Chapter 175: Worried
After Apple's iTunes opened, it sold more than a million songs in its first week, which has already shown signs of a certain trend, and Ye Dongqing thinks that this is a good time to strike while the iron is hot and give Steve Jobs some advice, not only to help others, but also to help himself.
Almost all of the ones that should be sold have been sold to him, and it will be more difficult to increase his holdings of Apple shares in the future, unless he can come up with real money to lure some institutions to sell at a premium, but after the expiration of the warrant agreement, Freshwater Investment Group needs to come up with a large amount of money for delivery, he is not sure whether he can continue to increase his holdings during this time, anyway, the acquisition will definitely be much smaller than before, and the starting price will continue to rise.
It's just an idea for smart devices and Apple's ecological chain, even if it is really taken seriously by Jobs and decided to implement it, it will take several years to slowly prepare, after all, the level of technology is not up to the requirements, and the top priority at the moment is to help increase the sales of MAC series computer products, and allow third-party program developers to join in and grow together.
Shortly after parting with Poni Ma, Ye Dongqing sat in front of his laptop and depicted the most suitable future scenarios for Apple with his own opinions, such as iPods and mobile phones that can read e-books and play games, as well as iPads, which are lighter mobile computers, and electric cars that can drive themselves.
He doesn't know much about specific technologies, and the article seems empty and incredible, much like the future science fiction written by the writer, whether it will be taken seriously is not certain, but Steve Jobs sold Apple shares that year, leaving only one share in his hand, and has received some equity awards in recent years, the number of which is so small that the decision-making power can be ignored.
If his suggestion does not work, then Ye Dongqing will soon exercise his shareholder rights and force the other party to develop according to his own ideas, after all, Jobs is a part-time worker, and after selling the stock that year, it is equivalent to breaking ties with the company he founded with his friends.
It is necessary to hurry up, and now pay attention to those key technologies that may be profitable in the future, after Ye Dongqing lost the idea of starting his own business to make mobile phones, he pinned his hopes on Apple, Mr. Jobs usually doesn't care how willful he is, but for long-term planning issues, he will never sit idly by.
After becoming a significant shareholder, he already has a bit of a say in Apple......
The Internet companies in my hands are not a big problem, and I have time to worry about other companies that I have invested in.
Wait another month or two, YouTube, a video sharing platform, will also be launched, judging from Facebook's promotion effect on Skype, I believe that the attention will not be low, Ye Dongqing approved the development plan, in addition to providing funds, he can only wait patiently, the focus of the work is mainly on supervising the employees, to avoid delaying the development and marketing plan.
Wealth is snowballing more and more, at first you can only earn tens of thousands of dollars a week, with the launch of two popular programs, you can get hundreds of millions of dollars a week, the miracle that happened to Google, at the moment is also playing out on Facebook, the rise in valuation has led to more book wealth, but unfortunately the money is burned too much, and in the case of no loan, the capital chain is very tight.
I concentrated on writing for more than two hours, and the typing speed was too slow, and there were only more than 4,000 words in a suggestion, and everything I wanted to say was included in it.
After saving it and printing it out, Ye Dongqing contacted Tim Cook and said that he was going to ask him to have dinner with Mr. Jobs to discuss some things, and he got a quick reply, and the time was set for tomorrow night.
"If he thinks that if he becomes a major shareholder, he can dictate to me to do things he doesn't like at will, then he must be wrong! Why can't he just let it go like the shareholders before him, Tim, you have met him, what kind of character is that little guy?"
Jobs was secretly annoyed when he was notified, he liked the original atmosphere, hundreds of fund companies spread their shares, which meant more stability, and there would be no "dictator" other than him.
Ye Dongqing came out of nowhere, and he acquired and merged so many shares in one go, which has already reached the point where he has to pay attention to it, and soon he will be able to compete with Jobs, the CEO, so Jobs will feel uncomfortable, and this feeling of being pressed by someone above is uncomfortable.
Tim Cook and Mr. Jobs have been working together for so long, and he will already be surprised, and he shrugged his shoulders calmly: "If you were willing to take the time to meet him just now, don't worry at all now, very smart young people, who have achieved in all aspects, have invested in several companies, to be honest, only our Apple company's performance is the least outstanding, and the media have reported it as a joke." ”
"But that was before iTunes launched, and by the time the Q2 earnings were released in early June, he was sure to make a ton of money from stocks! Jobs boasted that he had not been able to threaten his shareholders alone, and with the appearance of Ye Dongqing, the situation was quietly changed.
In the 80s, he was kicked out of Apple's board of directors, and more than a decade later, he still left a shadow in his heart, and began to worry about his safety.
Now Jobs, who is not the successful man who is called the "godfather" by countless young people, almost all the glory in this life is tied to Apple, it is not surprising that he is worried, and continued: "I'm just afraid that he is too smart, smart young people are often very conceited, and I also came from his age and knows what to think."
In case there is an idea of a different CEO because of the slightest conflict, maybe the forces on Wall Street will support him, and I don't need to say more, you know very well that almost all of the board members of our company represent Wall Street investors. ”
"Then you should be more friendly, such as bringing a bottle of red wine to meet him, I heard that Chinese people like to eat strange food, you can book the restaurant in a Chinese restaurant, which is more in line with Leo's taste."
Don't worry, boss, iPod sales are great, isn't it, if you have the idea of replacing you, you should change your bad temper, if you fall out, it is really likely to be removed, it is said that Leo is very famous on Wall Street in New York, and I think the board is mostly on his side. ”
Tim Cook is giving advice to Jobs, and he is a little worried about the impact that the addition of a major shareholder will have in the future.
If Ye Dongqing knew about this conversation about himself, he would definitely be happy for a few days, both of them will be influential celebrities in the future, and they will actually start to worry about whether they can keep their positions......