Chapter 46
The meeting lasted a whole day because there were so many things to discuss and they were so important.
Each of these things would revolutionize the entire mobile phone market, and there were as many as four such things at this conference.
Because the meeting was taking a while, they opened a banquet hall next door at noon. This time, Li Hao sat at the main table, next to Minister Luo.
"Who is this?" HW's General Manager Ren couldn't help but ask. He knew a thing or two about the newly appointed Minister Luo.
But why would Minister Luo bring this young girl? And by the looks of it, she seems quite important. This is odd; she doesn't look like a very important government official. After all, thirty years old is considered young within the system.
"This cooperation involves not only state-owned enterprises, but also her company. It also has the technical authorization for these releases." This matter had to be discussed sooner or later, so Minister Luo said it directly.
Everyone at the table couldn't believe it when they heard this.
"I am Li Hao, the boss of New Oriental Education & Technology Group. Please give me your guidance in the future." Li Hao also introduced himself, which was considered polite.
"Young and promising," said Mr. Lei next to him. "What part of these projects are you responsible for?"
"Things from TAL Education Group are more important." Minister Luo said beside him. Of course, it was impossible for them to keep bringing the topic back to Li Hao.
Allowing Li Hao to appear under the company's name was a bold move. Li Hao's security level was now the highest in the country, even on par with that leader's. All news about her was completely blocked.
Those plainclothes people in the venue were either from the National Security Bureau or the Special Police Force. There were two teams responsible for protecting Li Hao.
The people present had frequent dealings with the government and understood the implications of these words. They immediately changed the subject and stopped asking about Li Hao's situation.
However, the people at their table were warned, while people at other tables were still discussing Li Hao's identity.
Jiang Ancheng was even questioned about how his company got the quota. When Jiang Ancheng said that it was Li Hao who gave him the quota, they all asked about the situation of Li Hao's company.
Although it was forbidden to ask about Li Hao's situation, it was necessary to build a good relationship with him. After the meal, Li Hao collected a stack of business cards.
Normally, it wasn't easy to get the business cards of these big guys. Furthermore, they took the initiative to hand their cards to Li Hao, a gesture of goodwill that made everyone present focus on her.
The two technologies brought up in the afternoon meeting are not only causing an earthquake in the mobile phone industry, but are about to be completely transformed.
And these changes aren't limited to mobile phones; they will impact all electronic products. After all, the mobile phone companies participating in the conference are also conglomerates, encompassing not only mobile phones but also a wide range of other electronic products.
All of these technologies are important advancements in the electronics industry.
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Li Hao has signed many contracts, and now she is holding a gold mine, even though her share is only one point.
But you have to know that these are contracts she signed with so many companies. She can't spend all the profits in a year even if she just lies down.
According to Minister Luo, her annual income is as high as tens of billions.
Li Hao received tens of millions of yuan in advance payments for signing contracts today alone, and the money was directly deposited into her bank account.
Looking at the deposit with several zeros in the text message, if she had received so much money before, she would have been very excited and danced with joy.
But the joy she felt now was probably not as great as the joy she would feel if she successfully completed a spell model.
When she was about to leave, Jiang Ancheng, who had been waiting, hurried over.
"Thank you, thank you for giving me the spot."
"Well, keep working hard. I have faith in you." Li Hao didn't take this easy task seriously.
"Can you add me on WeChat? I'll send you a phone when it's ready," Jiang Ancheng said hurriedly.
"No thanks." Li Hao still refused. Although he was optimistic about the efforts of his peer, helping him was already a form of appreciation.
After being rejected, Jiang Ancheng wanted to say something, but Wu Xin had already walked up and blocked him.
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Over the past two days, stocks in the technology sector have been rising, and some well-informed securities firms have received the news.
The new mobile phone releases originally scheduled for the end of the month have all been cancelled.
"What's going on? There's no stock?" Some users of online shopping platforms found that many mobile phones were out of stock.
On a well-known question-and-answer platform, a question became a hot search.
Did you know that the domestic mobile phone industry is about to undergo a complete upheaval?
--Original Poster, I understand what you're saying. I work in a mobile phone parts factory. We had already booked orders for the next quarter, but recently received news that all orders have been canceled. Our factory manager even went to a meeting. We haven't even reopened yet, and production of all our old products has been halted.
--I'm not as well-informed as you. I work in a mobile phone store and I also received the news that I need to clear out the inventory quickly and sell whatever can be sold.
At first, some people involved shared their experiences. When it was pushed to the top of the trending list, some experts came out to analyze and summarize it.
According to my analysis, the mobile phone brands involved in this incident are all domestic. You can see that these brands have discontinued all old products and postponed previously scheduled new product launches. See the image below: These are the offices of several major mobile phone manufacturers. Even at night, they are still brightly lit.
Clearly, a major shift has occurred in the domestic mobile phone industry. As far as I know, many mobile phone OEMs have been told by upstream manufacturers to suspend operations.
It now seems that things may be very bad, and our technology is being held back by foreign countries again.
This analysis was liked by many people, and everyone commented that it was another restriction and foreign countries just couldn't afford it.
But there is another voice. There is an answer saying this.
Saying that China is being strangled by foreign countries again is complete nonsense. I work for a large company. Due to conflicts of interest, I can't say too much. I can only tell you that Chinese mobile phones are poised to rise in the future.
However, such a short answer naturally does not receive many likes.
This topic went from being popular on the Q&A platform to Weibo, and the reposted content also expressed the view that domestic companies were once again being strangled by foreign technological restrictions and patent sanctions.
For a while, everyone was cursing, saying that foreign countries could not afford to compete, but there were also some voices saying that China's technology must develop faster, otherwise it would always be restricted like this.
Some people who knew the inside story saw this trending search and wanted to share this great news, but due to confidentiality requirements, they couldn't say it.
Even the original answer on Zhihu was deleted.
The hot search stayed on it for about half a day, but it changed completely with the broadcast of today's news broadcast.
"Our research institute has successfully developed... Pangu EDA... biofuel cells... ultra-lightweight structures... fat-soluble capacitors..."
As these terms popped up one after another, relevant figures came forward to express their appreciation for these technologies. Then, everyone quickly connected the topic to the previous trending search, and the post on the Q&A platform was pushed to the top again.
It wasn't just people in China who were excited by this news. Foreign media also caught wind of it, and soon the whole world knew that China had broken through the technological blockade and successfully developed its own EDA, and even made a groundbreaking energy breakthrough: biofuel cells.
Media outlets that have traditionally targeted China have voiced skepticism, claiming that China is bluffing and fabricating information. Some even speculate that China's Pangu EDA is likely a reskin of one of their own software.
It is entirely possible to sue mobile phone manufacturers who use this reskinned EDA product through patent lawsuits.
The news report that Pangu EDA surpasses all other EDAs on the market is also considered an exaggeration.
Amid the high spirits in the country, everyone is celebrating the progress of the country's scientific and technological capabilities, but there are also those who pour cold water on it, thinking that it may be just something on paper and cannot be put into practice.
But soon the official accounts of those companies began to post on Weibo.
HW, the leading domestic company in mobile phone open technology, was the first to speak out, stating that they had signed a contract with a national agency and had even passed internal testing. They said they would soon release a groundbreaking mobile phone based on Pangu EDA and a biofuel cell.
Xiaomi's CEO Lei Jun was not to be outdone and said he would launch the most cost-effective thousand-yuan phone, using the latest Pangu EDA and battery technology.
These well-known domestic manufacturers have all come out to say that their next mobile phones will use the latest technology.
The entire internet went wild, and the engineers finally had a say, expressing their admiration for the transformative potential of these technologies.
First of all, EDA has finally broken through the technological blockade and will no longer have to pay those licensing fees.
The cost of domestically produced mobile phones will be significantly reduced. Then there's the biofuel cell.
This technology is a groundbreaking invention, but how it will be used remains to be seen. However, some people have already obtained finished batteries and say that this battery technology can be completely independent of normal electricity and does not require the use of traditional lithium batteries.
It was the Rice Company that stepped forward and presented its own biofuel cell technology. A single square biofuel cell can power a smartphone for 8,000 hours. This means that even if the phone is constantly on and playing the most power-intensive games, it can still last for a year. Even if someone uses their phone a lot, only about 15 hours a day, it can still last for a full year and a half.
The battery is replaceable, meaning you'll get multiple batteries for free with each phone purchase, enough to last until the phone wears out. Furthermore, this battery is a brand-new, environmentally friendly technology.
Someone even secretly posted a photo of a biofuel cell on a Mop forum, asking how long such a small battery could last. Some also questioned why the battery was so small and not larger, so it could last longer.
Biofuel cell technology differs from other battery technologies in that smaller ones are easier to manufacture, while larger ones present higher requirements. Currently, the most stable one is the coin-sized one in his hand, and it's already on the production line.
Foreign countries also reacted at this time, and they quickly found the international patents for these technologies, which had been applied for as early as half a month ago.
All of these applications were submitted by China at once. Unexpectedly, they made such a big move that it's now all over the news both domestically and internationally, with people speculating on the impact of this major move.
The eyes of the whole world are on China.
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