Zhen Yu is going to San Francisco to attend Netflix's board of directors to summarize the performance of the past year and formulate a budget plan for this year's development.

There is no way, Netflix is ​​a listed company, it must be open and transparent, it must have third-party audits, verification by multiple parties, and confirmation by multiple parties. The efficiency is relatively low.

For many non-listed companies, this type of board of directors is basically completed in January, and slower ones like Marvel's board of directors are completed in February.

Zhou Buqi planned to send her to San Francisco.

Zhen Yu blinked, a little surprised, "Ah? Are you going too?"

"Yes, I'll give it to you."

"Don't you still have a lot of things to do in England?"

"That's not as important as giving it to you." Zhou Buqi said with a smile.

Zhen Yu said angrily: "I know how to say nice things. Are you going to Silicon Valley for something?"

"Well, something happened. Helo's promotion was very successful. I'll go over and take a look."

There was no other way, Zhou Buqi could only use work as an excuse.

It’s hard to tell the real reason.

I can't say that I have an idea about you, and I want to find out more about it, and then formulate the next battle plan and decide whether to launch the Normandy landing campaign.

This is related to the internal stability and life and death of the Zhou family.

This matter is very important.

The best outcome, of course, is that Senior Sister Zhen Yu meets the requirements and legitimately enters the Zhou family's door, becoming the "big housekeeper" and guarding the Zhou family's family fund.

If things don't go well, we may have to train Sister Bao, or Ning Yaxian, or Sun Wanran to replace her as the housekeeper.

Early in the morning, Zhou Buqi took Ning Lu with him and flew to San Francisco with Senior Sister Zhen Yu.

I bought a dozen newspapers.

Manchester United officially announced the news last night.

Newspapers are full of relevant reports——

"Manchester Evening News": "Official announcement: Starting from next season, Manchester United will resume its women's football team and compete in the 2009-10 Premier League Women's Football League! The Manchester United women's football team is back!"

"Daily Telegraph": "Manchester United has launched a comprehensive renovation plan for Old Trafford Stadium. It is expected to take 12-15 years to complete and is expected to cost a total of up to 450 million pounds. There have been radical plans before, saying that

It was necessary to completely demolish this century-old stadium, but it was rejected by the board of directors. Manchester United also attaches great importance to history, and they do not want to destroy more than a century of heritage by rebuilding the stadium. The club's goal is to significantly improve the fan experience and

Let the culture of Dream Theater be passed down."

"The Times": "Manchester United announced plans to renovate the stadium, including the optimization of the turf, the expansion of the stands, the renovation of the stadium structure, and underground heating facilities. After the renovation is completed, the number of seats at Old Trafford is expected to increase to 90,000

.but this would extend the adjacent rail line higher."

"The Sun": "Reliable news reveals that David Beckham is about to return to Dream Theater!"

"Daily Mail": "In addition to renovating the stadium and rebuilding the women's team, Manchester United will also renovate the Carrington training base. Since the new owner Mr. Zhou Buqi took over the Dream Theater in November last year, they have launched various

Each of the reform measures demonstrates the difference between the new owner and the Glazer family in the past. The new owner is more ambitious, and they want to build Manchester United into the world's largest club worthy of its name!"

Zhou Buqi turned around and was very satisfied.

The response from the community has been very positive.

Almost every newspaper and every article contains praise and welcome to the new boss, which is very important.

No matter how well Ziweixing's business does in the UK, the British won't pay attention.

But Manchester United is different.

It's like a flag.

What you gain by investing in Manchester United is not profits, but reputation and social status.

"Huh? Here's your email."

Next to her, Ning Lu checked her phone and saw an important piece of information.

Zhou Buqi continued to read the newspaper without raising his head, "What?"

"It's Mr. Zhou...well, it's an email from Zhou Shaoning. He said that China Unicom and Apple have reached an agreement. This year, Apple's new mobile phone iPhone 3gs will cooperate with China Unicom to launch China Unicom's customized model."

"Oh? Good news!"

"He asked you if our Ziyuan mobile phone should be used."

"No, there is no internet."

Zhou Buqi doesn't think this is a good idea. The domestic smartphone market is still a desert, and neither policy nor infrastructure can keep up.

If we want to open up new fields, we should let Apple go first and use the special characteristics of foreign companies to change some of the general environment.

Ning Lu said strangely: "Why is there no Internet? 3G licenses have been issued. Several major cities in China already have 3G networks."

"Stop it, the domestic 3G network cannot be used on smartphones at all. The network speed is too slow. Such network speed will only affect the experience of using the mobile phone."

"What should we do?"

"Turn on the wifi," Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Just reply to him like this. Don't rush to the domestic market. Let Apple test the waters first. Wait until next fall to launch the national version."

Because communication companies charge high data traffic fees, the domestic mobile phone industry now has a policy that mobile phones are not allowed to have wifi modules. If it is a mobile phone of a foreign brand such as Nokia or Samsung, the wifi function needs to be castrated first.

Only then can we enter the domestic market.

The same goes for iPhones. Unless they are parallel imports purchased by ordinary people through underground channels, they can use the wifi function. Genuine licensed products purchased through official channels cannot connect to wifi.

If the mobile phone has a wifi module, it can be connected to the wireless router. There is no need to spend money to purchase data traffic, and the mobile phone can access the Internet for free. This will greatly affect the income of communication companies.

This policy must be cancelled.

But Zhou Buqi didn't want to touch this minefield.

If he were to come forward and encourage relevant departments to cancel this policy, wouldn't it mean that MSI or Asda had offended operators such as China Telecom, China Unicom, and China Mobile?

So at the moment no matter what, Asda’s mobile phones cannot be sold in the country.

Let Steve Jobs enter first.

When Apple cooperated with China Unicom to launch China Unicom's customized version of iPhone 3GS, the domestic 3G network speed was too slow, making the phone almost unusable and like a single-machine brick, which led to protests.

Apple will push it harder...

The policy has been adjusted.

By next year, mobile phones will be allowed to install wifi modules, and the spring of smartphones will officially arrive.

It's extremely cold at high places.

The higher you go, the more cautious you have to be when walking on thin ice.

Ning Lu obviously didn't understand the logic here, blinking her big eyes, "Then I'll reply?"

Zhou Buqi waved his hand and said, "Well, that's the arrangement. Let the foreigner go to Lei first!"

The flight from London to Los Angeles is long.

So they left early in the morning.

After getting on the plane, I always check my email to see if there is anything important.

Zhen Yu had already checked her emails and quickly replied to a few of the more important emails. Then she raised her head and said seriously: "By the way, I asked in a store in the UK yesterday and they said they were selling an Aster mobile phone.

The price is as high as 420 pounds. This price is 100 US dollars more expensive than in the United States."

Zhou Buqi said: "Normal."

"normal?"

"Not to mention the UK, prices across Europe are more expensive than in the United States, making them the most expensive in the world."

"Why?"

"Well... taxes in Europe are high, and then there's competitiveness. European smartphones are not very competitive. They are mainly Apple, BlackBerry, Google's Android, and our Aster mobile phones, all of which are based in North America."

Zhen Yu nodded lightly, "So, Nokia has fallen behind in the field of smartphones."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "Yes, if Nokia had succeeded, the prices of mobile phones in Europe would have been suppressed long ago, just like computers. Among computer companies in the world, the United States is the strongest, followed by South Korea and Japan, and then our country

The more fierce the competition, the lower the price. The price response is that the price of computers is the lowest in the US market, followed by the Korean and Japanese markets, and then the domestic market.”

Ning Lu said suspiciously, "Isn't it right? When I was shopping in Central, it seemed that the price of computers in Hong Kong was cheaper than those in China."

Zhou Buqi said: "Tax, the Hong Kong government has no tariffs and no value-added tax, so the price will be low. It is also similar in places like Singapore and Canada."

Zhen Yu thought of something keenly, "When marketing products, we can focus on this point."

"Catch what?"

"Many people in China do not have the concept of the world. When they talk about it, they always think, 'How are foreign countries?' and then 'How are Europe and the United States?' Many people think that foreign countries are the same, and Europe and the United States are one. This is

There is a marketing angle. There are some disputes over the selling price of Lenovo computers in China. For Asda’s mobile phones, we need to learn lessons from Lenovo and do a good job in public relations and marketing."

"Well, that makes sense!"

Zhou Buqi took it seriously.
To be continued...