"Only through win-win cooperation can we create the future of the world." This was more than just a slogan. Resource sharing, complementary strengths—cooperation required broad-mindedness, vision, and an attitude of giving. What you gained in return would be a bigger platform.
Jiang Hao understood the significance of cooperation. He never rejected it. So long as it brought better development, he did not mind making temporary sacrifices in profit.
"How does Director Chen intend to cooperate?" Jiang Hao asked.
"We previously considered several plans: a buyout, licensing, and joint development. For a buyout, we would directly acquire this upgraded Mobile Phone Smart AI System, with the price to be discussed separately. Licensing would mean authorizing Huawei to use this software and charging patent licensing fees," Director Chen said.
"And what about cooperation?" Jiang Hao asked.
"Cooperation means directly integrating it into the Hongmeng System. Hongmeng is an independent system compatible with nearly all current platforms—mobile phones, computers, tablets, televisions, cars, and smart wearables. Your Mobile Phone Smart AI System would become part of Huawei's ecosystem, and from then on, the entire Huawei ecosystem would be open to you," Director Chen said.
Put plainly, it meant using it for free, while allowing you into our system.
Jiang Hao did not respond right away. Both men knew he needed time to consider it. They had happened to reach their balls, so they began swinging. Little Ma performed well on his second stroke, leaving his ball only two or three meters from the hole. Jiang Hao's was about four or five meters away. Director Chen, however, did poorly, sending his ball far off course. It missed by dozens of meters and landed in a sand trap.
"I'll go after my ball. You two wait for me," Director Chen said with a smile as he