The place to meet Sato Ken is in a very high-end Italian restaurant.

"Hello, Mr. Li!" Seeing Li Rui, Ken Sato stood up to greet him, bowed and shook hands, and did all kinds of etiquette.

After sitting down and greetings, Li Rui and Ken Sato got to the point with Zhou Lin's translation.

"Mr. Sato should have known about our software. So far, ring has gained 600,000 users, and the number of users is still steadily increasing every day." Li Rui said.

Sato Ken said lightly: "My son also downloaded ring. I have seen him use online chat services, which will steal many of our users."

Li Rui smiled and said, "Mr. Sato is really good at joking. If this is the case, I believe that the one who came to see me today would not be Mr. Sato, but a group of killers."

"Hahaha!" Sato Ken smiled.

Ring can make free calls and send messages, which will theoretically have a great impact on the operator's business.

In many countries in the world, after the emergence of instant messaging software like Rign, it will be opposed or even blocked by operators.

The early skype, the previous whatsapp, the last year's kakaotalk and even the previous life's v letters are all like this.

Only in the island country, the relationship between operators and instant messaging software is maintained very well.

The reason is very simple. The i-mode service launched by O that year greatly expanded the demand for data traffic by island users. The result is that the voice service accounts for a very small proportion in the operator's business.

There were no free phone service providers in the island country before, and there was another ring, which would not hurt or itchy for the operators.

The popularity of ring is likely to drive users to use data traffic more, which is precisely the revenue sector with the largest growth rate among operators, which is very consistent with their development strategy.

It is precisely because of the unique income of island operators that they will not only not block the new things like ring, but will also strongly support them.

There is no irreconcilable contradiction between ring and o, which is a prerequisite for them to sit here to negotiate.

Both sides started talking with a joke, and the atmosphere was slightly eased, but they still had their own positions on the fundamental issues.

Li Rui’s goal is to cooperate with O to launch monthly traffic cards, so that users can use Ring’s various network services at a relatively low price without restrictions.

But O has other ideas.

After hearing Li Rui's request, Sato Ken shook his head and said, "I'm really sorry, we cannot meet the requirements of ring. If we issue this kind of traffic card, it will be an unfair competition for other software, which does not conform to O's consistent development strategy."

After a pause, Sato continued: "This does not mean that O has closed its cooperation with Ring. If you want, we can use the i-mode custom machine to promote similar services."

The so-called i-mode model is a model in which operators pre-install software functions in customized mobile phones, attract users through purchase subsidies, and then use subsequent service charges to recover costs.

o Relying on this model, there are still tens of millions of users using i-mode custom machines in the island market.

From a technical perspective, i-mode is actually very suitable for ring, an instant messaging software that has been online.

i-mode is incompatible with the currently popular mobile Internet formats in the world. It is a closed and independent system. Compared with dial-up access to the Internet by using mobile phones, i-mode is more like a dedicated online access, and it will be online as long as the user's mobile phone is turned on.

Sato Ken explained why the i-mode mode is very suitable for ring, and Li Rui listened awkwardly but politely.

i-mode used to be very good, but now it is 2011. Apple has launched its fourth generation, and Jobs is almost dead. The islanders are still immersed in a closed system like i-mode.

The closure of i-mode is different from that of Apple. Apple's closure is a closure that keeps pace with the times and is changing with the changes of the times all the time; the closure of i-mode is a closure that is struggling, and it is mandatory to follow its outdated rules when designing Internet data and games.

If Li Rui abides by the rules of O, it means that he must first use O to create a customized mobile phone with ring function, then use the network provided by O, then join the technical platform created by O investment, and then develop the Ring content under the i-mode system, and finally connect with users...

Apple has learned this set of o, fully controls products, platforms, services, content and sales, and has created a mobile Internet ecosystem.

This is what Li Rui wants to learn. Only by controlling the entire industrial chain in his hands can he be qualified to say the four words "ecological anti-epidemic"!

Learning is learning, but Li Rui will never join this system and become a chess piece completely controlled by O.

On the most basic issues, the two sides could not reach an agreement at all, so there was no need to continue the negotiation.

Li Rui asked a little disappointedly: "Mr. Sato, so o is absolutely unwilling to open the monthly traffic card service?"

Sato Ken's hands spread out and said, "Sorry!"

Li Rui sighed and said, "In 2008, this is how your company rejected Apple?"

Sato Ken's face changed slightly.

In 2008, Apple's mobile phones officially entered the island market, but they chose not the first telecommunications company O, but the rising star SoftBank. It is said that because O and Apple are too strong and do not give in on many terms, they did not reach an agreement.

SoftBank seized this opportunity and agreed to many excessive conditions for Apple to become an agent of Apple's mobile phones in the island country. After several years of development, Apple's mobile phones have become a veritable overlord of the island country market!

According to forecasts, Apple's share of the mobile phone market in the island country will account for more than 20% this year. If only smartphones are counted, it will be as high as 30%!

SoftBank took advantage of the situation and had a huge impact on O's status.

Li Rui's words hit O's weakness.

Sato Ken's expression changed a few times, and he said calmly: "ring is not an apple."

The arrogance that is the first in the market is beyond words.

Li Rui sighed: "That's a pity. I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."
Chapter completed!