Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

After seeing off Waite and his party, Cook rushed back to Gang Leader Qiao's office on the fourth floor.

When Cook knocked on the door and walked in, he saw Gang Leader Qiao sitting on the small sofa with a lonely face, boringly holding the TV remote control and changing channels.

After seeing Cook come in, Gang Leader Qiao's eyes were dull and he asked blankly: "Cook, do you think our company can still hold on? How long can we sustain it in this situation?"

Gang Leader Qiao, who has been strong all his life, must be at his most helpless and least confident now!

Cook walked over, put his hand on Gang Leader Qiao's shoulder, patted him gently, and comforted him:

"Qiao, have you forgotten the huge poster that was hung in the park after you returned last year? It had the words "extraordinary" written on it! When you held meetings with us, you kept saying what we were going to do. We will change the world in the future. The difficulties we face now are just small difficulties that we will inevitably encounter on our way to greatness."

I have to say that it makes sense for Cook to win the trust of Gang Leader Qiao.

At least in terms of speaking, he is quite "accomplished"...

After listening to Cook's words, the expression on Gang Leader Qiao's face softened a little, and he also managed a smile.

He stretched out his hand to rub his forehead, took off his glasses and wiped them, and asked: "Have the sales of IPOD improved a bit? Why is the sales volume so poor for such an excellent product?"

Cook shook his head and sighed:

“In terms of hardware, there is definitely no problem with the IPOD, it is definitely better than all MP3 players on the market!

The problem lies in the software. After all, since it is a music player, you still need to listen to music.

Other MP3s can download songs at will on the Internet without any restrictions and support a variety of music styles.

Our IPOD is particularly restrictive, and there are many restrictions on downloading songs. Users reported that they couldn’t find songs they could listen to..."

Cook is still well aware of the company’s flagship products this year.

He also admitted that the IPOD project that was promoted by Qiao Bangzhu was indeed very good.

While other MP3s generally only have a capacity of 64MB, and when 128 or 256MB can be called large-capacity MP3s, the capacity of IPOD starts from one G!

In terms of capacity, it really beats all MP3 products on the market, and in terms of manufacturing technology, Apple spared no expense. The all-aluminum alloy casing and silver-white color are perfect.

After the product was launched, it was well received by everyone, including the media and users.

But the problem is that there are no songs to listen to...

After all, IPOD is also a music player. When there is no music to play, sales will naturally be unsatisfactory.

How could Gang Leader Qiao not know this problem?

He sighed and said: "Hey, negotiations with several major record companies still have to continue. In addition, we have to speed up the establishment of our own online music store. After all, we still have no money! If we had enough money, When negotiating with those record companies, we can show our sincerity and obtain enough music copyrights. If we have money, we can increase our manpower and build our own online music store as soon as possible..."

A penny can stump a heroic man, not to mention that Apple is not short of a penny right now, and the more cash the better!

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Seeing Gang Leader Qiao's sad face, Cook suddenly thought of something.

He smiled and said: "By the way, there is another investment company coming tomorrow. It is said that it is an investment company from Russia. Maybe we can get a large amount of money from them, and then all the problems will be solved!" "

Gang Leader Qiao was not as optimistic as him, and shook his head: "Russia? Isn't it still in chaos over there? Where are there any serious investment companies? They probably want to take advantage of the situation. They don't want to spend much money, and their requirements are very high. "

"Hey, it won't take much time to meet him anyway. Let's see tomorrow." Cook advised.

In fact, neither of them had any confidence in their meeting tomorrow.

Because the head of the so-called Russian Polar Bear Investment Company did not disclose much information when he contacted Cook a few days ago.

They just said that their company is interested in contacting Apple to see if there are any investment opportunities.

It was because the person in charge, Milner, graduated from an Ivy League school and had worked in a major investment bank that Cook was willing to talk to him.

Otherwise, Cook might not even bother to let them come.

Just kidding, are there any big companies in Russia?

Oh, yes, but they are just energy oligarchs. They are busy selling oil, and they don't look down on Apple, which sells computers.

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October 4th, a five-star hotel in San Francisco.

In the presidential suite, Wang Ye held an impromptu small meeting.

Milner gave him a simple work report,

Including the establishment of the branch, the branch is located here in San Francisco and did not go to Wall Street.

Because this is Wang Ye’s instruction...

In addition, he has made an appointment with Apple to hold preliminary negotiations this afternoon, which is also the purpose of Wang Ye's visit.

Of course, what is more important is Apple's current situation, as well as information such as stock price, company market value, and financial status.

Milner has investigated in more detail.

After briefly understanding the situation, Wang Ye looked through the information about Apple compiled by Milner and asked, "Is Apple's situation so bad? Only half of its employees are left?"

In Wang Ye's memory, Apple's situation this year is indeed not good, but isn't the IPOD going on the market? Why is it still so miserable now?

Milner said with a smile: "Maybe it's worse than what I described! You know, their company's new flagship product, the IPOD, which is also being promoted this year, is getting worse and worse in sales. And the company has invested a lot of resources and funds in this project. Sales are not good now, and given the current world situation, it will be good if we can survive without going bankrupt."

Indeed, the overall economy of the United States this year is not very good, especially after what happened last month...

But for Wang Ye, this is good news.

Because the more difficult Apple is, the easier it is for him to invest in it.

He holds a lot of cash in his hands, which should be what Apple needs most right now...

Looking at the time, it was already eleven o'clock in the morning. Wang Ye stood up and said, "Let's go to the restaurant to have lunch first. Then we will set off for Apple and try to get things done in one go!"

It only takes about an hour to drive from downtown San Francisco to Apple's headquarters, which is not too far.

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After lunch, Wang Ye and his party took two Mercedes-Benz S600s provided by the hotel and set off for Apple!