Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 120: I'll let you translate it.
Why Qualcomm and not other manufacturers?

That’s because in the analog technology era, key communication technologies were only in the hands of a few large manufacturers, such as Intel, Broadcom, Apple, Samsung, etc., which formed a technology monopoly. If they didn’t disclose their technology, others wouldn’t be able to buy chips, and they wouldn’t have a chance to enter this industry.

The emergence of Qualcomm solved this problem. Unlike companies that use technology patents as a moat, Qualcomm developed chips using technical means and then released the technology through licensing.

The biggest advantage of this model is that it facilitates new entrants to quickly become competitive, and can also help some companies with global operations reduce the risk of property rights legal disputes in countries with intellectual property protection. No matter which communications manufacturer, as long as R&D is faster and more efficient, it can win by occupying the market.

Therefore, the support and R&D cooperation of core chip manufacturers such as Qualcomm to Xiaomi is crucial.

This is also the reason why two months ago, Lin Binlei sent emails to Qualcomm executives every day to seek cooperation.

Hard work pays off, or maybe it's true that destiny is the key to success. A few days after Chen Mo followed up on the hardware, Lin Bin was holding a fax in his hand, looking very happy.
"Qualcomm responded that it will send a senior executive in charge of the licensing business in China to talk to us."

Two days later, Beijing Kerry Center, located in the core area of ​​the central business district, is home to many internationally renowned companies.

In a bar opposite the Kerry Center, in order to show their importance, Lei Jun, Chen Mo and Lin Bin met with Robert An, a senior executive in charge of Qualcomm China's licensing business.

This is a young man in his 30s with a square face. He speaks and behaves politely and has the professional demeanor that is unique to people working for foreign companies.

After some communication and conversation, the other party was shocked by the fact that Xiaomi has millions of users. Finally, he politely introduced the process and procedures required to obtain Qualcomm authorization, and expressed his support for Xiaomi's entry into the mobile phone market. At the same time, he would feedback Xiaomi's request for authorization to the headquarters.

Two days later, the foreign guy was quite reliable and replied, saying that Xiaomi's email request for cooperation had been responded to. According to past practice, the headquarters will give a reply in about a month.

Now Lei Jun could no longer sit still. He got the address of Qualcomm's headquarters and the contact information of a vice president in charge of authorization through Robert, and then took Lin Bin and Chen Mo on a flight to Qualcomm's headquarters in the United States, San Diego, California!
The royal driver personally conquers!

One day before leaving, Chen Mo convened a department-wide meeting, at which he delegated all his authority and handed over full management affairs to Huang Jiangji. He also asked everyone to perform their duties and continue to move forward according to the previously agreed plan.

After the meeting, Chen Mo and Huang Jiangji agreed on a time to submit a work report every two days and hold a conference call.

In the evening, Chen Mo hosted the friends who were responsible for developing the Zhiyan Forum and had a meal together.

During the dinner, everyone talked about various topics on the Zhiyan Forum and felt a great sense of accomplishment. The current Zhiyan atmosphere is just as they had imagined it to be.

After eating and drinking, Chen Mo brought everyone a surprise. "I have deposited a sum of money into each of your salary cards. This is considered as hard work compensation for the Zhiyan Forum. After all, I can't let you work in vain for more than a month."

Since from the beginning we positioned Zhiyan as a platform and channel for workers in the workplace to speak out, we have always been doing this out of love, and we have never thought about getting compensated.

So when everyone heard Chen Mo say this, they all declined, saying something like "We agreed to do voluntary labor, why did you go back on your word!" "That's right, we all volunteered!" "The meaning of Zhiyan is different from others, I am proud to generate electricity with love!"
Chen Mo picked up the wine glass, "You can refuse, but I can't refuse, it's two different things! Come on, stop being so shy. Zhiyan still depends on you guys later~ Let's drink up!"

"Dry!"

On August 8th, at an altitude of 20 meters.

Chen Mo, who was sitting in the business class, was reading an internet magazine with great interest.

Originally, Lei Jun wanted to take the economy class, but Chen Mo disagreed. After all, how could he spend his first time in the economy class? He had money, and the flight was more than ten hours long. He might as well be nice to himself.

I spoke directly to the two bosses and said, "Let me do it. I'll upgrade your cabin!"

Of course, that's what he meant. Chen Mo would definitely express his suggestions to Xiao Lei and Xiao Lin in a more tactful way.

After Chen Mo finished speaking, it was Xiao Lei's turn to be unhappy. Who are you looking down on, kid?

Lei Jun, who originally wanted to save some money for the company, was provoked by Chen Mo and directly flew business class.

In flight.
"What are you reading? Looking so interested?" Lei Jun came over and looked at the contents of the magazine.

「2010华夏互联网大会于2010年8月17日至19日在北京国际会议中心隆重举行，大会主题.吧啦吧啦倡导吧啦吧啦力图打造更融合和可持续发展的互联网。

Baidu CEO Robin Li, Qihoo Chairman Zhou Hongyi, People's Daily Online President, CCTV International General Manager and more than 100 CEOs and presidents of Chinese Internet companies gathered here to discuss the current state of the industry and point out future trends.

"Why? Xiao Mo is interested in the Internet Conference?"

Chen Mo looked at the group photo of the big guys above and smiled, "It's okay, it's okay. I mainly want to go there to broaden my horizons. Brother Jun, didn't I invite you?"

Lei Jun looked a little disdainful and snorted, "I did go there a few years ago when I was at Kingsoft, but now I am just an idler and not worth seeing. But when our Xiaomi phone is made and launched on the market and Xiaomi's reputation is promoted, I will have a chance to take you there to see it next year."

It seems that every boss has the ability to make big promises. Chen Mo nodded and said,
"It seems that when I arrive in the United States, I have to buy the suit in advance~"

"Haha~ I admire your optimism. You are always full of confidence and have the energy and spirit to do whatever it takes to succeed in the world."

"This is what I call work enthusiasm, full of positive energy!" Chen Mo was in high spirits.

Lin Bin on the other side said, "It's good to be young~"

Fifteen hours later
"vomit"

Hualala. (Sound of toilet flushing)

When Chen Mo came out of the bathroom at New York's Kennedy Airport, his face was pale.

"A spirited young man? Are you okay? I didn't expect you to be airsick. Fortunately, you vomited after landing~" Lei Jun could not hide the teasing look on his face. He was secretly happy to see this guy suffer a setback.

Lin Bin saw a convenience store over there and asked with concern, "Do you want me to buy you some anti-sickness medicine?"

"Birth control pills? What's the use of taking that stuff?" Chen Mo realized that he had misheard and quickly tried to save face, "No, no, it must be because the airplane meal I just had was too mixed. How could I be airsick?"

"It's okay, we'll have a connecting flight soon and will be in Florida in another 3 hours," Lei Jun waved his hand upon seeing this.

"Uh, wait, still flying? Brother Bin, give me two." Chen Mo surrendered immediately.

After some twists and turns, Lei, Lin and Chen finally arrived at the Hilton Hotel near Qualcomm's headquarters in Florida.

After a day of adjusting to the jet lag, the three of them finally returned to normal and officially started work!
In the following two days, Lei Jun and his team's meetings with Qualcomm executives went smoothly.

When Chen Mo returned to the hotel, he was holding a thick stack of Qualcomm format contract terms.

Well, the contracts, when stacked together, are thicker than the Xinhua Dictionary.

When Lei Jun and Chen Mo picked up a copy and tried to read it, they looked at the dense English letters on it, which was like reading a book written in heaven. They looked at each other unconsciously and swallowed.

Thinking that Lei Jun was after all a top student who graduated from Wuhan University, Chen Mo broke the silence and spoke first, "Brother Jun, your English." That was all that happened.

Because the divine song had started playing in Chen Mo's mind, he couldn't continue.

"Xiao Mo, you should have passed the Level 4 English test, right?" Lei Jun showed a hopeful look and looked at Chen Mo affectionately.

Chen Mo nodded. It was passed, but when he looked at the obscure and complicated professional terms in the contract, he had to look up the dictionary even though he was taking the special examination.

He casually expressed his attitude, "At least the meal is OK, come down Missy, I will still tell you."

Having said this, the two of them sighed at the same time, and then turned their gazes to the last person.

Lin Bin raised his head from the contract, there was nothing he could do because the looks of the two people next to him were too scary, like searchlights.

He understood the expectant expressions on the two guys' faces, but the contract document was full of difficult and obscure English business legal clauses. Every sentence needed to be carefully studied and absolutely rigorous. If there was an error in the translation, it might cause loss of profits to the company, so he couldn't be careless.

Even Lin Bin, who studied in the United States and worked at Google for many years, felt a headache when reading these contract documents and had to use an English legal dictionary to study the documents.

Finally, Lin Bin pulled the corner of his mouth and reluctantly said, "Then I'll try it first."

Half a day later, Lei Jun and Chen Mo left Lin Bin alone in the hotel and went out.

They are not traveling around to enjoy the scenery without any care, but to find awesome translators!

Because Lin Bin only translated 3 pages in half a day, Chen Mo and Lei Jun calculated that at this speed, they could spend Christmas here by the time the translation was finished.

After some discussion, they decided to use a trick: there is strength in numbers!
With the help of cash, in just two days, the hotel's reception room was bustling with people. At first glance, all they saw were translators. If the speed was not enough, they could make up for it with numbers.

To be on the safe side, we found several well-known local law firms and hired several lawyers from each firm to provide legal protection.

Lei Jun was also cautious and after finishing everything, he sent it to a friend in China who was familiar with the law for a second verification to avoid being cheated by the foreign collusion.

After Lin Bin's further estimation, the cycle was greatly shortened. It was estimated that these professional documents could be translated within a week.

As time went by, they discovered a new problem: even with the help of a dictionary, they still found it difficult to truly understand the deep meaning behind those obscure words.

After studying for several days, these professional translation teams finally figured out the deeper meaning of some of the terms.

Qualcomm's terms are quite strict. Lin Bin, who is responsible for the overall translation work, is like a rigorous scholar. He has stepped away from the role of doing the specific work and is responsible for coordinating the overall situation.

Based on the lawyer's advice, I marked the key points on every page of the contract and then densely attached corresponding annotations so that I could focus on them during future negotiations with Qualcomm.

Finally, a second proofreading is required, so the original one-week period is extended again. It is estimated that the overall time will take at least half a month.

Lei Jun and Chen Mo could not help much. Lei Jun was remotely controlling the company's daily affairs and following up on Zhou Guangping's progress.

Apart from listening to the reports from Huang Jiangji and Li Jianchao every day, Chen Mo actually has nothing else to do.

However, at the regular telephone conference on the third day, Huang Jiangji reported that MIOS was currently facing a situation that was giving him a headache.

It’s not about the project progress, but the atmosphere of public opinion. Since the last public opinion war, the situation has indeed been peaceful for a while.

Then in the past two days, it seems that the water has become muddy again, and it is not the kind of MIOS system function that comes out brightly.

No matter how good the MIOS packaging is, it is just a modified Android system.

Xiaomi has the first-mover advantage. When other Android customized systems are updated, everyone will be about the same.
Xiaomi was founded only 4 months ago. At the beginning, it said it would make mobile phones, but it has not made any progress. It can only use Android to make a mobile phone system.
These remarks are quite sarcastic. At first glance, there is indeed nothing wrong with them, but the subtext is very clear. It is nothing more than that Xiaomi has a weak foundation and everyone should not be fooled by the surface of MIOS. It is still just a modified version of Android and there is nothing special about it.

If we compare the last round of public opinion to the powerful Vajra Palm, every move was obvious, highlighting the real sword and gun that could defeat Ma Zhang Fei.

Now it has turned into a bone-dissolving palm that moistens everything silently. It looks intact on the surface, but it is full of poison inside!
After listening to the feedback, Chen Mo asked Huang Jiangji to manage the atmosphere of the MIOS forum well and not to worry about anything else. The three departments should implement the established guidelines before he left, and he would figure out a way to deal with public opinion.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Mo fell into deep thought. After a while, he remembered the conversation he had with Lin Bin on the plane, and an idea came to his mind.

The next day, Lei Jun and Chen were in the meeting room as usual, acting as atmosphere and gatekeepers. Lei Jun muttered to Lei Jun, "Brother Jun, we are useless here except cheerleading. We have nothing to do anyway. Why don't we go to the legendary Silicon Valley and visit some celebrities?"

"Huh? What do you say?"

“Is Andy Rubin interested?”

Lei Jun, who was originally a bit bored and just about to walk around in circles, suddenly brightened up his eyes and asked, "Are you talking about the founder of the Android system?"

"How about we go and have a chat with this old man?"

"Do you know him?" Lei Jun was quite interested and looked at Chen Mo with a high opinion. He didn't expect that this guy was so capable. There is someone from Google on the other side of the ocean?

"do not know."

Then what the hell are you saying? Lei Jun felt like cursing.

"Brother Dan Bin knows him. He told me on the plane that before he joined Google, he often went to Silicon Valley on business trips. Every time he went to Google headquarters, he would chat with Google's vice president in charge of mobile business, including Andy Rubin. The two have a close relationship."

"Hmm? I haven't heard Lin Bin talk about this before?"

You were snoring so loudly that it was a miracle if anyone could hear you.
Chen Mo explained, "On the plane a few days ago, we both couldn't sleep so we chatted for a while."

".Just going there to chat?" Lei Jun looked suspicious, thinking that this matter was not as simple as Chen Mo said.
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you. I mainly wanted to demonstrate our MIOS to him and hear his evaluation as the father of Android~"

"Forget it, go by yourself. It's not fair for Mr. Bin to be busy here alone after we both leave."

Although Lei Jun was very interested, he still rejected Chen Mo's suggestion.
Is the daily 10,000 yuan unable to catch up with the market now? Maybe it has something to do with the three time points?
Then I will adjust the release time to 12:18. I will release it in two parts so that it can be seen more.

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