Chapter 2277
Market for Technology
After He Yuzhu drew more than ten simple panda sketches, the meeting ended.
He Yuzhu brought his ears to this meeting, but not his mouth.
What could he possibly say?
He said too much or too little about the introduction of analog communications, otherwise it would give others something to hold against him later.
There was no other reason; Lou Xiao'e had acquired some shares in several telecommunications technology agencies in Hong Kong Island.
Lou Xiao'e herself was one of the minor shareholders of Motorola.
Therefore, all of the company's business in Asia was handed over to Lou Xiao'e as its agent.
Other companies include Aixin, Nuoya, etc.
Even if Lou Xiao'e couldn't take over all of them, she still held a significant stake in those agency companies.
She believed He Yuzhu's words wholeheartedly: as long as she invested in companies related to the telecommunications and computer industries, she would definitely reap rich rewards in the next few years, even if she invested blindly.
Since they're all their own companies, it's like the left hand fighting the right, so He Yuzhu doesn't need to offer his opinion on which company's equipment to import.
"Comrade Yuzhu, it seems you're not very interested in this."
Is it because they don't think it's a good idea? Or do they think it's not the right time yet? "Just after the meeting ended, He Yuzhu got into his car thinking of going home, and Comrade Lao Niu squeezed in.
Although the postal and telecommunications department initiated the meeting, Lao Niu's department was responsible for making the final decision.
So He Yuzhu quite understands why he was able to come here and sit on the stage.
He Yuzhu shook his head, and seeing that Comrade Lao Niu was glancing sideways at the stack of manuscripts in his hand, he couldn't help but blush.
He casually stuffed all the manuscript paper into the leather bag next to him, coughed lightly, and then replied, "Personally, I strongly support the introduction of this technology into the postal and telecommunications sector."
Personally, I even think we could take bigger steps.
Not only can the Guangzhou area be used as a pilot area, but Shanghai can also be used.
A single set of equipment costs a million US dollars, Lao Niu. Have you considered the profit margin and the subsequent order fees?
We're like those Black guys from later generations, completely clueless about everything.
Therefore, what was introduced was not a single set of equipment, but a series of solutions.
The plan that was discussed and approved at the meeting is to have six base stations and about one hundred channels.
The user capacity is only a few hundred, mainly covering car phones and the upcoming mobile phones.
Currently, a set of communication equipment, including car phones and mobile phones, costs tens of thousands of yuan.
Aside from foreign buyers, there's really not much anyone willing to buy it.
However, the experts in the postal and telecommunications sector clearly underestimated the speed of our society's development.
The total amount of this investment is approximately tens of millions of US dollars.
He Yuzhu didn't know who got this order in his previous life.
But this time, it was obtained by Ai Mouxin, who was registered under Lou Xiao'e's name.
Of course, this commercial negotiation and concession was a matter for the Guangzhou postal and telecommunications department to discuss with the Hong Kong businessmen.
However, He Yuzhu believed that since Lou Xiao'e was able to secure this order quietly, she must have offered a discount on the price.
You can't get fat in one bite.
"On this issue, we'd rather develop slowly than be reckless." Old Niu had been working with He Yuzhu for several years, so he understood He Yuzhu's meaning quite well.
What He Yuzhu was referring to were just small, fragmented orders, which were not as easy to negotiate import prices as large orders.
He Yuzhu shook his head helplessly and said, "That's why I didn't speak just now; it's easy for people to misunderstand."
After saying this, He Yuzhu grinned and smiled at Lao Niu.
He knew that the old ox understood what he meant.
While large orders can lower the price of individual equipment sets, they also mean a larger investment. For the current telecommunications sector to allocate hundreds of millions or even billions of US dollars to negotiate investments is indeed far too risky.
The key issue is this order. Outsiders may not know, but Lao Niu and his group have ways of knowing that it is related to Lou Xiao'e.
Women run businesses, but what if He Yuzhu, this old man, were to advocate for increased investment at a meeting?
That had a significant impact on his 'lifelong reputation'.
Seeing that Lao Niu nodded in understanding, He Yuzhu continued, "We should give more thought to the issues of social development and technological progress."
Even if the acquisition of this equipment is finalized next year, it will still take four to five years of construction and adjustments before it can be put into market use.
You can imagine what society will be like then.
Now everyone below is promoting themselves as "ten-thousand-yuan households" (households with tens of thousands of yuan in assets). I can bet you on that.
Ten years from now, it's hard to say what will happen in rural areas, but in major cities, the promotion of millionaires will definitely be the mainstream.
Will the current batch of base stations be sufficient by then?
Do we need to place additional orders one by one?
Even ten, a hundred, or tens of millions wouldn't necessarily stop it.
At this point, He Yuzhu noticed that Lao Niu had fallen into deep thought and had been quiet for a while, allowing him to process what he had just said.
When Lao Niu turned his gaze back to him, He Yuzhu continued, "Then why don't we make a long-term plan and put together an investment plan for the next ten years?"
They're just making empty promises to those foreigners.
"We'll trade our unlimited market for their technology."
Upon hearing this, Lao Niu became interested and excitedly tugged at He Yuzhu's sleeve, saying, "Lao He, please tell me in detail how to play."
He Yuzhu shrugged and said, "We have so many cities. Even if each city imports one unit, that would still amount to tens of thousands of units."
A set costs several million; what a huge blue ocean market that represents!
Do you think that even if I don't have a single penny right now, if I just throw out this market size, won't those foreign devils be tempted?
So if we ask them for some technical guidance, are they willing to provide it?
As far as I know, the postal and telecommunications departments in Shanghai and West China have already begun research and development on analog communications.
If we could get some technical guidance, or arrange for some of our staff to go to their company to learn, that would be great.
Does that mean we can accelerate the development of our own technology?
He Yuzhu often saw the argument of exchanging market access for technology in his previous life on television news.
However, he never really paid much attention to understanding the above.
It's not that we think it's wrong, but rather that with our current import volume, we're not yet in a position to negotiate with others.
However, I've listened to those experts' analyses of the future these past two days.
He Yuzhu felt he had to speak out.
The experts in the entire Guangdong region concluded that one set of equipment could cover a few hundred users.
This doesn't mean that we'll have a meeting today and implement it tomorrow.
Business negotiations take one or two years, followed by four or five years of construction.
That would be around 1987 or 1988.
It took seven or eight years to build, and the project was still built with the expectation of only a few hundred users.
That's too petty.
Old Niu's eyes widened, and he blurted out, "Old He, does Chairman Lou know what you're saying?" (End of Chapter)