Zhang Shuo originally planned to have a good rest, but he unexpectedly received an invitation from Mr. Ren to have afternoon tea together.
Naturally, I went happily.
The teahouse chosen by Mr. Ren was very simple. The two of them asked for a private room and ordered a pot of West Lake Longjing.
"The budding structure is very admirable. Regarding the establishment of the review committee, Warwick is happy to participate and contribute its own strength." Mr. Ren, however, is very knowledgeable.
That's when the news was received.
"In addition to participating in the review committee, Warwick will also set up a research and development center in Houhai and a manufacturing factory in Guancheng Industrial Park to keep pace with Maili Technology."
"You don't object to this, do you?"
In Mr. Ren’s understanding, even if Maili Technology enters the mobile phone industry, it is estimated that it will only start from the mid- to low-end, and only after completing the accumulation of technology will it look for ways to break through to the high-end.
This is also the development path of Warwick Mobile.
But he is an upright and gentlemanly person, and feels that doing so is taking advantage of Maili Technology, and it seems a bit unethical to compete with Maili Technology.
That's why I specially asked Zhang Shuo to come out and explain.
Although he had only met Zhang Shuo a few times in total, Mr. Ren still recognized Zhang Shuo, a rising star in the business world, and did not want to create any quarrel with Zhang Shuo.
He probably never imagined that Maili Technology would target the high-end mobile phone market from the beginning.
"Of course that's perfect."
Zhang Shuo also vaguely guessed Mr. Ren’s intentions, and admired him from the bottom of his heart. He said with a smile: “In terms of technology research and development and technology accumulation in the field of electronic communications, Warwick is a role model for Maili Technology.”
Maili Technology insists on entering the high-end mobile phone market and will inevitably compete with Warwick in the future.
He just wanted to say.
This kind of competition in the future will be healthy rather than internal cannibalism.
Theoretically speaking, Warwick would just do this kind of thing, because it is a normal business decision. Even if he needs to communicate with Zhang Shuo, he can make it clear on the phone.
Zhang Shuo will never feel slighted.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Ren, a highly respected person, would go out of his way to invite Zhang Shuo and explain to Zhang Shuo in person, which shows his high integrity.
Unlike some so-called entrepreneurs who only think about forming cliques and tarnishing the industry atmosphere, they are also complacent and even think of themselves as big brothers.
That’s ugly!
"Warwick started a few years ago. If Maili Technology is interested, the two parties can definitely carry out some technical cooperation in this area. This is no problem." Mr. Ren is also very generous.
"That would be great."
If Maili Technology can cooperate with Warwick in the field of communication technology, it will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort.
As for how to cooperate, it is obvious that Zhang Shuo and Mr. Ren do not need to worry about it. The people below will deal with it and try their best to come up with a cooperation plan that is acceptable to both parties.
For example, forming a joint venture, or just simple technical exchange and cooperation.
That depends.
How generous can Warwick be? After all, Maili Technology is the pursuer.
"Mr. Ren, there is one more thing that I think I need to inform you in advance. That is, Maili Technology will recruit people from friendly companies in the next period of time, and Warwick is not excluded."
Favors are favors, business is business.
It is impossible for Zhang Shuo to veto his previous plan to recruit people from Warwick because of this meeting, because it is related to the success or failure of the X1 project, so he can only continue to work shamelessly.
Let me tell you in advance, this is also a disguised show of goodwill.
Mr. Ren behaves in a gentlemanly manner, so Zhang Shuo naturally wants to be frank and say everything on the table.
"As long as people are poached through normal channels, I have no objection. I have always advocated that as long as they are capable, they can leave Warwick and flourish."
Mr. Ren is also surprisingly generous.
It is also because the Warwick family has a big business and can recruit a large number of fresh blood among fresh graduates every year, and does not care about the loss of talent from moment to moment.
And because of Warwick's employee stock ownership plan, it is not easy for other companies to recruit people from Warwick.
The overall brain drain is not large.
"Mr. Benevolence and High Righteousness!"
Zhang Shuo was also sincerely convinced and was completely moved by Mr. Ren’s personality. It is not easy to meet several people who lead the way like Mr. Ren in life.
The layout opened up instantly.
"Don't put your hat on me. Although I'm a few rounds older than you, I'm still as energetic as before. If there is a chance, we can still learn from each other."
Recalling his entrepreneurial experience along the way, Mr. Ren is also very passionate.
No wonder.
Warwick is never satisfied with the status quo and is always forging ahead. Even if it encounters setbacks and difficulties, it can adjust its strategy in time and get back on its feet.
It's truly admirable.
The more the two chatted, the more speculative they became. After the atmosphere relaxed, Mr. Ren told Zhang Shuo many interesting stories about his entrepreneurial days. It really opened Zhang Shuo's eyes and made him realize how difficult it was for the previous generation of entrepreneurs.
Unlike his wall-mounted one.
As a result, the meeting that was originally expected to take one hour ended up chatting for two and a half hours.
In addition to small talk, we also finalized some major cooperation directions between Moya and Warwick. Of course, the main purpose is to avoid misjudgments between the two parties in the future.
It can be regarded as an early explanation.
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On Sunday, Zhang Shuo received another call from his second uncle.
"Regarding the establishment of a creative industrial park in Houhai, there are some new ideas, and internal demonstrations are ongoing. The press conference needs to be postponed for a while."
"Is someone blocking it?" Zhang Shuo was shocked.
"It's a good thing, don't worry." Tang Yi seemed to be in a good mood on the phone, "Speaking of which, this matter is also related to the big noise caused by Mo Ya, which made the higher-ups finally make up their minds to do something big.
"
It still revealed a little bit of news.
"Meriya resolutely obeys the arrangement. Do you need us to do anything?" Since the second uncle has said so, Zhang Shuo can only wait and see.
He wished that the noise would be as loud as possible.
"It is estimated that relevant companies will be convened for a meeting at that time, so don't forget to attend."
"Okay!"
After hanging up the phone with his second uncle, Zhang Shuo was thinking about it.
"Looking at this trend, the excitement will not stop for a while."
As for how to deal with the pursuit of those media reporters, it is naturally up to Gu Mingzhang, the general manager of Maili Technology, and does not need to worry about him.
And with Gu Mingzhang's resume, he would be able to handle this kind of incident with ease.
Gu Mingzhang had mentioned to him before that he would launch the official website of Maili Technology within half a month, taking advantage of this wave of popularity to start promoting the Maili X1 in advance.
The heat you have accumulated at home will never be wasted.
As an absolute newcomer in the mobile phone industry, the brand Maili Technology is just a blank slate in the minds of users, unlike Apple, Samsung and other brands that have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Therefore, more thought must be spent on marketing.
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Monday, June 13th.
As the finance department allocated the funds, a system prompt sounded in Zhang Shuo's head.
"Ding, upgrade your entrepreneurial level to level 9, and you will be rewarded with a 5 billion entrepreneurial fund and a friendship charm."
[Friendship Talisman (Passive)]: Automatically used, passively triggered, you will gain the friendship of a certain person, organization or institution at a certain time point in the future.
"Are rewards so random now?"
Zhang Shuo couldn't help complaining, he felt like he had received the award, but he felt like he hadn't.
After receiving the talents of "Focus, Insight and Perseverance" one after another, and the blessings of "Aura of Academic Dominance" and "Aura of Charm", he actually didn't expect that much about rewards or anything like that.
It’s not like he’s an urban superpower, so what kind of tricks can he do?
But something is better than nothing. The introduction of [Friendship Talisman] is a little unreliable, but it is a treasure that will be rewarded for upgrading to level nine, and it should be able to work wonders in the future.
Just like the previous [Connection Talisman], it helped Zhang Shuo a lot.
Of course, apart from rewards, what Zhang Shuo is most concerned about is the specific changes to his personal panel.
[Loan]: 3.95 billion (bank loan) 200 million (corporate bond)
[Valuation]: 35 billion
[Fund]: Chunmiao Fund, Particle Fund
[Holding Company]: Sprout Group (100% controlled, including Qingcheng Technology, Qingcheng Retail, Qingniao Interactive Entertainment, Qinghe Technology, Qingyun Data, Sprout Real Estate, Jiaoyang Holdings and Maili Technology)
[Stock-holding companies]: Wujiang Technology (35%), Haode Map (10.5%), Wali Intelligent Manufacturing (35%), Linde New Energy (35%), Automotive Network (10.5%)
After more than half a year, the entrepreneurial level was finally raised to level 9, earlier than Zhang Shuo expected.
Originally expected.
It will be a blessing to be able to upgrade before the end of this year.
After the upgrade, the daily support fund has been increased from 5 million to 10 million, which means that every month, the sprout account can receive 300 million in liquidity.
But it is barely enough for the R&D expenditure of Maili Technology.
In addition to the support fund, the system also rewarded 5 billion entrepreneurial funds in one go, making the originally dry capital pool instantly full again.
The issue is.
In addition to the monthly progress payment of RMB 50 million, Sprout Building still has a balance of US$1 billion to pay for the deal with Nokia, which needs to be paid off within one year.
Divided evenly, the monthly progress payment is nearly US$100 million.
Even if all the funds on Sprout's account were filled in, it would still not be enough to repay the loan in advance.
Besides, Zhang Shuo wouldn't do this.
Since the agreement with Nokia is to pay it off within one year, even if you have money now, there is no need to rush to pay it in advance. The maximum monthly payment is US$100 million.
Paying it off two months in advance is already very interesting.
With such a large amount of liquidity, even if it is not used for other expenses, it will still earn a lot of interest.
Of course, Zhang Shuo would not be stupid enough to take interest.
As for the upgrade path after level nine, the required experience points have skyrocketed to 8 million, which means that a huge expenditure of almost 80 billion is required.
"Oh my God!"
Within a year, Zhang Shuo had no expectations for another upgrade.