Reinventing the Millennium

As the Spring Festival approaches, Shanghai’s international flights are experiencing a surge in return flights.

Two entertainment reporters patiently waited at the Pudong International Airport, preparing to interview the big stars from Xiangjiang. However, when they saw the expected flight arriving and there was no sign of the star, they knew that the information was wrong.

Just when they were about to leave in despair, they suddenly discovered a small commotion that was naturally attractive.

"Looks familiar? None of the group looks like anyone in the industry."

"Ah, it's Mr. Fang, let's go! Let's go up and ask a few questions!"

Two entertainment reporters walked forward quickly with microphones in hand.

Even though it doesn’t look like a circle, it looks decent when asking questions.

"Mr. Fang, hello, Mr. Fang, on the occasion of the New Year, do you have any message for domestic consumers who are looking forward to Zhonglian mobile phones?" an entertainment reporter asked loudly, not minding being pushed away by the security guard.

Fang Zhuo did not take a private plane when he returned to China this time. He left it with Su Wei after sending Wang Jian and others from Microsoft Research back. However, he did not expect that when he returned on an ordinary flight, he would be guarded by reporters.

However, one was mentioning a time like the Chinese New Year, and the other was mentioning a Zhonglian mobile phone.

Fang Zhuo stopped and asked in confusion: "Zhonglian Mobile Phone?"

The entertainment reporter quickly replied: "Yes, yes, there are many Lenovo phones combined into a Zhonglian phone!"

Earlier, there was gossip from the operator China Unicom that Yike would build another Lenovo mobile phone. Later, as Yike Mars successively announced sales, this seemingly impossible goal was actually doubled.

I don’t know where it came from, but Yike mobile phone has a nickname in China - Zhonglian mobile phone.

After hearing the explanation, Fang Zhuo couldn't help laughing. Who arranged this? What a loss!

Isn't it Old Bear?

His thoughts turned around, and he never mentioned whether Zhonglian or not, and answered the question seriously: "Yike mobile phone will have the opportunity to meet domestic consumers this year. I look forward to this day coming as soon as possible, and I hope everyone will like our products."

"It is said that Apple in the United States filed a complaint against Yike's important patents for invalidation. What does Mr. Fang think of this matter?" The entertainment reporter's second question is the latest news. He actually does not pay attention to news in the technology circle, but since yesterday Today, Zhihu first conducted a very professional analysis, and then a portal reposted it. After a brief glance, I felt that the situation was quite serious.

Fang Zhuo put away the smile on his face. He only found out about the situation after getting off the plane.

Although this kind of patent competition is expected, it must be treated with caution when encountering it.

This first blow came from Apple, which was both unexpected and not that surprising. What really made Fang Zhuo think about it was, when will the Finnish giant Nokia take this competitive approach?

"I have noticed this situation, and it will be specifically analyzed by the company's legal department. I have confidence in them." Fang Zhuo replied seriously, "I believe that the matter will be resolved satisfactorily. Yike has no doubts about similar situations." Have a plan."

He told the truth, but after answering the question, he looked at the unfamiliar logo on the reporter's microphone and asked, "Which media company are you from?"

The entertainment reporter did not dare to fool him and replied: "Mr. Fang, we are from "Contemporary Music Circle". Happy New Year!"

Fang Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and he probably realized that he was a random rabbit. He laughed and scolded: "Should I debut on the same spot or do you want to change the name to "Contemporary Business Forum"? Okay, okay, Happy New Year, Happy New Year."

The entertainment reporter laughed and asked the last question: "Mr. Fang, will Yike file a lawsuit against Apple?"

Fang Zhuo waved his hand and did not answer.

He led the people to continue walking, and this time he also wanted to pick up Liu Qiangdong from Yike Electric Appliances, who had also left at the airport, and talk about his other appointment.

The two entertainment reporters observed the mental outlook of Mr. Fang and his party - their faces were tired, they were walking in a hurry, and their expressions were solemn!

As expected, the influence of patents popularized by those on Zhihu and Finance is still very great!

On the other side, Fang Zhuo quickly picked up Liu Qiangdong, and while leaving the airport by car, he complained: "Sure enough, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. I am used to private jets, but when I first take a flight like this, I feel I didn’t sleep much on the road, I was exhausted.”

"Call Mr. Su and tell him that in the evening...forget it, stop calling and try again tomorrow. I really have no energy today."

"Give me the tea cup and get some water for Mr. Dong."

Liu Qiangdong remained silent. When he saw Mr. Fang handing over the water, he quickly took it and thanked him.

"How will Dongzi celebrate the New Year this year?" Fang Zhuo asked casually after taking two sips of tea.

Liu Qiangdong hesitated for two seconds and said, "I was wondering whether to take my family to Shanghai to celebrate the New Year. I just happened to take them for a walk while there were not many people."

Fang Zhuo noticed Dongzi's hesitation, glanced at him, and said: "It's Chinese New Year, what's the point of being lonely? Don't bother your family. You have nothing else to do until you have a regular meeting tomorrow. There's no need to stay in Shanghai to prepare." , I drove the company car when I went back, and the people in the countryside saw it, which was better than anything else."

When Liu Qiang heard about this arrangement... Mr. Fang really... I cried to death.

Fang Zhuo chatted a little about the domestic mobile phone market. If nothing unexpected happens, it is now basically certain that Dongzi will be transferred from the offline electrical appliance channel of Tesco to Yike to be responsible for the development of the domestic mobile phone business.

Such a transfer was not within Fang Zhuo's consideration at first. He thought it would be a good idea to let Dongzi practice and then return to the important online business. However, after Mr. Su's suggestion, he suddenly found that letting Dongzi be in charge of domestic mobile phones was also a good idea. Very interesting thing.

I wonder if there will still be Lei Jun, Yu Chengdong and others in the mobile phone industry. If so, Liu Qiangdong, who wields the Yike Mars, should be able to create some different sparks when he competes with these people.

Halfway through the drive, the information compiled by the United States was sent over.

Fang Zhuo took a brief look at it and then brought a second laptop so that Dongzi could also see the US department's evaluation of Apple's complaint.

This matter is indeed important and will most likely have serious consequences in the U.S. market. However, Fang Zhuo communicated with Deutsche Telekom about this matter when he flew to Germany for inspection. European patents will serve as a powerful check and balance weapon. Deutsche Telekom will do its best to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its partners.

Apple's current sales in the European market are not many, but it will never give up such a huge incremental market.

Yike will first wait and see the trend of patent complaints, and then see how to resolve each other's disputes amicably.

"Mr. Fang, domestic public opinion is still very concerned about this sudden incident." Liu Qiangdong read the document and felt that Mr. Fang had just landed and might not be very clear about domestic public opinion in this regard.

"Oh? Really?" Fang Zhuo was really surprised.

Liu Qiangdong thought for a while and said tactfully: "After all, just two days after our Yike launched sales, CCTV reported qualitatively, saying that the comprehensive strength of domestic mobile phone brands continues to improve, and it is expected to further impact the high-end market."

To be precise, this was the report when Yike’s pre-sale and additional sales exceeded one million.

At that time, Yike had only been officially launched for two days, and not a single unit had been sold in China. CCTV was criticized for quickly characterizing Yike as a high-end product.

However, as Yike's sales increased, such words never appeared again.

Fang Zhuo nodded slightly and roughly understood some factors. Quite simply, Apple may not only need to weigh the European market, but also the Chinese market with equally huge potential.