Shockingly, a counterfeit factory has produced a 3-nanometer chip.

Chapter 115 Submarine Optical Cable Connection

Zhang Mingzhu glared at him: "Can't you be serious for once?"

Shen Fei's smile faded, and he looked at him seriously: "So what do you think?"

Zhang Mingzhu lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously tracing patterns on the book out of shyness. Her voice was so soft it seemed to dissipate in the wind, carrying a hint of timidity and softness. Her ears turned red as soon as she got close: "I... I'll listen to you."

Shen Fei didn't hesitate at all: "Next year when you graduate, let's have a family meal together again."

Zhang Mingzhu looked up and asked excitedly, "And then?"

"And then..." Shen Fei pinched her cheek and said in the same tone, "I'll do whatever you say!"

Zhang Mingzhu's face immediately lit up with a smile, and then she quietly lay down in his arms.

After a long while, she pouted again and started complaining about Lei Jun.

"By the way, Lei Jun gave a speech at our school yesterday. I was thinking that since we're both making mobile phones, he might have some different ideas that could be helpful to you."

I discovered that his thinking was the same as Huawei's.

However, his idea was indeed quite good; he proposed using internet thinking to create mobile phones.

"Um."

"But if he imitates like this, what if he actually makes a fortune?"

Seeing Zhang Mingzhu's somewhat worried expression, Shen Fei put the book in her hand on the table.

"He is neither the first nor the last to use internet thinking to make mobile phones."

But he chose a good time.

Shen Fei looked at Zhang Mingzhu intently for a while, and then said in as simple a language as possible: "The 3G replacement wave has just begun, and the penetration rate of smartphones is less than 20%."

Nokia was still selling Symbian, and Android hadn't yet established a monopoly; now was the perfect time to enter the market.

Looking at Zhang Mingzhu, who was taking notes non-stop, he smiled again and gently stroked her hair.

"But getting in is one thing, surviving is another."

"Do you think he won't survive?" Zhang Mingzhu asked, looking up.

Shen Fei thought for a moment.

Although he launched Honor ahead of time, and even used Lei Jun's (CEO of Xiaomi) marketing strategy, the marketing genius is still the marketing genius.

Like this time... he managed to break through a situation that was bound to be lost.

"able."

"Why?" Zhang Mingzhu scratched her head, feeling that these questions were beyond her comprehension.

This is also a major reason why Zhang Shiqing didn't want her to pursue a career in government but instead wanted her to go to academia; she was too naive and couldn't outmaneuver those people.

"Because he really understands the internet," Shen Fei said. "Of course, he can't compare to me, but he understands it better than Yu Dazui."

"We have shares in Huawei, but not all of them..."

He thought for a moment: "But understanding the Internet doesn't mean understanding mobile phones."

"Mobile phones are hardware; there's a supply chain, production capacity, quality control, and after-sales service. He can't avoid any of these pitfalls."

Shen Fei wasn't actually mocking Lei Jun when he said this; these are all problems that will inevitably be faced once mobile phones are launched.

In its previous life, the rice company's early products often had hardware problems, but its unique "1999 halo"...

This gave their fans an adaptability comparable to Apple fans, and also made them overlook some hardware issues.

For example, overheating, freezing, restarting, or the back cover becoming loose or making unusual noises.

"So you didn't take him seriously, but instead wanted him to be the backdrop for glory."

"Yes and no." Shen Fei laughed. "We've defeated many opponents; when we lost, we taught them a lesson."

Seeing that Zhang Mingzhu was about to ask a question, he suddenly stopped her.

"Honey, it's late, we should rest."

Seeing the look in Shen Fei's eyes, Zhang Mingzhu instantly collapsed into his arms... and what followed was naturally...

…………

On the other side, in Africa.

Adebayo is attending the inauguration ceremony of the East African submarine optical cable system.

This optical fiber corridor connects Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa, with a total length of 1.4 kilometers and a designed capacity of 1.28Tbps, reducing internet access costs on the east coast of Africa by 70%.

The impact on West Africa has been slightly slower, but the chain reaction has already begun. International wholesale bandwidth prices have fallen from $500 per megabit to below $150 in the past three months.

African internet companies have been waiting for this day for a long time.

Qidi even stood on the beach of Victoria Island, holding his phone up to the sea, and shouted wildly.

Lowering the price is definitely Afro Chat's lifeline.

Although AfriLink is very strong, they are not bad either, and there is still a chance.

He also reached a secret agreement with the founder of AfriLink: first, eliminate the third brother, and then...

After securing market share and establishing its own position, it took the opportunity to break free from the control of Huaxin Investment through cooperation with MIH.

Why should these local African internet companies, which control the information of tens of millions of Africans, be controlled by foreign capital?

MIH was very satisfied with them.

After all, with the popularization of the Internet in Africa, the scale of the Internet market in Africa with a population of over 10 billion is destined to be no less than that in China, and the investment returns may become the second Penguin. So he decided to be the bad guy.

Huaxin Investment has a large amount of capital, but South African media companies are not insignificant either.

Most importantly, they have connections; that's what it means to be successful in the underworld.

Shen Fei: If there's anything, go talk to my security team.

They thought that very few people knew about it and that the secrecy was very high, but little did they know that this information had already been placed on Huang Tianya's desk.

There was another proposal on the table: AfriLink would exchange its shares for Penguin's shares.

As for backup plans... as long as the dominant force in Africa remains, they can't turn the tide.

At the same time, with the opening of this fiber optic cable, AfriLink also launched a new offensive, going live with video calls overnight.

After all, while cooperation is important, market share remains the key factor determining added value.

Under Huang Tianya's instructions, Adebayo also cooperated by writing an update and promotion.

Moreover, they used an official account to post an official message on AfriLink: "Now, all you need is WiFi to see your loved ones."

"Of course, it's through a transceiver phone."

This feature added 20 new users within 24 hours of its launch and surpassed 200 million users within 72 hours.

A week later, when AfriLink sent the data, Adebayo thought he had misread it: registered users had surged by 500 million in a single week…

AfriLink's total user base has surpassed 3500 million, which has fueled founder Said's growing ambitions.

When this news spread, the African internet community was abuzz once again.

Various internet companies sprang up like mushrooms after rain, and at the same time, Afro Chat urgently convened a high-level meeting.

The CTO, sweating profusely, reported: "Their video calls use WebRTC technology, which doesn't require any additional plugins and can run directly in a browser."

Afro Chat founder Qidi slammed his fist on the table: "Why don't we have that?"

No one answered.

Afro Chat did launch a video calling feature, but it was ultimately abandoned temporarily due to cost issues, technical problems, and other reasons.

"AfriLink must have reached a deeper cooperation agreement with Transsion," someone whispered. "They..."

Before the engineer could finish speaking, Qidi's face darkened.

These good-for-nothings are making excuses for their laziness again.