Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 468 Let's Traverse the Classic of Mountains and Seas! (Third Update!)
Shen Wei hadn't made up his mind yet. Faced with Lin Yi's urging, he got a little anxious and then reached down to scratch his butt.

This is a difficult decision!
This is extremely difficult!
Judging from Lin Yi's words, the gaming industry may not be profitable now, but it will definitely be profitable in the future.

If he agrees now, with Duan Yongping by his side, the company's higher-ups won't say anything when he gets back, but they will definitely keep this in mind and wait for an opportunity to do so.

It's even possible that after the game becomes profitable, they will come forward and criticize themselves.

At that time, Duan Yongping might help him, or he might not.

Besides these factors, refusing Lin Yi now would worsen the relationship between the two parties.

This collaboration will most likely fall through, and other companies will certainly take advantage of the situation.

Consumers are not loyal. They may buy Vivo phones or Oppo phones, but they will definitely buy phones with long battery life, even if they are two or three hundred yuan more expensive.

In other words, their company might collapse before the late emperor could finish his business.

If they agree to Lin Yi's request now, they can gain benefits immediately. At the very least, they will be able to grab a ticket, a ticket to the era of smartphones.

We can't even survive now, how can we care about the future?

Taking a deep breath, Shen Wei made his decision, extending his right hand forward as if preparing to give a high five: "President Lin, I agree to your terms!"

"But I also have conditions. If Mr. Lin agrees, then we'll make a promise with a high five, and we can sign the contract later."

After Shen Wei spoke, Lin Yi did not respond immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze to Duan Yongping, staring intently at the other man's face, not missing a single detail.

After staring at him for about ten seconds to make sure he wouldn't interfere with Shen Wei's decision, Lin Yi turned his gaze back to Shen Wei and said, "Speak!"

"This clause only applies to the software and game companies under President Lin's control. President Lin cannot interfere with our commission rates for other companies. If you agree, then give a high five." Shen Wei's expression was extremely serious. After speaking, he leaned forward slightly and extended his right hand forward a little.

Seeing him like this, Lin Yi didn't know what to say.

BBK Electronics originated from electronic learning products, and people from this company have a natural disdain for games. Shen Wei was no exception, but he was also reluctant to part with that amount of money, so he acted awkwardly.

As for his request...

a piece of cake!
It's still early, I have plenty of time to poach the development teams of those popular mobile games from my past life.

Poach these teams and combine them with a system, and you'll be invincible!

At that time, these games will become a continuous source of funding.

Thinking of something happy, Lin Yi let out a helpless sigh, raised his right hand with a faint expression, and gave Shen Wei a high five.

With a snap, the negotiation between the two came to a conclusion.

Withdrawing his hand, Lin Yi crossed his arms and shifted his gaze from Shen Wei to Duan Yongping: "President Duan, if you'd like, you can bring the people from OPPO over as well. Under the same conditions, you'll get a significant price discount."

Duan Yongping opened his mouth, but then shook his head slightly: "I am just an investor and do not interfere with decision-making. However, I can convey this idea to the person in charge of OPPO."

"It's up to him to decide!"

"Now that everyone has agreed, let's sign the contract quickly so that Shen Wei can go back to work."

With the negotiation results in place, the next step was to ensure the legality and compliance of the contract. With just one phone call, Dai Zhifeng and his legal team arrived at the scene and began a fierce confrontation with the legal team brought by Duan Yongping.

"The price is right here, 250 yuan per battery, and that's only for this one. If you want to change the model, you'll have to recalculate the unit price."

"Will the terms and conditions regarding the restrictions on software and games need to be renegotiated? Wouldn't that be a lot of trouble?"

"You can choose not to sign, and then get out of here right now. We can wait for someone who is willing to sign to come over!"

"Ugh, how can you people talk like that? Just because you're good at it doesn't mean you can do whatever you want, right? Let me tell you, I'm not eating it..."

"Brother, he's talking nonsense! He's drunk!"

"...Next question! How should we cooperate in the related publicity work? You must make that clear in the documents. You can't just tell us to cooperate today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow!"

“Mr. Dai is right, but right now, I think we need to confirm the name of this battery first. This way, we can prepare promotional materials based on the name and relevant parameters. Besides these things, it will also make it easier for you to cooperate with our promotion.”

"Then you should name it!"

"You're the manufacturer, so I think you should come up with the name, and then we can choose it!"

"BBK music batteries?"

"..."

"Vivo S1 battery?"

"..."

"If this won't work, that won't work. If all else fails, go and look through the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Find some nice-sounding names in it, especially those for monsters with lightning attributes, like Kui Niu Battery, Han Ba ​​Battery, Qilin Battery, or Shenlong Battery. Go to the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Everything is already explained in it."

"I think Qilin is a good choice!"

"Boss, I think Nuwa is better!"

"Boss, Zhurong is good! Gonggong is also good... I'm not kidding, if these two collide, they can generate lightning..."

"Then why not take one character from each?"

"That doesn't sound good... Boss, we can just carve Zhurong on the front and Gonggong on the back!"

"You're such a genius little smartwatch..."

With the general direction already determined by the leaders on both sides, the nitpicking on the minor details, under pressure from the leaders on both sides, eventually turned into each side taking a step back.

By the time the contract was finalized, it was already dinnertime. Neither side wasted any time; each pulled out their seals and began stamping the contract with a series of loud bangs. Afterward, Lin Yi was about to take them to Taihu Tower to relax when Duan Yongping abruptly took his leave.

"Mr. Lin, the contract is signed, so let's call it a day."

"I'll let Oppo handle things themselves. As for me, I have to go back to America!"

"I'm skipping dinner; I'm on a diet!"

Since he was leaving, Shen Wei couldn't stay any longer. He apologized to Lin Yi and then led his negotiation team to follow Duan Yongping and leave together.

No sooner had they left than Lin Yi stepped out of the reception room. As soon as he turned around, he bumped into Lei Jun and Lin Bin, who were carrying lunchboxes.

Both of them were carrying a large lunchbox, and at a glance, the lunchboxes only contained meat, not rice.

Lin Yi rolled his eyes: "Did you two pay for your meals?"

"I didn't pay!"

"You two seemed to be enjoying your meal so much?"

"I'm only happy when I don't have to pay!" Lei Jun replied matter-of-factly, stuffing a piece of beef into his mouth and glancing at the elevator entrance where someone had just walked by: "I wasn't mistaken, that should be Duan Yongping, right?"

"You know him?" Lin Yi turned around and looked at Lei Jun with some curiosity.

The two are close in age and both are known for stirring up trouble.

However, there is very little information online about their collaboration or conflict.

Almost none. So he was very curious as to why Lei Jun knew Duan Yongping.

"We've met a few times!" Lei Jun replied casually, then pressed on.

"Are they here to work on batteries too?"

"Yes, they're also going to enter the smartphone market, so they're your competitors. Good luck." Lin Yi raised both hands, gave the two a thumbs-up, then turned and went downstairs to eat.

He walked ahead, while Lei Jun and Lin Bin followed behind, carrying lunchboxes.

Why are you walking so fast?

"You're the boss, do you think you'll be left out of meals at the cafeteria?"

"Let me tell you, according to the marketing plan you and Lin Bin discussed, we revealed another feature on the forum today: battery capacity."

"As a result, those forum websites completely exploded today."

“Many people are saying that if an 80-gram battery had a capacity of 35000 mAh, they would eat those batteries on the spot.”

"I even interacted with them in the post, and none of them knew I was Lei Jun!"

"I'm really looking forward to seeing what the day will be like when the answer is revealed."

"Just thinking about it makes me happy!"

Ahead, Lin Yi stopped and turned around, staring coldly at Lei Jun: "You can talk a little less and hurry up and get your prototype working."

"For the next round of adjustments, I need about 50 prototypes to be sent to Lin'an so that Zhang Yiming can do the software adaptation."

Lei Jun raised his hand and made an OK gesture: "No problem! All the test results will be available in 10 days at most, and then we can make further adjustments."

"Our phone will definitely be released before the end of the year!"

The three chatted for a while before arriving at the cafeteria entrance. Lin Yi looked up at the dishes on the window sign, then headed towards the door: "I hope so!"

On the street, the convoy slowly drove away. As the factory was about to disappear from sight, Duan Yongping turned back and looked through the window at the office building with its lights on behind him.

As the last glimmer of light disappeared from his sight, he turned his gaze to Shen Wei:
"This young man is not simple, and he has his own sources of information. If possible, try to get close to him and build a relationship."

"Remember to let Oppo know when you get back to Dongguan."

"A fool wouldn't take advantage of a good deal!"

"The contract terms should be similar to those you've come up with."

Shen Wei waited until Duan Yongping finished speaking before suddenly asking, "Mr. Duan, do you have anything to say about the software and games that Mr. Lin mentioned?"

“Games…” Duan Yongping lowered his head, resting his chin on his hand, organizing his thoughts in his mind.

After five or six minutes, he slowly raised his head: "Games can make money, but..." He paused abruptly after saying "but," which startled Shen Wei, who was listening attentively.

Just as I looked up, I heard Duan Yongping speak again: "But most of the money is made from PCs, especially PC online games."

"Making single-player games requires a huge investment and very high standards, so many people choose to download pirated versions."

"PC online games have helped a large number of people who are afraid to socialize at home to solve their social problems."

"PCs are inherently more powerful than mobile phones, allowing for more gameplay. Characters that are beautifully rendered on a PC may become a blurry mess on a mobile phone."

"Performance gaps can lead to a widening of the technology gap, making research and development work more difficult."

"Therefore, what Lin Yi said must have been based on his meticulous data analysis, which revealed possible future possibilities."

"We'll make money in the future, but not now!"

"We don't need to focus on this, we can almost ignore it, and exchanging it now is a very good choice."

"You made that decision so decisively and you looked so cool. Keep it up!"

Duan Yongping spared no praise, showering Shen Wei with compliments as the vehicle moved along.

Shen Wei grew increasingly pleased as he listened to the praise.

Finally, he patted his chest and assured Duan Yongping:

"Don't worry, Mr. Duan, I will definitely lead our company to the top of the world, to the forefront of the world, to crush Apple and Samsung, and make them lose their way."

…………

America, California, Cupertino.

Apple's headquarters.

Cook grabbed a document, rushed into Jobs' office, slammed it on the other man's desk, and took a deep breath. "That company called Xiaomi Heavy Industry has finally made its move!"

"They jointly released a phone with another company called Xiaomi Group."

"They provide the batteries and do the manufacturing."

"Xiaomi Group is responsible for the design and related system settings."

"I suspect they released this at this time specifically to target us."

Across from him, Steve Jobs, thin and pale, sat in a chair. Hearing Cook's words, he slowly raised his pale face, but instead of asking any questions, he took the document and began to examine it carefully.

As he was looking at it, he suddenly coughed.

Cook quickly went around to Jobs' back and gently massaged his old partner's back.

Once he calmed down, Jobs put the documents he had barely read aside and started tapping the table casually with his left index finger.

Today is September 22nd, local time in China, but in America, where they are, it is still September 21st.

According to the original plan, their new generation of mobile phones will be officially launched in China on September 25.

The sudden appearance of Xiaomi Heavy Industry and Xiaomi Group may very well attract some of Apple's potential customers.

After all, judging from the information we just saw, their exterior design is quite good, and they're willing to spend a lot of money on it.

If the system were even a little better, it would be a formidable rival.

Formidable rival...

Jobs gently scratched his head with the hand that had been tapping the table, then looked up at Cook with a gentle gaze:
“You should personally go to Xiaomi Heavy Industry and bring our next-generation product design with you.”

"We'll ask them directly if they can manufacture the batteries for us. At the same time, we also need to change the batteries in our next generation of products to their batteries."

"Ask him what his conditions are!"

"As long as it's not too outrageous, I can agree to it. If he wants to invest, I can also agree to it."

The offers were becoming increasingly generous, leaving Cook speechless. After a couple of seconds of silence, he stammered, "Isn't this...isn't this inappropriate?"

(End of this chapter)