152: Chapter 152 Olympic Games Customized Mobile Phone

Chu Qianlan entered the meeting room and saw Ma Yuanlong chatting happily with a middle-aged man in a dark suit.

The teacup in front of the man remained untouched, his gaze fixed on the qiming phone prototype placed on the table.

"CEO Chu, this is Mr. Lin from the Shenzhen branch of China Mobile." Ma Yuanlong stood up to introduce him, his tone carrying a hint of a smile. "Mr. Lin just finished watching our actual test video and had nothing but praise for the performance of the qiming phone."

Mr. Lin turned his head at the sound, his gaze sharp as he stood up and reached out his hand. "CEO Chu is young and promising. It is truly rare for Starry Sky Technology to have created such a disruptive system in just one year."

His tone shifted slightly as he stated his purpose directly. "Our Shenzhen branch signed for 20,000 custom units last week, and we just received an order from headquarters to add another 20,000 units."

Chu Qianlan shook his hand, his fingertips touching the thin calluses on the other man's palm, clearly caused by years of holding pens or operating equipment. "You are too kind, Mr. Lin. An additional order is a recognition of our work."

He gestured for Ma Yuanlong to sit down, his gaze falling on the document Mr. Lin had pushed over. "For an order of 40,000 units, if there are no major functional changes, we can still guarantee delivery by the end of August."

As long as the few applications customized for China Mobile were developed, producing 40,000 phones would only take eight or nine days; it was not a major issue.

Mr. Lin shook his head upon hearing this. "To be honest, CEO Chu, the batch of phones we ordered previously is not urgent; delivery by December is fine. But this batch we are ordering now is intended as a gift for the Olympic Games Organizing Committee. According to headquarters, it needs to be delivered before August!"

Hearing the delivery deadline, Ma Yuanlong frowned and looked at Chu Qianlan.

According to the current laws and regulations of the Dragon Kingdom, mobile phones are not allowed to be sold without a network access license.

The qiming phone had been submitted for inspection for less than two weeks, and it was impossible to obtain a network access license by the end of July, so naturally, it would be impossible to deliver the finished phones to China Mobile.

Chu Qianlan's gaze swept over the cover of the document Mr. Lin had handed over, which was clearly printed with the words "China Mobile Olympic Special Supply Phone Cooperation Plan".

Gifting phones to the Olympic Games Organizing Committee was undoubtedly a heavy-weight golden signboard, but if they were to be delivered before August, they would have to be shipped in violation of regulations before the network access license was obtained. Such a thing was easily criticized.

Chu Qianlan withdrew his gaze, his tone steady. "The qiming phone is currently still in the inspection stage. We have no way to deliver the goods before obtaining the network access license."

"Network access license?" Mr. Lin was stunned for a moment, then chuckled. "Don't worry, CEO Chu, we will take care of the license issue for you. We certainly won't make things difficult for your company!"

As a member of China Mobile's management, he was very familiar with the various procedures for mobile network access.

Now with the banner of the Olympic Games Organizing Committee, even if they couldn't immediately obtain the network access license for the qiming phone, getting a temporary license would still be very easy.

Chu Qianlan's tone was flat but hid a bottom line. "As long as Mr. Lin can solve the network access license issue, we can deliver on time."

Given the production capacity of Tianxiong Technology's new production line, fulfilling these China Mobile orders would be very easy.

A flash of appreciation crossed Mr. Lin's eyes as he tapped his fingertips on the table. "CEO Chu is indeed straightforward. To be honest, the Olympic Games Organizing Committee hopes that this batch of phones can come pre-installed with a customized Olympic APP to push real-time event updates and medal tallies." He pulled a requirements document from his briefcase. "The development difficulty is not high, but it requires your company to open up some system interfaces."

Chu Qianlan opened the document and saw that the list of APP functions consisted of basic information features, which were not troublesome to create.

Ma Yuanlong added, "The testing cycle for the customized APP is about three to five days. Mr. Lin, can you coordinate with the Olympic Games Organizing Committee regarding testing equipment?"

"That is a small matter." Mr. Lin picked up the Qiming prototype and weighed it. "If your company can deliver the first batch of 5,000 phones before July 25th, China Mobile can pay an additional 5% rush fee."

He suddenly lowered his voice. "CEO Chu, do you know that Samsung is also competing for this order? However, your company's operating system is domestically produced, and its smoothness is extremely impressive, which is why the higher-ups chose you."

Chu Qianlan exchanged a glance with Ma Yuanlong, and the latter immediately interjected, "Mr. Lin, there is no need for a rush fee. As long as the Olympic Games Organizing Committee is willing to state 'Officially Recommended Terminal' in the authorization document, we would even be willing to pay out of our own pockets for the costs."

In reality, as long as the phones entered the Olympic Games Organizing Committee, it would be more persuasive than any advertisement.

After sending Mr. Lin off, Ma Yuanlong rubbed his hands excitedly. "CEO Chu, this Olympic custom phone order is simply a godsend! Once the qiming phone appears in every corner of the Olympic Games, our Starry Sky Technology will inevitably make a name for itself in the mobile phone industry."

Chu Qianlan nodded slightly, his fingertips tapping the table. "Have the R&D Department pull people in tonight to start the development of the Olympic APP. It must be tested by next Sunday.

Check the preparations before production again later. Once the R&D Department integrates the StarChat software into the pre-installed system, organize Tianxiong Technology for production.

Produce the 2G phones first, and once the R&D Department has finished integrating the Olympic APP, immediately produce this batch of custom phones for China Mobile."

Ma Yuanlong suddenly looked up and asked, "CEO Chu, does this batch of phones customized for the Olympic Games Organizing Committee need to have the StarChat application installed?"

In fact, the qiming phone pre-installing applications like StarChat and plants vs. zombies, aside from the needs of the phone itself, was to promote the StarChat software.

Chu Qianlan tapped his fingers on the table, his eyes calm. "StarChat must be installed, but the game can be deleted. The members of the Olympic Games Organizing Committee come from all over the world; this is an excellent window for StarChat to go international."

Ma Yuanlong quickly recorded the key points, then suddenly remembered something. "CEO Chu, should the appearance of the Olympic custom phones have a special design? For example, printing the Olympic rings logo on the back shell?"

"You can, but pay attention to copyright issues." Chu Qianlan stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. "After making the renderings, send them to Mr. Lin and the others to take a look. Don't commit any taboos."

A moment later, Ma Yuanlong went to arrange matters for the Olympic custom phones, leaving only Chu Qianlan in the meeting room.

However, before he could even catch his breath, Su Yezi walked in, her high heels clicking.

"CEO Chu, the supervisor of the Operations Department at Tencent has sent a letter wanting to come for a visit tomorrow."

Hearing this news, Chu Qianlan was a bit surprised.

Since October of last year, when Xinghai Technology and Tencent accepted mediation from the Communications Administration Bureau, although both sides continued to attack each other on the internet, their methods had become much more covert.

It was also from that time that Chu Qianlan gradually faded out of the management of Xinghai Technology, and news about Tencent rarely reached his ears anymore.

"Which company are they visiting? Is it Xinghai or Fanxing? Did they state their purpose?"

Hearing Chu Qianlan's question, Su Yezi opened her notebook. "According to the information in Tencent's letter, they want to visit Starry Sky Technology."

As she spoke, she handed over a visit letter.