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Zhou Buqi is going to Shanghai to visit the Chongming Island Football Base there, and then meet Rangnick after his vacation, planning to lay out the football industry.

It can be considered as a contribution to the development of domestic football.

There is a more important point, that is, he wants to do something big in Shanghai, bringing together Ziweixing, Asda, Ziweixing International, Ziweixing Global, Ziweixing Digital Media, as well as Netflix, Twitter, Manchester United and other industries. Invite all the important people in charge.

When I go to Shanghai, I always go to visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law.

When he was packing his things at home and preparing to change clothes and set off, Shi Jinglin followed him, a little bit weird, "You don't bring any gifts?"

Zhou Buqi was a little surprised, "What's going on?"

Shi Jinglin curled her lips and said, "My dad gave birth again!"

"Promoted? Where did he get promoted?" Zhou Buqi was quite happy, "My father-in-law has become the president of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce and Industry? This is a good thing! In the real estate business, the more connections you have, the more popular you will be."

Shi Jinglin said helplessly: "It's not about getting promoted, it's about having a baby."

"What?" Zhou Buqi was stunned, "Real or false?"

Shi Jinglin said: "It should be true. My mother said that we are having a cold war and she still blames you."

"Blame me?" Zhou Buqi was puzzled, "What are you complaining about me for?"

"You saved my dad." Shi Jinglin glanced at him, "Originally, his business failed and he was disheartened, so he resigned. After you appeared, he brought vitality to my family's business and improved his career. With the second spring, my mind has become more alive."

Zhou Buqi said: "It's okay to raise a few kids, but now that we have another baby... it's a bit irresponsible. What will you, the children, do?"

Shi Jinglin sighed, "That's what you said, but my eldest sister and second sister have already said that it has nothing to do with us to have him as he pleases. Anyway, I don't recognize him."

"Boy or girl?"

"male."

"Then he must be very happy."

Zhou Buqi knew something about his old father-in-law's family affairs. It’s unclear how many families he has outside, but it’s true that he is very capable of giving birth to daughters. The three sisters Shi Jingyue, Shi Jingmei, and Shi Jinglin are all girls. There seem to be two daughters outside, and only one son. He is already in college this year. He is said to be a playboy, bullshit, and has no future.

The father-in-law of the Shi family is determined not to give up. He wants to have another son who can be raised well and take over in the future.

It seems to have been successful.

I went to the Shi's house and saw the rosy-faced father-in-law of the Shi's house. He was as energetic as a young man in his twenties. He opened a bottle of Maotai and drank most of the bottle alone.

He also asked Zhou Buqi and Shi Jinglin when they would have children.

Shi Jinglin retorted coldly: "I won't give birth!"

Alas, every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite.

This made Zhou Buqi very alert.

In personal life, you should still be more restrained and tolerant, and don't be like the father-in-law of the Shi family, who is a perfect negative teaching material! Even at such an age, he is still such a scumbag!

That night, Jiang Shuying sent him a text message, saying that she heard that Mr. Zhou's relative had opened a beauty salon that provided laser hair removal services, and she wanted to try it.

Zhou Buqi didn't respond to her.

The next day, Zhou Shaoning landed in a hurry after flying back from the United States. Apparently he was in a hurry and came directly to find Zhou Buqi.

Asda Group was sued in the United States!

The prosecution is obviously Apple.

In fact, Apple is suing not only Asda, but also Samsung, HTC, BlackBerry and LG.

The focus is of course Aisda.

In the past year, Aster's mobile phone market share in the United States was as high as 25%, 8 percentage points more than Apple, and it was the best-selling smartphone.

At this time, the iPhone has many problems and failures, and the iOS system is too closed and the number of apps is too small. Backed by Google, Android has almost all mobile developers in the world and has many interesting ways to play.

Android systems are more popular than Apple systems.

The Aster mobile phone, as the leader of the Android phone era, has been hammered by Apple. Compared with those mobile phone companies that have been sued by Apple for patents at the same time, Asda Group has the shallowest foundation and the weakest technology accumulation. It is really difficult to cope with the current situation.

Zhou Buqi met Zhou Shaoning at the Portman Hotel. He was dusty and had dark circles under his eyes. It seemed that he had not had much rest. He himself is relatively calm.

"Very serious?"

"Serious! Apple accuses us of infringing on 20 of their iPhone patents."

Zhou Shaoning took out an English material from the briefcase he carried with him, followed by translated Chinese materials.

That's the patent's list of charges.

1. Time-based conversion of user interface objects between different countries.

2. The touch screen device, method and graphical user interface for triggering operation commands by the application.

3. Unlock through gestures on the unlock icon.

4. Perform operations such as directory scrolling, file translation, zooming in, and selection on the touch screen.

5. Power management system in digital camera device.

6. Automatic response and sensing in portable devices.

7. GMSK signal processing technology that enhances communication functions and quality...

There are 20 items in total, no more and no less.

Even if Zhou Buqi is an outsider, he can take a quick look at it... Wow! Every item is accurate and there is a suspicion of plagiarism.

Use your fingers to operate the mobile phone display. This is Apple's design. Before this, resistive screens were generally used, and a stylus was required to operate the mobile phone screen.

From this point of view, all smartphones should pay patent fees to Apple.

If this accusation cannot be properly handled, Aster mobile phones will inevitably be driven out of the US market.

Once it is driven out of the US market, there will be subsequent chain reactions.

Apple will inevitably launch patent lawsuits in the UK, Germany, France, Japan, Australia and other countries, and by then it may face the tragic ending of a complete collapse.

Zhou Shaoning sighed, "Samsung and LG are very confident. They have been developing for so many years and have a very complete patent matrix. Asda has too little time and insufficient accumulation. It lacks a sound patent that can avoid legal disputes." Patent Portfolio.”

Zhou Buqi asked: "What did Apple say?"

Zhou Shaoning said: "They want money. In the future, for every unit we sell, we will have to pay them a patent fee of US$8. This year's expected sales of Aster mobile phones can reach 35 million units, which means that we will have to pay US$280 million in patent fees." ."

"Eight dollars?"

Zhou Buqi was somewhat surprised.

Not much!

You know, every Aster phone requires at least US$80 in patent fees. For example, WiFi patents, this thing can actually ask for a patent fee of 50 US dollars.

In comparison, Apple is much more conscientious.

However, this is a huge patent fee of US$200-300 million per year!

If there is a way to avoid it, of course it is best to avoid it.

If you can't avoid it, it's best to reduce the price significantly.

Zhou Shaoning further explained: "This is different. Other patent fees must be paid. They are all in the hands of patent trolls and cannot be circumvented. But Apple is different. Apple's patents can be circumvented."

Zhou Buqi asked: "How to get around?"

"Patent portfolio." Zhou Shaoning paused, "I told you before, you have a batch of patents, I have a batch of patents, they all infringe each other, and if both sides are similar, they can be offset. There are many patent trolls in the United States, that is, They are a shell company that does not do any actual business and only licenses patents. In this way, they can avoid the patent portfolio and collect money with confidence. Apple produces so many products and the patent coverage that needs to be applied is too wide, so it will definitely It infringes on many other people's patents. I have already talked to Google, and they are reviewing it and plan to take action immediately."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Google wants to help?"

Zhou Shaoning said: "Of course, this is not a duel between Apple and Asda, but a duel between the two major camps of iOS and Android. The accusations made by Apple this time are valid for all Android phones. Now there are more than a dozen new mobile phone companies around the world. The manufacturers that produce smartphones have less accumulation than Asda, and they are even less likely to resist the patent stick. If Google doesn't take action, it may be difficult for these companies to survive."

“What is Google going to do?”

"He suggested that I fight with Apple."

"Fight to death?" Zhou Buqi frowned, "Is this a good idea?"

Zhou Shaoning was stunned for a moment and saw something was wrong with his expression, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Buqi snorted coldly: "Don't trust Google too much, be careful of being used as a weapon by them."

"Can't you?" Zhou Shaoning thinks there is no need for such a conspiracy theory. "Google is very sincere. I met with Schmidt and Larry Page. They said they would evaluate the current predicament of the Android market and they would definitely take action. I listened to them. With the tone, they are likely to acquire Motorola."

All the designs and operating methods of today's capacitive screen smartphones come from Apple, so they have a strong say.

However, a smartphone is also a mobile phone.

The mobile phone was invented by Motorola.

This means that the iPhone must use many mobile phone patents and apply them to Motorola's technological achievements. By canceling each other out, you can balance Apple.

Although Motorola has declined and is no longer viable, it is still a giant.

However, can we put all our hope in Google?

At this time, Zhou Buqi's foresight came into play.

HTC in its previous life was naive.

Unwilling to pay a few dollars in patent fees to Apple, he trusted Google too much and resolutely started a patent lawsuit with Apple. Later, Google did acquire Motorola for US$12.9 billion, offsetting most of the patents.

However, it is enough to leave only one item that cannot be offset.

It is enough to drive HTC out of the US market, and the subsequent European market. When HTC reacted, it panicked and realized that Google couldn't protect it. But it was too late, and the market had already been robbed.

By the time HTC obediently reached a settlement with Apple and promised a patent fee of US$6-8, and re-entered the United States, market preferences had long since changed, and HTC had become a marginal phone.

Don't make this mistake.