."

"Among them, the penetration rate of smartphones has reached 8.6%, and there are approximately 6000 million smartphone users in China. The emergence and widespread use of mobile phones have changed people's lives and even brought about changes in all aspects of society. Now, with the rapid development of smartphones, what impact will it have? Today, we have invited..."

Three experts and professors began to discuss the social changes that smartphones might bring.

Chen Guiliang, Wu Ying, and Meng Pu were still waiting backstage in the studio.

After the experts and professors finished speaking, two more audience members shared their thoughts and aspirations for the future.

A civil servant said:
"I believe that with the popularization of smartphones and 3G technology, data charges will become cheaper and cheaper in the future. Just like broadband fees, which used to be very expensive, but now there are monthly and yearly packages available."

"3G data plans may also be available, with a year's worth of service for just two or three hundred yuan. Unlike now, where browsing a few web pages on your phone can cost you tens of yuan unexpectedly. At that time, people will be able to use smartphones at will, and video chat on their phones just like making video calls on a computer. People's lives, especially their social interactions, will become much more convenient."

As expected of a civil servant, he's quite accurate; he guessed everything correctly.

Host Chen Weihong added, "Currently, for every 10 smartphones sold in the Chinese market, 1 is a Nokia. This is very similar to the situation with traditional mobile phones in the past. Traditional mobile phones had a breakthrough opportunity with domestic brands; can they repeat that in the smartphone field?"

"Recently, Mr. Chen Guiliang, Chairman and CEO of ByteDance, has fully opened up his mobile operating system, which he has developed at great expense. It has now formed the HarmonyOS Alliance for domestic mobile phones. I wonder what the guests and audience here think about this?"

Regardless of what Professor Zhang was really thinking, he was positioned as a positive guest supporting HarmonyOS by the program's arrangements, and immediately said, "I am very happy that Chinese mobile phone manufacturers can unite. Although there are still many problems, they have made a good start, and I hope they can continue down this path. Even if they cannot surpass Nokia in the future, they can at least occupy a place in the smartphone market."

Professor Lang then took on the negative role again: "Of course I hope Chinese brands can succeed, but I'm not very optimistic about the HarmonyOS alliance. Currently, there are more than 20 mobile phone manufacturers in the alliance. Apart from VIVO and OPPO, which are selling well, the rest are all failed mobile phone brands. Chen Guiliang himself has never made mobile phones before. Mr. Wu Ying used to make PHS phones, and his attempt to make mobile phones has long been a failure."

"What's the point of all these manufacturers teaming up? The first impression they give is that it's low-end and knock-off. Before buying their phones, I'll definitely wonder if the quality is up to standard. Will their phones break down after a month or two?"

"Furthermore, they manage the mobile phone system using a foundation model. While it seems open and fair, it's actually extremely inefficient and prone to endless wrangling during implementation. If a serious conflict of interest erupts, the entire alliance could collapse..."

Even as a guest on the opposing side, Professor Lang still had substance, directly addressing the core issues of the HarmonyOS alliance. This wasn't just mindless criticism.

Chen Weihong said, "Today we have invited three friends to our home. Please welcome Mr. Meng Pu, Qualcomm's Global Vice President and President of Greater China!"

Meng Pu walked out amidst applause, smiling and waving to the crowd.

Chen Weihong: "Does President Meng support the HarmonyOS Alliance?"

Meng Pu: "Yes, I have high hopes for them, and Qualcomm has also joined the HarmonyOS Foundation. The English name HarmonyOS means harmony, so we have now changed it to Harmony Foundation to avoid confusion with Mr. Chen's HarmonyOS Technology Company."

Chen Weihong: "Did Mr. Chen contact you on his own initiative? What are your thoughts on the HarmonyOS system and HarmonyOS phones?"

Meng Pu: "The core R&D team for HarmonyOS phones and the HarmonyOS system is actually the original Motorola Beijing Labs. The head of HarmonyOS phone R&D was the founder and head of Motorola Beijing Labs. Before I came to work at Qualcomm, I was in charge of Motorola's work in China."

Chen Weihong: "So, the person in charge of HarmonyOS phone R&D was actually one of your old subordinates at Motorola?"

Meng Pu: "Yes. So I know them very well, and I believe in their capabilities. They will definitely be able to make high-quality smartphones. In addition, HarmonyOS has invited professors from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University, and Peking University to form a joint laboratory for basic technology research and development. Such a powerful R&D team is unparalleled in China and is very impressive in the world."

Chen Weihong: "What impressed you the most about HarmonyOS?"

Meng Pu: "The name itself sounds very nice. Hongmeng, the beginning of chaos, when all things in the universe were about to be born. The joint laboratory established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professors from Tsinghua and Peking Universities has a research project called 'Kuafu Chasing the Sun.' Haha, you can see from the names Mr. Chen has come up with that he has great business ambitions, a long-term vision, and a broad mind. To form an alliance, the founder must have a broad mind and a long-term vision. I think this is a necessary foundation for the success of the alliance."

Meng Pu and Wu Ying discussed it and decided that they must focus their publicity efforts on Chen Guiliang.

If we focus on promoting Wu Ying, people will immediately think of PHS phones...

Chen Weihong said, "Okay, thank you, President Meng. Next, let's welcome Mr. Wu Ying, Chairman of UTStarcom!"

(End of this chapter)