Chapter 292: Steve Jobs
Feng looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, his forehead was already bald, his white eyes were half-black, and he had a confident and wise smile.
"Lin, let me introduce you, this is Abion.
"Abby, I know who this gentleman is, Steve Booth, the founder of Apple. Lin Feng stretched out his right hand.
"I also know who you are, Lin Feng, the founder of 'Second Shijie', the youngest and richest in Chinese mainland. Steve Jobs also reached out with great enthusiasm.
The two hands were clasped together in the air.
Most of the guests in the banquet hall gathered together to chat, and few people noticed this, and even if they did, they didn't pay much attention to it. Unbeknownst to him, after this handshake, Lin Feng and Steve Jobs never shook hands again throughout their lives.
Steve Booth! Lin Feng's information suddenly appeared in his mind. As a computer hobby, the top ten people in the IT industry must have Steve Booth.
Steve, an American-style hero, has gone through several ups and downs, but still stands, as Hemingway said in "The Old Man and the Sea", a person can be destroyed, but not defeated. He and Steve Watts created "Apple", set off the personal computer craze, and changed an era, but they were banned at the peak, falling from the tall to the bottom, but 12 years later, he made a comeback and started the second "SteveBooth" era again.
In 1977, Steve Jobs and his partners founded Apple.
In 1980, the stock "Apple" went public.
1983 year. The company "Apple" reached its peak. But it's also a time for decline.
1984。 Jobs was swept away by the directors of Apple.
1997 year. Apple is on the verge of bankruptcy. Jobs is back at Apple again. At that time, Apple was in debt of 1 yuan. Pour to the beginning of 1. Apple made a profit of $30.9 billion.
Back to "Apple" after Teve Jobs out of the "MAC" laptop. Earlier this month, the "iPod" was launched. Arguably. These two products have rejuvenated "Apple".
At the same time that Lin Feng carefully looked at Jobs. Jobs was also looking at Lin Feng. For this young man in front of him. Naturally, Jobs had heard of it. However, the two sides did not have the same field as each other before. Jobs was only interested in Lin Feng. After all, there are too many examples of getting rich overnight on Wall Street. Myth of becoming a billionaire overnight. Wall Street can cite many more each month. Of course, Lin Feng is so young and billionaire, and he really doesn't.
Really made Jobs pay attention to Lin Feng. And go and look into it. It was on the 8th of this month that the company "Apple" launched the "iPod" at the same time. Asia has also launched an MP3 player called "Phantom".
This "Phantom" mp3 player, both in appearance and quality, is very similar to "Apple's" "iPod", but "Apple's" "iPod" uses a micro hard disk, and "Phantom" uses flash memory. Although the "iPod" has an absolute advantage in terms of capacity, it is not at an absolute disadvantage in terms of price.
Compared with the advantages and disadvantages of the performance of the two products, Jobs was more concerned about Lin Feng actually came up with the idea of using paid downloads of MP3 songs to make money.
This young man was extremely far-sighted and ambitious. Jobs' comments on Lin Feng. Just now he had already appeared on Jessica's chest "Phantom" mp3 player, and Jobs could see at a glance that it was not his company's "iPod", and immediately guessed Lin Feng's intentions.
Although the news that Lin Feng signed Jessica as the spokesperson of "Phantom" has not been released for the time being, Jessica has hung "Phantom" on her chest in such a high-profile manner that anyone who is not a fool can guess the mystery. It was with great difficulty that Jobs pulled the "Apple" up from the edge of the cliff, and the "iPod" is "Apple's big plan for the next few years" and absolutely cannot tolerate the failure of the "iPod". And Lin Feng's "Phantom" is not the most powerful competitor of "iPod".
When Lin Feng and Jobs looked at each other, Abby also looked at the two. The attitude of the two was so strange that Abby was sure that the two had not met before, but the first time the two met, there was a sense of tension, which made Abby a little dazed.
Abby didn't know that Lin Feng's company had launched a "Phantom" that was not much different from Apple's "iPod", and if she knew, she wouldn't have introduced the two to each other so enthusiastically.
"Mr. Lin, I wonder when your 'Phantom' will land in the United States?" Jobs asked lightly.
"Mr. Jobs, soon, I'm sure the American public will soon see another good quality MP3 player, and it's extremely cheap. Lin Feng was not afraid that Jobs would know. What's more, you can't cover it up if you want to.
"Hehe, then I wish Mr. Lin's 'Phantom' can sell well in the United States. After Jobs said sorry, he left.
Let's see! Lin Feng and Jobs have the same heart.
"What's wrong, both of you?" Abby asked.
"Hehe, it's nothing, it's just that one of my company's MP3 players happens to be the right one for Apple's 'iPod'. Lin Feng said with a smile.
Abby shook her head, secretly saying that she was confused, and it was really inappropriate to introduce two people who were fighting against each other in business on this occasion. Fortunately, neither of them acted excesses.
After that, Abby introduced several giants in the financial world to Lin Feng, such as Blanken, the president of Goldman Sachs (the first year salary in investment banking). This charity gala announced the establishment of the "Lin Feng Charity Fund", and at the same time, it was also to introduce some big figures in the American financial industry to Lin Feng. As one of Goldman Sachs' most important clients, Abby naturally hopes that Lin Feng will get to know more of the giants in the American financial industry.
At the inaugural ceremony that followed, Lin Feng and Abby gave speeches, and the guests also made generous donations, and the "Lin Charity Fund" (including Lin Feng's $30 million) raised a total of 10,000 US dollars.
Of course, at the charity gala, Lin Feng got to know several Hollywood stars through Spielberg. For example, Tom Cruise, Lin Feng originally wanted to invite him to be the spokesperson of "Audition", but his agent's endorsement fee of $3 million a year directly scared Lin Feng away. Although this price is not expensive compared to Tom Cruise's status in Hollywood, Lin Feng can't afford to invite him. If it is 3 million yuan, Lin Feng can consider it. As for Leonardo Caprio, the male protagonist of "Titanic", who has been popular recently, Lin Feng doesn't want to try it again.
With Tom Ruth's precedent, for Leonardo Caprio, a super handsome guy who picks scripts more than his wife, Lin Feng knows without thinking about it, either he won't agree at all, or he won't be able to stand it if he doesn't shout.
However, in terms of Hollywood star signing endorsements, Lin still reached the object of Keanuweis, who wanted to sign before coming to the United States.
1The release of "The Matrix" made Keener instantly climb to the status of a Hollywood superstar, although the salary is not as good as Tom Cruise's $200,000 salary, but it has also reached $15 million, and Keinuvis's extremely cool time to dodge bullets has made countless fans around the world crazy.
A film critic once said that when Nuvis wears a black cape, sunglasses, and dodges bullets, no matter how high the pay, it is reasonable.
Although Kenowhis is now legitimate, Lin Feng is still extremely sure about finding him to endorse. Keanu Reeves is a Hollywood superstar and a crazy musician (with his own band) and extremely ambitious. He was once famous for "The Matrix", in order to thank the members of the working group, he bought a "Harley Heavy Machine" for each member of the working group, you must know that a "Harley Heavy Machine", the cheapest one is 10,000 US dollars, but Keanu Reeves bought 18 in one go.
A person who loves music and doesn't value money, Lin Feng believes that he will be moved by his sincerity and "Audition".
As expected, after learning of Lin Feng's intention, Keanu Reeves carefully asked Lin Feng about the idea of the "Audition" game, and learned that Lin Feng was going to use the 3D model of his character in the game, and when the bullet dodge time appeared in the game, Keanu Reeves showed an expectant expression. Eventually, the two came to an agreement.
"Second Shijie" signed Keanu Reeves for $1.5 million a year on a three-year contract with Keanu Reeves in "Audition." Although the price is high, Keanu Reeves is popular now, and with the upcoming "Matrix 2" in the future, Lin Feng believes that he can definitely earn back this money, not to mention that Keanuis can also become a signature figure in "Audition".
After finalizing Keenervis' endorsement contract, Lin Feng's trip to the United States almost ended perfectly. At this time, Spielberg also finalized the cooperation team, found good actors, and also followed Lin Feng's introduction to go to Fox River Prison in Salt Lake City and began filming "Prison Break". As for the actors, it's almost the same as the original show, except that the heroine becomes Jessie Calba.
Of course, Spielberg has invited many Hollywood movie stars to make cameos in TV series through his own connections, and probably the only TV show.
After this news was "inadvertently" leaked by Spielberg, it immediately caused a huge reaction.
You must know that only popular stars in TV dramas have made cameos in movies, but this time it is movie stars who make cameos in TV series. While many viewers are looking forward to Spielberg and Jessica's performance in "Prison Break", they are also beginning to look forward to how many Hollywood big-name stars they can see in this "Prison Break" TV series.
Just as Lin Feng was about to leave the United States and return to Shanghai, a phone call came. wW