Rebirth of the internet boss

Chapter 492 Jobs' Reality Distortion Stance
Today Jobs arrived at the company an hour earlier than usual, because today is the time for the regular board meeting,

Although Jobs reorganized the board of directors and turned the board of directors into a "puppet", firmly holding Apple's power in his own hands,

But he still has to attend this kind of meeting. After all, Apple is a listed company and must be responsible to shareholders.

This is much better for Li Feng, because he directly dismissed the board of directors, or if Apple is not a listed company, Jobs might do the same.

After the routine procedure, board member Woolard also represented the board of directors and asked Jobs about the recent situation of Apple, especially the progress of the iPhone.
"Steve, I've heard that the production of the iPhone has encountered some problems. There are still 3 months before the iPhone is released, is there any problem?"

"It's all minor problems, I'll take care of them, and it won't delay the final launch of the iPhone." Jobs replied nonchalantly.

"However, how did I hear that the problem with the iPhone is more serious, and whether it can be mass-produced is a problem?" Woolard asked again.

"Who did you hear said, it's impossible, these are all rumors. And as I said just now, they are minor problems, I will take care of them, and the iPhone will definitely be a success." Jobs did not give Woolard any face, emphasizing .

Woolard is a very responsible and kind man. He was the only remaining member of the board of directors from the previous board, and he was more obedient, so Jobs deliberately kept him as a bridge for him to communicate with the board of directors.

"Eh..." But even for a good old man like Woolard, facing such a wayward and domineering Jobs, his face was still a little embarrassed. It was because Woolard's patience was still relatively high, so he continued to ask:

"Steve, we all believe in you, otherwise we wouldn't approve the iPhone project, but isn't the price of the iPhone a bit too expensive? I think there are a lot of negative reports about the iPhone now!"

"It doesn't matter. I'll know at first sight when the iPhone is released. Besides, the media are not sellers. They like to follow the wind. What qualifications do you have to evaluate my iPhone?" Jobs said nonchalantly again.

Just when Woolard was about to say something, Jobs waved his hand directly, "iPhone is coming soon, and I still have a lot of work to do. If there is nothing else important, this board meeting is over."

After finishing speaking, Jobs didn't care about the reaction of others, he just got up and left, and the other members of the board of directors also looked at each other in blank dismay, anyway, they were used to it.

But Woolard still caught up with Jobs, and said to Jobs with a sense of responsibility: "Steve, since you invited us, you should give us the corresponding respect, not to mention that we have always supported your work very much, but you Ignoring us like this is like putting a gun to our heads."

Jobs didn't say anything, he just glanced at Woolard indifferently, almost frightened Woolard, "Steve, what do you want to do, I'm doing it for Apple!"

Jobs patted Woolard on the shoulder, said with great emotion, "Woolard, you are a good man!", and then turned and left on his feet.

"What do you mean?" Woolard was the only one left in the "biting cold wind", "I'm really doing it for Apple!".

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When Jobs just came out of the board, Cook rushed to greet him. He knew that Jobs didn't like nonsense, so he went straight to the point and said:
"Steve, there is no problem with Foxconn's production capacity. It can guarantee to assemble and produce at least 6 million iPhones before June 29."

"This is good news. It seems that their Chairman Guo Da is indeed capable." Jobs said to Cook as he walked to the office.

"However, Foxconn requires us to have all the spare parts for iPhone mobile phones in place before May, and we still have a few spare parts that have not been determined yet." Cook said.

"Well, I know this, so let's get all the spare parts suppliers before May!" Jobs said affirmatively.

"It's just that there are still a few spare parts that haven't been finalized yet? Especially the glass on the outer screen of the iPhone. Corning's current technology still doesn't meet our requirements and cannot be mass-produced." Cook said.

"Well, is that so, except for the outer screen glass, can you get other spare parts before May?" Jobs asked.

"It should be fine, these are small issues, the key is the touch screen on the phone." Cook said.

"Okay, as long as you get this done, the touch screen glass must be fine. I'll call Corning's Wilkes right now." Jobs said lightly.

Jobs' products are different from ordinary people's products. Ordinary people may use whatever accessories are available on the market, while Jobs first makes products and then asks suppliers to customize accessories according to the products. Therefore, Apple The requirements for supplier accessories are very high.

Taking the mobile phone screen this time as an example, the mobile phone screen is divided into an external touch screen and an internal display. What Cook just said is the touch screen of the iPhone, which is the glass panel that the finger contacts with the mobile phone.

Some people may say that it is just a piece of glass, there are many kinds in any glass shop, is it difficult to find it?In fact, what Jobs was looking for was not an ordinary piece of glass, but a glass that was both strong and scratch-resistant.

Because don't forget, the iPhone uses "multi-touch technology", and the fingers and the screen must be in constant contact. If it is not resistant to scratches, the screen will soon turn into a big face. This is definitely not what Jobs can bear. .

So he deliberately found Corning, because this company has a product called "King Kong Glass", which just meets Jobs' requirements.

But because the cost of this kind of glass is very high, and because there is no market, Corning has stopped production a long time ago. Even with Jobs' large order, Corning still cannot mass-produce.

So when Jobs called Wicks, Wicks said directly to Jobs: "Steve, although we at Corning would like to cooperate with Apple very much, we really haven't produced this glass for a long time, and many The craftsmanship does not meet the requirements now, so I am afraid that mass production will not be possible for the time being."

"Don't worry guys, I'm sure you'll be fine because you've got a month to go!" Jobs was about to unleash his "reality distortion field" over the phone.

But this time Weeks interrupted him unceremoniously and said, "fuck, shut up, listen to me, it's not that I don't want to cooperate, but I'm afraid it won't work this time..."

"How long do you need?" Jobs interrupted Weeks again.

"It will take at least two months!" Weeks thought for a while and gave the answer.

It happens to be the beginning of March now, and according to Wicks’ time, all of this can be done before May, but Jobs didn’t think so, he directly compressed half of it,
"No, it's too long, I'll give you a month at most!" Jobs emphasized.

"Steve, you're making things difficult!" Weeks said.

"Put all your scientists and engineers into it, and use all your factories to produce diamond glass, you can definitely do it! Weeks, you haven't seen the charm of the iPhone,
I dare say that after the iPhone is launched, your orders will definitely line up.I believe you can do it, use your brains, you will do it. "Jobs' powerful "reality distortion field" has finally been displayed.

"Okay, Steve, give me another month!" Under the influence of Jobs' "reality distortion field", Weeks finally believed that he could make diamond glass.

After making the phone call, Jobs turned around and said to Cook, "The touch screen is done, and you can take care of the rest. And I need you to visit Foxconn in Wanzhou in May, and make sure everything is safe in the end!"

Cook also nodded. He also believed that Corning would succeed in the end, because Jobs had this magical power: "He can make you do things that you can't do normally."

(End of this chapter)