giants of the era

Chapter 70 Worldwide Developers Conference

"Mr.li, how many small goals are you talking about?" Tian Shuai asked curiously.

Li Zetian smiled and held out a finger.

"1?"

Li Zetian shook his head.

"10?"

Li Zetian shook his head again.

Tian Shuai opened his mouth wide, his face full of astonishment, "Could it be 100 million?!" Tian Shuai said in disbelief.

Li Zetian smiled lightly, and said in a leisurely manner: "I mean, I want to earn [-] million yuan this year!!!"

After finishing speaking, Li Zetian took a sip of the fragrant chicken soup, and then continued: "Our Apple-ll personal computer has a low configuration with 4kb memory and a high configuration with 48kb memory. The price of Apple-ll is $1400, and the average price of the two is $2600. This figure is multiplied by 2000 units, which is exactly $5 million. But usually, there will be a little more users who buy low configuration, so this year, I want To earn a hundred million dollars, at least 5 Apple-lls must be sold."

After Tian Shuai heard this, he smiled wryly.

The total sales volume of Apple's first-generation computer Apple-1 has only reached more than 5 units as of today. It is already May, and it is too difficult to sell 5 Apple-[-]s in half a year! ! !
No matter how surprised Tian Shuai was, Li Zetian sipped the chicken soup spoonful by spoonful.In fact, Li Zetian himself is not sure, but he must have a goal!As Jack Ma once said in his previous life: "There is always a dream, what if it comes true!"

For Apple, there are still small goals!
Otherwise, why do people always say that people must have lofty ideals and aspirations?Because of these, we will work hard for it!
Li Zetian finished the chicken soup, and then said to Tian Shuai: "Later, you will have someone make a placard and hang it in the company. The placard reads 'this year's goal: sell 5 Apple-ll'," paused , Li Zetian continued, "Add a line of small words on the placard, 'achieve the goal, and give out a bonus of 200 million US dollars' to encourage everyone to work hard!"

The total number of Apple employees is close to [-], with an average bonus of [-] US dollars per person, which is equivalent to seven or eight months' salary.

In fact, employees with good performance will naturally get more!
Tian Shuai nodded: "Okay, I'll make arrangements after lunch."

When I went to work in the afternoon, Apple suddenly became noisy.

Li Zetian made the placard made by Tian Shuai effective, and everyone talked about it, full of fighting spirit!

"My God, Apple's salary is already higher than the average salary in the industry, and it will suddenly pay a bonus of 200 million US dollars. The benefits are great! Let's work together to achieve the goal of selling [-] Apple-lls this year! !!"

"Fighting!!!!"

"Fighting!!!!"

"..."

Li Zetian was leaning on a leather sofa in the office. He was looking out through the glass window, and he couldn't help saying, "Sometimes, the evil money is the strongest motivation!!!"

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Near the end of May, Apple is about to hold a press conference.

However, a successful press conference is not simply about holding it. You also need to choose a venue, invite guests, media, celebrities, etc. How can you hold a special press conference?
Li Zetian decided to change the name of the Apple-ll product conference to "The First Global Developers Conference". Not only did he want to release Apple-ll products, but he also invited Microsoft, Sunbird and other third-party software development companies to participate and present to the world. The world promotes Excel, Microsoft-DOS, "Chinese Square", "Pac-Man", etc...

There is no doubt that this is bound to attract the attention of the media and the computer community!Just the name "Global Developers Conference" sounds awesome and extraordinary, and then so many companies participated, which instantly raised the conference several levels, and at the same time made the "Global Developers Conference" worthy of the name, Become a grand event in the technology circle! ! !If Apple holds another "Global Developers Conference" in the future, it will definitely be able to respond to everyone!
In addition, it is necessary to choose a suitable venue. Li Zetian prefers the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, which is high-end and elegant, with low-key luxury and connotation.And San Jose is the center of Silicon Valley, Apple is also in San Jose, and it is only a few minutes drive from the McEnery Convention Center.

Of course, Li Zetian had already arranged these things in advance.

The "Global Developers Conference" has attracted the attention of the media, and the news has already been published in the newspapers before it officially starts.

Competitors are eyeing Apple, and they are naturally most concerned about Apple's situation.

Roberts, the CEO of MITS, scolded in a low voice: "Apple is too cunning. It is clearly an Apple-ll personal computer product launch event, but it just makes it look like a grand event for the entire computer industry, attracting countless people's attention!"

Roberts glanced at the invitation letter on the table, shook his head, feeling so tired...

At around 5:30 p.m. on May 7th, more than a thousand people came to the McEnery Convention Center, making it unprecedentedly lively!

At 8 o'clock, the "Global Developers Conference" officially started.

The host is Tian Shuai, and Li Zetian is very low-key, sitting in the audience.

The whole hall is full of technological colors, very dazzling.

"Welcome to the first 'Global Developers Conference' held by Apple Inc., I am Apple CEO Tian Shuai!"

Just after Tian Shuai introduced himself, the audience immediately burst into applause!
Ka Ka Ka!
Countless cameras shot Tian Shuai wildly, and it must be on the headlines of the newspaper the next day.

Tian Shuai's heart beat a little faster, and he was full of excitement. This time he experienced such a battle - standing on the world's best press conference stage, hosting the most grand event in the technology circle. He'll probably never have that chance.

The Chinese want to make their mark in the United States, how can it be a "difficult" word?

After a while, the applause stopped, and Tian Shuai continued: "The Worldwide Developers Conference is a grand event with Apple's products as the core, gathering third-party developers. At the conference, Apple will release the latest product—— —Apple-ll personal computer, as well as products of third-party software development companies! Let’s not talk nonsense, now let us invite Zhang Han, the development director of Apple-ll, to introduce Apple-ll to us with the warmest applause!! !"

Zhang Hao was dressed in a black suit and looked very handsome.

"Hi everyone, I'm Zhang Han!"

After Zhang Han took the stage, he first bowed to everyone for self-introduction, and then said, "Apple-ll has made great improvements on the basis of Apple's first-generation computer Apple-l. First, let me introduce the use of Apple-ll. microprocessor, everyone, please look at the big screen..." As soon as Zhang Han's voice fell, the slide projector projected a picture on the screen.

"This is an 8-bit microprocessor Mos6502 jointly developed by Mos Technology Company and Apple Inc., which supports a maximum memory of 64KB. The yield rate is surprisingly high, so its price is also very cheap, the price is only 6502 US dollars, only one-sixth or even lower than the similar products of Motorola and Intel!"

As soon as Zhang Han finished speaking, there was an uproar in the audience.

"Holy crap, such a powerful microprocessor is only $40!!!"

"Motorola and Intel have met a strong opponent!"

"The Mos6502 processor is so cheap, isn't it going to detonate the personal computer revolution? There is no doubt that more companies will enter the personal computer industry in the future!!!"

"..."

"Everyone, please be quiet!!!" Zhang Han had to shout loudly, Ma De, it's hard to come on stage once, can you let me talk properly...

PS: ask for tickets

　PS: ask for tickets

　　
　
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