Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 239 Reaction
On December 12th, New York, heavy snow.

Garcia, an Apple engineer, finished his day's work, whistled, and drove to the Kroger supermarket not far from the apartment. His new girlfriend needed some fresh gadgets.

He was extremely sure that Crowley would have these things.

As usual, Garcia quickly bought the target product and prepared to leave the supermarket. However, he was suddenly attracted by the slogan when passing by the electronic product shelf.

"Ipod?"

When Garcia saw this word, it was a bit strange. Has the company sold Ipods in supermarkets?

When he took a closer look, the tagline "Cheaper than an Ipod" hit him.

"what is this?"

Garcia took down the white packaging box, stared at the white product on it, and read the information on it in confusion.

M1?Support for Windows?Support mp3 format music?

USD319?

From China?

The information on the box is clear at a glance.

Garcia was shocked, hell! Does China have an mp3 music player that supports Windows?Is there anyone in that country who can make such a product?Did God run over and do it?
"Will someone buy a technology product from China?"

Garcia put down the box, in disbelief.

He looked around and saw an old black man walking in this direction.

Garcia stepped back expressionlessly, not intending to have any contact with African Americans.

However, ten seconds later, he looked at the black man who left without hesitation with the M1, and couldn't help but quickly ran after him and asked, "Hey, man, why did you buy a player from China? Are you not afraid Is it bad?"

"If it's broken, you can change it." Lao Hei answered the after-sales question first, and then asked, "Otherwise? Should I buy an iPod?"

Garcia was stunned for a moment, why did Ipod have such a tone.

"Isn't the iPod awesome? Why don't you buy it?" he asked in disbelief.

"This M1 works just as well, why should I buy another computer just for such a player?" Old Hei said clearly, "Apple that sells computers is so bad! They want to force me to buy their computers, thinking that I Have no IQ?"

Garcia: "..."

He was speechless for a while. According to other colleagues in the company, Fadell, who led the Ipod development team, had suggested to Jobs to be compatible with the Microsoft system, but this suggestion was rejected by the boss.

The word circulating in the company is that the iPod will be one of the reasons why users buy Mac computers.

But what if there was a similar product backed by Microsoft on the shelves?

Seeing Lao Hei briskly leaving, Garcia felt uneasy.

This matter must be taken seriously!

Tomorrow, oh no, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are closed on weekends, so next week, next Monday, I must tell the company about the market situation!
Garcia went back to the shelf and thought about it, then reached out and took a box of M1 and put it in the cart.

My girlfriend's computer is a Microsoft system. Since this M1 supports it, why not buy it for $80 cheaper?

Anyway, if it breaks, it can be replaced.

Garcia thought very reassuringly.

……

The night temperature in Shencheng is quite low in December, and the wind blowing in through the windows is chilly.

However, Su Wei's family was discussing the weather in New York.

"I found it, I found it, New York is colder than ours, one to six degrees below zero."

"I don't know if my brother brought any clothes, he was in a hurry when he left."

Yu Hong on the balcony closed the window, turned around and looked at the two people on the sofa speechlessly, and said helplessly, "Is Fang Zhuo stupid? Is he short of money to buy clothes? I'll definitely buy them myself when it's cold."

Zhao Suqi resolutely objected: "That's not necessarily the case. My brother is usually a bit sloppy, so he can make do with it. It's so busy over there."

Yu Hong recalled the boss in her impression, is it sloppy?Maybe not.

In his mind, he is serious in meetings, accurate in judgment, patient, daring to lie, very bold...

Yu Hong was stunned for a few seconds, but didn't hear what Zhao Suqi said later.

She took a sip of tea, sat cross-legged on the carpet, and asked, "Qiqi, your brother, um, what does your brother usually like? I see that he is busy every day and doesn't have any personal hobbies."

Zhao Suqi smiled and said, "Sister Yu, why do you ask this? Are you giving your boss a gift?"

"Just ask." Yu Hong said sincerely, "I admire your brother very much. Not only does he have a good career, but he is also good at cooking. I remember that he made gnocchi once in Lin'an, which was very good. eat."

Zhao Suqi was surprised and said: "My brother can make gnocchi? Really? I've never seen him do it. I've never seen him cook before during festivals. Our family has never eaten his cooking."

When Yu Hong heard this, she became inexplicably guilty, and changed the subject: "Cough, is that right? Hey, Weiwei, before Fang Zhuo left, he talked to Xue Xuan from Guahao.com for a long, long time, do you know?"

Thoughtful, Su Wei came back to her senses: "Just the vice president? Well, I can feel that Fang Zhuo is very concerned about the payment scene that Guahao.com will do, and even pays more attention to the warehouse in Ma Chong."

"I met Xue Xuan twice when I was looking for Zhou Xin. He went from the bank to the registered network, and he was very anxious." Yu Hong smiled, "I asked him last time, and he said that he would not work if he took the money. Practical."

She continued: "I also asked Fang Zhuo, and he said that this matter can't be done quickly, otherwise Xue Xuan will be sent in later..."

Zhao Suqi listened intently, not speaking what he didn't understand.

Su Wei pondered for a while, and said: "Not many people seem to know about this on Guahao.com. Payment scenarios, financial innovations, I always think this is difficult, and there are really legal risks. It's not like M1. Fang Zhuo is probably walking on eggshells selling hardware products here, I don’t know if he has talked about this with Team Leader Zheng.”

"Team Leader Zheng." Yu Hong chewed on the title, and said slowly, "I feel that the relationship between Fang Zhuo and Team Leader Zheng is not as good as it used to be..."

Su Wei nodded before finishing speaking.

Zhao Suqi couldn't bear to ask curiously: "Who is Team Leader Zheng?"

"It's a leader who was tied to the registration network by your brother." Su Wei summed it up.

Knowing the industry policy turmoil and venture capital siege experienced by Guahao.com, Zhao Suqi said strangely: "The current situation of Guahao.com is not what my brother wants to see."

Su Wei and Yu Hong glanced at each other, each seeing their admiration for someone.

Su Wei raised her head and said enthusiastically: "It starts with your brother's judgment on the fees charged by Guahao."

Thinking about the whole story, Yu Hong couldn't help getting up to get two cans of beer, then refilled Zhao Suqi's teacup, and finally listened to the story while sipping the wine.

She squinted her eyes with a smile, and occasionally lost her mind thinking about Fang Zhuo. That guy should have arrived in New York by now.

……

"Why is there so much snow in New York? Mr. Pan, if I had known earlier, I would have come back two days later."

"Mr. Fang, you are troubled, so you have to pity me. I'm the only one in New York. What about your team? What about the follow-up people? I'm stunned."

At LaGuardia Airport in New York, Fang Zhuo sits in the passenger seat of the pick-up car and lowers the window to enjoy the snow scenery.

He reached out and grabbed the snowflakes in the air, and said with a smile, "I came here as soon as I knew the situation. Has Kroger's feedback from the second week come out?"

"2, 7 more than the first week!" Pan Ben stepped on the gas pedal excitedly.

Fang Zhuo nodded, adding up to 3.7 units in two weeks, and now there will be advertising support, the sales volume in the first month should soon be comparable to that of the Ipod.

He pondered: "When do you think Apple will respond?"

"Apple doesn't know, but the people from Sony called me yesterday. Mr. Fang, the people from Sony want to meet you." Pan Benren didn't tell the news until now.

Fang Zhuo took a breath of the cold air and said nothing, the snow outside was getting heavier.

(End of this chapter)