"Can we not discuss this?" Lime asked awkwardly. To be leaked by his secretary, and then trapped in his office by his employees, it was truly humiliating for a boss like himself.
"Actually, three years ago, I was just like you. Trapped in my own office building by my employees, with a 350 million foreign debt. At that time, I would rather have been dead than alive!" Boss Huang said with deep emotion.
"Then how did you accumulate your current wealth? How did you turn your crisis into safety?" Hearing Boss Huang's words, Lime's face lit up with immense curiosity. He wanted to learn Boss Huang's techniques.
"Simple, find what you have that can be sold, and then figure out how to sell it to pay off your debts!" Boss Huang said plainly. This was the honest truth; back then, he had sold everything in his warehouse, paid off his debts, and then came to possess the current Jiangnan Group.
Of course, this required a bit of luck and a keen understanding of future trends.
"I have nothing to sell!" Lime shook his head. He wasn't like Boss Huang, who was in the manufacturing industry and had a warehouse full of leather shoes. His company truly had nothing valuable.
"No, you still have this company!" Boss Huang said calmly. "You can sell this company and be free."
"My company? So, Mr. Huang, you've come to acquire my company!" Only then did Lime realize, understanding Boss Huang's intentions. He had his eye on his own company.
"Indeed, as long as Mr. Lime sells the company, all problems will be solved," Boss Huang said with a smile.
"Hahaha! How ridiculous! You caused my company to reach this state, and now you want to acquire it. I have never met anyone as shamelessly audacious as you!" Lime roared in anger. Boss Huang, however, remained unbothered, lightly dusting his clothes. "You say I framed you, but weren't your security guards the ones who assaulted people? Weren't you the one who discriminated against black people at your core? And weren't you the one who repeatedly refused to meet with us?"
"Also, your debts weren't incurred after we met, were they? Your employees haven't been owed three months' salary for only a week, have they? These are just issues that have accumulated and erupted today. We're all smart people, so let's not dwell on these meaningless things!" Boss Huang said with some impatience. "I'll just ask you, are you selling or not? If you sell, we'll continue talking. If you don't, I'll leave immediately, and you'll remain cornered here."
"I'll sell!" Lime said very straightforwardly. With things having reached this point, being able to sell his company was already the best outcome.
"How much are you offering?" Lime continued to ask.
"100,000 US dollars!" Boss Huang replied.
"What! Are you kidding me?"
"Our Stark Communications has a communication base station network in 13 major cities across the United States, with a total of 1.32 million users. We have signed contract plans with hundreds of mobile phone brands, with monthly revenues exceeding 2 million US dollars. At its peak, the company was valued at 300 million US dollars. And you want to take over my company for a mere 100,000 US dollars? I will absolutely not accept this price!" Lime exploded upon hearing the price. It was a joke. His company, which he had worked hard for half his life, such a massive telecommunications company, being sold for only 100,000 US dollars? Only a fool would accept such a price.
"100,000 US dollars is the money you can walk away with!" Boss Huang said. "You get 100,000 US dollars, which you can use as you please. As for all the company's debts, I will assume them!"
"As far as I know, you owe the bank 150 million US dollars, 50 million US dollars to many suppliers, and nearly 4 million US dollars in wages to your employees. All these debts will be borne by me. The actual cost of acquiring your company is over 200 million US dollars. How much do you think I can leave for you?"
"In short, if you don't sell, I'm leaving now. If you're willing to sell, I can help you completely escape all debt crises. You can keep all your current personal assets. If you go through normal bankruptcy procedures, not only will your company be ruined, but all your personal assets will be auctioned off by the court. You will also be subject to consumption restrictions, and all the money you earn in the future will be used to repay the debts incurred at this time. You will only be allowed a maximum of 2,000 US dollars for living expenses per month."
"Come on, make your choice!" Boss Huang said with a smile at the end.
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On July 3, 2004, the office building of the United States Mobile Communications Association was unusually crowded. The association's quarterly joint conference was being held. This time, all formal members of the association and invited guests would attend the joint conference to discuss the future development of the association, making it the most popular time for the association.
Soon, representatives from each participating company gathered in the association's large conference room. The conference room, which was empty and chilly for most of the year, was now bustling with people.
Since they were mostly old friends in the industry, everyone could chat very freely, making the atmosphere lively and animated.
However, there were some discordant elements in the conference room. For such an important meeting, everyone was a distinguished elite with uniformly white faces. Yet, for some reason, there were some dark-skinned individuals present.
"Which representative is that? Why did they let a black person attend the meeting? Are they crazy?"
"I don't know, maybe it's a newly established communication company?"
"I'm not sure. Perhaps they sneaked in. I suggest we call security to verify this person's identity!"
"Wait, doesn't this guy look a little familiar? I feel like I've seen him somewhere before!"
As everyone was chatting, someone actually called security. At the same time, event staff also gathered around the black man. After a brief conversation, the staff shrugged helplessly and left with the security guards. And this black man actually remained in the conference room until the entire meeting officially began.
Before the meeting started, staff members recounted the representatives attending the meeting from various companies. Finally, they reported to the chairman that all relevant personnel were present and the meeting could officially commence.
"The main agenda for this session includes several key topics. The first and most important is the preliminary review of the provisional standard for the 3rd generation mobile communication protocol proposed by Qualcomm..."
"In addition, there is an extra item on the agenda regarding the recent rumors and slanders circulating online about our association. The association plans to draft a joint public statement, which will also require the review and approval of all members shortly!" The meeting moderator began to announce the various agenda items for the conference.
This was a very important meeting, including the preliminary review of the 3rd generation communication protocol. Once approved by all members, all members would have to use the same standard to regulate their mobile communication networks, thus allowing the mobile communication networks of each company to be quickly integrated, avoiding the terrible situation in previous years where communication between different protocol networks was impossible.
Yes, the 3rd generation mobile communication protocol also has a shorthand name: 3G.
Of course, the review of the 3G protocol alone would not be completed in a short period. In fact, at the previous quarter's meeting, the association had distributed Qualcomm's proposed 3G protocol to all mobile communication companies. These companies had spent three full months reviewing and evaluating the 3G protocol, and had submitted their respective opinions.
Therefore, the next step was simply for Qualcomm to announce an adjusted version of the 3G protocol, and then for this version to be voted upon. As long as more than 2/3 of the association members approved this 3G protocol, it would mean that the future new generation mobile communication network standard for the entire United States would be fixed, and everyone would have to build their mobile communication base stations and networks according to this standard.
It was not an option to disagree, because if you disagreed, you would not be able to integrate your network into the larger collective network, which was undoubtedly suicidal.
Because of this, the first agenda item was handled very cautiously. From 10 AM in the morning until 2 PM the following afternoon, this first agenda item concluded. In the voting stage, it successfully received more than 2/3 of the votes.
As a result, the 3G standard proposed by Qualcomm became the universal 3G standard for the entire United States.
Of course, it was not that the entire 3G protocol was drafted by Qualcomm alone. It was just that Qualcomm had a significant technological advantage in the 3G protocol, so it was responsible for integrating the opinions and technical standards of other communication technology developers to arrive at a 3G solution that was recognized by a broad range of companies.
Furthermore, this solution was open-source. As long as you had the technology, you could use the technology in this solution freely... provided you had the capability to translate such technology into reality. Currently, it seemed that only a few chip companies like Qualcomm, Apple, and Intel possessed such technological capabilities worldwide.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the most difficult part of the process is over. Let's move on to something more relaxed. This is a joint statement drafted by our association regarding the Tianxing 5 mobile phone and BL