Early 2005.
It was an ordinary afternoon.
However, this afternoon was quite extraordinary for Apple's researchers because Jobs made a surprising decision.
He assembled a team of over a thousand employees, forming a highly confidential research and development team.
At the meeting, this brilliant guy slammed his fist on the table and loudly announced: "We need a revolutionary product to hit the market, or we'll be wiped out sooner or later!"
"I'm fed up with dealing with stupid companies like Motorola. They call these things 'future phones'?"
"So, guys, we're going to make our own phone, a truly futuristic phone!"
"Our goal: to design a multifunctional device that integrates telephone communication, music and video playback, gaming entertainment, and internet access!"
"Get rid of that damn physical keyboard, develop multi-touch, and centralize all operations on the screen! Let's put our own operating system on top of that!"
"I'll give you two and a half years. By then, I want to see a real... smartphone!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the room looked at each other in disbelief, thinking that the president's idea was simply too crazy—to subvert tradition, to subvert the market, and to subvert technology.
But if it can actually be made, it will surely propel Apple to new heights, leaving Nokia, Motorola, BlackBerry, and other mobile phone manufacturers far behind.
Is there anything more exciting and anticipated than this?
Truly worthy of being called the stubborn and obstinate madman Joe, whose mind is full of genius ideas!
Just then, a figure pushed open the door and entered.
"President Steve Jobs! Breaking news! Breaking news!"
Jobs' face turned cold, and he said angrily, "Steve, don't you know I'm announcing something important? You're not allowed to bother me with anything, no matter how important it is!"
"No, President Jobs, you absolutely need to know this; it concerns the fate of Apple!"
"Hmm? Okay, if that didn't happen, you know the consequences would be severe!"
"Please wait a moment while I project it onto the big screen. Please be prepared."
"hehe."
Jobs didn't seem to care much, calmly looking at the big screen before revealing a disdainful smile: "This looks like a product launch? Which company is this?"
“It’s Huawei Corporation from China,” Steve said.
"Does their product have any noteworthy breakthroughs?" Jobs asked casually.
“They released a… smartphone,” Steve said.
Jobs laughed: "Smartphones, haha..."
"Okay, Steve, you understand Chinese, can you translate for me?"
On the big screen, a young and handsome figure pulled a slim, rectangular mobile phone from his pocket and announced loudly to the audience:
"Hello everyone, I am Chu Yang."
"The one I have in my hand is a revolutionary product; we call it... a smartphone!"
"This is a multi-functional device that integrates telephone communication, music and video playback, gaming entertainment, and internet access!"
"As everyone has noticed, this phone doesn't have a physical keyboard. The button below is called the Home button, and almost all operations can be performed on the screen, featuring multi-touch and a touchscreen interface, a virtual keyboard, and a high-definition screen..."
"This is something that Huawei spent two and a half years developing. All the hardware, software, and operating system were independently developed by us!"
"Huawei will redefine the mobile phone!"
"..."
The entire conference room was now completely silent, and everyone's face looked as if they had seen a ghost.
The idea that Steve Jobs just proposed was put forward a moment ago, and the product was made by a company in China the next moment?
This isn't a ghost story!
All eyes turned to Jobs.
He stood there like a statue, his mouth slowly opening: "...Huh?!!"
…
"Haha! That's great! That's awesome!"
After the press conference and the celebratory banquet, Shen Nansheng got into the car, put his arm around Chu Yang's shoulder, and said with a smile, "I really didn't expect the press conference to go so smoothly. The smartphone is really made! You're really something, second brother!"
"Brother, don't say that. This is the result of the joint efforts of Uncle Ren and his team. I just offered ideas and provided assistance," Chu Yang said with a smile.
"That would require your genius mind. Anyway, this investment of ours is too worthwhile. Second brother, what do you think we can earn this time?" Shen Nansheng said excitedly.
Chu Yang pondered for a moment and said, "It's definitely possible to sell over a million units."
This is his conservative estimate of sales volume, based on the sales figures of Apple's first-generation iPhone. However, judging from the shock and excitement surrounding the launch event, this future phone, which came out two years ahead of schedule, is much better than Apple's first-generation iPhone in terms of performance and practicality, and can at least rival Apple's second-generation iPhone.
It can be said to completely outperform all other mobile phones currently on the market, far ahead of the competition.
Moreover, the domestic market is much larger, and with a price of only 3299, sales could reach tens of millions.
"More than a million units?" Shen Nansheng was already pleasantly surprised and excitedly said, "If we say 1.5 million units, that's nearly 5 billion in sales! And this is just the first generation. Once sales take off, the second generation, the third generation... wow, incredible!"
"From now on, we won't have to do anything. We can just lie around and have tons of money flying into our pockets. I can't take it anymore, second brother. I'm going to retire and enjoy life, hehe."
"Big Brother is practically retired now," Chu Yang said with a smile.
"That's true. Oh, by the way, is the island you bought ready yet?" Shen Nansheng asked.
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