Chapter 564 - Compact Phone
When Han Xuan heard Dawson say that the Shanghai Municipal Government promised to allocate one million square meters, or a prime land near the Huangpu River, he wanted to laugh out loud.
They understood that the plan for a complex similar to the Rockefeller Center Building, which had been proposed earlier, had finally impressed them.
The Shanghai municipal government really wants a landmark building to prove itself now, and the benefits to the Japanese side are unimaginable.
Even so, Japan Mori Building Co., Ltd. still refuses to build, believing that there is no investment value, and is simply hoarding land, and planning to dig a foundation is considered to be started.
The World Financial Center was built in 1997 and completed in 2008, during which time it was affected by the Asian financial crisis and was suspended for several years.
The high-level officials on the central side of Huaxia have just had contact with the old man, and selling the land to Han Xuan will bring such a large investment.
No matter how you think about it, it is beneficial and harmless, and it is impossible and there is no reason to put this plan on hold.
It is believed that in the near future, a Han's Center Building complex in Lujiazui will be built on the banks of the Huangpu River.
Now the labor cost in Huaxia is like cabbage, and the longer it drags on, the higher the cost, so Han Xuan will naturally not waste this opportunity.
He is about to have a large amount of cash to spend, the talent pool can't keep up, and the Snow Mountain Investment Company has fallen into a temporary bottleneck period, and can no longer continue to acquire enterprises, so it has to be digested first.
He continued: "Help me contact SOM Architects, ask them to send someone to Shanghai for a field trip, and then come back to me when the time comes."
If I'm satisfied, I'll give them this list.
The development plan on Jeju Island was suspended for the time being, and all the works were completed in three phases.
Investigate the number of tourists visiting Jeju Island this year, as well as the level of spending, so that people can make a detailed plan.
The first phase will start construction first, and the rest of the construction will be developed in the tourism market of Jeju Island, positioning it as a mid-to-high-end resort.
In addition, build some single-family villas for rent, and leave a house close to the sea for me, and find a local construction team. ”
Dawson jotted down the incident and noticed a tap on his shoulder.
When he turned around, he saw that it was Anthony and smiled: "Hello, Mr. Anthony, this is Professor Christopher, right?"
Hope Technology has been so popular lately, when I was in Korea, people at Hyundai Investment Trust asked me if I needed financing. ”
Christopher used to do research every day, and he was not very comfortable with dealing with interpersonal relationships, and when he heard this, he smirked vigorously.
helped introduce the old man in his fifties who was fat and red-faced, and said: "This is Charlie Freys, it is not all my credit that Hope Technology Company can become what it is now, he has helped me a lot."
In the past, I had to deal with the company's affairs, but now I am in charge of research, and I can devote all my energy to developing products. ”
Charlie Freys is a supervisor personally recruited by Anthony from IBM, not only does he have an understanding of the Internet industry, but also has a master's degree in financial management from Oxford Brookes University, and has worked at IBM for 17 years in OM (Operations Manager) role.
Han Xuan's request to him is that the R&D department will give whatever it needs, usually help coordinate the relationship between various departments, and deal with all trivial things in the company except for development, such as employee salaries, attendance, etc., and now Charlie is in charge.
The old Charlie has rich management experience, acts carefully and steadily, and is the most suitable to be the CEO of Hope Technology, and after two months, the company has been initially reorganized.
Charlie stretched out his hand and shook hands with Han Xuan and Dawson, pointed to the wall of banknotes, and joked:
"That light almost blinded me, there must be a part of me in it, right?
I had already brought my bag with me, but now it seems that the briefcase is too small, so I should bring a hiking bag. ”
"Haha, of course there is a part of you, and everyone present has a share.
Please go sit there, it's going to start soon, and those below are already waiting impatiently. ”
Han Xuan beckoned to a waiter, "Please help me make a pot of black tea." ”
"When they see the money, they'll see that it's worth the wait!" Anthony said with a laugh, excited today.
Since the establishment of Snow Mountain Investment Company in August, he has hardly rested during his period.
At this time, I saw the dense crowd downstairs, and suddenly found that the company was already so big, and I was sincerely happy.
Seeing that the boss was busy talking to Christopher, he originally wanted to tell him about the recent situation in Mexico, but now he had to talk about it later.
Han Xuan sat down cross-legged.
Open the white box that Christopher gave himself, the packaging is exceptionally simple, only a strip on the front is in the light, shining five-clawed golden dragon, touching it with your hand, there is a metallic texture.
The Chinese dragon totem has a dynamic body that bends into a wave shape, which is a trademark that distinguishes it from the cartoon Western dragon of the SOS Group and Whoops.
Flip open the lid of the box, a "small" mobile phone appears in front of you, a little curved from the side, the shape is not so square, it is just comfortable to hold with one hand, the shell is made of white plastic, and there is also a small golden dragon on the back cover.
Han Xuan took the mobile phone in his hand and weighed it, and then asked Jason to bring his old mobile phone, and put the two together, and suddenly there was a feeling that the goods were more than the goods had to be thrown away.
"That's great! Those two dozen industrial product designers really didn't invite in vain, and the packaging designers also made it look good, Christopher, how much does it weigh?"
"Combined with the battery, it's only 491 grams.
By the way, boss, those people in the hardware engineering department, let me remind you to fulfill the previous agreement with them. ”
"What agreement?"
As soon as Han Xuan's subconscious words came out, he suddenly thought of what he had promised them before, "Don't worry, with a limit of six hundred grams, one million dollars will be given for every thirty grams reduced."
The three million dollars will be given to them, Mr. Charley, please help me arrange it for them to be sent to their account before the New Year, along with the salary.
The general staff is divided equally, and the supervisors among the fellows receive more points according to their administrative rank. ”
"Okay, I see. Charlie immediately walked to the window and began to call someone to do it.
Han Xuan lowered his head and removed the back shell of the old phone, pulled out the card, put it into the new phone, and after pressing the power button, the black and white screen lit up.
After more than a minute, the home page was displayed, and the clock was marked as 0:00 on December 17, 1994, which was the date of the mobile phone's manufacture, that is, it was just made six days ago.
Major telecom operators in the United States have been using GSM network calls since a few years ago.
Han Xuan's card is also using this kind of network to find the long-lost information column, all the numbers are in his head, but their mobile phones do not have the function of receiving messages.
Christopher understood what the boss meant, took out the same mobile phone from the bulging suit pocket, but the color was black, and said, "Send me a message to try, my phone can receive messages." ”
Jason watched him pull out his phone in a daze, and opened his mouth wide in surprise, which meant that the phone had been able to fit in his pocket!
It's not pretty, and it's still in the way, but it's okay to put it in
Han Xuan was not suitable for typing on his mobile phone, so he only sent a simple "hi".
In less than three seconds, Christopher's mobile phone rang twice, and after he finished checking it, he read the received message to Han Xuan: "Hey, you sent hi, right?" ”
I'm crazy with excitement!
The people from the hardware engineering department bought all the mobile phone series on the market in the past five years and dismantled and researched them.
The cost alone was more than $4 million, and they were only responsible for dismantling, not installing, and all those phones were scrapped.
In addition, the price is extremely high from the custom-made accessories from other companies, and the total investment is silently more than 10 million US dollars!
If it weren't for the fact that HOPE Technology has a ready-made software engineer to help make the program, the cost would be even higher, and now we have finally seen the results!
R&D mobile phones are not the kind of simple imitation of other companies, with the current mature mobile phone manufacturing technology, some small factories have invested about one million dollars, and they dare to say that they are making mobile phones, but they can't make this kind of mobile phone in Han Xuan's hands at all.
In terms of appearance, this mobile phone has surpassed the existing products of Motorola, Nokia and other companies, but most of the internal technology depends on buying, not independent research and development.
Anya had just bought a mobile phone, and when she saw the one in Han Xuan's hand, she regretted that she had bought it early, and asked curiously, "Your company made it?"
"Well, how about the product that was just designed?"
"It's beautiful. ”
"I'll give you one when it's officially produced, and you don't need to carry a backpack with your mobile phone when you go out, and find a rope to hang around your neck. ”
Han Xuan rubbed her head, was slapped away by Anya dissatisfied, and looked at Christopher with a smile: "How is the technology licensing?"
It's just a matter of asking habits, and this aspect is no longer his responsibility.
The elder Charlie replied: "We are discussing with the company that owns the patent for the technology used in this mobile phone, and they are still negotiating for the patent licensing price."
It is estimated that the talks will not be finished until after Christmas, and now that those companies are about to go on holiday, it should not be a big problem. ”
"We have made the news of the mobile phone, and the company will keep it secret first, and we can't say it to anyone.
When discussing with those companies, it is better to pay more money and buy out the perpetual rights of these patents, rather than based on sales volume.
Mr. Charley, next year allocate more money to the hardware engineering department, and strive to develop our own patents, we can make a lot of money by sending text message patents, and we can still sit at home and collect money, how comfortable it is.
The phone was still too big, and I wanted to make it smaller, at least enough to fit in my pocket, but not in the way.
Still as agreed, for every 30 grams of reduction, I will give them a million dollars.
The production line and the factory are secretly planned first, and as long as the patent use right is obtained, the news will be released immediately and officially put into production. ”
Charlie nodded, he knew what Han Xuan meant, this was for fear that those old mobile phone manufacturers, after getting the news, would take the opportunity to increase the price of patent rights, or directly not allow the use of their patents.
As long as one or two of the most critical technologies are stuck, HOPE Technology's plan to build a mobile phone will be stillborn, unless it can be bypassed.
Not to mention the high cost of that, there is also a great power that will fail.
Han Xuan pressed the old man's number from memory, put the mobile phone to his ear, and connected it, but he couldn't hear the other party's voice clearly.
Surprised, Christopher motioned for him to pull out the antenna on it, and the ancient aura came to his face, it was only 1994......
Old man Han thought that his grandson was urging him that tomorrow Christmas, he would have time to come to New York to accompany Han Xuan to get together.
"It's almost there, just got off the plane.
There is a lot of traffic jam on the road, and it is estimated that it will have to wait a little longer. ”
"Oh, and have time to buy a helicopter to put in New York, where traffic is often paralyzed. ”
Han Xuan said along with his grandfather's words.
Compared with the previous mobile phone call quality, my company's mobile phone with an external antenna has been significantly improved, and there is no need to walk while playing and looking for signals everywhere.
Seeing Dawson reminding himself to look at his watch, Han Xuan raised his wrist, it was already six forty, it was almost dark outside, and neon billboards lit up in the tall buildings in the distance.
After looking at the venue, the chairs were completely ready, and with a wave of his hand, Jason told Owen that he could let those people in.
Jason picked up the walkie-talkie and whispered a few words.
Soon, the crowd at the door began to walk inside...... (To be continued.) )