Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 598: Everyone Rebelled, Apple Was Besieged

The three people's attitudes are completely opposite to their previous ones, which speaks for itself.

Cook smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect... Even you guys want to betray Apple! Even Apple's three largest shareholders want to betray Apple! Haha. That's great, very good!"

The three of them looked at each other, feeling very embarrassed, but they had no choice but to explain:
"Mr. Cook, this matter is rather complicated. The three of us are naturally fully opposed to it and will resolutely boycott any cooperation between AT&T, Verizon and Xingyi Technology."

"But unfortunately, most of AT&T and Verizon's other shareholders support cooperation with Xingyi Technology."

"Yes, the three of us together only hold about 20% of the shares, and we can't withstand the combination of other shareholders."

"Especially now that T-Mobile, Sprint, and some small operators have reached cooperation with Xingyi Technology and are all going to make Xingyi contract phones and Unlimited contract phones, AT&T and Verizon are also worried that if they continue to resist cooperation with Xingyi Technology, they will lose a large number of users, a large amount of market share, a large amount of profits, and even lose their dominant position and be surpassed by T-Mobile and Sprint!"

"AT&T and Verizon cannot accept this, and neither can other shareholders. We have no choice."

"In fact, it's not just AT&T and Verizon's other shareholders who can't accept it. Even within Pioneer Navigation, there are disagreements. To be honest, many shareholders of Pioneer Navigation have begun to support cooperation with Xingyi Technology."

"The same is true within BlackRock, where many shareholders have turned against it."

"State Street Bank's investors are also the majority of shareholders who support cooperation with Xingyi Technology."

"If we continue to boycott, eventually Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street will still support cooperation with Xingyi Technology, and AT&T and Verizon will still reach cooperation with Xingyi Technology. The only difference is that the three of us will be dismissed collectively, that's all."

"!!!" Cook's mouth twitched, full of disbelief:

"How could this happen? Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street, you are the three largest shareholders of Apple. How come most of you support cooperation with Xingyi Technology?"

Cook couldn't figure it out, he couldn't figure it out at all.

I felt extremely aggrieved in my heart. Being abandoned by the major shareholder was so painful!
For their own interests and to make money, other shareholders of AT&T and Verizon support the cooperation with Xingyi Technology.

But Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street are not only major shareholders of T-Mobile and Sprint, but also the first, second, and fourth largest shareholders of Apple. Shouldn't they fully support Apple?

Why do shareholders who support cooperation with Xingyi Technology account for the majority?

This is unscientific.

Totally unscientific.

Cook's face was livid, and he felt abandoned by the whole world.

Other senior executives at Apple were also confused and puzzled.

At this time, Apple Vice President Perry Field spoke up: "It's for risk hedging!"

Hearing this, Cook's face turned extremely pale and he understood everything in an instant.

Risk hedging!

At this stage, T-Mobile and Sprint have reached cooperation with Xingyi Technology. Even if AT&T and Verizon continue to confront and resist cooperation, it will have little impact on Xingyi Technology.

There are two major operators, T-Mobile and Sprint, plus other small and medium-sized operators, as well as Amazon, Walmart, and Xingyi International’s own channels, which are enough and will not delay the global sales.

But in this case, without the Xingyi mobile phone contract phones, AT&T and Verizon will lose a large number of users, lose many markets, suffer heavy losses, be surpassed by T-Mobile and Sprint, and their stock prices will plummet!
Although Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street are all major shareholders of Apple, they are also major shareholders of AT&T and Verizon.

They don't want AT&T and Verizon to lose users, see their profits decline, or have their stock prices plummet.

Is it because of Apple that it continues to prohibit AT&T, Verizon and Xingyi Technology from cooperating, causing AT&T and Verizon's profits to decline and their stock prices to plummet?
Or give up Apple and support the cooperation between AT&T, Verizon and Xingyi Technology to preserve AT&T and Verizon's profits, market position, and stock price?
This is a big problem!

As a result, disagreements arose within Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street.

Some people still firmly support Apple, believing that Apple is more important and that it is worth it even if AT&T and Verizon suffer heavy losses for Apple.

But more people remain opposed, and even many major shareholders who once firmly supported Apple have begun to waver.

They also think that Apple is not up to the task and may not be a match for Xingyi Technology. Even if they fully support Apple, they will still lose in the end and will not be able to withstand the internationalization of Xingyi mobile phones.

Eventually, Apple's profits will be cut in half and its stock price will plummet.

The only difference is that in addition to Apple's heavy losses, it also lost the two major communication giants AT&T and Verizon, causing even greater losses.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to change their attitude, give up defending Apple, and let AT&T and Verizon cooperate with Xingyi Technology.

In this way, even if Apple suffers heavy losses, AT&T and Verizon can maintain their dominant position and make huge profits by cooperating with Xingyi Technology.

Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street only suffered losses on Apple, but made huge profits on AT&T and Verizon. As a result, the overall losses were much smaller, and some even made some money.

It can also be considered as risk hedging!
Should they hold on to the end and suffer losses on all three investments of Apple, AT&T and Verizon, or should they choose to hedge the risks and ensure profits for all parties?
Any shareholder with any brains knows how to make the choice.

But in this way, Apple becomes a discarded pawn!
"I see." Cook looked gloomy, and understood everything completely: "What a risk hedging!"

"Alas! The situation is hopeless!"

A sigh of helplessness.

Not to mention AT&T and Verizon, even Apple’s three major shareholders have begun to waver and have lost confidence in Apple. Instead, they have given up on Apple and turned to bet on cooperation with Xingyi Technology to hedge risks!

In this way, the four major operators in the United States will all cooperate with Xingyi Technology to produce contract-customized phones. The internationalization of Xingyi mobile phones will no longer be curbed, and Apple will be doomed!
But Cook didn't want to give up and asked again: "Have AT&T and Verizon already contacted Xingyi Technology? Have they even reached an agreement on cooperation?"

The three representatives said nothing and just remained silent.

Cook's face became even uglier. How could he not know that silence was affirmation?

In this situation, if it were not the case, they would say a few words of comfort.

But now nothing has been said, which can only mean that it is not just a matter of contact. The contract may be signed soon, and even how to cooperate has begun to move forward.

"Let me ask you again, it's not just AT&T and Verizon that have reached cooperation with Xingyi Technology, right? Also Best Buy, eBay?"

The three of them continued in silence, their faces looking extremely awkward.

They know that although these collaborations have not been officially announced, they are a done deal.

The simplest reason is that, as a large supermarket chain, Walmart has reached a cooperation with Xingyi Technology to launch a series of products including Xingyi mobile phones and Wujie mobile phones. As a rival, how can Best Buy not take action?
Can they continue to watch Walmart, which is already more powerful, win more users and leave Best Buy far behind?

This is definitely not possible!
Best Buy disagrees, and all shareholders disagree.

Even if Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street are opposed to cooperation, other shareholders will unite to promote cooperation.

What's more, it has come to this point that Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street are also considering abandoning Apple to hedge the risks.

It can be said that the result will be the same as AT&T and Verizon. Best Buy will also reach a cooperation with Xingyi Technology as long as Best Buy does not want to fall further behind Walmart.

The same situation exists in the e-commerce field.

Amazon, the largest e-commerce giant in North America, has reached an all-round cooperation with Xingyi Technology and launched Xingyi mobile phones and borderless mobile phones worldwide.

How dare eBay, which is not as good as Amazon, refuse to cooperate?
Do you still dare to watch a large number of eBay users download Amazon and become Amazon users in order to buy Xingyi phones and Wujie phones?
This is absolutely impossible!
Therefore, eBay, like Best Buy, AT&T, and Verizon, will also join in the cooperation with Xingyi Technology.

But if this happens, Apple will be in big trouble!
despair!

Deep despair!
Cook sat down on the ground, his eyes dimmed to the extreme.

The other senior executives also had gloomy faces and looked lonely.

Deep despair enveloped the entire Apple headquarters, and there was no power to struggle.

Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street, as investment institutions, have invested not only in Apple, but also in AT&T, Verizon, eBay, and Best Buy.

Even if Apple suffers heavy losses, AT&T, Verizon, eBay, and Best Buy can still make huge profits through cooperation with Xingyi Technology.

As one gains, another loses. Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street hedged their risks and limited their losses.

But Apple is in big trouble and has no way out!
After more than half an hour of silence, Cook finally stood up.

He is not the type to give up easily:

"Although the current situation is cruel and severe, we are not without any chance, and we cannot just sit there and wait for death."

"At least, the Xingyi mobile phone has just started to go international and has not yet been officially launched globally, while our Apple mobile phones have been sold globally for many years."

“That’s our advantage!”

"A core advantage that Xingyi Technology does not have."

"What we should do is to fight Xingyi Mobile with all our strength instead of surrendering and waiting to be killed!"

Hearing this, everyone nodded and rekindled their fighting spirit:

"Yes, we are too pessimistic. Xingyi Mobile's internationalization journey has just begun. We still have a chance."

"The most important thing is that we have no way out and can only go all out."

"We defeated Nokia, which had been glorious for 20 years. We still have hope against Xingyi Technology."

"That's right. What we should do now is not to be dejected, but to respond proactively. Let's all think about how to take action!"

Seeing this, Cook's face became much better: "As for how to deal with Xingyi Technology, it's actually very simple, price war!"

"Since Xingyi Technology will be listed globally in three days, we will start the big promotion the day after tomorrow, no, tomorrow!"

"All products are reduced by 500 again!"

"Before the Xingyi mobile phone is launched globally, we will directly promote the iPhone in a big way to grab the majority of users first."

Hearing this, everyone nodded:
“There are no products that are not good enough, only prices that are not beautiful enough. As long as the price is right, the iPhone 5 can also sell well.”

“Yes, the iPhone 5S is not as good as the iPhone 3, but as long as we can lower the price much more than them, we will be able to sell well.”

"The iPhone 5S and Xphone 3 were launched at about the same time, and the prices are similar. Ours is 5288, and they are 5499 with free membership. Now the price of Xphone 3 is still as high as 5299, while our iPhone 5S has been reduced to 4500 after several price cuts. Now we will reduce it by another 500, directly to 4000!"

"The difference is more than a thousand dollars. I have the advantage. iPhone 5S is very competitive!"

"Yes, price is the most competitive factor. For example, the price of iPhone 5 has dropped even more dramatically. After more than a year on the market, it has already dropped to 3500 yuan. If it drops another 500 yuan, it will drop directly to 3000 yuan! This price is very competitive!"

"Although our profit will be lower if we reduce the price by another 500, it is still worth it as our sales volume will increase."

"That's right. If you lower the price, you will make less money. If you don't lower the price, you won't make any money!"

Cook nodded: "Notify them immediately and get ready. We will start to reduce prices globally after midnight! This can be considered as a surprise for the internationalization of Xingyi mobile phones. It depends on whether they can accept it!"

"Hahaha, what a great surprise."

"But Xingyi phones are really damn stable. We've reduced the price to 4000, but they're still selling it for 5299! The problem is that they're still selling well, and there's no way to complain!" "Isn't it? Now second-hand Xphone 3 phones are more expensive than our new iPhone 5S!"

Listening to what everyone was saying, Cook's mouth twitched, but he didn't know what to say.

I can only say that people are more likely to die than others!
But there is no way, the Xingyi mobile phone has no rivals and is already the most powerful mobile phone at the moment, no doubt about it.

Even if the price does not drop, users and fans will still buy.

But it’s different with the iPhone. Its price is reduced every once in a while, but even so, it still doesn’t sell well in Xiaguo.

Soon, Apple officially announced the news:

【Good things don’t have to wait long, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S are reduced by 500 yuan worldwide. iPhone 5 starts at 2999, iPhone 5S starts at 3999, welcome to buy! 】

This news once again caused an uproar:

"The iPhone 5S price has dropped again! From 5288 to 3999! Isn't it too fast?"

"Yes, if anyone says that iPhone is more valuable than Android, I will send him to see God!"

"There's nothing we can do. iPhone doesn't want to drop in price so quickly. It's all because of the pressure from the Xingyi and Wujie phones."

"That's right, the 999 Wujie phone is better than the iPhone that costs thousands of yuan. If the iPhone doesn't drop in price, it won't sell well at all."

"The question is, for the same price of 3999, should I buy iPhone 5S or S1pro?"

"It's so sad. Before, iPhone 5S was competing with Xphone 3, but now it can only compete with S1pro."

"There's nothing I can do about it. In terms of brand, the iPhone 5S is indeed bigger than the Ultrasurf S1 pro, but in terms of performance and experience, it's really not as good as Ultrasurf!"

"But the iPhone 3999S at 5 is really attractive, I am ready to buy it."

"It's really good, but I have to wait and see if Xingyi Technology will lower the price."

"Two days before the global launch of the Xingyi mobile phone, Apple slashed prices across its entire product line. This shows that it was forced into a corner by Xingyi Technology and felt the crisis."

"That's definitely the case. I look forward to Xingyi Technology's global launch event. There will definitely be surprises."

"That's right, don't rush to buy an iPhone, wait a few days and see what happens."

……

Cook felt a little uncomfortable watching these public opinions: "We have reduced the price by 500 again, and it has dropped to 3999. Why don't they place an order immediately? Are they still waiting and watching?"

"How abominable! How abominable!"

Apple Vice President Pai Li Field also said: "The 3999 iPhone 5S is much more cost-effective than the Xphone 3. It should have no problem selling. I am just afraid that Xingyi Technology has a trick up its sleeve."

"Indeed, this is a big problem. If the Xingyi and Wujie phones also drop in price, it will be troublesome."

Cook had a complicated look on his face: "Their xphone 3 and S series have not seen a big price cut yet."

Vice President Pailey Field sighed, "I'm afraid they'll come up with something even scarier than a big price cut!"

"There's nothing we can do. We have to take it one step at a time. This time we're reducing the price by 500 yuan in advance, which should help boost sales."

As Cook expected, the global price reduction of 5 yuan led to a 20% increase in iPhone sales on that day!

The sales of iPhone 5S increased directly by 25%!

Such an increase is indeed huge.

Cook was all smiles.

Xingyi Technology Headquarters.

"Chairman, Apple is really scared. In order to cope with our globalization, they have reduced the price by another 500, and their sales have increased by more than %. Should we follow suit and reduce the price?" Zhu Changlin couldn't help asking.

Wang Yi waved his hand and said, "No, Xingyi phones are meant to be high-end. If they were to slash prices casually like Apple, reducing prices by 500 yuan at a time, wouldn't that make them just Android phones?"

Wang Yi knew clearly that initially the gap between Apple and other mobile phones such as Samsung, HTC, and LG was not that big. They were all high-end phones with many users.

But later, Samsung, HTC, and LG often slashed prices, directly discounting them and stabbing old users in the back.

This makes many old users very disgusted.

The simplest example is that I bought a Samsung Note 5699 for 3, and the price dropped by 1000 yuan a month after it was launched. After half a year, the price dropped by 3000 yuan!

If it doesn't retain its value, it will be even less valuable when sold second-hand. Old users will be angry and frustrated.

For friends who bought an xphone 3 at the same time, the new price is still 5299, and it can be sold for around 4000 if it is sold second-hand, which is enough to buy a new Samsung note3.

In this case, who will buy Samsung’s new flagship next time they change their phone?
Precisely because of the lack of value retention, the high-end status of Samsung, HTC, and LG in the past became increasingly unstable, and Apple stood out.

But now, Apple has also followed the path of Samsung, LG and HTC's rapid price cuts, and will only follow in their footsteps.

Many users are also worried that the iPhone will not retain its value like Samsung and LG, so they give up buying iPhones and choose to buy the more valuable and powerful Xingyi phones, or the more cost-effective Wujie phones.

In fact, many users who buy this kind of high-end mobile phones are chasing new things.

Use a first-generation flagship for one year, sell it immediately as a used product, and spend a little more money to buy a new flagship.

Therefore, the value retention rate is the most important.

With Apple cutting prices so frequently, its value retention rate has become a joke, and its positioning as a high-end brand is also over.

Wang Yi naturally wouldn't do that.

Zhu Changlin nodded: "Then should we reduce the price of our Unbounded S series?"

Wang Yi thought about it and waved his hand: "Boundless focuses on cost-effectiveness, so the price can be reduced, but not now. The Boundless S series has been released too recently, only two months, so the price cannot be reduced. But we can set the price of the Boundless Note series lower, and directly use Boundless Note to compete with iPhone 5S and beat iPhone 5S!"

Zhu Changlin's eyes lit up: "This is a good move. Using the Unbounded Note to defeat the iPhone 5S will not only put the iPhone 5S down, but also show the high-end nature of the Unbounded S series and the light luxury positioning of the Xingyi phone!"

"That's right, just use the FreeNote for iPhone 5S, even if the price is a little lower, it's fine." Wang Yi said with a smile.

In a word, the Note series does not need to make too much money. It just needs to take over the market as soon as possible by replacing iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S.

The real money-making comes from the Unlimited S series and Xingyi mobile phones.

On the 21st, Xingyi Technology’s Silicon Valley press conference was officially held.

However, the person who attended the press conference this time was not Wang Yi, but Franz Quentin, vice president of Xingyi International.

As for Wang Yi, he is still in the imperial capital and has never gone abroad.

Zhu Changlin wanted to go, but was rejected by Wang Yi.

There was no way out. Wang Yi was worried that once he went abroad, he would be detained by the United States, and that would be the end of him.

Now Wang Yi is specifically training Franz Quentin and letting him show himself abroad, which is just right.

Wang Yi sat at the Xingyi Technology headquarters, staying up late to watch the live broadcast of the press conference.

The event was attended by a large number of media, including top media from around the world.

Everyone is very interested in the battle between Xingyi Technology and Apple.

Many elites from Silicon Valley came to attend the press conference of Xingyi Technology.

It can be said that in addition to Apple employees, senior executives from other Silicon Valley companies were all present, wanting to see the value of this press conference and the outcome of the battle with Apple.

Franz Quentin walked onto the stage and said: "Thank you all for coming to the Xingyi Technology Global Conference. This is our first time holding a conference in Silicon Valley and our second time holding a conference overseas."

"The last time was at the Global Communications Conference, when the world's first quad-core mobile phone, the Xphone 1 Pro, was released."

"But this time, we are not launching a new flagship phone. Instead, we are launching a low-end phone."

Hearing this, everyone felt a little disappointed.

Franz Quentin said with a smile: "Don't be disappointed, even though it's just a low-end phone, it's still more powerful and better than the iPhone 5S!"

"Roar!"

Everyone at the scene breathed a sigh of relief, and applause and cheers filled the entire venue.

The barrage is lively:
"A low-end phone is more powerful than the iPhone 5S. What does that mean? The iPhone 5S is just a low-end phone?"

"Hahaha, that's a very accurate statement, and the insults are really dirty."

"It's about taking away the bamboo shoots. I guess Cook must be furious, hahaha."

Sure enough, Cook was completely furious:
"Farke! Farke!"

"A low-end phone is more powerful than the iPhone 5S? Does that mean that the iPhone 5S is a low-end phone? Or is it worse than a low-end phone?"

"Too much, too much!"

Franz Quentin smiled slightly: "Why? Is there something wrong with my expression?"

"No problem. The performance and configuration of the iPhone 5S make it a low-end phone, right?"

"To be honest, the performance of iPhone 5S is considered low-end at Xingyi Technology, and it can't even stand out in the mid-range. Our mid-range Wujie S series is much more powerful than them."

"To this end, we are launching a new low-end phone, the Unbounded Note series!"

"That's right, today's protagonist, Wujie Note1!"

Applause resounded across the entire network again, and everyone was full of anticipation.

Everyone wants to see what this low-end phone, which is more powerful than iPhone 5S, is like!
"As a low-end phone, the biggest advantage of the Ultrawide Note 1 is its unbeatable price-performance ratio. It has more powerful performance than the iPhone 5S, but is much cheaper than the iPhone 5S."

"First of all, in terms of processor, it is equipped with the Kunpeng 28 SOC, a quad-core, 505-nanometer processor developed by Xingyi Technology, and an integrated 4G full-network baseband! It is a true 4G full-network mobile phone!"

“配置和iPhone 5S一样的1G运行内存，16G、32G、64G的存储空间。”

"With the 64-bit XOS system, the actual performance is 60% higher than the paper performance. Coupled with our powerful tuning capabilities, it is even more powerful than the iPhone 5S."

(End of this chapter)