Chapter 198: Apple and Joe's Gang Leader

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"Mr. Guo, have you thought about it? If you sign your name now, then everything can't be changed!" Jobs finally reminded.

Smiling and glancing at him, Guo Shouyun directly picked up the pen and signed his name on the two contracts.

Actions are always more convincing than words. After the signing, Steve Jobs had a good impression of the young man who had been in contact for the first time, and who had two different evaluations of both 'genius' and 'gambler' in the outside world.

The other party can hand over billions of assets to him without hesitation, and this trust is far more touching than any empty words.

"Mr. Jobs, I'm done!"

"Thank you Mr. Guo for your trust!"

Guo Shouyun smiled, "Next, I hope that Mr. Jobs can cooperate with my acquisition of the rest of Apple's shares." ”

"Of course!"

With the assurance, he now apparently hopes that Guo Shouyun will be able to buy more and more shares of Apple, so that his management rights can become more and more secure. Therefore, how can it not be cooperative?

After getting Jobs and indirectly getting the management of Apple, Guo Shouyun also put a stone down in his heart. As for Apple's remaining stake, he's not too worried. Because Susan Wagner, who originally held the largest shares, has now indirectly sold his Apple stake to him. The remaining shares are also relatively scattered, and most of them are held by some asset management companies and trust and investment companies. As long as he can afford the price, then they are willing to sell the depreciated Apple equity in their hands.

Of course, he can be sure that Morgan and Goldman Sachs will not let his shareholding exceed 65 percent! Because they will wait until Guo Shouyun is short of funds to take the opportunity to short, and then trigger the supplementary clause to eat all the Apple shares in his hands at half price.

However, Guo Shouyun firmly believes that he must win this duel in the end.

"Mr. Jobs, when I came in just now, I saw a garden in the back, can you go for a walk together?"

"Of course!" Jobs stood up with Guo Shouyun, "As a partner, Mr. Guo can call me by my name in the future, and my friends call me that!"

"Okay. Then let's call each other by each other's names!"

Jobs smiled and nodded.

"Please!"

The two then walked out of the room together and went through the back door to the garden behind Apple. Obviously, the garden is not too large, but it is quite delicate and beautiful, with a mix of deciduous leaves, broad-leaved leaves, shrubs and vines, as well as fountains, sculptures and wrought iron.

When Guo Shouyun and Jobs walked side by side in front, Wendy, Alyssa and others followed four or five steps behind.

"Steve, how long will it take for the company's MP3 to hit the market?"

"It was originally planned for November. But with those beautiful designs of yours, it saves a lot of time. If all goes well, it can be launched in June or July!"

Guo Shouyun nodded clearly, "Apple's handheld computer business, is the company still developing it?"

Surprised that he would ask about this, after thinking about it, "Since the failure of Newton's handheld computer in '93, there has been no hardware development other than an open-source operating system!"

"Are you thinking about re-establishing this department?"

"Re-established? Why?"

"Because with the development of technology, the miniaturization of electronic devices is the trend. And, if you combine a handheld PC with a mobile phone and replace cumbersome phone buttons with a touchscreen, then Apple will become a disruptor in the entire industry. Motorola, Ericsson and Nokia will be swept into the dustbin of history by us. At that time, Apple's future will be unprecedentedly bright, our market value will be dozens or even hundreds of times that of today, and we will become the representative of global technology companies. ”

If Guo Shouyun stands at the height of history, for a person like Jobs who pursues innovation and geek ideas, it is full of great magic that is difficult to refuse.

The light in his eyes burst out, and his breathing became a little shorter than before.

"Bruce, your idea is really cool. But it's not easy to make it a reality!" said Jobs, after stabilizing his thoughts.

"Of course it's not easy. Neither touchscreens nor personal computers are new, though. The functions of mobile phones are also becoming more and more abundant with the development of 3G networks. I believe that as long as we continue to invest in research and development in software and hardware. At the current rate of technological advancement, in four or five years, we will be able to get what we want. ”

Hearing this, Jobs had a deep thought on his face.

“… This new phone is what I call a 'smartphone'. There are five main core components of a smartphone: the screen, camera, CPU, GPU, and memory chip. The most important thing in the software world is the operating system. Now Apple has deep operating system research and development strength, as long as targeted development, it is not difficult to want a smartphone operating system. As for the core components, we can't cover all aspects due to strength. Therefore, relatively minor hardware such as cameras and memory chips can be purchased and the main focus is on the screen, CPU and GPU. These three will directly affect the performance of a phone and are the core of the core. ”

"In the field of CPUs and GPUs, Intel, AMD, and Nvidia dominate. But what we need is a mobile chip. And in this field, the most important company is ARM, which is used by 90% of the world's companies. ”

"ARM is open to design!" Jobs reminded.

"If we buy it, it won't be difficult to turn the tide of the situation!" Guo Shouyun shrugged. Now there are many companies that can make money under his control. So he already has enough strength to make some fine-tuning for the future of some enterprises according to his own interests. It doesn't matter if this adjustment fails, it won't damage his fundamentals anyway.

"Also, I have a ruby company under my umbrella. It is also engaged in the design of mobile chips, limited to the strength of the current mainly engaged in the design of low-end chips, and now there are only some markets in China. But despite this, she has the most comprehensive CDMA patents except Qualcomm. With these patents, we avoid paying patent taxes to Qualcomm when selling mobile phone chips, which will effectively reduce costs and increase revenue. ”

"My idea was to merge the two companies into one, specializing in module design including CPUs, GPUs, baseband chips, etc. In terms of screen design, I'm blank here with Apple, but we still have a lot of time to develop. Therefore, I plan to buy a screen company and do research and development on top of it. ”

"According to the above needs, Apple's management structure should be adjusted to a certain extent. However, I promised not to interfere in Apple's management. So Steve, whether you plan to manage it as a 'division' system or as an 'umbrella company', I won't interfere!"

"Bruce, you've chosen the path for Apple for the next twenty years, is that still a non-interference?"

"Haha, Steve, I'm just recommending. If you don't agree with what I just said, then I didn't say it. ”

"Nope. In fact, what you just said is very exciting. I'll admit that now I'm getting more and more interested in that 'smartphone' project. After a pause, "However, to realize your plan, you need a lot of money. Although Apple's finances are not tight now, I am afraid that it will not be able to spend much money to acquire ARM, Ruby and Screen companies!"

"How many shares of ARM do Apple have now?"

“31.8%！”

"Reduced holdings so much?" Guo Shouyun frowned. You must know that when ARM was founded, Apple's equity accounted for half of it.

"Apple has been doing badly for the past few years, and we need money to develop new products. ”

Nodding clearly, Guo Shouyun sighed slightly, "I will solve the financial matter, and strive to complete the acquisition of ARM this year, as well as the integration of the two companies." Merge the new company into Apple before the end of the year! Next year, we are planning to invest in the screen company, step by step according to the plan!"

Jobs nodded in agreement, and after a while, he turned his head to look at Guo Shouyun next to him, "I'm afraid this is the reason why you bought Apple, right?"

Look at the inquisitive look in his eyes, and the confident expression. Through his previous life, Guo Shouyun, who had a deep understanding of Jobs' proud temperament, nodded.

"I didn't expect to be seen by you so soon!"

Shaking his head slightly, "After you make such a tirade, everyone knows that this amazing plan must have had a long preparation period. ”

Guo Shouyun smiled, "Steve, in fact, the whole plan is prepared around you. In my heart, you are the best executor of this plan. The whole Apple company is not as important as you!"

"It's easy for the person being praised to feel pressured by such a high level of praise. ”

"But how do I feel like you're enjoying more?"

"I think your feelings must have gone wrong!"

"Maybe!" Guo Shouyun shrugged his shoulders indifferently, and a few happy jokes made the atmosphere between the two appear a little relaxed.

"By the way, this is the platinum membership card of my private club, and I am welcome to visit it often in the future!"

Looking at the silver-white card handed to him, Jobs took it and looked at it twice, nodded and put it in his pocket.

"It's almost time, how about having dinner together?" Guo Shouyun proposed.

Jobs looked at his watch, "Go to my house, my wife Laurena's cookies will be memorable for everyone who has eaten them!"

"yes, then I'm really going to try it. My favorite thing is to taste food!" said Guo Shouyun. Jobs' proposal couldn't have been better for him, who was eager to deepen their relationship.

"Then let's go!"

"Good!"

After Jobs went back to the office to tidy up, Guo Shouyun took Wendy and his bodyguards to Jobs' home in the affluent neighborhood of Santa Clara County.