Chapter 70 Global Developers Conference

"Mr.li, what is the small goal you mentioned?" Tian Shuai asked curiously.

Li Zetian smiled and stretched out a finger.

"10000?"

Li Zetian shook his head.

"100,000?"

Li Zetian shook his head again.

Tian Shuai opened his mouth and his face was full of astonishment, "It can't be 1 million, right?!" Tian Shuai said in disbelief.

Li Zetian smiled lightly and said in a leisurely manner: "What I mean is to earn 100 million this year first!!!"

After finishing speaking, Li Zetian took a sip of the fragrant chicken soup, and then continued: "Our Apple-ll personal computer has a low configuration with 4kb of memory and a high configuration with 48kb of memory. The price of the low-profile Apple-ll is US$1,400, and the high-profile The price of Apple-ll is US$2,600, and the average price of the two is US$2,000. This number multiplied by 50,000 units is exactly US$100 million. But usually, there are more users who buy the lower version, so this year, I want To earn $100 million, you need to sell at least 50,000 Apple-ll units.”

After Tian Shuai heard this, he smiled bitterly.

The total sales of Apple's first-generation computer, Apple-l, have only reached more than 12,000 units as of today. It is already May. It is really difficult to sell 50,000 Apple-ll units in half a year! ! !

No matter how surprised Tian Shuai was, Li Zetian kept drinking the chicken soup one spoonful at a time. In fact, Li Zetian himself was not sure, but he had to have a goal! As Jack Ma once said in his previous life: "You always have to have dreams, what if they come true!"

For Apple, small goals are still necessary!

Otherwise, why do people always say that people must have lofty ideals and ambitions? Because of these, we will work hard for it!

Li Zetian finished the chicken soup and then said to Tian Shuai: "Later, you will have someone make a placard and hang it in the company. The placard says, 'This year's goal: sell 50,000 Apple-ll units.'" He paused. , Li Zetian continued, "Add another line of small words on the placard, 'Achieve the goal and receive a bonus of two million US dollars' to encourage everyone to work hard!"

The total number of Apple employees is close to 200, and each employee can receive an average bonus of US$10,000, which is equivalent to seven or eight months' salary.

In fact, employees with good performance will naturally receive more!

Tian Shuai nodded: "Okay, I'll make arrangements after lunch."

When I went to work in the afternoon, Apple suddenly became noisy.

The placards Li Zetian asked Tian Shuai to make had an effect. Everyone was talking about it and they were full of fighting spirit!

"Oh my God, Apple's salary is already higher than the average salary in the industry, and suddenly they are giving out a bonus of two million US dollars. The benefits are great! Let's work together to achieve the sales target of 50,000 Apple-ll units this year. !!!”

"Fighting!!!!"

"..."

Li Zetian was leaning on a leather sofa in the office. At this moment, he was looking outside through the glass window, and he couldn't help but say in his heart: "Sometimes, the most evil money is the strongest motivation!!!"

…

Towards the end of May, Apple will hold a press conference.

However, a successful press conference is not just about holding it. It also requires choosing a venue, inviting guests, media, celebrities, etc. How can we hold a unique press conference?

Li Zetian decided to rename the Apple-ll product launch conference as the "First Global Developers Conference". Not only would he release Apple-ll products, but he would also invite Microsoft, Sunbird and other third-party software development companies to participate and introduce it to the world. Promote Excel, Microsoft-DOS, "Chinese Cube", "Pac-Man", etc. to the world...

There is no doubt that this will attract the attention of the media and the computer industry! Just the name "Global Developers Conference" sounds awesome and extraordinary, and then so many companies participated, which instantly raised the conference to several levels, and at the same time made the "Global Developers Conference" worthy of its name. Become a grand event for the tech community! ! ! If Apple holds another "Worldwide Developers Conference" in the future, it will definitely get a response!

In addition, it is necessary to choose a suitable venue for the event. Li Zetian prefers the McEnery Conference Center in San Jose, which is high-end, classy, low-key, luxurious and connotative. And San Jose is the center of Silicon Valley, Apple is also in San Jose, and it's only a few minutes' drive from the McEnery Convention Center.

Of course, Li Zetian had already arranged these things in advance.

The "Global Developers Conference" has attracted much attention from the media. News has been published in newspapers before it has officially started.

Competitors are eyeing Apple, and they are naturally most concerned about Apple's situation.

Roberts, the CEO of MITS, cursed in a low voice: "Apple is so cunning. It is clearly a product launch event for the Apple-ll personal computer, but it makes it look like a grand event for the entire computer industry, attracting countless people's attention!"

Roberts glanced at the invitation on the table and shook his head, feeling so tired...

At around 7:30 pm on May 30, thousands of people came to the McEnery Convention Center, making the place unprecedentedly lively!

At 8 o'clock, the "Global Developers Conference" officially started.

The host is Tian Shuai, and Li Zetian is very low-key and sits in the audience.

The entire hall is full of technological colors and very dazzling.

"Welcome to the first Global Developers Conference held by Apple. I am Tian Shuai, CEO of Apple!"

As soon as Tian Shuai introduced himself, the audience burst into applause!

Click, click, click!

Countless cameras were taking pictures of Tian Shuai, and he would surely make the headlines in the newspapers the next day.

Tian Shuai's heartbeat accelerated a little, and he was filled with excitement. This was the first time he had experienced such a battle - standing on the best press conference stage in the world, presiding over the most grand event in the technology circle. If he were at Exxon in the United States, He may never have this opportunity.

If the Chinese want to get ahead in the United States, how can it be called "difficult"?

After a while, the applause stopped, and Tian Shuai continued: "The Global Developers Conference is a grand event held by third-party developers with Apple's products as the core. At the conference, Apple will release its latest products - —Apple-ll personal computer, as well as products from third-party software development companies! Without further ado, let us now invite Zhang Hao, the development director of Apple-ll, to introduce Apple-ll to us with the warmest applause!! !”

Zhang Hao was wearing a black suit and looked very handsome.

"Hello everyone, I am Zhang Han!"

After Zhang Hao came on stage, he first bowed to everyone and introduced himself, and then said, "Apple-ll has made great improvements on the basis of Apple's first generation computer Apple-l. First, let me introduce the use of Apple-ll. Microprocessor, please look at the big screen..." As soon as Zhang Hao finished speaking, the slide projector projected a picture on the screen.

"This is the 8-bit microprocessor Mos6502 jointly developed by Mos Technology Company and Apple. It supports a maximum memory of 64KB. It is currently the most powerful and fastest computing CPU. Due to the relatively low requirements for the process technology, the 6502 The yield rate is surprisingly high, so its price is also very cheap, selling for only $40, which is only one-sixth or even lower than similar products from Motorola and Intel!”

As soon as Zhang Hao finished speaking, the audience was in an uproar.

"Damn it, such a powerful microprocessor only costs $40!!!"

"Motorola and Intel have encountered powerful opponents!"

"If the Mos6502 processor is so cheap, won't it set off a personal computer revolution? There is no doubt that more companies will enter the personal computer industry in the future!!!"

"..."

"Everyone, please be quiet!!!" Zhang Hao had to shout loudly, Mader, after finally getting on stage for once, can you let me speak properly...

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