Reinventing the Millennium.

Unexpectedly, the negotiations between Nokia and Yike reached a deadlock.

But business negotiations are not smooth is the norm.

This time, Nokia has both CEO Simmons leading a team to China, and COO Mika flying to Silicon Valley to visit Apple. No matter which side makes breakthroughs, as long as the hidden dangers of patents can be solved, Nokia maintains confidence in the prospect of joining forces with Microsoft.

Fang Zhuo heard this plan from Elop, president of Microsoft's business department, at noon on the third and last day of the symposium.

In the symposium in the morning, many new players in the industry came to the stage to chat about their problems, including Fang Zhuo, Ma Dian, Ma Huateng and others expressed their views. At noon, Fang Zhuo and Elop went boating on the West Lake superior.

People in Lin'an, West Lake is really an excellent place to talk about things.

The cruise ship rented at noon was not big enough for four or five people. The secretary Liu Zonghong was in charge of sailing the boat. Fang Zhuo and Elop had a private meeting. As for Nokia's top management, they all stayed on the shore.

Nokia CEO Simmons looked eagerly at the shadow of the boat on the lake, but Elop, who was sitting opposite Fang Zhuo, felt a little flattered. He drank Longjing as the Romans did, and talked very sincerely about Nokia's actions and Yike's reconciliation pros and cons.

As a representative of Microsoft this time, Elop is not very good at predicting the difficulty of things, but he is ready to be made things difficult.

Even as a bystander, even if the matter is not so personal, he feels that the changes in Nokia's situation before and after are too drastic.

It stands to reason that both Apple and Yike should be banned by now.

But... Apple and Yike are still jumping around, obviously unreasonable.

Therefore, Nokia is very worried that it will still be unreasonable in the future. It is based on power and money. Yike broke into the top ten in the world twice in April and May. How much money has been colluded in these two waves of market prices?

Names that can be seen but are not sure, such as Summers, Lu Peining, Geithner... and even the treacherous officials who are still confused about the overthrow order, and whether it is really the wise king who decides on his own...

The situation inside made Nokia's scalp numb and his heart trembling. He just wanted to eliminate the hidden dangers as soon as possible and be safe on the ground.

Elop looked at Mr. Fang opposite him now, and felt a little uneasy. He felt that the person sitting in front of him was not alone, but probably an interest group that could exert a lot of energy.

He only joined Microsoft in January last year. Although he had served as CEO or COO in several companies earlier, he knew that he was not at the same level as Mr. Fang.

At this time, on the West Lake, Mr. Fang did not have the temper he had yesterday, and seemed to be a different person.

While Elop was flattered, he also silently speculated, could it be that Mr. Fang is willing to kill himself?

5 million is too high, and maybe one less zero can be achieved.

"Elop, you and I are swimming together today, and I'll tell you what's on my mind." Fang Zhuo took a sip of his tea and sighed, "Is Yike trying to make things difficult for Nokia? Which company doesn't want to develop well when it's idle? Do you have to deal with such a problem? How did Nokia treat me last year?"

"Whether it's me, the US president of our company, or Google's Schmidt, how long have you been busy negotiating patent mutual grants with Nokia?"

"Nokia is so arrogant, and Kallasvuo is so unruly. He just dumped 5 million US dollars and didn't let go. He also threatened to double the 10 billion US dollars in court. How can you let Yike swallow this breath?"

Fang Zhuo spread his truth on the boat.

When Elop heard this, it made sense. Although Mr. Fang scolded Nokia and Kallasvuo, he really wanted to talk about it.

He felt that today was a palliative effect, and persuaded him: "Mr. Fang, it was precisely because he realized that Kallasvuo had problems in handling a series of issues that the Nokia board replaced him."

"Kampek has already taken responsibility for his blackmail of Yike. I believe Mr. Fang is also aware of the current situation. No matter what, the settlement of many companies is the final outcome. What else can we do?"

Elop finally threw a small test. The weird situation of last month is still floating in front of his eyes, and Goldman Sachs and other institutions are still angrily denouncing it from time to time.

"What can we do?" Fang Zhuo repeated half a sentence, shaking his head, "The ITC trial has not yet come to fruition, I want to try."

Want to try?How to try?If none of you are going to the United States, who is trying?

Elop turned his thoughts back and forth, and asked, "Mr. Fang, the White House Office has clearly suggested that the patent competition between companies should be healthy, and the prohibition of sales should not be used as a means."

Fang Zhuo just smiled and didn't answer.

Elop felt hairy again.

"Microsoft has encountered problems in the past two years, and its development has fallen into a bottleneck." Fang Zhuo talked about a new topic.

Elop can talk about this. Although he has not been in Microsoft for a long time, he has experience and knowledge, and he has a very simple view of the current company situation-CEO Ballmer can be replaced.

But this view can only be kept in the heart.

After chatting for a while, Fang Zhuo suddenly changed the subject and asked, "I heard that Nokia and Microsoft will cooperate comprehensively. Will Nokia carry more WM models to cope with the current development?"

Elop cheered up and expressed his attitude: "Yes, Mr. Fang, I can confirm this. Nokia will join us in this mobile phone system battle."

He laughed again: "Otherwise, I wouldn't be in Nokia's team this trip."

"Nokia and Microsoft are indeed a strong alliance. It seems that the future market will be iOS, Android and WM." Fang Zhuo said seriously.

Elop also has a similar view. The two giants are united, not to mention the first in the market, so it is not impossible to divide the world.

"The global mobile market is getting bigger and bigger. I can understand that Microsoft needs to find opportunities to expand the mobile market, but I think Nokia's new CEO is not as good as Kallasvuo." Fang Zhuo said casually.

It's not easy for Elop to follow the evaluation. Although it's a private occasion, who knows if Fang will change hands and share the situation on Twitter?
He drank his tea slowly, waiting for Mr. Fang's next topic.

Sure enough, Mr. Fang's chats today are all passing by.

Elop turned his mind and chatted with him harmoniously.

Rafting, drinking tea, chatting, and even eating lunch on the lake. When the two landed on the shore, Fang Zhuo and Elop still walked away after shaking hands with a smile, while Nokia asked about the results of the communication between the two parties. .

Elop knew Simmons' expectations, and Microsoft was here to support the situation this time.

It's just... there is really no real progress.

"Mr. Fang also believes that Nokia products equipped with WM system will succeed in gaining a foothold in the market." Elop gave his own understanding solemnly, "It may be because of this that he desperately wants to block our joint venture. pace."

Simmons took some comfort.

Elop added: "His attitude is still very tough, which may require Ballmer's mediation."

Simmons frowned and said, "Fang Zhuo is completely irrational now."

Elop felt that Mr. Fang seemed quite sensible, and he even praised his work.

"What did Fang Zhuo say to me?" Simmons asked if there was a condition for the retelling or what.

Elop recalled carefully, as if not at all.

He said seriously: "I feel that he may think you are a more difficult opponent than Kallasvuo."

Simmons shook his head slightly, and sighed, "Why isn't Fang Zhuo difficult to deal with?"

He can empathize, and difficult people can always feel the other's difficulty.

Simmons stood by the West Lake, thinking hard about the prospects of Nokia, and even more looking forward to a turnaround in the negotiations with Apple in the United States.

……

The last half of the symposium was nothing serious, no one scolded or fought.

The atmosphere here in Lin'an is good, the leaders don't speak for an hour or two, and almost all the space is reserved for entrepreneurs.

Fang Zhuo rejected the last stage event, and chatted with Zhang Chaoyang and others in a relaxed mood.

Regarding Sogou’s cooperation, we have to go back to Shencheng to chat. With Baidu’s strong development ahead, Zhang Chaoyang expects Sogou’s prospects to be able to operate and go public, because there are few companies in the market that can scale up search, and the chances of going public are not high. Small, but the stock market value depends on the development.

"I don't know when it will be listed, or, Mr. Zhang, you can pack it up and sell it to me now, and I will give you a high price." Fang Zhuo said to Zhang Chaoyang with a smile when the symposium was coming to an end.

Zhang Chaoyang was alert for a moment: "What do you mean? If I don't sell it, will I buy AB shares? Wait, I have to ask the legal officer to re-study the structure of AB shares to see if there are any loopholes!"

"Just kidding, why are you nervous? I'm not a tiger. I'm afraid that you don't have the money to start Sohu. I can't bear to see those old Sohu generals bullying you in the face." Fang Zhuo felt a little resentful.

"I'm not joking, Mr. Fang, I now feel that I have to re-examine our cooperation." Zhang Chaoyang said the truth.

If Sogou operates independently, there will be no shortage of partners. Not to mention venture capital, Alibaba and Penguin also have a basis for cooperation.

Fang Zhuo stopped the topic: "If you don't sell it, don't sell it, let's go public together."

Zhang Chaoyang looked at Boss Fang twice more, and suddenly felt that he was playing tricks on a tiger.

"I won't take part in the dinner tonight. The Nokia gang is still bothering me. I'll go back to Shencheng tonight. You and Wang Xiaochuan can come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Fang Zhuo explained the schedule.

Zhang Chaoyang was a little curious about Nokia's contact with Yike in this situation, and asked: "Now it is replaced by Nokia to take the initiative to solve the problem. It has a new CEO. How is it different from the previous one?"

"Different?" Fang Zhuo pondered for a while, "It's hard to say, but the common ground is very clear."

Zhang Chaoyang asked, "What?"

"I've scolded you before." Fang Zhuo replied.

Zhang Chaoyang laughed, Mr. Fang, sometimes he really doesn't know what to say about him.

With the final speech of the leader on the stage, the industry symposium held on the shore of West Lake in 09 came to an end.

It was rumored that the penguin and Yi Ke in this symposium had a very tense fight.

There are rumors that during the night tour of the West Lake, some competitors fought and accidentally fell into the river.

Some people also said that Mr. Fang, who came back from abroad, received a large amount of money this time, which was indeed extremely inflated, and he opened fire on the three major factories at the same time.

But no matter what, YBAT has become a representative enterprise of the Internet today.

Fang Zhuo did not conceal the arrangement of the reply. He declined the invitation of the leader and his colleagues, and still invited Elop to ride with him on the way back, and had another private conversation.

A boat trip on the West Lake was okay, so why is there another separate communication?
The Nokia people were a little bit worried, wondering whether there would be any private exchange between Yike and Microsoft.

CEO Simmons is quite relieved about this. Yike and Microsoft also have some patent issues. It is impossible for the Android phone king to give up the Android system and switch to WM. Only Nokia and Microsoft have common interests. Both need to be in the smartphone market. Kill a piece of the sky.

It only takes two hours to return to Shencheng from Lin'an, and Fang Zhuo and Elop talked for an hour, five and 10 minutes.

When Elop got out of the car, Mr. Fang's endless voice filled his head.

This time there is still an inquiry from Nokia.

"What did Mr. Fang say?"

"I didn't say anything, and the conversation was all irrelevant." Elop said helplessly, "For example, he wants to shoot a documentary about the financial crisis, for example, his mood when Yike's stock price soared."

Simmons was a little suspicious.

At a later time, his suspicion seemed to be verified.

Fang Zhuo updated a tweet.

——People from Nokia came to talk to me, what is there to talk about?Simmons is not as good as Kallasvuo, why can't Kallasvuo come to talk?Simmons is not as good as Microsoft's executives with industry vision, I really can't figure it out.

The comments below are very active. In addition to the various expressions of retail investors, there are also many people who are concerned about Nokia's situation.

"Mr. Fang, is it time to short Nokia? Give me a letter."

"Kang Peikai is definitely not willing to go. If he goes, he might be humiliated by you."

"Simmons is a CEO who was pushed out helplessly. He used to be CFO and should be responsible for Nokia's status quo like Kallasvuo. I bet he will not be better than Kallasvuo."

Simmons felt the humiliation. Kallasvuo is now known as the worst CEO in Nokia's history. He has reached the bottom. How could he not be better?

He called Microsoft CEO Ballmer in the middle of the night, and asked Virtanen, the chief legal officer in the United States, to contact the ITC again, asking for more solutions. I asked.

The CEO who doesn't want to be with Kallasvuo is acting. As for Elop, it doesn't need him to think about it at all.

The next morning, Fang Zhuo, who received calls from Microsoft and ITC one after another, still maintained his attitude.

In any case, he will have to wait until the ITC trial is over before dealing with the issue.

Similarly, he also called Jobs, who was re-hosting Apple's affairs, and reached an agreement very simply. Nokia was unstable internally and externally, and this matter could be delayed.

Near noon, Fang Zhuo saw Liang Mu who hadn't seen him for a long time in the office.

Liang Mu used to be a reporter, and later joined Yike. He wanted to write a book describing the five major figures in domestic business. He chose Mr. Fang as the first observation target. The grassroots and middle management have studied the development of the company.

"Mr. Fang, I found that I am getting more and more unable to leave." Liang Mu had planned to formally resign after studying the operation of the company, but he did not expect that there would be financial twists and turns that had to be recorded in the previous two months.

"It's okay, Mr. Liang, you can observe whenever you want. I see that the departments you have been to have given you good reviews." Fang Zhuo would occasionally notice this person's situation.

Liang Mu felt that there was always a need for an end point, and he couldn't just work in Yike for the rest of his life...

"Mr. Fang, I have recently collected a lot of foreign media reports and sorted out the two financial incidents of Yike. When do you have time, I would like to ask the parties from my perspective." He made a request.

"Okay, no problem. What do you want to know? Is it a power-for-money transaction or a behind-the-scenes operation?" Fang Zhuo said generously.

Liang Mu: "..."

He said tactfully: "I want to know about Yike's fright in the two financial incidents, and I want to know your thrill in two months."

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door of the president's office, and it was Kong Yu, the hero gasoline man, who had arrived.

"Thrilling and heart-pounding? I can't answer this. It's just right. You can ask Mr. Kong. He was in a car accident and shot, and he is the most suitable for what you want to write." Fang Zhuo assigned Kong Yu a job as soon as he met him.

Kong Yu was a little confused, but quickly agreed, this is really suitable for him.

Liang Mu asked again: "Then, Mr. Fang, do you have any kind of exuberance and survival from adversity?"

Fang Zhuo thought about it, and suddenly saw the gasoline man drinking tea quietly, and asked, "You bought the 'Confidence', right?"

Kong Yu corrected: "No, it's the 'Xiao Bao Hao' now."

Fang Zhuo had the answer: "My exuberance comes from the harvest after surviving a desperate situation. Confidence comes, and Yi Ke moves forward again. This time, we are not afraid of any opponent."

"Even if it's the combination of Nokia and Microsoft?" Liang Mu knew the situation in the industry.

"Won't you write it now?" Fang Zhuo asked.

Liang Mu shook his head, this was only published later.

Fang Zhuo also nodded and said: "Don't worry, this is just a desperate struggle of Nokia. It is withering like Motorola, and Sony Ericsson's situation is not good."

Liang Mu took out a pen and wrote down the original words of the general manager. This is from the judgment of the head of Yike on the well-known manufacturers in the global mobile phone industry in the second quarter of 09.

Nokia is struggling, Motorola is dying, Sony Ericsson... Sony Ericsson is rotten.

He added his own understanding that the advancing Yi Ke endowed them with despair.