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Jobs was still preparing, and Ye Dongqing was trying to assist.

Managing such a large company is not that simple. If you want to transform Apple and invest a large amount of money to support this secret research and development plan, you must get the support of a majority of the board members. As a latecomer, Ye Dongqing had little influence on the board of directors, so he had to talk to Mr. Bill Campbell in person to try to get support from him, the chairman of the board of directors, and the results were pretty good.

If he eats up all those warrants and obtains the underlying stocks through Tamsui Investment Group, it will definitely be much easier to talk about things. After all, Apple has not had a major shareholder with a shareholding ratio of more than 20% for a long time. , it goes back to when Steve Jobs first founded Apple and he held 30% of the shares. Only with shares can he have the right to speak. The current Tamsui Investment Group is still a bit behind.

It can only be said that there are benefits to being young. Smiling more and speaking politely will always make it easier to win the favor of others. Since he has agreed to serve as a consultant at Facebook, Mr. Bill Campbell probably has no big problems here.

He and Jobs lobbied the other six board members, and the possibility of passing the new plan was very high. After all, it was such a huge market. Instead of continuing to follow the same steps, it was better to take a gamble on the basis of maintaining the existing business. Businessmen, I believe other shareholders can also understand this.

Before Jobs elaborated on his plan, many shareholders were still kept in the dark. Ye Dongqing wanted to make a time lag and get as much Apple stock as possible.

He was a bit stingy before. Some funds and brokers tried to sell Apple shares at a premium, but he felt that the price could be suppressed, so he didn't take it. Now he was sitting in the Mercedes-Benz car and called Ms. Vigo and said, "No more." Ask who is still willing to sell Apple shares, I will take any premium within 30%, and it will still be traded in the form of warrants, and it is best to extend the delivery time to two years."

Vigo is about to leave her job, but she still chooses to start a business with those unreliable guys. Almost everyone feels that they are different. Before they try it, they always think that others can't do it, but it doesn't mean that they can't do it either. Just like Silicon Valley and Wall Street, there is no shortage of entrepreneurs, and only a few succeed.

She still has professional ethics. Since she has not resigned yet, Ms. Vigo is still working hard. After listening, she replied: "Okay, the company still has some money on its books. If the premium is relaxed to 30%, talk to them." It should be easy to get up.”

"I think so too. The sales of iPod music players have been good recently, but the performance is not amazing yet. Start repurchasing it today. If it doesn't work, just buy it directly from them. I will think of a way. Get more funds, about two to three billion US dollars, and as long as you are willing to sell, I will spend the money to buy it."

Ye Dongqing said.

Some time ago, Richard Rockefeller collected 70 million US dollars to invest in him. The money was just transferred to the company's account last month. He originally planned to use this money to invest in Alibaba, but now he is using this money to invest in Apple. It's pretty good, as long as nothing goes wrong, the rate of return won't be too low.

The remaining money can be obtained from bank loans using Facebook shares. Judging from the enthusiastic attitude of investors towards it, as long as the news is released, a large number of banks will definitely pounce on it. With the guarantee of Danshui Investment Group, the shares themselves are attractive. , loans of up to two to three billion US dollars are not a problem. Instead of letting valuable shares sit in vain, it is better to use them to earn more money.

After giving instructions, he put his phone back into his pocket. They were on their way to Apple. Jobs asked Ye Dongqing to help make a specific plan. He just had nothing to do, so it seemed like a good idea to join in the fun.

Boni Ma and others went to Los Angeles for a trip. Ye Dongqing did not need to continue entertaining them. There was no big problem at Facebook for the time being. He could not help with interviewing new employees or anything like that. Kanike, who was transferred to California, He said that he was going to come over to report to him, but he just sent a message saying that he would not be able to come until tomorrow.

He had already spent a lot of money on Apple, and he was going to spend more money. He couldn't care less, so he asked the bodyguards to wait outside. After registering, Ye Dongqing took a sign and walked into the Apple headquarters building, making a phone call. After giving it to Jobs, a girl soon led him to Jobs' office.

In addition to Jobs and Tim Cook, there was also a white man present. The man introduced himself: "Jonathan Ive, nice to meet you. I am the chief designer of the company. Your ideas are simply too huge. Those I’m excited about the products in the pipeline!”

Another future boss of Apple, Ye Dongqing smiled and shook hands with the other person: "Please call me Leo. It seems that you are already making preparations. Are you sure you can develop them?"

"What do you mean, iPod-touch or iPhone? We need clearer touch screens, LCD screens, and high-performance batteries with small size and high capacity. The processor must also be smaller and more powerful. We are developing Collect various technical information, some products need to be specially customized, and ask other companies to help with research and development, but I think as long as there is enough time, the problem should not be big.

The workload is definitely not small, and I may need to recruit more powerful people to help. I can't give you an accurate answer yet, because my head is already filled with all kinds of information. "

There were paper documents everywhere. In order not to leak the secrets, they temporarily handled the preliminary work in Jobs's office. Jobs took a contract to Ye Dongqing and said, "Although it was your idea, the confidentiality agreement still needs to be signed first, but I hope you can be so drunk that you won’t tell anyone about our plan before you take a look at it.”

"Don't worry, I hold the largest shareholding. If I want to say who least wants the secret to be leaked, it must be me."

Ye Dongqing took it and read it through, signed his name on the confidentiality contract, and flipped through the information. It was filled with various technologies, including Apple's patented technologies. They were checking what could be used, and the workload was not small. .

Cook and Jobs discussed the establishment of a new department. Things such as an independent R\u0026D laboratory, the establishment of a confidentiality structure, and recruitment expansion must be handled from the beginning. Until now, no one has developed in this direction. Call the person in charge of the software department and talk to him about the development of the App-store. Of course, a confidentiality agreement is indispensable.

Among this group of people, only Ye Dongqing had used the App-store, so he knew it best. He was responsible for explaining, saying it was a product in his imagination, and the other person's eyes lit up...