After leaving Ant Army Company, Gao Zhendong's expression remained grim. After returning last time, they had come to Ant Army Company again fully prepared to be fleeced.
They had expected that even if Ant Army Company drove a hard bargain, it could demand at most 12% of the price. But he had underestimated Zhao Min.
Though the difference was only 1.1%, calculated out, it meant paying Ant Army Company several billion more in technology licensing fees every year.
He did not know what licensing fees the other companies were charging, but he was certain they were definitely higher than those charged to the companies in Huaxia.
The only thing they could do now was recover the cost from consumers. Raising phone prices by 13% would only make each phone a few hundred more expensive. Given current phone prices and consumer spending levels, that increase was still within an acceptable range for customers.
"Have someone release the news that we've reached a partnership with Ant Army Company. Our new flagship phone, the S11, will be launched in two weeks," Gao Zhendong said to the assistant beside him after getting into the car.
"Okay." The female assistant beside him nodded.
News of the partnership between Ant Army Company and Samsung Company swept through the public like the wind. While foreign media were still reporting it, the domestic internet had already erupted.
Many online users were furious about the cooperation between the two companies. For a long time, many people had found South Korea distasteful. Now that Ant Army Company and Samsung had reached a partnership, arguments flared up online again.
Some said they were disappointed in Ant Army Company this time, while others defended the company.
This was an era of globalization. It was perfectly normal for domestic mobile phone giants to