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No. 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, Silicon Valley, California, USA, Apple Corps Headquarters. This is an Apple technology park. The green area is surrounded by buildings. The park is similar to a university. The main body of the administrative building is really bad, not even the county-level government building of the rabbit country.

As Jobs 'first disciple in the company, Cook pushed the door of Jobs' office and walked in.

"Anything?" Jobs looked up from the various documents and asked Cook, who had sat across from him.

"I just received an appointment. Andy Smith wants to see you and says that there is a business to meet you in person." Cook nodded slightly and told Joe the matter.

"Andy Smith, in fact, I really want to meet the major shareholder of our company's tradable shares. Recently, he has been under a lot of pressure. I really did not expect that he would like Crazy Mobile Phone so much ..." said There was an inexplicable smile on his face.

Cook also shook his head and laughed bitterly. To be honest, he didn't have much confidence in the Amad phone. Don't look bad at the press conference, but the first version of Amad 1 only supports the 2G network connection provided by AT & amp; T, which is easy to lose packets. Not to mention the line, the key is that the network speed is like a tortoise, which is comparable to the torture of dial-up Internet access.

Especially recently, the resolution of the board of directors has just passed. Boss Qiao has thrown an intoxicating price. The prices of US $ 499 and US $ 599 are simply intoxicating, which is 2-3 times the price of other products.

Cook was born in product design, and he is quite satisfied with the design of the iphone, even if there is only one button on the front of the entire machine! !! !! This completely violates the popular multi-button design of the mobile phone at that time. The bulky body completely conflicted with the idea of ​​digital products pursuing thinness at the time.

But he is also confident that the public will fall in love with the appearance of this phone, but the appearance of the phone is not enough. Content is king. There is no APP available for users. Is it so expensive to buy it back? Phone, listen to music?

Jobs also knows some of these difficulties, but paranoia like him will not accept failure, even if this phone is really a failure, he will carry it to the end. It's the same as the hard steel front of Microsoft.

He revisited Apple as a savior, how could he fail!

"Look at these newspapers today ... Andy Smith has become a **** kid in their eyes. Is this the little kid in their mouth who has earned them in a few months? A fortune that can't be made? All idiots! "

Steve Jobs grabbed the newspaper at hand, his face lifted in the air, his thin face, his glasses glowing, and a mocking expression on his face. He had been attacked by the media for a long time. He knew the media ’s face, okay, who Make the stains on him too unattractive.

"Notify each other and invite Andy Smith to visit the Apple Industrial Park in my name. Since an outsider so much respects the crazy mobile phone, as us, we can no longer pretend to have turned a blind eye. Microsoft and Nokia have been ridiculed during this time. The second-generation machine should make samples as soon as possible, and some problems of iCrazy 1 should be solved as soon as possible. Especially the black background, the problem of not being able to change the wallpaper, the problem of the horizontal keyboard, and the main network speed problem, 3G is the key. ... "

Cook left with a bitter smile and left Jobs' office. Boss Joe was just a self-questioning question from outsiders. Hey, being a young man under such a strong man, and controlling yu so badly, everything has to be asked. CEO, it's really depressing.

Jobs in the office looked at his increasingly thin image in the mirror, his eyes flickering with unwillingness and firmness. He knew very well what his body was like, and no matter how much money he spent, he just kept himself alive for a while. In a limited period of time, he has to leave the world with his own rich strokes, so that the world will be amazed, worshipped or sighed, even if he has a capital that can be retained in the history of science and technology for a long time.

The breeze blew through, turning the newspaper on the table, making a rustling noise, looking at Andy Smith's young and handsome picture, whispering: "It's really an interesting little guy ..."

Under the grim photo of Andy in the newspaper is a line with the headline "Does money stun Andy Smith's brain and make him a gibberish clown?"

"The real smartphone era has arrived, and the death knell of traditional pseudo-smartphones has been ringing!-Andy Smith"

San Francisco mocking bird games company meeting room.

With a smile on his face, Andy looked at the representatives of the three banks opposite him and the teams behind him. The atmosphere in the entire conference room was very strange.

In particular, the representative of Bank of America, Lewis, the original credit account manager who had dealt with Andy's first loan, has now been promoted to a key account manager. He is looking at Andy with a gloomy look. Representatives of the two banks are full of vigilance and hostility.

Well, this is a loan of 500-800 million US dollars. Look at the asset evaluation on hand. Alas, it's too tempting. This game company is just a hen laying a golden egg!

The eyes of the representatives of the other two banks are also shining with greed. What those speculators on Wall Street cannot do, they have the opportunity to enjoy some of the bonuses of the rapid development of this game company in advance. How can they be unhappy and excited? .

"Everyone has read the information in their hands. This is the financial status that our game company can announce to the public. Although it is not very detailed, I want enough of you to make a judgment. Our boss does not want to waste too much time at the negotiation table. So next, please write down the loan amount and interest rate of your bank. We will choose one of them as a partner. The chance is only once. If you ca n’t meet our requirements, then I ’m sorry, we will renegotiate with other banks. ... "

With a calm smile on his face, Arvitelli sat in the middle position, looking at the three bank representatives who had changed color. He said nothing to the request, the voice dropped, and the three bank representatives sank into the ink. Looking at each other, they saw helplessness, unwillingness, and alertness in each other's eyes.

To be honest, when they walked into the meeting room and saw each other, they guessed that there would be such a play. No one is a fool. This negotiation method has been experienced.

If you do this, the companies that give the banks eyedrops are basically in the buyer's market. There are not many options for the banks. Unless you don't want to make this business, if you want to win the business, you must compete with each other. seek!

Uncomfortable? Feeling pouch? OK, you can quit, the other two are anxious for one less opponent!

"Three people, I want to tell them that this business is just the beginning. I am young and am ambitious. There are many opportunities for future cooperation. I am very old and like to work with old friends. I think Mr. Lewis, the representative of Bank of America, should be the clearest, so I am looking forward to a long-term partner among the three ... "

Andy sat next to Alvitale, with his mouth slightly tilted, and said something that made everyone look weird. The three bank representatives on the opposite side couldn't even cry or laugh. What a big fishing lure. Or bite!