Xiangjiang is very lively. Wang Haichuan, who is far away in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, finally reached a cooperation agreement with Ericsson after nearly half a year.
The newly registered Huahong Group in Xiangjiang invested US$500 million to obtain a permanent license for Ericsson's mobile communication technology, and the benefits of the technology developed by Huahong Group based on this technology belong to Huahong Group.
In addition, Wang Haichuan also used a package of US$100 million to purchase the permanent use rights to Ericsson's mobile phone (mobile phone) research and development technology.
During this period, mobile phones had not yet officially entered the market, and Ericsson's main business was still in fixed-line phones. Only Wang Haichuan was able to acquire Ericsson's mobile communication technology relatively easily.
To be honest, Ericsson's current technology in this area is far from comparable to that of Motorola and Logia, but these two companies have a huge appetite, so Wang Haichuan can only settle for second place.
As for mobile phone technology, Ericsson cannot compare with these two companies. Both Motorola and Logia have developed samples, while Ericsson is still a semi-finished product. This is why Wang Haichuan was able to win it relatively easily.
When Wang Haichuan, as the president of Huahong Group, signed the contract in duplicate with the president of Ericsson, Wang Haichuan finally felt relieved.
He has been here since the Spring Festival and has been away from Xiangjiang for several months. Being here is a torture for him. He has long wanted to return to a place he is familiar with.
It cost a total of 600 million US dollars to acquire these technologies. This amount of money is not high, and definitely not low. If converted into Hong Kong dollars, it would be 3.72 billion Hong Kong dollars.
This is just to obtain the permanent use rights of the technology, not to acquire the technology. Ordinary companies do not have such courage.
Xin Jian’s senior officials also suggested that Ericsson should invest in technology and Phoenix Group and Ericsson jointly build Huahong Group.
However, this proposal was directly rejected by Li Jianhui. Li Jianhui, who had memories of his previous life, knew very well how big the market of mobile communications industry and mobile phone industry was. He was willing to spend even one billion US dollars, not to mention 600 million US dollars.
With the first generation of mobile communication technology as the foundation, Huahong Group will have a share of the future 2g, 3g, 4g and even 5g.
Li Jianhui was very happy when he received a call from Wang Haichuan at home in the evening. In the past few months, it was not just Wang Haichuan who was anxious, he was also very anxious.
He knew very well that Motorola's first mobile phone was about to go on sale. If Huahong didn't hurry up, it would probably face the same situation as the personal computer. Watching others eat meat, he wouldn't even be able to drink a sip of soup.
"Haichuan, since the contract has been signed there, we will sort out the technology and bring it back as soon as possible to form our Huahong Group's Mobile Communications Affairs Department, Mobile Phone Affairs Department, and Base Station Affairs Department.
I give you one and a half years, and I hope that our first-generation Huahong mobile phone will be officially launched in Hong Kong on New Year's Day next year."
Wang Haichuan understands Li Jianhui very well. In this era, whether it is a computer or a mobile phone, they are luxury goods, and at least only the middle class can afford them.
Once Huahong Group's products are launched too late, the market will be seized by competitors. By then, those who can afford it will have already bought them, and Huahong will not have much of a market to speak of.
For example, IBM's sales in Hong Kong and even Asia have been quite good recently. Sun Hung Kai Technology's foundry orders have been increasing, and the output is expected to exceed 300,000 units this year.
Don't think this is a small amount, you must know that before the launch of IBM personal computers, the plan was to sell 200,000 units in three years. With the current sales trend, it will far exceed the target set in one year.
Not to mention the sales in North America, the sales in Asia make Li Jianhui and the senior executives of Huahong, Phoenix, Huaxin and other groups jealous. They have regarded the Asian market as their own and believe that these sales belong to Huahong Group, just because Huahong Group did not take them.
After launching its own product, it was snatched away by IBM.
The computer side has lost its first-mover advantage, and they will never allow this to happen again on the mobile side.
With the core technology obtained from Ericsson, and the cooperation of Huaxin, Phoenix and other group technologies, they were soon able to finalize the first generation of Huahong mobile phones.
I believe that by the time Huahong’s first-generation mobile phone is launched, even if it cannot lead Rokia and Motorola, it will not play much longer than them.
"Don't worry, Li Sheng. Before the 15th, I will definitely return to Xiangjiang to take charge of the development of Huahong Group, and set up the structure of these affairs departments within this month."
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After hanging up the phone, Wang Haichuan could not calm down for a long time. Although Huahong Group was newly established, its market value was not low at all. Phoenix Group transferred its computer production department to Huahong Group, plus Xinhui Fund, Donghua
Holding, Nanlong Holdings invested one billion U.S. dollars, making the group's market value jump to over 6 billion Hong Kong dollars.
Although leading companies in Hong Kong have developed rapidly in recent years, there are not many companies with a market value of more than HK$6 billion, and each of them is well-known in Hong Kong.
Moreover, Wang Haichuan believes that Huahong Group will definitely be able to surpass Huihong Group in the future, even if it is currently the largest listed company in Hong Kong. As the former president of Huihong Group, he has this confidence.
The only thing that worries Wang Haichuan is the split of the group. He has been with Li Jianhui since the beginning of Li Jianhui's development, and he knows very well that Li Jianhui likes to play the split.
It happens that some businesses of Huahong Group can be split into separate companies, such as the mobile communications department and base station affairs department. These two departments can form a separate company, and at the same time, Huahong Group can operate the design of computers and mobile phones with peace of mind.
R&D and manufacturing.
Thinking of this, Wang Haichuan, who was originally relatively excited, calmed down. For now, he still wants to develop the Huahong Group. As for whether it will be split up in the future, or if it rains and the mother gets married, these are not things he can stop.
As he was about to return to Xiangjiang, he made a special call to his girlfriend in Xiangjiang.
Compared with Li Jianhui's early marriage, Wang Haichuan is already considered an older leftover man. He never followed Li Jianhui. Due to his own financial reasons, one relationship ended hastily.
After following Li Jianhui, although his salary continued to rise and he had no shortage of villas and luxury cars, he was also extremely busy at work and had a hard time finding a partner. The marriage issue was also pushed back again and again due to work reasons.
As a well-known senior executive of the Xinjian Department, Wang Haichuan's girlfriend is quite ordinary. She is not an elite student studying abroad, nor is she a screen star.
Through the introduction of his family, a simple middle school female teacher successfully held hands with him, which also made Wang Haichuan care about his other half after work.
When he returns to Hong Kong this time, he will not only be busy with the development of Huahong Group, but also busy with his wedding. This is a promise he made to his girlfriend and family before coming to Europe.
Compared to his girlfriend's reservedness, Wang Haichuan mentioned in his phone call to his parents that he would return to Xiangjiang before the 15th. The happy mood revealed in the words of his father and mother could even be felt by Wang Haichuan, who was thousands of miles away.
The Queen Mother even said on the phone: "When you come back this time, you can prepare for the wedding and subsequent honeymoon travel arrangements with peace of mind. As for work, put it aside for the time being. Family is the most important thing."
You are too embarrassed to ask Li Sheng for leave. Mom can help you. I believe Li Sheng is a sensible person and there will be no problem with a one-month holiday."
If it hadn't been for the fact that Huahong Group was just formed, Wang Haichuan would definitely have taken a long leave. But now that the group has just been established, as the chairman of the group's board of directors and president of the group, how could he put down his work and go on his honeymoon.
He also believed that as long as he mentioned it to his family, Li Jianhui would definitely give him a long vacation. It would be no problem to say more than two or three months.
But he does not want to delay the development of the group because of himself. Now is the time for Huahong Group to grab time.
The wedding cannot be changed to avoid breaking the hearts of the family. As for the honeymoon trip plan, it is temporarily postponed. When the development of Huahong Group is straightened out, I will accompany my wife to spend a happy honeymoon trip.
Although Wang Haichuan was not happy that Wang Haichuan focused more on work, Wang Haichuan had decided that they would not force it. They just let Wang Haichuan and Guo Yijing explain it carefully and strive for Guo Yijing's understanding.