The domestic market, with a one-month delay, might only increase box office by tens of millions.
However, for the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan markets, which have not yet screened the film, plus the Singapore market, adding another 200 million in box office revenue should not be a problem.
After all, movie ticket prices in these three regions are all more expensive than in the mainland.
As an investor, Wang Yi will get more money then.
Of course, the most important thing is to use "Love is Not Blind" and its endorser Ye Xiaohe to further promote Meiyou's "pure desire" style in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and Singapore.
To further enhance Meiyou's local brand awareness and sales!
After all, Meiyou advertisements were embedded in the movie.
Ignoring these matters, Wang Yi hugged Lin Shu and fell asleep.
Lin Shu pouted,
"Hey, don't move your hand around, it tickles."
"I'll check you to see if there are any lumps,"
Wang Yi said seriously.
Lin Shu was utterly speechless: "..."
As expected, boys are all ball fans!
"You're so naughty!"
Lin Shu chided, letting him have his way; after all, he was the one she liked!
The next morning, Wang Yi had Lin Shu's loving breakfast, then rushed to the airport for a direct flight to Taiwan.
The LTE patent acquisition is gradually progressing.
The fundamental CDMA patents must also be secured!
More than three hours later, Wang Yi landed in Taiwan, and Weisheng had already arranged for someone to pick him up.
"Chairman Wang, please come this way. Our boss has booked a banquet to welcome you."
"Thank you for your trouble."
Wang Yi got into the car prepared by Weisheng.
Soon, the group arrived at the hotel.
Although not a five-star hotel, it was stylish and quiet, more suitable for business negotiations.
Seated inside were Chen Chuanqing, a man, and a woman.
Seeing Wang Yi enter, the three quickly stood up, and Chen Chuanqing spoke first:
"Boss, you're here. Let me introduce you. This is the Chairman of HTC, Chairman Wang. And this is the President of Weirui, President Si."
"I've heard much about you!"
Wang Yi looked at the woman in front of him and extended his hand.
HTC Chairman, Chairman Wang.
The daughter of the God of Management, currently Taiwan's richest person.
"Hello, Chairman Wang, we're still family!"
HTC Chairman Wang smiled and extended her hand, her expression somewhat complex.
Towards Wang Yi, she felt a mix of admiration, shock, and a bit of jealousy...
Even Cook would be envious of Meiyou's profitability speed.
As for Old Man Qiao, after leaving the 4S, he ascended on October 5th...
"We both share the surname Wang, so perhaps we really were one big family five hundred years ago, haha,"
Wang Yi said with a laugh.
"And now we can be firm allies!"
Chairman Wang extended her hand,
"Quickly, please sit. The arrangement today isn't a five-star hotel, so please don't mind."
"The environment here is elegant and more secluded, I like it!"
If they went to a five-star hotel and were consequently noticed by the empire, ruining things, that would be troublesome.
And such a secluded place was most suitable.
In fact, many business negotiations are conducted secretly.
Including Wang Yi's trip to Taiwan this time, he suddenly booked the ticket last night and arrived early this morning.
The main focus was speed!
By the time the empire paid attention to this matter, it would likely be settled!
The meal was very enjoyable, and both parties talked a lot during the banquet.
Chairman Wang praised enthusiastically,
"Chairman Wang is truly impressive. He internationalized clothing, achieving terrifying revenue. He made a game, and 'Protect the Pomelo' instantly became a huge hit! Perhaps you don't know, many of our female employees wear Meiyou clothes and play 'Protect the Pomelo'!"
"You flatter me. You are truly amazing; like father, like daughter. Your father is the God of Management, and you are no less capable than any man,"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
Chairman Wang's father was the famous God of Management.
He single-handedly built a business empire, one of the top fifty globally!
In 2008, he also donated 100 million to Panda Province.
Wang Yi still highly respected the old man, but alas, he had already passed away.
However, when it came to Chairman Wang, she was somewhat arrogant, even discriminatory, towards the mainland market.
To put it plainly, in Chairman Wang's eyes, there was only the European and American markets; she completely looked down on the mainland market!
HTC's main battleground for phones was also Europe and America.
This also led to HTC's rapid decline and inability to recover...
Chairman Wang changed the subject,
"I heard Chairman Wang is also making phones?"
"It's just testing the waters. As for whether it can succeed, we still need to learn a lot from HTC."
Hmm, learning from HTC's failed experience...
Nokia took several years to go from prosperity to decline.
HTC was impressive; it only took one year to go from prosperity to decline!
In fact, a major reason for HTC's failure was that Chairman Wang was too arrogant, looked down on the mainland market, and focused solely on deeply cultivating the European and American markets.
But the European and American markets value patents!
In 2011, HTC achieved great success in the European and American markets, with global sales of 43 million units, giving giants like Samsung, Apple, and Nokia headaches.
Consequently, it was repeatedly hit by patent lawsuits from mobile giants such as Apple, Samsung, Blackberry, and Nokia.
Moreover, HTC had too few patents, and most of its patent lawsuits were lost...
Thus, starting in 2012, many of HTC's best-selling models were continuously banned from sale in multiple European and American countries, leading to a significant drop in sales.
Meanwhile, HTC phones in the domestic market were priced too high.
For example, the HTC One x, launched next year, was released a month late in mainland China and sold for 4599 yuan, the same price as the Samsung S3 and iPhone 5!
However, leveraging the gimmick of being the world's first quad-core flagship phone, the HTC One x sold at a high price and initially did reasonably well.
But Tegra 3, as the world's first quad-core processor, while not as terrifyingly hot as the Qualcomm 810 and Xiaomi 3's Tegra 4, was still not simple.
Wang Yi's Xingyi 1 Pro would focus on heat dissipation, but HTC did not.
This led to severe overheating issues for the HTC One x, making it unable to compete with the Samsung S3 and iPhone 5, resulting in unsatisfactory sales.
The deeply cultivated foreign markets were subject to sales bans in multiple countries due to patent issues.
In the domestic market, they sold at high prices, but the products were not strong, and sales were poor.
Consequently, HTC's global sales plummeted in 2012.
It directly dropped from the global top five, where it rivaled Apple, Samsung, and Nokia in 2011, out of the top ten, becoming a solid second-tier player...
It takes years of struggle to go from mediocrity to glory.
But to go from the peak to rock bottom, it only takes one year!
Being sued by multiple companies was also the reason Chairman Wang was having a headache at the moment.
If HTC had retreated bravely, changed direction, and focused on the domestic market, there would still have been hope for a comeback.
But unfortunately, Chairman Wang chose to continue focusing on Europe and America, continuing to court disaster.
In 2013, the HTC NEW One, also known as the HTC M7, was stunning in appearance and was rated as one of the "Top Ten Innovative Phones of the Year" by foreign media.
Its classic design was copied by many competitors, but the hardware was insufficient.
Its 5-megapixel camera was utterly crushed by the 13-megapixel cameras of competitors like the Samsung S4, leaving nothing but dust.
Even worse, in April 2013, HTC lost a patent lawsuit against Nokia, and the NEW One was banned from sale in Lanhe.
In June, HTC was banned from sale in Football Nation.
In July, HTC withdrew from the Bangzi Nation market.
In August, HTC's chief designer was arrested on suspicion of commercial espionage.
In October, HTC again lost to Nokia in a patent lawsuit, leading to a sales ban on many models in England.
Hammered repeatedly, HTC suffered severe setbacks, and in 2013, HTC's profit turned negative...
In 2014, the HTC M8 was briefly stunning but still failed to revive HTC.
The 2015 M9 then encountered the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, and the outcome was predictable...
That year, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 not only "burned to death" the HTC M9 but also the Xiaomi Note, Xiaomi's attempt at high-end, the LG G Flex 2, Sony Xperia Z4, ZTE Nubia Z9 Max, and LeTV Super Phones 1Pro and Max...
Meanwhile, Apple, Samsung, and Huawei, thanks to their self-developed processors, completely grew larger that year and became the three giants!
They became entities that brands like HTC, LG, and Sony could no longer contend with.
Since then, HTC could not compete with Samsung, Apple, and Huawei in technological innovation, nor could it beat domestic manufacturers like Xiaomi, Meizu, and ZTE in terms of cost-effectiveness, becoming marginalized and completely relegated to "Others."
In fact, at this stage, if HTC had adjusted its strategy, abandoned the European and American markets, and focused on the domestic market, it still had great potential!
The European and American markets emphasize patents, but before 2015, the domestic market generally did not!
Brands like Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, Coolpad, LeTV, Chuizi, etc., were all just starting to make phones; they had no patents and sold them domestically.
Before 2015, no one was sued, and there were no issues.
As for the Meizu M8, that was purely a special case.
To put it simply, in those years, as long as you honestly sold within the country and didn't venture overseas, there were usually no problems; no one would sue you.
If you ask why, it's local protectionism.
Even if someone sued, it wasn't a big deal.
Just like the Sawadika Luckin, a clear knock-off, but Luckin couldn't win the lawsuit.
Local protectionism!
Conversely, once you went abroad to sell overseas, a lawsuit was almost guaranteed!
Either pay patent protection fees or face sales bans; both were normal!
In those years, only a few domestic brands dared to sell abroad: Huawei, ZTE, and Lenovo.
Huawei and ZTE originated from telecommunications, were already major patent holders, and were not afraid of patent wars.
Lenovo originally didn't have many patents, but after acquiring Motorola, it gained Motorola's patents and wasn't afraid of being sued; it could even sue other companies!
After all, like Nokia, Motorola had been brilliant for over 20 years, accumulating a large number of patents, making them patent giants!
But for a company like HTC, with few patents of its own, to venture into Europe and America and not be sued or banned from sales would be strange.
Wang Yi was different; the Xingyi mobile phone first generation would only be sold domestically!
At most, he would test the waters and sell a little in Singapore.
Wang Yi didn't consider the European and American markets at all.
He didn't want to be sued to the point of production halt, nor did he want to lose money paying protection fees to giants!
After accumulating more patents and building a patent moat, Wang Yi would then venture into Europe and America!
At that time, he wouldn't be afraid of being sued.
To put it plainly, HTC took the wrong path!
When it should have deeply cultivated the domestic market, it looked down on it and insisted on venturing overseas!
When it should have accumulated patents, it was reluctant to buy them and build its own patent moat!
With such self-destructive actions, HTC's demise was only natural.
In those years, people like Wang Yi, who could spend hundreds of millions acquiring CDMA patents and over a billion acquiring LTE patents before even making a profit from phones, were truly rare, even non-existent!
It wasn't until HTC was severely beaten in overseas markets, faced large-scale sales bans, and then finally saw the light and began to focus on the domestic market, that a host of domestic mobile phone brands had already risen.
The domestic mobile phone market had also become fiercely competitive, with smartphone prices dropping below one thousand yuan!
When HTC returned to the domestic market, it no longer had the qualifications to aim for high-end like Apple and Samsung and sell at a premium.
The HTC of 2015 was, after all, not the HTC of 2011.
In 2011, HTC was on par with Apple and Samsung, a solid first-tier player.
By 2015, HTC had fallen to the level of second-tier brands like Xiaomi and Meizu.
If at this point, HTC had been willing to lower its pride, cut prices, and compete with Xiaomi and Meizu, making flagship phones for 2000-3000 yuan and entry-level phones for around 1000 yuan, there would still have been hope.
But unfortunately, HTC still considered itself a major brand like Apple and Samsung and insisted on selling at high prices.
For example, the HTC M9+, a product launched for the domestic market, used the Lianfake Helio X10 (MT6795T) processor, but its price was as high as 4999 yuan.
It was the same model as the Meizu MX5, which Redmi later sold for 999 yuan...
Meizu struggled to sell it at 1799 yuan; how could HTC sell it at 4999 yuan?
Such a high price for low specs, even if it were Apple, it would be futile!
If only HTC had lowered the price to 1999, or even 2499 yuan, there would have been a chance.
But unfortunately, the proud Chairman Wang refused to lower prices.
Coupled with HTC's inherited "big chin" design, which never changed, and persistent supply chain issues, it could only decline further.
By 2016, it was even more outrageous!
The HTC 10 again began to discriminate against the mainland market, launching a differentiated domestic version!
The international version of the HTC 10 was equipped with the Snapdragon 820 processor, while the domestic version used the Snapdragon 652.
One was a flagship processor, the other a mid-range, yet the prices at home and abroad were quite similar!
That's right, the Snapdragon 652 sold for 3799 yuan in mainland China!
Such high prices for low specs and differential treatment caused HTC's last remaining domestic reputation to plummet.
The result was predictable: HTC completely suffered a Waterloo, couldn't even maintain its second-tier status, and rapidly cooled off.
By 2017, HTC's losses had reached 3.8 billion yuan.
It then sold its mobile phone business to Google for $1.1 billion...
In just a few short years, from rivaling Apple and Samsung to selling itself to Google, such a transformation left Wang Yi sighing with regret.
One can only say that HTC found various ways to court disaster, trying every possible path to failure.
For Wang Yi to make phones, as long as he avoids HTC's pitfalls, he's already halfway to success!
He certainly had to learn well!
HTC Chairman Wang had a complex expression, then smiled slightly:
"Chairman Wang is making phones, I wonder what price point you're aiming for? High-end too? Focusing on the European and American markets?"
"High-end? European and American markets? That's your HTC's business, please don't flatter me,"
Wang Yi waved his hand:
"Our Xingyi phones are just starting out, a small brand. At most, we'll sell them for three thousand yuan, focusing on cost-effectiveness. This price offers no profit. Selling them domestically is fine, but going to Europe and America, wouldn't we lose money?"
Chairman Wang secretly laughed in her heart:
"As expected, no ambition!"
She also breathed a sigh of relief.
If Wang Yi also aimed for high-end, focusing on Europe and America, it would have some impact on HTC.
But selling for three thousand, and domestically, then it didn't matter.
Their HTC sold for four to five thousand, primarily targeting European and American markets.
As for the domestic market, the current HTC Chairman Wang completely looked down on it!
Little did she know, the domestic market she looked down upon would later become the world's largest market.
It can only be said that she looked down on the domestic market then, but later, she couldn't afford to associate with it!
Of course, Wang Yi would never say this.
Letting go of the urge to persuade, respecting HTC's destiny.
Since Xingyi phones posed no threat to HTC, Chairman Wang no longer cared.
After all, her rivals were Apple and Samsung; she didn't even consider Huawei, let alone a nascent brand like Xingyi phones.
Small brands were not worth mentioning!
"Chairman Wang, you want to acquire Weirui's baseband business? You want to self-develop basebands?"
Wang Yi nodded,
"That's right. In case the phone market becomes too cutthroat and I can't endure it, I can still focus on basebands."
"Hahaha."
Chairman Wang seemed to have heard a huge joke.
Baseband R&D?
That's more troublesome, requires greater investment, and is harder than phone R&D!
If it weren't so, Weirui's baseband business wouldn't have been completely abandoned.
Now Qualcomm's basebands have reached 28nm, while Weirui is still at 55nm, lagging two full generations behind.
Unable to catch up, never to catch up in this lifetime, so they simply gave up.
A business already abandoned had no value.
The 55nm inventory basebands were too outdated; HTC didn't even want them and sold them all to Huawei.
For the next few years, the basebands externally mounted on Huawei's K3V2 chips were all Weirui's 55nm inventory.
Since the baseband business was useless to keep, it was better to seize the opportunity to sell it for cash.
The later it got, the less valuable it would likely be!
"Okay, I'll sell it to you, but you have to give me a good price!" Chairman Wang smiled slightly: "If the price is too low, I won't sell. After all, HTC is currently among the top global players and doesn't lack money."
"Heh heh, I believe you like I believe in ghosts!"
Wang Yi secretly laughed in his heart.
If Wang Yi wasn't a reborn individual, he might also, like outsiders, believe that the current HTC was infinitely glorious, with a bright future, and definitely not lacking money.
The information available to the public always has a serious time lag.
For example, the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, did it really start in 2008?
No, it was already incurable in 2007.
However, to stabilize public morale, the empire repeatedly declared publicly that the subprime mortgage crisis was not a problem, that the government could solve it, and was even effectively solving it...
Thus, the public believed it and continued to trust the empire.
In reality, it couldn't be solved at all.
The reason for deceiving the public was merely to stabilize the empire's residents, giving the empire's capitalist consortia a chance to escape first, with the common people footing the bill in the end.
If they had frankly admitted in 2007 that the subprime mortgage crisis couldn't be solved and an economic crisis was coming, then all the common people would start running, so how could capital and consortia escape?
Similarly, only insiders knew how much trouble the currently infinitely glorious Weisheng and HTC were truly facing.
And Wang Yi knew.
Wang Yi raised his teacup and said meaningfully,
"No one ever complains about having too much money. And things a few months from now will be completely different from now!"
Chairman Wang's delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed; how could she not hear the hidden meaning in Wang Yi's words?
She was just very surprised.
Could it be that Wang Yi also saw through the crisis behind HTC's glory?
Wang Yi smiled faintly and said no more:
"Fifty million US dollars, I'll take your baseband business."
"Fifty million? That's not enough!"
Chairman Wang firmly retorted,
"120 million US dollars, I'll sell it all to you as a package!"
"120 million US dollars? Heh heh, that price is too high. After all, Weirui's baseband business is 55nm, it's not worth that much."
Wang Yi waved his hand:
"55nm basebands are long outdated. If I take over your baseband business, I'd have to invest billions in R&D, and it might take two or three years to catch up to Qualcomm's 28nm. But in two years, Qualcomm might even have 14nm! It's not cost-effective!"
Chairman Wang fell silent: "..."
Wang Yi seemed to be talking to himself, but in reality, his analysis was crystal clear.
Weisheng's baseband business was inherently worthless, less valuable than those few CDMA patents.
"100 million US dollars, for you."
Chairman Wang dared not ask for a higher price, fearing she might actually scare Wang Yi away.
"Sixty million, sign immediately for sixty million US dollars!"
Wang Yi counter-offered.
"Ninety million dollars, no less than that!"
Chairman Wang backed down another step.
Wang Yi waved his hand:
"I'll offer at most seventy million dollars."
"Seventy million dollars is too little, I can't sell it. After all, the baseband business includes many valuable CDMA patents, and you could earn some just from licensing fees,"
Chairman Wang said directly.
Wang Yi pondered.
Seventy million and ninety million, a difference of twenty million dollars, nearly 130 million RMB, was not a small sum.
Next, he still had to acquire LTE patents everywhere; there were too many places to spend money.
Wang Yi had to be calculating:
"It seems we can't quite agree on the price. I wonder if Chairman Wang has other areas for cooperation?"
"Naturally!"
Chairman Wang smiled slightly:
"For example, I'm very interested in the distribution rights for Meiyou."
"Chairman Wang also wants to distribute clothing?"
Wang Yi smiled; this person was indeed looking for a way out.
No, she wanted to use the terrifying revenue and profits from Meiyou's distribution to make Weisheng's performance reports look better, thereby boosting its stock price and market value!
For example, if Weisheng lost 800 million yuan, its stock price would inevitably plummet.
But if the distributed Meiyou clothing earned 1.5 billion yuan, then Weisheng's annual report would turn from loss to profit, showing a profit of 700 million yuan!
Then the stock price would not only not fall but might even rise.
A clear capital maneuver!
A high-stakes game!
After all, professional institutions could determine how much "water" was in Weisheng's annual report.
But the vast number of "leeks" (retail investors) wouldn't understand.
They couldn't distinguish whether this money belonged to Weisheng Electronics or came from Meiyou's distribution.
After all, the money earned from distributing Meiyou was also Weisheng's profit and revenue.
To boost market value and stock price, listed companies often falsify annual reports and inflate revenue.
For Chairman Wang to directly distribute Meiyou, genuinely increasing revenue, this operation could only be described as high-end.
"Chairman Wang, you don't need to spend a single cent. Just give me the exclusive three-year distribution rights for Meiyou in Taiwan, and I'll give you the entire baseband business along with its patents!"
As for the acquisition price of Weirui's baseband business and CDMA patents, 70 million dollars wouldn't be enough; it might even be 80 million dollars, which is over 510 million yuan.
Three years of Meiyou's distribution rights for 510 million, which is equivalent to 170 million yuan per year.
Taiwan's population is four times that of Singapore, but its GDP is only 50% higher than Singapore's.
An annual licensing fee of 170 million yuan is already three times that of Singapore.
The previous distribution fee charged to Li Zongyang was only 50 million yuan.
After all, more than thirty offline physical stores all required Li Zongyang to invest, decorate, and bear his own profits and losses.
Similarly, Chairman Wang, by distributing Meiyou and paying the distribution fee, would also have to invest her own money in all these things; Wang Yi wouldn't spend a single cent.
Finally, the goods would be purchased at half price, with full upfront payment, and only then would Wang Yi ship them.
Moreover, Chairman Wang had immense power in Taiwan, undoubtedly from a top-tier family.
With her distributing Meiyou, there would be no problem with Meiyou's sales in Taiwan.
If she used some resources, even HM's Taiwan distributor would collapse.
Singapore is in the tropics, so the "pure desire" style can sell well even in winter, making huge profits all year round.
Taiwan is different; it gets cold in November.
Considering this, an annual distribution fee of 170 million yuan is reasonable.
Currently, the distributor for Taiwan hasn't been finalized, so it would be better to directly give it to Chairman Wang in exchange for the CDMA patents and Weirui's baseband business.
Wang Yi nodded:
"Deal!"
"Pleasure working with you!"
Chairman Wang beamed with joy.
Seeing Meiyou so popular in the Singapore market, she was truly envious.
She had long been eyeing Meiyou's Taiwan distribution.
Firstly, Weisheng's stock price had plummeted, and it urgently needed to distribute Meiyou to boost Weisheng's revenue, stock price, and market value.
Secondly, HTC was constantly being sued, and if it was severely affected, the money earned from distributing Meiyou would also serve as a cash flow.
Subsequently, both parties formally signed the contract and proceeded with the procedures.
Everything was finalized by the next day.
From this point, the CDMA patents completely belonged to Wang Yi, along with Weirui's baseband business, R&D personnel, and baseband technology.
Although the 55nm baseband technology was very outdated, it was better than nothing.
A stone from another mountain can be used to polish jade.
Based on 55nm baseband technology, recruiting talents for development would make it easier to develop 28nm basebands!
More importantly, with CDMA2000 patents, as long as Wang Yi developed it, it would be a 3G full-network baseband.
Coupled with the currently acquired LTE 4G core patents, a 4G full-network baseband would also pose no problem!
This also solved a major problem for self-developed basebands and self-developed chips.
Subsequently, Wang Yi met with Pang Liguo, the head of Weirui's baseband business.
"Chairman Wang, I am the head of Weirui's baseband business and its chief R&D director."
Wang Yi had reviewed Pang Liguo's information.
It was he who, with his team, helped Weirui achieve the 55-nanometer solution.
Although it lagged two full generations behind Qualcomm, it was still very impressive.
But unfortunately, ever since Weirui abandoned baseband R&D, their R&D team became idle, even marginalized.
Some people had resigned, while others remained.
After all, Qualcomm was the only one doing well in baseband R&D, so it was hard for them to find another job if they left.
The treatment at Lianfake was similar to Weirui's.
"Very good, future baseband R&D will still depend on you all!"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
"Baseband R&D?"
Pang Liguo was somewhat incredulous:
"Boss, baseband R&D is already two generations behind Qualcomm. In other words, even if we invest three billion, we might not catch up. Are you sure you want to continue with this?"
"Yes! Absolutely! Even if it costs five billion, we must do it!"
Wang Yi said resolutely.
In the future, it will all be SOC solutions with integrated basebands.
Without baseband R&D, Wang Yi's chips would have no basebands, making their development useless!
Phones shouldn't even dream of being high-end.
To put it plainly, basebands, like chips, are part of the SOC chip, and they are the foundation for Xingyi phones to grow bigger and stronger!
Must do it!
Pang Liguo became excited:
"Okay, Chairman Wang, I'll follow you in R&D, and many other R&D personnel are willing to continue!"
Wang Yi nodded with satisfaction:
"No problem, but you'll have to come back to the Imperial Capital with me. Of course, all benefits will only be higher, not lower, than what you currently have!"
There was no alternative; such an important business would definitely have to move back to the Imperial Capital, along with chip development.
After all, in the future, all will be SOC system-on-chips with integrated basebands.
Baseband, CPU, and GPU all need to be integrated into one department, three teams, and developed together.
"This..."
Pang Liguo hesitated for a moment, then nodded:
"Okay, I'll go!"
"Very good, you'll get a 30% raise first! If you have family who want to come, bring them along; I'll make arrangements once we reach the Imperial Capital! Of course, if you only want a work identity, that's also fine,"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
For talent like this, arranging Imperial Capital household registration for them would be very easy.
Top talents in integrated circuit design are valuable assets there.
"Okay,"
Pang Liguo responded.
"And for other employees, you can ask around. Those willing to leave, come together, and all will get a 30% raise. Those unwilling to leave, don't force them,"
Wang Yi sighed.
Taiwan has many semiconductor talents, so he could only spend money to poach them.
"Also, for chip R&D talents you know who are willing to go to the Imperial Capital, they are all warmly welcome! Their salaries will start at 30% higher than their current pay!"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
Although he had poached technical experts and key technical personnel from Texas Instruments, it was far from enough.
Chip R&D is very labor-intensive; currently, at least three to five hundred R&D engineers are needed.
By the time of 7nm SOCs, one to two thousand R&D engineers would be required.
And such talents were precisely what the mainland lacked.
Since he rarely came to Taiwan, he would poach everyone he could.
"Okay, Boss, I understand!"
Pang Liguo understood his boss's intention, which was to poach people:
"I have a few friends who would be perfect!"
"Good, thank you for your hard work!"
Subsequently, Wang Yi returned to China ahead of schedule.
Chen Chuanqing stayed behind with Pang Liguo to handle the subsequent handover.
In a couple of days, Pang Liguo would then return to the Imperial Capital with the R&D team members willing to go there.
With the CDMA2000 patents secured, this trip was a complete success.
Moreover, it didn't cost any money; it was exchanged for three years of Meiyou's distribution rights in Taiwan.
It was exactly to Wang Yi's liking.
Next, it was HTC Chairman Wang's turn to transfer funds to Wang Yi for inventory...
Chairman Wang was also very efficient.
Upon obtaining the Taiwan distribution rights, she immediately began to scout locations and renovate...
Striving to open fifty stores within a month!
Of Taiwan's fifteen Meiyou flagship stores, seven had already opened, with eight more slated to open soon.
Once all these stores are open, Meiyou's revenue and profit will surge again!
(End of chapter)