After the software development engineers at the head office of the Celestial region of noika tested the Cranberry 1.0 smartphone platform, they came to a shocking conclusion. The Cranberry 1.0 was superior to Symbian in every aspect. Compared to Symbian, the Cranberry 1.0 was undoubtedly a smarter and more open mobile phone platform, and it had a huge development potential that was difficult to estimate.
The main reason for Symbian's success was that it had opened up the entire platform, allowing many third-party software companies to develop their own applications and benefit from this platform. This directly promoted the popularity and rapid development of Symbian, and also drove the entire Symbian industry chain. However, Cranberry was more open than Symbian. In terms of performance and humanization, it was as close as possible to the computer operating system. It only needed to improve the hardware processing power of the phone. He could use the cranberry system to directly develop his phone into a netbook.
In the past two years, Symbian's dominance had been challenged one after another. Compared to new operating systems like the iPhone and Android, Symbian's resources were not rich enough, and the compatibility of the system had become its biggest weakness. It was also to enhance its competitiveness in the smartphone market that Symbian announced that it was completely open source, and Noah spared no effort to invest a lot of energy in Symbian, trying to reverse the situation of being gradually eaten by others. Now, The cranberries became their biggest opportunity.
The engineers who had studied the Cranberry were all amazed by the new system. They could also foresee that once this system was launched, it would bring about a huge impact on the smartphone. Its capabilities could no longer be said to be the operating system of a smartphone. It was not inferior to many palm computers or PDA on the market. If it was given the same hardware configuration as Apple's latest product, the iPad, the overall performance of the Cranberry would be more than twice as good. It was also much more expansive than an iPad.
Alex immediately reported the situation to the headquarter in Finland. The young man only gave him three days. If the operating system fell into the hands of other companies, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to noika.
Cranberry underwent more professional and detailed testing in Finland. As soon as the test results came out, Alex received orders from headquarters to sign the exclusive rights to use Cranberry no matter what. He also asked Alex to keep it a secret and to list Cranberry as a top secret of the company. Once the rights to use Cranberry were signed, the company would take advantage of the fact that Symbian was still popular to sell its shares as soon as possible. Then, Using cranberries to create a new era of smart phones.
On the third night, Chen Mu received an urgent call from Alex. He invited Chen Mu to come to the company as soon as possible to discuss the Cranberry System.
Chen Mu and Wang Ying gladly accepted the invitation. In Alex's office, the three of them began their first formal meeting.
"I want to know how you plan to cooperate with our company with the Cranberry System. Will you sign an authorization period based on the time of use, or will you pay the corresponding copyright fee based on the specific number of installed devices?”As soon as Alex came up, he asked the question that he was most concerned about.
Business negotiation was no longer useful here. Negotiations required both parties to stand on the same level, and the other party's attitude was obviously much higher than his. For noika, this was a choice to stand higher or fall more miserably. If it got it, it could jump to the top of the world. If it couldn't get it, it could only let others step on its head.
Chen Mu smiled faintly." I only want the naming rights of the Cranberry System. In other words, your company can't change the name of the system. As for the rest, as long as the price is right, I can fully license the rights to use the Cranberry System to your company.”
Alex nodded and said seriously,"We only have one request, and that is to sign an exclusive right to use it.”
"No problem." Chen Mu said casually," However, I have an additional request. You can't disclose the specific details about me and Cranberry to the public. My development team and I hope to keep a low profile for the time being. You can announce that Cranberry is the result of the work of noika. I don't care."”
"Why?" Alex asked in surprise. If you are a company that develops a mobile phone platform, you will immediately become famous all over the world after we launch Cranberry. This is a rare good thing for any company.”
"I'm not interested for the time being." Chen Mu smiled and said," My development team is very low-key, and we are now in the early stages of our business. It's not the time to fish for fame. We can sign the exclusive rights to use Cranberry to noika, but noika has to keep it a secret for us in front of the public.”
"No problem." Alex could not hide his excitement and said,"I will definitely keep it a secret for you.”
"Alright then." Chen Mu nodded gently and said,""Then it's time to discuss the price.”
Alex sat up straight and said seriously,"I have another question. Who will be in charge of the follow-up service for this operating system? If you guys are the ones doing it, I only have one request, and that is to try your best to avoid system problems and solve them as soon as possible after they occur, so as not to cause unnecessary impact to us. However, if we are the ones doing it, we also need you to open up the source code of the system.”
Chen Mu smiled." It's absolutely impossible to open up the system's source code, so we'll naturally provide the follow-up services. However, I have to tell you in advance that I'll be responsible for the use of the system. In other words, if any bugs or design flaws are discovered, I'll solve them for you. However, this doesn't include system upgrades. What I'm selling to you is only the right to use a single version of Cranberry 1.0.”
However, Alex was a little worried. This kind of cooperation was not very beneficial to the company. The other party provided their products but refused to provide the technology. In this way, after paying for the usage rights, the company would still be controlled by others. What if the other party sold a better system to the company after selling it to the company? Wouldn't that instantly destroy the company?
Chen Mu saw his worry and said with a smile,""You don't have to worry. We are just a system development team, not a mobile phone manufacturer. There is no conflict between you and me, but we complement each other. I brought Little Red Berries to you this time, and I will bring Big Red Berries to sit here and continue to discuss business with you next time. However, you also know how troublesome it is to develop a system platform. Of course, you can use the red berries too. Before the next system that surpasses the red berries comes out, you have at least three years to make huge profits from the red berries.”
" I can't give you the system source code," Chen Mu said." But I can open up the platform architecture for you. This way, it'll be easier for you to develop applications that are suitable for the Cranberry architecture. Is that okay?"”
Alex nodded in agreement. Things like operating systems couldn't be updated too quickly. Even a big company like Microsofttook years to launch a new operating system. The manpower and resources spent during this period were also extremely shocking, not to mention the young man in front of him and the mysterious team under him.
"Alright then." Alex took a deep breath and looked at Chen Mu.""Let's talk about the price now.”
"100 million." Chen Mu's nonchalant words left Wang Ying speechless.
"100 million?" Alex immediately asked,"US dollars or RMB?"”
"RMB." Chen Mu smiled and said," My appetite isn't as big as you think. However, I need the 100 million to be paid in full as soon as the contract is signed."”
Alex heaved a sigh of relief. If Chen Mu wanted US dollars, he would be in a difficult position. However, if he wanted RMB, he could make a decision immediately. He could also inform the head office with absolute confidence that he had picked up a huge bargain.
"Deal!"
"Don't worry." Chen Mu smiled and said," I haven't told you the most important thing. I'm going to open a software company in Yanjing in the future. I'll need some help from noika to promote the company. It must be voluntary."”
Alex asked worriedly,"What kind of software company is it?”
Chen Mu smiled." Don't worry about that. I won't compete with you for business. I'm going to start a third-party software company. We'll only cooperate with each other. There won't be any conflicts."”
Alex immediately agreed and nodded."No problem." "When are we going to sign the contract?”
"The sooner the better." Chen Mu said," You guys can handle this. The system I gave you is a PC simulation version. After signing the contract, I'll give you the real mobile version. You just need to pre-install it into your phone.”
“OK！”
Chen Mu then remembered something and asked,""Since you already have Cranberries, Symbian is worthless to you. How are you going to deal with the shares of Nobel in Symbian?”
"Sell." Alex said resolutely,"Sell all of them. We will create a false impression of internal conflicts and mismanagement, and then sell all of the shares of Saipan. Right now, the shares of Saipan are in high demand, so we don't have to worry about not being able to sell them.”
"To whom?" Chen Mu asked again.
Alex smiled and said," As long as you want to sell it, it will be in high demand. Many companies don't have their own intelligent systems now. For example, companies like Samsung, Legend, and siemen have been coveting Symbian's shares.”
" Hmm…" Chen Mu nodded slightly and said casually,""Then we have to add an additional condition to our contract.”
"What?" Alex became nervous.
"You must sell all your shares of Saipan to Three-Star," Chen Mu said lightly.”
"Why?"
"No reason, I'm just unhappy.”Chen Mu snorted in his heart. Who was the one who said that the IP address he used to log in to God Slayer was from Korea? Just like a three-star, they were all Koreans, right?
“OK!”Alex snickered. He knew what Chen Mu was thinking. Whoever sold Saipan to him would be in trouble. He stood up and shook hands with Chen Mu and Wang Ying."I will handle this matter as soon as possible and try to sign the contract within two days. It's already nine o'clock. Since you don't want to be too ostentatious, let's find a hotel to have a chat and relax.”
Chen Mu smiled and said," No need. Let's talk about this after we sign the contract. We still have some things to do, so we won't disturb your work."”Chen Mu then introduced him to Alex,""You must remember Miss Wang Ying. After our company is established, she will be the person in charge of our company in the future.”
Alex looked very surprised. He had always regarded Chen Mu as the core of the cooperation and rarely paid attention to the beautiful Chinese woman beside him. After hearing Chen Mu's words, he really took Wang Ying seriously.
At this moment, Wang Ying was still a little confused. It was obvious that she had not adapted to this sudden change. Until she walked out of Alex's office with Chen Mu, she was still carefully thinking about whether everything that had just happened was an illusion or a dream.
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