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Leader Qiao is by no means a character who is willing to be subordinated to others. From the time he returned to Apple and bloodbathed the entire Apple board of directors and management, he could know the character of Leader Qiao.

Now Apple's hardware and software are controlled by Song Yang's company, just like Apple sells an iMac for 1299 US dollars, but the current Apple is not the same as in the era of smart phones in the later generations. One company earns 90% of the profits of the entire industry The presence.

Facing IBM, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, etc., Qiao Gangzhu can boast a few words and bury other colleagues at the press conference, but the most basic rules have to be said not!

Apple does not dare to say that in the computer industry, it can defeat those opponents. If it can win those opponents, the Apple iMac computer does not need to be tricky in design. It is an all-in-one computer, and the floppy drive is cancelled. The fancy things are just to attract the attention of users.

Selling an iMac, Apple earns the most, which is about 30%.

But no matter how much Apple earns, anyway, Song Yang’s Alcatel mobile phone industry chain, PA semiconductor, ARM, Panda TV, etc., a phone, will scrape more than 20% of the income from Apple, regardless of whether this phone Apple earns or not. Earning, anyway, Song Yang will not lose money here!

Moreover, if the Apple computer sells well, it also promotes the design of the Panda TV screen, PA semiconductor chip, and ARM, which is equivalent to a wave of advertisements.

Now Apple still wants to use American Telecom's flagship electronic retail stores all over the states of America and overseas, and Alcatel's mobile phone sales channel, at least it has to contribute more than 5% of the profits. They are "allies", on the front line of resisting Microsoft, they just charge some money, otherwise, they may charge even more!

"Of course there is no problem. I think Alcatel's mobile phone sales channel and America Telecom's flagship store are also happy to cooperate with Apple!"

Song Yang smiled at Jobs and said that America Telecom's flagship store has now opened from America to Canada, England and other places. In addition, Alcatel's mobile phone sales channel has initially established a sales network covering major regions of the world, all over the world. Resellers everywhere, even in Africa, can now buy Alcatel phones.

Jobs nodded. Song Yang, the "white knight", was willing to help Apple, but when he thought that nearly one-third of the profit from selling a computer would go to Song Yang's pocket, Gang Leader Qiao couldn't help but take a few deep breaths. Tone, let yourself calm down.

Although the pennies must be more tempered and a little irritable, but the leader Qiao, who has suffered a lot, has already been able to control his temper when it comes to important matters. In order to return to Apple and stabilize his position in Apple, he can put down his figure, Going to join forces with Bill Gates for a while, and doing white jobs for others at the moment, Joe's gang leader also endured it.

Song Yang looked at Jobs's expression. He knew that with Joe's strong desire to control, he probably wouldn't just watch Apple work for others.

But Song Yang is not too worried. Now Song Yang is the largest individual shareholder of Apple. After next year, Apple will be the same as other technology stocks. Just order Apple stock, it's the price of cabbage anyway...

This requires a balance. Apple cannot do without Jobs. All the foundations of Apple are established by Jobs, so we can’t drive Joe Gang out of Apple, and we must ensure that Song Yang has absolute influence on Apple. A balance needs to be maintained in the middle just work.

And when the time is right, Song Yang doesn't mind after Gang Leader Qiao leaves Apple, and swallows the Apple in one gulp, and directly owns the computer business and operating system, making up for a shortcoming in Song Yang's hands!
Song Yang and Gang Leader Qiao, who were sitting across from each other, were both smiling, but they were also thinking about each other, wanting to bite each other hard!
"Song, I have another matter, I need your help, this is very important to Apple!"

After a while, Leader Qiao finally began to talk about the real purpose of inviting Song Yang this time.

Song Yang stretched out his hand and told Qiao Gangzhu to continue talking.

"Song, you know, the apple seems to be getting better now, but the previous person made it a mess inside, and I prevented it from continuing to rot inside, but it will take a long time to completely cure it.

Now Apple's debt is more than one billion US dollars, and this does not include the bonds in your hands, Song Yang. Apple needs new revenue to fill those holes! "

Jobs waved his arms, just like he did at the press conference, trying to use his "reality distortion" ability to convince Song Yang.

But after hearing Jobs's exaggeration, it seems that if Song Yang does not help Apple this time, Apple will fall, and the technology industry will lose a top technology company. After Song Yang may make a fatal mistake, Song Yang is still Look very calm.

Jobs' words are indeed very powerful, and he was accidentally caught by him. From Apple needing Song Yang's help, to Song Yang's failure to help Apple, it is a crime. If you have not experienced poison The baptism of the chicken soup era may really be involved.

"So, what industry does Apple want to be in?"

Song Yang asked Jobs with a calm face. Jobs said so much, but he wanted Apple to enter the mobile phone, MP3 or other industries. This is the easiest industry for Apple to enter. Of course, it also means that Grab food with Song Yang.

Taking a deep look at Song Yang, seeing Song Yang's expression, Jobs knew what to talk about, probably it was useless, "MP3!"

After hesitating for a while, Jobs still named MP3. He wanted Apple to enter the MP3 and mobile phone industries at the same time, but in the end, he chose MP3. In the current mobile phone industry, the competitive pressure is too great. Gang Leader Qiao dare not say that he can hold down Nokia, Motorola, Alcatel and other brands of mobile phones.

The mobile phone industry is basically a fight between gods and gods. Even Nokia, the leader of the industry, is not safe. Motorola was beaten by Alcatel mobile phones in America. This was something that no one could have imagined a few years ago. , but now it actually happened.

In contrast, in the MP3 industry, there are obviously fewer competitors. Although many electronic companies are launching their own brand of MP3, and there is even the presence of Diamond, the industry leader, Jobs is confident that Apple will be in this industry. Kill a way!

Hearing that Jobs wanted Apple to enter the MP3 industry, Song Yang said with a smile, "It's a good choice, the current MP3 market is indeed huge, I think Alcatel Mobile is willing to support Apple's entry into the MP3 industry, and Diamond will not refuse! "

The core patents of MP3 are all in the hands of Alcatel mobile phone. Even if Alcatel mobile phone did not end in person, but other brands want to produce MP3, they must obtain the consent of Alcatel mobile phone.

Jobs thought that it would take a while, but he didn't expect Song Yang to agree so easily. Jobs was a little surprised for a while.

"Alcatel Mobile, willing to support Apple's entry into the MP3 industry, but..."

Song Yang also stared at Jobs and said, "Apple MP3, users must use the Symbian music store to download music, this is the only condition!"

Song Yang's tone was not serious, but it made Jobs' face sink slightly. He knew that Song Yang's words meant nothing to discuss at all. Apple can enter MP3, but it wants to launch its own music store called Don't even think about itunes stuff!

Without waiting for Jobs to speak, he directly blocked the opportunity for Jobs to speak. Song Yang did not say how Song Yang would react if Jobs insisted on letting Apple launch the music store, but Jobs also knew that it should not be a good thing.

Jobs really wanted to play a whole set, from MP3s to music stores, to win everything, but Song Yang obviously didn't give him a chance.

The atmosphere was a bit dull for a while, but Song Yang was not at all abnormal. No matter what the face of the leader Qiao sitting opposite, Song Yang got the status of Apple's largest individual shareholder with real money, and bought so many bonds issued by Apple, isn't it? Used as a decoration.

For some things, Song Yang will support Jobs, such as the deadly confrontation with Microsoft, but sometimes, Song Yang will never allow Apple to go beyond the boundaries. Playing MP3 is fine, but if you want to launch a music store, don’t talk about it!
Leader Qiao really dared to do that, so Song Yang didn't mind. He initiated a general meeting of Apple's board of directors, exercised the rights of the largest individual shareholder, and humiliated Leader Qiao a little. At that time, let alone a music store, Even the MP3 business has to be messed up by Apple.

It's really not easy to accomplish something, but if you want to hold back, there are plenty of means!
After a while, Jobs laughed out loud, apparently having made a decision, "Thank you, Director Bruno, for your support of Apple!"

When Song Yang left with his people, a group of Apple executives, including Apple Marketing President Phil Schiller, Apple Design Director Josner, Software Director Forstall, and Cook in charge of the supply chain, etc. file in.

"Steve, the pre-sale of iMac has exceeded [-] units, and all major dealers are calling to pre-order iMac!"

As soon as he came in, Phil Schiller reported the good news to Jobs. Just after the press conference, Apple received various orders for the iMac. They came to their door one after another, and the pre-sale of [-] units is already Apple's best pre-sale in recent years.

But when he heard Phil Schiller's words, Jobs just responded lightly, with a slightly unsightly expression on his face. All Apple executives immediately knew that something might be wrong.