Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 466 Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road! (First Update!)

After saying several sentences, Duan Yongping noticed that the executives looked a little embarrassed, so he decisively stopped talking.

He sighed and said to Shen Wei, who was standing at the front of the crowd:
"You should also get ready. We're going to Suzhou later, and we might run into Lei Jun. Find an opportunity to have a good chat with him."

"I originally planned to stay in America for only two days after returning, but now it seems I might have to stay a few more days."

"During this period, you need to deal with all the messy work that needs to be done. The mobile phone market is a huge pie, but it's a winner-takes-all market. Now is the time to enter the game. If we are a step behind, we can forget about ever getting a piece of the pie again."

"do you understand?"

"Understood!" Shen Wei nodded repeatedly, a little bit of cold sweat appearing on his forehead.

As the founder of BBK Electronics, Duan Yongping moved to America around 2000 and became an investor, though he still holds his position and status.

Vivo Mobile Communications received investment from BBK Electronics, and its main staff were veterans from BBK Electronics' mobile phone business. When encountering problems that they couldn't handle, Shen Wei would also invite Duan Yongping back.

This time, Duan Yongping came back to visit an old friend.

Unexpectedly, arriving at the right time was better than arriving early, as I encountered such a thing.

With another sigh, Shen Wei added, "President Duan, please rest assured, we will definitely follow your teachings, focus on our products, and avoid blind expansion."

"We must proceed steadily and surely, and crush all the other manufacturers."

Upon hearing his vow, Duan Yongping showed no excitement, but simply looked up at the ceiling and replied calmly, "I hope so!"

…………

"Boss, this is an email from Dongguan Vivo Mobile Communications. They expressed their desire to cooperate with us. If possible, please reply to them. Their largest shareholder, largest investor, Chairman Duan Yongping, and General Manager Shen Wei will be coming over together."

In the office of the telecommunications company's CEO, Liu Yongqiang handed over an A4-sized printed email, placed his hands at his sides, and quietly awaited Lin Yi's instructions.

"Did the email mention what you wanted to do?" Lin Yi asked as he took the email.

Before Liu Yongqiang could speak, Lin Yi had already read the contents of the email.

This is a very standard inquiry email.

In short, they want to collaborate with you and ask for your response. If you don't respond, that's fine too. Congratulations on your fortune!

Lin Yi flicked the paper with his hand and frowned slightly.

At this point in time, Duan Yongping should not be in the country. What prompted him to return?
After thinking for a while without figuring it out, he simply put the question out of his mind and focused his attention on Shen Wei.

In 2009, Shen Wei, who came from the founding team of BBK Electronics, began to split BBK's mobile phone business under the instruction of Duan Yongping, and placed his bet on smartphones.

They bet correctly, but not very correctly either.

The reason is that they are still using the same methods they used to make BBK music phones to make smartphones.

Or rather, what they made was a feature phone called a "smart" device.

So in the first few years, they were like gods one year and ghosts the next.

Like them, there was also OPPO Mobile Communications, which was founded in 2001 by Duan Yongping.

After surviving for several years by relying on their storefronts, these two companies finally found their niche and began to slowly exert their strength.

Finally, they had their own little plot of land.

Of course, although these two companies were not very lucky in the early stages, they still managed to carve out a niche for themselves and have always had a market.

Moreover, their target consumers have extremely high social needs.

Quite coincidentally, the software that he had Zhang Yiming develop happened to meet these needs.

With Xiaomi phones as a foundation, plus these two companies, the promotion work on news headlines and subsequent Douyin will become very easy.

Moreover, this is considered a case of a cunning rabbit having three burrows.

If I try to use TikTok to seize the public opinion market from Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and traditional news media, it will definitely attract scrutiny from America or the European Union.

The similarity in names between Xiaomi Corporation and Xiaomi Heavy Industry increases the likelihood of them being subject to scrutiny.

While Xiaomi phones are under investigation, Vivo and Oppo can ramp up their efforts. Once the investigations turn to Vivo and Oppo, Xiaomi can ramp up its efforts again.

Moreover, these three manufacturers could form an alliance.

perfect!

Lin Yi snapped his fingers and looked up: "Contact them and tell them we can cooperate."

"At the same time, find Lao Liu and ask him to contact our parts suppliers and have them prepare a material quotation for external use. We might need it in a couple of days."

"But we also need to inform these parts suppliers in advance that these are other manufacturers, not related to us, and that we should stand firm when it comes to what we're entitled to."

Liu Yongqiang quickly wrote down these details, confirmed that Lin Yi had no further plans, turned around, and disappeared through the door.

After closing the door, Lin Yi picked up his phone from the table and lazily stretched.

The launch of Xiaomi phones is just the first step. The second step is software, but between the first and second steps, there is still a lack of official support, namely the construction of base stations by the three major telecom operators.

If the three major telecom operators don't have base stations, no matter how good the phone or how amazing the software, it's all useless.

After playing with his phone for a while, he first called Zhang Yiming.

When the ringing ended, Zhang Yiming's slightly tired voice came through the phone:

"Boss, the software launch date might be a little later."

"We also need to embed a set of image and video compression code into the software, otherwise the data charges will be unbearable."

Hearing such an expected question, Lin Yi was not surprised. After waiting a few seconds, he asked Zhang Yiming, "What did Secretary Ke say?"

“When I talked to him, he said he would urge the construction of internet base stations.”

After that sentence, a distinct exhalation sound came from Zhang Yiming's side, as if he had exhaled the breath he had been holding in his chest.

After exhaling, his voice came again: "Secretary Ke is also very anxious!"

“But those constructions all require manpower, resources, and time, so there’s no point in urging them.”

"By the way, boss, you didn't just call to ask about this, did you?"

There was a hint of anticipation in her words, as if she was waiting for Lin Yi to inquire about the progress.

The next second, Lin Yi did as he wished and inquired about the progress, but the way he asked was quite a pain in the ass:
"Here, Lei Jun, whom we recruited before, I've already made the prototype for him."

"They are conducting tests, and I want their phones to come with news headlines pre-installed."

"Then, you need to take charge of adapting the software to this phone."

"I estimate that this phone will be released at the end of the year or in February or March after the new year."

You need to hurry!

No sooner had I finished speaking than a guarantee came from the other end of the phone:
"Don't worry, boss. Even if I, Zhang Yiming, die, I will definitely make this software perfect. I will definitely be able to adapt the software before they release it."

"But the problem is, we need a prototype, but we don't have one, so we can't get it compatible." "Moreover, this is Lei Jun's team's first phone; if it falls into the wrong hands, that would be considered a leak of trade secrets, which is a problem!"

Zhang Yiming's voice turned low and regretful, filled with deep disappointment, as if he truly regretted not being able to adapt the software for this phone.

But before he could finish his regretful words, Lin Yi delivered a cruel blow:

"The phone is easy to handle. I'll contact Lei Jun. They should have finished the first batch of tests in the next couple of days, and there should be new prototypes. We'll produce a few more and send them over to you!"

"By the way, I'm going to meet a few clients soon. They also manufacture mobile phones, and you might need to do phone compatibility testing for them."

"come on!"

After stabbing Zhang Yiming in the back, Lin Yi decisively hung up the phone, not giving Zhang Yiming any chance to complain.

After waiting a few minutes, he stuffed his phone into his pocket, got up and left the office, intending to go and chat with Lei Jun.

…………

At Suzhou Zanwu Airport, the vehicle pulled out of the airport and into the drizzling rain. Listening to the sound of raindrops hitting the car window, Duan Yongping let out a small sigh:

"The rain in Jiangnan is gentler than the rain back home."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wei, who was accompanying him, opened his mouth but couldn't find the words to refute it.

Because the rain in Dongguan is always very volatile; it'll start with a beating the moment you meet someone, and then we'll talk about it later.

In the drizzling rain, they arrived at Xiaomi Heavy Industry Communications Company. While waiting to register, three SUVs stopped next to them.

The guard went up, quickly glanced at the area, and nodded to the person in charge of opening and closing the door, signaling them to open it.

The retractable gate opened, and three SUVs disappeared through the entrance. After a while, Duan Yongping and others filled out the forms and were allowed to enter.

Passing by the gatekeeper, he asked curiously, "Brother, could you tell me who those people are?"

The security guard, holding the register, glanced up at the direction the three SUVs had left in and replied with a smile, "Lei Jun from Xiaomi Group has a good relationship with our CEO Lin. He's been here the past two days; they're old acquaintances."

"I guess something's happened again!"

After answering the question, the security guard pointed to the left side of the road: "For vehicles from outside, enter from here, turn left, and go to parking lot number 2."

"After exiting Parking Lot 2, walk towards the office building; Gate 3 is over there."

"Go in through Gate 3 and walk straight down the corridor until you reach the lobby. Once you're in the lobby, someone will meet you and take you upstairs."

"Okay, thank you!" Duan Yongping said thank you, then turned and directed the driver to drive into the factory.

After parking the car, I arrived at the lobby following the directions, and the receptionist immediately greeted me with a smile:
"Is this Mr. Duan?"

"This way, please. Our General Manager Lin is already waiting for you in the reception room!"

The elevator went up, taking the group to the top floor. The receptionist led them to the meeting room and knocked on the door.
"Mr. Lin, the person has been brought!"

"Please come in!" With that, the receptionist pushed open the door to the meeting room, stood gracefully by the door, and pointed inside:
"Mr. Duan, please!"

Upon entering the reception room, Duan Yongping's gaze immediately locked onto the young man inside. The man was sitting on the sofa, holding a teapot, and casually pouring tea into the cup in front of him.

Lin Yi naturally heard the sound of the door opening.

He waited until he had filled several teacups with water before looking up and pointing to the sofa opposite him: "Mr. Duan, please sit down!"

Duan Yongping walked over and sat down on the sofa. Shen Wei followed behind him and sat down to Duan Yongping's left.

As for the others, they all stood at the door with their bags in hand.

Looking up at the people, Lin Yi said to the receptionist by the door:
"Get them some chairs!"

After giving his instructions, he turned to Duan Yongping and said, "President Duan, these brothers of yours are quite good!"

While talking, he kept moving his hands, handing two cups of tea to the person in front of him, and then putting the other cups into a tray and handing them to the people standing at the door.

After Lin Yi returned to his seat, Duan Yongping said softly:
"It's all because they learned so well!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Duan Yongping took the briefcase from Shen Wei, opened it, and placed a document on the coffee table:

"Mr. Lin, the reason I've taken the liberty of coming here is that I'd like to discuss some business opportunities with you."

"The specific cooperation projects are all in this document."

"President Lin can take a look first. If there are any problems, you can raise them. I'm an old man, but I still have some influence and can handle things completely."

"..." Lin Yi's words were stuck in his throat, he wanted to vomit, but he just couldn't.

Duan Yongping was born in 1961, eight years older than Lei Jun.

He is currently in his prime.

He said he was an old man...

How should a true old man describe himself?

Lin Yi chuckled softly to himself, picked up the documents, and began to carefully peruse them.

As he looked at it, he smiled.

This document elaborates on Duan Yongping's ideas in great detail, but his ideas are somewhat...

I don't know what to say about him.

In the document, Duan Yongping wanted to invest 3000 million yuan in a battery company controlled by Xiaomi Heavy Industry, and he wanted a 10% stake.

Following this condition are the requirements of Vivo Mobile Communications.

Xiaomi Heavy Industry contributed manpower, resources, and technology to manufacture batteries, which were then sold to Vivo Mobile Communications at a low price. However, when Vivo Mobile Communications subsequently promoted the battery, it had to use Vivo Communications' own name, and Xiaomi Heavy Industry could not participate.

Participating would constitute a breach of contract.

Not only did Duan Yongping withdraw his funds, but he also wanted compensation.

These documents made no mention of their battery performance parameters or their approximate price range.

This is a useless document.

Or rather, it was the two people on the other side who used the document to probe my identity.

Lin Yi put down the documents, picked up the small teacup, gestured to Duan Yongping, and then poured the tea into his mouth.
"Mr. Duan is joking!"

"You want 10% of the shares for 3000 million? I can only say that you should go out now, take a taxi to the company gate, turn right, go to the lakeside of Taihu Lake, there is a lakeside hotel there, go to the front desk and give them my name, they can give you the presidential suite directly."

"First, fill the bathtub with water and have the hotel staff light some calming incense for you. Then, get into the bathtub and soak for a maximum of 10 minutes, and you should be able to fall asleep."

"It's 1:15 PM now. If you go to the hotel and fall asleep, you won't be up past 2:30 PM at the latest!"

"That was the hottest time, and also the best time to dream!"

(End of this chapter)