Special troubles of rebirth

This trip to the capital can be said to be full of rewards.

After everything was successfully resolved, Wang Yu stayed for two more days before returning to the Magic City.

Originally, he wanted to stay with his son for a few more days, but Qin Shiyu called and said that Katie Cotton, Apple's vice president of communications and public relations executive, was entrusted by Lao Qiao to come to Shanghai. a few days.

This woman had already contacted Qin Shiyu and said that in addition to researching the market during her trip to China, she also wanted to meet and chat with Wang Yu, Qin Shiyu and others.

On the eve of the upcoming release of the Guoke II generation, Apple executives met with Wang Yu and Qin Shiyu in the name of coming to the country to research the market. The meaning contained therein is self-evident.

Katie Cotton must have brought Lao Qiao's instructions on this trip, and may even act as his personal representative to discuss something with Wang Yu.

So Wang Yu came to the company as soon as possible after returning to the Magic City and called Qin Shiyu into the office.

"Boss, congratulations!"

News that the Opel acquisition negotiations were successful has also been sent back to the group headquarters. Qin Shiyu said congratulations as soon as she saw Wang Yu, because she knew that the layout of the automobile industry was an important piece of the puzzle in Wang Yu's entire business empire. Now it was finally Put it together, of course she was happy for her boss.

"Let's not talk about it for now. Guo Yuan won't come back until tomorrow. Then we will help her hold a celebration party and celebrate on a small scale."

Wang Yu waved his hand and said, "Tell me about your situation. What did Katie Cotton say when she contacted you? What was the specific date when she made an appointment with you?"

"Most of it was about cooperation between the two parties. She also mentioned a research trip and wanted to visit the assembly line of the iPhone 4 mobile phone."

Qin Shiyu recalled the content of yesterday's call in her mind, and organized a reply: "In addition, I also mentioned the friendly personal relationship between you and Lao Qiao. As entrusted by him, I hope to take this opportunity to visit and chat alone. Let’s talk about the current prospects of the smartphone market and future strategic development, etc.”

"There's something in those words!"

Wang Yu smacked his lips after listening to Qin Shiyu's retelling: "It seems that they are still a little embarrassed about the launch of the new Guoke II phone."

"The boss had a private agreement with Apple Joe?"

After listening to Wang Yu's words, Qin Shiyu asked: "Promise that the two new second-generation smart phones will be released to the market at about the same time?"

"How could there be such an agreement?"

Wang Yu sneered: "Do you think if Apple comes out with a new model first, they will wait for us?"

After thinking about it, Qin Shiyu shook her head and smiled.

"I had a chat with Lao Qiao in San Francisco. Not only him, but also Samsung's Lee Jae-yong, the three companies just reached a relatively broad common understanding, mainly for Nokia and Motorola mobile phones. The consensus formed by manufacturing companies is only a tacit understanding and does not involve specific content."

Wang Yu also shook his head: "It seems that Apple is not sure how deep our technical reserves are. They should be very surprised that we can come up with a second-generation new phone so quickly. I guess their second-generation new phone should also be Come on, Katie Cotton is here this time probably to get a feel for it.”

"Does this need to be explored?"

Qin Shiyu said strangely: "As soon as our new mobile phone is launched, won't it be obvious at a glance?"

"I'm talking about technical reserves!"

Wang Yu handled the cigar in his hand, lit it, and took a sip before continuing: "Our family knows our own affairs. The Nutshell II released this time has basically exhausted its technical reserves, but Apple is different. They are releasing When the phone is new, there may still be room to make the standard of this phone higher. This is what I call technical reserves. This is the potential for the long-term development of a high-tech enterprise. In this regard, our foundation is still too strong. Shallow!"

After listening to the explanation, Qin Shiyu immediately understood.

She nodded and said: "Yes, not to mention the various problems encountered during the development of the first-generation mobile phone. When the target for this Guok II generation was set last year, I had no idea at all, because how many times did it happen? Each key item depends on the breakthrough of new technology. Just like the boss said, our background is too shallow."

"So this time when we meet Katie Cotton, we have to be prepared, whether we are going to show weakness or whether we are going to bluff."

Wang Yu tapped his fingers on the desk: "The pros and cons must be considered comprehensively, and decisions cannot be made hastily."

"Both plans have their pros and cons."

Qin Shiyu analyzed: "We can reduce Apple's wariness of us by showing weakness, but this strategy will inevitably expose our core R&D part to Katie Cotton. This will have many disadvantages, at least for Apple." The release of the third-generation new model can be planned calmly because they can grasp our progress."

Wang Yu smoked and said nothing. He looked at Qin Shiyu and motioned her to continue.

"Bluffing has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it makes the other party uncertain about the depth of our technical reserves. If the situation is chaotic, it is a good thing for market competition."

Qin Shiyu continued thoughtfully: "But there are also disadvantages. This will arouse Apple's vigilance and even hostility towards us. It will not be a good thing for us to compete for market share in North America and Europe in the future. Moreover, we are bluffing and will be exposed sooner or later. , then the gains will outweigh the losses.”

"that's it?"

"Well, that's all I can think of right now."

"It's pretty good. You can think of so much in a short time, which shows that you have grown a lot in recent times."

Wang Yu first praised Qin Shiyu.

Qin Shiyu's face turned slightly red after receiving Wang Yu's praise, but she was obviously very happy.

"First of all, set a tone, and we will choose a time in the near future to hold a new machine launch event for the Guoke II generation."

Wang Yu flicked the ashes into the ashtray with his cigar between his fingers, and said unhurriedly: "As for showing weakness or bluffing, I don't think we should take the initiative to show our inclination and leave it to Katie Cotton. Guess for yourself, for us, the meat in our mouth is the real thing.”

Qin Shiyu carefully savored the meaning of Wang Yu's words and fell into deep thought.

"You have to look at this matter in the context of the global environment. Let me give you a conclusion first: at least within three to five years, they will not be able to make much action against us!"

Wang Yu prompted Qin Shiyu: "Try to analyze the rest yourself."

In the previous life, the United States did not consciously sanction certain companies until 2018 because 5G technology had cut into their roots.

It is only 2010, not long after the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis has passed, and many global affairs require China’s cooperation. We are in the honeymoon period, so from the perspective of the overall environment, the possibility of being targeted is relatively high at least in the short term. small.

Of course, Wang Yu was reasoning backwards about cause and effect, so he was so sure.

So he didn't embarrass Qin Shiyu too much, he gave her a general direction, gave her a result, and asked her to think about the reasons, which was relatively simple.

For a moment, Wang Yu's office fell into silence.