Chapter 504 - Reluctantly Difficult (8,000 Words for Subscription)
“?!”
Fang Nian's eyebrows jumped.
The meeting has just begun, is it going to be so exciting?
It can be said that before the meeting began, Fang Nian did not prepare for this stubble at all.
The reason why he agreed to attend the meeting was because he planned to be a mascot, but he didn't think about what responsibility he had to take.
However, as soon as Fang Nian opened his mouth, before he could speak, Lei Jun had already continued.
"I know that you may not believe it, but Mr. Bin, who is responsible for the development of the 'Nuwa' system, also agrees that Mr. Fang is the soul creator of 'Nuwa'. ”
Facing everyone's eyes, Lin Yi said with a clear attitude: "Indeed." ”
"Although there is not a single character in the total of 190,000 lines of code that Mr. Fang personally contributed, all the programmers involved, including me, think so. ”
"Of course, I don't say this to deny the hard work of Xiaomi employees. ”
After Lin Yi's words fell, Lei Jun tacitly took over the conversation.
"To tell you the truth, in my heart, the ultimate goal of founding Xiaomi is to make smartphones.
But at first, I wanted to start with the software, and in the process of preparing Xiaomi, I, including Bin, always thought that the engineering volume of the self-developed operating system was too large and unrealistic, and I was ready to carry out in-depth customization based on the open source Android system;
It was Mr. Fang who persuaded me and gave me a very good direction of development. ”
Speaking of this, Lei Jun paused slightly, glanced at Huang Xiujie, and said.
Later, after the first draft version came out, Mr. Fang didn't even look at it, and directly gave the development direction and design concept, which Mr. Huang also knew. ”
At this time, Huang Xiujie had already reacted.
nodded again and again: "What Mr. Lei said is the truth, and I thought so from the beginning." ”
“......”
Next, Lei Jun, Lin Yi, and Huang Xiujie told their respective views from different perspectives.
From an objective and fair point of view, it expresses the necessity of Fang Nian to assume the voice of the alliance.
There is a mention of Fang Nian's amazing long-term vision.
There is a mention of Fang Nian's macro view of smartphones.
There is a mention of the long-term idea of losing the smartphone system in the past year.
There is a mention of the user experience that Fang Nian has always emphasized.
In addition to the 'graffiti' given by Fang Nian in Zhuhai last time, Lei Jun and Lin Yi also highlighted the views expressed by Fang Nian yesterday afternoon.
Except for some points of view that Lei Jun and Lin Yi have a higher strategic level, they did not mention it.
Even the idea of adding a voice assistant within the framework of the system based on Siri has been spoken......
Since the first time he wanted to open his mouth and was robbed by Lei Jun, Fang Nian simply closed his mouth and became a listener.
This kind of scene, it's not like he hasn't seen it before.
And it is not directly deprived of the right to speak.
If Fang Nian wants to speak, he can do so at any time.
And Fang Nian can see it clearly, Lei Jun and Lin Yi have a tacit understanding between Huang Xiujie and Lei Jun.
But the alliance is not the two of them, nor is it the business of Xiaomi and Meizu.
The reason why Lei Jun and the others seem to be patient and tireless is actually to convince Chen Mingyong and Shen Wei.
As for Fang Nian, it was not in their consideration for the time being.
And the reason why Fang Nian didn't intervene and only acted as an audience was also thinking about the core contradiction of this matter.
Inevitably, the question of interest comes to mind.
From the very beginning of the meeting, the conference room was not quiet.
Even if it's the Thunder Army, they're talking about it.
Vivo's Shen Wei calmly spoke with confusion.
"We've only just made a plan for a smartphone, we're still feeling the rocks, and I'm not tech-savvy, so I might have some inappropriate doubts. ”
As he spoke, Shen Wei pushed his glasses.
"Mr. Lei and Mr. Huang both mentioned the deep customization of the Android system based on open source, so why take a more complex path?"
"Sometimes in the eyes of consumers, domestic production represents backwardness and low-end. ”
"I don't deny that the original intention of the 'Nuwa' alliance is very good. ”
Lei Jun answered this question: "Although Android can be deeply customized, it is difficult to change the core of the system.
For the sake of security and other factors, Android updates, and deeply customized versions must also be updated.
In such a situation, the control of the product development line will be reduced. ”
"Besides, Mr. Fang said something that I agree with very much. ”
"It's better to have a father and a mother than to have it yourself. ”
After listening to Lei Jun's words, Shen Wei chuckled and said, "Look, sure enough, the first question is not appropriate." ”
"Another point I don't understand is why Xiaomi is willing to voluntarily give up leadership.
Although I know that Mr. Fang is indeed very powerful and has a long-term vision, I have not heard that Mr. Fang is involved in the system software industry. ”
After Shen Wei's words fell, Chen Mingyong spoke at the right time.
"From a strategic point of view, I basically agree with your point of view, and the side is always more long-term than the rumors. ”
However, as Mr. Shen said, Mr. Fang does not seem to be involved in the system software industry, and he does not have the ability to develop programs. ”
"I don't quite understand Xiaomi's initiative to give up leadership. ”
is really about Fang Nian's contribution to the 'Nuwa' system, and Lei Jun has already said it very bluntly.
Shen Wei and Chen Mingyong don't understand technology, but the R&D managers of both companies do, and they deeply admire them.
So from a technical point of view alone, the two have nothing to say at all.
The core questions of both are why Xiaomi took the initiative to give up, and Fang Nian did not get involved in the software industry.
On the first point, there is serious skepticism.
Is it because Xiaomi also feels that the self-developed system is like a hot potato?
The second point is from a practical point of view, if Fang Nian is the operator, how to define the merger of new features of the system?
Facing the eyes of Shen Wei and Chen Mingyong, Lei Jun was very calm.
"Xiaomi has already begun to prepare for the mobile phone business, and the more it goes on, the more unlikely it is to devote all its energy to the in-depth development of the system.
For the sake of the better development of 'Nuwa' and for the common interests within the alliance, it is not too difficult to decide to give up the dominant power. ”
Lei Jun only answered the first point.
The second point is not mentioned at all.
Shen Wei and Chen Mingyong did not ask, but fell into a short period of contemplation.
After a while, Chen Mingyong took the lead in saying: "There is no problem on my side." ”
"We're okay too. Shen Wei followed.
So, everyone looked at Fang Nian.
Fang Nian: "......"
No, I'm just temporarily in the audience, and your unity of opinion is too efficient, right?!
Why do you listen to it, and suddenly it becomes a look that you can't get rid of?
This is not the development process I want!
It's not cute at all!
Although Fang Nian is not top-notch in the business field, he has brains. Funny
The current situation is obvious, and further down the road, there is no doubt that there will be a question of interest.
And it's a very acute matter of interest.
Fang Nian knew that as long as he spoke, it was equivalent to picking this sharp point.
Fang Nian felt that his head was black and shiny, as if there was a pot lid down.
I couldn't help but mutter: "Why did this set me on fire? I didn't hesitate to end my trip and travel thousands of miles to the capital, and you treated me like this?"
"Isn't it too much? Is it too much?!"
Speaking slowly, in fact, these thoughts flashed in Fang Nian's heart in an instant.
Facing everyone's eyes, Fang Nian showed a smile and spoke calmly.
"Indeed, with my neutral status within the alliance, I am very suitable to become this person and independently take over the research and development of the 'Nuwa' smartphone system. ”
After a pause, Fang Nian's words changed: "It's just ......"
"In business, not only am I not involved in the system software industry, but I also don't know how to make mobile phones, no matter how well 'Nuwa' does, it will not benefit me at all. ”
Speaking of this, Fang Nian looked at everyone and spread his hands.
"It doesn't matter if I'm using my resources to set up an independent system review team;
Or if the companies in the alliance send their own development engineers to form a review team, I need to pay additional funds that are not necessary for me. ”
Finally, Fang Nian emphasized: "And it is certain that the amount of this fund will not be too low. ”
After Fang Nian finished speaking, the conference room fell into a brief silence.
Because Fang Nian threw out sharp points of interest.
The reason why who will lead will become the core contradiction at the beginning of the development of the alliance.
It is because of these acute interests.
According to Lei Jun, the system is in the hands of others, and the control of the product development line will decrease.
Smartphones are not a simple thing.
There are many kinds of hardware involved.
Reciprocating different pieces of hardware is not a simple matter.
The respective supply chain partners are not necessarily the same.
If it is dominated by a mobile phone manufacturer within the alliance, in a state that is not completely open source, there will inevitably be tendencies and trade-offs.
Within the framework of the same system, there will also be completely different developments in the user experience.
This will affect the user's preference for choice......
............
Good moments later.
Chen Mingyong spoke first: "Why don't you tell us about the resources you can come up with." ”
As he spoke, Chen Mingyong looked at Fang Nian.
Then Shen Wei also looked at Fang Nian in agreement.
Fang Nian shrugged his shoulders and said in a casual tone: "Actually, it's nothing, Frontier has invested a lot of money in the field of pure academic research, and it is easy to form an excellent review team." ”
"Oh?" Chen Mingyong raised his eyebrows.
Shen Wei also had some intentions.
At this time, Lei Jun interjected with a smile: "This is also the reason why I decided to take the initiative to give up the dominance after thinking about it for a long time." ”
"Everyone knows the frontier angels, but there are not only frontier angels, but also other frontier enterprises;
In recent months, at least more than 300 million yuan in cash has been invested in domestic universities.
Among them, the representative ones are the Frontier Institute of Xi'an Jiaotong University, as well as various academic research projects of various universities.
In high-level academic research circles, the reputation of cutting-edge is not low. ”
“......”
Chen Mingyong and Shen Wei suddenly glanced at each other with a tacit understanding.
There are also a few alpacas galloping past in my heart.
I thought it was high enough to look at Fang Nian.
Now I found out that the business of others is old and broad.
It's really not a little troublemaker.
They originally directly chose a plan proposed by Fang Nian, and Fang Nian set up an independent review team, just because their company's R&D capabilities were a little out of control.
Fortunately, my heart is pierced now.
After a while, Huang Xiujie said in a deep voice: "Mr. Fang is reasonable, Mr. Fang can't serve everyone for free." ”
"How to ensure the commercial interests of Fang Zong is not easy to do. ”
Lei Jun was prepared: "I thought about this problem earlier. ”
"As we all know, all kinds of non-profit organizations rely on donations to maintain their operations, and associations rely on membership fees;
Specifically, our 'Nuwa' alliance can be authorized to maintain normal operation. ”
"After all, Microsoft has become the world's leading technology company with Windows alone.
Although Android is open source, Google's App Services framework charges a licensing fee. ”
“......”
Lei Jun is worthy of being a business tycoon, and he can make it clear in three or two sentences.
He also took the most acute contradiction of interests on himself.
Next, the criteria for licensing fees were discussed.
It was quickly determined that:
A licensing fee of 5‰ of the selling price will be charged to each mobile phone within the alliance that uses the 'Nuwa' system.
If there is a business outside the alliance to use, the license fee is: 3%.
In addition to this, there are more detailed rules.
For example, the internal enterprises of the alliance pay a fixed amount of 5 million yuan to the editorial team every year for maintenance fees.
Finally, at the initial stage, each of the four companies contributed 10 million yuan as initial start-up capital.
Lei Jun took a step back and completely handed over the intellectual property rights of the existing system to the review team at a price of only 5 million yuan, and Xiaomi invested another 5 million.
On the surface, Fang Nian simply picked up a big bargain.
The editorial team he controlled had a hen that laid golden eggs.
But everyone knows in their hearts that in the initial stage, Fang Nian will have to continue to burn at least one or two hundred million.
in order to improve to the commercial level.
At the same time, you will have to bear the expense of maintaining the application service framework.
And if the 'Nuwa' project fails, everything will be blotted with bamboo baskets, and the biggest risk will be borne by Fang Nian."
However, if the project develops smoothly, the sales of mobile phones produced by manufacturers within the alliance will explode, and Fang Nian will be able to make money lying down.
In the stage of discussing the rules, Fang Nian basically did not speak.
When everyone looked at Fang Nian after discussing, Fang Nian smiled bitterly and sighed, and reluctantly agreed.
"The risks and benefits are clear. ”
"It's rare for everyone to show love, don't say much, the frontier will not disappoint everyone. ”
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