"Yes, the success of iCom has really made us a lot of money. But we invest most of our profits in R&D and design. Our R&D and design teams are excited about the many sparks of genius that come out of the world every day, and we can't wait to bring some of these ideas to life. Bob Mansfield laughed like a Maitreya Buddha.

"So, Matrix is about to launch a new product, can you tell us what kind of product it is, is it the new generation of iCom?" asked John Dvořák, a columnist for PC Magazine, with interest.

Bob Mansfield laughed, "Of course not, iCom has just been launched for more than three months, and the development of the new iCom is not yet in our work plan. However, we're already ready to unveil something new at the first Matrix World Developers Conference on October 17th. Now there are still some small problems that need to be solved with the supplier, and I hope that the new product can be presented to everyone before Christmas. ”

John Dvořák was astute: "In other words, your new product will be officially released during the Christmas period?"

Bob Mansfield kept silent: "I may be saying a little too much, but time isn't that important for Matrix. Compared to the Christmas shopping season, x will not come up with a semi-finished product to deceive consumers, and we hope that every Matrix can have a perfect shopping experience. ”

John Dvořák smacked his lips regretfully and changed the subject: "Well, as far as I know, you played a big role in the launch of iCom, and Jonathan Ivey, alas, he was reluctant to be interviewed by us. What is your relationship with Jonathan like at Matrix? You know, a lot of companies don't get along with their design and R&D departments. ”

Bob Mansfield chuckled, "Jonny and I are very good friends, actually, I was introduced to Matrix by him. Jonny is, in a sense, a jerk who borders on paranoia in some ways. But I love this bastard, and it is precisely because of his paranoia that my R&D team can mobilize every ounce of potential to make better products. As an example, you can see that all of the iCom host accessories are integrated into the display. When we first got the blueprints, we thought it was impossible because the curve angle at the top was so large that we had to adjust at least three to five degrees to fit all the fittings in. But Jonathan is tough and thinks the top curve arc can't be changed. In the end, we overcame this difficulty and solved the problem by inventing a small thing ourselves. ”

"Sometimes, we would argue over a small matter, but that kind of argument made us get to know each other better. My wife is jealous of Johnny right now, every day we spend more time together than with her, lol. ”

John Dvořák blinked: "What about Tim Cook? Tim is now the COO of Matrix, but the outside world rarely hears from him. ”

Bob Mansfield touched his stomach: "Tim is a great manager, he not only takes charge of the day-to-day operations of Matrix, but also single-handedly builds Matrix's supply chain. You must know that iCom has hundreds of suppliers, and after these suppliers produce the corresponding components, they have to be shipped to the factory in Huaxia for assembly and production. It's a complex system, and I'm glad that our supply chain has withstood this test, and the biggest contributor to all of this is Tim. Also, he's also very low-key and doesn't like to be exposed to the media as much as I do. ”

John Dvořák raised his eyebrows: "What about Zack? What role does Zack play in Matrix? There are many people who say that Zack doesn't understand technology, but only controls the company through capital and grabs a lot of wealth, what do you think about this?"

Bob Mansfield's face straightened: "I don't know where these rumors came from, but I must state that the original design of iCom was done by Zack independently. Zack had already filed a design patent for iCom last August, and there were a lot of conspiracy theorists who could look up the Patent and Trademark Office's files, which were very well documented, and at the time, neither I nor Jonathan knew him. ”

"If you ask Zack about his role in Matrix, there's no doubt that he's the soul of Matrix. He single-handedly built the company, developed Matrix's corporate culture, and influenced the fledgling company with his own unique style. Including the new product I just mentioned, the original idea was also proposed by Zack. We often joke that if he was kicked out of the board like Steve Jobs, he would be the best product manager. ”

"A lot of people say he's the next Steve Jobs, but we all now think that Zack isn't going to be the next Steve Jobs, he's just himself. Perhaps in some ways he made the public think that he was similar to Steve Jobs, they were both geniuses, and they also became billionaires by starting their own businesses at a young age. But more than that, Zack has shown a vision for the times, and the strategic goals he has set for Matrix are very ambitious, and we're excited to continue on that strategic path." ”

John Dvořák nodded with satisfaction and put away the recorder, "Bob, what you said is very good, but unfortunately many people in Matrix are reluctant to be interviewed, if you can communicate more with the media, there may be a lot less misunderstanding from the outside world." ”

Bob Mansfield shrugged his shoulders and laughed, "Matrix is a geeky company, and for them, dealing with the media is much more difficult than studying transistor layouts. As for Jonathan, he is because he is shy, he is too shy to like to face the camera. ”

John Dvořák packed up his things and shook hands with Bob Mansfield: "Good luck with your new product development." ”

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"No fight, no fight. Huang Renxun threw down his gloves, picked up the towel on the rope and wiped his sweat, "My physical strength is not good, I am old." ”

Zhang Chen also took off his gloves, took a bottle of Gatorade and took two sips: "You are only in your early thirties, no, come one more round." ”

Huang Renxun snorted twice: "Forget it, your reaction speed is too fast, I can't touch you, I don't want a human sandbag." ”

Compared with golf, Zhang Chen likes boxing more and more as a confrontational sport, and he also built a boxing ring in Huoxingyuan. It just so happens that Huang Renxun usually practices two fights when he has nothing to do, and the two will also make an appointment to boxing together when they have something. It's all half-, but at the beginning, I can beat you back and forth.

After all, Zhang Chen was young, made rapid progress, and his physical recovery speed was much stronger than that of Huang Renxun, who was in his thirties, and it didn't take long for it to become a one-sided ravage.

The two took a shower and changed their clothes, and Huang Renxun sighed while nibbling on boiled eggs: "I really didn't expect that iCom would really sell 100,000 units in a single month, which is incredible." ”

Zhang Chen laughed twice: "Fortunately, you expanded your production capacity in the second month, otherwise I would have to laugh at your 5% shares." ”

At the beginning, the two had a simple gambling agreement, but because Huang Renxun saw that the situation was not good, he quickly expanded his chip production capacity and barely met the needs of Matrix, otherwise, he would have to pay Zhang Chen 5% of Nvidia's shares.

Now NVIDIA's production capacity has been expanded to 180,000 pieces a month, and in addition to meeting the needs of Matrix, other production capacity has been directly bought out by aliens. With these two big customers, Huang Renxun is now completely based on sales, and his life is not too comfortable.

But even so, it is still difficult to meet Matrix's demand for display chips.

"Jenson, for the Riva128DE mobile, I would like to be at least at the current level of performance of the 128. Zhang Chen swallowed the boiled egg in his hand in one gulp, and said vaguely.

(End of chapter)