Chapter 2079 The circle of local snakes

Although the new version of the iPhone is very popular, the Aster4 series launched this year is not bad either. One of the important reasons is its functionality.

One of the biggest selling points of the new iPhone 4S is the addition of Siri.

However, the Aster4 series, which was launched several months ago, has already had similar functions, and has launched the intelligent voice assistant Rokid.

In addition, the Aster4 series also has a function that the iPhone4S does not have, which is fingerprint unlocking.

Therefore, with the launch of the new iPhone, the sales of Aster series mobile phones have not decreased, but have increased. Because many consumers in the market are waiting and waiting for the new version of iPhone 4S to be released, and then compare them to see which phone is better before buying which one.

If the iPhone 4S is kept secret, there will be a continuous sense of expectation.

When a new product is released, the sense of expectation is gone. Consumers who are waiting in the market will really start to spend money to buy it. Many people choose Aster4 with fingerprint unlocking function.

This is really good news.

Why should Google actively participate in Asda’s Series C financing and be willing to give Asda US$250 million? The big reason is also seeing this and discovering the potential of Asda in the market.

Compared with Samsung, Asda is the one that can really compete with Apple in the Android phone camp.

The happiest person is of course Zhou Shaoning.

After discussing the negative news, Zhou Shaoning smiled and said, "I customized a car from Rolls-Royce and gave it to you."

"ah?"

Zhou Buqi was slightly startled.

Zhou Shaoning smiled and said, "Didn't you say last time that you had a wedding? I didn't attend. I'll give you a small gift as compensation."

This is obviously a pretext.

If you customize a Rolls-Royce, it will take less than a year or two to arrive. It seemed that Zhou Shaoning had already arranged this.

Zhou Buqi said amusedly: "Why are you thinking of giving something as a gift? How do you want me to return the gift?"

Zhou Shaoning said: "What do you want in return? I think these cars of yours are all ordinary models. There are still a lot of shootings in the United States. The car I customized has bulletproof glass and is safer."

"Does this cost a lot of money? I'll transfer it to you."

Zhou Buqi actually owns a bulletproof car, but over there in Silicon Valley, it’s an ordinary car here in Los Angeles. This type of car is not cheap, and it is a luxury brand Rolls-Royce customized from the UK. It costs at least 2 million US dollars, which is not a small sum of money.

Zhou Shaoning waved his hand quickly, "I said it was a wedding gift for you, so how could there be any reason to charge for it? It's parked in the garage over there at the Museum of Natural History. You can just send a driver to pick it up later."

Zhou Buqi nodded. He really didn't want to say anything. He took someone's hand softly, pondered for a while, and said slowly: "The number of private jets in the country seems to have increased all of a sudden recently."

Zhou Shaoning said: "In the past few years, the global economy has been sluggish, and the private jet market has been doing very well, with relatively low prices. Indeed, many people in the country have bought planes, including several entertainment stars."

"You want to buy one too?"

"ah?"

"In the name of Asda, buy one too." Zhou Buqi reciprocated the favor, "You always travel around the United States and Europe, and it's not convenient to take commercial flights all the time."

Of course Zhou Shaoning was totally willing, but hesitated for a moment, "Why don't we wait until after the listing? Wouldn't buying a private jet look bad to shareholders?"

"Shareholders?" Zhou Buqi couldn't help laughing, "What shareholders? Isn't Ziweixing the largest shareholder?"

Zhou Shaoning said: "I'm worried about criticism from Google."

Zhou Buqi said: "It's okay. If Larry Page has any complaints, ask him to come to me and just say it was my arrangement. He is not that low-level, don't worry. He has two private jets, one large and one small. , the big one is a Boeing 747, bigger than any of my planes."

Zhou Shaoning felt a little excited and said tentatively: "Then buy one?"

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Buy it!"

His original intention was to wait until it was listed before selling it. Now that it's listed, its cash flow is fully guaranteed. Spending tens of millions of dollars to buy a nice private jet won't put as much pressure on the company's cash flow.

Such as Jingtao.

Chen Dong is running this thing and it will be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange early next year. After going public for financing and getting the money, the first thing he will do is buy an airplane. He works in Tokyo, and his wife and children are in China, so he should buy a plane and commute frequently.

However, after receiving such an expensive gift, Boss Zhou must express his gratitude.

When the driver brought the custom-made Rolls-Royce, the only one in the world, to his home, Zhou Buqi was not very excited, as he had seen so many times.

In Silicon Valley, the luxury car that best demonstrates status now is not a Lincoln, Bentley, or Rolls-Royce, but an electric Tesla, because this car can represent the temperament of Silicon Valley and cannot be mass-produced in too small quantities. Larry Page drives a Tesla gifted by Musk to get off work every day.

In the afternoon, Zhou Buqi met the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and chatted with him for more than an hour.

Not very satisfying.

Depend on!

He didn’t even give Boss Zhou face!

"Magic" Johnson seems to be coming very aggressively, and he has brought in several big guys from Wall Street to help him and make money for him.

In the evening, Zhou Buqi talked about this matter with Senior Sister Zhen Yu while eating, and did not avoid Gu Zanli and Yao Yao, who were excited about going abroad for the first time. The two girls had rosy faces and were eating Western food. Drinking red wine, I feel like my life has risen to several levels at once.

Zhen Yu said softly: "Johnson has been preparing since last year. He raised US$100 million himself and found two partners from Wall Street."

Zhou Buqi asked: "Didn't we cut off the beard?"

Zhen Yu said: "It was cut off. The two hedge funds they had originally negotiated to lend them money have already agreed to cooperate with us. But the two partners he found have great backgrounds, and they quickly found new hedge funds. fund."

Zhou Buqi frowned, "Who is it?"

Zhen Yu said: "Mark Walter and Todd Boley are both well-known investors on Wall Street. Especially Walter, who used to be the CEO of Wall Street giant Guggenheim, is particularly good at capital operations. In the past few years of the subprime mortgage crisis, Wall Street has After a major change of blood, they have been replaced by new forces, and they intend to develop from the east to the west."

It’s no wonder that “Magic” Johnson, a basketball player, is so powerful that he can even reach out to a big team like the Los Angeles Dodgers. It turns out there is someone else behind him.

Competing with "Magic" Johnson certainly has no suspense, but competing with two Wall Street investors is more troublesome.

You have to bid.

Zhen Yu continued: "I recently learned more about it, and I feel that it is really troublesome to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers. Even if I buy it, the future operations will be more complicated. In the Los Angeles sports circle, there is a giant Dodgers. No one can get around the Si family. If we have a bad relationship with the Bass family, it will be more troublesome in the future."

"The Bass family?" Zhou Buqi didn't know at all, "Who is it?"

Zhen Yu put down the fork in her hand and whispered: "He is the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers."

"That's it!"

"The Buss family has a huge industry. The Los Angeles Lakers are just one of them. There are also seven or eight local teams, including hockey, indoor football, tennis teams, racetracks, stadiums, etc., and they have connections in the industry. very powerful."

Zhou Buqi gradually understood the complexity of this case, "So, Magic Johnson has a very close relationship with the Buss family. He had the courage to take action against the Los Angeles Dodgers because he had a big backer behind him."

Zhen Yu nodded lightly, "Yes, the Buss family has a very good relationship with Johnson. Back then, Johnson made great contributions to the Lakers. After he retired, the Buss family gave him 5% of the shares of the Lakers. , the price is only $1 million. Johnson has served as the vice president of the Lakers over the past few years."

Zhou Buqi understood, "This is a big circle!"

Zhen Yu said: "Yes, there are two sports tycoons in Los Angeles now, one is Buss and the other is Anschutz... Anschutz is the owner of Staples Center, the home of the Lakers, and he is also the second player of the Lakers. Major shareholder. The relationship between the two parties is very close."

Obviously, "Magic" Johnson is also a member of Buss and Anschutz's circle. He attracted capital from Wall Street to acquire the Los Angeles Dodgers, which is also strengthening the influence of this sports circle.

"No wonder!" Zhou Buqi sighed with emotion, "It turns out that they themselves have planned it, and we are here to disrupt the situation. No wonder Joe Lacob from the Warriors called me last time and worked so hard as a lobbyist. ."

Zhen Yu said: "The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers are the backbone of the local sports circle. They have maintained good interaction and cooperation over the past few years. Originally, the Los Angeles Dodgers were going to be sold, and Bass wanted to take over, but he was too old. He has been seriously ill and has been hospitalized. And his six children are full of conflicts, and they may want to sell the Lakers and break up after his death. Old Buss will not have so much energy to take over the Dodgers. He needs to resolve the family conflicts first. Let future generations sell the Lakers, the greatest effort of his life. So there was the opportunity for Vice President Magic Johnson."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Sure enough, the more unreasonable something is, the more complicated the background is. I said, how dare a basketball player dare to rob the Los Angeles Dodgers from me... If this is the case, then we might as well quit. Well, don’t get involved in the Los Angeles Dodger case, and don’t offend the local gangsters.”

Zhen Yu pursed her lips and smiled, "No more bidding?"

Zhou Buqi said very cautiously: "If we really keep bidding and get the Los Angeles Dodgers, it might tear the local sports circle in Los Angeles and become a thorn in the side. There is no need to be aggressive."

Zhen Yu chuckled and said, "However, there is also good news coming from Silicon Valley."

"What is it?"

"What Joe Lacob said, several owners of the San Francisco Giants heard that you, the big boss, are interested in baseball and want to cooperate with you to make the Giants the best baseball team in the world. They even I am willing to transfer most of the shares and let you be the major shareholder."

"Ah?" Zhou Buqi looked surprised, "It is indeed good news! Silicon Valley is indeed different, and technology is indeed king!"