It was the first time Zhou Shuo had come to Telfort's headquarters, which was located next to the Arena Stadium, the home of the famous European football giants Ajax.

The stadium, which was only completed in 1996, has not yet had time to make a name for itself, and it seems to be a little unknown. But more than a decade later, it will be a world-famous football mecca. Countless classic football games have been born here, and Dutch stars have gone from here to the world.

Of course, it's not just about sports, it's also home to high-tech companies from all over the world in Europe. There are not only electronics companies, but also many high-tech companies in aerospace, biomedicine, materials and energy. As an old developed country, the Netherlands still has a deep heritage.

Telfort's office building has four small floors and is surrounded by a striking glass façade. The white and blue logo on the curtain wall is simple and full of unique charm, giving people a very refreshing feeling.

On the roof of a four-storey office building, it has been transformed into an open-air café. The Dutch, or the Europeans of this era, really enjoyed life.

"The Arena is going to be a great place and Dutch football is going to be glorious because of it."

Albert, president and CEO of Telfort, stood next to the railing on the roof of the building, holding up a double red wine, and nodded to Zhou Shuo.

"The Netherlands will definitely get their own World Cup, maybe in this stadium."

It's a pity that Zhou Shuo shook his head secretly in his heart, if I remember correctly, the Netherlands has won the World Cup runner-up three times, but has never won the championship. What a tragedy......

"Albert. Saxony, you are Zhou Shuo from China. ”

Albert was like a European aristocratic royalty. walked towards Zhou Shuo with a chic and steady pace. If Zhou Shuo knew anything about the history of European aristocracy, he should know that there is a place name like Saxony in his name. Some were indeed part of an old aristocratic family.

"Hello Mr. Saxony, first meeting."

"Call me Albert, I think we're going to be friends, aren't we?" Albert shook hands with Zhou Shuo and invited him to sit down at the coffee table on the rooftop.

Zhou Shuo's appearance today is different from seeing Andrew. Andrew is the CTO, mainly responsible for technical issues, and his focus is always on technical implementation. Unlike Albert, as the CEO of Telfort, he has more non-technical aspects to consider.

"I heard from Andrew that Mr. Zhou is interested in investing in our Telfort company?"

This is Albert's primary concern. Straight to the point is also his style of conversation. Hundreds of millions of dollars in equipment and construction work, which will have a big impact on Telfort's current investment stability.

"No, it's not so much an investment, but a desire to open up the European market with the help of your strength." Zhou Shuo shook his head and said, "We are not interested in the shares of Telfort, Europe is too far away, and we have no foundation here. However, the OTN system and GSM base station network products are the strategic development direction for Pan Han Group, and Mr. Albert should be able to understand it, right? ”

Zhou Shuo did not hide his intentions with rhetoric. It was directly clear what I meant. Although the reason for doing the market is somewhat utilitarian, it is a righteous and bright behavior, which is more likely to make people feel good.

No matter how big the deal is, in fact, the means are basically the same as buying groceries in the morning market. Generally speaking. If the grocery buyer hears the grocery seller say, "Ah, this little brother, I see that you are the first to patronize me today." I'll give you a cheaper picture of a good fortune!

Buyers are usually glad at this time, ah. It turns out that I am his first customer, isn't this a bargain?

Actually. Maybe you're already his tenth "first" customer.

But this title of "first" customer is always easy to win the favor of the customer, so that he can take advantage of it with peace of mind.

"Oh? Are you willing to invest $300 million in a project in order to develop the European market? ”

"Hehe, if 300 million US dollars can knock on the door of the European market, I think it is still very cheap." Zhou Shuo nodded and said with a smile.

Albert fell silent and looked Zhou Shuo up and down, as if he was thinking about how a Chinese at such a young age really had a lot of money...... No, is it a pride of 300 million dollars?

In his impression, or in the vast majority of Europeans, Americans, and even South America, India, and the Middle East, the impression of Chinese is stuck in the late 19th century or the 5th and 60th years of the 20th century. Although we know that China has reformed and opened up, it is still difficult to believe that this is a country that can come up with high-tech products.

This is why many people complain that the country is working hard and money, and has to host those internationally influential events and exhibitions. Without these things to change the image of our Chinese in the world, I really don't know how many people will wear out their mouths and can't make people look at you squarely, and I don't know how many Chinese will be silently discriminated against outside.

Eating McDonald's and drinking Coke is a powerful person, and they can't afford to eat tea and eggs. If it happens to the key people in important negotiations, it may not make people cry.

"Well, let's leave it at that." Albert shrugged his shoulders and nodded, "But I'm afraid I still can't agree to your plan to build a GSM network at the same time." ”

"Uh-why?"

Zhou Shuo was a little surprised, the conditions on his side had been good enough, and he really couldn't think of any reason for Albert to say something to refuse. As long as the GSM network is added, Pan Han Group is willing to bear the cost of 300 million US dollars to defer the payment for three years, which is probably not such a good thing in the world!

"Mr. Zhou probably knows that we at Telfort are only the weakest of the five major telecommunications service providers in the Netherlands. We have always adhered to the practice of differentiated management in order to survive in the gap between the other four companies. ”

Albert Zhengse said: "The launch of the 100G backbone fiber network can provide our customers with a product experience that far exceeds that of other companies, which is the most important advantage for me. But for the GSM network, once Telfort enters, it can only fight face-to-face with the other four companies. We don't take risks without being completely sure. After all, GSM network construction is one thing, and the cost of operation and maintenance may not be less burdensome. ”

"Coupled with the pressure of repaying $300 million in three years, we decided to work the fixed network business for the time being."

After Albert finished speaking, he glanced at Zhou Shuo apologetically. The $300 million instalment deferred payment is really a very generous condition. But even so, Telfort still rejected Zhou Shuo's kindness, which made him feel a little sorry for Zhou Shuo from the bottom of his heart.

Either way, that's how small companies survive.

In the case that large companies have taken the lead and occupied the vast majority of the GSM wireless communication market, Telfort can only be eaten by trickle down. Compared to the size of the other four companies, Telfort has no advantages in technology, cost and service. Its traditional advantage is the southwest region of the Netherlands, and the one-time spread of GSM across the country will only cause a heavy operational burden.

This burden is so heavy that it is not enough to even eat up all the profits of the fixed number of jù business, and it can directly drag Telfort into bankruptcy.

Zhou Shuo was silent for a moment, obviously fully understanding Albert's concerns, this situation was actually not beyond his expectations. If Telfort's GSM license was really developed so easily, wouldn't it be sold if it didn't use it itself?

The fact that no one dared to take over Telfort's license in itself illustrates the brutality of the Dutch wireless communications market.

However, in the face of such a situation, Zhou Shuo not only did not frustrate, but raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Haha, hahahaha-"

Zhou Shuo's sudden laughter made Albert stunned, and asked inexplicably, "Why is Mr. Zhou laughing?" ”

"Albert, this concern of yours is not worth mentioning to me."

"Mr. Zhou's words, it's really unbelievable-" Albert hesitated for a moment, but still said: "I can't believe it, I don't doubt your ability, but maybe you don't know much about the predicament that our Telfort company is facing......"

Zhou Shuo waved his hand and interrupted him. Without diamonds, he doesn't do porcelain work, why can he clearly know that there is such a business opportunity in the Netherlands, thousands of miles away? Is it because he has a global business intelligence network? No, but because this Telfort company was originally a famous case of Huaxing Group's development of the European market!

Of course, it is already a matter of the 21st century for Huaxing Group to take over Telfort in the previous life. However, the problems faced by Huaxing Group at that time were no different from now, and they still wanted to help them build differentiated core competitiveness. The ideas used at the beginning can also be applied to the present, and the technical requirements are simpler.

He confidently asked, "Mr. Albert, have you heard of 'Monternet'?" ”

“Monternet？” Albert had some difficulty pronouncing this sound, and shook his head in confusion.

"It's a new coined word, Mobile on the Internet, and it also has a Chinese name, called Mobile Monternet." (To be continued......)