Vol 6 Chapter 31: Make money while lying down

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Maybe it was because of the ongoing rehearsal that made Jobs really exhausted. Maybe it was because they were rare to get together. The few people after lunch were not in a hurry to leave.

"Steve, have you paid attention to your recent press conference, how hot on the Internet?" Brin asked, "Everyone is looking forward to the products you will launch this time, and looking forward to it."

"Then what are your sales expectations for this product?"

Feng Yiping immediately said, "I actually care more about this issue, which concerns the sales of my optical company."

This is obviously a question that makes Jobs more happy than asking about the preparations for the press conference.

"Our plan is to ship at least 3 million units this year," Jobs said. "If it weren't for the shipment until June, then this number, we expect, at 5 million units, there will be no problem."

"That is, this product will bring Apple at least $1.5 billion in sales," Page said immediately.

They probably know at this time that the first generation iPhone will come in two versions, 4G and 8G, priced at $499 and $599 respectively.

Jobs nodded, "This is the minimum requirement."

But he saw Feng Yiping's face, "Why, Feng, you don't seem to be satisfied?"

Can Feng Yiping be satisfied? Of course not.

Later, the sales volume of iPhone is less than tens of millions, which is a mere 3 million, which is really nothing to be proud of.

It is to compare before this, Jobs's most proud product, iPod, this quantity is also very inconspicuous.

In October last year, the fifth anniversary of the launch of the iPod, its total sales reached 68 million units, that is, the average annual sales were more than 13 million units.

"Well, I'm not satisfied. Our production line produces 30 million and 50 million iPhone panels, and it's easy," Feng Yiping said.

Jobs smiled, "You are bolder than us, but rest assured, the annual sales of 30 million units in the future will not be a problem."

I have to say that he didn't break the cowhide.

"I look forward to that day coming soon,"

"It's definitely not too late," Jobs said. "We set a sales target of 3 million, mainly because of production problems."

"Our iPhone is an epoch-making product, completely different from the existing products on the market, so it takes time to produce some accessories,"

"When the supporting system matures, our sales will definitely increase greatly,"

"We can fully expect that after the start of delivery in June, it will be even more in demand than the iPod at the beginning. If the production can keep up, this year's sales will exceed 10 million units, which is definitely not a problem."

This is a bit domineering.

But the next sentence is Steve Jobs again.

"We can also determine another thing. Starting from this year's Christmas holiday, our iPhone will definitely be everyone's favorite Christmas gift. The same is true in terms of sales."

"Yes," Feng Yiping said almost in unison.

Because they all know that in recent years, iPod is indeed the most popular electronic product during the Christmas holidays in the United States, but when it comes to sales, it is Microsoft's Xbox360.

"The number of visits to Google's website is now in China, shouldn't it be ranked first?" Jobs asked.

When communicating with Feng Yiping and the others, although he was still very characterful, he was actually quite measured. Just now everyone was complimenting Apple, and now it is his turn to praise everyone's company.

"According to our statistics, the number of visits to our website has indeed surpassed Yahoo."

Prior to this, due to its good e-mail, instant messaging, and address book tools, Yahoo's website has ranked first in the United States in the past 10 years.

However, Yahoo is no longer comparable to Google.

According to the data comparison on the financial report, Yahoo's revenue in the first three quarters of last year was close to 4.5 billion U.S. dollars, while Google's revenue in the first three quarters was close to 9 billion U.S. dollars, which happened to be nearly twice that of Yahoo.

"This is a testament to Google's success," Jobs boasted. "But for some guys, the site visits are too high, which is not a good thing."

Very good, this is very Jobs.

At this time, Bill Gates in Seattle sneezed for no reason. The richest man in the world thought for a moment, is this who is missing me?

The staff member is already informing the doctor, because this is not his first sneeze today.

Jobs's last sentence was aimed at Microsoft again.

In 2006, in terms of traffic alone, the traffic on Microsoft's website surpassed that of Yahoo, ranking first in the world.

That's because Windows users all over the world go to Microsoft's website to download patches to fix vulnerabilities.

Jobs' grievance against Bill Gates, it seems that it will really last year after year, and it will last forever.

In Feng Yiping's eyes, this is a very coke thing.

"Then what you have to watch out for now is Feng's company. His Facebook and YouTube, plus NEXTDOOR, must not be underestimated in the number of next visits," Jobs said in a sentence to praise the company of Google and Feng Yiping.

"Damn it," he looked at the phone, "I really have to go back now."

He stood up and hurriedly said goodbye to everyone, holding Feng Yiping's hand and saying, "Let go and do it, don't worry about what will happen in the future,"

"Rehearse well," Feng Yiping also encouraged him, "We look forward to you presenting a perfect conference."

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The two of Google, it seems they are not in a hurry to go back.

Speaking of which, the three of them have not been together outside the company for a long time.

"This time, Apple seems to have found a new growth point," Page said with emotion.

In the past few years, Apple has been turning around one after another.

"Yes, after listening to Jobs's description, these mobile phones can now be thrown into the trash can," Brin said, looking at his BlackBerry with disgust.

"But hehe, Feng," he sat next to Feng Yiping, "Isn't my monthly income pretty good now, how does it feel?"

Feng Yiping stretched out comfortably, "Cool!"

"Including when you are sleeping, you feel that the income flows into your account all the time, which is really great."

After launching long-prepared business plans on Facebook and YouTube respectively, Feng Yiping's income has been soaring.

In the first month of the launch of Facebook’s advertising platform, revenue was only 30 million US dollars, but by March 2006, it had reached 60 million US dollars. By the second quarter, it had successfully exceeded 100 million US dollars.

By last year, this figure had stabilized at 200 million US dollars per month.

Sandberg said to Feng Yiping with great confidence that by the third quarter of this year, monthly income exceeded 400 million US dollars, which must not be a problem.

In contrast, YouTube's revenue is still less than half of Facebook's, and future growth will not double as much as Facebook does.

But the income of YouTube and NEXTDOOR's various sections has stabilized at 200 million US dollars per month this year, which is not a problem.

Netflix's global streaming media users are also approaching the 50 million mark, and the number of users and related revenues of Coin Star has been steadily increasing.

In other words, after years of struggle, after spending many years abroad, Feng Yiping's industry in the United States has finally entered a harvest season.

In other words, he finally waited to make money while lying down.

Other than that, with the accumulation in 2007, he will finally no longer worry about the lack of US dollars.

Because it is obvious that the income of these three pieces will increase year by year, especially Facebook and YouTube, which will increase substantially in the future.

"Then have you considered listing Facebook operations?" Page said.

"I really don't have this idea yet," Feng Yiping shook his head. "You know, the next general situation is not optimistic. At least, you have to wait until the impact of this crisis has passed before you consider going public."

Brin patted him again, "I see, you want to enjoy the good deeds of a few more years of income flowing into your pocket alone, right?"

"Hey," Feng Yiping smiled, "Don't you think this is the result I should enjoy?"

From his personal point of view, Facebook, he is really not in a hurry to go public, but this is another project that must be listed.

After listing, in any case, the shares under his name will definitely be diluted. At that time, Facebook's income will inevitably be divided among others.

"What do you think about 10 years ago?" Page asked.

Feng Yiping glanced at him, "I think in 10 years, they can indeed be considered for listing."

But, he looked at Peppa, your purpose of asking this question, is it consistent with what I think?

"Then after Android is successfully developed, will you launch your own smart phone product?" Brin asked again.

This really stopped Feng Yiping. Maybe it was because of the ongoing rehearsal that made Jobs really exhausted. Maybe it was because they were rare to get together. The few people after lunch were not in a hurry to leave.