Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 602 Cook is furious, Xingyi Real Estate explodes

"The Xingyi smartwatch sold two million in the first four days, an average of five hundred thousand a day. Even if the sales drop significantly later, we can still sell five million a month, or even more!"

Cook's expression was extremely complicated, and his eyes were filled with envy, jealousy and hatred!
Apple Vice President Pai Field nodded and said, "The Xingyi smartwatch sold 5 million units in the first month, no problem. If Xingyi Technology has enough stock, 6 million is possible. But I feel like they don't have that much stock."

Others nodded in agreement. "Yes, I guess Xingyi Technology didn't expect the X Watch to sell so well. The total stock of the three versions is probably only three million units. I'm afraid it will be out of stock soon."

"Almost. Even if Xingyi Technology increases its production speed, it will take time to produce and distribute the products globally. It is very likely that the products will be out of stock."

"Well, if it can be sold out, it's a great success. But the more X Watches we sell this year, the more serious the situation will be for our Apple Watch next year."

"That's right, smart watches are not smartphones. Users buy one and use it for several years unless something unexpected happens. They won't replace it once or twice like smartphones."

"This year, the X Watch was launched more than a year ahead of schedule, which is bound to grab a large number of potential users and markets for our Apple Watch. These people bought the X Watch and X Watch Pro, and naturally they will not buy our Apple Watch again next year."

"That's for sure. Sometimes, if you are one year late, you will lose the opportunity. With just this one-year gap, our expected sales of Apple Watch will decrease by 30%!"

"A 30% reduction? Are you kidding me?" Pally Field smiled coldly.

"What? Do you think I'm exaggerating or speaking too harshly?" The man was also a little displeased.

"No, it's not serious at all. What I want to say is that our expected sales of Apple Watch are not going to decrease by 30%, but may decrease by 60%!"

“It may sound cruel, but it’s the truth.”

“A 60% reduction!”

The words are not surprising and die endlessly.

For a moment, everyone in the entire Apple headquarters was silent, but no one objected.

Even the person who said 30% thought it was very likely.

He said a 30% reduction was also a way of fully considering Apple's face, and it was a very euphemistic way of expressing it...

In fact, he also felt that the amount would drop by at least half, or even more.

There is no way, the Xingyi smart watch was not only launched more than a year ahead of schedule, but also became too successful!

This is undoubtedly a catastrophic blow to Apple Watch!
Perry Field continued: "Originally, our Apple Watch was scheduled to be launched in April next year, and we expect to sell 1200 million units in the nine months to the end of the year."

"But now, with the X Watch as a good example and launched 15 months in advance, it will definitely snatch away most of the potential users. By then, Apple Watch will not only sell 1200 million units in nine months, but even 500 million units!"

Cook's mouth twitched: "Xingyi smart watches can sell 500 million in a month, but our Apple Watch can't sell million in nine months?"

The whole person was in a bad state, and everyone else was like a frost-bitten eggplant.

There is no harm without comparison.

Pele Field nodded. "That's the theory. After all, smart watches are different from smartphones. The market for smart watches is limited, especially in its early stages. Most people don't recognize it. In this situation, the Xingyi smart watch was launched 15 months ahead of schedule, so it can naturally grab the already small consumer group. However, our Apple Watch has poor sales."

Cook looked extremely ugly.

If Apple Watch can sell 1200 million units in nine months and 1500 million units in a year, that would be great. Not only would the company be able to make back its investment, but it would also make a ton of money.

But if we can’t sell 500 million yuan in nine months, and only about million yuan in a year, then it’s all over, right?
Another failed product!

Not to mention that Apple’s mobile phones and tablets are currently being hit hard by Xingyi Technology, so how can we expect Apple Watch to make a comeback?

But now, what can we use to turn the tables?
It's just another failure, bringing humiliation upon myself!

Cook sighed: "So, doesn't that mean our Apple Watch is finished? It doesn't even have any meaning to exist?"

Pele Field took a deep breath and shook his head: "Unless a miracle happens."

"What miracle?" Cook couldn't help asking.

Perry Field had a complicated look on his face. “Unless our Apple Watch is very successful, more successful than the X Watch and X Watch Pro! It must surpass the X Watch Pro in all aspects and make users completely excited. Even users who have already bought the X Watch will be tempted to sell their X Watch and buy the Apple Watch! Only in this way can our Apple Watch sell well!”

"This..." Everyone was silent.

We have all seen the X Watch and X Watch Pro, and we can only say that they are very powerful and very successful.

Even the standard version of the X Watch is much more powerful than the Apple Watch that will be launched next year, not to mention the X Watch Pro.

It's really hard to surpass the X Watch and X Watch Pro.

It cannot be said that there is no hope at all, but it is extremely difficult.

Cook frowned, but he knew in his heart that this was indeed a miracle and the only hope.

Then he looked at Apple Watch R&D Director Jody Carlton and said calmly: "Do you have confidence that it can surpass X Watch and X Watch Pro?"

“……”Silence, still silence.

Jody Carlton opened his mouth. Although he wanted to agree directly on impulse, he said he was confident!

But in the end, reason overcame impulse and I dared not say anything.

Others were not surprised by this.

But Cook was furious:
"Useless! You don't even have this little confidence? What's the use of you?"

Jody Carlton remained silent: "..."

Cook was furious: "Why can't we do what Xingyi Technology can do? Why can't our Apple engineers develop high-quality products that Xingyi Technology's engineers develop?"

"Is it because our salary is too high that we have spoiled you all?"

Upon hearing this, the senior executives related to Apple Watch fell into silence.

In particular, Jody Carlton, director of R&D for Apple Watch, was sweating profusely.

In fact, Apple’s salary is much higher than that of Xingyi Technology. After all, the cost of living in the United States is many times that of Xia Country.

At Xingyi Technology, only the top experts in certain fields can receive the same high salary as in the United States.

As for other young people and ordinary engineers, their salaries are at the normal domestic level, which is much lower than that in the United States.

There is no way. If Wang Yi paid wages according to the US standards, the employees would definitely be extremely excited. However, other friendly competitors would have been anxious for a long time and would definitely take various measures to kill Xingyi Technology.

This is a bad rule!

For example, in the domestic BAT giants, the current annual salary for ordinary engineers is between 10 and 15 RMB, while Xingyi Technology offers an annual salary of 15 to 20 RMB, which is already above the standard.

If ordinary engineers were given 10 US dollars, or more than 60 RMB, that would be like turning the table over.

People from other big companies will have to jump to Xingyi Technology, and then other big companies will be unable to operate.

This is not realistic.

Seeing that no one had expressed their opinions, Cook decisively said, "Next, we will strengthen the assessment system. If Apple Watch cannot surpass X Watch, the year-end bonus of the entire department will be deducted, and next year we will reduce salaries by 30% and lay off 30% of employees!"

"what!"

Everyone's expression changed.

The proportion of year-end bonus is very large. If it is deducted in full, the overall income will drop by 30%.

If we cut salaries by another 30% and lay off 30% of employees next year, we will not be able to survive!

This directly resulted in a 7% reduction in overall remuneration for 60% of the lucky ones, and the remaining % were directly fired!
Isn't this the end?
Cook continued, "Of course, Apple has always been clear about rewards and punishments. If you make achievements and surpass the X Watch, your year-end bonus will be doubled! Next year, your salary will start at 30%! Those with outstanding performance will get a 50% salary increase! I, Cook, will keep my word!"

Give both grace and power!

Previously, all of Apple’s product lines were number one, so Cook was not nervous or under any pressure at all.

Coupled with user support, no matter how badly the product is made or how expensive it is, users and fans will say it is great and will buy it.

As a result, Apple has high revenue and amazing profits, and Cook has no pressure and does not need such KPI assessment.

But now, since the emergence of Xingyi Technology, everything has changed.

Apple’s sky is about to fall!

Cook had to start using both rewards and punishments and begin performance appraisals.

It’s done, the year-end bonus has doubled and everyone’s salary has increased.

If we lose, our year-end bonuses will be deducted, everyone will be given a pay cut, and there will be large-scale layoffs!
They were all forced!

Jody Carlton knew Cook's attitude and could not question it. He took a deep breath:

"Don't worry, Chairman. Starting today, I will lead the Apple Watch R&D team to work overtime to upgrade the Apple Watch in all aspects. I will definitely make the Apple Watch surpass the X Watch and X Watch Pro!"

Hearing this, Cook's complexion finally looked much better, and his eyes softened a bit:

"Very good, I believe you won't let me down!"

Jody Carlton said nothing more, just nodded vigorously.

He knew that if Apple Watch didn't do well, he would be fired.

Cook turned and looked at the director of mobile phone R&D, his eyes became meaningful.

The R&D director was horrified, feeling a strong sense of uneasiness. "Fuck! Is the chairman going to do the same thing to the mobile phone department?"

'If the iPhone 6 series cannot beat the Xphone 3Pro, the entire mobile phone department will have their year-end bonuses cut, and collectively reduce salaries and layoffs?'

"If that's the case, then it's all over, right?"

'Crazy, crazy!'

Fortunately, however, Cook quickly looked away and ultimately said nothing.

Cook knew that it would be difficult to make the iPhone 6 surpass the next generation Xingyi phone.

The mobile phone R&D director breathed a sigh of relief, but Pailey Field was a little worried and said quietly:

"What's worse is that I'm worried that Xingyi Technology will launch X Watch2 next year and upgrade it again..."

The corner of Jody Carlton's mouth twitched: "!!!"

Cook was also silent: "!!!"

The others were also dumbfounded, not knowing what to say: "..."

But I feel emotional in my heart.

Yes, Apple is making progress, and Xingyi Technology is also making progress.

Apple will release Apple Watch next year, which will surpass this year's X Watch, but Xingyi Technology will also launch X Watch 2nd generation!

This is all natural.

But in this case, even if Apple Watch surpasses X Watch, it is meaningless, because Apple Watch still has the more powerful X Watch 2nd generation.

As for wanting to surpass the X Watch 2 directly, that is a bit wishful thinking.

Cook sighed: "We can only hope that the X Watch 2 will come later next year, or that the improvement will be very limited compared to the first generation."

"If the improvement is huge, then we will be in big trouble." "Yes, I don't think the improvement is huge. Pride comes before a fall. The first generation was so successful, the R&D team of Xingyi Technology must have gotten carried away and will definitely not develop the second generation of products well."

"Yes, next year's second generation X Watch will most likely be a toothpaste-squeezing product."

Listening to everyone's words, Pally Field didn't know what to say for a moment.

I can only say that everyone is very... optimistic!

But many people know that this kind of self-deceptive optimism is meaningless.

Xingyi Technology has never squeezed toothpaste.

On the contrary, each generation of upgrade is huge and exciting.

Unlike Apple, which is gloomy, Xingyi Technology is jubilant.

The annual meeting is here!

The company’s annual meeting is tomorrow afternoon!

The difference is that this time, Xingyi Technology’s annual meeting was not held in the imperial capital, but in Jeju, the headquarters of Mayu Technology.

Core employees and representatives from other regions will set off tomorrow and arrive in Jeju in the afternoon to attend the company's annual meeting.

The advantage of this is that Jeju has a larger space, is home to many hotels and businesses, and many of them are its own assets.

It’s much more convenient than in the imperial capital.

After several years of construction, all 31 buildings of the third phase of the Meiyu Science and Technology Park have been completed and put into use.

Currently, the first phase of six super-high-rise office buildings ranging from 6 meters to 130 meters are the headquarters of Mayu Technology.

The 10 high-rise office buildings in the second phase, ranging in height from 80 meters to 130 meters, are the Shandong provincial headquarters of Xingyi Technology. Some of the office buildings were previously given to Wujie Technology for temporary use.

As for the 15 high-rise office buildings ranging from 50 meters to 80 meters in the third phase, they were originally planned to be used as the headquarters of Wujie Technology.

But two years ago, Jeju approved the Wujie Science and Technology Park, and its area was even larger, covering a full 500 acres!

After one and a half years of construction, the first phase of the Wujie Science and Technology Park has been delivered and put into use, and the second phase is nearing completion.

To this end, the headquarters of Wujie Technology has long been moved to Phase I of Wujie Technology Park.

Several office buildings of Phase II of Meiyu that were temporarily used were all given to the Shandong Province headquarters of Xingyi Technology.

As for the third phase of the Mayu Technology Park, it is all operated as a commercial facility and built into a shopping mall, high-end hotel, high-quality apartments, etc.

Now the commercial part of the third phase has been put into use and is operating in an orderly manner.

The annual meeting of Xingyi Technology was held in the exhibition building.

Tomorrow, it will definitely be very late after the annual meeting, and employees from other places will directly move into the hotels and apartments in Phase 3.

The day after tomorrow we will all go back to our respective homes and the annual holiday will officially begin!
However, Wang Yi returned to Jeju a day earlier and was currently in the exclusive presidential suite in the exhibition building, overlooking the entire Mayu Technology Park.

There was a knock on the door, and Song Si Ning walked in and said with a smile, "Why didn't you tell me in advance so I could pick you up."

As she spoke, Song Si Ning walked closer and her fair hands couldn't help but hug Wang Yi tightly.

Wang Yi smiled slightly: "It's okay, Wu Shuang is here, the annual meeting is coming, and you are also very busy."

"That's right, you know how to care for me." Song Si Ning smiled sweetly, "But it's okay, I've come to terms with it now. It's unrealistic for me to do everything myself, so I'll assign everything I can to my subordinates."

"By making use of subordinates, Si Ning has grown up." Wang Yi stroked Song Si Ning's hair with full of doting.

Before, Song Sining was always worried that her subordinates would mess things up and betray Wang Yi's trust, so she always did things herself, and even if she handed the tasks over to others, she would always pay attention to them.

Until the last year, Xingyi Technology and Mayu Technology developed rapidly, and Song Si Ning was no longer able to do all these things herself.

I’m too busy. I can’t handle it even in 48 hours.

To this end, Song Sining finally began to change her strategy, assigning all tasks to others and setting up an assessment team to help her keep an eye on the progress of each task and prevent deviations.

In this way, all important tasks can be carried out in an orderly manner and efficiency can be greatly improved.

"It's much more relaxed now. Whenever you come back to Jeju in the future, I will have enough time to accompany you." Song Sining stood on tiptoes and kissed Wang Yi lightly.

After a long time, we left.

Wang Yi smiled and said, "Then next, are you going to report on your work first?"

Hearing this, the docile Song Si Ning suddenly became aloof and said quietly:

"Then don't worry, next, sister will collect the homework first!"

As she spoke, Song Sining tied up her hair and pushed Wang Yi towards the sofa.

His eyes became fiery: "You haven't handed in your homework for a while!"

Wang Yi smiled. This girl is becoming more and more attractive. Not wanting to be outdone, he said:

"So are you going to collect it while standing or kneeling?"

"What do you think?" Song Si Ning's eyes were full of provocation:

"Only children make choices, but adults of course want both."

Having said that, he knelt down.

Wang Yi, who has lived two lives, has little resistance to such a pure and lustful Song Si Ning.

Thinking about the missed opportunities in my previous life, I wanted to give myself two slaps in the face.

Fortunately, I was reborn and no longer have any regrets.

From afternoon to evening.

Just stopped.

The two had dinner together and talked about work:
"The commercial part of Phase III of Meiyou Technology Park has been put into use, and another part is currently idle. We originally planned to adopt the method of investment promotion to introduce mature and professional brands to operate it."

"For example, one of the buildings in Phase 3 will be turned into a commercial complex. I plan to bring in Wanda or MixC."

"But Wanda has already signed a contract with the High-tech Zone Management Committee and plans to build a Wanda nearby, which is expected to open in 2016, so it is unrealistic for us to introduce it."

Wang Yi nodded: "The two Wanda buildings are too close, it is indeed impossible."

"Yes, I have considered Mixc, but Mixc is the most high-end commercial complex under China Resources, with a single building with a commercial area of ​​at least 20 square meters. Our Phase commercial complex is a bit far from that. Mixc requires an entire piece of land..."

"More importantly, Vientiane City currently doesn't think highly of Dadongjiao..."

Wang Yi was not surprised. In 2014, the eastern suburbs were still very desolate.

Although there are Meiyou Technology Park, Inspur Technology Park, Sinotruk, Olympic Sports Center, and Software Park...

But there are still many villages and cornfields around.

In another two years, this place will get better, but it's still far from perfect now.

Moreover, even if all of them were built, as a pioneering East Suburb, the first batch of houses would all be high-rise buildings, and the surrounding planning would be a bit messy. Although it is next to the Olympic Sports Center and is very prosperous, it is still somewhat inferior to the CBD in the previous life.

For this kind of place, Wanda has no problem, but MixC is still a bit difficult.

In its previous life, MixC was located near the CBD and instantly became the top number one, making Wanda, which had been in business for many years, pale in comparison.

There is nothing we can do about this.

The disadvantage of pioneering is chaos, and it is difficult to achieve perfect planning.

It is for this reason that, although the Olympic Sports Center was in such a core location in the past, surrounded by many high-end enterprises and the Provincial East Hospital, with sufficient supporting facilities, many houses near the Olympic Sports Center did not retain their value after ten years.

There is no way. The location is good, but the surroundings are messy, the planning is not in place, the traffic is congested, the houses are large and high-rise, and the quality is also poor.

The price is actually not as good as a new house of worse quality in a worse location.

In order to change this situation, Wang Yi not only took over the Meiyu Technology Park, but also took over the entire 1,000 acres of residential land surrounding the Meiyu Technology Park.

The purpose is to unify planning and create a benchmark for quality.

If the land is insufficient and there are only junk houses around, then no matter how high-end the community developed by Xingyi Real Estate is, it will be dragged down by the junk communities around it.

The simplest case is that Xingyi Technology developed a high-end community with low-density small high-rise buildings and villas. As a result, a developer to the south built a 33-story high-rise building just across the road, which completely blocked the light of Xingyi Technology's villas and small high-rise buildings.

By then, no matter how well Xingyi Real Estate’s low-rise buildings and villas are built, they will become residential apartments with insufficient lighting.

Isn't that the end of it?

What’s even worse is that such things happen everywhere.

The large high-rise building across the road can block all the small high-rise buildings in the three or four rows behind it.

If it was a Western-style house, all six or seven rows would be wiped out!

But Wang Yi directly took over a thousand acres of land, and all the surrounding land belonged to him, so that made things easy.

It is entirely possible to plan in a unified manner.

Build larger high-rise buildings towards the north, leave more space between buildings, have a wider view, and sell at a lower price.

Small high-rise buildings and villas are built on the south side, with smaller building distances, better lighting, higher prices, and quality as the main focus.

There will not be the big problem of the south being higher and the north being lower, resulting in blocked lighting.

Wang Yi seemed to be thinking about something: "It's okay. Since Wanxiang City doesn't like it, I won't force it."

Song Si Ning nodded: "Vientiane City is not realistic, but we can introduce Vientiane Plaza. Vientiane Plaza is lower in level than Vientiane City, and our commercial buildings are sufficient."

Wang Yi waved his hand and said, "No need, let's build our own commercial complex!"

"Build your own commercial complex?" Song Si Ning was shocked.

Wang Yi had already considered this: "China Resources has Mixc, Mixc Plaza, and Mixc World. Longfor has Longfor Paradise Walk. Greenland has Greenland Colorful Plaza. Greentown has GT Plaza, Qingyue City, and Qingyueli. So, if we, Xingyi Real Estate, want to expand, we can also build our own Xingyi City! Meiyou City! Wujie City!"

"We will make Xingyi Real Estate independent, provide them with funds and support, and in the next three years, we will expand our presence in first- and second-tier cities across the country to build a four-in-one high-quality real estate business consisting of Xingyi Industrial Park, Xingyi Residence, Xingyi Commercial Complex and Xingyi Smart Home."

"Besides, when we acquire land, we are different from other developers who only bid for a few hundred acres at a time. We directly acquire 2000 acres! 500 acres of industrial park, 300 acres of commercial, 1200 acres of residential! We can directly build a city!"

"That's no problem. Let's take advantage of the current low land prices, acquire more land, and then develop it slowly later." Song Sining agreed very much.

Given the domestic GDP growth rate and birth rate in recent years, housing prices are bound to skyrocket.

But a few years later, the situation was completely different.

The land price is very low now, which is the best time to stock up on land.

Wang Yiding’s three years are 2014, 2015 and 2016.

By 2017, Xingyi Real Estate had not acquired any land and was gradually developing the remaining inventory land from previous years.

(End of this chapter)