novelslam Chapter 1371 The Last Time (1k)
Chapter 1371 The Last Time (1k)
Chapter 1371 The Last Time (4k)
Fang Zhuo's work in Washington is much easier than in New York and Silicon Valley. Basically, he just meets big-name friends here.
He seldom came to Washington, but he still rented and bought a lot of real estate here, and he spent his last week before returning home in Kalorama, a wealthy area.
If nothing unexpected happens, the shadow shareholder will move into his villa here after leaving the White House in two years. Of course, in name, this 800-square-meter house is just a long-term lease by him.
This is not the only rental of this kind; some of the vacation expenses over the past few years have come from the property gains of the MIGA fund.
Strictly speaking, all wealth growth is legal. However, when the wealth growth is too explosive, even if it is legal, it cannot be declared. Since last year, shadow shareholders have been reducing the proportion of property in the MIGA fund.
However, events like Qualcomm's acquisition of Avago, which obviously pushed up the stock price, led to some of the funds that were taken away being injected back in, and the relationship between the two sides has remained quite rational.
Fang Zhuo hadn't seen Aozi for several years and had no interest in seeing him, but this time when he was about to leave the United States, the two met in the villa, but the topic was only about basketball.
There is a basketball court in the villa. Fang Zhuo and Aozi were playing basketball, while Kong Yu, who was also in Washington, was picking up the ball nearby with Austin, a close friend of the shadow shareholder. But while the big guys were talking about basketball and the game, the two of them were talking about serious matters.
Kong Yu talked about how mergers and acquisitions will boost Qualcomm's stock price, how Yike's new products will further stimulate its stock price, how Bingxin International will have the most suitable opportunity to sell its stocks due to technological progress and capacity release, his low view on the euro exchange rate, and MIGA Fund's judgment on US listed companies...
Swish!
Fang Zhuo won the 1V1 with a mid-range shot.
He wiped the sweat off his face and said with a smile: "No, you are not focused enough."
Although Aozi was playing basketball, he was unconsciously listening to what Kong Yu said. He heard what Mr. Fang meant, smiled, and pointed at his head: "There are always many things in my mind, and I am definitely not as focused as you. You really want to win."
Fang Zhuo took the ball passed by Kong Yu and patted it on the ground: "Just try it."
"I heard that you are going back to Dongfang to prepare for the company's press conference? As a Yike fan, I have been looking forward to your mobile phone this year for a long time." Aozi said casually.
"Well, hold a press conference and stay in Shanghai for a while to spend time with the kids." Fang Zhuo threw the ball back and said with emotion, "Sometimes I think that if I hadn't founded Yike and if I hadn't made Yike so big, my life would be much easier and I wouldn't have so many worries."
Aozi immediately said, "That won't work. Yike fans won't agree to that."
Both of them laughed.
It's hard not to have a harmonious atmosphere when meeting like this.
Fang Zhuo has already vaguely talked to several of his teammates about his plan to stay in the country for a while, and his reason is very legitimate, which is to spend more time with his family.
The biggest label on Fang Zhuo is the head of Yike.
Yike is very powerful nowadays, especially in the past year, suppressing Apple and Samsung. It is almost the undisputed strongest high-end mobile phone brand. The other two competitors, Samsung's product failure, poor chip and workmanship performance, and Apple's strategic failure and cheap version of iPhone undermined its brand positioning, are not as smooth as Yike's development.
However, Yike's main products are consumer electronics. Although there are many sour criticisms, their existence is still acceptable and explainable, and its listing on NASDAQ is also compliant and legal.
However, his other label is more sensitive - the founder of China's largest wafer manufacturing company, Bingxin International.
When these two labels are superimposed together, it is inevitable that there will be a certain degree of uncertainty.
Fortunately, by seeking common ground while reserving differences, the third label of the MIGA fund has become a lubricant to a large extent. Whenever the friction is rough, applying more lubricant will make it much easier.
However, the effect of 1 plus 1 being greater than 2 produced by the first two labels is too obvious, and a little lubrication cannot withstand great friction.
After meeting with the largest shadow shareholder, Fang Zhuo packed his bags and prepared to fly to France first and then return to Shanghai.
Bingxin finalized a new wafer factory in France last year, which is basically based on the plan of the German factory. It is now doing the final equipment debugging. He plans to take a tour and then stay in China for a while.
On October 10, Fang Zhuo drove to the airport, where the "Qingzi" was already waiting.
Austin, a close friend of the shadow shareholder, even came to see him off.
In the car, he asked Mr. Fang with great interest about his opinion on the current Qualcomm dispute: "Mr. Fang, do you think Chen Fuyang can really compete with Jacob?"
"I'm not sure, but Qualcomm does need a leader with more outstanding abilities. Most media have criticized Chen Fuyang, but some have acknowledged his abilities. If you insist on me saying so, I'm not going to praise one and criticize the other, but Chen Fuyang is indeed more suitable for Qualcomm." Fang Zhuo said calmly.
Austin thought.
Kong Yu, who was in the passenger seat, said at this time: "We have to support Chen Fuyang. Some of our money is still in Qualcomm. Now is not a good time to sell it. We have to wait for Chen Fuyang to push up Qualcomm's stock price to get the maximum benefit."
Austin nodded slightly, knowing that this was what Mr. Fang and his group were doing.
The convoy arrived at the airport.
"Austin, you are always welcome to visit Shanghai. There are many opportunities in the East that are worth exploring. Asia contains many areas of wealth growth." Fang Zhuo shook hands with his close friend.
Austin agreed with a smile on his face.
Fang Zhuo waved goodbye and led his people onto the plane.
Private jet takes off.
Kong Yu flipped through the newspaper in his seat for a while, and suddenly heaved a sigh of relief: "Mr. Fang, I still won't take the same plane with you next time."
"Who do you mean is more dangerous?" Fang Zhuo asked without raising his head while playing a decompression game on Mars 8.8.
"I'm afraid that the 'Qingzi' will suddenly fall down while flying." Kong Yu said bluntly.
Liu Zonghong glanced at the gasoline man with dissatisfaction.
"Bingxin's confidentiality work is still quite good, it's not that serious, and the contradiction is not that sharp. It's just that you have something to hide." Fang Zhuo said with a smile.
Kong Yu took a sip of red wine. He was indeed guilty of something. If Bingxin's 16nm process were to be exposed, it would shock the whole world and it would be impossible to cover it up.
He has decided to wait and see how the situation develops in the next few years, and will mainly carry out low-key activities in Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, Berlin and other places.
"Qingzi" was flying silently in the sky.
Fang Zhuo had enough of playing games on Mars 8.8, so he put down his phone and took the documents handed over by his secretary. He couldn't help but sigh: "Maybe a new and more challenging era has begun."
Kong Yu rubbed his hands in anticipation: "Boss Fang, I'm ready. At worst, I can just enter Big A."
Fang Zhuo hummed, and said tactfully: "It doesn't have to be that challenging."
Kong Yu laughed out loud. Mr. Fang was still modest and unwilling to use his evil hands.
As November approached, Fang Zhuo, who had only been inspecting in France for three days, quickly returned to China to prepare for this meeting with global consumers.
Qualcomm's Jacob and Chen Fuyang are still attacking each other, and the attack is getting more intense.
Samsung's Trump and Apple's iPhone have already reached the hands of many consumers, but the countdown on Yike's official website and offline channels as well as the Mars 8.8 banner launched this time have successfully aroused the hearts of many people, who want to wait until the flagship of the last of the Big Three is unveiled before making a purchasing decision.
Broadcom has officially accepted Intel's acquisition offer. Intel has submitted review requests to 10 countries or regions around the world, and no objections have been heard so far.
Competition in different fields around the world is in full swing, and the countdown to Yike’s autumn conference is getting closer and closer.
On November 11, Fang Zhuo, who returned to the Shanghai headquarters from Luzhou, attended a YMS meeting, where President Qi He reported on recent domestic competition, mainly talking about ride-hailing and search.
Duji has already thrown in the towel in the taxi-hailing market, but with the entry of Uber, the battle in the domestic market has reignited and is expected to continue until next year. Fortunately, Penguin can no longer hold on.
How many first-tier brands can survive in the domestic taxi-hailing software market?
From last year to this year, the perceptions inside and outside the industry have been constantly changing. As of November, many people are pessimistic and believe that even three companies may not be able to survive. At most, two companies will get to eat the meat, and the rest can only drink the soup.
After Du Ji, it seems that penguins will also have a hard time eating meat.
For YBAT, taxi-hailing software is just a competition in mobile payment scenarios, while for Penguin, its expenditures are becoming less and less cost-effective, bringing more and more pressure to itself.
Penguin did not even have time to laugh at Du Kee in the second half of this year, and soon found itself in a similar situation - investment institutions were not optimistic that Penguin could survive to the end, especially after Du Kee collapsed.
DuJi's surrender set off a chain reaction. The venture capitalists in the Penguin camp have become shaken and do not want to continue investing.
There is another problem, which is as difficult to solve as that of Penguin, that is, what if it can gain a certain share in the taxi-hailing app?
Mobile payment is an all-round competition in payment scenarios. This competition emerged from e-commerce, developed in the group buying business, and became more fierce with the maturity of smart hardware.
Penguin’s e-commerce business failed to take off, its group buying was a mess, and it had no hardware advantage. It soon discovered painfully that the window for mobile payments was shrinking, but the essence of this shrinkage was its business performance in previous years.
Yike and Alibaba already have an advantage, and this advantage is constantly snowballing. The competition between them in payment will first crush other competitors, even if these competitors include giants such as Duji and Penguin.
There are also gaps between giants.
It is difficult for Penguin, which failed in mobile communications, to regain its position as a first-tier giant.
Fortunately, this tangled and depressed mood can be relieved by looking at the even more depressed Du Ji.
"Duji has stopped losses in time. Its business is shrinking, and the previous negative optimization on the PC side has disappeared." Qi He talked about Duji's most important search. "It must be said that Duji's search brand is still very valuable. Its outrageous operations have stopped, and users' abandonment has slowed down."
"It seems that we can't win quickly this year?" Fang Zhuo asked. He had hoped to eliminate all the opponents that could be eliminated before Yi Ke faced the biggest challenge, and the General Office had held a lot of discussions on this.
"This is a long-term competition and an overall collision. We need to continue investing in the search-derived ecosystem," Qi He said seriously.
Fang Zhuo could tell from his expression that there was something unfinished, so he signaled him not to keep him in suspense.
"Brand recognition is very important. I just said that many users have brand inertia, so I have been thinking recently that we can actually strengthen this aspect." Qi He suggested, "For example, our Yike brand is very well-known, much more famous than Sogou."
Fang Zhuo frowned.
"Sogou is already the second largest mobile app, and is closing in on Baidu's market share. It is also forcing Baidu to stop negative optimization on the PC side. It can be said that Sogou has already gained a very good user base." Qi He said seriously, "I even think that Sogou's historical mission may end here."
Fang Zhuo's brows furrowed even more.
"Mr. Fang, we are going to launch Mars 8.8 this year. If we can gain more brand value from it, it will be worth it. If we face more challenges, our global business will inevitably shrink. How can we sustain this business? The only way is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure." Qi He extended the future development, "Why don't we take advantage of the company's stock price being pushed up by the new product and directly acquire Sogou to completely suppress Duji in multiple dimensions."
The General Office gradually reached a consensus on the possible situations Yike might encounter after releasing Mars 8.8. Even if Amei needs to respond, it will take some time.
Yike can use this time to acquire and merge, optimize its business structure, and improve its hematopoietic system.
Qi He firmly believes that Yi Ke can break through the siege, but he also hopes that the process of breaking through will be more comfortable.
Facing Qi He's gaze, Fang Zhuo said unhappily, "I want you to deal with your opponents before the storm, not your partners!"
"Mr. Fang, why do you think Sogou is opposed to being acquired by us? Why do you think Sogou doesn't want to go further? The name of Yi Ke is not a burden. Yi Ke itself is a golden signboard!" Qi He explained.
Fang Zhuo was in a dilemma: "We have already acquired AutoNavi, but AutoNavi still keeps its name. According to what you mean, you want to acquire Sogou and change Sogou to 'Yike Search'..."
Qi He nodded. It was the same way of using brand power. The two words "Yi Ke" could directly bring about a competitive advantage, which was also a way to prevent the opponent from counterattacking later.
Why not let it fight back? Just kill it.
He listened to Mr. Fang's words, considered the situation, and assured: "Mr. Fang, this is the last time, and we don't need to make any other acquisitions. The purpose of YMS is still to build an ecosystem with partners."
Fang Zhuo remained silent.
Qi He assured again: "Mr. Fang, just this once, we may all focus on the changes in the global supply chain."
Fang Zhuo sighed: "You are forcing me."
"It's Duji that's forcing us. Duji is still a bit stubborn. It just needs the last straw. Let's let it get what it wants." Qi He changed his perspective. "Mr. Fang, I can talk to Sogou and Sohu first. If they don't want to, we will never force them."
Fang Zhuo sighed and raised his cup to drink tea.
Qi He knew that the old devil agreed.
(End of this chapter)