The world is in trouble

Chapter 339 The Perfect Ending (Part 2)

Time flows like water, and years pass like a song.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The time came to November 2012.

2011 was a slow year for innovation for quantum technology. Lin Xiao followed the advice of many colleagues at quantum technology and did not release a curved screen phone or create a concept phone gimmick at the press conference that year.

They only released the Quantum Phone 2S and the Quantum NOTE2.

Just like when Apple released the iPhone 4S that year.

In that same year, the shipments of mobile phones powered by quantum technology experienced an almost explosive increase.

In 2010, Quantum Technology failed to make it into the top five of the global mobile phone sales rankings with shipments of less than 4600 million units.

However, in 2011, shipments of quantum technology mobile phones surged to 8500 million units.

The following is a ranking of global mobile phone shipments throughout 2011.

Nokia remains in first place with shipments of 3.7 million units.

It has to be said that Nokia's health bar was really thick; even in 2011, it still dominated the top spot.

However, compared to historical figures, this number is now about 50 million less.

Moreover, almost the entire shipment volume consisted of feature phones.

Moreover, Nokia's financial report for 2011 was extremely poor, with annual revenue of only 349 billion euros, a drop of nearly 20% compared to 2010. The company also suffered a loss of over 20 billion euros for the year.

Although it remains number one in the world, the world is no longer optimistic about its future.

In everyone's eyes, this brand is already on the verge of collapse.

In 2011, Nokia's market capitalization was around $30 billion.

In this world, the wave of smartphones arrived ahead of schedule, which greatly accelerated Nokia's decline. By the end of 2011, its market value had fallen to less than $200 billion.

In 2011, Samsung remained the world's second-largest smartphone vendor, shipping 2.8 million units.

In terms of sheer volume, it was about 20 million more than in 2010, but compared to historical figures, it was a full 50 million fewer units.

However, like Nokia phones, most of these are still feature phones.

Samsung Group has kept its promise and firmly stood with Android and Microsoft, and still has not produced a phone with the X operating system.

Even throughout 2011, its smartphone shipments maintained a slight increase, reaching approximately 5200 million units.

It must be said that Samsung Group is indeed tough and strong.

However, throughout 2011, Samsung's stock price was viewed negatively.

Because the total shipments of smartphones in 2011 surged by about 65% compared to 2010, exceeding 5.7 million units.

However, Samsung's smartphone shipments increased by only about 1000 million units compared to 2010, a mere 25%.

In other words, its growth in the smartphone market is less than that of the overall market.

Apple, ranked fourth, shipped approximately 8800 million units worldwide.

Quantum technology ranked fifth, with shipments of 8500 million units.

LG ranked sixth, with shipments reaching 8000 million units.

ZTE ranked seventh with shipments of 7800 million units.

Coolpad ranked eighth with shipments of 6800 million units.

Huawei ranked ninth, and HTC ranked tenth.

Starting from that year, the Chinese mainland contingent in the mobile phone industry has risen, with four of the top ten brands being mainland brands, and all of them belonging to the X camp.

Of course, what excites the entire market even more is the shipment volume of the X-series.

In 2011 alone, the number of terminals shipped with the X operating system exceeded 2.5 million, accounting for almost half of the total smartphone shipments for the year.

Apple's iOS devices have shipped approximately 9300 million units. (This includes tablets and similar products.)

The shipment volume of Android smart terminals is around 9000 million.

The Windows Mobile devices that Microsoft had high hopes for only number around 4000 million.

The others are phones running systems like Blackberry and Symbian.

In the realm of operating systems alone, OS X not only solidified its position as the world's number one, but also held a commanding lead over other smartphone operating systems.

Moreover, this lead is getting bigger and bigger.

What disappoints global media and tech enthusiasts the most is not Google's Android, because it remains incredibly resilient. Despite its declining market share, the shipment volume of smart devices continues to grow.

Microsoft was the biggest disappointment to countless people, despite the Microsoft camp working incredibly hard throughout 2011.

Almost all major global mobile phone manufacturers are working hard to promote Windows Mobile 7.5 phones.

However, despite their best efforts, they only managed to ship over 40 million units, less than half the number of Android devices.

After entering 2012, global smartphone shipments surged once again.

Although there are still about two months left in the year, IDC predicts that global smartphone shipments will increase by about 50% this year compared to 2011, exceeding 8 million units.

The entire year of 2012 was not only a year of great innovation in quantum technology.

It was also a year of great success for the entire Er Gou cult.

According to forecasts, shipments of quantum technology smartphones will surge again this year, exceeding 1.3 million units, and will enter the top three in the world.

The first and second place should still be Samsung and Nokia.

However, it is highly likely that Nokia's shipments will plummet again this year, falling below 3 million units.

Samsung remains very resilient, maintaining sales of around 2.8 million units.

However, its smartphone growth rate once again lagged behind the overall market.

Last year, four mainland Chinese brands broke into the world's top ten, and this year there will be five, and next year there will be six.

Quantum technology, Coolpad, ZTE, Huawei, TCL, VIVO, OPPO.

The two brothers behind them, with the help of quantum technology, broke into the world's top ten several years ahead of schedule.

This year, shipments of smart terminals using the X operating system have surged again compared to 2.5 million units in 2011, reaching approximately 3.6 million units.

Android smart devices also saw another surge, reaching 1.3 million units.

Although the gap with the X operating system is widening, it still stubbornly continues to grow.

The number of smart devices running Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 8 system worldwide has only increased slightly compared to last year, finally exceeding 50 million units.

But... this number is almost meaningless.

Let alone the fact that Microsoft's market share is meaningless, even Google's Android market share is considered by many to be of little significance.

Everyone believes that the growth of global smartphone users has a ceiling.

The rapid growth each year has masked the fact that Android users are constantly migrating to the X operating system.

Once the total user base reaches a bottleneck, Google Android's user base will experience a significant drop.

But once it falls below a certain number, the entire ecosystem collapses.

Then the mobile operating system would have little purpose.

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Lian Yisheng's baby, Lin Lu, is already one and a half years old.

Shu Wan has been taking care of the baby here for a year and a half now.

At this moment, she was teaching her baby to speak by pointing to the picture book.

As before, Lian Yi is preparing for her lawsuit against Google.

It really seems like it's a long way off.

The patent war and litigation between the two sides have lasted for four years.

The court hearings have been held countless times.

The related trials have already yielded several results.

Overall, quantum technology has a better win rate than a loss rate, around 62%.

However, every time a verdict is reached, both sides either appeal or start a new lawsuit, making it a never-ending process.

Legal fees have already burned through hundreds of millions of dollars.

It was during this fierce battle that Little Waterdrop became the top lawyer in mobile operating systems and related communication patents.

No one is more proficient than her.

Over the past four years, she has read tens of millions of words of materials and written millions of words of documents.

So sometimes, she couldn't help but glare at Lin Xiao fiercely.

I've really been worn down by this whole life.

Not only your emotions, but also your body and even your career are completely tied to you.

However, the slightly unpleasant thing is that this patent war has already begun to spread.

First came the patent litigation between Google's Android and Quantum Technology, and then Qualcomm and Broadcom also entered the fray, joining Google's camp.

In the quantum technology sector, Texas Instruments entered the fray first, followed by ZTE and Huawei.

Finally, Sony Group also entered the fray.

Because it completed the acquisition of Sony Ericsson, it also has a number of communication-related patents.

This legal battle, this patent war, has evolved from a conflict between two companies into a major battle between two systems and two camps.

Not only is there no sign of it ending, but it is escalating and is about to turn into a global patent war.

A few years ago, Texas Instruments was still somewhat vacillating.

And now... it's more resolute than any other company.

Thanks to the strength of the X camp and its global shipments of hundreds of millions, Texas Instruments has made a fortune.

The Android camp uses Qualcomm, while the X camp uses XTA Semiconductor and Texas Instruments.

With the rise and rapid growth of the X camp, Texas Instruments' annual revenue has skyrocketed, and its market value has increased many times over.

This former king of the 2G era has once again become the king of mobile SoCs.

Even though XTA Semiconductor only owns less than half of the shares.

At that moment, a news report was playing on the television.

"Negotiations for Google's acquisition of Nokia are still ongoing, and we believe there will be a result soon."

This world has become somewhat upside down.

Historically, Google acquired Motorola, and Microsoft acquired Nokia.

In this world, however, it's the opposite.

The related negotiations have been going on for about six months.

Today, Nokia's market value has fallen below $100 billion.

However, it used Microsoft's $150 billion acquisition of Motorola as a benchmark.

From Nokia's perspective, although I'm losing money now, Motorola was losing money back then too. And I'm still the world's number one in shipments, while when Motorola was sold, its annual shipments were less than 50 million.

In 2012, Nokia's global shipments will still exceed 200 million units.

Therefore, Nokia was adamant that it must exceed $152 billion.

But for Google, your feature phone sales figures mean nothing to me. Your Symbian platform means nothing to Google either.

What I want is your brand, your distribution channels, and most importantly, your patents.

It seems that they can't compete with the X camp in the market right now.

The only way to defeat quantum technology in core markets is through patent wars.

However, relying on Google, Qualcomm, and Broadcom may not be enough; they need Nokia, a major patent holder.

Of course, Samsung also holds many patents, and it has always stood on the side of Android, for which it has paid a huge price, with the annual growth rate of smartphones being far lower than that of the overall market.

However, Google is going to spend $150 billion on this patent war with no clear winner yet?
It really didn't want to.

Currently, Google has increased its investment to $90 billion.

However, there is still a significant gap between the two sides.

"Do you think this acquisition will succeed?" Lian Yi suddenly looked up and asked.

Lin Xiao: "I don't know."

Lian Yi: "Actually, my father called me, and many people in China called me to inquire about the necessity of Quantum Technology acquiring Nokia."

Lin Xiao received even more calls like this.

Several years ago, the country was willing to find a way to come up with this money.

Now, quantum technology is fully capable of using that money to acquire Nokia.

But almost every time, Lin Xiao rejected it.

no need!

"So, will Samsung join this lawsuit?" Lian Yi asked again.

Lin Xiao: "I'm not sure."

Two years ago, Samsung certainly wouldn't have done this.

But now, that's not necessarily the case.

This year's quantum technology conference once again brought a huge shock to the world.

The launch of the quantum phone 3edge completely amazed the world.

The world's first curved screen phone!

Three and a half years after the factory was built, Quantum Technology finally used Linxia Optoelectronics' AMOLED screen in its flagship mobile phone.

The all-new X3 is still the world's first to use a 28-nanometer SOC.

The simultaneous release of these two blockbuster products not only ignited global public opinion but also completely boosted sales.

Even though the Quantum Note 2 had already set a record of 220 million units sold on its first day.

With the Quantum Phone 3 series, the first-day sales record soared to 380 million units.

Then the sales record for the first week was broken, and the sales record for the first month was broken.

Even the total sales for the entire cycle will set a new record.

But it was precisely this move that directly challenged Samsung's stronghold in the high-end AMOLED market.

But now Samsung Group is also in a dilemma.

First of all, they really want to completely suppress quantum technology.

However, they dare not completely and utterly offend quantum technology.

Samsung Group may top the list in shipments this year, but the growth rate of Android smartphones is very, very pessimistic.

Therefore, there is a consensus within the entire Samsung Group that it's time to produce phones with the X operating system.

Any later, and it might really be too late.

If Samsung joins Google's camp, it will also launch a lawsuit against quantum technology.

If quantum technology completely blocks Samsung Group, then... that would be troublesome.

“Recently, Samsung Group has also been trying to get closer to me,” Lian Yi said. “It’s probably Lee Jae-yong, or even Lee Kun-hee, who wants to contact you again.”

Last time, Lin Xiao almost completely shut the door to negotiations, and now two years have passed without it being opened again.

Lian Yi chuckled, "It's really interesting. At the last gathering, Lee Jae-yong brought his girlfriend. But his ex-wife, Lim Se-ryung, and her boyfriend, Lee Jung-jae, also showed up. Lee Jae-yong looked very uncomfortable and embarrassed."

Since collaborating on "The End of the World," Lee Jung-jae has had numerous collaborations with Dream Vision and Lightning Group.

He is the lead actor in many Sino-Korean co-productions.

Even Lightning Entertainment still produced "New World".

Furthermore, Lee Jung-jae played an important supporting role in the film "Dream Vision" and also played the second male lead in the American TV series "The Walking Dead".

Therefore, he is considered a complete member of Lin Xiao's system.

However, his relationship with the ex-wife of Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong is simply a matter of historical inertia.

Seeing Lian Yi's charming and adorable appearance, Lin Xiao couldn't resist and reached his hand inside again.

Lian Yi blushed and quickly looked towards the other side of the living room.

Shu Wan, as if she had eyes in the side, muttered a curse under her breath, picked up Lin Lu Bao Bao, and walked outside, saying, "We should go for a walk."

"Going out to play!"

The little deer was about to crawl towards its parents when it heard about going out to play. Its eyes lit up immediately, and it wobbled to its feet, ready to go out on its own.

Meanwhile, a local dog nearby was even more excited, jumping around and running a long way before turning back to urge Shuwan and the baby to hurry up.

Lian Yi stood up and opened her arms to Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao picked her up and carried her to the room behind.

She was wearing a nightgown, and her two smooth, snow-white thighs immediately dangled out.

Her buttocks were smooth and bouncy.

Her lower abdomen was slightly protruding because she was pregnant again, more than three months along.

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Lee Kun-hee, Lee Jae-yong, and people from Qualcomm and Google are having a meeting.

Or perhaps it's people from Google and Qualcomm who are lobbying Lee Kun-hee to join the patent litigation battle over quantum technology.

"President Li, you haven't yielded to quantum technology or to this young man Lin Xiao for the past two years. Now, yielding would not only be embarrassing, but it might even be too late."

"LG and Sony phones are eroding Samsung's market share."

Historically, Samsung was already on its way to becoming the dominant force in the Android market.

In this world, quantum technology, LG, and Sony share the market.

LG currently produces smartphones running three operating systems: OS X, Android, and Windows Mobile 8. OS X already holds a 65% market share, while Android only accounts for 25%. Therefore, LG's stance is becoming increasingly clear, and its shift towards quantum technology is becoming more and more apparent.

After ending its internal strife and fully acquiring Sony Ericsson, Sony finally launched phones with the X operating system, releasing three models at once: one high-end and two mid-range.

The reaction is acceptable!

This year's shipments are approximately 40 million units, once again placing it among the world's top ten.

“Chairman Lee, from a very objective perspective, you should have reached a cooperation agreement with Quantum Technology last year,” Schmidt said. “Over the past few months, your Samsung Group has been trying to contact Quantum Technology, but has not received a positive response. The reason is simple: Quantum Technology no longer welcomes Samsung. If Samsung joins, it will harm the interests of Sony and LG. And we know that Lin Xiao is very loyal and long-lasting to his allies.”

Lee Kun-hee remained silent and made no comment.

Schmidt remained silent.

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next day!

Schmidt met secretly with Microsoft CEO Ballmer.

It's been almost three years since Microsoft acquired Motorola.

In 2010, Microsoft ambitiously launched Windows Phone, with the support of global mobile phone giants, aiming to create at least a three-way split in the market.

The attempt failed.

In 2011, Microsoft abandoned the Motorola brand and launched the brand new LUMIA platform, intending for a new brand and a fresh start.

But... sales are still not good.

Now 2012 is almost over.

LUMIA remains in a state of semi-death, and even the shipment volume of Windows Mobile devices is declining.

Although Microsoft has not completely given up.

But... not only the global media, but also Microsoft itself, felt that Microsoft had failed in the mobile operating system field.

The entire process cost hundreds of billions of dollars.

“Steve, the situation has completely changed now. You should know about the Chinese novel 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,' right? Two weak countries are bound to form an alliance to fight against the strongest one.” Google Chairman Schmidt said, “Now that the X operating system is at its peak, it’s time for Microsoft to ally with Google to jointly combat quantum technology.”

"Just imagine for a moment: if Microsoft and Google join forces to launch a patent war and lawsuits against quantum technology, it would be best if quantum phones could be banned from sale in the United States and North America."

"How much of that vacant share will our two families get?"

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer joked, "Even if quantum phones are banned in North America, Android and Apple will take more than 80% of the market share, leaving Microsoft with less than 20%."

"And we own shares in Xsoft, which are estimated to be worth more than $50 billion."

"Our stake in Facebook is estimated to be worth more than $60 billion."

"Our stake in YouTube is estimated to be worth more than $30 billion."

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said, "I believe Microsoft won't take this mere ten billion dollars seriously."

The Microsoft CEO simply smiled and remained silent.

Schmidt said, "Microsoft has already established a new brand, Lumia, and the Motorola brand is almost completely idle. So, are you interested in selling Motorola again, including some of its patents, to Google?"

In an effort to win the patent war, Google even considered acquiring Motorola again.

Microsoft's CEO asked, "How much are you willing to pay?"

Schmidt: "$25 billion."

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: "We need to have a meeting."

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Microsoft did not hold a meeting about this matter, but only a small meeting at Bill Gates' estate.

The proposal was rejected outright.

Based on a rough estimate, including single-player games, online games, mobile games, and related shares, Microsoft's total interests in the quantum technology ecosystem reach approximately $200 billion.

For a mere $25 billion, would you offend a partner worth $200 billion?

How can it be so ridiculous?

Most importantly, capital from all over the world has recognized Lin Xiao's loyalty to his allies and the sustainability of his strategy.

Is Microsoft really less capable than a young company, acting so fickle?

So just two days later, Ballmer rejected Schmidt outright.

However, Google's Schmidt requested a meeting again, this time with a shocking condition.

Android is willing to give up 35% of its shares to Microsoft.

Now, everyone at Microsoft was truly tempted.

Google's offer is far too big; it's an offer they're willing to bleed money from.

Two years ago, Microsoft certainly wouldn't have paid any attention, because at that time it was ambitiously developing its own Windows Mobile system.

Now, this plan can almost be declared a failure, and Microsoft has almost failed in the mobile operating system field as well.

Owning 35% of Android's shares at this point? It's an incredibly tempting offer.

For Google, it's a do-or-die situation.

Even Chairman Schmidt didn't fully convince the shareholders; he practically acted first and asked for their consent later.

First, finalize the cooperation agreement, and then proceed with detailed negotiations.

This time, the Microsoft CEO went directly to have a private meeting with Bill Gates.

Bill Gates: "First of all, this collaboration faces enormous resistance, both within Microsoft and within Google."

"Secondly, even if we succeed, what will be the outcome?"

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer: "Samsung will join the fray, and Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, and Broadcom will unite to launch a patent war and lawsuits against quantum technology. The result will be like Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, catching quantum technology off guard and putting it in a dangerous situation."

Bill Gates: "So, does that mean Microsoft needs to tear up the patent exchange and licensing agreements it previously signed with Quantum Technology?"

Ballmer: "Yes, but... there's a fuzzy space inside."

Bill Gates said, "A terrible sneak attack! What impression will Microsoft leave on the world then?"

Ballmer: "This world only cares about results, not morality."

Microsoft simply couldn't resist the allure of mobile operating systems.

Bill Gates asked, "Is Google willing to relinquish 50% control of Android?"

Ballmer: "I should disagree."

Bill Gates: "Leaving aside mobile operating systems, who is our biggest competitor?"

Ballmer: "Google, in search engines, in browsers, is our biggest competitor in the world, and has even become our only competitor."

Bill Gates: "Even if Google gives up 50% of its Android shares, even if our patent war successfully strangles quantum technology, even if we ban quantum phones from sale in North America for a year or two, then what?"

"What about Microsoft's reputation?"

Bill Gates: "How many allies does Lin Xiao have in the entertainment industry? How many allies in the media industry? He owns the largest social networking site, the largest video website, the largest social media platform, and the largest instant messaging software. How many users and fans does the quantum phone have in North America?"

"Even if we do our best, we may not be able to get quantum phones banned in North America. What about the European market, the Japanese market, and the Chinese market?"

"Even if it's banned in North America, can it defeat the X operating system worldwide?"

"Over the past three years, Lin Xiao's ecosystem has spared no effort in supporting the Windows Mobile system. At every press conference, all core members were present. Even now, they are still working on adapting and updating for the Windows Mobile system. Just a month ago, Fantasy Studio's mobile game completed the adaptation of League of Legends for your Windows Mobile phone."

“Since Lin Xiao decided to extend an olive branch to Microsoft a few years ago, he has continued to deepen this friendship without any change.”

"It's not that betrayal is unacceptable, the key question is whether it's worth it?"

Ballmer remained silent.

Bill Gates: "Tweet, founded by Lin Xiao and Jerry Yang, is about to go public. This is Jerry Yang's second venture, and his second time achieving great success. Lin Xiao planned everything from the acquisition to the development path of Twitter, and he also spared no effort in promoting it on the mobile internet platform. Lin Xiao's generosity towards his allies is unimaginable."

"Furthermore, my foundation also owns a 3.6% stake in Twitter."

"Do you know that Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter are not just capital, but also powerful weapons of public opinion? How many people need these three weapons?"

"The reason these three weapons didn't unleash their full power is because Lin Xiao was extremely restrained and unwilling to let them serve him!"

"He is just very humble, but he is actually very powerful."

Ballmer nodded and said, "I understand."

“I will refuse Schmidt right now.”

Thus, Google's biggest move in the operating system field, a do-or-die strategy, was completely nullified.

Because companies of Microsoft's caliber also have long-term strategic inertia and will not suddenly change course for short-term gains, even if those gains seem substantial.

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November 11th, it's that day again, it's Lin Xiao's birthday again.

Jerry Yang's Twitter company went public on Nasdaq.

The stock was offered at a price of $28, with 7000 million shares issued and an over-allotment option of 1100 million shares, raising a total of $25 billion.

Of course, the major shareholders didn't care about the funds raised; it was just a way to revalue their own wealth.

On the day of its IPO, the stock closed at $49, a 75% increase from the offering price.

Twitter's market value surged to $289 billion!
Yang Zhiyuan, once a king of the internet, fell to rock bottom four years ago.

With Lin Xiao's encouragement and advice, and with joint investment, they embarked on their second entrepreneurial venture.

Four years have passed.

He has once again reached the pinnacle.

On that day, he became the cover figure of global technology media.

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And it was on this very day!
Fallout 4, which took nearly four years to develop, has been officially released worldwide!
This is a game that surpasses the historical record the most.

Whether it's the visuals, the plot, the scale, or anything else.

Although it was already a landmark work in gaming, Lin Xiao still wanted to elevate it to a higher level.

This puts it in a position of near-unrivaled dominance.

Therefore, the overall size of the game has almost more than doubled.

It still represents the pinnacle of game graphics and the pinnacle of game technology.

Its research and development costs also kept exceeding the budget, eventually reaching a staggering $600 million, more than four times that of the previous version.

It became the most expensive game to develop to date.

Although it still couldn't solve all of Lin Xiao's pain points about the game, ... it's really beyond the current technology.

It's just that its graphics are so good that it has such high system requirements.

As a result, on the PS3, the graphics quality had to be significantly reduced.

To fully unleash its charm, you'll need a higher-spec computer, or the PS4 and Xbox One, which won't be released until next year.

Because of the past successes of games like Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, The Witcher, and The Last of Us, people had high expectations for the legacy of these games.

Therefore, this game has become the most anticipated title among gamers worldwide, bar none.

Historically, although this game did not meet players' expectations, it still drew huge crowds.

One statistic shows that Pornhub's traffic dropped significantly during the game's first week of release. This is because countless people were engrossed in the game and didn't have time to visit the world's largest adult website.

In this world, players worldwide will only become more enthusiastic about this game.

result……

Another record-breaking figure has been set.

Including pre-orders, Fallout 4 sold over 1500 million copies worldwide on its first day!
A new record has been set!
What's terrifying is that sales in the Chinese market alone exceeded 600 million on the first day!
This first-day sales record is perhaps... unprecedented and will likely never be repeated.

Even Er Gou Studio itself probably doesn't have the confidence to break this record within a few years.

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Then came December.

Interstellar, co-written by Er Gou and Christopher Nolan and produced by Dreamworld, Sony Pictures Animation, and Flash Entertainment, has been officially released worldwide!
This movie became an instant sensation upon its release!

Whether it's Douban in China or IMDb abroad, it received almost the highest score.

Historically, it only grossed 8.55 million RMB in China, 2.03 million USD in North America, and 7.26 million USD worldwide.

And in this world!

Thanks to the halo of "Second Dog Master" and the absolute home ground of Lightning Entertainment, its box office broke records once again.

This record is from a longer period of time, dating back to two or three years ago with "The Graveyard Book".

The film grossed over 25 billion RMB in China.

A new record has been set once again.

The North American box office was $2.6 million, which is slightly higher than historical figures, but not by much.

This time, the box office in the Chinese market far exceeded that in the North American market.

Ultimately, the film achieved a major breakthrough at the global box office, once again surpassing $12 billion.

then……

Flash Entertainment, Dream Vision, and Sony Columbia's third sci-fi blockbuster, "The Wandering Earth," which is also Lin Xiao's true ambition to bring Chinese science fiction films to the world, are currently in production.

For this film, the three production companies provided almost the most glamorous cast and invested over $3 million, pushing the production quality to the highest level.

It will be at least a year before it meets a global audience.

As for the results?

Lin Xiao himself wasn't very confident either.

The year 2013 has arrived!
Because of Microsoft's refusal, Google's attempt to create a global siege of quantum technology failed to materialize.

Google's acquisition of Nokia was temporarily shelved due to the vast difference in the prices offered by both parties.

In the 2013 Spring Festival Gala, Xia Xi, the most beautiful female CEO, once again appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala stage.

She didn't show up last year because she was pregnant, and her belly was already quite big at the time.

These two crazy sisters actually did it.

In Wu Lingxi's words, it was about letting Xia Xi feel a sense of involvement as well.

Moreover, she was pregnant with twins.

It was originally agreed that after the babies were born, each person would have one.

But after the babies were born, Xia Xi couldn't bear to separate them. So, with a heavy heart, she sent them to the United States three months later, to be with Wu Lingxi.

When Xia Xi sent the two children away, she felt as if her heart had been torn apart.

She, who never cried, cried for several nights in a row.

Then he started cursing Wu Lingxi and Lin Xiao.

This heartbreak led her to make a certain decision.

By this time, the popularity of the Spring Festival Gala had greatly declined, entering an unstoppable period of decline.

However, WeChat remained the biggest sponsor of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala this year, and ultimately launched the WeChat Pay function.

The launch of this feature means the end of the honeymoon period with Alibaba.

But... eventually, it will come out.

They have been promoting WeChat at such a cost-nothing rate for four or five years now.

Over the years, I don't know how much money I've spent.

And the result... even in the Chinese market, it has already fully blossomed and borne fruit.

As of now, WeChat has reached 3.5 million daily active users in China, although it still hasn't surpassed QQ.

But everyone knows that surpassing QQ is only a matter of time.

Globally, WeChat has officially surpassed 18 billion active users.

Undisputed world number one!

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Despite the failure of its alliances and mergers, Google's Android camp remains very resilient.

Samsung, in particular, despite rejecting Google's offer.

However, Lee Kun-hee once again sent someone to negotiate with Lin Xiao, expressing his willingness to join the X camp, but on the condition of 13% of XSOFT shares, and Lin Xiao's verbal commitment to have 30% of the mobile phone chips manufactured by Samsung.

Lin Xiao refused once again.

Lee Kun-hee was enraged.

Then, they went all in developing a new flagship product.

Unprecedented investment in promotion and development costs led to a radical shift in all aspects of the product.

The result was quite pleasing.

In 2013, Samsung's Android smartphones reversed the downward trend of the previous two years and began to rise against the odds.

It even solved the most critical problems.

That's Lin Xiao's powerful app. Samsung and Google, under the guise of so-called folk geniuses, created an Android version. Although it can't be installed in the app store, it can be downloaded anywhere.

As a result, Samsung's smartphone shipments have begun to improve this year.

It even boosted the Android camp.

But... at this very moment, a scene from history unfolded once again, or rather, it happened ahead of schedule.

Samsung's flagship phones have experienced dozens of battery explosion incidents in just one month!

Initially, Samsung Group and even Google helped with public relations to try and suppress the matter.

However, as the number of explosions increased, so did the number of explosions.

It's impossible to control.

Moreover, Lin Xiao controls global social media and video websites.

When this happened in the past, Samsung was at the height of its smartphone business, so although it was hurt, it wasn't crippled.

In this world, Samsung is still far from being the king of smartphones.

The Android camp was already in turmoil, and the explosion incident was a huge blow to both Samsung and the Android camp.

Finally, Samsung Group could not withstand the pressure, and Lee Kun-hee publicly apologized.

Then... in October 2013, Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee personally visited Quantum Technology.

This time, he did not impose any harsh conditions.

There was no mention of acquiring a stake in Xsoft.

All that was asked was that Quantum Technology expressed its willingness to cooperate with Samsung Group to produce a safe and advanced X smartphone.

Lin Xiao agreed!
It dragged on for a full five years!
Ultimately, Samsung Group received almost no preferential treatment and officially joined the X camp!

After the negotiations concluded, Lin Xiao and Lee Kun-hee held a joint press conference.

At the press conference, both sides praised each other.

However, Samsung Group has not given up on Android and has adopted a dual-system strategy of Android X and Android.

Even so!
This is devastating news for Google's Android.

Samsung has always been the largest mobile phone manufacturer of the Android system, and even its absolute mainstay.

Because of the battery scandal, even this absolute pillar has turned against them.

Almost all media outlets used the same headline: Android's heyday is over!

Some headlines have even gone so far as to claim that the demise of Android is only a matter of time.

The seven-year-long battle is finally coming to an end.

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Even so, Google's Android continues to put up a stubborn resistance.

Microsoft was the first to abandon mobile operating systems.

By 2014, there were even fewer mobile phones running Microsoft's operating system.

In this world, it entered the game earlier than in history, and it also admitted defeat earlier than in history.

And this time, the symbol is!
In June 2014, Bill Gates and Microsoft's Steve Ballmer led a team to China for an official visit to quantum technology.

After some relatively mild negotiations, the two sides finally signed an agreement.

XSOFT sold 18% of its shares to Microsoft for $200 billion.

Microsoft will pay a combination of cash, stock, and transfer the Motorola brand and related patents to Quantum Technologies.

This news shocked the world.

Even the Chinese people were shocked.

Several years ago, countless netizens proposed online that Quantum Technology acquire Motorola, thereby making Quantum Technology a world-class brand and fulfilling the national pride of countless people.

Lin Xiao rejected the offer at the time.

Unexpectedly, today, in such a wonderful way, the Motorola brand has fallen into the hands of quantum technology.

The headline from global media was: Microsoft officially abandons mobile operating system!
Although Microsoft has not said anything like that, and will continue to update LUMIA iterative products, and will even continue to upgrade and update Windows Mobile.

But everyone knows that Microsoft has given up on this battle, and all it does now is continue to be responsible for the few remaining Windows Mobile users.

It's just an aftershock.

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In July 2014, Qualcomm's CEO made an official visit to Quantum Technology!

It's worth noting that over the past two years, Qualcomm and Google have jointly launched a lawsuit and patent war over quantum technology.

Texas Instruments and XTA are aligned with the X camp, while Qualcomm is aligned with the Android camp.

Now, Qualcomm has also backed down.

Because the Android camp is already in decline, although Apple uses Qualcomm's baseband chips, its CPU and GPU are Apple's own.

If Qualcomm doesn't gain forgiveness from the X camp, its future in the mobile SoC market will be very bleak.

And once you lose the mobile SoC market, you lose the future.

This visit did not result in any agreements or cooperation.

However… Qualcomm's CEO still stated that this was a fruitful visit with great significance.

Global tech media have dubbed it a groundbreaking journey.

This signifies the end of the confrontation between the two sides.

Whether there will be future cooperation, and whether the X camp will purchase Qualcomm chips, is a matter for the future to decide.

Qualcomm and Broadcom withdrew from this patent litigation battle.

That leaves only Google's Android.

In October, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt once again invited Lin Xiao.

This time, however, they didn't discuss any serious business; they just drank and chatted.

As the drinks were winding down, Eric Schmidt said, "Lin, I'm resigning as chairman of Google."

Lin Xiao was taken aback: "So early?"

Although he resigned as Google CEO a few years ago, historically it takes four years for him to resign as chairman.

Schmidt laughed and said, "Yes, a little earlier than expected."

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Happy retirement. Feel free to come over for a drink sometime. If you have any new ideas for starting a business, you can also talk to me about it."

Schmidt: "What, do you want me to start a second business? I probably don't have that idea anymore. I'm going to enjoy life now."

"I have to say, your Fallout 4 is amazing, but I haven't finished playing it yet because I'm so upset."

"But I have to say you're really crazy. The whole game takes nearly a hundred hours, which is the size of two or three games."

"However, this also brought an unprecedented shock, as if we had entered another world."

"I feel that it will be difficult for any work to surpass it in the future, and even you yourself will find it difficult to do so."

Lin Xiao said, "Yes, but I just want it to be the best it can be, and I don't care about anything else. I don't care about making money, or even whether or not Fallout 5 can be released."

Schmidt turned to Lin Xiao and said, "What an interesting person! To be able to create your own world according to your own will, that's too extravagant!"

next day!

Google voluntarily withdrew its lawsuit from the court.

Not only in the United States, but almost all over the world, the lawsuits were withdrawn.

Unilateral withdrawal of the lawsuit.

Just one day later, Quantum Technology also withdrew its lawsuit.

So far!

This protracted legal battle, which lasted six or seven years, has officially come to an end.

It ended just like that, silently and without a trace.

Even in the end, this huge lawsuit did not yield a final result.

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July 2014.

The Wandering Earth has officially been released worldwide!

This was more than a year later than originally planned.

True perfection.

In terms of special effects and storyline, it truly achieves the ultimate.

An investment of $3.2 million is almost extravagant.

finally……

It broke records once again in the Chinese market.

However, this record not only refreshed the perception of Chinese audiences, but also refreshed the perception of audiences around the world.

The previous record was held by Interstellar, which grossed 25 billion RMB.

Then, it took two or three whole years to break through.

This time, "The Wandering Earth" not only easily shattered this record, but also set its box office at 50.3 billion RMB.

The Chinese film box office record has more than doubled!
In the North American market, the film initially caused almost no stir. In this world, Lin Xiao spent seven or eight years and many films building this halo, even using three science fiction films to promote "The Wandering Earth".

Many years ago, they began to create anticipation around the world.

It uses the three movies "2012", "The Martian", and "Interstellar" as a prelude.

It utilized a vast network of connections, a luxurious lineup, and enormous costs.

Before its release, it was heavily promoted and had an astonishing number of screenings.

Nearly half of the Hollywood teams are on the list, with Christopher Nolan serving as producer.

Top Hollywood stars are playing supporting roles in this movie.

finally……

The film grossed $2.7 million at the North American box office.

Although... it still didn't create a huge miracle and failed to surpass the box office of "The Hunger Games" by more than 400 million US dollars.

But... it was still a huge success.

Ultimately, it grossed over $15.8 billion worldwide.

It successfully topped the global box office charts.

Of course, it earned $8.2 million in the Chinese market alone, and with the US market included, the total from both markets is almost $11 billion.

Regardless, this achievement has thoroughly inspired countless Chinese people and Chinese film professionals.

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October 1, 2015!
Lin Xiao found Wu Di.

By this time, he was almost completely bald.

Lin Xiao said slowly, "Wu Di, before we knew it, our quantum technology has been around for almost seven years."

Wu Di shuddered: "What do you want to do? Don't even think about it!"

Lin Xiao was taken aback: "I didn't say anything."

Wu Di: "I know you too well. When you talk like that, it's a bad sign. Just like many years ago when you said you wanted me to be at a press conference. Don't go crazy..."

Lin Xiao remained silent for a while before saying, "I... think you are very suitable to take charge of quantum technology."

Wu Di's face immediately contorted in pain: "Boss, please don't do this, please don't do this. I just got married last year and had a baby. I... I can be the Dean of X, but you want me to take charge of quantum technology? This is terrifying..."

"Boss, I'm disabled..."

"Boss, I also have Parkinson's, please have pity on me..."

Lin Xiao said, "Then let's make a name for ourselves before Parkinson's completely and thoroughly worsens and flares up."

Wu Di: "I...I'm so angry..."

Lin Xiao: "I will remain the chairman of Quantum Technology, but you will take on the CEO position."

Wu Di: "What...what do you want to do?"

Lin Xiao: "AI, autonomous driving, new energy vehicles."

Wu Di: "Is this your fourth startup?"

Lin Xiao: "That's right!"

Wu Di: "You're crazy, you're a madman... Can... can I refuse?"

Lin Xiao: "Probably...it won't work!"

Wu Di: "I should have just opted for euthanasia when I was in the Netherlands. I shouldn't have been fooled by you. Boss, this business is too big. I'm really afraid I can't handle it."

Lin Xiao said, "Look at Wu Lingxi, look at Gu Yongjiang, look at Lucas, they've done very well."

Wu Di: "If you put me in this position, I might die young."

Lin Xiao: "It's so glorious, it doesn't matter. Besides, you should have died six or seven years ago. It's a complete free lunch."

Wu Di: "Are you speaking human language? Or are you even speaking human language?"

No matter how much Wu Di resisted, he eventually had to accept this fate.

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However, a boomerang soon struck Lin Xiao on the back of the head.

Xia Xi found Lin Xiao.

"I want to resign from my positions as Chairman and CEO of Lightning Group," Xia Xi said.

Lin Xiao shuddered: "Sister, don't joke with me! This position is so important, who else but you could hold it?"

Xia Xi said, "Let Wu Lingxi take charge of East Asia Facebook as well, let Lucas take charge of Lightning Group as chairman and CEO, and let Li Shuang serve as president."

Lin Xiao: "Then... what about you?"

Xia Xi: "I'll take a year off, disappear for a year, and have a baby!"

"At my age, if I don't have children now, it will be too late."

“I promised Wu Lingxi that I would give birth to the twins and give one to each of them. But in the end, I couldn’t bear to separate the babies, so I sent both babies to the United States. It was like my heart was being torn apart, and I felt like I had lost half my life.”

"Then I decided that I wanted to have a child myself."

Lin Xiao said, "But we are half-siblings."

Xia Xi: "At this point, we can't worry about all that anymore."

Lin Xiao: "Then... what about after giving birth?"

Xia Xi: "I'm starting my fourth business with you. This time you're working on autonomous driving, AI, and new energy vehicles. I don't think you can handle it all."

"Just like before, entrust me with the most complicated tasks and the supply chain."

"We've been starting this business together for thirteen years now."

"Seven years ago, you left very suddenly, handing over the Lightning Group to me."

“I think that handing over the Lightning Group to Lucas and Li Shuang is more than enough. Even the short video strategy and live streaming strategy you mentioned, these two are perfectly capable of handling them, and have even once again entered Lucas’s area of ​​expertise.”

"I want to be with you."

"We joined forces more than a decade ago, and this time, we'll do it again!"

"I've even thought of a name: Pangu Technology!"

“I will set up the whole framework for you, and then you can smoothly enter it after the transition to quantum technology.”

"Okay, it's settled."

Xia Xi patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder and then kissed him on the cheek.

Lin Xiao felt inexplicably as if this scene had just happened not long ago.

He patted Wu Di on the shoulder and made the decision for him directly. Xia Xi, however, added a kiss and then made the decision for Lin Xiao without any room for argument.

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A few days later!

Xia Xi publicly announced that she was resigning as CEO of Lightning Group, retaining only the position of chairman.

Lucas, former CEO of Facebook East Asia, has been appointed as the new CEO of Lightning Group, Li Shuang as the president of Lightning Group, and Wang Xing as the vice president of the group.

The entire nation's netizens were shocked.

What happened?

Xia Xi, the head of the Lightning Group, actually resigned?

Why?

March 2015!

Today is a big day for Wu Yuan at Kecheng Shilifeng Prison.

He's about to be released after serving his sentence.

He served a full thirteen and a half years in prison.

However, he didn't age that much.

"congratulations……"

"Old Wu, you should enjoy life when you go out."

Ideally, all discipline should have been accompanied by words like "be a good person and live a good life" afterward. But no one said that; everyone offered their blessings.

Three or four years ago, he could have been released on medical parole, but he refused.

His daughter, Li Shuang, despite being an illegitimate child, is going to become the president of the Lightning Group.

He's going to take the helm of this multi-billion dollar conglomerate, though he'll only be the second-in-command.

Walking out of the prison gates.

Li Shuang remains as beautiful and incredibly sexy as ever.

Beside her, she held the hand of a little girl who was just over two years old and looked very cute.

It wasn't very noticeable, but in Wu Yuan's eyes, the little girl still looked a lot like Lin Xiao.

"Mommy, who is this?" the little girl Lin Bao'er asked in a sweet voice.

Li Shuang said, "You can just call him old man."

Wu Yuan's gaze was fixed on the little baby and he couldn't take it off. His voice trembled slightly as he asked, "Shuang'er, I... can I hold her?"

"No, we'll talk about it later," Li Shuang said coldly.

Wu Yuan said awkwardly, "Okay, okay."

Then, he said in a low voice, "I want to move to Linshan. Is it okay if I stay in my old house?"

Li Shuang said, "We'll talk about it later. Let me take you to your house in Kecheng first."

Wu Yuandao said, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, I'll listen to you."

Despite being repeatedly rejected and scolded like a child by his daughter, he was still very happy and content.

Especially after getting in the car, listening to the conversation between the little one and Li Shuang, my heart melted.

"Mom, shall we go play with Sister Yi-Yi tonight?"

"Is Dad going back to Linshan tomorrow?"

"Look, this is a drawing that Brother Xiaozhou made for me, isn't it nice?"

“I video chatted with Sister Lulu yesterday, and Xinxin and Mi’er were there too.”

Li Shuang was very patient with her beloved daughter, answering almost every question seriously, and even mimicking her daughter's sweet, coquettish voice.

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October 2015, 11!
It's still that science and technology park near the mountain.

It's still the building where Lin Xiao first started his business.

It was once glorious, as it became the largest base after TOM acquired Yangyang Live.

But he fell from grace a few years ago.

So now it looks just like the environment when Lin Xiao first started his business in 2001.

Inside the brand-new office building, a brand-new sign hangs on the outside: Pangu Technology.

Of course, this is just a branch, a place for a mobilization ceremony.

Its headquarters will be located in Hangzhou in the future, while the production base of the quantum car will most likely be in Shanghai.

Pangu Technology is fully responsible for AI and autonomous driving.

The new energy vehicles will still be named Quantum Cars.

There were over a hundred people in the entire office.

They are all top geniuses in the fields of computer science and AI, and they are also very young.

Lin Xiao and Xia Xi stood at the top of the stairs, their gazes slowly sweeping over everyone.

The two men raised their teacups and slowly said, "Fourteen years ago, I started my business here for the first time, announcing the official establishment of ItchNet."

"Time flies so fast, fourteen years have passed in the blink of an eye."

“I’m standing here again, and I can’t even say I’m feeling sentimental about the past.”

"My heart is filled with boundless impulses and endless desires."

“I don’t even dare to say this is my last startup, but… this is a retrospective.”

"Before I knew it, I had reached the age of looking back on the past."

"Xia Xi stood by my side back then, and she still stands by my side now. We are standing side by side again, setting off together once more."

"This moment is just like that moment!"

"This is my fourth startup!"

"I hereby announce the official establishment of Pangu Technology!"

"Our goal is ByteDance, it's the stars and the sea!"

And this time!
Outside the office building, the lovely and beautiful Bubble was in a car, driving herself.

In the back row, seven-year-old Lin Yiyi was playing with an Xpad, while the even younger Lin Yunzhou was quietly playing a math fill-in-the-blank game in his math notebook; he was only four years old.

Now everyone can see that he is a mathematical genius.

Bubble was inside the car, looking out the window at her passionate husband.

Although fourteen years have passed, in this instant, she seems to see Lin Xiao, who was full of youthful vigor back then.

This bad guy... he really hasn't changed at all.

It was like this more than a decade ago, and it's still like this now.

Despite having already controlled several of the most powerful business empires, and despite his immense wealth, he still possesses considerable influence.

But... he really is starting to look more and more like he did more than a decade ago.

This is not an illusion!
Moreover, Xiao Momo seems to be exactly the same as she was more than ten years ago.

It's just that there are two more babies.

Her parents continued to take meticulous care of her; her father remained incredibly busy, and her mother continued to nag.

That's great!

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, Wu Lingxi...

Inside the enormous manor villa.

She lay on the carpet, looking utterly hopeless.

A pair of twin children ran back and forth across her infinitely beautiful body.

The chubby little feet stepped on her belly and then her face without any hesitation.

Occasionally, her little bottom, still in diapers, would sit hard on her flawless face.

To raise her two daughters, no matter how busy she was, she would always take more than an hour each day to spend with them.

However, these twins are really mischievous.

She is more mischievous than Lin Yiyi, more mischievous than Lin Yunzhou, more mischievous than Lin Lu of Lianyi, and more mischievous than Lin Bao'er of Li Shuang.

If only one of them was mischievous, that would be one thing, but both of them were just as mischievous.

Sin!
What did I do wrong to deserve this torment from my two naughty children?

Why are my two babies so wild when all the other babies are so well-behaved?
And their energy is frighteningly high.

And yet, she looks so much like her, frighteningly beautiful.

She was being tormented, yet she loved him to death.

"boom……"

Suddenly, one of the little ones kicked out with its short legs.

Wu Lingxi felt a sharp pain in her ribs.

She immediately thought of Du Fu's poem, "The spoiled child lies in a wicked sleep, tearing the blankets." Although it was the blankets that were torn, Wu Lingxi felt as if her ribs were about to be broken.

Then, Wu Lingxi, unable to bear it any longer, dialed Lin Xiao's number directly.

"You bastard, you better come to America and keep an eye on your son and daughter! They're driving me crazy!"

Then, she angrily hung up the phone.

Then, another text message was sent.

"Really, come quickly! I want...you..."

Next, she kept sending messages to Lian Yi, chatting about inexplicable topics.

Before I knew it, everything around me had become quiet.

Look back.

Her two children were already curled up asleep beside her.

After playing around like crazy, the battery ran out.

One was curled up against his chest, and the other was beside his legs.

Two tiny little clumps.

so cute!
In an instant, Wu Lingxi felt her heart melt.

I quickly took a picture and sent it to Lin Xiao.

"Love you!"

"Say you love me the most!"

"Tell me that you love me the most, even more than Lianyi and Paopao!"

(End of the book)

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Note: It took me more than eight hours to write this, and I'm finally done. Thank you everyone! There may be an epilogue or a closing statement later on.

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