The Immortal Warrior: From Reverse Engineering to Forging Swords for the Country

Chapter 251 Jobs was hit hard [Request for full order and data]

Zhang Zhipeng has now become the world's most famous scientist.

His influence continues to grow today.

This is mainly because Zhang Zhipeng established the Zhipeng Prize, which is comparable to the Nobel Prize.

The 2000 Zhipeng Awards are now being selected.

It can be said that the world's scientific, economic and literary elites are looking to the East.

They are trying their best to publish articles in the top academic journals established in China.

They longed to be familiar to Zhang Zhipeng.

They hope that the Zhipeng Award will fall on them.

Therefore, nowadays, every move of Zhang Zhipeng can trigger reports from global media.

The 3G conference hosted by China with the endorsement of Zhang Zhipeng will naturally cause a sensation internationally.

The Benz 3G Conference will be held in Shenzhen in late December 2000.

Thousands of invitations were sent out.

The bosses of mobile communication companies and presidents of communication giants from all over the world were all invited.

Of course, Ren Zhengfei had no idea how many people would come.

Zhang Zhipeng left Shenzhen and returned to Chang'an.

As soon as he returned to Chang'an, Yu Chengdong asked to report his work in person.

The first thing Yu Chengdong said after meeting Zhang Zhipeng was: "Comrade Zhipeng, I feel that our new generation of mobile phones has basically been developed and matured."

"I heard that Huawei is going to hold a 3G global conference. I was wondering if we should show off our new generation of mobile phones at the conference?"

Zhang Zhipeng knew that Yu Chengdong was talking about touch-screen smartphones.

In fact, the project of touch-screen smartphone has been under development two years ago.

Although it has some technical bottlenecks, they have been mostly resolved long ago.

Touch-screen smartphone is a revolutionary mobile phone invention.

In its previous life, Apple relied on such a product to not only turn its fortunes around but also become the most profitable company.

In the past, Apple officially released the touch-screen phone in 2007.

When this first fully touch-enabled smartphone was released, it immediately caused a global sensation.

At that time, this strange mobile phone received mixed reviews from all over the world.

Even many elites in the United States are not optimistic.

Because those elites believe that smartphones are just a waste of money and are useless.

However, the subsequent development of smart phones exceeded everyone's expectations.

Users showed great interest in it.

Apple's first smartphone was a huge success and sold very well.

Zhang Zhipeng smiled and said, "Show me your invention."

Yu Chengdong quickly pulled out a touch-screen phone from his bag and said, "I've brought it here."

"This is your first time seeing our product. Please give me some suggestions."

Zhang Zhipeng took the phone and took a look at it.

In fact, it is no different from the smart phones of later generations.

It has achieved full touch operation.

There are no decent apps on it now, mainly a document operation app, a music app, a reading app and a stand-alone game app.

Of course, it can also access the Internet at this time.

The main reason is that the 2G network speed is too slow, and surfing the Internet is a torture.

Zhang Zhipeng tried it and found that the touch operation was very smooth.

"I'll give it a try and see how well it works for making phone calls," said Zhang Zhipeng.

Yu Chengdong smiled and said, "The call quality is excellent."

“You can try it.”

Zhang Zhipeng called his wife Zhao Min.

Zhao Min was at Loongson Corporation at this time.

She was very happy to receive Zhang Zhipeng's call.

The two chatted on the phone for a while.

Zhang Zhipeng felt that the call quality was quite good.

In fact, for a mobile phone, the most important thing is clear and stable calls.

In addition, you can also play games, read e-books and listen to music on your mobile phone, which is also a great entertainment function for users.

People always need entertainment to kill time.

Entertainment is especially needed when you are riding in a car or when you need to relax after a busy work.

The rapid development of smart phones is definitely a benefit to ordinary people.

“This phone is pretty good.”

Zhang Zhipeng gave his own evaluation.

Yu Chengdong said: "Thank you for the compliment, boss. I feel a sense of urgency now!"

"I'm worried that other companies will come out with a smart touchscreen phone before we do."

Zhang Zhipeng nodded and said, "I understand your concerns."

"After all, touch screen technology has long been mature."

“And we’ve already launched tablets.”

"Some company will definitely think of making a touch-screen smartphone."

Yu Chengdong said: "Then, the boss should support us to produce this phone now, right?"

Zhang Zhipeng said: "Well! Let's publish it first!"

"My advice is to consider the needs of customers as much as possible and also arrange for cameras to take pictures."

Yu Chengdong nodded and said, "Our technicians are working intensively to improve the functions of our phone."

"Boss, you can also give us any suggestions you have."

Zhang Zhipeng made several suggestions: adding functions such as a mirror, calculator, stopwatch, and calendar.

Yu Chengdong also wrote them down.

He smiled and said to Zhang Zhipeng: "Boss, in a month, all the functions you proposed will be developed and installed in our smart touch phone."

Zhang Zhipeng nodded and said, "If you do it, do it perfectly."

"In the future, smartphones will likely become a very large industry."

"In the era of intelligence, if you can't keep up, you are doomed to be eliminated."

"Well, what I think is that in the era of smart phones, it is impossible for us to completely occupy the market. My suggestion is: we should cultivate a few more partners in China to develop this business together."

Yu Chengdong nodded and said, "I'll listen to the boss."

……

Warwick sends invitations to all over the world.

Communications-related companies from all over the world are invited to attend the conference in Shenzhen.

Among them, Apple's Steve Jobs also received an invitation.

Jobs was in a lot of trouble at the moment.

He returned to Apple in 1996.

After coming back, he wanted to do something big.

In order to help Apple out of its predicament, he even chose to cooperate with Microsoft.

He reached a cross-patent licensing agreement with Microsoft.

He put a lot of thought into launching a new Apple computer.

However, what Jobs never dreamed of was that he would suffer a critical blow from China.

The powerful Huaxing Computer gave him a critical blow just when he was about to roll up his sleeves and get to work.

Huaxing cooperates with IBM to make IBM's computer products beautiful and powerful.

IBM computers eventually dominated all computer products on the Aramco market.

This includes Apple.

Now, after four years of struggle, Apple's situation has not changed for the better.

Their sales became increasingly pitiful.

Their revenues are now also declining sharply.

Apple has been losing money for two consecutive years.

If the losses continue, I guess the guys on Apple’s board of directors won’t be able to tolerate it anymore.

There is a high probability that Jobs will be fired from Apple again.

Jobs was a man who never gave up.

He has a very tough character.

No matter how difficult the situation is, he will fight hard and carve out a path for himself and the company.

Now, under the leadership of Jobs, Apple is developing a brand new product!

This product will be revolutionary.

If this product is a huge success, Apple may be able to make a comeback.

Not only that, Apple may be able to take it to the next level and become a truly giant company.

Jobs sat in his office.

He looked at the invitation letter sent from China.

His brows furrowed.

“How aggressive!”

"They are now trying to dominate the 3G construction standards." Jobs frowned and said softly.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

A white man walked in.

His name is Steve, and he is Jobs' partner.

However, the two had actually had conflicts before.

Jobs was fired from Apple in 1985.

It wasn't until 11 years later, in 1996, when Apple ran into trouble, that Jobs was invited back.

“Steve, you’re just in time,” Jobs said. “Take a look at this.”

Jobs handed over the invitation letter sent by Warwick Company.

Steve took it and looked through it, then said, "This Warwick Company seems to be very ambitious."

"They are trying to dominate the next generation of mobile communications."

Jobs said: "Yes, they have never hidden their ambitions."

"But what can we do?"

"We can't stop them."

Steve said, "Mr. Jobs, are you planning to attend the meeting?"

Jobs nodded and said, “I think we should go over and take a look at the situation.”

"I really want to know why they are able to surpass us in IT products."

“It’s really incredible.”

"In addition, I hope to be able to release our new generation of mobile phone at this conference! I want to register a patent worldwide and have exclusive ownership of this product!"

Steve frowned and said, "Isn't our product not yet fully mature?"

Jobs said, “We don’t have time to make it perfect!”

"The most urgent thing is to promote it as soon as possible, and then start subverting the entire market immediately!"

“Even if the first generation of products is not perfect, we can continue to improve it in the future!”

Steve sighed, nodded and said, "Now, this is all we can do."

The two people were talking about the smart touch-screen phone that Apple is developing.

The reason why Jobs wanted to develop this smart touch-screen phone was mainly because he was inspired by Huaxing's touch-screen tablet computer.

He thought, since it is possible to produce a tablet computer purely for entertainment, why not design a smart touch-screen phone?

Adding the communication function makes the phone a universal device.

It feels pretty good.

So, Jobs organized technical personnel to start working on the problem.

There were many difficulties at the beginning.

But Jobs was a tough guy.

There is no word "giving up" in his dictionary.

After more than a year of hard work, the touch-screen smartphone finally took shape.

Basically, the function of making a phone call can be realized.

At the same time, the iOS operating system was officially installed on the mobile phone.

However, there was a problem: Apple did not have better chips, and the touch-screen smartphones they designed were prone to lag.

Their touch-screen smartphones also have relatively small spaces and can hardly hold any large software.

Jobs was a little unhappy about this.

He is a perfectionist.

He hopes to create a better and more perfect smart touch phone.

But now, he doesn't have much time.

Apple is now in a very embarrassing situation.

It desperately needs a shot in the arm to stimulate its sluggish sales and depressed stock price.

Therefore, he must hurry up and launch the new product.

Steve asked, "So, when will we launch our new product?"

Jobs said: "After much thought, I still think we should bring it to the Chinese 3G Global Conference!"

"Because this conference will definitely attract global attention!"

"We will launch an innovative product at the conference that will quickly become a worldwide sensation!"

"By then, we won't have to advertise anymore and will be able to attract many consumers to buy new products when they are launched."

Steve nodded and said, "You're right."

"However, we must strive for some time at the conference, which will allow us to showcase our products in a leisurely and comprehensive manner."

Jobs nodded and said, "I'll have someone coordinate it."

"If they don't give us time, then we'll find another place to hold the product launch during the meeting!"

Jobs replied the same day, expressing his willingness to attend the 3G Global Conference hosted by Warwick.

Naturally, Zhang Zhipeng was the first to know that Jobs was going to attend the meeting.

He even saw Jobs' request to give a speech on the latest developments in mobile communications products during the conference.

When Zhang Zhipeng saw this content, his heart skipped a beat: Could it be that Jobs is going to release a fully touch-screen smartphone?

In my previous life, it was not until 2007 that Steve Jobs released the iPhone.

If there is no mature opportunity, it is estimated that the iPhone would not be released ahead of schedule.

However, considering that Huaxing had already started selling tablet computers two or three years ago, it was actually normal for Jobs to come up with the iPhone ahead of time.

In the past, Apple actually developed the iPad and iPhone by borrowing other people's ideas.

Products similar to the iPhone actually appeared before 07.

But it didn't become a big deal.

Thinking this way, Zhang Zhipeng decided to release Huaxing's fully intelligent touch-screen mobile phone in advance.

He set the release date the day before the 3G Global Conference.

On this day, representatives attending the 3G Global Conference had already gathered in Shenzhen.

On that day, Huaxing Company's official Weibo account released a shocking news: they will release a disruptive mobile phone product at 10 a.m. that day in the hotel conference room where the Global 3G Conference is being held!

This product will realize intelligent control. In addition to making phone calls, it can also have multiple functions, such as listening to music, watching movies, playing games, shooting videos, and even making and receiving video calls under WiFi status.

After this news was announced, it immediately caused a sensation on the entire Internet.

It has sparked heated discussions among people across the country and even the world.

Because, if this announcement is true, it would be a complete revolution for mobile phones!
In fact, today's mobile phones already have the functions of playing music, taking photos, and playing small games.

But after all, the screen is small and it’s not fun to play, right?
If the mobile phone that Huaxing is going to release can really realize all the functions they said, it will greatly enrich the lives of consumers.

A mobile phone can do the work of many products.

Especially the video call function. Even though it was already possible through QQ video chat in 2000, it was still quite sci-fi.

In the science fiction movies of the 90s, videophones were still a new thing!
Everyone was talking about it.

Because of the 3G Global Conference, a large number of reporters from all over the world have gathered in Shenzhen.

These reporters received information that they could go to the lobby of the hotel where the Global 3G Conference was held to apply for credentials to attend Huaxing's new product launch conference.

Reporters rushed to the lobby as soon as they saw the news.

By the way, Steve Jobs also stayed in the hotel room where the 3G conference was held.

When he got up in the morning, he was still looking at the PPT that he would present at the 3G conference.

This time, he was full of confidence and wanted to make Apple a big hit.

After breakfast, he planned to go back to his hotel room to finalize his PPT.

As they were walking on the road, Steve hurriedly caught up with them.

"Man, I heard some terrible news," Steve said.

“What’s going on?” Jobs asked.

"You look a little anxious."

Steve said: "Huaxing is going to release a disruptive mobile phone..."

Steve explained the content of Huaxing Company’s announcement.

Jobs' heart sank suddenly.

"Damn it!"

"Did they steal our technology?"

This was Jobs' first thought.

Steve sighed and said, "Looking at their announcement, their product is similar to ours."

“However, their products are clearly more versatile and richer.”

"There are some features they talk about that we simply can't implement today."

"So, it is very likely that they have actually been quietly developing smart full-touch phones."

Jobs was still furious: "But the timing they chose to release this is really a coincidence!"

"They actually chose to hold a new product launch conference the day before the Global 3G Conference! This is clearly a scam!"

"We've been hit by thieves!"

"We have to take action!"

Steve sighed and said, "Man, I don't think there's any point in taking any action."

"Don't forget, the inspiration for our iPhone development actually came from their Huaxing tablet."

"I think they chose this time to launch their new mobile phone, probably to take advantage of the 3G World Congress. They probably have the same idea as us."

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