Chapter 72 Flagship Store Opening
When the press conference came to the question and answer session, the reporters in the audience rushed to ask questions first.
Each one of them seemed to be going crazy.
"Mr. Tian, when will Apple-ll be officially released?"
"Mr. Tian, what is the price of Apple-ll?"
"Mr. Tian, how many units does Apple expect to sell Apple-ll?"
"Mr. Tian, are there any conditions required for other companies to develop expansion cards for Apple-ll?"
"Excuse me, Mr. Gates, how much does a copy of the Excel spreadsheet office software cost?"
"Is Sunbird's "Chinese Cube" a game developed by Chinese?!"
"..."
For a moment, the entire venue was filled with reporters shouting at the top of their lungs. Because their voices were low, they were immediately drowned out by the voices of other reporters. They had to shout louder!
Roberts, the CEO of MITS, couldn't bear to look directly at him, his expression was extremely solemn.
Intel's Gordon Moore looked very ugly. Apple-ll used Mos6502 and abandoned Intel8080. This undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to Intel, especially when Apple-ll was so popular that even media reporters were attracted by it. crazy……
Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari and known as the "Father of Video Games", was silent at the moment, thinking about "Chinese Cube", "Donkey Kong", "Pac-Man" and "Pac-Man" over and over in his mind. Each of the four games "Super Arkanoid" is not only interesting, but also very simple and easy to use. They are likely to become popular in the entire gaming world! ! !
"Sunbird is a little-known company. I didn't expect that they would release four such fun games in one go!" Nolan Bushnell murmured. Sunbird attracted his great attention. He seemed to feel a feeling of "dark clouds pressing down on the city and threatening to destroy it"!
Tian Shuai said loudly into the microphone: "Don't worry, everyone, there is plenty of time, we will answer the reporters' questions one by one!"
After saying that, Tian Shuai wiped his sweat and said, Damn, these reporters are so enthusiastic. They have never been so excited in the press conference of the President of the United States! ! !
Subsequently, Tian Shuai, Bill Gates and others spent more than half an hour answering reporters' questions.
"First of all, Apple-ll will be released simultaneously worldwide on June 1st. It is particularly worth mentioning that Apple has established a flagship store in downtown Los Angeles, where you can personally experience all the functions of Apple-ll, including Using Excel spreadsheets and games…”
"Secondly, Apple-ll has a low-end computer with 4kb of memory and a high-end computer with 48kb, priced at US$1,400 and US$2,600 respectively. The price of Excel software developed by Microsoft is US$200, and the price of four game software developed by Sunbird is US$200. All prices are $100!”
"..."
After answering reporters' questions, Tian Shuai announced that the "Global Developers Conference" was over. However, many people did not leave and came to visit Tian Shuai one by one, hoping to cooperate with Apple.
Li Zetian looked at Tian Shuai busy dealing with the crowd, and thought to himself, fortunately he kept a low profile and didn't have to suffer this...
Just when Li Zetian was feeling proud, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.
"Congratulations, Chronos, on your Apple-ll success!"
Li Zetian turned around and saw that it was Thomas Rockefeller.
"Oh, it's you Mr. Thomas Rockefeller! Hello, nice to see you here!!" Li Zetian greeted politely.
Thomas Rockefeller said with a hint of emotion: "I didn't expect that the Apple-ll computer would be so powerful. It would definitely be popular in the United States before long! It seems that I underestimated Apple before. I should have raised my stakes and invested in Apple!"
Li Zetian smiled and said nothing.
Thomas Rockefeller then continued with a very solemn tone: "Chronos, can Apple still accept investment from the Rockefeller family?"
After hearing this, Li Zetian pondered for a while and replied: "At the end of this year, Apple will conduct Series A financing, and the Rockefeller family is very welcome to join!!!"
Thomas Rockefeller was very satisfied when he heard this. He nodded and smiled at Li Zetian and said, "It's settled! I'll have something to do later, so I'll leave first!"
"Okay, Mr. Rockefeller, get busy first!" Li Zetian watched the other party leave.
If a company wants to develop into the world's top company, a huge network of people and resources are essential.
The Rockefeller family is one of the top families in the United States. Winning it as an ally is beneficial to the development of Apple. In addition, Li Zetian is preparing to plan the listing of Apple, so he will conduct Series A financing at the end of the year to attract powerful and influential new shareholders. The Rockefeller family’s investment in Apple is undoubtedly huge good news, which will make Wall Street more optimistic about Apple. Wait until When Apple conducts its IPO (initial public offering), it will surely create an unprecedented myth! ! !
Wow, I feel super excited just thinking about it!
At about 11 o'clock in the evening, Li Zetian returned home. Apple-ll will be officially released tomorrow. Li Zetian will definitely not be able to sleep now. Although I am full of confidence in Apple-ll, I am still a little uneasy. He took a cold shower, then went to the study and continued writing "Zhu Xian". Almost a year has passed, and Li Zetian has only written a total of 250,000 words for the book "Zhu Xian". Firstly, he did not have time, and secondly, he wanted to write "Zhu Xian" better and add more of his own thoughts, so he wrote it. Very slow.
Who can compete with "Zhu Xian" after 10 years of sharpening the sword?
Unconsciously, I wrote until one o'clock in the morning. Li Zetian yawned and finally felt a hint of sleepiness.
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The next day, before dawn, many people gathered in downtown Los Angeles. They heard that Apple had built a flagship store here and it would open today.
However, when everyone came outside the Apple flagship store, they found that a layer of black cloth had been hung to cover the Apple flagship store, making it impossible to see the flagship store.
People couldn't help but stand outside and talk.
"I'll go and make it so mysterious!"
"Haha, it's interesting. I really look forward to what it will look like after the black cloth is lifted!"
“I heard Apple spent a million dollars building this flagship store!!!”
"What?? A million dollars??!"
Everyone was shocked. One million US dollars is a huge amount of money. It costs so much just to build a storefront. Apple is so courageous!
In fact, $1 million is purely a rumor released by Apple. There is no way it could be that much, including rent. But when it comes to publicity, sometimes it can be a bit exaggerated. No, people can’t help but look forward to Apple’s flagship store even more!
There were more and more people on the street. At 8 o'clock, Apple staff came and finally lifted the black cloth under the watchful eyes of everyone.
As soon as the black cloth fell, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Wow! So cool!!!"
"Oh my god, Apple's flagship store is full of technology. The approximately 15-meter-high building looks like a glass box. The facade is probably... composed of 11 large double-layer glass panels. Damn it. This is the first time I’ve seen this kind of design! Awesome!!!”
"The most eye-catching thing about the entire retail space is the design of the suspended second-floor floor in the center, which gives people the impression of a floating stage in the center of the space. It is like providing a brand new living space for the city."
“Not only these, please pay attention, there are also luminous ceilings, transparent glass stairs on both sides, and Apple’s silver luminous LOGO, it’s so cool!!!”
"..."
At this time, the staff of the flagship store opened the door and said to everyone: "Welcome to Apple's first flagship store and experience the most innovative product in the technology industry, the Apple-ll personal computer!!!" , made a gesture of please.
People were impatient and rushed in immediately!
Within a minute, the flagship store was packed with people, and passers-by couldn’t help but look sideways! ! !
"Oh, God, what does this store sell? Business is so good?!"
So I went in to watch the excitement, and was immediately fascinated by Apple-ll...
Inside the flagship store, there were a lot of surprises and it was very lively. In less than 10 minutes, hundreds of Apple-ll units and dozens of Excel and game software were sold. These users filed out of the gate one by one with big boxes in their hands. That guy in that scene could really make the IBM on the opposite side angry to death!
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