Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 234 The Bear Comes
"Mr. Xiong, what's the situation with your American colleague Smith?"

After drinking for three rounds and the greetings and greetings were over, Fang Zhuo asked something that puzzled him. If Smith hadn't had an unexpected situation, he would not have gone to the Anliang Chamber of Commerce.

"He is a very good investor." Xiong Xiaoge said after consideration, "Maybe he has some misunderstandings with me."

Fang Zhuo saw that the words were not clear, and the other party didn't intend to elaborate, so he smiled and said, "Fortunately, I took a step back and took two steps, otherwise I will be crying when I come back this trip."

Xiong Xiaoge held up his wine glass and said in admiration: "Fang is always capable, and this time he went in and came out again to turn danger into good fortune. Here's a toast to you."

Fang Zhuo raised his cup halfway, and said helplessly, "Mr. Xiong, I told you, there is nothing wrong."

Xiong Xiaoge laughed, and did it himself.

After Fang Zhuo finished his glass of wine, he habitually said to investors: "This time I am visiting New York, it is not enough to rely solely on one model M1. We also need a cheaper model that can hit the market. Our products The team is already debugging, and the P1 suitable for the US market can be produced before the end of the year."

"There are differences in products between the two markets. If there is no accident, the flash version of the player will be made into two different models, the P1 exclusively for the United States and the J1 exclusively for China."

"We are very confident in the market for P1 and J1."

Xiong Xiaoge nodded, this is a picture I can often hear, and Xiao Fang has always restrained himself.

He asked a question: "Why is the domestic model J1?"

"Our spokesperson's name is Jay, and this model will have an azure color dedicated to him." This is what Fang Zhuo settled in the afternoon, "J1 is a bundled joint, and there will be further announcements of his songs. The paths taken at home and abroad are different.”

Xiong Xiaoge nodded slowly, and quickly flashed the news he had received during this period of time in his mind, and asked, "Have you considered launching music management software for the player in the United States? Just like Apple's iTunes."

Fang Zhuo hesitated for a while, and said honestly: "I haven't thought it through yet. One is that I want to observe the sales of M1 and subsequent products at this stage. There is another one. iTunes is not as big of a threat as I imagined. Of course, It will definitely develop in the future.”

"At the current stage, music in mp3 format can basically be found on the Internet. This is one of the reasons why our M1 has sales in the United States. However, with the loss of the Napster website for free music sharing, this space is shrinking."

Hearing this, Xiong Xiaoge revealed his intentions and persuaded him: "I think you should start thinking about the construction of software like Apple. Under the dangerous wall, the progress of copyright in the United States will not be too slow, once the space in this area shrinks, and Apple reacts to support Microsoft, M1 will suffer from the enemy."

Fang Zhuo smiled and asked, "Boss Xiong, do you think Yike should make short-term money in the US market or medium- and long-term money?"

After thinking for a few seconds, Xiong Xiaoge said: "Mr. Fang, I think that Yike's competition with companies like Apple in the United States will help it quickly establish its brand, and it will also be good for domestic sales."

"The domestic market can be used as the basic market, and the U.S. market is the battleground for reputation. If you choose to list on NASDAQ in the future, the story of Yike is easy to describe. It can at least be a company that competes with some of Apple's businesses in China. "

"Wall Street likes a story that has already been successful, and the value of this benchmark is even greater than the product profitability seen right now."

Fang Zhuo understood the meaning of this investor in no time. He had just told him about the expectation of the follow-up model, and he directly talked with himself about the feasibility of the company's listing.

I'm afraid these words weren't something that came to mind today, Xiong Xiaoge really came with a bear, old bear, old bear.

Fang Zhuo's mind didn't slow down because of a few glasses of wine, and suddenly he thought of IDG Pan Ben who was still in New York at the moment. Counting the time, Kroger Supermarket's two-week sales feedback has passed since he boarded the plane three days.

He showed a knowing smile to Xiong Xiaoge: "Mr. Xiong, it turns out that Xiao Pan has already told you."

How could Xiong Xiaoge think that this casual remark was just a scam, nodded and said: "Kroger's M1 sales are indeed beyond expectations, it's a surprise, it's only two weeks, and it can almost be compared to a month in China, I don't know Ipod How many sales are there?"

Fang Zhuo silently estimated that Kroger sold ten thousand dollars so quickly? How many thousand?The order capacity has to be added now, otherwise, the channel may not be able to keep up with the goods.

He said from effect to cause: "This is the advantage of the Ipod. After all, many people can't buy an Apple computer for such a gadget. Kroger's channel capabilities are very, very good. It’s a lot of profit, but it does add a lot of exposure.”

Xiong Xiaoge agreed with these two points, raised his glass to Wang Fengyi who was smiling at him on the other side, and took a sip of the wine.

"Now that Kroger's channel has been established, short-term hardware money can be ignored. The market has gradually proved that everyone likes this smaller player, and Apple is stubbornly making products in its own system. This is a godsend opportunity. How can you not grasp it?"

This was an important reason why Xiong Xiaoge came here in person, he wanted to persuade Fang Zhuo to move forward.

Even though Fang Zhuo said that he was just an investor and didn't understand the market, he still felt that he couldn't just let Yi Ke miss such a good opportunity.

Fang Zhuo pondered: "If you want to make software, now is not the best time. Moreover, under the premise that the US network music is gathering, copyright will be something that software cannot avoid. I suspect that the money earned in the early stage may not be enough to maintain the software. Copyright purchase."

Xiong Xiaoge said without hesitation: "IDG is willing to invest more. In terms of copyright, I can go to the United States with you."

Fang Zhuo was not surprised, and thought silently.

"I'm just a suggestion to Yike, and I won't interfere with the operation of the company." Seeing that Fang Zhuo didn't speak, Xiong Xiaoge made such a promise.

Fang Zhuo said "haha" and turned over old accounts: "Who knows if your old bear will come to another palace, so let's first look at the situation of P1 in the US market, P1 is destined to be a product with more sales than M1 , let’s see what its magnitude is.”

"If there is a volume of [-] units, I think we can launch software construction. There is a strong demand from the majority of users."

"If there is no such effort in a short period of time, in the United States, Apple's home court, changing support for Microsoft + copyright iTunes will greatly impact the living space of M1 and P1."

"Then there is no need to waste money. If the US dollars are brought back to the country, Yike can do a lot in the country. At that time, Ipod will face a well-prepared company if it wants to enter the country."

Xiong Xiaoge laughed: "It seems that this is a question of where the final battlefield is."

Fang Zhuo reached out for a glass of juice: "Mr. Xiong, I'm also in conflict, just watch P1."

(End of this chapter)