"Han, I'm sorry, I haven't had time to distract myself from this project lately, so... ”

Rubin shrugged regretfully, and although the temptation was very, very great, he decided to refuse after thinking about it for a while.

Rubin's answer was not as unexpected as Han Zhifeng, and he didn't plan to invite Rubin all at once.

Think about how a person can be distracted from other cases when he has created a product that he thinks is epoch-making and is about to be put on the market, and he hopes that the company and product can become a blockbuster and become a leader in the industry.

At this time, Rubin thought that it should be the successful listing of the mobile phone, and everything else should be left behind, if Han Zhifeng guessed correctly, Rubin may also think that if the mobile phone is sold profitably, he can complete the project alone, why bother to share the ownership of the project with others, if you agree to it now, you will not regret it in the future.

"Andy, it's a shame, really, it's a shame,"

Han Zhifeng shook his head and looked disappointed, he thought about it,

"In this way, Andy, my door is always open to you, if you have a new idea and want to restart this project, I hope you will be the first to think of me, I will never shirk, I will definitely join hands with you to start a business." ”

Han Zhifeng's generosity surprised Rubin, he didn't expect this Han to have the desire to cooperate with him after being rejected by him so much, although I don't know if it's sincere, but this bearing is different from ordinary people, it's worth dating,

"Okay, Han, I'll definitely be the first to call you one day,"

Rubin laughed.

Either the business is good and benevolent, or Rubin apologizes for rolling up Liu Rong and Han Zhifeng's face, Xu is for publicity, Rubin gave Han Zhifeng and Liu Rong two mobile phones.

Han Zhifeng had to leave the money, Rubin just didn't allow it, Han Zhifeng finally left the money, this mobile phone was a good Internet mobile phone before Guoyi went on the market, Han Zhifeng really wanted to use it to see, and at the same time, he could also take it back to his mobile phone department as an example of research.

As for getting this mobile phone for free, Han Zhifeng never thought about it, the Americans are quite stingy in this regard, and they are all AA systems when they go out to eat, and these small bargains may make him raise a big problem next time, so he must pay, and he will not be in arrears, he is not so familiar with this Andy.

Rubin sent the two out, and the two got in the car and drove away from Rubin's house.

"Boss, I don't think it's very likely that he will cooperate with us, you see that his products have appeared, and you also praise his products for being very innovative, that is, I also like this mobile phone, so he is not far from success, I have seen him a few times, and there are a lot of online chats, he is still very ambitious, if he can succeed, he will not contact us again on the issue of cooperation,"

Liu Rong said that she hoped that Han Zhifeng understood that this hope was really not big, so there was no disappointment without hope.

"Do you think he's going to succeed,"

Han Zhifeng smiled, but his smile was a little sarcastic, how could Liu Rong not understand,

"Don't you think his product is creative,"

Liu Rongqi said.

"It's very creative, but would you buy this phone for seven hundred dollars?"

Han Zhifeng asked.

He really wanted to study it, because Liu Rong, who was sitting next to him, happened to be a moonlight clan, not to mention anything else, she had learned the good qualities of this American.

"This, the first thought I was going to buy, but, honestly, I want to think about my monthly expenses, as if this money is enough for me to buy a few fashion clothes, then I think I can use a laptop and a mobile phone to deal with, after all, his keyboard is still too small, it is very awkward to use, there is no laptop to fast, storage and sending emails and instant messaging contact cards,"

Liu Rong was still admiring how cool this mobile phone was, and she began to retreat when she was really asked to take the money.

"Let's put it this way, I like to play with it, but if it weren't for the boss buying it and giving it to me, I believe I wouldn't have come up with the cash. ”

Han Zhifeng nodded, it is too expensive, and it is not that the virtual keyboard is not very convenient to use, the network speed is too slow, etc., the experience is greatly reduced, which reduces a lot of points for this mobile phone, which makes consumers think that the price of 700 dollars for this mobile phone is not worth it,

You must know that Liu Rong's annual salary is 30,000 US dollars, and one person is a proper middle-class income, and she still can't afford it without the burden of her family, so you can imagine how many consumers can really afford this price.

"So, his sales are pitiful, I think 100,200,000 sales is a limit, do you still think you can achieve as success as Rubin thinks?"

On this question, Liu Rong can only admit that she will not, she doesn't think that Rubin will think that this sales are success.

"Keep in touch with him, and when he fails, you know what to do,"

Han Zhifeng said with a smile.

"It's not a success, but it can break out of the world, I don't think he can fail to that point,"

Liu Rong was a little unconvinced.

"Why don't we make a bet on a hundred dollars?"

Han Zhifeng smiled.

"Forget it, I'll listen to you,"

Liu Rong immediately retreated, but she saw with her own eyes how Halm's several bets were lost to Han Zhifeng, she would never bet with this person, there was no hope of winning, Han Zhifeng first proposed to bet but firmly established the idea that Rubin would not succeed.

This time it was driving in the United States, and Liu Rong was responsible for driving, while Liu Hao and others drove behind.

As the car drove away from downtown San Francisco, music was constantly playing on the radio in the car, and Mr. Han had mixed feelings about American music.

For the hoarse roar of heavy metal music, and the words and explicit words of black rap music are very disgusted, but the owner is Liu Rong, and Liu Rong is obviously still enjoying it, so Han Zhifeng is not unbearable, anyway, the on-demand songs on the radio are not all such disgusting songs, and sometimes the pop blues and country songs that some viewers on-demand are still good to enjoy.

In the sound of this music, Han Zhifeng took a nap, and he was indeed very busy these days, mainly because he was tired, and he was a little tired.

Han Zhifeng heard the familiar slightly hoarse singing voice in a daze, if he heard it correctly, this was Zhuo Lan's singing, he opened his eyes, and sure enough, what came from the radio was see fire to the rain sung by Zhuo Lan, Zhuo Lan's affectionate interpretation made people smell moving, and Liu Rong also listened calmly at this time.

Han Zhifeng sat up straight and quietly enjoyed the song, and soon became addicted to it.

This is a blues song specially chosen by Joshua Han for Zhuolan, hoping that she can use this song to make a splash in the American pop music scene.

Well, I have to admit that Zhuo Lan is a genius in this area, and it is all-round, with a good sense of musicality, a unique voice, and very adaptable, whether it is a Chinese song or an English song, it can be used as his main song.

"How, this is our Chinese female singer Zhuolan, to be honest we don't know how she came out, anyway, the first time I listened to her song was on the radio, someone ordered the song, I really didn't expect a Chinese female singer's English song to be accepted by the audience in the United States, but after a few days I found out that she actually released a single with the help of RCA, although this single has two songs, one is considered a gift, but it is also amazing enough, because it is the American old-school record company RCA, quite remarkable,'

Liu Rong saw Han Zhifeng wake up, and was excited to popularize science for Han Zhifeng,

"In the past half month, many of our Chinese in the United States have bought her albums, ordered her songs, and cheered for her."

Maybe the Chinese in the United States have never had a pop music star, so Liu Rong is very excited when she talks about this, and she feels that she has earned money for the Chinese.

"Oh, yes,"

Han Zhifeng nodded, he was surprised that Zhuo Lan's single was released so quickly, and Zhuo Lan didn't contact him to tell him the news, which was a bit strange, why.

"It's not just good, you know, her songs were outside the top 300 on the on-demand chart, do you know what her ranking was last week?"

Liu Rong looks like Rong Naiyan,

"How much,"

Han Zhifeng is still very concerned,

"Sixty-five, sixty-five,"

Liu Rong repeated excitedly,

"It's not too high,"

Han Zhifeng shook his head, he understood a little in his heart why Zhuo Lan didn't call him, this hurt his self-esteem, a Chinese diva, the first person in the Chinese pop music scene ranked dozens of places here, hehe, no wonder she didn't contact him, she thought that his songs were insulting, yes, this may be the reason why she didn't take the initiative to inform him.

"You're a layman, huh,"

Liu Rong said with contempt, or extreme contempt, at this time she had forgotten that Han Zhifeng was her boss,

'Did you know that until today, an Asian singer has never been in the top 200 on the charts and billboards, you know?'

Liu Rong's face was a little red, she was fighting for Zhuo Lan, Zhuo Lan achieved such good results, but she was dismissed, even if this person was Han Zhifeng, it wouldn't be successful.

"Do you know how much her single ranked on the Billboard,"

Liu Rong was puffed up,

"Oh, forgot, you don't even know about billboards, huh,"

Liu Rong sneered,

Han Zhifeng was dumbfounded, looking at the appearance of Liu Rong, a calf protector, it can be seen how high Zhuolan's status is among the Chinese here.

"Oh, that forgot, hehe, you're my boss, don't fire me, hehe,"

Seeing Han Zhifeng's deflated appearance, Liu Rong reacted, okay, she is angry with his boss now,

"Okay, you just remembered that I was your boss,"

Han Zhifeng's face sank, and then asked,

"Okay, let's talk about the ranking, I also care about our Chinese singers,"

"Hee-hee, I thought you didn't care, don't be really angry,"

Liu Rong was not very scared, and she begged Kong Miao to go, she didn't believe that Han Zhifeng didn't give Kong Miao face.

"Now Zhuolan's single See Fire to the Rain reached No. 78 on Billboard last month,"

Liu Rong saw Han Zhifeng's expressionless face, and hurriedly added,

"Don't look down on it, she's only been on the market for two weeks last month, and it's already remarkable to have more than 300,000 sales, really,"

"Did I say anything, being able to enter the 100th place on the Billboard is definitely a great victory, in fact, I know the meaning of the Billboard, this is the vane of the fame of entertainment stars, and if she can enter the 100, it will be considered to have entered the hearts of American music fans, this is success,"

Han Zhifeng was very helpless when he spread his hands, it was Liu Rong who always interrupted him.

"Yo, you really know the feelings, I'm blindly delaying my efforts,"

Liu Rong didn't mean to be ashamed at all, but still giggled.

Passing by Los Angeles, Han Zhifeng went to see Halm, he didn't tell Halm this time, but Halm's girlfriend Natalie was in the company, and this matter could not be hidden from this master with a keen sense of smell.

As soon as he heard that Han Zhifeng had come to the United States, he had already called and contacted him, and he must meet and get together, which is a must.

Joshua Han's brilliant record is considered by Halm to be the god of the stock market of the present day, and before the myth of Han is shattered, he must also grab a huge fortune for himself.

In fact, he has been waiting hard according to Han Zhifeng's instructions, that is, to keep an eye on the news of the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike, but unfortunately, although the U.S. stock market is very bleak, although the Nasdaq index has lost nearly half of its evaporation in the ups and downs, and all the people in the industry are looking forward to the Fed's interest rate hike to save the stock market, Greenspan announced that the original interest rate will remain unchanged, which means that Halm did not wait for the Fed to raise interest rates, and he could not take the next step.

But obviously, everyone understands that interest rate hikes are certain, and in order to save the U.S. economy and stock market, this means must be used, and the difference is only when, so Halm hopes to meet with Han Zhifeng and talk about the next specific action.

The two met at an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles, and the atmosphere in Halm was quite nice.

After eating, Halm finally couldn't help but ask where he was going next.

"Apple Stock,"

Halm wondered, Apple's stock is also falling now, and there is no possibility of a significant rise.

"You don't know why, but don't forget what I do,"

Han Zhifeng remained mysterious.

In fact, there must be other opportunities in the U.S. stock market, but he doesn't know it, and now the U.S. stock market still hasn't bottomed out, and he is not ready to enter the market at all.

"Oh oh oh, I almost forgot that you were peers,"

Halm suddenly realized, and finally remembered that Han Zhifeng is also an Internet technology company.

"Yes, I know that Apple will release a new product next year, which is very competitive,"

Han Zhifeng said.

"I'm going to buy Apple stock after March next year, and you don't care. ”

Han Zhifeng said that it is estimated that this stock market crash should also be bottomed out in March next year.

"Of course we advance and retreat together, hehe,"

Just kidding, what did Halm come to see Han Zhifeng for, just for some news, and he is also familiar with copying the bottom after probing the bottom, since Apple has a new product on the market, unless the product sales are cold, it is a sure profit, and now Apple is hosted by Jobs, the possibility of failure is almost none, and Halm is not worried.

"In addition, the securities companies and mortgage companies here have proposed subprime mortgage business to the Federal Reserve, including subprime bonds and subprime loans,"

Han Zhifeng asked.

'Yes, there is such a thing,'

Halm was stunned at first, then brightened,

"Could it be this... ”

"Well, call me as soon as the Fed raises interest rates and approves the subprime mortgage business, and I'm going to make a big move. ”

Han Zhifeng said.

Halm was satisfied, and finally heard the most reliable sentence, how difficult it was.

Zhuolan felt very tired, she had just participated in a local talk show in New York, she was feeling physically and mentally exhausted, in fact, she understood why, if it was a simple job, maybe she would have basically recovered after a sleep.

Now the problem is to adapt to the so-called entertainment culture in the United States is the most headache for her, she has declined several party invitations, sorry, the profligate shape of the American party is really not her appetite, if some American stars make some excessive demands after drinking, she is afraid that she can't help but be scared, she participated once and saw a female singer in the American music circle encountered, so out of sight and out of mind, I don't want to take the initiative to integrate into such a so-called circle culture.

However, this also caused her and the boss of the signing company to be very nervous, the company's vice president Max and the director of the artist department Ennis were very dissatisfied with her, because she did not follow the rules of the circle and did not listen to the company's publicity arrangements, but this just made her a little annoyed, she was really not afraid, it was a big deal to break up in the last shot, she didn't care, what could be done if she was refrigerated.

The key is that she likes this song super much, and she also poured all her feelings into it, but the effect is not ideal.

To be honest, she didn't think about getting to the top of the billboard or anything, that one was a little too greedy, but how could it be in the top twenty, otherwise I'm sorry for Joshua Han's soul sound, yes, that's what she thinks, she thinks it's one of Joshua Han's best songs, but she smashed.

It's been on the market for four weeks now, and according to normal logic, this single should have the best results, and from now on, sales, on-demand and exposure will begin to decline, but last week's sales were only 200,000, this week, how much, 200,000 is the most, and it's good that Billboard can enter fifty, and she failed to test the waters here for the first time as a Chinese diva, which made her disheartened.

She had imagined that if she had an ideal result, such as being in the top 20 or 30 on the billboard, she would tell Joshua Han to surprise him, and the two could celebrate together, but now it seems impossible.

"Zhuolan, it's Ennis's call,"

Liu Yafang, who was beside him, said in a low voice.

Zhuo Lan frowned and took the phone,

"Zhuo, why did you refuse the show Townsend's talk show tomorrow night,"

Ennis came up and complained.

"I'm sorry, this talk show is more obscene, even a little obscene, I don't fit into this style. ”

Zhuolan didn't turn down the show he recommended when she saw Ennis's face and was bored, but she really couldn't get used to the atmosphere of American talk shows, and sometimes it felt like a group of clowns in action.

"You have to be clear, Zhuo, this is the second time you have pushed a similar show, this is to push away the opportunity to expand exposure, if you continue like this, I will stop giving you publicity and promotion, you have to think about it carefully,"

Ennis said coldly, he doesn't mind getting involved with a Chinese singer who is not the mainstream, a singer who hasn't even entered the top 50 on the billboard is not a first-line singer, and a singer who hasn't even entered the top 10 is not a top singer.

"First of all, I don't refuse to cooperate, because of culture, ethnicity and other issues, I can't fit into that atmosphere, and the propaganda effect is not good, and then I also have the right to choose myself, please be polite,"

Zhuo Lan immediately scolded, and he was also cold.

"You, how dare you do this to me, do you know what that means,"

Ennis was furious, you must know that some of the company's small artists even did not hesitate to use some means to help him publicize, and this Chinese woman actually fought with him, but this is obviously not the end, Zhuolan on the other side actually hung up the phone, where did Ennis experience this, he slapped his mobile phone on the table.

"Zhuolan, this is not good, there will be no cooperation in the future,"

Liu Yafang on the side persuaded.

"Nothing, what about a two-year break,"

Zhuolan belongs to the kind of person who will not back down when he takes the idea, and since Ennis has such an attitude, then everyone will break up in two.