read lots story at patre-on
always update and finish
belamy20 only for 5$
With that question in mind, China Unicom President Fang Zhengde suddenly spoke up and said to Mavi, "Mr. Mavi, if, uh... you're willing to invest these 50 billion yuan... with our Unicom company's efficiency, we could cover most of the country with 2G signals in about 2 years at the earliest, and 3 years at the latest."
Even though China Mobile and China Unicom were partners this time around, at such a crucial moment, China Unicom President Fang Zhengde still had to fight for his company's interests.
Hearing his "partner" suddenly jump the gun, China Mobile President Wang Liang'an quickly chimed in, "Uh, Mr. Mavi! Our China Mobile company has stable infrastructure partners, and we estimate we can cover most of the country with 2G signals in about 1 year and 11 months at the earliest, and around 2 years and 10 months at the latest!"
It's true that those in the same industry are rivals; this saying holds water everywhere. Not just domestically, even the former president of Apple in the US apparently looked down on Microsoft quite a bit, saying back in 1995 that Microsoft had no taste, no creativity...
Seeing the two partners suddenly start bickering, Mavi chuckled, shaking his head, and said, "How about this? I'll invest the 50 billion yuan, but you two companies can figure out the coverage areas yourselves."
It has to be said, Mavi's timing for this investment was perfect. It was right when China Mobile and China Unicom hadn't fully developed yet. If it were four or five years later, even if he threw in 100 billion yuan, they might not necessarily want the money. They might feel they'd be losing out by giving up shares.
"Discuss the areas... yourselves?" Wang Liang'an and Fang Zhengde never in a million years expected Mavi to suggest something like this. They originally thought they would each take the money and build out their own networks separately. One company might invest a bit more, the other a bit less, essentially putting the eggs in different baskets.
But based on Mavi's idea, it clearly meant having China Mobile and China Unicom each build out their signal infrastructure separately, sticking to their own turf initially, to cover the 2G service across the whole country. The benefit of doing this is greater efficiency. It would cut the time in half compared to a single company doing it alone in three years.
Plus, it would prevent unnecessary competition between the two companies due to overlapping territories. After all, the main priority right now is getting 2G covered so everyone nationwide has a usable signal. As for competing for customers, they could do that later once both companies have fully rolled out their networks.
Since Mavi was investing in both companies anyway, whether one made more or less, it was like having flesh on both the back and palm of your hand – you wouldn't want to cut either off.
Wang Liang'an and Fang Zhengde both wore serious, pensive expressions. There was no way either company could back out of this partnership. If one withdrew, Mavi's 50 billion yuan would go entirely to the other side. That would really open up a huge gap, perhaps even to the point of being unable to ever catch up...
"Mr. Mavi," Wang Liang'an and Fang Zhengde both voiced their concerns, "if we have to figure out the areas ourselves... well, because every city has a different user base. Cities with large populations and relatively higher annual incomes certainly won't be given up easily... once we start discussing it like this, it might never end!"
Thinking strategically for the long term, it's absolutely fine for the two companies to stick to their own lanes for now. But when it comes to dividing up the territories, both sides will definitely compete for the potentially lucrative areas with more resources and strong buying power. If that happens, we'll be wrangling back and forth, getting completely tied up, and just the discussion alone could easily take over half a year. And there's no guarantee we'd even reach an agreement!
Mavi listened and nodded, agreeing that the two bosses had a point. So Mavi thought for a moment, then suddenly grinned and said to Wang Liang'an and Fang Zhengde, "Okay, Mr. Fang, Mr. Wang, to avoid any unnecessary arguments, how about this? We'll divide up the territories, and then just use dice rolls to decide which company gets which area!"
As soon as Mavi finished speaking, he saw the looks on the faces of China Mobile President Wang Liang'an and China Unicom President Fang Zhengde, sitting right there in front of him... they were completely stunned.
"Roll... roll dice?"
"This..."
The two telecom company bosses had never, ever encountered a situation like this! In their eyes, this massive 50 billion yuan investment project was a seriously, incredibly important matter.
But in the eyes of the Russian foreign guest, it seemed as simple as playing a game... He was actually suggesting rolling dice directly to decide how to divide the territories...
"Is there a problem?" Mavi asked. "This method can quickly resolve the internal conflicts between the two companies, right?" Mavi really was treating this investment partly as entertainment. Since he was a reborn person, he had foresight for nearly 20 years into the future. To put it simply, all investments seemed as easy as playing a game to him. He didn't need to worry about risk at all, because he knew they would definitely become very successful.
"Uh, yes! Yes! Mr. Mavi, you are absolutely right!" Wang Liang'an and Fang Zhengde quickly agreed, "I personally think... the dice roll method is indeed extremely effective!" As the saying goes, money talks, and the one with money calls the shots.
But then again, a dice roll is simple and blunt! They could clearly define the coverage areas for both companies in maybe half an hour, tops. That's way better than dragging it out for half a year of arguing! Plus, and more importantly, God himself doesn't play dice. So don't underestimate these little dice; they can be pretty handy in a crunch...
So, in the end, the regional distribution for building the 2G signal towers was decided by China Mobile President Wang Liang'an and China Unicom President Fang Zhengde right there at the dining table using dice rolls. It was quite a funny and intense way to settle things.
Getting two telecom bosses, who would become incredibly influential figures in the future, to divide territories at a dining table like they were playing a game... probably only Mavi could pull something like that off.
You can bet that years, even decades from now, Presidents Wang Liang'an and Fang Zhengde will absolutely never forget this scene. It was just too vivid...
"Haha! A six! Sorry, Mr. Wang, I won this round too!" China Unicom President Fang Zhengde had rolled a six two rounds in a row. Watching from across the table, China Mobile President Wang Liang'an's eyebrows were practically twitching.
Due to the fact that behind this "game" was real, tangible development for their companies, both presidents were incredibly invested in playing. They had truly never rolled dice as seriously as they did today...
...
As for some of the later cooperation details, Mavi didn't need to handle the negotiations himself. He just needed to set the general direction and let his investment team take care of the rest. With his foresight into the future, as long as he steered clear of truly dangerous ventures, he was absolutely set to live a splendid and comfortable life forever.
...
(End of this chapter)