"Indeed, with my neutral status in the alliance, I am very suitable to be the talker and independently take over the research and development tasks of the 'Nuwa' smartphone system."

After a pause, Fang Nian changed the subject: "But..."

"In business, not only am I not involved in the system software industry, I also don't know how to make mobile phones. No matter how good 'Nuwa' is, it will not be of any benefit to me."

Having said this, Fang Nian looked at everyone and spread his hands.

“Whether I use my resources to establish an independent system review team;

Whether the companies in the alliance each send development engineers to form a review team, I will need to spend extra money that is not necessary for me."

Finally, Fang Nian emphasized: "And what is certain is that the amount of this fund will not be too low."

After Fang Nian finished speaking, the conference room fell into a brief silence.

Because Fang Nian brought out the sharp points of interest.

Who will take the lead will become the core contradiction at the beginning of the alliance's development.

It is because of these sharp interests.

According to Lei Jun, if the system is in the hands of others, the control over the product development line will be reduced.

A smartphone is not a simple thing.

There are many types of hardware involved.

Coordinating disparate hardware is not a simple matter.

The respective supply chain partners are not necessarily the same either.

If it is led by a certain mobile phone manufacturer within the alliance, and it is not completely open source, there will inevitably be tendencies and trade-offs.

Under the same system framework, there will also be completely different developments in user experience.

This will affect the user's choice preference...

…………

After a while.

Chen Mingyong spoke first: "How about Mr. Fang tell us about the resources you can use."

Saying that, Chen Mingyong looked at Fang Nian.

Then Shen Wei also looked at Fang Nian in agreement.

Fang Nian shrugged and said in a casual tone: "Actually, it's nothing. Frontier has invested a lot of money in purely academic research fields, and it is easy to form an excellent review and editing team."

"Oh?" Chen Mingyong raised his eyebrows.

Shen Wei also had some thoughts.

At this time, Lei Jun interrupted with a smile: "This is also the reason why I decided to give up the initiative after thinking over and over again."

“Everyone knows about Frontier Angels, but Mr. Fang not only has Frontier Angels, but also has other cutting-edge companies;

In recent months, at least more than 300 million yuan in cash has been invested in domestic universities.

Representative among them are the Frontier Institute of Xi'an Jiaotong University, as well as various academic research projects in various universities.

In high-level academic research circles, cutting-edge research has a good reputation.”

"..."

Chen Mingyong and Shen Wei suddenly looked at each other with great understanding.

There are a few alpacas galloping past in my heart.

I originally thought that Fang Nian was high enough.

Now I realize that this business is very broad.

I am really not a small-time troublemaker.

They originally directly chose a plan proposed by Fang Nian, who set up an independent review and editing team, because their own company's research and development capabilities were a bit weak.

It's great now, my heart has been pierced.

After a while, Huang Xiujie said thoughtfully: "What Mr. Fang said makes sense. Mr. Fang cannot serve everyone for free."

"How to ensure Mr. Fang's business interests is not easy to do."

Lei Jun was already prepared: "I have thought about this issue earlier."

“Everyone knows that various non-profit organizations rely on donations to maintain their operations, and associations rely on membership fees;

Specific to our 'Nuwa' alliance, we can use authorization to maintain normal operations."

"After all, Microsoft has become the world's leading technology company relying solely on Windows systems.

Although Android is open source, Google’s application service framework requires licensing fees.”

"..."

Lei Jun is indeed a business tycoon, and he can explain it clearly in just a few sentences.

He also took the most acute conflict of interests onto himself.

Next, the standards for licensing fees were discussed.

It was quickly determined as:

A licensing fee of 5‰ of the selling price will be charged to each mobile phone within the alliance that uses the ‘Nuwa’ system.

If there are companies outside the alliance that want to use it, the licensing fee is: 3%.

In addition, there are more detailed rules.

For example: Enterprises within the alliance pay a fixed annual maintenance fee of RMB 5 million to the review and editing team, etc.

Finally, in the initial stage, each of the four companies invested 10 million yuan as initial start-up capital.

Lei Jun took a step back and priced the intellectual property rights of the existing system at only 5 million yuan and handed them over completely to the review team, with Xiaomi investing another 5 million yuan.

On the surface, Fang Nian simply got a huge advantage.

The review and editing team he controlled almost got a hen that laid golden eggs.

But everyone knows that in the early stages, at least one or two hundred million yuan will be spent every year.

Only then can it be improved down to the commercial level.

At the same time, you have to bear the expenses of maintaining the application service framework.

Moreover, if the Nuwa project fails, everything will be in vain, and Fang Nian will bear the biggest risk.

However, if the project develops smoothly and the sales of mobile phones produced by the manufacturers within the alliance explode, they will be able to make money every year.

During the rules negotiation stage, Fang Nian basically said nothing.

After everyone discussed the matter and looked at Fang Nian, Fang Nian sighed with a wry smile and reluctantly agreed.

"The risks and benefits are very clear."

"It's rare for everyone to express your love. I won't say more. Frontier will definitely not disappoint everyone."
Chapter completed!