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Although the new version of the iPhone is very popular, the new Aster4 series launched this year is not bad. One of the important reasons is the function.

One of the biggest selling points of the new version of iPhone4S is the addition of Siri.

However, the Aster4 series, which was launched several months ago, has already appeared similar functions, and launched the intelligent voice assistant Rokid.

In addition, Aster4 series also has a function that iPhone4S does not have, that is fingerprint unlocking.

Therefore, with the launch of the new iPhone, the sales of Aster series mobile phones not only did not decrease, but increased.Because many consumers in the market are waiting to see, waiting for the launch of the new version of iPhone4S, and then making comparisons to see which mobile phone is better before buying.

If the iPhone 4S is kept secret, there will be a constant sense of anticipation.

When the new product is released, the sense of anticipation is gone. Consumers who are waiting and watching in the market will really start paying for it. Many people choose the Aster4 with fingerprint unlocking function.

This is really good news.

Why does Google actively participate in Astar’s C round of financing and is willing to give Astar 2.5 million US dollars?A big reason is to see this and discover the potential of Asda in the market.

Compared with Samsung, Asda is the real presence in the Android phone camp that can wrestle with Apple.

The happiest one is of course Zhou Shaoning.

After discussing the negative news, Zhou Shaoning smiled and said, "I ordered a car from Rolls-Royce for you."

"what?"

Zhou Buqi was slightly taken aback.

Zhou Shaoning said with a smile: "Didn't you say last time that you had a wedding and I didn't attend, so I gave you a small gift as compensation."

This is obviously an excuse.

It takes a year or two to customize a Rolls-Royce, and it is impossible to arrive.It seems that Zhou Shaoning has already arranged this.

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "Why do you want to give something away? How do you want me to return the gift?"

Zhou Shaoning said: "What kind of gift do you want in return? I see that your cars are all ordinary models. There are still a lot of shootings in the United States. The car I customized has bulletproof glass, which is also safer."

"It will cost a lot of money, right? I'll transfer it to you."

Zhou Buqi actually has a bulletproof car, but in Silicon Valley, it is a normal car in Los Angeles.This kind of car is not cheap, and it is a luxury brand Rolls Royce customized from the UK. At least 200 million US dollars, which is not a small sum.

Zhou Shaoning quickly waved his hand, "I said it was a wedding gift for you, so how can there be any reason to charge money? It's parked in the garage of the Museum of Natural History. You can send a driver to pick up the car later."

Zhou Buqi nodded, not to mention, he was soft on others, pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Recently, the number of private jets in China seems to have increased at once."

Zhou Shaoning said: "The global economy has been sluggish in the past few years, and the market for private jets is also very good. The prices are relatively low. Indeed, many people in China have bought jets. Even several celebrities in the entertainment industry have bought jets."

"You buy one too?"

"what?"

"In the name of Asda, let's buy one too." Zhou Buqi reciprocated, "You always travel around the United States and Europe, and it's not convenient to always take commercial flights."

Of course Zhou Shaoning was willing to do so, so he hesitated for a while, "Should we wait until after the listing? Will buying a private jet look bad to the shareholders?"

"Shareholder?" Zhou Buqi couldn't help laughing, "What shareholder? Isn't Ziwei Star the biggest shareholder?"

Zhou Shaoning said: "I'm worried that there will be criticism from Google."

Zhou Buqi said: "It's okay, if Larry Page complains, you can ask him to come to me and say it's my arrangement. He's not that low-level, don't worry. He has two private jets, one big and one small. , the big one is a Boeing 747, bigger than my plane."

Zhou Shaoning was a little excited, and tentatively said, "Then buy one?"

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "Buy it!"

His original intention was to wait until it was listed before selling it.Now that it is listed, the cash flow is fully guaranteed, and if you spend tens of millions of dollars to buy a good private jet, the pressure on the company's cash flow will not be that great.

For example, Jingtao.

Chen Dong is working on this matter, and it will be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange early next year.After going public for financing and getting the money, the first thing he does is to buy an airplane.He works in Tokyo, his wife and children are in China, so he should buy a plane to commute frequently.

However, after receiving such an expensive gift, Boss Zhou always wanted to express it.

When the driver drives home the only Rolls-Royce customized in the world, Zhou Buqi is not very excited, as he sees too much.

In Silicon Valley, the most prominent luxury car is not the Lincoln Bentley Rolls-Royce, but the electric Tesla, because this car can represent the temperament of Silicon Valley, and it cannot be mass-produced in too few quantities.Larry Page drives a Tesla presented by Musk to get off work every day.

In the afternoon, Zhou Buqi met the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and chatted with him for more than an hour.

Not very satisfying.

Depend on!
He didn't even give Boss Zhou face!

"Magic" Johnson's side seemed to be menacing, very fierce, and several bigwigs from Wall Street were brought in to help him out and make money for him.

In the evening, Zhou Buqi told Senior Sister Zhenyu about this matter while eating, and did not avoid Gu Zanli and Yao Yao, who were excited about going abroad for the first time. Drinking red wine, I feel that my life has risen to several levels at once.

Zhen Yu said softly: "Johnson has been preparing since last year. He raised 1 million US dollars by himself and found two partners from Wall Street."

Zhou Buqi asked: "Didn't we cut off the beard?"

Zhen Yu said: "It's cut off. The two hedge funds they had negotiated to lend to them have already agreed to cooperate with us. But the two partners he found have a lot of background, and soon found a new hedge fund." fund."

Zhou Buqi frowned, "Who is it?"

Zhenyu said: "Mark Walter and Todd Boley are both well-known investors on Wall Street. Especially Walter, who used to be the CEO of Wall Street giant Guggenheim, is especially good at capital operations. In the past few years of the subprime mortgage crisis, Wall Street has After a big change of blood, they have been replaced by new forces, and they intend to develop from the east to the west."

No wonder a "Magic" Johnson who plays basketball is so fierce that he can even reach out to a big team like the Los Angeles Dodgers. It turns out that there is another expert behind it.

Competing with "Magic" Johnson, of course, has no suspense, but competing with two Wall Street investors is more troublesome.

It's time to bid.

Zhen Yu went on to say: "Recently, I have had a deeper look, and I feel that it is really troublesome to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers. Even if I buy it, the future operation will be more complicated. In the Los Angeles sports circle, there is a giant Bass No one can get around the Bass family. If the relationship with the Bass family gets stalemate, it will be more troublesome in the future."

"The Bass family?" Zhou Buqi didn't know at all, "Who is it?"

Zhen Yu put down the fork in her hand, and said softly, "It's the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers."

"That's it!"

"The Bass family has a very large industry, the Los Angeles Lakers are just one of them, there are seven or eight local teams, hockey, indoor football, tennis teams, as well as racetracks, stadiums, etc. very powerful."

Zhou Buqi gradually understood the complexity of the case, "So, 'Magic' Johnson has a close relationship with the Bass family. He has the guts to attack the Los Angeles Dodgers because he has a big backer behind him."

Zhen Yu nodded lightly, "Yes, the Buss family has a very good relationship with Johnson. Back then, Johnson made great contributions to the Lakers. After he retired, the Buss family gave him 5% of the shares of the Lakers , The price is only $100 million. In the past few years, Johnson has been the vice president of the Lakers."

Zhou Buqi understood, "This is a big circle!"

Zhen Yu said: "Yes, there are now two sports tycoons in Los Angeles, one is Bass and the other is Anschutz... Anschutz is the owner of the Staples Center, which is the home court of the Lakers. He is also the No. Major shareholder. The relationship between the two parties is very close.”

Obviously, "Magic" Johnson is also a member of Bass and Anschutz's circle. He attracted capital from Wall Street to acquire the Los Angeles Dodgers, which is also strengthening the influence of this sports circle.

"No wonder!" Zhou Buqi felt a little emotional, "It turns out that they have made plans for themselves, and we are here to disrupt the situation. No wonder Joe Lacob from the Warriors called me last time and worked so hard as a lobbyist .”

Zhenyu said: "The Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the pillars of the local sports circle. They have maintained good interaction and cooperation in the past few years. Originally, the Los Angeles Dodgers were going to be sold, and Old Buss wanted to take over, but he was too old. Seriously ill and has been hospitalized. And his 6 children have many conflicts. Maybe they will sell the Lakers after his death. The old Bass doesn’t have so much energy to take over the Dodgers. First resolve family conflicts, can’t Let future generations sell the Lakers, the biggest passion of his life. So there is a chance for VP 'Magic' Johnson."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Sure enough, the more unreasonable something is, the more complicated the background is behind it. I just said how dare a basketball player compete with me for the Los Angeles Dodgers... If that's the case, then we might as well quit Well, stop participating in the Los Angeles Dodgers case, and stop offending local snakes."

Zhen Yu pursed her lips and smiled, "No more bidding?"

Zhou Buqi said very cautiously: "If you really keep bidding, and then get the Los Angeles Dodgers, maybe it will cause the local sports circle in Los Angeles to tear apart, and you will become a thorn in the side. There is no need to be aggressive."

Zhen Yu smiled lightly and said, "However, there is also good news from Silicon Valley."

"What is it?"

"Joe Lacob said that several owners of the San Francisco Giants heard that you, the big owner, are interested in baseball and wanted to cooperate with you to make the Giants the best baseball team in the world. They even I am willing to transfer most of the shares and let you be the major shareholder."

"Ah?" Zhou Buqi looked surprised, "It really is good news! Silicon Valley is really different, and technology is king!"