Chapter 289 Noble! Return!
Throughout history, Google has indeed created many myths, but it has also failed many times.
For example, in the field of instant messaging, Google Talk, which it launched in 2005, and later Google+, which it invested heavily in, both failed.
But this press conference was quite successful.
Historically, the actual launch of the Android system and the launch of the G1 mobile phone were both very low-key.
Perhaps even Google itself didn't know what kind of results it could achieve, but the result was very successful.
Not only was it successful in terms of sales, but it also had a very good reputation, which gradually opened up the Android dynasty.
This time, it not only held a grand press conference and invited global media, a large part of which were Chinese media.
Moreover, a huge amount of public relations fees were paid.
At this press conference, Schmidt praised the Android system and the software ecosystem on the system.
Google Maps, Enkin, GeoLife, TuneWiki and many more.
The entire press conference lasted a full hour and a half.
The next day...
Many media outlets around the world have reported this extensively.
“A revolutionary revolution!”
“The great era of open source has arrived.”
"Google is the greatest technology company of this era, etc."
Even the sliding keyboard is called an amazing design.
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And May 16th.
The ratings for the first episode of Season 1 of "The Walking Dead" are out.
5.5 million people!
Of course, this number is now not as good as the second season of Breaking Bad.
but……
When this number came out, there was a cheer from the entire AMC TV station and champagne was opened immediately.
All powerful American TV series have one thing in common: their audiences are getting higher and higher.
The first season, the first episode, had 5.5 million viewers. What does that mean? It was more than twice the number of the first episode of Breaking Bad, and it was the first in the history of American cable TV!
That’s right, the first in history!
It shows how awesome it is.
The entire AMC TV station was completely shocked by this number. If it continues like this, what will the final ratings be?
I can’t even imagine it.
There is a very high possibility that the ratings of this drama will eventually exceed those of wireless TV networks. How terrifying is that? ……………………………………
James Dolan called Lin Xiao again.
"Hi, Lin!"
"As you know, the ratings for the first episode of The Walking Dead went crazy, way beyond what any of us could have imagined."
"So can you tell me how many seasons it will end up having?"
Lin Xiao: "About ten seasons, and there are plans for about two spin-off series."
James Dolan quickly calculated in his mind how much profit this would bring, and the result was an astronomical figure.
Then, James Dolan said, "Are you free? My father wants to see you."
Lin Xiao: "Of course, it's my pleasure."
The next day, in the Dolan family's mansion, Lin Xiao met the legendary tycoon, Charles Dolan.
He is 82 years old this year and is an absolute big shot in the American media.
Founder of HBO, founder of Cablevision, founder of AMC, founder of NEW12, owner of Madison Square Garden, owner of NBA team.
Although it is not ranked high on the global rich list, everyone knows that these bigwigs will try their best to move their rankings down and it is best not to appear on this list.
The 82-year-old tycoon is still in very good spirits.
Lin Xiao presented a gift, a customized quantum mobile phone.
On the back cover there is Lin Xiao’s personal handwriting: To Mr. Charles Dolan, you changed American culture.
This is not something that is simply written on the phone. Instead, it is engraved on the back cover with Aurora before production, and then a glass cover is added.
In other words, this batch of customized mobile phones was produced at least two months ago.
Charles Dolan was very surprised to receive this gift. He even excitedly asked someone to take out the Apple phone and the Google G1 phone.
“It is so much better than other products. It is a work of art.”
Lin Xiao brought more than a dozen mobile phones, one for each core member of the Dolan family.
However, the only person whose name was laser engraved was Charles Dolan.
The women in the Dolan family were very excited when they received the phones because the rose gold color was so beautiful.
Imagine the craze among women when Apple first introduced the rose gold phone.
"Oh my god, this phone is so beautiful. I will definitely be the most eye-catching person among all my friends."
"Lin, you are my idol, Breaking Bad is awesome, The Walking Dead is awesome."
"I like Fallout 3 more. I've played it for the fourth time. Can you tell me when Fallout 4 will be released?"
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In the study, Lin Xiao had a conversation with Charles Dolan.
"Lin, I like your story better than Google's story," Charles Dolan said, "because I can understand everything you did, and it seems like it happened again yesterday."
Charles Dolan created an entertainment empire and a sports empire.
To a certain extent, Lin Xiao also founded an entertainment empire, so both sides have a huge resonance in this regard.
"So, I really only have one question," Charles Dolan asked, "Are you committed to a policy of globalization?"
This sentence is to eliminate certain risks.
The other party was worried that Lin Xiao would go down the path of nationalism and never return, and would go further and further.
Because Charles Dolan works in the media, he is more sensitive in this area.
Lin Xiao: "Of course, I am a firm believer in globalization."
He wasn't lying about that either.
Nationalism is just one of the processes, and the ultimate goal is globalization.
Because after a dozen years, China has become the biggest promoter of globalization.
Lin Xiao continued, "I very much welcome the Dolan family to invest in Dream Vision. Although we may not have many shares left, this is enough to show our determination."
Charles Dolan: "I have observed you for a long time, and I admire some of your qualities very much, especially your loyalty to your friends. Until now, you have never betrayed any of your strategic allies, not even one."
Lin Xiao couldn't help but be stunned. This sentence contained a lot of information.
The Dolan family's investigation of him was thorough.
"I really admire your approach to Jiangnan TV. Even though they betrayed you for short-term interests, you used your powerful charm to convince them and make them return to your alliance, and even more loyal than before." Charles Dolan: "In the business world, this kind of quality is really rare."
"If I were young, I might not have attached great importance to this quality because I thought profit was the most important thing. But now that I am this old, it has become the quality I cherish most."
"And you are very generous with money. You are not at all stingy in letting your allies make huge profits, sometimes even greater than your own profits."
"I heard there is a word in China that I just learned not long ago: Confucian businessman!"
"Excuse me, are you a Confucian businessman?"
Lin Xiao thought for a while and shook his head: "I'm not."
Even Lin Xiao didn't like this word, thinking it was very limiting.
Charles Dolan laughed and said, "You don't look like a Chinese businessman, but more like an American entrepreneur."
I don’t know if this sentence can be considered a compliment.
“Because you have a very long-term vision, a broad perspective, but you still maintain absolute focus.”
“So, we have a deal!”
"We are on your side, and I will show you some of the noble qualities of our Dolan family."
Lin Xiao: "Thank you, Mr. Dolan."
At the beginning of his business, Lin Xiao liked to impress others with words, especially moving phrases and inflammatory lobbying.
For example, Lian Zheng and Xia Xi, who are also idealists, were completely moved by him.
Even the pragmatist Lucas was thoroughly incited by him.
And from beginning to end, he convinced Masayoshi Son and Amy Pascal countless times.
But now his inflammatory words are becoming less and less, and his actions are becoming more and more.
Every word he spoke was more powerful.
Because you only talk big when you have no power. When you have power, your power is worth ten words.
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Sony Group also needs to have an attitude.
Howard Stringer has not expressed his attitude so far.
Kazuo Hirai and Amy Pascal, the two biggest stakeholders, have wanted to convene a board meeting many times.
As the two biggest warlords in the Sony Group, they could overthrow Howard Stringer directly if they wanted to.
In fact, Sony Group is not having an easy time now, as its traditional electrical appliance business is constantly declining and the Sony Group is always on the verge of losses.
Of course, it is also moving away from its home market of Japan and striving to become more global.
Not only that, it is also moving away from the real economy and focusing on digital business.
Amy Pascal came to Howard's office and handed over a very clear report directly.
"Sony Pictures saw an unprecedented surge in revenue last year, increasing revenue by nearly $1 billion."
"This includes the copyright share of Dream Vision, the box office share of The Hunger Games, the revenue from videotapes and DVDs, and the revenue from Kung Fu Panda."
“Almost all of the increased revenue comes from the cooperation projects with Helin.”
"Regarding the copyright of Spider-Man, Marvel and Disney have been fighting with us and want to take it back at any time."
"The most important thing is that after Spider-Man 3, this IP will be put on hold for a while, and may even need a reboot to some extent."
"The core works of the entire Sony Pictures will all come from Lin."
"Kung Fu Panda 2, Graveyard Book, The Hunger Games 2, etc."
"We are also a shareholder of Quantum Technology, and the shares of Quantum Technology may become our most valuable asset in the future."
"Howard, you know, the global economy is showing a very scary sign right now. A terrible crisis is coming, and Sony Group is facing a critical period of transformation."
"Until now, Lin has not made any demands to Sony Group, but I know him very well. Once he opens his mouth, it means that the trust between the two sides will drop. We have accumulated trust with great difficulty over the past few years. Once it is damaged, the consequences will be very serious."
Immediately afterwards, Kazuo Hirai also came to talk to Howard and also handed over relevant data.
"The total sales of Fallout 3 have exceeded 15 million copies, of which 6.8 million were sold on the PS platform. The total sales of The Witcher have also exceeded 10 million copies, of which 5.5 million were sold on the PS platform. The number of PS3 users directly brought by these two games is about 3.2 million."
"So in the past fiscal year, Lin brought our Sony Electronics Entertainment revenue of more than 2 billion."
"And this revenue was earned entirely at the cost of him completely offending Microsoft XBOX. Some time ago, Microsoft's Ballmer went to talk to him and simply asked for the first release of games such as the Fallout series, The Witcher series, and The Last of Us on the Xbox platform to gain Microsoft's friendship, but he refused, simply because he had a verbal commitment with us."
"If Sony had lost its ally, Lin, its financial report for the last fiscal year would have been much worse."
Howard said: "But business is business, and it can't be equated with friendship, right?"
Kazuo Hirai: "When doing business with him, the most important thing is friendship, not profit. Friendship first, then profit!"
Then, Kazuo Hirai just looked at the other person quietly.
This is a report, but it is also an ultimatum. If Howard still does not express his position, what happens next will be unpredictable.
And historically, Howard was ousted shortly afterwards and replaced by Kazuo Hirai.
Just a dozen hours later.
Howard finally called Lin Xiao.
"Lin, whether it's me personally or the entire Sony Group, we will stand by your side without hesitation."
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Yahoo Groups.
The board of directors met again.
Of course, the discussion was not about Lin Xiao, but about whether to accept the acquisition by Microsoft.
And the result of this meeting is still sliding towards one result.
The price is too low and the autonomy is too low.
Microsoft either needs to increase the money or delegate power.
At this point, the negotiations between Microsoft and Yahoo were on the verge of collapse.
Unexpectedly, Yang Zhiyuan came to meet Lin Xiao at this time.
"Lin, I need your advice." Yang Zhiyuan said.
Although four years ago, Yahoo was still half an enemy of Lin Xiao, because it almost invested in Renren Group, thereby blocking or even cutting off the development of Facebook and YouTube in the United States.
But now, in some aspects he has come to trust Lin Xiao's vision very much.
Lin Xiao thought for a while and said, "You should agree to Microsoft's acquisition."
When these words came out, Yang Zhiyuan couldn't help but be stunned.
If we reject Microsoft's acquisition, we can openly declare that we fully support you in the battle with Google. After all, Yahoo is still the world's largest portal and still has huge influence.
Once you agree to be acquired, Yahoo is no longer your ally.
Lin Xiao: "Portal websites are outdated. I certainly hope you can completely beat Google in search engines, but this is already very difficult."
Yang Zhiyuan: "Thank you. Even at this moment, you remain loyal to your allies."
"I am deeply moved by your noble character."
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Although Lin Xiao has already given advice, and it is advice from the heart.
Yahoo's rejection of Microsoft's acquisition was considered its biggest mistake, because from then on, Yahoo went downhill and was eventually acquired by Verizon for less than $4.5 billion, only one-tenth of Microsoft's acquisition price.
Of course, this is the price after Yahoo divested its core assets, which include Alibaba shares and Yahoo Japan.
But...history really has huge inertia.
Soon news came that Yahoo's board of directors rejected Microsoft's acquisition.
Then, Yang Zhiyuan called Lin Xiao and said, "Lin, we will stand by your side in this battle with Google."
This statement is still very important.
Because Yahoo is still the world's number one portal, Yahoo News has astronomical traffic and serves over one billion users.
As long as it is willing to support Lin Xiao, it will be very effective in Internet public opinion.
By now, all the allies are ready and can take action at any time.
Lin Xiao sat in front of the computer, watching Google's G1 and Android system launch conference carefully.
Previously, Google had never bothered to attack quantum technology, but at this press conference, almost one-third of the time was spent proclaiming the legitimacy of the Android system and accusing quantum technology of plagiarism and shameless behavior from all angles.
"We must be wary of this nation, because what they are best at is imitation and plagiarism."
"This is the greatest violation of intellectual property rights. This is a shameless carnival."
Of course, Google would not use such inflammatory language at its press conference, but under their public relations, many media professionals and TV hosts used similar inflammatory remarks.
There was even a picture attached, Fu Manchu!
To be precise, it is Lin Xiao's face, dressed like Fu Manchu.
Moreover, Lin Xiao's face here has become very gloomy, and his originally straight nose has turned into a hooked nose.
However, this did not cause much reaction in the American public opinion circles.
Because it is useless to preach this kind of threat theory to ordinary American people now, and it is difficult to forcibly stir up this kind of national hatred.
Americans at this time were confident yet rebellious, opposed authority and admired heroes.
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At this time, domestic public opinion had completely exploded.
The entire Internet was completely filled with what is called the "Friends' Surprise Theory".
Faced with Google's overwhelming public opinion attacks, countless domestic netizens felt like the sky was falling.
"China has worked hard for decades to build a positive image, but it has all been destroyed by the leader Ergou."
"We are about to start the Olympics, and the leader of Ergou chose to stage a plagiarism scandal at this time. Does the country not care? Do you still want to maintain your international image?"
"What kind of soil you plant will produce what kind of flowers. In the desert of technology, only the flowers of plagiarism will grow."
It has been more than half a month since the entire public opinion war began, and it has been a complete carnival for countless "elites".
For the Internet, half a month is really, really long.
From beginning to end, neither Leader Ergou nor Quantum Technology launched any counterattack.
In the eyes of many people, if you don’t fight back and don’t come out to face it, that means you accept it.
Moreover, Google G1 mobile phones, which were originally not available in China, also appeared in large numbers. Many people bought them through relevant channels, even though the prices exceeded 5,000 or 6,000 RMB.
Then, many technology media gave it overall positive reviews.
"Imagine shrinking a computer to the size of a mobile phone. You can use it on the subway, on the road, or lying in bed to play with the computer and surf the Internet. What would that feel like?"
“So, this is a revolution.”
“A new era has arrived.”
The smartphone revolution, which would have taken a year or two to become popular, has now been awakened ahead of time.
So Lin Xiao said, everything that happened is beneficial to me.
This kind of overwhelming public opinion effect is difficult to achieve no matter how much money you spend or how much advertising you run.
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May 31st was getting closer and closer. (I don’t want to write about what happened on the 12th, I hope it never happened) and it was the night before Lin Xiao left for the United States.
Google CEO Schmidt met with Lin Xiao again.
This time they didn't drink, they just had a brief conversation in a third party's vehicle, and they didn't show as much sympathy as they did last time.
The whole atmosphere was serious and cold.
"Lin, don't hold a press conference. Just launch the product quietly in China."
"In exchange, we can postpone our next move."
"You should know that our actions over the past period of time are just the beginning and have not even entered the substantive stage."
"And once you hold this press conference, we will have more drastic actions."
“Once that happens, it’s hard to recover.”
The scene of not releasing the product but launching it quietly is still somewhat familiar.
Moreover, the other party did not say a truce, they just said that we should postpone it.
The trick of creating a sign out of thin air is now also very good.
In fact, Google has also made relevant judgments on the sensational effect that Lin Xiao’s press conference may cause.
Therefore, even if the war broke out and the situation was irreversible, this request was still made to him.
Lin Xiao said again: "I'm so sorry!"
Schmidt: "If that's the case, then you'd better stay in China and don't come to the United States again. This is my final advice to you as a former friend."
This sentence is very meaningful. Maybe it is what he really wants to say? Does it represent Google's bottom line thinking?
What dangerous moves will they make next? Lin Xiao: "Goodbye."
On May 26, Lin Xiao dealt with all the allies here.
Officially returned to China to fully prepare for the quantum technology launch conference on May 31.
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Note: I'm back home, so tired. I will resume my normal update time and word count tomorrow. Thank you everyone!
Do you still have the monthly ticket? Please help me sleep! I only sleep five hours a day these days, so I will have a good sleep tonight.
(End of this chapter)
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