Reinventing the Millennium.

In April, companies and institutions related to residential subprime mortgage loans in the United States have not ushered in a easing trend, and are still announcing business closures or bankruptcy filings at a firm pace.

According to the statistics of enthusiastic people on the Huaxia Internet, from March to April, more than 25 subprime mortgage companies in the United States were unable to operate normally.

In other words, every 2 days, 1 company will have a serious problem.

However, U.S. stocks stabilized after experiencing a wave of declines.

This seems to confirm the views of many well-known financial institutions such as Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns Investment Bank on the market. The situation in the field of housing subprime mortgage loans is a localized, digestible and resolvable problem.

Chinese netizens understand this way.

"What Merrill Lynch and the others mean is that this is a bubble in the market. Anyway, they are all subprime mortgages, and small and medium-sized companies will go bankrupt. Even if there is a New Century Financial Company, it cannot be the giants like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Ba also falls."

"The subprime loans are so bad, what else can I do?"

If the bad is exhausted, it is good!
However, some Chinese netizens who participated in shorting Lehman did not feel so good.

They don't care about U.S. stocks or subprime mortgages, they care about the situation of Lehman wholeheartedly.

For the entire month of April, the ups and downs of Lehman's stock price could cause small ripples on Weibo.

Ever since someone estimated that there were two groups of people in Huaxia who were involved in shorting Lehman, these people who voiced their voices on the Internet gradually called themselves "Lehman shorting group", so that they were divided into "one group" and "two groups".

Because Lehman's stock price rose, fell and stalemate, a large short art performance was held online.

"The third battalion and the fourth company of our regiment have seized the 62.6 highland today!"

"The enemy's firepower is fierce, and the 63.1 position is lost!"

"Our army and Lei Jun have repeatedly stalemate on the front line around 64.8!"

Lei Jun who visited Weibo by chance:?

A never-before-seen Internet performance show that has both interests and drama possessed bloomed on Weibo.

After being reported by Xiangjiang's "The Sun", the show was translated into English and reprinted abroad, with several horrifying titles, such as "Military forces target US investment banks", "Suspected that Chinese officials look down on US financial markets", etc. Wait.

In the end, these foreign reports were translated into Chinese by enthusiastic netizens who paid close attention to relevant trends, and posted on the Huaxia Internet again, and were successfully exported to domestic sales.

So many things, very black humor.

However, there was a lot of excitement outside the market. Lehman's stock price remained basically stable after experiencing the impact of filing for bankruptcy in the new century, which made many people who invested heavily in it quite anxious.

In particular, the rise of the domestic big A is very fierce this month. In March, it was still hovering around 3 points, and in April it surged to 3000 points. Seeing that it is within reach to reach 4 points in May!

Experts call out, bull market, bull market!

Such a contrast between inside and outside, anxiety is mixed with some regrets.

"Is it okay to short Lehman? It seems that A stock is more profitable. Now I am worried that Mr. Fang's leverage may be a bit high?"

Xiong Xiaoge, who often spends time on Zhihu, and never forgets to promote Zhihu even when he is recording a program on CCTV, noticed this change and offered to comfort him.

"Didn't it take five full months to short Lehman in the last cycle?"

"Don't panic, Mr. Fang has already gone to the United States to deal with it face to face. I think Lehman is just a dead bone in the grave."

Having said that, Xiong Xiaoge knew that Mr. Fang had been busy with his mobile phone for more than a month when he flew to the United States.

Yike mobile phone, code-named Mars, has entered the sprint moment before the press conference.

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"When will the iPhone be released?"

"June 6? Well, our press conference is scheduled for June 29, two 6s, nice to hear."

"Also, Google, Qualcomm, T-Mobile and our four-party meeting is scheduled for a week later, on May 5. Everyone cheer up, this meeting must be in the best state."

On May [-]st, Fang Zhuo hosted an internal meeting of Yike through the Internet at his villa in Houston, comprehensively reviewing the work of this month and the itinerary for May.

At the end of the meeting, he once again asked Xu Keden, the director of mobile phone optimization: "How is Mars now?"

Xu Keden is in the conference room in Silicon Valley. He met the eyes of his colleagues and knew that mobile phone optimization is very important. He said a little shyly: "It's almost the same as in mid-April, and we are still looking for abnormal battery temperature."

Fang Zhuo didn't blame anything, nor was he entangled like before. He simply said: "Okay, then continue to follow your plan. Just prepare a few more mobile phones when you meet with the operator on the 7th."

No matter how he prepares, no matter what problems still exist, Fang Zhuo will not let himself have any psychological burden when the moment comes.

The mobile phone conference is indeed an important node of Yike mobile phone, but there is still half a year to optimize it, and the launch is another more important node.

Now it's time to see the real chapter, then life and death will be divided.

"See you on the 7th." Fang Zhuo ended the meeting.

Fly to Silicon Valley on May 5th, and see the consultation situation at the 6th meeting before deciding whether to make any adjustments.

At present, it is determined that the press conference will be held on June 6, which is less than two months, but it happens to be after the NBA Finals, and the time is quite reasonable.

Fang Zhuo was thinking about the arrangement, planning to rehearse twice more before the press conference, the most important thing is to avoid the unstable state of the phone as much as possible.

It was quiet in the study for half an hour, waiting for the appointment phone call.

Google's CEO Schmidt has been in frequent contact recently and is also paying close attention to the situation of Yike mobile phone.

After careful consideration, Google has made adjustments and confirmed that it will put the news of the establishment of the Android Mobile Open Alliance, which has united dozens of software and hardware manufacturers, together at the Yike mobile phone conference, which is a closer platform. It can also encourage the release of the first Android phone.

"Mr. Fang, there is some good news for sure." Schmidt exchanged some pleasantries and said directly, "The sales price of the Apple iPhone at AT&T has been confirmed. What do you think is the 4G version?"

Fang Zhuo said calmly: "199 US dollars, less than 200 yuan, you can't buy it at a loss, you can't be fooled."

It is also very close to the release of Apple. Recently, the price of AT&T has been reported. Schmidt has channels to help confirm the real situation in advance.

Schmidt laughed: "Yes, $199, and the 8G version is $299."

Fang Zhuo had already expected it in his heart, and when he heard the price finally officially confirmed, he sighed slightly: "This price is very stressful."

Schmidt asked: "President Fang, do you think there is still a profit at the launch price of the iPhone?"

Fang Zhuo said without hesitation: "Impossible. 199 must be higher than the hardware cost. Even if the current storage price is falling, it must be higher. The chip price that Samsung gives to Apple does not know the cost, but from our extensive contact From the perspective of hardware manufacturers, the cost of the iPhone should be 220-230 US dollars."

Looking at the hardware cost alone, an iPhone that costs $220-230 sells for $199.

Because the prices of first-line hardware are relatively transparent in the industry, this kind of release will undoubtedly bring strong pressure to competitors.

Either it can be connected to the mode of cooperation between the iPhone and the operator, or it can make a small profit by lowering the cost vigorously, otherwise, selling at a loss will only be a vicious circle.

Schmidt asked again: "Is this cost estimate accurate?"

"Screen and touch screen modules are around 65, radio frequency and wireless modules are probably less than 11, 4G storage is now purchased at about 40, memory is 14-15, baseband is 8-9, processor is 13-16 according to the industry's level..." Fang Zhuo listed them casually, all of which he was familiar with.

In addition to estimating the cost of competitors, Yike Mobile also finds ways to lower the cost while maintaining the quality, but it may still be difficult to keep it below $199.

If the cost is lower than 199 at the current hardware level, there is one and only one possibility, and the storage price will collapse in the second half of the year.

Anyway, two months ago it was $2/12G, and now it can’t hold the $1 mark. However, Samsung announced on April 10 that it would not cut production.

Fang Zhuo is extremely suspicious that Samsung may not only not reduce production, but will continue to increase production in the future.

Roll, roll, roll, and see if this wave can kill manufacturers.

Schmidt held the phone, nodded, and still smiled and said: "Mr. Fang, when we meet with T-Mobile, we must clarify the cost of the iPhone. I don't know the price of these parts of the phone. You'd better List them all."

"Why do I say this is good news, because AT&T has been subsidized in this way. Could it be that the president of AT&T was sent by Apple? Could it be that Legere of AT&T is also a director of Apple?"

"At the critical moment of competing for the 3G market, T-Mobile must face up to what its competitors are doing in various fields."

Fang Zhuo was very familiar with Schmidt’s way of speaking from different angles. He said “Yes” and said, “No problem. I have time on the 7th. Let’s make an appointment. I will talk to Qualcomm later. Say it too."

"Mr. Fang, don't be discouraged." Schmidt is now afraid that Yike will lose the motivation to move forward after knowing the price of the iPhone and facing the stubbornness of the operator.

He continued: "Why not? Yike is just like your team, Mr. Fang, why not?"

Fang Zhuo laughed: "Of course."

Knowing that Mr. Fang is in Houston, Schmidt finally wished: "I hope the Rockets will have good results in these two months."

Fang Zhuo thanked Lao Shi.

He just flew to Houston from Silicon Valley yesterday, intending to participate in the Rockets' first home game in the first round of this year's playoffs.

For the entire month of April, the mobile phone has been watching, and the team's public opinion operation is also going on at the same time.

Since the "Why not" video exposure was widely disseminated, Fang Zhuo did not refuse interviews with the sports media, and said openly that even though the Rockets are in the bottom half of the Western Conference playoffs this year, they still regard hitting three consecutive championships as a priority. as the only goal.

Not only that, the team also released an internally filmed player declaration, the theme of which is to hit the three consecutive championships.

However, with the media operations of the Rockets and the spread of public relations-driven declarations, the Rockets' final ranking in the regular season in April was No.4.

A team ranked fifth in the Western Conference wants to go to the championship, and let every player record a declaration of the championship, which is somewhat ridiculous.

On April 4th, the day before the start of the NBA playoffs, Fang Zhuo accepted an interview with the sports media ESPN, disapprovingly listed the sports version of the "ten wins and ten losses" theory, some of which welcomed different teams public opinion backlash.

"It's not a problem for us to rank fifth. The No.4 Jazz has 52 wins. Our 51 wins are just one less win."

"So what if the Jazz have home court advantage? Can it use its home court?"

"Even if we can use the home court, in the past two years, we have preferred to advance on the road. I already miss the Spurs' arena. The fans there are very enthusiastic."

"I hope that the away fans will welcome us with the greatest enthusiasm."

"I'm familiar with this year's situation. The opponents are still the Spurs and the Mavericks. I really hope to see other teams appear in front of us. Please work hard."

"As for the East, as long as the Rockets rush out of the West, it will be the championship."

"Fifth in the West is very good, you can accept the challenge of the defending champion."

ESPN faithfully put Boss Fang's eloquent talk on the show before the start of the playoffs.

At first glance, such self-confidence seems to be the first in the regular season this year, but it is actually only fifth in the West.

The top-ranked Mavericks and Spurs responded well, and they did lose for two years. At least, Boss Fang recognized them.

The most upset are the Rockets' first-round opponents, the Jazz and the Eastern Conference teams.

Needless to say, the Jazz didn't feel respected when they were about to play against the Rockets.

Eastern team...

This, this, the Rockets are fifth in the West with 51 wins and 31 losses, and they can actually rank No. 2 in the East, only winning 2 games less than the Pistons in the East...

The situation where the west is strong and the east is weak is very obvious.

If the Rockets really rushed out, they might really be successful.

In view of this, the playoff teams in the Eastern Conference expressed solidarity, thinking that Fang Zhuo, the team owner, was too arrogant. Whether it was speech or team publicity, it was no longer opening champagne at halftime, it was simply opening champagne before the game!

Under the turmoil of this public opinion rebound, the Jazz and the Rockets played the first two playoff games at the end of April.

7场4胜，2-3-2的主客场赛制。

The Jazz's 2 home games, one win and one loss!
It won Game 3 by 19 points, then lost Game [-] by [-] points.

Then, the game came to the Rockets' three home games.

The Rockets' home court has experienced the baptism of two championships, coupled with the team's operation on tickets, there is already a trend of the league's devil's home court.

This puts a lot of pressure on the Jazz.

The Rockets with 3 star players are somewhat incomprehensible, at least, it cannot be resolved.

Fang Zhuo is really not worried about the first round of the game. Although he deliberately exaggerated his words in front of the sports media, the Rockets' record this year was really affected by injuries.

On the eve of the team's third game, Fang Zhuo called Xiao Ao, who had already announced his election, and sincerely invited him to watch the game.

The video shot by the "unknown person" was widely circulated on the Internet, directly linking "the black man was elected to the leadership" and "the Rockets won three consecutive championships". However, this year's important way for Xiao Ao to prepare for next year's election is the Internet Spread the word and solicit donations.

Xiao Ao was actually a little upset when he received a call from Mr. Fang.

When the team noticed the video for the first time, Xiao Ao, as a fan, almost dropped his phone-how the hell did the Rockets win the championship this year?

But when he calmed down and thought about it, he probably didn't know how many people were still pointing at him behind his back-you, a black man, also want to be the chief?
Xiao Ao was so sympathetic, so he was not so angry, and began to think about how to manage online public opinion.

"Mr. Fang, I have a lot of things to do recently. I am too busy to watch the game, but I will always support the Rockets."

"In about two or three weeks, I can go to the scene to see."

Xiao Ao gave such an answer.

Fang Zhuo immediately understood the opponent's plan. If the Rockets still have a game in two or three weeks, even if they have reached the Western Conference Finals, they really hope to continue to move forward.

At that time, Xiao Ao's appearance on the court may gain a lot of public opinion benefits.

Now, it's too early, the Rockets really lost, and it would be a joke if he was still on the scene.

Fang Zhuo expressed his understanding on the phone, and said: "If I reach the finals, I am very confident that I will win the cup this year."

Xiao Ao gave a more decent statement: "I am ready to witness the Rockets' three consecutive championships."

There is no doubt that he is talking about the face-to-face witness of the moment of winning the championship.

Fang Zhuo ended the call with Xiao Ao, hoping that this wave of luck will bring good luck to the team.

On May 5, the Rockets sat at home and played the third game of the first round of the playoffs with the visiting Jazz.

The team owner Fang Zhuo watched the playoffs live for the first time, while the team owner Jay Chou next to him has been with the team since April.

The third game, which doesn't even need much description.

The Rockets' first home game this year, everyone was excited, continuing the fiery touch of the previous game, and still successfully accepted the game with a big difference of 15 points.

After the game, the team owner Fang Zhuo was interviewed by the media, and he only said lightly: "Why not?"

On May 5, the fourth game of the first round.

The Rockets didn't feel good this day, only winning the Jazz by 5 points, but they managed to get the match point.

On May 5, the fifth game of the first round.

The Rockets went all out, and in the fourth quarter, relying on Yao Ming and Carter's continuous offense, they reversed the situation and won the fifth game with 101:93 points, and successfully advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a big score of 4:1.

However, it was not the players who made the headlines, but the team owner who was interviewed again after the game.

Unlike the previous understatement, Fang Zhuo tore off his jersey in front of the reporter's camera after he was promoted, and gave a roaring "Why not", which impressed the fans watching the live broadcast.

The major sports media began to really discuss the Rockets' prospects for advancing to the playoffs.

Basketball is round, why not?
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On the second day after the Rockets advanced to the second round, Fang Zhuo was already sitting in Silicon Valley.

On his left is Google's CEO Schmidt, on his right is Qualcomm's CEO Jacob, and on the opposite side is T-Mobile's senior team headed by CEO Legere.

"Why not?"

After greeting everyone, Fang Zhuo got to the point, opened the PPT, and gave the first sentence.