“You can’t just think about yourself; you also have to consider the development of state-owned enterprises and the local situation. Today at the meeting, someone said that your relationship with them is unusual, and that this matter involves the outflow of state-owned assets.” Huang Youwei said with some worry, smoking a cigarette.
Huang Youwei is very clear about the advantages of mobile phones. In the past year, he has made two trips abroad for research. The information in developed cities is very fast. This speed brings high efficiency. When social efficiency is high, productivity increases. To exaggerate a bit, the speed of one year is comparable to that of two years.
The convenience of mobile phones cannot be replaced by pagers or landlines. This may not be so obvious in large enterprises, but in small factories, the boss has a mobile phone and can contact suppliers and buyers at any time, which increases efficiency several times over.
Local governments don't have much of a way to get state-owned enterprises to work.
"Let's eat first."
Inside the private room of the government canteen, the meal consisted of a standard four dishes and a soup. In addition to Huang Youwei, there were two vice mayors and two heads of local state-owned enterprises.
After everyone sat down and exchanged pleasantries, Lu Feng asked the vice mayor in charge of municipal engineering, "How many cell towers are there in our city? How much area do they cover?"
"We don't have much data on this, but the amount is definitely not large. There are a few signal towers in the city center, as well as residential areas and factory areas. It's probably scattered and covers about one-fifth of the city."
Lu Feng felt a chill after hearing the data. The coverage was even lower than he had imagined. The main problem was that even if the coverage was in ordinary residential areas, it wouldn't be of much use. Out of 10,000 people, not one had a mobile phone. It would be more practical to install more telephone lines.
As the meal began, everyone toasted and chatted, and the atmosphere at the dinner table became lively. When the topic turned to the municipal infrastructure budget, Lu Feng asked Huang Youwei, "Secretary Huang, this matter is definitely beneficial to the city's development. For example, what do you think about the city allocating funds to support it, deducting money from the infrastructure budget?"
Before Huang Youwei could speak, the vice mayor in charge of municipal affairs shook his head vigorously and said, "No, absolutely not. This money is useful. We still need big entrepreneurs like President Lu to invest. Once we have a signal, we can sell mobile phones. Mobile phones are very expensive now. We can make at least five or six thousand yuan per phone sold."
The others nodded in agreement, looking at Lu Feng as if he were a meat bun with lots of filling.
"The city will never provide any funding, so don't even think about it." Huang Youwei, fearing that Lu Feng might have some ulterior motives, said to him earnestly, "Let me tell you this: the only thing the city can do is cooperate. As for the rest, you can talk to the province."
Lu Feng then asked if the assets and operating rights of the signal towers would also belong to the company if he invested in them. Huang Youwei repeatedly refused, saying that once these things were built and occupied land in the city, they would be under the city's jurisdiction, while telecommunications services would be under the jurisdiction of the Post and Telecommunications Group. The two parties would negotiate.
Huang Youwei is unwilling to contribute anything except his words. If this matter is successful, it will be his credit; if it fails, he will suffer no loss whatsoever.
After a few rounds of drinks and several dishes, Huang Youwei smacked his lips and asked, "I have a question for you. Is Jiafeng Group considered a foreign-invested enterprise or a joint venture now?"
"It's considered foreign-controlled!"
“Which company do you think would dare entrust their telecommunications business to a company like this? I know what you’re thinking, you’re making mobile phones because you’re about to go under in your current job, and this is your lifeline. It’s just a pity you’re really unlucky.” Huang Youwei sighed, lit a cigarette, and said, “Are mobile phones good? Yes! It’s just that the country is now promoting the installation of telephone lines and the popularization of landlines. The Post and Telecommunications Group is busy with this. But I also have some good news for you. After the meeting today, the chairman of China Unicom chatted with me for a bit. He was quite interested.”
“It’s not that I can’t make it in the company; I’m doing very well.” Lu Feng stared at Huang Youwei and said, “I’m no worse than you.”
"If you had listened to me back then and sold the company directly, and gone into another industry, you would have been successful long ago," Huang Youwei said, his slightly tipsy face carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.
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