Chapter 339: Perfect Ending (Part 2)
Time is like water and years are like songs.
In a blink of an eye, almost two years have passed.
The time came to November 2012.
The year 2011 was a year of little innovation for Quantum Technology. Lin Xiao followed the opinions of many colleagues at Quantum Technology and decided not to release a curved screen mobile phone or hype a concept phone at the press conference that year.
Only the Quantum Phone 2S and Quantum NOTE2 were released.
Just like this year Apple released the iPhone 4S.
And it was in this year that the shipment volume of Quantum Technology’s mobile phones achieved a nearly explosive increase.
In 2010, Quantum Technology did not make it into the top five in the global mobile phone sales rankings with shipments of less than 46 million units.
However, by 2011, shipments of quantum technology phones had soared to 85 million units.
The global mobile phone shipment rankings for the whole of 2011 are as follows.
Nokia still ranks first with shipments reaching 370 million units.
It has to be said that Nokia's health bar is really strong. Even in 2011, it still topped the list.
But compared with history, this number is about 50 million less.
Moreover, most of this shipment volume is feature phones.
Moreover, Nokia's financial report in 2011 was already very ugly, with full-year revenue of only 34.9 billion euros, a drop of nearly 20% compared to 2010. And the profit for the whole year was negative, with a loss of more than 2 billion euros.
Although it is still the world's number one, the whole world is no longer optimistic about its future.
In everyone's eyes, the brand is already in danger.
Historically, Nokia's market value was around 30 billion US dollars in 2011.
In this world, the wave of smart phones came ahead of schedule, which greatly advanced Nokia's decline. By the end of 2011, its market value was less than US$20 billion.
In 2011, Samsung still ranked second in global mobile phone shipments, reaching 280 million units.
In terms of pure shipment volume, it is about 20 million more than in 2010, but compared with history, it is 50 million less.
But like Nokia, most of these are still feature phones.
Samsung Group has fulfilled its previous promise and firmly stood on the side of Android and Microsoft, and still has not produced mobile phones with X operating system.
Even throughout 2011, its smartphone shipments maintained a slight increase, reaching around 52 million units.
It has to be said that Samsung Group is indeed tough and strong.
However, throughout 2011, Samsung's stock price was expected to be bearish.
Because in 2011, the entire smartphone market shipments soared by about 65% compared to 2010, exceeding 570 million units.
However, Samsung's smartphone shipments only increased by about 10 million units compared to 2010, a mere 25%.
That is to say, its growth in the smartphone market is smaller than the overall market.
Apple, ranked fourth, shipped about 88 million units worldwide.
Quantum Technology ranked fifth with shipments of 85 million units.
LG ranked sixth with shipments reaching 80 million units.
ZTE ranked seventh with shipments reaching 78 million.
Coolpad ranked eighth with shipments reaching 68 million.
Huawei ranked ninth and HTC ranked tenth.
Since this year, the Chinese mainland army has risen in the mobile phone industry. Four of the top ten are mainland brands, and all of them are in the X camp.
Of course, what makes the entire market even more excited is the shipment volume of the X camp.
In 2011 alone, the shipment volume of terminals running the X operating system exceeded 250 million units, accounting for almost half of the total annual smartphone shipment volume.
Apple's iOS terminal shipments are around 93 million units (including tablets).
The shipment volume of Android smart terminals is around 90 million.
The Windows Mobile terminals, which Microsoft had high hopes for, only have about 40 million units.
The others are BlackBerry, Symbian and other system phones.
In terms of operating system camp alone, X operating system has not only consolidated its position as the world's number one, but is also far ahead of other smartphone operating systems.
And the lead is getting bigger and bigger.
What disappoints global media and technology enthusiasts the most is not Google Android, because it is still very tenacious. Although its market share continues to decline, the shipment volume of smart terminals has continued to grow tenaciously.
What disappointed countless people the most was Microsoft. The Microsoft camp worked very hard throughout 2011.
Almost all the mobile phone manufacturers in the world are working hard to promote Windows Mobile 7.5 phones.
However, despite its best efforts, its shipments were only over 40 million, less than half of Android's.
After entering 2012, global smartphone shipments once again skyrocketed.
Although the year is only about two months away, IDC estimates that global smartphone shipments this year will increase by about 50% compared to 2011, exceeding 800 million units.
The whole year of 2012 was not only a big year for innovation in quantum technology.
It was also a harvest year for the entire Ergou Sect leader system.
According to predictions, shipments of quantum technology mobile phones will surge again this year, exceeding 130 million units, ranking among the top three in the world.
The first and second place should still be Samsung and Nokia.
However, it is highly likely that Nokia's shipments this year will plummet again, falling below 300 million units.
Samsung remains very tenacious, maintaining at around 280 million units.
However, its smartphone growth rate once again lagged behind the overall market.
Last year, four mainland Chinese brands made it into the world's top ten, this year there will be five, and next year there will be six.
Quantum Technology, Coolpad, ZTE, Huawei, TCL, VIVO, OPPO.
The latter two brothers, with the help of quantum technology, entered the top ten in the world several years ahead of schedule.
This year, the shipment volume of smart terminals running the X operating system has skyrocketed again, exceeding 360 million units, compared to 250 million in 2011.
Android smart terminals also increased again, reaching 130 million units.
Although the gap between it and the X operating system is getting bigger and bigger, it still stubbornly keeps rising.
The new Windows Mobile 8 system launched by Microsoft has only slightly increased the number of global smart terminals equipped with this system compared to last year, and finally exceeded 50 million.
But... that number is almost meaningless.
Not to mention that Microsoft's market share is meaningless, even Google Android's market share is of little significance in the eyes of many people.
Everyone believes that there is a ceiling to the growth of global smartphone users.
Because the rapid growth every year masks the fact that Android users are constantly migrating to the X operating system.
Once the total number of users reaches a bottleneck, the number of Google Android users will drop sharply.
Once it falls below a certain number, the entire ecosystem will collapse.
Then this mobile phone operating system would not have much significance.
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Lian Yisheng’s baby, Lin Lu, is already one and a half years old.
Shu Wan has been taking care of the baby here for a year and a half.
At this time, she was teaching her baby to speak by pointing at the picture book.
Lian Yi is still preparing for a lawsuit against Google as before.
It really is a long way off.
The patent war and litigation war between the two sides has lasted for four years.
I don’t know how many times the court session has been held.
Even the relevant trials have already had several results.
Overall, quantum technology wins more and loses less, around 62%.
But every time a trial result is announced, both parties either appeal or initiate new litigation. It is endless.
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been burned in legal fees.
It is in this fierce battle that Xiao Shuidi has become the top lawyer in mobile phone operating systems and related communication patents.
No one knows it better than her.
During these four years, she has read more than tens of millions of words of materials and written more than millions of words of materials.
So sometimes, she couldn't help but give Bai Linxiao a harsh look.
My life has really been wasted.
Not only my emotions and body, but even my career are completely bound by you.
But the slightly bad news is that this patent war has begun to spread.
First there was a patent lawsuit war between Google Android and Quantum Technology, and then Qualcomm and Broadcom also came in and joined Google's camp.
On the quantum technology side, Texas Instruments was the first to enter the market, followed by ZTE and Huawei.
Finally, Sony Group also came in.
Because it completed the acquisition of Sony Ericsson, it also has many communications patents.
This litigation war and patent war has transformed from a battle between two companies into a battle between two systems and two camps.
Not only is there no sign of ending, but it is becoming more and more intense and is about to become a worldwide patent war.
A few years ago, Texas Instruments was vacillating a little.
And now...it is more determined than any company.
Thanks to the strength of the X-camp and hundreds of millions of shipments worldwide, Texas Instruments has made a fortune.
The Android camp uses Qualcomm, and the X camp uses XTA Semiconductor and Texas Instruments.
With the powerful and rapid growth of the X camp, Texas Instruments' annual revenue has almost skyrocketed, and its market value has increased by an unknown number of times.
This company, which was once the king of the 2G era, has once again become the king of mobile phone SOCs.
Even though XTA Semiconductor only has less than half of the shares.
At this time, a news report was being broadcast on TV.
"So far, the negotiations for Google to acquire Nokia are still ongoing, and I believe there will be a result soon."
This world is somewhat upside down.
Historically, Google acquired Motorola and Microsoft acquired Nokia.
But in this world, it is the other way around.
The relevant negotiations have been going on for about half a year.
Today, Nokia's market value has fallen below $10 billion.
However, it uses Microsoft's $15 billion acquisition of Motorola as a benchmark.
From Nokia's perspective, although I am losing money now, Motorola was also losing money at that time. And I am still the world's number one in terms of shipments. When Motorola was sold, the annual shipments were less than 50 million.
In 2012, Nokia's global shipments will still exceed 200 million units.
Therefore, Nokia is determined to exceed US$15.2 billion.
But for Google, your feature phone sales mean nothing to me. Your Symbian also means nothing to Google.
What I want is your brand, your channels, and most importantly, your patents.
At present, it seems that the X camp cannot compete in the market.
We can only rely on patent wars to defeat quantum technology in the core market.
However, relying solely on Google, Qualcomm and Broadcom may not be enough, and Nokia, a major patent holder, is needed.
Of course, Samsung also has many patents, and it has always insisted on standing on the side of Android. It has paid a huge price for this, and the annual growth rate of smartphones is far lower than the overall market.
But for this patent war whose outcome is uncertain, Google is going to pay $15 billion?
It really doesn't want to.
Currently, Google has increased its funding to $9 billion.
But there is still a big gap between the two sides.
"Do you think this acquisition will be successful?" Lian Yi suddenly raised her head and asked.
Lin Xiao: “I don’t know.”
Lian Yi: "In fact, my father called me, and many people in China called me, asking about the necessity of Quantum Technology's acquisition of Nokia."
Lin Xiao received even more calls like this.
A few years ago, the country was willing to find a way to pay this money.
Now, Quantum Technology is fully capable of using this money to acquire Nokia.
But almost every time, Lin Xiao rejected it.
no need!
"Then will Samsung join this lawsuit?" Lian Yi asked again.
Lin Xiao: “Not sure.”
Two years ago, Samsung would never have done this.
But now, that’s not necessarily the case.
Because this year's quantum technology conference once again brought a huge shock to the world.
The launch of the quantum phone 3edge has completely amazed the world.
The world's first curved screen mobile phone!
Three and a half years after the factory was built, Quantum Technology finally used Linxia Optoelectronics' AMOLED screen in its flagship mobile phone.
The new X3 is still the world's first to adopt a 28nm SOC.
The simultaneous appearance of these two big hits not only ignited global public opinion, but also completely boosted sales.
Even though Quantum Note 2 has set a record of 2.2 million units sold on the first day.
When it came to the Quantum Phone 3 series, the first-day record soared to 3.8 million units.
Then the first-week sales record was broken, and the first-month sales record was broken.
Even sales volume for the entire cycle will set a new record.
But it was this move that directly penetrated into Samsung's high-end AMOLED stronghold.
But now the Samsung Group is in a dilemma.
First of all, they really want to completely crush quantum technology.
However, they do not dare to completely offend quantum technology.
Samsung Group may rank first in shipments this year, but the growth of Android smartphones is very pessimistic.
Therefore, there is a voice within the entire Samsung Group that it is time to produce mobile phones with X operating system.
If it's any later, it might really be too late.
Once Samsung joins Google's camp, it will also launch a lawsuit against quantum technology.
If quantum technology completely blocks the Samsung Group, then... it will be troublesome.
"Recently, Samsung Group has also been trying to get close to me." Lian Yi said, "Maybe it's Lee Jae-yong, or even Lee Kun-hee who wants to contact you again."
Last time, Lin Xiao almost closed the door to negotiations. Now two years have passed and it has not been opened yet.
Lian Yi smiled and said, "It's really interesting. At the last party, Li Zaiyong brought his girlfriend to the party. His ex-wife Lin Shiling and her boyfriend Li Zhengzai also showed up. Li Zaiyong looked very unhappy and embarrassed."
Since his collaboration in "The Last Days", Lee Jung-jae has had a lot of collaborations with Fantasy Vision and Lightning Group.
He is the protagonist in many Sino-Korean co-productions.
Even Lightning Entertainment still filmed "New World".
Not only that, Lee Jung-jae played an important supporting role in the movie "Fantasy World" and also played the second male lead in the American TV series "The Walking Dead".
Therefore, he can be considered to be a complete member of Lin Xiao's system.
However, his being with the ex-wife of Samsung Crown Prince Lee Jae-yong is purely historical inertia.
Looking at Lian Yi's delicate and cute appearance, Lin Xiao couldn't help but put his hand in again.
Lian Yi blushed and quickly looked towards the other side of the living room.
Shu Wan seemed to have eyes on the side. She spat secretly, picked up the baby Lin Lu and walked outside, saying, "We should go out for a walk."
"Let's go out and play!"
Baby Lin Lu was about to crawl towards his parents, but when he heard about going out to play, his eyes immediately lit up, he stood up wobbly, and was about to go out by himself.
The local terrier next to them was even more excited. It jumped around, ran a long way forward, then turned back, urging Shu Wan and the baby to hurry up.
Lian Yi stood up and opened her arms towards Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao picked her up and walked towards the back room.
She was wearing a nightgown, and her two smooth, white thighs were exposed.
The buttocks are smooth and elastic.
Her belly was slightly bulging because she was pregnant again, and was more than three months pregnant.
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Lee Kun-hee, Lee Jae-yong and people from Qualcomm and Google are having a meeting.
In other words, people from Google and Qualcomm are lobbying Lee Kun-hee to join the patent litigation battle over quantum technology.
"President Li, in the past two years you have not yielded to Quantum Technology, nor to this young man Lin Xiao. If you yield now, not only will it be embarrassing, but it may even be too late."
"LG and Sony mobile phones are eating into Samsung's market share."
Historically, Samsung has been on the road to becoming the Android overlord.
In this world, Quantum Technology, LG and Sony share the pie.
LG currently produces smartphones with three operating systems: X, Android, and Windows Mobile 8. Among them, X has accounted for 65% of the market share, while Android only accounts for 25%. Therefore, LG's attitude is becoming clearer and its momentum towards quantum technology is becoming more and more obvious.
After Sony Group ended its internal strife and completely acquired Sony Ericsson, it finally launched mobile phones with the X operating system, and launched three models at once, one high-end and two mid-range.
The reaction is okay!
This year's shipment volume is approximately 40 million units, once again ranking among the top ten in the world.
"President Li, from a very objective point of view, you should have reached a cooperation with Quantum Technology last year." Schmidt said: "In the past few months, your Samsung Group has been trying to contact Quantum Technology, but has never received a positive response. The reason is very simple, because Quantum Technology no longer welcomes Samsung. Once Samsung joins, it will hurt the interests of Sony and LG. And we know that Lin Xiao is very loyal and long-lasting to his allies."
Lee Kun-hee remained silent and did not make any statement.
Schmidt said nothing more.
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The next day!
Schmidt met secretly with Microsoft CEO Ballmer.
It has been almost three years since Microsoft acquired Motorola.
In 2010, Microsoft ambitiously launched Windows Phone, and global mobile phone giants joined in, preparing to capture at least one-third of the market.
The result failed.
In 2011, Microsoft abandoned the Motorola brand and launched the new LUMIA platform, planning a new brand and a new look.
But... sales are still not good.
Now 2012 is almost over.
LUMIA is still half-dead, and even the shipment volume of Windows Mobile system terminals is declining.
Although Microsoft still hasn't given up completely.
But... not only the global media, but also Microsoft itself feels that Microsoft has failed in the mobile operating system.
From start to finish, it cost tens of billions of dollars.
"Steve, the situation has completely changed now. You should know the Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Two weak countries must form an alliance to fight against the strongest country." Google Chairman Schmidt said: "Now that the X operating system is in its heyday, it is time for Microsoft to form an alliance with Google to fight against quantum technology together."
"Please imagine for a moment that once Microsoft and Google join forces to launch a patent war and a lawsuit against quantum technology, it would be best if quantum phones could be banned from sale in the United States and North America."
"How much of the vacant share can our two families get?"
Microsoft CEO Ballmer laughed and said: "Even if quantum phones are banned in North America, Android and Apple will take up more than 80% of the vacant market, leaving less than 20% for Microsoft."
"And we own a stake in Xsoft that is estimated to be worth more than $5 billion."
"Our stake in Facebook is estimated to be worth more than $6 billion."
"Our stake in YouTube is estimated to be worth more than $3 billion."
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said: "I believe Microsoft will not take this mere $10 billion seriously."
Microsoft CEO just smiled and said nothing.
Schmidt said: "Microsoft has established a new brand, Lumia, and the Motorola brand is almost completely idle. So are you interested in selling Motorola again, including some of the patents, to us, Google?"
In order to win the patent war, Google actually thought of acquiring Motorola again.
Microsoft CEO asked: "How much are you willing to pay?"
Schmidt: "$2.5 billion."
Microsoft CEO Ballmer: "We need to have a meeting."
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Microsoft did not hold a meeting for this matter, but only held a small meeting at Bill Gates' estate.
The proposal was rejected outright.
According to a rough estimate, including stand-alone games, online games, mobile games, etc., as well as related shares, Microsoft's total profit in the quantum technology system has reached nearly US$20 billion.
For a mere $2.5 billion, would you offend a partner worth $20 billion?
How can this be so ridiculous?
The most important thing is that capital all over the world has recognized Lin Xiao’s loyalty to his allies and the sustainability of his strategy.
Could it be that Microsoft is not as good as a young company and has to behave so ficklely?
So just two days later, Ballmer directly rejected Schmidt.
However, Google's Schmidt once again requested a meeting, and this time offered a shocking condition.
Android is willing to sell 35% of its shares to Microsoft.
This time, everyone in Microsoft was really excited.
Google's bargaining chip is really too big, it is definitely a bargaining chip that will make you vomit blood.
Two years ago, Microsoft would have ignored it because it was ambitious to develop its own Windows Mobile system at that time.
But now this plan can almost be declared a failure, and Microsoft has almost failed in the mobile phone operating system.
Owning 35% of Android shares at this time? It is a huge temptation.
For Google, this is a do-or-die battle.
Even Chairman Schmidt failed to fully convince the shareholders, and almost acted without prior consultation.
Finalize the cooperation agreement first, and then conduct detailed negotiations.
This time, the Microsoft CEO went directly to have a secret talk with Bill Gates.
Bill Gates: "First of all, this cooperation has encountered tremendous resistance both within Microsoft and within Google."
"Secondly, even if it succeeds, what will be the result?"
Microsoft's Ballmer: "Then Samsung will join the battle. At that time, Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, and Broadcom will jointly launch a patent war and a lawsuit war against quantum technology. The result will be equivalent to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, which will catch quantum technology off guard and put it in a dangerous situation."
Bill Gates: "Then we at Microsoft need to tear up the patent exchange and patent licensing contracts we signed with Quantum Technology, right?"
Ballmer: "Yes, but ... there is ambiguity."
Bill Gates said: "What a terrible sneak attack! What impression will Microsoft leave on the world by then?"
Ballmer: "This world is about results, not morality."
Microsoft really can't resist the temptation of mobile phone operating systems.
Bill Gates: "Is Google willing to give up 50% of Android control?"
Ballmer: “I think I should disagree.”
Bill Gates: "Apart from mobile operating systems, who is our biggest competitor?"
Ballmer: "Google is our biggest competitor in the world, and even our only competitor, in terms of search engines and browsers."
Bill Gates: "Even if Google hands over 50% of Android shares, even if the patent war we launched successfully strangles quantum technology, even if we ban the sale of quantum phones in North America for one or two years, then what?"
“What about Microsoft’s reputation?”
Bill Gates: "How many allies does Lin Xiao have in the entertainment industry and the media industry? He owns the largest social networking site, the largest video site, the largest social media, and the largest instant messaging software. How many users and fans does Quantum Phone have in North America?"
"Even if we try our best, we may not be able to ban the sale of quantum phones in North America. What about the European market, the Japanese market, and the Chinese market?"
“Even if it is banned in North America, can it defeat operating system X worldwide?”
"In the past three years, the ecological applications of the Lin Xiao system have spared no effort to support the Windows Mobile system. Core members are all present at every press conference. Until now, they have been adapting and updating the Windows Mobile system. Even a month ago, Fantasy Studio's mobile game completed the adaptation of "League of Legends" for your Windows Mobile phone."
"Since Lin Xiao decided to extend an olive branch to Microsoft a few years ago, he has continued to deepen this friendship without any change."
"It's not that you can't betray me, the key is whether it's worth it?"
Ballmer was silent.
Bill Gates: "Lin Xiao and Yang Zhiyuan's Twitter is about to go public. This is Yang Zhiyuan's second venture, and his second time to achieve glory. Lin Xiao planned Twitter's development path from acquisition to development, and he also spared no effort in promoting it on mobile Internet platforms. Lin Xiao's generosity to his allies is totally unimaginable."
“And my foundation also owns 3.6% of Twitter’s shares.”
"Do you know that Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter are not just capital, but also powerful weapons of public opinion? How many people need these three weapons?"
"The reason why these three weapons did not exert their great power is because Lin Xiao was very restrained and unwilling to let these three weapons serve him!"
"He's just being humble, but he's actually very powerful."
Ballmer nodded and said, "I understand."
"I'll turn it down Schmidt right now."
As a result, Google's biggest move in this operating system, a desperate move, was directly eliminated.
Because companies of Microsoft's level also have long-term strategic inertia and will not suddenly change because of immediate interests, even if the interests seem huge.
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November 11th, it’s this day again, it’s Lin Xiao’s birthday again.
Yang Zhiyuan's Twitter company rang the bell on the Nasdaq.
The stock offering price was US$28, with 70 million shares issued and 11 million shares over-allotted, bringing the total funds raised to US$2.5 billion.
Of course, several major shareholders did not take the raised funds seriously. They just repriced their wealth.
On the day of issuance, the stock closed at $49, a 75% surge from the offering price.
Twitter’s market value directly reached 28.9 billion US dollars!
Yang Zhiyuan, the former Internet king, hit rock bottom four years ago.
With Lin Xiao's promotion and advice, and joint investment, he started his second business venture.
Four years passed.
He once again stood on the top.
On this day, he became the cover character of the global technology media.
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And it was on this day!
"Fallout 4", which took nearly four years to produce, is officially released worldwide!
This is a game that has surpassed all others in history.
Whether it is the picture, plot, size, etc.
Although it was originally a milestone in the gaming industry, Lin Xiao still wanted to elevate it to a higher level.
This puts it in an almost invincible position.
Therefore, the size of the entire game has almost more than doubled.
It still represents the pinnacle of gaming graphics and gaming technology.
Its research and development costs also continued to exceed budgets, eventually reaching a terrifying $600 million, more than four times the historical version.
It has become the game with the highest development cost to date.
Although it still failed to solve all of Lin Xiao’s pain points about the game, but... there was really nothing we could do with current technology.
It’s just because its graphics are too good and the configuration requirements are too high.
So much so that on PS3, the image quality can only be reduced a lot.
To fully unleash its charm, you'll need a higher computer configuration, or the PS4 and XBOX one which will be released next year.
Because Ergou's games such as "Fallout 3", "Fallout: New Vegas", "The Witcher", and "The Last of Us" were so successful in the past, everyone is looking forward to the halo of Ergou games.
Therefore, this game has become the most anticipated work by game fans all over the world, without a doubt.
Historically, although this game did not meet players' expectations, it still attracted a lot of people.
There is a data that in the first week of the release of this game, the number of visitors to Pornhub dropped a lot. This is because countless people are addicted to the game and have no time to visit the world's largest porn website.
And in this world, players around the world will only become more enthusiastic about this game.
result……
Another record-breaking data was born.
Including previous pre-orders, Fallout 4’s global first-day sales exceeded 15 million!
A new record is born again!
What’s terrifying is that the sales volume on the first day in the Chinese market alone exceeded 6 million!
This first-day sales record may be unprecedented and will never be surpassed.
Even Ergou Studio itself probably doesn't have the confidence that it can break this record within a few years.
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Then we enter December.
"Interstellar", a film co-written by Ergou and Nolan and jointly produced by Fantasy Vision, Sony Columbia and Lightning Entertainment, has been officially released worldwide!
As soon as this movie was released, it became a hit!
Whether it is Douban in China or IMDB abroad, it has almost reached the top score.
Historically, its box office in China was only 855 million yuan, 203 million US dollars in North America, and 726 million US dollars worldwide.
And in this world!
Because of the halo of Master Ergou and the absolute home court of Lightning Entertainment, its box office once again broke the record.
This time the record is quite old, it was "The Graveyard Book" two or three years ago.
The film's box office in China exceeded 2.5 billion yuan.
A new record is born again.
The North American box office was $260 million, which is higher than historical data, but not much higher.
This time, the box office in the Chinese market far exceeded that in the North American market.
In the end, the film achieved a big leap in global box office, once again exceeding 1.2 billion US dollars.
Then……
Lightning Entertainment, Fantasy Vision, Sony Columbia's third science fiction blockbuster, and the film that Lin Xiao really wants to make Chinese science fiction films go global, "The Wandering Earth", is already underway.
For this film, the three production companies have put together almost the most gorgeous cast and invested over 300 million US dollars, directly bringing the production to the top.
It will take at least a year before it meets the global audience.
As for the results?
Lin Xiao himself was not very confident.
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Time has come to 2013!
Because of Microsoft’s refusal, Google’s plan to create a global siege on quantum technology has not taken shape.
Google's acquisition of Nokia was temporarily shelved because the price difference between the two parties was too great.
At the 2013 Spring Festival Gala, the most beautiful female CEO, Xia Xi, once again appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala stage.
She didn't appear last year because she was pregnant and her belly was already very big.
This pair of crazy sisters really did it.
In Wu Lingxi's words, it was to make Xia Xi feel a little involved.
Moreover, she was pregnant with twins.
It was originally agreed that after the babies were born, each of them would have one.
But after the babies were born, Xia Xi was reluctant to separate them, so she reluctantly sent them to the United States, to Wu Lingxi, when they were three months old.
When sending these two children away, Xia Xi felt like her heart was being torn out.
She, who never cried before, cried for several nights in a row.
Then he cursed Wu Lingxi and Lin Xiao.
And the heartache she felt this time also made her make a certain decision.
At this time, the popularity of the Spring Festival Gala has dropped significantly and entered an unstoppable period of decline.
However, this year WeChat is still the largest sponsor of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and finally launched the WeChat payment function.
Although the launch of this feature means the end of the honeymoon period with Alibaba.
But...it will come out eventually.
Wechat has been promoted at all costs for four or five years.
I don’t know how much money I have spent over the years.
And the result... has already borne fruit even in the Chinese market.
As of now, WeChat’s daily active users in China have reached 350 million, although it still has not surpassed QQ.
But everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before it surpasses QQ.
Globally, the number of active WeChat users has officially exceeded 1.8 billion.
The undisputed number one in the world!
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Despite the failure of the alliance, Google's Android camp remains very tenacious.
Samsung, in particular, rejected Google's proposal.
But Lee Kun-hee once again sent someone to negotiate with Lin Xiao, expressing his willingness to join the X camp, but the condition was 13% of XSOFT shares. In addition, Lin Xiao had to verbally promise that 30% of mobile phone chips would be manufactured by Samsung.
And Lin Xiao refused again.
Lee Kun-hee became angry and embarrassed.
Then, go all in and develop a new flagship product.
Unprecedented promotion funds and development costs have been invested, and all aspects of the product have once again become very radical.
And the result is quite gratifying.
In 2013, Samsung's Android smartphones reversed the downward trend of the previous two years and began to rise against the trend.
Even the most critical problems are solved by it.
That is Lin Xiao's powerful application APP. Samsung and Google used the name of the so-called folk gods to create an Android version. Although it cannot be installed in the application market, it can be downloaded anywhere.
As a result, Samsung's smartphone shipments began to rise this year.
It even drove the Android camp to surge forward.
But...it was at this time that a scene in history appeared again, or rather, appeared ahead of schedule.
Samsung's flagship phones had dozens of battery explosion incidents in just one month!
At the beginning, Samsung Group and even Google helped with public relations, trying to suppress the matter.
However, as the explosions increased, more and more.
It can't be suppressed at all.
What's more, the world's social media and video websites are all controlled by Lin Xiao.
When this incident happened in history, Samsung was at the peak of its smartphone business, so although it was hurt, it was not a serious blow.
In this world, Samsung is still far from being the king in smartphones.
The Android camp was already in a precarious situation, and after the explosion incident, it was a huge blow to both Samsung and the Android camp.
Finally, the Samsung Group could not bear the pressure and Lee Kun-hee came out to apologize publicly.
Then...in October 2013, Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee officially visited Quantum Technology in person.
This time, he did not put forward such harsh conditions.
There was no mention of investing in xsoft either.
All that was required was that Quantum Technology express its willingness to cooperate with Samsung Group to produce safe and advanced X smartphones.
Lin Xiao agrees!
It took five whole years!
In the end, Samsung Group received almost no preferential treatment and officially joined the X camp!
After the negotiations, Lin Xiao and Lee Kun-hee held a joint press conference.
At the press conference, both sides praised each other.
However, Samsung Group still did not give up Android and adopted a dual system strategy of X and Android.
But even so!
This is terrible news for Google Android.
Samsung has always been the largest Android mobile phone manufacturer, and even the absolute pillar.
Because of the battery gate incident, even this absolute pillar has turned against us.
Almost all media used the same headline: Android is doomed!
There are even more extreme headlines: the demise of Android is just a matter of time.
After seven years of fierce fighting, it is finally coming to an end.
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But even so, Google Android is still fighting hard.
Microsoft gave up on mobile operating systems earlier.
By 2014, there were even fewer phones running Microsoft operating systems.
In this world, it entered the game earlier than in history and admitted defeat earlier than in history.
And this time the logo is!
In June 2014, Bill Gates and Microsoft CEO Ballmer led a team to China and officially visited quantum technology.
Then the two sides went through some not-so-intense negotiations and finally signed an agreement.
XSOFT sold 18% of its shares to Microsoft for US$20 billion.
Microsoft will pay part in cash and part in shares, and will also transfer the Motorola brand and related patents to Quantum Technology.
When this news came out, the world was shocked.
Including the Chinese people, they were also shocked.
A few years ago, countless netizens proposed online that Quantum Technology should acquire Motorola. Through this acquisition, Quantum Technology would become a world-class brand and fulfill the national pride of countless people.
As a result, Lin Xiao denied it at that time.
Unexpectedly, today, in such a wonderful way, the Motorola brand fell into the hands of Quantum Technology.
The headline given by the global media is: Microsoft officially abandons the mobile operating system!
Although Microsoft did not say this, it will continue to update LUMIA's iterative products and will even continue to upgrade and update Windows Mobile.
But everyone knows that Microsoft has given up this battlefield, and all it will do next is to continue to be responsible for the only Windows Mobile users.
Just an aftermath.
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In July 2014, Qualcomm CEO officially visited Quantum Technology!
You should know that in the past two years, Qualcomm and Google have jointly launched litigation and patent wars against quantum technology.
Texas Instruments and XTA are in the X camp, and Qualcomm is in the Android camp.
And now, Qualcomm has also given in.
Because the Android camp has been in turmoil, although Apple uses Qualcomm's baseband chip, its CPU and GPU are Apple's own.
If Qualcomm does not gain forgiveness from the X camp, its future in the mobile phone SOC market will be very bad.
Once we lose the mobile phone SOC market, we will lose our future.
But this visit did not result in any agreement or cooperation.
But...Qualcomm CEO still said that this was a fruitful visit and had very important significance.
The global technology media called it an ice-breaking journey.
It marks the end of the confrontation between the two sides.
Whether there will be cooperation in the future and whether the X camp will purchase Qualcomm chips is a matter of the future.
In this patent litigation war, Qualcomm and Broadcom withdrew.
Only Google Android is left.
In October, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt once again invited Lin Xiao.
And this time, we really didn't talk about any serious business, we just drank and chatted.
At the end of the drink, Eric Schmidt said, "Lin, I am resigning as chairman of Google."
Lin Xiao was stunned: "So early?"
Although he resigned as CEO of Google a few years ago, historically it took him four years to resign as chairman.
Schmidt smiled and said, "Yeah, a little earlier than expected."
Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Have a happy retirement. You are welcome to have a drink with me in the future. If you have any new ideas for starting a business, you can also talk to me."
Schmidt: "Why, do you want me to start a business for the second time? I don't think so anymore. I want to enjoy my life from now on."
“I have to say, your Fallout 4 is great, but I haven’t finished it yet because I’m upset.”
"But I have to say you are really crazy. The entire game process is nearly 100 hours, which is the size of two or three games."
"But this also brought an unprecedented shock. It really was like entering another world."
“I feel like it will be hard to surpass it in the future, and even hard for you to do it yourself.”
Lin Xiao said: "Yes, but I just want it to be the best it can be. I don't care about the rest. I don't care about making money, or even whether Fallout 5 can be released."
Schmidt said to Lin Xiao: "What an interesting person! It's so luxurious to be able to create your own world according to your own will!"
The next day!
Google voluntarily withdrew the lawsuit from the court.
Not only in the United States, but almost all over the world, all the lawsuits were dropped.
Unilateral withdrawal of the lawsuit.
Just one day later, Quantum Technology also withdrew the lawsuit.
So far!
This protracted legal battle that lasted for six or seven years has officially ended.
It ended silently.
Even in the end, this huge lawsuit did not have a final winner or loser.
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December 2014.
"The Wandering Earth" is officially released worldwide!
This is more than a year later than originally planned.
True excellence.
In terms of special effects and plot, everything is truly perfect.
An investment of 320 million US dollars is almost luxurious.
final……
It broke the record again in the Chinese market.
However, this record not only refreshed the cognition of Chinese audiences, but also refreshed the cognition of global audiences.
Because the previous record was "Interstellar", 2.5 billion RMB.
Then, it took two or three years to break through.
This time, "The Wandering Earth" not only easily broke the record, but also set the box office directly at 5.03 billion yuan.
China’s movie box office record has doubled!
In the North American market, this movie had hardly caused any waves. In this world, Lin Xiao spent seven or eight years and many movies to build this halo, and even used three science fiction movies to promote "The Wandering Earth".
We started creating a sense of anticipation around the world many years ago.
Use the three movies "2012", "The Martian" and "Interstellar" to pave the way for it.
It involved a large number of connections, a luxurious camp, and huge costs.
Before the film was released, there was overwhelming publicity and astonishing screening schedule.
Nearly half of the Hollywood team appears on the list, with Christopher Nolan as producer.
Top Hollywood stars play supporting roles in this film.
final……
The film grossed $270 million in North America.
Although... it still failed to create a miracle and failed to surpass the box office of "The Hunger Games" which was over 400 million US dollars.
But…it was still a huge success.
And ultimately grossed over $1.58 billion worldwide.
Successfully topped the global box office rankings.
Of course, it earned $820 million in the Chinese market, and together with the US market, the two markets totaled almost $1.1 billion.
No matter what, this achievement still thoroughly inspired countless Chinese people and Chinese film practitioners.
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January 1, 2015!
Lin Xiao found Wu Di.
By this time, he was almost completely bald.
Lin Xiao said slowly: "Wu Di, before we knew it, our quantum technology has been around for almost seven years."
Wu Di shuddered: "What do you want to do? Don't even think about it!"
Lin Xiao was stunned: "I didn't say anything."
Wu Di: "I know you too well. When you speak in this tone, it's not good. Just like many years ago when you said you wanted me to attend a press conference. Don't go crazy..."
Lin Xiao was silent for a while and then said, "I... think it's very suitable for you to be in charge of quantum technology."
Wu Di's face suddenly turned painful: "Boss, don't be like this, really don't be like this. I just got married last year and had a child. I... I can be the Dean of X, but you let me take charge of quantum technology, it's too scary..."
"Boss, I am a disabled person..."
"Boss, I still have Parkinson's disease, please have pity on me..."
Lin Xiao said: "Then I should do something good before Parkinson's disease completely and thoroughly worsens."
Wu Di: “I…I…”
Lin Xiao: "I will still serve as the chairman of Quantum Technology, but you will be the CEO."
Wu Di: "You...what do you want to do?"
Lin Xiao: “AI, autonomous driving, new energy vehicles.”
Wu Di: “Is this your fourth start-up?”
Lin Xiao: “Yes!”
Wu Di: "Crazy, you lunatic... Can I... Can I refuse?"
Lin Xiao: “Probably… no!”
Wu Di: "I should have gone for euthanasia when I was in the Netherlands. I shouldn't have been tricked by you. Boss, this business is too big. I'm really afraid I can't handle it."
Lin Xiao said: "Look at Wu Lingxi, look at Gu Yongjiang, look at Lucas, they are doing very well."
Wu Di: "If you let me take this position, I might die young."
Lin Xiao: "It doesn't matter if you are so brilliant. Besides, you should have died six or seven years ago. It's all for nothing."
Wu Di: "Are you speaking human language? Is it still human language?"
No matter how much Wu Di resists, he will eventually have to accept this fate.
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However, a boomerang soon hit Lin Xiao on the back of the head.
Xia Xi found Lin Xiao.
"I want to resign as chairman and CEO of Lightning Group." Xia Xi said.
Lin Xiao shuddered: "Sister, please don't play with me! This position is so huge, who else can take it except you?"
Xia Xi said: "Let Wu Lingxi take charge of East Asia Facebook, let Lucas take charge of Lightning Group as chairman and CEO, and let Li Shuang be the president."
Lin Xiao: "Then...what about you?"
Xia Xi: "I'll take a year off, disappear for a year, and have a baby!"
"At my age, it will be too late if I don't have a baby now."
"At that time, I promised Wu Lingxi that I would give birth to the twins and give one to each of them. But in the end, I couldn't bear to separate the babies, so I sent both of them to the United States. It was really heartbreaking at the time, and I felt like I had lost half my life."
"Then I decided to have a child myself."
Lin Xiao said: "But, we are half-siblings."
Xia Xi: "It's already this late, I can't care so much anymore."
Lin Xiao: "So...what about after the baby is born?"
Xia Xi: "This is your fourth start-up. This time you want to do autonomous driving, AI, and new energy vehicles. I don't think you can handle it all."
"It's still the same as before. Leave the most complicated matters to me and leave the supply chain to me."
"We have been in business together for thirteen years."
"Seven years ago, you left very suddenly and handed over the Lightning Group to me."
"I think it's completely sufficient for the Lightning Group to be handed over to Lucas and Li Shuang. Even the short video strategy and live broadcast strategy you mentioned are completely capable of these two people. They have even once again entered into what Lucas is best at."
"I want to be with you."
"We joined forces more than a decade ago, and now we are doing it again!"
"I've even thought of a name, Pangu Technology!"
"I'll build the entire framework for you, and then you can move in after the quantum technology transition is complete."
"Okay, that's settled."
Xia Xi patted Lin Xiao's shoulder and then kissed him on the face.
Lin Xiao inexplicably felt that the scene before him seemed to have just happened not long ago.
He also patted Wu Di's shoulder and made the decision for him directly. However, Xia Xi gave him an extra kiss and then made the decision for Lin Xiao without question.
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A few days later!
Xia Xi publicly announced that he would resign as CEO of Lightning Group and only retain the position of chairman.
Lucas, the Facebook of East Asia, serves as the new CEO of Lightning Group, Li Shuang serves as the president of Lightning Group, and Wang Xing serves as the vice president of the group.
Internet users across the country were shocked.
What happened?
Xia Xi, the head of Lightning Group, actually resigned?
Why?
March 2015!
In Kecheng Shilifeng Prison, today is Wu Yuan’s big day.
He is about to be released from prison.
He served a total of thirteen and a half years in prison.
But, he didn't age much.
"Congratulations, congratulations..."
"Old Wu, you should enjoy yourself when you get out."
Originally, all the disciplines should be said to be good people and live a good life after being given. But no one said that, they were all blessings.
Three or four years ago, he could have been released on medical parole, but he refused.
His daughter, even though she was an illegitimate daughter, Li Shuang, was going to become the president of Lightning Group.
He is about to take charge of this multi-billion dollar group, even though he is only the second-in-command.
Walk out of the prison gate.
Li Shuang is still as beautiful and sexy as ever.
Next to her was a little girl, who was only two years old and very cute.
In fact, it’s not very obvious, but in Wu Yuan’s eyes, this little girl still looks very much like Lin Xiao.
"Mom, who is this?" asked the little girl Lin Baoer in a coquettish voice.
Li Shuang said: "Just call him old man."
Wu Yuan couldn't take his eyes off this little baby, and trembled slightly as he said, "Shuang'er, can I...can I hug her?"
"No, let's talk about it later." Li Shuang said coldly.
Wu Yuan said awkwardly, "Okay, okay."
Then, he whispered, "I want to live in Linshan. Can I live in my previous house?"
Li Shuang said, "We'll talk about it later. I'll take you to Kecheng's house first."
Wu Yuan said: "Okay, okay, I'll do as you say. I'll do as you say."
Although he was repeatedly rejected by his daughter and scolded like a child, he was still very happy and content.
Especially after getting in the car, listening to the conversation between the little baby and Li Shuang, my heart melted.
"Mom, are you going to play with Sister Yi Yi tonight?"
"Will Dad go back to Linshan tomorrow?"
"Look, this is the picture that Brother Xiaozhou drew for me, okay?"
"I had a video call with Sister Lulu yesterday. Xinxin and Mi'er were also there."
Li Shuang was very patient with her baby daughter. She answered almost every word seriously and imitated her daughter by speaking in a sweet voice.
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November 11, 2015!
It is still the science and technology park next to the mountain.
It is still the building where Lin Xiao first started his business.
It was once glorious, because after TOM acquired the Yangyang Live Broadcast Room, it became the largest base.
But he fell into decline a few years ago.
So now it looks like the environment was the same as in 2001 when Lin Xiao first started his business.
Inside the brand new office building, there is a brand new sign hanging outside: Pangu Technology.
Of course, this is just a branch, a place for oath-taking ceremony.
In the future, its headquarters will be in Hangzhou, and Quantum Automobile’s production base will most likely be in Shanghai.
Pangu Technology is fully responsible for AI and autonomous driving.
The new energy vehicles are still named quantum cars.
There were hundreds of people in the entire office.
They are all top talents in the computer and AI fields, and they are also very young.
Lin Xiao and Xia Xi stood at the stairs, slowly scanning everyone.
The two raised their teacups and said slowly, "Fourteen years ago, I started my first business here and announced the official establishment of Itch.com."
"Time flies so fast. Fourteen years have passed in a flash."
"I stand here again, and I can't even say that I have any feelings about the past."
"There is only infinite impulse and infinite desire in my heart."
“I can’t even say this is my last startup, but… this is a throwback.”
"Before I knew it, I had reached the age where I could look back on the past."
"Xia Xi stood by my side back then, and she still stands by my side now. We are standing side by side again, and we are setting out together again."
"This moment is just like that moment!"
“This is my fourth startup!”
"I declare that Pangu Technology is officially established!"
"Our goal is ByteDance, the stars and the sea!"
And at this moment!
Outside the office building, the lovely and beautiful Bubble was in a car, which she drove herself.
In the back row, Lin Yiyi, the seven-year-old daughter, was playing with an Xpad, while the even younger Lin Yunzhou was holding a math notebook and quietly playing a math filling-in-the-blank game. He was only four years old.
Now everyone can see that he is a mathematical genius.
Bubble was in the car, looking through the window at her passionate husband inside.
Although fourteen years have passed, but... at this moment, she seemed to see the youthful Lin Xiao of that year.
This bad guy... really hasn't changed at all.
It was like this more than a decade ago, and it is still like this now.
Even though he already controls several of the most powerful business empires, and even though no one knows how much his wealth is.
But...he really is becoming more and more like he was a dozen years ago.
This is not an illusion!
Moreover, she, Xiao Momo, seemed to be still the same as she was more than ten years ago.
There are just two more treasures.
Her parents still take care of her meticulously, her father is still extremely busy, and her mother is still nagging.
That’s great!
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At this time, Wu Lingxi was on the other side of the ocean.
Inside the huge manor villa.
She lay on the carpet with a look of despair.
A pair of twin children ran to and fro from her beautiful body.
The chubby little feet stepped on her belly and face without any hesitation.
Occasionally, the little butt in diapers would sit hard on her beautiful and flawless face.
In order to raise her daughters, no matter how busy she is, she will spend more than an hour every day to spend time with them.
But, this pair of twins are really naughty.
More naughty than Lin Yiyi, more naughty than Lin Yunzhou, more naughty than Lianyi’s Lin Lu, more naughty than Li Shuang’s Lin Baoer.
It would be fine if only one of them was naughty, but it’s just that both of them are so naughty.
What a sin!
What did I do wrong to deserve these two naughty children to torture me?
The other babies are so well-behaved, why are my two babies so wild?
And he is incredibly energetic.
But she looks so much like her and is frighteningly beautiful.
While being tortured, I still love deeply.
"Bang……"
Suddenly one of the babies kicked his short legs hard.
Wu Lingxi felt a pain in her ribs.
Suddenly, I thought of Du Fu's poem, "The adorable child lies in a bad state, and the bed is torn." Although it was the quilt that was torn, Wu Lingxi felt that her ribs were about to be broken.
Then, Wu Lingxi couldn't bear it anymore and called Lin Xiao directly.
"Asshole, come to America right away and take good care of your son and daughter. I'm going to be tortured to death by them!"
Then she hung up the phone angrily.
Then, another text message was sent.
"Really? Come on! I want...you..."
Next, she continued to message Lian Yi, chatting about strange topics.
Before I knew it, my ears had become quiet.
Look back.
A pair of children were already curled up beside her and asleep.
After a while of crazy playing, the battery ran out.
One was curled up against my chest, the other beside my legs.
Two small balls.
So cute!
Suddenly, Wu Lingxi felt like her heart was melting.
I quickly took a photo and sent it to Lin Xiao.
"Love you!"
"Say you love me the most!"
"You said you love me the most compared to Lian Yi and Paopao!"
(End of the book)
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