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  Chapter 416 Cutting the Cake

  After Christmas, the noise in America is also a little less. The major news media reports are basically how much America’s major products are sold during Christmas.

America Telecom also took the opportunity to quietly sell its mobile phone business to the top ten in America. During the Christmas period alone, the America Telecom chain stores sold more than 460,000 mobile phones, becoming the top ten mobile phones in America during Christmas. Retail channel providers, second only to e-retail channel providers such as Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and Verizon!

   This year, America expects that the annual mobile phone sales will exceed 60 million units, and it is still the world's largest mobile phone consumer market. According to the performance of America Telecom during the Christmas period this year, America Telecom may occupy 10% of the market of America's mobile phone sales!

For ordinary users, when they see this ranking, they may not think too much. They just think that there is one more place to sell mobile phones. The main thing to choose mobile phones is which store has more discounts, which is convenient for maintenance, etc., but for Players in the mobile phone industry in America have seen the impact of Telecom America on the mobile phone industry in America!

Iger, President of America Telecom, also officially declared in an email sent to shareholders such as Song Yang, Telephone and Telegraph Group, and Enron after Christmas, that the mobile phone retail business has become the second largest business of America Telecom, and it may be more profitable than the telecom business. The Beauty Knife more…

  Telecommunications business requires a lot of investment in laying lines and base stations, etc., but the payback period is very long, but as a mobile phone retail channel provider, the speed of opening a store is much faster!

  In the new year, if nothing else happens, Telecom Americas will continue to increase investment in stores, deploying Telecom Americas stores in major cities in America, and even establishing stores in overseas markets.

   "The days of Steve Jobs don't look good!"

  In the ICQ office building, Doberpur, President of PA Semiconductor, Ertian, President of Alcatel Mobile, Marcus, Greg, Chief Financial Officer of America Global Investment Foundation, and others are all in Song Yang's office.

   The person who spoke was Dobble. During this time, he was basically staring at the apple, just like a wolf staring at a fat sheep, and he was inseparable.

   Song Yang, who was looking at the email that Fang Qiuyu sent from Yanjing, raised his head when he heard this, and saw a Silicon Valley daily in Dobble's hand, which said what Jobs did after returning to Apple.

The original board of directors was disbanded, and the original Nest computer system executives were promoted to Apple executives. In addition, Steve Jobs began to recruit troops. He recruited supply chain master Cook from the outside, and promoted talented designer Jonathan and others, completely changing the entire Apple. into his "kingdom".

In the eyes of the outside world, of course, Steve Jobs was fighting for power and profit. He smashed Apple's board of directors, and even cleaned the entire Apple management. .

   Fired the board of directors, strained the relationship between Jobs and Wall Street, and coupled with the competition with IBM, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and other computer manufacturers, there are many people in Silicon Valley waiting to see Jobs' good show.

   "Jobs returned to Apple, causing turmoil in Apple. From Jobs' return to Apple, Apple's market value has fallen by more than 1 billion US dollars. According to sources, Apple's liquidity can only support Apple for 70 days..."

   "Apple continues to suffer huge losses in the new quarter. It is estimated that Apple's loss last year may exceed $1.6 billion!"

   "Apple Computer is facing the imitation of Apple Computers by Power, Radius, Umax, Unitron and other manufacturers, which is eroding the global market!" The media reported that Apple is not a good word.

The house leak happens when it rains overnight, and the cold water sucks. It describes the current Apple computer. At the juncture of Christmas, other electronic brand manufacturers are busy selling products, but the media does not care much about those stereotyped news. Interest, but more want to see Jobs and Apple have a big show.

   Steve Jobs, who staged the return of the king, had a big revenge after holding back for eleven years. It must have been revenge, but after revenge, Jobs was in a mess in front of his eyes.

  There is a group of tigers and wolves headed by Microsoft and Dell outside, and IBM is also trying to kill Apple. The internal losses are a mess, and the account above is almost running away.

The point is, even if Apple is like this, there are still Amelica and a group of overseas computer manufacturers who have caught Apple and launched imitations of Apple Mac computers for sale. Apple computers are far more expensive than other computers. It's systems, design, and Bigger.

   But now there are a lot of imitation products, the design, system and other aspects are the same as Apple's computers, and the price is much cheaper than Apple's, which makes the sales of Apple's computers in overseas markets plummet!

The founder of Dell, who wears a pair of pants with Microsoft, was asked by the media how Apple was going to get through the current difficulties, Michael Dell gave Jobs a yin and yang, "If I were Jobs, I would shut down Apple immediately, and then Return the money to the shareholders!"

That is to say, Apple can't save it at all now, and it is a crime to waste a dollar on Apple. The best way is to break up quickly, sell the property, and give back to the major shareholders. never mind.

  The pressure from all sides is now placed in front of Jobs. If he can't lead Apple out of the quagmire, then his revenge drama will become criticized after many years. It is rumored that he is the one who destroyed Apple, and so on.

   But the current predicament of Apple, for PA Semiconductor, is the best time, the weaker the apple, the sharper the knife that cuts the apple cake...

   Song Yang listened to Dobble's words and replied to an email to Fang Qiuyu who was in Yanjing.

   Fang Qiuyu said everything about the situation on Yanjing's side, Song Yang basically knew what happened to the situation of Yanjing Wireless Factory No. 5.

   But Yanjing Wireless Factory No. 5 is not the last one. I don’t know how many such manufacturers are there. With Alcatel mobile phones, it is impossible to save it. This is not a problem that can be solved by an order.

However, Song Yang thought about it for a while, Song Yang still asked Fang Qiuyu to select some suitable manufacturers such as Yanjing Wireless Factory No. 5, which may be transformed, and invest a sum of money from the Star Hope Investment Foundation to set up new factories. Production lines, upgrade new technologies, and incorporate them into the still desolate Yangcheng electronics industry R&D base.

  Song Yang has not only invested in the Internet industry in China, but also established an electronic R&D industrial park in Yangcheng for the research and development of new electronic materials and products.

  The electronic R&D industrial park in Yangcheng is still under development. The Star Wish Foundation invested a sum of money in Yanjing Wireless Factory No. 5 and other manufacturers, and then moved them into the electronic R&D industrial park in Yangcheng.

In the future, if Yanjing Wireless Factory No. 5 can develop new technologies and the products can be qualified, then Alcatel mobile phones, Panda computers, etc. will purchase parts from them. It mainly depends on how Yanjing Wireless Factory No. 5 responds. , this time Song Yang helped them, and whether they live or die in the future is up to them!

   After processing the emails sent by Fang Qiuyu from Asia, Song Yang browsed through them again, and sent emails from Double Click, ICQ, America Telecom, ICNC TV, and other industries he invested in.

Double-click, ICQ, and America Telecom, basically sent the performance report for the whole year of last year, as well as the plan for the next year. Double-click won a big victory last year, and after the lawsuit was settled, it was finally possible to present Americadi The style of a major Internet advertiser.

As for ICQ and America Telecom, they are still at a loss, or even a huge loss. ICQ was also very successful last year. Although there was not much action, its Xue Leshan game business and ICNC TV's media business , so that the valuation of ICQ is skyrocketing!

  If nothing else, then at the end of this year or early next year, ICQ will take advantage of the opportunity to be listed on the Nasdaq. At that time, ICQ and NBC Group will play the drama of a shocking merger.

   In addition to these businesses that have been launched now, the electronic payment platform PayPal will also be released in the middle of the year.

In addition, what attracted Song Yang's attention the most was the industry under the North American Global Investment Foundation. Song Yang invested in Amazon. Bezos sent a message that he wanted to take advantage of the popularity of the Internet in America and let Amazon complete it. Listed, becoming the first e-commerce company in the world.

The current valuation of Amazon is not high, and the main thing is to sell books, which is destined to be Amazon's market value, not too high. Song Yang thought about Bezos' thoughts for a while, and vaguely guessed Bezos. idea, and agreed.

  Bezos obviously wants to raise funds after going public, and start to transform Amazon. It is no longer just selling books online. Whether it can be transformed into it is the key to Amazon!

In addition to Amazon, Yeadex, eBay, etc. invested by Song Yang have also sent revenue and new project plans. Yeadex is still developing in Eastern Europe, relying on Lao Maozi and Eastern European markets. With the title of the light of technology in Eastern Europe, it can be described as a duck to water.

   But that's still the problem. Song Yang is on Yeadex for a short period of time, and he can't see a return. He has to keep investing in it. Only when Yeadex develops can he be able to cut the old hair and get leeks from Eastern Europe.

   As for eBay, as well as Sohu, 8848, and stick game manufacturers that have invested in Asia and other places, they all have to wait at least a year or two before they can see their return.

   After processing these documents, Song Yang rubbed his brows, raised his head and said to Dobble and others, "How long can Apple last?!"

   (end of this chapter)