My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 362 Making a fortune every day is a sure thing

Twenty-three-year-old Demi Moore has recently moved beyond supporting roles in soap operas and begun playing leading roles in films.

But it didn't cause much of a stir, just as she was going through the most difficult phase of her forced withdrawal after getting divorced and using drugs.

As a result, he was specifically asked by Apple, a company currently at the height of its power, to shoot an advertisement, and he thought he was about to become the most powerful person in the world.

Anyway, she's already used to it.

As a result, aside from having to follow the instructions of higher-ups on set and getting a short haircut she had never done before, she easily completed the shoot and then, as if in a dream, quickly gained fame throughout North America.

In just three days, she has received offers for more than a dozen films!
This is the power of top-tier corporations.

This also demonstrates the power of top-tier businessmen.

Steve Jobs' current popularity at Citibank is equivalent to the popularity of Lei Jun and Da Mouth (founders of Steve Jobs) among mainland Chinese citizens forty years from now.

Whether it's the Apple Model 2 computers that are ubiquitous in primary and secondary schools across the country, or the high-end computers that went on sale last year, the total number of computers is in the millions, and this is still in the early stages of the computer era. Those who can afford to buy and use them are mostly middle-class and above families.

The extent of this influence is self-evident.

He was capable of single-handedly taking on a behemoth like IBM, which is why his company's IPO attracted such a huge following.

At least for now, the negative news about Steve and the internal strife within the company haven't spread to the wider public.

Selling 200,000 units a year was a failure for him, but a remarkable achievement for his peers.

Steve's problem was that he spent too much money on research and development, and stubbornly refused to lower prices, resulting in total product sales falling short of expectations.

In short, not enough products were sold to offset the excessive R&D costs.

Therefore, he is still sought after by consumers and the market, his reputation has not collapsed, and his stock price has not fallen.

The entire audience was awestruck as he, dressed in a black turtleneck sweater and jeans, sat on a high stool in the center of the stage under the spotlight in what would later become a classic casual look, appearing as relaxed as if he were chatting with everyone.

Of course, this was all part of Wei Dong's "plan." Didn't you say you wanted to rebel and break the rules? Then why are you standing behind the podium in a suit and tie?

Steve suddenly understood, as if struck by a thunderbolt!
This was a trick he created ten years later, and it has been overused by IT entrepreneurs all over the world thirty or forty years later.

Wei Dong had no idea who the original creator was, yet he used it to give Steve pointers.

That left the master with nothing to do.

It was originally someone else's trick, and it suited Steve's temperament and delivery perfectly.

Let's watch it on the big screen first.

Demi Moore's figure, which is clearly fuller due to medication, is shown in the advertisement in a way that appears to be completely nude.

Wei Dong hadn't actually seen the goods; he just randomly picked a photo, and this guy already had a bit of a barrel waist!

But it seems that North America prefers this style.

Big butt, not bad.

Especially her super short, dark brown hair, which accentuated her snow-white body, made her look exceptionally beautiful!

Wei Dong's understanding of her came solely from the movie "Ghost," and he didn't even know if she had actually filmed it.

It doesn't matter anyway, as long as I know the other person is a superstar with that kind of ability.

The requirement for short hair was also to highlight the most classic look from that movie, paving the way for Apple computers in the best possible condition.

Sure enough, her elfin, playful short black hair perfectly accentuated Demi Moore's delicate features, making her a worthy candidate for the highest-paid actress in Hollywood.

Then those big amber eyes blinked and locked onto the new "brown" color.

It can showcase its own beauty without overshadowing the main subject in the picture.

This requires skill.

Applause erupted immediately.

This actress, who hasn't even become famous yet, has her saga come to an end.

Steve joked, "Thanks for Ms. Demimore's performance. They said if I were cast, I probably wouldn't have achieved this level of success..."

The audience burst into laughter.

At Wei Dong's suggestion, he abandoned his previous "know-it-all" speaking style, which he disliked, and adopted this dry, humorous, straight-man style.

Steve himself felt really comfortable!
He was originally a super straight man, but before that, he was required by various image companies to project the image of a talented, young, and wealthy billionaire.

It feels so good to be myself again!

Amid laughter, he began sitting on a high stool to explain his expectations for how computers would change lives. He mentioned that a year after the Macintosh's launch, he had often thought about what changes he could bring to the Macintosh computer, and today was the moment to demonstrate those changes…

Just then, a beam of light shone onto the table next to them, revealing a small table with a brown computer on it, which was originally dark.

This is way more sophisticated than the last time when it was so tacky to just pull it out of a bag. The "operation" with the mouse was actually a slideshow displaying pixelated covers of "world classics" on a movie screen: "Countless nights, the thoughts of countless philosophers have accompanied us as we touch those profound souls. This computer can store a thousand books, and this time we've developed a brand-new book reading technology, plus a bonus of one hundred of my personal favorites..."

Doesn't it remind you of those later music websites that list personal playlists, where you're not only pleasantly surprised to receive a hundred free books, but also to experience a literary connection with your idol?
Watching the big screen as you insert the disk, ten books are listed for selection. You select one with the arrow and click to open the text with the book title in cursive font on the nine-inch screen.

It's a bit small, but it represents a completely new e-reading experience!
The font is adjustable, and you can easily turn pages with a light tap of the keyboard with one hand. Whoosh!

The entire audience couldn't help but gasp in amazement...

Wei Dong actually held back from mentioning the mouse wheel thing. I'll make it when I get back and you'll be surprised.

Next is the image viewer. Although the bitmap images are rather rough, at least color images can be displayed on the desktop.

At that moment, Steve earnestly explained the impending surge of technological development: "Currently, a 20MB hard drive on the Citibank market costs about $2000, while the enterprise-grade 3.8GB hard drive used by our company costs over $100,000. I believe that in the near future, these prices will be driven down by our brilliant engineers!"

"Just like I wish such exquisite images could appear on my computer screen..."

It's quite obvious that Apple's research and development center already has server-level mainframe computers with graphics cards that can store thousands of books, thousands of images, beautiful spreadsheets, and beautiful books.

These exceptional engineers are now constrained by market costs and are desperately trying to present the best possible product within the limits acceptable to the market.

Therefore, the price of $2495 is already a very reasonable offer. In addition to giving away 100 free books to new users, they will also be providing two incredibly fun puzzle games.

All previous Macintosh computer buyers can also redeem this gift for free at their original store by presenting their warranty certificate…

Just as Wei Dong suggested, don't focus on making money from the software; the key is to seize market share.

When they saw Steve operating the computer on stage and easily starting to play Minesweeper, everyone in the audience could easily understand what the marked numbers meant without any explanation.

Steve deliberately followed Wei Dong's instructions, clumsily clicking the wrong button several times and causing the explosions. Everyone was getting anxious, so they said, "Let me do it!"

It's said that many consumers who buy brown-tinted computers can't resist the urge to buy them at this moment...

This is exactly the same trick used in the advertising videos of mobile games and online games in later generations. They are deliberately made to be simple and interesting, but they make frequent mistakes, which makes netizens anxious to try it themselves and then become stuck and start spending money.

It still works now.

More than sixty television stations in North America were broadcasting the event live.

Steve announced that Macintosh computers with a preference for the traditional look (in stock) are now available for immediate pickup and will receive the entire new product package as soon as possible, while the new colors will arrive in various states and cities according to the order quantity...

Sales across the country have immediately begun to soar!
It's basically just a different group of people trying to fool us.

Even a powerful nation like the United States is a vast superpower with a population of over 200 million, and information dissemination is uneven.

Even in the internet age, so many people still fall victim to online scams, let alone now that information is mainly disseminated through television and newspapers.

There were small television stations all over the United States, which then formed several different national television networks.

By deliberately switching to a different TV network than before, the target consumer group can be easily identified.

With the addition of a brand-new newspaper group, a whole host of new information was disseminated.

Apple easily sold over 300,000 computers on the spot!
Because of the user Q&A session at the previous press conference, Wei Dong requested that it be changed to a demonstration of the total number of "big orders" by phone calls from various states across the country!
Steve sat there, holding a Motorola brick phone that was rare even for Citibank these days, and answered the call: "Hello, what? You're ordering three thousand units? Okay, three thousand units in Indiana..."

The slides on the big screen behind him were immediately handwritten with three thousand words!

The several telephones set up in front of the counter immediately started ringing off the hook...

An assistant shouted into the phone, "Michigan, five thousand units!"

"Florida has requested an order for 8,000 units..."

Strings of numbers were written down, and next to them was a constantly summarizing, erasing and rewriting total!

With the numbers soaring to 20,000, 50,000, and 100,000, some states clearly regretted their decision and started placing additional orders.

The entire audience at the scene and those watching on television were incredibly excited. Were we witnessing some kind of miracle?

This isn't fraud; it's genuinely a demand from major Apple computer distributors across the country.

Some of them are Steve's die-hard fans and will definitely bet, some are persuaded by him to see how things improve, and some are taking a wait-and-see approach.

Now, as soon as their stores start receiving all sorts of order calls and customers come in, sensing that sales are about to boom, they naturally rush to place orders.

Because Steve stood firmly on the stage, emphasizing that all orders from various regions were replenished in this order!

When the total number reached 340,000 units, even Steve could not hide his joy.

Last year, he spent so much effort developing the product and spent a lot of money buying Super Bowl ad slots, but in the end, the 24-hour buying frenzy only brought in less than 150,000.

This is currently just an order from an agent who doesn't have financial constraints.

The entire North American region has been abuzz with interest in this computer, and sales are clearly going to continue for the next 24 hours, and even the whole week or month!
Qin Yuye also clenched his fist and glared at Wei Dongye next to him!
Then they saw the short-haired woman next to them, her eyes shining as she looked at them: "Congratulations, that's a remarkable achievement, isn't it?"

of course!
With commissions on sales performance, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as making a fortune every day.

(End of this chapter)