It has to be said that Warwick's actions were swift and decisive.
Since the decision to sell the Hongmeng project was made, action was taken immediately.
In addition to contacting Galaxy Technology, invitations were also sent to several other interested sellers.
Wang Donglai was a little surprised when he received the news from Huawei.
Originally, he thought that after the last incident, Huawei would be even less likely to sell the Hongmeng project.
After all, Warwick had persisted in his previous life.
Although he was a little surprised, Wang Donglai reacted quickly.
Faced with the goodwill shown by Huawei, he chose to accept it without any hesitation.
In fact, many people think this business is a complete loss-making one.
The research and development of the Hongmeng system is a complete waste of effort.
At present, although there are more than two mobile phone operating systems in the world, Android and IOS systems occupy of the market, and no one will refute this.
Developing a new operating system is not very difficult from a technical perspective.
The real problem is how to promote the operating system.
If no one uses a mobile phone system and no one is willing to install a mobile phone with this system, it is useless even if it is developed.
Therefore, even with Wang Donglai's authority in Galaxy Technology, this transaction still caused some controversy.
However, Wang Donglai is still the founder and largest shareholder of Galaxy Technology.
Even though the people below had objections, the deal was still approved.
For one hundred million yuan, he bought all the data of Huawei's Hongmeng system.
How should I describe this price? It’s not expensive, but it’s definitely not cheap either.
The most important thing is that Warwick only sells the complete set of data of the Hongmeng system, which does not include Warwick’s employees.
Even if Huawei wanted to pack up these employees, Wang Donglai would not take them.
It’s not that Warwick’s employees are bad, but for the development of the Hongmeng system, what he needs is a R&D team that completely obeys his arrangements.
When the news of this transaction spread outside, it immediately attracted the attention of many people.
When they realized that Galaxy Technology had acquired a domestic operating system project from Warwick, many people laughed.
Again, the operating system is just the most basic and fundamental.
There are thousands of software on the domestic market. Every additional operating system version developed is an additional cost for these software companies.
Another thing is smartphones.
Domestic mobile phones all use the Android system.
It is impossible for any mobile phone to dare to take such a big risk and adopt a new domestic operating system.
Therefore, combining the above two reasons, Galaxy Technology's acquisition of Warwick's Hongmeng operating system project is a complete waste of money.
However, when we think about Wang Donglai's slogan all along, which is to complete the localization of domestic semiconductors, self-developed photoresist, etching machines, packaging technology, and lithography machines, it is normal to add another operating system now.
This information is a trade secret and needs to be kept confidential until the transaction is completed.
However, once the contract was signed, the news became public.
And in a large classroom of Yanda University.
Academician Ni Guangnan is teaching students in the classroom.
Although Academician Ni Guangnan was born in 1932, he is now 85 years old.
But my mental state has always been good and I have kept learning.
So, I can still teach the students below.
Of course, for the sake of Academician Ni Guangnan's health, the courses arranged for him were not important courses, and there was only one class a week.
And the students taking classes below are all the proud children of Yanda University.
In fact, some of them were reluctant to take Academician Ni Guangnan's class.
the reason is simple.
First, Academician Ni Guangnan is old and cannot keep up with the rapid development of Internet technology.
Second, Academician Ni Guangnan always emphasizes the importance of domestic operating systems when teaching.
Over time, this caused resentment among many students.
Today, it is still Academician Ni Guangnan’s lecture as usual.
The students below were also busy with their own things and did not pay much attention to the podium.
Academician Ni Guangnan also knew about this situation, but he was old and had seen through it, so he did not force it.
The reason why he still insists on standing on the podium is that it has been his habit for many years.
As usual, I explained my understanding of the Internet at my own pace in class.
however.
"Fuck, Galaxy Technology is crazy. They actually spent 100 million to buy a domestic operating system that is not even a semi-finished product."
"Is this true? One hundred million for an operating system that is not even a semi-finished product. Is Galaxy Technology under a spell?"
"I saw this news, too. It was actually sold by Warwick to Galaxy Technology. Maybe this operating system is really special!"
"Bullshit, even if it was developed by Huawei, so what? This operating system is not even finished yet, but it can be sold for 100 million. This money is too easy to make!"
"If he had known that Galaxy Technology wanted an operating system, he should have told me earlier. I'm not greedy. For 10 million, I will write him whatever operating system he wants."
"With your skills, you're still taking 10 million. I think 1 million is too much!"
"Did Galaxy Technology get scammed? They just spent 100 million to buy this thing. This is totally wrong!"
"Have you ever thought that the reason why Galaxy Technology spent 100 million yuan was actually for other purposes, but to reach other agreements with Huawei, such as installing this operating system on Huawei phones after the development?"
"You know what, this actually makes sense!"
"I think this is impossible. Huawei is not a fool. If a new operating system has not even established an ecosystem, how can a mobile phone manufacturer dare to install a new operating system? Who wants to buy a bare-bones mobile phone?"
"Don't you find it strange? Galaxy Technology is such a big company, there should be smart people. How could it do such a stupid thing? Android beat Symbian because of the rise of smartphones, and iOS is because Apple has always insisted on using it. Apple phones are indeed the best phones in the world. Even if Galaxy Technology develops a new operating system, what use will it be? There is no application market at all."
"I have a bold guess. Is Galaxy Technology trying to develop a domestic operating system and then provide services directly to the government? If so, it should be able to make a lot of money. However, doing such a business requires a lot of connections."
Suddenly, the students below saw some news on their phones and started whispering.
If there were only one or two people, Academician Ni Guangnan would just let it go and not care.
But as time went by, more and more students joined in the discussion, and the voices became louder and louder.
Academician Ni Guangnan stood on the podium and vaguely heard a few key words.
"Huawei... one hundred million... Hongmeng... operating system... Galaxy Technology..."
When these words were combined together, Ni Guangnan could feel his heart pounding.
The already somewhat aged body suddenly burst out with a new strength.
"What are you talking about?" Academician Ni Guangnan stopped his lecture and asked the students below.
However, when Academician Ni Guangnan stopped lecturing and asked a question, the people who were still discussing immediately reacted and became quiet.
Seeing everyone's performance, Academician Ni Guangnan didn't know what to say.
However, in order to verify my guess as soon as possible.
"What are you talking about Huawei Hongmeng? Is it a new domestic operating system?"
When Academician Ni Guangnan asked the question again, everyone gradually realized what was going on.
A girl sitting in the front row bravely took out her cell phone and told Academician Ni Guangnan the news.
soon.
After hearing the news, Academician Ni Guangnan showed a hint of excitement on his face.
He has never forgotten his meeting with Wang Donglai.
For some reason, he has met many academic geniuses and business tycoons over the years.
But no one could give him that feeling.
Except Wang Donglai!
After Wang Donglai left Yanjing University, Academician Ni Guangnan often paid attention to Wang Donglai's movements.
When seeing Wang Donglai making one achievement after another, Academician Ni Guangnan was happy for him from the bottom of his heart.
But at the same time, there is also a hint of loss.
Sometimes, he wondered if Wang Donglai had given up on developing domestic operating systems.
However, as soon as this thought came to his mind, he threw it out of his mind.
He didn't think Wang Donglai was that kind of person.
Finally, he heard the news now.
Although, the Hongmeng system was not developed by Wang Donglai.
Instead, he spent 100 million to buy a semi-finished operating system from Warwick.
However, the fact that such a high price can be spent is enough to prove Wang Donglai's determination in the domestic operating system.
After learning the whole matter, Academician Ni Guangnan was quite excited.
He is over eighty years old this year.
He has spent most of his life on the Internet.
And his obsession has never changed, which is to develop a domestic operating system.
Or you may see with your own eyes the emergence of a purely domestic operating system in China, completely breaking free from Western control.
If he didn't see this scene, he felt that he would not be able to rest in peace even if he died.
Extremely excited, Academician Ni Guangnan wrote a poem on the blackboard in a very eloquent manner.
“There will be times when strong winds and waves break, so hang up your sails and sail across the sea!”
……
the other side.
Tangdu Jiaotong University.
Wang Donglai had no idea that his acquisition of Warwick's Hongmeng operating system would cause such a big stir.
Of course, he doesn't care about online comments.
In Xu Songyao's office.
"One hundred million just to buy an operating system that is not even a semi-finished product. Are you being cheated by Huawei?"
Even Xu Songyao, who was familiar with Wang Donglai, said this as his first sentence after meeting him.
Hearing Xu Songyao ask this, Wang Donglai couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Uncle Xu, stop joking!"
"One hundred million is enough for a fully developed operating system. However, Huawei's Hongmeng system is still a semi-finished product. How can I not be curious and suspect that you were cheated?"
Xu Songyao sat on the sofa and looked at Wang Donglai and said.
Wang Donglai has come to this office so many times that he no longer feels unfamiliar with it.
In addition, his relationship with Xu Songyao will be even less restrained.
So, he sat on the sofa leisurely, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then slowly said: "I used this 100 million not to buy the Huawei Hongmeng system code, but to buy the ideas for the development of Huawei Hongmeng operating system."
"To be honest, I had originally planned to develop a domestic operating system. I had promised Academician Ni Guangnan when I was at Yanda University, but I was always busy and didn't have much time, so I never started."
"Just when I was about to start, I found that there was a little conflict with Huawei's Hongmeng operating system. Later, I found that Huawei's Hongmeng system was quite to my liking, so I spent money to buy it."
"This 100 million may seem a bit expensive to others, but in my opinion, the price is reasonable."
"Although the semi-finished domestic operating system is not valuable and cannot be sold at a high price, Huawei really invested real money in developing this operating system. Since I sincerely want to buy it, I naturally cannot let them suffer a loss."
Xu Songyao has a toothache.
Listen to what Wang Dong has to say.
In Wang Donglai's eyes, developing a domestic operating system seemed like an easy task.
It's like a simple math problem of one plus one.
If this gets out, Wang Donglai will definitely be regarded as arrogant.
But Xu Songyao did not.
Because he had truly seen Wang Donglai's abilities.
He also really believed that Wang Donglai could do it.
For someone who can develop advanced artificial intelligence, it is not a difficult task at all to develop an operating system.
The reason why Xu Songyao was speechless and felt a little annoyed was because of the confidence and ease shown by Wang Donglai.
What seems extremely difficult to others becomes an extremely simple thing for Wang Donglai.
This naturally gave Xu Songyao a strange feeling in his heart.
I felt proud of Wang Donglai, but also a little discouraged.
However, this feeling quickly disappeared.
"Donlai, after hearing what you said, I am a little curious about what kind of operating system you are going to develop."
"I know you have your own ideas and won't do anything rash."
"But I still want to ask, how do you plan to make money from this operating system? You can't just open source it and stop making money, right?"
"Even if it is open source, there may not be any mobile phone manufacturers willing to load it. The software ecosystem is also a problem."
"Have you ever thought about these questions?" (End of this chapter)
Since the decision to sell the Hongmeng project was made, action was taken immediately.
In addition to contacting Galaxy Technology, invitations were also sent to several other interested sellers.
Wang Donglai was a little surprised when he received the news from Huawei.
Originally, he thought that after the last incident, Huawei would be even less likely to sell the Hongmeng project.
After all, Warwick had persisted in his previous life.
Although he was a little surprised, Wang Donglai reacted quickly.
Faced with the goodwill shown by Huawei, he chose to accept it without any hesitation.
In fact, many people think this business is a complete loss-making one.
The research and development of the Hongmeng system is a complete waste of effort.
At present, although there are more than two mobile phone operating systems in the world, Android and IOS systems occupy of the market, and no one will refute this.
Developing a new operating system is not very difficult from a technical perspective.
The real problem is how to promote the operating system.
If no one uses a mobile phone system and no one is willing to install a mobile phone with this system, it is useless even if it is developed.
Therefore, even with Wang Donglai's authority in Galaxy Technology, this transaction still caused some controversy.
However, Wang Donglai is still the founder and largest shareholder of Galaxy Technology.
Even though the people below had objections, the deal was still approved.
For one hundred million yuan, he bought all the data of Huawei's Hongmeng system.
How should I describe this price? It’s not expensive, but it’s definitely not cheap either.
The most important thing is that Warwick only sells the complete set of data of the Hongmeng system, which does not include Warwick’s employees.
Even if Huawei wanted to pack up these employees, Wang Donglai would not take them.
It’s not that Warwick’s employees are bad, but for the development of the Hongmeng system, what he needs is a R&D team that completely obeys his arrangements.
When the news of this transaction spread outside, it immediately attracted the attention of many people.
When they realized that Galaxy Technology had acquired a domestic operating system project from Warwick, many people laughed.
Again, the operating system is just the most basic and fundamental.
There are thousands of software on the domestic market. Every additional operating system version developed is an additional cost for these software companies.
Another thing is smartphones.
Domestic mobile phones all use the Android system.
It is impossible for any mobile phone to dare to take such a big risk and adopt a new domestic operating system.
Therefore, combining the above two reasons, Galaxy Technology's acquisition of Warwick's Hongmeng operating system project is a complete waste of money.
However, when we think about Wang Donglai's slogan all along, which is to complete the localization of domestic semiconductors, self-developed photoresist, etching machines, packaging technology, and lithography machines, it is normal to add another operating system now.
This information is a trade secret and needs to be kept confidential until the transaction is completed.
However, once the contract was signed, the news became public.
And in a large classroom of Yanda University.
Academician Ni Guangnan is teaching students in the classroom.
Although Academician Ni Guangnan was born in 1932, he is now 85 years old.
But my mental state has always been good and I have kept learning.
So, I can still teach the students below.
Of course, for the sake of Academician Ni Guangnan's health, the courses arranged for him were not important courses, and there was only one class a week.
And the students taking classes below are all the proud children of Yanda University.
In fact, some of them were reluctant to take Academician Ni Guangnan's class.
the reason is simple.
First, Academician Ni Guangnan is old and cannot keep up with the rapid development of Internet technology.
Second, Academician Ni Guangnan always emphasizes the importance of domestic operating systems when teaching.
Over time, this caused resentment among many students.
Today, it is still Academician Ni Guangnan’s lecture as usual.
The students below were also busy with their own things and did not pay much attention to the podium.
Academician Ni Guangnan also knew about this situation, but he was old and had seen through it, so he did not force it.
The reason why he still insists on standing on the podium is that it has been his habit for many years.
As usual, I explained my understanding of the Internet at my own pace in class.
however.
"Fuck, Galaxy Technology is crazy. They actually spent 100 million to buy a domestic operating system that is not even a semi-finished product."
"Is this true? One hundred million for an operating system that is not even a semi-finished product. Is Galaxy Technology under a spell?"
"I saw this news, too. It was actually sold by Warwick to Galaxy Technology. Maybe this operating system is really special!"
"Bullshit, even if it was developed by Huawei, so what? This operating system is not even finished yet, but it can be sold for 100 million. This money is too easy to make!"
"If he had known that Galaxy Technology wanted an operating system, he should have told me earlier. I'm not greedy. For 10 million, I will write him whatever operating system he wants."
"With your skills, you're still taking 10 million. I think 1 million is too much!"
"Did Galaxy Technology get scammed? They just spent 100 million to buy this thing. This is totally wrong!"
"Have you ever thought that the reason why Galaxy Technology spent 100 million yuan was actually for other purposes, but to reach other agreements with Huawei, such as installing this operating system on Huawei phones after the development?"
"You know what, this actually makes sense!"
"I think this is impossible. Huawei is not a fool. If a new operating system has not even established an ecosystem, how can a mobile phone manufacturer dare to install a new operating system? Who wants to buy a bare-bones mobile phone?"
"Don't you find it strange? Galaxy Technology is such a big company, there should be smart people. How could it do such a stupid thing? Android beat Symbian because of the rise of smartphones, and iOS is because Apple has always insisted on using it. Apple phones are indeed the best phones in the world. Even if Galaxy Technology develops a new operating system, what use will it be? There is no application market at all."
"I have a bold guess. Is Galaxy Technology trying to develop a domestic operating system and then provide services directly to the government? If so, it should be able to make a lot of money. However, doing such a business requires a lot of connections."
Suddenly, the students below saw some news on their phones and started whispering.
If there were only one or two people, Academician Ni Guangnan would just let it go and not care.
But as time went by, more and more students joined in the discussion, and the voices became louder and louder.
Academician Ni Guangnan stood on the podium and vaguely heard a few key words.
"Huawei... one hundred million... Hongmeng... operating system... Galaxy Technology..."
When these words were combined together, Ni Guangnan could feel his heart pounding.
The already somewhat aged body suddenly burst out with a new strength.
"What are you talking about?" Academician Ni Guangnan stopped his lecture and asked the students below.
However, when Academician Ni Guangnan stopped lecturing and asked a question, the people who were still discussing immediately reacted and became quiet.
Seeing everyone's performance, Academician Ni Guangnan didn't know what to say.
However, in order to verify my guess as soon as possible.
"What are you talking about Huawei Hongmeng? Is it a new domestic operating system?"
When Academician Ni Guangnan asked the question again, everyone gradually realized what was going on.
A girl sitting in the front row bravely took out her cell phone and told Academician Ni Guangnan the news.
soon.
After hearing the news, Academician Ni Guangnan showed a hint of excitement on his face.
He has never forgotten his meeting with Wang Donglai.
For some reason, he has met many academic geniuses and business tycoons over the years.
But no one could give him that feeling.
Except Wang Donglai!
After Wang Donglai left Yanjing University, Academician Ni Guangnan often paid attention to Wang Donglai's movements.
When seeing Wang Donglai making one achievement after another, Academician Ni Guangnan was happy for him from the bottom of his heart.
But at the same time, there is also a hint of loss.
Sometimes, he wondered if Wang Donglai had given up on developing domestic operating systems.
However, as soon as this thought came to his mind, he threw it out of his mind.
He didn't think Wang Donglai was that kind of person.
Finally, he heard the news now.
Although, the Hongmeng system was not developed by Wang Donglai.
Instead, he spent 100 million to buy a semi-finished operating system from Warwick.
However, the fact that such a high price can be spent is enough to prove Wang Donglai's determination in the domestic operating system.
After learning the whole matter, Academician Ni Guangnan was quite excited.
He is over eighty years old this year.
He has spent most of his life on the Internet.
And his obsession has never changed, which is to develop a domestic operating system.
Or you may see with your own eyes the emergence of a purely domestic operating system in China, completely breaking free from Western control.
If he didn't see this scene, he felt that he would not be able to rest in peace even if he died.
Extremely excited, Academician Ni Guangnan wrote a poem on the blackboard in a very eloquent manner.
“There will be times when strong winds and waves break, so hang up your sails and sail across the sea!”
……
the other side.
Tangdu Jiaotong University.
Wang Donglai had no idea that his acquisition of Warwick's Hongmeng operating system would cause such a big stir.
Of course, he doesn't care about online comments.
In Xu Songyao's office.
"One hundred million just to buy an operating system that is not even a semi-finished product. Are you being cheated by Huawei?"
Even Xu Songyao, who was familiar with Wang Donglai, said this as his first sentence after meeting him.
Hearing Xu Songyao ask this, Wang Donglai couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Uncle Xu, stop joking!"
"One hundred million is enough for a fully developed operating system. However, Huawei's Hongmeng system is still a semi-finished product. How can I not be curious and suspect that you were cheated?"
Xu Songyao sat on the sofa and looked at Wang Donglai and said.
Wang Donglai has come to this office so many times that he no longer feels unfamiliar with it.
In addition, his relationship with Xu Songyao will be even less restrained.
So, he sat on the sofa leisurely, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then slowly said: "I used this 100 million not to buy the Huawei Hongmeng system code, but to buy the ideas for the development of Huawei Hongmeng operating system."
"To be honest, I had originally planned to develop a domestic operating system. I had promised Academician Ni Guangnan when I was at Yanda University, but I was always busy and didn't have much time, so I never started."
"Just when I was about to start, I found that there was a little conflict with Huawei's Hongmeng operating system. Later, I found that Huawei's Hongmeng system was quite to my liking, so I spent money to buy it."
"This 100 million may seem a bit expensive to others, but in my opinion, the price is reasonable."
"Although the semi-finished domestic operating system is not valuable and cannot be sold at a high price, Huawei really invested real money in developing this operating system. Since I sincerely want to buy it, I naturally cannot let them suffer a loss."
Xu Songyao has a toothache.
Listen to what Wang Dong has to say.
In Wang Donglai's eyes, developing a domestic operating system seemed like an easy task.
It's like a simple math problem of one plus one.
If this gets out, Wang Donglai will definitely be regarded as arrogant.
But Xu Songyao did not.
Because he had truly seen Wang Donglai's abilities.
He also really believed that Wang Donglai could do it.
For someone who can develop advanced artificial intelligence, it is not a difficult task at all to develop an operating system.
The reason why Xu Songyao was speechless and felt a little annoyed was because of the confidence and ease shown by Wang Donglai.
What seems extremely difficult to others becomes an extremely simple thing for Wang Donglai.
This naturally gave Xu Songyao a strange feeling in his heart.
I felt proud of Wang Donglai, but also a little discouraged.
However, this feeling quickly disappeared.
"Donlai, after hearing what you said, I am a little curious about what kind of operating system you are going to develop."
"I know you have your own ideas and won't do anything rash."
"But I still want to ask, how do you plan to make money from this operating system? You can't just open source it and stop making money, right?"
"Even if it is open source, there may not be any mobile phone manufacturers willing to load it. The software ecosystem is also a problem."
"Have you ever thought about these questions?" (End of this chapter)
