Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 706 Two Questions

Although Lu Xiaoxian didn't know this younger brother very well, they were related by blood after all, they were siblings. How could she not know anything about Lu Shaohua? What's more, Lu Shaohua had to explain the matter so clearly now, how could Lu Xiaoxian not know which side her brother was talking about?

There is only one answer, and that is network coverage. In Lu Xiaoxian's opinion, Phoenix Communications' network coverage is a bit slow, but she Lu Xiaoxian has no choice. After all, the income is not proportional to the investment. Lu Xiaoxian also has to consider whether the excessive investment will bring Phoenix Communications into a desperate situation.

Lu Xiaoxian was also very clear about how powerful Lu Shaohua was. The Hong Kong Phoenix Group alone had a market value of 200 billion US dollars. Coupled with Lu Shaohua's recent series of actions, Lu Xiaoxian realized that Lu Shaohua actually had much more power in his hands than he had imagined.

But the two cannot be confused. The Phoenix Group in Hong Kong is from Hong Kong, and the Phoenix Group in Shenzhen is from here. Although there is an integrated relationship between the two, when it comes to funds, they are brothers and they settle accounts clearly.

The Phoenix Group in Hong Kong only supports the development of the Phoenix Base. If they allocate money, it is only allocated to the Phoenix Base. There is a subtle connection between the Phoenix Base in Shenzhen and the Phoenix Base. They seem to be one, but in fact they are in charge of their own business.

Two words: funds. What is lacking is funds. All the income of the Phoenix Group in Shenzhen, except for the funds needed for the internal operation of the group, is invested in covering the network. But the speed is still slow. After all, the funds needed to cover the network are too much, like a bottomless pit that can never be filled.

And now Lu Shaohua said that Phoenix Communications' development speed is not fast, which means that Phoenix Network's construction speed is not fast, which makes Lu Xiaoxian very headache.

"Xiaohua, I know you are talking about the speed of network coverage, but there are also difficulties here." Lu Xiaoxian sighed, and then said after a moment of silence. "Phoenix Communications is developing very fast, breaking records every day, but the money needed to cover the network is too much. Let's not talk about other things, just talking about the cables, that is an incalculable amount of money. In addition, almost every town has to build a business hall as a switching station, which is also a huge expenditure. Well, there are also huge expenditures such as the wages of workers and material costs for burying underground cables. In comparison, Phoenix Communications' income becomes insignificant."

Cables, don't underestimate them. A cable that is several times larger than ordinary electric wires costs money, and a lot of money. A single batch of cables requires countless money, plus other miscellaneous things, such as equipment at conversion stations and so on, which also require a lot of money. It is not proportional to the income at all. How can Lu Xiaoxian increase the network coverage speed?

"Also, the state-owned enterprise China Telecom, this old company has now become our competitor. They are very powerful. We have to cover the network in a place and we have to face some resistance. This is also a big problem." Lu Xiaoxian said with a bitter face.

If you don’t manage a household, you don’t know how expensive oil, salt, firewood and rice are. Lu Shaohua has been in Hong Kong for many years and doesn’t know much about the situation in Shenzhen. Now he understands the reason. To put it bluntly, there are two factors that affect the speed of network coverage.

The first was a funding issue. The income was not proportional to the investment. Lu Xiaoxian was afraid of problems and did not dare to speed up. The second factor was the resistance brought by China Telecom, forcing Lu Xiaoxian to resolve the resistance before carrying out network coverage.

Originally, Phoenix Communications and China Telecom had no connection. After all, one was engaged in fixed communications and the other was engaged in wireless communications, which were completely unrelated. However, Lu Shaohua happened to want to enter the wired network field, which caused the two to meet and become competitors. That’s when the second factor came into play.

To say that Lu Shaohua had never thought about this problem before, but now after hearing what Lu Xiaoxian said, Lu Shaohua really had a headache. However, Lu Shaohua still grasped a key issue, that is, Telecom’s resistance was not created openly, but was carried out secretly.

The reason is very simple. It is true that China Telecom is a state-controlled enterprise, but what about Phoenix Communications? Phoenix Communications is a private enterprise, but it also has state holdings. In other words, Phoenix Communications can be considered a semi-state-owned enterprise, but it is controlled by the Phoenix Group and is still a family with China Telecom. This is why China Telecom dare not do it openly.

"I will find a way to solve the problem of China Telecom." Lu Shaohua rubbed his head, proposed a solution, paused, and continued. "As for the funding, I will also solve it. Well, I came here to solve this problem. I will mobilize nearly 100 billion US dollars of funds from Hong Kong. Add to the original income, there should be no problem."

Lu Shaohua came to Shenzhen this time to expand the area covered by Phoenix Communications' network and to implement his Internet kingdom plan. However, Lu Shaohua never expected that there would be so many problems involved and there would be a huge gap in funds.

In this case, Lu Shaohua had to temporarily change the plan and divert the funds used to implement the Internet Kingdom to cover the network. As for the money needed in other places, Lu Shaohua would find a way to solve it.

Lu Shaohua also secretly calculated that according to the current situation, some projects in the entire plan of the Internet Kingdom would be shelved and could not be implemented until a few years later. This would reduce the investment and divert the money to the coverage network project, alleviating the danger of the funding gap and temporarily solving the problem.

In addition, of the nearly 100 billion US dollars in funds brought by Lu Shaohua, he reserved a portion for use in network coverage. With this allocation, the final shortage of funds will not be that much. After all, many places already have a prototype, and the funds required are not too much.

For example, if you want to enter the field of computer software, you already have software such as Phoenix Operating System and Phoenix Financial Management. If you want to develop other software, there are many ready-made resources, which can save a lot of money.

There is also the issue of Phoenix Anti-Virus Software. So far, Phoenix Anti-Virus Software is already a semi-finished product. If Lu Shaohua wants to improve it, the funds required can be reduced by part. In this way, a lot of money can be saved by dismantling it here and there.

Of course, there are some projects that cannot be saved, such as online games. Lu Shaohua has not entered this field yet, so he is completely in the dark. Everything has to start from scratch, and the planned investment funds cannot be reduced.

But then again, Lu Shaohua can indeed make up for the funding gap by robbing people here and there, but the amount of money needed is too large. Big gaps can be made up, but small gaps cannot. Lu Shaohua still needs money.

However, at this time Lu Shaohua no longer cared about so many things. He was determined to solve the problem of slow network coverage. After solving the funding issue, Lu Shaohua remembered the resistance from China Telecom.

To resolve the resistance from China Telecom, Lu Shaohua has only one way, and that is to say hello to the people above, and let the people above say hello to the senior management of China Telecom, and then everything will be resolved.

Currently, there is only one person who has the weight to greet the top management of China Telecom and has a relationship with Lu Shaohua, and that is Zeng Yuling's grandfather, the current director of the National Security Bureau - Zeng Jianguo.

So, Lu Shaohua did not avoid Lu Xiaoxian and called Zeng Jianguo's office. After the call was connected, Lu Shaohua explained the situation and then made a sarcastic remark, saying that both companies are state-owned, so why should China Telecom create resistance for Phoenix Communications?

As the director of the National Security Bureau, Zeng Jianguo has access to a lot of intelligence, but this kind of thing is a trivial matter after all to Zeng Jianguo. How could Zeng Jianguo care about it? But now after listening to what Lu Shaohua said, he seemed to realize the seriousness of the problem.

The development of telecommunications business is related to the development of the country. If we raise the issue of Phoenix Communications being blocked to the level of national interest, then a small matter will become a big one. How could this problem not be serious?

Therefore, without even thinking about it, Zeng Jianguo directly told Lu Shaohua that he would present his opinions to the relevant departments to solve this problem.

Zeng Jianguo was the director of the National Security Bureau after all, and he was very domineering. He added, "If the senior executives of China Telecom don't listen to me, I will use the national security forces to teach them a lesson."

There are many drawbacks in state-owned enterprises, and none of the CEOs of state-owned enterprises has a clean background. Lu Shaohua knows this, and Zeng Jianguo is also very clear about this. If the top management of China Telecom does not obey, Zeng Jianguo will mobilize the power of the National Security Bureau to get involved. Once an investigation is conducted, it is guaranteed that someone will be removed from office. This is Zeng Jianguo's final solution.

With Zeng Jianguo's guarantee, Lu Shaohua felt relieved. He smiled, chatted with Zeng Jianguo for a few words, and explained that he would go to Beijing to see him in a while. This made the old man happy, and he was ready to hang up the phone.

But Lu Shaohua never expected that when he was about to hang up the phone, Zeng Jianguo suddenly changed his tone and asked, "What do you think about what I told you last time?"

Lu Shaohua was a little confused. What did Zeng Jianguo talk to him about last time?

It's true that Lu Shaohua had actually forgotten what Zeng Jianguo had said, and naturally asked back, "What's the matter?"

Zeng Jianguo on the other end of the phone was silent, but from the panting sound coming from the microphone, Lu Shaohua could feel that Zeng Jianguo was angry at this moment.