Chapter 843
Generally speaking, at such times Apple's cell phone sales, must have fallen down 60 million units.
Wang Xu replied, "Currently our new quarter sales ranked second in the world, the first place is still Apple, sales of 69 million units."
Li Linfei: "69 million units, know where their sales came from?"
Wang Xu nodded: "Yesterday after the release of their quarterly earnings, I purposely had someone check, because the rise of our company's cell phones, in the mainstream market hit the vast majority of smartphones heavily, like Apple's leading cell phone companies are the first to be hit."
However, after experiencing the initial surprise, they quickly made adjustments to their market strategy and began to deal with price reductions." Wang Xu took out another document and read, "Currently, the price of the new generation of Apple phones, which has been reduced straight down by degrees, will be reduced by at least another 1,000RMB."
"At the same time, they have temporarily abandoned the markets of developed countries in the West and shifted their strategic goals to the Third World, where Southeast Asia, South Asia, South America, South Africa and these places have become their mainstream markets."
Li Linfei's gaze moved and laughed: "This is to turn the target to the developing countries ah, smart choice, but ...... is only a slow tactic, useless, the times are changing, the elimination will definitely be eliminated."
Wang Xu agreed: "Yes, although in the phone shipments and sales above, Apple is still ahead of us, but because we take the high-end route ......"
said, he was excited inexplicably: "We created more than 350 billion RMB of revenue in the last quarter, on the ranking alone, Future Technology has been ranked in the top fifteen of the world's top 500 companies."
"Last night I watched some news, experts have commented that, no surprise, after the end of this year, the Future Technology Group surpassed Toyota Motor Corporation, ranked in the world's top five, should be the nail in the coffin."
Li Linfei smiled, did not make a comment.
Top five hundred companies, top five in the world? Why can't it be the top three?
After breakfast, not more than half an hour, received a phone call from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the military side, vaguely mentioned something.
After that, Li Linfei received phone calls from Li Xiaomin, Wu Yuting and other women in his harem one after another.
From the morning after breakfast, to three o'clock in the afternoon, his time is basically taken to answer the phone.
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On November 24, Li Linfei and his group left New York and arrived in Washington.
Due to the fact that Li Linfei was ranked third in the world on the Forbes Rich List, and the sales of Super Generation One's new season was about to surpass Noy, the two-pronged approach, Li Linfei's popularity in North America, also climbed to an all-time peak.
Therefore, Li Linfei's itinerary in the United States was also quickly understood by those media.
Of course, the main reason, Li Linfei was not prepared to hide it from them.
Just coming out of the airport, Li Linfei was surrounded by a group of reporters asking questions, but he didn't really want to deal with them, so with his bodyguard opening the way, he got into a car on the roadside and quickly left.
He came to Washington on business, and after settling these matters, Li Linfei would fly directly from Washington to Europe.
That evening, Li Linfei was invited by the head of the Chinese Embassy in Washington to attend a party.
At the party, he met many bigwigs who were unattainable a few years ago, but now, in turn, they toasted and greeted Li Linfei one by one.
"Mr. Li, the Minister of Commerce is coming in a moment." A middle-aged man from the embassy walked up next to Li Linfei and said in a low voice.
"Oh?" Li Linfei turned his head to look at him and was a little surprised. This man was the head of the embassy, named Liu Wei, and the commerce minister he was talking about was not from China, but from the United States.
"He came specially for you, now the situation between our country and the United States is relatively peaceful, you came to Washington as the richest man in our country, in addition to the rich people from all over the United States to come and communicate with you, the United States official will also make a certain degree of greeting." Liu Wei said.
"Like this?" Li Linfei blinked his eyes.
"Yes, however, because you have been too much in the international limelight recently, and have continuously struck the two representative companies inter and Apple on the American side, I am worried that the American side will specifically make things difficult for you, this point was foreshadowed at MiU, and I believe you have it in your heart, so you have to be careful." Liu Wei reminded.
"Many thanks, I know." Li Linfei's pupils flashed slightly and nodded his head to show that he knew what was in his heart.
After chatting with Liu Wei for a while and he left, a few more people gathered around.
"Hello Mr. Li, this is my business card, my company is investing in the research and development of new superconducting materials, if you are interested, please feel free to contact me." A man with an oriental face handed a name card to Li Linfei.
Then many more people handed business cards to Li Linfei.
After that, Linfei Li was approached by the late Gates again.
"Mr. Li, to have achieved so much at such a young age, your deeds are truly amazing." Gates said.
Li Linfei smiled and was not modest: "Thank you, Mr. Gates you weren't bad back then either."
In fact, in terms of sensation and influence, Gates was even better than Li Linfei.
However, that was already in the past.
In this stage of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data and substantial big progress, Microsoft fell into a weak period of development, and Gates also retired to the background. In the future era, Gates is just a legend of the past, while Su Yang is a legend who can always live in the present.
Gates had an emotional look on his face: "Before Warren Buffett mentioned that you became the richest man in the world in six months, I shook my head a little for that reason, thinking it was unlikely because it was too difficult to make thirty to forty billion dollars in six months."
Chapter 844
"But now look again, I'm afraid that it will take less than six months, at most three months after the end of this year, the richest person in this position, is yours."
Li Linfei laughed: "Mr. Gates so frankly?"
Gates' tone was somewhat dismissive: "You have not experienced the mood of a person who has been the world's richest man for more than twenty years ......"
Said, Gates lowered his voice, if there is a reference to say: "When you become the richest man, you can understand what kind of pressure I have been under for so many years."
Li Linfei waves, a calm face: "I understand what you mean, but, I will not be subject to anyone."
Gates was noncommittal and sighed, "Maybe, but there are some things that you can't escape from if you want to."
Li Linfei's tone was somewhat amused: "Why do you want to escape, why can't you break through head-on? As long as the chips in hand are enough, no one can force anyone to do anything."
Gates looked deeply at Li Linfei for a moment, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's good to have confidence, but unfortunately, you don't have that much ......"
Li Linfei smirked: "How do you know I don't have that much leverage? Or, how do you know that the chips I'm throwing out now are all there is?"
The light in Gates' eyes flashed and stared at Li Linfei without saying anything.
Li Linfei's head raised, the confident intent on his body thickened a few points and said, "Mr. Gates, time flows forever, never stops, the future is constantly changing, I have reached the present point in one and a half years, I believe that with my efforts, in the next five years, ten years, it will be another world again."
"I am grateful for the era that you concluded, you are legends, there is no denying that, and now, the old era that you started, is coming to an end, and the new era will be opened and led by more remarkable people."
Gates said, "More remarkable people, are you talking about yourself?"
Linfei Li shook his head: "Not me, but thousands and thousands of people who want to change and become the darling of the times from this change."
Saying that, Li Linfei looked at Gates and said, "Mr. Gates, you are old, maybe in a few decades, I will be old too, but right now, I am still young."
As the words fell, Li Linfei drained his cup, then turned around and left the place without looking back.
"Yeah, I'm already old, but ...... you're really too young." Witnessing Li Linfei's back leaving, Gates murmured with a soft smile.
Nowadays, young people, more and more arrogant, he did not understand Warren Buffett's mood before, now, already a little bit understand.
Back then, he was just as wild as Li Linfei, who dropped out of school at the age of nineteen to start his own business and then became the world's richest man.
A time of fame, think they are invincible.
Then, there is no then, his footsteps stop here.
Now Li Linfei, the step is bigger than his year, and offend more people.
Gates already imagined that perhaps it would not be long before he would show the same melancholy expression as he did back then.
"Young ah ......" Gates let out a long sigh, then shook his head and went to talk to a few old friends with his own glass of wine.
Li Linfei originally thought that communicating with Gates could lead to some revelation, some different feelings.
But obviously, he thought too much. A man who has withstood the pressure of the times, his angles have been smoothed, perhaps still hiding some sharpness, but it is insignificant.
Li Linfei admired Gates, acknowledging that he was a generation of business greats, but that was the Gates of the past.
Now Gates, just a late old man, the kind that needs to be taken care of.
In comparison, he appreciates more after entering the meeting, from time to time, the gaze to him, the gaze meaningful Warren Buffett.
Of course, only appreciate it, in Li Linfei's eyes, Buffett is also not enough to fear, toothless tiger, what to fear?
If he retreats himself, that's fine, but if not, sooner or later, he will be kicked out by Li Linfei.
Li Linfei also understands what Gates' words just now, what exactly is implied. It is nothing more than that those capitalists and consortia who are influencing the US White House behind the scenes, seeing that Li Linfei has offended their interests, they are angry in their hearts and want to target him.
But Li Linfei is not afraid, he did not eat the cake in one bite, a lot out, and the United States is not a piece of iron, the water is very muddy, Li Linfei believe that as long as he does not cross that line, with his identity, no one will do anything to him.
No, to be precise, no one dares to do anything to him.
Don't forget, he is now the world's third richest man, himself is rich, but also holding the future of technology group such a large enterprise.
Although the future of technology is still shallow, but it has the potential and is qualified to become a giant.
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Before the end of the party, Pence, who came late, came to Li Linfei with a glass of wine.
This, is the person who deserves his serious attention at today's party.
It's not that he's so powerful per se, but what he represents that Su Yang has to face up to.
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Will Pence.
He represented, probably not only the American White House, because of the national situation, American officials are more or less associated with the ancient local consortium, and even some officials, themselves, are capitalists.
"Hello, Mr. Lee." Pence said with a smile.
"Hello Mr. Pence." Linfei Li also smiled.
Li Linfei had thought that Pence would lash out against him, but to his surprise, this guy had been acting very politely, and at the end of the meeting, he only mentioned the matter of inviting him to the White House to see the president.
Other than that, Pence didn't say anything.
But the more this happens, the more alert Li Linfei's heart becomes.