My Age of Investment

Shortly after Jobs left, Xia Jingxing called several executives from the North American branch to hold a meeting.

"Everyone tell us what you think."

Lin Bing, Zhou Guangping, Huang Jiangji and others looked at each other and were silent for more than ten seconds, and finally Lin Bing, the highest-ranking official, stood up as the representative and asked, "Mr. Xia, do you mean your thoughts on Apple's entry into the mobile phone field? "

Xia Jingxing smiled, "Including but not limited to."

After confirming the direction of the question, Zhou Guangping was the first to stand up and express his opinion: "Mr. Xia, I don't think there is any need to be afraid of blackmail threats from Apple. If they want to file a lawsuit, we can fight with them. These technologies are completely developed by us. Moreover, we were the first to file a patent application, and it is also reasonable for us to say that it will break the sky."

After speaking, Zhou Guangping looked at Xia Jingxing expectantly, waiting for the boss's evaluation.

Lin Bing was suddenly promoted to be the president of North America. It is impossible to say that he has no idea at all.

We are both vice presidents and have the same starting point, so why did you run ahead of me all of a sudden.

If Lin Bing made any outstanding contributions, then he has nothing to say, but the problem is that he has not seen any major contributions.

From the bottom of his heart, he was somewhat dissatisfied with the boss's promotion this time.

He participated in the research and development of many best-selling mobile phones of Motorola. In terms of industry experience, he was far superior to Lin Bing, but the boss chose Lin Bing, who was weaker than himself.

He didn't dare to ask Xia Jingxing why, so he could only strengthen his performance.

Lin Bing glanced at Zhou Guangping, but said nothing. It stands to reason that he, who has a higher position, should be the first to express his opinion, but the other party suddenly rushed ahead of him to answer.

He didn't take it too seriously, because the content of the other party's answer explained everything, and it didn't constitute any threat.

Xia Jingxing took a deep look at Zhou Guangping. That's why he chose Lin Bing instead of this tough guy. He was only suitable for technology, and he was poor in other aspects.

He didn't attack Zhou Guangping either, he nodded and said, "That's right, what are you afraid of, Facebook and Youtube are still arguing with News Corporation right now.

However, this lawsuit should not be settled for a while. "

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Lin Bing answered with a smile, "Mr. Xia, I don't know much about Jobs, but I can make a simple evaluation based on what I just witnessed."

"What evaluation?" Xia Jingxing asked.

"Arrogant, conceited, harsh words, rough and fine."

Lin Bing paused, "The last comment, it would be better if there was no "yellow monkey" just now."

Xia Jingxing smiled lightly. He knew very well that in Jobs' eyes, the national images of India and Japan were far stronger than those of China.

Jobs went to Japan many times to visit Zen masters to seek advice on Buddhism, and even got married under the auspices of Japanese Zen masters;

When he was young, he also shaved his head and went to India to practice and meditate like an ascetic monk. When he saw the third brother jumping into the Ganges to play in the water, Jobs brought spiritual baptism.

Jobs has been to Japan and India many times, but he has never been to China.

In the early years, Apple’s development in the Chinese market was not good. A senior executive of Apple once admitted: “Apple’s problems in China are rooted in Jobs. He has never been to China once. In his mind, the Chinese market is not even as good as Malaysia’s. .”

So, Xia Jingxing made a few provocative words, and Jobs began to slander China.

With his mean and sarcastic personality, this is not unimaginable.

It doesn’t matter even if you completely abandon a market that you don’t pay much attention to. This is probably Jobs’ true inner thoughts at this time.

Like Musk, Jobs was also created by Apple and promoted to the altar by consumers. Naturally, the purpose is to promote the brand and bring goods.

There is no essential difference between this and Mr. Lin who created a character set to bring goods.

The only fatal flaw is the collapse of human settings.

Xia Jingxing was just trying to see if he could touch this dead spot, but he didn't expect Jobs to be so cooperative.

Probably in essence, Jobs is more like a freewheeling artist than a businessman.

Lin Bing continued: "Jobs was very cautious. During the chat, he didn't reveal any information about patents. Until now, we don't know which patents of the company and Android overlap with them."

Xia Jingxing looked at Lin Bing with a smile, "Then what do you guess?"

Lin Bing said lightly: "If I'm not wrong, the mobile phone that Apple is building should be a smart phone just like ours."

Xia Jingxing nodded, indicating to continue talking.

"Apple makes computers and iPods well. Why did they enter the mobile phone industry? What is their grasp? I am afraid that, like us, they also realize that technology is changing silently and has the possibility of subverting those aging giants."

Speaking of this, Lin Bing smiled, "Just like us, they all want to sneak into the village and don't want to shoot, so they came to us for negotiation.

Otherwise, looking at Jobs' temper, I'm afraid we will be sued in court with a lawsuit. "

Xia Jingxing nodded, "You guessed right, he definitely doesn't want to disclose any information about the phone in the short term.

So my opinion is the same as yours, he won't sue us until the phone is officially unveiled. "

"Although he will not sue us in the short term, we cannot take it lightly."

Lin Bing looked at Xia Jingxing and continued, "Now that we all know each other's existence, there will definitely be a competition.

If Apple holds a product launch conference ahead of us and unveils its mobile phone, it can give consumers a preconceived impression that our mobile phone will be released later, and we are plagiarists. "

Xia Jingxing grinned, he was more and more satisfied with Lin Bing now, he had a big picture view, and he looked at problems in depth.

Lin Bing spread his hands, "So, there is no way, we must rush to unveil products ahead of Apple and occupy the righteous name.

If not, even if our patent application is approved, we will easily be labeled as a "plagiarist". "

Hearing this, everyone in the room nodded their heads involuntarily, thinking that Lin Bing's remarks were very insightful.

Zhou Guangping sighed in his heart, and finally understood where he had lost.

Xia Jingxing put away his smile and said seriously: "That's why I left you for a meeting, because we don't have much time left.

Before today, everyone can sit back and relax and do research and development, thinking that everyone is drunk and I am alone.

But it was different now, there was one more person who woke up.

Apple started developing this phone even earlier than us, and they have many years of experience in hardware development, so they are undoubtedly a strong competitor.

Therefore, our next biggest challenge is to race against time with Apple. Whoever releases the product first will be the winner of this battle. "

Zhou Guangping frowned and said, "Just release the product recently. Instead of guessing the opponent, it's better to take the initiative in your own hands."

These remarks were a bit out of Xia Jingxing's inherent impression of Zhou Guangping, and he glanced at the latter appreciatively, "The idea is very good, and it is a plan that can be adopted."

Immediately Xia Jingxing changed the topic, "However, there are still many problems with our mobile phone, such as the unstable Android system detected last time.

In addition, basic mobile services such as mailboxes, browsers, and maps are not installed.

A user buys a smart phone that cannot access the Internet and goes home. Is this still called a smart phone?

Some people may think that if a press conference is held, why not add it?

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However, if radio application products, communication products and digital products want to enter the US market, they must pass the certification of the US Federal Communications Commission.

Our products have defects, and I am afraid that they will not pass the certification, and it will also affect the official launch time of the products. "

"Then what should we do?" Huang Jiangji, a man of few words, asked a rare question.

"Don't think about taking shortcuts, perfecting the product as soon as possible is the most correct way to deal with it."

Xia Jingxing's expression was solemn, "If there are many problems with the product, every time one is sold, the trust of a consumer will be lost.

Once a brand is labeled as unreliable, it is difficult to wash it off. "

While talking, Xia Jingxing was also recalling, when did Apple release the product?

It should be next year, but he couldn't remember the exact months.