Samsung's eldest daughter accompanied Xing Baohua through Christmas in Japan before returning home. Afterwards, Xing Baohua traveled to three different locations: Hong Kong, Shandong, and Beijing.

For digital payments, it's not just about using your phone; there's also a small device called a POS machine.

After its establishment, π Group was like a treasure trove. As long as you swipe your card to make a purchase, all the digital cash will go into π Group's account.

The transaction will be processed on a T+1 basis, with the funds being credited to the merchant's bank account the following day.

Initially, doing it this way with T+1 would definitely not make much money, so Xing Baohua wanted to use the T+3 model in Japan.

This thing has already been operated in Hong Kong. Since the Hong Kong operator was Xing Baohua who built it, the wireless network was very good and there were no obstacles. But it's not the same in Japan.

The network infrastructure was basically non-existent. Although Xing Baohua made efforts to invite the heads of two large companies to Hong Kong for inspection, the results were not very significant. The only obstacle was the network.

Then let's add fuel to the fire. I don't believe you're in such a hurry and not taking action.

Xing Baohua returned to Hong Kong and found Fraser Poulsen, the president of AT&T's Hong Kong branch.

“Poulsen, do you know I’ve discovered a huge business opportunity in Japan?” Xing Baohua said bluntly after meeting Fraser Poulsen in his office.

"Oh, tell me about it," Fraser Poulsen said with a light laugh, but he didn't believe that the huge business opportunity Xing Baohua mentioned was a good one. He thought it might be a huge trap that Xing Baohua wanted him to fall into.

"There's no Wi-Fi in Japan. Should you go in, me, or should we go in together?"

Fraser Poulsen wondered what was going on. After hearing this, he said, "You can go in, but it's easy to get in, but difficult to build it up."

"Since you're not interested, I won't go into detail about my plans. I'm going to partner with Vodafone. Goodbye."

“Wait a minute, Mr. Xing. Perhaps you could tell me your plan first; I think I would be interested,” Fraser Poulsen said, trying to persuade Xing Baohua to stay.

"My plan is very valuable. I only tell my partners, 'What if you listen to my plan and then try to do it all by yourself? How about we sign a confidentiality agreement?'"

“Oh, Mr. Xing, that’s not very fair of you. Even if I agree to cooperate with you, do I still need to sign an agreement after you tell me the plan? Even if we don’t sign an agreement, we’ll still part ways in the end, so isn’t the result the same? Don’t friends have any trust at all?” Fraser Poulsen argued.

"No, I was discussing business matters with Uncle Qiao, especially creative ideas. We signed a lot of documents. Our relationship is better than that of good friends, so we still need to sign a lot of things."

"Give me a general idea first. If we work together, what's your plan? If I agree with the plan, I can sign a confidentiality agreement."

Xing Baohua nodded and said, "I'll provide the money, you provide the labor. Wouldn't it be great if we cooperated?"

“That’s it…” Fraser Poulsen asked, spreading his hands with a bewildered expression.

"If I provide the equipment and you provide the money, will the Japanese let me enter the market?"

After listening, Fraser Poulsen shook his head slightly and said, "I don't think so."

"What about when my equipment enters the United States?" Xing Baohua continued to ask.

"That's even more impossible; the NSA would definitely not agree."

"So, I'll provide the money, you provide the labor, and we'll do well in the Japanese market, becoming the third telecommunications service provider. You know how profitable the internet is, more profitable than phone bills. In the future, we'll develop software specifically for internet calling..." Xing Baohua stopped there.

Fraser Poulsen nodded and said, "Please continue!"

"This involves trade secrets, I'm sorry. Let's sign a cooperation agreement first, then discuss the plan," Xing Baohua continued, using reverse psychology.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Xing, what you’ve said doesn’t align with AT&T’s marketing philosophy. As you know, we also offer telephone service. Furthermore, we have a branch office in Japan. I need to report this to headquarters before making a decision. Perhaps if I say a few more words, headquarters will be more interested.”

Xing Baohua chuckled and said, "Your branch in Japan only provides services such as leasing telephones and fax machines; you don't offer telephone or internet services. I sincerely want to cooperate with you. I'll give you two days. If I don't receive a reply, I will seek cooperation with Wofengda."

Then Xing Baohua really left.

After leaving AT&T, Xing Baohua went to Huahong Technology and, based on a small diagram he had provided, manufactured a POS machine. This machine facilitated card payments via wireless network.

Manufacturing this thing is not complicated. It does not require high-end chips; a microcontroller can drive it. The key is to add many modules to the circuit board, such as the CPU, memory, storage, power management, and baseband management.

It's actually just like making a mobile phone; many functions have been cut.

Also, the system and these things are relatively easy to set up, not very difficult. As long as you insert a SIM card and find a signal, you can connect to the internet.

A POS machine with only a wireless GPRS signal is not enough; it also needs to have WiFi.

Some large supermarkets in Japan have poor signal, and it would be terrible if we couldn't get a signal at all.

Therefore, Xing Baohua thought of using a router to connect multiple POS machines.

After giving instructions about the POS machine, and preparing to talk to Zhang Dongshuo, Fraser Poulsen called, wanting to meet with Xing Baohua to discuss the matter further.

This place is so close to Victoria Harbour! It's been so long since I've felt the sea breeze, perfect timing, let's go out to sea and enjoy it.

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