1991 Starting from the core

"Carter, did you just say that the editor-in-chief of the science and technology column of Discovery Channel is your classmate?" Su Yuanshan paused and asked again.

"Yes, Boss."

"Well, let's let him do an interview about the development of future electronic consumer products, and also invite Discovery Channel to our press conference. Hmm... By the way, for an exclusive interview, it's best to find another partner." Su Yuanshan As he spoke, he squinted his eyes again, and several names quickly flashed through his mind.

In terms of relationship, the best person with him here is Gates, but Microsoft's business is doomed, and the two of them will definitely be "uncomfortable" talking about future consumer electronics products. Moreover, he invited Gates to help with the platform. If he was invited to appear on TV again...it would be a small favor but a big debt.

The favors owed in the mall must be repaid.

After much deliberation, Su Yuanshan found that the most suitable person was Mr. Qiao. After all, Apple is more focused on consumer devices than a pure PC software company like Microsoft.

It's just that... Mr. Qiao is sometimes a bit too stubborn. Su Yuanshan is really not sure whether this guy is willing to sell himself a favor.

"In this way, I will give you a day to see if the program there can be confirmed. If so, see if the meeting and discussion between me and Steve Jobs can be changed into a TV dialogue."

After listening to Su Yuanshan's arrangement, Carter's eyes suddenly lit up!

Although Su Yuanshan is well-known in Silicon Valley and Wall Street - young geniuses are sought after everywhere, and they are technological geniuses, and Silicon Valley is no exception - but in the eyes of ordinary people, no one knows who Su Yuanshan is.

But things are different with Jobs. In North America, his fame... is known to all women and children, which is a bit exaggerated, but his popularity is not bad compared to Gates, the richest man.

If Su Yuanshan could have a TV conversation with Steve Jobs...

Thinking of this, Carter immediately became excited: "I'll fly to Maryland right away!"

"Can you make it in time?" Wen Xiaoqian had already memorized the map of Lighthouse State in her mind on the way here. She knew that this unknown state was in the east, and it took about five or six hours to fly from California.

Su Yuanshan didn't care so much and nodded directly: "No matter whether you are sure or not, just give me a call."

"OK!"

…

Changing coaches on the spot has always been a taboo, and even Su Yuanshan suddenly became nervous.

He boasted in front of Chen Jing that he had "never failed" in Haikou. In fact, he had never hosted a press conference - he hosted most technical seminars and reports.

For a long time, Su Yuanshan's "skills" in negotiations have largely come from his grasp of the future, giving him an overwhelming psychological advantage that allows him to cope with various situations with ease.

"Thanks to Gates' book." Su Yuanshan lay on the sofa and smiled at Qin Si: "Sister Qin Si, do you have any friends in the TV media? See if you can help."

"Yes, yes, but it can be advertised. It would be difficult to achieve the same positive publicity as in China." Qin Si also knew for the first time that Chen Jing was ill and would not be able to come, but she had always been a bit blindly obedient to Su Yuanshan. Therefore, she doesn’t think there is anything wrong with Su Yuanshan publishing it. She even thinks that Su Yuanshan publishing it would be more effective.

"Wouldn't it be that the classmate Carter was talking about is also a little confused?"

"Not necessarily. After all, Discovery Channel is still a commercial enterprise and follows market principles - you are topical in your own right, and if you are doing a program with someone like Steve Jobs, the ratings will definitely be high. By the way, why didn't you invite Gates? "

"Gates is the last option. If Mr. Qiao won't give him face, then I will have to talk to Mr. Gates about his book..." Su Yuanshan said as he glanced at the time, thought about it for a few times, and finally decided to give it to Mr. Gates. Make a phone call.

This guy's wife's due date is coming soon, and Su Yuanshan has to make an appointment in person.

…

After 11 o'clock that night, Su Yuanshan received a call from Carter, saying that his old classmate, Discovery Channel editor-in-chief and producer Powell, was very interested in the talented technology teenager from the mysterious East, and was also happy to see Su Yuanshan able to compete with business leaders like Steve Jobs. Have a conversation.

After hanging up the phone, Su Yuanshan lay down peacefully and had a good sleep.

On the afternoon of the next day, Su Yuanshan arrived at Jobs' office first - originally, this meeting was for Su Yuanshan to promote Yuanxin's foundry business to Mr. Qiao, and to discuss some of the plans and directions of both parties in subsequent chip development. However, due to Chen Jing's absence and Su Yuanshan's desire to have an open dialogue with the other party, the morning's agenda was suddenly disrupted.

Fortunately, although Mr. Qiao is a "paranoid" person, his paranoia is only reflected in products and "dreams", rather than an antique that cannot be changed at all.

What's more, compared to Su Yuanshan discussing direction and technical issues with him, he paid more attention to the official sales data released after Yuanxin's press conference - this is why Su Yuanshan arranged the meeting with Apple before leaving.

With the results of the press conference, Mr. Qiao took a good look at the future of digital products.

"Steve, I confess to you... Because our CEO is temporarily ill, I will stay here to host the press conference." Su Yuanshan didn't even have time to take a sip of coffee and went straight to the point: "I hope you can come in person by then. Come to our launch party.”

Jobs did not hesitate at all, and nodded with a smile. After politely expressing his concern for Chen Jing, he also asked seriously: "Su, I hope you can tell me the sales volume of your two current mobile phones." What is the proportion?”

"Well, about 2:8. But the ratio will gradually become larger - because in our plan, this vidoo5M series is mainly to boost the sales of vidoo5 series models in a conceptual way. So in terms of production capacity, we We deliberately compressed it, but we didn’t expect that the market would give such enthusiastic feedback.”

Jobs silently did the calculations, but was still shocked by the sales and was a little speechless.

Even if 10,000 vidoo5M series mobile phones are converted into U.S. dollars, it is 12 million US dollars. Adding 40,000 vidoo5 series mobile phones means that Yuanxin has achieved 50 million in just one day after the launch. dollar sales.

This kind of single-day performance has even surpassed many established technology giants.

"How powerful is the purchasing power of the market?" Jobs seemed to be asking himself.

Su Yuanshan just smiled.

Mr. Qiao obviously doesn't know the national conditions in China - he doesn't know that during May Day, several large domestic appliance chain companies have been unremittingly engaged in activities in the past few years, which has formed an explosive purchasing cycle.

After all, Mr. Qiao’s eyes are still very narrowly focused on the North American market.

To put it bluntly, this guy is still a bit arrogant.