The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 651
The shocking release of the MAC OS operating system and APPLE Ⅲ has completely shocked the industry, and many people are full of praise for this graphical visualization system and that high-configuration personal computer.On the day the press conference ended, Apple had already received orders for nearly [-] units, which is quite a gratifying figure.

The launch of Apple's latest computer and revolutionary operating system has greatly stimulated its future IPO road. I believe it will definitely win a sensation after it goes public.Xu Guanwu knew it was time for a good harvest.

But he didn't stay in Silicon Valley much, mainly because the media was too aggressive, chasing Xu Guanwu and surrounding the hotel where he was staying, just for an interview and a photo, which really disturbed him.

Apple Computer is about to go public, and seeing the hot sales of Apple III computers, economists have raised the company's market value by a notch.After all, anyone can see that Apple Computer's technology is a generation ahead of its peers.In this "brain-eating" era, technology is king, and the future of Apple Computer is limitless.

And Xu Guanwu, who is the largest shareholder of Apple Computer, will also make a fortune because of this investment four years ago, at least hundreds of millions of dollars in return.Although this amount of money is just icing on the cake for him, the return of hundreds of times still makes him the most enviable investor.

Of course, the other two major shareholders, Jobs and Wozniak, will also become one of the billionaires in the United States after Apple's listing, so these two days have been constantly followed by the media, newspapers, magazines, TV news, radio broadcasts, People are talking about these two lucky entrepreneurs, hailing their brilliant minds, applauding their good luck, and thrilled with their success.

But before Xu Guanwu left, he had a secret talk with these two.He knew that Apple would fall into business difficulties in the 90s due to various reasons, one of which was Jobs' stubborn opinion and the wrong development route of Apple Computer.

In the 90s, more and more companies joined the industry of producing personal computers, HP, IBM, Dell, Sony, Toshiba... Competition intensified, and the price of personal computers plummeted all the way. At the same time, the rise of DIY computers also made Computer prices fell further.

However, the price of Apple computers is still high, which makes its quality higher, but its sales are declining year by year.As a result, it gradually lost its previous market share, and gradually reduced from a previous mass product to a carnival for a small number of Apple fans.

Thirdly, in terms of the operating system, Apple Computer always insists on using its own operating system. Although this will bring more stable use to users, it also limits the application of the MAC OS operating system.However, Microsoft's WINDOWS operating system uses OEM authorization to allow many computer manufacturers to use their own operating systems, and they themselves collect part of the copyright fees.

Such an open attitude has won the support of many computer manufacturers, and the WINDOWS operating system has quickly formed a monopoly position.With this operating system that dominates the world, Microsoft has become the well-deserved overlord of the personal computer industry.Only the Office software suite developed by Microsoft for the WINDOWS operating system can earn billions of dollars in profits for Microsoft every year.

Of course, this is also related to the different business philosophy of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.Steve Jobs has an artist's temperament, so his products strive for perfection.Apple's products are infected with this temperament of Jobs, so that it can cultivate a group of loyal users.

Bill Gates is a shrewd businessman. His approach has always been to adopt the strategy of small profits but quick turnover, first using the low-price strategy to seize the market, and then strive for more benefits after gaining the right to speak.It's as if he allowed Tomato Garden's pirated version of WINXP to flood China, wait until Microsoft's operating system has completely occupied a monopoly position, and then start to deal with these pirated people one by one.

Xu Guanwu did not expect that Steve Jobs would be as smart as Bill Gates, but he also hoped that he could make a little compromise, lower the price slightly while pursuing product quality, or launch some mid-range priced products to win more market.

Steve Jobs nodded to Xu Guanwu's reminder, but it's hard to say whether he listened to it or not.Xu Guanwu also knew that once Apple went public, it would soon attract a large number of consortiums to settle in. At that time, Apple Computer would be in a mess, and the board meeting would probably be full of quarrels.It is impossible for him to participate in subsequent board meetings, and this may be the last time he will see Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak, so that is all for him to say, and it is up to them whether to listen or not.

After giving some harsh advice, Xu Guanwu left Silicon Valley with his wife and children, and went to Malibu Beach to spend Christmas with Deng Lijun.

I had hoped to have a tech-rich Christmas in Silicon Valley, but I was distracted by a group of paparazzi.Now back at Malibu Beach, seeing them go back and forth, Deng Lijun couldn't help jumping up and down happily hugging them, "I knew you wouldn't leave me alone."

Seeing the three of them hugging each other, Xu Guanwu couldn't help being very envious, and couldn't help but imagine what it would be like if he joined them at this moment and hugged with them.

After screaming, everyone began to prepare for the coming Christmas. Gifts were inevitable, and of course a beautiful Christmas tree was needed.

The Xu family has never had the habit of celebrating Christmas, they usually celebrate New Year's Day, but they are no strangers to Christmas trees.Xu Guanwu specially took Deng Lijun, Lin Qingxia, and Zhao Yazhi to the tree farm to choose a beautiful pine tree.The three women were chatting like a group of little girls when they were choosing a tree. It was so joyful.

In addition to the Christmas tree, I also bought a large box full of Christmas decorations. It seems that even ten trees are enough to decorate.Deng Lijun, Lin Qingxia and Zhao Yazhi have never celebrated Christmas, and they couldn't help but look very excited for the first time.

Seeing them choosing Christmas trees and beautiful Christmas decorations with such enthusiasm, Xu Guanwu couldn't help sighing, thinking to himself that the invasion of European and American culture is really terrifying, and even these people who didn't believe in Christ came to celebrate this festival .Think about it, besides the Chinese, who else will celebrate New Year's Day and Spring Festival?

However, it is not easy to reverse this situation. The strength of culture is based on the strength of economy. The strong economic strength of Europe and the United States makes people subconsciously regard them as strong and are willing to learn and accept their culture.It's as if ancient China was so powerful that so many small countries around it took the initiative to send people to China to study.

In the future, China's economy will grow to a certain stage, and overseas countries will hold various celebrations every Spring Festival.It's a pity that China is still a little poor and weak now, and it will take many years to wait for it to become truly prosperous and strong.Thinking of this, Xu Guanwu couldn't help sighing again.

"Ah Wu, you're so good, why do you keep shaking your head and sighing, what's wrong?" Seeing that Xu Guanwu was in a bad mood, Deng Lijun couldn't help asking in doubt.

"It's nothing," Xu Guanwu smiled, thinking to himself that he's here to accompany his wife to go shopping, and we'll think about state affairs for another day. "By the way, have you picked out the decorations yet?"

"I've chosen, Ah Wu, look, how cute this little doll is." Lin Qingxia said while holding a string of wooden dolls, "It must be so beautiful hanging on a tree."

"Buy it if it's beautiful, and we should leave after we finish shopping." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "We will go to make big purchases later, and it will be very crowded, so be careful not to get lost. Don't let someone take the opportunity to eat tofu."

"Tch, anyone who dares to eat my tofu, I'll slap him." Zhao Yazhi said fiercely.

"Azhi, you are so powerful, cover me later." Lin Qingxia said hastily.

Xu Guanwu smiled, "Okay, if you really get separated, we will gather at the square, remember clearly?" He said like a teacher who organized children to go on a spring outing.

"Okay, let's go, let's go shopping." Zhao Yazhi pulled Lin Qingxia and squeezed to the nearby department store supermarket, Xu Guanwu hurriedly followed behind with Deng Lijun.

Christmas shopping is the day that every American yearns for the most. It means jumping off a building, a lively atmosphere, a crowded crowd, cheerful music, and a joyful mood. Of course, there is also the share of choosing gifts for the family. sweet……

Because many supermarkets and stores will also be closed after Christmas, housewives have to prepare in advance to avoid food shortages at home.At that time, more than [-]% of the restaurants in the city will be closed, and if there is no food to eat, they will have to starve.

As a large group of people squeezed into the store, Xu Guanwu had to take care of Deng Lijun on the one hand, so that she would not be squeezed or taken advantage of, and on the other hand, he had to take care of his wife Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia, lest he accidentally lose their love. trace.

But what he was afraid of would come anyway, Xu Guanwu didn't see any of them, Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia disappeared, he couldn't help being very anxious, stood on tiptoe and looked forward, but couldn't even see a shadow.

"Too bad, there are so many people, how can we find them?" Xu Guanwu couldn't help muttering.

At this time, he heard Deng Lijun ouch, Xu Guanwu looked back, but saw Deng Lijun's face was pained.

"What's wrong?" Xu Guanwu asked hurriedly.

"Someone stepped on my foot just now." Deng Lijun frowned and said.

"Oh, does it hurt? Come here, take a rest here." Xu Guanwu led Deng Lijun through the crowd and came to a shoe store and sat on a shoe-testing seat.

"How is it? Does it still hurt? Why don't you take off your shoes and let me see?" Xu Guanwu asked with concern.

"It's bad, it's bad if Azhi and Qingxia see it." Deng Lijun said worriedly, "I'll take a rest, you don't have to worry."

Xu Guanwu nodded, looked around and saw that this store sold women's shoes, he couldn't help laughing, "By the way, what do you want for Christmas?"

"Giving a gift depends on your heart, how can I tell you in advance?" Deng Lijun waved his hand and said, "I won't tell you, you can guess it yourself."

Xu Guanwu blinked, "Do you think I can't figure it out, I've already thought of it."

After Deng Lijun came back to rest, Xu Guanwu continued to accompany her to go shopping in department stores and supermarkets, checking what was available for purchase.Walking around in circles, Xu Guanwu found that areas with higher prices had fewer people. For example, the jewelry area had the fewest crowds, because goods here often cost tens of thousands of dollars, and even discounted prices are not the starting point for ordinary people to consume. of.On the other hand, the home appliance department, clothing department, and toy department are very crowded.

Taking advantage of Deng Lijun's opportunity to go to the bathroom, Xu Guanwu rushed into the jewelry area at an extremely fast speed, startling the people there, thinking that Xu Guanwu came in to rob.He leaned over the counter and carefully selected, and then chose jewelry worth tens of thousands of dollars, with a jaw-dropping generosity.

Xu Guanwu then stuffed the gift into a black plastic pocket and returned to the original point, only to find that Deng Lijun was also carrying a black plastic pocket.

"Hey, you didn't go to the bathroom just now, but bought a gift, what did you buy?" Xu Guanwu asked curiously.

"Secret, what about you?" Deng Lijun asked.

"If you don't tell me, I won't tell you either." Xu Guanwu waved his hand.

(End of this chapter)