Wall Street Legend

Ye Dongqing wore a mask, and the bodyguards also wore casual clothes as disguises.

The richer he is, the more he cherishes his life. When doing business, he will inevitably encounter some opponents, so now the number of bodyguards around him has increased to twelve. If he goes abroad or goes to activities where the itinerary is revealed in advance, he will have to add a few more, or even double the bodyguards. times.

The cost of security alone was nearly 16 million US dollars last year. This part of the money was paid by Tamsui Investment Group. Including tax deductions, it was actually not that high. A team of more than 40 people , is responsible for his safety work and follows him around the clock.

This time is no exception.

He stood on the busy street to inspect the sales situation on the spot. The bodyguards around him looked around, watching the movements of every pedestrian passing by the boss.

A young man suddenly came close to Ye Dongqing. A bodyguard was about to stop him, but when he saw that the other man made no move, he calmed down instantly and just moved a little closer to prevent any accidents.

The strange white man whispered: "Don't look, you can't buy it. There are more than ten people in the queue who are my friends. Give me one hundred dollars and I can let you jump in line. If you give me another hundred dollars, I guarantee you." You’ll be able to get the iTouch soon, so you don’t have to worry about sales. If you miss the chance from me, you’ll probably have to wait another two weeks. I don’t think you’ll miss the chance to get it in the first batch, right?”

The New York version of scalpers.

His tone was calm. After all, he neither stole nor robbed. Even if someone wanted to buy, it was all voluntary, but others spent their time queuing up and took the risk that something might fall into their hands.

Although it's not high, there is a real risk of getting it in your hands.

Ye Dongqing really wanted to say that this thing was produced by his company, and he got the first batch of prototypes more than two months ago.

Out of curiosity, Ye Dongqing asked at this moment: "I am indeed interested, but I want to know something first. Are many people paying attention to Apple's products this time?"

"Of course! Our dormitory, as well as the dormitory next door, specially installed wireless equipment for it. Now we are just waiting to get this new product. The laptop can also use the wireless network, but the transmission speed is not as fast as connecting to the network cable!"

This young white scalper was talking and watching, probably trying to find potential customers like Ye Dongqing. He and his friends had been standing here at five o'clock in the morning Eastern Time, not even daring to go to the toilet. The location It's pretty high up, so you can definitely buy it.

As a major shareholder, I am naturally very happy to hear that my company's products are being noticed by others.

During the sales process, Ye Dongqing didn't ask much, and continued to say something insinuating: "Are you sure you can buy it, right? How many units can each person buy?"

"...Ten parts."

After hearing this question, the other party's eyes were wary. They were probably worried that Ye Dongqing would become an intermediary like them. After thinking about it, he thought it was impossible. The low-end version was priced as high as 799 US dollars, and you could buy ten at a time. The cost is not small, and I think it is almost impossible to have an impact on their "big business".

Seeing that Ye Dongqing just nodded and didn't know what he was thinking, the young white man was a little impatient and asked again: "Then do you buy it or not? Don't waste my time!"

He took out an iTouch from his pocket and waved it in front of the other party. After pressing the button, the screen lit up. The icon shape was exactly the same as those on the Mac-OS desktop operating system. When the young scalper saw it, his eyes almost popped out and he blurted out: "Where is it?" Already released in advance!? Do you have relatives in Apple retail stores?"

Already seen almost.

Ye Dongqing smiled and took off his mask without saying a word, then quickly put it on, put his hands in his pockets and followed the crowd forward. A group of people quickly surrounded him, trying to separate him from the surrounding crowd.

The young scalper stood there stupidly, unable to recover for a while. His mind was filled with the thought that he had actually spoken to Leo Ye, the third richest man in the world and the richest man in New York.

Waiting until Ye Dongqing walked away, he excitedly ran to his companions and told them that he had just been here. Then he was almost beaten because he didn't invite them to chat with them. If they took a group photo or something, they would be able to brag in the future. It's enough...

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When the time comes, global sales will begin simultaneously.

Unsurprisingly, within half an hour, all 200,000 iTouch units were sold out.

I didn't have much confidence before. After inspecting the two directly-operated stores, Ye Dongqing had already guessed the result. He called Mr. Jobs to discuss the specific details of the next sale, such as limiting each user to only buy one. Two volumes, increased release quantity, etc.

Previously, he planned the production quantity conservatively, thinking that selling eight million units a year would be pretty good. Now, depending on the situation, he might be more ambitious. Jobs was so excited that he urged Foxconn to hurry up and assemble and produce. , and then hung up the phone from Ye Dongqing.

How to say, it is a relatively good result.

What makes Ye Dongqing even more happy is that from today on, fool-like operating systems will probably gradually withdraw from the stage of history. He has pushed the development process of human society forward by a small step. At the same time, he is also happy that he has invested in so many companies in advance. You can probably make a small fortune next.

I went to bed late last night and got up early today.

I dozed off and finished my breakfast at McDonald's, then rushed back to the spare apartment in Puchuan Building to catch up on my sleep. I didn't wake up again until early twelve o'clock.

When he turned on the phone, he found that there were many unanswered calls. Recently, with the expansion of his business, his contacts with Wall Street financial institutions have also increased. During busy times, he could receive seventy or eighty calls a day, which made him wonder if he would become a phone caller at such a young age. Tired to the point of sudden death, I have begun to plan to gradually retreat to the second line, assign more tasks to the assistant team, and arrange for a personal assistant to save myself from complicated affairs.

I accidentally found the number of the dean of Harvard Business School among a bunch of phone calls. After calling back and being answered, he smiled and asked, "Hey, Mr. Smith, do you have anything to do with me?"

"Have you forgotten what month it is now and when will the graduation thesis be handed in? There must be no omissions in the procedures, otherwise people will think that you have taken a shortcut. Your classmates are already preparing to leave school."

"...Do you still have to write a paper?"

Ye Dongqing was a little worried and had no preparation at all.

My life was so comfortable that I often forgot that I was still a student. I had a great time in school the year before last and made up for my regrets in life. I felt that staying any longer was a waste of time, so I never went back. In the blink of an eye, it was a year. Much has passed.

"Of course you have to write it, but...it's hard to imagine that I would say something like this, but as long as you have a good paper, it's fine. I won't ask whether you wrote it yourself or someone else gave you reference opinions. What are the rules? It’s useless to you, isn’t it…”