Reborn Millennial Gamer

Chapter 514 The Drowning Climbing the Grass to Survive (4K)

"Donnie, I have something to say first. The salary may be lower than you imagined. Do you accept it?"

"I'm OK."

"If we choose you, we will tailor a contract. Most of your time will be spent on martial arts, skydiving, fitness and a bunch of superheroes. There are additional terms, such as regular drug testing. do you accept?"

"No problem, I have successfully quit du!"

"The last question, "Iron Man" is a series of masterpieces, you must sign a contract for multiple series of films, some are starring roles, some are guest appearances, and may appear 5 times, 10 times, or even 15 times, can you accept it?"

"..."

The dialogue recorded by Robert Downey Jr. was played back in the camera that recorded the audition. Lu Fei, Ivanka and others stared at him. In the picture, he was afraid of losing the opportunity because of his hesitation, and said firmly:

"I have no problem at all, I have always been a die-hard fan of Iron Man, how many times do you make, how many times do I act!"

"Well, you're right."

Ivanka knocked on the table, "No one would accept such a harsh contract except him, maybe he is the only one."

"Only a drowning man clings desperately to a straw."

Lu Fei hugged his arms with a smile on his face.

Seeing that Robert Downey Jr. was trembling all over, and was so excited that he could speak incoherently, he almost knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Donnie spent half his life as a purine, I only wish I hadn't met the Ming Lord", choked up and said vowingly:

"My wife Susan has given me a new lease of life, and I promise you will soon find out that I am not the same Donnie I used to be!"

"Come on, Donnie, I hope "Iron Man" can bring your career back to life..."

Seeing Master Lu's "hypocritical" side, Ivanka smacked her lips and said, "Can you turn off the video? I can't take it anymore."

"..."

Lu Fei was speechless for a while, and reached out to pat her buttocks.

Ivanka said with a smile: "Sau Rui, Lu, it's just weird to think that you are going to be God, bring hope to others, and redeem other lost lambs, so, puff, I really want to laugh."

"Don't you think it's a good story?"

Lu Fei rolled his eyes, "Iron Man is the Prodigal Son, part of Iron Man's prototype, I am the Prodigal Son, the actor who plays him is the Prodigal Son, and I gave him another chance to return the Prodigal Son, do you still think it's funny now?" ?”

"You had this story in mind when you met him?"

Seeing his calm and breezy smiling face, Ivanka couldn't help but take a deep breath, "Lu, do you need it? You can use everyone as a pawn without hesitation? Including yourself?"

"No, at least some people aren't."

Lu Fei shook his head regretfully, and sighed: "I haven't cultivated to perfection yet, it's such a failure."

Ivanka: "Does that include me?"

"What do you think?"

Lu Fei blinked his right eye. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Zeng Li's figure at the door. He secretly pinched Ivanka's butt and left.

The audition was just a formality. Zeng Li easily got the contract and the script, and then was arranged next to Lu Fei to observe Ivanka's work life, so as to try to figure out the role of 'Little Pepper'.

Seattle in three days.

"Zeng, we can't go in."

Ivanka stopped, stood straight outside the conference room of the logic headquarters, and swept towards the people seated through the transparent glass.

"who are they?"

Zeng Li blinked curiously. It was the first time she saw Lu Fei in the state of a business boss, and felt that his aura was different.

"apple."

Ivanka cast her eyes on Tim Cook's back, and then at the slightly cynical Lu Fei. Soon her sight was completely blocked by the fallen blinds, and she couldn't see a single gap.

"Saury, Cook."

Lu Fei stirred the coffee, "A few days ago I had an emergency, so I had to postpone the meeting. In fact, I have always wanted to meet you. You can say that you are one of the few people in Apple. I really want to meet you in person. people."

"Really? It's really my pleasure."

Tim Cook adjusted his glasses and smiled.

Lu Fei said: "Of course! You are the trader behind Apple's entire supply chain system. Wow, it seems that there has never been a supply chain crisis since you joined Apple, right?"

"Almost, huh, almost."

Tim Cook was praised to the point of itching, and his most proud work in Apple was the supply chain. He suddenly felt that Lu Fei was very pleasing to the eye because of his billions of people.

"Because of you, I have always wanted to find a supply chain master as good as you from IBM, but obviously they are not as good as you."

Lu Fei said abruptly: "Why don't you come to logic?"

what? !

In an instant, the entire Apple team was struck by lightning.

Tim Cook stared straight at Master Lu's face, his eyes were firm, not fake, but obviously sincere.

But he refused without thinking.

He is the COO, Apple's No. [-] man, with legal affairs, finance, design, and marketing.

You let me follow you, can you take me to the moon!
Or are you talking about two people, you are the one, and I am the one?
There was no sound in the huge conference room, and there was an instant silence, and there was a trace of embarrassment in the dull air.

"Haha, hahaha~"

Lu Fei suddenly smiled on his serious face, and the unscrupulous laughter became louder and louder, diluting the dignified atmosphere at once.

"I'm just kidding, if Jobs knew that I poached you, he would have to work hard with me."

"Huh, yes, haha, haha..."

Tim Cook exhaled, followed by a forced smile, "Lu, I believe you will find someone like me."

"Oh, if only, if only."

Lu Fei still looks eager for talents, but in fact, Apple's model is called "Just In Time" in the industry, and the logic of supply chain management based on Huawei is very clean.

Occupying the golden ends of the two electronic products, design and retail, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system has been established, and the IT systems of parts suppliers, assembly plants, logistics and retailers have all been imported into the "Sophon" ERP system.

In the future, "Sophon" can be used to detect the operation of the entire supply chain, the specific weekly sales situation, and the inventory statistics of retail channels, and accurately issue order requirements to outsourcers.

Compared with Apple's 7-day destocking, it is only a day or two away.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Tim Cook's eyes flashed brightly, and then he said with a smile: "Lu, we are here this time to launch a capacitive touch screen for logic. I know you have been selling to Sony Ericsson, Motorola, and Blackberry recently, but the sales Not very good, is it?"

"This is only temporary."

Without waiting for Lu Fei to answer.Jiang Chaorui said confidently: "People can only see what is in front of them, but not the long-term. It won't be long before they will find that resistive screens have fallen behind. The future of touch screens must be capacitive screens."

"But how can we convince them that capacitive screens can replace resistive screens?" Tim Cook squinted his eyes. It's going to be a big sale!"

"We thought about it too."

Lu Fei pondered for a moment, "It's okay to tell you, we will carry it on the latest fifth-generation lmusic, and it will also be on the Kindle in the future."

"What about logic? Don't you put it on your phone?"

Tim Cook looked at Lu Fei's face, but there is information that the Three-Body Lab has a silky touch engineering machine.

"When we founded 'The Paper', we had already made a promise to the outside world that we would never take half a step into feature phones, and only build good phones for mobile phone manufacturers. This screen is prepared for them."

Lu Fei sighed, "Unfortunately, I don't know the goods."

"How about we cooperate?"

Tim Cook smelled the opportunity to seize the initiative, "Apple has a new product, maybe a capacitive screen will come in handy."

"Of course no problem, how does Apple want to cooperate?"

The corners of Lu Fei's mouth turned up.

Tim Cook realized that no one wanted the XY same-side structure of the capacitive touch screen, so he made a decisive attack.Not only do you need to purchase a patent license, but you also need an exclusive period of 1 to 2 years.

How dare you think about it!
Lu Fei rolled his eyes, and he was still counting on this XY same-side structure to earn enough R&D funds. It is impossible to monopolize it unless Apple gives too much...

"During the exclusive period, I can guarantee that there must be a position for TPK Chenhong in the supply chain of the Apple products that will be carried, and it will be the largest order volume, as long as your production capacity can keep up."

Tim Cook crossed his arms and made Apple's offer.

Jiang Chaorui's expression changed instantly, and he almost yelled "Get out".

Lu Fei raised his eyebrows, "What's the matter, the price is not right?"

"Boss Lu, it's not inappropriate, it's simply impossible!"

Jiang Chaorui's face was gloomy, and he directly said that for the price given by Apple, at least 85% of the good product rate will not lose money, and 90% will barely make a profit. However, even with the XY same-side structure plan, the good product rate is only about 15%, even if the technology The improvement, at most, is in the early 30%%, rounded up, almost blood loss.

As expected of an apple!

No one knows how to squeeze the supply chain better than you!
Lu Fei twitched his lips, and politely refused. It is difficult for me to help you with such a small amount of money, so I have to pay more!

Tim Cook smiled, as if he had expected it long ago, took the initiative everywhere, and attacked again, saying that it is okay to increase the money, but he must agree to a trivial condition for Apple.

"What conditions?"

Lu Fei pretended to understand, but pretended to be confused.

"Lu, the supply chain system I designed for Apple will purchase components from at least two suppliers according to regulations, so as to avoid dependence on a single supplier, so I hope you can relicense the patent to another supplier. "

With a smile, Tim Cook cited three panel companies, Elo, 3m, and Wintek, all of which are suppliers of Apple.

"Saury, Cook."

Lu Fei raised an imperceptible smirk. He had expected such a mess for a long time, so he took the first step. In addition to TPK Chenhong, he also authorized the patent to Shen Yueguang and BOE.

If Apple wants to order, it can only find these two.

"Lu, do they have anything to do with logic?"

Tim Cook frowned, faintly feeling something was wrong.

Lu Fei didn't shy away, he could find out anyway if he wanted to, he directly admitted that Logic had invested in BOE, and "Shenyue Guang" was a joint venture company of Logic, which had previously produced resistive screens exclusively for counterfeit phones in Huaqiangbei. A capacitive screen production line.

"Lu, can't there be a fourth family?"

Tim Cook looks serious, and Apple has a strong desire to control, especially the control of the supply chain.

These three companies can penetrate, but it is difficult to control, because they are not like other suppliers in the fruit chain, relying on Apple to survive.

Just a small decision by Apple is likely to make the supplier die without a place to bury, so the industry calls the "fruit chain" "drinking poisonous apple cider vinegar", you think you and Apple are in the same rope Grasshopper, but you really are a grasshopper, and the apple is the rope.

The life and death of grasshoppers are tightly controlled by Apple, so the power of control and bargaining is absolutely passive, and they can fight and kill at will.

"There won't be a fourth one for the time being. We don't want to open up so many of this advanced touch screen technology at once."

Lu Fei poked secretly: "So as not to be like Xerox."

The name "Xerox" runs through the history of Apple's development. Tim Cook can't pretend to be confused, his face is full of embarrassment, and he can hear the sharp subtext——

I'm afraid that if you take the logic patent license, you will turn around and copy my patent secretly with your own suppliers.

"If you want, I can recommend Apple to Fukakoshi Hikari and BOE. They will definitely be very happy to cooperate."

Lu Fei took a shallow sip of coffee.

"Isn't Logic going to cooperate with Apple?"

Tim Cook was amazed.

"No, TPK Chenhong's production capacity can only barely guarantee the logic for the time being." Jiang Chaorui said something, but there was one thing he didn't say.

Tim Cook pondered for a while, "I can't make the decision on this matter. I will go back and report to Jobs, and he will decide."

"No problem at all."

Lu Fei hurriedly stood up and saw off the guests in person.

Watching the Apple team disappear into the elevator, Jiang Chaorui's face was serious, "Mr. Lu, do you think Jobs will agree?"

"How can it be possible to agree? Apple must want to firmly control the supply chain in its own hands, otherwise how can it make money?"

Lu Fei said quietly: "Jobs and Cook will not rest assured that the lifeblood of the touch screen will be in the hands of logic."

Jiang Chaorui asked doubtfully, "Will Apple still hand over the order to BOE and Fukashihikari?"

"Does it have any other options?"

Lu Fei straightened his back, "If the money is not in place, we will not talk about it. We can't lose money to help Apple produce. I'm not a fool, unless, as you said, 'n-hexane' is used instead of alcohol, but such a sweatshop, we must not Do."

"But Mr. Lu, this won't work, and that won't work. Isn't this all a waste of time?"

Jiang Chaorui lamented that Master Lu had not cultivated to the highest level of a capitalist and had a moral vacuum, and he was also thankful that he did not cultivate to perfection.

"It's not in vain."

Lu Fei waved his hand, "I will agree to license the technology to Apple's suppliers, but not now, try to delay it as much as possible, at least allow enough time for research and development for your technology iterations."

Jiang Chaorui understood, "President Lu, don't worry, the team has already determined two new technical directions, and there should be results after the press conference is over, but what if Apple can't wait and find another company?"

"A person who is about to drown has already seen a straw. Do you think he is willing to give up what he has in order to find another illusory straw?"

The corners of Lu Fei's mouth turned upward, not to mention that the man was Jobs.

(End of this chapter)