Chen Jie, who made up his mind, immediately took action to accumulate funds for himself to become promoted.

His first goal was TenInfo's tablet project.

Using the power of the deputy general manager, Chen Jie easily called up the information related to the tablet. The tablet is not a smartphone screen, and after integrating the company's strength, the technical team of Tianxin Technology has only completed the preliminary design.

Looking at the information in front of him, Chen Jie hesitated. He knows the importance of the tablet computer project to Tianxin Technology, even if the "Star 1" fails in the United States, the tablet can recapture the American market again, which is also Lu Yang's confidence to dare to face Apple. Apple sued "Star 1" for infringement, but the reason for the lawsuit at Apple was that "Star 1" was suspected of copying the shape design of the iPhone, and did not involve technical patents. The design of a tablet is very different from that of a smartphone, and whether Tianxin Technology can win or not, it can avoid Apple's patent trap.

Chen Jie hesitated, but his hesitation was only for a few minutes.

"Even if it survives this crisis, Tianxin Technology is destined not to go far, and in the history of China's smartphone industry, it can only play a role as a pioneer for the king."

Chen Jie muttered to himself, thinking of Lu Yang's management style, he was still unhappy in his heart.

……

Lu Yang was visiting Silicon Valley at this time.

Silicon Valley became famous in the 70s of the last century, and since then, Silicon Valley has been a global leader in high-tech innovation and development. It brings together many famous electronics companies around the world, such as HP, Intel, Apple, Cisco, NVIDIA, etc., and also gives birth to many technology tycoons.

It's almost a mecca for the electronics industry.

Lu Yang came to Silicon Valley not only to visit, but also to learn about the development of the electronics industry in the United States.

"Boss, you've been here for half a month, how long are we going to stay?"

Gao Yue, as Lu Yang's temporary secretary, naturally wanted to follow him, but Gao Yue had no interest in Silicon Valley.

Lu Yang didn't care about her words, but compared Silicon Valley and Zhongguancun in the capital in his heart, and finally disappointed to find that the development of the former was too far ahead of the latter. Despite the rapid development of Huaxia's electronics industry, Zhongguancun still has a long way to go if it wants to catch up with Silicon Valley.

"Almost." Lu Yang said, "Let's go, go to the last stop." ”

"The last stop?" Gao Yue didn't understand.

"Apple!"

Apple's headquarters are located in Cupertino, and Lu Yang and Gao Yue arrived soon. This small city with the size of a small town in China is famous all over the world, and the headquarters of famous companies such as Apple and Symantec are located here.

"Boss, what are we doing at Apple?" Gao Yue asked.

Lu Yang said: "Of course, it's to understand the competitors, otherwise what do you think?" ”

"But shall we just go in like this?"

Lu Yang said: "Don't worry, I have already contacted people from Apple before I came." ”

It's not been a day or two since Lu Yang wanted to visit Apple, and the entrepreneurial experience of Jobs and his partners is not only in the United States, but also in China. In the case of personal computers, Apple's pioneering work has influenced the entire computer industry, and these are undoubtedly respectable. In fact, Apple was previously called Apple Computer Inc., and it was not until two years ago that it officially changed its name to Apple Inc.

Apple's name change is directly related to the iPhone, and it also indicates that Apple will not only produce personal computers in the future, but also the smartphone business will become more important for Apple.

Lu Yang dared to challenge Apple, but he couldn't disrespect Apple.

"Hello, is this Mr. Lu?"

After Lu Yang made a phone call, someone from Apple soon came out to receive him. The person who came was a white woman with a warm smile on her face.

"I am, hello."

"Hello, Mr. Lu, I'm Winnie, Mr. Cook's assistant." The woman introduced herself, and then walked into the Apple headquarters with Lu Yang and Gao Yue.

"Mr. Lu, Miss Gao, please come here, Mr. Jobs and Mr. Cook are waiting for you in the office." Winnie's demeanor is very decent, and she speaks softly, which makes Lu Yang think of her secretary Liu Yun, compared to her, Liu Yun seems to be very unprofessional.

"Is Mr. Jobs there too?" In previous appointments, Tianxin Technology only contacted Cook.

Winnie smiled and nodded: "Yes, I heard that Mr. Lu was coming, and Mr. Jobs specially postponed two meetings." ”

Lu Yang was a little surprised.

"That's a real pleasure for me." Lu Yang Road.

Apple's headquarters is not large, and its office buildings are very ordinary, which completely does not match Apple's global status. However, Apple has decided to build a new headquarters building, and the design plan was decided by Steve Jobs.

Winnie knocked on the door of an office and greeted her, and Lu Yang recognized it at a glance, it was Cook, Apple's vice president.

"Mr. Cook, Mr. Lu, they've arrived." Winnie said.

Cook nodded at her and reached out to shake Lu Yang's hand.

"Welcome to Apple, Mr. Lu Yang."

Lu Yang replied with a smile, "It's my pleasure, Mr. Cook. ”

"Steve is waiting inside, everyone please come in."

Entering the office, Jobs stepped out from behind his desk, tall and lanky, with sparse hair and a full beard.

"Mr. Jobs, it's a pleasure to meet you." For this legend in the electronics industry, Lu Yang has to show due respect. Globally, Steve Jobs has a huge impact, especially among young people, and his appeal is not below that of Bill Gates.

Gao Yue next to her saw Jobs, she was so excited that she was almost speechless, if it wasn't for Lu Yang's reminder, she would have forgotten that she was still a translator.

Jobs frowned, as if there was something he hadn't figured out. But soon, he woke up from his state of thinking and shook Lu Yang's hand.

"Hello, young man from Huaxia, I'm also very happy to see you, I've seen your 'Starry Sky 1', it's amazing."

Lu Yang was not proud, just nodded slightly.

"'Starry Sky 1' is a work that we are proud of, but it has no way to enter the United States, and I have to say that this is a big pity."

Steve Jobs said, "Young people, there is no such thing as perfection, you need to learn to accept regrets." ”

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was a little tense, Cook immediately interjected.

"Mr. Lu Yang, although 'Star 1' has not yet been listed in the United States, many Americans have learned about Tianxin Technology and you. Steve has spoken more than once about you, about your company's products......"

Cook deliberately sidestepped the dispute between the two companies and shifted the conversation elsewhere.

Lu Yang smiled, he didn't come to Apple this time to quarrel with Jobs. Everyone knows that the competition in the shopping mall is not just a matter of who is justified and who is not. Apple hindered sales of "Star 1" in the United States, and Tianxin Technology did the same in Huaxia. Just a month ago, Tianxin Technology and one of the three major telecom operators in China reached an agreement to produce customized contract machines for each other. Prior to this, the company had been seeking cooperation with Apple, and the negotiations between the two sides had reached the final stage, but they were cut off by Lu Yang.

Without the support of the linkage company, Apple wants to seize the Chinese market in the mouth of Tianxin Technology, which is very likely.

Jobs was annoyed by this. In the past, he did not attach importance to the Chinese market, thinking that high-end products such as smartphones have no market in China, but since the American media exposed that "Star 1" sold tens of millions in China, Jobs and Apple have changed their views on the Chinese market, and Apple has accelerated the negotiations with linkage, but the result is still in vain.

With Cook's adjustment, Lu Yang and Jobs seemed to forget about the unhappiness, and the topic of the two turned to technical issues.

Steve Jobs was a controversial man, and many said he didn't know anything about technology, but Apple led him to develop a popular product. And Jobs himself had 313 patents. In contrast, Bill Gates, who has a technical background, has only 9 items. In the eyes of many, this is undoubtedly a stain on Jobs, evidence of his success in appropriating the labor of others.

Jobs ignored such criticism and continued to go his own way.

In this regard, Lu Yang is not good at commenting, after all, this is someone else's business. However, through the communication between Guò and Jobs, Lu Yang found that the other party was at least not like the outside world said, and he didn't know anything about technology.