Reinventing the Millennium

Morningstar, MediaTek, and Qimonda, these are the two groups of people Fang Zhuo met when he came to the capital for business.

Some other collaborators, potential collaborators or friends did not hold banquets to meet again, because there was an opening dinner hosted by the Federation of Industry and Commerce in the capital, which brought together many Chinese and foreign guests, celebrities, and business elites.

Fang Zhuo thinks that such an occasion is very good. It is also a beautiful thing for everyone to meet, drink, chat, and talk about the Olympics.

As we all know, he loves sports the most as he owns a team, not to mention that he has recently become obsessed with golf.

The five Olympic rings can be seen everywhere in Beijing, and "Beijing welcomes you" can be heard from time to time. Many online platforms introduce the Olympics from different angles. Sina.com's "Watch the Olympics, go to Sina" has been plastered all over the city's bus bodies.

At the same time, the Weibo social platform also launched a series of activities, which were very lively online and offline.

During the day on August 8, Fang Zhuo accompanied his family around the Bird's Nest and other places and took photos.

He was sweating stinkingly and felt that the weather was muggy, but his parents and uncle were all in great spirits, so he felt that the trip was worthwhile. On the way, he met a passerby who recognized him and was asked, "When can I buy Mars?" It's a small tidbit.

After a simple dinner, we went straight to the Bird's Nest. The opening ceremony tonight is from 8 to 10 o'clock, and the dinner of the Federation of Industry and Commerce is at the Wuzhou Crowne Plaza Hotel not far from the Bird's Nest. It is more of a casual gathering. nature.

Fang Zhuo and his group were all seated near the front, and those sitting next to them were all familiar friends.

Before eight o'clock, Fang Zhuo and Xiong Xiaoge chatted in detail about the Qimonda situation that the secretary had already informed.

Xiong Xiaoge had to express his speechlessness again in front of the parties: "What is this? Qimonda said that it has tens of billions of assets. As long as you give it a turnover of 300 million, it will give you several production lines with profits in the future? Are you kidding? We have to call Mr. Luo in front of us. Isn’t this a pure liar?”

Fang Zhuo smiled and said, "Mr. Luo is very serious."

Xiong Xiaoge complained: "Why do you come into contact with all these people?"

Fang Zhuo was unhappy: "How did you talk? It was just a chat, and we didn't actually transfer money. He almost vomited from drinking the day before yesterday."

"Just pretending!" Xiong Xiaoge made a decisive judgment, "People who are short of money will do anything to make money!"

Fang Zhuo shook his head: "I don't like to speculate on others with malicious intent."

Xiong Xiaoge sneered twice, "I don't even have to go to the scene to see it. It must be pretending. Think about yourself, haven't you ever pretended?"

He added: "Yes, yes, you never speculate, you just pounce on me with full malice."

"Can you communicate well?" Fang Zhuo was very dissatisfied. "You just say what he says. Why do you always lead me to do that?"

"I'm just expressing my stance. Regardless of whether you are true or not, I am too lazy to get involved in these things." Xiong Xiaoge said directly, "Isn't there someone else? You ask Wang Fengyi to do this, he is the best at it."

Fang Zhuo complimented: "No, no, no, I think you are better at this."

Xiong Xiaoge smiled and said nothing.

Fang Zhuo added: "It is indeed troublesome to recruit people to do things, but I know that you, Lao Xiong, have never been afraid of trouble, otherwise you would not want to reverse acquire IDG."

Xiong Xiaoge stopped.

He just frowned and said: "This kind of thing that is destined to be fruitless is boring. Don't just think that you are the only one busy."

"I'll treat you to a drink another day." Fang Zhuo could already hear the difference in Lao Xiong's attitude. It's nothing like helping friends.

The lights at the Bird's Nest dimmed, the audience cheered louder, a group of fireworks circled the scene and disappeared, and the sundial appeared in everyone's sight.

Fang Zhuo said hurriedly: "That's it. Come to me later when you acquire IDG, and I'll count the money for you. Let's watch the opening."

Xiong Xiaoge took a breath and saw that Mr. Fang was still counting money to himself. Did Mr. Luo learn from Mr. Fang?

Fireworks appeared again from the sundial, and 2008 drummers began to beat the fou.

The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games was unveiled.

Fang Zhuo admired all this with relish at close range.

The opening ceremony in the capital must be reliable, just as Lao Xiong must be able to handle the hypocrisy with Qimonda.

The opening ceremony lasted a full two hours, but the exciting performances made the time seem to pass quickly.

When the audience ended in an orderly manner, the family members had to go back to the hotel to rest. Even Su Wei was not interested in the dinner hosted by the Federation of Industry and Commerce. She would rather talk about the Bird's Nest performance she saw tonight.

"When will Mars go on sale?" Xiong Xiaoge couldn't help but ask a question that had been on his mind for a while.

"The day after tomorrow or next Friday. I don't think there is any news about China Unicom today. It's probably next Friday." Fang Zhuo said relaxedly, "As soon as the Olympics start, after the 'meaning' aspect is over, we can compete in the market. "

Xiong Xiaoge asked a very important question, and even lowered his voice unconsciously: "How much did the previous generation of Mars cost?"

Fang Zhuo spit out a number: "2499."

Xiong Xiaoge was surprised: "With such a low price, are you going to kill all other domestic mobile phones? Will it affect the positioning of Mars2? They are all in the same series. Once the price drops, it will be difficult to increase it. "

"The price range of 2,000+ is not considered the territory of domestic mobile phones. Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Samsung are the main players here." Fang Zhuo disagrees. Nowadays, most domestic mobile phones are in the price range below 2,000.

He added: "Special reasons have caused two generations to flourish together, and this is the only time. Don't you see supermarkets opening their doors with big opening bonuses?"

Xiong Xiaoge guessed: "The price of Mars2 is 3999?"

Fang Zhuo nodded and said: "China Unicom has offered 5 types of packages. You can also buy a mobile phone for 0 yuan by saving your phone bill. Anyway, it is quite dazzling, but it will not lock the network and can be used on other networks."

Xiong Xiaoge knows the current market situation and is currently piloting two standards. China Unicom's WCDMA is a more mature network and will not have much impact if the network is not locked. Consumers will soon feel the reputation.

This may be because the operator has stronger confidence in market applications, and he also believes that China Unicom's package purchases will inevitably produce good results in China.

The car soon arrived at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Xiong Xiaoge was still thinking about Yike's pricing strategy, while Fang Zhuo was chatting with Wang Yan about Sina's performance in the Olympics and about an external investment at the beginning of this year, in which Sina spent 10 million US dollars. Bought a 25% stake in a Riot Games company.

At half past ten in the evening, the hotel banquet hall was bustling.

The Olympic Games are a grand event, not to mention those from the capital, people like Ma Huateng also flew in to participate.

Fang Zhuo walked in and wanted to say hello to the Federation of Industry and Commerce who invited him. Huang Xingze, director of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, also came to lead the group.

Following their footsteps, the crowd automatically moved out of the way, and there was a chorus of greetings.

Fang Zhuo nodded with a smile and would come over to greet the leader later after checking in.

However, just halfway through, a group of people who also visited the leader in front ended their chat and left in the opposite direction. The leader was the well-known entrepreneur Shi Yanagawa and others.

The banquet hall was very spacious and the crowd had already moved out of the way.

Yanagawa Zhi and others saw Fang Zhuo's group of people in front of them, and their eyes met. They did not stop and wait for greetings, and had no intention of reaching out to shake hands. They just walked straight along the road.

Fang Zhuo wanted to nod and go over, but when he saw them acting like this, he also walked straight forward.

Huang Xingze, director of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, had a change of expression. He thought about changing the direction slightly and then suppressed it. If something really happened, the leaders not far ahead would come over to smooth things over.

The two groups of people couldn't avoid it, and they all stopped in the end.

Yanagawa turned his head, as if he was listening intently to the person next to him, without reaching out.

Fang Zhuo had a smile on his face, but he had no intention of reaching out.

"Mr. Fang, this is Mr. Liu from Lenovo." Huang Xingze forced himself to introduce each other to the two entrepreneurs who stood tall in the business world but seemed to not know each other at the moment. "Mr. Liu, this is Mr. Fang from Yike."

When he said this, a group of people were stunned.

"Hey, Mr. Fang." Yanagawa laughed as if his thoughts were interrupted, "Just now we were talking about Mr. Fang and Yi Ke, but now we turn around and see the real owner."

Fang Zhuo stretched out his hand and shook Brother Liu first, then scolded Director Huang: "How could I not know Mr. Liu? Mr. Liu was so far away that he didn't see me. I was thinking about talking to him as soon as I came in. ."

Yanagawa Shi did not let go and praised: "Mr. Fang, you have done well recently. That mobile phone is really good. Mr. Duan and I were talking about this just now."

The person next to him who had been talking just now was Duan Yongji, an old acquaintance of Fang Zhuo. He once had a wonderful past with Fang Zhuo in Sina that was always talked about.

When Fang Zhuo saw that Lao Duan had no intention of shaking hands with him, he smiled and said, "I haven't seen Mr. Duan for a long time. I don't know what I want to correct him this time."

Duan Yongji had a smile on his face, but halfway through he still didn't want to hang up. He said sarcastically: "I don't want to be indifferent. I don't want to be indifferent. I don't want to correct him. It's Mr. Fang who always corrects me the most."

Fang Zhuo smiled slightly and said politely: "There's no need to thank me. I really have to thank Mr. Duan."

The already fragile atmosphere was suddenly broken. What happened in Sina was like playing a hawk and getting pecked in the eye. It was a pain that Duan Yongji would never forget and could not heal. He mentioned this incident in a faint way to ridicule the other party. Unexpectedly, Zhuo simply revealed it directly.

Duan Yongji looked ugly.

Fang Zhuo turned to the CEO of Sina who was slightly behind him and said, "Speaking of this correction, I have always told Mr. Wang that without the hard work of our seniors, Sina would not be what it is today. In particular, Mr. Wang has to thank you even more."

Wang Yan actually wanted the two groups to go separately, but when his name was called, he did not hesitate and said politely: "Sina's prosperity today is definitely inseparable from the pioneering work of our predecessors. I have always been very grateful to Chairman Duan for his pioneering work." nourish."

He is an old man from Sitong Company, and was once regarded as Duan Yongji's man in Sina.

Things have changed, and things are different.

Wang Yan took two steps and stood next to Mr. Fang with a calm expression.

Seeing this, Yanagawa Shi took up the topic again: "Lao Duan and I just discussed the success of domestic mobile phones. I think this Yike mobile phone is really good, but there is also a hidden danger. This patent matter is not easy to deal with. "

The litigation over Yike's mobile phone patents has gone back and forth several times, and everyone who pays attention knows this situation.

Fang Zhuo didn't hide it, suppressed his smile, and said in a slightly serious tone: "Yes, this is my first time making a mobile phone, and I have never dealt with Nokia before, so I didn't know it was so difficult. In fact, patents are one thing and another thing. On the other hand, I’m worried that someone will take the opportunity to short our company’s stock price, which is really not easy to do.”

Xiong Xiaoge felt strange, and Wang Yan was also a little surprised.

Several people on Yanagawa's side, including Duan Yongji, were slightly moved. They didn't expect Mr. Fang to be so honest. This short seller Yike...

If you are keen and familiar with the secondary market, naturally it is not what Fang says. It depends on the actual patent negotiations. But it is not impossible to pay attention. Nokia is the industry leader and Nokia has key patents. This is all obvious. thing.

"Even if it is difficult to run a business, you have to run it." Yanagawa said first, and then added, "But, Mr. Fang, you don't always want to make the situation so rigid. Domestic companies can forget it, and foreign companies may not know. Your style, Mr. Fang.”

Fang Zhuo frowned slightly.

Duan Yongji continued and laughed at himself: "I have experienced Mr. Fang's style, but I just don't know if Nokia can let Mr. Fang go."

Xiong Xiaoge felt that these words were unpleasant and said with a smile: "It's not that serious. Nokia is a mobile phone manufacturer and not a patent troll. It was all negotiated."

A woman behind Yanagawa chimed in: "I heard that Nokia is suing to ban sales in the United States. Isn't this serious?"

Duan Yongji tilted his head and said, "Secretary-General Cheng's concerns are justified."

This title is a bit embarrassing.

"What do you call this person?" Fang Zhuo asked directly without mumbling.

"This is Ms. Cheng Hong, the president of Daonong Research Institute and the secretary-general of the Chinese Entrepreneurs Club." Huang Xingze from the Federation of Industry and Commerce knew this person and immediately introduced him.

Fang Zhuo glanced at it, what the hell?

If it is not convenient for him to say it, someone will tell him.

Wang Yan said unceremoniously: "Daonong? What Daonong? I haven't heard of it. What kind of club is it? I thought it was the leader of which department."

Duan Yongji was furious, you were so polite back then, why did you charge into battle like this when you were a dog to Fang Zhuo?

Cheng Hong did not expect that he would be refuted face to face after speaking out, and was a little embarrassed: "Daonong is studying local entrepreneurship, and it is..."

Xiong Xiaoge interrupted: "Shh, be quiet. Let Mr. Liu speak. There will be no spiritual study today."

"Mr. Xiong is still not letting anyone talk?" Huang Guangyu, the head of Gome, who was slowly walking over, stood next to Duan Yongji and said with a smile.

Fang Zhuo's eyes lit up when he saw another old friend: "I haven't seen Mr. Huang for a while, and I thought... Mr. Huang, just run your business with peace of mind, and don't make the same mistakes again."

Huang Guangyu's face darkened.

"This is the first time I met Mr. Fang." Lenovo's current CEO Yang Yuanqing showed his presence, "I didn't realize that Mr. Fang spoke so unforgivingly."

"It doesn't matter what you say. We are all in the business. Nothing is as interesting as meeting in the market." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "I'm still thinking about when Yike will also start a computer business."

Yang Yuanqing's eyes narrowed slightly, really? Fake?

Fang Zhuo looked at Huang Guangyu: "Mr. Huang, are you right?"

Huang Guangyu's expression became as usual: "I'm looking forward to when Tesco Electric will be able to sell it offline."

"Is Suning here today?" Fang Zhuo looked around and actually saw Zhang Jindong, "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang, Gome is asking for a fight."

Zhang Jindong was originally watching the excitement and did not want to get involved in the collision between Fang and Liu. However, there was news from Gome, so he quickly walked over with interest and pretended to be here: "You are all here. The opening ceremony today is really beautiful. , Gome wants a war? Aren’t we going to keep fighting? Haha, Mr. Huang, let me.”

Before Huang Guangyu spoke, someone in the camp was already helping to set up the place. Shi Yuzhu came over and stood next to him with a smile: "Oh, it's so lively, what are you talking about?"

After he came over, Fan Hai's Lu Zhiqiang approached from the other side: "Everyone is here, but Mr. Liu's place is still lively."

Feng Lun from Wantong turned a corner, stood next to Lu Zhiqiang, and looked at Fang Zhuo: "Mr. Fang is here too, and they all came to chat with Mr. Liu."

Zheng Yuewen from Kerui Group came over with a smile on his face and stood next to Feng Lun without saying a word.

Brother Liu has a wide circle of friends and has his own status in the world.

Zhang Jindong reached for a glass of wine and moved his steps slightly.

There were already many people on Brother Liu's side, and helpers came. There were only five people on Fang Zhuo's side, which seemed a little weak.

"I looked around and found Mr. Fang. Mr. Fang, I have to have a drink with you tonight."

At this moment, a voice came from the side, and Zhao Jinrong, the chairman of Northern Huachuang, walked quickly.

"Yes, Mr. Fang, we all said that we will not come home until we are drunk tonight." Walking with Zhao Jinrong was Yin Zhiyao, the head of China Microelectronics Corporation. He was smiling, and it was easy to see Mr. Fang again.

Wang Xinchao from Changdian Technology, who came with him, smiled and nodded repeatedly, not returning until he was drunk.

Huachuang, China Microelectronics, and Changdian Electronics, three semiconductor companies, are also members of the Ice Core Wafer Manufacturing Service Alliance. Oh no, tonight they are members of the Ice Core Leader Helping Alliance.

The three of them came together. Although semiconductors are not a hot spot, there is no problem in helping to build up the momentum.

"Mr. Fang, you can't do without me when you drink. I was thinking of waiting for you to talk about going to Europe when you have time." Nan Cunhui, the head of Chint Group in the Yangtze River Delta Europe group, walked happily to Mr. Fang.

"No, I didn't expect Mr. Fang to chat here for so long." Gang member Shanggong Shenbei's deputy general manager Chen Nianxing was indeed chatting with Mr. Nan about his visit to Europe just now, and planned to wait for Mr. Fang to finish greeting the leaders of the Federation of Industry and Commerce. He just toasted two glasses of wine, but he didn't expect that he would get tripped up on the way.

Yanagawa Zhi had never seen such strong winds and waves. No matter how other people's expressions changed, he just looked at such a large group of people.

"Mr. Fang has arrived. Did you like the opening ceremony? Come and have a drink." President Jiang, the head of ICBC, walked into the banquet hall and saw a large group of people chatting. When he approached, he said hello to Director Fang and Yanagawa Zhi nodded, "Yes, Mr. Liu."

"Mr. Fang, I also wanted to talk to you about Sina's exclusive interview." The leader of the Federation of Industry and Commerce saw President Jiang and came over belatedly, still enjoying the excitement.

Fang Zhuo shook hands with President Jiang, and then shook hands with the leaders of the Federation of Industry and Commerce. He nodded to Yanagawa Shi and said, "Mr. Liu, I will talk to you about the computer business next time I have time."

He and the two leaders walked forward, and a group of people followed behind.

Mr. Fang has a wide network of contacts and has his own status in the world.