Chapter 318 Brilliant! Magic!
Before this, although there were conflicts in Sony's board of directors, they had not been made public.
Especially when it comes to the stance between Google and quantum technology, Kazuo Hirai and Amy Pascal privately forced Chairman Howard Stringer to express his position.
Because there was no substantial cost, Howard Stringer could make a public statement every time he was forced. But this time was different. Sony's internal lords directly asked Howard Stringer to forcefully suppress Sony Ericsson and let them support quantum technology with their own actions.
It was no longer vague, but a very firm statement, and the project was immediately announced to launch a flagship phone equipped with the X operating system.
Howard was unwilling to suppress Sonya, and deep down he instinctively rejected Lin Xiao.
Therefore, the entire contradiction is made directly public.
Sony's top brass have already directly criticized Howard Stringer in the board meeting.
Howard was furious.
"Has Sony Group become so dependent on a Chinese person?"
"Without him, won't Sony be able to develop?"
"Is Sony's strategic development going to be hijacked by a Chinese man like him? To the point of offending the world's most powerful Internet company? The most powerful technology capital group? And dragging the entire Sony into a very dangerous situation?"
"I would like to ask, what percentage of Sony Group's revenue is related to Lin Xiao's business?"
Kazuo Hirai picked up the report and said slowly, "Although this fiscal year has not yet ended, according to rough data, Sony Group's revenue for the entire 2009 fiscal year was 81 billion US dollars."
"The total revenue related to Lin Xiao is about 2.9 billion US dollars, accounting for about 3.6% of the total revenue.
After hearing this data, some people showed a slightly disdainful expression.
Hirai continued: "For the entire fiscal year 2009, the net profit of the entire Sony Group was approximately US$790 million."
"This data is far better than expected, and this profit data has impressed relevant institutions."
"But do you know how much net profit the Lin Xiao system has brought us?"
"$1.5 billion!"
"He brought us nearly half of the net profit in revenue."
“And it’s sustainable, high-growth net profit.”
"Once the Lin Xiao-related businesses are deducted, Sony's net profit for the entire fiscal year is negative. Without the Lin Xiao-related businesses, our Sony Group would be losing money."
Amy Pascal said coldly: "Everyone knows our Sony Group's transformation strategy, which is to gradually get rid of some of the burdens of heavy assets and move towards light assets and high profits."
"Almost all of the cooperation between us and Lin Xiao's system is highly profitable and is the best quality asset."
Kazuo Hirai: "In your opinion, especially when Mr. Howard was full of racial sentiment, we forced Sony Ericsson to make a statement, as if it was for the sake of our electronic entertainment business and our film and television business, so we flattered Lin Xiao."
"Then I want to tell you that Sony Group's investment in Lin Xiao includes Dream Vision, Facebook, YouTube, and Quantum Technology."
"Among them, Facebook and YouTube have very low shares, while Quantum Technology and Dream Vision have relatively higher shares."
"We invested in these assets at that time. Do you know how many times they have increased?"
"Overall, it has increased sixteen-fold. The value of these assets now accounts for a quarter of Sony's total market value."
After experiencing the economic crisis, Sony's market value plummeted, but this is much better than in history. Historically, Sony's market value had fallen to more than 20 billion US dollars at this time.
"In addition, Mr. Howard thinks that we are flattering Lin Xiao and dragging Sony Ericsson Group into a dangerous situation."
"On the contrary, I am fighting for the last chance for the group's mobile phone business."
"Gentlemen, change has arrived."
"On the surface, it seems that we still have a lot of time. Even Nokia, Motorola and LG think that they still have a lot of time."
"But I can tell you that there is no time."
"This mobile phone revolution will be more violent than we imagine, and this elimination match will be more brutal than we imagine."
“All those who fail to adapt to the trend will be completely eliminated.”
“I can even say that 2010 and 2011 are the last chance, the last chance to shape the brand’s value.”
"Chaos is a ladder, and the past three years have been a typical period of great chaos and reshuffle."
"Visionary manufacturers, such as Quantum Technology and Apple, are desperately trying to gain market share and build brand value. But what about Sony? It has been fighting internal battles and has watched its most precious golden period slip away."
"So Mr. Howard is no longer suitable to be at the helm of Sony Group. He is too slow and too indecisive."
Amy Pascal: "I agree that Sony Group needs a strong and clear leader at this most critical moment. I recommend Mr. Kazuo Hirai."
At this point, Sony Group held its first vote.
And the result...
Just a little bit.
Howard Stringer retained his position as chairman for the time being.
The board of directors felt that on the one hand, they must strengthen the strategic cooperation with Lin Xiao. But on the other hand, it was too dangerous to bet the entire Sony Ericsson on the victory of quantum technology and completely offend Google and the capital group behind it.
Sony is a relatively old company and cannot be too aggressive. It must be cautious.
Kazuo Hirai and Amy Pascal looked at each other after the vote.
"I obey the decision of the board of directors, but I want to say that in the next few years, looking back, you may have ruined the last hope of Sony mobile phones."
"At this time when brand values are unstable, your will is surprisingly unstable."
Howard Stringer: "You two, the entire board of directors has agreed to continue to deepen the strategic cooperation with Lin Xiao's system and continue to strengthen the friendship between the two sides."
Kazuo Hirai: "How to enhance it? With words? Now he is giving us benefits, not the other way around. Our only bargaining chip is the Sony Ericsson brand, which is still valuable, and the Japanese and European markets. Any friendship that is not willing to offer bargaining chips is a cheap friendship."
Amy Pascal: "Howard, you've been in charge of CBS for a long time. But next, two big projects of Dream Vision and CBS are about to be launched one after another."
"I was once your subordinate and your friend. Les Moonves was also once your subordinate and your friend."
"But now you have lost my friendship, and when the Dream Vision and CBS projects become a huge success and bring billions of dollars in profits, you will also lose the friendship there."
Then, the two left.
Howard Stringer spread his hands towards the two presidents of Sony Ericsson.
Hideki Komiyama smiled and said nothing. Although he was a Japanese and had once made friends with Lin Xiao through the introduction of Kazuo Hirai, he was not interested in Lin Xiao.
Sony Ericsson's new president, Bert Rodberg, wholeheartedly supports Google Android and rejects Lin Xiao's quantum technology.
So several times in a row, whenever Sony Group stood on the side of quantum technology, he would come out and sing a different tune, and then under pressure from the group, he would slightly withdraw his stance.
But in internal meetings of Sony Ericsson, especially when he took over as CEO of Sony Ericsson, he said that he wanted to make Sony the number one Android brand.
Originally according to his wishes, Sony Ericsson had already started manufacturing and promoting Android phones.
However, the voices and forces of Sony Group’s top management in support of quantum technology are too strong. So the tug of war continues. Once Sony Ericsson expresses its strong support for Android and produces flagship Android phones, the top management of Sony Group will immediately slap it.
This has resulted in Sony Ericsson moving more slowly than ever before in its smartphone push.
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At this point, not only Google saw the growing ecosystem of X operating system applications, but Microsoft also saw it.
Google has two paths to take. One path is to completely copy the powerful applications under the quantum technology system, or even imitate them completely and make them exactly the same.
Another way is to wave checks to find companies that make apps like ONLYFANS and Twitter, acquire them directly, or invest large sums of money in them to seize control of these apps.
However, after actual negotiations, we discovered that all of these powerful applications are controlled by Quantum Systems.
It is useless to talk to the heads of these companies, because there is no way around quantum technology. Because many of these powerful applications were even planned and customized by Lin Xiao in advance.
It's just that he found the right person to be responsible for management and development.
Another giant that has also seen these ecological applications is Microsoft.
In the first half of this year, Microsoft was not actually very anxious, but the situation changed suddenly in the second half.
Whether it is Apple, quantum technology, or even the Android system, the shipments of smartphones from the three parties have suddenly skyrocketed.
The market share of traditional mobile phones has been declining almost visibly, and the trend is getting faster and more obvious.
Microsoft has not yet entered the smartphone operating system market. At this time, Microsoft has decided to launch a new smartphone operating system, Windows Mobile 7, in the first half of next year.
But Microsoft was originally full of confidence, thinking that it was the monopoly of computer operating systems, and even the ruler of mobile phone application systems in the past few years. Therefore, it had no shortage of ecological applications and had a huge advantage.
But now it seems that this is not the case at all.
The rules of the game have completely changed.
Although the entire smartphone ecosystem has just taken shape, in the eyes of the giants, once the shape is established, the pattern will be set.
Currently, a considerable portion of the most powerful applications in the entire ecosystem come from the quantum technology system.
So Microsoft discovered that it had to ask Lin Xiao for help with its Windows Mobile 7.
This series of applications needs to be developed specifically for Windows Mobile 7.
This... this is very uncomfortable.
Half a year ago, Microsoft just visited quantum technology, and at that time Microsoft still had a sense of superiority and was a little condescending.
Ballmer's visit to Quantum Technology is more of a bottom-line move and a way to end the confrontation.
Therefore, the cooperation between the two parties is more about form than content.
At that time, Microsoft felt that it had no way to ask Lin Xiao for help.
But now...it's different.
Could it be that I have to visit quantum technology again?
Then...what bargaining chips can you hand over this time?
So Ballmer called Wu Lingxi again.
After a round of greetings, Ballmer said: "Ms. Wu, if it is convenient, I would like to visit Facebook again, is that ok?"
Wu Lingxi: “Is it about those heavyweight ecological applications?”
Ballmer: “Yes.”
Wu Lingxi: "I can make the decision, but in all strategic directions, I will obey Lin Xiao unconditionally. So, you still have to find him."
Ballmer grinned.
When you have the cards, negotiating with Lin Xiao is actually very pleasant, because he is not only generous, but also not cunning at all and frank to an alarming degree.
But when you have no cards, negotiating with Lin Xiao is painful.
Because he always has his own clear answer, and it will not change because of your conditions.
Ballmer took a deep breath and called Lin Xiao again.
Lin Xiao: "I can come to the United States to discuss it, and I can come here under the pretext of attending the premiere of the movie "Graveyard Book"."
"Regarding Microsoft's concerns, I am willing to negotiate at Facebook's headquarters in the United States. There is no need for you to lead a team to China again."
“But I also have two prerequisites.”
Ballmer: “You say.”
Lin Xiao: "First, Mr. Bill Gates and you both have to attend the premiere of the movie "Graveyard Book" together."
"Second, both of you must hold a quantum phone, either a Quantum 1Spro or a Quantum NOTE1."
Ballmer was silent for a long time. Are Lin Xiao’s conditions high?
It's not high at all, but it's very uncomfortable.
Not to mention Ballmer, Mr. Bill Gates' level is too high. To some extent, he represents American technology.
If he attends the premiere and holds a quantum phone, it will greatly enhance the brand value of the quantum phone and will definitely cause huge discussion.
"Wait a minute, I'll make a call," Ballmer said.
Next, Ballmer called Bill Gates.
He just said it and then decided to let the other party do it.
Historically, Microsoft's mobile operating system strategy has completely failed, and it has paid an astronomical amount of money for it. But Microsoft doesn't know the result now, they only know that the mobile operating system is crucial, and even Microsoft's most important strategy.
So relatively speaking, Lin Xiao's conditions can really be considered tolerant.
Bill Gates: "According to his style, he would basically agree, and he would not put forward very harsh conditions."
Ballmer: "Based on the past few years of dealing with him, I found that his strategy is very long-lasting. Once he decides on a direction, it will not change unless there is a major change. So once he decides to establish a friendship with Microsoft, this trend will not change. He will not change the general direction for the sake of immediate interests."
Bill Gates: "Promise him!"
Ballmer: “Okay.”
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After Lin Xiao hung up the phone with Ballmer, he immediately received a call from Kazuo Hirai.
"I'm very sorry, Mr. Lin Xiao. Our attempt to expel Mr. Howard has failed, but we are getting closer to success. Jing Yifu: "As compensation, Sony's imaging solutions department will once again sign an exclusive agreement with Quantum Technology."
This exclusive agreement is that Quantum Technology and Sony Imaging will work together to develop the most advanced CMOS, and the Quantum Technology system will have an exclusive period of several months to half a year. Even after the exclusivity period ends, the Quantum Technology system will have the right of first purchase.
Because Sony's imaging department seriously underestimated the explosive power of smartphones, it is very conservative in its production capacity.
This results in almost all production capacity being taken up by quantum technology.
This year alone, the forces represented by Quantum Technology have purchased more than 20 million copies of Sony's most advanced COMS modules.
Although the latest Cmos has not yet been fully developed, Quantum Technology has already placed orders for more than 30 million copies for next year.
It can be said that all related production lines are smoking. The current production capacity is simply not enough to supply other companies.
At present, Mr. Huang of Meizu is full of gratitude to Lin Xiao.
Because he is very ambitious, he wants to make a top-notch mobile phone.
It needs a top-level screen, a top-level soc, and a top-level camera module. The configuration of its first mobile phone must be comparable to that of Quantum 1S.
And the prices are 2599 and 3199.
On the surface, Coolpad’s configuration is the same as that of the Quantum phone, but both the screen and the camera module are a level lower.
But Meizu’s new flagship is different. It wants top-level configuration and it wants to be a top-level flagship.
However, with its size, it is impossible for it to handle the supply chain, whether it is soc, screen, or CMOS, it is impossible for it to get top-quality products.
He couldn't even handle the OEM factory.
So, he went to Lin Xiao for help.
According to everyone's thinking, it is impossible for Lin Xiao to agree.
Because you want to impact the high-end market, are you trying to steal my quantum phone market? But unexpectedly, Lin Xiao agreed and helped him to settle all the supply chains.
All of a sudden, the entire Meizu executives were stunned. We didn't pay a big price. We just stood on your side.
Are you really trying your best to help us?
Now we have really learned our lesson. You have really spent a lot of money to support your allies.
Since it has built up such a big plan and produced such high-end configuration, Meizu simply went for a big one and invited Li Duanduan, who is now an international superstar, to be its spokesperson.
Now, the press conference is about to begin.
Li Duanduan was just like she had been at any other time before. As long as Lin Xiao appeared, she would always be by his side, with her arm around his. Not only did she not care about the rumors, she even looked forward to them.
Ding-a-ling.
Lin Xiao's phone rang again. It was Ballmer calling.
"Lin, Mr. Bill Gates has agreed and he is looking forward to meeting you."
Lin Xiao: “Okay.”
Then he looked at Li Duanduan beside him.
I was on a private call, but instead of avoiding suspicion and moving away, you leaned over to listen? You have never been beaten by capital, have you? Seeing Lin Xiao's gaze, she showed a sexy and charming expression.
Then, Lin Xiao’s phone rang again. It was Wu Lingxi calling.
Li Duanduan's pretty face moved closer again, indicating that she wanted to hear clearly.
Lin Xiao was speechless and walked to the side to answer the call.
"Come to the United States to discuss business. By the way, I want to fuck you!" After saying that, Wu Lingxi hung up without Lin Xiao replying.
Lin Xiao stared at the phone in a daze. Are you a man, or am I a man?
You are the boss, I am the boss? But Li Duanduan probably didn't hear this sentence, because she was so far away. When she saw Lin Xiao looking at her, Li Duanduan blinked her beautiful big eyes with an innocent look.
"Mr. Lin, the press conference is about to begin." said the assistant outside.
Lin Xiao straightened his clothes a little and walked out. Li Duanduan took his arm naturally and walked into the press conference with great grace.
Suddenly...
Everyone in the audience stood up.
Everyone's eyes were on him and they applauded enthusiastically.
The expression on Li Duanduan's face was just right, and her beautiful face, posture, and steps seemed to be flawless.
However, under everyone's gaze, she leaned close to Lin Xiao's ear and said in a very dignified tone: "Boss, I want to fuck you to death too!"
After she finished speaking, she waved gracefully towards the camera, as if what she had just said was innocent.
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That evening.
Meizu's press conference was very successful.
The third brand mobile phone of X operating system is officially released.
Although Lin Xiao repeatedly said that he should not be mentioned at the press conference and the camera should not focus on him, he should be treated as an ordinary audience member.
This press conference did achieve this.
But in the end, Boss Huang said: "I still want to thank that person in the end."
"Without him, there would be no Meizu M9!"
"Without him, these top-level configurations wouldn't exist at all."
"Without him, there would be no tonight."
"Master, for thousands of years, you will unify the martial arts world!"
Then, the whole audience shouted in unison: "Master, you will unify the martial arts world for thousands of years."
The next day!
Meizu officially starts selling the phone in its stores nationwide.
Then, the familiar scene appeared again.
There were long queues outside every specialty store, even longer than in history.
Not only that, the online shopping scene is almost paralyzed.
This mobile phone became an instant hit.
24 hours later, Meizu released an announcement on its official website.
Meizu M9 series sold over 200,000 units on the first day.
This brought another small shock to the domestic mobile phone market.
Is the magic of Ergou so amazing? Coolpad has exploded, and Meizu is a manufacturer that has never made a mobile phone.
First time making a mobile phone.
Sales volume exploded. Isn't this just bending down and picking up money from the ground?
Can you be so awesome as long as you have the halo of Master Ergou?
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After attending the press conference, Lin Xiao flew directly to the United States to attend the premiere of "The Graveyard Book".
And this premiere is the global release day.
But because of the attendance of big names such as Bill Gates and Ballmer, this premiere is destined to be completely different.
Lin Xiao’s plane just stopped.
A car drove into the airport and the stunningly beautiful Wu Lingxi got out.
"Shut up and don't ask me why I came to pick you up. It was all my fault."
Then, she held Lin Xiao's face and kissed him passionately.
"Damn it, I missed you so much."
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