"No, HM's name has already been reported."
"That's right, I just saw the first monster in the Monster Den, it looks exactly like HM's logo. Hahaha!"
"And the monster's name is 'Copy Beast'!"
"Copy Beast? Plagiarism Beast? Hahaha, Meiyou is going to make me die laughing!"
"Meiyou wants us to fight HM Plagiarism Beast together, it's fun, I like it!"
"Turning HM into an elite monster in the game and naming it Plagiarism Beast, this is to nail HM to the pillar of shame and constantly whip its corpse."
"Serves them right, who told HM to plagiarize Meiyou's 'pure desire' style!"
"Meiyou's 'pure desire' style design is so advanced, it has been plagiarized many times. The game 'Defend Pomelo' was prepared by Meiyou to resist plagiarism!"
"Meiyou is about to sue, but HM continues to sell plagiarized products. Meiyou has no choice but to release 'Defend Pomelo' to call on everyone to support the original and protect Meiyou's 'pure desire' style design!"
"Yes, support the original, protect Pomelo!"
...
Of course, the background animation telling the story of Pomelo Princess's 'pure desire' style design being targeted by plagiarizing monsters only appears upon the first launch and plays automatically in WIFI mode.
In data mode, you can choose to play it or skip it directly, turning into an image that tells the game's background story.
After all, data is very expensive right now, extremely expensive.
Subsequent launches of the game will skip it directly, not wasting any time.
Originally, many Meiyou users downloaded the game to experience it, just wanting to show some support.
If it wasn't fun, they would just uninstall it.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the game, everyone was stunned.
The game interface was very clean, with only three modes: Adventure Mode, BOSS Mode, and Monster Den!
'Defend Pomelo' version 1.0's Adventure Mode has four themes: Sky, Jungle, Desert, and Deep Sea.
The first three themes each have 9 regular maps + 3 hidden maps.
The Deep Sea theme has 9 regular maps + 9 hidden maps.
Clearing regular maps continuously unlocks the next map.
Hidden maps can only be unlocked by nurturing the required monsters in the Monster Den.
As for Challenge Mode and Winter Theme, Wang Yi did not release them all at once, but saved them for 'Defend Pomelo' versions 1.1 and 1.2 upgrades to be launched later.
The strategy was precise; if released all at once, it would be easily copied.
BOSS Mode requires completing the Sky theme in Adventure Mode to unlock.
This requires players to nurture six monsters, unlock and clear the three hidden maps in Sky.
And nurturing monsters requires a Monster Den, monster eggs, biscuits, milk...
At once, all players were shocked.
They thought 'Defend Pomelo' was a poorly made mini-game, but unexpectedly, both the game interface and some mode settings were very refined.
It was considered top-tier among current mobile games.
It had tower defense levels and monster nurturing, full of fun.
Furthermore, the game was free to play without purchase, greatly lowering the barrier to entry.
Players these days still didn't know that the freer something was, the more expensive it usually turned out to be...
All entered Adventure Mode with full anticipation, ready to experience it.
It was fine not to play, but once they started, they were hooked!
This type of puzzle tower defense game is inherently addictive.
In the previous life, 'Protect Radish' was a landmark in tower defense games, with hundreds of millions of players in a year.
Today's 'Defend Pomelo' absorbed all the advantages of 'Protect Radish', compensated for its shortcomings, and underwent a comprehensive upgrade, naturally making it even more replayable!
Thus, users who initially planned to play two levels to try it out ended up playing five or six levels without realizing it.
Users who intended to play for a while and then quit were still playing half an hour later...
On the Meiyou forum, discussions about 'Defend Pomelo' completely caught fire:
"I thought it was a trash game, but 'Defend Pomelo' is so fun, I'm already on the seventh level! Passed it in one go, no pressure."
"It really is fun! I originally just wanted to show some support, but I didn't expect it to be so entertaining, what a surprise!"
"'Defend Pomelo' is bad, it's too addictive, I think I'll have to play all night!"
"Don't even mention it! My legs went numb playing 'Defend Pomelo' on the toilet! Sisters, it's really addicting!"
"I'm willing to call 'Defend Pomelo' the most fun mobile game of the year!"
"Meiyou Technology is amazing, good at making clothes and good at making mobile games too."
"Enough talk, I'm going back to grinding. I cleared the first eight Sky levels in one go, the ninth level is a bit hard, haven't passed it yet! I'll continue."
"The ninth level has an HM elite monster, I'm stuck too."
"Sisters, let's compete and see who passes the ninth level first!"
"Alright, who's afraid of who!"
"Is it really that fun?"
"Of course, let me put it this way, 'Defend Pomelo' is definitely among the top three mobile games of the year!"
"Top three is no problem at all, it's even more fun than the popular 'Fruit Ninja'!"
"That amazing? Looks like it's genuinely fun, I'm downloading it too."
"I'm downloading it too!"
...
Seeing such high praise from the first batch of players, other netizens who were watching also downloaded 'Defend Pomelo' and started experiencing it.
It was fine not to play, but once they started, they were hooked.
Some people were eating, and their food got cold while they were still playing 'Defend Pomelo'.
Only after being scolded by their mother did they eat and play at the same time...
Numerous players cleared levels one after another.
The first eight levels of the Sky theme had difficulty, but not too much, they were challenging but manageable.
But upon reaching the ninth level, an elite monster appeared, greatly increasing the difficulty; it was exactly like HM's copy beast!
Even replaying it again resulted in failure again.
According to Wang Yi's requirements, the difficulty of 'Defend Pomelo' continuously increased.
Levels one to eight were still easy, at most two or three tries were enough to pass.
But the final level of each section was a BOSS level, designed with new monsters, all very difficult.
These BOSS level monsters, besides having high HP and being tough, also had their own abilities.
For example, the elite monster in Sky Level 9, the copy beast, looked like the two letters HM.
Their ability was [COPY], duplication!
If not eliminated in time, it would duplicate into three 'HM copy beasts', making it even more troublesome!
Although the duplicated copy beasts wouldn't duplicate a second time, they were quite tough, greatly increasing the game's difficulty.
Thus, most players were stuck on level nine.
If the entire game was very simple, that would be boring.
Sure enough, the smooth sailing through the first nine levels and the failure on the tenth level got many players hooked.
They decisively continued to try, rearranged their strategies, but failed again.
This kind of duplicating copy beast made the number of monsters grow, making it very hard to defend against.
Like Zhao Xiaodie, a junior college student, as a Meiyou fan, she immediately paid attention to the matter of Meiyou being plagiarized by HM.
Then she saw 'Defend Pomelo' launched and decisively downloaded the game to experience it.
The more she played, the more addicted she got.
Zhao Xiaodie even pulled her roommate to play with her.
After half an hour of fighting, Zhao Xiaodie reached the ninth level, and then failed.
"Damn it! This HM copy beast is as shameless as HM, it can actually duplicate! It's poisonous!"
Zhao Xiaodie was furious.
Roommate Guan Mingyue also sighed:
"It is poisonous! I thought I was about to clear the level, but it duplicated three copy beasts for me, and my remaining 7 lives weren't enough for them to eat, sigh!"
"Copy beasts are trash, we must kill them!"
"Right! I refuse to believe I can't pass this level!"
Zhao Xiaodie said, decisively continuing to try.
After careful strategic planning, she started again.
And then, she failed again!
Her gaze then fell on the items below, thinking:
"It seems this is an elite monster, I need to use items!"
Starting a new game, Zhao Xiaodie frantically used items.
"The monster offense is too strong, use a full-screen slow-down item!"
Area attack skill, slows monsters by 75% for 5 seconds! Gems -25!
"The HM copy beast duplicated again, they're at the doorstep, Pomelo is in danger!"
Use a full-screen freeze item!
Freezes all on-screen monsters for 5 seconds, Gems -25!
"No good, Pomelo's HP is not enough, need a first aid kit!"
Restores 3 HP, requires 50 gems.
But unfortunately, the gems were gone!
The beginner's welfare + previous level-clear rewards provided only a few gems, which she had already used up...
Helpless, Zhao Xiaodie opened the recharge interface:
"5 yuan for 200 gems, 10 yuan for 500 gems, 30 yuan for 1800 gems, 50 yuan for 3500 gems, 100 yuan for 8000 gems."
"The more you recharge, the better the deal. But for my skill level, 500 gems are enough!"
"It's just ten yuan, pocket change!"
From then on, Zhao Xiaodie made her first 'Defend Pomelo' purchase, 10 yuan went in.
Sure enough, after becoming a paying player, Zhao Xiaodie instantly became powerful.
She spent only two hundred diamonds and successfully passed the level.
"Comrades, I did it, Level 9, finally passed it!"
"How did you do it? So amazing!"
Guan Mingyue was full of admiration, she was still stuck.
"I used a few items and passed!"
Zhao Xiaodie smiled slightly.
Guan Mingyue was incredulous:
"I used items too, ran out of gems, and still didn't pass. Could it be that you recharged..."
Guan Mingyue instantly understood what the other person had done.
After some hesitation, she also started spending money, directly topping up 30 yuan for 1800 gems.
Sure enough, after spending money, it was as if she had divine help, quickly defeating the HM copy beast and successfully passing Sky Level 9.
However, the next was a hidden level, which required nurturing two monsters to unlock.
Nurturing monsters required a Monster Den, monster eggs, biscuits, milk.
These items could drop randomly in the game, but it was slow, requiring more grinding.
If one wanted to collect materials quickly, nurture monsters, and unlock hidden levels, then paying money was necessary.
Like most games, free-to-play players had their own way of playing.
Grinding time, farming maps, doing daily quests, one could also get gems, buy resources, and unlock all levels.
Paying players had their way of playing; they could directly spend money, top up gems, and buy the necessary items.
Money paved the way, greatly improving efficiency.
Guan Mingyue had been playing and picked up a lot of resources along the way, but she had only nurtured one monster.
The other copy beast only had an egg and a den; there weren't enough biscuits and milk, so it couldn't be quickly nurtured.
In desperation, she either had to grind through the nine maps again to accumulate resources.
Or directly use gems to buy biscuits and milk.
Guan Mingyue looked at her remaining 1400 gems, without any hesitation, she directly spent 400 gems, instantly raising the copy beast and unlocking the hidden level.
Seeing this, Zhao Xiaodie also didn't want to wait, but she had recharged less, not enough to buy milk.
She could only recharge again, another 30 yuan, and 1800 gems arrived in her account.
With enough gems, Zhao Xiaodie also used gems to pave the way, feeding the copy beast until it grew, unlocking the hidden level.
Zhao Xiaodie continued to rush through levels, passing the tenth level smoothly without using any paid items, and also received a large number of resource rewards.
Zhao Xiaodie was beaming with joy, her confidence greatly boosted, feeling that she could do it again, and passing Level 11 directly would not be a problem.
She decisively spent gems to buy resources, quickly nurtured the monsters needed to unlock Level 11, and unlocked Level 11.
Unexpectedly, Level 11 almost tripped her up; at a critical moment, she used paid items three times and revived twice before finally passing Level 11...
Although the resource rewards obtained from clearing the level were still generous, unlocking + clearing consumed a large number of gems.
And the current Level 12 was another hidden level, requiring spending gems again to nurture monsters...
Zhao Xiaodie hesitated a bit, planning not to spend gems, but to grind more maps and take her time.
But thinking that clearing Level 12 would unlock BOSS Mode, she still chose to use gems to pave the way again.
Soon, these 1800 gems were gone again.
BOSS Mode was also hard to beat...
She had to start her third top-up...
Meanwhile, her roommate Guan Mingyue was very rational.
After failing, she decisively gave up on continuing to recharge, choosing instead to grind more maps, do quests, and slowly unlock and develop...
...
'Defend Pomelo' could also be cleared without spending money.
For example, by grinding more maps, getting treasure chests, and obtaining enough resources, one could nurture monsters and unlock hidden levels without spending money.
Doing daily quests could also yield gem rewards, which could be used to purchase paid items and resources.
It was just a bit more difficult and took a bit longer.
There were also strategies for clearing levels, for instance, the copy beast in Level 9 was difficult, one could time it right and focus fire to eliminate it before the elite monster duplicated, not giving it a chance to copy.
But unfortunately, the game had just launched, and these strategies weren't out yet.
To pass quickly, spending money was the fastest way!
Moreover, for many players, skipping one cup of milk tea could exchange for over a thousand gems and a night of fun.
It was very cost-effective.
All at once, a familiar scene unfolded across the country and even globally.
Some users remained absolutely rational, spending nothing.
Some users were more laid-back, spending a little.
And some users were directly "RMB players", spending continuously, paving the way with gems.
Actually, it was still okay domestically, foreign users spent even more!
Because 'Defend Pomelo' integrated foreign language packs, supporting multiple languages.
Foreign users could choose their familiar language and use it and recharge without barriers.
However, their recharge prices were nearly 30% more expensive than domestic prices.
"1 USD for 200 gems, 2 USD for 500 gems, 6 USD for 1800 gems, 10 USD for 3500 gems, 20 USD for 8000 gems."
If the price difference between the two sides was too large, it would easily cause problems.
As for clothing, it's sold at higher prices abroad, one could say costs are high, taxes are high...
For games, a thirty percent difference in price between domestic and international isn't small.
However, this price was no pressure at all for foreign users.
20 USD was like their 20 yuan; spending 20 yuan could provide enjoyment for a long time.
There really was no pressure.
Some even directly recharged fifty yuan or ten dollars in one go to unlock all hidden levels!
For those who like to play games, spending money is very normal.
After all, if no one spent money, game developers who invested funds to develop games wouldn't break even, so who would continue developing games?
Even games that had already been developed would be shut down and taken offline if they weren't profitable.
The same was true for Wang Yi's 'Defend Pomelo'.
Wang Yi was a businessman, not a philanthropist.
A major purpose of making games was to make money.
This was all normal.
Furthermore, 'Defend Pomelo' was indeed fun, replayable, and novel, with both domestic and international users completely immersed and unable to extricate themselves.
Domestically, many users played all night, even calling friends to join them, preparing for an all-nighter.
Abroad, some users even secretly played at the office.
Those who recharged were also not a small number!
All at once, the number of 'Defend Pomelo' users rapidly surged, and revenue continuously increased.
Song Sining was shocked by this.
Wang Yi, however, was not surprised.
The success of this game had already been proven in his previous life; it was originally a phenomenal mobile game with over a hundred million users!
In this life, relying on Meiyou's 50 million user base, coupled with the popularity of the HM plagiarism incident, 'Defend Pomelo''s popularity and user count would be even higher and crazier.
After all, in the previous life, 'Defend Pomelo' started from scratch and was promoted slowly.
This time, 'Defend Pomelo' started its promotion from Meiyou APP's 50 million users, and also had the added boost of the plagiarism incident's popularity!
The starting point was several levels higher than in the previous life, so achievements would naturally be higher.
In just two hours, 'Defend Pomelo''s downloads exceeded two million!
Among them, 1.8 million were Meiyou users!
After all, 'Defend Pomelo' was currently only promoted via pop-ups on the Meiyou APP, considered internal promotion to Meiyou users, and not yet externally promoted.
The remaining 200,000 users were friends, family, partners, classmates of Meiyou users...
Having played 'Defend Pomelo' themselves and found it fun, they naturally recommended it to their boyfriends and best friends to join in.
The revenue in two hours even exceeded 3 million!
It can be said that with just these two hours of revenue, all of 'Defend Pomelo''s initial investments had already been recovered, and it had become profitable!
Subsequently, 'Defend Pomelo' would continue to make money.
As for how much money it would make?
Monthly revenue of 50 million, or 100 million? Or even 200 million?
This would depend on Wang Yi's ability to leverage traffic.
In the previous life, 'Defend Pomelo' was basically limited to China, with over 100 million users and several hundred million in revenue annually.
Now, Wang Yi was pushing 'Defend Pomelo' globally, so it wouldn't be just 100 million users, and the revenue wouldn't be just several hundred million!
What level it could reach entirely depended on Wang Yi's operations.
In this era, traffic is king!
Then, Wang Yi called Song Sining:
"Sining, 'Defend Pomelo' is a huge hit, the server pressure is considerable, you need to lease some more servers!"
"Don't worry, Boss, everything has been arranged, but it's estimated that more will be needed."
"Just add them. Currently, it's only Meiyou users, and next, with national promotion, the number of users will surge even more. Later, with global promotion, it will explode even further!"
Wang Yi didn't launch a global promotion all at once precisely because he wasn't sure how many users there would be, and he was afraid the servers wouldn't be able to handle it and crash!
That's why he first promoted it to Meiyou users, then domestically, and then globally.
A three-step strategy, steady and sure.
Afterward, Wang Yi went to Lin Shu's house.
He had been on a business trip for many days and hadn't had a chance to see the little rich woman; he missed her a bit!
HM Headquarters.
Gafford didn't know about 'Defend Pomelo'; instead, he looked at his secretary:
"Are the 'pure desire' style items selling well today in Singapore and Australia?"
"Um..."
The secretary was momentarily speechless, unsure how to reply.
Gafford picked up his coffee and said kindly: "Just say whatever it is!"
"Yes. Chairman, today Meiyou's 'pure desire' style sales in Singapore were booming, all stores were packed. 35 stores sold a total of 12 million."
HM easily obtained these data by bribing the assistant of Li Zongyang's confidant.
"Heh, 35 stores only sold 12 million RMB? That's really pathetic!"
Gafford was full of disdain.
"Uh... it's US dollars!"
Gafford fell silent, only feeling that the coffee in his hand was sour: "..."
After a long time, he said:
"F*ck, they're selling so well! What about our HM?"
The secretary hesitated:
"Chairman, our HM's revenue was a bit... less..."
"..."
Gafford sighed:
"How much did our HM 'pure desire' style sell in Singapore?"
"It sold thirty thousand US dollars."
"One store?"
Gafford nodded:
"An average revenue of thirty thousand US dollars per store, that's decent."
"Chairman, that's for the entire Singapore, 25 HM specialty stores, a total of thirty thousand US dollars."
"..."
All at once, Gafford felt completely unwell.
25 stores, a total of thirty thousand US dollars, an average of only 1200 US dollars per store!
That's not even enough for rent and staff salaries!
After all, in a developed country like Singapore, rent is very expensive, and employee wages are also very high!
Gafford sighed repeatedly, feeling tightness in his chest, and only after a long time did he suppress his anger:
"What about Australia?"
"Australia is similar, Meiyou has 150 stores, total revenue exceeding 37 million dollars."
"What about us?"
"Our 120 specialty stores, total revenue 180,000 dollars."
Gafford: "!!!"
This time, he couldn't remain calm anymore.
No comparison, no harm.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got!
"Damn it, it's all 'pure desire' style, why does everyone buy Meiyou and not our HM? Just because we plagiarized?"
Gafford cursed loudly.
Things were not as he had imagined.
He thought that since Meiyou's 'pure desire' style was loved by the market, HM's plagiarism would also sell well and earn a lot of money.
As a result, Meiyou's 'pure desire' style sold out, but HM's couldn't sell!
Even today's revenue from the 'pure desire' style was not as high as the revenue before they launched the 'pure desire' style.
When they hadn't launched the 'pure desire' style, HM's revenue wasn't this dismal.
Gafford's mouth twitched:
"Could it be that all our consumers have been snatched away by Meiyou?"
The secretary nodded:
"Over the past two days, media in Singapore and Australia have been reporting on our HM plagiarizing Meiyou, so most of our users have gone to Meiyou stores..."
"How can this be?"
Gafford was incredulous:
"Our HM users of many years, now just turn their backs on us?"
"There's no helping it, Chairman. Meiyou is the originator of the 'pure desire' style, prices are similar, Meiyou is more authentic, has more styles, and also holds the moral high ground of being genuine. They also have Zhenyou and silk, so it's normal that we can't compete. Please calm down."
"Sigh!"
Gafford sighed repeatedly, wanting to deny it but having to admit it.
The facts were indeed so.
Seeing this, the secretary came forward, hugged Gafford, and comforted him:
"It's okay, boss. HM's poor sales now are due to the Meiyou plagiarism incident; consumers are resistant to us. After a while, when people forget about this, our revenue will go up."
"Yes, Elena, you're absolutely right. Endure the storm, and you'll see a rainbow. This is HM's toughest time; once this wave passes, it will be fine."
Gafford nestled in Elena's arms.
At this moment, the dignified chairman was like a wounded child.
Elena stroked Gafford's back, comforting him continuously.
During this time, Gafford had endured too much; she saw it all.
At work, she was Gafford's trusted secretary.
In life, she was also Gafford's lover...
The next morning.
After eating Lin Shu's loving breakfast, Wang Yi arrived at Xingyi Science and Technology Park and went straight to the mobile phone R&D department.
Now the R&D department was well-staffed, and the design plan for Xingyi Phone Generation 1 was basically finalized.
"Boss, there are no other problems. It's just the battery; what if the technological breakthrough fails?"
Zhu Changlin couldn't help but ask.
All component suppliers had been arranged, except for the battery.
There was no way around it; Wang Yi's requirements for the battery were too high: an anti-freeze battery that wouldn't shut down at minus 15 degrees Celsius.
Currently, major battery suppliers couldn't achieve this, and several domestic battery suppliers were still working on technical breakthroughs.
Wang Yi thought for a moment:
"Let's prepare for both scenarios. First, determine the battery size. If a manufacturer succeeds in the technical breakthrough, we'll use the anti-freeze battery directly. If not, we'll use an ordinary battery of the same size."
"Okay, Boss, I understand!"
Zhu Changlin responded:
"Then I'll use a regular battery to make a prototype first, and then test it!"
"Go ahead!"
For the purchased components, whether processors or lenses, manufacturers would first send some samples for Wang Yi to make prototypes in advance.
Make prototypes and conduct tests.
If there are no problems, the factory will deliver next month, components will arrive, and engineering machines can be test-produced.
After testing the engineering machines again and finding no problems, mass production can officially begin, and inventory can be accumulated.
If all goes smoothly, the Xingyi Phone could be released in early December, and it could be directly launched as early as mid to late December.
This way, they could sell a wave before the iPhone 4s launched in China!
If it truly dragged on until January for release and went head-to-head with the 4S, it would be disadvantageous for Wang Yi.
To be frank, while the Xingyi Phone Generation 1 was good, there was still a gap compared to the iPhone 4S.
Then, Wang Yi remembered the matter of LTE patent acquisition and sought out Professor Mo again:
"Professor Mo, are you familiar with the communications professors at Beihang University?"
"Familiar! An academician and two communications professors are all on good terms with me. Although those two professors are a bit younger, they are also key figures. They were all brought in by our university through talent acquisition. Shall I introduce you?"
Professor Mo didn't ask what Wang Yi intended to do, but instead made a direct suggestion.
"Great, then I'll trouble Professor Mo!"
Wang Yi beamed.
"It's a small matter, happy to help. I'll see where they are; if they're at school, we'll go directly!"
"Okay!"
Wang Yi replied.
He was always cautious in his work, preferring to have two sets of plans.
For example, whether those LTE patents were core patents and their estimated acquisition price were all assessed by industry veterans recommended by headhunters.
If there were conflicts of interest involved and they conspired to deceive Wang Yi, Wang Yi, not being a communications expert, wouldn't be able to tell.
Therefore, he approached Professor Mo to contact Beihang University's communications academician and professors, preparing a second opinion.
At that time, after the industry veterans evaluated it, he would also have the academicians and professors from Beihang evaluate it.
Comparing both sides, if the assessment results didn't differ much, then it would be stable, and he would proceed with the acquisition directly.
If the difference was significant, then careful consideration would be needed.
One overt, one covert, two sets of preparations.
Wang Yi didn't want to be a patsy.
"Boss, Academician Pei and the two professors are at the university, but they have classes today."
"Then after class tonight, shall we have dinner together?"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
"No problem, the professors all want to meet the boss!"
"Haha, then let's arrange it that way!"
Jian Ziyan, through headhunters, was looking for communications experts, and there had been some leads in the past two days; contacts were being made.
Perhaps Wang Yi's side would be a bit faster.
There were only about three months left for the LTE patent acquisition, so they had to speed up.
As of 5 PM, in less than a day, 'Defend Pomelo' users exceeded 10 million.
Mostly Meiyou users, and a small number of other users.
Fortunately, Song Sining had increased the servers, otherwise, it would have truly crashed.
And revenue exceeded 15 million!
It can only be said that Meiyou users have strong spending power.
Skirts costing several hundred yuan were bought without hesitation, and topping up a few or dozens of yuan was no pressure either.
Wang Yi increasingly felt that he had chosen the right track!
Just then, he received a call from Chen Chuanqing:
"Boss, we've talked with VIA twice, but there have been some twists. Now they say they want you to come here in person to negotiate!"
"They want us to go in person? This means there's a chance!"
Wang Yi nodded:
"Okay, tell them I'll be there tomorrow!"
"Okay, Boss!"
As for what the other party was after? Wang Yi didn't know.
But this trip to Taiwan, the CDMA negotiations, probably wouldn't be that simple!
(End of chapter)