102: Fully open source system, punching Apple! Shocking!

Chapter 102: Fully Open-Source System, Punching Apple! Shocked, Our Family Got Rich? Eating This for Breakfast?

Inside the dean's office.

Fan Chaoxian's eyes were fixed on the screen, and the further he read, the more his heart trembled.

The multi-tasking interface alone was incredibly innovative; there was also the richness of various sub-interfaces, and even the icons appeared exceptionally smooth and exquisite.

Especially the voice assistant, the method of controlling the phone through voice, was an application method Fan Chaoxian had never envisioned before.

The various application functions included in this operating system already surpassed current iOS and Android by several versions.

As for Symbian and WP systems, they were simply not worth mentioning in its presence.

“Hiss… This operating system, the layout design is too ingenious.”

“Which internet company quietly developed this kind of mobile operating system?”

Fan Chaoxian's mind quickly ran through the names of several internet giants in Da Xia?

Tencent?

The thought had barely arisen before he dismissed it. Tencent was currently busy with its '300 million mouse dream' and '8 million keyboard dream'.

Its energy was entirely focused on making money, and it didn't have the capability to independently develop such a sophisticated mobile system; it couldn't be Tencent.

Then, Alibaba?

Come on, a shopping platform with no innovation, what kind of mobile R&D team could you expect from it?

What about domestic mobile manufacturers? There didn't seem to be any suitable candidates either.

As if noticing his confusion.

“Fan, stop guessing for now.”

Zheng Lixing happily took a sip of tea to prevent the strong drowsiness from creeping up, then continued, “There are other files and programs on the computer; you can take a closer look.”

“Besides this operating system, there's something else?”

Fan Chaoxian asked, his face full of surprise.

He watched as Zhang Yuli calmly clicked open several other files.

Ten minutes later.

Fan Chaoxian's eyes were glazed over. After a long while, when he finally reacted, the first thing he asked was, “Zhang, tell me… ”

“Where did this 'smartphone' technology come from??”

Although the various technologies he had just seen probably accounted for less than one-thousandth of the total content.

But it contained not only the mobile operating system but also a complete 'smartphone' design plan, development roadmap, and even mobile chip design.

Did any mobile manufacturer in Da Xia currently have this capability? Absolutely not.

Could it be that some top-secret project in Da Xia, with a massive investment, developed this technology to achieve a curve-overtaking of foreign countries?

Hearing this, Zhang Yuli didn't directly answer his question but instead asked, “Fan, what do you think of this 'smartphone' technology?”

How to describe this technology?

“Exquisite and unparalleled,” was the only phrase that came to Fan Chaoxian's mind.

“This is definitely technology that is at least three years ahead of the world in terms of iteration. Not to mention the phone's system and chip, the exterior design alone far surpasses all current phones.”

As he spoke, his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

This smartphone could completely say to all mobile manufacturers worldwide: 'I'm saying that everyone here is trash!'

Fan Chaoxian was already eager to discuss with the people from this R&D team how they came up with so many brilliant ideas and innovations.

Zhang Yuli interrupted his wild thoughts and said directly, “Alright, Fan, I didn't call you here this time to admire this technology.”

“Rather, there's a very important matter I need to discuss with you.”

“What is it?” Fan Chaoxian vaguely guessed something.

“That is, how do you think this technology should be applied?”

Zhang Yuli's voice carried a solemn tone: “If we want to put it into production as quickly as possible, what should we do?”

Hearing this.

Fan Chaoxian's expression immediately became serious: “For that question, we really need to consider it carefully.”

He understood what Zhang Yuli meant. This technology was very likely, as he suspected, developed in a top-secret project in Da Xia.

Even if not, the ownership of this technology would certainly belong to Da Xia.

If they wanted to put it into production as quickly as possible, they would definitely need to find existing manufacturers for production.

Otherwise, building a mobile phone production base from scratch couldn't be accomplished in a short time.

Choosing state-owned enterprises? That would naturally be the best choice.

The problem was that currently, whether state-owned or state-controlled, no mobile phone manufacturer in Da Xia had deep expertise in the 'smartphone' field. Most still produced some OEM 'contract phones'.

If this technology were given to them for production, it might even be a waste.

Fan Chaoxian immediately fell into deep thought, wondering which domestic manufacturer would be the most suitable partner.

'Meizu?' he thought to himself.

No, they are doing very well on their own now, and Da Xia doesn't need to get involved.

'Huawei, which is far ahead?'

Fan Chaoxian also silently shook his head.

Although Huawei currently had no progress in the 'smartphone' field, its efforts in communication technology were extremely deep. Its R&D capabilities should not be underestimated, and it would not be willing to be a so-called 'OEM' factory controlled by Da Xia.

Several names of mobile phone manufacturers within Da Xia rose in his mind, but he felt that none of them seemed appropriate.

'No wonder these two old geezers called me in the middle of the night.'

'It turns out to be such a headache of a task.' Fan Chaoxian couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Even he, someone deeply knowledgeable about Da Xia's internet and mobile phone sectors, was unsure for a while.

Just as he was deep in thought, an idea suddenly popped into his head.

Fan Chaoxian slammed the table: “I've got it.”

“We can completely emulate the Android system and directly open source the system.”

“Let all mobile phone manufacturers, both domestic and worldwide, use our operating system…”

“We will only be content integration providers. Da Xia's mobile phone manufacturers will purchase components from us and then produce and manufacture according to their own needs.”

After all, the most ingenious part of this technology was its system and chip design solution.

As for fingerprint secure unlocking, memory, solid-state drives, and so on, these were all modular components that manufacturers could purchase and assemble themselves.

Just like how even Apple's 3GS currently uses the '8920' CPU provided by Samsung, and the rest of the memory and storage space can also be purchased on the market.

You know, there's a place in Guangnan Province called 'Huaqiangbei'.

You could even hand-assemble an Apple 3GS phone yourself; it might be a bit rough in craftsmanship, but the CPU, memory, etc., would all be identical to the official ones.

Fan Chaoxian's eyes gleamed: “We can establish an additional company specifically responsible for selling chips and operating systems.”

“And provide integrated solutions to preemptively seize market share in the entire mobile operating system market.”

Currently, the Meizu M8 on the Da Xia market still uses Microsoft's system, and Android has not yet been widely adopted. Taking advantage of this opportunity, they can completely popularize this mobile operating system.

After all, from the experience on the PC side, it is clear how important an operating system is to the entire ecosystem.

Microsoft never produces hardware, but that doesn't hinder its annual revenue and profit of tens of billions of usd.

The Da Xia government only needs to establish another company responsible for selling chips and operating systems. For chips, they can find foundries like Xia Xin International and TSMC.

This way, profits would be maximized.

Zhang Yuli's eyes lit up upon hearing this suggestion: “Good, Fan, you've thought it through thoroughly.”

The most important point is that Da Xia authorizing the entire solution of this system and technology can create a 'catfish effect' for the entire Da Xia mobile phone market.

At that time, various mobile phone manufacturers will update and iterate at a rapid pace.

Although it might seem that the Da Xia government would earn less money on the surface, the overall mobile phone market would expand. Both high-end and low-end markets would undergo tremendous changes, launching a dimension-reduction strike against all foreign mobile phone manufacturers.

This is the situation that Xia Academy of Sciences, and even the highest echelons of Da Xia, most hope to see.

“How long will it take for this 'smartphone' to become widespread in Da Xia?” Zhang Yuli asked solemnly.

Fan Chaoxian hesitated for a moment, then gave a definite timeframe: “About four or five months, roughly before the end of the year.”

Now that they had a complete set of technology and mobile phone integration solutions, it wasn't about developing from scratch. Most of the time spent would even be on recruitment and channel development.

His estimate of four or five months was very conservative, and it even included the time to find Xia Xin International and TSMC for chip manufacturing.

“I will immediately contact various mobile phone manufacturers and convene an emergency industry meeting.”

After Fan Chaoxian finished speaking, he hurriedly left Xia Academy of Sciences.

He knew that this matter had to be done as quickly as possible; not a moment could be delayed.

Every day it was delayed, Apple and Android's market share would increase a little more.

Every day it was faster, Da Xia's advantage would increase a little more.

Da Xia must seize the largest piece of this market, which is worth over a trillion usd.

The next day.

A round of morning sun rose, and the warm sun shone upon the earth, dispelling the slight chill of the night.

After urging Lucy, the 'lazy pig,' to get up, Lu Ze looked at the breakfast on the table and raised an eyebrow: “Mom, are we really that well-off now?”

He pointed to a roasted chicken on the table: “We're eating this for breakfast?”

Who eats this kind of thing for breakfast?

Is this in the impoverished mountainous area of Northwest Province? One wouldn't know it, they'd think it was America.

“Didn't you say Lucy loves Da Xia's roasted chicken?”

Lin Xiaqin brought over several bowls of porridge and said to the still sleepy Lucy:

“Taste it and see if it's good. Lu Ze's cooking skills are all learned from me.”

“Mhm.” Lucy nodded obediently.

Although she didn't understand what Lu Ze's mother was saying, the fragrant roasted chicken was right in front of her.

What else was there to consider? Just eat it.

“Lucy, my mom is really good to you.” Lu Ze whispered in English into her ear, “This chicken, my mom usually doesn't even bear to kill and eat it during New Year's.”

He could tell at a glance that this roasted chicken was one of the old hens they raised at home.

His mom actually bore to kill it directly?

This level of treatment clearly showed that she was treating Lucy as an 'unmarried daughter-in-law'.

“Your mom and dad like me very much.” Lucy smiled sweetly: “I like them very much too.”

She could feel how immense the goodwill Lu Ze's parents showed her was.

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