Reinventing the Millennium

It's snowing harder and harder in New York.

Fang Zhuo arrived at the hotel and reported that he was safe at home. When he woke up after jet lag, it was already snowing outside but there was no sign of stopping.

Yike's team in the United States, not counting Fang Zhuo, only had seven people in the first batch, and four people came in the second batch. These 13 people dispersed into the United States as Kroger distributed goods through channels, like raindrops blending into the ocean. several big cities.

In the entire New York City, Pan Ben was originally the only one struggling to cope with the situation, but with the arrival of Fang Zhuo, the two became dependent on each other.

"It seems that it's lucky that I arrived, otherwise the subsequent flight might not be able to come in."

Fang Zhuo called Pan Ben and felt that he came at the right time.

"All three airports have been grounded, and the news on TV stations also includes snow disaster warnings." Pan Ben also felt lucky.

"I just made a phone call to Yang Wan. They were divided into five groups. It didn't snow in the five cities. However, there are too few of us." Fang Zhuo said thoughtfully, "I didn't even have anyone to accompany me to see Sony." Now, what do you think Sony wants to talk about with me?"

Pan Ben has been thinking about this since he received the call from Sony: "Sony has a lot of music copyrights, Sony has walkman to dominate the market, Sony may also try emerging markets, nothing more than these three aspects."

"Our product has only been online for two weeks, and people from Sony immediately made an appointment to meet. They have a very keen sense of smell." Fang Zhuo commented.

Pan Ben slightly worried: "Sony is very big. They have noticed the MP3 market. Are we in trouble? After all, the technical threshold for players is not high."

Fang Zhuo thought carefully. He seemed to be thinking about this matter in his dreams that night: "Sony is very big, but what we want to see is probably only their department in New York. Even Apple's Ipod has not done anything. Langhua, our M1 sales are not as good as Apple’s, why would they come to our door?”

He asked himself and answered: "It may be out of a habitual stress response to threats, or it may be that the middle management here has a good sense of foresight, but no matter what, it is impossible for Sony to abandon Walkman decisively. vested interests to fully shift to the mp3 market."

"Since we can't make a full turn, we can only explore at best."

Fang Zhuo stood up and walked around, and judged: "What will this kind of exploration be like? What is Sony's name? It is a Fortune 500 company that produces classic and popular products. The goal of exploration is only to strive for excellence. Do you think it may be directly Are you going for the mid-to-low-end market with prices below $200?”

"Can you imagine Sony opening up a music player market and starting with a $200 or $100 product?"

Fang Zhuo's thinking became clearer and clearer: "Even if it is an MP3 player, it will be mid-to-high-end, but the process time within such a large group is enough to allow the market to develop with each passing day."

"We still have time to launch the M1, and our P1 has more price advantages. Sony's threat is not something to be afraid of."

As an employee of a venture capital institution, Pan Ben witnessed a company president’s judgment of industry competitors. He didn’t know if it was right, but the logic sounded consistent.

Pan Ben has been alone in New York for the past two days. He has the entrustment of IDG China, the temporary authority granted by Yike, the pressure of Kroger's large channels, and the contact with Sony, a global industry giant. The whole person is really I really felt the huge pressure.

My previous job was to look at the current situation and future of the company, listen to report data, and talk about development plans. Now I can truly immerse myself in experiencing the company's perspective, and everything has become different.

After experiencing these two states, Pan Ben had another level of understanding of Fang Zhuo.

"Mr. Fang, do you think Sony would like to take a stake or simply buy out Yike?"

Fang Zhuo nodded and said: "It's possible, but it certainly won't be able to give me the price I expected. Their expectations for the market are different from mine. The current situation of Yike is remarkable. It's just a small company that has sold 50,000 machines."

Pan Ben asked curiously: "Then what is your psychological price?"

"You three venture capital companies have invested more than 9 million US dollars. Even if it's for your sake, the price will have to be doubled." Fang Zhuo replied.

Pan Ben felt that the price was a bit low. Twenty million was simply a charity. He was talking about market expectations just now.

Fang Zhuo raised five fingers.

Oh, it's doubled like this, then it's okay... Based on time, Pan Ben can earn 40 million in less than two months since M1 landed in the United States. This rate of return is quite astonishing.

Fang Zhuo still wanted to talk about the price, but the cell phone on the table rang.

Li Xinyue from Anliang Chamber of Commerce.

Fang Zhuo didn't answer immediately and asked Pan Ben, "Has someone from the Anliang Chamber of Commerce contacted you to ask about my itinerary?"

Pan Ben shook his head.

Fang Zhuo rang the phone. It seemed that the other party was paying attention to him. I wonder if he got the news from the hotel.

"Hey, Mr. Li, how are you doing lately?"

"Not bad. I heard that Mr. Fang has returned to New York." Li Xinyue said directly, "Our chamber of commerce will greet Mr. Fang at the house at noon tomorrow. It can also be regarded as a thank you for your hospitality in the mainland."

Fang Zhuo paused in his thoughts and responded without hesitation: "No problem, Mr. Li is too polite."

Li Xinyue said a few more words before ending the call.

Fang Zhuo had no one available, so he planned to take Pan Ben with him and told him about his appointment tomorrow.

Then, seeing that Pan Ben was puzzled, he explained the hospitality he had given others in the mainland.

"Mr. Fang... Then should we call the police before we go to the door tomorrow? Well, why don't we just spend money to hire someone." Pan Ben became nervous. He knew that the Anliang Chamber of Commerce had a dirty background.

"Who are you inviting? To win a cup, all swordsmen and axes will come out?" Fang Zhuo laughed dumbly and consoled him, "Don't be afraid, these organizations are all paper tigers. They are very good at bullying ordinary people. When they meet the rich and powerful, and became as meek as sheep.”

Pan Ben's eyes lit up: "Mr. Fang is rich and powerful."

Fang Zhuo pondered: "That's what they think. Anyway, they'll just give me a few words of embarrassment or make me angry. They're talking about a project with such a promising prospect and are only thinking about collecting interest. What else can they do?"

Pan Ben calmed down and continued to discuss Sony's situation.

The next day, it was snowing heavily in New York. Fang Zhuo and Pan Ben held umbrellas and walked to the ancient residence of On Leung Chamber of Commerce in Chinatown.

This time, the scene at dusk was completely different from the first time. Nearly ten men with sinister faces were standing from outside to inside. They were serious in speech, neither greeting nor polite, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

Fang Zhuo led Pan Ben all the way to the middle hall without changing his expression under his gaze.

This place is completely different from the outside. There is a steaming hot pot on the big round table, and the wine pot is also warming on the small stove. Not only the Li family's father and daughter are here, but also the old man who speaks Shaanxi dialect whom he met last time.

"Young man, we meet again." The old man came up to him cheerfully, but this time he didn't speak Shaanxi dialect, "Do you still remember the old man?"

Fang Zhuo had a smile on his face and greeted politely.

Walking from the gate to the middle hall, he did not feel majestic and solemn, but instead felt stern and sad. When he saw this scene again, it didn't look like he was asking for guilt, but he seemed to be apologizing.

This Anliang Chamber of Commerce has a stale atmosphere, but having two pistols on its waist is considered a new trend.

The two sides introduced him to the seats. The old man's surname was Li Yueren. He was the uncle of Vice President Li Taimao. It sounded like he was the head of the Li family from the previous generation.

"Mr. Fang, to be honest, I asked you to come here not only to welcome me, but also to give you advice on the restructuring of our Li family's company." Li Taimao started after the greetings.

Fang Zhuo was a little surprised. He didn't know what medicine the other party was selling.

He pondered for a moment and then said, "To be honest, I want to come to the Chamber of Commerce to borrow a few people this time. President Li, we just happen to help each other. Yellow skin helps yellow skin."

After hearing this, the old man Li Yueren spoke up and said, setting the tone: "When we live overseas, this is how we should help each other."

Fang Zhuo smiled slightly and raised his glass to toast. Now and then, this is not the time to lend money.

Stay up all night and continue coding two chapters.