Chapter 64: Can't talk about a channel
There are still many details in the negotiation between Gu Cheng and Samsung that need to be improved by the legal and commercial teams. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoGu Cheng's duty is just to draw a circle on the map and circle the range that can be discussed.
Samsung also promised to send a certain industrial design team to help Gu Cheng optimize the appearance design of the YY-MP3 that has not yet been officially launched. Anyway, now that the Spring Festival has passed, this is a good opportunity to go public, and it is not too late to simply push it to the May 1st file and then mass produce and ship.
Dongyi people's electronic technology may not be the world's first-class, but the appearance design of electronic products is still good - what they are best at is to make the appearance of the product a little higher, whether it is Samsung or LG products are very beautiful.
In this regard, Gu Cheng naturally did not hesitate to master his long skills to control the country, and "beautify" his face without affecting the performance of the product.
Afterwards, the Samsung engineering team looked at Gu Cheng's new product, and the functional design of YY-MP3 was also full of praise - because it was shipped a year and a half later than Jobs's IPOD, and Jobs was developed with mature hard disk materials in 2000, so the original MP3 that Gu Cheng took out was much smaller than Apple's IPOD.
JOBS' FIRST-GENERATION IPOD LOOKED LIKE A PORTABLE HARD DRIVE, AND IT WAS THICKER THAN A PORTABLE HARD DRIVE, WHICH WAS ALREADY CLOSE TO A SMALL REPEATER. IT HAS ONLY BEEN SOLD FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR, AND THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECOVERED, AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR JOBS TO REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY, AND THE MUCH SMALLER IPOD2 GENERATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 2004.
SAMSUNG ORIGINALLY IMITATED IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND THE FIRST GENERATION OF PRODUCTS WAS SIMILAR TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF IPOD.
And Gu Cheng knows when he will go public and how far the hardware technology can be developed by then, so he is very bold in the selection of materials, and even dares to use things that did not exist at the time of the project or were only in the TSMC/Western Digital laboratory.
As a result, YY Electronics' MP3 is roughly equivalent to the size of a 4.2-inch mobile phone, and the thickness is only 8 mm. Sixty percent of the area above the front is a square ink screen without backlight, and forty percent below is a four-way keyboard and scroll wheel.
THIS KIND OF THING,COMPARED TO APPLE'S 06 FINAL VERSION IPOD FULL VERSION,NATURALLY IT'S STILL TOO BIG.。 But in 2003 it was definitely the most appropriate design at the moment.
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The negotiation of strategic cooperation ended temporarily, and Li Zairong came forward to chat with Gu Cheng politely for a while.
Both of them have identities, and under Kwon Zhixuan's introduction, they said something unnutritious, and Li Zairong invited Gu Cheng to the reception.
In the banquet hall of the Li Mansion, there is a long table for Western food. Gu Cheng and Lee Zairong sat on one side, and Kwon Zhixuan and several other small people who accompanied the guests sat on both sides. In addition, Gu Cheng also brought his cousin to today's cocktail party, but Pan Jieying did not participate in the negotiations, but she will definitely be accompanied by her at the final cocktail party.
In Li Zairong's view, this is already a very face-saving courtesy, after all, the corporate assets he controls are more than a hundred times more than Gu Cheng's.
The wines on the table are nothing more than Piccardi champagne and cognac, which are all commonly used to celebrate the occasion. The menu is also French, with dishes such as cheese baked snails and truffle foie gras for one person.
After all, the sticks themselves know: Dongyi's domestic dishes are really embarrassed to bring them to the formal banquet.
Li Zairong ate two snails, raised his glass and knocked it on the table, then took a sip of champagne with Gu Cheng, and asked casually: "Xiao Gu, how old are you this year? It should have been a few years since you started your business, right?"
Gu Cheng put down the cup, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and said calmly: "It's 20 years old, and it's been three years since I started my business. ”
Li Zairong didn't know these details, although he listened to Kwon Zhixuan's arrangement yesterday and was ready to personally banquet Gu Cheng, he only asked Gu Cheng's business resume.
Therefore, when I heard that Gu Cheng was only 20 years old, I couldn't help but glance at him.
At first, I felt that Gu Cheng was "obviously already a successful person in the business world, and he actually went to the entertainment industry to make films and sing in person", and the feeling of "young people are ignorant" was also diluted.
He felt a little arrogant that he should knock and knock the other party: "Obviously quite talented, he actually went to shoot TV in person, aren't you afraid of leaving a stain on your life?"
"What's the solution, I don't have a rich dad who can give me the start-up capital to start a business. Gu Cheng didn't want to talk to those who preclaimed to be aristocrats, so he smoothly blocked Li Zairong's mouth.
And this kind of answer, the rich three generations are really not easy to interface. (Note: Samsung chaebol has been in the past three generations.) )
Li Zairong was slightly unhappy, and decided to use the aura of the aristocratic gate valve to suppress Gu Cheng from a different angle: "Of course, it is good to start from scratch, but it is easy to be regarded as a wild way, which is not conducive to integrating into the upper class society in the future." It's not that I rely on the old and sell the old, and I take care of your background, so I started a business at a young age, or I should go back to get some academic qualifications, so that I can interact with the upper class society in the future. ”
It's only 03 years now, whether domestic or international, and the academic qualifications are still more important, and there is no "academic nihilism" more than ten years later. After many "successful people" in politics and the system climb up, even if they don't have time to study full-time, they will mix up a gilded resume and get a XX graduate student.
Li Zairong couldn't find a sense of superiority in doing business, so he began to show off the advantages of the aristocratic door valve. Seeing that Gu Cheng didn't answer, he said proudly: "How, we can be regarded as partners, as long as you speak, with the strength of our Samsung Foundation, which university in the world is not exempt from the entrance examination if you want to? And it is guaranteed that you don't have to go to a single class, at most you can graduate and attend a few ceremonies, and you can get a diploma in vain." Harvard, Yale, Princeton, whatever you want. ”
"Thanks, I don't really need this. Gu Cheng drank the remaining cognac in one gulp and shrugged his shoulders in a chic manner.
Li Zairong didn't believe that the other party was not tempted by this: "Young people, it's easy to be embarrassed, if you don't say it, I'll treat you as Harvard." ”
In his opinion, even if Gu Cheng is successful in business, he has no status in the financial world after all. And the academic qualifications of the Ivy League schools that are given away in vain without exams and studies are almost all monopolized by the Wall Street Alumni Association. At this point, what the Samsung chaebol can do, Gu Cheng will definitely not be able to do.
Gu Cheng did not accept the show of kindness, and in Li Zairong's eyes, he was afraid of losing face.
Gu Cheng couldn't argue, so he simply didn't explain. It's a big deal that when someone else gives him a degree for nothing, he just doesn't want it.
Li Zairong wiped his hands with a napkin, and a female secretary next to him immediately came over to listen to the instructions, he leaned over and lowered his voice and said, "Go and get Gu Cheng a Harvard exemption, let him see the energy of our three-star." ”
"Yes, President. The female secretary whispered.
"Wait. Li Zairong added, "Seeing that he is too old to go to college this year, get him a place for a transfer student who will study directly this semester." ”
"Yes, President. ”
Is this the energy of Samsung?
The celebration party ended quickly, and Gu Cheng and his cousin politely said goodbye to Li Zairong. Li Zairong said a few polite words, let them take care of themselves, and then got up and went upstairs to deal with official business.
The maids immediately came over and served tea after the meal, and invited them to sit down for a while—after all, it was the case that the big families let the guests go at once before they had finished eating.
Gu Cheng sat for ten minutes, took a few sips of tea, and prepared to get up.
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Li Yunxin felt very unhappy when she came back last night, went to have a send-off party with her girlfriends, and was accosted by strange people, and knocked down one of her personal female bodyguards.
If this kind of thing happens to the third young lady, the people around her will naturally report it to the eldest young master.
Fortunately, Lee Yoon-hin only returned to Suwon in the middle of the night last night, and Lee Jae-young had already fallen asleep at that time. And this morning, Li Zairong had business and talks, and he was only free at this moment, so he called his sister to talk and understand the specific situation.
Li Yunxin secretly thought: It's okay if this kind of thing is known to my brother, at most two words. I'm afraid that the people around her are timid and afraid of things, and chew her tongue with her father, who is in the United States to retire, then she will be in trouble, and it is very likely that she will be "twisted" to New York before school starts.
(Note: South Korean schools are graduating from winter vacation, but the United States is still graduating from summer.) Therefore, after graduating from South Korea, studying in the United States will leave a gap period of one semester. )
Just now, her brother's female secretary came to call her, and she packed up and prepared to go to Li Zairong's study to chat, but when she passed by the reception room outside the study, she saw a pair of handsome men and beautiful women sitting there drinking tea, and they were about to get up and flash, and there were maids serving next to them.
Li Yunxin's eyes narrowed, and she immediately recognized it.
"You...... You're coming to my house?!" She knew she was asking abruptly, and lowered her voice from the second word.
Gu Cheng and Pan Jieying also reacted.
It's also to blame Quan Baoya for being young and not caring about business matters, and he didn't know that Gu Cheng was going to negotiate with Samsung's people today. So although Quan Baoya recognized Li Yunxin last night, she didn't tell her cousin about it when she went home.
Gu Cheng still thought that he had just met a very rich princess and a sick lady.
Gu Cheng felt his scalp explode for a while, suppressed his emotions, and warned himself not to lose big because of small things.
"Miss Li, I only came today to have business to talk to President Li, but I didn't expect to meet here. I believe you are a person who has a clear distinction between public and private. ”
He doesn't know anything about Li Yunxin, all the contact comes from last night's conflict, and under the turn of his mind, he can only bet that Li Yunxin is a backbone girl, and she will not be rude and unruly, and announce personal vendettas.
"You guys go down first. Li Yunxin gritted her teeth, and simply ordered the maids to retreat, and then turned to Gu Cheng, "Hmph, am I, Li Yunxin, the person who has a personal vendetta? I've seen a lot of people who try to attach themselves to the powerful, and you don't say in front of my brother that it's good that you know me, and you still expect me to sue you?
Gu Cheng was dumbfounded.
This tone is similar to Su Chahar Ercan in Zhou Xingxing's "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qi'er": "You also want to be bullied by me? Are you qualified enough? Won't I sue you to help you increase your popularity in my brother's place, so I won't be fooled by this!"
It's the first time Gu Cheng has met the kind of girl who feels so good about herself that "I scold you to help you become famous".
"That's the best, you and I acted as if nothing happened yesterday. Gu Cheng sneered and finished the question, and left directly with his cousin.
"A word is a certainty!" Li Yunxin gritted her teeth behind her back and agreed.
"She won't break her word and ruin her business, right?" asked Pan Jieying worriedly as soon as she got in the car.
"No, this kind of eldest lady should be very arrogant, just squeeze her with words. Gu Cheng was not worried.