After careful consideration, Xing Baohua decided to open up the rice phone system and not ask for much; he would only ask for one US dollar for each phone produced.

If it's given away cheaply, people will feel it's worthless. If it's expensive, people won't want to buy it, and Xing Baohua can't create a free open-source system.

Moreover, the $1 licensing fee is acceptable to other manufacturers. As a result, the competition among mobile phone manufacturers boils down to appearance and quality.

Feature phones are pretty much like that; there's not much to upgrade. Even the worst standalone chip can handle them.

Only when mobile phones are everywhere can payment and consumption become active, and sometimes you can even shop without carrying a wallet.

The concept is too advanced; it will likely require a lot of money to burn in the early stages.

As for the network, that's a big problem too. The GPRS wireless network is for providing wireless broadband, and Japan hasn't built as many signal towers as Hong Kong has.

Only a limited number of signals are available, and the cost is extremely high. They lack the awareness of developed countries.

Currently, Japan has two major telecommunications operators: NTT, which is wholly owned by the Telegraph and Telephone Group, and KDDI, which is owned by Kyocera.

Xing Baohua needs to talk to these two companies and get GPRS bandwidth installed so that their citizens can access the internet more easily!

If we can secure one deal, the other one will be much easier to negotiate.

With the Hong Kong model in place, you can invite the other party to visit your home as if it were a matter of eating, drinking, and having fun.

Next, we'll talk to major mobile phone manufacturers, especially Sony, which Xing Baohua dislikes the most.

This time, I have to face it. No matter how much I dislike them, their phones sell well in Japan. There's no other way; for the sake of profit, I have to hide my dislike and befriend them.

With the backing of five major Japanese banks, Xing Baohua could meet with whomever he wanted and make appointments with whomever he wanted.

Moreover, the mobile phone manufacturers that Xing Baohua met with were all listed companies. Xing Baohua had a nickname in Japan, "The Wolf of East China," which was a counterpart to the name "The Wolf of Wall Street."

Moreover, Xing Baohua had also taken down Wall Street. Perhaps feeling that the title "Tiger of East China" was too domineering and not suitable for Xing Baohua, they called him "Wolf."

The main problem is that this guy doesn't like anyone, and he'll maliciously buy stocks to attack his opponents.

With a single call from Xing Baohua, the four mobile phone manufacturers were brought together.

Nikon's office building is not suitable for this negotiation, so we can only find a large business hotel and invite the heads of the mobile phone divisions of NEC, Panasonic, Sony, and Fujitsu to this location.

Facing the four brand presidents, Xing Baohua had three of the latest Hong Kong versions of the Mi Mobile phone brought out for them to see.

Let them experience the system and programs first.

Smartphones that can install programs are called semi-smartphones, which are superior to feature phones, and the programs they use are all JAVA.

Wouldn't a multi-functional, intelligent phone be better? Your feature phones can only make and receive calls, but I can install an app here that shows caller ID and who's calling. If the notification says it's a creditor's name, I can just hang up and not answer.

If we also program the location data, allowing for easy installation and uninstallation, we can then see whether a call is local or long-distance when it comes in.

Many user-friendly apps can be installed, such as weather forecasts and news reposts! As long as your phone has enough storage capacity, you can install as many apps as you like.

Xing Baohua spoke eloquently, essentially saying that DaMi's system was excellent, while yours was rubbish.

His words were laced with sarcasm, but that didn't stop Xing Baohua from promoting the system: "Gentlemen, I've invited you here to ask if you're interested in the Rice System. I can authorize you to use the Rice System. And I'll only charge you a $1 authorization fee per phone."

"Mr. Xing, it's hard for us not to suspect you have ulterior motives by charging just one US dollar!"

The speaker was the president of Sony's mobile phone division.

The Japanese use some strange titles; they call chairmen "chairmen" and department managers "presidents."

"President Takai, I'm trying to help you raise your technological level to a higher level. It's really not fair of you to say that to me." Xing Baohua had a smile on his face, but he was already very unhappy.

"Thank you for your kind offer, but Sony is developing its own system, which will be launched soon," the president, named Takai, said arrogantly.

Xing Baohua's smiling face suddenly changed color, and she pointed to the door and said, "Since you don't need rice, then please leave."

Takai stood up, acting all high and mighty, and said to the remaining three mobile phone manufacturers, "Beware of traps. Insecure mobile phones can endanger national security."

"Do you all think so too?" Xing Baohua asked, his eyes meeting those of the three mobile phone company presidents.

They wanted to leave, but unfortunately, all three families had direct or indirect connections with Xing Baohua. So they sat in their chairs without even moving their butts.

Fujitsu, in particular, was forced to come here because it was under pressure from Fuji Bank. Although the two companies have similar names, they are actually two different businesses.

The reason why Fujitsu was held hostage by the bank was due to the complex web of interests involved.

Panasonic and NEC are suppliers to Xing Baohua; strictly speaking, Xing Baohua is their major investor.

Seeing that the three companies wouldn't leave, Sony's president, Takai, could only leave in a huff.

The three presidents could only listen to Xing Baohua's proposal, but whether they could reach a cooperation agreement would require a meeting when they got back.

Xing Baohua told them to take the phones back and study the system. Actually, Xing Baohua didn't need to send them; they already had quite a few sample units lying in the lab.

The first meeting didn't go very smoothly, but Xing Baohua didn't mind. After all, the Japanese were cunning; they might not care about what you send them, but they would only value it when they asked you for it.

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