Only then did Wang Xiang realize that Chen Xiao had already had a countermeasure in mind.
And he played two cards in one breath.
The first card is to acquire Nokia's mobile phone business. The purpose of doing so is to give Changtian Technology a way to ship goods in Europe.
After all, Nokia is a well-established mobile phone company in Europe, and its brand name still has some uses.
Moreover, Changtian Technology's acquisition of Nokia is not only to use Nokia's skin to make mobile phones, but more importantly, to establish a good relationship with the European communications industry, which will help Changtian Technology's 4G business to be promoted throughout Europe.
The second card is to launch 4G business.
Why has Chen Xiao been waiting for a large number of production orders from Apple?
The purpose is to leave Apple with no room to turn around.
Apple has produced nearly 10 million 3G mobile phones and ordered more than 10 million mobile phone parts from multiple suppliers.
Then it is absolutely impossible for Apple to change the 3G standard mobile phones to 4G standard mobile phones and re-produce and resell them.
Not only is it too late in terms of time, but there is also no way to change it on a technical level.
If these two cards are played at the same time, even if the iPhone 5 can be successfully sold around the world, its sales volume and reputation will be greatly reduced compared to the previous generation iPhone 4S.
Changtian Technology takes this opportunity to not only launch its own 4G technology, but will also naturally enter the mobile phone field and even launch Hanhai brand mobile phones.
In this way, the purpose of Changtian Technology has been achieved.
Wang Xiang was no longer nervous at this time, he even had some expectations.
According to Chen Xiao's arrangement, Wang Xiang and the working group immediately took a special plane to Finland.
Every time he takes a plane, Wang Xiang will take a look at the airport under construction in Nagazezhou.
After Changtian Technology's repeated efforts to communicate, the relevant departments of Suzhou, Hangzhou and the country approved Changtian Technology to build an airport in the peripheral area of Changzezhou.
The construction location of the airport is in the peripheral area of Changzezhou, which means it does not occupy the location of Changtian Science and Technology Park and the headquarters.
In order to promote the development of areas near Changzezhou, Suhang City also hopes to rely on Changtian Technology to bring the economy of Suhang City to a higher level.
Therefore, a large area near Changzezhou has been included in the planning scope and has become a new district in Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Changtian Technology does not need to invest or worry about the construction of the airport. The airport will be fully constructed by Suhang City. This airport will not only become a dedicated airport for Changtian Technology, but will also partially undertake the airport transportation tasks of Suhang City.
In the foreseeable future, the vicinity of Changzezhou will become the most developed commercial and residential area in Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Wang Xiang sat in the special car and looked at the advertisements along the highway.
"Enjoy the back garden of Suzhou and Hangzhou... Backed by Changtian Technology... Looking at Tianyue Island, the Pearl of the Sea... Enjoying the best educational and medical resources in the country - Longfor Tianju gives you a perfect home, 75 square meters to 140 square meters
Luxurious high-rise, starting price is 39,999/square meter.”
A lot of land has been auctioned near Changzezhou, and these places will be built with new commercial and residential areas, and will also be equipped with schools, hospitals, etc. in the future.
Even though the house hasn't been built yet, pre-sales have already been done.
One square meter costs close to 40,000 yuan, which is almost the same as the price in urban areas of Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Wang Xiang lamented that the city of Suzhou and Hangzhou gave Changzezhou and Tianyue Island to Changtian Technology. It seems that this approach was quite wise.
Now, just by selling a few pieces of land near Changzezhou, you can earn back the money spent on building the expressway from Suzhou-Hangzhou to Changzezhou.
At the same time, Wang Xiang also admired Chen Xiao very much. The total area of Changzezhou is 321.7 square kilometers, and the area of Tianyue Island 10 kilometers away is about 130.9 square kilometers.
The area is very large for a company, and currently there are still many areas in Changze Prefecture that have not been developed at all.
These areas can be developed into welfare housing for employees at any time.
The idea is that if Changzezhou occupies a small area and Changtian Technology does not have a welfare housing policy for employees, most of its employees will go to the urban areas of Suhang City or newly developed properties near Changzezhou to buy houses.
This will be a considerable expense.
After a lot of twists and turns, Wang Xiang came to Finland.
Because I had already contacted Simpson on the phone in advance.
It is said that Simpson and his friends met Wang Xiang and his party at the airport.
Simpson was very happy after seeing Wang Xiang. After all, he was meeting old friends.
But in the past two years, both Nokia and Changtian Technology have undergone great changes, and the entire market environment is also different from the past, so Simpson's heart is full of emotions.
After everyone exchanged pleasantries, they prepared to take a bus to a hotel not far from Nokia headquarters to check in.
Just as he walked to the entrance of the airport, Wang Xiang looked back and saw an iPhone 4S advertisement playing on the big screen in the lobby.
The last time Wang Xiang came to Finland, the entire airport was surrounded by Nokia mobile phone advertisements.
When he was in China, Wang Xiang called Simpson and just said that he would come to Finland for a visit and did not talk about negotiations.
Therefore, Simpson also believed that Wang Xiang brought his family or friends to Finland for fun, and introduced some of Finland's scenery to Wang Xiang along the way.
After not seeing each other for more than a year, Wang Xiang clearly felt that Simpson had become a lot more haggard. This did not mean that he was physically aging and haggard as he got older, but that he felt powerless from within.
It's obvious that Simpson has been through a lot in the past two years.
Wang Xiang came with a mission this time, so he suggested to Simpson whether he could find a better hotel and have a meal together in the evening.
Of course Simpson was willing. He said, "I've already prepared it. I'll call him and ask him if the dinner is ready."
Simpson took out his 2G feature phone and made a call to confirm the time for dinner.
Seeing Simpson holding the old 2G feature phone, Wang Xiang was filled with emotions.
Sometimes times abandon you and don't even say hello to you.
While chatting in the car, Wang Xiang learned that Simpson had been removed from the position of president of the Asia-Pacific region by the board of directors and now held a sinecure position in the company.
Nokia's mobile phone sales are not very good to begin with, and Nokia intends to sell its mobile phone business, so Simpson does not have much work every day and is basically in a retirement state.
But Simpson is still very young, only in his 40s. During the chat, Wang Xiang clearly felt his unwillingness.
Simpson drank wine and commented on two mistakes made by Nokia.
The first mistake was that Changtian Technology originally took the Firefly mobile phone version system and hoped to cooperate with Nokia.
Nokia decisively refused, because at that time the Symbian system was in full swing, and Nokia invested a lot of energy and money in it.
Therefore, it is certainly impossible for Nokia to abandon Symbian and instead cooperate with Changtian Technology on a mobile phone system that it has never heard of.
The second thing is that after Nokia cooperated with Changtian Technology (purchasing Changtian Technology's lithium batteries and handing over the OEM of mobile phones to Tiangong Technology), it should not have deliberately flirted with Panasonic and Sony, and also transferred a large number of OEM products to Tiangong Technology.
The work order was handed over to Foxconn, in order to antagonize Changtian Technology.
Simpson said regretfully: "If it had not done such a stupid thing in these two times, relying on Changtian Technology's hardware and strong technical capabilities, coupled with Xia Guo's vast market, how could Nokia have reached such a stage?"
This is the situation today!”
Simpson also sized up the situation and said: "I think Apple is making the same mistakes that Nokia made."
"I heard that Apple has kicked Changtian Technology out of the iPhone 5 supply chain this time. I can guarantee that when consumers use iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 at the same time, the strong contrast will definitely make consumers dissatisfied with Apple.
The sense of brand and luxury that was established is gone.”
Wang Xiang nodded, he admired Chen Xiao a little.
Although Simpson still uses a 2G feature phone, his vision and analysis are indeed at a very high level.
Wang Xiang stopped talking and said, "Sir, I came to Finland this time not just for fun, but I hope to reach a certain agreement with Nokia through your channel."
Wang Xiang said with a smile: "I heard that Nokia intends to sell its mobile phone business, and the buyer is likely to be Microsoft or Motorola."
This matter is currently kept strictly confidential at Nokia headquarters. Simpson only knew about it because he had a wide network of contacts at the headquarters, but he didn't know why Changtian Technology also knew about it.
Wang Xiang saw some surprise on Simpson's face and said with a smile: "Please don't doubt Changtian Technology's strategic intelligence capabilities."
Wang Xiang took out the acquisition plan that had been prepared for a long time from his briefcase. He handed it to Simpson and said: "This is the acquisition plan of Changtian Technology. Please give this plan to Nokia, sir."
High-level.”
Changtian Technology can make a direct quotation for Nokia through business-to-business channels instead of going through Simpson channels.
But Chen Xiao did not do this. Instead, he asked Wang Xiang to personally bring the acquisition plan to Simpson.
The purpose is not only that Chen Xiao hopes to acquire outstanding talents like Simpson, but more importantly, it is to make Changtian Technology's offer appear less abrupt.
After all, Nokia's top management is in a state of confusion.
Some people support the sale of the mobile phone business, while others hope to take another gamble and completely shift Nokia's smartphone business to Android, and compete with HTC, Motorola, Samsung and other companies again.
But revitalizing the mobile phone business is only the idea of a small number of Nokia people. Regarding Nokia's overall strength, they now do not have enough energy or funds to re-plan the mobile phone business.
Wang Xiang told Simpson: “Our plan is to acquire Nokia’s mobile phone business for $6 billion in cash. This includes acquiring Nokia’s sales channel R&D center, all its own factories, land, factories, headquarters, etc., as well as the mobile phone business.
All patents.”
"If the board of directors of Nokia, the other party, can agree, we can complete the acquisition agreement immediately."
Chen Xiao's bottom line for Wang Xiang was US$7 billion, but Wang Xiang's current price is US$6 billion, which leaves some room for negotiation for himself.
In Chen Xiao's impression, in 2013, next year, Microsoft will acquire Nokia for US$5 billion.
Changtian Technology now offers an additional purchase price of 1 to 2 billion US dollars, which is actually in line with Nokia's current actual operating conditions.
In fact, companies and people are the same.
If a person is rescued before death, he can survive, undergo rehabilitation and physical therapy, and even go out to work to earn money.
But if a person dies, it will really be like ashes to ashes, nothing but smoke, and worthless.
The same goes for companies.
The reason why Nokia will be sold cheaper next year is because Nokia is already dead. It will be very difficult to make money if a dead Nokia is brought back to life.
This year's Nokia is more expensive because it is not dead.
Changtian Technology now acquires Nokia, in order to perform major surgery and rehabilitation treatment on Nokia so that Nokia can regain profitability.
Wang Xiang told Simpson: "We know that Nokia is currently negotiating with Microsoft, and Microsoft's acquisition price is not as good as ours."
"In addition, as far as I know, Nokia uses installment payments and equity transactions, while we give cash."
"I think Nokia's top management should be able to make the right choice."
After Wang Xiang finished explaining, he also knew that although Simpson was a senior executive of Nokia, he only held a sinecure position without actual rights. Wang Xiang just hoped that Simpson could convey this information to Nokia's senior executives.
Simpson is not in the mood to eat now, so he quickly reads the acquisition plan of Changtian Technology in detail.
The more I watch Simpson, the more excited I become!
Because Changtian Technology's plan is to acquire the entire mobile phone business of Nokia, and all the shares have been branded to Changtian Technology.
Changtian Technology is going to reshape Nokia’s brand!
If Changtian Technology can really enter Nokia, Nokia will definitely become a brand that scares the world just like it did five or six years ago.
"I will report this to the board tomorrow," Simpson said.
Wang Xiang smiled and said, "Just wait for the good news."
Early the next morning, Simpson went directly to Nokia's trusted CEO Kevinson (Ollila resigned due to the failure of the mobile phone business strategy).
If you said you were the CEO of Nokia five or six years ago, it would mean you were extremely proud, and no one could match you in terms of status, energy, and power.
But today's Nokia is like a crippled disabled person. Its mobile phone business failed after investing huge sums of money, and its communications business is dying.
So Nokia's CEO is not worth anything anymore.
Kevinson also knows that he is only a transitional candidate, and it is absolutely impossible for him to clean up Nokia's mess and revive Nokia's glory.
He just followed the board of directors' resolution, waited for who would acquire Nokia's mobile phone business, and just cooperated by himself.
At present, most of the work Nokia is doing is preparing materials and negotiating with Microsoft, hoping that Microsoft can lend a hand and acquire Nokia.
But the actual situation is that Nokia stripped itself naked and Microsoft was not interested. It only gave a weak offer, which was installment payment and equity s
Just when Kevinson had a headache, Simpson actually said that Changtian Technology would pay over 600,000 yuan in cash!
It’s a cash purchase of Nokia!
Kevinson excitedly took the plan and reported it to the board of directors.