Reinventing the Millennium

Xu Keden, the product director of Yike, arrived in New York in a dusty state.

The first time he met Mr. Fang, he found that his boss was worried about venture capital money. This was quite rare since he met Mr. Fang.

After Xu Keden had a rough understanding of the situation, he couldn't help but wonder secretly in his heart.

Can even a person like Mr. Fang still be conscientious?

He would actually be upset because he might hurt Mr. Xiong?

Is Mr. Fang’s sword still good or bad?

Xu Keden drank tea and chatted: "Mr. Fang really doesn't want to, so just turn it down."

"The main reason is that Lao Xiong is too proactive and eager." Fang Zhuo sighed, "I'm really not used to it, that's all. Then I thought about it, it's quite interesting to have such a Quora, don't you think?"

Xu Keden nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes."

Fang Zhuo slowly put away his conscience that was about to jump out of his throat, took a sip of tea, and asked about business: "How is the domestic team building?"

"We have cast a wide net and there are many people who are interested, but because we haven't seen the Android system yet, those who are really willing to come have to continue to implement it." Xu Kedenhui reported, "Android is based on Linux, and we have Such a group of relevant talents, however, the situation may be a bit complicated.”

He continued: "The Chinese Academy of Sciences previously developed the Red Flag Linux operating system and achieved certain results. Unfortunately, at the beginning of this year, their project leader Professor Sun Yufang passed away due to illness, and the project suffered a huge blow."

"There are quite a few experts here who are knowledgeable about Linux. I've talked to someone, but it's hard to bring someone in right now."

"In addition, companies such as Bluepoint, Xterm, and TurboLinux that previously collapsed due to the Internet bubble, there are also a group of companies that can develop Linux, but the technical level needs further confirmation."

Xu Keden finally said: "Relatively speaking, it is much easier to find people who engage in Java, but it also takes time."

Fang Zhuo nodded slightly, indicating that he understood the situation.

The current Android system still needs further development, and these are prepared to allow Yike to better participate in it. Even if Yike fails to invest in the Android company, its open source nature will not make such team building useless.

The Java team is preparing for the Android ecosystem, which will help the mobile phone quickly form competitiveness after its launch.

Xu Keden paused for a while and handed the information in his hand to Mr. Fang. It contained the status of the mobile phone project he was going to talk about next.

What should I say?

It's quite difficult.

Sharp's capacitive screen is still a product of the laboratory, and the image sensor that Icon wants to marry with Sony is also a bit behind the industry's most advanced level. Other parts such as processors, flash memory, radio frequency, batteries, duplexers, etc...

If you want to do it, you can do it, but it is not easy to meet the products that Mr. Fang envisioned.

As of now, there are 23 members of the mobile phone project approved by Yike, most of whom are internal transfers, and a few are job-hopping from other companies.

Xu Keden knew what he was here for, so he felt a little embarrassed.

If other people's Android systems are just prototypes, then Yike's mobile phones are not even prototypes.

"Mr. Fang, when I arrive in San Francisco, how will I present myself to Android Company?" Xu Keden asked the question.

Fang Zhuo thought for a while and gave instructions first: "The budget for the mobile phone project needs to be increased again, and the personnel need to be recruited again. As for this display..."

He thought thoughtfully and said: "The Android company doesn't want to see mature mobile phones from us. How about you bring Sharp's screen and talk to them about capacitive screens?"

"The focus is to passionately describe the vision of a full touch screen based on a capacitive screen and the elimination of physical keyboards."

"Those people probably like new things."

"Well, at least the founder of their company likes this."

Xu Keden actually feels that the full touch screen really comes from the boss’s imagination or even wild idea. He has been back from Japan in a hurry and has taken the time to build a team and has a lot of communication. Most people think... the full touch screen is a bit radical and difficult to be adopted by users. accepted.

He hesitated for a moment and was not going to raise this opinion for the time being.

The immediate focus is to reach cooperation with Android companies. After that, we will really start making mobile phones. The current work is to find suitable core parts and form a more mature project team.

"How many people did you bring on this trip?" Fang Zhuo asked.

"Even me, there are ten." Xu Keden replied.

"Okay, let's meet together that night. I want to talk to them about their expectations for mobile phones and the prospects of this Android system." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "I want to develop a significant mobile phone in the shadow of Nokia. You have to have dreams and obsession.”

Xu Keden took a breath, and Mr. Fang knew this...

He continued to report on work, covering issues related to mobile phones.

In the evening, Fang Zhuo and Xu Keden had a heated exchange with ten people from the mobile phone team.

What are the company's goals? Who does the company want to challenge? What challenges does this project face?

What are you doing here? What is the open source and future of Android system? What can you get in the future?

Fang Zhuo's talk fully demonstrated the four words "passionate". Xu Keden was also moved by what he heard next to him, and he took advantage of the situation to express his opinions - full touch screen is a radical innovation adventure.

Also, considering user habits, can a capacitive screen of similar size be used with a physical keyboard?

This kind of design is more in line with the aesthetics of the mobile phone market.

Just like Nokia's last year's model 9300, it has a dual-screen side-flip full keyboard design.

The advancement of capacitive screens + mainstream user aesthetics + the intelligence of Android systems, wouldn’t such an improvement be very stable?

Such a proposal was flatly rejected by Fang Zhuo.

“Do you think users know what kind of product they want?”

"No, what we need to do now is to give them industrial designs that break their imagination."

"This kind of industrial design is based on the development of capacitive screen technology, which should be lighter, thinner and simpler."

"What we have to do now is not to imitate Nokia. You are exposed to the world's most advanced technology and parts. Don't be bound by past experience."

“Don’t look at Nokia, let Nokia look at us.”

Fang Zhuo clapped his hands: "Do you understand? Do you understand?"

In the shadow of Nokia, Chicken Soup was somewhat weak. Although Mr. Fang spoke passionately, everyone was holding their breath and thinking hard.

Fang Zhuo scanned around.

At this time, Xu Keden raised his head and glanced at Mr. Fang.

"Reject the physical keyboard and bet on the full capacitive touch screen." Fang Zhuo announced, "If there is such a proposal again, and there is such a stubbornness, Mr. Xu will be the first to resign. If he doesn't work, he will quit, and if it doesn't work, he will give up."

Xu Keden: "..."

I wish I had said this earlier!

Is there any user aesthetic?

What we do is Mr. Fang’s aesthetic!

Mr. Fang can bring out Yike, but his taste is no longer good?

There was enthusiastic applause in the conference room.

The project briefing was a complete success!

Fang Zhuo is very pleased that with more exchanges like this, everyone can work hard towards the same goal.

In the morning of the next day, Fang Zhuo arranged for Quora. The website was first built by Yike, with a simple style and no bells and whistles. Xu Keden was preparing for the Android meeting a few days later.

In the afternoon, Fang Zhuo chatted on the phone with Stringer, the head of Sony, who returned from Tokyo.

After the incident with Sony, the relationship between the two has improved significantly.

Then, Fang Zhuo knew what kind of person Stringer was - nepotism.

At the very least, this is what he has done during Sony's recent power changes, almost impatiently transferring Sony's American people to Tokyo.

However, Fang Zhuo put down the phone and thought about it. An unprecedented foreign leader who does not use nepotism like this is indeed easy to be ignored. From a political point of view, the large-scale layoffs that will be implemented earlier will free up a considerable number of positions, and nepotism It is to deploy people and substantively control the group.

Such reforms may not be effective in a short period of time, but Stringer, the leader, has returned from Tokyo.

Following his footsteps, he also brought Sony headquarters.

Sony Group officially announced that the group will implement a dual-headquarters strategy, with Tokyo and New York as its headquarters.

It is said that this will help better help the group's globalization.

In Fang Zhuo's opinion, maybe Stringer didn't understand Japanese and was a little anxious in Tokyo, so he couldn't wait to return to New York.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Director Xiao Yu, who had gone out to discuss cooperation, returned.

"What are you thinking about?" She found that she had obviously disturbed Mr. Fang's thinking.

"I'm thinking about Sony and Stringer, and their Sony Ericsson mobile phones." Fang Zhuo did not hide his thoughts.

"Does Android need to involve Sony?" Yu Hong asked.

Sony Ericsson is a joint venture between Sony and Ericsson, but Sony obviously takes the initiative, which is somewhat similar to Sony Bertelsmann Music Company.

"You may need to use Sony to exert pressure." Fang Zhuo motioned for Xiao Yu to sit down.

Yu Hong smiled: "You don't usually come to the CEO's office, so I sit here. It's quite strange to sit in this position on the sofa these two days."

Fang Zhuo stood up and asked Xiao Yu to sit behind the desk.

He sat down on the sofa: "The host and guest have changed. Is it more comfortable on the sofa without guest seats? I don't want to sit there."

Yu Hong raised her chin slightly, pretending to be domineering and said: "Sitting here is more like the president of Yike, power is..."

Fang Zhuo continued the second half of the sentence: "Power is Director Xiao Yu's beautiful elixir."

Yu Hong snorted softly: "Are you trying to put pressure on Android?"

"No, I am completely sincere to the Android company, as long as I help them promote development progress." Fang Zhuo took a long breath, "But if you want to establish a broad business ecosystem, do you think Yike can do it?"

Yu Hong shook her head and said, "It's difficult."

"So, we need to reach investment cooperation with Android companies as soon as possible, and then market it to Google." Fang Zhuo said.

Yu Hong followed Mr. Fang's thinking and said: "But if Google wants to use the Android system to build an ecosystem, they will probably require a controlling shareholding or a complete acquisition, right? Why leave a hole?"

This is the core issue of Yike’s participation in Android companies this time.

Google is interested in the Android company and wants to provide resources to build this open source mobile operating system. From logic and Fang Zhuo's impression, it should acquire the Android company.

"For Google, the Android system is a possibility, but to say it can definitely be done, it is not necessarily possible." Fang Zhuo said slowly, "This uncertainty is the space for us to pull."

Yu Hong is willing to hear the details.

"If Google wants to acquire, there is always a price tag. If Android is a mobile operating system that is widely recognized by manufacturers and users, of course Google is willing to spend any amount of money to acquire it." Fang Zhuo first gave a hypothesis, and then returned to Reality, "But now Android is just a prototype and only outlines a prospect that is not easy to realize. Then there will be an upper limit on the acquisition price for Google."

"The addition of Yike will increase the bargaining chips between Android and Google."

"Once we successfully acquire a stake, I will be involved in Android's next meeting with Google."

"The current valuation of Android companies by venture capital is generally 30 to 40 million U.S. dollars. I plan to invest in Android companies this time to give a high valuation of at least 60 million U.S. dollars. When Google comes to negotiate, I will have to fight with it like a lion." .”

Yu Hong interjected: "What if Google is really scared off by you? You also said that the Android system is just a possibility, and there are acquisition limits. What if Google gives up the Android system and develops it independently? Isn't that a loss? Madam, are you losing your troops again?"

"It's difficult for Yike to build an Android business ecosystem. Do you think Google can do it?" Fang Zhuo asked a question.

Yu Hong thought for a while. Google's stock price has risen so much since its listing. Now, its market value is three times what it was when it first went public. It's like watching a miracle in the capital market.

However, the financial statements submitted by Google strongly support this miracle, and its prospects still have a lot of room for imagination.

"Business ecology is not something that one company can do. Yike cannot do it, and neither does Google. But if Google takes the lead, it might be possible." Yu Hong said.

Fang Zhuo recognized this: "The development of the Android system needs a leader. Yes, Yike cannot do it, but what about Yike + Sony?"

Yu Hong thought.

Fang Zhuo continued: "What about Yike+Sony+Samsung?"

Yu Hong started to shake her head. She didn't think such an alliance could be cohesive.

Fang Zhuo finally added another manufacturer, which had already shown interest in Android systems before: "What about Yike+Sony+Samsung+HTC?"

Yu Hong nodded this time. She understood that it was not really necessary to have such a capable alliance, but to create one to put pressure and temptation on Google. Google recognized the prospect value of the Android system, and if it appeared again As a leading alliance, can it still sit still?

Fang Zhuo himself concluded: "Yi, Suo, San, H, even if they really unite to solve various problems, it will definitely be a loose alliance, but no matter how loose it is, it will be difficult for Google not to take it seriously."

"We can't let high valuations scare Google away, because that will leave them without a real leader."

"We need Google to realize that Yike really has a chance to form an alliance through all means, in that case, it will give us respect and respect for cooperation."

"You have to pull it, otherwise it won't be enough to open a hole in Google's willingness to acquire."

Yu Hong seemed to sigh but not sigh: "There is already a shadow of this alliance, isn't it? Sony + Yike, the dead camel plus the emerging dark horse."

“It’s hard for Google to tell whether this is just a show or not.”

Fang Zhuo said sternly: "No, if it is really pulled off, it is possible for Hua Jiao to achieve real kung fu. Just overcome all difficulties. Google's Android system is a possibility, and the alliance of the four companies is also a possibility."

Android's open source itself is an unprecedented initiative for the mobile phone market.

However, there is still a possibility that the loose alliance of the four companies with inherent contradictions may delay the actual launch of the Android system. Then, when Apple launches a mobile phone, Yike will have to explode first.

Therefore, the purpose of this pull is not to take the path of overcoming all difficulties, but to ride on the coattails of an era.