Chapter 4120 The helplessness of both sides
"What's the future of Apple?" Lin Feng's words left Jobs stunned for a while.
He expected that Lin Feng would ask a lot of questions, but he didn't expect that Lin Feng would go straight to the point and ask such a question. This question was really surprising. Jobs was extremely confident about the future of Apple. But Lin Feng was very confident about the future of Apple.
Feng's words obviously had ulterior motives.
"Lin Feng, what do you mean by this?" Jobs asked, "Although your 'Fuxi' has the upper hand at the moment, this is only the first round. We still have many rounds to fight, as long as one side does not defeat the other.
If you fail, then it’s not called winning or losing!”
Lin Feng chuckled.
"Steve, I know you are very confident. But I know better what smartphones can be used for. So, I believe I am very confident in who will knock down whom in the future." Lin Feng chuckled,
He had a relaxed and indifferent look on his face, as if he had everything to win.
Of course, Steve Jobs would not be intimidated by Lin Feng's few words. If he was intimidated like this, he would not be Steve Jobs.
"Lin Feng, in the end, everything in this world depends on strength, not words. Although your words are indeed very powerful, you can turn white into black, and turn dead into living. But it doesn't mean that you can turn things around.
, reversing yin and yang. Everything relies on strength." Jobs was also full of confidence.
He has absolute confidence that the next generation of 'iphone' will surpass Lin Feng's 'Fuxi'. Although 'Fuxi' will continue to be upgraded, Jobs does not believe that the next generation of 'Fuxi' can surpass the next generation of 'iphone'. This is not Jobs
His arrogance stems from his confidence in himself. Apple's innovation ability is absolutely top-notch.
"Steve, how about this? Let's make a bet!" Lin Feng thought for a while and suddenly laughed.
Bet? Jobs frowned. If he bet with Lin Feng, he would basically lose nine out of ten bets. If he still had 10% left, he would be able to save his capital at most. He didn't want to fall into Lin Feng's trap.
"Haha, Steve, you don't want to listen to my bet, so you have to reject it. Are you so unsure of yourself?" Lin Feng chuckled, "Actually, my bet is just like those of venture capital investors. It sets a goal.
, if it cannot be reached, the venture capital will formally invest in the shares. If it can be reached, the company can redeem the shares using the stock price on that day. So, let's make a bet. Let's bet on the sales volume of the next generation 'Fuxi' and 'iPhone'
Battle! Next year, whoever sells the next generation 'Fuxi' or 'iphone' with higher sales will have the dominant right to merge. What do you think?"
The right to merge with a dominant position! A cold light flashed in Jobs's eyes. Lin Feng wanted to annex Apple. His ambition was really big. However, even if he has this appetite, can he digest it? Apple is not
No matter how small a company is, Lin Feng is not afraid of choking when he swallows an apple.
"Lin Feng, your bet is not very fair!" Jobs said after thinking for a moment.
The most important thing about this bet is fairness. But at present, it is not fair. Lin Feng's "Phantom Technology" is simply an assembly company. The hardware used is from the "second world" and the system used
It is also from the 'Second World', and the games it uses are even more from the 'Second World'. 'Phantom Technology' only designed the appearance of 'Fuxi' and debugged various software and hardware. On the contrary, 'Apple' started from
From hardware to software, from the inside out, they are all designed by Apple. There is absolutely no comparability between the two.
"If you really want to bet, then bet on your 'Second World'!" Jobs put forward the condition.
It’s not that the two sides cannot bet against each other, but the chips must be equal. The ‘Second World’ is enough to be equal to ‘Apple’.
"Ha, Steve, the market value of 'Second World' now exceeds 300 billion US dollars, while 'Apple' has just exceeded 100 billion US dollars, how can we compare it?" Lin Feng looked at Jobs with interest.
The gap between them is too big. Steve Jobs said that "Phantom Technology" and "Apple" cannot be compared. In the same way, today's "Apple" and "Second World" cannot be compared.
Jobs shrugged.
"But you're the one who wants to bet, aren't you! I, Apple, have no interest in it at all," Jobs said slyly. In this kind of bet, generally speaking, the party initiating the bet has an advantage. Jobs
I don't know what kind of confidence Lin Feng has, but it's not that easy to take advantage of Apple. If you want to bet, you have to suffer some losses. Use your 'Second World' and 'iphone' to compare
bet.
Otherwise, he won't do it! He won't do anything if it's not cheap. You Lin Feng is smart, and he, Steve Jobs, is not stupid either.
Lin Feng's face twitched. This Jobs was cunning enough, and he had spotted his own weakness. Now, he was in a bit of trouble. If he had to agree, he would obviously suffer too much, even though Lin Feng was very confident.
, But what if you lose? There is a contingency in everything. If you really lose, will you be cheating? And if you win, it is not worthwhile. But if you want to give up at this moment, it is even easier for Jobs to
ridicule.
This is really like eating sugar cane and suddenly discovering that there is a worm in the sugar cane. Not to mention how disgusting it feels. Of course, what is more disgusting than this? Not two worms, but half a worm.
Bugs. That feeling is not to mention disgusting.
"Steve, you are really trying to conquer our army!" Lin Feng said meaningfully, "But I want to ask, if Apple loses, are you really willing to merge Apple into my company?" Lin Feng said meaningfully.
Feng asked.
"Haha, if you lose, will you be willing?" Jobs asked without answering.
This question compares the seriousness of both parties in this bet. In the past, for this kind of bet, the venture capital fund would sign a contract with the company founder, agreeing on what performance the company must achieve by what time, and if it achieves
What kind of funds the founder can obtain, or how much equity he can get back, does not meet the requirements of the founder. These must be clearly stated in black and white in a contract. But between Lin Feng and Jobs, there is naturally no need for such a contract. It is necessary.
It's the integrity of both parties.
"If you lose, then of course you are willing to admit defeat!" Lin Feng said in a deep voice. "I have had many bets in my life, but this is the first time in my life that the stakes are so big. But I didn't expect that Mr. Jobs would really
are willing to bet with me."
"Haha, under normal circumstances, I would not engage in such a boring bet with you. Because in any bet, there is a possibility of cheating. I don't know if you can cheat, but if you can, I will never take such a risk.
Unnecessary risk." Jobs said lightly, which was a bit confusing.
Lin Feng frowned and wanted to ask. But seeing the indifference on Jobs's face, he obviously didn't want to mention what he had said before, so Lin Feng didn't say anything more.
"Then it's settled. Next year, a battle will determine the outcome!" Lin Feng stretched out his right hand.
"One battle will determine the outcome!" Jobs held Lin Feng's hand and said decisively.
"Then farewell!" Lin Feng clasped his fists and turned to leave.
Jobs put his hand gently on his upper abdomen. After a while, a faint layer of water dropped on his face.
He has no time, he really has no time. Otherwise, he would not agree to Lin Feng's bet. And if 'Apple' doesn't have him, he doesn't think 'Apple' will be Lin Feng's opponent. Lin Feng is too scary, he
I don’t think that if I lose my ‘apple’, I will be Lin Feng’s opponent.
"Boss, is it necessary to take such a risky bet?" Lin Chiling asked worriedly.
"It's necessary! Because I'm not sure that I will be able to win Apple in a few years. To be honest, what I have here -" Lin Feng pointed to his head, "the things in it are almost running out, and I am running out of ideas."
I have no idea, but Apple is the most innovative company on the planet. I need Apple to maintain the strength of my business empire. So I must take a risk."
Lin Chiling, Natalie and others looked at each other. When it comes to creativity, my boss's creativity seems to be even more powerful than Apple's. Well, even if my boss's creativity is almost gone, can Apple always be creative?
Little did the girls know that what Lin Feng was talking about was creativity, but actually he was referring to the memory in his brain. Lin Feng's memory was almost gone, so Lin Feng needed to make up for it. And Jobs was his favorite candidate.
.
Of course, Lin Feng didn't know that Jobs was already ill at this moment, otherwise Jobs wouldn't be so anxious. The disease that Jobs suffered from is called pancreatic cancer. This is a highly malignant disease that is difficult to diagnose and treat.
About 90% of malignant tumors of the digestive tract are ductal adenocarcinoma originating from the ductal epithelium. The survival rate is extremely low, about 1%. And this 1% only refers to the case where excellent treatment effects are obtained. Otherwise
, not even five years, not even one or two years.
It's a pity that Lin Feng doesn't know about it now. If he knew, he would definitely let Hua Shiqi go to see Jobs. In the world where Lin Feng was reborn, although Jobs was ill, he kept it secret at the time and only went to the hospital from time to time.
.It was not until later, when it could no longer be delayed, that it was known to the outside world.
After leaving Apple, Lin Feng went to Symantec. Now, the two parties have reached an acquisition agreement. Second World has fully acquired Symantec, and this is naturally due to Symantec.
Mentec's largest shareholder, John Doerr, sold his shares to Second World. Otherwise, it would be impossible to complete this acquisition.
The biggest reason why John Doerr was able to sell his shares to Lin Feng was because he made a huge profit in the mobile phone war between Lin Feng and Apple. And this sum was naturally
Because of Lin Feng’s previous guidance.
"Hi, Mr. Lin, it's a pleasure to work with you this time!" John Doerr said with a smile.
"Haha, happy cooperation. Mr. Duer should win a lot this time!" Lin Feng said with a smile.
John Doerr was originally advised to buy more Apple stocks in the stock market. After all, even if Apple's iPhone is impacted and suppressed by its own "Fuxi", its sales will be amazing, and its stock price will inevitably
There will be a huge increase. As for Lin Feng's 'Second World', since it is not a company that directly launched 'Fuxi', although its games are very popular, it is not a direct company after all, so the stock price increase is limited, and the 'Second World' is not a direct company.
Second World's stock price is already very high, and without much stimulation, it will be difficult for its stock price to rise.
Therefore, this time in the stock market, as the most famous venture capitalist in the United States, John Doerr made a huge profit. As for off-site, in casinos and bookmakers, John Doerr bought Lin
Feng Ying. This also allowed him to make a fortune. Although not as much as he made in the stock market, it still made him hundreds of millions of dollars. This also made John Doerr extremely satisfied.
Therefore, in the subsequent Symantec transaction, John Doerr readily sold Symantec shares to 'Second World'. As for whether 'Symantec' will be more profitable in the future, that has nothing to do with him.
It doesn't matter. The money he wants to make is already enough. This person must be content. If a person is not content, he will get lost in this world of materialism and wealth. Especially for a venture capitalist like him
Speaking of which, this is even more true.
"Mr. Lin, Nokia is going to launch the 'N97' soon. What do you think Nokia will do?" John Doerr asked.
Lin Feng understands what John Doerr means. If Nokia's N97 is good, compared to Nokia, whose stock price has plummeted recently due to the 'N95', this is an opportunity to buy at the bottom. Currently, many financial traders are optimistic about Nokia.
Wanting to get in at the bottom and make a fortune by taking advantage of the popularity of 'N97'. John Doerr was also very interested. But he was not sure whether Nokia could still defend its position as the king of the mobile phone industry. Just then Lin Feng came.
, he will naturally not let this opportunity pass by.
This person, sometimes, relies on his network resources. The wider your network, the more ways you can make money, and the faster you can make money. And John Doerr is a leader in this aspect, otherwise how could he become the most popular person in the United States?
Famous venture capitalist.
"Haha, Mr. Duer, if you believe me, then you'd better not touch Nokia again. Now is the era of smartphones, and Nokia is old. When it gets old, it will be eliminated by society. Don't look at it in the past thirteen years.
It has been the leader in the mobile phone industry for many years, but in the crazy era when Moore's Law is about to expire, one mistake will cause it to be pulled down from the throne, and even eventually fall into the abyss. Not only Nokia, I believe that the same is true for Microsoft.
'It has fallen behind, failed to seize the mobile era, 'Microsoft' has fallen behind!" Lin Feng lamented.
With the advent of the big mobile era, all individuals and companies that cannot keep up with the pace of the times will be eliminated!
Chapter completed!