"Meilan is definitely another mobile phone that transcends the times. Congratulations!"
"That's a great compliment to me. We just have a stronger foundation and dare to do it."
"If other manufacturers hear what you say, they will be angry to death!"
The press conference ended and the guests said goodbye one by one. Yi Huiman and the vice president of China Unicom finally came over and expressed a few opinions on Meilan and chatted with each other.
When Yinyin saw this, she smiled and said, "I won't disturb you anymore and go back first."
"Well, drive slowly."
Yao Yuan patted her arm and watched her leave the venue. The two of them looked at Yinyin quite approvingly. There had long been rumors in the society that people named Yao had a soft life and relied on women to get to the top...
Those in the know laughed it off, but they couldn't help but feel envious. Who doesn't want a wife who is good in the hall and in the kitchen, who is beautiful and has a good family background?
"Mr. Yao!"
At this time, Bai Yongxiang changed his clothes and came over.
Yao Yuan introduced him, and Yi Huiman shook hands with Bai Yongxiang and said with a smile: "Mr. Bai has long admired your name, so I took the liberty to come here today and invite you two to a small gathering. It's getting late, shall we set off now?"
"Um?"
Bai Yongxiang was confused and looked at Yao Yuan. Yao Yuan only said: "You are too polite. I am hosting today and I know a good place."
After some negotiation, the four people left the convention and exhibition center and got into their cars.
After walking for forty minutes, we left the city and arrived in Changping. We turned into a quite secluded courtyard halfway up the mountain. There was a small building inside and the environment was quiet.
“It’s a nice place, this is...”
Yi Huiman asked.
"It's our own business, don't worry." "Oh, good!"
Although Yao Yuan is not engaged in real estate, he has purchased many properties and converted several of them into private clubs dedicated to high-end business receptions.
He has contacts with people from all walks of life, and different levels correspond to different benefits. You can't lead the vice president of ICBC to eat lanterns and eat Kong Yiji's fennel beans, right?
Entering the private room, it was warm, and Yao Yuan recommended: "Try the fish from Chagan Lake? Freshly caught in the winter."
"Chagan Lake is great, try it!"
Yi Huiman was very talkative, looked around again, and said with a smile: "It's not easy to build such a big yard now."
"The mall helped this village sell fruit and set up a logistics station, so I asked for a piece of land."
"Oh? Like the one in Longyang Village?"
"Yes, almost."
"This is a great thing. Brother Yao has always been a model entrepreneur in helping farmers."
Yi Huiman praised him, and the vice president of China Unicom also echoed his praise, praising him as a contemporary saint and a social role model.
This situation made Yao Yuan feel weird. If he was filming "In the Name of the People", would he be the prototype? Even Yinyin would be included!
Fortunately, the nature is different.
The food was served soon, and the main dish was the fat-headed fish from Chagan Lake.
There are four legends in the food industry: rice from Wuchang, fish from Chagan Lake, crabs from Yangcheng Lake, Lafite from 1982... I can’t finish it, I can’t finish it at all.
The wine was three-in-one liquor, beer, and red wine. The vice president of China Unicom also added to the fun by performing a "depth charge" on the spot.
Yi Huiman drank a lot and was not drunk at all. He finally got to the point and said: "Last year, the country issued the first batch of third-party payment licenses, and Mai Mai was among them.
"Well, there is such a thing."
"In the past two years, the country has been studying mobile payment standards. I must know this, right?"
"I've heard it, but I don't know the details." "Oh, you'll understand it soon..."
Yi Huiman smiled and said: "After the Spring Festival, the central bank will hold a meeting. Relevant banks, operators, third-party payment, mobile phone manufacturers, etc. will all participate. The notice will be issued in a few days.
I have both a payment platform and a mobile phone manufacturer, which is quite a big deal!
Yao Yuan looked at him, quickly thought about the meaning of his words, but poured a glass of wine for the other person with silky hands, and asked: "Are you having a meeting to study mobile payment?"
"Exactly, in fact, the "Draft for Comments" was issued in 2010. UnionPay and China Mobile have been competing for dominance. There should be a result this year."
"Please give me some advice!"
"It's easy to talk about."
When it comes to mobile payment, we think of WeChat and Alipay. In fact, this was not the case in the early days.
First of all, we need to understand what NFC is?
This is a high-frequency wireless communication technology with a sensing distance of 15 cm and a response time of about 1 second. By adding this technology to a chip, NFC mobile phones can be manufactured.
NFC mobile phones do not require the Internet, buses, subways, or POS machines. Just swipe the phone and it will be OK. In other words, the NFC mobile phone is equivalent to a multi-function card.
This mobile payment method is called near-field payment.
In contrast, the other type is called remote payment, which uses the Internet to pay. The QR code we use, despite the distance, is actually remote payment.
The mobile payment standard being formulated by the country is a near-field payment standard. The 4GHz standard led by China Mobile and the 56MHz standard led by UnionPay are competing for it.
Why start with near-field payment?
Because this thing is already very mature abroad and can be learned from. Secondly, banks and operators have no experience in Internet payment.
The two companies fought, and UnionPay won in the end.
UnionPay was complacent and began to vigorously promote NFC mobile phones, thinking that its own mobile payment era was coming. But it turned out that was not the case, and NFC technology could not be promoted at all.
On the contrary, Alipay and WeChat used QR codes to madly conquer cities and directly monopolize the market.
The reason is three words: high cost!
NFC technology must be added to a chip before it can be used, and the cost of mobile phone manufacturers will naturally increase;
POS machines also need to be modified to be suitable for use, and the cost of each modification is 500 yuan;
If users want to use this technology, they have to buy an NFC phone or change the card.
From the mobile phone for payment, to the POS machine for collection, and then to the user, the costs have all increased. How can this thing be promoted?
On the other hand, with QR codes, merchants post it, consumers scan it, and it’s OK!
But now, no one can have a glimpse of the future. Everyone's ideas are focused on "formulating near-field payment standards and promoting NFC mobile phones" - except Yao Yuan.
Yi Huiman’s purpose is also this, saying: “There is currently a game between the two sides, but the winner is definitely UnionPay, and we will lead the mobile payment era.
We, ICBC and China Unicom, have initially reached an agreement to plan a [mobile wallet] product. By then, users can easily pay with just one swipe of their mobile phone." "Uh..."
Yao Yuan followed the logic and said: "Can I understand it this way? You came to us because you want to make a customized ICBC + China Unicom version, with built-in NFC and your mobile wallet?"
"No, no, I mean what do they use to collect payment?"
"Oh, it's usually POS machines. When the standard is officially established, UnionPay will transform a batch of POS machines that support NFC."
"And then distribute it to all parts of the country?" "Yes!"
"How many POS machines are there in China now?" "More than 3 million!"
Yi Huiman explained: "Although it is not much, as long as we dominate the mobile payment standard, the increase will be very rapid. By then, ICBC, China Unicom, and Meizu will join forces and get a share of the mobile payment market early."
Yao Yuan listened silently, and a few words floated in his heart: Give it to your uncle!